bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cinema e religião: teorias de processos recursivos e de transformações
Authors: Catenaci Giovanni Felipe , Nogueira Paulo Augusto de Souza
Published: July 2024

Este artigo tem por objetivo sustentar a plausibilidade da seguinte hipótese: as imagens religiosas presentes no cinema de Sergei Eisenstein são elementos poderosos no sentido de nos fazer pensar e agir diferente. Para tanto, nossos esforços concentrar-se-ão em dois sentidos principais. Em um primeiro momento vamos a busca de fundamentar teoricamente a apropriação de Gilles Deleuze em relação a epistemologia de Henri Bergson. Com isso, importa-nos pavimentar a compreensão dos principais conceitos deleuzeanos, presentes em Cinema I – A imagem-movimento (1983), e em parte Cinema II- A imagem-tempo (1985). Ainda neste primeiro momento, passaremos às análises realizadas por Deleuze sobre o cinema de Eisenstein. Aqui, nosso foco específico é apresentar em linhas gerais, o que o filósofo francês entende por montagem soviética. Desta feita, passaremos a apresentação dos aspectos da reflexão de Eisenstein sobre o cinema e sua relação com as estruturas arcaicas de pensamento, e como isso se alinha ao seu desejo de provocar nos espectadores afetos e disposições desconhecidas. Finalmente, com vistas a reforçar nossa hipótese, investiremos atenção na análise de três filmes A greve (1925), Encouraçado Potemkin (1925), e Que viva México! (1979).
Solidaridad religiosa y resistencia al COVID 19 en los cerros de Comas - Estudio de La Iglesia Evangélica Peruana en la Periferia de Lima
Authors: Rivera Dario Paulo Barrera
Published: July 2024

La pandemia del COVID 19 llegó al Perú en marzo del 2020 obligando a interrumpir todo tipo de actividades colectivas, entre ellas las religiosas. En la mayoría de los países de América Latina, marcados por grandes desigualdades sociales, el impacto de la pandemia ha sido más fuerte entre la población más vulnerable por causa de su menor capacidad de respuesta y de la desprotección de parte del poder público. Este estudio analiza el impacto de la pandemia en una iglesia evangélica de la periferia de la ciudad de Lima, enfocando las diversas y creativas formas de reacción del grupo religioso. Al intentar resistir a la pandemia en condiciones adversas, la iglesia generó importantes cambios en las celebraciones y en el significado de las mismas. Los vínculos de solidaridad y la importancia de la reflexión bíblica, propia de la tradición protestante, son aspectos centrales de este estudio.
A Igreja Católica perante a Modernidade: uma análise das encíclicas papais no século XIX
Authors: Cloclet da Silva Ana Rosa , Frota da Costa Estela Maria
Published: July 2024

Este artigo analisa o conteúdo discursivo das encíclicas emitidas pelos pontificados de Gregório XVI (1831-1845), Pio IX (1846-1878) e Leão XIII (1878-1903), considerando tais enunciados expressivos de algumas das adaptações impostas à Igreja católica às transformações que marcaram o advento da sociedade moderna e secular. Baseando-se na metodologia da Análise de Discurso, procura demonstrar em que medida tais documentos nos colocam em contato com as estratégias trilhadas por estes papas em resposta às contingências de sua época. Com isto, definiram uma “autocompreensão eclesial” e sobre a missão da Igreja católica no mundo moderno, tornando a Instituição um ator dinâmico da própria construção da modernidade, ainda quando em reação a algumas de suas dimensões.
Las causas de la caída del Imperio Inca Bajo la perspectiva del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega: una visión teológica del confronto entre el Conquistador Español y el Inca Atahualpa
Authors: Cavalcante Elton Emanuel Brito
Published: July 2024

Este trabajo tiene como objeto Los Comentarios Reales del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Aquí el objetivo es contestar a la pregunta: ¿Por qué se cayó el Imperio Inca a manos de un grupo diminuto de soldados españoles, hambrientos y cansados? De entre las varias respuestas posibles, se acatará la que pone la caída como un proceso aún en marcha de cumplimiento de la profecía dada por Dios a Abrahán, de que este sería el padre de una infinidad de naciones. Para justificar ese punto de vista, se tendrá por base la tesis de Garcilaso de que en el Imperio Inca mucho había de común con la tradición y costumbres abrahámicas, sobre todo en tratándose del mito de la creación del Cusco, puesto que el mito describe de forma similar el periplo del patriarca bíblico y su esposa hasta Canaán. Adviértase que el parangón que aquí se hace no tiene nada que ver con la cuestión del catolicismo haberse sobrepuesto o no a las religiones indígenas, puesto que Abrahán es patriarca de judíos, cristianos y musulmanes, incluso llegando a India, China y Japón. Así, el profeta no pertenecía a ninguna de estas religiones, pues su misión era la de encaminar el hombre hacia la noción de Dios, el creador, el que saca el hombre de la salvajería y le enseña a huir del mal. Por lo tanto, entre los mismísimos incas, algo de la idea abrahámica ya existía, aunque aplastada por el culto al dios incaico central, el sol. Por lo tanto, el intento aquí no es el de decir que una religión es mejor que la otra, sino el de demostrar que en la de los incas ya había, como lo dijo Garcilaso, el germen de la fe abrahámica.
Comparing comparison: Smith and Davidson
Authors: Gardiner Mark Q. , Engler Steven
Published: July 2024

