bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Case study of noise pollution from vehicles and legal mechanisms for road noise control
Authors: Stepova Olena , Kornishyna Anastasiia , Lutsenko Iryna , Kondratov Dmytro , Borysov Andrii , Sydorenko Volodymyr
Published: May 2022

Among the many environmental problems of the modern world one of the important ones is noise pollution. Currently, noise pollution from vehicles requires special attention in densely populated and industrial cities, as there is a trend towards an increase in the areas of acoustic discomfort in built-up areas. The noise that occurs on the roadway of the highway extends not only to the territory near the highway, but also deep into the housing development. Study' objective was to assess noise pollution from vehicles in the most densely populated area of Poltava (Ukraine), as well as to establish the possibility of influencing the situation through legal mechanisms to have an understanding of further research directions and ways to achieve a comfortable urban environment in Ukraine. The noise levels from traffic flows were measured in accordance with GOST 20444-2014, using the Testo 815. To determine the equivalent noise level from the traffic flows movement, an empirical dependence was applied in accordance with the methodology of the State Agency for Highways of Ukraine. Determined that the daytime threshold values are exceeded by 20–28.9 dB(A), which is not acceptable. The reasons for the increase in noise are the road bumps, a significant number of cars and number of stops and streets junctions, the movement of vehicles at a non-constant speed, lack of roadside landscaping. About 62,550 people live in areas where the noise level exceeds the permissible value for the area near residential buildings. The calculation method used turned out to be more accurate than the measured results and showed a significant effect of traffic intensity on noise pollution. Apparently, the low measurement accuracy is justified by outdated road noise measurement standards, which, in turn, need to be seriously revised. Reducing noise levels by optimizing traffic flows is one of the priority areas in which it is necessary to bring the environmental legislation of Ukraine. Ukrainian legislation still needs to undergo many changes to reach a level where it can be used as a control lever to achieve a safe ecological environment.
Notes on the Threats to the Endemic Bengal Mongoose from the Nalban Fisheries Complex in West Bengal, India
Authors: Chakraborti Suktara , Yardi Kranti , John Sajan , Chakraborty Priyankar
Published: May 2022

A lack of current data on Bengal mongoose Herpestes palustris in India inhibits the development of conservation strategies for this endemic wetland mammal. Structured interviews were conducted to assess the threats and examine the ecological importance of the Bengal mongoose in the Nalban fisheries complex in West Bengal for four months (May to August 2017). Over half of the interviewees perceived that the Bengal mongoose faces several threats and that its population has declined over the years. The respondents said that the removal of vegetation is the main reason for the declining mongoose numbers. The ecological importance of the mongoose was apparent among most interviewees. The results suggest that the endemic Bengal mongoose faces multiple anthropogenic hazards and emphasize the critical need for conservation efforts.
Dynamics of the range of Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link (Fabaceae) in Eastern Europe (Ukraine and Belarus)
Authors: Melnyk Victor , Baransky Alexander , Savchuk Sergey , Dubovyk Dmitryi , Leostrin Artem , Melnyczenko Natalia
Published: May 2022

Regularities of dynamics of geographical didstribution of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link., Fabaceae) in the East European plain (Ukraine, Belorus) over the past 200 years are established. This species absent in floristic reports of XIX century, so for at that time it was not the component of native flora of this region. It was a cultivated species in forestries for wild animals forage. From places of cultivation C. scoparius was penetrated to natural ecosystems, occupying the niches in outskirts of forest massives, forest openings, forest cultivated coenoses, in ecotons between forests and ploughed fields, along forest rouds and paths. The rate of migration of C. scoparius increase in XX century and especially in XXI century in connections with getting warmer of climate and intensive anthropogenic change of environment (wood felling on a mass scale, absence of treatnunt on a vast places of ploughed fields, presents of many open pits and dumps of rocks, where C. scoparius found suitable habitats). Strong frost and drought are slow down, but do not stop migrating of C. scoparius in East. Inclution C. scoparius in Red Date Book of former Soviet Union was mistakenly.
Risk in the activities of football companies on the example of Olympique Lyonnais and GKS Katowice
Authors: Grabowski Artur
Published: May 2022

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to present the economic  situation of two publicly listed companies: GKS Katowice (Poland) and Olympique Lyonnais (France). Both enterprises have different ownership models: Olympique Lyonnnais is a privately owned club, and GKS Katowice belongs to a municipal government. However, both clubs operate in the realities of different market economic system (Poland and France) and also at a different level of economic development. It is common that football companies function under uncertainty and risk. This is heightened by additional characteristic factors for this type of activity such as uncertainty of outcome in sports competition. The adoption of professional sport activities also automatically runs to the risk, but this is not the only problem that the company has to face. In addition, both clubs had to deal with new challenges: COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns. The paper presented the functioning of both football companies during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

Methodology: The first part of this research study discusses some particular points of the business strategy and risk management in the context of football companies’ management. The economic and financial situation of two football companies is presented, namely: Olympique Lyonnais and GKS Katowice. The focus is on sports, economic and financial criteria to assess the standing of football companies. This paper combines the conclusions from secondary data analysis, content analysis of web­sites as well as  qualitative and quantitative analysis. The study also employs a comparative analysis.

