bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of snakebite management practices at Meserani Juu in Monduli District, Northern Tanzania
Authors: Iddi Shabani , Justin Joseph , Hamasaki Kayo , Konje Eveline T. , Kongola Gilbert W.
Published: December 2022

Background

Snakebite envenoming represents a tragically neglected tropical disease mostly affecting poor people living in remote areas of developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Anti-snake venom (ASV) is the only approved specific treatment for systemic envenoming from snakebite, but it remains largely unavailable in many parts of developing countries. There is paucity of data on snakebite management practice in Tanzania. This study aimed at assessing the community management practices of snakebite and availability of anti-snake venom in the public health facilities in Monduli District, Northern Tanzania.

Methods

A cross sectional study was carried out between May and June, 2018 involving 67 victims, 147 other household members, and 35 public health facilities. A structured questionnaire, respondent interview, and health facility report/document review were considered during data collection. Clean data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.

Results

Sixty-seven snakebite victims and 147 other household members were interviewed during a household survey. All snakebite cases reported to having visited a health facility after snakebite with the majority 55/67 (82.1%) reporting the use, prior attendance to medical care, of some form of local treatment such as tourniquets 13 (19.4%), local incision 11 (16.4%), and snakestone 7 (10.4%). None of the public health facilities in Monduli District attended a snakebite case and had never stocked anti-snake venom products. In this area, 45 snakebite cases were reported to be managed at Meserani snake park clinic where anti-snake venom products were available and provided for free in the period between January 2017 and December 2017.

Conclusion

Majority of the snakebite cases at Meserani Juu relied on local methods for the management of snake bites of which most are of unknown efficacy and safety. Furthermore, none of the primary public health facilities in Monduli District stocked antivenom despite being a habitat for different kinds of venomous snakes. The government and local non-government organizations should collaborate so as to improve the anti-snake venom availability and the provision of snakebite preventive and management awareness programs, especially to the rural communities.
Financial crisis in the framework of non-zero temperature balance theory
Authors: Zahedian MohammadReza , Bagherikalhor Mahsa , Trufanov Andrey , Jafari G. Reza
Published: December 2022

In financial crises, assets see a deep loss of value, and the financial markets experience liquidity shortages. Although they are not uncommon, they may cause by multiple contributing factors which makes them hard to study. To discover features of the financial network, the pairwise interaction of stocks has been considered in many pieces of research, but the existence of the strong correlation between stocks and their collective behavior in crisis made us address higher-order interactions. Hence, in this study, we investigate financial networks by triplet interaction in the framework of balance theory. Due to detecting the contribution of higher-order interactions in understanding the complex behavior of stocks we take the advantage of the order parameter of the higher-order interactions. Looking at real data of the financial market obtained from S&P500 index(SPX) through the lens of balance theory for the quest of network structure in different periods (on and off-crisis) faces us with the existence of a structural difference of networks corresponding to the periods. Addressing two well-known crises the Great regression (2008) and the Covid-19 recession (2020), our results show an ordered structure forms in the on-crisis period in the financial network while stocks behave independently far from a crisis. The formation of the ordered structure of stocks in crisis makes the network more resilient to disorder (thermal fluctuations). The resistance of the ordered structure against applying the disorder measure the crisis strength and determine the temperature at which the network transits. There is a critical temperature, Tc, in the language of statistical mechanics and mean-field approach which above, the ordered structure destroys abruptly and a first-order phase transition occurs. The stronger the crisis, the higher the critical temperature.
Let’s stay in touch: Frequency (but not mode) of interaction between leaders and followers predicts better leadership outcomes
Authors: Wroblewski Daniel , Scholl Annika , Ditrich Lara , Pummerer Lotte , Sassenberg Kai
Published: December 2022

Successful leadership requires leaders to make their followers aware of expectations regarding the goals to achieve, norms to follow, and task responsibilities to take over. This awareness is often achieved through leader-follower communication. In times of economic globalization and digitalization, however, leader-follower communication has become both more digitalized (virtual, rather than face-to-face) and less frequent, making successful leader-follower-communication more challenging. The current research tested in four studies (three preregistered) whether digitalization and frequency of interaction predict task-related leadership success. In one cross-sectional (Study 1, N = 200), one longitudinal (Study 2, N = 305), and one quasi-experimental study (Study 3, N = 178), as predicted, a higher frequency (but not a lower level of digitalization) of leader-follower interactions predicted better task-related leadership outcomes (i.e., stronger goal clarity, norm clarity, and task responsibility among followers). Via mediation and a causal chain approach, Study 3 and Study 4 (N = 261) further targeted the mechanism; results showed that the relationship between (higher) interaction frequency and these outcomes is due to followers perceiving more opportunities to share work-related information with the leaders. These results improve our understanding of contextual factors contributing to leadership success in collaborations across hierarchies. They highlight that it is not the digitalization but rather the frequency of interacting with their leader that predicts whether followers gain clarity about the relevant goals and norms to follow and the task responsibilities to assume.
Sodium fluoride induces skeletal muscle atrophy via changes in mitochondrial and sarcomeric proteomes
Authors: Nagendra Apoorva H. , Ray Animikh , Chaudhury Debajit , Mitra Akash , Ranade Anu Vinod , Bose Bipasha , Shenoy P. Sudheer
Published: December 2022

