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Embodied Ecumenical Eco-spirituality: Revised Christian Attitudes Toward the Creation
Authors: Skjoldager-Nielsen Kim
Published: May 2021

This article argues that what is currently perceived as an ecological turn in Christian theology is actually a re-turn to ancient beliefs going back at least one thousand years. These eco-theologies lend themselves in embodied ways to the fight against climate change. To prove its point, this essay does a literary study of selected texts by prominent theologians' and thinkers' ecologies. To establish an equity among female and male theologists, this essay has chosen two women and two men. To obtain some geographical diversity, it includes one North American, one Swede, one German, and one Latin American; two are Catholic, two are Protestant. They are brought together across space and time in an ecumenical dialogue. They are Hildegard von Bingen, Olov Hartman, Pope Francis, and Sallie McFague. Applying theatricality and performativity, in combination with Hjalmar Sundén's psychological role-playing theory and understanding of worship- and spirituality-driven identity-formation as the basis for an embodied ecumenical eco-spiritual program. At the end of the article, this program is outlined.
Does Faith Dismiss Performance? Observations on the Cult of Muthappan in Northern Kerala
Authors: Pereira Filipe
Published: May 2021

A living god from North Kerala, Muthappan attracts a wide range of Hindu believers, mostly due to his unconventionality and transgressiveness. But the large masses of followers, seeking individual blessings to satisfy their faith, induce deviations in the ritual sequence, especially to its length, which acts against the establishment of a liminal condition, the attainment of flow, and the achievement of communitas. In addition, the new devotees worship the teyyam at home according to models of Brahmanical temple ceremonies, thus jeopardizing the specificity—and anti-structural character—of the teyyam tradition. In both situations, faith, and an increased religious fervor, seem to act against the performance of the ritual.
Ritual, Community Preservation, and Environment in Theyyam Performance
Authors: Madathil Sathyabhama
Published: May 2021

Theyyam is a uniquely pantheistic art form, and its performance has endured the threat of environmental change and cultural displacement. The perspectives of Theyyam performers has undergone a paradigm shift in recent years. Theyyam artists today are compelled to perform in a way that is not limited to local spaces but that can reach more mainstream audiences. The COVID-19 pandemic, too, has had an adverse economic impact on performers, whose principal livelihood is farming. Hence, contemporary performers have been seeking variations of practice that do not give up Theyyam's sociocultural essence.
The Ethical Conundrum of a Jewish and Democratic State
Authors: Ellenson David
Published: May 2021

Critics charge that the humanistic views expressed by the founders of Israel through its Declaration of Independence have been diminished and that an antidemocratic virus has taken root in the State in recent years. Examination of Megillat Ha'atzmaut, the Israeli Declaration of Independence; the debates that swirled around it at the formation of the state; and the concurrent views of Rabbi Isaac Halevi Herzog on the issue of Israel as a democratic state reveals that these disagreements about the character of Israel as being both “Jewish and democratic” are rooted in ideological positions present in Israel's first years. A failure to resolve them so that democratic values can be affirmed remains an ongoing challenge to the nation.
Theological Hermeneutics, Exegesis, and J. R. Daniel Kirk’s A Man Attested by God
Authors: Leim Joshua
Published: May 2021

J. R. Daniel Kirk’s book A Man Attested by God attempts to undermine recent arguments for “early high Christology” in general and “divine” Christology in the synoptics more particularly. This essay judges Kirk’s study to obscure the narrative Christologies of the Synoptics more than it illumines them, exhibiting the pitfalls of exegesis inattentive to three interrelated disciplines: recent hermeneutical developments, literary and historical details in the texts under discussion, and the church’s precise theological grammar.
Hebrews as Participatory Exegesis
Authors: Ribbens Benjamin J.
Published: May 2021

Matthew Levering and Hans Boersma have outlined participatory or sacramental exegesis as the approach the church fathers used to interpret Scripture, in particular to interpret the Old Testament in light of the New Testament. This article summarizes sacramental exegesis and then explores how Hebrews interprets the Old Testament in a similar way, viewing Old Testament events and people as sacramenta to the New Testament reality (res). Using Hebrews’ discussion of sacrifice, rest, and sonship as examples, the article demonstrates how Hebrews shares the same interpretive patterns as sacramental exegesis and how participatory readings of Hebrews have interpretive power to resolve tensions existing in contemporary Hebrews scholarship.
Between Service and Scripture: A Qualitative Study of Missional Hermeneutics
Authors: Mckinzie Greg , Cevallos Carlos , Ramirez-Johnson Johnny
Published: May 2021

Using a qualitative research method known as narrative inquiry, the authors undertake an exercise in empirical hermeneutics in a Latino church context in order to explore the formative effects of participation in mission on biblical interpreters. The analysis leads to the construction of a twofold hermeneutical model that provisionally answers our research question: the relationship between participants’ experiences of mission and their understandings of the Bible seems to consist of dynamics designated as missional emplotment and narrative fusion.
Corpus, experimental and modeling investigations of cross-linguistic differences in pronoun resolution preferences
Authors: Schulz Miriam , Burnett Heather , Hemforth Barbara
Published: May 2021