Research and practical limitations: Football companies are in the need to take several actions: a) continuously search for new sources of financing and diversification of activities, b) conclude long sponsorship agreements. Building a solid financial foundation and looking into the future can help football companies get through times of various crises and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Análisis Factorial Exploratorio del cuestionario ICED-19: Impacto del COVID-19 en Estudiantes de Doctorado.
Authors: Gómez-del-Pulgar Cinque Sandra , Mendoza Carretero María del Rosario , Pattier Boscos Daniel , Camas Garrido Laura
Published: May 2022

La situación de crisis sanitaria provocada por el COVID-19 ha conllevado a realizar adaptaciones en las instituciones educativas y cambios en sus estructuras organizacionales. Se han llevado a cabo modificaciones en todas las etapas de la educación; sin embargo, uno de los colectivos más desamparados durante la pandemia ha sido el estudiantado de doctorado. Por este motivo, se ha elaborado un instrumento ad hoc para evaluar el impacto de la situación sobrevenida del COVID-19 en el alumnado de doctorado de Educación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, en dos dimensiones: la actividad investigadora y el bienestar socioafectivo. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la fiabilidad del instrumento denominado Impacto del COVID-19 en Estudiantes de Doctorado (ICED-19) y su validez mediante el Análisis Factorial Exploratorio. Metodología. Se utiliza una metodología de corte cuantitativo y de tipo descriptivo. Se realiza un análisis psicométrico del instrumento para comprobar su validez y fiabilidad. Resultados. Los resultados evidencian la obtención de un instrumento fiable, con 7 factores que explican la dimensionalidad del constructo: Actitudes resilientes para desarrollar de la tesis doctoral, Posibilidades para el desarrollo profesional, Socialización en el entorno académico, Formación recibida por la institución propia, Formación recibida por instituciones externas, Bienestar socio-afectivo y Apoyo familiar. Conclusiones. Este instrumento sirve para evaluar cómo ha impactado el COVID-19 en el estudiantado de doctorado en Educación dada su validez y fiabilidad.
Prevalence and Impact of the Polyphagous Caterpillar of Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758) On The Marrow Stem Kale (Brassica oleracea L. Var Virdis)
Authors: Riyaz Muzafar , Sivasankaran Kuppusamy
Published: May 2022

Kale is one of the important and chiefly consumed vegetable crops of Kashmir valley. The pest infestation on the Brassica oleracea L. var virdis (Brassicales: Brassicaceae) by the polyphagous caterpillar of Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is presented in this study. The monitoring of pest infestation was assessed in the months from July-August 2021 from four different locations in the district Shopian, Kashmir, India. The present study thoroughly monitored the life stages of the polyphagous caterpillar of Pieris brassicae and its impact on the host plant. Among the larval stages of the pest, most damages was observed on the leaves by 2nd and 3rd instar larvae followed by the 4th and 5th instars respectively in non-insecticide treatment; with a higher rate of leaf damage (3.15 %) and larval incidence (1.13 %), while a lower rate of leaf damage (0.2 %) and larval incidence (0.04 %) was observed in insecticide control.
Comparing surgical strategies for end-stage anteromedial osteoarthritis
Authors: Mikkelsen Mette , Wilson Hannah A. , Gromov Kirill , Price Andrew J. , Troelsen Anders
Published: May 2022

Aims

Treatment of end-stage anteromedial osteoarthritis (AMOA) of the knee is commonly approached using one of two surgical strategies: medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In this study we aim to investigate if there is any difference in outcome for patients undergoing UKA or TKA, when treated by high-volume surgeons, in high-volume centres, using two different clinical guidelines. The two strategies are ‘UKA whenever possible’ vs TKA for all patients with AMOA.

Methods

A total of 501 consecutive AMOA patients (301 UKA) operated on between 2013 to 2016 in two high-volume centres were included. Centre One employed clinical guidelines for the treatment of AMOA allowing either UKA or TKA, but encouraged UKA wherever possible. Centre Two used clinical guidelines that treated all patients with a TKA, regardless of wear pattern. TKA patients were included if they had isolated AMOA on preoperative radiographs. Data were collected from both centres’ local databases. The primary outcome measure was change in Oxford Knee Score (OKS), and the proportion of patients achieving the patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) at one-year follow-up. The data were 1:1 propensity score matched before regression models were used to investigate potential differences.

Results

The matched cohort included 400 patients (mean age 67 years (SD 9.55), 213 (53%) female, mean BMI 30.2 kg/m2, 337 (84%) American Society of Anesthesiologists grade ≤ 2). We found a mean adjusted difference in change score of 3.02 points (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.41 to 4.63; p < 0.001) and a significantly larger likeliness of achieving PASS (odds ratio 3.67 (95% CI 1.73 to 8.45); p = 0.001) both in favour of the UKA strategy.

