bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 travel-associated cases in Vojvodina, Serbia, during 2020
Authors: Pustahija Tatjana , Ristić Mioljub , Medić Snežana , Vuković Vladimir , Štrbac Mirjana , Rajčević Smiljana , Patić Aleksandra , Petrović Vladimir
Published: December 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently the biggest public health problem worldwide. Intensive international travel and tourism have greatly contributed to its rapid global spreading. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the epidemiological characteristics and clinical outcomes of the travel-associated COVID-19 cases in Vojvodina, Serbia, from March 6 to December 31, 2020 and it concerns permanent residents of Serbia. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the dedicated surveillance database of the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina. Overall, 650 travel-associated COVID-19 cases were recorded in Vojvodina during the observed period, mainly imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by Austria and Germany (N = 195, 30%; N = 79, 12.15% and N = 75, 11.54%, respectively). The majority of cases were in the working-age groups, 18–44 and 45–64 years (56.46% and 34.15%, respectively). Overall, 54 (8.31%) patients developed pneumonia. In comparison to patients without pneumonia, those with pneumonia were older (mean age = 55.39 years vs. 41.34 years, p<0.01) and had a higher percentage of comorbidities (57.41% vs. 16.61%). Men were more likely to develop pneumonia than women (OR = 2.22; 95% CI: 1.14–4.30, p = 0.02), as well as those in retired-age group (OR = 4.11; 95% CI: 2.0–8.46, p<0.01). Obesity (OR = 14.40; 95% CI: 3.8–54.6, p<0.01), diabetes (OR = 9.82; 95% CI: 3.15–30.61, p<0.01) and hypertension (OR = 7.99; 95% CI: 3.98–16.02, p<0.01) were the most prominent main comorbidities as predictors of pneumonia. Our results represent general epidemiological and clinical dynamics of COVID-19 disease in Vojvodina. Also, they provide evidence that the predictors of pneumonia were: increasing age, male sex, having underlying comorbidities, an increasing number of days from the return to laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 (OR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.03–1.12, p<0.01), as well as an increasing number of days from symptoms onset to diagnosis (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.07–1.21, p<0.01), while anosmia and ageusia were protective factors for developing it (OR = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.12–0.79, p = 0.01).
Evolution of protection after maternal immunization for respiratory syncytial virus in cotton rats
Authors: Blanco Jorge C. G. , Cullen Lori M. , Kamali Arash , Sylla Fatoumata Y. D. , Boukhvalova Marina S. , Morrison Trudy G.
Published: December 2021

Maternal anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibodies acquired by the fetus through the placenta protect neonates from RSV disease through the first weeks of life. In the cotton rat model of RSV infections, we previously reported that immunization of dams during pregnancy with virus-like particles assembled with mutation stabilized pre-fusion F protein as well as the wild type G protein resulted in robust protection of their offspring from RSV challenge. Here we describe the durability of those protective responses in dams, the durability of protection in offspring, and the transfer of that protection to offspring of two consecutive pregnancies without a second boost immunization. We report that four weeks after birth, offspring of the first pregnancy were significantly protected from RSV replication in both lungs and nasal tissues after RSV challenge, but protection was reduced in pups at 6 weeks after birth. However, the overall protection of offspring of the second pregnancy was considerably reduced, even at four weeks of age. This drop in protection occurred even though the levels of total anti-pre-F IgG and neutralizing antibody titers in dams remained at similar, high levels before and after the second pregnancy. The results are consistent with an evolution of antibody properties in dams to populations less efficiently transferred to offspring or the less efficient transfer of antibodies in elderly dams.
Modulation of sensory perception by hydrogen peroxide enables Caenorhabditis elegans to find a niche that provides both food and protection from hydrogen peroxide
Authors: Schiffer Jodie A. , Stumbur Stephanie V. , Seyedolmohadesin Maedeh , Xu Yuyan , Serkin William T. , McGowan Natalie G. , Banjo Oluwatosin , Torkashvand Mahdi , Lin Albert , Hosea Ciara N. , Assié Adrien , Samuel Buck S. , O’Donnell Michael P. , Venkatachalam Vivek , Apfeld Javier
Published: December 2021

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is the most common chemical threat that organisms face. Here, we show that H2O2 alters the bacterial food preference of Caenorhabditis elegans, enabling the nematodes to find a safe environment with food. H2O2 induces the nematodes to leave food patches of laboratory and microbiome bacteria when those bacterial communities have insufficient H2O2-degrading capacity. The nematode’s behavior is directed by H2O2-sensing neurons that promote escape from H2O2 and by bacteria-sensing neurons that promote attraction to bacteria. However, the input for H2O2-sensing neurons is removed by bacterial H2O2-degrading enzymes and the bacteria-sensing neurons’ perception of bacteria is prevented by H2O2. The resulting cross-attenuation provides a general mechanism that ensures the nematode’s behavior is faithful to the lethal threat of hydrogen peroxide, increasing the nematode’s chances of finding a niche that provides both food and protection from hydrogen peroxide.
Curcumin activation of a bacterial mechanosensitive channel underlies its membrane permeability and adjuvant properties
Authors: Wray Robin , Iscla Irene , Blount Paul
Published: December 2021

