bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy in enhancing skin graft uptake on a burned lower leg stump: A case report
Authors:   Department of Neurosciences, Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy., Brambullo Tito , Zanettin Chiara ,   Department of Neurosciences, Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy., Bassetto Franco ,   Department of Neurosciences, Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy., Vindigni Vincenzo ,   Department of Neurosciences, Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Published: October 2024

Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a beneficial tool for enhancing the local conditions of complex wounds. Clinical evidence supports its application in the management of burn injuries; however, limited data are available concerning the effectiveness of NPWT on dermal substitutes and skin grafts. Case Report: A 29-year-old female patient was referred to our clinic after sustaining severe burns in a road accident. The patient’s right lower limb was affected, necessitating an amputation below the knee. To preserve an adequate stump length, multiple procedures were performed, including the application of NPWT to optimize the uptake of the graft into the wound bed. The rehabilitation program for the amputated leg was aided by maintaining a suitable stump length, which can be challenging to achieve when burn damage is present. Conclusion: The use of skin substitutes and grafts can benefit from the application of mild negative pressure, which can improve adherence to the wound bed. The clinical case presented highlights the benefits of NPWT in managing complex lower-limb trauma, thereby expanding the scope of this technique. Keywords: Amputation stump, burns, negative pressure wound therapy, road injury, skin graft.
Pseudoaneurysm Formation in the Superior Gluteal Artery Following Short Femoral Nail Placement in an Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture: A Case Report
Authors:   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey,, Başak Furkan , Ardalı Deniz ,   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey,, Candan Emre Sırrı ,   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey,, Taşcı Murat ,   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey,, Söylemez U Percem Orhan ,   Department of Radiology, Göztepe City Hospital, Division of Interventional Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey., Söylemez Mehmet Salih ,   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey,
Published: October 2024

Introduction: Superior gluteal artery (SGA) injury is an uncommon, yet critical complication associated with trochanteric fracture surgery. While deep femoral artery branches are more frequently affected, SGA involvement is infrequent but potentially life threatening. Knowledge of anatomy plays a crucial role in reducing the likelihood of such complications. Factors contributing to deep femoral artery injury include direct trauma from fracture fragments, excessive drilling, or inadvertent arterial damage during instrumentation. To date, only a few cases have reported SGA injuries following trochanteric fracture surgery. In this study, we report a late presented SGA pseudoaneurysm after intramedullary nailing of intertrochanteric fracture. Case Report: A 72-year-old female with a right intertrochanteric fracture underwent surgery involving the placement of a short cephalomedullary nail. In the 3rd week postoperatively, the patient presented with a sizable hematoma near the proximal and posterior section of the incision. Subsequent investigations unveiled a pseudoaneurysm in the SGA as the source of the hematoma and declining hemoglobin levels. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated with embolization, and the patient recovered without complications. Conclusion: Prompt recognition of post-operative hemoglobin decrease, regardless of clinical symptoms, is essential. Computed tomography angiography is valuable for early detection and intervention of SGA injuries. Surgeons must be careful when opening the incision and determining the entry point, as anterior incision and medialized guidewire may increase the risk of SGA injury. Awareness of this rare complication and its management is vital to prevent possible complications. Keywords: Intertrochanteric fracture, fixation, ıntramedullary nail, superior gluteal artery, complication, pseudoaneurysm.
Research of the underwater polarization imaging process based on the Oren–Nayar polarization bidirectional reflection distribution function
Authors: Lang Liying , Zhang Jinghan , Feng Haoyi , Pang Yajun
Published: October 2024

The complex water environment makes the underwater imaging process very variable. For a
more intuitive understanding of the underwater imaging process, in
this paper, the Monte Carlo algorithm is combined with the Oren–Nayar
polarization bidirectional reflection function to establish a
visualization model of underwater laser polarization imaging. The
model fully considers the specular reflection and diffuse reflection
effects of the target surface. The Oren–Nayar model compensates for
the deficiencies of the Lambert model in describing the diffuse
reflection of target surfaces. The method is applied to analyze the
effect of diffuse reflection on the laser polarization
characteristics. The imaging process of high-polarized underwater
targets and low-polarized underwater targets is simulated, and the
effect of suspended particles on underwater optical transmission
characteristics and underwater imaging is analyzed. The variation of
backscattering light and system polarization characteristics with
medium concentration is investigated in the simulation and experiment,
respectively. The results show that the simulated images and
experimental images have the same characteristics and change rules,
indicating that the model can simulate the process of underwater
polarization imaging correctly.
Ultrafast laser triggering nanocrystallization inside Nd-doped photo-thermo-refractive glass and its application in Q-switched laser
Authors: Wang Xu , Li Guangying , Zhang Guodong , Wang Jiang , Zhang Yunjie , Cheng Guanghua
Published: October 2024

Photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass doped with rare-earth ions has attracted considerable attention due to its excellent linear photosensitivity and laser performance. This study investigates the nonlinear photosensitive nanocrystallization induced by ultrafast laser irradiation in Nd-doped PTR glass. Phase contrast microscopy reveals that both Gaussian and Gaussian-Bessel beams can modulate the refractive index positively or negatively, depending on specific conditions. Notably, Gaussian-Bessel beams can significantly extend the thickness of the laser-modified layer. Optical spectra indicate the formation of silver nanoparticles, with concentration increasing as pulse energy increases. Furthermore, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy confirm the precipitation of nanocrystals with the composition of NaF following laser irradiation and thermal treatment, consistent with conventional PTR glass. The nonlinear optical characteristics of the treated sample are evaluated and successfully applied in a passive Q-switched laser, exhibiting both gain characteristics and saturable absorption. This study provides an effective strategy for multifunctional integrated on-chip devices that possess high damage thresholds and enhanced stability.
Generation of ultrashort cylindrical vector beams from a Mamyshev oscillator
Authors: Xu Haowen , Zhang Chunxiang , Fan Dianyuan , Ma Chunyang , Tang Pinghua , Liu Jun
Published: October 2024

Cylindrical vector beams (CVBs), characterized by their spatially non-uniform but rotationally symmetric polarization distributions, have garnered considerable attention due to their unique properties. In this Letter, we demonstrate the generation of cylindrical vector beams directly from a Yb-doped Mamyshev oscillator (MO). Both the radially and azimuthally polarized vector beams are achieved with a pulse duration of 3.6 ps and a pulse energy of 8.2 nJ at the repetition rate of 15.25 MHz. We also find that the filtered linearly polarized beam from the output CVBs can be homogeneously dechirped to 114 fs using the external grating pairs, indicating the potential intracavity pulse compression capability for the output CVBs. Simultaneously, ultrafast scalar Gaussian beams can also be obtained from another arm. These results can give insights into the experimental design and realization of high-energy and high-power structured (CVB or vortex) ultrashort lasers.
Self-transcendence accompanies aesthetic chills
Authors: Christov-Moore Leonardo , Schoeller Felix , Lynch Caitlin , Sacchet Matthew , Reggente Nicco
Published: October 2024

Self-transcendence (ST) is a state of consciousness associated with feelings of ego-dissolution, connectedness, and moral elevation, which mediates well-being, meaning-making, and prosociality. Conventional paths to ST, like religious practice, meditation, and psychedelics, pose nontrivial barriers to entry, limiting ST’s study and application. Aesthetic chills (henceforth “chills”) are a psychophysiological response characterized by a pleasurable, cold sensation, with subjective qualities and downstream effects similar to ST. However, evidence is lacking directly relating chills and ST. In the summer of 2023, we exposed a diverse sample of 2937 participants in Southern California to chills-eliciting stimuli, then assayed chills, mood and ST. Even after controlling for differences in demographics, traits, and prior affective state, both chills likelihood and intensity were positively associated with measures ST. Parametric and non-parametric analyses of variance, mutual information, and correlation structure found that chills occurrence and intensity, and ST measures are reliably interrelated across a variety of audiovisual stimuli. These findings suggest aesthetic chills may denote sufficiently intense feelings of self-transcendence. Further study is necessary to demonstrate the generalizability of these results to non-WEIRD populations, and the precise direction of causal relationships between self-transcendent feelings and aesthetic chills.
Highly diverse–Low abundance methanogenic communities in hypersaline microbial mats of Guerrero Negro B.C.S., assessed through microcosm experiments
Authors: Ramírez-Arenas Patricia J. , Latisnere-Barragán Hever , García-Maldonado José Q. , López-Cortés Alejandro
Published: October 2024

Methanogenic communities of hypersaline microbial mats of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico, have been recognized to be dominated by methylotrophic methanogens. However, recent studies of environmental samples have evidenced the presence of hydrogenotrophic and methyl-reducing methanogenic members, although at low relative abundances. Physical and geochemical conditions that stimulate the development of these groups in hypersaline environments, remains elusive. Thus, in this study the taxonomic diversity of methanogenic archaea of two sites of Exportadora de Sal S.A was assessed by mcrA gene high throughput sequencing from microcosm experiments with different substrates (both competitive and non-competitive). Results confirmed the dominance of the order Methanosarcinales in all treatments, but an increase in the abundance of Methanomassiliiccocales was also observed, mainly in the treatment without substrate addition. Moreover, incubations supplemented with hydrogen and carbon dioxide, as well as the mixture of hydrogen, carbon dioxide and trimethylamine, managed to stimulate the richness and abundance of other than Methanosarcinales methanogenic archaea. Several OTUs that were not assigned to known methanogens resulted phylogenetically distributed into at least nine orders. Environmental samples revealed a wide diversity of methanogenic archaea of low relative abundance that had not been previously reported for this environment, suggesting that the importance and diversity of methanogens in hypersaline ecosystems may have been overlooked. This work also provided insights into how different taxonomic groups responded to the evaluated incubation conditions.
Cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing at routine gatherings to minimize community-level infections in lower-middle income countries: A mathematical modeling study
Authors: Hansen Megan A. , Han Alvin X. , Chevalier Joshua M. , Klock Ethan , Pandithakoralage Hiromi , Nooy Alexandra de , Ockhuisen Tom , Girdwood Sarah J. , Lekodeba Nkgomeleng A. , Khan Shaukat , Jenkins Helen E. , Johnson Cheryl C. , Sacks Jilian A. , Russell Colin A. , Nichols Brooke E.
Published: October 2024

