bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Un Président populiste en campagne : Donald Trump, ou la gestion de la crise de la Covid-19
Authors: Saltykov Maria
Published: April 2022

Cet article examine les procédures discursives et argumentatives teintées de populisme selon lesquelles Donald Trump, qui va à contre-courant de la politique sanitaire contre la Covid-19 adoptée par la plupart des pays démocratiques, tente de légitimer ses décisions et de les présenter comme conformes au souci du bien public. On analyse la façon dont, dans son allocution à la nation, le dirigeant des États-Unis s’attache à réaffirmer sa légitimité de Président sortant affaibli par des tentatives d’impeachment, et de renforcer l’autorité de sa personne en vue des élections proches. Dans cette perspective, on tente de déceler les stratégies discursives qui relèvent du national-populisme et les valeurs communes qui les sous-tendent, en examinant comment elles s’intègrent dans l’argumentation globale mise en œuvre pour parvenir aux fins persuasives du Président-candidat.
Democratic legitimacy and authority in times of Corona: Angela Merkel’s address to the nation (18 March 2020)
Authors: Siess Jürgen , Amossy Ruth
Published: April 2022

This article explores the discursive and argumentative procedures that build the legitimacy and authority of Chancellor Angela Merkel in her first TV address on Covid-19. Establishing a necessary distinction in these two correlated and often confused notions, the analysis uncovers a global “rhetoric of the coronavirus”: staging of institutional legitimacy reinforced by the unity of the rulers (an all-encompassing “we”) and building of authority by the argument of epistemic authority (experts); justification of anti-Covid measures by pragmatic arguments or by historical examples; construction of an ethos that ensures credibility. The analysis also reveals procedures specific to emergency situations: enhancement of an absolute and illusory political consensus, at the expense of open democratic deliberation; reduction of scientific discourse to the discourse of experts likely to provide certainty to decision-makers, transformed into managers; calls on the public to accept of its own free will measures already enacted. Finally, the article highlights the specificities of Merkel's speech on this occasion: the meta-discourse that tackles head-on the relationship to democracy, but also to argumentation, the insistence on human values considered superior to the democratic values violated, the posture of proximity supposed to contribute to moral legitimation and to strengthen the authority of the Chancellor. The ethical dimension of the discourse is all the more salient because it relies heavily on pragmatic arguments. Another characteristic of Angela Merkel’s singular self-presentation is the confession of her own fragility, the image of a sensitive woman who unites reason and feeling, the emphasis on an ethic strongly imbued with affectivity that gives her a very human accent and calls for “solidary action” rather than for mere obedience.
Emmanuel Macron facing Covid-19: A president in search of image repair
Authors: Sadoun-Kerber Keren , Wahnich Stéphane
Published: April 2022

How can a political leader impose unusual demands in a democracy in the face of Covid-19 when he was already arousing a great deal of mistrust, long before this crisis, because of a distorted image that undermines his legitimacy and authority in the public sphere? This article identifies the discursive steps taken by the French President to repair his image in his first two addresses on the Coronavirus. It shows that his strategies of image repair are indirect and differ from those listed on the subject in scholarly literature. Emmanuel Macron’s objective is to strengthen his weakened legitimacy and build his position of authority. These two concepts are clearly distinguished in the analysis proposed here and are important axes for the re-elaboration of the President’s ethos, whose objective is to increase the confidence of the French in his leadership and in the measures announced to stem the pandemic.
A populist president in campaign: Donald Trump, or the management of the Covid-19 crisis
Authors: Saltykov Maria
Published: April 2022

This article examines the discursive and argumentative procedures tinged with populism by which Donald Trump, who goes against the health policy adopted by most democratic countries against Covid-19, tries to legitimate his decisions and present them as complying with the public good. We analyze the way in which the address to the nation of the United States leader endeavors to reaffirm his legitimacy as incumbent president weakened by recent attempts at impeachment, and to strengthen the authority of his person in view of the forthcoming elections. From this perspective, we attempt to identify the discursive strategies that fall under the rubric of national populism and the shared values that underlie them, examining how they fit into the overall argumentation used to achieve the president-candidate’s persuasive ends.
The role of trust in the discursive construction of legitimacy and authority. The first address on Covid-19 in Argentina
Authors: Masasa Karina
Published: April 2022

This article aims to analyze the first address to the Nation of the Argentinian President Alberto Fernández dealing with the health crisis of the Covid-19. At the time of the emergence of the virus, Fernández was new to his duties. The population of Argentina, a country that lives in an almost constant economic, social and political instability, is particularly suspicious of politicians and institutions. Even if the legitimacy of the new president was conferred upon him by a democratic election, he had to build a trust-inspiring discourse in order to strengthen the citizens’ belief in the legitimacy of the institutions as well as of the elect president, and to construct an authority allowing him to impose measures against the virus without resorting to violence. The notions of trust, legitimacy and authority are the pillars of this analysis which shows how they are discursively constructed and woven in the texture of Fernández’s address at the very beginning of an unprecedented world sanitary crisis.
Legitimizing Crisis Management during COVID-19
Authors: Wodak Ruth
Published: April 2022

