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Open Educational Resources (OER) Efficacy and Experiences: A Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Mayer Jennifer
Published: October 2023

abstract: This study compared course passing and completion rates of undergraduate students to determine if there was any relationship between use of open educational resources (OER) and these two outcomes. Students who took OER courses and faculty who taught with OER shared their perceptions of the impact of such resources on learning outcomes and teaching methods. The quantitative analysis revealed that using OER had a positive impact on course passing rates (7 percent increase) and completion rates (10 percent increase) for all students. The qualitative analysis revealed the student perception that OER had some positive impact on their course participation and ability to pass, but less influence on course completion. Faculty perceived little to no increase in passing or completion rates. As a result of OER, students and faculty observed a significant increase in student engagement, and all faculty reported an evolution in pedagogical approaches.
A Case for Open Peer Review Podcasting in Academic Librarianship
Authors: Sewell Amber
Published: October 2023

abstract: Models of open peer review are being explored in multiple disciplines as academia seeks a more feminist, care-based approach to scholarship. One model of open peer review that aligns well with the work of information professionals, particularly those with information literacy instruction duties, is an open peer review podcast. This type of podcast, recorded before a manuscript is submitted for publication, brings an informal peer review process into the open as a host facilitates critical discussion of a research output between the researcher and a reviewer. This approach fosters a supportive community with shared values while utilizing the affordances of podcasting to make invisible labor visible and bring whole personhood into scholarship and scholarly communication. The author provides a case study of implementing this model with the creation of The LibParlor Podcast .
Automatic aberration compensation for digital holographic microscopy based on bicubic downsampling and improved minimization of global phase gradients
Authors: Yang Jupu , Li Fanxing , Du Jialin , Yang Fan , Yu Siyang , Chen Qingrong , Wang Jian , Zhang Xi , Sun Si , Yan Wei
Published: October 2023

In digital holographic microscopy, aberrations caused by imperfect optical system settings can greatly affect the quantitative measurement of the target phase, so the compensation of aberrations in the distorted phase has become a key point of research in digital holographic microscopy. Here, we propose a fully automatic numerical phase aberration compensation method with fast computational speed and high robustness. The method uses bicubic downsampling to smooth the sample phase for reducing its disturbance to the background aberration fit, while reducing the computational effort of aberration compensation. Polynomial coefficients of the aberration fitting are iteratively optimized in the process of minimizing the global phase gradient by improving the phase gradient operator and constructing the loss function to achieve accurate fitting of the phase aberration. Simulation and experimental results show that the proposed method can achieve high aberration compensation accuracy without prior knowledge of the hologram recording settings or manual selection of the background area free of samples, and it is suitable for samples with moderate and relatively flat background area, which can be widely used in the quantitative analysis of biological tissues and micro and nano structures.
Improved dispersion-encoded full-range spectral interferometry for large depth, large inclination and rough samples
Authors: Shao Tanbin , Yang Kecheng , Xia Min , Guo Wenping
Published: October 2023

In this study, we provide and validate an enhanced dispersion-encoded full-range spectral interferometry that offers improved measurement accuracy for samples characterized by significant depth, inclination, and roughness. Due to the low intensity of the optical signal in these samples, the optical signal is easy to be overwhelmed by the disturbance terms, demanding a more precise phase compensation. To address this issue, the direct current is removed by subtracting the envelope of the interference spectrum, allowing the weak signal near zero optical delay can be identified. Besides, considering the unwrapped phase error caused by the spectrometer aberrations, only the data with good phase continuity are preserved, which improves the accuracy of phase compensation. Using the proposed technique, the depth measurement range of the system is extended from 6 mm to 12 mm, while achieving an axial measurement precision of 2.5µm. In addition, the full-depth images of a ceramic standard step block and a 3D-printed sample are measured. It shows that our system exhibits superior adaptation to complex surfaces compared to the laser line profiler.
Multi-view stitching phase measuring deflectometry for freeform specular surface metrology
Authors: Jiang Siyuan , He Qiaozhi , Xing Yifan , Liu Linxian , Yang Jiamiao
Published: October 2023

Phase measuring deflectometry (PMD) offers notable advantages for precision inspection of specular elements. Nevertheless, if confronts challenges when measuring freeform specular surfaces due to the dispersion of reflection rays from surfaces with high local slopes. Here, we propose a multi-view stitching PMD. It utilizes distinct sensors combining with a screen to capture the appearance of each region. After precisely calibrating the entire system to correct the absolute depth of each region, the appearances of all regions are precisely stitched together, reconstructing the comprehensive appearance of the surface. Through experimental setup, we measured the 3D morphology of a spherical lens with a curvature radius of 155.04 mm and a peak-to-valley (PV) value of 2.9 mm, which yielded a measurement accuracy of 5.3 µm (relative error: 0.18 %). Furthermore, we successfully measured the appearance of a curved mobile phone screen with local slopes ranging from −46.1° to 51.3°, and freeform acrylic sheet with local slopes ranging from −6.7° to 7.7° and a PV value of 5.3 mm.
Label-free image scanning microscopy for kHz super-resolution imaging and single particle tracking
Authors: Ta Duc-Minh , Aguilar Alberto , Bon Pierre
Published: October 2023

