bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Home-based exercise using balance disc and smartphone inclinometer application improves balance and activity of daily living in individuals with stroke: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Aphiphaksakul Pantawit , Siriphorn Akkradate
Published: November 2022

Background

Sitting ability is critical for daily activities in individuals who have experienced a stroke. A combination of seated balance training on an unstable surface and real-time visual feedback via a simple mobile inclinometer application may improve trunk control in stroke survivors.

Objective

This randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the effects of home-based exercise utilizing a balance disc with input from a smartphone inclinometer application on sitting balance and activities of daily living in stroke survivors.

Methods

This trial enrolled 32 stroke survivors aged 30 to 75 years. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: intervention or control. Both groups underwent four weeks of traditional therapy. Additionally, the intervention group received four weeks of multidirectional lean training utilizing a balance disc and a smartphone application with an inclinometer. The Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS), the Function in Sitting Test (FIST), and the Barthel Index (BI) were used to assess the results. To compare between group effects, an ANCOVA analysis was performed using a baseline as a covariate.

Results

The PASS changing posture and BI were considerably greater in the intervention group compared to the control group. Other metrics revealed no statistically significant differences between the groups.

Conclusion

Home-based training with balance discs and input from a smartphone inclinometer application may improve postural control and daily activity in stroke patients.

Trial registration

Clinical trials registry number: TCTR20210617004.
Evaluation of compressed sodium chloride on the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 and surrogates
Authors: Bhavanam Sudha , Lee Bonita , Qiu Yuanyuan , Zelyas Nathan , Pang Xiaoli Lilly
Published: November 2022

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes the global COVID-19 pandemic. Limited studies have been performed on various types of disinfectants utilized to control the spread of this highly contagious virus. This study aimed to investigate the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 using compressed sodium chloride (CSC) surface. A real-time reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) assay was used to evaluate the effectiveness of CSC on the disintegration of viral RNA in a time dependent manner. The effects of CSC on viral infectivity were determined using a TCID50 assay of a surrogate virus, hCoV-229E, in MRC-5 cell culture. The results demonstrated that CSC achieved a 2 to 3- log10reduction of viral genomic RNA for a laboratory strain of hCoV-229E, and clinical samples of hCoV-229E and hCoV-OC43. A 3 to 4-log10reduction was observed for SARS-CoV-2 (RdRp and E gene) suggesting that a CSC surface could effectively disintegrate the SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome. CSC was observed to have a 6 log10inactivation of infectious hCoV-229E using cell culture after 5 minutes of exposure compared to the control, indicating good disinfection efficacy of a CSC surface against virus.
Assessment of innate immune response modulating impurities in glucagon for injection
Authors: Han Qingxia , Bao Zhongli , Luo Mary Ziping , Zhang Jack Yongfeng
Published: November 2022

Glucagon for Injection is a polypeptide hormone medication used to treat patients with severe hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. Only recently, was a generic version of glucagon for injection approved by the FDA. While the generic version was deemed equivalent to its brand-name counterpart, the two glucagon products were produced using different manufacturing processes. The brand-name glucagon is produced via recombinant DNA while the generic glucagon is produced by peptide synthesis. Different manufacturing processes can result in different levels of innate immune response modulating impurities (IIRMIs). This study utilized a cell-based assay method, which allows for detection of a broad spectrum of impurities, to investigate the IIRMI risks of the generic glucagon to make sure it has similar or less immunogenicity risks than the brand-name glucagon product. Three commercial cell lines (RAW-Blue™, HEK-Blue™-hNOD1 and HEK-Blue™-hNOD2) carrying a secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase reporter construct were used to quantify the level of innate immune responses after being treated with the glucagon drugs. The study results showed that despite differences in manufacturing process, the innate immunogenicity risk in the synthetic (generic) glucagon was at negligible level and comparable to the recombinant (brand-name) glucagon product.
“3D, human renal proximal tubule (RPTEC-TERT1) organoids ‘tubuloids’ for translatable evaluation of nephrotoxins in high-throughput”
Authors: Vidal Yucha Sarah E. , Quackenbush Doug , Chu Tiffany , Lo Frederick , Sutherland Jeffrey J. , Kuzu Guray , Roberts Christopher , Luna Fabio , Barnes S. Whitney , Walker John , Kuss Pia
Published: November 2022

The importance of human cell-based in vitro tools to drug development that are robust, accurate, and predictive cannot be understated. There has been significant effort in recent years to develop such platforms, with increased interest in 3D models that can recapitulate key aspects of biology that 2D models might not be able to deliver. We describe the development of a 3D human cell-based in vitro assay for the investigation of nephrotoxicity, using RPTEC-TERT1 cells. These RPTEC-TERT1 proximal tubule organoids ‘tubuloids’ demonstrate marked differences in physiologically relevant morphology compared to 2D monolayer cells, increased sensitivity to nephrotoxins observable via secreted protein, and with a higher degree of similarity to native human kidney tissue. Finally, tubuloids incubated with nephrotoxins demonstrate altered Na+/K+-ATPase signal intensity, a potential avenue for a high-throughput, translatable nephrotoxicity assay.
Physical activity pattern of patients with interstitial lung disease compared to patients with COPD: A propensity-matched study
Authors: Breuls Sofie , Pereira de Araujo Cintia , Blondeel Astrid , Yserbyt Jonas , Janssens Wim , Wuyts Wim , Troosters Thierry , Demeyer Heleen
Published: November 2022

Introduction

Physical activity (PA) is reduced in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evidence about the PA pattern of patients with ILD is scarce. If PA of patients with ILD would be comparable to COPD, it is tempting to speculate that existing interventions focusing on enhancing PA could be as effective in ILD as already shown in COPD. Therefore, we aimed to compare PA and the correlates with PA in matched patients with ILD, COPD, and healthy subjects.

