bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spring at Geassemahjohka
Authors: Maarit Mäkelä  , Priska Falin
Published: June 2024

The video is part of artistic research that explores a dialogue between human, non-human, and forces of the land in Utsjoki, Finland. In this artistic research, walking is used as a method to connect with the environment. During the walks, small amounts of soil – sand, stones, and clay – is gathered and processed further in a studio. Some soil is transformed to slips and used when painting hand-built vases made from the gathered clay. The fired vases are placed temporarily in local rivers. The result is a series of three vase experiments done in a dialogue between human, soil, water, and the forces of the land.

The video presents the third vase experiment, where the vase is built from the local clay. The motifs of the painting are the nationally endangered animals: arctic fox, fell owl and glacial salmon. In the River Teno catchment, small juvenile salmon often spend some of their first years of life in tiny tributaries, which they enter from their birth place, the spawning areas in the main stem of the river. One of these nursery streams being Geassemahjohka. The vase is positioned in Geassemahjohka, which is running to the main stem of the River Teno some 70 km upstream from the estuary. Via the experiment we speculate: can act of crafting vase be conceived as act of caring, the vase being thus a symbolic shelter for the salmon?
Cuerpos en vilo crecer en medio del fuego
Authors: Mejía Giraldo Juan Pablo
Published: June 2024

A continuación, se presentan algunos resultados del proceso de investigación - creación, realizado en la Maestría en Estética y Creación (2021 -2022) de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira. La Línea Estética de la recepción y memorias culturales, sirvió de coordenada para ubicar los objetivos. Desde allí, se orientó el gesto de creación que explora maneras de conmemorar, testimoniar y registrar la vinculación de cuerpos en crecimiento, al conflicto armado colombiano. La pregunta inicial por las Mediaciones estéticas permitió interrogar los marcos de sensibilidad desde los cuales se interpreta el asesinato de tres niñas bombardeadas en un operativo militar, el 29 de agosto del 2019 en Caquetá. El hecho tal vez se recuerda más fácilmente por la expresión que emitió el presidente de la época, cuando le preguntaron por lo ocurrido: ¿De qué me hablas viejo? En compañía de Butler y los Esquemas normativos de inteligibilidad, y en discusión con Rancière y el Reparto de lo sensible, se exploran los marcos de visibilidad que encuadran las vidas infantiles como Máquinas de guerra, en una estrategia discursiva que justifica el asesinato y exime del cuestionamiento ético que le cabe a la sociedad. El resultado de este proceso derivó en una Bitácora que contiene otras maneras de significación sobre estas cortas vidas y las formas de afección en estudiantes de formación universitaria. Para ello, se utilizó una metodología estético – cartográfica que permitió levantar las coordenadas de una experiencia afectada, frente a un acontecimiento que tiende a trivializarse en la persistencia noticiaría.
Pediatric Patients with Von Hippel-Lindau and Hemangioblastomas Treated Successfully with Belzutifan
Authors: Duan Emily , Robinson Michael , Davis Charles , Pruthi Sumit , Lewis Marisa , Martinez-Agosto Julian , Gorin Michael B. , Shuch Brian M. , Friedman Debra , Chang Vivian
Published: June 2024

Hemangioblastomas are the most common tumor associated with Von
Hippel-Lindau (VHL) and a leading cause of mortality. We present five
pediatric patients with VHL-associated hemangioblastomas treated with
belzutifan, a HIF2a inhibitor. Three patients were started on belzutifan
due to vision loss from progressive retinal hemangioblastomas. Within 1
year of treatment, all three patients had improvement in
hemangioblastoma size and visual acuity. For patients with intracranial
lesions, belzutifan resulted in an improvement in neurologic symptoms
and hemangioblastoma size. Four patients experienced grade 1-2 anemia
and two patients required a dose reduction. Our report suggests that
belzutifan can be an effective therapy for pediatric patients with
VHL-associated hemangioblastomas.
COVID-19 in Pregnancy with Findings of Reduced Head Circumference: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: MORIARTY Kristen Lee , MANFREDI Kelsey , CARREL Pascale , KRYZANSKI Emma , Schwartz David A. , GODOY Lucas , Kuo Chia-ling , Shields Andrea
Published: June 2024

Objective: We investigated the relationship between
trimester-specific SARS-CoV-2 infection and newborn growth metrics. We
hypothesize that COVID-19 may result in disproportion between neonatal
head measurements and weight without increasing the risk of SGA, and
that this relationship may be associated with timing of COVID-19
exposure in pregnancy. Design: Retrospective cohort
Setting: Northeast USA academic tertiary hospital
Population of sample: COVID-19-infected (n=140) and
COVID-19-uninfected (n=136) patients Methods: Inclusion
criteria: a) singleton birth between April 28, 2020, and December 31,
2022; and b) maternal COVID-19 infection diagnosed via PCR. Exclusion
criteria: < 12 years of age, major fetal anomalies, and fetal
loss < 15 weeks. Main Outcomes Measures: Outcomes
were a comparison of newborn growth measurements (length, weight, and
head circumference (HC) at birth), Ponderal Index (PI), and development
of SGA between SARS-CoV-2-infected and uninfected patients. Maternal and
neonatal characteristics were descriptively summarized, and multivariate
analyses and linear regression models were performed. Results:
Baseline maternal demographics did not significantly differ among the
uninfected and infected cohorts. Compared to the uninfected cohort,
COVID-19 diagnosed in the third trimester was associated with a lower
neonatal HC compared to newborns of uninfected patients (β=-0.38 [0.38
SD lower], 95% CI -0.65 to -0.10, p=0.024). There was no significant
difference among the cohorts for birth length, weight, or diagnosis of
small for gestational age. Conclusion: We found that COVID-19
infection in the third trimester was associated with a lower neonatal
head circumference without associated SGA. The cause underlying this
association is unknown. Further research to determine the risk of
neurotropic fetal infection by SARS-CoV-2, like ZIKA’s effect on the
fetal immune system leading to microcephaly, is urgently needed.
A Predictive Theory For Heat Transport Into Ice Shelf Into Ice Shelf Cavities
Authors: Finucane Garrett , Stewart Andrew
Published: June 2024