We report the modification of a label-free image scanning microscope (ISM) to perform asynchronous 2D imaging at up to 24kHz while keeping the lateral resolution gain and background rejection of a regular label-free ISM setup. Our method uses a resonant mirror oscillating at 12kHz for one-direction scanning and a chromatic line for instantaneous scanning in the other direction. We adapt optical photon reassignment in this scanning regime to perform fully optical super-resolution imaging. We exploit the kHz imaging capabilities of this confocal imaging system for single nanoparticle tracking down to 20 nm for gold and 50 nm for silica particles as well as imaging freely moving Lactobacillus with improved resolution.
Mehr als Vollzeit: Fractional CIOs in KMUs
Authors: Kratzer Simon , Westner Markus , Strahringer Susanne
Published: October 2023

Auch kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMUs) benötigen zunehmend ein effektives Informationstechnologie- (IT)-Management, um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben. Im Vergleich zu großen Unternehmen verfügen KMUs jedoch oft nicht über die Ressourcen, die Arbeitgeberattraktivität oder den Bedarf, um einen Chief Information Officer (CIO) in Vollzeit zu beschäftigen. Um diese Lücke zu schließen, hat eine wachsende Zahl von Expertinnen und Experten weltweit damit begonnen, CIO-Dienste in Teilzeit anzubieten. Auf diese Weise erhalten KMUs Zugang zu erfahrenen und kompetenten IT-Führungskräften zu einem Bruchteil der Kosten und ohne langfristige Verpflichtungen. Während diese so genannten „Fractional CIOs“ in der Praxis bereits einen Mehrwert schaffen, gibt es noch kaum wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zu diesem neuen Phänomen. In einem größeren Forschungsprojekt mit insgesamt 62 Fractional CIOs aus 10 Ländern wurden daher eine Definition, Typen verschiedenartiger Engagements und Erfolgsfaktoren abgeleitet. Die vorliegende Studie fasst die Ergebnisse zusammen und setzt sie in Bezug zum deutschen Markt, indem sie drei Fractional CIOs/CTOs aus Deutschland befragt. Es zeigt sich, dass die folgenden vier Engagement-Typen von Fractional CIOs für KMUs in verschiedenen Situationen von Nutzen sind: Strategisches IT-Management, Restrukturierung, Skalierung und Hands-on Support. Darüber hinaus zeigt die Studie, dass Vertrauen, die Unterstützung durch das Top-Management-Team und die Integrität des Fractional CIOs Schlüsselfaktoren für den Erfolg von Fractional CIO-Engagements sind. Für den deutschen Markt werden die Ergebnisse durch drei befragte Fractional CIOs/CTOs weitgehend bestätigt. Die Fractional CIOs/CTOs können zwar keine genauen Gründe für die geringe Akzeptanz der Rolle nennen, betonen aber ihr Wertpotenzial für den deutschen Markt.
Identification of a non-canonical ciliate nuclear genetic code where UAA and UAG code for different amino acids
Authors: McGowan Jamie , Kilias Estelle S. , Alacid Elisabet , Lipscombe James , Jenkins Benjamin H. , Gharbi Karim , Kaithakottil Gemy G. , Macaulay Iain C. , McTaggart Seanna , Warring Sally D. , Richards Thomas A. , Hall Neil , Swarbreck David
Published: October 2023

The genetic code is one of the most highly conserved features across life. Only a few lineages have deviated from the “universal” genetic code. Amongst the few variants of the genetic code reported to date, the codons UAA and UAG virtually always have the same translation, suggesting that their evolution is coupled. Here, we report the genome and transcriptome sequencing of a novel uncultured ciliate, belonging to the Oligohymenophorea class, where the translation of the UAA and UAG stop codons have changed to specify different amino acids. Genomic and transcriptomic analyses revealed that UAA has been reassigned to encode lysine, while UAG has been reassigned to encode glutamic acid. We identified multiple suppressor tRNA genes with anticodons complementary to the reassigned codons. We show that the retained UGA stop codon is enriched in the 3’UTR immediately downstream of the coding region of genes, suggesting that there is functional drive to maintain tandem stop codons. Using a phylogenomics approach, we reconstructed the ciliate phylogeny and mapped genetic code changes, highlighting the remarkable number of independent genetic code changes within the Ciliophora group of protists. According to our knowledge, this is the first report of a genetic code variant where UAA and UAG encode different amino acids.
Inducement factor of talent agglomeration in the manufacturing industrial sector: A survey on the readiness of Industry 4.0 adoption
Authors: Feng Yanchao
Published: October 2023

China’s economy has progressed from a rapid growth phase to one of high-quality development and innovation. Industry 4.0 manufacturing technology and processes include cyber-physical systems (CPS), Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), Cognitive Computing and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) as advancements in computerization and information exchange the relevant variables data, and a survey questionnaire are used to accumulate three-year data from 2017 to 2019. The Structured Equation Modeling (SEM), analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and mediating variable in a SOBEL test are applied. The results show that Industry 4.0 is the primary practical corridor to official and familiar in sequence substitute policy and collaboration for talent agglomeration on research projects. It lowers the fixed price of human capital and significant factors active long-term innovation and profit at the end of the inferential test results. Hypotheses findings show that the associations between dependent and independent variables are essential, and latent variables GFI, CFI, TLI, and IFI have acceptable values. CMINDF and RMR fulfill the fit criteria and results will assist managers and policymakers in spotting talent agglomeration activities implemented to increase manufacturing businesses’ readiness to reap the most benefits from Industry 4.0 adoption.
The alternating 50 Hz magnetic field depending on the hydrophobicity of the strain affects the viability, filamentation and sensitivity to drugs of Candida albicans
Authors: Sztafrowski Dariusz , Muraszko Jakub , Jasiura Adam , Bryk Patrycja , Urbanek Aneta K. , Krasowska Anna
Published: October 2023