Materials and methods

Patients with ILD (n = 45), COPD (n = 45) and healthy subjects (n = 30) were propensity matched. PA level, pattern, and PA correlations with lung function and physical performance (6-minute walking distance and quadriceps force) were compared between groups.

Results

Daily number of steps was similar in both patient groups (mean±SE: 5631±459 for ILD, 5544±547 for COPD, p = 0.900), but significantly lower compared to healthy subjects (10031±536, p<0.001 for both). Mean intensity of PA tended to be lower in the ILD group (mean±SE metabolic equivalents of task per day: 1.41±0.04) compared to COPD (1.52±0.05, p = 0.074) and healthy individuals (1.67±0.04, p<0.001). The pattern of PA over one day was found to be similar between the three groups. Lastly, the correlation between PA and 6-minute walking distance was significantly weaker in patients with ILD compared to patients with COPD (respectively r = 0.348 and r = 0.739; p<0.05 for both).

Conclusions

For a given functional reserve, patients with ILD perform an equal amount of steps but perform PA at lower intensity compared to patients with COPD. Both groups are less active compared to healthy control subjects. Functional exercise capacity was shown to be only moderately related to PA. This can potentially influence the effectiveness of PA interventions that can be expected.
A longitudinal study of physical activity among Malaysian breast cancer survivors
Authors: Lee Yi Lin , Islam Tania , Danaee Mahmoud , Taib Nur Aishah ,   on behalf of the MyBCC study group
Published: November 2022

Regular physical activity (PA) after a breast cancer diagnosis is associated with reduced mortality and better quality of life. In this prospective cohort study, we aimed to explore the trends of PA among breast cancer survivors over three years and identify factors associated with low PA. Interviews on 133 breast cancer patients were conducted at baseline, one and three years after the diagnosis of breast cancer at University Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Physical activity was measured by using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. PA was categorised asactive(≥ 600 MET-min/week) andinactive(<600 MET-min/week). We used the generalised estimating equation method to examine PA levels and factors affecting PA longitudinally. The survivors’ mean age was 56.89 (±10.56) years; half were Chinese (50.4%), and 70.7% were married. At baseline, 48.1% of the patients were active, but the proportion of active patients declined to 39.8% at one year and 35.3% in the third year. The mean total PA decreased significantly from 3503±6838.3 MET-min/week to 1494.0±2679.8 MET-min/week (one year) and 792.5±1364 MET-min/week (three years) (p<0.001). Three years after diagnosis (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.74, p = 0.021); Malay ethnicity (AOR: 1.86, p = 0.042) and being underweight (AOR: 3.43, p = 0.004) were significantly associated with inactivity. We demonstrated that breast cancer survivors in Malaysia had inadequate PA levels at diagnosis, which decreased over time. Thus, it is vital to communicate about the benefits of PA on cancer outcomes and continue to encourage breast cancer survivors to be physically active throughout the extended survivorship period, especially in the Malay ethnic group and underweight patients.
Papain ameliorates monocyte-platelet aggregate formation-mediated inflammatory responses in monocytes by upregulating miRNA-146a transcription
Authors: Jiang Lei , Xu Chan , Zhao Yan , Huang Qinghua , Yuan Wufeng , Wu Yan , Fei Xianming
Published: November 2022

Background

MicroRNA-146a (miRNA-146a) is a nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)-inducible and inflammation-sensitive miRNA, while papain elicits anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting monocyte-platelet aggregate (MPA)-mediated NF-κB pathway activation in monocytes. This study aimed to demonstrate the underlying effects of papain on MPA formation-initiated miRNA-146a expression and subsequent action in monocytes.

Methods

THP-1 cells were exposed to papain, miRNA-146a mimic and inhibitor, NF-κB inhibitor (BAY11-7082), and platelets. Flow cytometry was used to measure the MPA formation-initiated monocyte activation. Levels of miRNA-146a, cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) mRNA and protein, and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) were analyzed in monocytes by RT-PCR, western blot, and ELISA.

Results

The NF-κB inhibitor and miRNA-146a mimics upregulated miRNA-146a expression but suppressed subsequent monocyte activation and expression of COX-2 and MCP-1. Following exposure to papain, the enhanced miRNA-146a transcription induced by MPA-formation was found along with significant inhibition of monocyte activation in a dose-dependent manner. However, the inhibitory tendency was significantly reversed by miRNA-146a inhibitors. Expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein, as well as MCP-1, was inhibited in monocytes by papain, whereas miRNA-146a inhibitors promoted COX-2 and MCP-1 expression.

