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Metody eksterminacji gryzoni w przekazach antycznych agronomów (Rodent Extermination Methods in the Accounts of Ancient Agronomists)
Authors: Bartnik Agnieszka
Published: August 2024

In ancient times, rodents were a major problem causing economic losses and an epidemiological threat due to the bacteria and parasites they carried. Ancient authors primarily mentioned field mice and house mice, which ate the grain, contaminated the land and food intended for humans and animals, and caused damage within the house and farm buildings. Most of the advice preserved from those times was on how to exterminate rodents, with only few texts providing recommendations on how to protect farm buildings and grain from mice. Ancient poison formulas primarily relied on poisonous plants and were usually served in cake form or added to food. There are some differences within the recommended poisons. More toxic substances were used in the farmyard and outbuildings than in the houses, which probably has to do with the risk that these poisons, due to their composition, posed to people and especially children.
Cud i antyjudaizm. Łacińska inskrypcja z kościoła Bożego Ciała w Poznaniu (Miracle and Anti-Judaism. A Latin Inscription from the Corpus Christi Church in Poznań)
Authors: Rosół Rafał
Published: August 2024

One of the longest Latin inscriptions in Poznań can be found on a marble plaque in the Corpus Christi Church. It dates from the second half of the 17th or the beginning of the 18th century. Its text is the so-called ‘legend of the three hosts’, which were allegedly bought and desecrated by Jews living in Poznań in the Middle Ages. The legend therefore features strong anti-Jewish content. The purpose of this article is to present the inscription, its translation into Polish, and a commentary.
Bioabsorbable, subcutaneous naltrexone implants mitigate fentanyl‐induced respiratory depression at 3 months—A pilot study in male canines
Authors: Joyner Robert L. , Hollenbaugh Joseph A. , D'Aquila Donald , Fishman Marc , Cohen Steven M. , Holdai Veera , Benner Jeffrey D.
Published: August 2024

The aim of this study is to determine if extended‐release, bioabsorbable, subcutaneous naltrexone (NTX) implants can mitigate respiratory depression after an intravenous injection (IV) of fentanyl. Six different BIOabsorbable Polymeric Implant Naltrexone (BIOPIN) formulations, comprising combinations of Poly‐d,l‐Lactic Acid (PDLLA) and/or Polycaprolactone (PCL‐1 or PCL‐2), were used to create subcutaneous implants. Both placebo and naltrexone implants were implanted subcutaneously in male dogs. The active naltrexone implants consisted of two doses, 644 mg and 1288 mg. A challenge with IV fentanyl was performed in 33 male dogs at 97–100 days after implantation. Following the administration of a 30 μg/kg intravenous fentanyl dose, the placebo cohort manifested a swift and profound respiratory depression with a ~50% reduction in their pre‐dose respiratory rate (RR). The BIOPIN NTX‐implanted dogs were exposed to escalating doses of intravenous fentanyl (30 μg/kg, 60 μg/kg, 90 μg/kg, and 120 μg/kg). In contrast, the dogs implanted with the BIOPIN naltrexone implants tolerated doses up to 60 μg/kg without significant respiratory depression (<50%) but had severe respiratory depression with fentanyl doses of 90 μg/kg and especially at 120 μg/kg. Bioabsorbable, extended‐release BIOPIN naltrexone implants are effective in mitigating fentanyl‐induced respiratory depression in male canines at about 3 months after implantation. This technology may also have potential for mitigating fentanyl‐induced respiratory depression in humans.
A non-ideal hybridization issue for vertical TFET-based dielectric-modulated biosensor
Authors: Agha Dena N. Qasim , Yahya Zahraa
Published: August 2024

This article evaluates SiGe/Si heterojunction vertical tunnel field-effect transistor (VTFET-hetero) biosensors, using SiGe in the source region to enhance sensitivity. It detects smaller analyte concentrations for biomedical applications. Non-ideal sensor behavior is explained by steric hindrance and irregular probe/receptor positions. Based on the simulation results, sensitivity is determined for four different cases in which partially filled nanogaps have decreasing, increasing, concave, and convex profiles. Simulation shows concave step profiles having the highest sensitivity. The VTFET-hetero structure exhibits higher sensitivity than horizontal biosensors, achieving a sensitivity of 8.64 × 107 for immobilized charged biomolecules.
The Early Reception of 2 Peter 3:15–16
Authors: Brown Hunter
Published: August 2024

This article analyzes the early reception history of 2 Peter 3:15–16. The reception historical work is carried out with a focus on two questions that remain central to the exegesis of the passage: (i) whether or not there is a critique of Paul in this text and (ii) what 2 Peter is referring to when it says that there are some things in Paul’s letters that are “hard to understand.” In the course of the article, the findings are brought to bear on scholarship operating out of the New Perspective on 2 Peter (NP2P) and a list of Pauline texts/doctrines with which patristic interpreters associated the δυσνόητος statement in 2 Peter 3:16 is assembled. The piece concludes with a reflection on the significance of this for future scholarship on these verses.
À la recherche du neutre protoroman. Réflexions à partir de l’expérience de rédaction et de révision de l’article */'ram‑u/ s.n. ‘branche ; branchage’ du DÉRom
Authors: Celac Victor , Di Venuta Emanuela
Published: August 2024