Places of worship serve as a venue for both mass and routine gathering around the world, and therefore are associated with risk of large-scale SARS-CoV-2 transmission. However, such routine gatherings also offer an opportunity to distribute self-tests to members of the community to potentially help mitigate transmission and reduce broader community spread of SARS-CoV-2. Over the past four years, self-testing strategies have been an impactful tool for countries’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially early on to mitigate the spread when vaccination and treatment options were limited. We used an agent-based mathematical model to estimate the impact of various strategies of symptomatic and asymptomatic self-testing for a fixed percentage of weekly routine gatherings at places of worship on community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil, Georgia, and Zambia. Testing strategies assessed included weekly and bi-weekly self-testing across varying levels of vaccine effectiveness, vaccine coverage, and reproductive numbers to simulate developing stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-testing symptomatic people attending routine gatherings can cost-effectively reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 within places of worship and the community, resulting in incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of $69-$303 USD. This trend is especially true in contexts where population level attendance at such gatherings is high, demonstrating that a distribution approach is more impactful when a greater proportion of the population is reached. Asymptomatic self-testing of attendees at 100% of places of worship in a country results in the greatest percent of infections averted and is consistently cost-effective but remains costly. Budgetary needs for asymptomatic testing are expensive and likely unaffordable for lower-middle income countries (520-1550x greater than that of symptomatic testing alone), promoting that strategies to strengthen symptomatic testing should remain a higher priority.
LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the global health policy agenda: A critical discourse analysis of the Lancet Commission report archive
Authors: Rosa William E. , Weiss Goitiandia Sofia , Braybrook Debbie , Metheny Nicholas , Roberts Kailey E. , McDarby Meghan , Behrens Mia , Berkman Cathy , Stein Gary L. , Adedimeji Adebola , Wakefield Donna , Harding Richard , Spence Dingle , Bristowe Katherine
Published: October 2024

Context

LGBTQIA+ people worldwide experience discrimination, violence, and stigma that lead to poor health outcomes. Policy plays a crucial role in ensuring health equity and safety for LGBTQIA+ communities. Given Lancet Commissions’ substantial impact on health policy across domains, we aimed to determine how LGBTQIA+ communities and their care needs are incorporated throughout Lancet Commission reports and recommendations.

Methods

Using critical discourse analysis, we analyzed 102 Commissions for inclusion of and reference to LGBTQIA+ communities using 36 key terms. Three levels of analysis were conducted: 1) micro-level (overview of terminology use); 2) meso-level (visibility and placement of LGBTQIA+ references); and 3) macro-level (outlining characterizations and framing of references with consideration of broader social discourses).

Findings

36 of 102 (35%) Commissions referenced LGBTQIA+ communities with 801 mentions in total. There were minimal (9/36) references made in the “Executive Summary,” “Recommendations,” and/or “Key Messages” sections of reports. LGBTQIA+ communities were most frequently discussed in reports related to HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health. Few Commissions related to public health, or chronic conditions (9/60) referenced LGBTQIA+ communities. Some reports made non-specific or unexplained references; many discussed the LGBTQIA+ population without specific reference to sub-groups. LGBTQIA+ communities were often listed alongside other marginalized groups without rationale or a description of shared needs or experiences. We identified framings (legal, vulnerability, risk) and characterizations (as victims, as blameworthy, as a problem) of LGBTQIA+ communities that contribute to problematizing discourse.

Conclusions

LGBTQIA+ people were rarely included in the Commissions, resulting in an inadvertent marginalization of their health needs. Policy initiatives must consider LGBTQIA+ groups from a strengths-based rather than problematizing perspective, integrating evidence-based approaches alongside community-based stakeholder engagement to mitigate inequities and promote inclusive care and policymaking.
Bootstrap ez-parametrikoa algoritmoen errendimenduaren konparaketarako estatistika bayestarraren alternatiba gisa
Authors: Múgica Martínez Izei , Mori Carrascal Usue , Calvo Molinos Borja
Published: October 2024

Adimen artifiziala eremu ia gehienetan txertatzen ari den garai honetan, ezinbestekoa da erabiltzen ditugun algoritmoen errendimenduen konparaketak egitea. Konparaketa horietan, lortutako emaitzen ziurgabetasunaren kuantifikazioa aspektu garrantzitsua da, baina gehienetan ez zaio nahikoa garrantzia ematen. Izan ere, urteetan zehar erabili diren estatistika frekuentistako hipotesi kontrasteek gabezia nabariak dituzte arlo honetan. Alternatiba gisa, estatistika bayestarra da soluzio onartuena gaur egun, baina badira beste metodo batzuk oraindik esploratu ez direnak. Artikulu honetan ziurgabetasuna ilustratzeko bootstrap ez-parametrikoaren erabilera aztertuko dugu, eta metodo honen portaera estatistika bayestarrarekin alderatuko dugu antzekotasunak eta desberdintasunak agerian jarriz.
Medikuntza birsortzaileari lotutako kornea birsortzeko konponbideak
Authors: Romo Valera Cristina , Rodriguez Astigarraga Maddalen , Arluzea Jon , Andollo Noelia
Published: October 2024

