bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BANNER BLINDNESS ЯК МЕХАНІЗМ ЗАКРІПАЧЕННЯ СУБ’ЄКТА: СИМВОЛІЧНА КОМУНІКАЦІЯ VERSUS РЕАЛЬНИЙ ДІАЛОГ
Authors: Кондрашова Нонна Валеріївна
Published: December 2021

Мета статті — розкрити феномен «екранної сліпоти» як репресивний механізм зачарування кліповими образами віртуальної реальності в постмодерних проєктах. Методологія дослідження. Для досягнення поставленої мети було застосовано медійний, психоаналітичний, феноменолого-герменевтичний та діалогічний підходи, які дали змогу визначити розбіжність між екранним зачаруванням споживача кліповими образами, що роблять людину духовно «сліпою» до онтологічного досвіду та потребою у реставрації критично мислячої особистості у світі потоків інформації на засадах альтерглобалізму. Наукова новизна. Надано нове критичне розуміння екрана як нашарування панівних означників, що є кодами бажання, екстрапольованого в цифру (Символічного Реального). У межах психоаналітичного тлумачення екранної культури як способу входження індивіда в репресивний екран визначено механізми маніпулятивної комунікації з ідеальними двійниками інших, що набувають уявних сценаріїв непроникних співрозмовників, провокуючи споживача до віддавання своєї свободи волі штучному інтелекту машини. Висновки. Проаналізовано альтерглобалізм, заснований на етиці діалогу з Іншим як вияві нової щирості неомодерну, що приходить на зміну кліповості, ризомі, динаміці інформації та деконструкції суб’єкта в символічній гегемонії. Встановлено, що соціальні комунікації будуються на грі в одночасну схожість та несхожість; в їх основі — інформаційна війна витончених форм (smart force), відповідно до яких впливати необхідно не на свідомість, а на позасвідомі алгоритми дій суперника, чергуючи примус і спокусу, покарання та зачарування. Виявлено елементи глобального контролю за маскою мультикультурності, в межах якої політика видає себе за власну відсутність, ідеологія — за незаангажованість, насилля — за ніжність, агресія — за милосердя і терпимість.
Research of Comics in Modern Humanities
Authors: Belov Dmytro
Published: December 2021

The growing popularity of comics in Ukraine and worldwide increases scientific attention to this type of information product.
The article is devoted to generalising the leading tendencies in the Comics Study and researching comics in modern humanities.
Based on the study devoted to comics professional publications, profile resources of world comics research centres and the current state of understanding the phenomenon of comics magazines and Internet resources, application of review-analytical, historical-chronological, dialectical, socio-communication, and content analysis methods has been detected that the syncretic nature of comics made them a research subject in various sciences and programme subject areas: literary studies, linguistics, cultural study, art history, history, political science, and others.
Leading research centres of Comics Study are the International Comic Art Forum, the British Consortium of Comic Researchers, the Comics Research Hub of the University of the Arts, the Canadian Society for the Study of Comics, the Society for Comics Researchers (USA). The educational direction of Comics Studies has been represented by bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral (doctor of philosophy) educational programs in higher education institutions of different countries: the University of Florida, University of Toronto, University of California Santa Cruz, University of Portland, West University, University Dundee, Teesside University, Lancaster University (UK), Kyoto Seika University (Japan).
The growth of scientific knowledge in Comics Study, on the one hand, and on the other hand - the predominance of interdisciplinary approach in the studies necessitated the establishment of special scientific journals dedicated to comics, such as the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, Studies in Comics, European Comic Art.
In Ukraine, the study of comics at the dissertation level took place in the dimension of pedagogy and philology. However, some scientific research on comics is available in journalism, press studies, publishing, political science, literature, journalism, and social communications.
It has been found that as a multifunctional and unique information product and object of library activity, comics have not yet become the subject of study for bibliologists and librarians. The prospects of separating the corresponding research direction in bibliology and library science are substantiated.
Ukrainian Library Association: Adjusting to the Next Normal Ecosystem
Authors: Kulyk Yevheniia
Published: December 2021

On 17-18 November, the Ukrainian Library Association (ULA) held a wrap-up electing conference on the UBA Development Strategy implementation for 2019-2021, a ULA award official ceremony, and the presidential, the Expert Board and the Association Control Commission votes for the next three years. A new visual identity and logo for the Ukrainian Library Association appeared during the Conference.
The Conference on Ukrainian Library Association: Adjusting to the Next Normal Ecosystem was designed to reflect the complexity of the war, widespread pandemic, economic and managerial instability under which the Association had to build its work, and its commitment to be a mover achieving goals in the development of social ecosystems, the ULA's vision of its position in the system of social and professional ties, flows and focuses.
Some Aspects of Automated Implementation of Dependencies in PHP Language
Authors: Tkachenko Olha , Rusakov Mykyta
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to research, analyze and consider the general problems and prospects of using the principle of implementing dependencies in the development of web applications in the PHP language.
Research methods are methods of semantic analysis of the basic concepts of this subject area (web technologies and web applications). The article considers the existing approaches to control inversion based on the use of the dependency implementation template.
The novelty of the research is to solve the control inversion problems based on a template when designing web applications.
The conclusion of the research conducted in the article is that the existing problems and prospects for the application of the principle of dependency implementation in web applications with program code written in PHP have been analyzed. Taking into account the results of the analysis, the authors have developed a system for automating the implementation of dependencies, which is important for solving problems of improving the efficiency of web application development processes in PHP.
The Tea Party and American Populism Today: Between Protest, Patriotism and Paranoia
Authors: Minkenberg Michael
Published: December 2021