We investigate the impact of syntactic alternatives on pronoun resolution in ambiguous constructions in English and French. Previous research detected language-specific preferences in pronoun resolution in utterances of the type “The postman met the streetsweeper before he went home”. These preferences have been attributed to the interaction of information structural and syntactic constraints inducing a subject bias on the one hand, and Gricean reasoning processes taking into account alternative syntactic constructions on the other hand. A corpus study of four English and French corpora shows that an alternative construction which takes a subject antecedent (“The postman met the streetsweeper before going home”) is much less frequent in spoken English than French. A Rational Speech Act (RSA) model with corpus frequencies integrated as language-specific costs on the use of each construction makes empirical predictions for pronoun resolution preferences in French and English for sentences with “avant”/“before” which have been tested before but also for sentences with “après”/“after” which have not been tested so far. New experimental data show a very good fit of the model predictions for pronoun resolution preferences in English as well as for the differences in antecedent choices between French and English. However, experimental data showing differences in antecedent choices between French sentences with “après” and “avant” deviate from model predictions, indicating that more factors need to be taken into account. The combination of Bayesian modeling, corpus analyses and experimental data shows that RSA models can make relevant and falsifiable predictions for cross-linguistic variation in processing.
n. 17 - A POLÍTICA DE FINANCIAMENTO DA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL E A INCIDÊNCIA DOS MOVIMENTOS SOCIAIS
Authors: Bezerra Lima Maria Carmem , De Sousa Lima Carmen Lúcia , Da Silva Fontineles Isabel Cristina
Published: May 2021

Este artigo apresenta a incidência dos movimentos sociais sobre a política de financiamento da primeira etapa da Educação Básica, com foco nos Fóruns de Educação Infantil e no Movimento Interfóruns de Educação Infantil do Brasil (MIEIB). Trata-se de um trabalho de revisão bibliográfica que se apoiou em teóricos como Flores (2010), Bassi (2011), Santos (2015), dentre outros. Coloca-se em discussão as contribuições do Fundeb para a ampliação da Educação Infantil, o papel dos movimentos sociais nas lutas empreendidas em defesa do financiamento para essa etapa da educação e as disputas e tensões que marcaram a aprovação do novo Fundeb. Ao final, conclui-se que a participação dos fóruns e do MIEIB nesse processo, por meio de ações como audiências públicas, seminários, reuniões, manifestos, etc., inclusive no contexto da pandemia que, neste caso, se deu pela via das redes sociais, foi de fundamental importância para que aprovássemos o Fundeb como uma política permanente.
Apropriação da cultura digital sob a utilização de memes: Produzir e ocupar espaços nas redes sociais em prol do ensino de línguas
Authors: Santos Carolina Favaretto , Ferreira Cláudia Cristina
Published: May 2021

Em tempos de pandemia, sobretudo, as tecnologias digitais têm contribuído para ministrarmos aulas remotas tanto na modalidade síncrona, como assíncrona, buscando promover benefícios ao contexto educacional e os envolvidos no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, além de diversificar e inovar as aulas. A proposta deste artigo é dialogar sobre a cultura digital, as contribuições e os desdobramentos desses recursos auxiliares no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras/adicionais a partir de memes e sob o viés da associação de língua e cultura. Além de reflexões teóricas, sugerimos exemplos de propostas didáticas para professores adaptarem ao seu contexto profissional, de acordo com o perfil e as necessidades dos aprendizes. Para tanto, a respeito da indissociabilidade de língua e cultura, valemo-nos dos preceitos de Araújo e Figueiredo (2015), Durão (1999, 2002), Ferreira (2018, 2020), Ferreira e Durão (2020). Por sua vez, a respeito de memes, baseamo-nos em Anecleto e Filha (2017), Calixto (2019), Cani (2019), Recuero (2006), Shifman (2014) e Wiggins (2019). Podemos concluir que as tecnologias digitais requerem capacitação por parte de professores e alunos, objetivos bem delineados e adaptados ao contexto de ensino, além de criatividade e abertura para navegar nesse universo lúdico, inovador e repleto de possibilidades.
“Já pode ir?”: Primeiras imagens da língua alemã entre estudantes de alemão para fins profissionais
Authors: De Freitas Alessandra , Cursino Carla Alessandra
Published: May 2021

O presente trabalho é um recorte de uma investigação, de base qualitativa e com enfoque interpretativo, com um grupo de enfermeiros que aprendem a língua alemã para fins profissionais, na qual examinamos seus desenhos com o intuito de perceber quais imagens do idioma alemão eles possuem. Neste primeiro momento, discutimos o ensino de línguas para fins profissionais, com base em Kuhn (2007) e Prikoszovits (2017) e fundamentamos a concepção do curso em questão de alemão para a área da enfermagem. Por fazermos uso de métodos visuais como procedimento metodológico, ocupamo-nos da reflexão dos diferentes sentidos dos conceitos de imagem e representação (BOHUNOVSKY, 2005; COELHO; SIMÕES, 2017; DIAS, 2007) e do desenho como objeto de análise (MELO-PFEIFER; SIMÕES, 2017). Analisamos três produções visuais, levando em conta não só os ícones presentes, bem como expressões verbais que os acompanham e também comentários feitos pelos aprendizes ao exibirem suas ilustrações. Na análise pudemos perceber que as imagens da língua alemã podem ser interpretadas a partir de três categorias: i) a língua enquanto imagem cultural associada a um único país; ii) língua como objeto de ensino-aprendizagem e de sucesso profissional e, iii) língua enquanto objeto afetivo e de projeção pessoal.
Prevalence of Cannabinoid Use in Patients With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Authors: Deckey David G. , Lara Nina J. , Gulbrandsen Matthew T. , Hassebrock Jeffrey D. , Spangehl Mark J. , Bingham Joshua S.
Published: May 2021