In recent decades, Candida albicans have been the main etiological agent of life-threatening invasive infections, characterized by various mechanisms of resistance to commonly used antifungals. One of the strategies to fight Candida infections may be the use of an electromagnetic field. In this study, we examined the influence of the alternating magnetic field of 50 Hz on the cells of C. albicans. We checked the impact of the alternating magnetic field of 50 Hz on the viability, filamentation and sensitivity to fluconazole and amphotericin B of two, differing in hydrophobicity, strains of C. albicans, CAF2-1 and CAF 4–2. Our results indicate that using the alternating magnetic field of 50 Hz reduces the growth of C. albicans. Interestingly, it presents a stronger effect on the hydrophobic strain CAF4-2 than on the hydrophilic CAF2-1. The applied electromagnetic field also affects the permeabilization of the cell membrane. However, it does not inhibit the transformation from yeast to hyphal forms. AMF is more effective in combination with fluconazole rather than amphotericin B. Our findings confirm the hypothesis that the application of the alternating magnetic field of 50 Hz in antifungal therapy may arise as a new option to support the treatment of Candida infections.
Thigh-hip ratio is significantly associated with all-cause mortality among Japanese community-dwelling men
Authors: Kawamoto Ryuichi , Kikuchi Asuka , Ninomiya Daisuke , Kumagi Teru
Published: October 2023

Anthropometric evaluation is a simple yet essential indicator of muscle and fat mass when studying life prognosis in aging. This study aimed to investigate the contributions of anthropometric measurements, independent of body mass index, to measures of all-cause mortality. We examined data for 1,704 participants from the 2014 Nomura Cohort Study who attended follow-ups for the subsequent eight years (follow-up rate: 93.0%). Of these, 765 were male (aged 69 ± 11 years) and 939 were female (aged 69 ± 9 years). The Japanese Basic Resident Registry provided data on adjusted relative hazards for all-cause mortality. The data were subjected to a Cox regression analysis, wherein the time variable was age and the risk factors were gender, age, anthropometric index, smoking habits, drinking habits, exercise habits, cardiovascular history, hypertension, lipid levels, diabetes, renal function, and serum uric acid. Of the total number of participants, 158 (9.3%) were confirmed to have died, and of these, 92 were male (12.0% of all male participants) and 66 were female (7.0% of all female participants). The multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that a smaller thigh–hip ratio predicted eight-year all-cause mortality in male participants, but only baseline body mass index was associated with all-cause mortality in female participants. Thigh–hip ratio is a useful predictor of death in Japanese community-dwelling men.
Patient preferences and cost-benefit of hypertension and hyperlipidemia collaborative management model between pharmacies and primary care in Portugal: A discrete choice experiment alongside a trial (USFarmácia®)
Authors: Costa Suzete , Guerreiro José , Teixeira Inês , Helling Dennis K. , Mateus Céu , Pereira João
Published: October 2023

Background

Little is known about patient preferences and the value of pharmacy-collaborative disease management with primary care using technology-driven interprofessional communication under real-world conditions. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are useful for quantifying preferences for non-market services.

Objectives

1) To explore variation in patient preferences and estimate willingness-to-accept annual cost to the National Health Service (NHS) for attributes of a collaborative intervention trial between pharmacies and primary care using a trial exit DCE interview; 2) to incorporate a DCE into an economic evaluation using cost-benefit analysis (CBA).

Methods

We performed a DCE telephone interview with a sample of hypertension and hyperlipidemia trial patients 12 months after trial onset. We used five attributes (levels): waiting time to get urgent/not urgent medical appointment (7 days/45 days; 48 hrs./30 days; same day/15 days), model of pharmacy intervention (5-min. counter basic check; 15-min. office every 3 months for BP and medication review of selected medicines; 30-min. office every 6 months for comprehensive measurements and medication review of all medicines), integration with primary care (weak; partial; full), chance of having a stroke in 5 years (same; slightly lower; much lower), and annual cost to the NHS (0€; 30€; 51€; 76€). We used an experimental orthogonal fractional factorial design. Data were analyzed using conditional logit. We subtracted the estimated annual incremental trial costs from the mean WTA (Net Benefit) for CBA.

Results

A total of 122 patients completed the survey. Waiting time to get medical appointment—on the same day (urgent) and within 15 days (non-urgent)—was the most important attribute, followed by 30-minute pharmacy intervention in private office every 6 months for point-of-care measurements and medication review of all medicines, and full integration with primary care. The cost attribute was not significant. Intervention patients were willing to accept the NHS annual cost of €877 for their preferred scenario. The annual net benefit per patient is €788.20 and represents the monetary value of patients’ welfare surplus for this model.

Conclusions

This study is the first conducted in Portugal alongside a pharmacy collaborative trial, incorporating DCE into CBA. The findings can be used to guide the design of pharmacy collaborative interventions with primary care with the potential for reimbursement for uncontrolled or at-risk chronic disease patients informed by patient preferences. Future DCE studies conducted in community pharmacy may provide additional contributions.

