bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feeding ecology of Massoutiera mzabi (Rodentia, Ctenodactylidae) in two national parks of Central Sahara
Authors: Lasgaa Fatine , Bounaceur Farid , Boutheldja Halima , Aulagnier Stéphane
Published: January 2023

The present range of Massoutiera mzabi is restricted to deserts and semi-deserts of the northern and Central Sahara, and discontinuously to Aïr Massif and Adrar of Ifoghas. Vegetation seems to be the second main driver of occurrence of this herbivorous rodent, so we investigated its diet selection by comparing the contents of faeces collected from two stations of the national parks of Ahaggar (Chaabet Tidekatine) and Tassili n’Ajjers (Oued Izarwaz) to the availability of plants nearby. The diet included a total of 25 plant species, 14 from Chaabet Tidekatine and 20 from Oued Izarwaz. In Chaabet Tidekatine, Zygophyllaceae (mainly Fagonia glutinosa and Fagonia bruguieri) over Asteraceae (Pulicaria incisa) and Poaceae (Stipagrostis). In Oued Izarwaz, the most consumed plant species were Asteraceae (Pulicaria crispa and P. incisa), Poaceae (Stipagrostis pungens) and Capparidaceae (Cleome amblyocarpa). Overall, M. mzabi diet appeared to be influenced more by the diversity than by the availability of vegetation. Seasonal variations in diet indicate that this rodent eats perennial and ambivalent vegetation throughout the year and opportunistically consumes annual plants mainly in the spring, with the exception of P. incisa and P. crispa which were eaten throughout the year.
Synthesis and crystal structure of 5-(8-(((5-carboxypentyl)ammonio)methyl)-7-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)-2-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenesulfonate monohydrate, C22H24N2O12S
Authors: Chen Hai-Lin , Wang Yan-Ping , Pan Li-Wei , Wei Zheng , Tang Ling-Chan
Published: January 2023

C22H24N2O12S, orthorhombic, Fdd2 (no. 43), a = 38.8080(3) Å, b = 33.3993(3) Å, c = 7.16660(10) Å, V = 9289.06(17) Å3, Z = 16, Rgt
(F) = 0.0432, wRref
(F
2) = 0.1223, T = 99.98(11) K.
Crystal structure of triaqua-[5-bromo-2-(carboxylatomethoxy)benzoate-κ
3
O,O′,O″]nickel(II), C9H11BrNiO8
Authors: Xiao Pan-Lei , Xiong Xin-Ting , Ou-Yang Xiao-Hui , Ren Yue , Nie Xu-Liang
Published: January 2023

C9H11BrNiO8, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 8.5077(16) Å, b = 6.7688(13) Å, c = 22.459(4) Å, β = 98.188(2)°, V = 1280.2(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0256, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0585, T = 296(2) K.
Crystal structure of (E)-7-bromo-2-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)benzylidene)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one, C22H23BrN2O
Authors: Qi Qin-Bing , Li Wen-Xuan , Hou Gui-Ge , Li Cheng-Bo
Published: January 2023

C22H23BrN2O, triclinic,

P

1
‾

$P\overline{1}$

(no. 2), a = 10.0543(1) Å, b = 11.4893(1) Å, c = 16.5853(1) Å, α = 93.152(1)°, β = 91.877(1)°, γ = 97.097(1)°, V = 1896.81(3) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0318, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0840, T = 293 K.
The crystal structure of 3-(1-(2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)hydrazinyl)ethylidene)chroman-2,4-dione dihydrate, C20H22N2O8
Authors: Radnović Nikola D. , Dekić Biljana R. , Ristić Milenko N. , Sejmanović Dragana M. , Aksić Marija S. , Krüger Biljana , Rodić Marko V.
Published: January 2023

C20H22N2O8, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 8.7634(8) Å, b = 17.9290(18) Å, c = 12.8437(9) Å, β = 100.013(8)°, V = 1987.3(3) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0401, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1026, T = 170 K.
Nonlinear bridge deflection monitoring and prediction system based on network communication
Authors: Lei Yanli , Li Zhiqiang
Published: January 2023

