bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dietary wheat and reduced methane yield are linked to rumen microbiome changes in dairy cows
Authors: Savin Keith W. , Moate Peter J. , Williams S. R. O. , Bath Carolyn , Hemsworth Joanne , Wang Jianghui , Ram Doris , Zawadzki Jody , Rochfort Simone , Cocks Benjamin G.
Published: May 2022

Fermentation of pasture grasses and grains in the rumen of dairy cows and other ruminants produces methane as a by-product, wasting energy and contributing to the atmospheric load of greenhouse gasses. Many feeding trials in farmed ruminants have tested the impact of dietary components on feed efficiency, productivity and methane yield (MeY). Such diets remodel the rumen microbiome, altering bacterial, archaeal, fungal and protozoan populations, with an altered fermentation outcome. In dairy cows, some dietary grains can reduce enteric methane production. This is especially true of wheat, in comparison to corn or barley. Using a feeding trial of cows fed rolled wheat, corn or barley grain, in combination with hay and canola, we identified wheat-associated changes in the ruminal microbiome. Ruminal methane production, pH and VFA concentration data together with 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences were used to compare ruminal bacterial and archaeal populations across diets. Differential abundance analysis of clustered sequences (OTU) identified members of the bacterial familiesLachnospiraceae,Acidaminococcaceae,Eubacteriaceae,Prevotellaceae,Selenomonadaceae,AnaerovoracaceaeandFibrobacteraceaehaving a strong preference for growth in wheat-fed cows. Within the methanogenic archaea, (at >99% 16S rRNA sequence identity) the growth ofMethanobrevibacter milleraewas favoured by the non-wheat diets, whileMethanobrevibacter olleyaewas unaffected. From the wheat-preferring bacteria, correlation analysis found OTU strongly linked to reduced MeY, reduced pH and raised propionic acid levels. OTU from the generaShuttleworthiaandPrevotella_7and especiallySelenomonadaceaehad high anti-methane correlations. An OTU likely representing (100% sequence identity) the fumarate-reducing, hydrogen-utilising, rumen bacteriumMitsuokella jalaludinii, had an especially high negative correlation coefficient (-0.83) versus MeY and moderate correlation (-0.6) with rumen pH, strongly suggesting much of the MeY suppression is due to reduced hydrogen availablity. Other OTU, representing as yet unknown species from theSelenomonadaceaefamily and the generaPrevotella_7,FibrobacterandSyntrophococcusalso had high to moderate negative MeY correlations, but low correlation with pH. These latter likely represent bacterial species able to reduce MeY without causing greater ruminal acidity, making them excellent candidates, provided they can be isolated, for development as anti-methane probiotics.
COVID-19 vaccine: A 2021 analysis of perceptions on vaccine safety and promise in a U.S. sample
Authors: Osuji Vitalis C. , Galante Eric M. , Mischoulon David , Slaven James E. , Maupome Gerardo
Published: May 2022

Background

Despite reliable evidence-based research supporting the COVID-19 vaccines, population-wide confidence and trust remain limited. We sought to expand prior knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine perceptions, while determining which population groups are at greatest risk for not getting a vaccine.

Methods

Study participants in the U.S. (79% female, median age group 46–60 years) were recruited through an online Qualtrics survey distributed as a Facebook advertisement from 3/19/21–4/30/21. We assumed that every participant is at risk of COVID-19 infection and should be able to get the vaccine with proper access. Bivariate and multivariable models were performed. Collinearity between variables was assessed.

Results

A total of 2,626 responses were generated and 2,259 were included in data analysis. According to our multivariate model analysis, vaccines were perceived as safe by those who had or planned to obtain full vaccination (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) (95% confidence interval) = 40.0 (19.0, 84.2); p< 0.0001) and those who indicated trust in science (aOR = 10.5 (5.1, 21.8); p< 0.0001); vaccines were perceived as not safe by those who self-identified as Republicans vs. self-identified Democrats (aOR = 0.2 (0.1, 0.5); p = 0.0020) and those with high school or lower education (aOR = 0.2 (0.1, 0.4); p = 0.0007). Similarly, according to our multivariate model analysis, the following groups were most likely to reject vaccination based on belief in vaccinations: those with lower income (aOR = 0.8 (0.6, 0.9); p = 0.0106), those who do not know anyone who had been vaccinated (aOR = 0.1 (0.1, 0.4); p< 0.0001), those who are unwilling to get vaccinated even if family and friends had done so (aOR = 0.1 (<0.1, 0.2); p< 0.0001), those who did not trust science (aOR < 0.1 (<0.1, 0.1); p< 0.0001), those who believe that vaccination was unnecessary if others had already been vaccinated (aOR = 2.8 (1.5, 5.1); p = 0.0007), and those who indicate refusal to vaccinate to help others (aOR = 0.1 (0.1, 0.2); p< 0.0001). An alpha of p<0.05 was used for all tests.