This article takes a closer look at the Tea Party by adding a transatlantic perspective. Its aim is to show that the Tea Party is a genuine right-wing movement with strong affinities to the Republican Party which revives particular American traditions of conservatism and the radical right. Its support base is not ‘the mainstream’ but a particular cross section of the white middle classes. In this, it is the American mirror image of many European parties and movements of the populist radical right which share the Tea Party’s anti-establishment message, its ultra-patriotism and ethnocentrism. It also shares some of its characteristics with the Christian Right with which it competes and cooperates when aiming at influencing the Republican Party and Washington while marking the merger of the Christian Right with Southern conservatism.
Perspektiven der ununterbrochenen Informatisierung der Verwaltung
Authors: Lenk Klaus
Published: December 2021

Electronic Government hob die seit einem halben Jahrhundert stetig voranschreitende Informatisierung der Verwaltung erstmals ins politische Bewusstsein. Über eine Erklärung der bisherigen Entwicklung hinaus lassen sich mit dem soziotechnisch ausgerichteten Ansatz der Verwaltungsinformatik Transformationsperspektiven für die ausführenden Staatstätigkeiten erfassen. Diese verändern sich weniger auf der Ebene der gesellschaftlichen Steuerungswirkungen und der Governance-Strukturen als vielmehr in den Infrastrukturen der administrativen Leistungserstellung und in dieser Leistungserstellung selbst. Informatisierung befördert eine Tendenz zur Systematisierung und Modularisierung der technischen und wissensmäßigen Ressourcen der Verwaltungsarbeit. Diese Entwicklung beruhte bislang weithin auf unkoordinierten Anpassungsreaktionen der Verwaltungsorganisationen an eine Vielzahl von Einflüssen, sie wird aber zunehmend gesteuert.
Angeschoben oder ausgebremst? Die Verstetigung der integrierten Stadtentwicklung in der Sozialen Stadt
Authors: Reiter Renate
Published: December 2021

Das städtebauliche Bund-Länder-Programm „Soziale Stadt“ hat seit seiner Initiierung 1999 in zahlreichen Kommunen politische und administrative Lernprozesse im Hinblick auf die Entwicklung benachteiligter Gebiete angeschoben. Die drastische Reduzierung der Fördermittel durch den Bund im Jahr 2011 bei fortbestehender Unsicherheit der weiteren Förderperspektive konfrontiert die lokalen Akteure mit dem Problem, wie eine Verstetigung des eingeleiteten Policy-Wandels erreicht werden kann. Der Beitrag illustriert anhand von vier Fallstudien, dass weniger die „klassischen“ Erklärungsfaktoren der Politikfeldanalyse, sondern vielmehr die Probleminterpretation und der politische Wille die Inangriffnahme oder das Unterlassen von Verstetigungsbemühungen beeinflussen.
Sponsoring Academic Integrity: The Role of Human and Informational Sources of Scholarship in Adoption of Plagiarism-Avoiding Techniques among Research Students of Social Sciences
Authors: Ahmad Saeed
Published: December 2021

Plagiarism is a serious offense that defies the ethics of scholarship and research. Research students need to pay substantive attention to the dynamics and contours of plagiarism in their creative, ethical, and academic endeavors. Scholarship avenues such as online tutorials and work assignments are important sources of instructions for plagiarism-avoidance among students. The current study explores the frequency of consultation of scholarship avenues and the usage of plagiarism-avoidance techniques among research students in social sciences. The study also recommends a scale to investigate plagiarism-avoidance techniques. Furthermore, it also examines the level of the study in predicting the usage of plagiarism-avoidance. Using the online survey technique, 108 research students from Pakistan were sampled. The questionnaire was uploaded on several student-based research groups of social media, including; Facebook, and Yahoo groups. Bivariate linear regression analysis was used for hypothesis testing. Findings revealed that scholarship avenues lead to greater usage of plagiarism-avoidance techniques among research students (R2=0.065). Supervisors, class-fellows, colleagues, and faculty of the department are prominent human scholarship avenues. Similarly, articles and books from the web, books from the library, the anti-plagiarism policy of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), and lectures delivered in the classroom were leading informational scholarship avenues. Stage of the study and consultation of the scholarship avenues were predictors of usage of plagiarism-avoidance techniques. It is recommended that (i) plagiarism-avoidance is promoted through prevention rather than detection, and that (ii) scholarship avenues (e.g. delivering lectures, institutional policy, and interaction with relevant websites) are used for enhancing awareness about intellectual dishonesty.
Administración de las Reservas Internacionales - Diciembre de 2021
Authors:   Gerencia Técnica,   Subgerencia Monetaria y de Inversiones Internacionales,   Departamento de Inversiones Internacionales,   Subdirección de Gestión de Portafolios Internacionales,   Subdirección de Riesgo,   Sección de Fondos Soberanos y Apoyo Técnico,   Sección de Desarrollo y Administración de la Información,   Grupo de Investigación y Análisis
Published: December 2021