Giza kornea begiaren kanpoaldean aurkitzen den ehuna da eta gardentasuna, abaskulartasuna eta egitura espezifiko bat izatea ditu ezaugarri. Osaera eta funtzio ezberdina betetzen duten bost geruzaz osatuta dago eta modu koordinatuan jarduten dute ikusmena bermatu eta kanpoaldeko erasoen aurrean begia babesteko. Kornea kanpoko mehatxuetatik babesteko eta argia transmititu eta errefraktatzeko funtsezkoa denez, ehun honetan jasandako edozein kaltek ikusmen-zorroztasuna kaltetzen du. Gaur egun, korneako transplantea kornea-itsutasunaren tratamendu nagusi gisa ezarrita dago; hala ere, kornea-emaileen urritasunak, paziente asko kornea-transplanteak egiteko aukerarik gabe uzten ditu. Egoera horrek hainbat kornea-ordezkoren garapena sustatu du. Azken hamarkadan hidrogel berrien garapen eta optimizazioan egindako aurrerapenek, kornea modu partzialean edo bere osotasunean ordezteko konponbide berriak garatzea ekarri dute. Hidrogel-materialak erraz molda daitezke, eta horrek aurrerapen handiak ekarri ditu in vitro ikerketa eta klinikarako kornea-ehuna ordezteko alternatiba eraginkorretan. Hala, lan honetan praktika klinikoan ohikoak diren hainbat lesio kornealetarako hidrogel-materialen aplikazioa laburbiltzen dugu.
La estimulación multisensorial para mejorar el procesamiento sensorial en las personas con TEA
Authors: Cárcel López María Dolores , Ferrando-Prieto Mercedes
Published: October 2024

La forma de percibir los estímulos y procesarlos influye directamente en nuestras respuestas hacia el entorno y por tanto en nuestra relación con los otros. Los trastornos del neurodesarrollo como el autismo (TEA) están relacionados con deficiencias en la percepción sensorial. Una de las formas de intervención con alumnos con TEA se centra en las buenas prácticas sensoriales El objetivo de esta investigación es valorar el impacto que las intervenciones en estimulación sensorial tienen en este colectivo. Han participado 27 alumnos de entre 3 y 18 años, diagnosticados con TEA según los criterios del DSM-5 (n=7 grado 1; n=8 grado 2; n=12 grado 3). Asistieron a una intervención basada en los ambientes multisensoriales Snoezelen y se les aplicó el inventario Perfil Sensorial-2 de Dunn (2014). Los resultados muestran que la intervención mejora el procesamiento sensorial del alumnado con TEA de grado 3 y grado 1. Sin embargo, el alumnado con TEA de grado 2 no experimentan mejorías estadísticamente significativas debidas a la intervención. Se especula que estos alumnos pueden necesitar más tiempo de intervención para beneficiarse de los efectos de la intervención.
Implicaciones sensoriales en la sintomatología de los ataques de pánico: una revisión literatura
Authors: Martínez-Álvarez Verónica Lizeth
Published: October 2024

La sintomatología de los ataques de pánico (AP) son respuestas de alarma del sistema nervioso autónomo que suelen aparecer de forma súbita, generando malestar significativo en la vida de quien lo padece. Algunos tratamientos no farmacológicos, además de abordar la distorsión de pensamiento y el catastrofismo, incluyen estrategias de exposición y estimulación sensoriales, principalmente interoceptivas, con el fin de generar habituación a dichas sensaciones, lo cual podría depender del umbral de respuesta del individuo. El objetivo de este trabajo es hacer una revisión rápida de artículos que abordan la relación entre el procesamiento sensorial y los AP en los últimos diez años, obtenidos de cuatro bases de datos. Se encuentran pocos estudios que aborden directamente esta relación, pues muchos trabajos encontrados se han centrado en otras patologías del neurodesarrollo, pero si se resalta el papel de esta variable en los mecanismos subyacentes en otros problemas de salud mental. Los datos encontrados sugieren que si existe evidencia de biomarcadores alterados a nivel sensorial, además de confirmar que los pacientes con AP presentan una alta sensibilidad a la ansiedad, no solo ante estimulación respiratoria, por lo que dicha sensibilidad si puede considerarse como un factor predisponente, al estar correlacionada directamente con la interocepción, lo cual remarca la efectividad de las intervenciones con exposición, sin embargo, falta evidencia para determinar si existe un tipo o clasificación de perfil sensorial específico que determine la aparición de los episodios de AP, lo cual, sería de gran utilidad para futuros trabajos de investigación y validación de herramientas de intervención.
A Rare Case of Tirzepatide-Induced Hepatotoxicity
Authors: Sohal Aalam , Casanova Luis , Kowdley Kris V.
Published: October 2024