Sodium Fluoride (NaF) can change the expression of skeletal muscle proteins. Since skeletal muscle is rich in mitochondrial and contractile (sarcomeric) proteins, these proteins are sensitive to the effects of NaF, and the changes are dose-and time-dependent. In the current study, we have analysed the effect of high concentrations of NaF (80ppm) on mouse skeletal muscle at two different time points, i.e., 15 days and 60 days. At the end of the experimental time, the animals were sacrificed, skeletal muscles were isolated, and proteins were extracted and subjected to bioinformatic (Mass Spectrometric) analysis. The results were analysed based on changes in different mitochondrial complexes, contractile (sarcomeric) proteins, 26S proteasome, and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The results showed that the mitochondrial proteins of complex I, II, III, IV and V were differentially regulated in the groups treated with 80ppm of NaF for 15 days and 60 days. The network analysis indicated more changes in mitochondrial proteins in the group treated with the higher dose for 15 days rather than 60 days. Furthermore, differential expression of (sarcomeric) proteins, downregulation of 26S proteasome subunits, and differential expression in proteins related to the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway lead to muscle atrophy. The differential expression might be due to the adaptative mechanism to counteract the deleterious effects of NaF on energy metabolism. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD035014.
A guiding framework for needs assessment evaluations to embed digital platforms in partnership with Indigenous communities
Authors: Bhawra Jasmin , Buchan M. Claire , Green Brenda , Skinner Kelly , Katapally Tarun Reddy
Published: December 2022

Introduction

In community-based research projects, needs assessments are one of the first steps to identify community priorities. Access-related issues often pose significant barriers to participation in research and evaluation for rural and remote communities, particularly Indigenous communities, which also have a complex relationship with academia due to a history of exploitation. To bridge this gap, work with Indigenous communities requires consistent and meaningful engagement. The prominence of digital devices (i.e., smartphones) offers an unparalleled opportunity for ethical and equitable engagement between researchers and communities across jurisdictions, particularly in remote communities.

Methods

This paper presents a framework to guide needs assessments which embed digital platforms in partnership with Indigenous communities. Guided by this framework, a qualitative needs assessment was conducted with a subarctic Métis community in Saskatchewan, Canada. This project is governed by an Advisory Council comprised of Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and youth in the community. An environmental scan of relevant programs, three key informant interviews, and two focus groups (n = 4 in each) were conducted to systematically identify community priorities.

Results

Through discussions with the community, four priorities were identified: (1) the Coronavirus pandemic, (2) climate change impacts on the environment, (3) mental health and wellbeing, and (4) food security and sovereignty. Given the timing of the needs assessment, the community identified the Coronavirus pandemic as a key priority requiring digital initiatives.

Conclusion

Recommendations for community-based needs assessments to conceptualize and implement digital infrastructure are put forward, with an emphasis on self-governance and data sovereignty.
Cloacal microbiomes of sympatric and allopatric Sceloporus lizards vary with environment and host relatedness
Authors: Bunker Marie E. , Weiss Stacey L.
Published: December 2022

Animals and their microbiomes exert reciprocal influence; the host’s environment, physiology, and phylogeny can impact the composition of the microbiome, while the microbes present can affect host behavior, health, and fitness. While some microbiomes are highly malleable, specialized microbiomes that provide important functions can be more robust to environmental perturbations. Recent evidence suggests Sceloporus virgatus has one such specialized microbiome, which functions to protect eggs from fungal pathogens during incubation. Here, we examine the cloacal microbiome of three different Sceloporus species (spiny lizards; Family Phrynosomatidae)–Sceloporus virgatus, Sceloporus jarrovii, and Sceloporus occidentalis. We compare two species with different reproductive modes (oviparous vs. viviparous) living in sympatry: S. virgatus and S. jarrovii. We compare sister species living in similar habitats (riparian oak-pine woodlands) but different latitudes: S. virgatus and S. occidentalis. And, we compare three populations of one species (S. occidentalis) living in different habitat types: beach, low elevation forest, and the riparian woodland. We found differences in beta diversity metrics between all three comparisons, although those differences were more extreme between animals in different environments, even though those populations were more closely related. Similarly, alpha diversity varied among the S. occidentalis populations and between S. occidentalis and S. virgatus, but not between sympatric S. virgatus and S. jarrovii. Despite these differences, all three species and all three populations of S. occcidentalis had the same dominant taxon, Enterobacteriaceae. The majority of the variation between groups was in low abundance taxa and at the ASV level; these taxa are responsive to habitat differences, geographic distance, and host relatedness. Uncovering what factors influence the composition of wild microbiomes is important to understanding the ecology and evolution of the host animals, and can lead to more detailed exploration of the function of particular microbes and the community as a whole.
Anti-transgender rights legislation and internet searches pertaining to depression and suicide
Authors: Cunningham George B. , Watanabe Nicholas M. , Buzuvis Erin
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine whether anti-transgender rights legislation among state legislators is associated with increased suicide- and depression-related Internet searches. Employing a quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design, we focused on bills that were introduced to state legislatures from July 2019 to July 2020. As our panel is constructed of 51 states/territories over a 52-week time frame, our final dataset is composed of 2,652 observations. Results showed that states’ passing of anti-transgender rights bills were linked with suicide- and depression-related Internet searches. Second, introducing or debating the bills did not have an association with Internet searches. Third, the defeat of anti-transgender bills was linked with fewer depression-related searches. Finally, the LGBT context in the state affected the results: anti-transgender legislation had a particularly strong association with suicide-related Internet searches when the state had a high LGBT population density.
Promotive, preventive, and treatment interventions for adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: A protocol for two scoping reviews including systematic analyses of intervention effectiveness
Authors: Steel James , Twagira Fantacy , Seekles Maaike L. , Obasi Angela I.
Published: December 2022