La Constitución Política de Colombia y la Ley 31 de 1992, artículo 14, asignan al Banco de la República la función de administrar las reservas internacionales. Así mismo, definen que estas deben ser manejadas con criterios de seguridad, liquidez y rentabilidad. El propósito de este documento es explicar la gestión de las reservas internacionales de Colombia, las cuales ascendían a USD 59.031 millones (m) a diciembre de 2020. Primero, se introducen los principales conceptos asociados con las reservas internacionales y el marco en el cual se fundamenta su gestión por parte del Banco. Posteriormente, se detalla la política de administración y los aspectos fundamentales de su operatividad. Por último, se realiza un recuento sobre el estado actual de las reservas. Recuadro 1 - Indicadores de liquidez de las reservas internacionales Recuadro 2 - Definición de índices de referencia: introducción de expectativas neutrales en el proceso de optimización
Ambulatory and Social Performance Status After Transfemoral Prosthetic Rehabilitation Regarding Age, Gender, and Marital Status
Authors:   Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan., Rehman Shafiq ur , Ahmed Khan Aqeel ,   Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan., Kamran Muhammad ,   Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan., Saqulain Ghulam ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Capital Hospital PGMI, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University, Islamabad, Pakistan., Ahmed Hilal ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Capital Hospital PGMI, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Published: December 2021

Objectives: This study aims to determine the association of ambulatory and social performance status of transfemoral prosthetic users with their age, gender, and marital status. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 transfemoral prosthesis users. A sample was recruited from both genders aged 10-60 years using the prosthesis for at least one year. They were selected using the non-probability convenience sampling method from the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences from July 2019 to December 2019. Lower extremity functional scale and short form-36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) were used for data collection, followed by statistical analysis. Results: Ambulatory status (as measured by the total lower extremity functional scale) revealed significant association (P<0.001) with age. The highest score belonged to the 10-30 years age group. Also, there was a significant association (P=0.003) with marital status with the highest scores for unmarried ones. However, no significant (P=0.705) gender association was noted though scores were higher for the male gender. As regards, the social performance was measured by SF-36. The findings revealed a significant association (P<0.05) of most domains of SF-36 with age groups, with the highest scores for the age group of 10-30 years. Also, a significant association with the gender with higher scores in females was noted in most domains. In contrast, no significant association with marital status was reported in most domains. Discussion: Ambulatory status has a significant association with age and marital status with no significant gender association. While social performance has a significant association with gender, most domains had significant associations with age groups. However, no association with marital status was present.
Feasibility, Satisfaction With, and Attitude Toward Telerehabilitation During COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of Iranian Rehabilitation Professionals
Authors:   Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Dadgar Hooshang , Maroufizadeh Saman ,   Department of Biostatistics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran., Bakhtiyari Jalal ,   Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Vosoughi Atabak ,   CEO Zehn-e-Ziba Rehabilitation Clinic, Tehran, Iran.
Published: December 2021

Objectives: COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences highlighted the importance of using telerehabilitation systems and affected the professional’s attitude toward it. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility, satisfaction, and attitude of rehabilitation professionals toward telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the feasibility, satisfaction, and attitude of rehabilitation professionals toward virtual training and telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 118 occupational therapists, speech therapists, audiologists, psychologists, and educators completed the study questionnaires. Results: The findings indicate that the correlations among satisfaction, feasibility, advantages, and compatibility were significant (r ranging from 0.418 to 0.717). There were significant but weak positive correlations between years of working experience and scores of feasibility and advantages. In addition, the mean scores of feasibility, advantages, compatibility, and complexity in participants who provided telerehabilitation before the COVID-19 pandemic were higher than other respondents. Discussion: Because of the positive role of telerehabilitation in a situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems should create mechanisms for its optimal use, protocol preparation, health professionals training, and infrastructure acquisition.
The Early Prelinguistic Skills in Iranian Infants and Toddlers
Authors:   Department of Speech Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Bayat Narges , Ashtari Atieh ,   Department of Speech Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Vahedi Mohsen ,   Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Centre, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Published: December 2021