Conclusion

UKA and TKA are both good strategies for treating end-stage AMOA. However, when compared as a strategy, UKA achieved larger improvements in OKS, and were more likely to reach the PASS value at one-year follow-up. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2022;3(5):441–447.
Molecular snapshot of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from the Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Bakuła Zofia , Wuyep Valentine B. , Bartocha Łukasz , Vyazovaya Anna , Ikeh Eugene I. , Bielecki Jacek , Mokrousov Igor , Jagielski Tomasz
Published: May 2022

Nigeria ranks 1st in Africa and 6th globally with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB). However, only a relatively few studies have addressed the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in this country. The aim of this work was to analyze the genetic structure of drug-resistant (DR) M. tuberculosis population in the Plateau State (central Nigeria), with the results placed in the broader context of West Africa. The study sample included 67 DR M. tuberculosis isolates, recovered from as many TB patients between November 2015 and January 2016, in the Plateau State. The isolates were subjected to spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTR typing. A total of 20 distinct spoligotypes were obtained, split into 3 clusters (n = 50, 74.6%, 2–33 isolates per cluster) and 17 (25.4%) unique patterns. The Cameroon clade was the largest lineage (62.7%) followed by T (28.3%), LAM (3%), and Haarlem (3%) clades. Upon MIRU-VNTR typing, the isolates produced 31 profiles, i.e. 7 clusters (n = 43, 64.2%, 2–17 isolates per cluster) and 24 singletons. A combined spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTR typing analysis showed 20.9% of the cases clustered and estimated the recent transmission rate at 11.9%. In conclusion, two lineages, namely Cameroon, and T accounted for the majority (91%) of cases. No association was observed between the most prevalent Cameroon lineage and drug resistance, including multidrug resistant (MDR) phenotype, or any of the patient demographic characteristics.
Population birth outcomes in 2020 and experiences of expectant mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A ‘born in Wales’ mixed methods study using routine data
Authors: Jones Hope , Seaborne Mike , Cowley Laura , Odd David , Paranjothy Shantini , Akbari Ashley , Brophy Sinead
Published: May 2022

Background

Pregnancy can be a stressful time and the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life. This study aims to investigate the pandemic impact on pregnancy experience, rates of primary childhood immunisations and the differences in birth outcomes in during 2020 to those of previous years.

Methods

Self-reported pregnancy experience: 215 expectant mothers (aged 16+) in Wales completed an online survey about their experiences of pregnancy during the pandemic. The qualitative survey data was analysed using codebook thematic analysis. Population-level birth outcomes in Wales: Stillbirths, prematurity, birth weight and Caesarean section births before (2016–2019) and during (2020) the pandemic were compared using anonymised individual-level, population-scale routine data held in the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. Uptake of the first three scheduled primary childhood immunisations were compared between 2019 and 2020.

Findings

The pandemic had a negative impact on the mental health of 71% of survey respondents, who reported anxiety, stress and loneliness; this was associated with attending scans without their partner, giving birth alone, and minimal contact with midwives. There was no significant difference in annual outcomes including gestation and birth weight, stillbirths, and Caesarean sections for infants born in 2020 compared to 2016–2019. There was an increase in late term births (≥42 weeks gestation) during the first lockdown (OR: 1.28, p = 0.019) and a decrease in moderate to late preterm births (32–36 weeks gestation) during the second lockdown (OR: 0.74, p = 0.001). Fewer babies were born in 2020 (N = 29,031) compared to 2016–2019 (average N = 32,582). All babies received their immunisations in 2020, but there were minor delays in the timings of immunisations. Those due at 8-weeks were 8% less likely to be on time (within 28-days) and at 16-weeks, they were 19% less likely to be on time.

Interpretation

Whilst the pandemic had a negative impact on mothers’ experiences of pregnancy. Population-level data suggests that this did not translate to adverse birth outcomes for babies born during the pandemic.
Practice of hyperglycaemia control in intensive care units of the Military Hospital, Sudan—Needs of a protocol
Authors: Abd El-Raheem Ghada Omer Hamad , Abdallah Mudawi Mohammed Ahmed , Noma Mounkaila
Published: May 2022

Hyperglycaemia is a major risk factor in critically ill patients leading to adverse outcomes and mortality in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. The target blood glucose remained controversial; this study aimed to contribute in assessing the practice of hyperglycaemia control in intensive care units of the Military Hospital. Furthermore, the study proposed a protocol for hyperglycaemia control based on findings. A hospital-based cross-sectional study assessed the awareness and practice towards hyperglycaemia management in a sample 83 healthcare staff selected through stratified random sampling technique. In addition, 55 patients were enrolled, through quota sampling, after excluding those with diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar-hyperglycaemic state and patients < 18 years. A self-administrated questionnaire enabled to collect data from health staff and patient data were extracted from the medical records. SPSS-23 was used to analyze the collected data. Chi-square and ANOVA tests assessed the association among variables, these tests were considered statistically significant whenp≤ 0.05. The training on hyperglycaemia control differed (p= 0.017) between doctors and nurses. The target glycaemic level (140–180 mg/dl) was known by 11.1% of the study participants. Neither the knowledge nor the practice of hyperglycaemia control methods differed among staff (p> 0.05). The use of sliding scale was prevalent (79.3%) across the ICUs (p= 0.002). 31.5% of the patients had received different glycaemic control methods, 11.8% were in the targeted blood glucose level. Sliding scale was the method used by doctors and nurses (71.4% and 81.6% respectively). Lack of awareness about hyperglycaemia management methods was prevalent among ICU healthcare staff. Use of obsolete methods was the common practice in the ICUS of the Military Hospital. Target blood glucose for patients were unmet. Development of a local protocol for glycaemic control in all ICUs is needed along with sustained training programs on hyperglycaemia control for ICU healthcare staff.
Churn prediction in telecommunication industry using kernel Support Vector Machines
Authors: Y. Nguyen Nhu , Ly Tran Van , Son Dao Vu Truong
Published: May 2022