In order to study the bridge deflection monitoring and prediction system based on network communication, first, the development status of the bridge deflection monitoring system, overall demand of the system, hardware composition of the system, realization of the system software, and the timely processing and analysis of monitoring data are discussed. Then, the dynamic prediction of the change trend of the external load and the decay information of the structural resistance contained in the deflection monitoring data is carried out, and the prediction function of the external effect of the structure is established at the same time. Finally, a rapid monitoring system specially designed to deal with accidental bridge disasters was developed, and it was installed and applied in the engineering experiment of Chongqing Gaojia Garden Bridge. The deflection data analysis of Gaojia Huayuan Bridge was carried out, and suggestions for the operation and maintenance of the bridge were put forward, and the safety status assessment of the bridge was realized. The results show that the system has strong practicability, real-time monitoring and accuracy. It provides a convenient and accurate way for bridge managers to supervise bridges and formulate specific bridge maintenance plans in a timely manner. During the radio frequency modulation of communication data, harmonic oscillations occur due to the nonlinear characteristics of oscillating data, so it is difficult to improve the wireless ability to modulate and demodulate transmitted data in communications. The traditional method uses neural network fuzzy control distribution estimation harmonic balance algorithm and nonlinear rolling. The performance of dynamic predictive control is poor in quality, harmonic balance, and stability control. An improved harmonic-based communication network is proposed to balance the stability control model of nonlinear communication system, construct nonlinear communication system model, and extract signal and channel characteristics of the communication system. The channel model is designed and the communication network control method is adopted to improve the control algorithm. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can be used to improve the stability of nonlinear communication system, reduce the bit error rate, overcome the interference of coherent component in sidelobe, and autocorrelated the impulse response of receiver. The stability of the cumulative output is good, which can overcome the communication error caused by the harmonic oscillation due to the nonlinear characteristics of the oscillating data, and improve the communication quality.
Surgical management and outcome of a laryngeal myxosarcoma in a dog
Authors: Lacqua Andrew J. , Williams Jessica M. , Ranck Rose S.
Published: January 2023

A 9-month-old female spayed French Bulldog presented for respiratory stridor and exercise intolerance. Laryngeal examination showed an abnormally thickened left arytenoid cartilage. Fine needle aspirate of the mass was consistent with a well-differentiated spindle cell proliferation. The mass was marginally excised via a left-sided arytenoid approach and per os. Histopathology confirmed a well-differentiated myxosarcoma. Following surgery, the dog developed severe dyspnea and marked respiratory stridor consistent with airway obstruction secondary to laryngeal edema and inflammation. A permanent tracheostomy was performed. Three months post-operatively the dog was completely recovered, but early tumor regrowth was observed. This is the first report of laryngeal myxosarcoma in a dog. Permanent tracheostomy should be considered early in the surgical management of laryngeal neoplasia when more invasive surgical procedures are not elected to achieve a good outcome.
Velut alienae legis: una nota sui rapporti tra papa Vigilio e Totila nel 550
Authors: Cristini Marco
Published: January 2023

In 550, pope Vigilius sent a letter (Epistolae Arelatenses 45) to bishop Aurelianus in order to convince king Childebert to intercede with Totila and ask him not to harm the Roman church. The expression quippe velut alienae legis, which is included in this document, has often been connected with the Arianism of Totila, but a closer examination of the epistle shows that it refers to the Church of Rome instead, which the Ostrogothic king should not treat as if it were an heretic community. Vigilius chose these words in order to voice his concern that the properties of the Roman Church would be seized by the king, and not to stress Totila’s Arianism.
Waiting for the End: Two Case Studies on the Relationship Between Time and Gender in Early Christianity
Authors: Dell’Isola Maria
Published: January 2023

The present article attempts to discuss the relationship between time and gender in the Acta Pauli et Theclae and the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis. By analyzing both the temporal perception in the narrative and the construction of time through a series of narratological devices, I will focus on how specific notions of time that emerged in the early centuries of the Christian era proved to be a key factor in shaping women’s agency. Building on this evidence, I aim to identify a set of key features that may define the relationship between eschatology and the role of women in early Christianity. The figures of Thecla, Perpetua and Felicitas will be analyzed as highly representative case studies of gendered temporality.
A New Witness to the Catena of
Codex Zacynthius
Authors: Manafis Panagiotis
Published: January 2023

The so-called Codex Zacynthius (Cambridge, University Library, MS Add. 10062) is believed to be the earliest surviving Byzantine manuscript bearing commentaries on the New Testament; it preserves a series of commentaries on the Gospel of Luke consisting of quotations from writers of the early Christian period. The present article demonstrates that Codex Zacynthius must no longer be deemed the only witness to this collection of exegetical passages: the same collection for Luke 1:1–2:35 is found on four pages at the beginning and end of a 12th-century manuscript (Codex Vaticanus Palatinus graecus 273). This manuscript not only helps us to read parts of Codex Zacynthius that are now illegible, but it also provides us with the text of seven pages of the collection that are missing from Codex Zacynthius. These include commentaries by seven of the ten authors cited in this collection, including Greek passages from Severus of Antioch. The article includes the editio princeps of these previously unknown parts of the collection.
Osservazioni sull’espressione χύσις τῆς κακίας e sulle sue varianti in Origene
Authors: Piscini Gianluca
Published: January 2023