Introduction

The increasing prevalence of mental health difficulties amongst adolescents is a worldwide concern. Poor mental health in adolescence is associated with a range of mental, physical and social problems in later life. In sub-Saharan Africa, limited data suggests that mental disorders amongst adolescents are common. It is important that interventions to address this are rooted in an understanding of the unique local context and culture. Yet, the current use, development, and effectiveness of adolescent mental health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa is unclear. In response, this paper presents a protocol for two scoping reviews that together will examine the available evidence on promotive, preventive, and treatment interventions for adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods and analysis

The scoping reviews will follow the five-step methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley, with further recommendations from the Joanna Briggs Institute. They will review scientific and grey literature published between 2000 and 2021, without restrictions in language or study type. A wide range of sources, including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Global Health, PsychINFO, Cochrane and Google Scholar will be searched. Eligibility screening and data extraction will be done by two independent reviewers, and disagreements resolved by a third reviewer. Data will be summarised in two phases. A narrative synthesis will provide a descriptive profile of all studies included and will explore key concepts related to intervention types, target populations and adaptations to local context. A systematic review element will collate evidence of intervention effectiveness from (cluster) Randomised Controlled Trials.

Discussion and dissemination

To the best of our knowledge, these scoping reviews are the first to synthesise a wide range of available evidence on promotive, preventive and treatment interventions for adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa. The results will be published in peer-reviewed publications and will be presented as an evidence base for future intervention development and implementation.
Rapid, effective and low-cost purification of dideoxy-sequencing reactions by home-made magnetic beads suspension and magnetic separator
Authors: Sassa Hidenori , Ikebe Kota
Published: December 2022

Removal of excess dideoxy terminators from the sequencing mix after the enzymatic reaction is a key process affecting the dideoxy/Sanger sequencing quality. Ethanol precipitation may be the most popular clean-up method because of its low cost; however, it takes a long centrifugation time and frequently results in low quality sequence data. Commercially available clean-up kits provide high quality sequence data, while they generally have high cost. Here, we describe rapid, effective and low-cost dideoxy terminator clean-up method using a home-made magnetic beads suspension, MagNA, and magnetic separator. We found that MagNA enables rapid and efficient clean-up at ~1/100 of the cost of commercially available kits. The magnetic separator made using low-cost neodymium magnets worked well for the MagNA separation, representing a rapid, efficient and cost-effective dideoxy terminator clean-up system.
Parental leave during pediatric fellowship training: A national survey
Authors: Dyess Nicolle F. , Weikel Blair W. , Barker Jennifer M. , Garrington Timothy P. , Parker Thomas A.
Published: December 2022

Background

Until recently, no uniform requirements for parental leave (PL) existed in graduate medical education. We implemented a national survey, with the objective of ascertaining fellows’ perceptions of PL policies and their impact. This is the first study to focus exclusively on pediatric subspecialty fellows.

Methods

An online survey instrument was created targeting pediatric fellows.

Results

The survey was accessed by 1003 (25%) of the estimated 4078 pediatric subspecialty fellows and 853 (21%) submitted surveys. Respondent demographic data paralleled the data reported by the American Board of Pediatrics. Half of respondents did not know whether their program had a written PL policy. Over 40% reported ≥ 5 weeks of paid PL. Most indicated that fellows use vacation, sick leave, and unpaid time for PL. Almost half of respondents (45%) indicated that their program’s PL policy increases the stress of having a child. Fellows chose establishing/extending paid leave and intentionally fostering a more supportive program culture as the most crucial candidate improvements. The importance of equitable PL polices between parent fellows and co-fellows was an important theme of our qualitative data. Fellows feel there is a moral misalignment between the field of pediatrics’ dedication to maternal and child health and current PL policies governing pediatric trainees.