Trial registration

Current Controlled Trials (ISRCTN): ISRCTN13410498, retrospectively registered on 12 December 2018.
Syntactic and affective prosody recognition: Schizophrenia vs. Autism spectrum disorders
Authors: Martzoukou Maria , Papadopoulos Dimitrios , Kosmidis Mary H.
Published: October 2023

Patients with a recent diagnosis of schizophrenia and individuals receiving a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder without accompanying intellectual impairment (ASD w/o intellectual impairment) during their adulthood share several clinical characteristics. Exploring under-investigated aspects of these two clinical conditions may shed light on their possible connection and facilitate differential diagnosis at very early stages. To this end, we explored the ability of 15 adults with a recent diagnosis of schizophrenia, 15 individuals diagnosed with ASD w/o intellectual impairment as adults, and 15 healthy adults to resolve sentence ambiguities with the use of syntactic prosody, and to decode happiness, anger, sadness, surprise, fear, and neutrality based on affective prosody. Results revealed intact perception of syntactic prosody in adults with schizophrenia, but impaired affective prosody recognition, which could be attributed, however, to emotion processing difficulties overall. On the other hand, individuals with ASD w/o intellectual impairment were impaired on prosody comprehension per se, as evidenced in the most challenging conditions, namely the subject-reading condition and the emotion of surprise. The differences in prosody comprehension ability between the two clinical conditions may serve as an indicator, among other signs, during the diagnostic evaluation.
Tumor suppressor p73 induces apoptosis of murine peritoneal cell after exposure to hydatid cyst antigens; a possibly survival mechanism of cystic echinococcosis in vivo mice model
Authors: Ahmadpour Ehsan , Spotin Adel , Moghimi Ata , Shahrivar Firooz , Jadidi-Niaragh Farhad , Hajizadeh Farnaz , Mehrani Sirous , Mazhab-Jafari Komeil
Published: October 2023

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a life-threatening helminthic disease caused by the Echinococcus granulosus sensulato complex. Previous evidence indicates that the host’s innate immune responses against CE can combat and regulate the growth rate and mortality of hydatid cyst in the host’s internal organs. However, the survival mechanisms of CE are not yet fully elucidated in the human body. In the present study, the apoptotic effects of fertile and infertile hydatid fluid (HF) were tested on murine peritoneal cells in vivo mice model. Mice were divided into five groups including; control group, fertile HF-treated peritoneal cells, infertile HF-treated peritoneal cells, protoscolices (PSCs)-treated peritoneal cells and HF+PSCs-treated peritoneal cells group. Mice groups were intraperitoneally inoculated with PBS, HF, and/or PSCs. Afterwards, peritoneal cells were isolated and mRNA expression of STAT3, caspase-3, p73 and Smac genes were evaluated by quantitative Real-time PCR. After 48 hours of exposure, the protein levels of Smac and STAT3 was determined by western blotting technique. After 6 hours of exposure, Caspase-3 activity was also measured by fluorometric assay. The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was examined in all groups. The mRNA expression levels of p73, caspase-3 and also Caspase-3 activity in HF+PSCs-treated peritoneal cells were higher than in the test and control groups (Pv<0.05), while the mRNA expression level of anti-apoptotic STAT3 and Smac genes in HF+PSC-treated peritoneal cells were lower than in the other groups (Pv<0.05). As well, the level of intracellular ROS in the fertile HCF-treated peritoneal cells, infertile HCF-treated peritoneal cells, PSC-treated peritoneal cells and HF+PSC-treated peritoneal cells groups were significantly higher than in the control group (Pv<0.05).Current findings indicates that oxidative stress and p73 can trigger the apoptosis of murine peritoneal cells through modulator of HF-treated PSCs that is likely one of the hydatid cyst survival mechanisms in vivo mice model.
Objectively and subjectively measured physical activity levels in individuals with whiplash associated disorder and aged-matched healthy controls
Authors: Ritchie Carrie , Smits Esther , Armfield Nigel , Sterling Michele
Published: October 2023

Background

Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) are the most common non-hospitalised injuries resulting from a motor vehicle crash. Half of individuals with WAD experience ongoing pain and disability. Furthermore, individuals with persistent WAD have lower levels of aerobic capacity and isometric strength compared with age-matched controls. It is not known whether these differences are associated with increased levels of pain and disability, or with reduced physical activity (PA) participation.

Objective

Our primary aim was to compare PA levels in individuals with persistent WAD with healthy controls. Secondary aims were to: compare objective and subjective measurements of PA; explore factors that may influence PA; and describe proportions of these populations meeting World Health Organisation PA guidelines.

Methods

Objective (ActiGraph accelerometer; seven days) and subjective (International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)) PA data were collected for n = 53 age-matched participants (WAD n = 28; controls n = 25).

Results

Independent sample t-tests showed no significant difference in objectively measured PA (p>0.05) between WAD and controls. For the subjective measure (IPAQ), controls reported more overall weekly PA (t = 0.219, p<0.05), while WAD participants reported more weekly walking minutes (t = -0.712, p<0.05). Linear regression showed mental health quality-of-life predicted objectively measured moderate intensity PA (R2 = 0.225, F (2, 44) = 6.379, p<0.004) and subjectively reported overall PA (R2 = 0.132, F (1, 41) = 6.226, p<0.017). Bland-Altman analyses indicated that subjects over-reported MVPA and under-reported sedentary time using the IPAQ.