In this paper I study the expression χύσις τῆς κακίας, frequently used by Origen of Alexandria. The identification of its variants in Origen gives some criteria to identify its occurrences in pre-origenian literature. Three possible sources are examined: the pagan literature, the Scripture and Philo of Alexandria; the latter is most likely the model for Origen. Before studying the use of χύσις τῆς κακίας and its variants in Origen, I discuss the frequency of these expressions in his works. Curiously enough, Origen uses them far more often in the Against Celsus than in his other works. The most likely explanation is that the topics discussed in the apology led him to have recourse to these expressions. A survey of the multiple meanings of χύσις τῆς κακίας and its variants in all his works but the Against Celsus, then in the latter, confirms this hypothesis. Finally, I stress the originality of Origen. Although he probably found χύσις τῆς κακίας and its variants in Philo, Origen uses them in a different way: to demonstrate the necessity and the significance of Christ’s actions. An addendum presents some possible traces of χύσις τῆς κακίας and its variants in the Latin translations of Origen’s works.
Increased Physiological GDNF Levels Have No Effect on Dopamine Neuron Protection and Restoration in a Proteasome Inhibition Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Olfat Soophie , Mätlik Kärt , Kopra Jaakko J. , Garton Daniel R. , Iivanainen Vilma H. , Bhattacharya Dipabarna , Jakobsson Johan , Piepponen T. Petteri , Andressoo Jaan-Olle
Published: January 2023

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that comprises a range of motor and nonmotor symptoms. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) promotes the survival of dopamine neuronsin vitroandin vivo, and intracranial delivery of GDNF has been tested in six clinical trials for treating PD. However, clinical trials with ectopic GDNF have yielded variable results, which could in part result from abnormal expression site and levels caused by ectopic overexpression. Therefore, an important open question is whether an increase in endogenous GDNF expression could be potent in reversing PD progression. Here, we tested the therapeutic potential of endogenous GDNF using mice in which endogenous GDNF can be conditionally upregulated specifically in cells that express GDNF naturally (conditional GDNF hypermorphic mice;GdnfcHyper). We analyzed the impact of endogenous GDNF upregulation in both neuroprotection and neurorestoration procedures, and for both motor and nonmotor symptoms in the proteasome inhibitor lactacystin (LC) model of PD. Our results showed that upregulation of endogenous GDNF in the adult striatum is not protective in LC-induced PD model in mice. Since age is the largest risk factor for PD, we also analyzed the effect of deletion of endogenous GDNF in agedGdnfconditional knock-out mice. We found that GDNF deletion does not increase susceptibility to LC-induced damage. We conclude that endogenous GDNF does not impact the outcome in the LC-induced proteasome inhibition mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.
Editorial Introduction
Authors: Fritsch Melanie , Rietveld Hillegonda C.
Published: January 2023

The issue’s guest editors provide an overview of the intersections between video game music and electronic dance music in their cultural contexts, situating the issue’s articles within this landscape.
Rave Racing
Authors: Millea James
Published: January 2023

In the origin story of futuristic racing game WipEout (Psygnosis, 1995), co-creator Nick Burcombe talks about turning down the game audio in Super Mario Kart (Nintendo, 1992) and substituting it for his own electronic dance music. Burcombe, who was himself a keen participant in the Liverpool rave scene, argues that people who went clubbing in the 1990s were always looking for new forms of interactive entertainment. WipEout, where players take control of anti-gravity ships and race them to the electronic dance music tracks of artists like Cold Storage, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, and Orbital, was that next step in interactive entertainment.

For its marketing campaign, WipEout’s packaging took its inspiration from dance music records and PlayStation installed consoles in nightclubs across the UK. In the follow-up to the original, WipEout 2097 or WipEout XL in North America (Psygnosis, 1996), players could put the game disk into a CD player and hear the soundtrack play out in its entirety, separate from the gameplay. Through a close textual analysis of the first and second versions of the game released on PlayStation, created as they were at the height of electronic dance music culture in the UK in the 1990s, and grounded in popular music studies and ludomusicology, this article inquires into the construction of the video game soundtrack, arguing that WipEout’s audiovisual relationship creates a space where players can become immersed in a rave-related experience of techno in their homes.

The research finds that Burcombe and the team at Psygnosis set out not to replicate the rave experience in their video game. Rather, in WipEout, dance music is used to immerse players in a mediated extension of the contemporary UK rave venue or club. As players move their racers onscreen, they engage in actions that edge them closer to the game’s soundtrack itself, in its use of repetition and pulsating beats, as an embodied or corporeal performance. Rather than dancing to rave, WipEout’s players are gaming to techno.
Industrial Techno and SID Sound Design in the Commodore 64 GameSlipstream
Authors: Bridgewater Michael
Published: January 2023

Slipstream is a rail shooter developed by the group Bauknecht. The soundtrack, composed by Ronny Engmann, accentuates the game’s futuristic space setting and emphasis on speed by invoking the electronic dance music style of industrial techno, which combines the taut grooves of minimal techno with the abrasive sonics of early industrial music to make for an intensification of the sound that made the club scenes of Detroit and Berlin famous. Despite the Commodore 64 being a supposedly obsolete 8-bit platform that had its manufacture stopped decades ago, contemporary composers like Engmann are compelled to use the machine for its SID (Sound Interface Device) chip, which stands apart from the sound chips of other 8-bit home computers and consoles due to its variety of waveform types, filtering capabilities, ring modulation, and oscillator sync effects. The skills that Engmann developed while exploring the affordances of this versatile chip enabled him to compose a video game soundtrack that is informed by his engagement with the Berlin techno scene from the early 1990s onward. Drawing from ethnographic interviews with Engmann and Slipstream’s programmer Stefan Mader, this article demonstrates how techno’s pivotal theme of synergistic existence of humanity with technology resonates with an ecstatic feeling of forward propulsion that characterizes Slipstream. Focusing on the musical dimension of timbre and addressing the practical issues of modern cross-platform development through an analysis of Engmann’s project files for the Commodore 64 music tool GoatTracker, this article shows that Slipstream’s soundtrack is exemplary in effectively harnessing electronic dance music as video game music.
Importance of the Concept of Constitutional Identity for Ensuring European Union Law in Lithuania
Authors: Jarašiūnas Egidijus
Published: January 2023