Conclusion

Our findings suggest that papain can inhibit MPA formation-mediated expression of inflammatory mediators in activated monocytes by upregulating miRNA-146a transcription.
The mad kings of The Royals: Fashioning transgressions in royal popular culture television
Authors: Hackett Lisa J. , Coghlan Jo
Published: November 2022

The costuming of actors plays a significant role in how their characters and their actions are understood by audiences. This article examines how male transgression is encoded in fictional royal television via costuming. Costumes for royal characters sit at the intersection between dramatic convention and popular expectations of royal behaviour. Little work has been done to date to examine how costume works in this space, even less on fictional male royal costuming. This article demonstrates, via a discussion of the four kings of the television drama The Royals (2015–18), how costuming both engages in narrative expectations and reveals transgressions.
Greece and the Global South: A case of incongruous comparison
Authors: Jusdanis Gregory
Published: November 2022

Taking as its starting point the indifference, if not hostility, of postcolonial criticism to examples of modernization and belatedness outside of the western Europe/colony dichotomy, this article considers alternative projects of modernization. To this effect, it proposes the concept of incongruous comparison, defined as an attempt to juxtapose ideas, authors, institutions, texts that do not share a common history or geography. Incongruous comparison highlights both the logic and agreement that traditional conceptions of comparison presume and necessitate and the discordant note that this practice actually strikes. In seeking to reveal as many differences as points of commonality, incongruous comparison is patterned on social communication that requires both symmetry (shared interests, ability to translate into one’s own language) and asymmetry (gaps, disjunctions, misunderstandings, lack of full translation). In order to illustrate this concept, the article brings together two unrelated authors, Adamantios Korais, an influential scholar of the Greek Enlightenment, and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, one of the most important intellectuals in Latin America of the nineteenth century and president of Argentina. Specifically, it examines how each author used the philosophical conflict between barbarism and civilization in their conception of modernization. It concludes by looking at the work of Lucio V. Mansilla, who, by travelling to the territory of the Ranquel people of the pampas, ended up undoing the barbarian/civilization dichotomy.
Dependence and transposition: Orientalist representations of the Arabs in modern Greek culture
Authors: Kazamias Alexander
Published: November 2022

This article analyses Greek orientalism towards the Arabs from the end of the eighteenth to the late twentieth century. It examines an extensive body of texts, beginning with Adamantios Korais’ rallying call for Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt and ending with the post-Suez attacks on Nasser’s anti-colonial policies by leading post-war Greek writers. The analysis approaches the representations of the Arabs as a branch of a wider Greek orientalist discourse that, for the most part, has focused historically on the Turks. In so doing, it conceptualizes Greek orientalism as partly a ‘borrowed construction’, internalized in Greek discourse from European colonial ideology, and partly as an articulation of what Edward Said has called an imperial ‘structure of feeling’, which in the case of Greece emanates from the irredentist/neo-Byzantine expansionist vision of Megali Idea. The analysis deploys the concepts of ‘internalized’ and ‘transposed orientalism’ to denote a process whereby a particular culture, like that of modern Greece, which is itself the object of western orientalist depiction, first embraces this demeaning image of itself and then, in an attempt to mitigate it, projects it in upon other neighbouring cultures that are perceived to be inferior to or less ‘westernized’ than its own. Finally, the article examines the role of Egyptian-Greek writers in the construction of this discourse as cultural mediators who, in contrast to other Greek thinkers and artists, had a direct experience of interacting with modern Arab culture.
The British Council and Anglo-Greek Literary Interactions, 1945–1955, Peter Mackridge and David Ricks (eds) (2018)
Authors: Kantzia Emmanouela
Published: November 2022

Review of: The British Council and Anglo-Greek Literary Interactions, 1945–1955, Peter Mackridge and David Ricks (eds) (2018)

London: Routledge, 274 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-47247-034-8, h/bk, £96.00

ISBN 978-0-36759-119-9, p/bk, £29.59
Contested Antiquity: Archaeological Heritage and Social Conflict in Modern Greece and Cyprus, Esther Solomon (ed.) (2021)
Authors: Lekakis Stelios
Published: November 2022

Review of: Contested Antiquity: Archaeological Heritage and Social Conflict in Modern Greece and Cyprus, Esther Solomon (ed.) (2021)

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 330pp.,

ISBN 978-0-25305-597-2, p/bk, $48.00
Iannis Xenakis 2022: A discussion of his life and legacy on the occasion of the centenary of his birth
Authors: Solomos Makis , Thomopoulos Stephanos , Kolocotroni Vassiliki , Papargyriou Eleni
Published: November 2022

Born in Greece in 1922, Iannis Xenakis emigrated to France, where he became a pioneer in contemporary music after the Second World War. To celebrate the centenary of his birth, Vassiliki Kolocotroni and Eleni Papargyriou discuss the composer’s life and legacy with musicologist Makis Solomos and pianist Stephanos Thomopoulos.
De la corte a la periferia: memoria y eclipse del devoto acontecimiento de Carlos II en una relación sarda de Juan Efis Esquirro (1685)
Authors:   Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Paba Tonina
Published: November 2022

Respondiendo a la invitación/directiva emitida por la corte de Madrid, también en Cerdeña los poetas locales en 1685 elogiaron el acto de devoción de Carlos II, quien, durante un paseo, cedió su coche a un sacerdote que llevaba el viático a un moribundo. Además de ser el tema de las composiciones de una Academia poética local, la acción del monarca es celebrada por Efis Esquirro en una relación en verso. Sin embargo, de motivo inspirador, el acto devoto pasa a secundario y el texto se transforma en un patente encomio hacia el conde de Fuensalida, en aquel entonces virrey de Cerdeña
La relation d’un tremblement de terre en Andalousie en 1522 dans deux écrits volants germaniques et leurs sources
Authors:   Université de Limoges, Gabaude Florent
Published: November 2022

