bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The role of oxidative biomarkers in feline pan- leukopenia
Authors: Khoshvaghti A , Nojaba E
Published: January 2023

Feline Pan-leukopenia is an important deadly gastrointestinal disease of cats. It is mostly prevalent in kittens with declining maternal antibodies as well as unvaccinated cats. Vitamin D and E, glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase are essential enzymatic and non-enzymatic components of defensive system involve in defending the body against oxidative radicals. Malondialdehyde is a reliable commonly used marker of overall lipid peroxidation level showing the presence of oxidative stress. Measurement of the total serum antioxidant capacity seems to represent a suitable biochemical parameter for evaluating the overall antioxidant status resulting from antioxidant intake or production, and their consumption by the increasing levels of oxidative stress.The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in serum levels of Vitamins D and E, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde in cats infected with pan-leukopenia virus.Ten Persian male cats with clinical and laboratory symptoms of pan-leukopenia (n=10) and ten healthy Persian male cats (n=10) with a mean age of 6±2 months (minimum and maximum age were 3 and 8 months respectively) were selected.  Superoxide dismutase, total antioxidant, malondialdehyde and glutathione peroxidase levels were assayed by ELISA, and vitamin E and D were measured by chromatography methods.There were no statistically significant differences between the mean serum levels of vitamin E, superoxide dismutase and total antioxidant in healthy cats and those with feline pan leukopenia infection (P>0.05), while a statistically significant decrease in glutathione peroxidase and vitamin D levels, and an increase in malondialdehyde level were observed (P<0.05).A condition of oxidative stress appears in feline pan-leukopenia, possibly associated with the virus infection. This oxidative stress may play a role in prevention/treatment of feline panleukopenia.
Comparison of nano-capsulated thyme essential oils on intestinal microbial population and anti-oxidation status of broilers
Authors: Ardabili ME , Nobakht A , Safamehr A , Mehmannavaz Y , Zanebure A
Published: January 2023

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of non and nano-capsulated thyme essential oils with saturated and unsaturated lipids (tallow and canola oil) and two levels of diet crude protein (standard and low than standard) on intestinal microbial population and anti-oxidation status of broilers. In this study, 384 Ross-308 broiler chickens in a factorial engagement of 2×2×2 (2 medicinal plant essential oils, two sources of vegetable oils, and 2 levels of diet crude protein) were used in a completely randomized design with 8 treatments, 4 replicates, and 12 bird in each replicate for 42 days. Experimental periods included starter (1-10 days), grower (11-24 days), and finisher (25-42 days). Canola oil significantly reduced the intestinal coliforms population. In contrast, tallow increased them (P<0.05), a similar effect was observed with thyme forms, so the lowest coliform population blogged to the nano-capsulated form of thyme. In contrast, the highest coliform population resulted in non-capsulated thyme essential oil (P<0.05). In an interaction between thyme essential oil form and diet crude protein level, the lowest coliform population was observed with diet contained nano-capsulated thyme essential oil and low level of diet crude protein (P<0.05). Regarding antioxidant status, reducing the diet crude protein increased MDA and GPX (P<0.05). In an interaction between diet crude protein and thyme form, a diet with low crude protein and capsulated thyme increased the level of SOD (P<0.05). In general, results of the current experiment indicated that in Ross-308, broiler chickens using capsulated thyme essential oil with canola oil and low crude protein improves intestine microbial population and antioxidant status of broilers.
Nasal Epidermal Inclusion Cyst in a horse: Case Report
Authors: Psyllaki M , Diakakis N
Published: January 2023

Nasal epidermal inclusion cysts, previously known as “atheroma” or “sebaceous cyst”, are cutaneous lesions that occur in the caudodorsal aspect of the nasal diverticulum, between the epithelium of the diverticulum and the skin of the nostril. They are mostly benign, asymptomatic, non-painful, and are primarily of cosmetic significance. Nasal epidermal inclusion cysts are rather rare in horses in contrast with other species or humans. According to our knowledge, nasal epidermal inclusion cysts have not previously been reported across the Mediterranean basin. A 12-year-old, Warmblood gelding was presented to the Equine unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for evaluation of a facial swelling on the right side of the nose. The swelling was first observed 2 years before presentation and had progressively increased in size. On presentation, the horse was bright, alert, responsive and all parameters of the clinical examination were within normal limits. The presence of a large, fluctuating cyst, of approximately 6cm in diameter was noted on the caudodorsal aspect of the right nasal diverticulum. Based on the location and clinical characteristics, a diagnosis of nasal epidermal inclusion cyst was made, and surgical removal was elected. Following anesthesia, a linear skin incision up approximately 8cm long, directly over the epidermal inclusion cyst was made through the skin and subcutaneous tissues. The cyst was dissected from the surrounding tissues, drainage of the wound into the false nostril was done by making a 2-cm incision from the defect into the false nostril and the operating site was thoroughly lavaged. The horse was re-examined 2 months later and showed complete resolution of clinical signs with no complications. The surgical wound had closed completely leaving no obvious scar. The horse was still blemish - free two years after surgery.
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus isolated from buffalo milk with subclinical mastitis: A different approach
Authors: Altan Feray , Yesilmen Alp Simten
Published: January 2023