Conclusion

Level of education and partisanship, but not race/ethnicity, were the most likely factors associated with vaccine hesitancy or likelihood to vaccinate. Also, low vaccination rates among underrepresented minorities may be due to distrust for healthcare industries. Population sub-groups less likely to be vaccinated and/or receptive to vaccines should be targeted for vaccine education and incentives.
The Blue House: An analysis of the production of Johar Up in the Air!
Authors: Daccache Zeina
Published: May 2022

This article provides an analysis of a drama therapy process carried out during 2012‐17 with a group of imprisoned persons labelled by the Lebanese Penal Code as ‘insane, mad, or possessed’, some of whom were housed in the notorious Blue Building in Roumieh Prison
in Beirut, Lebanon. The author argues for the use of a hybrid approach to drama therapy inside prisons that simultaneously includes forms of self-advocacy, legislative theatre and self-revelatory modes in order to successfully hold up a mirror to Lebanese society, implicating its anachronistic
legal codes in the oppression that often leads to chaos and madness. In the course of collaborating on their artistic journey, two segregated populations of participants, one identified by the Lebanese Penal Code as ‘insane’ and the other as ‘regular’, collaborated
and revealed stories of domestic violence, traumatic childhoods, social dysfunctions, the lingering impact of an earlier civil war and the deprivation of legal and human rights. Standing up before numerous audiences, including high officials of the government, they dared not only to reflect
on their own lives but also to heal their own and their community’s wounds.
Theatre of Empowerment
Authors: Shailor Jonathan
Published: May 2022

This article is an updated assessment of ‘The Shakespeare Prison Project’ (SPP, Wisconsin), informed in part by post-COVID-19 reflections. Founder and artistic director Jonathan Shailor provides an exploration of the theory and practice that informs his work, which he calls
the Theatre of Empowerment: storytelling, dialogue and performance, in the service of personal and social evolution. The key to understanding this work is seeing the prison theatre ensemble as a ‘community of practice’ that cultivates the virtues of individual empowerment, relational
responsibility and moral imagination. The author tests these claims with a preliminary analysis of participants’ stories and draws conclusions from this analysis that will inform the next chapter of ‘The Shakespeare Prison Project’: Shakespeare’s Mirror, an approach
that connects themes from Shakespeare’s plays with the personal narratives of incarcerated actors.
Current Approaches in Drama Therapy, 3rd ed., David Read Johnson and Renée Emunah (2021)
Authors: Davis Rebecca , Al-Qadfan Fatmah , Campbell Brooke
Published: May 2022

Review of: Current Approaches in Drama Therapy, 3rd ed., David Read Johnson and Renée Emunah (2021)Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas Publisher, Ltd, 624 pp.,ISBN 978-0-39809-344-0, p/bk, $86.95ISBN 978-0-39809-345-7, e/bk, $86.95
Analisis perilaku mahasiswa terhadap pemanfaatan mobile commerce
Authors: Idrus Mukhammad , Dunakhir Samirah
Published: May 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dimensi perilaku mahasiswa sebagai konsumen, yang meliputi kepercayaan, keamanan dan kemudahan, terhadap minat menggunakan mobile commerce bagi mahasiswa akuntansi. Penelitian ini mengambil responden terdiri dari 43 mahasiswa aktif pada Program Studi Akuntansi Univeristas Negeri Makassar yang dipilih dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Mahasiswa yang dipilih adalah mahasiswa yang telah memprogramkan mata kuliah pengantar pemasaran. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner yang selanjutnya diolah menggunakan metode analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kepercayaan mahasiswa atas aplikasi dan kemudahan menggunakan aplikasi berpengaruh positif terhadap minat mahasiswa menggunakan mobile commerce. Akan tetapi, faktor keamanan rupanya belum menjadi prioritas utama bagi mahasiswa dalam memilih dan menggunakan aplikasi mobile commerce. Meskipun salah satu variabel ditemukan tidak mempengaruhi minat menggunakan Mobile Commerce, namun secara simultan tingkat kepercayaan, keamanan dan kemudahan berpengaruh terhadap Minat Menggunakan Mobile Commerce. Secara keseluruhan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemanfaatan mobile commerce oleh mahasiswa ditentukan oleh kepercayaan mahasiswa terhadap suatu aplikasi, beserta keamanan dan kemudahan penggunaan aplikasi tersebut.
Investigating Difficulties in Elementary School Students' Written Expression
Authors: Benítez Velásquez Teresa
Published: May 2022

This article presents the results of a qualitative action research study about the possible causes of the difficulties in the written expression of fifth grade students of a bilingual school in Barranquilla. The study was conducted only on its ethnographic stage, which involved investigating the problem, analyzing data, and interpreting results for a further design of an action plan that contributes to the solution of this problem. The design of this action plan will be subject of a future investigation.This study included six 5th grade students, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades Language teachers, and the elementary school academic coordinator. The techniques applied were observations, semi-structured interviews, and documentary analysis (students’ written production, teachers’ protocols, writing class activities, students’ evaluation samples, lesson plans, and the 5th grade writing scope and sequence). Triangulation was used as the technique for analyzing the data obtained with the different instruments.For a better management of the results, they were classified into categories addressing the students, the teachers, and the school. These results suggest that the students’ difficulties in writing come from different sources, which were examined separately for a better management of the information.
Diseño de un Sistema de Formación de Competencias, a propósito de la apropiación de la noción de propiedad intelectual, Apoyado en Tecnología de la Información (TI)
Authors: Mantilla Quintero Diego , Morales Godoy Karen , Gómez Flórez Luis Carlos
Published: May 2022