Antarctic ice shelves are losing mass at drastically different rates,
primarily due to differing rates of oceanic heat supply to their bases.
However, a generalized theory for the inflow of relatively warm water
into ice shelf cavities is lacking. This study proposes such a theory
based on a geostrophically constrained inflow, combined with a threshold
bathymetric elevation, the Highest Unconnected isoBath (HUB), that
obstructs warm water access to ice shelf grounding lines. This theory
captures ∼ 90% of the variance in melt rates across a suite of
idealized process-oriented ocean/ice shelf simulations with
quasi-randomized geometries. Applied to observations of ice shelf
geometries and offshore hydrography, the theory captures ∼80% of the
variance in measured ice shelf melt rates. These findings provide a
generalized theoretical framework for melt resulting from
buoyancy-driven warm water access to geometrically complex Antarctic ice
shelf cavities.
n/a Exploring the Relationship between Test-Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence and Academic Performance among University Students
Authors: Rauf Khalida , Iqbal Naveed
Published: June 2024

This study was conducted to find the relationship of test-anxiety, emotional intelligence and academic performance of public private sector university students. A sample of 388 students,194 male and 194 females was drawn through convenient sampling from the Public and Private universities of Karachi in Pakistan, using a cross sectional design. Test anxiety was assessed through Westside Test Anxiety Scale and emotional intelligence was assessed using The Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale. Performance of the last two semesters attended by the students was used to assess academic performance and demographic information was gathered through the demographic form. The “Pearson Product Correlation” was calculated to find the relation between test anxiety and emotional intelligence and academic performance. t-test for independent sample was used to obtain the differences in test-anxiety and emotional intelligence and gender in Public and Private sector university students’ academic performance on the respective variables. The results revealed an inverse relationship between test-anxiety and emotional intelligence, academic performance. However, the results showed a positive relation between emotional intelligence and academic performance. Gender differences were found in test anxiety but not in emotional intelligence. The students of both the sectors differed in test anxiety, whereas both the groups did not differ on the scores of emotional intelligences. It is incumbent on educational institutes to provide psychological services to students who find hard to handle exam situation in the same way as financial assistance is provided to those who need it.
Gender Disparity in Students’ Performance of Science and Mathematics: Evidence from Nationwide Study in Pakistan
Authors: Bhutta Sadia Muzaffar , Ansari Aisha Naz , Ahmad Sohail
Published: June 2024

Gender disparity in science and mathematics performance is under constant exploration. In a complex education system, like Pakistan, studying the difference in isolation may not generate holistic understanding. Therefore, this paper investigates changes in trends of gender differences within public and private schools. Data were gathered from nationwide representative students (n=15,391) of elementary grades using SATs/MATS. The results of independent t-test and two-way-ANOVA revealed that girls significantly outperformed boys in Science; girls came at par in Mathematics. Gender and school system demonstrated significant interaction effect only in mathematics unveiling that girls can perform better/equal to boys in same school system.
Problem-Based Learning in Blended Classrooms: An Approach in Covid 19 Emergency Situation
Authors: Muhammad ASIF
Published: June 2024

This research paper, reports the findings of using problem-based learning approach in Blended Learning (BL) environment, while practicing grade 9 mathematical problems by fifty grade 9 students. This three week program was framed in contrast of traditional schooling, intending as enrichment and not remediation, for science group students’ practices in mathematics. The study was framed through formative experiment research method and practiced at public sector Higher Secondary School Jehangira district Swabi, aiming to explore the advantages and hazards of PBL model when applied in BL environment. The data was collected through an open ended self-developed questionnaire and was analyzed by using simple frequency distribution. The results achieved were mostly positive such as students found productive PBL approach through WhatsApp application like solving examples helped them in solving other problems, course work was completed timely, and using smart phone with peers in groups helped in better understanding the problems. But showed some concerns such as poor availability of network/internet services or non-affordability of having smart phone or internet packages, and parents showed unwillingness for using smart phone/internet. On the basis conclusion, it was suggested that these issues can be resolved by teaming up with parents alongside convincing head of the institute.
False Generosity and the Out-of-School Children Conundrum in Nigeria: Assessing Media Strategies for Promoting Optimal School Enrolment
Authors: Alakwe Kizito
Published: June 2024

