bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mater omnium and the cosmic womb of the abyss: Nomadic interiorities and matrifocal black metal performance
Authors: Shadrack Jasmine
Published: May 2018

Masciandaro’s notion of ‘the cosmic womb of the abyss’ (2010: 83) in black metal theory, suggests a foregrounding of a matrifocal position cosseted and restrained within the patriarchal frame of black metal that at once, performs against it and from within it. The overt masculinity of this subgenre, of metal and popular music structures and the wider sociocultural metanarrative, means that for a woman to occupy space within black metal, she has to identify the cosmic womb as her own. The process that subsequently unfolds is a subjective self-embodied analysis that, through interpretive performance autoethnography, develops a critical understanding of women and their relationship to black metal. This produces the notion of woman as the female nomad, as Winterson notes, whose inability to feel comfortable in her own body means that she is mediated through patriarchal structures and her home is denied her. Through interpretive performance autoethnography, that sense of home, of the occupation of her interiorities, becomes a tangible active performance; the abyssic void becomes arrested by female black metal performance, and the mater omnium ceases her nomadic journey and finds release. This article seeks to analyse female black metal performance through interpretive performance autoethnography. As the guitarist and front woman with the avant-garde black metal band Denigrata, my involvement has meant that the journey to find my home rests within the blackened heart of musical performance. Interpretive performance autoethnography provides the analytical frame through which the cosmic womb of the abyss becomes manifest in Denigrata’s music and art objects. This process identifies and actualizes Creed’s archaic mother, exceeding the mystical, all-powerful feminine divine and making her, through black metal performance, wholly human.
‘I’m sorry, but it’s true, you’re bringin’ on the heartache’: The antiquated methodology of Deena Weinstein
Authors: DiGioia Amanda , Helfrich Lyndsay
Published: May 2018

The story of gendered issues in metal is a hot topic of analysis and is often brought up when discussing heavy metal or its culture at all. The treatment and representation of women remains a popular topic in metal studies, especially with the increased visibility and participation of women in academia. It is our opinion that the study of gender in metal remains an important topic, and continued study should be encouraged. It is for those reasons we would like to address the antiquated methodology and opinions of Deena Weinstein in regard to gender in this article, in lieu of politely, and quietly, ignoring them. We believe that some of her claims are harmful to the current direction the metal music studies field is taking, and as feminist academic scholars, we implore the field to hold Weinstein to the same standards as any other academic. This article focuses on the problematic aspects of Weinstein discussing gender and utilizes modernized gender and heavy metal music methodology and theories.
[Recensão a] QUEVEDO, Carlos, E Deus Criou o Mundo
Authors: Beato Sofia Cardetas
Published: May 2018

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-8925_36_15
A construção de Fátima
Authors: Marujo António
Published: May 2018

Mais de cinco milhões de pessoas por ano, em Fátima, fazem do santuário um dos mais concorridos do mundo. Há 100 anos, três crianças contaram que viram a mãe de Jesus. Pode isto ser verdade? Será Fátima uma mentira? Ou é uma construção? O artigo procura analisar alguns dos elementos que fizeram do fenómeno o que ele é: a linguagem religiosa da época, marcada por medos e rituais; a oposição da imprensa republicana, que seria a maior divulgadora inicial do fenómeno; a linguagem anticomunista, num contexto de violentas perseguições aos cristãos; os anseios de paz, presentes desde o início e que atravessaram o século, até à Guerra Colonial; e o discurso dos papas que, em visita ao santuário, destacaram ideias diferentes das que estavam presentes no discurso fundador – culminando no Papa Francisco que, em 2017, criticou mesmo a ideia da «santinha» a quem se pedem favores a baixo preço.
Problems of the differential diagnosis of MODY3 in obesity
Authors: Sechko Elena A. , Andrianova Ekaterina A. , Ivanova Olga N. , Kuraeva Tamara L.
Published: May 2018

MODY3 is one of the most common subtypes of MODY. Obesity in MODY3 patients modifies the disease course and complicates diagnostics at the clinical stage.
A proband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at the age of 12 years; metformin therapy was used. A family history of DM involves three generations: the mother, aunt, and maternal grandfather have suffered from insulin-dependent DM since the age of 23, 22, and 40 years, respectively. The patient was examined at the age of 14 years. Obesity was present (SDS BMI 2.3). The insulin and C-peptide levels were 4.4 μU/mL and 1.5 ng/mL, respectively. The HbA1c level was 7.3%. Under glucose load, glycemia reached diabetic values; hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance were not detected. Specific pancreatic antibodies were absent. Metformin was discontinued, and a sulfonylurea (SU) drug was prescribed, which had a positive effect. The heterozygous mutation p.P291fs was identified in the HNF1A gene. Therefore, MODY3 was verified.
The presence of concomitant obesity in the patient significantly complicates the differential diagnosis, and only a careful comprehensive analysis of clinical and laboratory parameters and a family history makes it possible to suspect the diagnosis of MODY3 (requiring subsequent molecular genetic verification) and prescribe pathogenetic therapy.
Late-diagnosed salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia in adult patient
Authors: Rozhinskaya Liudmila Ya. , Kalinchenko Natalia Yu. , Belaya Zhanna E. , Zenkova Tatiana S. , Lutsenko Alexander S. , Bittirova Asiyat A.
Published: May 2018

