bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Critical Independence versus Christian Catholicity in Hugo Grotius’s Annotations on Matthew 23:2–3
Authors: Mohr Philip Thomas
Published: April 2024

This article examines the Annotationes in Novum Testamentum of Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) at Matt 23:2–3, both to understand more about Grotius’s exegetical method and to generate additional data for the effects and uses of those verses. The following are general findings from the examination. First, Grotius shows a degree of independence to make text-critical decisions that affect translation. Second, Grotius’s interpretation of Jesus’s command to the scribes and Pharisees “who sit on the chair of Moses” depends upon an understanding of jurisprudence, eschews speculation about divine institution of the teaching office, and cuts off redeployment of Jesus’s command in contemporary polemics among Christians. Third, Grotius puts Jesus’s statements in conversation with the received wisdom from “pagan” antiquity. Fourth, Grotius demonstrates an awareness of options in the history of interpretation and desires, maybe naïvely and with some self-contradiction, to show himself in harmony with ancient Christian traditions.
Hybrid plasmonic valley-Hall topological insulators
Authors: Lin Sam , Wong Zi Jing
Published: April 2024

The emerging field of photonic topological insulators offers promising platforms for high-performance optical communication, computing, and sensing. However, conventional photonic topological insulator designs typically operate within the diffraction limit due to their dielectric nature. This limitation imposes constraints on device miniaturization, reduces light–matter interaction, and decreases overall device sensitivity. Introducing a new valley-Hall hybrid plasmonic topological insulator, we overcome this limitation by exploiting the coupling of surface plasmon oscillations with the optical modes of a dielectric photonic crystal, allowing for sub-diffraction vertical confinement of light. Deep-subwavelength chiral edge states can, therefore, be generated and robustly guided along disordered Z-shaped topological boundaries with much lower propagation loss compared to purely plasmonic platforms. Such extreme manipulation of light on an integrated chip platform maximizes light–matter interaction and opens the door for truly compact and efficient optical modulators, molecular sensors, and next-generation nanophotonic and quantum devices.
Ultrasound-Launched Targeted Nanoparticle Enhances Antibacterial Sonodynamic Therapy for Effective Eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm
Authors: Xin Lei , Shen Jiaxin , Huang Zixuan , Chen Jifan , Lin Tao , Chen Hongjian , Shi Liuhong , Wang Guowei , Huang Pintong
Published: April 2024

Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm significantly endanger human health worldwide. Biofilms are closely associated with antibiotic resistance because biofilms significantly undermine the efficacy of antibiotics. A novel ultrasound-launched targeted nanoparticle was developed to universally destroy biofilm, target bacteria, deliver antibiotics, and efficiently kill bacteria via ultrasonic cavitation and antibacterial sonodynamic therapy. The nanoparticle consisted of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) loading ciprofloxacin and perfluoropentane with a bacteria-targeted antibody installed on the nanoparticle for binding to specific bacteria. The nanoparticle exhibited a sensitive response to ultrasound and the rapid liquid-gas phase transition of perfluoropentane resulted in a cavitation effect that destroyed the extracellular polymeric substances of the biofilm and allowed deep penetration of the antibiotics. In addition, ciprofloxacin induced additional reactive oxygen species production under ultrasound stimulation, leading to an enhanced bactericidal effect and potent anti-infective activity in vivo. This study presents an effective strategy to tackle the extracellular polymeric substance barriers for overcoming antibiotic resistance and removing a biofilm.
Pakistan in 2023
Authors: Mufti Mariam
Published: April 2024

Economic uncertainty, political instability, and security concerns marked 2023 as a year where the country desperately tried to survive. The year began with Pakistan on the brink of sovereign default, with depleting foreign reserves and soaring inflation. Although successful negotiations with the IMF averted economic catastrophe, political crisis seemed to replace the country’s economic woes. In the second half of 2023, following Imran Khan’s temporary arrest on May 9, political confrontation between the military and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf resulted in the worst democratic backsliding witnessed in recent years. Although Pakistan heads to the polls in the new year, it appears to be saddled by the weight of the political status quo.
A General Framework for Providing Interval Representations of Pareto Optimal Outcomes for Large-Scale Bi- and Tri-Criteria MIP Problems
Authors: Filcek Grzegorz , Miroforidis Janusz
Published: April 2024

The Multi-Objective Mixed-Integer Programming (MOMIP) problem is one of the most challenging. To derive its Pareto optimal solutions one can use the well-known Chebyshev scalarization and Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP) solvers. However, for a large-scale instance of the MOMIP problem, its scalarization may not be solved to optimality, even by state-of-the-art optimization packages, within the time limit imposed on optimization. If a MIP solver cannot derive the optimal solution within the assumed time limit, it provides the optimality gap, which gauges the quality of the approximate solution. However, for the MOMIP case, no information is provided on the lower and upper bounds of the components of the Pareto optimal outcome. For the MOMIP problem with two and three objective functions, an algorithm is proposed to provide the so-called interval representation of the Pareto optimal outcome designated by the weighting vector when there is a time limit on solving the Chebyshev scalarization. Such interval representations can be used to navigate on the Pareto front. The results of several numerical experiments on selected large-scale instances of the multi-objective multidimensional 0–1 knapsack problem illustrate the proposed approach. The limitations and possible enhancements of the proposed method are also discussed.
Wheelchair handball classification system: purpose and validation evidence-based
Authors: N Januário , J Antunes , Carvalho J Vilela de , S Fernandes , D Ferreira , A Moreira
Published: April 2024