Comparison, as a method in the study of religion, has received considerable criticism in recent years. Much of the discussion addresses what we call the dilemma of religious comparison: either similarities between the cases compared are real and the differences accidental, or the differences are real and the similarities merely apparent. The first path is held to artificially impose similarity by wrongly privileging one of the things being compared, which imposes an essentialist view, taking its characteristic as the measure of all comparable cases. The other path exaggerates differences between comparands, undermining the very premise of comparison. We argue that this apparent dilemma presupposes a representational conception of meaning, namely that the task of comparison is to discover what kind of thing is represented by the cases being compared. However, there are other conceptions of meaning that might can potentially avoid or resolve the dilemma, by reorientating the basic conception of comparison, as opposed to entering into details of recent critical debates. This article argues that interpretationism, an approach to meaning associated with philosopher Donald Davidson does just this. JZ Smith did not explicitly adopt any semantic theory. But we demonstrate that he implicitly endorsed all of its main elements in his work on comparison. Smith’s writings represent a rich and detailed model of how comparison can be carried out under an interpretationist semantics. This article has two important implications for the study of religion. First, it dissolves the dilemma of religious comparison, suggesting a firmer theoretical and methodological basis for comparative studies. Second, it underlines that Smith’s work serves as a powerful and practical model of comparative method, as constructed on this basis. As a corollary, an interdisciplinary side-benefit, reading Smith in light of Davidson also makes important contributions to philosophy of language.
O dinamismo da linguagem habermasiana na reconstrução do materialismo histórico e na tese da pós-secularização
Authors: Souza José Tadeu Batista , Silva Emerson
Published: July 2024

O materialismo histórico como ideia cara à filosofia marxista, o fenômeno religioso e a linguagem fizeram parte de muitos espectros das reflexões filosóficas no século XX e, ainda hoje estão presentes como provocação ao pensamento que se proponha rigoroso. No presente texto será dado um enfoque mais restrito referente à proposta aqui sugerida. Em um primeiro momento, apresentaremos a reconstrução do materialismo histórico marxista a partir de uma gama de conceitos relacionados à filosofia da linguagem habermasiana. Na sequência, como resultado das suas abordagens mais recentes relacionadas aos estudos sobre religião, apresentar-se-á um esboço sobre a sua tese da pós-secularização.
A Lenda do Golem e suas repercussões no pensamento de Viktor Frankl
Authors: Aquino Thiago Avellar
Published: July 2024

O presente artigo teve por objetivo identificar em que aspecto a lenda judaica do Golem exerceu influências no pensamento de Viktor Frankl. Em alguns dos seus livros, Viktor Frankl fez referência a um ser mítico da cultura judaica: o Golem. Qual o significado desta figura lendária para a construção de sua visão de Homem? O artigo se justifica na medida em que visa compreender a influência da cultura religiosa de um autor em sua obra. Dessa forma, procedeu-se uma breve análise bibliográfica acerca das referências sobre o Golem na obra de Frankl e na religião judaica. As narrativas dessa lenda possivelmente causaram um grande impacto no autor; dessa forma, os principais resultados apontam para uma influência na concepção judaica de homem no estilo de pensamento do autor. Concluiu-se que Frankl foi influenciado mais pela forma judaica de compreender o mundo, o que o ajudou a dar forma ao conteúdo do seu pensamento, conforme se constatou por meio da história do Golem.
Um auto jesuíta em Terra Brasilis
Authors: Saldanha Marcelo Ramos , Wachholz Wilhelm
Published: July 2024

Este artigo trata da relação entre teatro, missão e cultura nos primeiros momentos da evangelização nas terras que vieram a formar o Brasil. Para tanto, analisaremos a obra Auto da Pregação Universal, do Padre José de Anchieta, buscando encontrar nela os traços da teologia presente no Diálogo sobre a Conversão do Gentio, do Padre Manuel da Nóbrega, e compreender como tal influência potencializou ou limitou a síntese elaborada por Anchieta entre elementos culturais europeus e indígenas.
O Ministério Fé e Política nas Eleições à Assembleia Legislativa do Paraná
Authors: Nascimento Lara Pazinato , Mezzomo Frank Antonio , Lopes dos Anjos Brandon
Published: July 2024

O artigo analisa a atuação do Ministério Fé e Política do Paraná (MFP/PR) da Renovação Carismática Católica (RCC), a partir da campanha de Evandro Araújo à Assembleia Legislativa do Paraná (ALEP) em 2018. Utilizamos documentos oficiais da RCC, materiais de campanha do candidato, como flyers, santinhos, textos, fotos e vídeos publicados no Facebook durante o período eleitoral, além de uma entrevista com um integrante do movimento. O MFP/PR atua na construção da candidatura, acionando apoiadores católicos, símbolos e linguagem carismática. Os resultados evidenciam as articulações entre religião e política, particularmente no que diz respeito aos leigos carismáticos e ao funcionamento do MFP no Paraná.
Apresentação
Authors: Sell Carlos Eduardo , Moniz Jorge Botelho
Published: July 2024

Apesar do aumento da diversidade confessional no campo religioso, o catolicismo ainda é a religião numericamente predominante no Brasil. Tomando esse fato como ponto de partida, o objetivo deste dossiê é refletir sobre a Igreja Católica e o catolicismo no Brasil no contexto das múltiplas formas de secularização.
Evaluation of the nutritional properties and the antioxidant activity of rice bean (Vigna umbellata) seeds collected in Sơn La province
Authors: Luyen Le Hong , Linh Nguyen Trang , Thanh Nguyen Chi , Anh Le Thi Van
Published: July 2024

