bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Probiotic Effects on the Growth Performance and Microbiome of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in a High‐Density Biofloc System
Authors: Oliveira Beatriz P. N. , Padeniya Uthpala , Bledsoe Jacob W. , Davis D. Allen , Liles Mark R. , Hussain Aya S. , Wells Daniel E. , Bruce Timothy J.
Published: January 2025

Biofloc technology is an aquaculture production system that has gained popularity with tilapia production. Probiotics provide benefits for the host and/or aquatic environments by both regulating and modulating microbial communities and their metabolites. When a probiotic feed is combined with a biofloc system, the production amount may be improved through better fish growth, disease resistance, and/or improved water quality by reducing organic matter and stabilizing metrics such as pH and components of the nitrogen cycle. Two research trials measured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growth performance and composition of the microbial communities in the water and within the fish fecal material, following feeding with top‐coated probiotic treatments. Trial A incorporated tilapia (71.4 ± 4.4 g), and a commercial diet (Control) that was top coated with either Bacillus velenzensis AP193 (AP193; 1 × 107 CFU g1) and BiOWiSH Feedbuilder Syn3 (BW; 3.6 × 104 CFU g−1). In Trial B, juvenile tilapia (5.34 ± 0.42 g) were fed treatment diets top coated with two different concentrations of BiOWiSH Feedbuilder Syn3 at final concentrations of 3.6 × 104 CFU g−1 (BWx1) and 7.2 × 104 CFU g−1 (BWx2). Tilapia were offered commercial feed (38% protein floating tilapia feed) as a control diet for both trials. Results from both growth trials indicated no differences in growth performance due to the probiotic additions, except for feed conversion ratio (FCR) in Trial B. Both BWx1 and BWx2 showed improved survival, water quality, solids management, and bacterial composition of water and fecal matter. Even though growth performance results presented no significant differences, results could differ based on the probiotic concentration, the route of probiotic administration, or their impact on the microbial community of the biofloc system culture water. Trial results indicated that testing on a larger scale with varied probiotic doses may be necessary to achieve an effective dosage for improving tilapia growth performance.
Distributed Nonfragile Guaranteed Cost Filter Design for Nonlinear Systems With Sensor Networks
Authors: Tian Shihui , Xu Ke
Published: January 2025

This paper addresses the distributed filter design issue of nonlinear systems in sensor networks. Furthermore, by considering the synthesized filter gain fluctuations, the nonfragile design scheme is developed to improve the implementation robustness and applicableness. Since the nonlinear system model is more practical and general to describe the real‐world dynamical systems, the nonlinear objective system measured by a sensor network grouped by sensor nodes is investigated. Moreover, in order to solve this theoretical filtering problem, the control theory and system theory are applied with control model transformation. More precisely, all the filters are supposed to be designed with the measurement of each sensor in the sensor network. Firstly, the distributed filtering problem is converted to the stability of filtering error system. Then, sufficient convex optimization conditions are accordingly established to ensure the desired H∞ disturbance attenuation level with the desired guaranteed cost performance. Then, distributed filter gains can be derived by means of convex optimization method. Finally, the illustrative simulation of a nonlinear system with four sensor nodes is given to demonstrate the usefulness and correctness of our filter design.
A Context‐Aware, Psychotherapeutic Music Recommender System for Commuters
Authors: Mahmud Umar , Hussain Shariq , Shahzad Komal , Iffet Shazia , Malik Nazir Ahmed , Toure Ibrahima Kalil
Published: January 2025

The advancements in urban commuting have enabled ease of travel for commuters. However, in the underdeveloped world, commuting has become a challenge for the mental health of commuters. A commuter who travels through public transport or their vehicle can develop depression and anxiety due to traffic congestion and unwanted delays. Symptoms of depression and anxiety can be mitigated through psychotherapeutic music. However, this music requires quiet rooms where a patient could listen to them. This can be overcome by playing music available on online streaming services via the commuters’ smart devices. The data from the sensors embedded in a commuter’s smart device is gathered and is termed the current context. The context includes both the data from the sensors and deduced data that is acquired through sensor services. The current context is then processed to determine the context of the commuter. The context is a label that is the outcome of a machine learning algorithm as part of context processing. The authors have utilized Bayesian probability to classify the current context of the commuter. Based on the classification outcome, which is termed context, a suitable playlist is generated and played on the commuters’ smart devices. A feedback loop enables improvement in classification as well as playlist generation. This proposed mechanism would improve the mental health of commuters including students, workers, and passengers, traveling to work and back frequently.
Estimation of Power Production Potential From Solar Radiation and Wind Data in the Urban Area of Prishtina
Authors: Krasniqi Gazmend , Lajqi Shpetim , Krasniqi Marigona , Krasniqi Korab , Qorri Arton
Published: January 2025