Este artículo muestra el diseño de un sistema de formación de competencias, en la educación superior, a propósito de la apropiación de la noción de Propiedad Intelectual (PI). Para lograr lo anterior, se esboza la posibilidad que ofrecen los procesos de protección de PI en formar competencias informacionales y científicas en quienes los realizan. A partir de aquí se definen tanto las competencias informacionales como las competencias científicas que los procesos de PI ayudan a desarrollar. Empleando nociones del pensamiento de sistemas blando (Metodología de Sistemas Blandos) se ilustran estas partes constitutivas del sistema de formación, y sus relaciones como un todo para su comprensión.
Student perceptions on how content based instruction supports learner development in a foreign language context
Authors: Corrales Kathleen Anne , Maloof Avendaño César
Published: May 2022

Ample studies on content-based instruction (CBI) provide strong evidence as to the effectiveness of this methodology in developing language and content knowledge in students; however, there is much less information as to why this methodology is so effective. Building on the results of a previous study, this paper discusses the findings of a qualitative study to see how CBIsupports language development. The data collected through student interviews and learning journals revealed that the exposure to authentic material that was meaningful, interesting, and relevant to students’ present and future needs, activation of prior knowledge, and the specific methodology used in class were the most important factors which supported language and content development.
GC-MS profiling, anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic assessments of extracts from microalgae Scenedesmus falcatus (KU.B1) and Chlorella sorokiniana (KU.B2)
Authors: Songserm Rattanaporn , Kaeoboon Somruthai , Suksungworn Rungcharn , Duangsrisai Sutsawat , Sanevas Nuttha
Published: May 2022

Microalgae are a potentially valuable source in the food, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors. While biological activities surveys have investigated the pharmaceutical properties of a few microalgae species, there are not many reports covering biological activity studies. This study was carried out to identify the metabolites by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and evaluate the anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic properties of green algae extracts, Chlorella sorokiniana (KU.B2) and Scenedesmus falcatus (KU.B1). A total of 51 different chemical constituents were detected and tentatively identified. The primary compounds in both microalgae extracts included (R)-2-hexanol (38.67% in C. sorokiniana and 23.53% in S. falcatus), n-hexadecanoic acid (13.58% in C. sorokiniana and 18.94% in S. falcatus) and octadecanoic acid (22.30% in C. sorokiniana and 32.67% in S. falcatus). According to the profiling results, the C. sorokiniana extract exhibited greater anti-oxidant activity, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging (IC50 = 480.30 ±?14.85 µg ml-1), nitric oxide (NO) radical scavenging (562.73 ±?3.52 µg mL-1) and ferric reducing anti-oxidant power (FRAP) of 58.51 ± 2.42 mgTE g-1. Comparatively, the C. sorokiniana extract had higher contents of alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase (IC50 = 491.22 ± 78.41 and 2,817.00 ±143.04 µg mL-1, respectively) than the S. falcatus extract. This first report demonstrated anti-diabetic effect of both extracts on diabetic enzymes. The results confirm microalgae's anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic properties and suggest their potential benefits in cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications.
Microwave-assisted preparation of Ag/Fe magnetic biochar from clivia leaves for adsorbing daptomycin antibiotics
Authors: Zhang Lei , Ai Tian , Tian Xiaoxi , Xu Chunmei , Wu Yonggui , Yu Zhongxu , Dai Shujuan
Published: May 2022

Novel clivia biochar adsorbing daptomycin (DAP) was prepared by microwave digestion–anaerobic carbonization in this work. Fe/Ag submicron particles were introduced to the biochar surface based on the reducibility of biochar to enhance its adsorption capacity. Characterization confirmed that modified biochar (AF-biochar) had a higher particle size (126 μm), larger specific surface area (521.692 m2 g−1), richer pore structure, and higher thermal stability. The effects of the main variables (e.g., the solution pH, contact time, initial DAP concentration, and temperature) were investigated during adsorption. The results showed that AF-biochar could reach the adsorption equilibrium at pH 4.8 for 85 min. Besides, the adsorption capacity was 48.25 mg g−1, and the adsorption efficiency was 96.50% when the concentration of DAP was 25 mg L−1. The pseudo-second-order kinetics (R
2 = 0.9997), Langmuir equation (R
2 = 0.9999), and thermodynamics (R
2 = 0.9631) of AF-biochar fit well, indicating that the main adsorption process of AF-biochar was spontaneous, exothermic, and monolayer. Their adsorption was analyzed by physical and chemical adsorption. The main adsorption mechanisms included the electron donor–acceptor interaction, electrostatic force interaction, Lewis acid–base interaction, and H-bond interaction.
Discontinuous Galerkin Methods with Time-Operators in Their Numerical Traces for Time-Dependent Electromagnetics
Authors: Cockburn Bernardo , Du Shukai , Sánchez Manuel A.
Published: May 2022

We present a new class of discontinuous Galerkin methods for the space discretization of the time-dependent Maxwell equations whose main feature is the use of time derivatives and/or time integrals in the stabilization part of their numerical traces.
These numerical traces are chosen in such a way that the resulting semidiscrete schemes exactly conserve a discrete version of the energy.
We introduce four model ways of achieving this and show that, when using the mid-point rule to march in time, the fully discrete schemes also conserve the discrete energy.
Moreover, we propose a new three-step technique to devise fully discrete schemes of arbitrary order of accuracy which conserve the energy in time.
The first step consists in transforming the semidiscrete scheme into a Hamiltonian dynamical system.
The second step consists in applying a symplectic time-marching method to this dynamical system in order to guarantee that the resulting fully discrete method conserves the discrete energy in time.
The third and last step consists in reversing the above-mentioned transformation to rewrite the fully discrete scheme in terms of the original variables.
Developing a plastic cycle toward circular economy practice
Authors: Nguyen Tuyet T. A. , Ta Yen T. , Dey Prasanta K.
Published: May 2022