Vigna umbellata is an underutilized species in Vietnam, and more information about its nutritional values needs to be provided. This study investigated the nutritional composition and antioxidant activity of the seeds of 10 rice bean varieties collected from different districts of Son La province. Moisture content, ash and nutritional composition, including total protein, lipid, and carbohydrate were estimated. The 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay, total phenolic content (TPC), and total flavonoid content (TFC) were carried out to assess the antioxidant activity. The results showed as follows: moisture content ranged from 0.44% to 1.23%, total ash values were obtained in the range between 38.46 and 45.72 mg/g DW, total protein content spread from 106.65 to 156.77 mg/g; total lipid varied from 7.37 to 11.90 mg/g, and total carbohydrate dominated the nutritional profile with 786.10 to 834.73 mg/g. Remarkably, there were significant differences (p < 0.05 using ANOVA) among the rice bean species from various districts of Son La province regarding moisture and protein content. Still, similar values were observed for other parameters (p > 0.05). The IC50 of the DPPH assay ranged from 259.06 µg/mL to 479.99 µg/mL, while the TPC varied from 2.85 to 4.98 mg GAE/g, and TFC values were in the range between 6.46 and 13.73 mg QE/g DW. Both TPC and TFC were significantly negatively correlated to antioxidant activity. This study is the first report on the nutritional compositions and antioxidant activity in the seeds of 10 rice bean varieties collected in Son La province. The findings in this study contribute to valorizing the V. umbellata species, which might be a promising plant as a low-priced staple food for ethnic people in mountainous regions.
Review of the Bioactivities and Mechanisms of Fungus Extracts and Compounds in Colon Cancer
Authors: Liu Xinze , Sun Kaijing , Feng Lin , Jin Xin , Sun Ying , Wu Wei , Chen Changbao , Wan Xilin
Published: July 2024

Colon cancer, a malignant tumor caused by a malignant lesion of the colonic mucosal epithelium, has seen a high incidence in recent years. Fungi contain polysaccharides, terpenes, flavonoids, and other chemical components, and the diversity of these components determines the strength of a fungus's biological activity. Studies have shown that the chemical components in fungi can be used as drugs to inhibit the growth of colon cancer. All available information about the bioactivities and mechanisms of fungus extracts and compounds in colon cancer in this review was supplied by library databases and electronic search (PubMed, ScienceDirect, CNKI, Web of Science, Google Scholar, etc.). Fungi exert significant anticancer effects on cell proliferation, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, tumor growth, and protein expression. At present, most research focus is on cells and animal models. The inhibitory effects of the chemical components in fungi have been the subject of in vivo and in vitro studies, which are reviewed here. All reviewed studies reported significant improvements in humans and animals after intervention with fungal components. Here we provide a complete overview of this subject and summarize recent research findings.
RAD51B-AS1 promotes the malignant biological behavior of ovarian cancer through upregulation of RAD51B
Authors: Wei Xinyi , Wang Conghui , Tang Sangsang , Yang Qian , Shen Zhangjin , Zhu Jiawei , Cheng Xiaodong , Wang Xinyu , Xie Xing , Xu Junfen , Lu Weiguo
Published: July 2024

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an indispensable role in the occurrence and development of ovarian cancer (OC). However, the potential involvement of lncRNAs in the progression of OC is largely unknown. To investigate the detailed roles and mechanisms of RAD51 homolog B-antisense 1 (RAD51B-AS1), a novel lncRNA in OC, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed to verify the expression of RAD51B-AS1. Cellular proliferation, metastasis, and apoptosis were detected using the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), colony-formation, transwell, and flow cytometry assays. Mouse xenograft models were established for the detection of tumorigenesis. The results revealed that RAD51B-AS1 was significantly upregulated in a highly metastatic human OC cell line and OC tissues. RAD51B-AS1 significantly increased the proliferation and metastasis of OC cells and enhanced their resistance to anoikis. Biogenetics prediction analysis revealed that the only target gene of RAD51B-AS1 was RAD51B. Subsequent gene function experiments revealed that RAD51B exerts the same biological effects as RAD51B-AS1. Rescue experiments demonstrated that the malignant biological behaviors promoted by RAD51B-AS1 overexpression were partially or completely reversed by RAD51B silencing in vitro and in vivo. Thus, RAD51B-AS1 promotes the malignant biological behaviors of OC and activates the protein kinase B (Akt)/B cell lymphoma protein-2 (Bcl-2) signaling pathway, and these effects may be associated with the positive regulation of RAD51B expression. RAD51B-AS1 is expected to serve as a novel molecular biomarker for the diagnosis and prediction of poor prognosis in OC, and as a potential therapeutic target for disease management.
Muhammed İkbal’in “Hitâb Be Câvîd” İle Mehmet Akif’in “Asım” Adlı Eserlerinden Hareketle Gençlere Nasihatleri
Authors: Şimşek Adnan
Published: July 2024