Curcumin, a natural compound isolated from the rhizome of turmeric, has been shown to have antibacterial properties. It has several physiological effects on bacteria including an apoptosis-like response involving RecA, membrane permeabilization, inhibiting septation, and it can also work synergistically with other antibiotics. The mechanism by which curcumin permeabilizes the bacterial membrane has been unclear. Most bacterial species contain a Mechanosensitive channel of large conductance, MscL, which serves the function of a biological emergency release valve; these large-pore channels open in response to membrane tension from osmotic shifts and, to avoid cell lysis, allow the release of solutes from the cytoplasm. Here we show that the MscL channel underlies the membrane permeabilization by curcumin as well as its synergistic properties with other antibiotics, by allowing access of antibiotics to the cytoplasm; MscL also appears to have an inhibitory role in septation, which is enhanced when activated by curcumin.
Comparison of cover meter and ground penetrating radar performance in structural health assessment: case studies
Authors: Lakusic Stjepan
Published: December 2021

An essential step in the condition assessment of reinforced concrete structures and evaluation of the residual capacity is the determination of the arrangement and quantity of reinforcement as well as the geometry of the structural elements. The objective of this paper is to present the fundamentals in the application of two non-destructive methods, cover meter and ground penetrating radar, in the determination of the above structural features. A comparison of the two methods is presented and their capabilities, advantages and disadvantages are shown through nine case studies.
Redes y conexiones: también un lugar para las mujeres. El caso Leonilda Barrancos en Chile, 1938-1945
Authors: Dellavale Maria Inés
Published: December 2021

Este artículo se propone indagar sobre la estancia de Leonilda Barrancos (argentina nacida en Mercedes, provincia de Buenos Aires) en Chile entre 1938 – 1945. El eje estará puesto, por un lado, en las redes y conexiones construidas antes y durante este periplo, y por otro, en las facetas más destacadas de su vida pública. Allí se integró activamente al accionar del joven Partido Socialista — a través de la Acción de Mujeres Socialistas— y también se desempeñó como funcionaria en el Departamento de Horas Libres. Se analiza la pertenencia a un conjunto de sociabilidades consolidadas a partir del fenómeno de la Reforma Universitaria de 1918 y cómo las mismas le permitieron desempeñarse laboral y políticamente en aquel país.
La ley defensa de la democracia: derecho e historia en los debates parlamentarios de la transición (1983-1984)
Authors: Velázquez Ramírez Adrián
Published: December 2021

El articulo analiza los debates parlamentarios sobre la «ley de protección del orden constitucional y la vida democrática» (Ley 23077), aprobada el 9 de agosto de 1984 durante el gobierno de Raúl Alfonsín (1983-1989). El objetivo es indagar en los sentidos y representaciones que sirvieron de marco justificatorio, así como en la retórica jurídica que se empleó para convertir a la democracia en un bien jurídico protegido. De esta manera, el artículo busca ofrecer una mirada a los cambios en el discurso jurídico durante la transición a la democracia. Partiendo de lo que hemos llamado como una «fenomenología del legislador», resulta particularmente relevante cómo se establece en los debates parlamentarios la relación entre la ley propuesta y la experiencia histórica.
(Re)configuraciones del «documentalismo» en la narrativa latinoamericana contemporánea. Materialismos, realismos y escenas disensuales en tiempos del capitalismo total.
Authors: Copes Ana , Canteros Guillermo
Published: December 2021

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Narrar la derrota: el testimonio revolucionario a partir del nuevo milenio
Authors: Forné Anna
Published: December 2021

En el cambio del milenio, las narrativas de éxito características de las primeras décadas de la Revolución cubana –las del hombre nuevo y las historias de vida heroicas– en definitiva habían perdido vigencia y poder de convicción. En cambio, dominaba el desencantamiento y una sensación general de alejamiento de las formas anteriores que ordenaban la realidad, así como una simultánea apertura y búsqueda de nuevas formas de narrar la memoria y la historia. Estas nuevas sensibilidades también se acogen a la hora de repensar, desde Casa de las Américas, las modalidades del género testimonial que la institución cultural cubana institucionalizó con la creación de un premio literario en esta categoría en 1970. En este artículo se analizan dos textos ganadores del premio testimonio de Casa de las América, Mañana es lejos (memorias verdes de los años rabiosos) (2009) de Eduardo Rosenzvaig y Su paso (2011) de Carlos E. Bishoff, con el fin de interrogar las formas de escribir testimonio a partir del 2000.
Más allá de Walsh. Textualidades de no ficción en perfiles biográficos de cronistas latinoamericanas de comienzos del siglo XXI.
Authors: Bonano Mariana
Published: December 2021

