bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Modelling and predicting forced migration
Authors: Qi Haodong , Bircan Tuba
Published: April 2023

Migration models have evolved significantly during the last decade, most notably the so-called flow Fixed-Effects (FE) gravity models. Such models attempt to infer how human mobility may be driven by changing economy, geopolitics, and the environment among other things. They are also increasingly used for migration projections and forecasts. However, recent research shows that this class of models can neither explain, nor predict the temporal dynamics of human movement. This shortcoming is even more apparent in the context of forced migration, in which the processes and drivers tend to be heterogeneous and complex. In this article, we derived a Flow–Specific Temporal Gravity (FTG) model which, compared to the FE models, is theoretically similar (informed by the random utility framework), but empirically less restrictive. Using EUROSTAT data with climate, economic, and conflict indicators, we trained both models and compared their performances. The results suggest that the predictive power of these models is highly dependent on the length of training data. Specifically, as time-series migration data lengthens, FTG’s predictions can be increasingly accurate, whereas the FE model becomes less predictive.
Non-allergic eye rubbing is a major behavioral risk factor for keratoconus
Authors: Jaskiewicz Katarzyna , Maleszka-Kurpiel Magdalena , Michalski Andrzej , Ploski Rafal , Rydzanicz Malgorzata , Gajecka Marzena
Published: April 2023

Since the environmental, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors in the etiology of keratoconus (KTCN) remain poorly understood, we characterized them as features influencing KTCN phenotype, and especially affecting the corneal epithelium (CE). In this case-control study, 118 KTCN patients and 73 controls were clinically examined and the Questionnaire covering the aforementioned aspects was completed and then statistically elaborated. Selected KTCN-specific findings were correlated with the outcomes of the RNA-seq assessment of the CE samples. Male sex, eye rubbing, time of using a computer after work, and dust in the working environment, were the substantial KTCN risk factors identified in multivariate analysis, with ORs of 8.66, 7.36, 2.35, and 5.25, respectively. Analyses for genes whose expression in the CE was correlated with the eye rubbing manner showed the enrichment in apoptosis (TP53, BCL2L1), chaperon-related (TLN1, CTDSP2, SRPRA), unfolded protein response (NFYA, TLN1, CTDSP2, SRPRA), cell adhesion (TGFBI, PTPN1, PDPK1), and cellular stress (TFDP1, SRPRA, CAPZB) pathways. Genes whose expression was extrapolated to the allergy status didn’t contribute to IgE-related or other inflammatory pathways. Presented findings support the hypothesis of chronic mechanical corneal trauma in KTCN. Eye-rubbing causes CE damage and triggers cellular stress which through its influence on cell apoptosis, migration, and adhesion affects the KTCN phenotype.
Underweight predicts extubation failure after planned extubation in intensive care units
Authors: Chuang Chung-Yeh , Hsu Han-Shui , Chen Guan-Jhou , Chuang Tzu-Yi , Tsai Ming-Han
Published: April 2023

Background

Body weight is associated with different physiological changes and the association between weight and mortality in critical care setting had been discussed before. In this study, we investigated the linkage between underweight and post-extubation failure in mechanical ventilated patients in critical setting.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study including patients who were admitted to medical or surgical intensive care units (ICU) between June 2016 and July 2018 and had received endotracheal intubation for more than 72 hours. Those who passed spontaneous breathing trial and underwent a planned extubation were enrolled. Extubation failure was defined as those who required reintubation within the first 72 hours for any reasons. The probability of extubation failure was calculated. Demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded. Multivariate logistic regression models were then used to determine the potential risk factors associated with extubation failure.

Results

Overall, 268 patients met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in our study for analysis. The median age of included patients was 67 years (interquartile range, 55–80 years) with 65.3% being male; 63.1% of the patients were included from medical ICU. The proportion of extubation failure in our cohort was 7.1% (19/268; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.3–10.9%). Overall, underweight patients had the highest risk of extubation failure (8/50), as compared with normoweight (9/135) and overweight patients (2/83). In the multivariate analysis, being underweight (adjust OR [aOR], 3.80, compared to normoweight; 95% CI, 1.23–11.7) and lower maximal inspiratory airway pressure (aOR per one cmH2O decrease, 1.05; 95% CI 1.00–1.09) remained significantly associated with extubation failure.

Conclusion

In our study, being underweight and lower maximal inspiratory airway pressure was associated with post-extubation respiratory failure after a planned extubation.
Editorial
Authors: Batty Craig
Published: April 2023

This editorial introduces the 14.1 issue of the Journal of Screenwriting. It provides an overview of the articles in the issue and makes reference to the 2022 Screenwriting Research Network (SRN) conference held at the University of Vienna, which was the first face-to-face conference of the SRN in three years.
The Country Boy: Investigating the Dennis Potter Archive, Forest of Dean, England
Authors: Cook John R.
Published: April 2023