Mehmet Akif Ersoy ve Muhammed İkbal, aynı tarihlerde fakat farklı coğrafyalarda yaşamış iki Müslüman şairdir. Mehmet Akif Ersoy 1936’da, Muhammed İkbal 1938’de vefat etmiştir. Her ikisi de aynı fikirde toplumun geleceği adına aynı ıstırabı paylaşan fikir adamlarıdır. Gönülleri istiklal ve hürriyet aşkıyla tutuşan bu iki şair, aynı zamanda coşkun ruhlara ve iman dolu kalplere de tercüman olmuştur. Bu iki şairin bir diğer ortak yanı ise gençliğe verdikleri önemdir. İkbal, Cavidname adlı eserinin sonunda neşredilen Hitâb be Câvîd adlı hitabede, oğlu Cavid’in şahsında gençliğe rehber olmaya çalışır. Hitâb be Câvîd 136 beyitten oluşan nasihatname türünde yazılmış müstakil bir eserdir. Klasik şiir geleneğinde siyasetname, hikmet, pend-name, vasiyetname ve ibret-name gibi isimlerle anılan nasihat kültürünün devamı niteliğinde bir eserdir. Aynı şekilde Âkif de Safahat’ın altıncı cildinde yer alan Asım adlı şiirinde, Asım’ın şahsında genç nesle yol gösterme gayretindedir. Müstakil bir şiir olan Asım, mesnevi nazım şeklinde kaleme alınmış, manzum hikâyedir. Bu çalışmada İkbal ve Âkif’in, Hitâb be Câvîd ve Asım adlı eserlerinden hareketle, genç nesle tavsiyeleri karşılaştırmalı olarak ele alınmıştır. Yaşadıkları coğrafyalar farklı olsa da aynı medeniyetin bireyi olan Akif ve İkbal genelde aynı görüşleri dile getirmiştir. İkbal, klasik şiir üslûbunu benimsemiş, nasihatlerini de bu yönde sunmuş ve bireysel değerler eğitimi esas alan bir yol çizmiştir. Akif ise şeklen olarak klasik olmakla birlikte, üslup ve yöntem açısından modern bir yol benimsemiş, bireyi toplumun bir parçası olarak görmüş ve değerler eğitimi toplumsal merkezli bir gelişim olarak düşünmüştür.
Should we meet in person or on Facetime?
Authors: Sumner Erin M. , Ramirez, Jr Artemio , Herrera Audrey
Published: July 2024

The present study drew from expectancy violations theory, predicted outcome value (POV) theory, and the modality switching perspective to examine online daters who subsequently met for FtF-like communication. Hierarchical regression analyses tested whether online daters’ post-modality switch (MS) expectedness ratings, evaluations, and POV forecasts were related to their: (a) pre-MS length of online association; (b) number of pre-MS partner photos seen; (c) use of pre-MS phone calls; and (d) decision to hold the first FtF-like meeting in person or through video chat. Behavioral and physical appearance expectedness ratings were positively related to the number of pre-MS partner photos seen, and curvilinearly (inverted-u shape) related to daters’ pre-MS length of association. Physical appearance evaluations were positively associated with the number of pre-MS photos seen, while behavioral and physical appearance evaluations displayed positive associations with pre-MS phone calls. Finally, post-MS POV forecasts were positively associated with the number of pre-MS partner photos seen, holding the MS through video chat, post-MS assessments of a partner’s behavioral expectedness, and post-MS evaluations of a partner’s behavioral and physical appearance. An interaction also emerged for behavioral expectedness and evaluation on POV, which implied that negative expectancy violations were more useful than positive violations in predicting a relationship’s potential viability.
Adaptación y validación psicométrica de la escala de ansiedad social (EDAS) en estudiantes del nivel secundaria
Authors: Valencia Lizarraga Irma , Aguilar Quispe Judith Valeria , Alcides Quispe Mamani
Published: July 2024

Objetivo: adaptar y analizar las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala para la Detección de la Ansiedad Social (EDAS) en estudiantes de una institución educativa secundaria de Juliaca, Perú. Metodología: se utilizó un diseño no experimental con un corte transversal y enfoque cuantitativo. El instrumento consta de 26 ítems en dos dimensiones; los dos primeros ítems son dicotómicos y no calificables, mientras que el resto usa una escala Likert. La muestra incluyó 331 estudiantes de ambos sexos, con edades entre 14 y 17 años. Para la validez de contenido, se aplicó el juicio de expertos con seis jueces, quienes evaluaron la claridad, el contexto, la congruencia y el dominio del constructo, El análisis de datos incluyó estadística descriptiva y análisis confirmatorio, utilizando el modelo de ecuaciones estructurales para evaluar la idoneidad del modelo original. Resultados: El análisis factorial confirmatorio reveló un modelo de 16 ítems divididos en dos factores, con indicadores de ajuste aceptables (CFI=0.995, TLI=0.993, RMSEA=0.076) y una alta confiabilidad (α=0.932, ω=0.933; IC 95%) y un valor de V de Aiken de 0.906. Conclusión: la EDAS es un instrumento válido y confiable para detectar la ansiedad social en estudiantes de secundaria en Juliaca.
Qualidade de vida em pacientes com câncer colorretal colostomizados
Authors: Da Silva Stefany Sardinha , Manhães Taiane Simão da Silva , Ricardo Eduardo Viana , Silva Aline Teixeira Marques Figueiredo , Dos Santos Carolina Magalhaes , Palermo Thaís Aparecida de Castro
Published: July 2024

OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a qualidade de vida de pacientes com colostomia decorrente de câncer colorretal. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo descritivo realizado no Programa de Pessoas Ostomizadas, através da aplicação de dois questionários, sendo o primeiro para avaliar os aspectos sociodemográficos e o segundo o Stoma-QoL desenvolvido para medir a qualidade de vida de pessoas com estoma. Foram realizadas análises descritivas das variáveis, sendo as variáveis qualitativas categorizadas e organizadas em frequências absolutas e relativas, e para as variáveis quantitativas foram calculadas as medidas de tendência central. RESULTADOS: Observou-se o predomínio do sexo masculino (60,0%), com nível baixo de escolaridade, baixa renda per capita, ausência da prática de atividade física e de acompanhamento psicológico. As preocupações com os aspectos que envolvem a bolsa de colostomia e o estoma foram bastantes presentes, assim como o cansaço e a necessidade de descansar durante o dia. Os indivíduos obtiveram uma boa avaliação da qualidade de vida. CONCLUSÃO: Apesar dos resultados não pontuarem má qualidade de vida dos participantes, ainda existem algumas peculiaridades que requerem atenção e capacitação dos profissionais de saúde objetivando uma avaliação individualizada e humanizada.
Impact of Board Members’ Social Capital on the Resilience of Public Companies to Exogenous Shocks
Authors: Kirpishchikov Dmitry , Zavertiaeva Marina
Published: July 2024

The objective of this study is to estimate the impact of board members’ social capital on firms’ market-based metrics of resilience to exogenous shocks. The social capital of directors was measured by their professional, political, and international connections. Firms’ resilience was evaluated based on their ability to resist and recover from the impact of shocks, as determined by stock market data. The data covers the period from 2007 to 2020 for over 200 Russian companies whose shares were included in the calculation of the Moscow Exchange Broad Market Index. During this period, three exogenous shocks occurred: the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, commodity price shock and sanctions in 2014–2015, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The system generalized method of moments is used to estimate the effect of directors’ connections on theability to mitigate shocks, while OLS with robust standard errors is used to reveal the influence of directors’ connections on firms’ ability to recover from shocks. The results indicate that professional connections moderated the negative impact on firms’ resistance to shocks and improved recovery speed during the global financial crisis. However, this type of connection reduced stock recovery speed after the COVID-19 crisis. Political and international connections have different effects on market-based metrics of firm resilience. It is possible that shocks of different nature require firms to leverage various forms of social capital from their directors in order to mitigate the negative effects of such shocks.
Prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome in premature twins compared to premature singletons
Authors: Hadžimuratović Emina , Selimović Amina , Hadžimuratović Admir , Mišanović Verica , Rebić Velma , Kurtalić Lejla
Published: July 2024

Aim To estimate prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm twins compared to preterm singletons. 
Methods This is a retrospective observational point prevalence study conducted at the level of three neonatal intensive care units. Medical records of all preterm newborns (<37 weeks of gestation) with respiratory distress syndrome treated in a two-year period were reviewed. The birth order of twins, gestational age and mortality were analyzed.
Results Out of 809 preterm newborns, 104 (12.9%) were twins. Median gestational age at birth was 30.3 (IQR 31.4–34.2) weeks. Respiratory distress syndrome was diagnosed in 525 (64.9 %) preterm newborns, of which 441 singletons and 84 twins. Prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome in first-born twins was not significantly higher compared with singletons, 67.3% (35/52) vs. 62.6 % (441/705), respectively (p=0.06). Prevalence of respiratory distress syndrome in second-born twins was 94.2 % (49/52), which was significantly higher compared with both singletons and first-born twins (p<0.001). The mortality rate of preterm newborns was significantly higher in second-born twins compared with singletons and first-born twins, 15.4 % vs. 6.8 %  (p<0.001) and 15.4 % vs. 5.5% (p<0.001), respectively. 
Conclusion There was a higher risk of respiratory distress syndrome and higher mortality rate in twins compared with singletons, but only in second-born twins the difference was statistically significant.
Essential role of Moringa-albumin (MA) formulation in the maintenance of complement regulatory proteins on erythrocyte (TER-119) cells in diabetic mouse models
Authors: Dwi Lestari Noviana , Mulyo Agustini Sulistyo , Dliyauddin Moh , Isnia Adharini Wahyu , Vivian Nilamsari Ruri , Widodo Nashi , Rahayu Sri , Rifa’i Muhaimin
Published: July 2024

Aim To evaluate the essential role of Moringa-albumin (MA) formulation in the maintenance of complement regulatory proteins through CD55 and CD59 on erythrocyte (TER-119).
Methods Strepto-zotocin (145 mg/kg) was used to induce diabetes mice. In diabetes mellitus (DM) model mice were treated with MA formulation for 14 days at a D1 - 500 mg/kg (M) + 620 mg/kg BW (A), D2 - 1000 mg/kg (M) + 420 mg/kg (A), and D3 - 1500 mg/kg (M) + 200 mg/kg (A). On the 15th day, the mice were dissected for the isolation of their bone marrow by the flushing method. The analysis flow cytometry was performed to find out the TER-119, CD55, and CD59 expressions. The data were statistically analyzed with one-way ANOVA (ρ≤ 0.05) and Tukey test using SPSS version 16 for Windows.
Results The effect of MA administration in D3 group have a significant effect on increasing the profile of erythrocytes (TER-119), compared to DM (ρ≤0.05) group (STZ Injection-no treatment), as well as CD59 expressed by erythrocytes. MA administration in D1 group and D3 group significantly increased the profile of CD55 expressed by erythrocytes compared to DM (ρ≤0.05). 
Conclusions MA formulation with D3 group (1500 mg/kg (M) + 200 mg/kg (A)) was able to maintain or control complement regula-tory proteins (CD55 and CD59) on red blood cells (erythro-cytes/TER-119) in DM.
Diagnostic value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and leukocyte count in detecting acute appendicitis in paedi-atric patients - a single center experience
Authors: Suljendić Sanimir , Ćosićkić Almira , Hadžić-Kečalović Azra , Žigić Denis
Published: July 2024