This study describes the development of our thinking and of the analyses that we carried out while preparing the article */'ram‑u/ n.n. ‘branch; set of branches of a tree’ as part of the Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman (DÉRom) project. Throughout our contribution, we will focus our attention on the Romanian and Italian lexical items used to reconstruct the Proto-Romance etymon */'ram‑u/ n.n. and the other three morphologically evolved protoforms */'ram‑a/ f.n., */'ram‑ora/ n.pl.n. and */'ram‑u/ m.n. Indeed, the Romanian and Italian cognates have an increased importance in this case since their particularities allow (or even oblige) us to assign the neuter gender to the Proto-Romance etymon. It is not by chance that the same Romanian and Italian cognates posed the greatest difficulties during the elaboration of this article, given that the debates and commentaries carried out by Romanists concerning the neuter gender continue to be rather stormy without yet reaching a consensus.
Senior domno Orbita confirmat. Evolución sociopragmática de los tratamientos don y señor en el iberorromance primitivo
Authors: Zieliński Andrzej
Published: August 2024

The aim of the paper is to analyse the sociopragmatic evolution of the nominal treatments don and señor in primitive Iberoromance (10th–13th centuries). Through the search in the notarial documents of that period, extracted from CORDE, the author examines how the insertion of the new nominal treatment SENIORE, inexistent in classical Latin, spreads sociopragmatically causing the pragmatic corrosion of the initial treatment from DOMINUS.
Aproximación estadística al reparto de  y  en manuscritos latinos de autores hispanos
Authors: Miguel Franco Ruth , Sánchez David
Published: August 2024

This paper studies the graphemes  and  in a corpus of medieval Latin manuscripts from the 8th to the 12th centuries, containing texts by three Hispanic writers: Isidore of Seville († 636), Braulio of Zaragoza († 651), and Ildefonso of Toledo († 667). The manuscripts written in Hispania are compared with those produced outside the Iberian Peninsula to extract data about the graphic distribution of  and  in the textual transmission. After data annotation and statistical processing, the results are analyzed with two complementary objectives. Firstly, the mentioned graphemes are studied as evidence of the geographical distribution of the geographical distribution of the velar semiconsonant and the sonorous bilabial stop, and their Romance outcomes. Secondly, the results contribute to the phonetic and graphic characterization of Hispanic medieval Latin in the context of the emergence of Romance languages.
Exclamativas encubiertas en español
Authors: Devís Márquez Pedro Pablo
Published: August 2024

Since Bosque (1982; 1984a) extrapolated to Spanish grammar the concept of concealed exclamation introduced by Elliot (1971; 1974) and Grimshaw (1979), the analysis of determiner phrases (DPs) such as los libros que le gustan in Ya te imaginas los libros que le gustan and la altura del edificio in Me sorprendió la altura del edificio has not been homogeneous. While some authors agree in analyzing both DPs as concealed exclamations (DPs semantically equivalent to indirect exclamative clauses and arguments of an explicit predicate), others confine this analysis to the latter DP. They analyze the former either as a clause with exclamative import subordinate to an explicit predicate (a quantified clause or a complement clause) or as a DP with exclamative import providing the argument for an explicit predicate which they do not consider a concealed exclamation, but a nominal exclamative structure or a nominal emphatic relative construction. Our goals are: 1) to review the analyses proposed so far for this type of structures, and 2) to put forward an analysis of these DPs characterizing them not as arguments of an explicit predicate, but as genuine DPs that are remnants of grammatical ellipsis. Specifically, they are argued to be subjects of elliptical clauses that are simultaneously indirect exclamatives and predicational copular clauses.
Más las oigo, mejor me parecen: comparativas proporcionales idiolectales
Authors: de Benito Moreno Carlota
Published: August 2024

In this work, the symmetric comparative correlatives attested in the journalist Rubén Amón’s speech and writing are analysed. The interest of these constructions lies in the fact that they are virtually non-existent in European Spanish (and have very low frequency in American varieties, as I show). By exhaustively analysing the linguistic production of this journalist, I describe these idiolectal syntactic uses (which have not always been part of his grammar) and I propose a hypothesis about their origin, based on language contact with Italian and French. To understand how an individual feature persists despite not being shared by other members of the community, I examine the perceptions of European Spanish speakers of these constructions.
Differential marking of direct objects in Monastirli džudezmu: a case study in Judeo-Spanish morphosyntax
Authors: Corr Alice
Published: August 2024

This article presents a case study on the differential marking of direct objects (DOM) in Balkan Judeo-Spanish, an endangered language (sub)group that still lacks detailed, systematic documentation of its (comparative) morphosyntax. Countering recent claims that the phenomenon is frequently absent in Judeo-Spanish, I demonstrate the robust presence of so-called a-marking as a highly systematic, multi-dimensional DOM strategy in early 20th century fieldwork recordings from the understudied dialect of Monastir (present-day Bitola, North Macedonia). I show that, in our corpus, a-marking in transitive (S)V(S)O(S) structures is primarily regulated by (grammatical) animacy/person and (syntactic) definiteness, such that indefinite DOs are excluded and specificity plays no role. Theoretically, the empirical distribution of a-marking broadly conforms with, yet – crucially – cannot be fully subsumed under, scale-based hierarchies that model DOM in terms of referential prominence. Rather, our findings support the conclusion that a-marking of the DO occurs if and only if the argument is syntactically specified for animacy/person and definiteness. From the typological perspective, the (non-)coincidence of Monastirli a-marking with a co-referential accusative clitic exhibits a hitherto undescribed distribution distinct from other patterns documented for (Balkan) Romance. The present article thus not only advances description of, and inquiry into, the cross-linguistic landscape of DOM, but contributes more broadly to redressing the conspicuous absence of empirical and theoretical investigation into Judeo-Spanish dialect syntax.
Délocutifs français d’origine bretonne
Authors: Chauveau Jean-Paul
Published: August 2024