El terremoto que el 22 de septiembre de 1522 sacudió la isla de San Miguel en los Azores, Fez en Marruecos y el Sur de la Península Ibérica, destruyendo varias ciudades y provocando un tsunami, fue relatado hasta en Alemania en un folleto y una hoja suelta ilustrados. El objetivo es reconstruir la cadena de información y su recorrido geográfico a través de la correspondencia de los comerciantes portugueses y de una relación al francés, examinar el papel de la ilustración y evaluar el interés de estas noticias lejanas para el público más amplio al que se dirigían las relaciones de sucesos ilustradas. De hecho, fue en la región de Renania, centro de la cultura humanista, donde nacieron, a finales del siglo XV, estos medios de comunicación privilegiados para informar sobre acontecimientos sobrenaturales o prodigiosos.
Une collection presque inconnue de relations sur l’éruption du Vésuve de 1631. À l’origine de l’intérêt pour l’information sur les catastrophes naturelles
Authors:   Università degli Studi di Trento, Ciappelli Giovanni
Published: November 2022

La erupción del Vesubio en diciembre de 1631 tuvo una resonancia internacional y produjo una gran cantidad de publicaciones. Los historiadores en los últimos años han producido análisis desde muchos ángulos diferentes sobre este episodio, relacionadas con el tema del desastre natural, su representación y la experiencia asociada con él. Un poco menos tratado fue el aspecto de las relaciones impresas. En el curso de la investigación sobre temas muy diferentes, me encontré con una colección de efímeras del siglo XVII, hasta ahora nunca considerada como tal, que a diferencia de otras específicamente considera la erupción de 1631. La colección contiene una gran parte de los textos de varios tipos producidos sobre todo en Nápoles entre 1631 y 1632. La señalización y el análisis de la colección, junto con el intento de reconstruir su génesis y las motivaciones de su propietario, contribuyen a aumentar el conocimiento de la relación entre los lectores de la época y este objeto particular de cultura e información.
Fiestas para la victoria. Cáller celebra Fuenterrabía (1638)
Authors:   Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Caboni Paolo
Published: November 2022

En 1638, durante la Guerra de los Treinta Años, la ciudad de Fuenterrabía logró liberarse, después de unos meses, del sitio del ejército francés. La noticia tuvo mucho eco en todo el mundo hispano y pronto asumió un valor simbólico particular, como lo demuestran, entre otras cosas, las numerosas relaciones de sucesos que se redactaron sobre el evento. En Cáller, para la ocasión, se organizó una fiesta en la que participó toda la más ilustre nobleza de la isla. Una relación, dedicada a Teresa Bazán y Pimentel, marquesa de Villasor, describe el desarrollo de las celebraciones y sus participantes, reservando una especial atención a la familia de los Castelví. A través del análisis de este documento, la presente contribución se propone mostrar cómo los festejos y la misma relación se insertan perfectamente en aquellas lógicas de patronazgo y mecenazgo que guiaron la política sarda durante el siglo XVII.
La Recuperación de Bahía en las noticias de España y los Países Bajos (1624-1625)
Authors:   Universidad de Sevilla, Espejo Cala Carmen
Published: November 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo es comparar las noticias sobre Brasil en las relaciones de sucesos españolas y en los impresos informativos holandeses –relaciones y corantos– de las primeras décadas del siglo XVII ; puesto que ambos territorios históricos suponían realidades políticas bien distintas a las contemporáneas, el estudio de caso elegido –la llamada Recuperación de Bahía en 1625– nos permitirá incluir en la comparación algunos elementos del primer periodismo portugués y del Flandes habsbúrgico. Nuestra hipótesis es que esta comparación vendrá a corroborar las diferencias notables entre las estructuras comunicativas de la vieja monarquía de los Habsburgo y la joven república holandesa, pero también será útil para destacar las similitudes inevitables que conllevó la dependencia de una y otra a la misma red transnacional de noticias.
Del norte de Europa al sur de Asia Oriental: Las batallas hispanoholandesas en Playa Honda durante la Tregua de los Doce Años (1609-1621)
Authors:   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hsu Carmen
Published: November 2022

Es sabido que un conjunto de circunstancias diversas ha conducido al estallido de la guerra de Flandes, que comenzó en el último decenio del XVI y terminaría con la independencia de Holanda en 1659. Dicha lucha de los Países Bajos contra la monarquía española en el continente europeo estaba estrechamente vinculada a la presencia neerlandesa en el Océano Pacífico. Basándose sobre cuatro relaciones de conflictos navales entre los españoles y los holandeses durante el período de la Tregua de los Doce Años (1609-1621), el presente artículo estudia la manera en que los textos representan la expansión holandesa en Asia. Asimismo, se considera la contribución de estos textos al sistema existente del discurso político-religioso.
El doble desafío de 1528 de Francisco I, el rey de Francia, a Carlos V, el emperador, y las respuestas de éste. Las dos visiones propagandísticas del acontecimiento gracias a las relaciones de sucesos y a otros tipos de comunicación
Authors:   Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle-CRES/LECEMO, Redondo Agustin
Published: November 2022