Conclusions

PL policies vary widely among pediatric fellowship programs and are often not known by fellows. Fellows are not satisfied with PL policies, which often exacerbate stress for new parents and burden their co-fellows. Targeted modification of several aspects of PL policies may improve their acceptance.
Receiving quality antenatal care service increases the chance of maternal use of skilled birth attendants in Ethiopia: Using a longitudinal panel survey
Authors: Mohammed Shikur , Worku Alemayehu , Girma Eshetu
Published: December 2022

Background

Evidence has suggested that maternal use of skilled birth attendant is the most important factor to reduce maternal mortality because of more than three-fourths of maternal deaths occur during child delivery or within 24 hours after delivery due to hemorrhage, hypertension, ruptured uterus and sepsis. In Ethiopia, more than 42% of pregnant women with 4+ antenatal care (ANC) visit did not deliver by skilled birth attendant. The factors for women not using skilled birth attendant after any ANC visit is not well-studied yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess effect of quality antenatal care service on maternal use of skilled birth attendant after any antenatal care visit.

Methods

This study was initiated using performance monitoring for action Ethiopia longitudinal panel survey datasets. A total of 1,511 postnatal women were included in the analysis. Generalized estimating equation Poisson regression model was used to assess the effect of quality ANC service on maternal use of skilled birth attendant by accounting the clustering nature of the data using Stata vers.16 software.

Results

This study showed that about 54% of women used skilled birth attendant during the current baby delivery (rate = 53.6%, 95% UI = 51–56%). Nearly, 39% of the women received quality (more than 75th percentile) ANC service (rate = 39.05%, 95% UI = 36–42%). The highest and the lowest antenatal care service the women received, respectively, were blood pressure measure (91.9%) and syphilis test (12.4%). Women who received better quality ANC service were 20% higher more likely to use skilled birth attendant compared to women who received low quality ANC service (adjusted IRR = 1.20, 95% UI = 1.11, 1.31).

Conclusion

Maternal use of skilled birth attendant can be improved by providing quality ANC service during subsequent ANC visits. Improving ANC service delivery may encourage or positively reinforce women’s and partner’s decision to use skilled birth attendant.
Ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion and associated neural activation in male rats: Impact of age and adolescent intermittent ethanol exposure
Authors: Gore-Langton Jonathan K. , Varlinskaya Elena I. , Werner David F. ,   in part of the Neurobiology of Adolescent Drinking in Adulthood Consortium (NADIA)
Published: December 2022

Individuals that initiate alcohol use at younger ages and binge drink during adolescence are more susceptible to developing alcohol use disorder. Adolescents are relatively insensitive to the aversive effects of alcohol and tend to consume significantly more alcohol per occasion than adults, an effect that is conserved in rodent models. Adolescent typical insensitivity to the aversive effects of alcohol may promote greater alcohol intake by attenuating internal cues that curb its consumption. Attenuated sensitivity to the aversive effects of alcohol is also retained into adulthood following protracted abstinence from adolescent intermittent ethanol (AIE) exposure. Despite these effects, much remains unknown regarding the neural contributors. In the present study, we used a conditioned taste aversion (CTA) paradigm to investigate neuronal activation in late-developing forebrain structures of male adolescents and adult cFos-LacZ transgenic rats as well as in AIE adults following consumption of 0.9% sodium chloride previously paired with an intraperitoneal injection of 0, 1.5 or 2.5 g/kg of ethanol. Adults that were non-manipulated or received water exposure during adolescence showed CTA to both ethanol doses, whereas adolescents displayed CTA only to the 2.5 g/kg ethanol dose. Adults who experienced AIE did not show CTA. Adults displayed increased neuronal activation indexed via number of β-galactosidase positive (β-gal+) cells in the prefrontal and insular cortex that was absent in adolescents, whereas adolescents but not adults had a reduced number of β-gal+ cells in the central amygdala. Adults also displayed greater cortical-insular functional connectivity than adolescents as well as insular-amygdalar and prefrontal cortex-accumbens core functional connectivity. Like adolescents, adults previously exposed to AIE displayed reduced prefrontal-insular cortex and prefrontal-accumbal core functional connectivity. Taken together, these results suggest that attenuated sensitivity to the aversive effects of ethanol is related to a loss of an insular-prefrontal cortex-accumbens core circuit.
Dental developmental complications in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: A study using CMC clinical data warehouse
Authors: Kim Jaehyun , Lim Hee Jin , Ku Ja Hyeong , Kook Yoon-Ah , Chung Nack-Gyun , Kim Yoonji
Published: December 2022

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and extent of dental developmental complications in patients who have undergone pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) and identify the risk factors.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively investigated the clinical data warehouse of the Catholic Medical Center information system for identifying patients who: 1) visited the Department of Pediatrics between 2009 and 2019, 2) underwent SCT under the age of 10, and 3) had panoramic radiographs. Thus 153 patients were included in this study. The prevalence and extent of tooth agenesis, microdontia, and root malformation were assessed using panoramic radiographs obtained after SCT, and the risk factors were analyzed using regression analysis.