Delocutives are normally formed from conventional phrases of the same language. However, due to the pervasive presence of Latin in cultivated and religious circles up to the 20th century, French borrowed from that language a small series of delocutives. Regional languages have been no less present as a source of delocutives, at least in the areas where they are spoken. This article studies three delocutives borrowed from Breton, a neo-Celtic language spoken in Western France. Two of them are new discoveries for French etymology; they shed light on a third delocutive, long known but of controversial origin.
Utilizing ecosystem services to support restorative marine economies
Authors: Douglas Emily J. , Lohrer Andrew M.
Published: August 2024

A restorative economy is a melding of environmental restoration and business activities, with interactions and feedbacks that contribute positively to society through enhancing multiple social, cultural, environmental, and financial well-beings. Ecosystem services, which can be used to document and quantify the benefits of healthy functioning ecosystems, are likely to be crucial to the success of restorative economies in the scoping and planning phases, and as metrics of success while projects are underway. Describing and quantifying whole “bundles of benefits” delivered by healthy intact ecosystems will help to draw attention to the value of conservation and restoration. Restorative economies focused on single “tradable” services such as carbon sequestration may be problematic in the marine environment given that our oceans are “commons” without clear definitions of ownership. In this article, we focus on the role of ecosystem services in restorative marine economies, with examples from Aotearoa New Zealand where indigenous cultural values and rights are at the forefront of marine conservation and restoration. To reduce investment risk and secure financing for restorative economies, better quantification of ecosystem services and the development of multiple well-beings frameworks (encompassing social, ecological, cultural, and financial benefits to communities) will likely be required. This will also promote effective communication and monitoring of the multiple benefits obtained from restored ecosystems, which will ultimately serve to sustain and expand restorative economy endeavors.
Role of L-glutamine in the regulation of rat Sertoli cell proliferation by FSH
Authors: Centola Cecilia Lucia , Dasso Marina Ercilia , Riera Maria Fernanda , Meroni Silvina Beatriz , Galardo Maria Noel
Published: August 2024

In brief

FSH leads to glutamine dependence, which is required for mTORC1 activation and in consequence Sertoli cell proliferation.

The spermatogenic capacity of adult individuals depends on, among other factors, the number of Sertoli cells (SCs) that result from the proliferative waves during development. FSH upregulates SC proliferation at least partly, through the activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 pathway, among other mechanisms. It is widely known that mTORC1 is a sensor of amino acids. Among amino acids, glutamine acquires relevance since it might contribute to cell cycle progression through the modulation of mTORC1 activity. It has not been studied yet whether glutamine intervenes in FSH-mediated regulation of SC proliferation and cell cycle progression, or if FSH has any effect on glutamine metabolism. Eight-day-old rat SCs were incubated in culture media without glutamine or with glutamine in the absence or presence of a glutamine transporter inhibitor or a glutaminase activity inhibitor under basal conditions or stimulated with FSH. The results obtained show that FSH does not promote SC proliferation and mTORC1 activation in the absence of glutamine. Also, FSH modulates glutamine metabolism increasing glutaminase isoform 2 and reducing glutamine synthetaseexpression. FSH did not promote SC proliferation and mTORC1 activation when glutaminase activity was inhibited. The results suggest that glutamine or its metabolites might cooperate with FSH in the upregulation of SC proliferation through mTORC1. In addition, as FSH modulates glutamine metabolism through the induction of glutaminase isoform 2, the hormonal control of glutamine metabolism might be part of the intricate signaling network triggered by FSH, which is crucial to establish the population of mature SCs that supports the reproductive function.
Avaliação materna acerca da educação à distância para crianças na pandemia da Covid-19
Authors: Araújo Maria Helena Pereira de Oliveira , Alexandre Maria Edna Silva de
Published: August 2024

Objetivo. Este estudo objetivou identificar a avaliação de mães acerca da Educação à Distância (EaD) para crianças durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Método. Participaram da pesquisa 425 mães, com idade média de 37,.1 anos (DP = 7,.28). Os dados foram coletados através de um formulário online e processados por meio do software IRaMuTeQ, que permitiu realizar a Análise Prototípica e a Análise de Similitude. Resultados. As análises evidenciaram que as mães consideraram a EaD como uma alternativa emergencial necessária para continuidade do ensino, embora apresente diversas dificuldades para sua efetivação, especialmente na mediação familiar. Em linhas gerais, a maioria avaliou como pouco ou nada adequada a EaD para as crianças.
La representación de los marroquíes en España en Ramito de hierbabuena de Gerardo Muñoz Lorente
Authors: Ouahib Mohammed
Published: August 2024

Desde mediados de los noventa del siglo XX, se publicaron muchas obras sobre la llegada de emigrantes irregulares en pateras, procedentes especialmente de Marruecos en busca de un futuro digno, con lo cual España pasó de ser un país históricamente emisor de emigrantes a uno receptor. El objetivo fundamental de este trabajo consiste en poner de relieve la representación de los marroquíes en España, los cuales sufren en general la exclusión social y la discriminación, lo que crea importantes consecuencias sobre su integración en la sociedad de destino. Para ello, se analiza dicha representación en la novela española Ramito de hierbabuena de Gerardo Muñoz Lorente, a partir del método del análisis crítico del discurso cuyo enfoque estudia los mecanismos de poder que se dan de los emigrantes.
Radio Silence
Authors: López-Get Anthony
Published: August 2024