A raíz de la batalla de Pavía de 1525, Francisco I fue llevado preso al alcázar madrileño. Sólo pudo recobrar la libertad después de firmar el tratado de Madrid de 1526, de entregar a sus dos hijos como rehenes y de comprometerse a constituirse prisionero del Emperador si no cumplía con lo que había ratificado. Pero ya libre, dijo que había firmado por fuerza el tratado y que éste no tenía ningún valor. Esto provocó un enfrentamiento entre los dos países y una guerra de palabras y plumas, llegando el soberano francés a desafiar dos veces a Carlos V, en 1528. En este trabajo, después de una rápida evocación de los antecedentes de los acontecimientos, se estudian estos dos desafíos así como la comunicación propagandística puesta en obra por ambas partes, gracias especialmente a la utilización de varias relaciones de sucesos y de un diálogo, redactado por Alfonso de Valdés.
Mapas digitales y redes de información en la Edad Moderna
Authors:   Universidad de Sevilla, Baena Sánchez Francisco ,   Universidad de Sevilla, Luna Cruz Juan Manuel
Published: November 2022

En el presente trabajo, desde la perspectiva de la digital history, exponemos los resultados de un estudio parcial sobre la representación cartográfica de las redes de información que existían en la Edad Moderna. Entre nuestros objetivos destaca el de diseñar mapas que permitan visualizar y analizar los flujos informativos generados por las relaciones de sucesos y las gacetas publicadas durante la primera mitad del siglo XVII en la península ibérica. El corpus de la investigación está integrado por once números de la Gazeta de Roma (1618-1620), considerada el primer periódico de la península ibérica. Las conclusiones del estudio revelan la relevancia y los beneficios que ofrece nuestra propuesta de mapa digital para describir y representar el periodismo de la Edad Moderna.
La batalla de Pavía (1525) vista desde España y Francia
Authors:   CESR | Centre d’Études Supérieures de la Renaissance – Tours, Espejo Surós Javier
Published: November 2022

La derrota francesa en Pavía (1525) y el anuncio de que no se cumplirían los términos del acuerdo de Madrid sumió a Francia en una profunda crisis interna de la que da cuenta, entre otros, una ingente literatura tanto en defensa del cristianísimo rey como en su contra. Examinamos aquí algunos textos caracterizados por igual por su vocación de orientación de la opinión pública y que vienen a alzarse como testimonios paradigmáticos del tratamiento dispar de la derrota y sus consecuencias.
Relaciones de martirios mediterráneos y de martirios asiáticos: diferencias funcionales
Authors:   Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Borrego Manuel
Published: November 2022

Las relaciones estudiadas (siglos XVI-XVIII) narran hechos acaecidos en dos zonas geográficas muy diferentes. Un grupo se sitúa en la vecindad peninsular y los supuestos mártires son víctimas del enemigo secular musulmán. Otro se sitúa en Extremo Oriente, en un contexto religioso en el que la tolerancia inicial hacia el cristianismo deja paso a persecuciones de intensidad variable. Utilizando los criterios del derecho canónico, he intentado determinar el valor funcional de esas relaciones en uno y otro ámbito geográfico. Ese análisis lleva a la conclusión de que los autores de la serie asiática parecen muy atentos al carácter documental que tales escritos podrían tener en un proceso de canonización de mártires. En cambio, los martirios mediterráneos presentan comportamientos que llaman la atención por su carácter rocambolesco o por su fuerza emotiva, por lo que apuntan quizá a una finalidad propagandística.
traducción audiovisual del lenguaje tabú entre lenguas romances
Authors: Cândido Moura Willian Henrique
Published: November 2022

En esta investigación se expone el análisis del doblaje y la subtitulación en DVD, del español al portugués brasileño, de tabúes lingüísticos somáticos en la película Todo sobre mi madre (1999), dirigida por Pedro Almodóvar. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar qué técnicas de traducción se emplearon para traducir los tabúes lingüísticos somáticos de la película, y si la traducción ha logrado la carga ofensiva en portugués brasileño. Para ello, además de diccionarios, se utilizó una propuesta basada en el modelo de análisis descriptivo del lenguaje ofensivo y tabú en la subtitulación de Ávila-Cabrera (2015). Los tabúes lingüísticos somáticos, es decir, las palabras y expresiones tabúes relativas a las partes del cuerpo (Moura 2020b), fueron elegidos aquí porque presentan relaciones cercanas y lejanas entre las dos lenguas romances. Los resultados muestran que hubo una tendencia en la traducción audiovisual brasileña a la sustitución del tabú, seguida de la traducción literal y omisión. Otro resultado muestra que la traducción ha presentado una tendencia a amenizar la carga tabú de los somatismos en la subtitulación y a mantenerla en el doblaje. Por ello, se concluye que la traducción audiovisual de tabúes lingüísticos somáticos al portugués brasileño, en esta película, ha validado el supuesto de que leer una palabrota es más impactante que escucharla (Reid 1978, Arango 1991, Luyken 1991, Díaz-Cintas 2001).
Escenarios de la docencia frente a la transformación digital de las Instituciones de Educatión Superior
Authors: Castro-Benavides Lina María , Tamayo-Arias Johnny Alexander , Burgos Daniel
Published: November 2022