Conclusions

Individuals with WAD had levels of physical and mental health quality-of-life significantly lower than controls and below population norms yet participated in similar levels of PA. Given that increased perceptions of mental health quality-of-life were positively associated with objectively measured MVPA and subjectively reported overall PA, strategies to help people with WAD achieve adequate doses of MVPA may be beneficial. ActiGraph-measured and IPAQ-reported PA were discordant. Hence, IPAQ may not be a reliable measure of habitual PA in WAD.
ferrería de Lebario. Primeras experiencias en torno a la conservación del patrimonio preindustrial en Bizkaia (1922-1928).
Authors: Díez Paton Eva
Published: October 2023

Las ferrerías vizcaínas se hallaban, desde mediados del siglo XIX, paralizadas y sus instalaciones en una dramática situación de abandono. La noticia de la venta de la ferrería de Lebario, uno de los pocos ejemplos que permanecía activo, despertó un novedoso interés por la arquitectura preindustrial. En este artículo se analiza la instalación ferrona y las gestiones emprendidas desde ámbitos públicos y privados por su conservación, unas primeras iniciativas en torno al patrimonio preindustrial que transmitieron un legado que pervive en la actualidad.
Mercados ilícitos. Hambre y reconfiguración moral en la frontera hispano-lusa durante la posguerra
Authors: Conde Caballero David , Reis de Castro Mariana
Published: October 2023

En la posguerra española miles de familias se vieron inmersas en un clima de recelos y persecución, a los que sumó el hambre. A muchos no les quedó otro remedio que recurrir a maniobras de resistencia, entre las que estuvieron un buen número de prácticas ilícitas como el contrabando. Hemos encarado aquí este fenómeno para el poco estudiado contexto de la frontera hispano-lusa con un particular enfoque combinado de Antropología e Historia. A partir de un trabajo de campo etnográfico complementado con consultas en fondos archivísticos españoles y lusos, nos hemos interesado por las experiencias humanas y las nociones morales compartidas que se dieron a su alrededor. Concluimos que las dimensiones de aquel mercado ilícito nunca hubieran sido posibles sin una reformulación ética de las relaciones sociales. Un “nuevo orden moral circunstancial” del que participó buena parte de la sociedad, incluyendo aquellos que estaban destinados a evitarlos.
Entiendo el antisemitismo. Imágenes y prejuicios sobre los judíos en sionistas, antisemitas y maskilim
Authors: Iriarte Iñaki
Published: October 2023

Este artículo examina el hecho de que algunos autores sionistas –como Herzl, Nordau y Brenner- expresaran opiniones en torno al carácter y el estado moral de los judíos que hoy pasarían por antisemitas. Asimismo, trata de entender por qué antisemitas como Drumont y Simonyi manifestaron su apoyo al proyecto de Herzl de crear un Estado judío en Palestina. Aunque se ha afirmado que todo ello vendría a demostrar el parentesco ideológico entre antisemitismo y sionismo e incluso el oculto carácter antisemita del sionismo, el texto desecha estas hipótesis y demuestra la relación del fenómeno con la crítica radical hacia la tradición judía que llevaron a cabo algunos miembros de la Haskalah, la Ilustración judía. Por último, pone en contexto las coincidencias entre sionismo y antisemitismo y muestra su condición fundamentalmente retórica y táctica, destacando su intención radicalmente diferente.
El teatro como lugar utópico en el siglo XIX
Authors: Ferrera Cuesta Carlos
Published: October 2023

El artículo aborda la relación entre el teatro, una de las principales actividades de ocio en el siglo XIX, y la utopía. Los textos y sus representaciones alteraron las convenciones de espacio y tiempo y presentaron imágenes de significado utópico. Además, las salas fueron un lugar donde todo era posible. La carga emocional de las obras reforzó en la audiencia el sentimiento de pertenecer a una comunidad ideal. Ese aspecto animó al Estado a utilizar el teatro para crear una ciudadanía virtuosa, aunque también a controlar su comportamiento y evitar las perturbadoras consecuencias sociales y políticas de vislumbrar posibilidades utópicas dentro de las salas.
Utopías tópicas: un mapa de la imaginación social en España, 1868-1939
Authors: Garcia Fernandez Hugo
Published: October 2023

Este artículo desarrolla la visión del género utópico como una “historia espacial de la modernidad” propuesta por Phillip E. Wegner recorriendo los lugares físicos, sociales y políticos en que los escritores españoles situaron sus sociedades imaginarias entre el Sexenio Democrático y la Segunda República (1868-1939). Muestra que, pese al vivo interés que estos autores mostraron hacia los descubrimientos geográficos y la ciencia-ficción del periodo, soñaron ante todo con espacios anclados en su historia y su experiencia. Sus proyectos, que oscilan entre puras ensoñaciones y programas prácticos, reflejan a la vez profundas fisuras y sorprendentes coincidencias en la definición del espacio político (en particular por el protagonismo que otorgan a la nación), así como una fuerte ambivalencia hacia la sociedad moderna, similar a la detectada en otras literaturas de la época.
La utopización histórica del espacio: el caso de New Lanark, 1784-1825
Authors: De Felipe Redondo Jesús
Published: October 2023