In this age of fierce competitions, customer retention is one of the most important tasks for many companies. Many previous works proposed models to predict customer churn based on various machine learning techniques. In this study, we proposed an advanced churn prediction model using kernel Support Vector Machines (SVM) algorithm for a telecom company. Baseline SVM models were initially built to find out the most suitable kernel types and will be used to make comparison with other approaches. Dimension reduction strategies such as Sequential Forward Selection (SFS) and Sequential Backward Selection (SBS) were applied to the dataset to find out the most important features. Furthermore, resampling techniques to deal with imbalanced data such as Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique Tomek Link (SMOTE Tomek) and Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique ENN (SMOTE ENN) were used on the dataset. Using the above-mentioned techniques, we have obtained better results compared to those obtained from previous works, we achieved an F1-score and accuracy of 99% and 98.9% respectively.
Methodological implications of sample size and extinction gradient on the robustness of fear conditioning across different analytic strategies
Authors: Ney Luke J. , Laing Patrick A. F. , Steward Trevor , Zuj Daniel V. , Dymond Simon , Harrison Ben , Graham Bronwyn , Felmingham Kim L.
Published: May 2022

Fear conditioning paradigms are critical to understanding anxiety-related disorders, but studies use an inconsistent array of methods to quantify the same underlying learning process. We previously demonstrated that selection of trials from different stages of experimental phases and inconsistent use of average compared to trial-by-trial analysis can deliver significantly divergent outcomes, regardless of whether the data is analysed with extinction as a single effect, as a learning process over the course of the experiment, or in relation to acquisition learning. Since small sample sizes are attributed as sources of poor replicability in psychological science, in this study we aimed to investigate if changes in sample size influences the divergences that occur when different kinds of fear conditioning analyses are used. We analysed a large data set of fear acquisition and extinction learning (N = 379), measured via skin conductance responses (SCRs), which was resampled with replacement to create a wide range of bootstrapped databases (N= 30,N= 60,N= 120,N= 180,N= 240,N= 360,N= 480,N= 600,N= 720,N= 840,N= 960,N= 1080,N= 1200,N= 1500,N= 1750,N= 2000) and tested whether use of different analyses continued to produce deviating outcomes. We found that sample size did not significantly influence the effects of inconsistent analytic strategy when no group-level effect was included but found strategy-dependent effects when group-level effects were simulated. These findings suggest that confounds incurred by inconsistent analyses remain stable in the face of sample size variation, but only under specific circumstances with overall robustness strongly hinging on the relationship between experimental design and choice of analyses. This supports the view that such variations reflect a more fundamental confound in psychological science—the measurement of a single process by multiple methods.
Disturbance observer-based adaptive position control for a cutterhead anti-torque system
Authors: Zhang Hangjun , Fang Jinhui , Yu Huan , Hu Huibin , Yang Yuzhu
Published: May 2022

To conveniently replace worn cutterhead tools in complicated strata, a novel cutterhead attitude control mechanism was recently designed. Meanwhile, the mechanism also causes an engineering problem of how to control a matching cutterhead anti-torque system (CATS) effectively, which is used to prevent a drive box of the cutterhead from rotation during a complex excavation process. In this paper, a disturbance observer-based adaptive position controller is proposed for the CATS. The proposed method presents a nonlinear adaptive controller with adaptation laws to compensate for the unknown time-varying load torque and damping uncertainty in the system. Based on the disturbance observer method and sliding mode control, an asymptotically stable controller proven by Lyapunov theory is constructed using the back-stepping technique. In addition, a virtual test rig based on MATLAB and AMESim co-simulation is built to verify the validity of the proposed controller. The simulation results show that the proposed method has good performance for tracking tasks in the presence of uncertainties compared with PID control. Together, the data support targeting disturbance observer-based adaptive position control as a potential control strategy for cutterhead anti-torque systems.
Teoría y práctica de la Traducción: un ejemplo de interrelación en la traducción de «Die wand», de Marlen Haushofer
Authors:   Universidad de Salamanca, Toda Castán Claudia
Published: May 2022

La presente contribución plantea que, ante determinados encargos, la teoría y la práctica de la traducción pueden interrelacionarse de una manera fructífera. La teoría que las traductoras conocen puede ofrecer distintas posibilidades para abordar la obra. Además, puede servir para formalizar sus experiencias al traducir. Al mismo tiempo, la labor de traducción puede llevarlas a ahondar en sus conocimientos teóricos y a reflexionar sobre ellos. Para ilustrar esta interrelación de teoría y práctica se tomará como ejemplo la traducción de la novela Die Wand, de la escritora austriaca Marlen Haushofer, traducida por la autora de este artículo.
Los culturemas de «Good Bye, Lenin!» en sus versiones francesa, italiana y española
Authors:   Universitat de València, Robles Sabater Ferran
Published: May 2022

