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John Dewey’e İlişkin Türkiye’de Yapılan Çalışmaların Analizi
Authors: FAKİOĞLU BAĞCI Hatice
Published: March 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı John Dewey’e ilişkin çalışmaları, belirlenen ölçütlere göre incelemek ve analiz etmektir. Evren, Dewey’e ilişkin çalışmalardır. Örneklem ise Dewey’e ilişkin 1992-2022 yılları arasında Türkiye’de yapılmış lisansüstü tezler ile ULAKBİM TR Dizin veya DergiPark’ta indekslenen Türkçe ve İngilizce makaleler oluşturmaktadır. Ülkemizde yapılmış lisansüstü tezler için YÖK Ulusal Tez Merkezi, makaleler için de ULAKBİM TR Dizin ve DergiPark platformları taranmıştır. Taramalar sonunda 1992-2022 yılları arasında Dewey’e ilişkin olarak 23 lisansüstü tezi ve 57 makalenin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışmalar, araştırma türü, yayın yılı, yayın dili, lisansüstü tezin yapıldığı üniversite, makalenin yayınlandığı dergi, çalışmanın yöntemi, çalışmanın veri toplama aracı, veri analiz yöntemi ve odak konusu bakımından incelenmiştir. Araştırmada içerik analizi kullanılmış ve elde edilen bulgular tablolarla gösterilmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen verilere göre, ülkemizde Dewey’e ilişkin en fazla çalışma 2019 yılında yapılmıştır. Tezlerden biri hariç hepsinin Türkçe, makalelerin ise yarıya yakının İngilizce yazıldığı tespit edilmiştir. En fazla tezin Atatürk, Gazi ve Marmara üniversitelerinde tamamlandığı, en fazla makalenin ise International Journal of Progressive Education adlı dergide yayınlandığı görülmüştür. Bir yüksek lisans tezi ve makale hariç tüm çalışmalar, nitel araştırma yöntemleriyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmalarda en fazla kullanılan veri toplama aracının doküman inceleme, en fazla kullanılan veri analiz yönteminin ise içerik analizi olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Odak konu bakımından en fazla çalışmanın, Dewey’in eğitim felsefesine dair olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları ışığında Dewey’in felsefesine ilişkin odak konu alanlarının genişletilmesi ve Türk eğitim sistemine etkilerinin derinlemesine araştırılması önerilmektedir.
Indices of insulin-like growth factors family in the lung tissue of patients with non-small cell lung cancer after COVID-19 of various severity
Authors: Kit O. I. , Frantsiyants E. M. , Kharagezov D. A. , Bandovkina V. A. , Cheryarina N. D. , Pogorelova Yu. A. , Lazutin Yu. N. , Milakin A. G. , Leyman I. A. , Stateshny O. N/
Published: March 2023

Purpose of the study. An analysis of levels of IGF and their carrying proteins in lung tissues of cancer patients depending on the severity of the previous COVID-19 infection.

Patients and methods. The study included 60 patients with histologically verified non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) T1–3NхM0 receiving treatment at the Thoracic Department, National Medical Research Centre for Oncology, in 2020–2021. The control group included 30 NSCLC patients after asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 disease (15 males and 15 females); the main group included 30 (15 men and 15 women) patients after severe or moderate to severe COVID-19 infection. The mean age of patients was 59.11 ± 2.89 years; no significant differences were noted between the control and main groups. All participants gave their informed consent prior to the study approved by the Ethics Committee of National Medical Research Centre for Oncology. Qualitative assessment of IGF-I, IGF-II and IGFBP-1,2,3 levels in the tissues of the tumor, peritumoral area and resection line were measured by ELISA (Mediagnost, Germany). The statistical analysis was performed in the Statistica 10 program, the differences were considered statistically significant at p < 0.05.

Results. Regardless of the gender, levels of IGF-I and IGF-II in tumor and resection line samples in patients of the main group were higher than in the control group on average by 1.5–2.2 times, and IGFBP-1 in the tumor was lower by 1.3 times in men and by 5 times in women. The ratio of IGF and IGFBP-1-3 in patients of the control group in perifocal tissues changed towards the parameters in the tumor tissue. IGF/IGFBP-1-3 in men of the main group were lower or did not differ from the indices in the intact tissue, while in women they increased, similarly to the tumor tissue.

Conclusion. An increase in the ratio of IGF and carrier proteins in the tumor tissue of patients in the main group indicated an excessive accumulation of IGF in it, which may contribute to more aggressive growth of malignant tumors. The most pronounced disorders in the system of insulin-like growth factors were found in the tissues of the tumor and intact lung of patients with previous severe and moderate to severe COVID-19.
DFT Study of the Biological Activity of Fullerenol - Cisplatin Conjugate as an Antitumor Therapy Agent
Authors: Pushkarchuk Aliaksandr , Bezyazychnaya Tatsiana , Potkin Vladimir , Dikusar Evgenij , Soldatov Andrei , Kilin Sergei , Nizovtsev Alexander , Kuten Semen , Ermak Dmitry , Pushkarchuk Vadim , Zhou Hongwei , Kulchitsky Vladimir
Published: March 2023