At the centre of human development is education, which takes diverse forms and is critical during the formative years of the human person. This underscores the essential role that education plays in people’s lives. As a fundamental human right, education occupies the fourth spot in the sustainable development goals, which aim to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all and promote lifelong learning opportunities. For decades, governments and multilateral donor agencies have expended resources to meet society's educational expectations. In Nigeria, these efforts have not produced the desired outcomes. With approximately 10.5 million children out of school as of January 2022, Nigeria remains among the nations with the highest rates of out-of-school children. Leveraging a combination of a survey, document analysis, and a critical review of extant literature, this paper argues that the efforts of governments and other multilateral donor agencies to eradicate the challenge of out-of-school children are, at best, false generosity. The study, therefore, re-emphasizes the need for the media to rediscover its social responsibility function and leverage the traditional media of flyers, handbills, posters and community radio in communicating the need for formal education and consequently ebb the tide of out-of-school children in Nigeria.
Orientation of monumental decorative sculpture in urban space
Authors: Polubok Andrii , Pylypchuk Oksana
Published: June 2024

This article examines and analyzes the main characteristic features of the relationship between sculpture and the external urban environment, the essence of which is the principle of its perception in certain locations, taking into account the orientation – the angles of perception of a specific sculptural composition that is projected in the urban space. The peculiarities of the orientation of monumental-decorative sculpture in architectural space are investigated. An analysis of the patterns was carried out (using real examples) and the probable directions of perception of the expressive silhouette of the sculpture were determined both in typical and in special spatial situations of the urban environment. Directions and points of view are identified, the totality of which constitutes the zones of perception of the sculptural composition depending on the specific spatial situation, which is based on a system of classifications of the external urban environment.
Based on the results obtained during the study, the types of perception of the expressive silhouette of monumental and decorative sculpture are systematized and formulated, taking into account the main and additional zones, points and directions: circular perception in closed space and open space, frontal perception in half-closed space and half-open space, frontal perception in corner space, and frontal-bilateral perception in transit space. As a result of the study, a method was developed for determining the types of perception of sculpture, taking into account its orientation and relationship with the layout of urban space. The advantage of this method is the ability to identify in advance (at the modeling and design stage) the directions of the main, additional zones and observation points of the expressive silhouette of monumental and decorative sculpture of any genre and type in urban space. The proposed method for determining the types of perception of the most expressive silhouettes of sculptural compositions will help to more effectively model, design and install monumental and decorative sculptures, taking into account specific spatial situations and features of the urban environment.
The use of hyaluronic acid injection for treatment of black triangle and reconstruction of lost interdental papilla in anterior teeth: a systematic review
Authors: Alsharif Shahad B. , Aljahdali Bushra
Published: June 2024

Objective: Non-surgical therapeutics to reconstruct lost interdental papilla are evolving; these include hyaluronic acid injection. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of hyaluronic acid injection in the treatment of black triangles and reconstruction of lost interdental papilla in anterior teeth.
Materials and Methods: The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023446875) and in accordance with the Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis ‘PRISMA’. The search involved four databases, PubMed/MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and ProQuest for ‘’grey literature’ with additional manual search for studies published up to May 2024. Human clinical studies of a prospective nature (randomised clinical trials and prospective cohort studies) were included. Exclusion criteria were case reports, case series, review articles, letter to editor, personal opinion, and animal studies. Furthermore, studies which utilised hyaluronic acid injection in conjunction with other therapeutic material, tissue graft, or any surgical procedure were also excluded. The data were extracted independently by the two authors and incorporated after consensus. The risk of bias was assessed using the RoB2: the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomised clinical trials and the Newcastle Ottawa scale for prospective cohort studies.
Results: 24 studies, 15 prospective clinical studies and nine randomised clinical trials, were included with a total of 898 interdental papillae injected with hyaluronic acid. The studies showed promising outcomes in the reconstruction of lost interdental papilla with minimal adverse reactions. Risk of bias assessment among prospective clinical studies revealed 13 good quality studies with only two poor studies while the randomised clinical trials consisted of three with low, one with some concern, and five studies with high risk of bias. However, due to the high heterogeneity, a meta-analysis was not feasible. 
Conclusion: Hyaluronic acid injection is an effective minimally invasive approach in treating black triangles and reconstructing lost interdental papilla in the anterior teeth. Further long-term well-designed randomised clinical trials employing standardised procedures are essential to validate this treatment and provide better quality of evidence.
Effects of laser power on microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium alloy fabricated by laser-arc hybrid additive manufacturing
Authors: Chen Yuhang , Fu Juan , Zhao Yong , Wang Feiyun , Chen Fugang , Chen Guoqiang , Qin Yonghui
Published: June 2024

Laser-arc hybrid additive manufacturing (LAHAM) based on the synergistic interaction of laser and arc has vast potential applications due to the advantages of high precision and fast manufacturing speed. Titanium alloy is a kind of indispensable material in the aerospace and marine industries because of its superior performance. This study primarily investigates the effect of laser power on formability, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V, a titanium alloy fabricated by LAHAM. The results indicate that the material utilization of the Ti-6Al-4V wire first increases and then decreases with the increasing laser power, reaching a maximum value of 95.48% at a power of 1500 W. As laser power increases, the acicular martensite α′ content in the LAHAM samples decreases, while the α phase increases and exhibits a coarsening phenomenon. Tensile strength increases with the rise in laser power, reaching a maximum horizontal tensile strength of 1080 MPa and a maximum vertical tensile strength of 1100 MPa. However, elongation decreases with increasing laser power. Microhardness decreases with the rise in laser power. The increase in laser power enhances the bonding between deposition layers, significantly improving the tensile strength of the specimens.
Psychical Reseach in Greece
Authors: Pallikari Fotini
Published: June 2024