Este trabajo revisa las estrategias seguidas en la traducción de las referencias culturales del film Good Bye, Lenin! (2003). Para ello, se han comparado sus versiones dobladas al francés, italiano y español. Tras identificar y clasificar los culturemas del texto origen, se han analizado las técnicas de traducción empleadas para su trasvase a los tres textos meta. Se ha procurado determinar qué tendencias son las más relevantes para cada tipo de culturema y qué diferencias existen entre las versiones. En particular, se ha observado de qué modo las divergencias halladas se vinculan a la voluntad del traductor de trasvasar de una manera peculiar el contenido y la intención comunicativa codificados en el texto origen.
Análisis y tipología de errores e inadecuaciones en traducción biosanitaria
Authors:   Universidad de Córdoba, Castillo Bernal María Pilar
Published: May 2022

La traducción biosanitaria ha experimentado un auge extraordinario en las últimas décadas, dando lugar a una abundante literatura en torno a los géneros textuales, la terminología y otros factores de este campo. Muchas de las contribuciones más relevantes (vid. Panace@, los Cuadernos de la Fundación Dr. Antonio Esteve o la serie Medicina en español de Fernando Navarro) se centran en los desafíos y dificultades más habituales de este tipo de traducción. Por el contrario, escasean los estudios empíricos sobre la calidad en traducción biosanitaria en general y los errores o inadecuaciones en particular. La presente contribución tiene por objetivo, desde una perspectiva funcionalista, profesionalizante y empírica, categorizar y analizar los errores en traducciones profesionales en este ámbito. Para ello se analizará un corpus de diversos géneros textuales del sector médico y farmacológico obtenido a partir de encargos reales de traducción. Los errores o inadecuaciones detectados en revisiones profesionales se categorizarán en una tipología propia basada en clasificaciones funcionalistas y propias del mercado de la traducción. Con ello, esperamos contribuir al sector de la traducción biosanitaria en la combinación lingüística alemán-español, en la que habitualmente escasean los estudios y recursos disponibles para profesionales, investigadores y traductores noveles.
¿Enseñar a traducir para enseñar una lengua extranjera?: A propósito del método de gramática y traducción
Authors:   Universidad de Vigo, Corvo Sánchez María José , Barsanti Vigo María Jesús ,   Universidad de Vigo
Published: May 2022

Todo parece indicar que la obra de Meidinger (1756-1822) constituye uno de los primeros modelos del método de gramática y traducción (MGT) seguido en los manuales en el siglo xviii. Se trata de una etiqueta que curiosamente no fue acuñada por sus representantes, sino por sus detractores para aludir a un sistema de aprendizaje que rechazaban. En este trabajo, primero abordamos algunas de las principales cuestiones que identifican al MGT, aparentemente tan conocido y, en realidad, tan desconocido por todos, como probaremos a través de las muchas dudas que genera la investigación más reciente en torno a él. Después nos centramos en el análisis de los ejercicios que acompañan al fragmento literario «Eine Künstlerseele (2)» incluido en el tercer capítulo del manual Deutschland V: Phantasie und Wirklichkeit (1960), destinado a alumnos franceses de alemán de 2º grado. Nuestro objetivo es intentar dar respuesta a las siguientes cuestiones: ¿cuánto de acierto hay en lo que aparentemente creemos saber del MGT? ¿Se enseñaba a traducir para enseñar una lengua extranjera? ¿O simplemente se traducía para enseñar la gramática? ¿O acaso se enseñaba la gramática para enseñar a traducir?
El intérprete de alemán como mediador lingüístico en los servicios públicos: la relevancia del lenguaje no verbal
Authors:   Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Cela Gutiérrez Cristina
Published: May 2022

El presente trabajo tiene por objeto la definición de la Interpretación para los Servicios Públicos, centrándose en los diferentes ámbitos de interpretación, y más concretamente en el ámbito policial, el código deontológico del intérprete y las dificultades formales y lingüísticas que surgen durante el desarrollo de la labor interpretativa. Asimismo, este trabajo se centrará en la importancia del papel que desempeña el lenguaje no verbal en la interpretación en el ámbito policial. Se analiza la relevancia del lenguaje no verbal durante un proceso de toma de manifestación, lectura de derechos ante una detención, recogida de una denuncia como mecanismo para verificar la credibilidad y aptitud del hablante ante la información facilitada.
La traducción operística en España: el caso de «Der Ring der Nibelungen» de Richard Wagner
Authors:   Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Ortiz-de-Urbina Paloma
Published: May 2022

La traducción de libretos de ópera es un terreno poco explorado hasta el momento pero que, en la última década, ha sido objeto de un creciente interés por parte de investigadores internacionales. La positiva recepción de las óperas en un país extranjero depende en buena parte de la comprensión del texto cantado. Este es el caso de los libretos de las cuatro obras que componen la Tetralogía El Anillo del Nibelungo de Richard Wagner (El Oro del Rin, La Walkyria, Sigfrido y El Ocaso de los Dioses) que, en el caso de España, empezaron a ser traducidos al castellano ya en 1885, contribuyendo en buena medida a la difusión de la obra del compositor alemán en España. Si bien entonces era habitual que los espectadores acudieran al espectáculo operístico con la traducción del libreto en castellano en la mano, hoy en día el texto traducido de la ópera forma parte funcional de la propia ópera, gracias a la aparición de los sobretítulos. A lo largo de mi intervención expondré cómo la evolución histórica de las traducciones operísticas de la tetralogía wagneriana en España ha afectado al análisis traductológico de las mismas y al proceso de recepción de la cultura alemana en España.
EFFECTS OF FUNCTIONAL FILLERS IN THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF 3D-PRINTED POLYLACTIC ACID USING FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING
Authors: Miparanum Kate Jaclyn , Albar Blessy , Abando Alex John III
Published: May 2022