For the estimation of power production from any energy resource, premeasuring is very important, where one will approximate the power production potential from the resource planned to be installed. Weather data are crucial if the chosen resources depend on the weather, such as wind and solar energy. In this paper, three weather stations are identified in three different areas inside the urban area of Prishtina City (Velania neighborhood, Technical Faculties, and Kalabria neighborhood), Kosovo. The paper aims to analyze the potential of solar and wind resources in these three locations and also identifying which of these two resources is more efficient when installed in any of the three areas mentioned above. For this study purpose, there are analyzed wind and solar data from the three locations for the years 2018–2020. The primary data taken for this research are wind velocity, wind direction, and solar radiation. The study includes the amount of electricity that can be supplied by installing solar and wind energy resources inside the urban area of Prishtina. Results of the study show that solar resources are much more suitable for installation in the urban area of Prishtina and produce much more power than wind resources, which might be used as a secondary source, to cover the power production needs during the night and part of the year when the amount of solar radiation is lower. Results also show that the use of these two renewable resources is very profitable on reducing pollution, specifically the CO2 emission.
Harnessing the Power of Black Rice Anthocyanins: A Review in Context of Extraction and Chromatographic Techniques
Authors: Kaur Avneet , Purewal Sukhvinder Singh , Swamy Chidanandamurthy Thippeswamy , Sen Animesh
Published: January 2025

Black rice, a well‐known grain for its anthocyanin‐rich pigmentation and nutritional benefits, has gained significant attention in scientific research. Anthocyanins, flavonoid pigments responsible for the distinctive coloration of black rice, offer potent antioxidant and health‐promoting properties. Extraction and chromatographic techniques play pivotal roles in isolating and analyzing these valuable compounds. This review comprehensively examines the extraction methodologies, encompassing traditional solvent extraction and advanced techniques such as ultrasound‐assisted extraction and supercritical fluid extraction. In addition, chromatographic techniques, including high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), high‐speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC), and preparative HPLC (Prep‐HPLC) are demonstrated in detail for precise identification and quantification of anthocyanins in black rice.
Glucosamine Inhibits the Proliferation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Eliciting Apoptosis, Autophagy, and the Anti‐Warburg Effect
Authors: Samizu Misako , Iida Kaoruko
Published: January 2025

Although glucosamine (GlcN) exhibits antitumor effects, its mechanism of action remains controversial. Additionally, its impact on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the antitumor effects of GlcN and its underlying mechanism in a mouse HCC cell line, Hepa1‐6. GlcN treatment significantly inhibited Hepa1‐6 cell proliferation. Gene expression analysis revealed that GlcN upregulated Chop and Bax while downregulating Bcl2, indicating the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress‐induced apoptosis in the antiproliferative effects of GlcN. GlcN also increased the expression of FoxO1 and FoxO3, known tumor suppressors in various cancers. Furthermore, GlcN treatment elevated the levels of LC3II (an autophagy marker) and AMP‐activated protein kinase activity, suggesting intracellular energy shortage. Indeed, GlcN treatment significantly suppressed glycolytic flux, lactate, and ATP production. Supplementing GlcN treatment with a high glucose concentration (20 mM) significantly attenuated its effect. We postulate that GlcN inhibits Hepa1‐6 cell growth by inducing ER stress‐induced apoptosis and autophagy and by inhibiting aerobic glycolysis (the Warburg effect), a key hallmark of cancer metabolism. Given that glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2), which is abundantly expressed in hepatocytes, has a high affinity for GlcN, these effects may result from GlcN competing with glucose for hepatocyte uptake by GLUT2. Our novel findings have potential implications for HCC treatment.
Spatially Resolved Tumor Ecosystems and Cell States in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Progression and Evolution
Authors: Ma Haoran , Srivastava Supriya , Ho Shamaine Wei Ting , Xu Chang , Lian Benedict Shi Xiang , Ong Xuewen , Tay Su Ting , Sheng Taotao , Lum Huey Yew Jeffrey , Abdul Ghani Siti Aishah Binte , Chu Yunqiang , Huang Kie Kyon , Goh Yeek Teck , Lee Minghui , Hagihara Takeshi , Ng Clara Shi Ya , Tan Angie Lay Keng , Zhang Yanrong , Ding Zichen , Zhu Feng , Ng Michelle Shu Wen , Joseph Craig Ryan Cecil , Chen Hui , Li Zhen , Zhao Joseph J. , Rha Sun Young , Teh Ming , Yeong Joe , Yong Wei Peng , So Jimmy Bok-Yan , Sundar Raghav , Tan Patrick
Published: January 2025

Gastric cancer is a major cause of global cancer mortality. To explore geospatial interactions in gastric tumors, we integrated 2,138 spatial transcriptomic regions of interest with 152,423 single-cell expression profiles across 226 cancer samples from 121 patients. We observed pervasive expression-based intratumor heterogeneity, recapitulating tumor progression through spatially localized and functionally ordered subgroups associated with specific immune microenvironments, checkpoint profiles, and genetic drivers (SOX9). Phylogenetic analysis revealed two separate evolutionary trajectories (branched evolution and internal diaspora evolution) associated with distinct molecular subtypes, clinical prognoses, and stromal neighborhoods, including VWF+ ACKR1+ endothelial cells. Spatial analysis of tumor–stroma interfaces across multiple gastric cancers highlighted new ecosystem states not attributable to mere tumor/stroma admixture, landmarked by increased GREM1 expression. Our results provide insights into how the cellular ecosystems of individual gastric cancers are sculpted by tumor-intrinsic and extrinsic selective pressures, culminating in individualized patient-specific cancer cartographies.