We describe a unique case of diagnosing salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency in a 32-year-old male patient. Before establishing the diagnosis, the main patient complaint was infertility. In childhood, the patient suffered from developmental delay, often illness, overconsumption of salt, and often vomiting; he stopped growing at the age of 12 years. In the adolescent period, his physical condition improved. Later, the patient got married, but was infertile. Plasma steroid profiling by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) revealed markedly increased levels of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and 21-deoxycortisol and a decreased cortisol level, which enabled the diagnosis of CAH and 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The diagnosis was confirmed by a molecular genetic study that detected a CYP21 gene mutation — l2 splice in the homo(hemi)zygotic state, which was characteristic of the salt-wasting form of CAH. Also, the patient had secondary adrenal cortical adenoma caused by prolonged ACTH hyperstimulation and secondary hypogonadism associated with excessive production of adrenal androgens, which led to elevated levels of estrogens inhibiting production of LH and FSH. Treatment of the patient with glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids and then with androgens improved his clinical condition and hormonal parameters.
Conceptual metonymies and metaphors behindSHUI(WATER) andHUO(FIRE) in ancient and modern Chinese
Authors: Lan Chun ,   （蓝纯）, Jia Dongmei ,   （贾冬梅）
Published: May 2018

This paper investigates the conceptual metonymies and metaphors behindSHUI(水, water) andHUO(火, fire), two of the Five Elements (五行,wu-xing) in traditional Chinese thought, as recorded in ancient and modern Chinese. Our analysis shows that: (1)SHUIin ancient Chinese is built around the conceptual metonymiesSHUIFOR FEATURES OF WATER,SHUIFOR BODY LIQUID andSHUIFOR BODIES OF WATER and the conceptual metaphors THOSE WITH FEATURES OF WATER ARESHUIand THOSE WITH FEATURES OFSHUI XINGARESHUI. (2)HUOin ancient Chinese is built around the metonymiesHUOFOR FEATURES OF FIRE andHUOFOR THE POWER/DESTRUCTION OF FIRE and the metaphors THOSE WITH FEATURES OF FIRE AREHUOand THOSE WITH FEATURES OFHUO XINGAREHUO. (3)SHUIandHUOin modern Chinese show an overall similarity with their ancient counterparts, the main differences being that the metaphor THOSE WITH FEATURES OFSHUI XINGARESHUIis absent from modern Chinese and that the metaphor THOSE WITH FEATURES OFHUO XINGAREHUOhas a much narrower coverage in modern Chinese. We discuss what this kind of selective inheritance suggests about the development of Chinese people’s conceptualization of the world.
Rahmenmodell der Arbeitsintensität als objektiv bestehende Anforderung
Authors: Rau Renate , Göllner Christian
Published: May 2018

Vor dem Hintergrund der Konzeption von Arbeitsintensität als objektive Anforderung, die durch den Arbeitsauftrag und seine Ausführungsbedingungen bestimmt ist, wird ein Rahmenmodell zur Arbeitsintensität vorgestellt. Darin wird Arbeitsintensität als Funktion von Arbeitsmenge pro verfügbarer Zeit und erforderlichem kognitivem Regulationsniveau bei der Aufgabenbewältigung betrachtet. Als zentrale Einflussfaktoren auf die verfügbare Zeit zur Aufgabenbearbeitung werden der Grad der Zeitbindung, Hindernisse bei der Aufgabenausführung sowie die vom Arbeitsauftrag zugelassenen Bewältigungsmöglichkeiten zeitlicher Engpässe angesehen. Um zu klären, ob es weitere modellrelevante Einflussfaktoren auf die verfügbare Zeit gibt, wurden problemzentrierte Interviews mit 18 Vertretern unterschiedlichster Berufe durchgeführt. Gefragt wurde nach der Beschreibung von Situationen, in denen Zeit- und Leistungsdruck erlebt wurde. Die Aussagen wurden mittels inhaltlich strukturierender qualitativer Inhaltsanalyse danach analysiert, ob Arbeitsbedingungen genannt wurden, die einen Einfluss auf die Arbeitsintensität, insbesondere die verfügbare Zeit haben. Im Ergebnis ließen sich die im Modell benannten Einflussfaktoren mit konkreten, im Alltag von Erwerbstätigen auftretenden Arbeitsbedingungen ausdifferenzieren und mit Subkategorien untersetzen. Zusätzlich wurden „soziale Einflüsse“ und „Leistungsvoraussetzungen“ als Einflussfaktoren extrahiert. Von diesen war nur eine Bedingung für das Modell relevant. Diese betraf aus den Leistungsvoraussetzungen die fehlende Zeit für Qualifizierung. Insgesamt kann das Rahmenmodell zur Arbeitsintensität die Konstruktion bedingungsbezogener Instrumente zur Erfassung von Arbeitsintensität unterstützen und bietet Ansatzpunkte für die Arbeitsgestaltung.
Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Chloroform Fraction of Platycerium Bifurcatum
Authors: Chinaka Ikpa Chinyere Benardette , Okwudili Onoja Samuel , Nkiru Dozie-Akaniro Ijeoma
Published: May 2018

