bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
307Legal Transplants of Shareholder Voting Rights in the European Union – Evidence from the Past, Consequences for the Future
Authors: Corgatelli Michele
Published: December 2024

This article examines how shareholder voting rights can be transplanted from one jurisdiction to another within the European Union. In particular, it traces the spread of the right to vote on defence measures during takeovers, on directors’ remuneration, and on related party transactions, to assess whether the transplantation succeeded or failed. In doing so, this analysis highlights a dichotomy between a process of autonomous convergence undertaken by continental Member States, carried out through adaptive and circumscribed transplants, and a process of harmonisation promoted by the European Commission, that transplanted the rights in its proposals attempting to mandate them at the supra-national level. Eventually, this article sheds light on how corporate law-making can take place in the EU: in a multi-polar context where distinct corporate law systems coexist ‘horizontally’, Member States can borrow legal provisions spontaneously, while the European Commission can endorse country-specific provisions that considers to be the best corporate governance arrangements, disruptively seeking to extend them to all jurisdictions. As a consequence, the imitated Member State carries virtually no interest in exporting its rules, but is in turn interested in resisting any deviation from the Commission’s proposal to limit the changes that it will undergo in the implementation of the instrument. The other Member States, on the other hand, may actively engage within the Council of the EU to resist and water down the proposal, to avoid reforming their corporate law system and tilt their domestic allocation of corporate power towards a particular constituency.
398Regulation of Takeover Bids in a Global Context
Authors: Sjöman Erik
Published: December 2024

This paper describes how the regulation of corporate takeovers has developed over time in an increasingly global context, using Sweden – which is now one of Europe’s largest stock markets and one of the most active markets for corporate control – as an example. The paper discusses aspects such as the use of a Takeover Panel as a regulatory tool. It touches upon the economic aspects of corporate takeovers and their role as a corporate governance tool and a tool for the efficient allocation of resources. The policy choice of whether to allocate blocking powers to the board of the target company or to adopt a board neutrality approach is discussed. Protectionist trends as opposed to openness and free trade are also touched upon.
“The Report of My Death was an Exaggeration”: Business Dynamism in the United States
Authors: Mayo John W. , Otgon Tsolmon , Press Robert
Published: December 2024

The specific ways in which new businesses create jobs, stimulate productivity and enhance economic growth are complex. Amidst this complexity, a narrative has emerged that business dynamism has suffered a secular decline in recent decades that has continued to today. Our analysis, however, reveals that the so-called “secular trend” is more of a mechanical artifact than an indication of reduced entrepreneurial propensities to enter markets. Moreover, recent data indicate that both gross and net new establishment formation has been at historically unprecedented high levels.
Desfamiliarización y empoderamiento en La hija extranjera (2015), de Najat El Hachmi
Authors: Paatz Annette
Published: December 2024

Este ensayo indaga en cómo Najat El Hachmi (Beni Sidel, 1979) construye un escenario de desfamiliarización relacionado con la condición migrante femenina en su novela La hija extranjera (2015). El relato pseudoautobiográfico retrospectivo está narrado desde la perspectiva de una joven migrante marroquí en Cataluña que se encuentra en un complejo y doloroso entramado social y psicológico relacionado con su situación familiar. Además de la subversión de las estructuras familiares tradicionales que desembocan en el abandono del marido, la familia y su propio hijo por parte de la protagonista, se analizan el papel de la lengua en la relación entre la madre rifeña analfabeta y la hija socializada en el sistema de educación catalán y, sobre todo, la carga intertextual de la novela, que establece un sistema de referencias con el feminismo literario catalán.
La familia (2022) de Sara Mesa: la vulnerabilidad de un “proyecto” roto en mil pedazos
Authors: Gómez Trueba Teresa
Published: December 2024

En la última novela de Sara Mesa, La familia (2022), nos enfrentamos a una original reflexión sobre esa vieja institución, decidida a sacar a la luz la tensión que se oculta bajo la calma y normalidad aparentes: un enjambre de asfixiantes relaciones, provocadas por la peculiar personalidad del padre y su actitud despótica y autoritaria. No obstante, contra todo pronóstico, la familia descrita por Sara Mesa no encaja exactamente en ese estereotipo tradicional y patriarcal tan cuestionado en la actualidad, sino que responde a un proyecto laico, liberal y progresista, pero de alguna manera anacrónico, trasnochado e ineficazmente proselitista, que constriñe la realización individual de cada uno de sus miembros. Técnicamente la novela se vale de eficaces estrategias de fragmentación, perspectivismo y elipsis, en aras de ofrecer una imagen poliédrica y problemática, capaz de rehuir cualquier lectura de fácil maniqueísmo o corrección política.
Der chinesische Messenger WeChat: Praktiken der Automatisierung
Authors: Szurawitzki Michael
Published: December 2024