In the era of increasing the effectiveness of treatment methods and drugs used in modern neuro-oncology, the targeted delivery of diagnostic and medicinal substances to the tumor is of great importance. The aim of the work is to study in silico optimal and rational approaches to the creation of nanocontainers for targeted drug delivery. Here we present the results of DFT simulation of the molecular and electronic structure, as well as possible mechanisms for the formation of water-soluble conjugate of the cytotoxic drug cisplatin (cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]) and fullerenol (C60(OH)24). The calculations were performed using the DFT/CAM-B3LYP/cc-pvdz/LanL2DZ(Pt) level of theory. Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM) was used for solvent phase calculations. From the results of the calculation of structural parameters and electronic structure for the C60(OH)24 - cisplatin conjugate, was concluded that in the aqueous solution stable hydrogen bonds are formed between the molecules of fullerenol and cisplatin. Biological activity descriptors were calculated, which showed that the conjugate has a higher reactivity than the cisplatin molecule.
Consequences for Whistleblowing: Retaliation, Sham Peer Review and Hospital Immunity
Authors: Gharagozloo Farid , Poston Robert , Gruessner* Rainer WG
Published: March 2023

When medical professionals, usually physicians, report poor patient care or incidents in which patients have been harmed, such reports are sometimes not welcomed by hospital leadership. This issue becomes even more problematic if no action is taken internally to ameliorate patient conditions and the practitioner then decides to seek external assistance (courts, media) in the best interest of the patients’ wellbeing.
URBAN LINGUISTICS IN UKRAINE: ATTAINMENTS AND PROSPECTS OF RESEARCHES
Authors: RUDA Olena
Published: March 2023

The article summarizes the achievements of domestic linguistics in the study of urban speaking. The problems of researching nationally determined urban forms of language communication are outlined. It is emphasized that the analysis of the city language life makes it possible to determine the patterns inherent in the speech behavior of all citizens (universal) and those that are inherent in the language behavior of inhabitants from a particular city that is studied (specific).
The issues of functioning urbanolects, urban koine, as well as advertising, street announcements, graffiti as elements of the city language landscape are considered. The “dictionary” of each city contains everyday vocabulary, professional jargon, argot, slang, foreign language inclusions, urbanonims – the official names of urban objects and their colloquial names. The polemic over the use of the term “prostorichchia” to describe the Ukrainian linguistic space realities is highlighted.
The need for a comprehensive study of nationally determined urban forms of communication in domestic linguistics is substantiated. Thus, the most urgent task of such studies is to create a database of speech material taking into account regional specifics to identify the following structural elements: “Language of a big city”, “Language of a small town”, “Language of the district center”, “Language of the village” etc. For this purpose, it is extremely important to collect material for oral textbooks.
It is emphasized that the speech peculiarities of representatives from different social groups and the level of language proficiency can be studied in groups of respondents with identical sets of ethnolinguistic, gender, professional and other social characteristics using such classical sociolinguistic methods as observation, oral interview, testing, questionnaires, and analysis of written sources. Urban linguistic research should take into account statistical, demographic data and facts of society’s political life.
It is concluded that the urgent task for Ukrainian linguistics is to develop general principles of human settlements’ linguistic typology.
SЕMANTIC-SYNTACTICAND LEXICAL SPECIFICITY OF THE VOCATIVE IN THE IDIOLECT OF LESYA UKRAINKA
Authors: HORODENSKA Kateryna
Published: March 2023

The article is devoted to elucidating the semantic and syntactic functions of the vocative, which is quite common in the poetic idiolect of Lesya Ukrainka. Its grammatical specificity is substantiated – the predominant use in lyrical poetry with two secondary semantic-syntactic functions: identification and semantic accentuation of the addressee to whom something is reported, and more limited use of the exclamatory with the primary semantic-syntactic function of the addressee – the subject of potential action). The function of the vocative identifier is traced mainly by the names of non-beings, and the function of semantic accentuation of the addressee – mostly by the names of persons who are informed about something but do not motivate them to action, and occasionally – by the names of non-beings. The parameters of the use of personalized names of masculine and feminine objects and nouns of the middle gender and nouns in the plural form in the positions of treatment with these semantic-syntactic functions of the vocative are noted. The well-known address in the form of the middle genus is a word that constitutes the lexical and grammatical specificity of Lesya Ukrainka’s poetic idiolect.
Peculiarities of lexical filling of the accusative case are traced, the predominant and organic use of words from the vernacular in its function is stated. The poetess widely used the well-known in folk etiquette indefinite noun with the collective meaning of brothers and more limitedly – the indefinite noun gentlemen. A notable feature of the lexical range of the vocative is the predominant use of such etiquette words as sir, kind sir, noble lord, friend, heaven (as a tender address to a man younger than age), brother (as a friendly address to a man or a loved one, friend), good people and others that are inherent in the communication of ordinary people.
TYPOLOGY OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH ANTHROPONYM COMPONENT
Authors: PELYPAS Mykola
Published: March 2023