Las Instituciones de Educación Superior se han visto influenciadas por el avance tecnológico que trae la Revolución Industrial 4.0, que les obliga a enfrentarse a una transformación digital en todas sus dimensiones. El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar cuáles son los diferentes escenarios de docencia frente a la transformación digital en Instituciones de Educación Superior. Después de una revisión sistemática de literatura sobre el tema, y una vez analizados los 19 artículos clasificados para la lectura total, se evidencia que la transformación digital en Instituciones de Educación Superior se ha desarrollado desde diferentes dimensiones, especialmente desde la docencia, respondiendo a iniciativas individuales, múltiples, separadas y/o no coordinadas a través de políticas institucionales de transformación digital. Como consecuencia, impera el riesgo latente de no considerar soluciones integrales que den respuesta asertiva a los requerimientos actuales y futuros de las Instituciones que les permita apropiarse, y tomar ventaja de, los nuevos retos enmarcados en la cuarta revolución industrial.
Seroprevalence Of
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.
mycoides Among Slaughtered Cattle in Gboko, Nigeria.
Authors: OKOH Jocelyn , ATIR Zachariah Sonnen , OKOH Linda Ngunengen , ANDIIR Mary Ngohide , SHITTA` Nasisi Namuma , OMOBHUDE Michael Ehimare , KASAR Glory Terdoo , TARGEMA Kelvin Tavershima
Published: November 2022

Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.
mycoides SC, the aetiology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), is an important disease of cattle with economic consequences which continue to devastate cattle herds on which so many people are dependent on in Africa. A total of 50 serum samples (n=50) were collected and tested for the presence of specific antibodies against
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.
mycoides using cELISA. Chi-square analysis was performed on collected data to determine the association between the dependent variables (sex and age) and independent variable (seroprevalence of
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.
mycoides). An overall seroprevalence of 46.00% was recorded in the study area. The seroprevalence by sex was determined to be 42.86% (6/14) in bulls and 47.22% (17/36) in cows while the seroprevalence by age was determined to be 83.33% (5/6) in age group 1-2years, 44.83% (13/29) in age group 3-4years and 33.33% (5/15) in age group above 5years. However, no significant difference (p
> 0.05) was observed in sex and age related seroprevalence. This study showed epidemiological evidence that
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.
mycoides infection was considerably prevalent in Gboko and this indicates an urgent need for intervention and implementing control measures to prevent further spread of the disease in the study area through the use of better coordinated vaccination and other management programs.
EDPUZZLE APP: A READING REMEDIATION TOOL FOR GRADE 4 STRUGGLING READERS
Authors: FABILLAR FRANCIS
Published: November 2022

This study was conducted in the School Year 2022-2023 at Sta. Filomena in the North - II District in the Division of Iligan City. It explored the workability of Edpuzzle App as a remediation tool for Grade 4 strugglingreaders to help them improve their ability to comprehend. It utilized the one-group design, specifically pretest-posttest single group with the descriptive design to describe the results. The data were accessed from the result of the pretest and posttest. The participants of this study were the thirty-five (35) Grade IV struggling readers identified through the administration of Phil-IRI in the previous school year. Purposive sampling was used because they possessed the inclusion criteria as all of the respondents were identified as struggling readers.Weighted Mean and repeated ANOVA were the statistical treatments used. Significant findings showed that there was a match in the reading levels of the participants with their previous levels before Edpuzzle was administered and that Edpuzzle App improved the reading comprehension levels of the participants from the frustration level to the Instructional level, implying that the Edpuzzle App exhibited workability as a remediation tool. The conclusion of the study significantly stated that the findings of this study would be important to the learners, especially those who are in the transition level of elementary education as they would get the chance to improve their thinking ability.
IMPACT OF THE COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN ONLINE EDUCATION:

A COMPARISON OF STUDENT MOTIVATION IN ONLINE

AND FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES
Authors: Kasarabada sumanth
Published: November 2022

Online courses are becoming more common in our educational industry as a result of the present, expanding technology. Today's students have the ability to fit in their education alongside their hectic lives due to online learning. Online classes have various drawbacks that should be taken into account, while being advantageous for students who are working while pursuing their education. The major objective of this study is to determine whether there is a difference between online and in-person instruction in terms of how motivated and self-reliant students are. This study determines if the communication medium is important in online education. This study also sheds light on the difficulties students may have when attending online programs, as well as how well they are adjusting to them.
Stress Management of Teachers at Linamon District
Authors: Vallejos hanzielmontecalvo
Published: November 2022