Significance:

Integration of spatial transcriptomic (GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler) and single-cell RNA sequencing data from multiple gastric cancers identifies spatially resolved expression-based intratumoral heterogeneity, associated with distinct immune microenvironments. We uncovered two separate evolutionary trajectories associated with specific molecular subtypes, clinical prognoses, stromal neighborhoods, and genetic drivers. Tumor–stroma interfaces emerged as a unique state of tumor ecology.
Supplementary Table S2 from Autofluorescence Virtual Staining System for H&E Histology and Multiplex Immunofluorescence Applied to Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers in Lung Cancer
Authors: Loo Jessica , Robbins Marc , McNeil Carson , Yoshitake Tadayuki , Santori Charles , Shan Chuanhe (Jay) , Vyawahare Saurabh , Patel Hardik , Wang Tzu Chien , Findlater Robert , Steiner David F. , Rao Sudha , Gutierrez Michael , Wang Yang , Sanchez Adrian C. , Yin Raymund , Velez Vanessa , Sigman Julia S. , Coutinho de Souza Patricia , Chandrupatla Hareesh , Scott Liam , Weaver Shamira S. , Lee Chung-Wein , Rivlin Ehud , Goldenberg Roman , Couto Suzana S. , Cimermancic Peter , Wong Pok Fai
Published: January 2025

Supplementary Table S2
Supplementary Material 3 from Autofluorescence Virtual Staining System for H&E Histology and Multiplex Immunofluorescence Applied to Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers in Lung Cancer
Authors: Loo Jessica , Robbins Marc , McNeil Carson , Yoshitake Tadayuki , Santori Charles , Shan Chuanhe (Jay) , Vyawahare Saurabh , Patel Hardik , Wang Tzu Chien , Findlater Robert , Steiner David F. , Rao Sudha , Gutierrez Michael , Wang Yang , Sanchez Adrian C. , Yin Raymund , Velez Vanessa , Sigman Julia S. , Coutinho de Souza Patricia , Chandrupatla Hareesh , Scott Liam , Weaver Shamira S. , Lee Chung-Wein , Rivlin Ehud , Goldenberg Roman , Couto Suzana S. , Cimermancic Peter , Wong Pok Fai
Published: January 2025

Supplementary Material 3
Supplementary Material 1 from Autofluorescence Virtual Staining System for H&E Histology and Multiplex Immunofluorescence Applied to Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers in Lung Cancer
Authors: Loo Jessica , Robbins Marc , McNeil Carson , Yoshitake Tadayuki , Santori Charles , Shan Chuanhe (Jay) , Vyawahare Saurabh , Patel Hardik , Wang Tzu Chien , Findlater Robert , Steiner David F. , Rao Sudha , Gutierrez Michael , Wang Yang , Sanchez Adrian C. , Yin Raymund , Velez Vanessa , Sigman Julia S. , Coutinho de Souza Patricia , Chandrupatla Hareesh , Scott Liam , Weaver Shamira S. , Lee Chung-Wein , Rivlin Ehud , Goldenberg Roman , Couto Suzana S. , Cimermancic Peter , Wong Pok Fai
Published: January 2025

Supplementary Material 1
Supplementary Figure S2 from Autofluorescence Virtual Staining System for H&E Histology and Multiplex Immunofluorescence Applied to Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers in Lung Cancer
Authors: Loo Jessica , Robbins Marc , McNeil Carson , Yoshitake Tadayuki , Santori Charles , Shan Chuanhe (Jay) , Vyawahare Saurabh , Patel Hardik , Wang Tzu Chien , Findlater Robert , Steiner David F. , Rao Sudha , Gutierrez Michael , Wang Yang , Sanchez Adrian C. , Yin Raymund , Velez Vanessa , Sigman Julia S. , Coutinho de Souza Patricia , Chandrupatla Hareesh , Scott Liam , Weaver Shamira S. , Lee Chung-Wein , Rivlin Ehud , Goldenberg Roman , Couto Suzana S. , Cimermancic Peter , Wong Pok Fai
Published: January 2025

Supplementary Figure S2
Supplementary Figure S11 from Autofluorescence Virtual Staining System for H&E Histology and Multiplex Immunofluorescence Applied to Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers in Lung Cancer
Authors: Loo Jessica , Robbins Marc , McNeil Carson , Yoshitake Tadayuki , Santori Charles , Shan Chuanhe (Jay) , Vyawahare Saurabh , Patel Hardik , Wang Tzu Chien , Findlater Robert , Steiner David F. , Rao Sudha , Gutierrez Michael , Wang Yang , Sanchez Adrian C. , Yin Raymund , Velez Vanessa , Sigman Julia S. , Coutinho de Souza Patricia , Chandrupatla Hareesh , Scott Liam , Weaver Shamira S. , Lee Chung-Wein , Rivlin Ehud , Goldenberg Roman , Couto Suzana S. , Cimermancic Peter , Wong Pok Fai
Published: January 2025

Supplementary Figure S11
Sex differences in the prevalence and correlates of suicide attempts in patients with first-episode and drug-naïve psychotic major depression
Authors: Liu Weijian , Yang Chunyu , Zhang Xiangyang
Published: January 2025