Polylactic acid (PLA) has increasingly attracted research in various industrial fields due to its great biocompatibility and sustainability over other thermoplastics, which are widely used as filament feedstock in 3D-printing technology, specifically in Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM). Despite PLA being suitable in FDM processing, it has limitations in applications that need plastic deformation at high-stress levels due to its low strength and ductility. For this purpose, this review article discusses the existing studies that involve the incorporation of fillers in 3D-printed polylactic acid to maximize its functionality, which is non-attainable by the pure filament material alone. An overview of polylactic acid in FDM and the properties and effects of functional fillers of different types are presented. Finally, a complete table of which functional fillers are categorized (carbonaceous, metallic, ceramic and glassy, plant-based, and mineral) summarizes the reported comparison of 3D-printed pure PLA and the composite, scoping to reveal the mechanical modifications of each filler.
Decolonising curriculum in education: continuing proclamations and provocations
Authors: Race Richard , Ayling Pere , Chetty Dorrie , Hassan Nasima , McKinney Stephen J , Boath Lauren , Riaz Nighet , Salehjee Saima
Published: May 2022

There is no denying the importance and increased significance of interest in decolonisation in education and the wider social sciences. This article aims to bring a continuing contribution to an evolving and important discussion. The methodology of this work allows a range of academics from different cultural contexts to voice their decolonising proclamations. The authors of the article are a combination of White, Black, Asian and mixed-race academic researchers in higher education who have come together to proclaim their viewpoints. They draw upon their research and apply professional practice in relation to differing aspects of generally decolonising education and specifically decolonising curricula. As a group, we believe that the notion of decolonising applies to all sections of education – not only to primary schools, but also to nurseries, secondary schools, colleges and universities. We hope this article will encourage more research, advocacy and action within education and interdisciplinary contexts into the complexity of decolonising the curriculum.
Processos em disputa no conflito socioambiental da UHE Formoso
Authors: Toledo Rodrigues Mauro , Sena Mata Oliveira Clara , Glinfskoi Thé Ana Paula , Soares Barbosa Rômulo
Published: May 2022

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar e identificar processos e mecanismos que se colocam no conflito socioambiental da UHE Formoso em Buritizeiro/MG. Para tal, conta-se com uma análise documental e processual do licenciamento e demais atividades realizadas por pelo Coletivo Velho Chico Vive, e, com revisão bibliográfica para o estudo do caso. Diante da análise foi possível identificar que o projeto está em consonância com as políticas econômicas neoextrativistas inseridas no circuito de produção capitalista. Ademais, nota-se que o conflito revela não somente a disputa territorial, com viés institucional e Estatal, e outro que se articula na organização popular, mas também a própria concepção de natureza e do rio, enquanto recurso energético de um lado e de outro, pertencente a cosmologia e aos modos de vida tradicional. Conclui-se dessa forma, que o empreendimento ultrapassa limites da natureza, invisibilizando a população afetada, desconsiderando seus direitos e modos de vida, desrespeitando tratados internacionais em uma situação social da qual os movimentos sociais se tornam potência para a justiça social e ambiental.
aqui somos um barco de aprender com o outro
Authors: Santos dos Santos Luana , Gonçalves Larisse Medeiros , Bernartt Maria de Lourdes , Pontarolo Edilson
Published: May 2022

Esta resenha é de uma tese aborda a pesquisa-ação se realiza atuando junto a um campesinato que, recriado através da luta pela terra, organizou uma Rede Camponesa de Agroecologia como uma estratégia de luta na terra que impulsiona a resistência e enfrentamento à subordinação do capital. Essa rede foi organizada por meio de intercâmbios de trocas de saberes, baseados nos princípios metodológicos “camponês a camponês”. A tese central do trabalho é que as Redes Camponesas de Agroecologia são capazes de construir processos que contribuem com a autonomia camponesa ampliando o controle de seus territórios e, dessa forma, fortalecendo a luta na terra. Para isso, foram demonstradas e esclarecidas as formas de subordinação do campesinato pelo capital, assim como as algumas estratégias de construção da autonomia camponesa. Bem como o resgate histórico da construção do movimento agroecológico no Brasil e a compreensão teórica da agroecologia constituíram-se o ponto de partida para compreender e identificar os processos de autonomia impulsionados pela Rede Camponesa de Agroecologia. A tese aponta aponta importantes caminhos para impulsionar o desenvolvimento territórial, "mostrando que por meio da agroecologia é possível ampliar a autonomia camponesa, transformando não apenas as relações de produção, mas alterando também as relações políticas, sociais e econômicas, fortalecendo o modo de vida e o território camponês", como a própria autora descreve.
Políticas educativas sobre memoria histórica en la escuela en España: El olvido de la represión y la resistencia en el franquismo
Authors: Díez-Gutiérrez Enrique-Javier
Published: May 2022