Este trabajo aborda la explicación los procesos históricos de utopización, reutopización y desutopización de espacios donde se implementaron proyectos de creación de sociedades ideales. Sostiene la tesis de que los variados y cambiantes significados que adquirieron estos lugares derivaron de los supuestos sobre la realidad que moldearon las percepciones de quienes los interpretaron. Así lo revela el caso analizado de New Lanark (Escocia): paradigma de la utopía paternalista industrial a finales del siglo XVIII, materialización del “nuevo sistema” concebido por Robert Owen en 1800-1815 y enclave “casi utópico” para el owenismo posterior. El análisis de los escritos de Owen y los visitantes desvela la importancia de la categoría de “naturaleza humana sociable” en la utopización, reutopización y desutopización de New Lanark. La nula relevancia de dicha categoría en los escasos testimonios conservados de los obreros residentes en la villa explica por qué ellos no la concibieron como una utopía.
Una «corresponsal de género» avant la lettre: estudio crítico de las crónicas de Emma Sarepta Yule (1863-1939) sobre las mujeres de Asia Oriental
Authors: Crespín Perales Montserrat
Published: October 2023

Este artículo expone un caso de estudio ilustrativo del papel de las mujeres en la prensa escrita de principios del siglo pasado que sirve para examinar críticamente los reportajes que firmara la estadounidense Emma Sarepta Yule (1863-1939) sobre las mujeres en Asia Oriental, publicados en la revista ilustrada Scribner’s Magazine y en Current History. La pretensión es poner de manifiesto los elementos ideológicos, culturales y de género patentes en las crónicas de Yule dedicados a la «nueva mujer» asiática, y cómo los escritos reflejan el contexto geopolítico de la época. Se busca con ello destacar el rol de estas «corresponsales de género» para discutir la representación de la «nueva mujer» en Japón, China y Corea que difundieron en las revistas. Asimismo, se reseñan los factores «geosexuales» y «geoideológicos» de sus textos, y las contradicciones entre la realidad de aquellas mujeres y el intento de la periodista por superponer, manejando la categoría «nueva mujer», principios y valores propios de la «modernidad protestante» movilizados con la ayuda de la implantación en Asia de organizaciones lideradas por mujeres como la Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). Se destaca la naturaleza disputada de la modernidad y del feminismo en Asia Oriental durante ese período, estudiando cómo las periodistas extranjeras jugaron un rol sustancial en la construcción de la imagen de la «nueva mujer» en la región, para concluir subrayando la relevancia que esta producción periodística tuvo transmitiendo el ideario liberal-idealista connatural a la sociedad internacional de entreguerras y los problemas epistémicos que presenta.
SABERES E PRÁTICAS DE ALFABETIZADORES NOS CONTEXTOS ESCOLARES NO BRASIL E NA FRANÇA
Authors: Oliveira Renata , Silva Magna do Carmo , Acioly-Regnier Nadja Maria
Published: October 2023

Neste artigo, apresentamos a investigação sobre a constituição dos saberes e das práticas dos docentes participantes das formações do PNAIC (Brasil) e do Éduscol/Ifé – PPC2 (França) relacionados à abordagem da Gestão do Ensino da Leitura e da Escrita e da Gestão da Avaliação através da Intermediação-Planejada nas aprendizagens das crianças nas turmas do Ciclo de Alfabetização/Cycle 2. Adotamos como procedimento metodológico a aplicação de dois questionários abertos: um com 725 professores do Recife/Brasil (1º aos 3º anos) e o outro a 7 professores de Lyon/França. Os resultados indicaram que o professor é capaz de desenvolver um estilo profissional, independente do contexto macro socioeducativo vivido e este revela o processo de desenvolvimento profissional, marcado a partir da Gestão do Ensino da Leitura e da Escrita e pela Gestão da Avaliação através da Intermediação-Planeada nas aprendizagens das crianças para cada ano do ciclo.
After Two Years of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Germany: Communication about Unvaccinated Individuals and Possible Social Consequences
Authors: Wüstner Kerstin
Published: October 2023

In the attempt to mitigate the crises, the German government struggled with the question what to do. Since vaccines had become available for all, the focus turned on the group that had not decided for vaccination. This paper investigates communication about unvaccinated people and possible social consequences. To this purpose, selected statements of politicians and medical/scientific representatives are analysed. Some representatives addressed the responsibility for the ongoing pandemic to unvaccinated people. They were pictured as supporters of conspiracy myths, or as individuals that lack cognitive or social competences. In order to persuade them to achieve vaccination, several measures were suggested. In order to enhance persuasion, political communication sometimes seemed to simplify or even neglect scientific knowledge. Finally, it is critically discussed what it could mean for society and its handling of the crisis if the described social representations of unvaccinated people reflected at least to some extent public understanding.
Advantages of Electro-deposited Gold on Carbon Electrodes for NT-proBNP Immunosensor for Development of Heart Failure Test Kit
Authors: Aiemderm Pongsakorn , Monkhang Kanchana , Wongjard Sureeporn , Choowongkomon Kiattawee , Mongkoldhumrongkul Swainson Napachanok , Prasittichai Chaiya , Kraiya Charoenkwan
Published: October 2023

Accurate measurement of the N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in serum is important for the diagnosis of heart failure (HF). Carbon screen-printed electrodes (SPCEs) modified with graphene oxide (GO) or gold (Au) were compared for the construction of NT-proBNP immunosensors. NT-proBNP and its recognition unit, a single-chain variable fragment fused with alkaline phosphatase (scFv-AP), were expressed and purified. The currents of the electrodes immobilized with scFv-AP were measured after adding an ethanolamine (ETA), blank and NT-proBNP in either phosphate buffer saline (PBS) or human serum. SPCE/Au had lower mean baseline slopes than for SPCE/GO for all measurements, in both PBS and serum, indicating greater accuracy for SPCE/Au. None of the measurements in PBS had statistically different peak currents between SPCE/GO and SPCE/Au; however, there was a significant difference with the serum. The significant reduction of SPCE/GO peak currents after applying serum blank implied non-specific absorption on the surface. The peak current of 300 pg/mL of NT-proBNP in the serum measured on SPCE/Au was significantly higher (by a factor of three) than on SPCE/GO, suggesting the possibility of using SPCE/Au to detect NT-proBNP at higher concentrations. The binding efficiency of scFv-AP to NT-proBNP did not depend on the electrodes, as shown by the similar delta peak-currents (Blank-Target). Thus, immobilized scFv-AP on SPCE/Au electrodes had good potential to accurately detect NT-proBNP in serum, for use in the fabrication of an HF test kit.
Manufacturing and Evaluating of Indirect Solar Dryers
Authors: Khidir Dara K.
Published: October 2023