Mid-March 2020, European governments (and beyond) could not deny the Covid-19 dangerous pandemic anymore; they had to quickly cope with the crisis. Different modes of crisis communication have been adopted by government leaders to persuade people to abide by various measures to counteract the spreading of the virus, and thus to reduce fears and uncertainties. Some measures implied severe restrictions of human rights (such as freedom of movement, and so forth). Therefore, different legitimation strategies were applied to create society-wide consensus that such measures were indeed necessary. Some governments have also instrumentalized the pandemic for their authoritarian aims. This paper analyzes various strategies of legitimation, following the approach first developed by Van Leeuwen and Wodak (1999) and elaborated in Wodak (2018, 2021). In this way, legitimation is linked to specific argumentation schemes, always in context-dependent ways. The data for this paper stem from governmental speeches and press conferences in Austria, Hungary, Sweden, New Zealand, and France, in the period of March 2020 until December 2020.
Fighting Climate Change Through Technology and Innovation: Reviewing Actions of the Petroleum Industry
Authors: Islam Raka , Sohel Rayhana Nayema , Hasan Faruque
Published: April 2022

Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are increasing the global temperature at an alarming rate. There is high pressure on oil and gas industry from policy makers and climate activists to reduce emission from hydrocarbon production. However, transitioning into a low carbon future is a long game that needs massive investments for innovation and infrastructure. Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) plays an important role in clean energy transitions. This paper reviews actions taken by several major exploration and production (E&P) companies in CCUS as well as their renewable energy ventures. CCUS technology contributes to capturing CO2 from critical economic sectors such as power plants and chemical industries and utilizing the captured CO2 or storing it permanently underground. Oil industries have been utilizing CO2-EOR for decades. They are investing in all parts of the CCUS supply chain to find cost effective and diverse solutions. The paper reviews few major projects undertaken by BP, Chevron, Equinor, Eni, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Shell and Total. The CCUS projects accumulate to removing 35 million tonnes per year (MMtpa) of CO2 currently, with a potential to remove 100 MMtpa of CO2, which is equivalent to emissions from about 22 million cars. Renewable energy ventures by oil majors are also discussed which amount to almost 100 GW of wind and solar addition. Renewable energy projects requires high capital investment and certain types of expertise, which makes oil and gas industry perfectly positioned to take their experience in hydrocarbon production and bring it to energy transition projects. In addition, federal tax credit in CCUS and renewables help with large-scale deployment of the projects.
Role of peripheral blood parameters (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, lymphocyte-to-monocyte and neutrophil-to-monocyte ratios) in breast cancer
Authors: Tripathi Pratibha , Nigoskar Shreya , Singh Rachna , Kala Sanjay , Yadav Gulab Dhar , Athar Mohd , Prakash Jai , Singh Sanchita , Verma Manish Kumar , Singh Anand Narayan
Published: April 2022

Background:

Nowadays, the role of inflammation in malignancies is well understood, and it has been characterised at several phases of tumourigenesis (initiation, promotion, invasion and metastasis). Different studies suggested that the neutrophils/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is linked with breast cancer (BC) survival and prognosis.

Aim:

In the present study, our aim was to study the blood parameters (neutrophils, lymphocytes, NLR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio [LMR] and neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio [NMR]) in BC. We examined the correlation between white blood cells, NLR, LMR, NMR and BC.

Materials and Methods:

It was a case–control study, which included 97 individuals, in which 44 were confirmed BC patients by histopathological examination and 53 were healthy controls. Their personal and social status information were collected in questionnaire form.

Results:

The mean neutrophil count was higher in the case group as compared to the control group (65.45 ± 5.92/68.67 ± 9.13, P = 0.001). Lymphocyte count was significantly lower in the case group as compared to the control group (26.25 ± 8.78 vs. 29.79 ± 5.14, P = 0.00). NLR was higher in the case group as compared to the control group, 3.03 ± 1.36 versus 2.35 ± 1.02, P = 0.00. The monocyte level was significantly higher in BC patients as compared to the control group, i.e. 2.80 ± 0.79 versus 2.66 ± 1.07, P = 0.01, in the case group. The LMR was 13.55 ± 7.21 in the control group and 10.35 ± 5.57, P = 0177, in the case group. NMR was significantly higher in the control group as compared to the case group (30.42 ± 17.02 vs. 26.53 ± 8.50, P = 0.002).

Conclusions:

Low NMR value can be related to a greater survival rate. We concluded that complete blood count, NLR and NMR can be an alternative marker in BC risk.
Bifurcations of spherically asymmetric solutions to an evolution equation for curves
Authors: Sugai Takeo
Published: April 2022

We show that a certain non-local curvature flow for planar curves has non-trivial self-similar solutions with

n

-fold rotational symmetry, bifurcated from a trivial circular solution. Moreover, we show that the trivial solution is stable with respect to perturbations which keep the geometric center and the enclosed area, and that, for

n

different from 3, the

n

-fold symmetric solution is stable with respect to perturbations which satisfy the same conditions as above and have the same symmetry as the solutions.
Nearby cycles and semipositivity in positive characteristic
Authors: Langer Adrian
Published: April 2022