This study develops a plastic cycle toward circular economy practice in Vietnam. First, we analyze inter-relationships between economic sectors and environmental issues concerning plastic waste in 2018. The research method integrates interdisciplinary balance with life cycle inventory, in which input–output (IO) table is both an econometric tool and original database to determine plastic IO between industries. As a result, over 60% of plastics after use was recycled for the production process (called recycled plastics) and nearly 40% of plastics after-use left the process (called disposed plastics). Within the recycled plastics, there was 10–15% of informal recycling collection from trade villages; within the disposed plastics, there was 13–18% unable to be collected and uncontrollably disposed to the environment. Then, we construct the plastic cycle, in which all the imported/domestic flows, single/multiple uses, and recycle/disposal flows are represented in proportional dimensions. This overall yet quantitative picture is an important data-driven basis for proposing plastic waste management solutions toward circular economy practice. As analyzed, the most challenge for waste management in Vietnam is to control single-use products (occupied 15.96% of total plastics) and indiscriminate waste in the environment (occupied 20.36% of total plastics). The case study for polyethylene terephthalate shows the need for expanding producer’s responsibilities to improve plastic recovery efficiency.
Inter-annual oscillations of terrestrial water storage in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau from GRACE data
Authors: Zhu Chuandong , Zhan Wei
Published: May 2022

Based on multidimensional equivalent water height (EWH) time series in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau recovered from GRACE data, rotated multi-channel singular spectrum analysis (RMSSA) was employed to separate and reconstruct its more accurate local mode of inter-annual oscillations of terrestrial water storage (TWS). The results show that RMSSA could effectively suppress the mode mixture of MSSA, and improve the physical interpretation of the inter-annual oscillations of TWS. Three significant inter-annual oscillations with periods of 6.1a, 3.4a, and 2.5a have been found in the multidimensional EWH series in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), which account for 38.5 %, 23.5 %, and 16.7 % of the total variance, respectively (after the seasonal and long term have been deducted). The spatial patterns and propagation paths of these three inter-annual oscillations are different and exhibit their own independent local characteristics. Based on the analysis of multi-source GRACE GSM data, the results show that the data solution errors have little influence on the extraction of inter-annual oscillations of TWS. The significant 6.4a, 3.5a, and 2.5a inter-annual oscillations are also found in CPC hydrologic model in the QTP using RMSSA, which account for 22.9, 29.9, and 19.3 % of the total variance, respectively. Three inter-annual oscillations separated from GRACE and CPC show similar spatial patterns and significant cross-correlations, respectively. The maximum cross-correlation coefficients are above 0.5 at the 95 % confidence level over 42, 71, and 75 % of the grids in the QTP, respectively. The results indicate that the soil moisture and terrestrial water storage from GRACE have common inter-annual oscillations and corresponding driving factors in the QTP. We conclude that these three inter-annual oscillations of TWS can be explained by the influence of the Arctic oscillation, oceanic Niña, and Indian Ocean dipole.
Effect of combined paracetamol and dexamethasone vs. paracetamol on postoperative nausea vomiting after cesarean section
Authors: Bozorgmanesh Mohammadreza , Valibeik Shamim , Shokrpour Maryam , Maktabi Maryam , Kamali Alireza
Published: May 2022

Objectives

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common symptoms after cesarean delivery (CD) that affect patients outcomes and satisfaction. The treatment of choice is still evolving, therefore, we aimed to evaluate PONV of combined paracetamol-dexamethasone vs. paracetamol alone.

Methods

This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial on 100 patients undergoing cesarean delivery. Participants were randomly assigned into two groups of paracetamol or combined paracetamol-dexamethasone. Nausea and vomiting score, VAS score of pain, and chill were compared between the two groups.

Results

The result of this study found that mild nausea 2nd h after surgery in the combined group was lesser than paracetamol group (0.03). However, there was no statistically significant difference in nausea and vomiting score in other periods of time between the two groups. VAS score of pain decreased 12th and 6th h after the surgery in the combined and paracetamol group, respectively. Chilling occurred in two patients of combined group and four patients of paracetamol group (p=0.432).