The aim of the present work is to propose and validate an evidence-based Wheelchair Handball Classification System, that allows its widespread use and the standardization of the classification system in different Wheelchair Handball competitions. The study involved 98 Wheelchair Handball athletes of both sex (87 males, 11 females), aged between 14 and 76 years old (M=40.32; SD= 11.73) with physical impairments. All wheelchair handball players that had participated in the last 3 national championships were invited to participate. We applied the assessment protocol to the participants and athletes’ classification process had three phases: Medical and Physiological functional assessment; Technical assessment (evaluation of specific movements with wheelchair manipulation and Handball skills) and observation in a game situation (with videorecorder). We used a Classification Points Form to permit the assessment of muscle strength and range of movement of upper limbs, trunk, lower limbs, wheelchair manipulation and Handball skills. The manipulation of wheelchair was measured considering the symmetrical movement, acceleration, braking and change direction, using the Sprint 20m – speed test and a Slalom test. The handball skills were assessed, using dribbling, reception, catching the ball from the floor, shoulder and shopped pass and 9m to the goal shot. Data Analysis was done using descriptive statistics and an Ordinal Linear Regression. The dependent variable was the classification class and we considered five independent variables (mean of upper limbs, trunk, lower limbs, wheelchair manipulation and Handball skills). Data Analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics. The results showed that the proposed model presents a high degree of adjustment and permitted identify determinant variables of performance in that sport and indicates key tasks to optimize classification process. There was consistency in the specific parameters to assign a class to the athlete, according to their functional capacity, associated with the specific neuromotor alterations of each clinical condition.
Abscopal effect after bronchial artery embolization for cancer-related hemoptysis
Authors: Kolyvas Peter G. , Carrato Kaitlin A. , Sivananthan Gajan
Published: April 2024

The abscopal effect, a rare phenomenon in cancer treatment, involves tumor regression in a distant location from the targeted therapy. This case focuses on a 74-year-old woman with metastatic papillary thyroid cancer. Despite prior treatments, she experienced pulmonary nodule progression and hemoptysis. Bland particle embolization was performed on the right bronchial artery branches supplying lung metastases, leading to significant reductions in size, number, and metabolic activity of the right-sided nodules and decreased metabolic activity of the untreated left-sided nodules, without additional cancer-related treatments. The abscopal effect has been observed with various interventional oncologic procedures, indicating a potential role in stimulating the immune response and altering the tumor microenvironment. Further investigation is needed to understand bland embolization's immunomodulatory effects and implications for triggering the abscopal effect.
Investigation of kinetics and mechanisms of metallic beryllium corrosion for the management of radioactive wastes
Authors: Bukaemskiy Andrey , Caes Sebastien , Modolo Giuseppe , Deissmann Guido , Bosbach Dirk
Published: April 2024

Activated beryllium wastes are produced by the nuclear industry and have to be managed as radioactive waste during decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities. One potential approach to the management of these wastes is their encapsulation and stabilization in cementitious matrices. The main issue with this conditioning is aqueous corrosion, leading to the hydrogen production and potential crack formation leading to a loss of confinement. To evaluate the suitability of different cement formulations, such as Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) or magnesium phosphate cement for encapsulation of metallic beryllium, the corrosion behaviour of beryllium metal was investigated in solutions with different pHs. In alkaline solutions representative of OPC pore fluids (i.e. NaOH solutions with pH between 12.5 and 14), corrosion rates increase drastically with increasing pH. Investigations of the surface of the corroded beryllium samples by scanning electron microscopy indicate that pitting corrosion is the main corrosion mechanism under these conditions.

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Philosophical social space of the Riga Treaty era – Russian perspective, meaning
Authors: Paduchowski Wojciech
Published: April 2024

The article is an attempt to describe the philosophical social space of the Riga Treaty era from the Russian perspective and an attempt to describe its meaning. The article describes in a condensed form the development of social thought (Russian / Soviet Marxism). It describes, among others the roles of the philosophy of law, the so-called legal nihilism, the meaning of Leon Petrażycki’s thoughts. In conclusion, he puts the perspective of the treatise of Riga in the context of Hilary Putnam’s thought experiment on the “twin land”.
The application of the phenomenological method as an element of the analysis of moral experience according to Paolo Valori
Authors: Mietelski Tymoteusz
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this article is to present the application of the phenomenological method as one of the elements of the analysis of moral experience in the view of Paolo Valori (1919–2003). In his approach, such analysis proceeds in four steps. The first is the identification of the background of a moral fact with the help of human sciences; the second step is the phenomenological analysis of moral experience; the third step marks the search for the ontological foundation of the results obtained; in this way, the analysis reaches an end from the philosophical point of view, but it can be continued within moral theology, which is the fourth step of the process.
Back to sensuality itself. Jocelyn Benoist’s anti-phenomenological turn?
Authors: Jarczewski Dominik
Published: April 2024