La finalidad de esta investigación ha sido indagar en el conocimiento que, sobre la represión franquista y la lucha antifranquista, tienen actualmente los jóvenes que han terminado recientemente Educación Secundaria (2º de bachillerato). Se ha utilizado una metodología mixta, triangulando instrumentos cualitativos (grupos de discusión) y cuantitativo (cuestionarios) a una muestra de conveniencia e intencional. Participaron 22 estudiantes en los 5 grupos de discusión realizados y los cuestionarios, elaborados a partir de las categorías extraídas de los grupos de discusión y algunos aspectos de la última encuesta del CIS que preguntaba por la memoria histórica, se aplicaron a 368 jóvenes, tras su evaluación previa mediante una técnica Delphi de juicio de expertos. Los resultados muestran que no siempre se llega a estos temas o, a veces, se dan por encima y que los contenidos desarrollados, aunque tienden a presentarse desde una visión supuestamente “neutral y aséptica”, realmente encubren graves silencios y ocultamientos deliberados. Se concluye, por tanto, como ha manifestado la mayoría del alumnado encuestado, que es necesario recuperar la memoria histórica como base de la ciudadanía democrática, pues esta recuperación afirma la calidad de la democracia. Sin conocimiento no hay memoria histórica, no hay verdad, justicia ni reparación posible.
In Search of Ovidian Hebrew: A Philological Study of a Lesser Known Modern Hebrew Translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Authors: Borýsek Martin
Published: May 2022

This paper focuses on the first substantial translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses into modern Hebrew, whose author was Yehoshua Friedman (1885–1934). The first part of the paper sets Friedman into the context of modern Hebrew classical philology and explores the character of his verse. The core of the text consists of three case studies of selected excerpts from Ovid’s story of Apollo and Daphne (Met. I, 456–465; 481–482; 545–552). Based on detailed linguistic and stylistic analysis of these texts, I argue that Friedman did not simply adopt a pre-existing linguistic register, but rather created an original Ovidian idiom that helped to win him lasting significance in the history of Hebrew translations from classical languages.
Uter vestrum est celerior? Relative Comparatives without an Explicit Standard in Classical Latin
Authors: Ctibor Michal
Published: May 2022

The article explores Latin comparatives, both of adjectives and adverbs, which are not accompanied by an explicit standard (basis of comparison) in the form of the ablative of comparison or quam + NP/SENT. Such cases are considerably numerous, but virtually none of them are the so-called absolute comparatives. The majority of comparatives have an implicit standard, which is recoverable from the context, situation, general knowledge, or through some logical operation. The article describes the typical circumstances under which the non-expression of the standard is the unmarked or even the only possible variant.
Las palabras de Virgilio o de Cristo en los versos de Juvenco, de Proba y de Prudencio: Algunos ejemplos
Authors: Danza Juan Manuel
Published: May 2022

This paper offers a review of some Christian authors who used Virgil as
a pagan model with the purpose of portraying Christ’s life as a classical
hero. Our working hypothesis is that Juvencus and Proba made the allusions and references to Aeneas’ heroic qualities to announce the victorious new archetype of Christ as the only example of virtue. This process defined as ‘Virgilisation of Christ’s life’ was fundamental for Prudentius’ poetic task.
La Glosa bullarum de Félix Hemmerlin dans le contexte historique et théologique de la Rhénanie à la fin du Moyen Âge
Authors: Micali Luciano
Published: May 2022

This article analyzes the commentary of the Swiss canonist Felix Hemmerlin on two papal seals of Eugene IV and Gregory XII. The author criticizes the two documents because of their permissiveness towards the community of the Begardi. The canonical and theological reflection on the two papal seals is, for Hemmerlin, the occasion to discuss the spiritual and theological landscape of the Rhineland at his time. The Glosa is examined here in relation to other three works of this author on the same theme and, more in general, to the thought of other late scholastic masters, such as Jean Gerson and Heymeric de Campo.
Neuauflagen und erneute Publikationen von Werken zu Konstantin und seiner Dynastie
Authors: Brendel Raphael
Published: May 2022

A collected review of eighteen books on the Constantinian dynasty and
related topics (Late Antiquity in general, Christianity, Paganism, legal history, social history, Germans).
A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Some Newspapers Campaign Advertisements for Nigeria’s 2019 Elections and Their Appeal Strategies
Authors: Ayuwo Jones G. I.
Published: May 2022

This study investigated the multimodal resources of some political campaign ads for the 2019 general elections in Nigeria with the purpose of analyzing their appeal strategies. The objectives were to: examine the several communicative elements of the 2019 elections campaign advertisements as pieces of discourse as well as apply the analytical tool of Discourse Analysis to establish the appeal strategies adopted to achieve some political objectives. Data for this study were drawn from newspaper advertisements in three national dailies: the Punch, the DailySun and the Vanguard. The newspapers were published between December 2018 and February 2019. Six advertisements were purposively selected for this study owing to the several rhetorical appeals in them. The analysis of data was based on discourse multimodal analysis approach. The analysis showed that the multimodal resources of the ads, which were socio-culturally grounded, were analyzed under the broad themes of appeal to performance, appeal to endorsement and appeal to freedom which were the major tropes in the ads. In conclusion, it was implied in the study that the multimodality study is an important part of political expression generally and in Nigeria specifically, mere looking at the fact that the semiotic resources deployed in political campaign ads on newspapers convey uncommon yet compelling and significant political meanings and messages about politicians and so on.
Heart rate variability as a function of menopausal status, menstrual cycle phase, and estradiol level
Authors: Ramesh Sharanya , James Matthew T. , Holroyd‐Leduc Jayna M. , Wilton Stephen B. , Sola Darlene Y , Ahmed Sofia B.
Published: May 2022