This article presents scholarship relating to work conducted in the Dennis Potter Archive, Dean Heritage Centre, Dean Museum Trust, England. It argues that the Dennis Potter Archive is a significant archive consisting of handwritten manuscripts and notebook drafts of virtually all of the work of famed writer Dennis Potter (1935–94), allowing us unique access to the engine room of his creativity. The article focuses on the ‘discovery’ of Potter works previously unknown and/or inaccessible, including completed drafts of unproduced television plays and unproduced film screenplays. It also sheds new light on the genesis of perhaps Potter’s most famous work, The Singing Detective (BBC TV 1986). It shows how this began as a ‘last’ television play, but that as it developed, Potter reached back to themes and preoccupations he first explored as a young man in an unpublished novel, written decades earlier. Marrying research in the archive with statements Potter gave about his work during his lifetime, the article uses accumulated Potter scholarship, together with manuscript critical analysis and dating, in order to piece together a clearer and fuller understanding of the working life of one of the most famous names in British television and film history.
Re-defining the Character Arc through Berger and Luckmann’s The Social Construction of Reality
Authors: Schock Michael Welles
Published: April 2023

Although a prominent characteristic of western cinematic narratives, the structure of psychological transformation known as the Character Arc remains ill-defined. Currently popular models based on value judgements demonstrate significant shortcomings, particularly the inability to account for the relativity of such judgements from one narrative context to the next. To rectify such issues, this article proposes a re-definition of the cinematic Character Arc using concepts obtained from Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann’s book, The Social Construction of Reality. This new definition reframes the Character Arc as a dialectic between the ‘subjective reality’ of the protagonist and the ‘objective reality’ of the primary sphere of diegetic action. Through environmental friction and the acquisition of new knowledge, a protagonist’s initially incongruent mental model undergoes a process of re-socialization, creating a more objective comprehension of the demands or necessities of the story world and its social phenomena. The drama of a Character Arc is frequently informed by a clash of multiple ‘realities’, producing various complexities in form.
INTER/her: An immersive journey inside the female body – Experience reflections
Authors: Baker Camille C.
Published: April 2023

INTER/her is an immersive installation and virtual reality artwork highlighting (post)reproductive diseases that women over 30 frequently experience, including endometriosis, fibroids, polyps, ovarian and other cysts and growths, as well as the more serious cervical, ovarian, uterine and endometrial cancers. The artwork presents an abstract, intimate immersive journey within the inner world of women’s bodies, exposing the diseases they can suffer. INTER/her is intended as a personal exploration, conversation starter and community builder. This article discusses the development experience, exhibition and discoveries from INTER/her since its inception to the present. It explores the nature, staging and significance of the piece and what is implicated for future work in this area for art, design and research. It reveals the design process, visual and narrative elements made to represent, convey and understand the emotional and bodily/sensorial experience intended for visitors, as well as the visual metaphors representing the different organs and ailments. It covers the collaborative approach of the design team, using various technologies and the storytelling techniques used in the work during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, from autumn 2020 to May 2021.
Utilization of Treat-to-Target Monitoring Colonoscopy After Treatment Initiation in the US-Based Study of a Prospective Adult Research Cohort With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Authors: Yang Jeff Y. , Lund Jennifer L. , Funk Michele Jonsson , Hudgens Michael G. , Lewis James D. , Kappelman Michael D.
Published: April 2023

INTRODUCTION:

Endoscopic healing has been associated with improved long-term clinical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is a recommended target for treatment. Evidence is limited regarding real-world uptake and patterns of treat-to-target monitoring to assess endoscopic healing after treatment initiation. We aimed to estimate the proportion of patients in the Study of a Prospective Adult Research Cohort with IBD (SPARC IBD) who received colonoscopy in the 3–15 months after starting a new IBD treatment.

METHODS:

We identified SPARC IBD patients who initiated a new biologic (infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol, golimumab, vedolizumab, and ustekinumab) or tofacitinib. We estimated the proportion of patients who received colonoscopies in the 3–15 months after IBD treatment initiation and described use by patient subgroups.

RESULTS:

Among 1,708 eligible initiations from 2017 to 2022, the most common medications were ustekinumab (32%), infliximab (22%), vedolizumab (20%), and adalimumab (16%). The median patient age was 38 years, with 66% Crohn's disease; 55% were female, and 12% were non-White. In the 3–15 months after medication initiation, 49.3% (95% confidence interval 46.2%–52.5%) of initiations were followed by a colonoscopy. Colonoscopy use was similar between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, but was higher among male patients, those older than 40 years, and those who received colonoscopy within 3 months of initiation. Colonoscopy use varied between study sites, from 26.6% (15.0%–38.3%) to 63.2% (54.5%–72.0%).