Como se sabe, las transformaciones del relato realista decimonónico y los cuestionamientos a esta estética por parte de autores y críticos del siglo XX, han puesto en entredicho la idea de escritura como representación mimética de lo real. En el menoscabo del verosímil realista no solo cumplieron un papel relevante las vanguardias históricas, sino muchas de las formas narrativas agrupadas, a falta de una nominación más precisa, bajo el término «no ficción» (novelas documentales, biografías, autobiografías, testimonios, entre otras). Es en esta línea que entronca la escritura del argentino Rodolfo Walsh, autor de obras de investigación que plasman no tanto una voluntad de representación de lo real cuanto de intervención en lo real al denunciar crímenes de Estado silenciados. En los libros de Walsh, el trabajo de no ficción queda evidenciado mediante la selección, el montaje y la narrativización operados sobre el material testimonial (Amar Sánchez). Esta forma de intervención walshiana puede ser puesta en diálogo con algunos de los rasgos presentes en los y las cronistas del Cono Sur, situados/as en los albores del siglo XXI: la mirada crítica hacia la sociedad y la adopción de una voz propia por parte del periodista; el interés por los sujetos marginales del sistema; el despliegue de una actitud experimental en la escritura; la búsqueda de un público; el postulado de ejercicio periodístico como intervención política. A la luz de las proposiciones arriba especificadas, el presente trabajo aspira a examinar en paralelo dos obras biográficas de cronistas mujeres latinoamericanas: Opus Gelber. Retrato de un pianista (2019), de Leila Guerriero, y La hermana menor (2018), de Mariana Enriquez. El diálogo entre ambos perfiles que esta indagación establecerá tiene por fin aportar a la labor de delimitación de las formas de intervención sobre lo real por parte de autoras actuales del periodismo narrativo.
Estudio Descriptivo: Frecuencia y factores de riesgo de la enfermedad arterial periférica en pacientes con Diabetes Mellitus II del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca.
Authors: Cali Chillogalli Fernanda Elizabeth , Gutama Villa Jessica Maribel
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is more common in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) than in the general population, making them a high-risk group for morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of peripheral arterial disease, by measuring ankle-brachial index, and the frequency of its risks factors in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga. METHODOS: descriptive, cross-sectional study, with a simply randomized sample of patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, who attended the outpatient clinic of Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca - Ecuador, in 2017 ( 315 patients). An interview was applied to the patients, to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics and certain important medical history; ankle-brachial index was determined; complementary laboratory tests made six months prior to the study were evaluated. Finally, frequencies and percentages of each variable were described; we used IMB SPSS version 22 software. RESULTS: Of the total number of patients, the average age was 62.9 years, with a predominance of the female sex. The frequency of PAD in patients with DM2 was 35.30%. PAD was more frequent in: age group over 50 years (38.8%), male sex (43.9%), disease evolution time ≥ 5 years (35.5%), in smoking patients(38.4%), in patients with elevated glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c ≥7%)(40.6%),in patients with hypertriglyceridemia, in patients with elevated LDL and in men with low HDL values. CONCLUSION: we can conclude that the peripheral arterial disease frequency in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, at Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, using the ankle-brachial index as a diagnostic method was 35.50%.
Tradisi Bahts Al-Masail Nahdhatul Ulama (NU): Pematangan Pemikiran Fikih Adil Gender Husein Muhammad
Authors: Zulaiha Eni , Busro B
Published: December 2021

Artikel ini bertujuan mengungkapkan irisan penting tradisi Bahtstal-Masail NU dalam pemikiran fikih adil gender oleh Husein Muhammad. Paper ini menemukan 3 poin besar dalam (1) dinamika metodologi istinbath hukum dalam tradisi Bahtstal-Masail NU memiliki tantangan zaman modern; (2) Bahtstal-Masail NU dengan metode taqlidul manhaji dan Bahsul Masail Diniyyah mauduiyyah memiliki metode baru dalam langkah akademis; (3) pengaruh pemikiran Husein Muhamad berlatarbelakang dari pola asuh dalam keluarga Kyai NU, pendidikan pesantren, aktivitas Politik serta Masyarakat, pengalaman kajian- P3M, dan Bahts al-Masail dari sosok Abdurahman Wahid. Paper ini membuktikan tentang tradisi Bahts al-Masail NU menjadi bagian penting dalam pemikiran fikih adil gender Husein Muhammad terutama setelah Munas Lampung tahun 1992.[The article aims to reveal an essential part of the NU’s Bahtstal-Masail lesson in fiqh gender by Husein Muhammad. The paper finds three significant points in (1) the issue of the istinbath methodology in the bahstal-Masail process in NU tradition, in which has modern challenges; (2) the taqlidul manhaji method and Bahsul Masail Diniyyah mauduiyyah in NU Bahtstal-Masail have a new method in academic steps; (3) the thoughts Husein Muhamad’s idea takes from the background of parenting in the NU Kyai family, Islamic boarding school education, Political and Community activities, P3M-study experience, and Bahts al-Masail from the figure of Abdurahman Wahid. The paper proves that the NU Bahts al-Masail lesson tradition is an essential part of Husein Muhammad’s gender Issue for knowledge of fiqh for equal humanity. The idea was necessary when the meeting did in munas Lampung in 1992.]
Light Weight Cryptography based Medical Data and Image Encryption Scheme
Authors: Raja M. , Dhanasekaran Dr.S. , Vasudevan Dr.V.
Published: December 2021