Aim To evaluate diagnostic reliability of accessible laboratory findings in recognition of acute appendicitis (AA). 
Methods A retrospective study included children aged 0-15 years with abdominal pain that lasted less than 5 days with at least two of the signs/symptoms - abdominal pain, tenderness of the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, "return" sensitivity of the abdomen to palpation, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, body temperature>37.2°C. Values of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and the leukocyte count were analyzed in the peripheral blood.  
Results Among 114 children, 63 (58.2%) were boys and 50 (41.8%) girls; median age of 9.5 years. Elevated values of PCT were found in 74 (65.5%), CRP in 94 (83.1%), and leukocytes in 78 (69%) (65%) children. Almost uniform significance in the recognition of AA was found for pathological values of PCT and CRP with sensitivity of 65% and 83% and diagnostic accuracy of 63% and 59%, respectively, but somewhat lower sensitivity for leukocytes, 61%. A very high predictive value of 98% for PCT and CRP, and PCT with leukocytes was found; CRP with leukocytes had a negative predictive value of 100%. 
Conclusion PCT values have significant sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy in recognizing AA, while CRP and leukocytes, with high sensitivity, as non-specific markers can be a significant support for clinical assessment in the timely diagnosis of AA.
Is there any difference in Lactobacillus abundance between age groups during ovarian stimulation in fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles?
Authors: Zukić Haris , Balić Devleta , Osmanović Džanan
Published: July 2024

Aim To investigate an influence of age and body mass index (BMI) as determinants of infertility treatment success in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures confirmed so far, on the amount of Lactobacillus spp. (LS) and Gardnerella vaginalis (GV) in the endometrium in fresh IVF cycles at the time of embryo transfer.
Methods This a prospective single-centre study included patients who underwent fresh embryo transfer (ET) in a private IVF Centre. A catheter tip for embryo transfer was used for collecting samples from the endometrial cavity. Real time polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) was used to determine LS and GV quantity. Patients were divided into two age groups: <35 years and ≥35 years. Normal BMI group included patients with 18.-24.9 kg/m2, and the in-creased BMI group patients with BMI ≥ 25kg/m2.
Results Tips for embryo transfer catheters were positive on LS in 55 (96.4%) patients. The median of quantification cycle of RT-PCR (Cq RT-PCR) for LS was 33, and 31 for the younger and older groups, respectively. Twenty-one (36.8%) patients tested positive for GV. The median of Cq RT-PCR for GV was 33 and 34 for the younger and older groups, respectively. There were 36 patients with normal and 18 with increased BMI. BMI showed no correlation with LS amount in the endometrial cavity.
Conclusion Aging affects the endome-trial microbiome resulting in an increase of Lactobacillus number, but not the number of GV.
Ertl surgery on the short fibula stump after war injury
Authors: Shevchuk Viktor , Bezsmertnyi Yurii , Bezsmertnyi Olexander , Branitsky Olexander
Published: July 2024

Aim To propose a new technique of Ertl-type surgery for significantly shortened and valgus deviated fibula stump. 
Methods We present the case of a 26-year-old patient who underwent reamputation surgery to replace a significantly shortened fibula stump using a distraction regenerate formed after tibial stump osteotomy and dosed distraction of the autograft using the Ilizarov apparatus. Its advantage is the elimination of valgus deviation of the fibula remnant, its lengthening, formation of bone synostosis, and increase of the bearing surface, which provides the possibility of total contact prosthetics. Ra-diography, ultra-sound and MRI were used to monitor the regeneration. The observation period was 28 months.
Results Within 98 days after the operation, a regenerate was formed, replenishing the length of the fibula stump, the end of the fibula stump was consolidated with the re-generate, increasing the area of the bearing surface of the tibia stump by 2.5 times, which allowed for temporary and then permanent prosthetics.
Conclusion The proposed technique can be useful in reconstructive operations on the stump of the tibia.
Pain propagation in the carpal tunnel syndrome: a quantitative sensory testing
Authors: Bućma Tatjana , Sladojević Igor
Published: July 2024

Aim To determine the existence of damage to thin sensitive fibres (Aδ and C) by quantitative sensory testing (QST) in female patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the existence of pain, and a connection with the in-nervation field of the nerve itself.
Methods Forty-two consecutive female patients with symptoms of CTS participated in the research. According to the clinical findings and electroneurography they were divided into group I of 22 women with confirmed CTS and group II of 20 women with non-confirmed disease. Using QST, the threshold of heat and cold, and the threshold of pain caused by heat and cold on the thenar, second, and third finger of the dominant hand in both groups was determined. 
Results There was a statistically significant difference in group I for the threshold of heat and cold detection and the threshold of pain caused by heat and cold between the thenar and the fingers. In the group II, there was a statistically significant difference in the threshold of heat detection between the thenar and the fingers. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in the threshold of heat and cold detection on the fingers and the threshold of pain induced by heat on the fingers. 
Conclusion In the carpal tunnel syndrome, there was damage to thin Aδ and C fibers in the innervation field of the median nerve, which causes pain within the innervation field of the nerve, but also outside it, which can most likely be a consequence of brain plasticity and central sensitization.
OT-2 Protocol to transfer volume from several plates to a single plate v2
Authors: Mariya Anhel Ana , Alejaldre Lorea , Goñi-Moreno Ángel
Published: July 2024