DISCUSSION:

Approximately half of SPARC IBD patients received colonoscopy in the 3–15 months after initiation to a new IBD treatment, suggesting a low uptake of treat-to-target colonoscopy for the assessment of mucosal healing in real-world clinical practice. The variation in colonoscopy use between study sites suggests a lack of consensus and a need for more robust evidence around whether or not the practice of routine monitoring colonoscopy is associated with improved patient outcomes.
ANALISIS KEMAS ULANG INFORMASI FORMAT TEKS KE AUDIOVISUAL (STUDI KASUS VIDEO RESENSI DI KANAL YOUTUBE PERPUSTAKAAN UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA)
Authors: Widiana Rika , Zain Labibah
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this study was to know the process of producing book reviews in audiovisual format at the Sanata Dharma University Library in Yogyakarta. This type of research is classified as qualitative descriptive. Collecting data using observation, interview, and documentation techniques. The data analysis technique used in this study was the data analysis model of Miles and Huberman, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Test the credibility of the research data using triangulation and member checks. The results of this study indicate that, in general, it can be concluded that first, in the process of production of visual audio reviews some of the planning strategies done, the development of the library movie maker team, the individual movie maker, was prepared through several written and spoken tests, and good budgeting of the meeting records as referencing the production process, he set of books to be reviewed, the concept stage, the concept and the location for the shoot. The production of the stage (1) preproduction; a) preparation, b) counter-culture concept, a location, c) budgeting, and d) planning the feedback. (2) production process; and post-production.
Corruption in Kenya during the Covid-19 pandemic and the right to health: Lessons learnt and future prospects
Authors: Lugulu Julie
Published: April 2023

Kenya has made positive strides in fighting corruption through signing and ratifying the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and the African Union Convention on Prevention and Combating Corruption. These Conventions oblige Kenya to take measures to prevent and criminalise corruption and related offences. In addition, Kenya has enacted vast anti-corruption laws and established independent agencies like: the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. These agencies play a role in investigating and prosecuting allegations of corruption with the aim of preventing and punishing corruption, and enforcing the anti-corruption laws.
Students’ Satisfaction with the Quality of their Studies and the Loyalty in Department of Management Science and Technology of the International Hellenic University (Kavala University Campus)
Authors: Tsairidis Charalampos , Gatidou Despoina
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of students’ satisfaction of their departments by the use of factors which are absolutely related to educational and supporting process during their studies. Moreover, it tries to connect the degree of student satisfaction with their loyalty to the Foundation, in order to assess the possibility to continue their studies at a higher level (master degree, doctoral).
The effect of the growth ring orientation on spring-back and set-recovery in surface-densified wood
Authors: Scharf Alexander , Lemoine Antoine , Neyses Benedikt , Sandberg Dick
Published: April 2023

Wood under thermo-mechanical densification behaves differently depending on the cross-sectional growth ring orientation (GRO) relative to the direction of compression. This influences the degree of cell damage, but also the shape-memory effects occurring when the compression load is released (spring-back) and when the timber is re-moistened (set-recovery). To study how the GRO influences the shape-memory effects, Scots pine specimens were separated into three distinct groups of GRO (Flat, Inclined, Hybrid) and then thermo-mechanically surface-densified. Spring-back and set-recovery were determined by thickness measurements and by digital image correlation. A GRO parallel to the densified surface, resulted in a low spring-back and a high set-recovery which were uniform over the width of the specimen. Specimens with a GRO between 15 and 45° to the densified surface showed high spring-back and low set-recovery, indicating cell-wall damage. Spring-back mainly occurred in the non-plasticised region immediately below the heated surface region and elasto-plastic rolling-shear deformation along individual growth rings occurred. The GRO of softwood subjected to thermo-mechanical densification determines if an applied load results in rolling shear-deformation or radial compression. This in turn determines where in the cross-section and when in the process the cells deform and if this deformation occurs below or above the glass-transition temperature.
Preparation of CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 inorganic fibers from melting-separated red mud
Authors: Du Peipei , Zhang Yuzhu , Long Yue , Xing Lei
Published: April 2023

To investigate the feasibility of preparing CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 inorganic fibers with melting-separated red mud, the properties of the melting-separated red mud were analyzed by X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and differential thermal-thermogravimetric analyses. The composition of the melting-separated red mud satisfied the requirements for the composition of inorganic fibers. During the melting of the melting-separated red mud, tetrahedral skeleton fracture reactions occurred at 1,234°C, anionic group reverse binding occurred at 1,250°C, and there was no other obvious reaction peak during the whole melting process, which lasted for 51 min. The minimum suitable fiber forming temperature of the melting-separated red mud melt was 1,433°C, which was 83°C greater than its crystallization temperature, 1,350°C. Within this temperature range, the activation energy of particle movement in the melt was 1008.65 kJ·mol−1, and the melt exhibited good fluidity. Considering the temperature distribution corresponding to the melting properties of the melting-separated red mud, CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 inorganic fibers could be prepared when the melting-separated red mud was subjected to component reconstruction by increasing the silicon content, reducing the aluminum content, and adding a moderate amount of calcium. Quartz sand and light burnt dolomite were used as modifying agents and inorganic fibers were prepared under laboratory conditions. The fibers prepared from the modified melting-separated red mud by adding different amounts of melting-separated red mud had smooth surfaces and were arranged in a crossed manner at the macroscopic level. Their color was grayish-white, and small quantities of slag balls were doped inside the fibers. With an increase in the amount of melting-separated red mud from 50 to 100%, the average fiber diameter increased from 5.5 to 8.0 μm, and their slag ball content increased from 2.9 to 6.0%. Overall, under laboratory conditions, when the amount of melting-separated red mud added was 50%, dolomite was 22.5% and quartz sand was 27.5%, the performance of the fiber was the best.
Time series data for process monitoring in injection molding: a quantitative study of the benefits of a high sampling rate
Authors: Bogedale Lucas , Schrodt Alexander , Heim Hans-Peter
Published: April 2023