District during the School Year 2022 – 2023. Specifically, the study sought to find out the following objectives: the demographic profiles and the work-related mental stressors of the respondents. Also, it sought the coping mechanisms relative to work-related-mental stress, the significant difference on the work-related mental stress and coping mechanisms when grouped to their demographic profile and the significant relationship between the teachers’ work-related mental stress and coping mechanisms. The study used the descriptive-correlation research design. It was conducted at Linamon District with 100 teachers as respondents. This research adopted two survey questionnaires. Frequency and percentage, Mean and standard deviation, Kruskall-Wallis H test, Mann-Whitney U test, Independent T-test, Pearson r Correlation and Stepwise Regression analysis were as statistical tools. Most of the respondents belonged in middle age, were females, majority were Christians, and were married. Descriptive result showed that majority of the respondents were Bachelor degree holders and they were tenured as Teacher II and Teacher III. Based from the result, stressors were sometimes experienced by the teachers in terms of demand, control, support, relationship, role and change. Work-related stress was manifested more on younger teachers as compared to older or seasoned teachers. Thus, the null hypothesis of no significant difference on the work-related stress when grouped to their age was rejected. It also depicted that support and coping mechanisms were significantly associated; role and coping mechanisms were significantly correlated; and change and coping mechanisms were negatively correlated. Results showed that the work-related stress relative to relationship significantly predicted the coping mechanisms of the respondents. A stress management program was designed based on the results of the study.
Perception Of Premarital Sexual Relationship Among Students In Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study Of Benue State University
Authors: Gbaa Emmanuella , Gbaden Doowuese , Gbakaan Ityonginengen , Gbatse Iwuese
Published: November 2022

The study uncovers how students in tertiary institutions perceive premarital sexual relationships: A Case Study of Benue State University Makurdi. The Study specifically determines youth’s perception of premarital sexual relationships as well as the factors that influence youth’s attitude towards premarital sex, it also seek to find out the consequences of youth’s involvement in premarital sexual relationship, and also highlight media through which premarital sexual relations can be reduced to the minima. The study employed the diffusion theory also known
as the diffusion of innovations theory in explaining youth’s perception of premarital sexual relationships, the factors and consequences of premarital sexual relationships. Similarly, a Multi-stage sampling technique: cluster to simple random, and to simple random was employed in drawing respondents. Consequently, students between the ages of 18-35 in Benue State University numbering 400 were randomly selected from the 8 faculties via the use of Taro Yamane's sample size determination formula. Data collected using structured questionnaire and was analyzed using simple percentages and descriptive technique for more clarity. The study revealed that: the general perception of youth on premarital sex is negative. But most of these youths engage in premarital sex even though they have agreed it is wrong. They also believe that abstinence is best way to avoiding premarital sex. The study also revealed that: lack of self-esteem, the desire to feel among peers, the influence of pornography, alcohol consumption, intake of hard drugs, the desire for money, the youth’s best way of showing love and affection and indulging just for the fun of it are the causal factors to youth’s indulgence in premarital sexual relationship in Benue State University. Similarly, findings also validate that: premarital sex leads to unwanted pregnancies, STDs, socio stigma and school dropout. By conclusion, the study recommends total abstinence from sex, parents to discourage children from premarital sex through sex education, good parental upbringing, creation of awareness on the dangers of premarital sex, as well as their teachers through guidance and counseling and community leaders by creating opportunities for youth training on the implications of social vices, especially pre-marital sex and religious institutions should incorporate sex education in their sermons and teachings.
¿Influye el liderazgo del entrenador sobre la resiliencia de equipo? Efecto mediador de los conflictos intragrupo y la cohesión grupal
Authors:   Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, España, López-Gajardo Miguel Ángel , Díaz-García Jesús ,   Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, España, Rubio-Morales Ana ,   Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, España, Batista Marco ,   Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Sport, Health & Exercise Research Unit 6 (SHERU), Portugal, Llanos-Muñoz Rubén ,   Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, España, Ponce-Bordón Jose Carlos ,   Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, España
Published: November 2022

Introducción/objetivo: El presente estudio tiene como objetivo examinar la relación entre el liderazgo transformacional del entrenador y las características de resiliencia y la vulnerabilidad bajo presión, así como analizar si los factores del conflicto intragrupo (social y tarea) y de la cohesión grupal (social y tarea), pudieran mediar la relación entre dichas variables. Método: A través de un diseño longitudinal, se incluyó a un total de 301 deportistas inscritos en los JUDEX, pertenecientes a 34 equipos de fútbol y voleibol, con edades comprendidas entre 13 y 18 años (M = 15.72; DT = 1.33). Resultados: Los resultados mostraron una relación positiva entre el liderazgo transformacional del entrenador y las características de resiliencia, y una asociación negativa respecto a la vulnerabilidad bajo presión. Además, el conflicto intragrupo (social y tarea) actuó como mediador entre la relación del liderazgo transformacional del entrenador y la resiliencia de equipo. En cuanto al papel mediador de la cohesión grupal, solo la cohesión tarea actuó como mediadora entre el liderazgo transformacional del entrenador y la resiliencia de equipo. Conclusiones: La presente investigación muestra la importancia del liderazgo del entrenador para mejorar la resiliencia del equipo en categorías de formación, y la influencia positiva que tiene la reducción de los conflictos intragrupo y el aumento de la cohesión tarea durante la temporada.
Общий принцип максимума давления в стационарных течениях невязкого газа
Authors: Сизых Григорий Борисович , Sizykh Grigory Borisovich
Published: November 2022