The study investigated the bioactive constituents, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Platycerium bifucartum leaves. Chloroform fraction of P. bifurcatum was prepared by partitioning the ethanol extract with chloroform and water. The phytochemical analysis was carried out using standard methods. Fourier transformer-infrared (FT-IR) and Gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) were used in the characterization of the bioactive compounds. The antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the chloroform fraction were evaluated using standard protocols. The fourier transformer-infrared analysis showed the presence of C=O, OH, CHO, C-F and -NH functional groups. GC/MS characterization gave benzeneethaneamine (33.3%), 2-amino-1-(4-methylphenyl) propane (17.04%), hydroxyurea (30.26%) and epinephrine (13.26). The extract inhibited the growth of the bacterial isolates. The fraction exhibited antioxidant properties that were comparable with ascorbic acid. The presence of these compounds showed that the leaves of Platycerium bifurcatum can be used for the treatment of some bacterial diseases.
Antibacterial Activity of Bees Gut Lactobacilli against Paenibacillus Larvae In Vitro
Authors: Kačániová Miroslava , Gasper Jaroslav , Terentjeva Margarita , Kunová Simona , Kluz Maciej , Puchalski Czeslaw
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial activity of bees gastrointestinal Lactobacillus spp. of against Paenibacillus larvae. Content of the intestinal tract was cultured for isolation of Lactobacillus spp. Gut homogenates were plated on de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe agar (MRS, Oxoid) plates and incubated for 48-72h at 30°C anaerobically. Then, the identification of isolates with MALDI-TOF MS Biotyper was done. The bacterial strains Lactobacillus gasseri, L. amylovorus, L. kunkeei, L. fructivorans, Paenibacillus larvae were isolated from gut content of bees. The disc diffusion method was used for the determination of antimicrobial activities of the Lactobacillus supernatant against two strains of Paenibacillus larvae. The best antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus against Paenibacillus larvae from gut was found in L. gasseri supernatant. Lesser degree of antimicrobial activity against P. larvae was found in L. kunkeei supernatant. The strongest antibacterial activity against P. larvae CCM 4438 was found in L. gasseri and L. amylovorus and the least antibacterial activity was found in L. fructivorans.
Postural balance and neck angle changes in school children while carrying a traditional backpack versus a double-sided bag
Authors: Mosaad Dalia Mohammed , Abdel-aziem Amr Almaz
Published: May 2018

Study aim: This study compared the body balance and neck angle differences in children when carrying a traditional backpack versus a double-sided bag. Material and methods: By using the Biodex balance system and a three dimensional motion analysis system, the postural bal­ance and neck angles were assessed in 33 school children while carrying a traditional backpack or a double-sided bag, weigh­ing 15% of body weight. Results: The overall and anteroposterior stability indices were significantly higher when carrying a traditional backpack com­pared to no load and a double-sided bag (p < 0.05). The mediolateral stability index was significantly higher when carrying the traditional backpack and the double-sided bag compared to no load (p < 0.05). The craniohorizontal angle was significantly greater, and the craniovertebral angle and sagittal shoulder posture were significantly lesser when carrying the traditional back­pack compared to no load and the double-sided bag conditions (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Carrying the double-sided bag restores the body balance and head posture to a condition that is similar to the no load condition.
Phenolic composition and antioxidant potential of different organs of Kazakh Crataegus almaatensis Pojark: A comparison with the European Crataegus oxyacantha L. flowers
Authors: Bekbolatova Elmira , Kukula-Koch Wirginia , Baj Tomasz , Stasiak Natalia , Ibadullayeva Galiya , Koch Wojciech , Głowniak Kazimierz , Tulemissov Saken , Sakipova Zuriyadda , Boylan Fabio
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate polyphenolic composition of different parts (leaves, flowers and fruits) of Crataegus almaatensis Pojark, an endemic plant of Kazakhstan, and compare it to a well known European Crataegus oxyacantha L. flowers. A Qual-Quant analysis was performed based on HR-MS measurements on 22 secondary metabolites: flavonoids and phenolic acids. Another goal was to evaluate the antioxidant potency of hawthorn extracts which was expressed in the total phenolic content and DPPH scavenging potency tests. Leaf extracts from C. almaatensis were found to be the most rich in metabolites and the most active in antiradical tests (IC50 value of 48 μg/ml and TPC of 218 mg/g). The weakest potential was determined for the fruit extract of this species. According to the performed principal component analysis (PCA), the fruit extracts were not correlated with other organs of the plant, and the metabolites responsible for the extracts’ differentiation were cyanidin 3-glucoside and quetcetin 3-galactoside. Based on a high correlation factor, the flowers of the Kazakh species was found to be as rich in polyphenols as the European hawthorn. The results of this study indicate that C. almaatensis is a promising source of natural antioxidants.
A short assessment of social inequality through evolutionary lenses: Re-examining Marx and Weber (and Darwin as well)
Authors: Mesia-Montenegro Christian
Published: May 2018