Many medical companies use cloud technology to collect, distribute and transmit medical records. Given the need for medical information, confidentiality is a key issue. In this study, we propose an encrypted scheme based on encrypted data for an electronic healthcare environment. We use hybrid Attribute based encryption and Triple DES encryption technique (ABETDES) scheme, including identity-based cryptography (IBC), to ensure data privacy through communication channels և to improve the reliability of cloud computing. There are also limited indicators of light processing and storage resources. This solves a serious maintenance problem and ensures that a private key is created where it is not blind. The introduction of a security option, a comprehensive security analysis to protect ciphertext, shows that our program is effective against many known attacks and compared to existing methods.
Conceptual Origins, Technological Advancements, and Impacts of Using Virtual Reality Technology in Education
Authors: Raja M. , Priya G.G. Lakshmi
Published: December 2021

Educators of the 21st century have to be techno-friendly to cater to students' needs who embrace the latest technologies. Using visual-based methods like PowerPoint presentations, videos, animation, etc., has helped the students retain information compared to the traditional methods. One of the breath-taking advancements in visualizing technology is Virtual Reality (VR). This paper provides an overview of Virtual Reality (VR) technology and its applications in education. During this study, to better understand VR's contributions to education, a systematic review of the literature was conducted from Scopus, IEEE, and Google Scholar databases. The paper aims to highlight the core concepts, the origination of the technology, its impact, associated problems, and future directions of VR concerning education and the methods considered by notorious researchers. Identified gaps in the chosen literature works were also highlighted, and suggestions to overcome the identified gaps were summarized.
Optimization of Rice Distribution Using a Linear Programming Model at Perum Bulog, West Java Regional Division, Indonesia
Authors: Jamaludin Maun
Published: December 2021

Good distribution network management is a very important competitive advantage for a company. The distribution that is not right with the wrong time will also have a big impact on all aspects, especially company profits. The exact number and timing are crucial points in the distribution. The distribution and transportation system must be designed optimally so that the minimum cost is obtained. Perum Bulog, West Java Regional Division, is the government's representative in distributing rice evenly and distributing rice, which is a staple food commodity for Indonesian people in general. Of course, it must pay attention to optimal distribution patterns. In carrying out the operational process, the West Java Regional Division of Perum Bulog will be assisted by 7 Regional Sub-Divisions scattered throughout the West Java region who will handle rice in their respective working areas. This study aims to determine the planning path and the optimum amount of rice distribution from the West Java Regional Division to districts and cities that can minimize distribution costs so that the costs incurred will reach their lowest point using the Linear Programming method. The analysis of this research was assisted by the LINDO software version 7.0 for Windows 10.0. From the results of this research, the optimization of rice distribution at Perum Bulog Divre West Java, with the optimum total distribution cost is IDR 6,374,025 360.
Accessing Cloud Services Using Token based Framework for IoT Devices
Authors: Yadav Dr.N. Sudhakar , Rao Dr.Ch. Mallikarjuna , Parameswari Dr.D.V. Lalitha , Soujanya Dr. K.L.S. , Latha Dr. Challa Madhavi
Published: December 2021

Nowadays cloud environments are used by many business service sectors like healthcare, retail marketing, banking, and many business fields. At the same time, the usage of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in different sectors also increasing tremendously. So, there is a general problem for securing any business service in enterprise cloud environments restricting by only authorized devices. We are proposing cryptographic techniques with the help of a token-based framework by enabling a secure handshake between consuming applications and the source business service which aims to authorize the target end consumers of the respective business service. The proposed work aims to achieve the desired secure handshake so that any consuming application or device requests the desired business service with a secret token and an input combination. The source business service creates a secure token using any latest robust cryptographic algorithm on the above input combination and returns the token to the consuming application. The consuming application requests to the source business service, it must pass the above token which if validated then only would receive the required data. Hence, in this paper, we propose the delegation of the authorization task to the end consumers, who are responsible to fetch the security tokens and use them in their application lifecycle.
Leadership Styles in Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises
Authors: LE Tien Dat , NHAM Phong Tuan
Published: December 2021

Leadership and leadership styles are considered as decisive factors to the success and failure of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The objectives of the paper are to identify benefits and drawbacks of applying three major leadership styles, namely autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire styles of Vietnamese SMEs leaders, who are working in various business fields. The qualitative approach was used to explore the perceptions of 51 Vietnamese SME managers, and the N-vivo software was useful in data analysis. The theoretical contribution, therefore, can be seen by the in-depth investigating on the leadership styles from the multi-dimensional viewpoints of SMEs leaders in the culture context of one Asian emerging nation such as Vietnam. The paper is also expected to be useful for SME managers to better understanding leadership styles, in order to adjust and perfect their leadership behaviors for more effective managerial and organizational performance.
Influence of Brand Awareness, Brand Association, Perceived Quality, and Brand Loyalty on Purchase Intention
Authors: Prasetia Wawan , Hidayat Anas
Published: December 2021

This research aims to analyze the effect of brand awareness, brand association, perceived quality, and brand loyalty on purchase intention, and the approach of the theory of planned behavior. Respondents in this research were consumers and potential consumers who had purchased cement. This research used quantitative approach by distributing questionnaires to 200 respondents. Data were analyzed using the Structural Equation Method (SEM) with Partial Least Square.