The aim of our study was the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 9 antimicrobials in current use and 3 potentially new alternatives against Arcobacter spp. isolated from dairy buffaloes with subclinical mastitis, and to evaluate these parameters together with pharmacokinetic parameters. The Arcobacter isolates was isolated from milk samples collected from dairy buffaloes with subclinical mastitis. The susceptibility of Arcobacter strains to antimicrobials were determined with the NCCLS microdilution technique and, not seen the blur according to the recommendations at the lowest concentration of antibiotic. MIC value of vancomycin, erythromycin and tetracycline were not determined, and MIC value of ceftiofur, spiramycin and gentamicin have showed wide variations for isolated strains. However, cefquinome, tylosin, enrofloxacin and florfenicol were determined the best-performing agents against these strains. Antibiotics show concentration and time dependent killing, and studies have demonstrated the AUC/MIC, Cmax/MIC and t MIC ratios to be the best diviner of antibacterial effect. In the present study, based on  the MIC values determined for selected antimicrobial agents, and pharmacokinetic parameters,  amoxicillin, ceftiofur, cefquinome, enrofloxacin and florfenicol may be appropriate for the treatment of mastitis infections caused by susceptible Arcobacter spp. in buffaloes.
Evaluation of the residual nitrite concentrations of locally produced and imported meat products in Kosovo
Authors: Rysha A , Kastrati GF , Jurkovic J , Kabashi-Kastrati E
Published: January 2023

The use of food additive nitrite as curing agents is common in meat products, but their concentration in these products has raised the interest of researchers, because of the possible toxicity to humans.  The aim of this study is to assess the nitrite concentration in meat products, which are highly used by all population groups in Kosovo. A total of 44 different meat products samples available on sale to the population, were assessed for residual nitrite using the spectrophotometric method that uses absorption in visible part of spectra. The amount of residual nitrites was detected in 19 (43%) of the samples, which included beef and chicken sausages, chicken & beef salami as well as beef prosciutto samples. The nitrite residue ranged between 0.1 and 11.5 mg/kg and was below the limits on the concentration of nitrites in meat products established by EU regulation 601/2014.  Although these findings show that, the nitrite residue in the analyzed meat products is within the permitted limits, the highest presence of residual nitrite in industrial and low-cost meat products indicates a need for further assessments of nitrite exposure among consumers.
Synergistic effect of feed additives on cell proliferation and morphology in quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) duodenum
Authors: Asmaz D E , Yesilbag D , Odabasi F , Zık B
Published: January 2023

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a commercial probiotic and a commercial essential oil blend and their mixture, as a natural feed additive, on the expression level of Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA), proliferation index (PI), and total mucosal thickness of quails. 1-day-old Japanese (Coturnix coturnix japonica) quails, including both males and females, were divided into four groups as follows: (1) control treatment without medication (n: 15); (2) 18 g/ ton-1 probiotic (n: 15); (3) 300 g/ ton-1 essential oil blend (n: 15) and (4) 18 g/ ton-1 probiotic plus 300 g/ ton-1 essential oil blend (n: 15). In the study, the effect of natural feed additives added to the quail diet on intestinal health was evaluated by immunohistochemical and histological analyzes. At the end of the experiment, the quail's duodenum was removed, fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, and a histological examination procedure was performed.As a result of the study, it was determined that the PCNA expressions, proliferation index, and mucosal thickness were generally significantly increased in the experimental groups compared to the control group (p<0.001). The combination of additives caused a synergistic effect for this study. All data were statistically significant in the group where the probiotic and essential oil mixture was used together. It has been determined that these feed additives combination stimulates cell proliferation in the duodenum, where nutrients absorbed, and positively affect intestinal morphology.
Emamectin Benzoate-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats with Special Reference to Protective Potential of Nigella sativa Oil
Authors: Madkour DA , Ahmed MM , Orabi SH , Alkafafy M , Korany R , Khalifa HK
Published: January 2023

This study was designed to explore the hepatotoxicity of emamectin in male rats and the possible effect of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) in ameliorating this. Twenty-eight male rats were used in this study. They were divided into four groups, Control group: rats orally administered distilled water; NSO group: rats administered NSO orally; EMB group: rats administered emamectin benzoate orally; and EMB+NSO group: rats orally co-administered NSO with EMB, with the administrations being performed every other day for 6 weeks. Body weight was measured, liver alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities were determined, and total protein and albumin levels were recorded. Histopathological examination of the liver was also performed, along with caspase-3 and TNF-α immunostaining of liver tissue. EMB treatment resulted in decreased body weight, while the co-administration of NSO modulated the EMB-induced alterations in body weight. There were also increases in the activities of serum ALT, AST, and ALP and decreases in total protein and albumin levels in the EMB group. Co-treatment with NSO significantly reduced serum ALT, AST, and ALP and improved total protein and albumin levels. Histopathological examination of the liver in the EMB group revealed the presence of different histopathological alterations that were improved by the co-administration of NSO. Immunostaining of caspase-3 and TNF-α in the liver revealed strong expression in the EMB-treated group. Meanwhile, the EMB+NSO group showed weak positivity for immunoreactive cells.
Automatic Milking in Greece: First Insight into Udder Health of Dairy Cows
Authors: Themistokleous KS , Sakellariou N , Kougioumtzis A , Kiossis E
Published: January 2023