This paper intends to provide a short assessment on how Marx and Weber approached social inequality. The assessment is conducted using evolutionary rationality. Even though Marx and Weber had seemingly contrasting approaches, I argue that in reality both are complementary and can be better understood using Darwinian evolutionary theory or “Universal Darwinism” as the locus in which the two rationalities described formation processes based on competition for the survival of social forces and the crafting of adaptive and advantageous strategies that allow for the synchronic and diachronic reproduction of social groups.
Children’s literature of the Soviet period as a source of philosophical ideas (case of Nikolai Nosov)
Authors: Beresneva Natalia , Vnutskikh Alexander
Published: May 2018

The relevance of the research is due to the interest of modern science in the successful experience of comprehending social reality and of social forecasting in forms nontrivial for systematic rational thinking. T topic is especially important in the context of global instability, in which human civilization has been living for the last decades. The main question is the possible existence of a critical philosophy in terms of the ideological pressure of the Soviet period. The author substantiates the hypothesis that children’s literature could be a form of free development of philosophical thinking, permissible in these circumstances. The research is of practical value to humanities scholars studying Soviet and post-Soviet period Russian culture, literature, philosophy, regardless of their theoretical and ideological orientations, since it examines the philosophical aspects in the works by the Soviet children’s writer Nikolai Nosov, author of trilogy about Dunno (rus. Neznajka), and not well-known abroad. The article justifies the opinion that Nosov’s creative heritage is underestimated both in Russian and foreign humanities and not sufficiently analyzed. Through the analysis of N. Nosov’s texts, undertaken by Russian and foreign scholars and publicists (among which L. Abdel-Rahim and L. Karawan deserve a special mention), implicit social and philosophical ideas are revealed, and the basic social forecasting is determined in relation to the society of ‘developed socialism’. Marxist philosophy had a significant impact on N. Nosov’s worldview; however, the writer is alien to the ideological blinders of the dominant forms of Soviet philosophy. Nosov’s Marxism in the form of popular ‘children’s’ discourse suddenly finds itself able to effectively implement critical and prognostic function of philosophy. Being decades ahead of Soviet ideologists and philosophers in this respect, N. Nosov convincingly showed the problem nature of ‘developed socialism’. An important diagnosis of this society and a forecast for its future is possible ‘breakdown’ of the historical process (despite scientific and technical achievements) due to the insufficient level of culture and consciousness, the immaturity of social relations.
Limits in sexual interaction: A liminality hotspot, rather than an explicit boundary? (the subjectivity of the boundary between wanted and unwanted sex)
Authors: Bianchi Gabriel , Fúsková Jana
Published: May 2018

Recent studies have used methods designed to obtain a precise quantitative assessment of sexual aggression, but these are based on the presumption of a normative psychological understanding of what the questionnaire items mean to respondents. This article takes a novel approach that is appropriate for analysing the ‘grey zone’ between wanted and unwanted sex as the key to obtaining a deeper understanding of the data on sexual violence. Stenner and Clinch (2013) developed the concept of “liminal hotspots”, which refer to liminal situations in which a rite of passage occurs from one recognised ‘structure’ to another. The article draws on in-depth interviews to examine the optimal and pessimal sexual encounters and contexts participants encounter in their sex lives. The main research question concerns how the boundary between wanted and unwanted sex is constructed. One important finding is that the concept of liminal hotspots can be used effectively to investigate the boundary between wanted and unwanted sex.
Investigation of Blocking Performance in GMPLS Networks
Authors: Goel Sandeep , Kaur Ranjit , Wason Amit
Published: May 2018

The call blocking is the most vital factor in generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS) Networks. Call blocking depends upon many factors such as traffic intensity, number of servers and number of links. Call blocking performance for GMPLS networks has been calculated in this paper by using a proposed mathematical model. The proposed model investigates the dependency of probability of call blocking upon the number of wavelengths and number of links. In the suggested model, the blocking performance of GMPLS network is improved.
CHALLENGES FOR THE UN AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS: THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION
Authors: Goga Harilla , Qirici Stefan
Published: May 2018

The article aims to put on the table the ongoing works of the United Nations Organization (its economic dimension) and others like World Trade Organization (WTO) being focused in their current and future challenges to build an effective and useful Multilateral Trading System (MTS). Apart from achievements and reforms undertaken, further ones - based on another approach: considering the diversity principle - are proposed in order to reach equitable and fair trading negotiations outcomes in benefits of all members.
Fracture Appearance of Steels in Transition: Experimental Observations and Measurements
Authors: McCowan C. N. , Lucon E. , Santoyo R. L.
Published: May 2018

Measuring the shear fracture appearance (SFA) of steel in the ductile-to-brittle transition region is challenging, largely because many modern steels have complicated mixtures of brittle and ductile fracture features that the carbon steels used to develop SFA measurements did not possess. Features of Charpy impact specimen fracture surfaces for nine different steels are reported here. The mixtures of ductile and brittle fracture surface features observed in the transition regions of these steels are presented in context with their instrumented impact data and fractographs illustrating the SFA measurements. The study then discusses the accuracy of the SFA measurements and suggests ways to improve them. These data can be used for future work focused on improving SFA measurements and will be of use to engineers interested in the ductile-to-brittle transition in steel and the fracture surface features related to it.
Avaliação em Saúde nos serviços de Atenção Primária no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: Nicola Tainá , Weis Pelegrini Alisia Helena
Published: May 2018