Introduction:

State legalization and widespread marketing efforts have increased the accessibility and consumption of off-label, non–FDA-approved, cannabinoid (CBD) products. Although clinical evidence is largely absent for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain, patients are experimenting with these products in efforts to relieve joint pain. Assessment of the prevalence, perceived efficacy compared with other nonsurgical modalities, and usage patterns is warranted. The purpose of this study was to report the prevalence and perceived self-efficacy of CBD products in patients with symptomatic hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods:

Two-hundred consecutive patients presenting with painful hip or knee OA were surveyed at their initial evaluation at a large academic center. Using Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) scores, survey questions assessed perceived pain and effectiveness of CBD products, in addition to other nonsurgical treatment modalities. Chart review provided demographic factors. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the data.

Results:

Of the 200 patients (80 hip OA, 108 knee OA, and 12 both), 66% were female, and average age was 67 years (range 36 to 89 years). Twenty-four percent (48/200) of patients endorsed use of CBD products before their presentation. The average presenting SANE score (range 0 to 100) for non-CBD users was 50.8 compared with 41.3 among CBD users (P = 0.012). Sixty percent of patients learned about CBD through friends, and 67% purchased CBD directly from a dispensary. Oral tinctures (43%) and topical applications (36%) were the most commonly used forms. In addition, 8% of participants in this study had tried marijuana for their pain.

Conclusion:

A 24% incidence of CBD usage was found among patients presenting with hip or knee OA. No significant perceived benefit of CBD use seems to exist compared with its nonuse, as patients who used CBD reported significantly worse SANE and visual analogue scale scores than nonusers at baseline. Follow-up studies are warranted to assess these findings.
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of E-Learning Materials for FFL with Adobe Captivate Software
Authors: Alabay Sercan , Baştürk Mehmet
Published: May 2021

Developing technology has significantly affected the education and training process as it is in all areas of life. In today’s society, smart phones, tablets and computers which almost every individual owns have facilitated access to information, and besides classical teaching methods, technology-supported or technology-based education activities have also become a part of the process. E-learning tools are important tools by which technology is included in the education and training process. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic which has been experienced around the world since the beginning of 2020 has revealed the importance of e-learning materials more. The aim of this study, carried out in the light of the information given above, is to develop, apply and evaluate Adobe Captivate, one of the most used e-learning software worldwide, for use in the French teaching process. The study was carried out in an experimental model. The universe of the study consisted of 53 French preparatory class students. The achievement test developed by the researcher was used as the data collection tool of the research. The data obtained as a result of the pre-test and post-test applications showed that the use of Adobe Captivate positively affected the general language competency of the students.
Building Consumer Trust in Cosmetic Advertisements: The Effect of Model Ethnicity and Brand Origin
Authors: Lee Bomi , Childs Michelle
Published: May 2021

Cosmetic brands typically seek growth opportunities and advertising in the international market. The objectives of this study are to test the differences in consumers’ trust responses based on advertising factors, the moderating role of ad appeal in this relationship, and the subsequent impact on consumers’ purchase behavior. Results show that Asian models are considered more trustworthy than Caucasian models in cosmetic advertisements; however, a US brand is considered more trustworthy when compared with an Asian brand. The impact of model ethnicity and brand origin on advertising trust differs based on levels of ad appeal.
Effect of Fungus Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P. Karst. on Occurrence and Development of False Heartwood and Rot in Fagus sylvatica L. Round Wood
Authors: Arač Krunoslav , Kranjec Orlović Jelena , Diminić Danko
Published: May 2021