Udder health is a key factor for dairy cows’ productivity and welfare. This study presents the first insight into dairy cows’ udder health after the introduction of automatic milking systems in Greece. Four farms with Holstein dairy cows and automatic milking systems enrolled in the study. Data from their milking records were utilized, from January 2020 to December 2021. Variables employed in the assessment were cow daily milk yield (DMY), number of daily milkings / cow, individual cow somatic cell count (SCC), proportion of cows with elevated somatic cell count (ELSCC) / month, proportion of cows with chronically ELSCC (ChrELSCC) / month and number of new ELSCC (NewELSCC) cases per 100 cows / month. Two years’ mean milking frequency was 2.72 milkings / cow / day, ranged from 2.47 to 2.98, and decreased from 2020 to 2021. Mean cow SCC was 193,000 cells/mL, ranged from 70,000 to 260,000 cells/mL, and increased from 2020 to 2021. Mean cow DMY was 37.2 kg, ranged from 29.6 to 43.6 kg. Heifers had lower mean SCC than cows and mean SCC increased from early to late lactation stages. On a monthly basis, 37.06 % and 40.06 % of the cows were ELSCC in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and most of them were chronic. The highest ELSCC was observed in late lactation stage. Fresh cows presented the highest number of NewELSCC / 100 cows / month, both years of the study. Overall udder health in the four automatic milking farms of this study was better than conventional farms in Greece. Precision dairy farming should utilize daily milking data for data-driven management, monitoring of chronically ELSCC, and early detection, treatment and prevention of new infections.
Souverainetés gaullistes, mobilisations arabes et gilets jaunes : trois figures nouées entre les représentations médiatiques et la construction nationale.
Authors: Verpraet Gilles
Published: January 2023

L’objet de cet article s’interroge sur les contenus de la nation mobilisés par les mouvements sociaux et par les relations entre centre et périphérie. Il s’interroge sur la mise en scène des figures de la nation par les médias classiques et par ces mobilisations (réfraction, condensation symbolisation). Il souligne la question spécifique portées par des nouveaux réseaux sociaux. Sont-ils des facteurs de mobilisation ou de dilution des figures nationales ?
Où en est la question nationale aujourd’hui ?
Authors: Constantopoulou Christiana
Published: January 2023

Nous allons évoquer certaines manifestations sociales qui interagissent avec la question de l’identification nationale aujourd’hui, une époque où le « transnational » entre de façon dynamique en scène (que ce soit sous la forme des unions politiques diverses – telles que par exemple l’Union européenne –, ou sous la forme d’exigences économiques multinationales qui favorisent le dépassement de l’autonomie nationale des États).
Cultural heritage, international criminal law and protection of human rights between history and jurisprudence
Authors: Reves Norman
Published: January 2023

The protection of cultural heritage in our days is a subject of international criminal law given that the first sentences by international courts that paved the way for inserting asset protection as an autonomous and ad hoc crime into an international statute were those of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The polymorphism of protection needs is connected to the versatility which includes every legal asset to be protected and which arises from both domestic and international law. The cultural asset is characterized by both certain and generic attributes, such as immaterial or tangible, movable or immovable. The collateral damage caused during armed conflicts, the dangers that arise, the destruction of the illicit trafficking of works of art as part of what is called cultural heritage is an issue that requires the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. The destruction and impoverishment of cultural heritage also opens the way to punishment given the individual responsibility of the subject who destroys a protected asset, simultaneously highlighting the anthropocentric nature of the interest thus read. This is the panorama of the present paper which is based both on the doctrine and on the jurisprudence of the international courts of recent years helping us understand what kind of protection we need and what cultural protection means.
A Fifth core crime: Crime of ecocide as a new puzzle of the international criminal law
Authors: Stock Carolyn
Published: January 2023

The protection of the environment and above all the climate and energy crisis that destroys human life is a topic of debate at an international level for the protection of ecocide. However, so far we do not have a concrete and perfect notion, given that the term ecocide was born from biological science and not from jurists. International criminal law and especially the International Criminal Court (ICC) once again takes on the leading role. A new article is needed to introduce ecocide to the other crimes already punished by the Court. The time is right and now ripe and the international necessity demands, with the help of international criminal law, to further evolve this branch of international law, to protect peoples, to punish those who destroy the environment both in the period of peace and war and above all the large companies and multinationals that are protagonists of this crime. The case is clear enough, the conduct is broad in our day but it certainly includes the mens rea a ignorance to be punished as a crime. Of course we also speak of restorative or restorative international justice for this crime because we have an ethical need and demand towards future generations to take clear positions for the protection and human life.
Deconstructing a Disempowering Normative Identity: Angela Carter’s Adaptations of the Ashputtle Story
Authors: Bauhn Per , Tepe Fatma Fulya
Published: January 2023