This paper examines issues related to the significance of the concept of constitutional identity, which has emerged in the jurisprudence of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, and its impact on ensuring European Union law in Lithuania. This concept, which also unites the principle of geopolitical orientation, of which membership in the European Union is an integral part, should contribute to guarantee a balance between the legal systems, which is also significant for ensuring EU law in Lithuania.
Reopening a Criminal Case Due to a Clearly Improper Application of Criminal Law: The Development of Legal Regulation and Some Problems
Authors: Kuconis Pranas
Published: January 2023

This paper reveals reasons for the resumption of a criminal case due to a clearly improper application of norms pertaining to criminal law. It indicates the main concepts of this institute and problems of legal regulation and proposes solutions.
European Consumer Law Rationale in Light of New Challenges
Authors: Bublienė Danguolė , Selvestravičiūtė Agnė
Published: January 2023

This paper reviews the origin of the EU consumer protection paradigm, its development in legal doctrine and the CJEU jurisprudence, as well as the impact left on it by the insights from vulnerable consumer theory and behavioural economics discussed in the legal doctrine. The authors search for an answer whether certain social and economic challenges can be addressed within the current framework of the EU Consumer law (i.e., the Unfair Contract Terms Directive).
Legal Regulation of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: A Comparative Analysis of the Baltic Sea Region and the Nordic Countries
Authors: Grubliauskienė Nastė
Published: January 2023

This paper examines the concept and regulation of some of the latest research in the field of fertility – preimplantation genetic diagnosis – in Lithuania, Poland, the Baltic States, and the Nordic countries. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis raises many legal and ethical questions regarding the protection of embryos, manipulation of the human genome, selection by sex, and the relation of this diagnosis to other similar studies. International legislation or guidelines define genetic testing, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, quite broadly, due to the scope of regulation and nuances, leaving the right to decide to the discretion of each state. National regulation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis should be specific, clearly defining cases in which preimplantation genetic diagnosis is applied.
Automated Administrative Orders in Lithuania
Authors: Strikaitė-Latušinskaja Goda
Published: January 2023

By analyzing various sources of law, this paper provides an assessment of the method of automated administrative order that is used in Lithuania, its potential problematic risks, determined due to the chosen legal regulation, as well as the European vision of integrating technology in the implementation of the public functions of the state. After evaluating the provisions of both national law and European Union law, a proposal regarding how to improve the chosen method of incorporating algorithms into the process of adopting certain administrative orders is made.
The problem of preventive ileostomy in colorectal surgery
Authors:   , Kryžauskas Marius
Published: January 2023

Laikinosios ileostomos prevencija kolorektinėje chirurgijoje
Нелокальний псевдопотенціал і термодинаміка металічного гелію
Authors: Shvets V.T. , Cherevko E.V.
Published: January 2023

Дослiдженi термодинамiчнi властивостi рiдкого металiчного гелiю в другому порядку теорiї збурень за псевдопотенцiалом електрон-iонної взаємодiї. При цьому використано псевдопотенцiал, знайдений з перших принципiв. Цей псевдопотенцiал є нелокальним i нелiнiйним. Нелокальнiсть псевдопотенцiалу приводить до того, що у розвиненнi внутрiшньої енергiї, вiльної енергiї i тиску рiдкого металiчного гелiю в ряд за псевдопотенцiалом присутнiй член першого порядку. Його дiагональний матричний елемент виявляється того ж порядку величини, що i член нульового порядку. В результатi цей член дає важливий внесок у внутрiшню i вiльну енергiю, а залежнiсть їх вiд густини i температури стає суттєвiшою. Вiдповiдно зростає i тиск, при якому може реалiзовуватись рiдка металiчна фаза гелiю. Цей тиск на порядок перевищує вiдповiдний тиск у металiчному воднi i на сьогоднi є недосяжним на експериментi. Аналiз ентропiї дозволив з’ясувати область iснування рiдкої металiчної фази i з’ясувати умови її кристалiзацiї. Порiвняння з густинами, тисками i температурами всерединi газових гiгантiв Юпiтера i Сатурна дозволило зробити висновок про те, що в центральних частинах цих планет не лише водень, а i гелiй перебувають у металiчному станi. Проте тиск в надрах планет є недостатнiм для кристалiзацiї гелiю.
Kinematic Dynamo Model of a Solar Magnetic Cycle
Authors: Loginov O.O. , Cheremnykh O.K. , Krivodubskij V.N. , Selivanov Y.O.
Published: January 2023