The article is dedicated to the study of phraseological units with an anthroponym component in the Ukrainian language. In particular, it is noted that this phraseological microsystem was never studied within the Ukrainian language as a separate subject, but only in conjunction with studying phraseological units with a proper name component in general. The analysis carried out makes it possible to single out three main groups of phraseological units with an anthroponym component depending on origin: 1) those with commonly used anthroponyms, male names in most cases; 2) those with anthroponyms of biblical origin; and 3) those with anthroponyms of mythological origin. On the basis of semantic features, nine most essential groups were identified in this phraseological microsystem. It is emphasized that the absolute majority of phraseological units with an anthroponym component are associated with a description of a person, his character traits, mental processes, actions and states, etc. A significant part of the phraseological units within this microsystem characterize abstract concepts and various situations, and only a small number of them are used to designate material merits or, vice versa, shortcomings of a person, his behavior, actions, etc. A structural-syntactic analysis of phraseological units with an anthroponym component is also carried out. It is stated that in terms of structure, the lion’s share of phraseological units of this microsystem correspond to a word combination with a subordinate connection to a greater extent, and with a coordinative connection to a lesser extent. A part of phraseological units with an anthroponym component also correspond to a combination of words, a common figure of speech and a subordinate clause of a complex sentence. The models used to construct phraseological units with an anthroponym component are described in detail. The factual phraseological material indicates that variance is a nontypical phenomenon for the phraseological units of the analyzed microsystem, especially for phraseological units with an anthroponym component of biblical origin and the same units of mythological origin.
“I’M BECOMING AN URBANIST, I CAN’T DO WITHOUT THE CITY…” (city and man in the poetic discourse of the XXth century)
Authors: SІUTA Halyna
Published: March 2023

The image of the city is relevant for the national linguоculture in its various genre-style and aesthetic varieties. Ways of its verbalization in different poetic texts testify to the dynamics of Ukrainian artistic thinking.
Since the end of the 19th century, the theme of the city in Ukrainian literature has been developing with significant intensity, while the interpretation of the village as a bearer of established ethnocultural stereotypes is gradually losing its relevance.
As a result, a new urban type of worldview and the corresponding urban picture of the world with a nuclear macroconcept of the city are formed. These changes are correlated with the transformation of approaches to the linguistic description of the city, the shift of emphasis from the typical for classical literature depiction of urban landscapes, typical or unique urban topos to large-scale reproduction of multidimensional socio-cultural urban text. At the same time, the problem of the relationship between the city and man (the attitude of man to the city, the influence of the city on man, etc.) remains invariably central.
The world of the city in the poetic discourse of the XXth century is an environment of a new multifaceted human life (geographical / industrial / educational / informational / social / domestic / personal space). And in this world is formed different from the traditional patriarchal, socio-psychological type of personality. The life of this personality can be harmonized with the life of the city or opposed to it.
The interpretation of the city as an artificial space, not harmonized with human life and nature, is a logical continuation of the traditional for Ukrainian literature opposition “village / nature – city”. In the paradigmatic development of the key concepts of this opposition the signs of spiritual – unspiritual, natural – artificial, traditional – modern, national – denationalized are contrasted.
Important realization of the image of the city – its display as a space of immorality, mechanized-pragmatic, destructive environment, where there is a moral degradation and depersonalization of man. The general picture of such a negative display of the city is complemented by poetic descriptions of human existence in urban space, which are dominated by senses ‘indifference’, ‘loneliness’, ‘confusion’ and so on.
The positive aspect of the relationship between man and the city, human life in the city is observed in the context of verbalization of the motive of human integration into city life, when a person feels an organic part of urban space.
LANGUAGE AESTHETICS OF CONCEPT “CITY” IN POETIC TEXTS BY B.-I. ANTONYCH
Authors: SENKOVYCH Olha
Published: March 2023

The theme of the city is not the main one, but it is important for B.-I. Antonych’s lyrics. Author’s reflections on the theme of the city are important fragment of the individual artistic picture of the world. In view of this, the article offers an analysis of the means of linguistic and aesthetic representation of the concept of city in poetic texts by B.-I. Antonych. The specifics of the individual-author’s picture of the world in this thematic segment are demonstrated.
It is emphasized that B.-I. Antonych’s individual style has already been sufficiently studied from the point of literary criticism. Instead, linguistic research on the peculiarities of author’s artistic language should be intensified.
It was found that in B.-I. Antonych’s poetic interpretation concept of the city appears simultaneously in several dimensions: both as a geographical object with a characteristic set of realities, and as an industrial and socio-cultural environment. In these conditions a new socio-psychological type of personality is formed.

The article identifies productive lexical and semantic models of city description. It has been established that the contextual uses of the nomination city and its poetic concretizers are mostly related to the direct lexical meaning “large settlement, administrative, industrial, trade and cultural center” recorded in common dictionaries. At the same time as a carrier of cultural and aesthetic information, the city nomination is also often reconsidered, forming new lexical and associative connections due to the individual experience of the author, his personal creative and aesthetic preferences.
It was revealed that epithet phrases have text-forming significance in the creation of the linguistic image of the city. Around the concept of the city in the poetry of B.-I. Antonych grouped definitions that testify to his anthropomorphization, natural morphization, and also verbalize different types of evaluation – neutral, positive and negative.
The development of the image of the city is often based on its logical and associative connections with the realities that detail its space, its social and cultural infrastructure – square, square, street, lane, park, square, town hall, lantern, limousine. In the structure of poetic expression, they realize the direct lexical meaning recorded in common dictionaries, and sometimes they are also expressions of occasional individual-author associations.
A separate aspect of the author’s perception and display of the city is its opposition to the world nature. Nature in the poetic picture of B.-I. Antonych’s world is presented as a harmonious, living space, while the city has an unnatural, standardized, schematic nature.
In general, the image in the poetry by B.-I. Antonych reflects the objective structure of the city, its social, architectural and cultural specifics.
The perspective of the proposed study is the possibility of drawing parallels between the poetry by B.-I. Antonych and the lyrics of European modernist poets, in particular P. Verharn and R.-M. Rilke.
«The city is quiet, silvery, swaying in the cradle of vision» (epithet characteristics of the city in the Ukrainian poetic language of ХХ century)
Authors: IVANENKO Iryna
Published: March 2023