Objectives: The prelinguistic skills which pave the way for language development have always been an area of research in the Speech Therapy field. Although studying these skills is important, there is a study gap among Persian children. Therefore, this study explored prelinguistic skills among a sample of Persian-speaking children aged 6 to 24 months and made a comparison between different age groups. We also studied the effects of gender and family history of speech-language disorders on children’s prelinguistic abilities. Methods: In the present study, 277 mothers of Iranian Persian-speaking children aged 6 to 24 months were asked to fill a research-made checklist that evaluated the prelinguistic skills of their children. This study was cross-sectional and was conducted in Tehran City, Iran, in 2021. Children’s abilities in different age groups were compared using the analysis of variance (ANOVA), Scheffe test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the post-hoc test. The differences between the total scores of the two genders were also determined using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Comparing the prelinguistic skills in different age groups indicated a statistically significant increase in the scores as children grow up. Children with a positive family history of speech-language disorders scored lower on the checklist than the others (91.03±17.37). Furthermore, there were statistically significant differences between the two genders in developing gesture, vocalization, first words, social interaction, imitation, and play; girls had higher scores. Conclusion: Based on the studies conducted in different countries, prelinguistic skills develop as children grow up; these skills facilitate language acquisition and other social skills. The present study also demonstrated the development of these skills alongside children’s development. This similarity between Persian-speaking children and other children from different cultures and languages, as well as better performance in children with a negative family history of speech-language impairments, confirm the role of genetic factors in children’s development. Moreover, the differences in the development of some prelinguistic skills between girls and boys reveal the impact of various factors, such as social factors, on prelinguistic skills development.
Pembuat Sampiran Pantun Otomatis berbasis Pattern-matching
Authors: Irmanda Helena Nurramdhani , Astriratma Ria , Chamidah Nurul , Santoni Mayanda Mega
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk membuat sampiran pantun otomatis berbasis pencocokan pola dan menganalisis tingkat naturalness dari pantun yang dihasilkan. Pada tahapan awal akan dibangun database berisi template dan kamus istilah. Sistem ini memerlukan input dari pengguna berupa isi dari pantun sebagai kata kunci. Kemudian dilakukan penentuan template. Dari kata kunci yang dimasukan oleh pengguna akan diperoleh rima. Rima ini akan dicocokan ke dalam database kamus istilah dan mengambil istilah dengan rima yang bersesuaian. Langkah terakhir yaitu melakukan penggabungan antara variable pada template dengan istilah yang terpilih sehingga membentuk teks sampiran yang utuh. Untuk tahap evaluasi naturalness dilakukukan dengan memberikan survey kepada responden untuk menilai hasil teks sampiran dari aspek keterbacaan, kejelasan, dan ketepatannya. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa metode pattern-matching   dapat   digunakan   untuk membuat teks sampiran pantun secara otomatis sesuai dengan kaidah, baik secara jumlah larik dan rimanya. Hal ini sejalan dengan hasil evaluasi naturalness yang baik dari pengguna dalam aspek readability, clarity, dan general approriateness yang cukup tinggi masing-masing sebesar 95%, 93% dan 97,5%.
Strategies to generate melatonin-enriched transgenic rice to respond to the adverse effects on rice production potentially caused by global warming
Authors: Back Kyoungwhan , Tan Dun-Xian , Reiter Russel J
Published: December 2021

Global warming is predicted to reduce the yield of rice, which feeds more than half of the world’s population. A rise in temperature will inevitably hamper rice production by causing drought and flooding. Melatonin has the capacity to ameliorate such adverse effects. Here, we propose multiple genetic means of producing melatonin-enriched, high-yield rice variants to adapt upcoming global warming.
Public Participation In Protecting Food Resources: The Case Of Federal Lands In Pickering
Authors: Kornicer Sanja
Published: December 2021

In 1972, the federal government’s plan to build the second major Toronto airport in the north
Pickering area met strong public resistance that put the project on hold in 1975. This project
investigates the role of public engagement in land use policy and the protection of agricultural
lands by reviewing the literature on the Pickering Airport from a historical perspective and
conducting archival research of historical records and documents from 1972 to the present.
Consulting the literature on public discourse, I examine whether a 45 year-long delay in the
completion of the airport could be solely attributed to public participation in policy making. The
paper will focus on effective use of media, scientific evidence and expert advice that are leading
to deadlocks in a process full of inconsistencies in government decision making, influenced by
electoral politics, changing governments and jurisdictional differences between federal and
provincial governments.
Taking risks the safe way: risk management and insurance practices of Ontario's Voluntary Sector
Authors: Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Ontario.
Published: December 2021

Taking Risks the Safe Way was developed as a knowledge‐building tool and research reference for
nonprofit organizations across Ontario. The contents of this document will also guide the work of
government in supporting capacity‐building among voluntary and community organizations, and provide a
valuable resource for the insurance industry in serving the nonprofit sector.

Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management

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Systems for Risk Identification as a Stage of Healthcare Risk Management
Authors:   National Center for Neurosurgery JSC, Alzhaxina Gaukhar , Kurenkeyeva Gulnar ,   f Business Almaty Management University
Published: December 2021

The relevance of studying the issues of risk management is also associated with environmental changes, both external and internal. In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations faced new risks related to the safety of patients and staff, the activities of the healthcare organization itself in the context of the spread of a global, previously unknown infection. The article discusses approaches to methods of identifying risks associated with medical activities in the system of Kazakhstan and foreign healthcare. Keywords: Health care system, Risk Management, Patient Safety, Incident, Incident report
The Role of Intrapreneurship in Portuguese Startups
Authors: Almeida Fernando , Miguel-Oliveira Jorge
Published: December 2021

Intrapreneurship is becoming a key factor in the growth of a company in a highly dynamic and progressively more competitive business environment. The idea of intrapreneurship is to encourage greater employee involvement within the organisation in which they work, giving them the freedom to innovate and experiment in a proactive, creative, and innovative way. In the startups, the role of intrapreneurship is of great relevance knowing that startups are designed to scale and grow exponentially in a short time and with few resources. Innovation is at the core of a startup and intrapreneurship initiatives allow leveraging this capacity in startups. Accordingly, this study seeks to explore the phenomenon of intrapreneurship in startups, seeking to understand how formal and informal intrapreneurship initiatives are taken on by startups, and also exploring the role played by existing resources to support these initiatives. The results of the study allow us to conclude that startups value intrapreneurship initiatives despite financial constraints that overlap with time constraints that affect what can be allocated to these activities. Finally, medium-sized startups and those with more qualified human capital tend to value and support intrapreneur initiatives more intensely. In contrast, startups with less academically qualified human capital offer worse conditions and support to intrapreneur activities.
A CASE STUDY OF "HABITUS" AND "FIELD": THE CHINESE RURAL STUDENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Authors: Dong Jingyi
Published: December 2021

This research focuses its inquiry on the economic aspect of rural university students' life in China, but the discussion goes beyond the economic field. Massification in the Chinese higher education system has increased the chance for rural youths to receive tertiary education. However, there is rarely sufficient data to record their status quo on the campus. This research intends to fill up the gap by making a comparison between the rural students who are located at different levels in the higher education system. This comparative analysis eventually leads to such findings: Those at the higher extreme of the hierarchy, who have more subsidies, tend to experience more frustration under financial pressure than those at the lower extreme, who are insufficiently funded. Presumably, the former are more directly exposed to rural-urban disparity. While the latter experience less frustration, they are less prepared to impacts from the unfamiliar urban society. The research, eventually going beyond the economic problems, has exposed a process in which the rural youths are victimized by the system that discriminates against the Chinese peasants, in which the higher education system plays a critical role. Key words: higher education, inequality, poverty, rural students.
Adaptive Capacity to Climate Variability in Three Rural Communities atSierra de San Pedro Martir
Authors: González Ornelas Itzel , Muñoz Meléndez Gabriela
Published: December 2021

Climate change adaptation has multiple definitions, to have a reference conceptual framework we understand it as the reduction of vulnerability to climate variability. This paper’s objective was to assess the adaptive capacity and response to climate variability in three rural communities at Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park. We applied discourse analysis and non-participatory observation. As for data collecting, we carried out structured interviews during community workshops and semi-structured ones to external stakeholders. Results show that communities recognized droughts as the most important climate phenomenon, given that it impacts their economic activities and daily life alike. But inhabitants did not associate water availability to environmental services provided by the National Park. Our main contribution was modifying the methodological tool. Conclusions indicate that adaptive responses are associated with social characteristics of the local population and their strategies diversity. The public institutions’ role in rural adaptation was not addressed in-depth.
Determination of Pesticide Residues in Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) from Upper Punjab Districts of Pakistan
Authors: Rafique Muhammad Adnan , Qadir Abdul , Ali Muhammad , Shah Adnan Noor , Ameen Muhammad , Ahmad Salman , Aamer Muhammad , Iqbal Rashid
Published: December 2021

Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) is grown from mid-October to the end of April in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sialkot and Gujranwala Districts of the Punjab. A huge amounts of pesticides especially fungicides are sprayed on it indiscriminately to protect it from different diseases and fungal attacks. Present experiment was planned for determination of pesticide residues in strawberry. For this purpose, 40 samples of strawberry were collected from Sheikhupura, Lahore, Sialkot, and Gujranwala districts of Punjab, Pakistan for determination of residues of Malathion, Chlorpyrifos, Profenofos, Atrazine, Carbofuron, Tricyclazole, Difenoconazole, Azoxystrobin, Tebuconazole and Cypermethrin in strawberry. The accuracy, precision, specificity, linearity, limit of detection and quantification were measured. The recovery ranged from 89.3 % to 108% with RSD ranging from 1.66 % to 14.2 %. The linearity showed reliable range (0.995–0.999). The limit of detection ranged from 0.006 to 0.04 μg g-1. Data showed that all the samples contain multi-residues of different pesticides. Among these 40 samples pesticide residues were most often found. All the samples contained multiresidues of different pesticides. The percentage of samples having pesticides residues are , Carbofuron (50 %), Malathion (37.50 %), Profenofos (32.50 %), Chlorpyrifos(25 %), Cypermethrin (20 %), Difenoconazole  in (47.50 %), Tricyclazol in ( 52.50 %), Tebuconazole in (50.00 %), and Azoxystrobin in (20 %) of the samples analyzed.
Effect of Phosphorus Application Methods on Growth and Yield of Maize under Water Deficit Conditions
Authors: Ali Hakoomat
Published: December 2021