Common beech is one of the most widespread and important European tree species, widely used in timber industry and for energy production. Under specific set of complex factors, it facutatetivly develops false heartwood, which considerably decreases market demand and value of processed logs. Due to its properties, false heartwood is more susceptible to attack of wood decay fungi, which leads to further loss of wood quality and value. One of the most common fungi able to cause heart rot in beech is Meripilus giganteus, known for its spread in the basal parts of the tree, where it can affect most valuable sections of round wood. The aims of this study were to monitor the distribution of fungus and appearance of its fruiting bodies in research area, and to analyze the extent of fungus impact on shape and size of false heartwood and occurrence and length of rot in infected trees, while taking into account the observed stem damage as a possible influential factor. Fruiting bodies occurrence, life span and position on a tree were monitored during a six-year period. For trees with confirmed infection, stem damage was evaluated and appointed to one of four size classes. False heartwood shape and share in associated stem cross-section were observed and measured on 1–4 cross-sections per tree at different heights, and compared between infected and uninfected trees. If present, length of wood decay extent on butt-log was measured. The obtained results confirmed increased susceptibility of mature trees to infection, which seemed to occur mostly via roots from where mycelium spread into stem base. It was found that Meripilus giganteus has a significant impact on enlargement and change of FH shape from cloud- to star-like, up to approximately 5 m of the stem height, thus causing devaluation of the first assortments. The presence of rot was confirmed on the majority of infected trees, extending averagely 0.5 m into the first processed log, causing the loss of utilizable volume and thus the value of round wood. Stem damage category showed no significant effect on false heartwood or rot, supporting the prevailing impact of the fungus.
The Effect of Yarding Technique on Yarding Productivity and Cost
Authors: Spinelli Raffaele , Magagnotti Natascia , Cosola Giulio , Labelle Eric R. , Visser Rien , Erber Gernot
Published: May 2021

Cable yarding is a well establish technology for the extraction of timber in steep terrain. However, it is encumbered with relatively low productivity and high costs, and as such this technology needs to adapt and progress to remain viable. The development of biomass as a valuable byproduct, and the availability of processors to support yarder operations, lend themselves to increasing the level of whole-tree extraction. Double-hitch carriages have been developed to allow for full suspension of whole-tree and tree-length material. This study compared a standard single-hitch to a double-hitch carriage under controlled conditions, namely in the same location using the same yarder with downhill extraction. As expected, the double-hitch carriage took longer to load up (+14%), but was able to achieve similar productivity (10–11 m3 per productive machine hour) through increased inhaul speed (+15%). The importance of this study is that it demonstrates both the physical and economic feasibility of moving to whole-tree extraction using the double-hitch type carriage for longer corridors, for settings with limited deflection, or areas with lower tolerance for soil disturbance.
ON A CLASS OF FUNCTIONS OF COMPLEX ORDER
Authors: HALIM S. ABDUL
Published: May 2021

Denote by $\mathcal{R} (b)$, the class of normalized analytic functions f which satisfies $\text{Re}(1 十 \frac{1}{b}(f'(z)-1)) >0$, for $z\in D =\{z:|z|<1\}$ and $b$ a non-zero complex number. In this paper, some results concerning functions belonging to this class are being considered.
POSITIVE SOLUTIONS IN AN ANNULUS FOR NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ON A MEASURE CHAIN
Authors: CHYAN CHUAN-JEN , HENDERSON JOHNNY , LO HUI-CHUN
Published: May 2021

We study the existence of positive solutions of the second order differential equation in an annulus on a measure chain, $u^{\Delta\Delta}(t) + f(u(\sigma(t))) = 0$, $t \in [0, 1]$, satisfying the boundary conditions, $\alpha y(0)-\beta y^\Delta(0)=0$ and $\gamma y(\sigma(1))+\delta y^\Delta ((1))=0$, where $f$ is a positive function and $f(x)$ is sublinear (respectively supcrlinear) at $x = 0$ and is superlinear (respectively sublinear) at $x = \infty$· The methods involve applications of a fixed point theorem for operators on a cone in a Banach space.
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a potential therapeutic tool for breast cancer related lymphedema: a narrative review of in vitro, animal and clinical studies
Authors: Konrad Julia , Grygiel Magdalena
Published: May 2021

Background: The treatment of breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL) focuses on the alleviation symptoms. One of the innovative, non-invasive therapies used for this condition is extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT).
Aim of the study: To review the available literature and evaluate the effectiveness of ESWT in the treatment of secondary lymphedema (in vitro works, animal experiments) and lymphedema associated with the treatment of breast cancer.
Material and methods: The scientific literature review was conducted from October to December 2020. The review was carried out by searching scientifically recognized medical databases, including PubMed, MEDLINE and PEDro. Date restrictions were not applied. As there are only a few clinical studies assessing the effectiveness of ESWT on the reduction of lymphedema, case reports, animal experiments and in vitro works were included in the review. Articles written in a language other than English were excluded.
Results: In total, the analysis included twelve studies, including seven clinical trials, one case report, three animal experiments and one in vitro test.
Conclusions: Based on the results of the analyzed articles, ESWT can be an effective therapeutic tool for lymphedema occurring after breast cancer treatment. Unfortunately, the level of evidence is relatively weak since the number of publications on this subject is still quite low. The accumulated results indicate the need for further clinical trials.
Changes in poplar (Populus trichocarpa) wood porous structure after liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment
Authors: Akus-Szyblerg Florentyna , Szadkowski Jan , Antczak Andrzej , Zawadzki Janusz
Published: May 2021