The noun city is an actively epithetized image of Ukrainian poetry of the twentieth century. Around it are definitions with direct, descriptive meaning (autological) and with figurative, figurative-evaluative (metalogical). Autologous definitions include characteristics of size (large, giant, small), age (new, old, ancient, ancient, ancient, eternal, young), location relative to the administrative center (central, provincial), distance from the location of the lyrical hero. close), time (morning, evening, night).
Also traditional for the Ukrainian poetic language is the use of the nomination city and specific names of cities with epithets beautiful, abandoned, unfamiliar, with possessive pronouns my, our.
In many epithets to the image of the city material-subject plan is inferior to the emotional-expressive, metaphorical, associative-figurative word usage prevails over the direct, nominative. The semantic structure of such constructions is dominated by seven ‘visual perception’, ‘audio perception’, ‘psychological perception’, ‘historical assessment’.
Among the artistic definitions with the sema ‘visual perception’ the most branched color-epithet series – white, yellow, green, blue, gray, gray, black, gold. Carriers with a color sign (golden-topped, silver-haired, white-winged) are carriers of complicated semantics and value.
The aesthetics of definitions with the dominant family ‘psychological perception’ (suffering, torn, exhausted, tired, tragic, etc.) is determined by their imagery and emotional coloring.
Anthropomorphic epithets transfer to the image of the city signs of psycho-emotional states (fatigue, suffering), character traits (pride, tenderness, kindness, insecurity), morality or immorality (innocence, sinfulness), as well as external portrait traits or signs of human physical condition.
Characteristic epithet microparadigms develop realities that structure the city space, specify its social and cultural infrastructure.
In general, epithetization reflects both realistic and figurative-symbolic, philosophical-generalized meaning of the image of the city. It is both a geographical object and an aestheticized artistic space in which lyrical heroes self-identify. Such a complex nature of the image opens up prospects for its broad interpretation.
Can Managerial Ownership As a Moderating Variable On The Effect Of Intellectual Capital On Company Value? Evidence From Banking Companies In Southeast Asia
Authors: Putri Valerina Stasia , Hermawan Sigit , Fitriyah Hadiah
Published: March 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh intellectual capital terhadap nilai perusahaan dengan managerial ownership sebagai variabel moderating di perusahaan perbankan di Indonesia, Malaysia, dan Singapura tahun 2016-2020. Penelitian ini meneliti hubungan antara Intellectual Capital (VAIC) terhadap nilai perusahaan (PBV) dan kepemilikan manajerial (MOWN) sebagai variabel moderating. Populasi pnelitian ini adalah perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di BEI, KLSE, dan SSE. Berdasarkan metode purposive sampling, sampel yang digunakan adalah 35 perusahaan. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan statistik untuk menguji efek variabel sebagian dengan tingkat signifikansi 5%. Selain itu, asumsi klasik dilakukan yang termasuk uji normalitas, uji multikolinearitas, uji heteroskedasdisitas, dan uji autokorelasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa intellectual capital tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. Penelitian ini juga membuktikan bahwa tidak ada efek signifikan dari managerial ownership dalam hubungan anatara intellectual capital terhadap nilai perusahaan.This study aims to determine the effect of intellectual capital on firm value with managerial ownership as a moderating variable in banking companies in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore in 2016-2020. This study examines the relationship between Intellectual Capital (VAIC) on firm value (PBV) and managerial ownership (MOWN) as moderating variables. The population in this study are banking companies listed on the BEI, KLSE, and SSE. Based on the purposive sampling method, the sample used was 35 companies. The analytical method used is Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). Hypothesis testing uses statistics to partially test the effect of variables with a significance level of 5%. In addition, the classical assumption test was also carried out which included normality test, multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, and autocorrelation test. The results of this study indicate that intellectual capital has no significant effect on firm value. This study also proves that there is no significant influence of managerial ownership in the relationship between intellectual capital and firm value.
PENGARUH KEPUTUSAN KEUANGAN TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN DIMEDIASI OLEH RETURN ON ASSET
Authors: Yunita Rizki Arvi , Hani Syafrida , Astuty Widia , Sari Eka Nurmala
Published: March 2023