Process monitoring systems are playing an increasingly important role in reducing production capacity losses in injection molding. Process monitoring and optimization systems are mostly based on processing data of injection molding machine control systems. These data consist of scalar data and time series. This paper introduces a novel approach to modelling injection molding processes using only time series data and evaluates the quantitative influences of varying sampling times on calculation of integral values and model quality. On the basis of the first experiment, it is shown that the sampling rates of these time series have a large influence on information which can be derived from this data (e.g. injection work). These findings provide an assessment of whether the effort is justified for the respective requirements on the accuracy of the injection work and other parameters derived from the time series. In the second experiment, a model is presented which uses only the injection flow and injection pressure profile as input and achieves high coefficients of determination for the prediction of the part weight, despite the absence of mold sensor data and scalar data. It is shown that higher sampling rates of time series results in higher prediction quality of these models. This improves the understanding of the data needed for high quality machine learning models of injection molding processes and enable users to estimate a lower bound for the sample rates of time series for their use cases.
„Weglassen, wovor man sich eher hüten sollte“: Zu inhaltlichen Veränderungen in der offiziellen Übersetzung einer safavidischen Weltchronik ins Türkische im Istanbul der „Tulpenzeit“
Authors: Bockholt Philip
Published: April 2023

In the 1720s, the Ottoman grand vizier Dāmād İbrāhīm Pasha ordered a translation of the Persian world history Ḥabīb al-Siyar into Turkish. The chronicle deals with the history of the Islamic world until the 1520s and was penned 200 years earlier by the historian Khvāndamīr in Iran for the ruling dynasty of the Safavids. As its author composed it for the archenemies of the Ottomans and gave it a Shiʿi outlook, the committee of eight translators assigned by the grand vizier faced the challenge of translating explicitly anti-Ottoman and pro-Shiʿi sections within the text. By contextualizing the Turkish version of the Ḥabīb al-Siyar, the article sheds light on the question of how texts were translated during the so-called Tulip Age. Specifically, it analyzes the approach taken by the translators concerning historical events of utmost importance to the Ottomans, such as Sultan Bāyezīd I’s defeat by Timur at Ankara in 804/1402 and Sultan Selīm’s victory over Shah Ismāʿīl at Chāldirān in 920/1514. Another point of interest is the depiction of the Sayyid lineage of the Safavids as given in both texts, which was a controversial issue between the two dynasties for centuries.
Muḥammad und Cædmon und die Siebenschläferlegende. Zur Verbindung zwischen Palästina und Canterbury im 7. Jahrhundert
Authors: Eich Thomas
Published: April 2023

There are strong parallels between the popular description of Muḥammad’s first revelation in the Sīra of Ibn Isḥāq and a depiction of a seventh-century Northumbrian monk Cædmon in the Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum by Bede Venerabilis. There has been some debate about whether these parallels are more or less coincidental, but very good arguments for a relation between the two texts have been put forward. This article adds to this line of research by providing a concrete model of how a Middle Eastern Vorlage might have traveled to Bede Venerabilis. It is argued that the archbishop of Canterbury, Theodore of Tarsus (d. 690), played a key role in this transfer. His biography puts into focus the transposition of Greek-Palestinian and -Egyptian monk congregations including relics and texts to Italy and especially Rome during the seventh century. The relevance of the surviving texts from the school of Canterbury for the study of seventh-century Middle Eastern history is then further illustrated with a version of the so-called legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesos recorded in Theodore’s biblical exegesis. Theodore’s specific version of that legend overlaps significantly with the version contained in the Qurʾān in Sura 18 (al-Kahf, “The cave”). It has always been clear that Sūrat al-Kahf refers to the Christian Seven Sleepers legend. However, since all other hitherto known versions of the story differed significantly from the Qurʾān version, the connection between the versions was usually imagined within a model of “oral transmission.” The version recorded from Theodore’s seventh century teaching sessions now allow us to draw a more nuanced picture in which this specific version of the legend can be situated in seventh-century Palestine. Possibly it was linked to the veneration of Lot in that region, drawing a parallel between Lot’s wife, who had supposedly been transformed into a pillar of salt, but was apparently thought to not have died, and the unnaturally long sleep of the Seven Sleepers over centuries.
The Crisis of Religious Identity in Sixteenth Century Central Asia: The Centrality of ʿAlidism in the