The paper deals with the problem of explaining the origin and nature of the space-time variations in the magnetic activity of the Sun. It presents a new hydrodynamic model of the solar magnetic cycle, which uses helioseismological data on the differential rotation of the solar convective zone. The model is based on the hypothesis of the emergence of global flows as a result of the loss of stability of a differentially rotating plasma layer in the convective zone. First, the hydrodynamic global plasma flows are calculated without accounting for the effect of a magnetic field on them. Under this condition, it is shown that the solutions found describe all global flows observed on the surface of the Sun: permanent meridional circulation from the equator to the poles, torsional oscillations and space-time variations of the meridional flow. We conclude that the last two flows are azimuthal and meridional components of a single three-dimensional global hydrodynamic flow. Second, to simulate the dynamics of the magnetic field, the found velocities of global migrating flows and the spatial profile of the angular velocity of the internal differential rotation of the solar convective zone obtained from helioseismic measurements were used. Good coincidences have been obtained between the characteristics of the calculated dynamics of global migrating flows and the variable global magnetic fields generated by them with the observed values on the solar surface. An explanation is given for some phenomena on the surface of the Sun, which could not be explained within the framework of the available models.
The Hospitalized Adolescent
Authors: Breuner Cora C. , Alderman Elizabeth M. , Jewell Jennifer A. ,   COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, Berlan Elise , Chung Richard J. , Colburn Michael , Grubb Laura K. , Lee Janet , Wallace Stephenie B. , Powers Makia , Upadhya Krishna K. , Amies Anne-Marie , Hua Liwei L. , Vyver Ellie , Menon Seema , Zapata Lauren B. , Rahmandar Maria , Smith Karen , Baumberger James ,   COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE, Rauch Daniel A. , House Samantha , Hsu Benson , Mauro-Small Melissa , Ortiz-Mato Nerian , Vinocur Charles , Webb Nicole , Ernst Kimberly , Lam Vinh , Leonard Michael S. , Castleberry Karen , Hanson Nancy , Gigli Kristin Hittle , Romito Barbara , Alexander S. Niccole
Published: January 2023

This clinical report provides pediatricians evidence-based information on the developmentally appropriate, comprehensive clinical care for hospitalized adolescents. Included in this report are opportunities and challenges facing pediatricians when caring for specific hospitalized adolescent populations. The companion policy statement, “The Hospitalized Adolescent,” includes detailed descriptions of adolescent hospital admission demographics, personnel recommendations, and hospital setting and design advice, as well as sections on educational services, legal and ethical matters, and transitions to adult facilities.
The Unique Value Proposition of Pediatric Health Care
Authors: Perrin James M. , Flanagan Patricia , Katkin Julie , Barabell Greg , Price Jonathan ,   Committee on Child Health Financing, Chung Sandy L. , Galbraith Alison A. , Giardino Angelo P. , Moskowitz William , Pearlman Stephen A. , Turchi Renee
Published: January 2023

This document provides a framework for the value proposition of pediatric health care. It is intended to provide a succinct set of principles for establishing this proposition that demonstrates the short- and long-term value to the child and family, the health care system, and society as a whole.
Cuidados de enfermagem e posição prona: revisão integrativa
Authors: Zanchetta Flavia Cristina , Silva Juliany Lino Gomes , Pedrosa Rafaela Batista dos Santos , Oliveira-Kumakura Ana Railka de Souza , Gasparino Renata Cristina , Perissoto Samantha , Silva Vanessa Abreu , Lima Maria Helena de Melo
Published: January 2023

Objetivo: explorar, na literatura científica, práticas atuais de cuidado de enfermagem ou intervenções para pacientes com síndrome respiratório agudo grave (SRAG) submetidos à posição prona.    
Síntese do conteúdo: revisão integrativa, na qual foram realizadas buscas nas bases de dados PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science e LILACS em setembro de 2020 e janeiro de 2022, sem recorte temporal, por meio da questão deste estudo: “Quais são os cuidados de enfermagem para pacientes com SRAG submetidos à posição prona?”. Foram selecionados 15 artigos, a partir da busca nas bases de dados. Após a leitura, os cuidados encontrados foram categorizados em alinhamento do corpo para a prevenção de lesões neuromusculares, cuidados com equipamentos diversos, cuidados tegumentares e recomendações neurológicas.
Conclusões: o enfermeiro deve ter conhecimento sobre as implicações e as complicações de se manter um paciente na posição prona. Tal conhecimento permitirá tomadas de decisões na construção ou no seguimento de protocolos institucionais que contribuam com a prevenção de riscos e resultem em melhores desfechos para o paciente.
Characteristics of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from burn patients in Iran
Authors: Abednezhad Arash , Bakhshi Bita , Moghadam Nastaran Asghari , Faraji Nima , Derakhshan-Nezhad Elahe , Mohammadi Barzelighi Hajar
Published: January 2023

Infections caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in burn patients restrict therapeutic strategies. The current study aimed to analyze antibiotic resistance genes and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of P. aeruginosa strains isolated from burn patients in Shahid Motahari hospital in Tehran, Iran.