Penelitian ini bermaksud guna melakukan analisis mediasi return on asset pada efek keputusan keuangan pada nilai perusahaan dalam perusahaan LQ45 di BEI. Analisis data menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif asosiatif untuk mengetahui hubungan antara dua variabel atau lebih, dengan path analysis dari 21 data perusahaan yang dikumpulkan dengan teknik purposive sampling untuk tahun pengamatan 2016-2020. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa keputusan pendanaan dan return on asset berefek pada nilai perusahaan, dan Keputusan pendanaan dan kebijakan dividen berdampak pada return on asset. Return on asset memediasi dampak keputusan pendanaan dan kebijakan dividen terhadap nilai perusahaan. Namun penelitian ini tidak berhasil menemukan adanya dampak keputusan investasi dan kebijakan dividen pada nilai perusahaan, demikian pula dengan keputusan investasi tidak berdampak pada return on asset dan Return on asset tidak memediasi pengaruh keputusan investasi pada nilai perusahaan disebabkan keputusan investasi yang tidak tepat baik itu terlalu besar ataupun terlalu kecil berdampak pada ketidakmampuan perusahaan untuk meningkatkan return on asset sehingga memberi sinyal buruk (bad news) bagi pelaku pasar sehingga menurunkan nilai perusahaan. Diharapkan perusahaan memanfaatkan dengan baik setiap pertambahan aset dengan mengoptimalkannya pada pusat-pusat operasional.This study intends to analyze the mediation of return on assets on the effect of financial decisions on firm value in LQ45 companies on the IDX. Data analysis uses an associative quantitative approach to determine the relationship between two or more variables, with path analysis of 21 company data collected by purposive sampling technique for the 2016-2020 observation year. The results of the study found that funding decisions and return on assets have an effect on firm value, and funding decisions and dividend policies have an impact on return on assets. Return on assets mediates the impact of funding decisions and dividend policy on firm value. However, this study did not succeed in finding the impact of investment decisions and dividend policy on firm value, as well as investment decisions that did not impact on return on assets and return on assets did not mediate the effect of investment decisions on firm value due to inappropriate investment decisions, whether they were too large or too small an impact on the company's inability to increase return on assets so that it gives a bad signal (bad news) for market participants, thereby reducing the value of the company. It is expected that the company will make good use of each additional asset by optimizing it in operational centers.
Editorial
Authors: Wunderlich Tina , Hadler Hanna , Blankenfeldt Ruth
Published: March 2023

The publication at hand are the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection held between March 28 and April 1, 2023, in Kiel, Germany. The content of the articles ranges from local to large-scale case studies all over the world and from various archaeological times, over methodological improvements, new processing and visualization techniques to a special session on marine and wetland prospection. Thus, the collection of articles summarizes the state of the art of prospection methods for on- and offshore archaeological investigations.
Combining remote sensing and geophysical data to determine Roman structures at Buzovytsia-1 settlement in Ukraine
Authors: Bondar Kseniia , Petrauskas Oleg , Mostovyi Dmytro , Didenko Serhii , Reida Roman
Published: March 2023

An archaeological map of Buzovitsya-1 Roman time site was obtained based on a combination of geophysical and remote sensing results. The KH-9 Hexagon image reveals Roman structures.
Can magnetic susceptibility data separate archaeological palimpsests? A case study from the Hess Creek site in interior Alaska with archaeological prospection implications
Authors: Bowman Robert C. , Yeske Kate S. , McKinney Holly
Published: March 2023

Magnetic Susceptibility (MS) is applied at a high latitude Interior Alaskan site. MS is implemented in breaking apart cultural palimpsests. MS acts as a proxy for assigning archaeological traditions and complexes. MS functions as a prospection tool for site excavation expansion.
An integrated geoarchaeological approach to the investigation of multi-period prehistoric settlements – the case of Neolithic Drenovac
Authors: De Smedt Philippe , French Charles , Kinnaird Timothy , Rajkovača Tonko , Milekić Aleksandar , Chatzimpaloglou Petros , Verhegge Jeroen , Hermans Thomas , Veirana Gaston M. , Obradović Djurdja , Popović Vesna , Perić Slaviša
Published: March 2023

A multi-method geoarchaeological investigation was performed to reconstruct multi-phase Neolithic settlement. Invasive and non-invasive surveys showed potential for providing archaeological and environmental landscape data in this complex setting. Large-area geophysical surveys showed potential for deriving stratigraphic information.
Combined geophysical prospection of kurgans on the Uzun Rama plateau in the Caucasus, Azerbaijan: first results
Authors: Erkul Ercan , Fischer Simon Levin , Ricci Andrea , Kneisel Jutta , Wilken Dennis , Jalilov Bakhtiyar , Rabbel Wolfgang
Published: March 2023

In November 2021, a geophysical prospection using magnetics, electromagnetics, and ground penetrating radar, as well as a surface archaeological survey and aerial photography were conducted in the kurgan area on the Uzun-Rama plateau in central Azerbaijan. These non-destructive investigations aim to obtain information on the morphology, structure and spatial distribution of the urgans in order to classify them according to various features. The preliminary results show that increased magnetic field intensity, increased electrical conductivity, and increased reflection energy in the GPR are observed in the top region of the kurgans, which contain information about the burial chamber.
Experiences from motorized GPR surveys in Iceland
Authors: Gabler Manuel , Paasche Knut , Traustadóttir Ragnheiður
Published: March 2023

Motorized multi-channel GPR investigations in Iceland in July 2022 showed great potential for large-scale archaeological geophysical surveys. Investigations on selected sites demonstrated effective fieldwork opportunities with excellent signal penetration through thick layers of ash and sand and very good contrast of turf houses towards the surrounding soil. Although Iceland has very challenging landscapes, many places are perfect suitable for motorized surveys making them very efficient for landscape archaeological investigations.
Archaeological field evaluations in Vieux-Aregenua: the benefits of combining geophysical surveys and trial trenches
Authors: Jardel Karine , Chesnais Paul , Nicholls John
Published: March 2023