Maẓhar al-ʿAjāʾib
Authors: Shanazarova Aziza
Published: April 2023

The present study explores the centrality of ʿAlidism in the religious profile of a Sufi community active in the early sixteenth century in Mawarannahr, which was at the center of the ongoing major religio-political transformations in the aftermath of the decline of the Timurid dynasty. This community was led by a female Sufi master celebrated as Aghā-yi Buzurg (the Great Lady). The misfortunes faced by Aghā-yi Buzurg and her followers during this critical transitional period was related to her group’s upholding the Timurid-era tradition of ʿAlid devotion under the early Shibanid rule. The public proclamation of pro-ʿAlid sentiments in post-Timurid Central Asia became dangerous in the early sixteenth century when the veneration of ʿAlī and his descendants started being associated with sympathies toward the Shiʿi Safavids. It is remarkable that Aghā-yi Buzurg’s public career as a leader of the Sufi community consisting of male and female disciples was not the main factor provoking the attacks against her community, but instead, it was their admiration of ʿAlī and his descendants.
On-chip multivariant COVID 19 photonic sensor based on silicon nitride double-microring resonators
Authors: Grosman Arieh , Duanis-Assaf Tal , Mazurski Noa , Zektzer Roy , Frydendahl Christian , Stern Liron , Reches Meital , Levy Uriel
Published: April 2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging human infectious disease that continues to develop new variants. A crucial step in the quest to reduce the infection is the development of rapid and reliable virus detectors. Here, we report a chip scale photonic sensing device consisting of a silicon-nitride double microring resonator (MRR) for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples. The sensor is implemented by surface activation of one of the MRRs, acting as a probe, with DNA primers for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, whereas the other MRR is used as a reference. The performance of the sensor is determined by applying different amounts of SARS-CoV-2 complementary RNA. As will be shown in the paper, our device detects the RNA fragments at concentrations of 10 cp/μL and with sensitivity of 750 nm/RIU. As such, it shows a promise toward the implementation of label-free, small form factor, CMOS compatible biosensor for SARS-CoV-2, which is also environment, temperature, and pressure independent. Our approach can also be used for detecting other SARS-CoV-2 genes, as well as other viruses and pathogens.
A Primer on Green Finance: From Wishful Thinking to Marginal Impact
Authors: Krahnen Jan , Rocholl Jörg , Thum Marcel
Published: April 2023

We raise some critical points against a naïve interpretation of “green finance” products and strategies. These critical insights are the background against which we take a closer look at instruments and policies that might allow green finance to become more impactful. In particular, we focus on the role of a taxonomy and investor activism. We also describe the interaction of government policies with green finance practice – an aspect, which has been mostly neglected in policy debates but needs to be taken into account. Finally, the special case of green government bonds is discussed.
Documenting a maritime mercantile community through surface survey: Porto Rafti Bay in the post-collapse Aegean
Authors: Murray Sarah , Lis Bartłomiej
Published: April 2023

Survey around Porto Rafti Bay in Greece reveals evidence of a prosperous community that exploited near-shore islets for habitation and craft production following the Late Bronze Age collapse. Surface assemblages provide insights into the strategies undertaken by this mercantile maritime group aptly navigating a dynamic socioeconomic environment.
Bi‐allelic pathogenic variants in PABPC1L cause oocyte maturation arrest and female infertility
Authors: Wang Weijie , Guo Jing , Shi Juanzi , Li Qun , Chen Biaobang , Pan Zhiqi , Qu Ronggui , Fu Jing , Shi Rong , Xue Xia , Mu Jian , Zhang Zhihua , Wu Tianyu , Wang Wenjing , Zhao Lin , Li Qiaoli , He Lin , Sun Xiaoxi , Sang Qing , Lin Ge , Wang Lei
Published: April 2023

Oocyte maturation arrest is one of the important causes of female infertility, but the genetic factors remain largely unknown. PABPC1L, a predominant poly(A)‐binding protein in Xenopus, mouse, and human oocytes and early embryos prior to zygotic genome activation, plays a key role in translational activation of maternal mRNAs. Here, we identified compound heterozygous and homozygous variants in PABPC1L that are responsible for female infertility mainly characterized by oocyte maturation arrest in five individuals. In vitro studies demonstrated that these variants resulted in truncated proteins, reduced protein abundance, altered cytoplasmic localization, and reduced mRNA translational activation by affecting the binding of PABPC1L to mRNA. In vivo, three strains of Pabpc1l knock‐in (KI) female mice were infertile. RNA‐sequencing analysis showed abnormal activation of the Mos‐MAPK pathway in the zygotes of KI mice. Finally, we activated this pathway in mouse zygotes by injecting human MOS mRNA, and this mimicked the phenotype of KI mice. Our findings reveal the important roles of PABPC1L in human oocyte maturation and add a genetic potential candidate gene to be screened for causes of infertility.
EFL Teachers’ Experiences about eTwinning and its Effects on Professional Development
Authors: KIZILASLAN Şule , ERSİN BAŞKAN Pınar
Published: April 2023

Project-based learning through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become more important for English as a foreign language (EFL) learners and teachers these days. Therefore, national and international projects have been facilitated by the integration of technology. This study aims to investigate the perceptions of EFL teachers on eTwinning. A qualitative research design was used to explore the experiences of EFL teachers who have already completed eTwinning projects and are currently carrying out them with EFL learners and gain in-depth understanding about the advantages and disadvantages of eTwinning projects in terms of their professional development. A total of 10 EFL teachers working at secondary and high schools in Turkey participated in the study. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed with inductive analysis. The results showed that EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards participating in eTwinning projects. They reported that eTwinning projects contributed to their professional development since it created an international network of EFL teachers, providing an opportunity to share their teaching experiences, and develop their technological and pedagogical content knowledge and organizational skills. Moreover, it was stated that these projects motivated the teachers to plan and organize similar projects and help them gain recognition among their colleagues and appreciation in their workplace.
Vielfalt: (k)eine Stärke der öffentlich-rechtlichenMedien?
Authors: Udris Linards
Published: April 2023