We study restriction of logarithmic Higgs bundles to the boundary divisor and we construct the corresponding nearby-cycles functor in positive characteristic. As applications we prove some strong semipositivity theorems for analogs of complex polarized variations of Hodge structures and their generalizations. This implies, e.g., semipositivity for the relative canonical divisor of a semistable reduction in positive characteristic and it gives some new strong results generalizing semipositivity even for complex varieties.
Effective joint equidistribution of primitive rational points on expanding horospheres
Authors: El-Baz Daniel , Huang Bingrong , Lee Min
Published: April 2022

We prove an effective version of a result due to Einsiedler, Mozes, Shah and Shapira who established the equidistribution of primitive rational points on expanding horospheres in the space of unimodular lattices in at least three dimensions. Their proof uses techniques from homogeneous dynamics and relies in particular on measure-classification theorems – an approach which does not lend itself to effective bounds. We implement a strategy based on spectral theory, Fourier analysis and Weil’s bound for Kloosterman sums in order to quantify the rate of equidistribution for a specific horospherical subgroup in any dimension. We apply our result to provide a rate of convergence to the limiting distribution for the appropriately rescaled diameters of random circulant graphs.
Immersions and the unbounded Kasparov product: embedding spheres into Euclidean space
Authors: van Suijlekom Walter D. , Verhoeven Luuk S.
Published: April 2022

We construct an unbounded representative for the shriek class associated to the embeddings of spheres into Euclidean space. We equip this unbounded

KK

-cycle with a connection and compute the unbounded Kasparov product with the Dirac operator on

\mathbb{R}^{n+1}

. We find that the resulting spectral triple for the algebra

C(\mathbb{S}^n)

differs from the Dirac operator on the round sphere by a so-called index cycle, whose class in

KK_0(\mathbb{C},\mathbb{C})

represents the multiplicative unit. At all points we check that our construction involving the unbounded Kasparov product is compatible with the bounded Kasparov product using Kucerovsky’s criterion and we thus capture the composition law for the shriek map for these immersions at the unbounded

KK

-theoretical level, while retaining the geometric information.
Распределения многочленов от гауссовских случайных величин при ограничениях на степени переменных
Authors: Kosov Egor Dmitrievich
Published: April 2022

В работе исследуются плотности мер, являющихся образами стандартной гауссовской меры на $\mathbb{R}^n$ при полиномиальных отображениях, причем предполагается, что общая степень многочлена фиксирована, а каждая переменная входит в его одночлены в степенях, ограниченных другим фиксированным числом.
Evaluating urban sprawl and land consumption rate in Ilorin metropolis using multitemporal landsat imagery
Authors: Idrees M. O. , Adepoju B. D. , Ipadeola A. O. , Omar D. M. , Alade A. K. , Salami I. B.
Published: April 2022

This study examines the rate and pattern of urban expansion from 1991 to 2021 using Landsat imageries of 1991, 2002, and 2021. First, the images were classified into a built-up area, open land, vegetation, and water bodies utilizing the supervised Maximum Likelihood classification algorithm. Subsequently, the classified images were used to determine land use/cover change between 1991 and 2002, and also between 2002 and 2021. The result has shown that the city expands radially from 1916.77 ha in 1991 to 3284.82 ha in 2002, and 8770.79 ha in 2021, representing 5.84%, 10%, and 26.72%, respectively, at a growth rate of 9.98% (1991-2002) and 40.02% (2002-2021). It is equally revealed that between 1991 and 2021, the vegetated land decreased from 56.33% to 20.64% whereas the open land from 36.4% to 51.52%. This study allowed measuring the pattern and rate at which urban expansion had occurred in Ilorin. The pattern of sprawling in Ilorin is radial with amplified development along the major roads that lead to the city. This has largely impacted the natural ecosystem and associated environmental problems, including soil degradation, erosion, and reduction in the available land for crop production. It is, therefore, important to implement sustainable measures that evolve policies stimulating urban regeneration, integrated into the ongoing development of Kwara State geographic information system (GIS) to effectively plan, allocate land resources, and monitor development in near real-time.
Amélioration du rendement de réseau par la réduction des pertes physiques
Authors: N'Cho Joseph Arnaud
Published: April 2022

Les volumes d’eau potable distribués se répartissent en 2 catégories : Eaux Facturées et Eaux Non Facturées (ENF). Les Eaux dites Facturées correspondent aux consommations facturées à l’abonné. Les ENF représentent toutes les autres eaux distribuées mais ne faisant pas l’objet d’une facturation, à savoir : les pertes physiques (fuites etc…), certaines eaux d’utilité publique (défense incendie etc…) et les défauts de comptage ou de facturation. En 2015, la SODECI a réalisé une étude diagnostic du fonctionnement du réseau d’eau potable d’Abidjan afin de mieux évaluer l’origine des pertes. Cette étude a consisté à déterminer la répartition des Eaux ENF par typologie de pertes et a permis de déterminer la répartition suivante : part des pertes physiques (22,45%), part des pertes comptages (3,04%), part de la fraude (9%) ; Soit un total de 34,5% de volume d’ENF. La proportion des pertes physiques sur le réseau d’Abidjan représentait 61,5% de l’ensemble des pertes diagnostiquées. Ces résultats ont conduit la SODECI à entreprendre des actions vigoureuses en vue de réduire leur impact et améliorer le rendement de réseau. Ces actions ont consisté à la gestion des pressions, la sectorisation, la recherche active de fuite, au renouvellement des vieux compteurs, la modernisation du comptage et la lutte contre la fraude. Le présent rapport fait état des actions liées aux pertes physiques, notamment la gestion des pressions, la sectorisation et la recherche active de fuites.
„Dla pokutujących, co szli za nim, czynił procesyje z śpiewanim”. O wpływie reformy trydenckiej na różne formy pobożności (na przykładzie Żywotów świętych Piotra Skargi)
Authors: Cybulska-Bohuszewicz Ewa
Published: April 2022