Objetivo: conhecer e sintetizar a produção científica sobre avaliação em saúde nos serviços de Atenção Primária à Saúde no Brasil. Métodos: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura realizada por meio de buscas nas bases de dados Scielo, Lilacs e Medline, em abril de 2017, utilizando como descritores: Avaliação em Saúde e Atenção Primária à Saúde. Resultados: fizeram parte da pesquisa 13 estudos realizados no Brasil. Foram elaboradas as categorias temáticas: Uso de instrumentos para Avaliação em Saúde e Avaliação do desempenho da Atenção Primária à Saúde. Considerações Finais: a avaliação em saúde é essencial para mensurar o desempenho do sistema de saúde, sendo uma ferramenta condutora de mudanças nos processos de atenção à saúde. O instrumento mais utilizado para avaliar é o PCATool. Destaca-se a Estratégia Saúde da Família como o modelo que apresenta melhores resultados quanto os atributos da APS e o desempenho geral da qualidade da atenção.
A CONSTITUIÇÃO DA PESQUISA EM POÉTICAS VISUAIS A PARTIR DE UMA EXPERIÊNCIA PESSOAL DE ATELIÊ
Authors: Perufo Mello Ricardo
Published: May 2018

Este artigo propõe-se como uma reflexão a partir das investigações que foram empreendidas durante Estágio Pós-Doutoral, em meio ao processo pictórico que elaborei enquanto artista/pesquisador na linha de Poéticas Visuais. A premissa foi a de que a pesquisa nesta linha deve contemplar os meandros de sua própria construção. Ou seja, estudos e análises são guiados pelos desdobramentos do trabalho de ateliê e, simultaneamente, fornecem os parâmetros para a continuidade desse próprio processo.THE CONSTITUTION OF RESEARCH IN VISUAL POETICS THROUGH PERSONAL STUDIO EXPERIENCE Abstract: This article proposes critical reflection about the investigations that were carried out during my postdoctoral research course [internship], in which I developed my pictorial process as an artist/researcher in the line of research visual poetics. This line is based on the premise that such research considers the intricacies involved in its own construction. That is, the analyses and studies are guided by the unfolding of the studio work which, simultaneously, supplies the parameters for the continuation of the process itself.
O ESPAÇO TRANSFRONTEIRIÇO E TRANSIDENTITÁRIO NA OBRA DE GUILLERMO GÓMEZ-PEÑA
Authors: Selistre Jacks Ricardo , Blanca Rosa Maria
Published: May 2018

O presente estudo busca através da obra do artista mexicano/chicano Guillermo Gómez-Peña, discutir as ideias acerca dos deslocamentos identitários e fronteiriços, de modo a compreendê-los e questioná-los como construções sociais, assim analisando de que maneira o artista em suas obras solapa as  concepções hegemônicas do meio artístico, social e fronteiriço a fim de compreender como o sistema identitário e fronteiriço se constitui na contemporaneidade. TRANSBORDER AND TRANSIDENTITY SPACE IN THE WORK OF GUILLERMO GÓMEZ-PEÑA Abstract: This paper seeks to discuss, in the artwork by Mexican/Chicano artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña, ideas concerning identity and border displacements, in order to understand and question them as social constructions, thus analysing in which way his work undermines hegemonic conceptions of art, social and border milieus, and to understand how border and identity systems are being constituted at this time.
JAZIDA: ENTRE LIVROS, COLEÇÕES, CONSTELAÇÕES E DESCOBERTAS
Authors: Gomes Sacco Helene
Published: May 2018

O texto apresenta e busca refletir sobre a proposição JAZIDA, desenvolvida pelo grupo de pesquisadores do projeto Lugares-Livro: dimensões poéticas e materiais (CNPq/UFPEL). Tal proposição iniciou como estratégia de autodescoberta por via de um pequeno levantamento pessoal de bibliografia e seguiu com a criação de diálogos entre os participantes e da formação de constelações de referências, como um desenho invisível de conexão entre os membros do grupo. Ao analisar os resultados procura pensar no porquê escrever um livro, e no valor dado à leitura e escrita. Destaca a importância da formação de acervos de livros ao apresentar a experiência artística de colagem coletiva nos tapumes da obra de construção da Biblioteca de Ciências Humanas da UFPEL em 22 abril de 2015, véspera do dia Mundial do Livro.  MINE: BETWEEN BOOKS, COLLECTIONS, CONSTELLATIONS AND DISCOVERIESAbstract: This papel presents and reflects on the proposition JAZIDA (MINE), developed by the group of researchers on the project Book-Places: poetic dimensions and materials (CNPq/UFPEL). The proposition began as a strategy for self-discovery by means of a small personal survey of bibliographies, followed by the creation of dialogues between participants and the forming of constellations of references, a kind of invisible drawing of the connections between members of the group. In analyzing the results, I consider reasons why I am writing a book, and the value given to reading and writing. I highlight the importance of book collections as I present the artistic experiences involving group collages that were made on the boards isolating and surrounding the construction site of the Library of Human Sciences of UFPEL, on April 22, 2015, on the eve of World Book Day.
The use of International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) in Postoperative Care of a Patient Diagnosed with a Spinal Cord Tumor
Authors: Kołtuniuk Aleksandra , Gnatowska Gabriela , Żurczak Majka , Pytel Aleksandra , Rosińczuk Joanna
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Spinal canal tumors are divided into intradural or extradural. Depending on the location, their symptoms differ and the prognosis depends on many variables. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used as a diagnostic tool facilitating diagnosis of proliferative lesions of the spinal canal, and the surgical treatment is most commonly used treatment for tumors located in the spinal canal.Case Report. A 58 year-old patient diagnosed with Intradural extramedullary schwannoma located on the left side of the spinal canal at the L3 level was admitted to the Neurosurgery Clinic based on a referral for surgical treatment. Before surgery, the patient complained about pain in the lumbar region radiating to the lower limbs, feeling of numbness and tingling of the lower left limb for about 2 months and recurring constipation.Discussion. Patient care after surgery on the spinal cord must be comprehensive. Nursing and therapeutic care should be adopted to the individual needs of the patient following the recommendations.Conclusions. The case of the patient after surgical removal of the spinal canal tumor indicated the difficulties the patient struggled with. Main nursing care activities provided the patient with assistance in meeting his physiological needs, performing daily activities and helping to return to good physical condition. The acquired knowledge contributed to improving the daily functioning and coping with difficult situations. All the actions taken in this field brought the intended effect. (JNNN 2017;6(3):120–125)
Assessment of Mental State — Selected Measuring Tools in Neurogeriatrics
Authors: Biercewicz Monika , Fidecki Wiesław , Wysokiński Mariusz , Haor Beata , Głowacka Mariola , Kędziora-Kornatowska Kornelia
Published: May 2018