Vielfalt in den Medien gilt als Voraussetzung für freie Meinungsbildung und Toleranz in einer pluralen Gesellschaft. Dieser Beitrag skizziert zunächst neben der strukturellen die inhaltliche Medienkonzentration, welche die Vielfalt einschränkt. Danach wird versucht, zwei Perspektiven und Datengrundlagen zu kombinieren: zum einen die Erwartungen des Publikums an die Vielfalt, zum anderen die tatsächlichen Leistungen der Medien in punkto Vielfalt in der Berichterstattung. Im Zentrum des Beitrags steht der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk, der mit seinem Auftrag und seiner großen Verbreitung eine besondere Verantwortung hat, Vielfalt zu ermöglichen.
Innovative Formatentwicklung im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk
Authors: Heidbrink Henriette , Bernhardt Christian , Hein Helmer
Published: April 2023

Der Prozess der Formatentwicklung im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk verändert sich rasant und radikal. Seit 2016 haben sich vor allem durch das ARD/ZDF-Content- Netzwerk funk neue Praktiken und Prozesse entwickelt, die eine zentrale Referenz für die Prozessinnovationen im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk darstellen. Dieser Beitrag stellt ein agiles Prozessmodell vor, das die typischen Phasen dieser innovativen Formatentwicklung beschreibt. Das Modell ist im Rahmen eines praxistheoretisch- transformativ orientierten Forschungsprojekts entstanden und basiert im Kern auf qualitativen Leitfaden-Interviews und einer Dokumentenanalyse. Auf Basis der Interviews werden Chancen und Herausforderungen der Formatentwicklung herausgearbeitet und insbesondere das Konzept der Nutzerzentrierung, das Verhältnis von Kreativität und Determination, der Stellenwert von Plattformen sowie die Zusammensetzung produktiver Teams diskutiert. Damit gibt dieser Beitrag im Rahmen der Medieninnovationsforschung einen detaillierten Einblick in die digitale Transformation öffentlich-rechtlicher Medienanstalten.
Sant’Antioco (SW Sardinia, Italy): Fish and Fishery Resource Exploitation in a Western Phoenician Colony
Authors: Carenti Gabriele
Published: April 2023

Investigaciones arqueozoológicas en el yacimiento de la Edad del Hierro de Sant’Antioco evidencian la explotación de los recursos marinos en la región de Sulcis. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de los análisis ictioarqueológicos en contextos urbanos de Sulky, la antigua ciudad habitada por fenicios, púnicos y romanos. La existencia de una pesquería a pequeña escala, desarrollada a un nivel de subsistencia, parece evidente. Esta pesquería se conjuntaba con una actividad comercial a mayor escala que implicaba pesca y comercio a un nivel transmediterráneo.
Fish and Crustaceans from a Roman Amphora in Northern Italy
Authors: Mazzocchin Stephania , Wilkens Barbara
Published: April 2023

En este trabajo se presenta el estudio de los restos aparecidos en un ánfora procedente de la provincia de Vicenza en el norte de Italia, fechada en época romano imperial. El recipiente fue colocado en una capa bajo el pavimento de una carretera, siendo su probable función la de drenaje del agua de lluvia. En su interior se detectaron diminutos restos de peces mezclados con fragmentos de crustáceos. Sólo una pequeña fracción de los restos tienen valor diagnóstico debido a su mal estado de conservación y minúsculo tamaño que obligó al uso de un microscopio para su estudio. La identificación de especies marinas, junto con otras de agua dulce, nos hace postular que estas producciones se pueden ubicar en algún lugar del norte del Adriático donde los biotopos de lagunas costeras y estuarios son comunes.
Shifting Fish Consumption and Climate Change on the Swahili Coast (A.D. 800-1500)
Authors: Quintana Morales Eréndira M.
Published: April 2023

Se investiga la explotación pesquera a lo largo del desarrollo de dos ciudades Swahili en la costa este de África, de 800 a 1500 d.C. El objetivo es identificar y explicar los cambios en las estrategias de subsistencia en esta región en relación a cambios culturales y climáticos. Se compara la distribución cronológica de cuatro principales fuentes de alimentos de origen animal: pescado, pollo, cabra/oveja y ganado vacuno. Un estudio del nivel trófico medio se aplica a datos arqueológicos de pescados para identificar diferencias en la composición de especies de pescados explotados a través del tiempo. Datos paleoclimáticos de lagos en ésta región ofrecen un historial de periodos secos y húmedos. Los resultados preliminares muestran una disminución en la proporción de peces en relación a animales domésticos en los siglos 12 a 13, que puede estar relacionada con cambios ambientales abruptos entre condiciones secas y húmedas. Este estudio contribuye a nuestro conocimiento de cómo la gente reacciona a los cambios ambientales y cómo estas acciones ayudaron a formar la historia de la costa Swahili.
Fishing to Survive: Minorcans in Britain’s Smyrnéa Settlement, Florida, North America, 1766-1777
Authors: Fradkin Arlene
Published: April 2023