“For Those Who Followed Him He Made Processions with Singing”: On the Influence of the Tridentine Reform on Various Manifestations of Piety (on the Basis of Żywoty świętych by Piotr Skarga)

The aim of the article is to present how texts such as Żywoty świętych (first edition in Vilnius, 1579) could influence the shaping of modern post-Tridentine expression of piety. Claims were advanced over the past decades that the hagiographic literature did not bring anything new to religious culture, and that on the contrary, it contributed to the consolidation of petrified, medieval patterns and thus impeded the spiritual development of an individual. Such views were articulated by researchers such as Henryk Barycz or Janusz Tazbir, who failed to recognize the threads of the new post-Tridentine theology and the related patterns and forms of piety in Skarga’s text. The analysis presented here aims to refute these claims, arguing that Żywoty is a modern text, rooted in the spirit of the Tridentine reform. Similar arguments were put forth by Anna Kapuścińska in her monograph, and by Alina Nowicka-Jeżowa in her articles on the changes in Polish religious awareness against the background of other European countries at that time. Their findings are presented in the introductory part of the article. In the next part, the author focuses on describing specific expressions of piety (such as pilgrimages, processions, image worship, etc.) and how they are reflected in Żywoty. As it turns out, these are not relics of the Middle Ages, with Skarga’s narrative overtly encouraging his readers to be active, rather than passively perpetuate the usual patterns and dogmas. Żywoty is therefore a modern work, in line with the recommendations of the Council, which is also related to the fact that its author came from the environment of the Jesuits, who were extremely progressive at the time and advocated their own concepts of spiritual development, following the teaching of the founder of the congregation, Ignacy Loyola.
Recusationes w pierwszej księdze Elegiarum libri quattuor Jana Kochanowskiego a Kreuzung der Gattungen. Rola Owidiusza w refleksjach metapoetyckich Jana Kochanowskiego
Authors: Cabras Francesco
Published: April 2022

The recusationes and the Kreuzung der Gattungen in Jan Kochanowski’s Elegiarum libri quattuor and Ovid’s Inspiration in Jan Kochanowski’s Metapoetic Reflections

This article is a study of the three recusationes from the first book of Jan Kochanowski’s Elegiarum libri quattuor. Contrary to what one might think at first sight, these poems do not merely voice homage paid to the elegiac convention, which demands of the poet to renounce epic poetry and military life, but should be seen as texts in which Kochanowski reflects on the potential and limits of the elegy as a genre. It is only in the opening epigram of the collection that the poet seems to accept the rules of the genre by stating that he will not write epic poetry, but in all the recusationes of the first book (I 1, I 5 e I 12), he clearly makes the reader aware that he does not intend to renounce epic poetry, but plans to write such poems on another occasion, or in fact, he is already inserting several epic fragments in his elegies. Having underlined this, the article concentrates on the fact that this kind of attitude towards the relations between the elegiac poet and epic poetry is typically Ovidian, as shown by Mario Labate in his outstanding works devoted to this topic. The article also draws the reader’s attention to the book’s structure, for the recusationes play an essential role in it by marking its metaliterary nature. The article demonstrates that the elegies provide a testing ground for the poet to refine his poetic technique. In the elegies Kochanowski searches for different poetic solutions as he deals with different poetic genres, thereby striving to become a “total poet”, in the renaissance sense of this expression, i.e. a poet who does not confine himself to any single genre, believing that he is capable of facing all kinds of challenges when it comes to creating poetry.
Transtekstualne aspekty łacińskiej parafrazy Batrachomyomachii autorstwa Jana Siemuszowskiego
Authors: Zbądzki Jakub
Published: April 2022