A field study was conducted to investigate effect of phosphorus and different levels of irrigation on growth and yield of maize at the Agronomic Research Area, Faculty of Agricultural sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, during autumn 2016.The Experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with split plot courses of action having three replications with net plot size of 4m x 3m. The crop was sown in 75 cm spaced rows, while plant to plant distance was maintained at 30 cm with the help of dibbler. Experimental treatments comprised of two irrigation level sand four phosphorus levels. The crop was harvested at maturity and the data were recorded by using the standard procedures. Maximum grain yield was obtained at full irrigation levels where phosphorus was applied @ 100 kg ha-1. All the growth and yield parameter increased with full irrigation levels with application of Phosphorus at the rate of 100 kg ha-1 while it was decreased where half irrigation was applied. Increase in P2O5 rates upto100 kg ha-1 enhanced the plant height, cob length, cob weight, thousands grain weight, Beyond application of 100 kg P2O5 ha-1 there was no significant increase in number of grains cob-1, thousand grain weight and other growth parameters. It is recommended that maize crop should preferably be fertilized @ 100 kg Phosphorus per hectare to get maximum grain yield under the ecological conditions of Multan.
Estudio actuarial de supervivencia en pacientes con cáncer colorrectal, atendidos en la unidad de oncología del Hospital Eugenio Espejo, Quito, periodo 2010 - 2016
Authors: Ordóñez Ureta Gabriela , Navas Flores Vinicio , Buitrón Andrade Rene
Published: December 2021

Introducción: La supervivencia relativa a los cinco años para pacientes con cáncer colorrectal (CCR) se presenta entre el 60% en América del Norte y de 40% o menos en Argelia y Estonia. Es objetivo del presente estudio establecer la supervivencia a nivel local y determinar los factores asociados en un estudio de un centro nacional de referencia en Quito, Ecuador.

Metodología: El presente estudio observacional se realizó en el Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo de la ciudad de Quito-Ecuador, en el período de enero del 2010 a diciembre del 2016. Se incluyeron pacientes con cáncer colorrectal. Las variables fueron descriptivas demográficas, variables clínicas y mortalidad. La muestra fue no probabilística, tipo censo. La variable mortalidad, fue estudiada con las variables Independientes clínicas, epidemiológicas con análisis actuarial de supervivencia.

Resultados: Se incluyeron 395 casos, el 62.3% mujeres, con una edad 60 años (16 a 94). El 7.1% de casos refirieron algún tipo de exposición de riesgo relacionado a CCR. La supervivencia global fue del 56%, con una tasa de mortalidad del 7%. Casos con CCR estadio I sobrevida a los 6 años de 100%, con estadio II 96.5%, en el estadio III el 84%, estadio IV de 63% (P=0.001). Pacientes con instrucción secundaria o superior con supervivencia del 95% versus 88% en pacientes con instrucción primaria/analfabetos (P=0.048). La supervivencia es mayor en pacientes con diagnóstico temprano estadios (I y II) (P=0.007).

Conclusión: La supervivencia en el presente estudio se asoció al nivel de instrucción de los pacientes, al estadiaje del cáncer, y al diagnóstico temprano sobre todo en pacientes con comorbilidades. No se evidenció relación con factores de riesgo como tabaco, alcohol, presencia de pólipos, etc.
‘As if he had come into the world like Minerva’
Authors: Zuurmond Anouk
Published: December 2021

No abstract available.
Adaptação de gêneros brasileiros a compassos mistos como iluminação para o processo composicional
Authors: Silva Raphael
Published: December 2021

Neste artigo, abordo os processos técnico-musicais de adaptação a compassos mistos dos gêneros brasileiros ijexá, maracatu e samba como pontos de partida para um processo composicional; destaco ainda a utilização do recurso de modulação métrica no rol de mecanismos rítmicos implicados na estruturação do material musical gerado. Quanto aos aspectos estético-musicais, opto por categorizar o produto artístico deste trabalho como ‘música brasileira instrumental ‘jazzisticamente orientada’, uma vez que seu processo de construção se deu por meio da aplicação de procedimentos e elementos técnico-estético-musicais observados na bibliografia e discografia tanto da música brasileira popular quanto do jazz. Por fim, com o presente texto busco apontar que, partindo de bagagem artística habitual àqueles que se dedicam à criação musical no contexto abordado, a adaptação de gêneros brasileiros a contextos rítmicos não-isócronos é aplicável como recurso impulsionador para o surgimento de ignições combinatórias no processo aristoxênico de composição musical.
Русская провинциальная женщина сегодня: штрихи к портрету
Authors: Остапенко Л.В. , Субботина И.А.
Published: December 2021