Tirzepatide is the first dual incretin glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide/glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor activator approved for the management of type II diabetes mellitus. This drug was also recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a management option for patients with obesity. Tirzepatide has been also reported to be beneficial in reducing liver fat content. Although its efficacy is well described in the literature, no cases of tirzepatide-induced hepatotoxicity have been reported. We report a case of a 37-year-old woman with metabolic syndrome who was noted to have elevated liver enzymes secondary to tirzepatide use.
Aprendizagem matemática: explorando o conceito de função por meio de jogo Pega Varetas
Authors: Santos Caroline dos , Lopes Anemari Roesler Luersen Vieira , Fajardo Ricardo
Published: October 2024

O presente artigo, que analisa uma situação de ensino desenvolvida no âmbito de uma pesquisa de mestrado, tem como objetivo investigar indicativos da formação do pensamento algébrico por estudantes no estudo do conceito de função, com o uso do jogo Pega Varetas. A abordagem teórica e metodológica adotada baseia-se na perspectiva histórico-cultural. A situação de ensino proposta visava promover a apropriação do conceito de função a partir dos nexos conceituais de variável, campo de variação e dependência. Foi desenvolvida com estudantes do primeiro ano do Curso Técnico em Agropecuária Integrado ao Ensino Médio, de uma escola municipal de Ijuí-RS. As ações foram organizadas na perspectiva de um experimento didático, contemplando como instrumento para apreensão do material empírico registros produzidos em portfólios.  Como resultados, evidencia-se a formação do pensamento algébrico em consonância com o desenvolvimento da linguagem algébrica e os sentidos atribuídos pelos estudantes.
Far-right political forces in Brazil may push the Amazon to a tipping point
Authors: Canale Gustavo Rodrigues , Mitidiero Junior Marco Antonio , Oliveira Leonardo de Carvalho , Pacca Luciana Gosi , Alencar Ane Auxiliadora Costa , Azevedo Tasso , Bombardi Larissa Mies , Dias Braulio Ferreira de Souza , Kaingáng Fernanda Jófej , Rosa Marcos Reis , Silvestrini Rafaella Almeida , Oliveira Ariovaldo Umbelino de , Porto-Gonçalves Carlos Walter , Jerusalinsky Leandro
Published: October 2024

The spatial distribution of votes for the 2022’s presidential election in Brazil overlaid with the range of the Brazilian biomes indicated a political division within these ecoregions. A high number of supporters to the far-right concentrated in the southern Amazon, while a concentration of votes for the center-left wing was observed in the most pristine region of the Brazilian Amazon and also in the Caatinga biome. In the Legal Amazon, there was a strong positive relation between the proportion of votes per municipality for the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro and the total forest loss accumulated in the last 36 years prior to this election (1985-2021) in each municipality. This region with a historical high rate of deforestation also concentrates various crimes and practices that drive environmental and social impacts, such as land grabbing in public land, mining in indigenous territories, illegal logging in protected areas, expulsion of traditional populations and increased use of agro-chemicals and gun permits. The strengthening and continued convergence of these policies and practices may lead the Amazon to a tipping point, which prevents the recovery and maintenance of its ecosystem services, triggering irreversible environmental, social and economic impacts. Reversing this trend depends on measures and actions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, in all three spheres (municipal, state and federal), and involves the election of local and regional political forces that represent counterpoints to the anti-socio-environmental agendas that are being strengthened in the current context.
Between “modernity” and “postmodernity”
Authors: Saquet Marcos Aurelio
Published: October 2024

This text is critical and denounces the disguises used academically and scientifically in discourses called “modern” and “postmodern,” which attempt to appear critical and valid for different times, spaces, and subjects. These narratives claim to be universal and global, and are usually centered on large and complex urban centers, neglecting differences and inequalities, desires and needs, ecosystems and ruralities, contributing to perpetuating North-Eurocentric and colonial approaches. Thus, there is an increasingly urgent need for theoretical and practical subversion, to build our own sciences and philosophies, decolonized, popular, and original, based on the singularities of each time and space, place, and territory, to meet the needs and dreams, in favor of preserving the lives of all.
Evaluación de Cobertura del Programa NAYFA en Andalucía para Familias en Situación de Conflictividad en el Ámbito Familiar
Authors: Lorence Bárbara , Hidalgo Victoria , Maya Jesús , Rodríguez-Carrasco Carmen , Arias-Rivera Shirley
Published: October 2024