–Indirect solar drying uses solar radiation to heat air and dry agricultural products in harvest time to store them for a longer time and reduce waste. The dryer consists of a solar air heater collector, a drying chamber, and an air ventilation system. In this study, an indirect solar dryer system is constructed and ventilated with an electrical fan. Experiments are conducted on the system using eggplant as an agricultural sample on 2 consequent days (29th and 30th October 2022), to evaluate the system data recorded during the drying process in terms of the temperature for points in the system, solar radiation, and the sample mass. The temperature measurements are ambient, collector, and dried chamber outlet temperatures. The results show that the most effective time for solar drying is between 9:00 and 16:00, and the drying system air temperature is raised to about 40°C when solar radiation reached more than 600 W/m2 in the noon time. The weighted mass is used to evaluate the drying process, and maximum drying rate and drying efficiency are obtained on the 1st day of the drying before noon time.
SYSTEMATIZATION OF METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMY AND IDENTIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL SHIFTS
Authors:   Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Seliverstova Nataliya
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to systematize methodological approaches to the structural analysis of the economy and to the identification of structural changes and shifts. General scientific em-pirical methods such as observation and description are used in the paper to collect scientific facts. Gen-eral scientific methods of theoretical knowledge such as formalization (abstraction of forms of processes different in content from their content to clarify concepts and terms), hypothetical-deductive method, and phenomenological method are used to comprehend and analyze scientific facts. The information base of the study is the scientific works of domestic and foreign researchers, publications of specialized industry portals. As a result, the article proposes and describes the outcome of systematization of methodological approaches to structural analysis in the economy (with the allocation of concepts and private approaches) and the author's approaches to the identification of structural changes in the economy. Two additional dimensions to the topology of structural shifts are also proposed: to account for their intensity and con-tent. The research results can be used as a basis for further studies of structural shifts and structural changes in various regions of Russia and the world, as well as for improving structural policy measures and industrial policy.
VOLATILITY OF THE YIELD OF SHARES OF PJSC “NK “LUKOIL” DURING ECONOMIC CRISES
Authors:   Public Joint Stock Company “Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS”, Tenkovskaya Lyudmila
Published: October 2023

This scientific article devoted to forecasting the stock quotes of PJSC “NK “Lukoil” based on their yield volatility is relevant because it reflects the prospects for investing in the Russian stock market. The purpose of the presented scientific work is to determine the level of volatility of the profitability of shares of PJSC “NK “Lukoil” during periods of economic crises in a globalized world. In accordance with the purpose, the tasks of scientific research have been solved: theoretical approaches to determining the volatility of stock market indicators have been studied; the volatility of the profitability of shares of PJSC “NK “Lukoil” during the global economic crises has been determined and analyzed. In the process of work, general and special scientific methods have been used: analysis, synthesis, and sta-tistical (graphical, tabular, standard deviation, logarithm) methods. The scientific novelty of the study is as follows: the values of high volatility of the profitability of shares of PJSC “NK “Lukoil” during peri-ods of global economic crises are determined, on their basis it is possible to predict the beginning of a long-term upward dynamics of the stock quotations of PJSC “NK “Lukoil” after a significant drop in the prices of investment assets of the Russian stock market. The results of the study have practical applica tion because they can help investors build trading strategies, determine the minimum value of the secu-rities of the analyzed Russian oil company, and orient themselves regarding the purchase of shares of this company after a fall in their value accompanied by high volatility of profitability.
IMPLIKASI PUTUSAN MK RI NO. 14-17/PUU-V/2007 DAN PUTUSAN MK RI NO. 4/PUU-VII/2009 TERHADAP HAK PILIH MANTAN TERPIDANA
Authors: Yolandani Dita Nora , Saraswati Retno , Herawati Ratna
Published: October 2023