Altogether 63 P. aeruginosa isolates were characterized in this study. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by disc diffusion method. PCR was performed to determine the frequency of resistance genes. The expression rates of mexB, mexY genes were evaluated by Real-Time PCR. Genotyping of isolates was performed by MLST analysis. All isolates were MDR in this study. The highest resistance was detected against gentamicin, tobramycin, and cefoxitin (100%), while all isolates were susceptible to colistin. Altogether 14 resistance profiles were determined, and profile 1 included more than 50% of the isolates with the highest resistance. In this study blaampC, blaVIM-2, blaOXA-10, and aac(6′)-Ib resistance genes were detected in all isolates. The expression levels of mexB and mexY genes were upregulated in 66.6 and 88.8% of MDR isolates, respectively. Overexpression of both genes was detected in 55.5% of the isolates.

MLST analysis revealed five sequence types (STs), including ST235, ST664, ST532, ST2637, and ST230, which showed a significant relationship with antibiotic resistance profiles. The present study indicates an increase in antibiotic resistance against different antibiotic families among P. aeruginosa isolates. We describe the circulation of globally distributed STs among hospitalized patients, and we report ST235 as the most common MDR clone in our study.
reincarnation of an Egyptian queen
Authors: Elliott Richard
Published: January 2023

This article proposes Nina Simone as an Afrofuturist artist who explores themes of utopia and dystopia in connection to posthuman discourses. Having established three main ways in which this is a speculative approach, it then explores gaps in existing theories of posthumanism and Afrofuturism. It also considers work that addresses the omission of female musicians in Afrofuturist theory and proposes alternative theories in the form of speculative fiction and Black utopias. The article discusses Simone’s frequent allusions to Egyptian myth, her self-identification as a ‘robot’ and her interest in other planets, planes and spheres. It argues that, beyond the unexplored parallels with ‘classic’ Afrofuturism, there is a sense of dystopianism, apocalypse and reterritorialization throughout Simone’s mature work. To explore these connections, three case studies are used: the 1969 album Nina Simone and Piano!, the song ‘22nd Century’, and Simone’s performance at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival.
Free jazz
Authors: Windleburn Maurice
Published: January 2023

This concept poem ekphrastically manifests Ornette Coleman’s landmark album Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation. Separated into two columns, the piece features the work of two quartets of poets, reflecting Coleman’s own separation of his double quartet ensemble into left and right recording channels. The poets Bob Kaufman, Jayne Cortez, Cecil Taylor and Lawrence Ferlinghetti are the quartet in the left column; Amiri Baraka, Langston Hughes, M. NourbeSe Philip and Boris Vian are the quartet in the right. The work of these poets has been scrambled and interwoven in the first and third-from-last stanzas, mimicking the two polymelodic interludes found in Coleman’s album. The remaining stanzas either combine lines from a quartet of poets or are entirely from the work of a single poet, who ‘solos’ against the quartet in the adjacent column (again, mimicking the general structure of Coleman’s album).
Hip Bop
Authors: Maloney Liam
Published: January 2023

This article explores Afrofuturist countermemory and alternative history, and the potential of these concepts to be applied to the legacy of Miles Davis’s final fusion concept. Through artistic practice and investigations into the role of such practice in musicological research, Kodwo Eshun’s ‘sonic fictions’ are leveraged as a lens to reclaim Davis’s experiments in jazz-hip hop fusion. Afrofuturism and its relation to speculative modalities is discussed, particularly in terms of its capacity for cultural recovery and historical disruption with a focus on recorded music via sonic fictions and their attendant considerations. The practice-led research brings the ‘conceptual collaboration’ paradigm of Amerigo Gazaway to bear on Davis’s work; four guiding principles in Gazaway’s concept are identified and discussed. The culmination of this research, an original album titled Hip Bop, imagines an alternative future for Miles Davis post-1992 that continues and expands the jazz-hip hop fusion of his final album. This new album is then discussed with reference to sonic fiction, and its relationship to authenticity and techno-political expression is questioned.
How Ritual an Animal? Harvey Whitehouse on Ritual, Trust, and Cooperation
Authors: Sterelny Kim
Published: January 2023