Historically speaking, fairy tales have been powerful instruments in the education of children and in the transmission of moral standards from one generation to the next, from the dominant class to less powerful groups. As they make certain ways of life or ideals appear attractive and others repellent, fairy tales also contribute to form normative identities in their young readers. A normative identity combines a descriptive account of who one is with a normative account of what one ought to do. Such identities can be empowering or disempowering. Fairy tales can be seen as using a technique of narrative persuasion to impose normative identities on their audiences, making certain ideals and ways of life appear natural and self-evident. To deconstruct a disempowering normative identity imposed by a fairy tale involves separating its descriptive and normative components and making vivid the problematic aspects of the norms, values, and ideals involved. In this article, we analyse Angela Carter’s deconstruction of a disempowering normative identity imposed on women by the Ashputtle fairy tale, as told by the Grimm brothers. In our analysis, based on close reading and philosophical criticism, we reveal how Carter herself makes use of the fairy-tale technique of narrative persuasion in her deconstructive work, vividly bringing out certain appalling consequences of the ideals of submission and self-sacrifice implied by the Grimm version of the Ashputtle story, thereby also subverting that version.
Exploring the Postmodern Apocalyptic Narrative: A Jamesonian Reading of Etel Adnan’s Master of the Eclipse
Authors: Wafa Nouioua , Mohammed Kheladi
Published: January 2023

The tale of the apocalypse is considered a current subject of debate that has captivated the attention of postmodern writers. Similarly, in a postmodern atmosphere, Etel Adnan’s masterpiece, Master of the Eclipse (2009), problematises the traditional apocalyptic narrative. Thus, this study sheds light on the postmodern deconstructive aspect of Adnan’s literary text, involving how the author challenges the traditional apocalyptic narrative by foregrounding postmodern apocalyptic subjects. This last includes constant violence, international terror, the downfall of communities, and the subjection of human beings to world crises. These themes subvert the traditional apocalyptic narrative that establishes order, linearity and harmony and calls for Utopia. This study also highlights the collapse of historical metanarrative by drawing upon Frederic Jameson’s notion of ‘historical deafness’ and its consequences on the postmodern subject, including ‘schizophrenia’ and the ‘waning of affect’. It also examines the role of art, a remedy presented as a counter-response to turbulent postmodern times. It transpired that the postmodern vision advocates historical authenticity and reflects a pessimistic society’s experiences of despair and the loss of reality.
Mapping the symbolic capital of a nation: Riga in fin-de-siècle Latvian novels
Authors: Kalnačs Benedikts , Daija Pauls
Published: January 2023

This article concentrates on the representation of Riga in six fin-de-siècle Latvian novels written by Augusts Deglavs, Jānis Poruks, and Andrejs Upīts. The relations between the country and the city were changing significantly at the time due to growing social mobility in the Baltic littoral. However, in this paper we also argue that to a considerable extent the descriptions of Riga preserve principles previously employed by Latvian writers who tend to focus on minute descriptions instead of mapping a broader territory. The representation of living conditions in Riga thus fluctuates between true-tolife episodes and the recycling of certain stereotypes that determine the overall perception. More specific elements enter into literary texts in two ways. First, as psychological close-ups become more nuanced, they suggest closer links between fictional characters and carefully depicted milieus. Secondly, in our last example we discover an ideologically conscious effort of Latvian identity construction as the author, Deglavs, promotes the necessity of mapping Riga as the symbolic national capital, thus summarising and transforming ideas already implicit in earlier representations of the city.
Cubanness and Americanness: Identity Negotiations in Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy by Carlos Eire
Authors: Martynuska Małgorzata
Published: January 2023

This article explores emerging identities in the memoir Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy by Carlos Eire. The narrator experiences multiple exiles during his voyage into the diverse cultural landscapes of the USA and treats those transitions as symbolic deaths leading to cultural renewal. The character interprets everything through his selective recollections from Cuba, and the constant critique of his antiquated roots diminishes the value of past experiences. The process of Eire’s Americanisation is inevitably linked with his anti-nostalgia. The essay emphasises the moments when the narrator reproduces himself through transformation, and his reminiscences of Cuba tend to be more positive. Although this journey takes place within the American environment, Eire experiences the “nearness” of Cubanness, which lessens his attachment to Americanness. Ethnic foodways and ties of kinship are the primary elements bridging Carlos with Cubanidad. Negotiating the narrator’s identity is a fluid process of cultural renewal when he struggles with “in-betweenness” and attempts rejection of his Cuban self. However, life experiences change his approach, giving him a greater appreciation for his ethnic roots.
Le voyage et la conception déplacée de la diversité
Authors: Imamoglu Alaner
Published: January 2023

Travel and diversity as a dislocated conception. Diversity designates an essential and constitutive conception for Comparative Literature, the discipline which has a particular interest in the Other, the one who is situated outside the limits that define the conform and the habitual. In this respect, the act of going away becomes equivalent to an initiative that might offer an unusual experience for the individual who changes place and discovers a new condition of being and living. Writer travellers, among those who promote such an act of movement, render the experience of the unusual conditions through which the diverse is exposed to their senses. By taking as reference the words of the writer travellers from the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries who represent a geo-cultural diversity, this work aims to display that multitude of conceptual aspects that create for the traveller a condition of exchange, innovation and creativity. Actually, in travel, an exceptional experience takes places that is also the origin of the creation of literary works intended to relate the diverse, a notion with the capacity to propound overtures related to the understanding of the Other and to suggest new ‘displacing’ approaches, which the comparative discipline of literatures can appropriate in a more inclusive, visible and sensible way.
Leo Lipski – archiwa, dysfunkcje, język. Wprowadzenie
Authors: Hellich (Osińska) Olga
Published: January 2023