Literary creation
GLOBALISATION, DEGLOBALISATION AND THE NEED TO RETHINK THE NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Authors: R. Vasilev  , Y. Georgiev  , N. Vlaeva  , N. Ivanova
Published: August 2024

The article endeavours to examine and analyse the geostrategic significance and impact of complex economic and political processes on current national social and legislative models, as well as the trend of deglobalization. The authors present the fundamental meanings and conclusions derived from the analysis. It is argued that in the context of deglobalization, the creation, revision, and potential re-evaluation of legal norms should prioritize moral and social considerations. This assertion holds true irrespective of the geopolitical influences related to human rights protection and social development within a state.
Dialogues on Human Enhancement: An Interview with Nicholas Agar
Authors: Vilaça Murilo Mariano , Karasinski Murilo , Peruzzo Júnior Léo , Agar Nicholas
Published: August 2024

Abstract In this interview, philosopher Nicholas Agar answers questions about his most recent book, Dialogues on Human Enhancement. Agar comments on the challenge of writing a book in dialogue form, what the process was like involving his students, and the relevance of using an ancient method of doing philosophy. In addition to genetic technologies, Agar discusses digital technologies and brain-machine interface technologies (BCIs). He also reflects on what it means to be human in today’s technological society.
Nature-based solutions across spatial urban scales: three case studies from Nice, Utrecht and Milan
Authors: Mahmoud Israa
Published: August 2024

A holistic vision for urban sustainability looks at the city as an integration of energy, environment, mobility, urban design, new technologies and, most importantly, ‘people and nature’. In this article, the aim is to shed light on the role of nature-based solutions (NBS) towards addressing climate change crisis and tackling a variety of socio-ecological and urban biodiversity challenges. The paper claims for more evidence-based frameworks to understand the economic, social and environmental benefits of NBS and to promote their inclusion in urban policies. First, and most importantly, the role of NBS in shaping urban planning as a result of expansion and densification of cities is reviewed. Second, the co-benefits generated by NBS within the social and cultural regeneration of cities are reflected upon. Lastly, case studies are given from Nice, Utrecht and Milan in order to showcase those cities’ spatial strategies to implement NBS through different scales. The article discusses the role of NBS in addressing climate challenges and emphasises the need for collaborative stakeholder engagement in their implementation. Spatial, governance and temporal challenges related to NBS implementation are identified, underscoring the complexity of integrating NBS into urban environments. The article concludes by advocating for systematic integration of green and blue infrastructure and NBS into urban planning, emphasising the importance of considering socio-cultural elements alongside environmental benefits.
SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 macrodomain His-tagged expression and purification protocol for assay v1
Authors: Wang Korvus , fairhead michael , Williams Eleanor
Published: August 2024

This protocol details the expression and purification of SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 macrodomain assay construct bearing a N-terminal His tag at small scale (<6L).
Striatal oxidative stress quantification (OxiSelect™ In Vitro ROS/RNS Assay Kit (Green Fluorescence)) v1
Authors: Hecke Morais Livia
Published: August 2024

Striatal oxidative stress quantification (OxiSelect‱ In Vitro ROS/RNS Assay Kit (Green Fluorescence))
Automated combinatorial media preparation v1
Authors: Radivojevic Tijana , Incha Matthew , not provided vblayroger , Zournas Apostolos , Tan Stephen , Garcia Martin Hector
Published: August 2024

Media optimization is a critical, and often overlooked, process which is essential to obtain the titers, rates and yields needed for commercial viability. Here, we present a molecule- and host-agnostic active learning process for media optimization that is enabled by a fast and highly repeatable semi-automated pipeline. Its application yielded 148% and 170% increases in titer, and 300% increase in process yield in three different campaigns for flaviolin production in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Explainable Artificial Intelligence techniques pinpointed that, surprisingly, common salt (NaCl) is the most important component influencing production. The optimal salt concentration is very high, comparable to seawater and close to the limits that P. putida can tolerate. The availability of fast Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) cycles allowed us to show that performance improvements for active learning are rarely monotonous. This work illustrates how machine learning and automation can change the paradigm of current synthetic biology research to make it more effective and informative, and suggests a cost-effective and underexploited strategy to facilitate the high titers, rates and yields essential for commercial viability. Here we provide the protocol for automated media optimization on a flaviolin producingPseudomonas putida KT2440 strain.
Collagen extraction from pretreated bone/tooth samples v1
Authors: T. Krajcarz Maciej , G. Drucker Dorothée , Krajcarz Magdalena , Bocherens Hervé
Published: August 2024

This protocol presents the procedure of extracting collagen from a sample of bone or tooth, prior to stable isotope analysis, radiocarbon dating, and/or proteomic identification. The sample is assumed to be pre- treated (cut off from the specimen, cleaned, defatted, crushed). The procedure follows the ABA methodology (Acid-Base-Acid treatment) and enables high pureness of the resulted collagen along still-high efficiency of collagen yield. Basic health safety practices are also provided. The expected result is around 20 mg of pure and dry collagen, ready for further analyses. The collagen resulting from this protocol is fluffy and cotton-like. This protocol has been established and tested in the Biogeology working group of the Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany) and the Bioindicator and Stable Isotope labs of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw, Poland).
SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 macrodomain expression and purification protocol for crystallization v1
Authors: Wang Korvus , fairhead michael , Williams Eleanor
Published: August 2024