The Roman city Vieux-Aregenua was already the subject of a pilot test. Magnetometer and electromagnetic induction (EMI) surveys were carried out. The trial trenches of the archaeological field evaluation were strategically placed as to take into account the results of the survey. The surveys allowed definition of the general layout, to characterise the areas and surfaces, and the identification of the buildings. The combined analysis of geophysics and trial trenches permitted the re-examination of the interpretation of geophysical anomalies.
Strongholds of the south-eastern Greater Poland: a regional non-invasive survey
Authors: Mackiewicz Maksym
Published: March 2023

The aim of the project was an inventory of strongholds in SE Greater Poland. Datasets included archive queries, remote sensing data and geophysical surveys. Two aerial surveys were carried out, numerous sites were recorded. Magnetic prospection was conducted for seven sites. For most of the sites prospection provided very suggestive results.
The Roman burgus of Trebur/Astheim in FDEMI multi-system data
Authors: Wilken Dennis , Appel Elena , Fischer Peter , Obrocki Lea , Willershäuser Timo , Bäumler Sarah , Becker Thomas , Vött Andreas
Published: March 2023

We present a rare multi-system FDEMI survey at a Roman burgus in Hesse (Germany). The dataset shows the benefits of EMI/ERT system combination for investigating archaeology and embedding paleolandscape.
St. Petri Cathedral Schleswig: non-destructive geophysical damage analysis of medieval plaster
Authors: Esel Yunus E. , Erkul Ercan , Hintz Sandra , Schulte-Kortnack Detlef , Leonhardt Christian , Heller Julika , Meier Thomas
Published: March 2023

Non-destructive geophysical methods were applied to detect moisture at the St. Petri Cathedral in Schleswig. One of them is thermography, which allows to distinguish between intact and defective medieval plaster. Additionally, thesuccess of a restoration can be determined by ultrasonic surface measurements.
Underwater geophysical prospection in ancient Olous, Crete
Authors: Oikonomou Dimitrios , Plageros Angelos , Papadopoulos Nikos , Symirdanis Kleanthis , Cantoro Gianluca , Argyriou Athanasios , Manataki Meropi , Polykretis Christos
Published: March 2023

We employ electrical resistivity tomography and magnetic gradiometry methods to the ultra-shallow submerged and littoral archaeological site of Olous. This allows reconstruction of the built environment that nowadays lie below the sea bottom, thus completing the respective archaeological evidence.
Evidence for Nitrogen-bearing Species on Umbriel: Sourced from a Subsurface Ocean, Undifferentiated Crust, or Impactors?
Authors: Cartwright Richard J. , DeColibus Riley A. , C. Castillo-Rogez Julie , Beddingfield Chloe B. , Grundy William M. , Nordheim Tom A.
Published: March 2023

Near-infrared spectra of Umbriel and the other classical Uranian moons exhibit 2.2 μm absorption bands that could result from ammonia (NH3) bearing species, possibly exposed in the geologically recent past. However, Umbriel has an ancient surface with minimal evidence for recent endogenic activity, raising the possibility that more refractory species are present, and/or that NH3 is retained over long timescales. We analyzed 33 spectra of Umbriel to investigate its 2.2 μm band, along with three other absorption features we identified near 2.14, 2.22, and 2.24 μm. We assessed the subobserver longitudinal distributions of these four bands, finding that they are present across Umbriel and may be spatially associated with geologic features such as craters and large basins. We compared the bands to 15 candidate constituents. We found that Umbriel’s 2.14 μm and 2.22 μm bands are most consistent with the spectral signature of organics, its 2.24 μm band is best matched by NH3 ice, and its 2.2 μm band is consistent with the signatures of NH3–H2O mixtures, aluminum-bearing phyllosilicates, and sodium-bearing carbonates. However, some of these candidate constituents do not match Umbriel’s spectral properties in other wavelength regions, highlighting the gaps in our understanding of the Uranian moons’ surface compositions. Umbriel’s 2.14 μm band may alternatively result from a 2
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3 overtone mode of CO2 ice. If present on Umbriel, these candidate constituents could have formed in contact with an internal ocean and were subsequently exposed during Umbriel’s early history. Alternatively, these constituents might have originated in an undifferentiated crust or were delivered by impactors.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome by influenza and factors associated with death in older adults: a population study
Authors: Martins Gonçalves Thayna , Mitsue Saruhashi Shimabukuro Patrícia , Nakamura Hiraki Karen Renata , Braz-Silva Paulo Henrique , Giannecchini Simone , Kai-Wang To Kelvin , Taminato Monica , Borges de Morais Richarlisson
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Influenza is characterized by an acute viral infection, which can lead to severe conditions and death, especially in vulnerable populations, such as older adults. Therefore, we sought to analyze cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to influenza in older adults registered in Brazil and investigate the factors related to death due to this disease.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional, population-based study that used secondary data from the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System (IESIS-Influenza). Older adults aged 60 years and above with laboratory diagnosis of influenza were included.
Results: A total of 3,547 older adults with SARS due to influenza were included, out of which 1,185 cases with death as the outcome were identified. Among older adults with death as the outcome, 87.4% were not vaccinated against influenza. The main risk factors for death were invasive ventilatory support use, intensive care unit admission, brown skin color and dyspnea (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: This study described the profile of older adults with SARS due to influenza in Brazil. Factors associated with death in this population were identified. Moreover, the need to encourage compliance with vaccination among older adults is evident in order to prevent severe cases and unfavorable outcomes related to influenza.
Hedyotis konhanungensis (Rubiaceae): A new species from the central highlands of Vietnam
Authors: Quang Bui Hong , Nguyen Khang Sinh , Le Tuan Anh , Linh Le Thi Mai , Nguyen Quoc Luan , Ngo Duy Hoang Vu , Wu Lei , Neupane Suman
Published: March 2023