Conclusions

Dexamethasone added to paracetamol might not improve pain and vomiting after cesarean delivery comparison with just paracetamol. But it can be effective for reducing the score of nausea after the surgery.
Epoxy resin/graphene nanoplatelets composites applied to galvanized steel with outstanding microwave absorber performance
Authors: Carvalho de Oliveira Henrique , Lavoratti Alessandra , Miranda Pereira Iaci , Indrusiak Silva Tamara , Soares Bluma Guenther , Rossa Beltrami Lilian Vanessa , José Zattera Ademir
Published: May 2022

The necessity of new electromagnetic interference shielding materials has expanded scientific research, especially with regard to microwave frequency range (X-band). In this context, polymer-based composites with nanoparticles – such as graphene – are promising electromagnetic interference shielding materials. In this work, epoxy resin/graphene nanoplatelets (NPG) composites with 0.10, 0.25 and 0.5% w/w were developed and applied to galvanized steel substrates. Dynamic-mechanical tests showed that the addition of NGPs increased the resin rigidity due to molecular restrictions of the organic chains imposed by the NPG. With the increase of the NPG concentration to 0.50%, the impact strength and the adhesion of the composites significantly decreased due to the formation and propagation of large cracks, followed by delamination. The epoxy resin sample containing 0.25% NPG presented the best microwave absorber performance with an increase of 48% in the attenuated energy and 80% in the reflection loss, respectively. Moreover, this sample extended the microwave absorption range to 10 GHz.
Optimization of Ultra-Small Nanoparticles for Enhanced Drug Delivery
Authors: He Shishi , Fu Yanni , Tan Zicong , Jiang Qun , Huang Kangling , Saw Phei Er , Nie Yan , Guo Mingyan
Published: May 2022

Nanoparticle delivery of drugs to the brain is hindered by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In malignant glioma (MG), small disruptions in the BBB may allow nanoparticles smaller than 20 nm to penetrate the dysfunctional barrier. We previously developed ultra-small nanoparticles called hyper-cell permeable micelles (HCPMis) with a radius of ∼12 nm and found that a PEGylated HCPMi system showed enhanced cell permeability and cellular uptake, and remarkable anti-tumor properties in MG treatment. However, no study had examined the delivery of temozolomide (TMZ), the first-line drug for MG, with the HCPMi platform. Herein, we use a simple PEGylation increment system (30 wt % PEG, 40 wt % PEG and 50 wt % PEG) to develop a robust optimized HCPMi nanoplatform for TMZ delivery. All optimized HCPMi systems showed greater stability than the non-PEGylated parent formulation. Compared with commercially available micelles (DSPE-PEG2000), all optimized HCPMi systems showed greater cellular uptake in vitro. Although a higher percentage of PEGylation was associated with better cellular uptake and anti-cancer properties, the difference was statistically insignificant. Furthermore, in vitro cytotoxicity assays revealed that all optimized HCPMi-encapsulated TMZ formulations showed significantly stronger anti-cancer properties than the parent drug TMZ and TMZ encapsulated DSPE-PEG2000, thus indicating the feasibility of using this nanoplatform for the delivery of TMZ to treat brain malignancies.
Expanded Cinema, Recycled Cinema
Authors: Scheible Jeff
Published: May 2022

VALIE EXPORT and Agnès Varda both made moving-image installations about ping pong (EXPORT’s 1968 Ping Pong and Varda’s 2006 “Ping Pong, Tong, et Camping”), a subject each returned to on multiple occasions in subsequent works across different media forms. Apprehending ping pong as a cinematic thing and gesture, this essay considers how EXPORT and Varda, each in her own way, unsettle and expand the rules of the game in ways shaped by their distinct, and distinctly feminist, politics. This essay explores these works and the artists’ repeated returns to ping pong by staging a “volley,” alternating between different scenes and iterations across Europe and the US, from the 1960s to the 2010s. Additional works discussed include EXPORT’s 1980s television documentary on avant-garde film, The Armed Eye, and Varda’s final two documentaries, Faces Places (2017) and Varda by Agnès (2019).
Birth of mice from meiotically arrested spermatocytes following biparental meiosis in halved oocytes
Authors: Ogonuki Narumi , Kyogoku Hirohisa , Hino Toshiaki , Osawa Yuki , Fujiwara Yasuhiro , Inoue Kimiko , Kunieda Tetsuo , Mizuno Seiya , Tateno Hiroyuki , Sugiyama Fumihiro , Kitajima Tomoya S , Ogura Atsuo
Published: May 2022

Microinjection of spermatozoa or spermatids into oocytes is a major choice for infertility treatment. However, the use of premeiotic spermatocytes has never been considered because of its technical problems. Here, we show that the efficiency of spermatocyte injection in mice can be improved greatly by reducing the size of the recipient oocytes. Live imaging showed that the underlying mechanism involves reduced premature separation of the spermatocyte’s meiotic chromosomes, which produced much greater (19% vs. 1%) birth rates in smaller oocytes. Application of this technique to spermatocyte arrest caused by STX2 deficiency, an azoospermia factor also found in humans, resulted in the production of live offspring. Thus, the microinjection of primary spermatocytes into oocytes may be a potential treatment for overcoming a form of nonobstructive azoospermia caused by meiotic failure.
Diatomic Molecules with the Improved Deformed Generalized Deng–Fan Potential Plus Deformed Eckart Potential Model through the Solutions of the Modified Klein–Gordon and Schrödinger Equations within NCQM Symmetries
Authors: Maireche A.
Published: May 2022