This protocol details the expression and purification of SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 macrodomain crystallization construct bearing a N-terminal His-tag at small scale (<6L).
USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Obtaining quality metrics in forage aboveground biomass v1
Authors: A. Cassida Kimberly
Published: August 2024

Harvesting crops for potential use as livestock forage must include nutritional value measurements to understand how these feedstuffs will meet the consumptive needs of animals. Nutritional value is often called “forage quality.” Nutritional value can change rapidly over hours to days as plants grow, mature, and respond to their environment. Measuring nutritive constituents in forage follows standardized methodologies across commercial and research laboratories. Crude protein (CP) estimates the true protein concentration based on tissue nitrogen analysis and the assumption that most plant protein is 16% nitrogen. Ash measures the total mineral elements present in forage, such as calcium and phosphorus, which do not contribute to its nutritional energy value. Cell wall constituents in forages are quantified using the Van Soest system (Goering and van Soest, 1970), where neutral detergent fiber (NDF) includes cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, while acid detergent fiber (ADF) contains cellulose and lignin, and acid detergent lignin (ADL) contains only lignin. This protocol outlines the methodology for analyzing ash, CP, ADF, NDF, and lignin in a forage sample.
Examining the Impact of Tanzania's Language Policy in Education on Promoting the Chinese Language in Tanzania
Authors: Kambaya Charles Aniseti , Hong Xiao
Published: August 2024

This paper examines the impact of Tanzania’s language policy on the promotion of the Chinese language within Tanzania. The objective is to delve into the evolution of Tanzania’s language policy across different eras, understand the factors influencing language policy in Tanzania, and analyze how the present Tanzanian language policy affects the dissemination of the Chinese language. The results reveal that Tanzania’s current language policy has both positive and negative effects on the promotion of the Chinese language within the country. Based on the research findings, the authors propose strategies to further enhance the teaching of the Chinese language in Tanzania.
Linguistic Features of Bali Ecotourism Villages Advertisements and Their Influence on Tourist Visits
Authors: Umiyati Mirsa , Soria-Calimbo Alma Cita B.
Published: August 2024

The study aims to describe the weaknesses and strengths of the linguistic features of ecotourism village advertisements and analyze their influence on tourist visits. The data were managed and analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences Version 21 (SPSS, 21). The univariate and bivariate analyses were done with the help of the statistical method of descriptive frequency and binary logistic regression. The results showed that the weakness of linguistic features of Bali ecotourism villages advertisement included: a) the involvement of an expert in advertisement development, b) the attractiveness of the sentence structure, c) the appropriateness, attractiveness, and politeness of the word choice, and d) the use of interesting and suggestive figurative language. Its strengths lie in the other 7 components, namely: a) the accuracy of the language used, b) the harmonious composition of language & image, c) the accuracy of word diction, d) the attractiveness of advertising content, e) the ecotourism reflection of advertisement, f) the appropriateness of colour choice, and g) the use of simple promotion advertisements and highlighting the important parts. It also proved that linguistic features of advertisements significantly influenced the tourist visit.
The Paradoxical Characteristics of Javanese Women in Campursari Lyrics With Mutual and Rejected Romance Themes: A Critical Reading From a Stylistics Perspective
Authors: Kurwidaria Favorita , Nababan Mangatur R. , Sumarlam  , Wibowo Prasetyo Adi W.
Published: August 2024

Cross-sex relationships between a man and a woman have their own appeal as a theme explored by researchers in creative texts such as song lyrics. The various types of cross-sex relationships in these lyrics reflect the varying characteristics of the participants involved and the language choices employed by the songwriter. Didi Kempot's Javanese Campursari song lyrics, for example, contain a dualism of contradictory female characters penned within his love-laden songs about two sorts of cross-sex relationships: mutual and rejected romance. To uncover the ideological effects of the language choices used by Didi Kempot, a set of analytical tools is needed. Thus, the goal of using Jeffries' critical stylistic model to critically read Didi Kempot's Campursari lyrics is to reveal the linguistic strengths in portraying female characters in the lyrics, thereby gaining an understanding of the songwriter's style in selecting and utilizing the potential of the Javanese language in positioning female participants in his song lyrics. Ultimately, this study can provide linguists with theoretical benefits in terms of new perspectives on contemporary stylistic studies and critical text analysis in Indonesia. The study also offers practical benefits in terms of applying critical stylistic perspectives to non-factual texts, such as Javanese song lyrics, to express ideological effects based on the songwriter's language choices and concrete linguistic evidences.
Gestación prolongada asociada con la prescripción inadecuada de medroxiprogesterona acetato. ¿Es racional y ético el uso de progestágenos exógenos en perras?
Authors: González D. María S. , Maldonado Estrada Juan Guillermo
Published: August 2024