Purpose: Sex differences play an important role in depression prevalence, symptom profile, treatment response, and disease course. However, sex differences in factors associated with suicide attempts (SAs) in first-episode and drug-naïve (FEDN) patients with psychotic major depression (PMD) remain unclear.
Methods: In this study, 171 patients with FEDN PMD were recruited. Patients’ symptoms were assessed using the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) positive subscale. In addition, metabolic parameters and thyroid hormone levels were measured.
Results: The prevalence of SA was remarkably high in both male and female PMD patients (53.19% vs. 50.81%), without significant differences between the two groups. In male PMD patients, the combination of marital status and TSH levels was found to effectively distinguish between SA and non-SA cases, with an AUC value of 0.87. In addition, the HAMD score and diastolic blood pressure (BP) were significantly associated with the frequency of SAs in this subgroup.
For female PMD patients, the combination of positive score, diastolic BP, TSH, and TgAb was found to be a very effective discriminator between SA and non-SA cases, with an AUC of 0.91. Furthermore, duration of illness, positive score, systolic BP, and TPOAb were found to be significantly associated with the frequency of SAs in this subgroup.
Conclusions: Our results indicate a high incidence of suicide attempts in both men and women with PMD. Several clinically relevant factors, metabolic parameters, and thyroid hormone function contribute to sex differences in suicide attempts in FEDN PMD patients.
Programa de educação postural para atletas de basquetebol adolescentes: um estudo quase-experimental
Authors: Ribeiro Tamiris de Sá , Nascimento Gabriella Lavarda do , Puel Alexia Nadine , Sanada Luciana Sayuri , Montemezzo Dayane , Sonza Anelise
Published: January 2025

Avaliar os efeitos da aplicação do programa Escola de Postura (EDP) adaptado para atletas adolescentes, em relação à postura corporal, dores nas costas, equilíbrio dinâmico e qualidade de vida (QV). Trata-se de estudo quase-experimental de perspectiva quantitativa. Amostra foi composta por adolescentes atletas de basquetebol e do sexo masculino. Foram realizados dez encontros de 90 minutos, 1x/semana. Oito encontros foram teórico-práticos do programa EDP e dois encontros foram avaliações pré e pós-intervenções, da postura estática (biofotogrametria), dor nas costas, do equilíbrio dinâmico (Star Excursion Balance Test-Y SEBT) e aplicação de questionários (BackPEI, WHOQOL-bref). Para a análise dos dados, o teste t pareado ou teste de Wilcoxon foi usado para os dados com distribuição normal. Diferença estatística foi considerada se p valor ≤0,05. Dezoito atletas, (média±DP de idade 13,9±0,73 anos, massa corporal de 60,04±10,07, estatura 1,72±0,06 m e IMC 20,01±2,63 kg/m2) foram incluídos no estudo. Na avaliação postural houve diferença estatisticamente significativa para os ângulos frontal do membro inferior esquerdo (-1,39°±2,81 vs. -0,84°±2,57), tíbio-társico direito (83,96°±2,52 vs. 85,50°±2,94) e alinhamento vertical da cabeça na vista lateral esquerda (15,99°±10,21 vs. 7,67°± 10,11). Na análise da presença de dor nas costas autorreferida aproximadamente 17% dos atletas relataram dor, reduzindo para 8% após a PEP. Observou-se também melhora significativa para as distâncias relativas normalizadas quanto ao equilíbrio dinâmico bilateral (direito, p=0,01 e esquerdo, p=0,02) e qualidade de vida (domínio psicológico, p=0,04).  Com isso, a EDP mostrou-se uma intervenção efetiva, melhorando equilíbrio, postura e aspectos da qualidade de vida dos adolescentes atletas. Programas semelhantes devem ser utilizados em atletas adolescentes, a fim de melhorar o desempenho esportivo e outros aspectos da vida diária, como itens do domínio psicológico.
Periodização ondulatória vs não periodizado no treinamento resistido: efeitos sobre a força muscular
Authors: Fortes Leonardo de Sousa , Paes Pedro Pinheiro , Mendonça Lilyan Carla Vaz , Vianna Jeferson Macedo , Paes Santiago Tavares , Cyrino Edilson Serpeloni
Published: January 2025

O objetivo da investigação foi analisar o efeito da periodização ondulatória vs não periodizado no treinamento resistido sobre a força muscular em jovens adultos. Participaram 55 voluntários do sexo masculino, divididos aleatoriamente em três grupos: periodização ondulatória (GO = 18), não periodizado (GNP = 19) e controle (GC = 18). Os participantes foram submetidos a 8 semanas de treinamento resistido, exceto o GC. O GO realizou a periodização do tipo ondulatória. O GNP realizou os mesmos exercícios (supino em banco horizontal e leg press 45o) que o GO, no entanto, foi adotada a carga constante. A força muscular foi determinada por meio do teste de 10 repetições máximas. Conduziu-se a análise multivariada (MANCOVA) de medidas repetidas para comparar a força muscular em função do momento da pesquisa. O teste post hoc de Bonferroni foi utilizado para identificar possíveis diferenças estatísticas. Em relação a força muscular de membros superiores, os resultados revelaram aumento no GO (∆=15%, p<0,01) e GNP (∆=5%, p<0,01) após as 8 semanas de treino, fato não reproduzido para o GC (∆=-2%, p=0,21). Concernente a força de membros inferiores, os achados também indicaram aumento no GO (∆=9%, p<0,01) e GNP (∆=4%, p<0,01) após as 8 semanas de treino, fato não reproduzido para o GC (∆=-1%, p=0,24). Pode-se concluir que a periodização ondulatória foi superior, pois proporcionou aumentos progressivos na força muscular.
Impacto de um ultratrail na qualidade de vida, no estado de estresse/recuperação, cortisol e IgA salivares
Authors: Pereira Helange Alice do Carmo , Lima Jorge Roberto Perrout de
Published: January 2025