Complete Cerebral Assessment (CGA) involves the assessment of a neurological patient in four basic areas where performance capacity, physical health, mental health, as well social and environmental factors are taken into account. Specially prepared research tools (scales, questionnaires) can be used to assess individual CGA components, which significantly facilitate it and influence its credibility. In addition, they allow to verify changes in patient’s condition over time, in the category of improvement or deterioration, and also help in the exchange of quantitative (clinical) information between health care providers. Based on the literature, there have been discussed the most frequently applied scales used to assess the mental state of neurogeriatric patients. There have been presented data of metrics such as Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS), Clock Drawing Test (CDT), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). (JNNN 2017;6(3):130–133)
Involvement of the Nurse in the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke — Knowledge of Nurses from the Stroke Unit
Authors: Zych Justyna , Korzekwa Piotr
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Stroke units are wards created to provide specialized care after stroke. Comprehensiveness of actions taken according to the latest recommendation is a priority. A nurse plays an important role at every stage of therapeutic activities. The actions taken by her should be based on the EBNP (Evidence Based Nursing Practice) and cover all aspects of care of the patient after stroke. By using up-to-date results of scientific studies in practice, the patient has been guaranteed the highest quality of care and safety.Aim. In this study there has been discussed the issue of knowledge of the nursing staff from the Stroke Unit in the context of theoretical and practical information related to stroke.Material and Methods. The research was conducted among 26 nurses from the Neurology and Stroke Unit. The diagnostic survey method was used. The research tool was an authorial questionnaire.Results. Non-modifiable risk factors of stroke were indicated by 77% of people. The set of tests used to diagnose stroke was indicated by 15.4% of the respondents. A physical examination was often omitted. The recombinant plasminogen activator (rt-PA), as a medicine was marked by 52% participants, whereas as a medicine used for treatment was indicated by 32% of them. The meaning of the term thrombolysis is known by 100% of individuals, however, the possibility of performing intra-arterial thrombolysis was indicated by 30% of respondents. The recombinant plasminogen activator (rt-PA), as a medicine used in the thrombolysis was chosen by 43.5% respondents, and streptokinase by 39% of them. The sources of knowledge include professional work (54%), education (27%), trainings (19%). Conducting education among the patients is declared by 96% of the respondents.Conclusions. 1) Knowledge of the nurses from the Stroke Unit on the basic matters regarding stroke is at a good level. 2) Knowledge of the nurses is mainly based on their personal experience. 3) Theoretical basics regarding new treatment techniques should be strengthened. 4) There is a need to organize courses to update the gained knowledge on new guidelines and information regarding the new scientific research. (JNNN 2017;6(4):150–156)
The Impact of Ilness Acceptance on Quality of Life of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis — Preliminary Study
Authors: Rosińczuk Joanna , Rychła Katarzyna , Bronowicka Joanna , Kołtuniuk Aleksandra
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that often changes the life of a patient and his or her immediate family. The lack of aetiology, young age and the inability to control the dynamics of disease development and the lack of complete cure are factors impeding the acceptance of the disease.Aim. Evaluation of the effect of disease acceptance on quality of life (QOL) of MS patients.Material and Methods. The study was conducted among 128 people (93 women and 35 men) with MS using a shortened quality of life questionnaire of The World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF), as well as the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) and the Author’s Own Survey (AOS). The research project was approved by the Bioethics Committee of Wrocław Medical University (no. KB-444/2016). The research material was subjected to statistical analysis using the Statistica program version 13.1.Results. Analysis of the research material revealed that only one in three respondents was satisfied or very satisfied with their health condition, the lowest respondents rated the quality of their lives in the somatic domain, every fourth respondent does not accept his or her own disease, the higher the level of disease acceptance, the higher the score obtained in the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire.Conclusions. The level of disease acceptance significantly affects QOL patients with MS. (JNNN 2017;6(4):157–162)
Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients Recovering after a Cerebral Stroke
Authors: Kulina Dorota , Chomicka Anna , Fidecki Wiesław , Wysokiński Mariusz Wysokiński , Chruściel Paweł , Zdanowicz Tomasz