Im Beitrag werden Praktiken der Automatisierung in der führenden chinesischen Messaging-Applikation WeChat untersucht. Die Applikation unterliegt ständigem Wandel, und die bisherigen Beschreibungen (v. a. Szurawitzki 2019; Szurawitzki 2022b) berücksichtigen Automatisierung kaum. Im Zentrum steht die Fragestellung, welche Praktiken der Automatisierung in der Interaktion in WeChat gegenwärtig möglich sind, und zwar auf der Ebene der offiziellen Konten (z. B. Firmen) wie für individuelle Nutzer:innen, und wie diese in ihrer Beschaffenheit eingeschätzt werden können. Nach einer Einführung (1.) und der Vorstellung des Forschungsstandes (2.) wird auf den bisherigen Status Quo der medialen Möglichkeiten von WeChat abgehoben (3.). Im Hauptteil (4.) kommen dann Praktiken der Automatisierung in WeChat in den Blick, aufgeteilt nach offiziellen (4.1.) und individuellen Nutzerkonten (4.2.). Im Bereich der offiziellen Konten geht es dabei u. a. um verschiedene automatisierte Bearbeitungen von User:innen-Prompts, Chatbots, Auto-Tagging, Auto-Grouping sowie Push Messaging. Bei den individuellen WeChat-Konten werden Übersetzungsprozesse innerhalb verschiedener kommunikativer Features sowie die Ende 2022 eingeführte Umwandlungsfunktion von Sprachnachrichten in Text (mit Fokus u. a. auf eine Problematisierung von Koch und Oesterreicher 2000) in den Blick genommen. Darüber hinaus wird der Bereich von automatisierten Effekten bei der Eingabe von Emojis berührt. Alle betrachteten Praktiken werden vor dem Hintergrund einschlägiger Forschung reflektiert. Der Beitrag endet mit einem Ausblick (5.) zu weiteren möglichen Entwicklungen in WeChat und vergleichbaren Applikationen.
Zwei Exilgedichte mit einer China-Komponente von Bertolt Brecht
Authors: Jing Jing , Li Changke
Published: December 2024

Im Exil griff Brecht nach anfänglicher Hoffnung auf eine baldige Rückkehr nach Deutschland gewissermaßen zum Trostgedicht, um seine Identität schreibend zu bewahren und das Exil geistig zu bewältigen. Auf diese Weise entstanden Brechts Exilgedichte Die Auswanderung der Dichter und Besuch bei den verbannten Dichtern. In beiden Gedichten lassen sich ein Anachronismus und eine China-Komponente ausmachen. Wird der Anachronismus als eine von Brecht entwickelte Form gegen das Exil betrachtet, so hat die China-Komponente in jedem Gedicht ihre Bewandtnis.
Social, academic, and emotional self-efficacies in adolescent girls and their determinants: a cross sectional study
Authors: Kaka Mirza Hemn , Dehghan Mahlagha , Abdulghani Mohammed Faris , Zakeri Mohammad Ali , Dakkalirad Abdollah , Prandeh Afshar Peiman
Published: December 2024

Objectives

To examine the levels of social, academic, and emotional self-efficacy in school-aged girls and to identify the factors that contribute to these self-efficacies.

Methods

This study included 246 girls in Sistan and Baluchistan, located in southeastern Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 246 teenagers between the ages of 11 and 18 and the questionnaire consisted of a demographic form, the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C), the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), and the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI).

Results

The mean scores for social, academic, and emotional self-efficacies were found to be 27.24 ± 5.67, 30.52 ± 6.47, and 22.29 ± 6.36, respectively. All categories of self-efficacy had mean scores that were higher than the questionnaire midpoint. Furthermore, for every type of self-efficacy, the study identified significant predictors. To be more precise, social self-efficacy was significantly predicted by anxiety, depression, and education level (R2=13.7 %, p<0.001). Additionally, anxiety and age were significant predictors of academic self-efficacy (R2=4.9 %, p=0.002). Lastly, anxiety and education level were significant predictors of emotional self-efficacy (R2=9.2 %, p<0.001).