The article presents Jocelyn Benoist’s criticism of phenomenology as an epistemological project that reduces sensuality to a tool of reference to meaning, and his proposal to supplement phenomenology with an ontology of perception that does justice to sensuality itself. Following the philosopher, the parallels between formal and material phenomenology and modern aesthetics and poetics as a practice that reveals sensuality are drawn. The phenomenology of sound and the discussion of the avant-garde revolution in music (atonality, microtonality, concrete music) point to the limitations of modern aesthetics and illustrate possible directions for the development of a phenomenology of sensuality.
IRREVERSIBILITY ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR MIXED CONVECTIVE TIME-BASED FLOW ANALYSIS OF CASSON-WILLIAMSON NANOFLUID ACCELERATED BY CURVED STRETCHING SURFACE
Authors: Almeida Felicita , Basavarajappa Nagaraja , Kumar Pradeep , Ramakrishnappa Ajaykumar Abbani
Published: April 2024

The focus has been placed on mathematically elucidating the nonlinear mixed convective unsteady flow of Casson-
Williamson nanofluid transported across a curved, melting stretched sheet using thermal radiation, Joule heating, an
exponential heat source, and chemical reactions. Surface boundary conditions involve second-order slip and melting
heat. Similarity catalysts simplify partial differential equations that demonstrate the specified flow into ordinary
differential equations. Solution graphs for the problem are constructed using a Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg tool of order 4-5.
The remaining parameters are simultaneously adjusted to their standard values as the solution graphs for each flowdefining profile are shown with the corresponding parameters. In addition to the Bejan number, the entropy produced by the system is examined. On each presented graph, a thorough analysis has been done. Here, the study shows that a rise in nonlinear solutal convection, nonlinear thermal convection, mixed convection, and the ratio of buoyancy forces promotes the velocity distribution. The magnifying radiation parameter has a rising trend in the thermal distribution, whereas the melting parameter has a decreasing trend. The Brinkman number and diffusion parameter have the most effects on irreversibility in the medium. The Sherwood number decreases with larger values of the Schmidt number, and skin friction decreases when the sheet is more likely to stretch with higher acceleration. In order to illustrate flow and heat patterns and to summarize the study, streamlines and isotherms are used in the graphs.
MAXIMIZING REGIONAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS INDICES TO FIND SENSITIVE MODEL BEHAVIORS
Authors: Roux Sebastien , Loisel Patrice , Buis Samuel
Published: April 2024

We address the question of sensitivity analysis for model outputs of any dimension using regional sensitivity analysis
(RSA). Classical RSA computes sensitivity indices related to the impact of model input variations on the occurrence
of a target region of the model output space. In this work, we take this perspective one step further by proposing to
find, for a given model input, the region whose occurrence is best explained by the variations of this input. When it
exists, this region can be seen as a model behavior whose occurrence is particularly sensitive to the variations of the model input under study. We name this method mRSA (for maximized RSA). mRSA is formalized as an optimization
problem using region-based sensitivity indices. Two formulations are studied, one theoretically and one numerically, using a dedicated algorithm. Using a 2D test model and an environmental model producing time series, we show that mRSA, as a new model exploration tool, can provide interpretable insights on the sensitivity of model outputs of various dimensions.
Risk Perception and Loan Underwriting in Securitized Commercial Mortgages
Authors: Firestone Simon , Godin Nathan , Horvath Akos , Sagi Jacob
Published: April 2024