Low estradiol status is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. We sought to determine the association between heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of cardiovascular risk, at baseline and in response to stressor as a function of menopausal status, menstrual cycle phase and estradiol level. Forty‐one healthy women (13 postmenopausal, 28 premenopausal) were studied. Eleven premenopausal women were additionally studied in the high and low estradiol phases of the menstrual cycle. HRV was calculated by spectral power analysis (low Frequency (LF), high frequency (HF) and LF:HF) at baseline and in response to graded Angiotensin II (AngII) infusion. The primary outcomes were differences in HRV at baseline and in response to AngII. Compared to premenopausal women in the low estradiol phase, postmenopausal women demonstrated lower baseline LF (p = 0.01) and HF (p < 0.001) measures, which were not significant after adjustment for age and BMI. In response to AngII, a decrease in cardioprotective HRV (ΔHF = −0.43 ± 0.46 ln ms2, p = 0.005 vs. baseline) was observed in postmenopausal women versus premenopausal women. Baseline HRV parameters did not differ by menstrual phase in premenopausal women. During the low estradiol phase, no differences were observed in the HRV response to AngII challenge. In contrast, women in the high estradiol phase were unable to maintain HRV (ΔLF = −0.07 ± 0.46 ln ms2, p = 0.048 response vs. baseline, ΔHF = −0.33 ± 0.74 ln ms2, p = 0.048 response vs. baseline). No association was observed between any measure of HRV and estradiol level. Menopausal status and the high estradiol phase in premenopausal women were associated with reduced HRV, a marker of cardiovascular risk. Understanding the role of estradiol in the modulation of cardiac autonomic tone may help guide risk reduction strategies in women.
Level structure, arithmetic representations, and noncommutative Siegel linearization
Authors: Kadets Borys , Litt Daniel
Published: May 2022

Let

ℓ

{\ell}

be a prime, k a finitely generated field of characteristic different from

ℓ

{\ell}

, and X a smooth geometrically connected curve over k. Say a semisimple representation of

π
1
ét

⁢

(

X

k
¯

)

{\pi_{1}^{{\text{\'{e}t}}}(X_{\bar{k}})}

is arithmetic if it extends to a finite index subgroup of

π
1
ét

⁢

(
X
)

{\pi_{1}^{{\text{\'{e}t}}}(X)}

. We show that there exists an effective constant

N
=

N
⁢

(
X
,
ℓ
)

{N=N(X,\ell)}

such that any semisimple arithmetic representation of

π
1
ét

⁢

(

X

k
¯

)

{\pi_{1}^{{\text{\'{e}t}}}(X_{\bar{k}})}

into

GL
n

⁡

(

ℤ
ℓ

¯

)

{\operatorname{GL}_{n}(\overline{\mathbb{Z}_{\ell}})}

, which is trivial mod

ℓ
N

{\ell^{N}}

, is in fact trivial. This extends a previous result of the second author from characteristic zero to all characteristics. The proof relies on a new noncommutative version of Siegel’s linearization theorem and the

ℓ

{\ell}

-adic form of Baker’s theorem on linear forms in logarithms.
Qualifizierende Disqualifizierung und ihre Umkehrungen
Authors: Deutscher Penelope
Published: May 2022

In this paper, the term “qualifying disqualification” is introduced to express an intersection of several different types of power that (in a Foucauldian terminology) are differentiated as disciplinary, sovereign, and biopolitical formations. The paper concurs with a viewpoint that has emerged in much post-Foucauldian scholarship that these should not be understood as replacing each other in a historically emerging, linear succession. The resulting question is how to interpret instances of their convergence and intersection – for example, are they best understood as mutually consolidating (as seen in some understandings of domination)? The paper points to the friction caused by a simultaneity of heterogeneous formations of power given that they are understood to “subjectivise” differently. In turn, different understandings and conducts of “capacity” and “qualification” correspond to those differences in addition to different techniques of inclusion, exclusion, and exception. “Qualifying disqualification” is proposed as a terminology to express this friction. The fields in which its implications are explored include critical race studies (particularly the work of Saidiya Hartman), “capacity”-based rights arguments, and new interpretations of power in the work of Foucault, particularly as theorised in his Collège de France lectures.
Autonomie und menschliche Lebensform
Authors: Melichar Gustav
Published: May 2022

In 2020, M. Summa developed a promising approach to understanding the concept of illness. This approach combines a theory of organisms with Responsive Phenomenology to gain a concept of illness. Following on from this, the present article shows that the normative presuppositions can be further explicated and justified by drawing on the theoretical resources of Aristotelian naturalism as propounded by Michael Thompson. Aristotelian naturalism does provide a theoretical option to grasp the normative foundations of human life. However, this article argues that Aristotelian naturalism requires another criterion besides human nature to make the concept of illness intelligible. Following John McDowell’s critique of Aristotelian naturalism, it will be shown that this criterion consists in the capacity for autonomy. From this a concept of (mental) illness is developed which describes an impairment of the self-regulated and autonomous realisation of the human form of life.