A ultratrail é corrida com quilometragem superior à de uma maratona realizada em terrenos variados como trilha e/ou asfalto. O número de corridas com essas características e também o número de pessoas que as finalizam aumentaram nos últimos anos, tornando-se objeto de interesse e de estudo de muitos investigadores ao redor do mundo. Os objetivos deste estudo foram observar os níveis de cortisol e IgA salivares e as respostas do WHOQOL-bref e RESTQ-sport antes e após uma competição de ultratrail de 50 km bem como verificar se há correlação entre os níveis dos biomarcadores com as respostas dos instrumentos psicométricos.  Participaram 15 atletas do sexo masculino e amadores (idade 37,3±5,3 anos, massa corporal 73,2 ± 8,9kg). Os voluntários responderam, três dias antes do evento e três dias após, aos questionários WHOQOL-bref e RESTQ-sport. Coletou-se amostra de saliva 30 minutos antes e 30 minutos após a competição. Os resultados mostraram diferença significativa nos níveis de cortisol (0,82±0,84 µg/dL) e IgA (-2,03±2,69 mg/dL). Todavia, as respostas dos questionários não mostraram diferença significativa. Conclui-se que há aumento significativo nos níveis de cortisol salivar e diminuição nos níveis de IgA salivar 30 após a corrida e que os atletas que treinam regularmente (média de 65km/semana) para uma corrida de 50 km e possivelmente se sentem recuperados em até três dias após se submeterem a competição, de acordo com os questionários aplicados.
O sentido estético nos comportamentos adaptativos das equipas desportivas: da necessidade de mudança à beleza evolutiva do jogo
Authors: Santos Ricardo , Ribeiro João , Lacerda Teresa , Garganta Júlio
Published: January 2025

O presente trabalho apresenta uma reflexão sobre o valor estético do desporto, explorando a relação entre os conceitos de mudança e homeostasia, tendo em conta as dinâmicas emergentes e as necessidades evolutivas das equipes desportivas, utilizando como referência o exemplo do futebol. De acordo com a perspetiva do modelo de homeostasia coletiva proposto por Santos e colaboradores, o desempenho das equipes desportivas é co-regulado à medida que comportamentos coordenados emergem através da formação de sinergias entre os jogadores, para se adaptarem de forma eficiente e eficaz face às restrições dinâmicas dos contextos competitivos. A capacidade de adaptação às mudanças no jogo e às estratégias dos oponentes afigura-se vital para o sucesso e para a sobrevivência desportiva. Ao integrar conceitos da filosofia estética, este trabalho enfatiza a importância do sentido estético relativamente aos comportamentos adaptativos e à necessidade do desenvolvimento da capacidade de prontidão adaptativa nos jogadores e nas equipes desportivas. Desta forma, a valorização estética e o consequente aumento do espectro de sensibilidade no processo de desenvolvimento dos jogadores, é suscetível de ter influência na eficiência, na eficácia e na coesão das equipes desportivas. O entendimento aprofundado dessas dinâmicas pode fornecer contributos valiosos para treinadores e investigadores, promovendo uma abordagem globalizante no desenvolvimento e desempenho desportivo.
Compreensão de fatores relacionados à performance em corredores através de uma abordagem holística: um estudo de opinião baseado em especialistas
Authors: Thuany Mabliny , Rolim Ramiro , Kipchumba Kevin , Knechtle Beat , Gomes Thayse Natacha , Moura dos Santos Marcos André
Published: January 2025

Nosso objetivo foi utilizar um estudo baseado na opinião de especialistas para identificar variáveis individuais e ambientais relacionadas ao desempenho de corredores. Utilizando o método Delphi, listamos os principais autores com base nos tópicos "corrida" e "atletismo" a nível mundial, sendo que um total de 12 especialistas concordou em participar. Foram coletadas informações sobre características demográficas (como sexo, idade, continente de atuação, características econômicas do país e ocupação principal) e opiniões sobre as características individuais, ambientais e culturais associadas ao desempenho de corredores. Análises descritivas e temática foram utilizadas. A média de idade dos especialistas foi de 45,7 ± 9,7 anos, sendo a maioria da Europa (58,3%). Em relação às variáveis individuais, as características de treinamento e fisiológicas foram as mais citadas (17,7%), seguido de aspectos psicológicos e genéticos (13,3%). Entre os fatores ambientais, destacaram-se os fatores sociais, culturais, políticos, naturais e econômicos. Menor importância foi atribuída às instalações de treinamento, ao ambiente construído, ao design urbano e ao contexto histórico. Fatores culturais foram considerados positivos pela maioria dos participantes. Além da abordagem centrada no atleta (por exemplo: treinamento, genética, fisiologia), características sociais, políticas, econômicas e culturais foram apontadas como importantes para o desempenho dos corredores. Estudos futuros precisam considerar esses fatores para compreender melhor as diferenças de desempenho entre corredores.
República dos Assassinos: memória em um Brasil de “Homens de Aço”
Authors: Figueira Leonardo Corrêa , Albuquerque Marcos Alexandre dos Santos
Published: January 2025

Este artigo apresenta uma análise sociológica do filme República dos Assassinos (1979), de Miguel Faria Júnior, a partir dos conceitos de testemunha, trauma e vítima de Cynthia Sarti e Myriam Jimeno. Ao dissecarmos as personagens da travesti Eloína e da atriz Marlene, será possível vislumbrar como ambas estão inseridas nos três conceitos indicados, devido a suas respectivas interações com Mateus Romeiro, membro dos “Homens de Aço”. Assim, a película contribui para o estabelecimento de uma memória que forneça um lugar para a dor das vítimas do Esquadrão da Morte e para a denúncia das atrocidades de grupos paramilitares que prevalecem até os dias de hoje.
Bildung em "Campo Geral"
Authors: Hamann Iago Lago
Published: January 2025