Sudah menjadi perbincangan publik bahwasannya terhadap seorang mantan terpidana yang ingin mengikuti pemilihan legislatif pada akhirnya diperbolehkan, melalui berbagai peraturan hukum yang memperbolehkannya. Hal ini menimbulkan pro dan kontra di kalangan masyarakat. Dalam penelitian ini, disajikan dengan metode yuridis normatif dengan pendekatan studi kepustakaan terhadap data sekunder. Latar belakang Mahkamah Konstitusi mengeluarkan Putusan MK RI No. 14-17/PUU-V/2007 dan Putusan MK RI No. 4/PUU-VII/2009 yaitu sebagai wujud bentuk perlindungan dan penjaminan hak warga negara dalam hal kesetaraan dan kesempatan yang sama untuk mengikuti ajang politik. Mahkamah Konstitusi telah membuka peluang kepada mantan terpidana tanpa adanya diskriminasi sebagai bentuk perlindungan hak asasi warga negara yang dilakukan oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi melalui Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi Nomor 14-17/PUU-V/2007, Nomor 4/PUU-VII/2009, Nomor 120/PUU-VII/2009, Nomor 42/PUU-XIII/2015, Nomor 51/PUU-XIV/2016, Nomor 71/PUU-XIV/2016, yang pada intinya telah memberikan peluang kepada mantan terpidana untuk dapat mengikuti ajang politik. Mahkamah Agung pun pada akhirnya juga memperbolehkan mantan terpidana tersebut mengikuti pemilihan umum legislatif. Dengan adanya ketentuan hukum yang demikian, rakyatlah yang nantinya tetap menentukan hak suaranya untuk memilih kandidat yang patut dijadikan pemimpin untuk mewujudkan pemerintahan yang baik dan terciptanya penyelenggara negara yang bersih dan bebas dari korupsi, kolusi, dan nepotisme.
PERKAWINAN POLIGAMI MENURUT HUK UM ISLAM DAN PERUNDANG-UNDANGAN DI INDONESIA (Studi Kasus Pelaku Poligami di Desa Paningkiran dan Desa Sepat Kec. Sumberjaya Kab. Majalengka)
Authors: Warni Wulaning Tyas , Wijaningsih Dyah , Setiawati Tity Wahju
Published: October 2023

Poligami diatur dalam Undang-Undang Perkawinan No.1 tahun 1974 khususnya pada pasal 3, dan dalam Kompilasi Hukum Islam disebutkan dalam pasal 55, pertanyaan utama yang ingin dijawab melalui penelitian ini adalah bagaimana tinjauan Hukum Islam dan Undang-Undang No 1 tahun 1974 tentang Perkawinan Poligami. Metode yang digunakan adalah pendekatan yuridis-empiris dengan pendalaman melalui observasi dan wawancara secara mendalam untuk mengali sebanyak mungkin data yang dibutuhkan. Terdapat banyak praktik poligami di 2 (dua) lokasi penelitian. Ternyata hasil menunjukkan bahwa praktik poligami diperbolehkan dalam Hukum Islam dalam batasan-batasan dan alasan-alasan yang jelas sesuai dengan Undang-Undang di Indonesia yaitu Undang-Undang Perkawinan No 1 tahun 1974. Praktik poligami di Desa Paningkiran dan Desa Sepat masih banyak dilakukan, terungkap bahwa praktik perkawinan tersebut tidak memiliki banyak dampak buruk bagi kehidupan perkawinnya.
Study of the Methylation of Bovine GSTP1 Gene under the Influence of Pesticide Mospilan 20SP Alone and in Combination with Pesticide Orius 25EW
Authors: Halušková Jana , Holečková Beáta , Luptáková Lenka , Košuth Ján , Schwarzbacherová Viera , Galdíková Martina , Koleničová Simona
Published: October 2023

DNA methylation, one of the most studied epigenetic mechanisms, when present in the promoter region of genes, causes inhibition of gene expression, and conversely, hypomethylation of these regions enables gene expression. DNA methylation is susceptible to nutritional and environmental influences, and undesirable alterations in methylation patterns manifested in changes in the expression of relevant genes can lead to pathological consequences. In the present work, we studied the methylation status of the bovine GSTP1 gene under the influence of pesticide Mospilan 20SP alone and in combination with pesticide Orius 25EW in in vitro proliferating bovine lymphocytes. We employed methylation-specific PCR, and when studying the effect of pesticide combinations, we also used its real-time version followed by a melting procedure. Our results showed that Mospilan 20SP alone at 5, 25, 50, and 100 µg.ml–1 and 5, 10, 25, and 50 µg.ml–1 for the last 4 and 24 hours of culture with in vitro proliferating bovine lymphocytes, respectively, did not induce methylation of the bovine GSTP1 gene. The same results were revealed when studying the effect of the combination of the pesticides added to the lymphocyte cultures for the last 24 hours of cultivation in the following amounts: 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, and 25 µg.ml–1 of Mospilan 20SP and 1.5, 3, 6, 15, and 30 µg.ml–1 of Orius 25EW. We have also revealed that the less laborious real-time MSP followed by a melting procedure may replace MSP for studying the methylation status of the GSTP1 gene.
The first record of the Monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) (Pisces: Gobiidae) in Slovenia
Authors: Mrzelj Luka
Published: October 2023

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Effectiveness of Big Five Traits on Classroom Management in Teaching English Language in Palestinian Schools
Authors: Bsharat Tahani R. K. , Behak Fariza Puteh , Selamat Suzanah Binti , Barahmeh Mosaddaq Y. , Dweikat Khaled Abdul-Jaleel , Zyoud Munther , Salama Imad. A. A. , Issa Eman I.
Published: October 2023

Teachers have a critical influence on the success or failure of any educational institution. The effectiveness of teachers is thought to be the most important component in influencing pupils’ academic progress. This paper is intended to find out the effectiveness of Big Five Traits toward classroom management in English language teaching in Palestinian schools. This study used a fully quantitative method with a survey as its data collection method where the participants were 35 elementary school teachers. Out of the total number of the participants, 45.7% were females, 34.3% were aged between 23-30 or 31-40 years old, 85.7% had Bachelor’s degrees, and 37.1% reported having over 10 years of teaching experience. The result of this study showed that there was a strong positive correlation between the teachers’ big five personality traits and their effective classroom management practices.