The Greek Society for Psychical Research (GSPR), which flourished for 35 years in the 20th century, is currently not well recognized within parapsychology circles, either in its name or in its activities. Possible reasons may be its relatively short life almost entirely driven by the continuous efforts of one person, its co-founder and only president Dr. Angelos Evangelidis Tanagras (1875–1971). The current article pays a tribute to the many contributions of the Greek Society for Psychical Research to the international parapsychology, triggered by a recently recovered old manuscript, the typed German text of the renowned lectures that Tanagras delivered in Europe in year 1935. Tanagras had showed a film of Cleio performing telekinesis on a compass needle and had discussed the psychical research activities of the GSPR. He included in the lecture his theory of psychobolia, of which a summary is presented here. The content of these lectures is presented in the form of excerpts building the basis for the examination of the past research activities of GSPR. In a second part of the article, the mysterious case of the telekinetic medium Cleio will be further investigated, and finally the possible reasons why the GSPR has not survived until our current time are examined.
Kulturkampf 2.0
Authors: Walach Harald
Published: June 2024

Unbemerkt von den meisten Akteuren in Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft scheint mir eine neue Art von „Kulturkampf“ angebrochen zu sein. In diesem Falle geht es nicht wie bei Bismarck um die politische Macht, sondern um die Deutungshoheit von Wirklichkeit. Eine weitgehend unbekannte Bewegung von Wissenschaftlern und Intellektuellen, die sich „The Brights“ nennen, hat das erklärte Ziel, das materialistisch-naturwissenschaftliche Weltbild zu „mainstreamen“ und den Religionen ihre angestammte Deutungshoheit zu nehmen. Dies geschieht durch viele kleine Aktionen wie etwa vor einiger Zeit die „Atheist Bus Campaign“ in London, aber, vielleicht wichtiger, durch die Beherrschung der Definitionsmacht innerhalb der Online-Enzyklopädie Wikipedia. Man fühlt sich erinnert an die Aufklärung, als ebenfalls die Encyclopédie das Instrument der Weltdeutung wurde. Im Unterschied zur Aufklärung ist dieser moderne Impuls nicht aufklärerisch. Durch die unreflektierte Verbreitung eines materialistischen Weltbildes als des vermeintlich einzig wahren ist diese Bewegung nicht nur religionsfeindlich, sondern widerspricht auch dem Offenheitsprinzip der Wissenschaft und dem Kritikprinzip der Aufklärung.
Skeptic Encounters Skeptical Movement
Authors: Grams Timm
Published: June 2024

This is the experience report of a skeptic who encounters the skeptical movement. The field of activity of this society is the promotion of scientific and critical investigations in an open discourse. But soon he discovered inconsistencies. The internal customs of the community deviates from the original intentions. Conspicuous are groupthink, self-conceit and the inability to define clear goals. The main reason for the inconsistencies are certain basic principles: metaphysical naturalism and its concept of truth. There are ways out of these difficulties. First steps in a new direction become visible.
Das Skeptiker-Syndrom
Authors: Wunder Edgar
Published: June 2024

„Skeptiker“ und ihre Organisationen sind selbsternannte Verteidiger der Wissenschaft gegen eine wahrgenommene Bedrohung durch Pseudowissenschaften, worunter auch alle Arten „paranormaler“ Überzeugungssysteme subsummiert werden. Im Jahr 1998 erschien ein von Edgar Wunder verfasster Text „Das Skeptiker-Syndrom“, der strukturelle Probleme der deutschen „Skeptiker“-Organisation GWUP aus soziologischer Perspektive analysierte. Im Ergebnis wurde argumentiert, die „Skeptiker“-Bewegung werde durch ein ideologisch fixiertes disbelief-System zusammengehalten. Daraus resultierten zahlreiche Verzerrungen bei der Evaluation von Befunden oder Annahmen aus dem Bereich der Parawissenschaften, aus den Grenzbereichen wissenschaftlicher Forschung oder im Umgang mit Heterodoxien im Wissenschaftsbetrieb. Im Anschluss an einen Nachdruck des „Skeptiker-Syndroms“ diskutiert Edgar Wunder, welche Veränderungen in der „Skeptiker“-Bewegung inzwischen stattgefunden haben und ob die von ihm vor 22 Jahren vorgebrachten Argumente nach wie vor stichhaltig sind.
On Being a (White, Middle-Class) Woman in Parapsychology
Authors: Watt Caroline
Published: June 2024