A new species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae), Hedyotis konhanungensis B.H. Quang, T.A. Le, K.S. Nguyen & Neupane, is described and illustrated from the central highlands of Vietnam based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence. The new species belongs to the morphologically diverse tribe Spermacoceae (ca. 1000 species) of the family Rubiaceae, which is represented by 70–80 species in Vietnam. The phylogenetic analysis, based on four DNA regions (ITS, ETS, petD, rps 16), confirms the new species’ placement within the genus Hedyotis – one of the largest genera in the tribe, comprising ca. 180 species across Asia and the Pacific. Hedyotis konhanungensis is morphologically distinct from all southeastern Asian Hedyotis L. in its set of traits such as leaf type (shape and thickness), growth habit, and floral parts (color of inflorescence axis and the shape of calyx lobes). The new species shows similarities with Hedyotis shenzhenensis, H. shiuyingiae, and H. yangchunensis from China in its herbaceous habit, fleshy ovate leaf blades, and dark purple floral parts, but it is phylogenetically distinct and can be distinguished from them by the following combination of morphological traits: habit with slightly smaller stature (<25 cm), broadly ovate or deltoid stipules with cuspidate apex and entire margin, and ovate or nearly ovate calyx lobes.
Three new species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 and the discovery of the male of I. linzhiensis Hu, 2001 from Tibet, China (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Authors: Tong Yanfeng , Bian Dongju , Li Shuqiang
Published: March 2023

Four species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 from Tibet, China are recognised, including three new species, I. caoqiisp. nov. (female), I. metoksp. nov. (female), and I. pomesp. nov. (male and female). Males of Ischnothyreus linzhiensis Hu, 2001 are discovered for the first time since its description. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs of the four species are provided.
A new genus and a new species of wasp-mimicking Harpactorini (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae), with an updated key to the Neotropical genera
Authors: Gil-Santana Hélcio R. , Oliveira Jader
Published: March 2023

Quasigraptocleptes maracristinaegen. nov.,sp. nov.(Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Harpactorini) is described based on male and female specimens from Brazil. Photographs and comments about the syntypes ofMyocoris nigricepsBurmeister, 1835,Myocoris nugaxStål, 1872,Myocoris tipuliformisBurmeister, 1838 andXystonyttus ichneumoneus(Fabricius, 1803) are presented. The intra-specific variability and sexual dimorphic characteristics among specimens ofQ. maracristinaesp. nov.are recorded. General characteristics ofHiranetisSpinola, 1837,GraptocleptesStål, 1866,Quasigraptocleptesgen. nov.andParahiranetisGil-Santana, 2015, which seem to be closer genera, are compared, including those of the male genitalia of some species. A key to the species ofMyocorisBurmeister, 1835, and an updated key to Neotropical wasp-mimicking Harpactorini genera are provided.
Taxonomic review of Manocoreini with description of a new species from China (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Coreidae)
Authors: Zhou Yanyan , Liu Huaxi , Bu Wenjun , Li Zhiqiang
Published: March 2023

In the present paper, all seven species of Manocoreini are reviewed, and a new species Manocoreus hsiaoisp. nov. is described from Guangxi, China. Photographs of habitus of all species, and detailed structures of the new species and type species of Manocoreus Hsiao, 1964 are provided. All species of Manocoreini of the world are keyed. A distribution map of all species is also provided.
A new species of the genus Siler Simon, 1889 (Araneae, Salticidae, Chrysillini) from India
Authors: Caleb John T. D. , Parag Ayush , Datta-Roy Aniruddha
Published: March 2023

A new chrysilline jumping spider species belonging to the genus Siler Simon, 1889 is described from Odisha, India. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations of the male palp and female genitalia and phylogenetic relationships of the new Siler species are presented. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that the new species is sister to a clade of predominantly Southeast Asian Siler species. Furthermore, the results indicate the presence of multiple cryptic species masquerading as S. semiglaucussensu lato. We also briefly discuss some unique behavioural observations on the newly-described species.
Quantifying Corneal Topographic Astigmatism (CorT Total) in Keratoconic Eyes
Authors: Alpins Noel , Ong James K. Y. , Randleman J. Bradley , Stamatelatos George
Published: March 2023

Purpose:

To determine optimal corneal regions from which to derive corneal topographic astigmatism (CorT) in kerato-conic eyes.