Se presenta la evaluación de cobertura del Programa NAYFA, una intervención de prevención secundaria para familias en situación de conflictividad que se aplica en la Comunidad de Andalucía desde 2019. Con el objeto de prevenir la VFP, este programa se plantea la promoción de competencias parentales, de competencias socioemocionales en niños, niñas y adolescentes y la mejora del funcionamiento familiar de las participantes. Los datos de cobertura 2022-2023 muestran un índice de participación de 323 familias, distribuidas equitativamente por toda Andalucía, y de las cuales 383 figuras parentales completaron la evaluación inicial del programa e iniciaron la intervención. Los resultados mostraron un perfil de familias que vivían en situación de conflictividad familiar (en torno al 50% con conductas de VFP graves), cuyas figuras parentales presentaban inadecuadas competencias parentales para el ejercicio positivo de la parentalidad, y en el que existían bastantes hijos/as con problemas emocionales y conductuales. Esta evaluación de cobertura refuta la pertinencia de los objetivos del Programa NAYFA, así como el enfoque metodológico psicoeducativo y psicoterapeútico que propone la intervención.
Antibacterial compounds derived from marine Streptomyces aureofaciens A3 through in-silico molecular docking
Authors: Srikandace Yoice , Syani Ira Rhabbiyatun , Wahhaab Aisha , Kamarisima Kamarisima , Putri Sastia Prama , Aditiawati Pingkan
Published: October 2024

Streptomyces aureofaciens widely produces the antibiotic tetracycline and many other compounds during fermentation. The compounds have yet to be known for their antibacterial potential. This work aims to determine new antibiotics or other possible antibacterial compounds produced by marine S.aureofaceiens A3 through an in silico molecular docking method. The ethyl acetate (EA) extracts from fermented marine S. aureofaciens A3 in ISP4 medium enriched with seawater components showed strong antibacterial activity.  The antibacterial activity of EA extracts during 6-12 days of fermentation was carried out by the Kirby-Bauer method and the compounds of EA extracts were analyzed by GC/MS. Compounds identified by GC/MS were ligands for an in silico molecular docking study against four target proteins (DNA gyrase, topoisomerase IV, PBP 1a, and DHFR) of pathogenic bacteria. The drug-likeness of selected chemicals as antibacterial agents was assessed using Lipinski's Rule of Five. The results showed the prospective compounds as a narrow-spectrum antibacterial, including 3,5-di-tert-Butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid against PBP 1a and Benzenepropanoic acid, and 3,5-bis (1,1-dimethyl ethyl)-4-hydroxy-, methyl esters against DHFR. Substances with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity, such as 3-Acetylphenanthrene and 3-(p-Ethoxyphenyl)-5-(O-tolyloxymethyl)-2-oxazolidone, against multitarget DNA gyrase B and DHFR, 7,9-Di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro (4,5) Deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dione against PBP1a and DHFR, and isobenzofuro [5,6-b] benzofuran-8-carboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-7,10-dimethoxy-9-methyl-1-oxo-, methyl ester against DNA gyrase B, PBP 1a, and DHFR. On the 12th day of fermentation, two compounds were identified: isobenzofuro[5,6-b] benzofuran-8-carboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-7,10-dimethoxy-9-methyl-1-oxo-, methyl ester, and 3-(p-Ethoxyphenyl)-5-(O-tolyl oxy methyl)-2-oxazolidone.  This is the first report that these two compounds, known as potential drugs like antibiotics through in silico molecular docking, were first produced by Streptomyces species.
Dávný český pokus o sociologii zvířat
Authors: Ullrich Zdeněk , Komárek Stanislav
Published: October 2024

An edition of the little-known text by Zdeněk Ullrich (1901–1955), one of the founding figures of Czech sociology and a significant representative of the interwar Prague School of Sociology. Within the extensive scope of the introduction to this discipline, of which, luckily, only this one part was published, the author postulated a sort of animal sociology that transcends any studies in ethology and moves towards a generously conceived general anthropology, the so-called human-animal studies. The sociologically interpreted biological findings were probably to serve as a basis for Ullrich’s own understanding of sociology, which, however, the author came to define only much later and under different circumstances (lectures at the Univerity of Politics and Social Issues immediately following World War II). Although this text remained a torso, it gives interesting witness to the intellectual richness of Czech social sciences in the interwar period.
Katherine Verdery: My Life as a Spy. Investigations in a Secret Police File
Authors: Jakoubková Budilová Lenka
Published: October 2024

A review of the book by Katherine Verdery.
Katarína Koštialová: Etnológia vidieka. Tradícia, zmena, inovácia
Authors: Soukupová Blanka
Published: October 2024

A review of the book by Katarína Koštialová.
Tři konference k výročí Ethnic Groups and Boundaries
Authors: Jakoubková Budilová Lenka
Published: October 2024

V letošním roce slavíme padesátileté výročí vydání jedné z nejvlivnějších antropologických knih vůbec, Ethnic Groups and Boundaries. Social Organization of Culture Difference (F. Barth, ed., 1969). Při této příležitosti, a na oslavu tohoto jubilea, se konalo několik akademických událostí. Jako první z nich se v březnu na půdě Filozofické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy uskutečnila minikonference spojená se „křtem“ nové knihy Ethnic Groups and Boundaries Today: A Legacy of Fifty Years (Eriksen – Jakoubek, eds., 2019) vydané při příležitosti daného výročí. V květnu potom proběhly takřka souběžně dvě akce v norském Oslu. První z nich bylo představení zmíněné knihy v Literárním domě, spojené se shrnutím přínosu Barthem editované publikace a diskusí jejího vlivu v současných sociálních vědách. Rozsáhlejší akcí pak byla konference s názvem Ethnic Groups and Boundaries – fifty years on, kterou na půdě Univerzity v Oslu uspořádali norští antropologové Unni Wikan a Thorgeir Kolshus.
Pojetí historie v českém katolickém exilu
Authors: Hanuš Jiří , Husák Petr
Published: October 2024