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Życie i twórczość Leo Lipskiego (Lipschütza) – kalendarium biobibliograficzne
Authors: Zając Antoni
Published: January 2023

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O doświadczeniu wewnętrznym i alegoriach wiedzy w twórczości Leo Lipskiego
Authors: Pytko Mateusz
Published: January 2023

Celem artykułu jest interpretacja wybranych alegorii wyznaczających moment, w którym podmiot w twórczości Leo Lipskiego pozyskuje wiedzę. Do analizy tych przedstawień będę używał pojęcia doświadczenia wewnętrznego Georges’a Bataille’a oraz alegorii w gnostyckim rozumieniu przedstawionym przez Hansa Jonasa w pracy Religia gnozy. Skupiłem się na dwóch alegoriach wiedzy pojawiających się w Miasteczku i Niespokojnych, które interferują z najważniejszymi ideami gnostyków, czyli mitem anthroposa, pierwszego człowieka, oraz gnostyckim ujęciem bytu ludzkiego na płaszczyźnie mikro- i makrokosmicznej. Dowodzę, że w alegoriach Lipskiego, będących obrazami doświadczeń wewnętrznych, odsłaniają się szczątki dawnej, gnostyckiej wiedzy. Kolejnym wymiarem proponowanego artykułu jest wskazanie, że problem pozyskiwania wiedzy wykraczającej poza ratio i próby jej przyswojenia są jednym z kluczowych, „pedagogicznych” motywów spajających całe dzieło Lipskiego.
Korespondencja (1946–1974)
Authors: Lipski Leo , Chmielowiec Michał
Published: January 2023

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Wspomnienie o Leo Lipskim
Authors: Wein Viola
Published: January 2023

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Military orders and powerful women in the Christian Levant
Authors: Chevalier Marie-Anna
Published: January 2023

In the Christian East, religious military orders have obviously had interactions with women in leadership roles as queens, princesses and noble women. The relationship between military orders and aristocratic women varies in relation to the power these women actually had in Latin states in the East, the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia and the Latin Empire of Constantinople including Frankish Morea. As such, we must clearly distinguish between women who ran a state or governed a fiefdom by themselves and those under the guardianship of others. This difference influences the attitudes that representatives from the orders displayed towards these noble women. In this study, we are interested in these different types of situations, such as the relationship of the military orders with women in positions of power such as the Queens of Jerusalem Melisende and Sibylla, the Queen Joanna of Naples, who was also Princess of Morea, and other important women. We also examine the very delicate diplomatic intervention by the order of the Hospital concerning the Princess of Tyre, Zapel, sister of the Armenian King, Ochin I and wife to the Governor of Cyprus, Amaury of Tyre, in order to free the King of Cyprus, a prisoner in Armenia. For queens and princesses who were not independent, especially when they were young, we could determine in several cases the level of involvement of military orders in their marriage. The cases examined are representative of the wide range of types of relationships that military orders had with ladies of high social standing in the Christian East.
Notizen zu Johanniterschwestern in Mitteleuropa (außerhalb von Friesland) während des Spätmittelalters
Authors: Borchardt Karl
Published: January 2023

Notes an Hospitaller Sisters in Central Europe (outside Frisia) during the later Middle Ages
The military-religious orders were supposed to fight and shed blood for the faith. Nevertheless, the Hospitallers included women, similar to the Teutonic Order. This should not be a surprize because both military-religious orders upheld caring for the needy and sick as important tasks. In Upper Germany, however, there were no convents of Hospitaller sisters. This was different from Frisia, where special socio-political conditions produced Hospitaller nunneries, and it was also different from other European countries where there had been enough female Hospitallers to concentrate them in special houses. Yet according to a list of 1367 the southern part of the Priory of Alamania had four commanderies where, in each case, seven sisters were supposed to live alongside with knights and priests: Heimbach, Dorlisheim, Freiburg im Breisgau and Villingen. From documents it is known that in many other commanderies married couples, widows or single women bought for themselves life-rents from and maintenance in Hospitaller houses. The legal status of such females was not always clear. Some of them may have hoped to be recognized as fully-professed sorores, in order to enjoy the privileged status of religious persons, whereas others may only have been consorores or donate. Others may have been female servants or just members of ecclesiastical fraternities.
Die Johanniter und die weiblichen Orden in Schlesien im Mittelalter
Authors: Starnawska Maria
Published: January 2023