В основу статьи положены результаты научного проекта «Население малого русского города в XXI веке», реализованного в 2017–2019 гг. в двух малых городах Центральной России – Белеве (Тульская обл.) и Старице (Тверская обл.). Материалы этносоциологического опроса русского населения названных городов и опроса экспертов дали возможность проанализировать процессы адаптации женщин современной российской провинции к меняющимся условиям жизни в постсоветский период, показать отдельные стороны их сегодняшней жизни: социально-экономические позиции, жизненные ценности, отношение к браку, рождению детей, миграционные установки, удовлетворенность различными сторонами жизни в городе, социальное самочувствие, жизненные стратегии, отношение к своей малой Родине.
Современные женщины провинциальных городов – это в основной массе социально-активная группа, включенная в общероссийскую жизнь, в экономику и культуру страны. в то же время женщины в значительной мере остаются верны традиционным жизненным ценностям, в центре которых семья, здоровье и благосостояние близких. Многие взгляды и представления провинциалок неоднозначны, отражая противоречивую и сложную ситуацию, как в малых городах, так и в мире целом. С одной стороны, женщины не удовлетворены условиями жизни в своем городе, с другой, большинство их представителей выступают патриотами своей малой Родины, остро переживают за ее будущее. На фоне пониженного материального уровня жизни женщин, их неудовлетворенности своим материальным положением слабее выражены активные жизненные стратегии и протестные настроения. Существует значимая возрастная дифференциация женских представлений и установок: молодежь заметно отличается от своих матерей и бабушек большей активностью и рационализмом, большей мобильностью и инновационными ориентациями, в том числе в сфере семейно-брачных отношений.
Indirect Pathway Metabolic Engineering Strategies for Enhanced Biosynthesis of Hyaluronic Acid in Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum
Authors: Du Yan , Cheng Fangyu , Wang Miaomiao , Xu Chunmeng , Yu Huimin
Published: December 2021

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is composed of alternating d-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, with excellent biocompatibility and water retention capacity. To achieve heterologous biosynthesis of HA, Corynebacterium glutamicum, a safe GRAS (generally recognized as safe) host, was utilized and metabolically engineered previously. In this work, to achieve further enhancement of HA yield, four strategies were proposed and performed separately first, i.e., (1) improvement of glucose uptake via iolR gene knockout, releasing the inhibition of transporter IolT1/IolT2 and glucokinases; (2) intensification of cardiolipin synthesis through overexpression of genes pgsA1/pgsA2/cls involved in cardiolipin synthesis; (3) duly expressed Vitreoscilla hemoglobin in genome, enhancing HA titer coupled with more ATP and improved NAD+/NADH (>7.5) ratio; and (4) identification of the importance of glutamine for HA synthesis through transcriptome analyses and then enhancement of the HA titer via its supplement. After that, we combined different strategies together to further increase the HA titer. As a result, one of the optimal recombinant strains, Cg-dR-CLS, yielded 32 g/L of HA at 60 h in a fed-batch culture, which was increased by 30% compared with that of the starting strain. This high value of HA titer will enable the industrial production of HA via the engineered C. glutamicum.
Decoding Conformational Imprint of Convoluted Molecular Interactions Between Prenylflavonoids and Aggregated Amyloid-Beta42 Peptide Causing Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Srinivasan E. , Chandrasekhar G. , Chandrasekar P. , Anbarasu K. , Vickram AS , Tayubi Iftikhar Aslam , Rajasekaran R. , Karunakaran Rohini
Published: December 2021

Protein misfolding occurs due to the loss of native protein structure and adopts an abnormal structure, wherein the misfolded proteins accumulate and form aggregates, which result in the formation of amyloid fibrils that are associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Amyloid beta (Aβ42) aggregation or amyloidosis is contemplated as a unique hallmark characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Due to aberrant accrual and aggregation of Aβ42 in extracellular space, the formation of senile plaques is found in AD patients. These senile plaques occur usually in the cognitive and memory region of the brain, enfeebles neurodegeneration, hinders the signaling between synapse, and disrupts neuronal functioning. In recent years, herbal compounds are identified and characterized for their potential as Aβ42 inhibitors. Thus, understanding their structure and molecular mechanics can provide an incredible finding in AD therapeutics. To describe the structure-based molecular studies in the rational designing of drugs against amyloid fibrils, we examined various herbal compounds that belong to prenylflavonoids. The present study characterizes the trends we identified at molecular docking studies and dynamics simulation where we observed stronger binding orientation of bavachalcone, bavachin, and neobavaisoflavone with the amyloid-beta (Aβ42) fibril structure. Hence, we could postulate that these herbal compounds could be potential inhibitors of Aβ42 fibrils; these anti-aggregation agents need to be considered in treating AD.
Europium Fluorescent Nanoparticles-Based Multiplex Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Simultaneous Detection of Three Antibiotic Families Residue
Authors: Wang Yaping , Ma Biao , Liu Miaomiao , Chen Erjing , Xu Ying , Zhang Mingzhou
Published: December 2021