Changes in poplar (Populus trichocarpa) wood porous structure after liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of applying different hydrothermal pretreatment conditions on the porous structure of poplar wood. Porosity is recognised as an important factor considering efficiency of an enzymatic hydrolysis as a step of bioethanol production. Native poplar wood as well as solid fractions after pretreatment performed at different temperatures (160 °C, 175 °C and 190 °C) were analysed. Porous structure was examined with an inverse size-exclusion chromatography (ISEC) method. Results indicated a significant development of the porous structure of the biomass with increasing porosity along with the growing temperature of the LHW process. The temperature of 190 °C was chosen as the most promising condition of poplar wood LHW pretreatment in terms of the efficiency of the subsequent steps of bioethanol production. The obtained results were consistent with the previous experimental data procured during analysis of the LHW pretreated poplar wood and its subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis yield.
Improvement of Stiffness and Strength of Backfill Soils Through Optimization of Compaction Procedures and Specifications
Authors: Rahman Shahedur , Salgado Rodrigo , Prezzi Monica , Becker Peter J.
Published: May 2021

Vibration compaction is the most effective way of compacting coarse-grained materials. The effects of vibration frequency and amplitude on the compaction density of different backfill materials commonly used by INDOT (No. 4 natural sand, No. 24 stone sand, and No. 5, No. 8, No. 43 aggregates) were studied in this research. The test materials were characterized based on the particle sizes and morphology parameters using digital image analysis technique. Small-scale laboratory compaction tests were carried out with variable frequency and amplitude of vibrations using vibratory hammer and vibratory table. The results show an increase in density with the increase in amplitude and frequency of vibration. However, the increase in density with the increase in amplitude of vibration is more pronounced for the coarse aggregates than for the sands. A comparison of the maximum dry densities of different test materials shows that the dry densities obtained after compaction using the vibratory hammer are greater than those obtained after compaction using the vibratory table when both tools were used at the highest amplitude and frequency of vibration available. Large-scale vibratory roller compaction tests were performed in the field for No. 30 backfill soil to observe the effect of vibration frequency and number of passes on the compaction density. Accelerometer sensors were attached to the roller drum (Caterpillar, model CS56B) to measure the frequency of vibration for the two different vibration settings available to the roller. For this roller and soil tested, the results show that the higher vibration setting is more effective. Direct shear tests and direct interface shear tests were performed to study the impact of particle characteristics of the coarse-grained backfill materials on interface shear resistance. The more angular the particles, the greater the shear resistance measured in the direct shear tests. A unique relationship was found between the normalized surface roughness and the ratio of critical-state interface friction angle between sand-gravel mixture with steel to the internal critical-state friction angle of the sand-gravel mixture.
Bottom's Up
Authors: Kates J.
Published: May 2021

I was writing poems before I was translating poems, and I write poems still. I am a translator because I am a poet, not because I am a linguist. I began translating about the same time as I began writing seriously, but I didn’t think what I was doing was much different from writing my own poems. I read Catullus and Ronsard and put them into my English, the way I had read others doing, the way I knew most poetry from around the world. Translating was doing two things at once: honing my skill in the language I worked from, and reading other poets’ work closely and carefully. In those days, there were no translation studies, no translation MFA programs. We read. We wrote. In college, I stumbled backwards into one translation course (with the exigent Norman Shapiro) and honed my poetry under the occasional guidance of another poet for whom translation and his own writing were simultaneous and congruent—Richard Wilbur.
Five Poems
Authors: Gandelsman Vladimir , Livshin Olga , Janco Andrew
Published: May 2021

Vladimir Gandelsman was born in 1948 in Leningrad. His poetry writtenduring the Soviet period was intended for the literary underground. Aftercoming to the United States in 1991, he was first able to publish his work, andis now highly acclaimed in Russia, where he won the Moscow ReckoningPrize, the highest award for poetry, in 2011. He lives outside New York City.He is the author of eighteen poetry collections, one verse novel, severalimportant translations into Russian that include Macbeth, and a volume ofcollected works. In English translation, his works have been published in orare forthcoming from Modern Poetry in Translation, The Common, TheNotre Dame Review, and The Mad Hatters’ Review.
Five Poems
Authors: Torabully Khal , Carlson Nancy
Published: May 2021

Khal Torabully is a prize-winning Mauritian author writing in French. The poems here are from Cale d’étoiles: Coolitude (2015); the English translation, Cargo Hold of Stars, will be published by Seagull Books in January 2021.
Years I Walked at Your Side by Mordechai Geldman, translated by Tsipi Keller
Authors: Abend-David Dror
Published: May 2021

Mordechai Geldman. Years I Walked at Your Side. Translated by Tsipi Keller. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2018. 192 pages.
A Guide to Bible Translation. People, Languages, and Topics edited Philip A. Noss and Charles S. Houser
Authors: Johnston Otto
Published: May 2021

Philip A. Noss and Charles S. Houser, eds. A Guide to Bible Translation. People, Languages, and Topics. Swindon, UK: Xulon Press, 2019. 971 pages.
Three Poems
Authors: Breton Jules , Mooney Sharon
Published: May 2021

Three poems by Jules Breton that Vincent Van Gogh once copied into his letters. Translated from French by Sharon Fish Mooney.
Poems
Authors: Bernlef J. , Eijkelboom J. , Bohlmeijer Arno
Published: May 2021