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Quality of life (QOL) has been defined as a person’s perception of their social, cultural and self-worth position in the society and its effect on the person’s goals, expectations and apprehensions in life. It is a wide-ranging concept including physical health, mental state, level of independence and social relationships.Aim. The aim of the study was to asses the quality of life of patients after a cerebral stroke.Material and Methods. The study was carried out in a group of 106 patients after a cerebral stroke and hospitalized in the neurological ward. The age of the patients was ranged 32–90 years (mean age 59.12±13.04). Females constituted 56.00% of the studied group. The majority of patients were married (57.55%). The study material was obtained with the use of WHOQOL-Bref scale and Barthel scale.Results. The patients’ assessment of their general quality of life was at a mean level of 3.18±0.943 and their assessment of the state of health was 2.96±0.94. Distribution of the mean values in specific domains of life was as follows: social (55.00±21.61), environmental (54.23±16.67), somatic (53.89±18.17), psychological (46.53±17.23). Evaluation of the patients with Barthel scale classified the majority of them into Category II (51.90%), while Category I included 41.50% of patients; only 6.60% were in the worst state and qualified for Category III.Conclusions. Self-assessment of the patients recovering from a cerebral stroke was at a reduced level. The patients’ functional agility significantly affected their assessment of the quality of life. The type of stroke, education and place of living had a considerable effect on self-assessment of the quality of life in the patients recovering from a cerebral stroke. (JNNN 2017;6(4):163–169)
Quality of Life and the Degree of Disease Acceptance In Patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Authors: Kazimierska-Zając Magdalena , Dymarek Robert , Rosińczuk Joanna
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) belong to a group of rare genetic diseases. They are characterized by the multiplicity of symptoms, of which the most characteristic is limb ataxia and dysarthria. The disease progresses over time, leading to severe disability. So far an effective method of treating SCA has not been invented.Aim. The main purpose was to analyze the quality of life and the level of disease acceptance in patients with SCA.Material and Methods. The study included 70 patients with the average duration of SCA of approximately 13 years. The age of patients ranged from 26 to 81 years (mean 50±10 years). All participants were examined using the Acceptance Illness Scale (AIS) and the Health Survey (SF-36). Statistically significant differences in the degree of disease acceptance were observed in patients who differed in terms of education level and gender.Results. In the physical sphere, women assessed their life quality more favorably than men (p=0.040), however, men declared better scores in bodily pain (p=0.017). It was observed that, in the sphere of mental health, men were more peaceful, and women were believed in deterioration of their health condition (p=0.039). Patients with SCA exhibit a very low level of both, disease acceptance and the quality of life. Women worse than men accept the disease, and they feel useless more often. The higher level of disease acceptance is shown by patients with higher education than those with vocational education. An interpersonal relationships get worse, especially among men, however, women often feel useless. Patients with SCA rate their life quality very low.Conclusions. It is necessary to educate patients, their caregivers, medical staff in order to develop desirable health behaviors. Understanding this rare disease will help improve the quality of life and therefore will improve the level of disease acceptance. (JNNN 2018;7(1):12–21)
Ways to Deal with Back Pain Among Patients Treated in the Neurosurgery Ward
Authors: Piszczatowska Ewa , Chorąży Monika , Snarska Katarzyna Krystyna , Kulikowski Grzegorz
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Lumbar spine pain syndromes are a widespread problem that leads to lowering the quality of life and significant limitations of social, occupational and social life. Pharmacotherapy is often used as a remedy, and so is rehabilitation treatment. However, in chronic and traumatic cases, the best solution is surgery that removes the direct cause of pain.Aim. The aim of the study was to evaluate methods of dealing with the disease in patients with spinal pain, to determine the factors affecting the pain of the spine, to assess the severity of the pain before and after surgery using the VAS scale.Material and Methods. The study included 100 patients hospitalised in the neurosurgery ward. The study involved 41 women and 59 men. The average age was 54 years. The survey questionnaire was used for the questionnaire survey.Results. The study covered 41% of women and 59% of men. The average age was 54 years. The average duration of pain was 9.97±5.02 years. Most often the pain was located in the lumbar spine 71% and cross-section 71%. The most common method of coping with the disease was style oriented to experience emotions and passivity (x=1.18), to search for the best solutions (x=1.04), to solve the problem (x=0.95), avoidance (x=0.82). People who prefer a problem-oriented style were characterized by a significantly higher level of well-being.Conclusions. Spinal pain is chronic. Pain is most commonly occur in lumbosacralis. Overweight and obesity are an important risk factor for spinal pain. In the study group the problem concerned 53% and 36% of cases respectively. It has not been found that the type of work significantly increases the level of ailments experienced. The respondents stated that spinal pain increased when bending (78%), 78% when lifting heavy objects, 72% when remaining in the sitting or standing position — 68%. Spinal pain limits occupational activity, performing household and family responsibilities, social life, doing sports. Spinal pain reduces one’s well-being. The surgical treatment significantly reduced the level of pain experienced. (JNNN 2018;7(1):22–32)
Legal Determination of Brain Death — Polish Perspective
Authors: Mąkosa Jakub , Wysokiński Mariusz , Fidecki Wiesław , Kuszplak Kamil
Published: May 2018