Transtextual Aspects of Jan Siemuszowski’s Latin Paraphrase of Batrachomyomachia

The article aims to analyse how Jan Siemuszowski, author of a 1568 Latin paraphrase of the Batrachomyomachia, used the Roman epic tradition in his work in the context of Renaissance translations of the poem and how he approached the problem of losing references to Greek literature in the process of transferring the piece into another language. The current state of knowledge of Latin translations of Batrachomyomachia is not advanced, and the issue concerning the dialogue of the poem’s Latin versions with classical literature was recently raised solely by Aaron Vanspauwen, who observed that these works mirror transtextual devices of the Greek original, claiming at the same time that this may be accidental. However, there is sound evidence that the devices were deployed intentionally, as transtextuality appears mainly in texts based on emulation. In this case, it is worthwhile to investigate one of the clearest examples of making use of Roman epic tradition in a translation from Greek, which is a paraphrase made by Jan Siemuszowski, containing over 150 direct references to Latin poetry, especially Virgil and Ovid. To achieve this, Batrachomyomachia and Siemuszowski’s paraphrase were compared in a systematic classification using George Genette’s theory of transtextuality. They were found to have two categories in common, metatexts and intertexts, the latter serving as amplifications and parodies (in Genette’s sense) of epic schemes and heroes. In Siemuszowski’s work, the metatexts are visible in quotations that emphasize the fictional dimension of the work or its supposed grandeur. The allusions used in the amplifications exaggerate the power of heroes and their opponents, and the greatness of the entire world depicted. Moreover, the application of some of them to dangerous characters and phenomena seems to outline the perception of mice and frogs. The comic effect of parody is mainly achieved by highlighting the negative characteristics of animals in contrast to ancient models, especially certain types of figures such as gods, heroes or philosophers. Parody also relates to the stories of epic heroes, making them trivial or lending particular, unearned gravity to the animals. It is observed that Siemuszowski mostly used similar methods as the author of Batrachomyomachia. However, he often supplemented the verses with new, significant references to Virgil and Ovid, preventing the loss of transtexts in the process of translation. The complexity of his piece allows us to perceive it as a text of the third degree – in the terminology used by Katarzyna Warcaba. As a result, Siemuszowski’s paraphrase was in line with the trend of emulation-based translations, whose authors avoided translating the text literally and tried to compete with the original or other authors’ versions of the poem in terms of the techniques used in it.
Czwarta mowa posła polskiego Erazma Ciołka (1474–1522) wygłoszona w Rzymie wobec papieża Leona X. Edycja, przekład na język polski i komentarz
Authors: Brzozowska Ałła
Published: April 2022

The Fourth Speech of Erasm Ciołek (1474–1522), Delivered in Rome Before Pope Leo X: An Edition, Translation into the Polish Language and Commentary

The paper presents the first critical edition of the fourth political speech delivered by the bishop of Płock, Erazm Ciołek (1474–1522), in 1518 in Rome before Pope Leo X and the college of cardinals.

In the 16th-century Europe, speeches delivered by politicians on the international arena had an important function: not only did they serve representative purposes, but they also played a key part the diplomatic missions. Rhetorical success was often accompanied by a political one. In order to increase the impact and prestige of the politician and his tasks, and to spread the ideas of his mission, political speeches were often published. Erazm Ciołek, an ambassador of the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, during his third legation to the Holy See had an important tasks to accomplish, which included watching the preparations for a general expedition against the Ottoman Empire, regulation of the dragging matter of paying homage by the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, and securing the diplomatic assistance of the Holy See in stabilizing the situation on the eastern borders of the Great Duchy of Lithuania in the ongoing armed conflict with Moscow. In addition, travelling to Rome immediately after the Diet in Augsburg, Ciołek had also been entrusted with tasks by the emperor Maximilian. An audience granted to the legation by the Pope and the college of cardinals, where the ambassador delivered a speech and presented credential letters, was the official beginning of the diplomatic mission. In his oration, Erazm Ciołek included all the most important threads, skillfully guiding the minds of the recipients towards the only logical solution that would be identical with the results desired by the legation. The fourth speech of Erazm Ciołek was first published in 1519 in Rome, a few months after it was delivered, and has not been reprinted since then. The oration by one of the most important politicians during the Renaissance in Poland and Lithuania was preserved only in a few copies and remains almost unknown to contemporary researchers. In this edition, the Latin text was translated into Polish and provided with an introduction and an appropriate philological and historical commentary based on a wide bibliography including manuscripts and early printed books.
Prawda i wartości w psychologii
Authors: Miluska Jolanta
Published: April 2022

Truth and Values in Psychology

The paper refers to three issues: the effective way to reach the truth, the inconclusive and equivocal (interpretative) nature of truth, and the axiological involvement of developmental psychology. The first issue can be resolved by arguing for the need to connect a good theory with a thoughtful research program. The second thesis finds its confirmation in that the critique and reconsideration of what was previously established are the essence of scientific investigations. Finally, the issue of the role played by values in developmental psychology will be analysed on four levels: the first deals with theories and concepts of values; the second with values as the object of psychological investigations; the third points to how values enter the research process itself; and the fourth refers to how concepts and theories in psychology become filled with axiology.
PREVENÇÃO DA COVID-19: MANUAL TÉCNICO SOBRE USO CORRETO E SEGURO DE MÁSCARAS
Authors:   Centro Universitário Ingá - Uningá, dos Santos Benites Carolina , Chierrito de Oliveira Tolentino Danielly ,   Centro Universitário Ingá - Uningá, Paula Margioto Teston Ana ,   Centro Universitário Ingá - Uningá, Cristina de Medeiros Araújo Daniela ,   Centro Universitário Ingá - Uningá
Published: April 2022