Poems by two twentieth-century Dutch poets, J. Bernlef and J. Eijkelboom. Translated from Dutch by Arno Bohlmeijer.
Five Poems from "Rock Arrangement"
Authors: An Yan , Du Chen , Chen Xisheng
Published: May 2021

Poetry by the contemporary Chinese poet Yan An.
Women in a Turkish Tavern
Authors: Rahmi Hüseyin , Sahin Emrah , Tamargo Janna
Published: May 2021

Selections from a 1924 novella by the Turkish writer Hüseyin Rahmi, depicting women and their husbands discussing drinking, dress, and the public lives of women.
Dead Time
Authors: Aymé Marcel , Worth Patricia
Published: May 2021

A short story by the twentieth-century French writer Marcel Aymé, about a man who does not exist every other day.
A Problem of Translation
Authors: Shoaf R. Allen
Published: May 2021

A Problem of Translation by R. Allen Shoaf
Hölderlin in Frankfurt
Authors: Corngold Stanley
Published: May 2021

Hölderlin in Frankfurt: Who—or What—Speaks? by Stanley Corngold
Other Moons: Vietnamese Short Stories of the American War and Its Aftermath translated by Quan Manh Ha and Joseph Babcock
Authors: Graham Janet
Published: May 2021

Review of Other Moons: Vietnamese Short Stories of the American War and Its Aftermath translated by Quan Manh Ha and Joseph Babcock.
UM ESTUDO SOBRE A INCIDÊNCIA DE DENGUE EM MUNICÍPIOS DA REGIÃO DA ALTA PAULISTA
Authors: Arissa Aikawa Rayane , Cristina Oliveira Sandra
Published: May 2021

Currently, dengue is considered one of the biggest public health problems in Brazil and in the world, especially in tropical regions, where environmental conditions (temperature, rainfall, the urbanization process, etc.) favor the presence of breeding sites, which allow the development and the proliferation of the Aedes Aegyptimosquito, the vector of the disease. The increase in the number of dengue cases is the result of several factors, which facilitate the introduction, transmission, and spread of the virus, such as the use of increasingly faster means of transport; the increase in the human migration process; the disorderly urbanization; the fragility of the structure and planning, mainly of the peripheries; the increase in the use of disposable containers and the lack of environmental sanitation. Thus, the general aim of this work was to analyze the incidence of dengue in counties in the region of Alta Paulista. Specifically, fixed time series models were adjusted for historical dengue incidence series in the six main counties in that region and incidence forecasts were obtained, using the models that provided better adjustments to the data. The results showed that the exponential smoothing models are the most robust to adjust the dengue incidence data and, consequently to forecast, allowing dengue prevention and control actions to be continuous.
Japans Unterwelt
Authors: Herbert Wolfgang , Dabrunz Dirk
Published: May 2021

Yakuza - the Japanese mafia - is firmly anchored in the social fabric of Japan. The Yakuza's criminal activities include gambling, drug trafficking, prostitution, extortion and the like. However, little is known outside the country about the men who see themselves as the guardians of true Japan. The authors conducted interviews with high-ranking Yakuza bosses of various syndicates, as well as meeting and interviewing ordinary members, injured parties, opponents and representatives of the judiciary. In addition, they have thoroughly examined and exploited relevant Japanese-language source material. The result was an exciting science journalistic report, which is also the most comprehensive German-language work on organized crime in Japan.
Die Architekten Bruno und Max Taut
Authors: Hörner Unda
Published: May 2021

In the double biography, the Tauts have their say as brothers, parents and husbands. Letters, diaries and eyewitness reports, drawings and photos from the family album bring two artist personalities to life - and with them the fates of their wives and children. The two talented brothers made careers as architects in Berlin: Bruno (1880–1938) became known as the planner of large housing estates, Max (1884–1967) made a name for himself as an architect of the trade unions. Unda Hörner tells her closely connected life paths as a family story against the background of the Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi era and the post-war period.
Recombinant Inbred Mice as Models for Experimental Precision Medicine and Biology
Authors: G. Ashbrook David , Lu Lu
Published: May 2021

Recombinant inbred rodents form immortal genome-types that can be resampled deeply at many stages, in both sexes, and under multiple experimental conditions to model genome-environment interactions and to test genome-phenome predictions. This allows for experimental precision medicine, for which sophisticated causal models of complex interactions among DNA variants, phenotype variants at many levels, and innumerable environmental factors are required. Large families and populations of isogenic lines of mice and rats are now available and have been used across fields of biology. We will use the BXD recombinant inbred family and their derived diallel cross population as an example for predictive, experimental precision medicine and biology.
Hypomelanosis Secondary to Cutaneous Inflammation
Authors: Dalvand Behzad
Published: May 2021

Hypomelanosis is a prevalent skin disorder in individuals with dark skin. Numerous inflammatory skin disorders cause hypomelanosis, even depigmentation. Its pathogenesis remains unknown, but it can be attributed to changes in melanin production in response to inflammation. The clinical manifestations, often including lesions with ill-defined borders limited to the site of inflammation, mostly appear in individuals with dark skin. The most important way to manage PIH is to effectively treat the underlying skin disorder that has led to it, however, medical therapy and phototherapy can be helpful, as well.
A TLM Formulation Based on Fractional Derivatives for Dispersive Cole-Cole Media
Authors: Kanjaa Mohammed , El Mrabet Otman , Khalladi Mohsine
Published: May 2021