This protocol is meant to transfer samples from different plates to a single or fewer final plates than the source number, in other words, merge samples of different source plates in a final plate. The output of running this script will be the final plate(s) with samples and a reactive (optional), and the corresponding map(s) with the original identities of the samples which will be given by the user in the input file. This protocol uses a python script for an Opentrons 2 robot and an excel file containing the required variables to set the number of samples, volumes of transfer, type of plates, etc... In our laboratory, this protocol has been used as part of the "High-throughput workflow for the genotypic characterization of transposon library variants" also available in protocols.io This protocol is a set of instructions or description of the LAP repository entry LAP-NplateMerging-OT2-2.0.0 You can find the script and complementary information for this specific version of the protocol in this LAP entry link and GitHub Link to LAP entry documents The major changes from previous version are: Change of name variableAPI Name Rack 15mL Falcon Reactiveswhich is called nowAPI Name Rack Falcon Reactives The program now accepts falcon tubes and tube racks of 15ml or 50ml. It does not accept mix tube racks. Description of robot and protocol setup in a separate protocols.io entry (Setting and Customizing OT-2 for LAP Entries) The page(s) that corresponds to the map(s) set in the variable 'Name Sheet Map Identifiers' of the page PerPlateVariables need to have the column and row names corresponding to the ones of the labware set in the variable 'API Name Source Plate' of the sheet GeneralVariables
BAF_Protocol_015_ 3-NPH derivatization of short chain fatty acid v1
Authors: Sherman Nicholas
Published: July 2024

Short Chain Fatty Acid derivitization before MS analysis.
Kritik sosial dalam cerita pendek karya Raudal Tanjung Banua
Authors: Febriyanto Dedi , Anista Eka , Widodo Mulyanto , Juniar Elda
Published: July 2024

This study focuses on the social criticism contained in the short stories by Raudal Tanjung Banua. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method with a sociological literature approach. The research data is in the form of quotations that contain social criticism. Data collection was carried out using a note-taking technique. The data analysis was carried out using Miles and Huberman's theory, namely: (1) identifying short stories, (2) reducing data, (3) presenting data, (4) interpreting data, (5) concluding interpretation results. The results showed that the short stories by Raudal Tanjung Banua contain very complex social criticisms. The social problems that are the target of criticism in the short story include criticism of the hunting of protected animals, humanitarian problems, economic problems, partisanship of the press media, weak principles of religion to the arbitrariness of officials towards the little people. Various social criticisms contained in the short stories can be used as material for reflection for all readers for better changes.
Benarkah Media Sosial Menjadi Pendorong Motivasi Mahasiswa Belajar Bahasa Asing Di Kota Bandung?
Authors: Nurkamila Mala , Hardini Tri Indri , Sunendar Dadang , Yulianeta Yulianeta
Published: July 2024

Motivation can encourage foreign language learners to always improve their abilities and knowledge. In addition, the media for learning is also needed to facilitate the process of exchanging information related to the knowledge that is being studied. This research was conducted to understand how motivation to the learning process of foreign language learners could be influenced by one of the learning media which is now developing so rapidly, namely social media. This study refers to a qualitative descriptive method by collecting data through a mixed questionnaire spread to students in universities in the area of Bandung. Based on the data obtained, it was found the fact that the respondents had the motivation of each underlying and encouraged them to learn foreign languages. In the learning process, the majority of respondents agreed that the latest social media can also encourage their motivation in learning a foreign language.
The Representation of Body Image and Self-Acceptance of The Main Character in 45 Pounds (More or Less) By K.A Barson
Authors: Audina Vicky Cecil , Kusumayanti Dina Dyah , Supiastutik Supiastutik
Published: July 2024

This research is an analysis of the representation of body image and self-acceptance issues of the main character in 45 Pounds (More or Less) through the perspective of Hall’s representation theory. By applying Hall's theory of representation to this research, the researcher gains a deeper understanding of how the novel represents and reinforces cultural norms and values related to body image and self-acceptance, and how these representations shape the feelings and emotions of readers related to the discourse of body image and self-acceptance.This study uses a qualitative research method in which the data sources are primary and secondary data. The primary data are in the form of narrations, dialogues and statements in the novel by K.A Barson entitled 45 Pounds (More or Less) as the main focus in this research. The secondary data includes the historical data, psychological research and cultural studies on body image and self-acceptance. This research focuses on the representation of body image and self-acceptance issue and the critical position of the author through the sense or content in 45 Pounds (More or Less). The analysis results shows that these issues were predominantly influenced by the media’s portrayal of unrealistic beauty standards, leading characters to constantly compare themselves and feel dissatisfied. The author prioritized health over vanity and encouraged readers to look beyond societal pressures, promoting a deeper appreciation of one’s body and self-worth
Differentiated Mathematics Instruction: Perception, Readiness, and Practice of Indonesian Teachers
Authors: Putranto Sumbaji , Marsigit  , Arliani Elly , Isti Ratnasari Gamarina
Published: July 2024