Methods:

In this retrospective study, potential measures of corneal astigmatism are calculated from raw total corneal power data (179 eyes from 124 patients) from a corneal tomographer. The measures are derived from annular corneal regions varying in both extent and center position, and evaluated according to the variability of the ocular residual astigmatism (ORA) in the cohort. This variability is quantified by the ORArms, which is the root-mean-squared distance of the ORAs from their summated vector mean in double angle space. The lower the ORArms, the better the corneal astigmatism measure corresponds to manifest refractive cylinder.

Results:

Corneal astigmatism measures derived from regions centered on corneal vertex had ORArms values (mild: 1.07 diopters [D], moderate: 1.61 D, severe: 2.65 D) as low or lower than other measures derived from regions centered on thinnest point, corneal apex (front or back), or pupil center. Corneal astigmatism measures derived from a region centered 30% of the way toward thinnest point from corneal vertex appeared to have even lower ORArms values (mild: 1.05 D, moderate: 1.45 D, severe: 2.56 D). None of the corneal astigmatism measures corresponded closely with manifest refractive cylinder for severe keratoconus (ORArms > 2.50 D).

Conclusions:

For keratoconic eyes, the CorT should be derived from an annular region centered 30% of the way toward thinnest point from corneal vertex, although when the keratoconus is mild, a standard corneal-vertex–centered CorT performs just as well.

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J Refract Surg
. 2023;39(3):206–213.]
Corneal Epithelial Remodeling in a 6-Month Follow-up Period in Myopic Corneal Refractive Surgeries
Authors: Zhu ManMan , Xin Yue , Vinciguerra Riccardo , Wang Zheng , Warsame Abdullahi Mohamud , Wang Chong , Zhu DaTian , Qu ZhanXin , Wang Pu , Zheng XiaoBo , Wang JunJie , Wang QinMei , Ye YuFeng , Chen ShiHao , Bao FangJun , Elsheikh Ahmed
Published: March 2023

Purpose:

To investigate corneal epithelial thickness changes during a 6-month follow-up period after transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK), femtosecond laser–assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).

Methods:

This prospective study included 76 eyes of 76 participants who underwent myopic refractive surgery (23 FS-LASIK, 22 SMILE, and 31 tPRK). Epithelial thickness and anterior curvature were averaged over 4 regions (subdivided into 25 areas) and measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and Scheimpflug tomography before the operation (pre) and at 1 or 3 days (pos1-3d), 1 week (pos1w), and 1 month (pos1m), 3 months (pos3m), and 6 months (pos6m) postoperatively.

Results:

The epithelial thickness of the three groups was similar in both the pre and pos6m (allP> .05), but the tPRK group fluctuated the most during the follow-up period. The largest increase was in the inferior-temporal paracentral area (7.25 ± 2.58 μm for FS-LASIK; 5.79 ± 2.41 μm for SMILE; 4.88 ± 5.84 μm for tPRK; allP< .001). Only the epithelial thickness of tPRK increased from pos3m to pos6m (P< .05), whereas all changes for FS-LASIK and SMILE were not significant (P> .05). A positive correlation of thickness changes with curvature gradient in the paracentral region of tPRK was found (r= 0.549,P= .018), but not in other regions in all groups.

Conclusions:

Epithelial remodeling followed different trends after different surgeries from the early postoperative stage onward, but exhibited similar values at pos6m. Although remodeling after FS-LASIK and SMILE stabilized by pos3m, it remained unstable at pos6m after tPRK. These changes may affect corneal profile and lead to deviation from the intended surgical outcome.

[J Refract Surg. 2023;39(3):187–196.]
Visual Performance at Different Distances After Implantation of an Isofocal Optic Design Intraocular Lens
Authors: Bernabeu-Arias Gonzalo , Beckers Sebastian , Rincón-Rosales José Luis , Tañá-Rivero Pedro , Bilbao-Calabuig Rafael
Published: March 2023

Purpose:

To evaluate refractive and visual outcomes at different distances after implantation of an isofocal optic design intraocular lens (IOL) following cataract surgery.

Methods:

This multicentric, retrospective/prospective, open-label, observational study considered 183 eyes of 109 patients who were implanted with the ISOPURE 123 (PhysIOL) IOL. The main outcome measures were refractive error and monocular and binocular uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UIVA), and distance-corrected intermediate visual acuity (DCIVA) at 66 and 80 cm, uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA), and distance-corrected near visual acuity (DCNVA) at 40 cm. Binocular visual acuity at different vergences (defocus curve) was also measured. Patients were evaluated at least 120 days postoperatively.

Results:

A total of 95.7% of the eyes were within ±1.00 diopter (D) and 73.2% of the eyes were within ±0.50 D; the mean postoperative spherical equivalent was -0.12 ± 0.42 D. There were 90.54% and 98.57% of patients presenting a cumulative binocular UDVA and CDVA value of 20/25 or better, respectively; 80.65% and 50.0% of patients presented a binocular DCIVA value of 20/25 or better at 80 and 66 cm, respectively; and 41.94% of patients presented a binocular DCNVA value of 20/40 or better. The through-focus curve showed good visual acuity at far and intermediate distances with a depth of focus value of 1.50 D. No adverse events were reported.

Conclusions:

The current study shows that this isofocal optic design IOL provides excellent visual performance for far vision and functional intermediate vision with an extended range of vision. This lens is an effective option for providing functional intermediate vision and correcting aphakia.

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J Refract Surg
. 2023;39(3):150–157.]