In this paper the author provides a personal perspective on the theme of women in parapsychology. She reflects on her journey in academia, from being the first in her farming family to go to university, to joining the University of Edinburgh in 1986 as Research Assistant to the first Koestler Professor Robert Morris, to her current position as the second holder of the Koestler Chair of Parapsychology. Equality of opportunity is complex, and the author has benefitted greatly from the privileges of being white and middle-class, and of having an open-minded boss (indeed, she speculates that parapsychologists may be particularly open-minded). At the same time, she has experienced gender-related obstacles in her career, including periods of maternity leave, and disproportionate responsibility for dependants and housekeeping. The latter challenges have mostly been managed with part-time working. Perhaps as a consequence, progression to more senior academic positions (notably being promoted to the Koestler Chair in 2016 aged almost 54) has been slow relative to male colleagues. Studies of the profile of UK academics indicate that this is a typical experience for many female researchers. But the same data also show that other less privileged groups are even more poorly represented in academia, most notably black people. In 1994 Rhea White memorably highlighted the advantages of taking a feminist approach to parapsychology. This paper concludes by suggesting that parapsychological research – the questions that we ask, the methods that we employ, and what we learn as a result – will benefit from an even more inclusive academy.
Phänomenologie und Auswirkungen von spontanen Nachtod-Kontakten (NTK) – Forschungsergebnisse und Fallstudien
Authors: Elsaesser Evelyn , Roe Chris A. , Cooper Callum E. , Lorrimer David
Published: June 2024

Ein Nachtod-Kontakt (NTK) tritt auf, wenn eine Person unerwartet und unbeabsichtigt einen bekannten oder unbekannten Verstorbenen wahrnimmt. Diese Kontakte sind direkt, ohne Beteiligung eines Mediums, Verwendung von Hilfsmitteln (z. B. von Instrumentaler Transkommunikation, ITK) oder anderen Verfahren, und sie sind spontan, anscheinend von den Verstorbenen initiiert, ohne Absicht oder Aufforderung seitens der Person, die die Erfahrung macht (des Empfängers). Nachtod-Kontakte sind ein häufiges Phänomen. Aus der Literatur geht hervor, dass 50-60 ෻ Menschen, insbesondere Trauernde, im Laufe ihres Lebens einen oder mehrere spontane NTK erlebt haben. Ziel der Studie war es, die Phänomenologie von NTK zu beschreiben und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Empfänger zu analysieren. Wir haben online eine Mixed-Methods-Erhebung durchgeführt, bei der ein Fragebogen mit 194 Items zu allen Aspekten der NTK verwendet wurde, welcher von 1.004 Teilnehmern in den drei Projektsprachen (Englisch, Französisch und Spanisch) ausgefüllt wurde. Durch eine Reihe von Fragen konnten die Arten der NTK, die Umstände ihres Auftretens, ihr Verlauf und ihre Charakteristika, die partielle Lähmung während der NTK, die von den Empfängern wahrgenommenen Botschaften und das Profil der wahrgenommenen Verstorbenen ermittelt werden. Wir untersuchten die Auswirkungen der NTK auf die Spiritualität, die Glaubenssysteme und Einstellungen zum Tod und zum Überleben des Bewusstseins sowie auf den Trauerprozess. Die ausgewerteten Daten zeigen, dass ein NTK als positive Lebenserfahrung angesehen wird, die sich tröstlich und heilsam auf den Trauerprozess auswirkt.
ETI und das Recht – Metalaw und die Hinderungsgründe für einen offenen Kontakt mit relevantem Informationsaustausch – Normatives Recht Extraterrestrischer mit Geltung für die Menschheit
Authors: Stähle Klaus
Published: June 2024

Es wird dargelegt, dass Extraterrestrischen die Geltung normativen Rechts bekannt sein muss, wenn sie kulturell, sozial und vor allem technisch so weit entwickelt sind, dass sie mit anderen Spezies in Kontakt treten und die Erde erreichen können. Völkerrechtlich auf der Erde geltende Vereinbarungen wie der Internationale Pakt über die bürgerlichen und politischen Rechte könnten von irdischer Seite aus eine Grundlage für eine speziesübergreifende Verständigung sein, wenn die ETI zu Verhandlungen bereit und in der Lage sind. In der Anfangsphase solcher Verhandlungen oder im Fall extremer Andersartigkeit muss sich die Menschheit auf die Grundsätze des Metalaw konzentrieren. Der Grund, warum es gegenwärtig keinen Kontakt mit relevantem Informationsaustausch mit Extraterrestrischen gibt und auch kein offener Kontakt ohne einen solchen Informationsaustausch zu beobachten ist, beruht vermutlich auf normativem Recht der Extraterrestrischen über die Erde. Ein gleichsam indirekter Kontakt wird hiermit aber nicht ausgeschlossen. Die Erde ist vermutlich ein sog. Kondominium, also eine Art Protektorat ohne eigene souveräne Rechte im Verhältnis zu anderen interstellaren Völkerrechtssubjekten.
Perception of the Women of the Mandacaru Settlement about Health Care
Authors: Fernandes Lima Erika Carolina
Published: June 2024

This article aims to discuss the understanding of the perception of health care of women living in the Mandacaru Settlement. It consists of a qualitative research, with an ethnographic approach, and analyzed from the interpretative analysis. The field study was carried out in the Mandacaru Settlement, in Petrolina, Pernambuco, from March to June 2019 and 17 women participated in the research. This study was submitted to and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of São Paulo School of Nursing. These women were between 22 and 79 years old, were rural workers, artisans, confectioners, and many of them were migrants, and this is a common characteristic in the Submedio São Francisco Region, and among the main results found are the impact of the transition from conventional agriculture to agroecology and the understanding, or perception, of health care in the context in which they live. Thus, they perceive it as a space of diverse health care practices rich in popular knowledge and with a strong relationship with rural work.
Assessing Factors Influencing Dental Visits: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
Authors: Moore John
Published: June 2024