Results

All 153 patients had at least one dental anomaly. When grouped according to the age at initial chemotherapy (≤ 2.5; 2.6–5.0; 5.1–7.5; > 7.5 years), the prevalence of agenesis showed statistically significant differences among the different age groups (P < 0.001). The prevalence of agenesis was highest in the youngest age group. As the initial age at chemotherapy increased, the number of affected teeth per patient decreased for all three anomalies. The location of the affected tooth was also influenced by the age at initial chemotherapy. Regression analysis demonstrated that young age at initial chemotherapy was a risk-increasing factor for tooth agenesis and microdontia.

Conclusions

The age at initial chemotherapy may be a critical factor in determining the type, extent, and location of dental complications after SCT. These results suggest that careful dental follow-up and timely treatment are recommended for pediatric patients undergoing SCT.
Multimodal analgesia practices for knee and hip arthroplasties in the Netherlands. A prospective observational study from the PAIN OUT registry
Authors: Thijssen Marloes , Timmerman Leon , Koning Nick J. , Rinia Myra , van Dijk Jacqueline F. M. , Cheuk-Alam Juanita , Olthof Kees , Rekker Sjaak , Steegers Monique A. H. , van Boekel Regina L. M.
Published: December 2022

Introduction

Different multimodal pain management strategies following total hip arthroplasty(THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery are used in clinical practice. The optimal pain management strategy, however, remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate the differences in perioperative multimodal pain management strategies for THA and TKA in the Netherlands, and studies the associations between patient- and therapy related factors and pain outcomes.

Methods

Data from the Dutch hospitals in the PAIN OUT network were used in this study. Demographic data, pain management strategy including perioperative medication use and anesthetic techniques were recorded and used in a multivariable regression analysis to study the association with maximum pain intensity, the duration of severe pain, pain interference in bed and postoperative nausea.

Results

In 343 hip arthroplasty patients and 301 knee arthroplasty patients in seven hospitals, respectively 28 and 35 different combinations of analgesic regimens were used. The number of different drugs prescribed was not related to postoperative pain intensity. Female sex, younger age and spinal anesthesia were associated with higher postoperative maximum pain scores (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) > 5). Hip surgery and ketamine use were associated with lower postoperative pain scores. The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and gabapentinoids, higher age, higher body mass index (BMI) and male gender were associated with less postoperative nausea (NRS < 3).

Conclusion

In conclusion, our study demonstrated a large diversity of analgesic strategies following total joint arthroplasties in the Netherlands. Although no ideal strategy was identified, the use of NSAIDs, ketamine and dexamethasone were associated with less pain and less side effects.
Epitranscriptomics in parasitic protists: Role of RNA chemical modifications in posttranscriptional gene regulation
Authors: Catacalos Cassandra , Krohannon Alexander , Somalraju Sahiti , Meyer Kate D. , Janga Sarath Chandra , Chakrabarti Kausik
Published: December 2022

“Epitranscriptomics” is the new RNA code that represents an ensemble of posttranscriptional RNA chemical modifications, which can precisely coordinate gene expression and biological processes. There are several RNA base modifications, such asN6-methyladenosine (m6A), 5-methylcytosine (m5C), and pseudouridine (Ψ), etc. that play pivotal roles in fine-tuning gene expression in almost all eukaryotes and emerging evidences suggest that parasitic protists are no exception. In this review, we primarily focus on m6A, which is the most abundant epitranscriptomic mark and regulates numerous cellular processes, ranging from nuclear export, mRNA splicing, polyadenylation, stability, and translation. We highlight the universal features of spatiotemporal m6A RNA modifications in eukaryotic phylogeny, their homologs, and unique processes in 3 unicellular parasites—Plasmodiumsp.,Toxoplasmasp., andTrypanosomasp. and some technological advances in this rapidly developing research area that can significantly improve our understandings of gene expression regulation in parasites.
Remote proximity: Making immersive dance under COVID-19 lockdown
Authors: Kwan SanSan
Published: December 2022

This article chronicles the various pivots one dance ensemble, Lenora Lee Dance, made in trying to bring our dance project to fruition under the COVID-19 pandemic and after both the murder of George Floyd and the spike in anti-Asian hate in the United States between 2020 and 2021.And the Community Will Risewas intended to be an immersive, site-specific dance set throughout the courtyards, hallways and apartment interiors of the Ping Yuen public housing complex in San Francisco’s Chinatown in autumn 2020. The piece aimed to explore the lives of the residents and the history of their struggle for affordable housing and tenants’ rights, amidst a contemporary background of rising housing insecurity among communities of colour in San Francisco. We were three rehearsals into the project when COVID-19 hit the Bay Area in March 2020. This article documents our attempts to adaptAnd the Community Will Risefrom an immersive dance to an immersive screendance. I reflect upon the various options we moved through as the pandemic wore on, as well as the questions social distancing raised for us regarding the value of home, of sociality and also the value of remote dance performance. This article offers one case study, from an insider perspective, to understand wider artistic innovations this pandemic moment has initiated.