We use model-implied volatility to proxy for property risk perceptions in the commercial real estate lending market. Although loan-to-value ratios (LTVs) unconditionally decreased following the Global Financial Crisis, LTVs conditioned on implied volatility and other theoretically motivated fundamental determinants of optimal leverage show no conclusive trend before or after the crisis. Taking reported property and loan attributes at face value, we find no clear pattern of unwarranted credit being extended to commercial real estate assets. We conclude that systematically higher LTV decisions pre-crisis would have primarily stemmed from risk misperceptions rather than imprudent practices. Our findings suggest that the aggregate LTV level should be interpreted as a proxy for lending standards only after controlling for aggregate risk perceptions, among a host of asset and lending market factors. Our findings also highlight the importance of measuring and tracking aggregate risk perceptions in informing regulators and policymakers.
EASTERN BORDERS OF ART NOUVEAU: FROM JAPAN TO TURKESTAN
Authors:   Russian Academy of Arts, Davydova Olga S.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the complex analysis of the peculiarities of the perception of the «East» by artists of the second half of the 19th — early 20th century in the process of formation of new aesthetic and visual qualities of the creative paradigm of Art Nouveau. For this purpose, we have identified the Oriental historical and cultural regions that were as distinctive as possible in their influence on the interpretive method of the artists of the emerging modernist movements. Initially prepared by external socio-­political circumstances, the interest in certain eastern areas had internal reasons determined by artistic tasks. At the international level, the genesis of poetic aspects in the interpretation of real motifs, which began in Romanticism, organically coincided with the discovery by Western civilization of the artistic achievements of Japan, the fascination with which led to a qualitatively new understanding of the possibilities of visual language in the art of the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. However, in the context of the history of domestic art, the masters of Russian Art Nouveau, at different stages of its development, had not only pan-­European, but also their spiritual and geographical eastern reference points, such as Byzantium, the Caucasus and Turkestan. It is on the example of the synthesis of figurative influences of the above-­mentioned cultures in this study revealed the specificity of Orientalism in the art of the Art Nouveau era as a complex multifaceted phenomenon, which was based on the poetic imperative of creativity.
MARCO POLO’S «ON THE DIVERSITY OF THE WORLD» AS A MEDIEVAL TRAVELOGUE
Authors:   A. M. Gorky Institute of World Literature, Toporova Anna V.
Published: April 2024

This paper analyses the genesis and genre of «On the Diversity of the World» by the Venetian merchant Marco Polo, who embarked on a journey to the East in the late 13th to early 14th century and subsequently dictated his memoirs to the Pisan writer Rustichello in a Genoese prison. A brief overview of the manuscripts and translations of the book is provided, along with general information about the language of the lost original. The article addresses the question of whether this work can be considered a medieval travelogue or travel diary. The distinctive features of a travelogue — the motif of movement; the description of new spaces and the traveler’s adventures and experiences; the designation of the journey’s goal; and the confirmation of the narrative’s authenticity — are systematically examined in relation to the book. The description of new spaces is fully present in Marco Polo’s account, which presents a kaleidoscopic and extraordinarily picturesque depiction of a world unknown to Europeans. Marco Polo strives to encompass as much information as possible about the new lands he visits, resembling the authors of medieval summae. The other criteria are only partially present, sometimes in a distorted form. However, in the book it is possible to discern the genre characteristics of geographical/ethnographic descriptions of lands, chivalric romances, books of wonders, commercial handbooks, and summae. Thus, «On the Diversity of the World» represents a unique synthesis of different genres, which, among other things, contributed to its enduring success among contemporaries and later generations.
Enzymatic liver dissociation (with liver perfusion kit) v1
Authors: De Pooter Dorien
Published: April 2024

This protocol details enzymatic liver dissociation.
CODEX Antibody Conjugation Protocol v1
Authors: Wei Bei , Bi Joanna
Published: April 2024

Used by the Snyder Lab at Stanford University for CODEX for human intestine.
Robust isolation protocol for mouse leukocytes from blood and liver resident cells for immunology research v1
Authors: De Pooter Dorien
Published: April 2024

Research on liver-related conditions requires a robust and efficient method to purify viable hepatocytes, lymphocytes and all other liver resident cells, such as Kupffer or liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. Here we describe a novel purification method using liver enzymatic digestion, followed by a downstream optimized purification. Using this enzymatic digestion protocol, the resident liver cells as well as viable hepatocytes could be captured, compared to the classical mechanical liver disruption method. Moreover, single-cell RNA-sequencing demonstrated higher quality lymphocyte data in downstream analyses after the liver enzymatic digestion, allowing for studying of immunological responses or changes. In order to also understand the peripheral immune landscape, a protocol for lymphocyte purification from mouse systemic whole blood was optimized, allowing for efficient removal of red blood cells. The combination of microbeads and mRNA blockers allowed for a clean blood sample, enabling robust single-cell RNA-sequencing data. These two protocols for blood and liver provide important new methodologies for liver-related studies such as NASH, hepatitis virus infections or cancer research but also for immunology where high-quality cells are indispensable for further downstream assays.
Mechanical liver dissociation v1
Authors: De Pooter Dorien
Published: April 2024

This protocol details the mechanical dissociation of liver.
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Authors: Bogdanov Bogdan
Published: April 2024

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Blood sampling, cell isolation, single-cell GEM-generation, globin mRNA blockers and sequencing library preparation protocol v1
Authors: De Pooter Dorien
Published: April 2024

This protocol details blood sampling, cell isolation, single-cell GEM-generation, globin mRNA blockers and sequencing library preparation.
Public Debt: Its Relationship with Public Expenditure and Election Periods. An Approach to Latin America 1993-2018
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Jimenez Lopez Edison Javier , Cruz Terrazas Kathia Cristina ,   Secretaría de Educación- Baja California
Published: April 2024