In this study, the deformed Klein–Gordon equation and Schr¨odinger equations were solved with the improved deformed generalized Deng–Fan potential plus the deformed Eckart potential (IDGDFDE-P, in short) model using Bopp’s shift and standard perturbation theory methods in the symmetries of extended quantum mechanics. By employing the improved approximation to the centrifugal term, the relativistic and nonrelativistic bound-state energies are obtained for some selected diatomic molecules such as N2, I2, HCl, CH, LiH, and CO. The relativistic energy shift ΔEtotdfe (n, a, c, b, V0, V1, V2, Θ, σ, χ, j, l, s, m) and the perturbative nonrelativistic corrections ΔEnrdfe (n, α, c, b, V0, V1, V2, Θ, σ, χ, j, l, s, m) appeared as functions of the parameters (α, c, b, V0, V1, V2) and the parameters of noncommutativity (Θ, σ, χ), in addition to the atomic quantum numbers (n, j, l, s, m). In both relativistic and nonrelativistic problems, we show that the corrections to the energy spectrum are smaller than for the main energy in the ordinary cases of RQM and NRQM. A straightforward limit of our results to ordinary quantum mechanics shows that the present results under the IDGDFDE-P model is are consistent with what is obtained in the literature. In the new symmetries of noncommutative quantum mechanics (NCQM), it is not possible to get the exact analytical solutions for l = 0 and l  ̸ = 0. Only the approximate ones can be obtained. We have clearly shown that the Schr¨odinger and Klein–Gordon equations in the new symmetries can physically describe two Dirac equations and the Duffin–Kemmer equation within the IDGDFDE-P model in the extended symmetries.
Miraculous Images and Devotional Practices in Italy at the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Papasidero Marco
Published: May 2022

The aim of this paper is to analyse the use of Catholic miraculous images during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, focusing on the ways in which they have been used and the related rituals performed, especially involving movement, temporality, and nature. I take a multidisciplinary approach, based on a historical perspective, but enriched by the strong influence of anthropology and semiotics. An interesting focus emerges on the devotional practices, both online and, when possible, in presence, in which the miraculous power of historical images is rediscovered and sometimes re-elaborated in light of contemporary sensibilities. At the same time, the rituals performed by clergy constitute a complex negotiation, with the aim of imploring the miraculous power of the supernatural helper that the image represents. The devotees’ idea of a miraculous power involved in the image is itself part of the representation of their power.
Religious Debates on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Iran
Authors: Abe Satoshi , Jamshidi Saman , Rezaei Saeed
Published: May 2022

Iran was one of the first countries that was severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East in February of 2020. What is unique about Iran is that religious leaders from the early stages have been involved with debates concerning its cause, preventive measures, and moral significance. Relying on textual analyses of media coverage, herein we examine religious debates in Iran that are increasingly gaining public attention amid the pandemic. Our analyses illuminate the styles of reasoning used by religious leaders to situate their understandings of the pandemic that are principally organized through the language of science. Our findings include that religious leaders are receptive to modern science, but not unquestionably. The status, application, and development of modern science is contingently shaped by the discourses and practices of Islam that religious leaders find compelling based on what they regard as a proper understanding of Islam and Islamic medicine.
Urticaria and angioedema in children and adolescents: diagnostic challenge
Authors: Ensina Luis Felipe , Silva Brandão Larissa , Neto Herberto Chong , Ben-Shoshan Moshe
Published: May 2022

Urticaria diagnosis may be challenging in children since it can be triggered or related to numerous conditions. In this paper, we reviewed the main aspects regarding the diagnosis of urticaria in the pediatric population. Acute urticaria is often due to viral infections. However, other culprits, including foods, insect stings, drugs, contrast media, vaccination, latex, and medical diseases, may account for acute patterns. Laboratory tests and confirmatory allergy tests should be individualized and guided by history. Chronic urticaria (CU) is defined when hives and/or angioedema last for more than 6 weeks. The most common type of chronic urticaria in children is chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). Chronic inducible urticaria (CindU) is less common but is important to diagnose in order to manage appropriately and reduce the risk of severe reactions. Inducible forms in children are often diagnosed with specific provocation tests similar to the tests used in adults. Given that chronic urticaria could rarely be a presentation of vasculitis, systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, or auto-inflammatory syndromes, it is important to rule out these conditions. It is crucial to differentiate cases of chronic urticaria from mastocytosis and Bradykinin-mediated angioedema, given that treatment may differ. The management of chronic urticaria in children has improved over the last decade because of the development of both clear management guidelines and new effective drugs. It is crucial to increase awareness for appropriate diagnosis and new available treatment to improve the management of chronic urticaria in children.
Diagnóstico estratégico na agricultura familiar: um estudo da inserção dos produtores no comércio eletrônico
Authors: Schwanke Jéssica , Feiden Aldi , Ramos Manoel João
Published: May 2022

Neste estudo buscou-se analisar a partir da matriz SWOT, o ambiente interno e externo da agricultura familiar, considerando o posicionamento estratégico que essas empresas familiares apresentam, com o intuito de implantar o comércio eletrônico como alternativa de mercado e renda. O estudo foi realizado com agricultores familiares que comercializam os produtos na feira do produtor rural nos municípios de Marechal Cândido Rondon, Toledo e Cascavel, localizados na região oeste do Estado do Paraná. Para compor o estudo bibliográfico, foram utilizados livros e artigos científicos que abordam o assunto pesquisado. Para a realização da pesquisa utilizou-se como metodologia o estudo de campo, efetivado por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os produtores familiares dos municípios em estudo e com as empresas especializadas em comércio eletrônico e assistência técnica à agricultura familiar, para a aplicação da matriz SWOT. O diagnóstico a partir da matriz SWOT cruzada apresentou resultados satisfatórios, permitindo caracterizar os fatores internos das propriedades rurais, visto que auxiliou na identificação da capacidade ofensiva, indicando as variáveis necessárias a ser melhoradas em prol da captação das oportunidades e retenção das ameaças. Tais informações serão importantes quanto ao poder de decisão aos agricultores familiares quanto ao processo de implantação do comércio eletrônico.
Formação e construção da identidade de estudantes de administração
Authors: Fonseca Danilo Amaral da , Ésther Angelo Brigato
Published: May 2022