The findings of this research showed that perceived quality had no impact on purchase intention, meanwhile brand awareness, brand association, and brand loyalty had positive effect on purchase intention. In addition, brand awareness, brand association, and perceived quality had positive influence on brand loyalty.
Sustainable Career Development: A new challenge in career counselling in the modern era
Authors: Argyropoulou Katerina
Published: December 2021

Sustainable Career Development constitutes an interdisciplinary research area in the field of counseling and career guidance that is based on Sustainable Development. In this context, the aim of the manuscript is to report the importance of providing career counselling to manage one's personal and professional growth and development in a sustainable approach. In the framework of this effort, we are presenting the Sustainable Career Development Scale and putting forward a number of implications for career intervention, which relate to sustainability in career.
Für gute öffentliche Ordnung. Ustawodawstwo policyjne księcia Albrechta von Brandenburg-Ansbach z okresu jego rządów w księstwie pruskim (1525–1568)
Authors: Makiłła Dariusz
Published: December 2021

Przedmiotem artykułu jest wewnętrzna działalność ustawodawcza księcia Albrechta von Brandenburg-Ansbach, który objął rządy w księstwie pruskim utworzonym po sekularyzacji pruskiej części Zakonu krzyżackiego jako lenno króla i Korony Polskiej (1525). W czasie swoich rządów książę podejmował działania mające na celu umocnienie swojej pozycji. Służyła temu również działalność prawodawcza, uzgadniana często ze stanami księstwa, w której znaczącą rolę odgrywały ustanawiane przez księcia przepisy porządkowe, wydawane samoistnie, ale często pojawiające się w ramach szerszych ustaw porządkowych obejmujących regulacje karne, prawno-osobowe czy prawno-majątkowe. Ich zadaniem było normowanie wielu stron życia i działalności poddanych, nakazywanie, zakazywanie określonych zachowań, reglamentowanie i represjonowanie ich postępowania. Wydawanie przez władców przepisów policyjnych służyć miało w procesie kształtowania się wczesnonowożytnego władztwa terytorialnego wprowadzeniu kontroli nad poddanymi, wprzęgnięciu ich w system dyscypliny społecznej, mającej na celu osiągnięcie porządku wewnętrznego. Działalność ta, w której przepisy policyjne pełniły funkcję instrumentu utrwalenia władzy, miała w przypadku księcia Albrechta dodatkowe znaczenie ze względu na ustanowienie w księstwie pruskim ewangelickiego kościoła krajowego, na którego czele, jako jego głowa, stał sam książę. Zespolenie władzy świeckiej z kościelną, zgodne z doktryną Marcina Lutra, zmierzało do powstanie społeczności, w której poddani książęcy byli jednocześnie członkami książęcego kościoła. Z tego powodu wiele z przepisów policyjnych miało szczególny moralny charakter.
Dramaturgia pojęć
Authors: Krajewska Anna
Published: December 2021

The article is an introduction to the dramaturgies in contemporary humanities and focuses on the problem of the dramaturgy of concepts. Using Olga Tokarczuk’s example of the “tender narrator” and Wisława Szymborska’s poem Night, it shows different ways of creating attitudes towards the disintegration of the vision of the world based on the topos of the Book.
Dramatyzacja tradycji. Dramaturgiczne konfrontacje z kanonem literackim
Authors: Dobrowolski Piotr
Published: December 2021

The article opens with a statement that dramaturgical creativity, long marginalized by literary studies, has returned to the area of its interest together with its researchers’ use of the achievements of performative and cultural turns. Taking these into account allows us to treat drama as a distinctive literary practice in which the reception of a text is exemplary. As the author claims, with the New Humanities, integrating scattered reading perspectives known to the history of literary studies into the horizons of New Positivity, dramatic studies enrich this standpoint and maintain a critical view making creative use of the antagonism of perspectives, confrontation of attitudes, conflict of qualities or different visions and ideas. The potential tensions revealed in the practice of active reading of a literary text in accordance with the dramatic matrix guarantee the positive effects of each act of engaged reading. The dramatization of tradition is a specific field of critical dialogue between the reader and the existing literary tradition. Three dramatic works by Jan Czapliński are indicated as examples of mediators for this dialogue. The work of this playwright presents and suggests a critical reading of the characters and works of Gabriela Zapolska, Henryk Sienkiewicz and Adam Mickiewicz, leading to the emancipation of their works that is situated beyond the framework of the discursively created, existing canon of contemporary Polish literature and culture. A critical view enriches and updates the canon. Dramatization, which allows the revaluation of existing values, appears as the basic category of contemporary art – revealing existing, usually ineffable conflicts and using them to build new, positive values.
Comment la présence de l’image influence-t-elle les décisions du traducteur? Étude des relations du couple mot/image dans la traduction filmique
Authors: Borowczyk Paulina
Published: December 2021

The audiovisual text constitutes an inherent and obvious whole, the components of which, being linked to each other and entering into different types of relations and interactions, contribute to the construction of its meaning. This article presents a study of cases where visual information influences decisions made by the translator and ultimately sometimes changes the translation of dubbed dialogues. In the analysis, the following examples are distinguished:– those in which, under the influence of the image, the translator modifies the source text (compared to the original version) by adapting it to the visual contents of the audiovisual document, or by adding information to the target text;– one in which, under the influence of the image, both the author of the original version and the translator modify one of the elements of a given idiomatic expression.In this regard, contemporary computer-animated films (such as « Shrek 2 », « Madagascar » and « Monsters, Inc. »), aimed at all types of audiences and translated for dubbing, where the visual component plays a prominent role, represent interesting cases.
Traduire les albums pour enfants d’Hervé Tullet en polonais
Authors: Kochanowska Anna
Published: December 2021