A significant increase in the amount of public debt in Latin America has been seen in recent years. Using the methodology of feasible generalized least squares for panel data, this article found that the public expenditure, the real exchange rate, the price index and imports are the main contributors to the accumulation of debt. Although it is possible to check that government expenditure is the biggest trigger, it also shows that periods of presidential elections were a significant factor in the formation of public debt in Latin American countries.
Effects of Internal Forced Displacement on Crime: Evidence from Colombia
Authors:   Universidad EAFIT, Sanchez-Saldarriaga Andres , Gomez Toro Catalina ,   Universidad EAFIT, Velasquez Hermilson ,   Universidad EAFIT, Mejia Mejia Juan Felipe ,   Universidad EAFIT
Published: April 2024

Internal forced displacement, a consequence of territorial control strategies by armed groups, has resulted in profound socioeconomic challenges for receiving areas. Approximately eight million people have been affected in Colombia, where internal conflict and criminal networks have prevailed for over five decades. This paper explores the relationship between internal forced migration and crime rates in Colombian municipalities from 2003 to 2016, focusing on spatial dynamics. The study utilizes a spatial panel model and considers five crime categories: homicides, kidnapping, personal injuries, automobile theft, and residential burglary. The results reveal significant associations between forced displacement and certain types of crime, highlighting the importance of spatial analysis in understanding the interaction between migration and crime. The findings offer valuable insights for policymakers and researchers, facilitating informed policy interventions and community initiatives to address the repercussions of internal migration on crime dynamics.
Learning environments and school success in Latin America
Authors:   Universidad de Santander UDES, Castro Aristizabal Geovanny , Acosta-Ortega Felipe ,   Fundación Universitaria de Popayán, Moreno-Charris Ana Virginia ,   Universidad de la Costa
Published: April 2024

This article finds the relationship that learning environments have on school success, in the Latin American countries participating in the International Program for Student Assessment (PISA), of the year 2018, estimating the Educational Production Function. Subsequently, the Shorrocks-Shapley decomposition is applied to determine which of the dimensions associated with learning has a greater weight in the heterogeneity of school success. It was found that the best school environments favor school success, while when the school climate in the classroom is "not the best", performance drops. It was calculated, for the group of Latin American countries, that, on average, learning environments explain the variability of school success in 29.09% for mathematics, 28.01% for reading and 28.71% for science, being the dimension that to a greater extent explains this heterogeneity.
El jágiiyi y el «Animal que respira» de Olga Orozco
Authors:   Universidad de Antioquia, González Toro Luis Javier
Published: April 2024

En este trabajo, se presentará un análisis del poema «Animal que respira» de Museo salvaje (1974) a partir del jágiiyi y el jiyaki, conceptos fundamentales para la cultura murui-muina de la Amazonía colombiana. El jágiiyi, entendido como la energía que viene desde el origen, la cual tiene una relación con el aire y el oxígeno. El jiyaki, como sinónimo de eternidad o de cosmos, se corresponde con el universo. Bajo estas nociones, se propondrá el estudio de la correlación que se establece entre el «animal que respira» con la inmensidad, procurando un estudio interdisciplinar e intercultural entre dos representaciones poéticas.
La araña Ananse, ancestro presente en el cuento «Betsabelina Ananse Docordó» de Amalia Lú Posso Figueroa
Authors:   Universidad del Valle, Bejarano Alzate Paola Andrea
Published: April 2024

El presente artículo presenta un análisis del cuento «Betsabelina Ananse Docordó» de la escritora chocoana Amalia Lucía Posso Figueroa, que aparece en el libro Mido mi cuarta y me paro en ella. En este trabajo, se analiza la figura ancestral de Ananse como una presencia conectada con la mujer, dando continuidad a la africanía en ideas, espíritu, creencias, nacimiento y saber, a modo de perpetuar la resistencia y la existencia de los aportes de los africanos por el mundo.
La rebeldía en Ngugi wa Thiong’o: una aproximación desde la hermenéutica analéctica
Authors:   Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Vásquez García Juan Carlos , García Castro Juan Fernando ,   Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Published: April 2024

Este texto indaga por la rebeldía en algunas memorias, novelas y ensayos del pensador keniano Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Desde la hermenéutica analéctica, nos proponemos interpretar fenómenos sociales moviendo el centro de interés epistémico, en este caso, literario y filosófico. El análisis llama la atención sobre las condiciones de colonización mental y física a que han sido sometidos, en el marco teórico-político de la modernidad, los pueblos colonizados y de los intentos de estos por reencontrarse con su arrebatada dignidad, que no podrá lograrse sino empezamos a incluir y conversar seriamente con otros testimonios y legados epistémicos.
La poesía entre el pensar y el caminar: Entrevista a Keijiro Suga
Authors:   Universidad de Antioquia, Vivas Hurtado Selnich , Suga Keijiro ,   Universidad Meiji de Tokio
Published: April 2024

Entrevista al poeta japonés Keijiro Suga realizada por el poeta Selnich Vivas. La traducción de las respuestas del japonés al español fue suministrada por Keijiro Suga.
Poemas del cuervo
Authors:   Universidad de Meiji, Suga Keijiro
Published: April 2024