Fundado por el Dr. Andrew Turnbull, un médico escocés, el asentamiento de Smyrnéa fue una explotación agrícola durante la ocupación británica de la Florida desde 1766 a 1777. Turnbull reclutó a unos 1.100 sirvientes de la isla de Menorca a los que añadió 300 más procedentes de Grecia, Italia, Córcega y Turquía. La convivencia de estos grupos mediterráneos en Smyrnéa generó una comunidad cultural de marcado carácter «Menorquín» en la frontera de la Florida. Aunque existe abundante documentación histórica sobre el asentamiento, sólo recientemente han comenzado los arqueólogos a descubrir restos estructurales y otros elementos culturales que permiten incrementar nuestros conocimientos acerca de la vida en Smyrnéa durante el siglo XVIII. Los análisis de las muestras zooarqueológicas recuperadas en la mansión de Turnbull, la primera residencia allí descubierta, indican que los alimentos de origen británico resultaron insuficientes por lo que los colonos hubieron, entre otros, asegurar el aporte de proteínas en su dieta practicando la pesca en los estuarios próximos a dicho asentamiento.
Olha quem está falando!
Authors: Tomaz Renata
Published: April 2023

Este artigo se origina de pesquisa mais ampla que analisa de que modo o conteúdo noticioso on-line enquadra a visibilidade de crianças youtubers. A proposta geral é compreender em que medida o protagonismo digital delas torna suas vozes mais audíveis quanto a suas demandas geracionais, no debate público. Para tanto, a investigação apresenta uma análise de conteúdo aplicada a uma amostra de 52 notícias publicadas em páginas da internet brasileira, entre 2017 e 2019. Os resultados parciais indicam que as matérias analisadas reconhecem as crianças como sujeitos e atores de uma dinâmica social. No entanto, os assuntos pautados tendem a vincular suas vozes a marcadores sociais fortemente alinhados a valores neoliberais, restringindo essa cobertura a aspectos como fama e riqueza.
Socioenvironmental conflicts under COVID-19 pandemic and the need of historical-sociological perspectives in conservation science
Authors: Hirschfeld María Noel , R Faria Luiz Roberto , Gil Gabriel de Siqueira , Fonseca Carlos Roberto
Published: April 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global epidemiological, economic and social crisis of unprecedented scope and scale, with significant corollaries for biodiversity conservation. In response to this challenge for humanity, the scientific interest in COVID-19 in a short period occupied the attention of several researchers in different disciplines. However, understand the causes and impact of the pandemic is a complex task. In part, because even though it is a global crisis, the impact of the pandemic is not the same for everyone. The historical asymmetric power relations in the World-System are crucial for understanding environmental impacts and thinking about solutions in the post-pandemic world. In this article, we review some synergistic effects of the pandemic on socioeconomic and environmental conflicts. For this, we conducted a critical review of several primary studies, from July 2020 to March 2021. We observed that socioeconomic inequalities and our strong footprint in terrestrial and marine environments are putting humanity in a position of increasing fragility. We also note that systematic exploitation processes, power conflicts and the complex situation of abandoned local populations interact and reinforce each other, playing a dominant role in driving the dynamics of the pandemic. Likewise, we emphasize the need for a historical-sociological perspective in conservation sciences, and the development of an interdisciplinary scientific perspective, aiming to attack the bases of production and reproduction of inequalities that compromise the success of the objectives of biodiversity conservation and human well-being.
The Urgency of Religious Institutions in the Middle of the Localization Complex in Bandung
Authors: Solihin Solihin , Bukhori Bukhori
Published: April 2023

This study describes the community's efforts to stem harmful activities by promoting positive activities, namely, establishing Islamic boarding schools in the Saritem environment as a place of localization in the city of Bandung. The method used in this research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Observations, interviews, and documentation are part of the data collection process in this study. This study adopts the idea of adaptation proposed by Talcott Parsons with the theory of AGIL (Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, Latency). So, we get three research results that describe the adaptation of Islamic boarding school teachings to prostitutes in the localization environment, namely the existence of cultural and religious life of the community, the existence of an open consultation place to improve and foster community behavior, and the existence of good relations with the community. This study reaffirms the social function of religious institutions so that community activities become balanced and healthy, both physically and spiritually.
Orientasi Penyusunan Tafsir Tematik Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia
Authors: Fuad Asep , Rusmana Dadan , Rahtikawati Yayan
Published: April 2023

This study aims to discuss the thematic interpretation of the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia by the work of a drafting team consisting of interpreters, hadith, and other Islamic sciences who are competent in their respective fields. Characteristics based on this thematic interpretation style is an interpretation whose nuances are social by interpreting the holy verses of the Qur'an using an exclusive theme by collecting verses of the Qur'an from an exclusive theme. This method is relatively new and is considered actual in interpreting the Qur'an. The author will try to reveal a complete understanding of the verses of the Qur'an. With this theory, the interpretation of the Qur'an can be synchronized with an exclusive theme. The research method used in this study is a literature review, which is a series of methods related to collecting library data, reading, taking notes, and studying research materials. The primary source is the thematic interpretation of the work of the Indonesian Ministry of Religion's Pentashihan Mushaf Lajnah. The substance of his research is more about theoretical matters. From there, it is known that the 23 themes of the thematic interpretation of the work of Pentashihan Mushaf Lajnah of the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia contain answers to the challenges of the times that are more practical, systematic, moving forward, and very easily understood by the public. The emergence of this thematic interpretation is based on several aspects of the synchronization approach by examining the government's way of multiplying Islamic literature and creating a thematic interpretation that the Indonesian people can understand.
Examining Kyai Soleh Darat View of the Concept of Fasting in Tafsr Faiḍ Al-Raḥmān Fī Tarjamāt Tafsīr Kalām Al-Mālik Al-Dayyān
Authors: Fikri Ys Irsyad Al
Published: April 2023