Differentiated Mathematics Instruction (DMI) can facilitate students’ diversity. This research explores teachers’ perceptions, readiness, and practices for implementing DMI in Indonesia. This is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. A total of twenty mathematics teachers participated through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted for data collection. Data analysis was done by the Bogdan and Biklen techniques, including data reduction, finding themes and inter-themes, and concluding. The results show that teachers understand the concept, benefits, and roles of DMI. However, there are still many unprepared teachers, and there are many barriers to implementing DMI. Some of the barriers include difficulty in time management, difficulty in drawing up a learning plan, and limited examples of DMI that can be adapted. Another barrier is that teachers feel stressed by using different methods and media, and have to perform different evaluations. Teachers’ professional training related to DMI and teacher collaboration is expected to be conducted as a solution to various barriers.
Parliament as a Workplace: Dilemmas of Vernacularisation and Professionalisation
Authors: Banerjee Mouli , Rai Shirin M.
Published: July 2024

In this article, we engage with recent calls to research parliaments as gendered workplaces, which build on earlier international discursive turn and institutional reform initiatives towards gender-sensitive parliaments. Our engagement explores this workplace framing and how well it translates across pluralised, global parliamentary paradigms. We develop our arguments with a special focus on the Indian parliament as a gendered institution. Viewing the parliament as a gendered workplace through an intersectional lens, we show how gender dynamics and institutional configurations of power are embedded in class, race, and caste inequalities but can shift over time through reflexive challenges. We organise our discussion through two approaches to studying parliaments as workplaces—vernacular and professional—to argue that paying attention to these approaches critically can contribute to sensitising the workplace debate to a more capacious, theoretically nuanced reading of parliaments as more gender-sensitive, gender-inclusive, and gender-responsive representative institutions. In outlining the case for paying attention to the vernacular critically, we ask whether such an understanding can help to effectively bridge local and global understandings of parliaments as workplaces and institutionalise them. In studying professionalisation, we examine the paradox that professionalisation could lead to the depoliticisation of parliaments, which might affect the nature of gender-sensitivity that is being institutionalised. This analysis thus brings together institutional, postcolonial, and intersectional strands of work to think anew about gender-equal political practices in representative bodies.
Artificial Intelligence and Ethnic, Religious, and Gender‐Based Discrimination
Authors: Ozkul Derya
Published: July 2024

This thematic issue explores the applications of artificial intelligence‐based technologies and their potential for producing discriminatory and biased outcomes based on ethnicity, religion, and gender. This thematic issue adds to the ongoing debate with theoretical and empirical studies and a commentary that examine the topic from various perspectives. This editorial discusses the key themes highlighted in the studies and presents the findings of the different contributions to this collection.
The Specifics of Disclosing the Semantics of Transformation within Object-transformative and Subject-transformative Subframes
Authors: ZVONKO Hanna ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: July 2024

The article highlights the specifics of revealing the semantics of transformation in object-transformative and subject-transformative subframes. The object-transformative subframe is objectified in the Ukrainian language as a polypropositional model S – (V) – O = (R), where the transformation situation arises as the actions of the subject causing a change in the object. The subject performs certain manipulations that cause the transformation of one object into another. The corresponding verbal sentence is also polypropositional. The subject-transformative subframe is objectified in the Ukrainian language as a monopropositional model S1 – V – S2 = (R), where the transformation situation arises as a state of affairs in which the subject undergoes changes, transitions into a new quality, ceases to be itself. This new quality, expressed by a noun, is an obligatory part of the information about the subject in the expression, i.e., the meaning of the predicate here consists of the semantics of “transformation” and “new quality”. The subject-transformative sentences, which objectify the subject-transformative subframe, are one of the linguistic forms of expressing the semantics of transformation in the Ukrainian language. The corresponding verbal sentence is also monopropositional. The concept of TRANSFORMATION in the subject-transformative frame is objectified by semantically heterogeneous sentences, among the general meanings of which we distinguish: 1) actual transformation; 2) change; 3) shifting of attention focus; 4) evaluative meaning. These types of meanings are interconnected and mutually intersect. Different nuances of transformation in subject-transformative sentences are conveyed by linking verbs (peretvoriuvatysia, peretvorytysia, stavaty, staty, robytysia, zrobytysia, obertatysia, obernutysia, perekydatysia, perekynutysia, perekhodyty, pereity).
Resolving the Location and Magnitude of the 1918 Queensland (Bundaberg), Australia, Earthquake
Authors: Martin Stacey S. , Cummins Phil R. , Griffin Jonathan D. , Clark Dan , Allen Trevor I.
Published: July 2024

Eastern Queensland (Australia) was struck by a major earthquake at ≈04:14 a.m. local time on 7 June 1918. Most previous studies have suggested that the epicenter of this earthquake lies off the coast of Bundaberg, between the port cities of Gladstone and Rockhampton. This epicentral location was based upon instrumental observations from the Riverview College observatory in Sydney. However, this epicenter lies ≈250 km to the northeast of an inland region that experienced both the strongest shaking effects and numerous felt aftershocks. We revisited available macroseismic data from 224 geographic locations and surviving instrumental observations for the 1918 Queensland earthquake to show that the most likely epicentral location was inland at ≈24.93° S and ≈150.88° E in the Banana Shire and North Burnett region. The re-estimated instrumental magnitude of Mw 6.0 ± 0.3 (1σ) makes it one of the largest onshore earthquakes in eastern Australia in the past century. Our observations also offer support for a viewpoint proposed in 1935 by an eminent Queensland geologist, Walter Heywood Bryan, that the 1918 earthquake was inland. Our study highlights the benefit of the critical evaluation of primary source materials, both archival and seismological, to study historical earthquakes in Australia that are relevant for modern seismic hazard analysis.