Harvey Whitehouse documents the great variety of ritual in human life, while offering a unified framework. Ritual’s essential social role is to support social cohesion and cooperation, but it does so via distinct mechanisms: through social fusion and through social identification. For, despite variation, ritual clusters at two poles: rare, intense, often aversive rituals; and frequent, low arousal rituals. Those frequent rituals operate through social identification primed by mutual recognition of common doctrine. In principle, this mechanism is scale independent. Rare, intense rituals generate cohesion through social fusion, itself triggered by shared, congruent autobiographical memory. This is intrinsically a small-scale mechanism. In this paper, I (i) argue that cost-based analyses of the function of ritual have a larger scope than Whitehouse supposes, (ii) offer a modified view of social fusion and the role of autobiographical memory, and (iii) argue that the primary upshot of doctrinal ritual is the legitimation of hierarchy rather than social cohesion over large social scales.
COVID Anxiety and Social Support from the Perspective of Polish Students in Online Study Time
Authors:   University of Silesia in Katowice, Bartoszek Adam , Kopczyński Tomasz ,   University of Silesia in Katowice
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the COVID-19 pandemic anxiety experienced by students in Poland and its impact on their: social support, satisfaction with studying online and expectations of success in life. The data was obtained from a survey of Polish public and private university students. The research presented here examined the environmental and psychosocial effects of social withdrawal during the first period of the pandemic on the well-being and confidence in their chances for success in academic study. Recognising the individual and social condition of adolescents standing at the threshold of social maturity is essential to understanding the pedagogical and motivational consequences of institutional anti-pandemic regulation.
A Study on Korean History Education Plans for Children from Mixed Marriages in Korea : Focus on Korean-Vietnamese, -Chinese, and -Japanese Children
Authors:   DongDuk Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea, Moon Hyoung-Jin , Nam Jong-ho ,   Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, South Korea, Kim Jong-suck ,   Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, South Korea
Published: January 2023

This study aims to prepare the most effective Korean history education plan for children from mixed marriages in Korea using a questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews. Before the survey, the children from mixed marriages between Korea and Vietnam, China, and Japan preferred the auto-visual teaching method (ATM). However, after learning Cramming Teaching Method (CTM), Audio-Visual Teaching Method (ATM), Comparative-History Teaching Method (CHTM), and Discussion Teaching Method (DTM) for one week, Chinese and Korean – Japanese children preferred CHTM, whereas Korean-Vietnamese children preferred ATM itself. Hence, CHTM was found to be the most effective method when educating Korean history to the children from mixed marriages between Korea and countries with many historical conflicts, similar to that of their mothers (first-generation immigrants).
Educational Space in a School in Kenya
Authors:   University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Huk Tomasz
Published: January 2023

The article describes a primary school in Kenya, where the school’s educational space was analysed in two respects: a) safety and comfort; b) knowledge and skills development, as part of ethnographic research. The research results indicate that the school needs a change in physical space, teaching aids, and greater pedagogical awareness among the teachers. The new education system introduced in Kenya requires much more funding to ensure proper learning conditions and continuing education for teachers. If this demand is met, the quality of the education process may improve.
Problematic Internet Use: Pre-Pandemic Scale of the Phenomenon Among Adolescents in the Three Visegrad Countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia)
Authors:   Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, Pyżalski Jacek , Walter Natalia ,   Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, Tomczyk Łukasz ,   Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Published: January 2023

The increased time spent using the Internet and smartphones is prevalent primarily among adolescents. This group is currently of particular interest to media educators and psychologists studying the impact of ICTs on quality of life. An example of the negative changes associated with the intensive computerisation of various spaces is the uncontrolled and inadequate use of the Internet, referred to as problematic Internet use (PUI). This text contributes to the discussion on the extent of PUI among adolescents (12–16 years) in the Czech Republic (N=1555), Poland (N=501), and Slovakia (N=478). Based on the collected data, it was found that: 1) Polish and Czech adolescents are similar in terms of the intensity of PUI symptoms (adolescents from Slovakia are characterised by lower levels of PUI); 2) The vast majority of young people do not exceed PUI thresholds that could be considered alarming; 3) Lack of sleep or neglecting meals in favour of Internet use are the least frequent factors in the study group; 4) Most often adolescents declare that they are bored when they do not have access to the Internet; 5) Adolescents are a nonhomogeneous group in terms of the intensity of occurrence of PUI traits, but only 0.3% of adolescents in the Czech Republic and 0.4% in Poland had all 6 PUI factors present in maximum intensity.
Civic Education for Democracy During Crisis : Measuring State Media Engagement
Authors:   Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, Rak Joanna , Rezmer-Płotka Kamila ,   Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Published: January 2023

Informed by a research problem of explaining the relationships between the specificity of civic education and public support for authoritarian politicians, this paper aims to propose and test an analytical tool for measuring media engagement in civic education. It contributes methodologically to studies on civic education by delivering a tool that applies to identify and trace state media’s efforts to shape either democratic or autocratic citizenship models. Thereby, it allows monitoring current challenges to civic education for democracy in individual countries. The test contributes empirically to the studies on state-orchestrated civic education by revealing civic education for autocracy in pandemic-driven Poland. It enriches the knowledge of the use of Polish state media by the anti-democratic ruling actors to maintain the status quo.
Understanding Expectancy-Value Theory’s Cost Construct via Multidimensional Scaling
Authors:   Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, Conway Gail D. , Abellera Nadine Angeli C. ,   Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, Ouano Jerome A. ,   De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Published: January 2023

This study explored educational cost using a multidimensional scaling approach. Undergraduates rated how similar 11 items on task value and cost were with one another. Results show that cost has two dimensions, each consisting of two clusters. In one dimension, cost is separated from task value components; in the other, cost is clustered with task value components. Findings imply nuances of cost in the context of goal theory, motivation, and emotion.
The Importance of Teacher Support and Equity in Student Engagement and Achievement in Low SES School Contexts
Authors:   Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania, Cesnaviciene Jurate , Buksnyte-Marmiene Loreta ,   Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania, Brandisauskiene Agne ,   Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Published: January 2023