An auxiliary differential equation (ADE) transmission line method (TLM) is proposed for broadband modeling of electromagnetic (EM) wave propagation in biological tissues with the Cole-Cole dispersion Model. The fractional derivative problem is surmounted by assuming a linear behavior of the polarization current when the time discretization is short enough. The polarization current density is approached using Lagrange extrapolation polynomial and the fractional derivation is obtained according to Riemann definition of a fractional α-order derivative. Reflection coefficients at an air/muscle and air/fat tissues interfaces simulated in a 1-D domain are found to be in good agreement with those obtained from the analytic model over a broad frequency range, demonstrating the validity of the proposed approach.
Solar Cycle Variations in the Position of Vortex Structures in the Venus Wake
Authors: Pérez-de-Tejada H. , Lundin R.
Published: May 2021

Measurements conducted with the Venus Express (VEX) spacecraft at its entry and exit through vortex structures in the Venus wake reveal that their position varies with the solar cycle. Both crossings are consistently measured closer to Venus during minimum solar cycle conditions and are gradually encountered at larger distances downstream from the planet along the solar cycle. At the same time their width along the VEX trajectory on the plane transverse to the solar wind direction is larger during minimum solar cycle conditions and show a gradual decrease along the solar cycle. As a result the vortex structures are envisioned as features that gradually become thinner as they extend along the Venus wake and agree with the geometry of a vortex flow in fluid dynamics whose thickness decreases with the downstream distance from an obstacle. Similar conditions should also be applicable to Mars and other bodies within the solar system and also possibly to exo-planets in external stellar systems.
Rice: Worldwide Production, Utilization, Problems Occurring Due to Climate Changes and Their Mitigating Strategies
Authors: Ikram Muhammad , Haseeb-Ur-Rehman
Published: May 2021

The production of rice is least in Pakistan and quite low as compared with other countries. Proper crop management techniques such as intercropping and combining organic manures are useful for better productivity and eco-friendly environment. Whereas studies are needed to evaluate the efficiency of intercrops and incorporation of certain nutrients with these plants. To examine results of intercropping experiment was carried out research by combining nutrient management practices. Five methods were taken including, sole rice, sole Green gram, rice + Green gram (drill), rice + green gram (Ridges), rice + green gram (bed) in the main plot moreover sub-plot included treatments of organic and inorganic supplement. The results show that sole rice followed by intercropping rice along green gram (poultry manure) has better characteristics of growth and yield, higher yield.by changing irrigation methods and farming methods, managing organic additives and fertilizer inputs, and choosing appropriate varieties and planting methods.CH4 decreased by 75% and N2O increased by 58%. The overall rice production of Rice + green gram(ridges) is 2285 kg ha−1 followed by rice + green gram(drill) (2060 kg ha−1). Rice + green gram(ridges) intercropping and (25 percent Urea+25 percent FYM+ 50 percent PM) were also correlated with better N usage performance and post-harvest soil usable N, phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) Benefit: cost (BC) ratios were also higher in the same treatment. From these results it is obvious that the integration of intercropping and induction of organic manures has a substantial impact on the outcome of rice.
Haematological Malignancies: Overview of the Recent Progresses in Genetics
Authors: Bendari Mounia , Sraidi Sofia , Khoubila Nisrine
Published: May 2021

Genetic defects play a major role in pathogenesis of the most of haematological malignancies, including cytogenetic abnormalities, gene mutations, and abnormal gene expression. Our knowledge about the genetics of haematological disorders has been dramatically improved during the past decade, due to revolution of sequencing technologies which have played a crucial role. In this chapter, we describe the techniques commonly employed for elucidating chromosomal aberrations, prognostic impact of recurrent chromosomal abnormalities, and recently updated risk stratification systems. We will summarise the chromosomal abnormalities recently identified on many of haematological diseases such acute myeloid leukaemia, acute lymphoid leukaemia, myelodysplasic syndrome, multiple myeloma, meyloproliferative disease and clarify their impacts on clinical phenotype and prognosis, as well as their role in the pathogenesis of these diseases. The aim of this chapter is to provide a brief overview of the recent progresses in haematological diseases genetics.
Equality before the Law Matters: The Legacy of American Jews and the Founding of the NAACP and the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Authors: P. Williams John
Published: May 2021