Background: Regular dental examinations are a fundamental component in maintaining optimal oral health. The transitional period from adolescents to young adulthood frequently brings about shifts in one’s dental hygiene practices. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) underscores the importance of intentionality in health-related actions, suggesting a direct correlation between the strength of one’s intent and the likelihood of performing the behavior. This study aims to measure the effectiveness of TPB in explaining dental visit behaviors. Methods: An instrument was adapted for a college student population which examined constructs of the TPB, oral health knowledge, and expected social outcomes. The survey was administered electronically and available for a 3-week period. Results: A total of 370 individuals completed the survey. All constructs of the TPB displayed univariate significance. However, only subjective norms and perceived behavioral control were significant predictors of dental visits when accounting for other predictors in the model. Oral health knowledge and expected social outcomes were not significant predictors. Conclusion: Dental hygiene behaviors among college students progressively decline throughout college. Universities should carefully consider improving availability of dental hygiene resources on-campus. Dental health education can be enhanced to promote the importance of dental hygiene throughout one’s time in college.
Numerical Modeling of Progressive Damage and Failure of Tunnels Deeply-Buried in Rock Considering the Strain-Energy-Density Theory
Authors: Sun Q. , Yuan C. , Zhao S.
Published: June 2024

Exploring the rock failure mechanism from an energy perspective is crucial for ensuring the safe construction of tunnels under complex geological conditions. In this study, a progressive damage and failure model of rock elements is established using the strain-energy-density theory based on the thermodynamic theory. Specifically, the rock elements are considered to have failed when the strain energy density absorbed by the element is greater than the critical strain energy density. Besides, the damage evolution of rock elements is reflected through the reduction of elastic modulus, until the element only has a certain residual strength. Based on the above theory, the calculation program of rock damage and failure is developed in FLAC3D using the FISH language. The validity of the method for simulating the process of rock damage and failure is verified through the numerical simulation of Brazilian splitting tests. Finally, the model was applied to the overload test of the geo-mechanical model of the Liangshui Tunnel on Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway. The comparison between the numerical simulation and the test results has not only confirmed that the feasibility and accuracy of the model in simulating the progressive failure process of tunnel surrounding rock under high ground stress, but also its ability to visually display the damage degree, failure scope and evolution process of the surrounding rock. The research findings are of great significance in ensuring the safe construction of tunnel and will promote the efficient development of the underground engineering construction.
Corneal Melting in Undiagnosed Goujerot Sjogren’s Syndrome: A Case Report
Authors: Mtalai Naoual , Ettourni Sara , El Hadi Kawtar , Laftimi Zyad , Daghouj Ghizlane , El Maaloum Loubna , Allali Bouchra , El Kettani Asmaa
Published: June 2024

Keratolysis or corneal melting is a very rare situation that might occur in different inflammatory systemic diseases such as Sjogren syndrome. In the case of sterile corneal ulcers, characterized by the absence of ocular inflammation, the optimal treatment has not yet been established. We report the case of a unilateral aseptic keratolysis revealing primitive Sjogren guzzler syndrome and having responded well to the treatment. Clinical case: a 56-year-old woman who presented with a notion of inflammatory polyarthralgia for 4 years with self-medication by oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAID presented a month before her first examination, a reduced visual acuity with foreign body sensation in both eyes. After a month of ophthalmic examination for a corneal ulcer, the visual acuity dropped to HM, and the examination found a corneal perforation measuring less than 1 mm with a positive spontaneous seidel and an athalamia. A treatment with cyanoacrylate glue was performed along with medical treatment. A labial biopsy performed found a lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of the exocrine gland in favor of a primitive Gougerot Sjogren syndrome. Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by damage to the exocrine glands, in particular the lacrimal and salivary glands. The treatment of corneal perforations is based on different choices such as cyanoacrylate glue, amniotic graft, conjunctival recovery, and keratoplasty.
СПЕЦИФІКА ОБ’ЄКТИВАЦІЇ АРХЕТИПУ АНІМА У ПОВІСТІ МИХАЙЛА ТРАЙСТИ «НЕЗНАЙОМКА У ФІАЛКОВІЙ СУКНІ» ТА В РОМАНІ ЗОЇ ГЕЛЛЕР «СПОВНЕНІ ВІРИ»
Authors: Тиховська Оксана
Published: June 2024