Resumen
Los progestágenos sintéticos como la medroxiprogesterona acetato (MPA) y el proligestone (PRO) son usados en caninos como medicamento para prevenir la presentación del celo en perras, a pesar de existir abundante evidencia de su asociación con el aumento de la presentación de tumores mamarios y uterinos, complejo hiperplasia quística endometrial-piómetra  y alteraciones de la hormona del crecimiento que cursan con acromegalia. En el presente estudio se informa de un caso de gestación prolongada asociada con la administración de MPA para prevenir la gestación después de una monta no deseada, en una perra de raza Fox terrier pelo de alambre de cinco años de edad a quien se le prescribió de manera errónea MPA para la monta no deseada. La paciente se recibió a los 74 días postmonta, con abdomen distendido pero sin dificultad respiratoria ni cambios importantes en el hemoleucograma; el examen clínico y la radiografía revelaron la presencia de seis fetos en proceso de maceración; la paciente fue sometida a operación cesárea para la extracción de los fetos macerados seguida de ovariohisterectomía. La evolución clínica fue favorable. En la discusión se hacen unos planteamientos críticos sobre la racionalidad y la ética del uso de los progestágenos exógenos, al igual que de la aplicación de productos estrogénicos, para el control de eventos reproductivos en perras, como la monta no deseada o la supresión del celo, y se proponen otras alternativas terapéuticas.
Palabras clave: distocia, maceración fetal, monta indeseada, progestágenos.
Summary
Medroxiprogesterone acetate (MPA) has been commonly used as a contraceptive in bitches by its effect on preventing estrous presentation, instead of abundant evidence on undesirable collateral effects such as uterine and mammary tumors and nodules, Cystic endometrial hyperplasia-pyometra complex, as well as acromegaly-like lesions. In this report a 6 year -old Fox-terrier wire coat bitch is presented which was administered a depot MPA formulation in order to prevent an undesired mating-related pregnancy that was attended at the by a prolonged pregnancy at day 74 after the undesired mating. The patient showed distended abdomen, dyspnea, with no changes in hemoleukograms values, but with macerated fetuses as diagnosed by clinical and radiographic findings. An elective cesarean operation followed by ovary hysterectomy was performed. The patient showed an optimal clinical evolution. Several aspects related to the use of MPA in canine reproduction, the recommendation to cautiously prescribe its use as contraceptive agents in bitches, as well as the consideration of other alternatives for management of undesired mating in dogs, are discussed.
Características pre-destete de bovinos simmental (Bos Taurus) y sus cruces con brahman (Bos indicus) en el trópico mexicano
Authors: Martínez González Juan C. , Azuara Martínez Adalberto , Hernández Meléndez Javier , Parra Bracamonte Gaspar M. , Castillo Rodríguez Sonia P.
Published: August 2024

Summary
The objective of this study was to determine the productive performance in body weight change from birth to weaning, of calves simmental and their crosses with brahman in a beef cattle in the south of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Data were analyzed from 1994 to 2005 years (birth weight BW, n = 947; weaning weight adjusted to 205 days WW205, n = 802; and pre-weaning daily gain weight DGW, n = 802) using the method of minimum square to determine the effects of breed group (BG), year (YC), and season (SC) calving, parity number of cow (PC), and sex of calves (SX); and the interaction of first order on the variables of BW, DGW and WW205. In DGW and WW205 were considered the covariable of BW. The averages for BW, DGW and WW205 were 35.2 ± 6.7, 0.774 ± 0.175 and 194.3 ± 37.3 kg, respectively. The BG was affected (p < 0.01) the DGW and WW205. The YC and SC were important variation sources (p < 0.01) in BW, DGW and WW205. The SC affected (p < 0.05) DGW and WW205. The SX did not have an effect (p > 0.05) on anyone's variables.
Efecto de la relación proteína y energía sobre los niveles de amonio ruminal y nitrógeno ureico en sangre y leche, de vacas doble propósito del piedemonte llanero, Colombia
Authors: Pardo Oscar , Carulla Juan E. , Hess Hans Dieter
Published: August 2024

Summary
The effects of five diets with different protein to energy ratios (CP:ME) on rumen ammonia (RA) and blood (BUN) and milk úrea nitrogen (MUN) in dual-purpose cows were evaluated in the piedemonte of Colombia. Five rumen fistulated cows were assigned to five treatments using a 5 x 5 Latin Square design. All animals received a basal diet consisting of Brachiaria decumbens forage forage ad libitum and 900 g of ground rice (treatment 1); treatment 2 was identical to treatment 1 plus 39 g of urea; treatment 3 was identical to treatment 1 plus 84 g urea; treatment 4 was identical to treatment 2 plus 1200 g of sugar; and treatment 5 was identical to treatment 3 plus 934 g of sugar. The ratio between crude protein and metabolizable energy (CP:ME) was 26, 66, 103, 27 and 50 g /Mcal for treatment 1 to treatment 5, respectively. The highest concentrations of RA, BUN and MUN were observed in treatment 3 (p < 0.01), which provided the highest amount of CP and resulted in the highest CP:ME ratio. Treatments 5 and 2, with intermediate amounts of CP and CP:ME ratios, resulted in intermediate levels of RA, BUN and MUN. The levels of RA, BUN and MUN varied considerably across the day and ranged from 4.3 to 22.9, 4.8 to 13.8 and 3.6 to 16 mg/dl, respectively. The highest levels of RA, BUN and MUN occurred 3 to 6 hours after the first feeding of the day. There was a close positive relationship between MUN and BUN (MUN = 0.901*BUN, R2 = 0.70). It can be concluded that the levels of BUN and MUN are closely related to the CP concentration and the CP:ME ratio in the diet. These metabolites represent a useful tool to monitor and adjust the use of supplements for dual-purpose cows fed diets based on low-quality grasses in the Llanero foothills of Colombia.
Leucemia mieloide aguda. Reporte de un caso
Authors: González D. María S. , Caraballo G. Arley J.
Published: August 2024