A fluorescent immunoassay based on europium nanoparticles (EuNPs-FIA) was developed for the simultaneous detection of antibiotic residues, solving the problems of single target detection and low sensitivity of traditional immunoassay methods. In the EuNPs-FIA, EuNPs were used as indictive probes by binding to anti-tetracyclines monoclonal antibodies (anti-TCs mAb), anti-sulphonamides monoclonal antibodies (anti-SAs mAb) and anti-fluoroquinolones monoclonal antibodies (anti-FQs mAb), respectively. Different artificial antigens were assigned to different regions of the nitrocellulose membrane as capture reagents. The EuNPs-FIA allowed for the simultaneous detection of three classes of antibiotics (tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones and sulphonamides) within 15 min. It enabled both the qualitative determination with the naked eye under UV light and the quantitative detection of target antibiotics by scanning the fluorescence intensity of the detection probes on the corresponding detection lines. For qualitative analysis, the cut-off values for tetracyclines (TCs), fluoroquinolones (FQs) and sulphonamides (SAs) were 3.2 ng/ml, 2.4 ng/ml and 4.0 ng/ml, respectively, which were much lower than the maximum residue limit in food. For quantitative analysis, these ranged from 0.06 to 6.85 ng/ml for TCs, 0.03–5.14 ng/ml for FQs, and 0.04–4.40 ng/ml for SAs. The linear correlation coefficients were higher than 0.97. The mean spiked recoveries ranged from 92.1 to 106.2% with relative standard deviations less than 8.75%. Among them, the three monoclonal antibodies could recognize four types of TCs, seven types of FQs and 13 types of SAs, respectively, and the detection range could cover 24 antibiotic residues with different structural formulations. The results of the detection of antibiotic residues in real samples using this method were highly correlated with those of high performance liquid chromatography (R2 > 0.98). The accuracy and precision of the EuNPs-FIA also met the requirements for quantitative analysis. These results suggested that this multiplex immunoassay method was a promising method for rapid screening of three families of antibiotic residues.
Salivary and Intestinal Transcriptomes Reveal Differential Gene Expression in Starving, Fed and Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Rhodnius neglectus
Authors: Carvalho-Costa Tamires Marielem , Tiveron Rafael Destro Rosa , Mendes Maria Tays , Barbosa Cecília Gomes , Nevoa Jessica Coraiola , Roza Guilherme Augusto , Silva Marcos Vinícius , Figueiredo Henrique César Pereira , Rodrigues Virmondes , Soares Siomar de Castro , Oliveira Carlo José Freire
Published: December 2021

Rhodnius neglectus is a potential vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (Tc), the causative agent of Chagas disease. The salivary glands (SGs) and intestine (INT) are actively required during blood feeding. The saliva from SGs is injected into the vertebrate host, modulating immune responses and favoring feeding for INT digestion. Tc infection significantly alters the physiology of these tissues; however, studies that assess this are still scarce. This study aimed to gain a better understanding of the global transcriptional expression of genes in SGs and INT during fasting (FA), fed (FE), and fed in the presence of Tc (FE + Tc) conditions. In FA, the expression of transcripts related to homeostasis maintenance proteins during periods of stress was predominant. Therefore, the transcript levels of Tret1-like and Hsp70Ba proteins were increased. Blood appeared to be responsible for alterations found in the FE group, as most of the expressed transcripts, such as proteases and cathepsin D, were related to digestion. In FE + Tc group, there was a decreased expression of blood processing genes for insect metabolism (e.g., Antigen-5 precursor, Pr13a, and Obp), detoxification (Sult1) in INT and acid phosphatases in SG. We also found decreased transcriptional expression of lipocalins and nitrophorins in SG and two new proteins, pacifastin and diptericin, in INT. Several transcripts of unknown proteins with investigative potential were found in both tissues. Our results also show that the presence of Tc can change the expression in both tissues for a long or short period of time. While SG homeostasis seems to be re-established on day 9, changes in INT are still evident. The findings of this study may be used for future research on parasite-vector interactions and contribute to the understanding of food physiology and post-meal/infection in triatomines.
ENSO Amplitude Asymmetry in Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Models
Authors: Ineson Sarah , Dunstone Nick J. , Ren Hong-Li , Renshaw Richard , Roberts Malcolm J. , Scaife Adam A. , Yamazaki Kuniko
Published: December 2021

Long climate simulations with the Met Office Hadley Centre General Circulation Model show weak El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) amplitude asymmetry between El Niño and La Niña phases compared with observations. This lack of asymmetry is explored through the framework of a perturbed parameter experiment. Two key hypotheses for the lack of asymmetry are tested. First, the possibility that westerly wind burst activity is biased is explored. It is found that the observed difference in wind burst activity during El Niño and La Niña tends to be underestimated by the model. Secondly, the warming due to subsurface non-linear advection is examined. While the model exhibits non-linear dynamic warming during both La Niña and El Niño, and thus a contribution to ENSO asymmetry, it is shown to be consistently underestimated in comparison with ocean reanalyses. The non-linear zonal advection term contributes most to the deficiency and the simulation of the anomalous zonal currents may be playing a key role in its underestimation. Compared with the ocean reanalyses, the anomalous zonal currents associated with ENSO are too weak in the vicinity of the equatorial undercurrent and the surface wind driven zonal currents extend too deep.