У статті проаналізовано систему персонажів повісті Михайла Трайсти «Незнайомка у фіалковій сукні» та роману Зої Геллер «Сповнені віри» крізь призму психоаналітичної теорії К.-Г. Юнга про архетипи колективного несвідомого. Мета статті – з’ясувати специфіку художньої інтерпретації М. Трайстою теми кохання та творчості, простежити містицизм процесу творчості крізь призму життєвих сценаріїв Луки Ністоряну та Пабло Ронішоряну; виявити специфіку проєктування архетипу Аніми на образ Одрі у романі «Сповнені віри». Система персонажів повісті «Незнайомка у фіалковій сукні» базується на контрасті. Лука Ністоряну і Пабло Ронішоряну є антиподами, а головна відмінність між ними полягає у ставленні до жінок, у розумінні сутності кохання. Лука є досить близьким до меланхолійно-флегматичного типу особистості, він наполегливо шукає свою жінку-мрію, а Пабло постійно знаходить новий об’єкт кохання, і дуже часто «по-справжньому» закохується щоразу у нову жінку. У такий спосіб поет прагне знайти натхнення у нових почуттях, які швидко спалахують і так само швидко згасають. Пабло не страждає від внутрішнього конфлікту, у нього нема марень та галюцинацій, його внутрішня фемінність (Аніма) щоразу проєктується на іншу жінку. Художньо моделюючи трагічну історію Луки Ністоряну, автор підводить читача до думки, що межа між творчим осяянням і божевіллям дуже тонка. Коли письменник прагне подолати власні комплекси у площині вигаданої реальності, фантазування здатне перетворитися на нав’язливу ідею й «ув’язнити» митця у сфері несвідомого. У статті розглянуто специфіку моделювання М. Трайстою образу митця, який містичним чином опиняється на межі двох реальностей і зустрічається зі своєю жінкою-мрією. Оскільки зустріч з об’єктивованим архетипом для людини за життя є неможливою, М.Трайста цілком у руслі психоаналізу вибудовує розв’язку повісті – головний герой загадково помирає, побачивши замість чарівної незнайомки у фіалкові сукні когось, хто налякав його до смерті. Лука несвідомо прагне психологічного переродження через пізнання кохання ідеальної жінки. М. Трайста розв’язкою повісті натякає, що людина не досконала, а тому зустріч з уявним божеством (архетипом) може призвести до смерті або шизофренії. У романі «Сповнені віри» об’єктивується негативний аспект архетипу Аніми (негативна Аніма, страшна/пожираюча мати). Цікаво простежується психологічна взаємодія подружжя: ідеологічні переконання, система цінностей вибудовують настільки тісний зв’язок між чоловіком і жінкою, що він відображається у проєктуванні часточки особистості Джоела на Одрі. Фемінізм, самовпевненість та нетерпимість Одрі насправді є віддзеркаленням світоглядних позицій та установок її чоловіка. Одрі Літвінов постає уособленням психологічно травмованої жінки, яка втратила свою фемінну ідентичність, її мовлення пересіяне жаргонізмами, вона не отримує задоволення від материнства. Спроєктована на героїню Аніма вибудовує сценарій її життя, трансформує поведінку та світогляд героїні.
МОДЕЛЬ ПСИХОЛОГІЇ САМОТНОСТІ В ОПОВІДАННЯХ ІВАНА ЧЕНДЕЯ
Authors: Барчан Валентина
Published: June 2024

У статті проаналізовано інтерпретацію психології самотньої людини в оповіданнях Івана Чендея «Син» та «Криниця діда Василя». Розглянуто думки дослідників творчості письменника, акцентовано на факторах самотності самого автора, що зумовило його звернення до щоденника, на розумінні митцем джерел самотності та осо- бливостей його сприйняття людиною. З’ясовано, що поглиблений психологізм – одна з ключових домінант творчого стилю Івана Чендея. Тому увага до психології самотньої особистості, що має місце в прозі митця, цілком закономірна. Створена в оповіданнях конструкція психології людини, що опинилася на соціальному маргінесі, позбавлена активної комунікації, ґрунтується на глибокому знанні побуту, способу життя, людських характерів і корелюється з теорією філософії та психології. Водночас самотність не має деструктивного вияву в психології героїв. Вони керуються життєвою філософією закономірного плину й змін. Хоча й небезболісно переживають самотність, усе ж намагаються притлумити внутрішній дискомфорт фізичною працею, турботою про домашніх тварин, навколишню природу. Вони залишаються розважливими, доброзичливими до людей, є носіями духовних, морально-етичних цінностей, корелюють свою поведінку відповідно до власних принципів, співвідносних із їхніми культурними вимірами.
ОЛЕКСА МИШАНИЧ І ЛІТЕРАТУРНИЙ ПРОЦЕС ЗАКАРПАТТЯ
Authors: Ігнатович Олександра
Published: June 2024

Олекса Мишанич (1933–2004) – доктор філологічних наук, член-кореспондент НАН України, керів- ник відділу давньої української літератури Інституту літератури ім. Т. Шевченка НАН України, фундатор української школи медієвістики, лауреат Державної премії ім. Т. Шевченка, заслужений діяч науки і техніки України (1997).
Серед наукових зацікавлень Олекси Васильовича завжди перебував літературний світ Закарпаття. Учений цілком слушно вважав своє дослідження крайового літературного процесу комплексним. Розпочався цей інтерес із давньої літератури, якій присвятив кандидатську дисертацію «Із історії розвитку української літератури Закарпаття в XVII– XVIII століттях» (1962), що донині є найповнішим систематизованим дослідженням із давньої літератури Закарпаття. До того ж ця розвідка дала поштовх і підґрунтя для осягнення вченим цілісної картини розвитку літературного процесу і проклала дороги Олекси Мишанича в наукове пізнання всього слов’янського світу і зв’язків українського письмен- ства з чеською, словацькою, польською, сербською та іншими літературами.
Від давньої літератури О. Мишанич прийшов до вивчення красного письменства Пряшівщини, Воєводини. Осмислив здобутки крайової літератури ХІХ–ХХ століть. Відкрив читачеві імена В. Ґренджі-Донського, А. Волошина, І. Ірлявського, І. Колоса та інших проскрибованих літераторів Закарпаття. Упорядкував та підготував до друку худож- ні твори крайових письменників, був учасником, ініціатором та натхненником багатьох видань у серійній бібліотеці
«Карпати».
Таким чином, Олекса Мишанич започаткував і заклав підвалини академічного вивчення давньої літератури Закарпаття; обґрунтував доцільність і практикував вивчення українського літературного процесу на теренах усього істо- ричного Закарпаття; відкрив для читача-сучасника красне письменство Закарпаття дорадянського періоду та ввів в обіг національного літературного життя «забуті» імена письменників Закарпаття ХХ століття; загострив увагу науковців на необхідності досліджувати український літературний процес на всіх землях, де твориться наша національна література; його дослідження впливали на процес книговидання в області; науковець намітив план подальших досліджень крайового літературного процесу; завжди сприймав літературу Закарпаття в єдиному диханні української землі.
Does Climate Change Strengthen the Link between Environmental Degradation and Agricultural Output? Empirical Evidence on the Turkish Economy
Authors: Özbek Sefa , Özbek Bahar
Published: June 2024

Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between agricultural output and environmental degradation, climate change, agricultural employment and economic growth in the Turkish economy for the period 1990-2020.
Methodology: Direct and interactive effects of variables are investigated with the help of two different models. As an empirical method, the ARDL bounds test proposed by Pesaran et al. (2001) is utilized. After the existence of a long-run relationship, the long and short-run results are reported separately for the two models.
Findings: Empirical findings show the existence of cointegration relationship between the relevant variables. Long-run findings show that increases in temperature increase agricultural output, while increases in CO2 emissions, economic growth and agricultural employment decrease agricultural output. In the short run, only economic growth has a negative effect on agricultural output.
Originality: In the long run, the interactive effect of climate change and environmental degradation on agricultural output is found to be higher and more negative than the direct effects. This result reveals the importance of addressing climate change and environmental degradation together.
Key words: Agriculture, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Time Series Analysis, Türkiye.
Sobre María del Carmen Barcia Zequeira, Intereses en pugna: España, Gran Bretaña y Cuba ante la trata ilegal de africanos, 1835-1845
Authors: Rojas Rodríguez Julio David
Published: June 2024

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Sobre José Jobson de Andrade Arruda, Planos por O Brasil: Projectos para O Mundo: O novo imperialismo británico e o processo de Independência (1800-1831)
Authors: Marichal Carlos
Published: June 2024

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Sobre Cristina Sánchez Parra, Novedad y tradición. Las tiendas por departamentos en la ciudad de México y su influencia en la cultura del consumo, 1891-1915
Authors: Barbosa Cruz Mario
Published: June 2024

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Sobre David Tavárez, Rethinking Zapotec Time: Cosmology, Ritual, and Resistance in Colonial Mexico
Authors: Ruiz Medrano Ethelia
Published: June 2024

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Sobre David Adán Vázquez Valenzuela, De betabeles y revoluciones: El Partido Liberal Mexicano y la producción de remolacha azucarera en el sur de California y el sureste de Colorado, 1890-1929
Authors: Ayala César J.
Published: June 2024

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Sobre Elisa Speckman Guerra, Penalistas españoles y ciencias penales en el México de mediados del siglo XX
Authors: Martínez Chávez Elizabeth
Published: June 2024

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Sobre Carlos Illades y Rafael Mondragón Velázquez, Izquierdas radicales en México. Anarquismos y nihilismos posmodernos
Authors: Marín Meneses Benjamín
Published: June 2024

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¿Cómo se hacen adultos los jóvenes en Uruguay?
Authors: Amarilla Diego
Published: June 2024

A partir de un análisis cuantitativo de la Encuesta Nacional de Adolescencia y Juventud 2018, de la República Oriental del Uruguay, se analizan la intensidad y el calendario que presentan tres eventos de transición a la vida adulta (primer trabajo estable, primera autonomía residencial y tenencia del/la primer/a hijo/a) de acuerdo con los factores sexo y nivel educativo alcanzado en jóvenes de 24 a 30 años de todo el territorio nacional. Se concluye que la transición a la vida adulta puede retardarse en aquellos/as jóvenes de mayor nivel educativo y presentarse en forma prematura en aquellos/as con menor nivel educativo
HARMONISASI INSTRUMEN ARAH KIBLAT
Authors: Syam Hikmatul Adhiyah , Umar Subehan Khalik
Published: June 2024

In the implementation of the prayer which is the most important obligation for Muslims, there are a number of conditions, harmony, sunnah, and etiquette as well as prohibitions that cannot be done in the worship. One of the legal requirements for prayer is facing the Qibla (Masjid Al-Haram) in Makkah City. This is based on the results of the agreement of the scholars, so the need for instruments to facilitate the position of determining the direction of Qibla. Qibla direction measurement instruments have developed more and more advanced, starting from the object that becomes a reference and systematic use of easy to short measurement time, including the Qiblat Tracker instrument with a Phone Tracker. However, the development of existing instruments needs to be considered how the method of use and the level of accuracy. So by testing the instruments at five mosque points directly measured through Google Earth, it was found 1º difference between the Qibla direction measurement results between Qiblat Tracker instruments that use celestial objects as objects and the Phone Tracker that makes the Star Walk 2 application as an object. This is because there is still a distance between the Tracker Phone instrument and the Star Walk 2 application. As a result, the Qiblat Tracker instrument is stated to be more accurate, it is necessary to know further how much deviation occurs between the Tracker Phone instrument against its own object.