Summary
Acute myeloid leukemia is a disease that affects one of the non-lymphoid cell lines from the bone marrow. This is a clinical case on a two year old, female, spayed, vaccinated poodle, previously diagnosed with Erlichia canis and treated with doxycycline and steroids. The poodle was taken to the Veterinary and Animal Sciences Centre of CES University (Medellin, Colombia), after suffering from vomiting, fever and severe weakness. Examinations included serial hemograms, coprological examinations, blood chemistry and serology test (ELISA) for Erlichia canis (found to be negative twice). A bone marrow aspiration was suggested because of suspicion of myelodysplasia. Subsequently, the poodle was euthanized with the owners consent and a bone marrow aspiration was performed. Results indicated acute myeloid leukemia. The objective of this article is to document this case due to its clinical importance and rare occurance.
Diagnóstico de la formación académica del Zootecnista y la relación con su desempeño profesional en el Departamento de Antioquia
Authors: Galeano Vasco Luis Fernando , Vélez Carlos A. , Gaviria Carolina
Published: August 2024

Summary
In the process of the curricular restructuring of the Zootechny program a research on the current state of the academic training of the Zootecnician and it´s relation to the professional performance was carried out by means of direct person to person surveys with multiple answer and excluding type questions, distributed within the thematics of: 1) assesment of the usefulness of the knowledge obtained in the undergraduate program for the professional performance, which presented a minimum usefulness (45.16%), partial usefulness (26.88%) and total usefulness (25.81%); 2) evaluation of the curricular plan consisting of 40 subjects, distributed in the basic and professional areas and qualified by the respondents as follows: Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA): Fundamental (27.87%), Pertinent (80.33%) and to be changed (8.20%); Universidad Nacional Sede Medellín (UNM): Fundamental (73.77%), Pertinent (36.07%) and to be changed (13.11%); Other Universities (OU): Fundamental (5.46%), Pertinent (52.46%) and to be changed (16.39%); 3) Enphasis on the training in husbandry systems: Cattle (29.01%), Porcine (21.84%) and Aviary (14.51%); 4) Complementary studies, post-degree: Masters (56.67%), specializations (36.67%) and PhDs (6.67%); and in non formal education in the seminar category (38.61%), Diplomas (17.82%) and short courses (27.72%). The survey area was limited within the geographical Metropolitan Area of Medellín, Antioquia. The information used a statistical model comprised of a multiple answer, chi-square independence analysis and a statistical description of the data using SPSS 14.0 software, performed by the group INCEMA of the Universidad de Antioquia.
33rd volume and 4th issue of Current Research in Dental Sciences 2023
Authors: E. Erratum
Published: August 2024

In the 33rd volume and 4th issue of Current Research in Dental Sciences 2023, "Songür E, Aksoy M, Özçelik B, Tulga Öz F. Disinfection effect of gaseous ozone on candida albicans and enterococcus faecalis: A randomized clinical trial in infected primary molars. Curr Res Dent Sci. 2023;33(4):219-225. DOI: 10.5152/CRDS.2023.22094" Clinical Trials number was
accidentally forgotten and the Clinical Trials number was registered as "Clinical trials NCT06470126".

Erratum, 2023, volume 33, issue 4
Experimental identification of the corrective capabilities of the spring technique in addressing multiapical femoral deformities
Authors: Solomin Leonid N. , Golovenkin Evgeniy S. , Sabirov Fanil K. , Veshnyakova Anna V.
Published: August 2024

Background. The technique of multiapical deformities correction with several orthopedic hexapods (one for each apex of deformity) is accepted as a standard one. However, usage of two or more hexapods on one segment is uncomfortable for the patient. Besides, software calculation for each of them is difficult and laborious for an orthopedic surgeon. Application of only one orthopedic hexapod with one software calculation is the advantage of the spring technique (ST) of multiapical deformities correction. However, its application is hindered by the fact that the corrective capabilities of this technique have not been studied yet.
The aim of the study was to identify by the bench test the corrective capabilities of the spring technique and compare them with the capabilities of the standard one.
Methods. The bench test was performed using plastic models of the femur. One-ring modules were used to fix each of the bone fragments. Foam rubber discs were used to imitate soft tissues. The mobile ring was moved relative to the base one in translation, angulation, distraction and rotation. The movement was stopped if one of the struts reached its minimum or maximum length, as well as if one of them touched a frame, transosseous elements or “soft tissues”. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used for statistical analysis.
Results. When using all the six struts equipped with standard threaded rods, the corrective capabilities of the spring technique are 58-97% (on average 72%) lower than of the standard one. When replacing 2-6 (depending on the type of motion) threaded rods with longer ones, the capabilities of ST increases by 36-466% (on average 257%). This provides better result for ST in translation (in three directions), varus and recurvation angulation.
Conclusions. Corrective capabilities of the spring technique in 5 out of 11 types of motions are better than the capabilities of the standard technic if struts of the orthopedic hexapod are equipped with threaded rods of greater length.
Constraining the Geometry of the Northwest Pacific Slab Using Deep Clustering of Slab Guided Waves
Authors: Liu Guangcan , Sun Daoyuan , Li Zefeng
Published: August 2024