“Campo Geral”, first of the seven narratives of João Guimarães Rosa’s Corpo de Baile, tells the story of Miguilim, an eight year-old boy who undergoes a formative process. To put it like that feels insufficient — this essay tries to show the ways by which Rosa’s novella uses constitutive elements of Bildungsroman’s tradition. To this end, a brief exposition of the concept of Bildung — more than just ‘Formation’, the german word carries a historical load that also burdens the history of literature — will serve as an introduction on what characterizes Goethe’s novel, Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship, as a prototypical Bildungsroman, so that we can arrive at Miguilim’s formative trajectory.
Manoel de Barros e Lobivar Matos no Modernismo do Mato Grosso
Authors: Pinto Ivan Francisco
Published: January 2025

The aim of this text is to study the relationship between Manoel de Barros and Lobivar Matos, two  poets  based  in Rio de Janeiro, and the modernist group in their home state  of  Mato Grosso  in  the  1930s.  Studying  the trajectory  of  Modernism  in  Mato  Grosso,  we  return to literary historiography in the state and, to this end, we rely on local authors going through the contributions of Rubens Mendonça in História da Literatura mato-grossense (2015), Poetas Borôros  (1942)  and  the contribution  of  Hilda  Dutra  Magalhães, História  da Literatura  de Mato  Grosso:  século  XX  (2017);  and  those of  Marinei  Almeida  in Revistas  e  Jornais:  Um Estudo  do Modernismo  em  Mato  Grosso  (2012).  Understanding the  relationship  between Barros, Matos and the modernist movement in Mato Grosso is important in order to point out the  characteristics  that  make  up  the  local nuances of  the  modernist  movement  in  Mato Grosso. To this end, we rely on the idea of group brought to light by Leandro Pasini in Prismas Modernistas:  a  lógica  de Grupos  e  o Modernismo  Brasileiro (2022).  By  analyzing the two authors and some of their poems, based on the bibliography cited above, we can see that, unlike the relationship between groups and authors, in the case of Barros and Matos, in Mato Grosso, these authors followed a different path from what happened in São Paulo, where the groups  were  established  concomitantly  with  the authors  in  the  search  for  a  modernista esthetic.  In Mato Grosso,  this  movement  happened  in  the  following manner:  both  Barros and Matos created their works within the modernist aesthetic before the consolidation of the groups, because the latter did not consolidate the modernist aesthetic in the 1930s, a periodin which Matos and Barros were already producing their works in the modernist aesthetic.
Cornelia Herculana (Um perfil político) por Luís Guimarães Júnior: a outra face das Histórias para Gente Alegre (1870)
Authors: Borcem Rogerio Pereira
Published: January 2025

Luís Guimarães Júnior was an important contributor to the national literary scene in the 19th century.  The  author had great  versatility  in  his  produced  and  published  works, mainly  inBrazilian  newspapers,  such  as  the Diário  do Rio de Janeiro between 1869 and 1872. His literary production was recognized nationally and internationally, especially for his work in the field of poetry,  however,  it is worth  highlighting  that  most  of  his  literary  creation is focused on fictional  prose linked to entertainment, as we found  from  checking  historical archives at the Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira. There are novels, soap operas, short stories, chronicles, critical texts, and plays that mainly list humorous and satirical themes, and stand out for the peculiar way of narrating the facts, as well as for the construction of caricatured characters and how the writer draws the characters. Its cunning and audacious narrators. Thus, in this research, we seek to provide a study of the fictional prose D. Cornelia Herculana (Um perfil político) (1870) created by the author, to rescue an important literary production that satirizes and plays with the social reality of women in the context in question. Therefore, the  aforementioned  work  brings  to  light issues  mainly  focused  on  politics,  all  through the construction of a caricatured and funny character who subverts the social and also literary values  of the time. Thus, we highlight that this study is of a bibliographic and archivist nature and  is  based  on  research  in  primary sources  and  the  analysis  of  data  collected  at the Biblioteca  Fran  Paxeco  do  Grêmio  Literário  e Recreativo Português,  the  third  largest Portuguese library in Brazil in terms of number of rare works, located in Belém/PA.
“Da bela clareza”, um ensaio de Mikhail Kuzmin
Authors: Kuzmin Mikhail , Oliveira Yuri Martins de
Published: January 2025

Este artigo apresenta uma tradução do ensaio “Da bela clareza” (1910), do poeta e prosador russo Mikhail Kuzmin (1872-1936). Importante nome da Era de Prata, Kuzmin fez parte dos movimentos simbolista e acmeísta e marcou a cultura russa com seu estilo elegante e preciso, bem como suas traduções e composições musicais. O ensaio aqui traduzido, embora tenha muito a ver com o estilo e as convicções do próprio Kuzmin, costuma ser entendido como um tratado acmeísta, que sintetiza as diretrizes do movimento. A tradução é, até onde se sabe, a primeira para o português do Brasil.
O monólogo dramático em Percy B. Shelley: Prometeu entre a tirania e a liberdade
Authors: Ferreira Guilherme Augusto Brandão
Published: January 2025