This chapter examines efforts by a small cadre of leading American Jews to bring to light human rights violations toward African Americans at the beginning of the 20th century. More specifically, this effort scrutinizes efforts by Jews who ushered in an era of human rights campaigning based on their moral principles, norms, and cultural practices. These same principles and practices manifested themselves in the co-founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909. This profoundly important organization would lead concerted efforts to organize legal protest movements to bring about fairness in housing, employment, and education, regardless of race, color, or creed. This study will answer the following questions: What motivated leading American Jews to help co-found the NAACP and guide it become a leading advocate for African Americans in legal, political, and financial matters? Who were the Jewish leaders who came from various fields, including civil matters, education, law, and business to help create this nascent enterprise? What coalition-building took place between the Jews and African Americans over the last century leading to the birth of the civil rights movement in America in the 1950s and 1960s? What inroads or gains were made from the establishment of the NAACP and its development to bring about civil rights, and equality under the law in housing, education, employment, and banking to the forefront for blacks living in America? Ultimately, this research will underscore ways in which leading Jewish men and women who helped establish the NAACP were successful in integrating this organization with other civic organizations and working black leaders to make it a force in making the NAACP a force in achieving social justice and equality before the law.
Counseling Sexually Abused Children: Lessons from Ghana and Zambia
Authors: Agordzo Edoh-Torgah Nyuiemedi , Matafwala Marien
Published: May 2021

The scourge of child sexual abuse has been on the increase world over, Ghana and Zambia inclusive with millions of children being sexually abused every year at a global prevalence rate of 34.4%. Using the qualitative narrative approach, the interview guide was used to gather data purposively from 112 participants made up of 40 Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit officers, 32 parents and 40 victims aged 8–17 years who reported their abuse at 15 police stations across Central Region and Lusaka Province of Ghana and Zambia respectively. Data were thematically analyzed. The study found among others that children in both countries received safety nets and pieces of advice on legal and medical procedures. It also found that some victims expressed happiness at their abuses being reported and heard. However, lack of professional counseling training and power imbalances inhibit the police officers’ efforts. The study concludes that though officers use some skills and provide a kind of trauma counseling more is needed in the areas of individual and group therapy for comprehensive and effective counseling. Skills such as encouragement, assertiveness, and re-assurance can lead to disclosure, prevent future sexual abuse, reduce anxiety and fear, promote healing and empowerment. When children receive adequate counseling immediately after abuse they do immediate damage repair both of their psychological and social “self”. The study recommends training in counseling for the officers in both countries for effective counseling of abused individuals. Additionally, officers should be linked with professional counsellors at universities to refer abuse cases for treatment.
Modifiers of Health-Related Quality of Life by Biological, Psychological and Social Factors
Authors: Antonio Miron Canelo Jose , Lorenzo Gómez Maria-Fernanda , Iglesias De Sena Elena , Celia Fernández Martín Luz
Published: May 2021

Healthcare workers, clinicians and/or researchers require information on the consequences of illness on their patients, as well as on the effects associated with treatments, when making decisions on recommended treatments and for follow-up evaluations of the same. Identifying health indicators which provide necessary and appropriate data for the evaluation of clinical outcomes in terms of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), as established by the WHO Biopsychosocial Model, and which provide appropriate and pertinent information on physical, mental and social factors in patients, can improve decision-making in relation to a comprehensive and global perspective of clinical outcomes of the various treatments and procedures given to patients. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the various tools for assessing Health-Related Quality of Life, as a growing number of clinicians, researchers and patient groups wish for comprehensive and not merely biological measures of health. This may be explained by the growing number of self-administered or interview questionnaires which have the aim of measuring changes in health as well as the consequences of the various treatments used mainly on chronicity and chronic health conditions. During recent decades, numerous tools have been developed and applied to the measurement of the effects of Health-Related Quality of Life in patients based on biological or physical aspects, psychological or mental aspects, and social aspects. This chapter will review the most frequently-used tools for the measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life, and recommendations are made for their use in medical care according to psychometric characteristics and quality criteria, as a guide for use in the field of healthcare, in public health, or in outcomes research.
Biological Determinants of Hostility
Authors: V. Gafarov Valery , A. Gromova Elena , N. Maksimov Vladimir , V. Gagulin Igor , V. Gafarova Almira
Published: May 2021

Our aim was to study the association of hostility with the DRD4, DAT, MAOA genes in an open male population of 25–64 years old. A representative sample of men aged 25–64 years (n = 657 men, average age 44.3 ± 0.4 years) was examined in 1994–1995 and 45–64 years old (n = 781 men, average age - 56.48 ± 0.2 years) in 2003–2005 using the methods proposed by the WHO international program “MONICA-psychosocial” and “HAPIEE”. All respondents completed the hostility questionnaire on their own. Genotyping of the DRD4, DAT and MAOA gene polymorphisms was carried out. It was established that the level of hostility in the male population was 76.9% in the group of 25–64 years old and 60.3% in the group of 45–64 years old. Genotypes 4/6, 4/7 of the DRD4 gene are reliably associated with a high level of hostility; the genotype 4/4 of the DRD4 gene is associated with an average and lower level of hostility. There was no association of individual genotypes and VNTR alleles of DAT gene polymorphism with different levels of hostility. It was found that among individuals with low-active alleles of the MAOA-L gene (alleles 2 and 3), a high level of hostility was more common - 50.9%. The results of constructing a logistic regression model showed that the presence of low-active alleles (2; 3) of the MAOA gene increases the likelihood of hostility OR = 2.103 (95% CI 1.137–3.889, p = 0.018). Based on the received data we can assume that the long alleles of the DRD4 gene and the low-level allele of the MAOA-L gene are associated with hostility.