В рамках уравнений Эйлера рассматривается возможность достижения экстремальных значений давления во внутренней точке стационарного течения невязкого газа. Течение может быть небаротропным. Известный (Г.Б. Сизых, 2018) дозвуковой принцип максимума давления (ДПМД) нельзя применять в трансзвуковых и в сверхзвуковых областях течений. В условиях классического принципа максимума давления К. Трусделла (1953) отсутствует ограничение на значения местных чисел Маха, однако он обладает рядом особенностей, не позволяющих применять его для верификации численных расчетов так же, как это можно делать при использовании ДПМД в дозвуковых областях. Обнаруживается неизвестный ранее принцип максимума давления: найдена функция производных параметров течения, которая должна иметь определенный знак (различный для минимума и для максимума давления) в точке, в которой давление достигает строгого или нестрогого локального экстремума. Этот принцип максимума давления назван «общим» (ОПМД), поскольку в его условия не входят баротропность, ограничение на значения местных чисел Маха и предположение о том, что газ подчиняется уравнению Менделеева-Клапейрона. Одним из следствий ОПМД является вывод о том, что из условий принципа максимума давления К. Трусделла можно исключить требование баротропности. ОПМД предлагается использовать для верификации численных расчетов течения идеального газа за отошедшим скачком уплотнения, формирующимся при сверхзвуковом обтекании тел, а также для проверки численных расчетов обтекания тел вязким газом в областях, удаленных от источников завихренности, где влиянием вязкости можно пренебречь.
Pengaruh Migran Terhadap Perubahan Guna Lahan Di WIlayah Desa Bandungrejo, Kecamatan Mranggen, Kabupaten Demak
Authors: Damarafi Garin Rezani , Suwandono Djoko
Published: November 2022

Migrants are a person or group of people who carry out migration activities. The definition of migration itself is the movement of population from one region to another for the purpose of settling. Movement and the need for space for migrants have had many impacts on land use, particularly on green space conversion.. The city of Semarang as a center of activity has experienced rapid development, this development has spread to areas that are located on the edge, one of which is Bandungrejo Village. Migrant movement is a routine phenomenon that occurs from time to time. This migration is also motivated by many factors ranging from internal to external. Meanwhile, changes in land use that occur in an area do not occur without causes and factors. Through this research, it is hoped that a relation and correlation can be found between the presence of migrants and their activities on land use changes that occur in Bandungrejo Village, Mranggen District, Demak Regency.
Kajian Lahan Terbangun pada Kawasan Rawan Bencana Longsor di Kecamatan Tembalang, Kota Semarang
Authors: Yufahri Muhammad Ogan , WIdjajanti Retno
Published: November 2022

Kota Semarang merupakan salah satu wilayah di Indonesia dengan kondisi topografi yang bervariasi, dengan Kecamatan Tembalang merupakan kawasan perbukitan di wilayah selatan Kota Semarang yang memiliki kelerengan 0 sampai >40%. Pada tahun 2018, telah terjadi bencana longsor sebanyak 13 kejadian pada 7 kelurahan di Kecamatan Tembalang yang berdampak pada rumah warga disekitarnya. Adapun lahan terbangun di Kecamatan Tembalang terus bertambah dan berkembang pesat tiap tahunnya. Kajian mengenai lahan terbangun pada kawasan arawan bencana longsor perlu dilakukan untuk menemukenali persebaran dan luas lahan terbangun pada kawasan rawan longsor di Kecamatan Tembalang. Penelitian ini memanfaatkan pendekatan kuantitatif melalui metode pembobotan (weighted/skoring) dan tumpang tindih (overlay) dengan alat bantu SIG (Sistem Informasi Geografis) serta metode deskriptif kuantitatif. Bedasarkan hasil penelitian, diperoleh 19% dan 3% luas wilayah Kecamatan Tembalang merupakan kawasan rawan longsor tinggi dan sangat tinggi. Serta ditemukan 22% dan 2% dari luas lahan terbangun di Kecamatan Tembalang menduduk kawasan rawan longsor tinggi (Z-4) dan sangat tinggi (Z-5). Berdasarkan Permen PU No 22 Tahun 2007, pemanfaatan lahan terbangun hanya diizinkan pada zonasi Z-1, Z-2, dan Z-3.
Kajian Tingkat Kerentanan dan Ketahanan Masyarakat di Kawasan Permukiman Pesisir Kota Pariaman Terhadap Bencana
Authors: Syam Mahda Huriyatul Syaputri , Haryanto Ragil
Published: November 2022

Pariaman City is one of the cities in the western part of Sumatra Island which is prone to disasters because there are two tectonic plates meeting, namely the Indo-Australian and Eurasian at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. So that in the event of a disaster the area most at risk of being affected is the coastal residential area of Pariaman City which includes fourteen villages. This study aims to assess the level of vulnerability and resilience of coastal communities in Pariaman City to disasters. The method used in determining the level of vulnerability is the overlay method on indicators of physical, social and economic vulnerability. The results of study showed a high level of vulnerability to disasters includes Karan Aur, Pasir, Lohong and Naras 1, the medium vulnerability level includes Marunggi, Ampalu, Manggung, Pasir Sunur, Naras Hilir, and Taluk, and the low vulnerability level includes Pauh Barat Village, Balai Naras, Apar, Padang Birik-Birik). The method used in determining community resilience is CCR (Coastal Community Resilience). The results showed that three of the eight elements of resilience is below standard, such us society and economic (Manggung), land use and structural design (Lohong, Manggung, and Balai Naras), warning and evacuation (Kelurahan Pasir , West Pauh Village, Amaplu Village and Marunggi Village). It can be concluded that the coastal communities of Pariaman City have a high tendency of vulnerability to disasters but also have a high tendency of resilience in dealing with these disasters. So to reduce the risk, it is necessary to regulate land use and recommendations to increase the element of resilience according to standards.