Poemas del cuervo del escritor japonés Keijiro Suga. Traducción del japonés al español de Javier Bozalongo.
Mi camino hacia las letras
Authors:   Universidad de Antioquia, Zuluaga Hernández Esnedy Aidé
Published: April 2024

La importancia de la poesía en la formación de filólogos y filólogas.
El lenguaje y el mundo digital: un camino hacia la democracia
Authors:   Universidad de Antioquia, Buitrago Ortiz Juan Diego
Published: April 2024

La democratización del lenguaje en la aplicación de UX (User experience).
Sour Sugar
Authors:   Universidad de Antioquia, Ibarra Atehortúa Juan Esteban
Published: April 2024

Resumen de la novela A Tall History of Sugar.
A rare clinical case of diagnosis and treatment of metastases of Merkel carcinoma in the right inguinal lymph nodes without an identified primary focus
Authors: Titov K. S. , Lebedinsky I. N. , Magomedova M. M. , Dzhamilov S. R. , Grekov D. N. , Sorokina M. V. , Karabach Yu. V.
Published: April 2024

Introduction. Merkel’s carcinoma is a neuroendocrine malignant epithelial skin tumor, rapidly progressive, prone to local recurrence and metastasis to regional lymph nodes and internal organs. The etiology and pathogenesis of Merkel’s carcinoma are still an insufficiently studied issue. Because of its rare occurrence, only single observations of Merkel’s carcinoma metastasis without an identified primary focus, most often with regional lymph node involvement, have been described in the world literature.

Clinical case. This article presents a clinical case of metastatic lesion of inguinal lymph nodes with microinvasion into femoral artery in Merkel’s carcinoma without identified primary focus. After a comprehensive examination and onco-consilium the patient underwent surgical treatment in the scope of cytoreductive excision of the inguinal lymph node conglomerate on the right side and artery prosthesis with an autovenous graft. According to the routine postoperative pathomorphologic and immunohistochemical studies, the diagnosis of Merkel’s carcinoma metastasis was finally confirmed.

Conclusion. Identification and description of such clinical cases are practically significant and can serve for formation of certain algorithms for treatment of Merkel’s carcinoma both with local manifestations and in progressive forms. Patients with Merkel’s carcinoma should be discussed in oncological consiliums, as treatment may include surgical stage, including biopsy of sentinel lymph nodes, adjuvant radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy in case of tumor dissemination.
FORMATION FEATURES OF GENDER-CULTURAL STEREOTYPES IN FRENCH WOMEN'S MAGAZINES
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Soboleva Olena
Published: April 2024

Among the printed information and entertainment media, publications for women are the most popular in the modern world. With the appearance of international glossy editions, new perspectives and approaches to the study of media broadcasting have opened up in the history of women's magazines. The intensive development of gender studies has recently caused a natural interest in the study of the image of a woman in various spheres of communication, and the media space is no exception. Gender-oriented women's magazines act not only as translators of gender culture, representing images of femininity, behavior strategies and models of relationships, but also as creators of a "new image" of a modern woman. The purpose of women's magazines is the formation of gender stereotypes specific to a certain society. The article examines the peculiarities of the formation of gender stereotypes in modern glossy publications for women, which are built on the basis of certain norms of association and social roles, and women's magazines themselves acquire the status of a special cognitive-communicative phenomenon with a feminine accent.
TRANSLATING ARCHAIC PRONOUNS OF ENGLISH FICTION: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Lasinska Tatiana
Published: April 2024

This article is devoted to the analysis and study of the translation of archaic pronouns in fiction. Archaic pronouns are important lexical elements that not only serve semantic functions but also significantly influence the stylistics and emotional perception of the text. The aim of the study is to explore the practical aspects of translating archaic pronouns and their impact on the perception of the original text. Different methods of translating archaic pronouns from English to Ukrainian are analyzed in the research as well as their influence on the stylistics and emotional expressiveness of the text. The study is based on the analysis of fiction and its translations for various genres, including poetry and prose.
The use of drones in transport infrastructure
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Pleskach Valentyna , Kryvolapov Yaroslav ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kryvolapov Hlib ,   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: April 2024

Background. The article is devoted to the real possibilities and prospects of creating and using unmanned aerial vehicles in road and railway infrastructures. As part of the conducted experiment, the task of creating a drone was set using the simplest means of development in laboratory conditions. Methods. To assess the viability of the proposed solutions, the method of the natural experiment has been used. Results. The drone created as a result of the experiment is able to automatically stabilize its position, and a receiver board can be installed on it, which will enable remote control. In the future, additional modules can be installed on the quadro copter using the deep learning mechanism. And the use of an intelligent pattern detection and recognition system based on effective digital data processing algorithms will allow to significantly reduce the time for data processing, obtain more accurate results and ensure access to information in the shortest possible time, which will be another factor contributing to the active implementation of unmanned technologies. Сonclusions. Thanks to the ability to obtain various data, unmanned aerial vehicles will be able to significantly reduce the costs of solving various tasks in the near future and become indispensable assistants in the transport infrastructure sector.
Recurrent algorithm of telecommunication systems and networks design
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Pliushch Oleksandr , Kravchenko Yurii ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Trush Oleksandr ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: April 2024