Together they board a boat that crosses the San Francisco Bay and pulls into Angel Island. They disembark and trek the mile to the Immigration Station. An immigration officer meets them and divides them into two groups. Names are called and individuals step forward, the rest are marched into the building in two streams. One stream goes to the women’s dormitory where earlier detainees are already settled; a man in a white medical coat enters and calls more names; these women are ushered to the medical examination room, the showers and the interrogation office. The new arrivees follow behind.
Blurring disciplinary boundaries in the design studio: Bringing architecture, business and arts students together to prototype new solutions for palliative care
Authors: McLaughlan Rebecca , Lodge Jason M.
Published: December 2022

As complex global problems increasingly require the knowledge and skills of a broad array of disciplines, existing pedagogical approaches need to shift to support graduates to develop the skills necessary for innovation. This article reports on an experimental design studio that asked students from the disciplines of architecture, business and arts to work collaboratively to propose innovative solutions to complex real-world problems. While bringing other disciplines into the design studio is not new, in previously reported examples students were provided well-defined parameters for assessment tasks, alongside clear expectations for how disciplines should work together. The studio reported here provided students with the agency to define their own artefacts in response to the problems facing palliative care, and to decide how they would work together in the process of that production. Within this context, students were forced to examine their own disciplinary limitations and to find strategies for working beyond those, and in doing so, move beyond the recognized limitations of inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches to problem solving. To understand the value of this learning experience, extensive data were gathered from students in addition to educator observations. This article provides advice for design educators wanting to augment the studio learning environment through transdisciplinary collaboration, as well as those beyond the design disciplines who may be interested in utilizing this learning approach.
The ASPEN method: Establishing the relationship between unmediated creative methods and heuristics adapted to the context of teaching design via an algorithm
Authors: Casteião André Luiz , Barreto Susana
Published: December 2022

This article’s purpose is to demonstrate the ASPEN method (from the acronym in Portuguese Algorithm to Solving Problems in Teaching), developed to help teachers solve problems in design teaching and establish the relationship between unmediated creative methods and heuristics adapted to this context. The long-standing relationship between teachers and students has been under transformation into an increasingly complex knowledge ecosystem and it has been driving teachers to take on new roles and communicate in ways they have not done before. Now, as opposed to merely passing on knowledge, teachers must guide their students’ learning process. Due to the societal challenges that we all face nowadays, teachers must be able to articulate across multiple disciplines, have a global understanding of the matters and be timely up to speed with technology. Taking an innovation ecosystem that includes all agents of teacher education into consideration, these professionals must be prepared to the fast-changing social scenarios that have been recently presented. The ASPEN method emerges from an ethnographic and exploratory investigation of the behaviour of teachers in the classroom, observation and analysis of interviews, and the analysis of pedagogical influences through curricular plans. The observation results found that older and highly experienced teachers claim that they do not need to participate in continuing education courses primarily because they do not have enough time and because they are often more involved with their own investigations. The classroom is no longer a priority. They believe that their pedagogical techniques still work. The ASPEN method is structured to enhance teacher’s experience in anticipating and solving possible problems in the classroom, as well as helping address specific issues that could occasionally arise during the learning process. The expected outcome of this research converges around the guidelines resulting from the practical implementation of specific pedagogies in design education grounded on the ASPEN method. This pedagogical model has been tested in the design field, but it can be applied in multiple areas.
Incunable y tradición manuscrita de las coplas de Pérez de Guzmán de Diversas virtudes y vicios (86*RL)
Authors: Crosas Francisco
Published: December 2022

Se compara el texto de las coplas Diversas virtudes y vicios de Fernán Pérez de Guzmán en el incunable 86*RL (Cancionero de Ramón de Llavia) con la tradición manuscrita, con el fin de comprobar el grado de intervención del impresor sobre el texto.
Oracions rimades i obres devotes en vers. Textos inèdits o poc coneguts localitzats a través de BITECA
Authors: Mahiques Climent Joan
Published: December 2022

Tot partint de la consulta i anàlisi de les dades de BITECA (Bibliografia de textos antics catalans, valencians i balears), es localitzen i s'editen diversos testimonis dels segles XV-XVI, inèdits o poc coneguts, de les següents obres rimades de devoció: «Quan vos venc, Maria, l’àngel Gabriel», «Estant Elisabet», «Ara sus, companya, sus», «Ave, llum i estela clara», «Regina excel·lent», «No sens turment, dolor incomprensible», «Glòria teniu infinida», «Vós qui fés la santa vida», «Beata Caterina, verge fuist e regina» «Si se’n va monsènyer sant Joan», «Jesucrist nasqué la nit de Nadal», «Sang, està fixa», «O gloriosa Verge Maria, neta e pura», «Saviesa de Déu lo Pare», «Ador-te devotament, veritat increada».
Els ètims catalans dins el Codex Cumanicus
Authors: Redondo Jordi
Published: December 2022