Este manual técnico foi idealizado, visando trazer informações de qualidade envolvendo aspectos relacionados ao material de fabricação, condições de uso, características físicas, indicações, entre outros aspectos relevantes ao uso correto e seguro de máscaras. Diante do exposto, este manual técnico tem como objetivo orientar profissionais da saúde e a população em geral sobre os tipos de máscara disponíveis, composição, indicação e formas corretas de armazenamento e reutilização.
Efek Merger Dan Akuisisi Terhadap Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan Go Public
Authors: Kurniati Mia , Asmirawati Asmirawati
Published: April 2022

This study aims to show the financial performance of companies listed on the Indonesian stock exchange before and after mergers and acquisitions. This study uses a quantitative approach, with the population being all companies listed on the Indonesian stock exchange. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling to obtain a total sample of 45 companies. This study uses six financial ratios, namely, return on equity (ROA), net profit margin (NPM), quick ratio (QR), debt to asset ratio (DAR), total asset turnover (TATO), and price earning ratio (PER). Data analysis using the Wilcoxon rank test. The results showed significant differences in the ROA and NPM values before and after mergers and acquisitions were carried out. Then the value of QR, DAR, TATO, and PER is no significant difference before and after mergers and acquisitions. This study can be a reference for company owners in making decisions for mergers and acquisitions of companies.
Anxiety and Depression among Nepalese Nurses During COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Pradhan Uma , Koirala Namu , Shrestha Menuka , Subba Dipty
Published: April 2022

Background: Nurses work as frontline health workers and are the savior of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Because of the stressful situation, they are susceptible to the mental health problems like anxiety and depression. The objectives of the study were to assess anxiety and depression among Nepalese nurses working in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic and to find out the association of anxiety and depression with selected demographic variables.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from September 2020 to May 2021 among 280 Nepalese nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethical clearance was obtained from Purbanchal University School of Health Sciences- Institutional Review Committee (PUSHS-IRC) and informed consent were taken from study participants. A standard tool Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used in the Nepali version. Data was collected through a web link in the google form. The Chi-square test was used to find out the association between anxiety and depression with sociodemographic variables. P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: More than half (56.4%) of nurses had experienced symptoms of anxiety (borderline anxiety 34.6% and abnormal anxiety 21.8) and 26.1% of nurses had symptoms of depression (borderline 20.7 % and abnormal 5.4%). There was a significant association of anxiety with socio-demographic variables like qualification (p=0.040), adequate supply of Personal Protective Equipment PPE (p=0.038), confidence in using PPE (p=0.001), provision of health insurance (p=0.037), and depression with qualification (p=0.043) of the Nepalese nurses. Conclusion: Considerable number of nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced symptoms of anxiety and depression. Training programs on COVID-19, stress management, and good logistic support would help to improve nurses’ psychological well-being.
Uplift: Visual Culture at the Banff School of Fine Arts. By PearlAnn Reichwein and Karen Wall (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020), 352pp.
Authors: Raad Danielle
Published: April 2022

This is a review of PearlAnn Reichwein and Karen Wall's Uplift (2020)
In vitro MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Pleurotus spp. STRAINS IN GUANAJUATO, MEXICO
Authors: Morales-Flores Socorro , Cepeda-Negrete Jonathan , Mata-Montes de Oca Gerardo , Ángel-Hernández Arturo , Hernández-Ruiz Jesús , Ruiz-Nieto Jorge Eric
Published: April 2022

The consumption of edible fungi has increased worldwide due to its nutritional and functional properties. In the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, the production of these fungi depends on the import of strains from different species. This is due to a lack of isolation and characterization of regional mycogenetic resources such as in the case of the “Maguey mushroom”. The aim of this study was to carry out the in vitro molecular identification, morphological characterization, and antioxidant biochemistry of a strain of Pleurotus sp. in Guanajuato, Mexico, and to compare it to commercial strains. The hypothesis proposed is based on the possibility of isolating a regional strain with adequate mycelial characteristics for its in vitro cultivation. A wild strain called UG-01 was collected and isolated from an Agave mapisaga plant and its identity was determined by sequencing the region ITS1-5.8S-ITS2. The strain was cultivated in vitro, and the mycelium was characterized; an experimental strain and four commercial ones were included as a control. The results were analysed in a totally randomized design. The “Maguey mushroom” strain was identified as Pleurotus djamor. Based on the CIE L*a*b system, the coordinates 86.2, -5.6 and -4.1 were obtained, along with 33.1 and 21.7 for Hue and Chroma. The UG-01 strain displayed the highest growth rate with a cottonlike structure and without exudates. In addition, it presented the highest concentration of proline, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids, as well as the lowest remains of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). In conclusion, it was possible to cultivate the mycelium of the “Maguey mushroom” in vitro, which displayed better morphological and antioxidant biochemistry in comparison with the imported commercial strains.
Complicaciones mecánicas posinfarto de miocardio en un hospital de referencia nacional
Authors: Espinoza Alva Daniel , Mallma Gómez Milagros Yanina , Muñoz Moreno Juan Manuel
Published: April 2022