This paper concentrates on the translation of the text-image interaction in postmodern and multimodalpic turebooks for children, as illustrated by the Polish translations of Hervé Tullet’s picturebooks. The sophisticated and artistic vision of this author-illustrator raises questions about methods and criteria to be adopted by anyone who wishes to translate the delicate balance between what is told by the verbal and pictured by the visual. In particular, as the present analysis reveals, the translator’s interventions in the original text-image interaction cannot be regarded as intersemiotic translation, but as undesired explicitation limiting the creative actions of the active child-reader.
The Effects of Tax Penalty on Retained Earnings: Evidence from Quasi-Natural Experiment in South Korea
Authors: Byun Yiseul , Binh Ki Beom , Woo Seokjin
Published: December 2021

This paper evaluated how the tax penalty, corporate income feedback tax (CIFT), on retained earnings affected firms’ managerial decisions in South Korea. We focused on how the firms allocated the retained earnings to minimize the additional tax liability. We employed a quasi-natural experiment design resulting from the enactment of the CIFT in 2015 to identify how the tax penalty on earning retention affected investment, dividend, and employment. We took advantage of the eligibility condition of the CIFT to construct a quasi-natural experimental design. Our estimation results show that most firms subject to the CIFT paid out dividends to equity holders to avoid additional tax liabilities despite of modest increase of investment. They did not change wages much. Rather, they decreased wage payment. In sum, the CIFT was not as successful as Korean government wished.
Revealing migratory path, important stopovers and non-breeding areas of a boreal songbird in steep decline
Authors: Hagelin Julie C. , Hallworth Michael T. , Barger Christopher P. , Johnson James A. , DuBour Kristin A. , Pendelton Grey W. , DeCicco Lucas H. , McDuffie Laura A. , Matsuoka Steven M. , Snively Marian A. , Marra Peter P. , Taylor Audrey
Published: December 2021

The Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) is a steeply declining aerial insectivore with one of the longest migrations of any North American passerine. We deployed light-level geolocators and archival GPS tags on breeders in boreal Alaska to determine migratory routes, important stopovers and non-breeding locations. Data from 16 individuals revealed a median 23,555 km annual journey (range: 19,387, 27,292 km) over 95 days (range: 83, 139 days) with wintering occurring in three regions of South America (NW Colombia/Ecuador, central Peru and W Brazil/S Peru). We developed a new method to identify “Important Stopovers” by quantifying intensity of use (a function of bird numbers and stop durations) along migratory routes. We identified 13 Important Stopovers that accounted for ~66% of the annual migratory period, suggestive of refueling activities. Some sites coincided with key areas previously identified for other Neotropical-Nearctic migrants. Percent land “protected” at Important Stopovers, as defined by IUCN, ranged from 3.8% to 49.3% (mean [95% CI]: 17.3% [9.6, 25.0]). Total migration speed did not differ by season (median: 255 km day-1, range: 182, 295km day-1), despite greater spring travel distances. Birds with longer non-breeding periods, however, migrated north faster. Climate-driven mismatches in migratory timing may be less of a concern for western than for eastern flycatcher populations, given recent con-generic analyses (C. sordidulus, C. virens). However, accelerated high-latitude changes, may nonetheless impact boreal breeders.
Partially integrable almost CR structures
Authors: Akahori Takao
Published: December 2021

Let (M, D) be a compact contact manifold with dim

R

M = 2n ≥ 5. This means that: M is a C
∞ differential manifold with dim

R

M = 2n ≥ 5. And D is a subbundle of the tangent bundle TM which satisfying; there is a real one form θ such that D = {X : X ∈ TM, θ(X) = 0}, and θ ^ Λ
n−1(d ) ≠ 0 at every point of p of M. Especially, we assume that our D admits almost CR structure,(M, S). In this paper, inspired by the work of Matsumoto([M]), we study the difference of partially integrable almost CR structures from actual CR structures. And we discuss partially integrable almost CR structures from the point of view of the deformation theory of CR structures ([A1],[AGL]).
Fabrication of PANI-modified PVDF nanofibrous yarn for pH sensor
Authors: Zhao Hongmei , Dai Zhang , He Tian , Zhu Shufang , Yan Xu , Yang Jianjun
Published: December 2021

In recent years, with the rise of an intelligent concept, oral and maxillofacial surgery smart dressing had also attracted the interest of researchers, especially for the pH sensor with flexible medium. In this study, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibrous yarn was fabricated by a conjugate electrospinning process and modified with in situ polymerization of polyaniline (PANI) forming a PANI/PVDF yarn. By a weaving process, these yarns could be weaved into a fabric. It was found that both the PANI/PVDF yarn and the fabric showed a sensitivity to pH, about −48.53 mV  per pH for yarn and −38.4 mVper pH for fabric, respectively, in the pH range of 4.0–8.0. These results indicated that the prepared PANI-modified PVDF yarn and fabric might have a potential application in intelligent oral and maxillofacial surgery dressings for monitoring wound healing.
Implication of FDG-PET/CT in patients with potentially operable colorectal lung metastases
Authors: Uporov Anton , Taber Samantha , Estèvez Schwarz Lope , Groene Joern , Pilz Lothar R. , Foerster Gregor , Bittner Roland , Pfannschmidt Joachim
Published: December 2021

Objectives

This prospective study assessed the role of F-18-FDG-PET/CT in clinical staging for patients with colorectal cancer planned for pulmonary metastasectomy by thoracotomy or video-assisted surgery.