A partir dos conceitos de monólogo dramático, endereçamento lírico e ficcionalização da voz poética, trabalha-se com a obra Prometeu Desacorrentado (1820) de Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) no sentido de descobrir as determinações fundamentais da reordenação do mito clássico de Prometeu que é trabalhado no contexto da modernidade das relações sociais de produção do capitalismo. Na própria concretude do texto vê-se que a oposição entre Prometeu e Júpiter toma proporções maiores ao longo do monólogo. Isso leva o ouvinte e o leitor a simpatizar com o falante e as tomadas de posições que levam.
When no answer is better than a wrong answer: A causal perspective on batch effects
Authors: Bridgeford Eric W. , Powell Michael , Kiar Gregory , Noble Stephanie , Chung Jaewon , Panda Sambit , Lawrence Ross , Xu Ting , Milham Michael , Caffo Brian , Vogelstein Joshua T.
Published: January 2025

Batch effects, undesirable sources of variability across multiple experiments, present significant challenges for scientific and clinical discoveries. Batch effects can (i) produce spurious signals and/or (ii) obscure genuine signals, contributing to the ongoing reproducibility crisis. Because batch effects are typically modeled as classical statistical effects, they often cannot differentiate between sources of variability due to confounding biases, which may lead them to erroneously conclude batch effects are present (or not). We formalize batch effects as causal effects, and introduce algorithms leveraging causal machinery, to address these concerns. Simulations illustrate that when non-causal methods provide the wrong answer, our methods either produce more accurate answers or “no answer,” meaning they assert the data are inadequate to confidently conclude on the presence of a batch effect. Applying our causal methods to 27 neuroimaging datasets yields qualitatively similar results: in situations where it is unclear whether batch effects are present, non-causal methods confidently identify (or fail to identify) batch effects, whereas our causal methods assert that it is unclear whether there are batch effects or not. In instances where batch effects should be discernable, our techniques produce different results from prior art, each of which produce results more qualitatively similar to not applying any batch effect correction to the data at all. This work, therefore, provides a causal framework for understanding the potential capabilities and limitations of analysis of multi-site data.
Satirizing Christianity in Lucian’s Peregrinus and Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon
Authors: Kanavou Nikoletta
Published: January 2025

This article focuses on early pagan references to the Christian movement with a satirical spirit; it revisits Lucian’s most extensive Christian-related satire, The Passing of Peregrinus—a biography that ridicules the Cynic philosopher Peregrinus, who is mainly famous for his self-immolation in Olympia at the games of AD 165, after a tangled career that included a significant brush with Christianity—and suggests the novel of Achilles Tatius, The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon, as a further example of probable satire at the expense of the Christians. It is argued that the apparent construction of satire of Christianity in the Lucianic piece strengthens the case for seeing relevant satire in Achilles Tatius too, but the rather more implicit nature of Achilles Tatius’ satire has guaranteed him a more positive Christian reception than Lucian’s.
Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico
Authors: GARZÓN-ORDUÑA IVONNE J.
Published: January 2025

Ofelia jaliscana Garzón-Orduña gen. nov. et sp. nov. from Chamela (Jalisco, Mexico) is described and illustrated. Morphological characters support the hypothesis that the genus belongs in the tribe Boarmiini, but no close relatives are evident due to its distinctive morphology. The diagnosis for the genus and species are provided as well as images of the male and female genitalia.
The Information Contained in Altimetric Sea Surface Height Frequency Spectra
Authors: de Marez Charly , Callies Jörn
Published: January 2025

Despite the amount of data sampled by current and upcoming satellite missions, the temporal evolution of oceanic turbulence is for now poorly understood. Here, we use state-of-the-art satellite measurements of sea surface height time series, combined with global oceanic reanalysis and idealized numerical simulations to study the properties of the frequency spectrum for oceanic turbulence. We show that the meridional gradient of potential vorticity, that supports planetary Rossby waves, and the barotropic current are the main parameters that shape the frequency spectrum of sea surface height as observed by satellite altimetry.
Helping men build better intimate partner relationships: Canadian provider perspectives
Authors: Chan Christy GY , Sharp Paul , Jenkins Emily , Gao Nina , Oliffe John L
Published: January 2025

Objective:

The aim of this study was to describe the strategies used by Canadian healthcare providers to assist men in strengthening their intimate partner relationships.

Design:

Qualitative research study.

Method:

Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews. Using interpretive descriptive methods, secondary analysis inductively identified the strategies used by 10 Canadian-based healthcare providers. Participants comprised six counsellors, one registered psychologist, one associate certified coach, one father support supervisor and one programme facilitator.

Result:

Three thematic findings were developed: (1) equipping men with lifelong relationship skills; (2) knowing and transforming masculinities; and (3) understanding men’s experiences using trauma-informed care approaches. Theme 1 stressed the importance of attentively listening for cues, establishing dialogue and expressing emotions to meet men’s needs. Emphasised was the need to create safe spaces and respect men’s disclosures about previous intimate partner experiences. Theme 2 highlighted the significance of knowing and transforming masculinities to promote pro-social values by identifying and mobilising men’s strengths and assets. Providers explored attitudes about masculinity and created opportunities for men to model transformative approaches towards equitable relationships. Theme 3 emphasised the need to better understand men’s trauma in order to situate and progress their intimate partner relationships. By acknowledging men’s trauma, providers aimed to undo harmful patterns of emotional suppression and facilitate progress towards healing.