Accurately defining slab geometry is crucial for unraveling the seismogenic mechanism and subduction dynamics. Guided wave, generated from deep earthquakes with a focal depth greater than 100 km, efficiently propagates along a continuous slab and offers an effective way to image the slab geometry. However, it is challenging to manually identify slab guided waves through a large dataset, hindering their application in determining slab geometry. We propose the use of a deep embedding clustering algorithm for identifying slab guided waves. Using waveform data for deep earthquakes within the northwestern Pacific slab recorded by the F-net in Japan, we first employ spectra clustering analysis to determine three classification types. Subsequently, we perform clustering analysis on the spectrogram, efficiently featuring guided wave characteristics by enhancing the high-frequency energy. Then, using the sampled region by slab guided wave as a proxy, we map out the boundaries of the northwest Pacific slab at different depths, particularly within the depth range of 200–400 km. Our inferred slab boundaries correlate well with those derived from other methods, validating the accuracy and efficiency of our clustering analysis. Evaluation of our proposed workflow on smaller earthquakes with a lower signal-to-noise ratio underscores its great potential in determining slab geometry, particularly in less-studied regions.
A crítica cultural na América Latina e seus modos de produção: uma tentativa de aproximação do conflito literatura indigenista/literatura indígena
Authors: Carrizo Silvina Liliana
Published: August 2024

Este trabalho tem por objetivo iluminar o impacto e as releituras de algumas linhas de pensamento desenvolvidas por José Carlos Mariátegui no que diz respeito à crítica da cultura, da literatura e da produção literária. A linha que focarei será aquela cunhada pelo próprio ensaísta – a da “literatura indigenista / literatura indígena” – por considerar sua grande produtibilidade em seus ensaios, nas obras de José María Arguedas e nos textos críticos de Antonio Cornejo Polar. Ou seja, em outras palavras, pretendo destacar um trabalho de mais de 80 anos de crítica cultural na América Latina. Para desenvolver estas questões serão utilizados materiais produzidos nos começos dos projetos de Arguedas e Cornejo Polar, na procura de ressignificar as possíveis intenções e métodos do pensamento crítico, como colocadas por Edward Said em seu livro Beginnings, publicado em 1975.
Religiosidad y Poesía en Rubén Darío
Authors: Gómez Sánchez Darío
Published: August 2024

El presente artículo propone una lectura de la obra poética de Rubén Darío desde la temática de la religiosidad con la intención de evidenciar el conjunto de creencias y prácticas devocionales manifiestas en su poesía. Luego de una breve contextualización sobre el Modernismo hispanoamericano se desarrollan tres acepciones de religiosidad: cristianismo, hedonismo y esoterismo, basadas, respectivamente, en el culto a Jesús, la mujer y la armonía universal, las cuales acaban confluyendo en una visión sincrética de lo divino. Esta lectura “religiosa” de la obra daríana nos permite concluir que el poeta nicaragüense hizo de su arte no sólo una forma de teosofía, sino que comulgó con la idea de hacer de la poesía una religión de la modernidad.
LISTA ACTUALIZADA DE LA FAUNA DE AMPHIBIA DE COLOMBIA
Authors: Ruiz-Carranza Pedro M. , Ardila-Robayo María Cristina , Lynch John D.
Published: August 2024

La fauna de anfibios de Colombia incluye actualmente 583 especies de las cuales sólo 17 corresponden a salamandras y 25 a cecílidos; éstos dos grupos quedan apenas documentados. Los anuros (ranas y sapos) han sido las más estudiadas, acá registramos 540 especies de 56 géneros y nueve familias siendo las más representativas: Leptodactylidae (212 especies), Hylidae (126 especies), Centrolenidae (63 especies), Bufonidae (60 especies). Grandes endemismos se presentan en las planicies húmedas del Pacífico, en cada una de las cordilleras y en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta para los géneros Atelopus, Centrolene, Cochranella, Colostethus y Eleutherodactylus. Se ilustra a color una muestra significativa de los anfibios colombianos.
SINTESIS DE LOS CAMBIOS DE ORIGEN ANTROPICO OCURRIDOS EN LOS ULTIMOS 40 AÑOS EN LA CIENAGA DE SANTA MARTA (COLOMBIA)
Authors: Botero Leonor , Mancera-Pineda José Ernesto
Published: August 2024

Se presenta una síntesis de los principales cambios de la fauna, flora, geomorfología y condiciones fisico-químicas de la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta ocurridos durante el periodo 1956- 1994 y originados por actividades humanas. El sistema laguno estuarino ha sufrido una notorio deterioro reflejado en la hipersalinización de sus suelos y consecuente muerte masiva del bosque de manglar, disminución sustancial en la diversidad y abundancia de peces, aves y moluscos, contaminación de sus aguas, sedimentos y organismos con plaguicidas organoclorados, metales pesados y bacterias patógenas. Así mismo se ha comprobado un progresivo y significativo incremento en la salinidad de los cuerpos de agua, concentración de material suspendido y eutroficación.
DATOS ETNOBOTANICOS SOBRE ALGUNAS PALMERAS DE LA AMERICA INTERTROPICAL
Authors: Patiño R. Víctor Manuel
Published: August 2024

Se presentan datos preferentemente del siglo XVI al XVIII sobre la importancia de las palmas para el hombre en América intertropical, y los principales usos discriminados por raíces, estípites, hojas, inflorescencias y frutos.