El lèxic trilingüe preservat en l’anomenat Codex Cumanicus, que hauria estat creat per a les necessitats de la predicació entre els pobles túrquics establerts a la ribera de la mar Negra, es conserva com a part d’un únic manuscrit datat a les primeries del segle XIV. L’estructura i la composició del lèxic segueix un patró força comú des de segles enrere, però la tria lingüística mereix atenció per la seua singularitat, atès que aplega les llengües llatina, persa i cumana, aquesta darrera una variant de la branca septentrional occidental de la família turca dins la uraloaltaica. El lèxic testimonia, doncs, situacions de contacte lingüístic que promovien alhora els préstecs i altres fenòmens d’interinfluència. El nostre propòsit és el de presentar i comentar aquells elements d’origen romànic per als quals proposem una procedència catalana. Anteriors treballs sobre el contacte lingüístic entre el català i el grec o entre el català i el turc no guarden relació amb aquest treball pel que fa a la metodologia per a l’obtenció de dades; sí que hi és comuna l’aplicació tant de la comparació lingüística com de la perspectiva social en què es produeix el fet de llengua.
Relacions intertextuals en els fragments historiogràfics de la Doctrina moral d’en Pacs
Authors: Rovira Cerdà Helena
Published: December 2022

En aquest estudi, analitzem les relacions intertextuals dels passatges historiogràfics de la Doctrina moral d’en Pacs. Un dels principals objectius és determinar el marc preferent de connexions de l’autor de la Doctrina, per intentar establir si beu principalment de cròniques universals, de les grans compilacions llatines dels segles XIII-XIV, és a dir les obres de Joan de Salisbury, Joan de Gal·les, Vicent de Beauvais, etc., o de les traduccions i els reculls catalans que ja proliferen a principis del s. XV. També ens preguntem si altres obres en català del s. XV poden relacionar-se d’alguna manera amb els passatges historiogràfics de la Doctrina. De fet, la Crònica i dietari del capellà d’Alfons el Magnànim, de la segona meitat del s. XV, transmet un extens fragment sobre la història de Roma que coincideix amb el que trobem en el text de Pacs. I ambdues obres esmenten una sentència sobre la concòrdia («nam concòrdia parvae res crescunt...») que tingué un gran èxit al llarg de l’edat mitjana.
Ressenya del llibre: La bèstia en què cavalquem
Authors: Ensenyat Pujol Gabriel
Published: December 2022

Ressenya de Garcia-Oliver, Ferran (2020): La bèstia en què cavalquem. Altea: Aila. 416 pp. ISBN 978-84-948175-9-5.
Ressenya del llibre: La identitat narrativa valenciana en el segle XX
Authors: Nastasescu Diana
Published: December 2022

Ressenya de Piquer, Adolf (2020): La identitat narrativa valenciana en el segle XX. València: Institució Alfons el Magnànim. 240 pp. ISBN 978-84-7822-870-6.
Feluses, dírhams y monedas en el arrabal de Šaqunda (Córdoba): análisis y clasificación tipológica
Authors: Martín Escudero Fátima , Casal García María Teresa , Canto García Alberto
Published: December 2022

Presentamos en esta investigación un análisis global de todas las monedas aparecidas en el yacimiento cordobés del parque de Miraflores, identificado con el arrabal emiral de Šaqunda. En él se documentaron: dírhams y feluses, pero también, moneda hispánica y bronces romanos así como piezas castellanas, medievales y modernas. Estableceremos igualmente una comparativa con la presencia monetaria en otros yacimientos arqueológicos coetáneos cronológicamente. Este arrabal andalusí, eminentemente comercial, constituye el primer mercado y zoco de la ciudad, habitado por una población en pleno proceso de islamización y arabización. La certeza de su fecha de destrucción, indicada por las fuentes escritas y avalada por el contexto arqueológico (203 H./818 d. C.), permite una simbiosis entre los datos aportados por las monedas localizadas en el curso de la excavación y el contexto arqueológico de las mismas. En primer lugar, ofrecemos un apoyo en la interpretación de uso de espacios vinculados con el comercio y la producción, junto a una propuesta de periodo de circulación de las piezas monetarias acuñadas tanto en época antigua como en los primeros momentos de la conquista de al-Andalus, así como una reinterpretación de datación de las piezas monetarias que carecen de ceca y fecha de acuñación en base a su estudio en el contexto arqueológico que han sido halladas. Se trata de un paso en el largo camino para establecer una cronología de emisión de los feluses fundamentada no solo en los datos que aparecen en las propias monedas, tales como ceca y/o fecha o las atribuciones a ambas basadas en tipologías, análisis paleográfico o del mensaje transmitido y reacuñaciones, sino también en su contextualización estratigráfica en yacimientos.
¿Elio Vero en el Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Medina Sidonia (Cádiz)? Un nuevo retrato de la Baetica
Authors: Beltrán Fortes José , Loza Azuaga María Luisa , Montañés Caballero Salvador
Published: December 2022