O objetivo da pesquisa é compreender o papel da universidade, especialmente do currículo, na construção da identidade do administrador-em-formação, sob a ótica dos graduandos e professores do curso. Foi realizado um estudo de caso em uma universidade federal em Minas Gerais. A etapa quantitativa consistiu na aplicação de um questionário aos estudantes de todos os períodos do curso em oferta em determinado semestre letivo. A fase qualitativa empreendeu entrevistas com estudantes do início e do último período, e com professores de áreas distintas. Os dados foram analisados por meio da análise temática. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva básica. Os resultados apontam para uma formação que articula uma concepção tecnicista e uma humanista, percebida tanto pelos estudantes quantos pelos professores de modo relativamente ambígua e contraditória, mas tendendo ao tecnicismo. A identidade, neste sentido, tende a ser construída, ainda, de modo fetichizado, baseado em ideais amplamente difundidos pelo senso comum.
Apresentação
Authors: De Franco Clarissa , De Souza Vitor Chaves
Published: May 2022

Iniciando os trabalhos do ano de 2022, saudamos as e os colegas do campo de Ciência(s) da(s) religião(ões) com o volume 36, número 1 da revista Estudos de Religião, que traz onze artigos de temáticas variadas do fenômeno religioso, além de duas resenhas. A edição conta também com textos em outros idiomas, fortalecendo os intercâmbios da área.
O retrato da comunidade joanina: hipóteses e elementos para uma arqueologia comunitária no quarto evangelho
Authors: Guerra Danilo Dourado
Published: May 2022

Esse artigo pretende trazer um apanhado epistemológico que se estruture como subsídio para a construção hipotética do que se compreende por comunidade joanina. Objetiva-se o mapear um trajeto dialógico de elementos e hipóteses que formate um núcleo argumentativo de plausibilidade em torno da existência protagonista da comunidade joanina no background textual do QE. Nesse trajeto, a dinâmica que revela gradativamente em mosaico o rosto da comunidade joanina pode ser delineado desde o Sitz Im Leben do QE; nos meandros do texto joanino como representação comunitária da memória de Jesus; nas hipóteses das prováveis fases da escrita do Evangelho joanino; na interface imagética com o ícone do discípulo amado; nas propositivas das possíveis fases vivenciadas dentro do trajeto histórico dos grupos joaninos.
La declosión – (Deconstrucción del cristianismo, 1)
Authors: Fredericksen Neira Alfredo Eduardo
Published: May 2022

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History of Pediatric Service Establishment in Nefteyugansk
Authors: Kozarenko Vera G. , Ponomareva Ekaterina V.
Published: May 2022

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An investigation of secondary school teachers’ flipped classroom readiness
Authors: Kazu İbrahim Yaşar , Kurtoğlu Cemre
Published: May 2022

In the descriptive study reported on here we used A Scale for Flipped Classroom Readiness of Secondary School Learners developed by Hao and adapted by Durak to evaluate teachers’ readiness. The scale was administered to 233 teachers working at 5 randomly selected secondary schools in the city of Elazig, Turkey. Five key aspects of their readiness to conduct flipped classroom education were investigated: “self-efficacy in controlling learners, technological self-efficacy, self-efficacy for planning classroom time, readiness for preparatory work and being open-minded.” In general, overall readiness was found to be positive for young teachers who had recently joined the profession. Teachers who owned computers and perceived themselves as being competent users of information and communications technology were more likely to have favourable opinions of their ability to implement flipped classroom pedagogy.
Evaluation of the Status of Infectious Diseases in Military Personnel Who Visit Clinics Due to Tick Bite
Authors: CANBAZ Hayri
Published: May 2022

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate and present the findings obtained from medical diagnosis and follow-up of military personnel admitted to the relevant units due to tick bites.

Method: All volunteer patients with complaints of tick bites between 2012 and 2013 were included in this study, and this paper was designed as a single-centre observational study.

Results: The ticks attach to the body of 12 (15%) of 79 patients were removed by the medical personnel. The bites were observed to be in the head and neck (8.8%), torso (17.7%), upper extremity (24%), lower extremity (45.5%) and genital area (3.8%). There was no statistically significant relationship between the change in vital symptoms of patients and the presence of ticks in their physical examination, as well as between the change in vital findings and the location of bite site (p>0,05). In addition, there was no statistically significant relationship between the change in leukocyte, AST, ALT, LDH, PTZ and other biochemical parameters and the presence of ticks in the examination, as well as a change in biochemical parameters and the bite site (p>0.05). None of the 79 patients progressed the disease; no patients died, and all of them recovered and were discharged from the hospital.