Patients and methods

In addition to conventional imaging, we performed 86 F-18-FDG-PET/CT studies in 76 patients with potentially resectable metastatic colorectal lung metastases. We then investigated the effect that PET/CT had on further clinical management. Based on the results from the 47 thoracotomies performed, we compared the number of pulmonary metastases discovered after histologic examination with the number predicted by the conventional computed tomography (CT) as an independent part of the F-18-FDG-PET/CT examination and by the F-18-FDG-PET component.

Results

F-18-FDG-PET/CT led to changes in treatment regime and diagnostic planning in many patients. In five patients PET/CT revealed previously undetected local recurrence of the primary colorectal cancer, in four patients hepatic metastases, in three patients bone metastases, in two patients soft-tissue metastases, and in three patients histologically preoperatively proven N2 or N3 station lymph node involvement. These all constituted exclusion criteria, and consequently the previously planned pulmonary metastasectomy was not performed. The sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) for detection of pulmonary metastases were 84.2% and 36.4% for CT and 75.0% and 61.6% for F-18-FDG-PET study. The calculated sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of F-18-FDG-PET/CT for detecting thoracic lymph node involvement were 85.7%, 93.0%, 66.7%, and 97.5%, respectively. Furthermore, we found that F-18-FDG-PET/CT may predict thoracic lymph node involvement based on the SUV of pulmonary nodules.

Conclusions

F-18-FDG-PET/CT has a clear role in the diagnostic workup for pulmonary metastatic colorectal cancer and may save patients from futile surgery. It cannot, however, be relied on to detect all possible pulmonary and nodal metastases, which surgeons must always consider when making treatment decisions.
Alterations in magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of bioabsorbable magnesium screws over time in humans: a retrospective single center study
Authors: Sonnow Lena , Ziegler Andreas , Pöhler Gesa H. , Kirschner Martin H. , Richter Maximilian , Cetin Mustafa , Unal Melih , Kose Ozkan
Published: December 2021

Objectives

This study aimed to examine the alterations in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of bioabsorbable magnesium (Mg) screws over time in a single center study in humans.

Methods

Seventeen patients who underwent medial malleolar (MM) fracture or osteotomy fixation using bioabsorbable Mg screws and had at least one postoperative MRI were included in this retrospective study. Six of them had more than one MRI in the postoperative period and were subject of the artifact reduction measurements. 1.5T or 3T MRI scans were acquired in different periods in each patient. The size and extent of the artifact were assessed independently by two experienced radiologists both quantitatively (distance measurement) and qualitatively (Likert scale).

Results

In the quantitative measurements of the six follow-up patients the screw’s signal loss artifact extent significantly decreased over the time, regardless of the MRI field strength (p<0.001). The mean artifact reduction was 0.06 mm (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.05–0.07) for proton density weighted [PDw] and 0.04 mm (95% CI: 0.03–0.05) for T1 weighted (T1w) sequences per week. The qualitative assessments similarly showed significant artifact reduction in all MRI sequences. Different imaging findings, like bone marrow edema (BME), liquid collections, and gas formation were reported. The overall inter-reader agreement was high (κ=0.88, p<0.001).

Conclusions

The time-dependent artifact reduction of Mg screws in postoperative controls might indicate the expected self-degradation of the Mg implants. In addition, different MRI findings were reported, which are characteristic of Mg implants. Further MRI studies are required to get a better understanding of Mg imaging properties.
First-line noninvasive management of cytomegalovirus primary infection in pregnancy
Authors: Denef Marie , Noel Laure , Bruck Gaëlle , Gudelj Justine , Tebache Malek , Viellevoye Renaud , Nisolle Michelle , Chantraine Frédéric
Published: December 2021

Objectives

To introduce a first-line noninvasive antenatal management of maternal cytomegalovirus (CMV) primary infection based on ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Amniocentesis (AC) is used as a second-line tool in cases of abnormalities compatible with fetal CMV infection on US and/or MRI screening.

Methods

Between January 2011 and October 2018, pregnant women referred with a CMV primary infection on antibody screening were followed up by monthly US scans and a brain MRI at approximately 32 weeks. In cases with US and/or MRI abnormalities compatible with congenital CMV infection, AC was performed to confirm the diagnosis.

Results

Ninety pregnant women with a primary CMV infection were included (89 singleton and one twin pregnancy). The first-line screening by US and/or MRI was normal for 72 of 91 fetuses (79%). At birth, 19 of these 72 neonates (26%) had a positive urine sample for CMV but were asymptomatic. US and/or MRI abnormalities were identified in 19 fetuses (21%). AC confirmed a fetal CMV infection in 16 fetuses (84%); 12 pregnancies were terminated, and four were continued, with three symptomatic neonates at birth and one poor neurodevelopmental outcome at postnatal follow-up.