Objetivo. Determinar las características clínicas, terapéuticas y la mortalidad intrahospitalaria de los pacientes con complicaciones mecánicas posinfarto de miocardio (IM). Materiales y métodos. Estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrospectivo. Se incluyó a pacientes > 18 años con diagnóstico de complicación mecánica pos-IM hospitalizados en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular (INCOR) en Lima-Perú, del 1 de enero de 2017 hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2021. Se estudiaron variables clínicas, terapéuticas, complicaciones y mortalidad intrahospitalaria. Resultados. Se registraron 37 casos, con predominio del sexo masculino (73,0%) y mediana de edad 73 años. La localización del infarto fue en la pared anterior (51,4%) y en la pared inferior (43,2%). Los pacientes recibieron fibrinólisis en cinco casos (13,5%); angioplastia coronaria en cinco casos (13,5%), y el 73% recibieron solo manejo médico previo al diagnóstico de complicación mecánica. De los 37 pacientes, 13 (35,1%) presentaron rupturas de la pared libre ventricular aislada; 12 (32,4%) ruptura de septo interventricular aislada; 10 (27,0%) la combinación ruptura de pared libre ventricular y septo interventricular, y 2 (5,4%) ruptura de músculo papilar. La mortalidad intrahospitalaria fue del 51,4%. Conclusiones. La ruptura de la pared libre ventricular fue la complicación más frecuente; los pacientes con complicaciones mecánicas posinfarto de miocardio presentan tasas de mortalidad intrahospitalaria elevadas, principalmente en aquellos que no reciben tratamiento quirúrgico adecuado.
Comparison of Character Values in Fable Figures in Indonesian Textbooks
Authors: Malabbi Nur Qadri , Hamsah Akmal , Usman Usman
Published: April 2022

This study aims to examine and compare the character values ​​of the main characters and additional characters in each fable in Indonesian School textbooks. The type of research used is qualitative with a descriptive research design. The data in this study are words and sentences that indicate the value of the main character and additional characters in fables in Indonesian textbooks. Data collection techniques used content analysis with reading and note-taking techniques. Data analysis techniques used in this research are data reduction, data classification, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study found a comparison of the five characters in fables in textbooks. The comparison of the first character values, namely religious with the sub-values ​​of faith and piety, is found in the additional characters in the fable of the Praying Mantis and Brethren Must Share. Second is found in the national character value with the sub-value of national spirit in the fable of the Praying Mantis and Fellow Brothers must Share, each of which each is represented by an additional character. The third is the independent character value, the work ethic sub-value in the Praying Mantis and The Tiger-Skinned Horse, each of which is represented by an additional character, the fourth is the value of mutual cooperation with the sub-value of cooperation in the praying mantis fable and Cici and the Wolf who each is represented by an additional character.
TEST OF PRICE VOLATILITY: A CASE OF THE NIGERIAN CATTLE MARKET
Authors: Bulama YaAshe M , Bila Yakubu , Ojo Catherine O
Published: April 2022

Purpose: The research investigated variation of cattle prices in Nigeria. Specifically, the research: determined the presence of volatility in cattle prices, determined the degree of volatility of the cattle prices and estimated the level of persistence of the volatility of the cattle prices.

Methodology: Multi-stage and simple random (balotting) sampling techniques were used to select two states each from five out of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, except South-East zone which was not represented due to unavailability of data. A total of ten states were selected. Data were analysed using the Generalised Auto Regressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH)).

Findings: Results of the GARCH model revealed that prices were highly volatile in all the selected states except Yobe, since all coefficients were close to one and ranged from 0.71 to 0.88. The sum of the α + β coefficients were all close to or greater than one and ranged from 0.98 to 1.30, which indicated volatility was persistent. It was discovered that the prices in Nigerian cattle markets were highly volatile and persistent in volatility.

Recommendations: There is need to improve on the market information system and transportation and infrastructural facilities in order to ensure a good and efficient market and pricing system in the country. Hedging via Futures through contract agreement and/or Futures trading could be solutions to price volatility.
PROJETO POLÍTICO-PEDAGÓGICO E GESTÃO DEMOCRÁTICA PARA UM DIRETOR DE ESCOLA
Authors: Chaddad Flávio Roberto
Published: April 2022

O objetivo do trabalho foi o de verificar a gestão democrática no ambiente escolar se tornou realidade. Para tanto, questionou-se um diretor de educação básica. Como referencial teórico se utilizou de dois conceitos de Kant: Esclarecimento e Menoridade. O diretor apontou para um grande limite imposto por gestores e professores conservadores, pelos documentos oficiais e pela omissão dos pais. Dialeticamente, acredita que com a disponibilidade de informações, através dos meios de comunicação e da própria conscientização da comunidade por gestores críticos e criativos, há possibilidade da gestão democrática se tornar uma realidade.
Dehydration Isopropyl Alcohol to Diisopropyl Ether over Molybdenum Phosphide Pillared Bentonite
Authors: Hasanudin Hasanudin , Asri Wan Ryan , Tampubolon Kristina , Riyanti Fahma , Purwaningrum Widia , Wijaya Karna
Published: April 2022