Conclusion: : Tick bite monitoring is recommended. However, because of the good prognosis of the military personnel who applied with it, military operations and trainings may not be interrupted.
Experience in a Thoracic Surgery Clinic During the COVİD-19 Pandemic
Authors: İNAN Kubilay , AYTEKİN ÇELİK İlknur , YİLDİZ Ozgur Omer , DİREK Tamer , KARAOGLANOGLU Nurettin
Published: May 2022

Aim : During the COVID-19 pandemic, all elective surgeries, except emergency surgeries and surgeries for patients with malignancy, were postponed. However, thoracic surgery clinics continued to operate during the pandemic. In this study, patients who presented to the thoracic surgery clinic of our hospital during and those who presented before the COVID-19 pandemic were compared, and changes in characteristics of the patients presenting to the thoracic surgery clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic were investigated.
Materials and methods: Age, gender, and reason for admission to the hospital were documented for all patients who presented to the thoracic surgery clinic of our hospital during March 2019–March 2020 and March 2020–March 2021. Patients presenting to the clinic were categorized into malignancy, trauma, chest pain, pneumothorax, and other disease groups.
Results: In total, 947 patients presented to the clinic in the prepandemic period. Conversely, 756 patients presented to the clinic during the pandemic. In the prepandemic period, 353 patients presented with trauma; this number decreased to 154 during the pandemic. Additionally, during the pandemic, a decrease was observed in all patient admissions other than those due to malignancies.
Conclusion: During the pandemic, there has been a decrease in patient admissions due to trauma, mostly as a result of curfews and restrictions. However, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients presenting with lung malignancies during the pandemic. This may be due to findings of incidental lung masses in the thoracic computed tomography performed after COVID-19 prediagnosis.
The Clinical Significance of Shock Index and GFR in the Differential Diagnosis of Perforated Appendicitis
Authors: ÇAY Ferhat , DURAN Ali
Published: May 2022

Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate whether the shock index (SI) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) have significance in differentiating acute appendicitis from complicated perforated acute appendicitis.
Materials-Methods: Patients were searched retrospectively on the hospital database. Age, gender, C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocyte (WBC), total bilirubin (T.BIL), urea, creatinine, pulse (NBZ), and arterial blood pressure (TA) values of the patients were searched retrospectively on the hospital database and a database was created by using these patient variables. GFR and SI were calculated by using these data. The surgical notes about patients were reviewed retrospectively, and they were divided into two groups, namely perforated appendicitis and non-perforated appendicitis. The data were analyzed to investigate whether GFR and SI were effective in predicting perforation.
Results: It was observed that NB/TA value had more frequent pathological findings in patients with perforated appendicitis (p<0.001). It was found that age (p=0.001), CRP (p<0.001), WBC (p<0.001), T. BIL (p=0.002), NB (p=0.017), and NB/TA (p<0.001) values of the patients in the perforated appendicitis group were higher than those of the patients in the normal appendicitis group, while GFR (p<0.001) and TA (p<0.001) values were lower (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It is thought that SI and GFR may be a prognostic parameter for showing both perforation and the associated increased mortality rate.
Re: Does Monocyte Distribution Width (MDW) Have Prognostic Value in Acute Pancreatitis?
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Serdar , ÖZKAN Abuzer
Published: May 2022

We have read the article titled “Does Monocyte Distribution Width (MDW) Have Prognostic Value in Acute Pancreatitis?” published by Senlikci et al. with great interest.[1] We thank the authors for this informative and successful manuscript. We also would like to mention a few important points about the interpretation of the statistical tests performed in the study.
SELF-CENSORSHIP OF THE TRANSLATOR OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF “THE HERBS OF THE LITTLE WITCH” BY POLONCA KOVAČ)
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Gromova Mariya M.
Published: May 2022

In 2017–2020 twenty-two books by Slovenian authors for children, both fiction and educational, were published in separate editions in Russian. This is an unprecedented amount, considering that in the previous twenty-five years, Slovenian books for children were not published in Russia at all. The fairy tale by Polonсa Kovač “The Herbs of the Little Witch” translated by Olga Smorodina, a graduate of St. Petersburg State University, published by Peter Publishing House in 2019 with age marking 6+ is very noticeable among them. The translation of the book is characterized by the consistent elimination of “unchildish topics” from the text (death, bladder and bowel habits, anti-social acts, family problems, politics and international relations). In this work, an attempt is made to trace and systematize the changes made to the text, as well as to determine what caused the elimination of specific topics in the context of modern strategies for translating children’s books into Russian. Some of the omissions and replacements considered are determined by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation no. 436-FZ “On Protecting Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development” and are necessary for the book to be published with a 6+ marking and be available tochildren of preschool and primary school age; partially these changes are caused by the translator’s personal ideas about taboo topics in children’s literature
A DIACHRONIC DATABASE OFSLOVENIANLINGUISTIC TERMINOLOGY
Authors:   ZRC SAZU, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language, Trojar Mitja
Published: May 2022

The article describes the design of a diachronicterminologicaldatabase ofSlovenianlinguistic terminology. The multilingualterminologicaldatabase will include extensive information about linguisticterms(standardized written form, attested forms, pronunciation,synonyms, attested definition, idealized definition, detailed information on the concept, information on the grammar and the author of the grammar, bibliographic data). The article also contains a sample term record of the designed Diachronic Database of Slovenian Linguistic Terminology, i.e. the term ime‘noun’ from Valentin Vodnik’s grammar Pismenost ali Gramatika sa Perve Shole(1811).