History belongs among the traditional “Czech national topics”, especially in relation to the characteristics of national emancipation and of the formation of a Czech national identity in the 19 th century. History also belongs among the great topics of the Catholic subculture, through which we can observe different authors with various interpretations of (Czech) history. The authors of the paper focus on the 20th century production of the Catholic historical exile, especially on its two main waves, i.e. after 1948 and after 1968. In addition to the political and the social changes, the influence of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) proved to be significant in the interpretation of events. The paper is designed so that examples of Catholic approaches to history are described from the perspective of literary genres (the lives of the saints, spiritual literature, theology of history, historical synthesis, poetry, “fragments”), to which individual figures are assigned. The final summary attempts to define the specifics of Catholic exile publications.
Pražské sídliště Solidarita – můj dům, můj domov
Authors: Hodúlová Tereza
Published: October 2024

The aim of this article is to introduce the study of place attachment in the Solidarita Housing Estate, which was built as one of the first prefabricated housing estates in Prague between 1946 and 1951, in the period of post-war reconstruction in Czechoslovakia. Knowing more about people and their needs, wishes, and feelings developed in particular places (especially in their homes) is an important feature for knowing how to create cities, neighbourhoods, and places for them. One of the most important places for people is their home. In this study, based on the mixed use of qualitative methods (interviews, observation, mental mapping), I attempt to show how residents of the Solidarita Housing Estate in Prague perceive their homes. Building on the anthropological concept of place attachment (Altman & Low 1992) and its three-dimensional place-person-process framework (Scannell, & Gifford 2009), I want to discuss what the relationship to their home is and if this environment, which was established on cooperation, the ideal of social solidarity, and this human scale have an importance in this relationship.
Zdvořilý řečový habitus jako sociokulturní regulativ vztahové sítě III.
Authors: Slowik Miroslav
Published: October 2024

This study deals with politeness in speech, which is governed by a language code, and attempts to find a definition for this complex, multidisciplinary concept, as well as to perceive it as a human structure that takes on the form of a game. Through politeness, the language game allows the interaction of speakers, who thus carry out a limited number of transactions, hence confirming the categorisation of their world and simultaneously maintaining those social values that transform into the national behavioural prototype. This language game is based on specific game principles that stem from a concrete, imagined social order, cemented into a national/nationalistic whole by the ethnic language. The article attempts to summarise in general these basic game principles, and then shows the inner logics of the language market that is dominated by a specific game structure on concrete examples in Czech and Spanish.
Estimation of actual evapotranspiration using surface energy balance algorithm for land in the lower Bhavani basin
Authors: Pavithran P , S Pazhanivelan  , A P Sivamurugan  , K P Ragunath  , S Selvakumar  , K Vanitha  , P Kannan
Published: October 2024

Evapotranspiration is a vital process that substantially sustains the hydrothermal balance. The spatial and temporal distribution of evapotranspiration is critical for the management of water resources and drought monitoring at a regional scale. Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) was employed to compute daily actual evapotranspiration in the lower Bhavani basin using Landsat 8 imagery, weather data and digital elevation model. The study aimed to analyze the spatial and temporal distribution of evapotranspiration. In addition, the influence of surface parameters such as surface albedo, land surface temperature, normalized difference vegetation index and net radiation flux on evapotranspiration was also investigated. The results revealed that SEBAL estimates agreed to 86.5 per cent with pan evaporation. Surface evapotranspiration showed seasonal variability with lower rates during winter and recorded maximum evapotranspiration during summer. Land use classes such as flooded vegetation and water bodies were found to have higher rates of mean daily evapotranspiration, whereas bare soil had lower evapotranspiration. Net radiation was noticed to have a significant impact on daily evapotranspiration among surface parameters. Hence, SEBAL can produce accurate evapotranspiration estimates for the study area. Moreover, vegetation cover and hydrothermal conditions significantly affect the surface parameters, which considerably affect surface evapotranspiration.
Prosthetic valve thrombosis in a patient secondary to COVID-19: a case report
Authors: Rasputina L. V. , Didenko D. V.
Published: October 2024