Background. The Erlang B-formula that establishes a relationship between probability of dropped calls, call intensity in a certain link and available communication channels in this link is widely used in telecommunication networks’ design and calculations. In a great number of applications, a problem emerges of finding required number of channels in a link for set call intensity to satisfy required probability of dropped calls. Methods. Methods of computer simulation as well as complex systems analysis. Results. With account of the fact that the number of channels enters Erlang B-formula, firstly, as upper index of summation, secondly, exponent of the exponent function and, thirdly, in the factorial, the solution of the problem is possible graphically. This approach includes calculation of the dropped calls probability for a certain range of numbers of channels to determine the first channel’ number for which dropped call probability results in a value below the threshold. The paper shows that for big values of the number of channels and call intensity direct use of Erlang B-formula on a computer leads to quick bit grid overflow and inability to fulfill required calculations. To overcome this problem, a recurrent algorithm is proposed to resolve the task, which is derived from Erlang B-formula and due to its structure does not suffer from the above limitations while performed on a computer. Сonclusions. Research results of the proposed algorithm demonstrate its high efficiency in implementation in Matlab environment. It is thought that the algorithm can find wide application in telecommunication networks design.
Balance of Interests of the State and the Copyright Holder in the Field of Intellectual Property for the Purposes of Competition Protection
Authors: Egorova M. A.
Published: April 2024

The paper analyzes the balance of interests of the state and the copyright holder in the field of intellectual property for the purposes of competition protection. Having analyzed various measures of legal support by the state aimed at stable economic development through the prism of trust in the state and law, the author draws attention to «parallel imports.” The author also focuses on the possibility of limiting the protection of rights to intellectual property objects at the contract level due to the negotiating power of counterparties on whose sites production is located, which is similar to some Asian states. In the paper, the author analyzes the practice that took place before 2022 and compares it with the current state of ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of copyright holders. Summing up the study, the author believes that investment opportunities and trust for the state from both the society, representing the state, and national business and for foreign participants to international trade may be created through a solution that will allow the latter to fully realize their rights to intellectual property rights protection when resuming activities in the country.
Reinforcing systems of the brain and quantification of their work
Authors: Shabanov P. D. , Likhtman Ya. B. , Lebedev A. A.
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND: The reinforcing systems of the brain are represented by the ventral forbrain dopaminergic bundle, which innervates the emotiogenic structures of the limbic system. Their study shows the reproduction of unconditioned (self-stimulation, self-administration) and conditioned reflex (preference for place, temperature, color) reactions. The quantitative assessment of the brain’s reinforcing systems remains unclear. For self-stimulation of brain structures, the change of the pedal presses in the Skinner chamber and some calculated coefficients are used, for example, the “mismatch coefficient”, which characterizes the temporal characteristics of the pedal pressings. AIM: To develop, test, and substantiate an additional objective quantitative method for assessing the reinforcing systems of the brain, called the “addiction coefficient”, based on an analysis of the effect of three psychoactive compounds (amphetamine, morphine and ethanol) in different doses on self-stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The main method for studying the reinforcing systems of the brain was the reaction of self-stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus in Wistar rats, which was modulated by the administration of psychoactive substances. The psychomotor stimulant amphetamine (phenamine) hydrochloride (0.5, 1, 2, and 4 mg/kg), narcotic analgesic morphine hydrochloride (1, 2, 4, and 8 mg/kg), and ethanol (0.5, 1, 2, and 4 g/kg) administered intraperitoneally were used as inductors of reinforcing. The control was the administration of of 0.9% NaCl solution (0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 ml/rat). RESULTS: The use of different controls, characterized by an increase or decrease in the self-stimulation reaction in response to the introduction of 0.9% NaCl solution, showed that calculated coefficients, including the “mismatch coefficient”, can change in different directions and do not objectively reflect the reinforcing effects of pharmacological substances. The proposed “addiction coefficient”, which reflected the component of psychic dependence, changed unidirectionally toward an increase. The degree of this increase can be tens and hundreds of percent of the control and is significantly independent of the initial values of self-stimulation. As expected, the “addiction coefficient” increased most clearly after amphetamine administration and less significantly after morphine and ethanol injections. CONCLUSIONS: The “addiction coefficient” of a psychoactive substance, calculated as the ratio of the increase in pedal presses to the value of the “mismatch coefficient”, is a clear quantitative indicator when assessing the reinforcing properties of psychoactive substances in the self-stimulation reaction of the lateral hypothalamus. The “addiction coefficient” does not significantly depend on the initial level of self-stimulation and is recommended for a comparative assessment of the reinforcing properties of primarily related psychoactive compounds.
Effects of unilateral cortical inactivation on monoamine metabolism in symmetrical forebrain areas of white outbred mice
Authors: Karpova I. V. , Mikheyev V. V. , Bychkov E. R. , Shabanov P. D.
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND: Clinical observations and animal experiments have shown the lateral specificity of the action of compounds that alter monoaminergic transmission. However, the mechanism of this phenomenon has not yet been studied.AIM:To evaluate the effect of unilateral cortical spreading depression on monoamine metabolism in white outbred mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eighteen sexually mature male white outbred mice were studied. Functional inactivation of the cortex of one of the cerebral hemispheres was induced using unilateral epidural application of 1 × 1 mm filter paper moistened with 25% KCl solution. Then, 15 minutes after exposure, the animals were decapitated. The norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, and metabolite (i.e., dioxyphenylacetic (DOPAC), homovanilinic (HVA), and 5-hydroxyindolacetic (5-HIAA) acids) content of the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, olfactory tubercle, and striatum was measured using the HPLC method with an electrochemical detector. RESULTS: The inactivation of the left hemisphere was due to a bilateral decrease in norepinephrine in the hippocampus, an ipsilateral increase in extracellular metabolism of dopamine (HVA and/or HVA/dopamine) in the olfactory tubercle and striatum, and a contralateral increase of dopamine in the cortex and hippocampus. Furthermore, the DOPAC/dopamine ratio in the right olfactory tubercle decreased with left hemisphere inactivation. Right hemisphere inactivation did not cause bilateral effects. With inactivation of the right hemisphere on the inactivation side, norepinephrine in the hippocampus decreased and HVA in the striatum increased. In the left side, with the inactivation of the right hemisphere mice, dopamine in the hippocampus increased, as well as the DOPAC level and DOPAC/dopamine ratio in the olfactory tubercle. Serotonin metabolism (5-HIAA/serotonin) in the right hippocampus and left olfactory tubercle increased only at inactivation of the right hemisphere.CONCLUSIONS:The monoaminergic effects of functional inactivation of the left and right hemisphere cortex in white outbred mice are not mirror-symmetrical.
REVEAL: A Global Full-Waveform Inversion Model
Authors: Thrastarson Solvi , van Herwaarden Dirk-Philip , Noe Sebastian , Josef Schiller Carl , Fichtner Andreas
Published: April 2024