Low socioeconomic status (SES) is often seen as a risk factor for lower academic achievement, so this study explains how teacher support and equity are related to higher student engagement and achievement in low SES school contexts. Based on the results, student behavioural engagement is related to their achievement. The results of the multiple regression analysis show that teacher support and equity predict student emotional engagement statistically significantly, while behavioural engagement predicts only equity. No significant teacher support and equity prognostic values were found for student achievements. The study’s results encourage further research and the search for answers to the question of what kind of teacher behaviour creates a favourable learning environment for all students in low SES context schools.
Space Exploration Perception and Engagement Intention Among STEM University Students – Results from a Mixed Method Study
Authors:   AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland, Pyrkosz-Pacyna Joanna , Cieślak Katarzyna ,   AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland, Zwierżdżyński Marcin K. ,   AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Published: January 2023

Space exploration is currently gaining momentum. This interest is crucial for attracting students to space sciences. We present the results of a qualitative and quantitative study on space exploration perception among university students. Our study showed that participants are interested in space sciences, but their intention to engage in space education is low. Female and male students did not differ in terms of general attitude and interest in space and were equally (not) likely to engage in space education and career. Our findings have practical value for designing interventions to enhance students’ engagement in space education.
“Does Change Last?”: Evaluating the Strengths-Based Intervention for Families Raising Children with Autism
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine, Stoliaryk Olha , Semigina Tetyana ,   Member of the National Qualifications Agency, Ukraine
Published: January 2023

The study evaluated the effectiveness of the intervention for families raising children with autism aimed to improve the family’s quality of life, strengthen its capacity, and expand rights and opportunities. The experimental intervention was implemented at the Educational and Rehabilitation Center for Children with Autism “Trust” (Lviv, Ukraine). It had one experimental group (30 people) and two control groups (60 people). The effectiveness and duration of the intervention effects were assessed using a before/after study design with the same questionnaire. Findings from the survey evidence the effectiveness of the intervention, in particular, for expanding the family’s capabilities, its capacity, improving relationships in family subsystems, increasing parental competence, and improving well-being. Limitations of the intervention are discussed.
An Examination of the Relationship Between Self-concept and Creative/Non-Creative Attitude in a Sample of Polish University Students Who Major in Special Education
Authors:   Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland, Gindrich Piotr Alfred , Kazanowski Zdzisław ,   Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-concept and creative/ non-creative attitudes among undergraduate students majoring in special education. A total of 99 Polish university students participated in the study. A creative/non-creative attitude – the dependent variable was examined by a Creative Behaviour Questionnaire by Popek. Students’ self-concept (including self-esteem) – the independent variable was assessed with a Tennessee Self-Concept Scale by Fitts. The outcomes of the regression analysis proved that the strongest predictors were found for non-creative (reconstructive) attitudes. The personal barriers to developing students’ creative attitudes (concerning self-concept) were identified. The article contains conclusions in conjunction with practical implications.
Perceived Organisational Climate in Slovak Vocational Schools
Authors:   DTI University, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia, Barnová Silvia , Gabrhelová Gabriela ,   DTI University, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia, Veteška Jaroslav ,   Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Published: January 2023

The proposed paper presents the results of a research study on the perceived organisational climate in Slovak vocational schools. The authors focus on the association between school openness and the quality of social relationships within institutions as perceived by teachers. The adapted version of the OCDQ-RS scale by Hoy, Tarter, and Kottkamp (1991) was used in the research. The results show that intimate teacher behaviour and positive relationships at work are important for the perceived organisational climate, which is an important finding for school leaders, especially in the context of the leadership style they apply.
Transforming to Teach in an Inclusive Paradigm
Authors:   INSHEA, Suresnes, France, Garnier Philippe
Published: January 2023

Since the Declaration of Salamanca and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, we have moved to an inclusive paradigm with regard to school. Mainstream schooling has become the rule. Thus, teachers in regular classes must work with all students, including those with special educational needs. It is not easy; many teachers face dilemmas in accommodating all types of students in the same classroom. This conceptual paper proposes a framework based on Mezirow’s transformative learning for understanding the transformations in teacher pedagogy needed to work in an inclusive school. It can be used as a basis for developing training mechanisms to support teachers in their transformation to work in an inclusive school.
Self-Efficacy in the Pre-Gradual Training of Occupational Subject Teachers
Authors:   Pontifical University of John Paul II, Krakow, Duda Małgorzata , Kráľová Zdena ,   Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Zlín, Česká Republika, Porubčanová Dáša ,   Vysoká škola DTI, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia, Bursová Janka ,   Catholic university, Ružomberok
Published: January 2023

The study presents a survey of perceived teacher self-efficacy on a sample of future and beginning Slovak secondary school teachers in two research approaches. The research aimed to find out the perceived professional proficiency of teacher students and future teachers in didactic readiness in the context of positive psychology. The obtained data from both groups were compared with foreign research results in this area.