A well-known and dangerous complication of COVID-19 infection is the development of hypercoagulation, which leads to thrombosis of various localization. Therefore, the problem of anticoagulant therapy was widely discussed during the first months of the pandemic and continues to be relevant. At the same time, concomitant cardiac pathology is associated with a more severe course of COVID-19 and higher risks of complications and mortality. Therefore, patients who underwent cardiac surgery require special attention. Individuals with prosthetic metal heart valves must constantly receive anticoagulant therapy, however, the literature describes cases of intracardiac thrombotic complications despite anticoagulation during COVID-19 infection. Currently, there are no randomized studies on this issue, and only individual clinical cases provide this information.
The aim of the work was to describe a clinical case of thrombosis at the left ventricular apex during COVID-19 infection in a patient with a prosthetic aortic valve who received adequate warfarin therapy and to compare the tactics of patient management and therapeutic outcomes with other clinical cases.
Materials and methods. The patient was followed-up after aortic valve replacement for 2 years. During the visits, a general clinical examination, laboratory examinations – clinical blood test, blood glucose, urea, creatinine, bilirubin, INR, NT-proBNP, echocardiography were performed.
Results. The patient with a congenital heart defect, a condition after aortic valve replacement, mitral and tricuspid valve annuloplasty (15.03.2022) due to bicuspid aortic valve, combined aortic defect with predominance of stage III-IV regurgitation; stage III secondary arterial hypertension; chronic heart failure IIA, functional class III, stage C, reduced systolic left ventricular function; a two-chamber pacemaker due to complete AV blockade; paroxysmal atrial flutter presented to a cardiologist with worsening shortness of breath and weakness one month after a moderate COVID-19 infection. The patient received bisoprolol 5 mg, amiodarone 200 mg, spironolactone 50 mg, perindopril 8 mg, warfarin 5 mg, INR was carefully controlled, at presentation – 3.7. Echocardiography revealed a left ventricular apex thrombus, a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) from 46 % to 38 %. Aspirin 75 mg/day, torasemide 10 mg/day, dapagliflozin 10 mg/day, and metabolic therapy were added to the treatment. After 1 month, the patient’s condition improved, no thrombus was detected in the left ventricular cavity, LVEF increased to 46 %.
Conclusions. This case demonstrates the problem of careful cardiovascular system state monitoring in patients with prosthetic valves during and after COVID-19, since symptoms of heart cavity or valve thrombosis, worsening heart failure can be mistakenly considered as signs of a viral infection or respiratory failure.
Do instructor beliefs and attitudes matter? Understanding associations between beliefs, attitudes, and practices
Authors: Malhotra Taru , Owston Ron
Published: October 2024

A mixed-method approach is used to examine the relationship between university instructors’ practices in blended courses and their epistemological and pedagogical beliefs, and their attitudes toward technology. The study draws from a socio-constructive perspective and uses Fishbein and Ajzen’s belief and attitude theory and applies it to a blended framework.  Data were collected using an online survey of 71 instructors, semi-structured individual interviews with 24 instructors and one to four classroom observations of 15 instructors. The interviews were audio-recorded, and the classroom observations were collected via hand-written notes. Data were analyzed via NVIVO 12 and SPSS. Findings explore relationships between instructors’ beliefs around knowledge, hard work and student self-regulation skills to their instructional strategies and involvement of students. The study also looks at instructor use of different technologies in blended courses and explores the connection between their attitudes towards technology and their practices. This study, thus, offers guidance to academic leaders, instructors, developers, and policymakers and has several implications for research and instructor development workshops.
La démocratie à l’épreuve des défis sécuritaires en Afrique : cas du Burkina Faso
Authors: Dipama Samiratou
Published: October 2024

Cet article analyse les impacts des défis sécuritaires sur les acquis démocratiques au Burkina Faso en conceptualisant les défis sécuritaires sous l’angle des menaces liées au terrorisme et la démocratie comme intégrant la protection des libertés individuelles, la démocratie électorale et les mécanismes de check & balances entre les institutions étatiques. Cet article montre que si la violence terroriste à laquelle fait face le Burkina Faso depuis 2015 a fragilisé la démocratie, il n’en reste pas moins que celle-ci fait preuve de résilience. Dès lors, l’insécurité, loin de mettre un terme à la démocratisation, ouvre plutôt de nouvelles perspectives pour sa dynamisation.
Genre effects on alignment and writing quality in the continuation task by Chinese EFL learners
Authors: Zhou Xiao , Wang Qi
Published: October 2024

Previous studies have repeatedly confirmed the robust alignment effect of the continuation task and its great potential to expedite second language writing and learning. The bulk of research in this respect, however, has mainly centred on the narrative genre, leaving the applicability of the task to other genres largely unexplored. This study endeavours to address this issue by comparing the alignment effect and writing performances of the task between the narrative and the expository genre. To this end, a cohort of 40 students from a Chinese university were recruited. They were required to complete two narrative and two expository continuation tasks over eight weeks. Participants’ continuation writings were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively for the purpose of capturing alignment effects. The results reveal that the expository continuation task elicited greater overall alignment, manifested in the greater amount of phrasal alignment, albeit smaller amount of sentential alignment. Irrespective of source text genre, students tacitly converged to the source text at various rhetoric and stylistic dimensions, exhibiting alignment in nuanced and multifaceted manner. Participants’ writing performances were found to be better on the expository task, indexed by greater accuracy and syntactic complexity. The findings suggest that the continuation task can be expanded to expository writing to effectively promote the teaching/learning of non-narrative writing. The implications for both L2 writing theory and pedagogy are discussed.