Emissions from gasoline are one of the contributors to air pollution. Diisopropyl ether (DIPE) is an alternative oxygenate additive that can improve gasoline quality, minimizing CO and hydrocarbon gas emissions during combustion. However, there are very few studies on the use of pillared bentonite-based catalysts for DIPE production. This study aims to produce DIPE via dehydration of isopropyl alcohol using a molybdenum phosphide pillared bentonite (MoP-Bentonite) catalyst. The effect of Mo6+ metal concentration on the catalytic activity of isopropyl alcohol dehydration was also investigated. The catalyst that gives the highest DIPE yield will be analyzed by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX), Gas Sorption Analyzer (GSA), and total acidity using the gravimetric method. In addition, the dehydration product will be analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS). The results showed that MoP has been successfully pillared into bentonite and showed an increase in surface area, acidity, and catalytic activity. The highest yield of DIPE was obtained using a 4 mEq/g MoP-Bentonite catalyst with a DIPE yield of 64.5%.
Association Between Sensory Features and High-Order Repetitive and Restricted Behaviors and Interests Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Zetler Neta Katz , Cermak Sharon A. , Engel-Yeger Batya , Baranek Grace , Gal Eynat
Published: April 2022

Importance: Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often referred to occupational therapy practitioners so their sensory features and their repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests (RRBIs) can be addressed. RRBIs include an insistence on sameness, narrow interests, rigid routines, and rituals. However, there is a paucity of knowledge concerning the association between sensory features—across patterns, modalities, and contexts—and high-order RRBIs among children with ASD who are cognitively able.

Objective: To examine the association between sensory features across sensory patterns, modalities, and contexts and high-order RRBIs in children with ASD.

Design: Correlational clinical study based on parent questionnaire responses.

Setting: General education system in Israel.

Participants: Parents of 39 cognitively able school-age children with ASD (ages 6–10 yr; 34 boys and 5 girls), recruited by means of convenience sampling.

Outcomes: High-order RRBIs were assessed with relevant subscales from the Repetitive Behavior Scale–Revised (RBS–R), and sensory features across patterns, modalities, and contexts were examined with the Sensory Experiences Questionnaire, Version 2.1. The study hypotheses were formulated before data were collected.

Results: Significant correlations were observed between the high-order RRBIs of children with ASD and their sensory features across patterns, sensory modalities, and contexts. Fifty-one percent of the total RBS–R scores were predicted by sensory hyperresponsiveness, and an additional 11% were predicted by sensory-seeking behaviors.

Conclusions and Relevance: The hypotheses concerning the association between sensory features and high-order RRBIs were confirmed. The findings enhance occupational therapy practitioners’ understanding of this association and may assist in the planning of more efficient interventions.

What This Article Adds: The findings enhance clinical knowledge concerning the association between sensory features and high-order RRBIs and may lay a better foundation for occupational therapy interventions for children with ASD and their families.
Umbilical Cord and Neonatal Transthyretin and Their Relationship to Growth and Nutrition in Preterm Infants
Authors:   Genetics Institute and Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel, Habib Clair ,   Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel,   Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, Maor Irit ,   Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel,   Biochemistry Laboratory, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, Shoris Irit ,   Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, Tsuprun Svetlana ,   Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, Bader David ,   Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel,   Department of Neonatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, Riskin Arieh
Published: April 2022

Background: Transthyretin (TTR), also known as prealbumin, has been suggested as an indicator of protein and nutritional status. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the maternal and umbilical cord (UC) TTR in relation to intrauterine growth, and the serum TTR of preterm infants in relation to nutritional status and growth. Methods: After application of exclusion criteria, 49 preterm infants (mean gestational age and birth-weight 32.9±2.9 weeks and 1822±556 g) were included in the study. Transthyretin was sampled at birth and on days 14, 28 or at discharge with growth parameters and nutritional laboratories. Results: Mean UC and maternal TTR were positively correlated (8.5±2.4 mg/dL and 20.4±7.0 mg/dL, r=0.31, P=0.07). Umbilical cord TTR was neither an index of maturity nor of intrauterine growth. Umbilical cord TTR was higher in females (9.4±2.6 versus 7.6±1.8 mg/dL, P=0.015). Maternal TTR was lower in twin pregnancies (16.8±4.9 versus 22.5±7.3 mg/dL, P=0.007). Although TTR levels gradually increased over time in correlation with post-menstrual and chronological ages (r=0.24, P=0.011 and r=0.40, P<0.001, respectively), there was no correlation to weight gain (r=0.10, P=0.41), nutritional status, protein intake, or laboratories. The only significant correlations were between TTR and glucose and triglycerides levels (r=0.51, P<0.001 for both). Conclusions: Although TTR levels increased over time, we could not demonstrate significant correlations between TTR and indices of the nutritional status in preterm infants at birth or during the neonatal course.
Revision and Reckoning: The Legacy of Slavery in Histories of Northern Art
Authors: Lyon J. Vanessa , Fowler Caroline
Published: April 2022

This essay examines Northern visual culture within and outside art history, particularly in relation to the work of radical Black feminists, Critical Race Theorists, and contemporary artists working in the African diaspora. Instead of providing an overview of writing about race and enslavement within art history, we primarily—and selectively—examine scholarship and artistic interventions beyond art history to consider the need for new methods with which to address the ongoing legacy of race and colonialism in early modern art, the academy, and the museum.