The Hospitallers of St. John and the female orders in Silesia in the Middle Ages
The networks of the houses of the Hospitallers and of the female monastic orders in Silesia were similar (about 14 houses of the Hospitallers and 13 monasteries of nuns). There were many differences between these groups of clergy, too. The monasteries of nuns belong to various orders (e.g., Benedictines, Cistercian Nuns, Poor Clares, Dominican sisters, Sisters of St. Mary Magdalene, and the Canons of St. Augustine). Moreover, some houses of Beguines were active in medieval Silesia, too. The number of nuns is estimated to have been about 600, as opposed to the number of Hospitallers, which is estimated to have been about 200. The nuns were enclosed, while the Hospitallers were active in the pastoral care. The relations betwee both groups were not very intense. The priests from the Order of St. John were the chaplains and confessors of the nuns, or they coudl serve as the protectors of the property of the female monesteries (e.g., the Benedictines in Strzegom and the Beguines in Głubczyce). The Hospitallers, in return, asked the nuns for intercessory prayers in the time of the crisises, especially on the Isle of Rhodes. They also had contacts with the individual nuns, who were in some cases their relatives or neighbors. These relations were a sign of the absorption the Order of St. John by the local society.
Saint Bridget of Sweden and the Teutonic Knights. Her Revelations in the context of the Gothic crucifix from the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kulmsee (Chełmża) and the legacy of other mystics
Authors: Waszak Przemysław
Published: January 2023

The article presents an analysis of the early fifteenth-century wood-carved crucifix from the Holy Trinity cathedral in Kulmsee (Chełmża) in the context of the fourteenth-century Brigidian Revelations. The crucifix was created in a unique in the Teutonic Order State four-nails type. It differs from other, more distant, and older, crucifixes of the four-nails type. In my opinion, the crucifix, because of its inspirations which come from the Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden, is another type of a mystical work of art; however, it does not belong to the fourteenth-century widespread type of mystical, extremely suffering crucifixes. My intention is to show that the reception of ideas and motifs in the Gothic times could also be apolitical, although it might be considered a paradox since we have in mind some critical remarks of Saint Bridget towards the Teutonic Order. Furthermore, I emphasise that in the fourteenth century, which was a period distinguished by flourishing mysticism, were present certain similarities in writings of various mystics, which can be compared to a style of the particular time – in German, “Zeitstil”. The discussed crucifix is another evidence that in Christian art the sculptors and their instructors had tremendous artistic licence, and the sacred image along with its visual language was of significant importance for the piety of that period.
MUJERES Y COMPRAVENTA DE ESCLAVAS EN GUANAJUATO COLONIAL (1700-1750).
Authors: Caño Ortigosa José Luis
Published: January 2023

La participación de mujeres en la trata de esclavos durante la colonización de la América española no ha sido muy estudiada. Menos aún sobre la trata específica de esclavas. En este trabajo, a partir de las fuentes notariales, se demuestra por primera vez que, en Guanajuato, una de las principales poblaciones del imperio español, las mujeres fueron las principales tratantes de esclavas durante la primera mitad del siglo XVIII. También se caracteriza el perfil genérico tanto de las esclavistas como de las esclavas, aportando datos sobre precios relacionados con edades y color de piel. Se concluye que la tendencia de la trata de esclavas fue descendente durante el período de estudio
LA DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA FLORIDA EN LA CRÓNICA SOBRE MENÉNDEZ DE AVILÉS DE BARTOLOMÉ BARRIENTOS. EL LABORATORIO DE UN CRONISTA.
Authors: del Castillo Herrera Marina
Published: January 2023

La identificación de las fuentes de los dos capítulos dedicados a la descripción de la Florida en la crónica sobre Menéndez de Avilés de Barrientos demuestra que dispuso desde muy pronto de información tanto oficial como de testigos presenciales. Ello, unido a la intención declarada del autor de escribir la obra en latín, parece indicar que la crónica pretendía ser una versión de referencia, con proyección internacional, de los hechos.
McLeod Health Optimizes Staffing for Patient Room Cleaning
Authors: Ahire Sanjay L.
Published: January 2023

Patient room cleaning is an often-neglected hospital process. But it has serious implications for clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Delays in turning rooms around between patients can impair hospital capacity and capability to speed up patient treatment. Inefficient assignment of rooms to the cleaning staff also can lead to higher incidence of infection transmission. We systematically developed and piloted an efficient room assignment logic for this critical process through an integer-programming staff optimization model at McLeod Health, a leading hospital system in South Carolina. We identified an opportunity for a 20% reduction in staffing level to handle the prevalent demand and annual staffing cost savings of about $575,000 or to handle a 30% greater demand in dirty rooms using the current staffing levels. McLeod Health integrated our recommendations into their staffing strategy immediately.

History: This paper was refereed.