The beginning of 2017 brought major changes in the legal norms concerning the declaration of permanent irreversible cessation of brain activity (brain death) and irreversible cardiac arrest before organ donation. The article presents changes that have occurred in this area and compares them with the previous regulations. As part of this study, a legal interpretation was also presented along with instructions on how to correctly apply the new regulations. (JNNN 2018;7(1):46–49)
Contemporary, Inc.
Authors: Martin Theodore
Published: May 2018

This essay traces the century-long history of contemporary literature as a field of study in English departments. Showing how prior debates about the scholarly status of contemporary literature coincided with both changing disciplinary methodologies and the changing political landscape of the university, the essay argues that prevailing anxieties about the study of the contemporary today are central to explaining the emergence of a new kind of contemporary novel.
Selma and the Place of Fiction in Historical Films
Authors: Knapp Jeffrey
Published: May 2018

Every historical film must contend with the possibility that its viewers will be scandalized by its mixture of fact and fiction, but no recent historical film has faced such pressure to justify its hybrid nature as Selma has, in large part because no recent film has taken on so momentous and controversial a historical subject: the civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. The renewed urgency of the issues Selma dramatizes, along with the film’s own commitment to the “moral certainty” of the civil rights movement, helps explain why Selma wavers in a self-defense that links the fictionality of its historical reenactments to the purposely theatrical element of the marches themselves. But politics are not the only problem for fiction in Selma, and to show why, this essay compares Selma to an earlier historical film, The Westerner (1940), that openly flaunts the commercial nature of its fictionality.
Genome-Wide Search for Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling Important Plant and Flower Traits in Petunia Using an Interspecific Recombinant Inbred Population ofPetunia axillarisandPetunia exserta
Authors: Cao Zhe , Guo Yufang , Yang Qian , He Yanhong , Fetouh Mohammed I , Warner Ryan M , Deng Zhanao
Published: May 2018

A major bottleneck in plant breeding has been the much limited genetic base and much reduced genetic diversity in domesticated, cultivated germplasm. Identification and utilization of favorable gene loci or alleles from wild or progenitor species can serve as an effective approach to increasing genetic diversity and breaking this bottleneck in plant breeding. This study was conducted to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) in wild or progenitor petunia species that can be used to improve important horticultural traits in garden petunia. An F7 recombinant inbred population derived between Petunia axillaris and P. exserta was phenotyped for plant height, plant spread, plant size, flower counts, flower diameter, flower length, and days to anthesis in Florida in two consecutive years. Transgressive segregation was observed for all seven traits in both years. The broad-sense heritability estimates for the traits ranged from 0.20 (days to anthesis) to 0.62 (flower length). A genome-wide genetic linkage map consisting of 368 single nucleotide polymorphism bins and extending over 277 cM was searched to identify QTL for these traits. Nineteen QTL were identified and localized to five linkage groups. Eleven of the loci were identified consistently in both years; several loci explained up to 34.0% and 24.1% of the phenotypic variance for flower length and flower diameter, respectively. Multiple loci controlling different traits are co-localized in four intervals in four linkage groups. These intervals contain desirable alleles that can be introgressed into commercial petunia germplasm to expand the genetic base and improve plant performance and flower characteristics in petunia.
Risk Factors for Diabetic Foot in Tetouan, Morocco - A Case-Control Study
Authors: AOUFI Hicham , MOUWAFAQ Safouane , LIKOS A , MAAROUFI Abderrahmane
Published: May 2018

Introduction Diabetes is a globally major public health problem. Its evolution is insidious and silent before the appearance of serious complications as a consequence in terms of morbidity than of mortality. Complications in the feet are among the most frequent and feared. This study helps identify factors associated with diabetic foot in diabetic patients in the province of Tetouan in public and private sector.
Methods This is a case-control study in which 136 diabetic patients monitored in the public and private sector in the province of Tetouan were chosen. 68 patients had diabetic foot and 68 were diabetic patients without this complication. Data were collected from patients’ records and supplemented by interviews. The factors compared between the two groups were socio-demographic, biological and related to diabetes and lifestyle. These risk factors were determined by bivariate and multivariate analyses.
Results Statistically significant associations were found between diabetic foot and several factors including: the irregular monitoring of patients: ORadjusted = 7.7 [1.9-23], the rate of glycated hemoglobin: ORadjusted = 1.7 [1.2-2.3], diabetes duration: ORadjusted = 1.2 [1.03-1.26], and physical activity ORadjusted = 1.1 [0.02-0.9]. However, no association was found between diabetic foot and the level of education or occupation.
Conclusion To prevent the development of diabetic foot, more attention should be given to diabetic patients whose diabetes duration is long, patient monitoring should be regular and diabetes control should be optimal. In addition, physical activity is recommended for diabetic patients as part of promoting healthy lifestyles