Conclusions

First-line noninvasive management of maternal CMV primary infection based on serial US scans and brain MRI can be offered to identify fetuses with severe symptomatic congenital CMV infection and reduce the number of ACs without compromising the fetal outcome.
Promising novel biomarkers and candidate small-molecule drugs for lung adenocarcinoma: Evidence from bioinformatics analysis of high-throughput data
Authors: Li Chengrui , Wan Yufeng , Deng Weijun , Fei Fan , Wang Linlin , Qi Fuwei , Zheng Zhong
Published: December 2021

Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common subtype of non-small cell lung cancer associated with an unstable prognosis. Thus, there is an urgent demand for the identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers as well as targeted drugs for LUAD. The present study aimed to identify potential new biomarkers associated with the pathogenesis and prognosis of LUAD. Three microarray datasets (GSE10072, GSE31210, and GSE40791) from the Gene Expression Omnibus database were integrated to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in normal and LUAD samples using the limma package. Bioinformatics tools were used to perform functional and signaling pathway enrichment analyses for the DEGs. The expression and prognostic values of the hub genes were further evaluated by Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Furthermore, we mined the “Connectivity Map” (CMap) to explore candidate small molecules that can reverse the tumoral of LUAD based on the DEGs. A total of 505 DEGs were identified, which included 337 downregulated and 168 upregulated genes. The PPI network was established with 1,860 interactions and 373 nodes. The most significant pathway and functional enrichment associated with the genes were cell adhesion and extracellular matrix-receptor interaction, respectively. Seven DEGs with high connectivity degrees (ZWINT, RRM2, NDC80, KIF4A, CEP55, CENPU, and CENPF) that were significantly associated with worse survival were chosen as hub genes. Lastly, top 20 most important small molecules which reverses the LUAD gene expressions were identified. The findings contribute to revealing the molecular mechanisms of the initiation and progression of LUAD and provide new insights for integrating multiple biomarkers in clinical practice.
Scalable and compact photonic neural chip with low learning-capability-loss
Authors: Tian Ye , Zhao Yang , Liu Shengping , Li Qiang , Wang Wei , Feng Junbo , Guo Jin
Published: December 2021

Photonic computation has garnered huge attention due to its great potential to accelerate artificial neural network tasks at much higher clock rate to digital electronic alternatives. Especially, reconfigurable photonic processor consisting of Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) mesh is promising for photonic matrix multiplier. It is desired to implement high-radix MZI mesh to boost the computation capability. Conventionally, three cascaded MZI meshes (two universal N × N unitary MZI mesh and one diagonal MZI mesh) are needed to express N × N weight matrix with O(N
2) MZIs requirements, which limits scalability seriously. Here, we propose a photonic matrix architecture using the real-part of one nonuniversal N × N unitary MZI mesh to represent the real-value matrix. In the applications like photonic neural network, it probable reduces the required MZIs to O(Nlog2 N) level while pay low cost on learning capability loss. Experimentally, we implement a 4 × 4 photonic neural chip and benchmark its performance in convolutional neural network for handwriting recognition task. Low learning-capability-loss is observed in our 4 × 4 chip compared to its counterpart based on conventional architecture using O(N
2) MZIs. While regarding the optical loss, chip size, power consumption, encoding error, our architecture exhibits all-round superiority.
Skalierbare Elektrolyseurmontage
Authors: Sinnemann Jannis , Prior Johannes , Kuhlenkötter Bernd
Published: December 2021

Die automatisierte Fertigung von Elektrolyseuren ist ein wichtiger Schritt, um die Ziele der nationalen Wasserstoffstrategie zu erreichen. Für die skalierbare Montage von Elektrolyseuren wurde daher ein Konzept entwickelt, welches das automatische und modulare Engineering von automatisierten Produktionsanlagen für die Elektrolyseurmontage ermöglicht. Die Grundlage bilden der digitale Produkt- und Anlagenzwilling, die über den gesamten Lebenszyklus erweitert und genutzt werden.
Die Modullandkarte des Aachener Fabrikplanungsvorgehens
Authors: Burggräf Peter , Adlon Tobias , Schupp Steffen , Fölling Carsten , Dannapfel Matthias
Published: December 2021

Die Fabrikplanung umfasst sowohl die Planung des Produktionssystems als auch die Auslegung des zugehörigen Industriegebäudes. Aufgrund von zunehmender Spezialisierung und Interdisziplinarität sowie hohem Zeit- und Kostendruck in einem dynamischen Projektumfeld sind Fabrikplanungsprojekte entsprechend durch eine hohe Planungskomplexität gekennzeichnet. Das Aachener Fabrikplanungsvorgehen bildet ein Rahmenwerk zur Strukturierung von Fabrikplanungsprojekten und zur Beherrschung der Planungskomplexität. In diesem Beitrag wird die Modullandkarte als das Kernelement des Aachener Fabrikplanungsvorgehens vorgestellt, welches eine strukturierte Grundlage für Fabrikplanungsprojekte bildet. Die Modullandkarte umfasst inhaltlich gekapselte Planungsmodule mit untergeordneten Planungsinkrementen, welche durch definierte Informationsflüsse vernetzt sind.