Funding: This paper is based on a consulting project funded through the University of South Carolina Operations and Supply Chain Center at McLeod Health under the sponsorship of Donna Isgett.
Stuck in the Middle
Authors: Edwards Chris
Published: January 2023

While the dominance of 300mm continues, it has come under unexpected pressure from its immediate predecessor, the 200mm wafer.
Flex Logix Unveils AI Edge Inference Chip
Authors: Tyler Neil
Published: January 2023

INFERX X1 SAID TO BE THE FASTEST AND MOST EFFICIENT AI EDGE INFERENCE CHIP TO DATE.
Micron Readies Multichip Package with LPDDR5 DRAM
Authors: Tyler Neil
Published: January 2023

HIGH-PERFORMANCE MEMORY AND STORAGE IN A SINGLE, TIGHTLY DESIGNED PACKAGE SET TO ACCELERATE 5G APPLICATIONS.
Navigating the Pathway to 5G
Authors: Tyler Neil
Published: January 2023

The road to delivering the full promise of 5G is a long one, but it appears that the industry is making good progress.
Intel Starts to Ship First 10nm Agilex FPGAs
Authors: Tyler Neil
Published: January 2023

COMPANIES START TO RECEIVE FIRST SHIPMENTS OF THE INTEL AGILEX FPGAS.
RAM Scoops Up Computation
Authors: Edwards Chris
Published: January 2023

Memory is shaping up to take some of the workload off processors.
At Your Fingertips: How a New Gis is Enabling More Efficient Toll Road Operation
Authors: Roper Jack
Published: January 2023

Pennsylvania Turnpike has a reputation for innovation. Its current technological centrepiece is the award-winning CAAR (Catch it early, Act, Analyze and Review) GIS (geographic information system) for traffic management, which can even be accessed via a giant touchscreen
Low-Impact, One-Box Solution
Authors: Trummer Daniela
Published: January 2023

The need for traffic control is increasing, but as it does, so cities and governments are becoming more sensitive about unsightly infrastructure. Compact solutions are needed…
Progress Accelerated
Authors: Beresford Alex
Published: January 2023

CUMMINS FOUR-CYLINDER PERFORMANCE SERIES ENGINES SET THE BAR FOR POWER DENSITY
Open Platform Telematics
Authors: Hoffman Michael
Published: January 2023

RUGGED CONTROL UNITS COUPLE 4G, 3G, 2G AND IRIDIUM FOR TRULY GLOBAL COVERAGE
Like the Wind
Authors: Roper Jack
Published: January 2023

Netherlands’ principal passenger railway operator NS shares how its electric trains became the first in the world to run on 100% wind energy
Keeping Electrical Railways Safe
Authors: Rohner Matthias
Published: January 2023

Ensuring safety in rolling stock electrical storage and propulsion systems while maintaining the highest possible availability of equipment depends on identifying and dealing with faults at the earliest opportunity
Fill the Bill
Authors: Norman Helen
Published: January 2023

An easily accessible refueling infrastructure is essential for hydrogen trains to be successful in the rail sector. Two leading operators share their experiences in building some of the world’s first hydrogen refueling stations
All Stations Go
Authors: Wulff Jens
Published: January 2023

Neuman & Esser Group looks at the key considerations for implementing a hydrogen refueling station for railroads
Renewable Hydrogen
Authors: Le Goff Soizic
Published: January 2023

ENGIE: speeding up the emergence of zero-emission heavy-duty mobility
Travel Light
Authors: Whitlock Robin
Published: January 2023

The consortium behind the Revolution VLR demonstrator vehicle reveal how the latest lightweight design approaches, including the use of a recycled carbon-fiber body, is helping to improve the hybrid’s range and reduce energy consumption
Switched On
Authors: Krecek Tomas , Satheesh Nitesh
Published: January 2023

Microchip Technology looks at the requirements of a transportation auxiliary power unit and lays out the ideal static, dynamic characteristics of the SiC MOSFET, diode and gate drivers
Alofonia rótica em coda silábica: produções em variedades da língua espanhola
Authors: Soares Costola Maria da Piedade , Madureira Sandra
Published: January 2023

Os róticos constituem uma classe de sons que apresenta extensa alofonia em coda silábica. A língua espanhola apresenta dois fonemas róticos tap /ɾ/ e trill /r/ como alófonos em coda silábica e podem ocorrer taps, trills, fricativos, e aproximantes. Nosso objetivo é considerar o papel dos fatores linguísticos, paralinguísticos e extralinguisticos no condicionamento da alofonia. Com o apoio da avaliação auditiva das categorias róticas e da análise dos espectrogramas de banda larga, detalhamos as características fônicas dos sons róticos. O corpus da pesquisa é a letra da canção Pedro Navaja, de autoria de Rubén Blades. Em uma atividade de leitura, o texto foi lido três vezes por sete mulheres falantes nativas das variedades da língua espanhola (colombiana, cubana, peruana, espanhola, argentina e mexicana). A análise das produções de róticos em coda silábica nas palavras mostrou maior produção da categoria fonética tap em todos os contextos analisados e por todos os sujeitos. Foram constatadas diferenciações com base na variedade da língua, na distribuição do segmento rótico nas unidades linguísticas e na carga expressiva conferida à enunciação das palavras-chave.
3D reconstruction of unstained weakly scattering cells from a single defocused hologram
Authors: Rajora Sunaina , Butola Mansi , Khare Kedar
Published: January 2023