We present REVEAL, a global-scale, transversely isotropic full-waveform inversion model. REVEAL builds upon the earlier construction of the long-wavelength Earth (LOWE) model by lowering the minimum period from 100 to 33 s and by more than doubling the number of included earthquakes to 2366. In the course of 305 quasi-Newton iterations, REVEAL assimilated a total of 6,005,727 unique three-component waveforms. The inversion method rests on the combination of a stochastic mini-batch optimization and wavefield-adapted spectral-element meshes. Although the former naturally exploits redundancies in the data set, the latter reduces the cost of wavefield simulations by reducing the effective dimension of the numerical mesh. As a consequence, the average cost of an iteration in this inversion is only around 0.62% of an iteration that uses the complete data set with a standard cubed-sphere-type mesh. We calculated 3D synthetic seismograms using a graphics processing unit-accelerated spectral-element wave propagation solver, accommodating the effects of anelasticity, topography, bathymetry, ocean loading, and ellipticity. For a diverse range of global wavepaths, REVEAL predicts complete three-component seismograms at 33 s period that have not been included in the inversion. This generalization to unseen data suggests applications of REVEAL in event location and characterization, as well as in ground-motion modeling.
Magnitude mb: Reducing Processing-Related Variability
Authors: Havskov Jens , Ottemöller Lars , Gkika Fevronia
Published: April 2024

It is well known that magnitude mb shows a large variation between different stations and agencies for the same event. In this study we investigate the various causes of this variation and we have found that apart from the regional variation caused by the Earth’s 3D structure, a major contribution to the variation is the way the data are processed: automatic or manual determination of amplitude and period is different for the same signal at different agencies or processing systems and/or there are errors in the amplitude measurements when correcting the signal from the simulated World Wide Standard Seismic Network Short Period (WWSSN-SP) response. Part of the problem to objectively investigate the causes for the variation is that few agencies use the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior standard for reporting the observations. To get less variability in mb, a standardized way of reading amplitude and period must be developed and used.
Approaching Venezuelan Migration from the Borderland: Dynamics and Identity in La Guajira, Colombia
Authors: Price Dalton
Published: April 2024

Based on an ethnography in the Colombian border state of La Guajira, this article argues that ethnographic research can challenge defaults to methodological nationalism, stark binaries be-tween host and migrant communities, and a framing of Venezuelan migration that flattens the complex realities of individuals in these borderlands who have extensive ties between both Colombia and Venezuela. This article begins by characterizing this border region, describing the relevant history of La Guajira and contemporary dynamics that help situate this specific Venezuelan migration flow. After, I describe the complex identities that form in these borderlands and what exactly “Venezuelan” looks like in this state. Lastly, building on the characterization of the borderland and Venezuelan identity in La Guajira, I offer two examples of how these pieces come together to facilitate certain social interactions and explain migrant experiences.