Conclusion:

This study identities strategies for working with men to promote emotional reflexivity, pro-social behaviour and help-seeking in intimate partner relationships.
Research on a method of fault identification of rolling bearings based on time series shapelets
Authors: Song Zhi-kun , Xu Li-cheng , Hu Xiao-yi , Liu Yuan-fu , Liu Wei , Li Qiang
Published: January 2025

Recent research on utilizing artificial neural network (ANN) for fault identification of bearings ignores the features of vibration signals as time series, resulting in low interpretability and cannot classify signals of bearing vibration on different dimensions. Time series shapelets is the most identifiable subsequences of time series. Time series can be effectively classified through computing similarities between shapelets and each time series. This paper identifies faulty bearings with a machine learning-based shapelets algorithm, and through modeling, calculation and verification based on CWRU fault bearing data set, some szimportant conclusions are obtained. The results show that this meaningful new method is more accurate and can reduce time consumption compared with traditional time-laboring shapelets, enhancing interpretability of diagnosis in the meantime. Compared with other classification methods, shapelets transforms the classification problem of vibration signal time series into a similarity measurement problem between time series and subsequence shapelets, fully reflecting the essence of bearing vibration signals as a time series. Meanwhile, by using MINDIST distance instead of Euclidean distance in shapelets can effectively reduce the calculation time while ensuring accuracy, which could be a significant method of distance measurement in clustering tasks.
Relationality With the Dead in Chinese Sufism: Relics’ Agency and Self-Annihilation in the Afterlives of Two Jahriyya Shaykhs
Authors: Previato Tommaso
Published: January 2025

This paper interrogates what place do dead exemplars and saintly relics occupy in the ritual repertoire of Jahriyya Sufism – a mystical revivalist movement that emerged in mid-18th century Northwest China as a sectarian offshoot of the Yemeni Naqshbandi tradition. Since its inception, the Jahriyya played a leading role in the Muslim uprisings against the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The paper proposes a model of relationality with the dead where mortuary practices are not aimed solely at memorializing the shaykhs who fell as martyrs in the uprisings, but, most importantly, at aiding Sufi initiates in their inner-directed effort to transcend egoistic desires and eventually uncover God’s qualities within themselves – a practice that in classical Sufism is called fanā’ fir-Allah (lit. “self-annihilation in God”).
‘Sing a song for the peace of everyone’: sacred music and social cohesion
Authors: Rijken Hanna
Published: January 2025

The topic of this article is sacred music as an instrument for social cohesion, spiritual growth, community empowerment and bridging boundaries. How does sacred music function as an instrument for cohesion? First, the article presents a case study: a choir comprising people experiencing homelessness in Amsterdam and a collaboration with a theologians’ choir. Second, a research presentation follows on how choral singers experienced the absence of choral singing in the Covid-19 pandemic. What impact did the lockdown have on singers? Did the absence of choral singing influence their sense of community? The data reveal that cohesion takes place in three ways, which singers mentioned occur when they sing together: musical, spiritual and social. Musical cohesion occurs while they sing together. Singers also mentioned spiritual cohesion and the experience of interconnectedness. Finally, it reflects on choral music as an instrument for social cohesion.
Does Gender Matter? The Mediating Role of Gender Attitudes on the Associations Between Grandparenting Styles and Adolescent Depression Among Skipped-Generation Families in Rural China
Authors: Yang Fan , Zheng Junyao , Li Wenjie , Liu Shaowei , Ya Xiaoyi , Gu Lei
Published: January 2025

Adolescent depression in skipped-generation families is a growing concern, yet the role of grandparenting styles and gender attitudes remains understudied. Data from 1,039 adolescents (511 girls, 528 boys) in rural Chinese skipped-generation families were analyzed. Mediation analyses examined associations between grandparenting styles, gender attitudes, and depression. Higher grandparental rejection correlated with higher depression (Estimate = .35, p < .001), while higher emotional warmth correlated with lower depression (Estimate = −.32, p < .001). Emotional warmth was associated with more egalitarian gender attitudes (Estimate = .12, p < .001). Gender attitudes partially mediated the association between emotional warmth and depression among girls, but not boys. A significant gender difference was found in the association between gender attitudes and depression ( p <.05). Grandparenting styles and gender are associated with depression in adolescents from skipped-generation families. Mental health interventions should focus on educating grandparents to provide emotional support and promoting egalitarian gender attitudes, especially among girls.
Frequent Shifts During Chronic Jet Lag Uncouple Liver Rhythms From the Light Cycle in Male Mice
Authors: Zhang Qing , Litwin Christopher , Dietert Kristi , Tsialtas Ioannis , Chen Wan Hsi , Li Zhihong , Koronowski Kevin B.
Published: January 2025

Circadian disruption is pervasive in modern society and associated with increased risk of disease. Chronic jet lag paradigms are popular experimental tools aiming to emulate human circadian disruption experienced during rotating and night shift work. Chronic jet lag induces metabolic phenotypes tied to liver and systemic functions, yet lack of a clear definition for how rhythmic physiology is impaired under these conditions hinders the ability to identify the underlying molecular mechanisms. Here, we compared 2 common chronic jet lag paradigms and found that neither induced arrythmicity of the liver and each had distinct effects on rhythmicity. Instead, more frequent 8-h forward shifts of the light schedule induced more severe misalignment and non-fasted hyperglycemia. Every other day shifts eventually uncoupled behavioral and hepatic rhythms from the light cycle, reminiscent of free-running conditions. These results point to misalignment, not arrhythmicity, as the initial disturbance tied to metabolic dysfunction in environmental circadian disruption and highlight considerations for the interpretation and design of chronic jet lag studies.