We investigate the problem of 3D complex field reconstruction corresponding to unstained red blood cells (RBCs) with a single defocused off-axis digital hologram. The main challenge in this problem is the localization of cells to the correct axial range. While investigating the volume recovery problem for a continuous phase object like the RBC, we observe an interesting feature of the backpropagated field that it does not show a clear focusing effect. Therefore, sparsity enforcement within the iterative optimization framework using a single hologram data frame cannot effectively restrict the reconstruction to the true object volume. For phase objects, it is known that the amplitude contrast of the backpropagated object field at the focus plane is minimum. We use this information available in the recovered object field in the hologram plane to device depth-dependent weights that are proportional to the inverse of amplitude contrast. This weight function is employed in the iterative steps of the optimization algorithm to assist the object volume localization. The overall reconstruction process is performed using the mean gradient descent (MGD) framework. Experimental illustrations of 3D volume reconstruction of the healthy as well as malaria-infected RBCs are presented. A test sample of polystyrene microsphere bead is also used to validate the axial localization capability of the proposed iterative technique. The proposed methodology is simple to implement experimentally and provides an approximate tomographic solution, which is axially restricted and consistent with the object field data.
Theoretical analysis of mode evolution in a tapered double clad fiber based on the coupled local mode theory
Authors: Zhou Xuanfeng
Published: January 2023

Mode characteristics of a tapered double clad fiber should be analyzed based on three-layer waveguide model, so it is more complicated than that of a single clad fiber. In this paper, a method based on coupled local mode theory is introduced to calculate the mode evolution process in a tapered double clad fiber. Mode field characteristics of double clad fiber are calculated analytically with weak guidance approximation, and the expression of mode coupling coefficient is derived. Based on this, the local mode characteristics and mode coupling characteristics in a tapered double clad fiber are analyzed. The mode evolution characteristics of tapered double clad fibers with different parameters are simulated. As an example, the structure optimization process of a tapered double clad fiber is introduced. High efficiency coupling with a six-mode single clad fiber is realized, and the theoretical transmission loss is less than 0.3 dB.
Maternal psychological distress and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals, Ethiopia
Authors: Tesfaye Getaneh , Madoro Derebe , Tsegay Light
Published: January 2023

Objective

Mothers who have endured psychological distress during pregnancy are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral issues for their baby, and are at greater risk for subsequent mental health problems for themselves. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of psychological distress during pregnancy in women attending antenatal clinics in Addis Ababa public hospitals and to find out if there are any associated factors.

Methods

Hospital based cross sectional study was employed from May 7 to June 6, 2019 at public hospitals. A total of 810 pregnant women participated in the study selected through systematic random sampling technique. Kessler psychological distress Scale (K10) was used to measure psychological distress during pregnancy. Frequency tables and graphs were used to describe the study variable. The association between variables analyzed with bi-variable and multivariable binary logistic regression. A statistical significance was declared at p value < 0.05 with 95% confidence interval.

Result

A total of 810 participants were included in the study with the response rate of 92%. The Prevalence of psychological distress among pregnant women was found to be 174(21.5%) with (95% CI, 18.6, 24.6). decreasing age [AOR = 3.61, 95%CI, 1.00, 13.01], no formal education [AOR = 3.57, 95%CI, 2.06, 6.19], having an abortion history [AOR = 2.23, 95%CI, 1.29, 3.87], having intimate partner violence [AOR = 4.06, 95%CI, 2.37, 6.94] and poor social support[AOR = 3.33, 95%CI, 1.95, 5.70] were statistically associated with psychological distress during pregnancy.

Conclusion

This research found high prevalence of psychological distress during pregnancy compared with majorities of preceding studies. In this study we identified factors that are associated with psychological distress in pregnancy. This includes, decreasing age, no formal education, having an abortion history, having intimate partner violence and poor social support. Psychological distress screening and potential risk factors for mental illness evaluations should be carried out during pregnancy for early diagnosis and intervention.
Clinical implications of preoperative echocardiographic findings on cardiovascular outcomes following vascular surgery: An observational trial
Authors: Meyer Matthew J. , Jameson Slater A. , Gillig Edward J. , Aggarwal Ankur , Ratcliffe Sarah J. , Baldwin Mary , Singh Karen E. , Clouse W. Darrin , Blank Randal S.
Published: January 2023

Introduction

Peripheral artery disease and cardiac disease are often comorbid conditions. Echocardiography is a diagnostic tool that can be performed preoperatively to risk stratify patients by a functional cardiac test. We hypothesized that ventricular dysfunction and valvular lesions were associated with an increased incidence of expanded major adverse cardiac events (Expanded MACE).

Methods and materials

Retrospective cohort study from 2011 to 2020 including all patients from a major academic center who had vascular surgery and an echocardiographic study within two years of the index procedure.

Results

813 patients were included in the study; a majority had a history of smoking (86%), an ASA score of 3 (65%), and were male (68%). Carotid endarterectomy was the most common surgery (24%) and the least common surgery was open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (5%). We found no significant association between the echocardiographic findings of left ventricular dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction, or valvular lesions and the postoperative development of Expanded MACE.

Conclusions

The preoperative echocardiographic findings of left ventricular dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction and moderate to severe valvular lesions were not predictive of an increased incidence of postoperative Expanded MACE. We identified a significant association between RV dysfunction and post-operative dialysis that should be interpreted carefully due to the small number of outcomes. The transition from open to endovascular surgery and advances in perioperative management may have led to improved cardiovascular outcomes.

Trial registration

Trial Registration: NCT04836702 (clinicaltrials.gov). https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=NCT04836702.