Se estudia un retrato romano, hoy expuesto en el Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Medina Sidonia (Cádiz). La escultura fue descubierta en la década de 1960, aunque en lugar y circunstancias desconocidas, por lo que no se puede asegurar su adscripción a la colonia Asido Caesarina, que se localiza en la actual Medina Sidonia (Cádiz). Esta circunstancia supone una merma de sus valores históricos y arqueológicos, pero su singularidad iconográfica justifica la consideración excepcional que debe darse a la pieza.Lo conservado corresponde a una cabeza masculina, un retrato por sus características fisiognómicas, de dimensiones algo mayores que el natural. Ciertos detalles apuntan a que era una imagen vestida, no desnuda, que pudo coronar una estatua completa o un busto. Está trabajada en mármol blanco y presenta graves pérdidas de la pieza original, algunas realizadas de manera intencionada en circunstancias y momento indeterminados, quizás con la intención de una reelaboración del retrato.El análisis iconográfico y estilístico del retrato original apunta a su elaboración durante época adrianea y a su identificación con un personaje del círculo imperial, más que a un particular de esa época, aunque la mediocre conservación de la pieza impide una identificación certera. No obstante, sus caracteres fisiognómicos y las dimensiones de la pieza apuntan a un posible retrato del Caesar Lucius Aelius Verus, que en el año 136 d. C. fue improvisadamente adoptado por el emperador Adriano y convertido en su heredero, vinculándose por tanto a la Domus Augusta. No llegó a gobernar, pues murió algunos meses antes que Adriano, en el comienzo del año 138 d. C. El número de representaciones constatadas no es muy abundante y se sitúan desde el momento de su adopción hasta la muerte de Adriano e, incluso, los primeros años del reinado de Antoninus Pius. Hasta el momento actual, este sería el único testimonio escultórico documentado en Hispania de este príncipe.
Expresiones rituales en la ciudad de Onoba. De las realidades previas a la normalización del rito
Authors: Fernández Sutilo Lucía
Published: December 2022

Más allá de las tipologías sepulcrales, es en el campo de la ritualidad donde es posible apreciar con mayor nitidez la lucha interna que tuvieron los habitantes de la ciudad ante la tesitura de tener que elegir entre mantener su rosario de creencias previas, o bien adaptarse a la normalización del rito que fue imponiéndose como resultado de la conquista romana. Aun cuando la mayor parte de la extensión de las necrópolis de esta ciudad nos es aún desconocida, las evidencias que ya han visto la luz, así como los estudios que se comienzan a realizar a este respecto, muestran una realidad funeraria mucho más compleja de lo esperado, llena de matices que sólo pueden ser entendidos si no olvidamos que su historia no se inicia con la llegada de Roma. Es esta realidad fruto de la construcción de una identidad cultural propia y única, nacida tras los primeros contactos con el Imperio Romano gracias a la configuración de una realidad híbrida en la que se tomaron aspectos de la cultura fenicia y púnica/turdetana previa, y la romana posterior. Tal es así, que esa nueva construcción funeraria no tuvo ningún reparo en demostrar su romanidad a nivel visual mediante la adopción de las tipologías sepulcrales más representativas del Imperio Romano, o en la organización topográfica de las necrópolis dentro de ese escenario de representación y juego de poder en el que se convirtieron, pero que se guardó para sus rituales y creencias, muchas más íntimas y con las que se era más permisivas, ciertas pervivencias que entroncaban con ese pasado. En definitiva, en este artículo se presenta la manera en la que la sociedad del momento configuró su identidad cultural, así como su progresiva normalización durante el transcurrir de los años.
Problem-Based Learning: Upaya Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Siswa pada Mata Pelajaran PAI di SMA Negeri 1 Mlati
Authors: Sawitri Retno Endah
Published: December 2022

This research aims to improve the motivation of learning Islamic Religious Education subjects which refers to the application of problem-based learning models. This study uses a class action research method consisting of two cycles, including planning, implementation, observation, and reflection activities. The subject of the study was grade XI mipa-1 students of SMA Negeri 1 Mlati Year 2019/2020. Data on the implementation of the learning process by teachers is carried out through the observation sheet of the learning process, the data of the student's response process is carried out through the student's response questionnaire sheet, the student's learning motivation data is carried out through the student's motivational motivational observation sheet, while the data on changes in student learning motivation behavior is implemented through a questionnaire of changes in the motivational behavior of learning. The results showed that in cycle I, the implementation of the learning process, the student's response to the learning process, the motivation of the student's learning, and the changes in the motivation of the student's learning are in the category has not been successful. While in cycle II, the activity is in the category of success.
Peningkatan Motivasi dan Prestasi Belajar Matematika melalui Pendekatan Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia di MI Yappi Bansari
Authors: Purwanti
Published: December 2022

This research aims to improve students' motivation and learning achievement in mathematics subjects through the Indonesian Realistic Mathematics Education (PMRI) approach. The study used class action methods including planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The subject of the study was grade IV student MI Yappi Bansari in the 2019/2020 school year. The results of the implementation of PMRI approach are obtained through tests and questionnaires. The results showed that the increase in the replay score in cycle I averaged the student's replay score at a percentage of 72%. In the improvement of Cycle II learning there was a significant increase of 83%. Indonesia's Realistic Mathematics Education (PMRI) approach can improve math learning achievement and can be applied to grade IV elementary school/ MI.