This study aims to examine the orientation of the Nusantara interpretation written by Kyai Soleh Darat with a focus on the problem, namely the concept of fasting in Tafsr Faiḍ Al-Raḥmān. Kyai Saleh Darat's tendency towards the field of Sufism, the author observes that the interpretation method used by Kyai Salih Darat tends to be esoteric (isyari') this is what makes the interpretation of fasting according to Kyai Soleh Darat different from some other mufassir's. The data collection technique in this article uses library research techniques with descriptive-analytical methods applied. The results of this article research found that the Kyai's Sufistic interpretation. Salih Darat in the meaning of his isyari, especially in the context of fasting, is very strongly colored by al-Ghazālī's thoughts in the book Iḥyā' 'Ulūm ad-Dn. Kyai Saleh Darat said that the essence of fasting is hunger.
Al-Ma'un Praxis Movement in Empowering Destitute Families by the Students
Authors: Haq Andri Moewashi Idharoel , Muhtadi Asep Saeful , Kahmad Dadang , AS Enjang
Published: April 2023

This research aims to analyze the Al-Maun Praxis movement as a new religion-based social movement in Indonesia, implicating its role and influence in educational institutions. The phenomenon of the Al-Ma'un praxis movement developed by Muhammadiyah universities has been studied scientifically by a sociological approach, especially the new social movement with its two theories; the theory of resource mobilization and identity-oriented theory. However, this research shows that those two theories can be used simultaneously by prioritizing the identity-oriented approach and then analyzing the resource mobilization theory. This research discusses the Muhammadiyah organization with the Al-Ma'un Praxis Movement Program at PTM as a model for a new religious-based social movement in Indonesia; in identity-oriented theory, Muhammadiyah as Movement Identity and Surat Al-Ma'un as Movement Theology, and Muhammadiyah as Movement Ideology. The more comprehensive areas in the idea of resource mobilization are: Islam and Mohammadness (Agama Islam dan Kemuhammadiyahan; AIK) as medium to mobilize Muhammadiyah resources, the capital of resource mobilization comes from Muhammadiyah residents at Muhammadiyah Universities, Mobilization of resources in the form of empowerment of charity and creativity based on Muhammadiyah philanthropy.
Implementasi Metode Tafsir Tahlili terhadap Q.S Al-Mulk Ayat 1-5 tentang Keagungan Allah dalam Tafsir Al-Maraghi
Authors: Syaripah Ai , Permana Asep Amar
Published: April 2023

Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kemunculan tafsir tahlili, dasar dan urgensinya, lagkah-langkah dalam penafsirannya, kelebihan dan kekurangannya, serta implementasinya pada surat al-Mulk ayat 1-5 tentang keagungan Allah swt dalam tafsir al-Maraghi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif analisis. Adapun jenis penelitiannya adalah penelitian kepustakaan dengan pendekatan tafsir tahlili. Hasil dari penelitian ini, ditemukan pokok bahasan bahwasannya tafsir tahlili tidak muncul secara tiba-tiba melainkan secara bertahap dan kemunculannya tafsir itu melalui empat periode. Mulai dari masa Nabi saw hingga pada masa peggabungan ilmu-ilmu yang berkaitan dengan tafsir. Metode tafsir tahlili memiliki dasar dan urgensi karena telah memberikan peran besar dalam menyumbang dan melestarikan khazanah intelektual Islam. Dalam penafsirannya, dengan menggunakan metode tafsir tahlili terdapat lagkah-langkah secara umum yang dilakukan para ahli tafsir yang dirangkum dalam tujuh point, diantaranya terdiri atas penjelasan ayat secara umum, penjelasan makna kata dan maksud syara’ yang terkandung dalam ayat yang bersangkutan, penjelasan berdasarkan asbabun nuzul, penjelasan munasabah ayat, penjelasan kata atau mufradat pada ayat berdasar sudut pandang bahasa Arabnya, penjelasan dari segi keindahan susunan kalimatnya, dan penjelasan ayat-ayat ahkam yakni dengan menjelaskan hukum fiqih. Penggunaan metode tafsir tahlili dalam menafsirkan al-qur’an, tentu mempunyai kelebihan dan kekurangan. Salah satunya dengan ruang lingkup yang luas, maka akan memberikan kebebasan pada para mufassir dan menampung banyaknya gagasan dan ide baru yang dapat dikembangkan. Akan tetapi disamping itu juga akan memungkinkan menjadikannya petunjuk al-qur’an itu parsial, karena banyaknya perbedaan dalam penafsiran.