Conclusions

The results suggest that focusing on reducing depression and anxiety levels could potentially have a positive impact on various aspects of self-efficacy.
Vicarious Liability Restricted for Intentional Torts in English Law: Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB
Authors: Burin Achas K
Published: December 2024

Trustees of the
Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB, a sexual abuse case, is the latest UK Supreme Court judgment on vicarious liability. This case note is critical of the substantive judgment, as well as the court’s method of arriving at it. The case note argues that the Supreme Court allowed the appeal on tenuous grounds. Further, the practical effect of the judgment is unwelcome. As a result of this case, it will be harder for survivors of sexual abuse to demonstrate vicarious liability because they will find it difficult to show a naturally close connection between intentional torts and authorised employment activities. Lastly, the case note criticises the Supreme Court’s treatment of the facts and the language it used.
Purinergic P2X7 receptor mediates hyperoxia-induced injury in pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells via NLRP3-mediated pyroptotic pathway
Authors: Zeng Wen , Deng Zhuyu , Li Huaying , Gao Shuqiang , Ju Rong
Published: December 2024

Background

Hyperoxia-induced injury is a well-recognized cause of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Existing research studies have not well elucidated the exact mechanisms underlying hyperoxia-induced cellular damage. This study examines the involvement of the P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) in hyperoxia-induced damage to human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMVECs) via the NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) pathway.

Methods

HPMVECs developing hyperoxia-induced injury were subjected to the treatment of either selective inhibitors or a P2X7R/NLRP3 agonist. Western blot analysis assisted in the quantification of the levels of P2X7R, NLRP3, caspase-1, and gasdermin D (GSDMD). Additionally, the release of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-18 was assessed by ELISA and qRT-PCR.

Results

Exposure to hyperoxia diminished cell viability and escalated the levels of P2X7R, caspase-1, NLRP3, GSDMD, and N-terminal-GSDMD. This exposure notably increased the release of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-18 in HPMVECs. Notably, the suppression of P2X7R using the inhibitor A438079 decreased pyroptosis and inflammatory responses. Conversely, stimulation of P2X7R by 3′-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl) adenosine 5′-triphosphate (BzATP) triggered pyroptosis, while inhibition of NLRP3 with glibenclamide ameliorated the damage induced by BzATP.

Conclusions

The P2X7R/NLRP3 pathway crucially affects the hyperoxia-induced inflammation and pyroptosis in HPMVECs, hinting the potential of blocking P2X7R/NLRP3-mediated pyroptotic pathway as a valuable therapeutic strategy for BPD.
The challenges to detect, quantify, and characterize viral reservoirs in the current antiretroviral era
Authors: Gutierrez Hector , Eugenin Eliseo A.
Published: December 2024

A major barrier to cure HIV is the early generation of viral reservoirs in tissues. These viral reservoirs can contain intact or defective proviruses, but both generates low levels of viral proteins contribute to chronic bystander damage even in the ART era. Most viral reservoir detection techniques are limited to blood-based, reactivation, and sequencing assays that lack spatial properties to examine the contribution of the host’s microenvironment to latency and cure efforts. Currently, little is known about the contribution of the microenvironment to viral reservoir survival, residual viral expression, and associated inflammation. Only a few spatiotemporal techniques are available, and fewer integrate spatial genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics into the analysis of the viral reservoir microenvironment-all essential components to cure HIV. During the development of these spatial techniques, many considerations need to be included in the analysis to avoid misinterpretation. This manuscript tries to clarify some critical concepts in viral reservoir detection by spatial techniques and the upcoming opportunities for cure efforts.
Preparation of liquid metal/thermoplastic polyurethane composites with enhanced thermal conductivity via rolling regulation
Authors: Yin Xiaochun , Tian Zhen , He Guangjian , Yang Zhitao
Published: December 2024

This work reports a method for preparing liquid metal/thermoplastic polyurethane (LM/TPU) elastic composite materials through melt blending, and enhancing the thermal conductivity of the composites using a rolling regulation process. Through observation of the microstructure of the composite material, it is found that the vane mixer can effectively disperse LM uniformly, which leads to a significant enhancement in thermal conductivity from 0.21 W m−1 K−1 of pure TPU to 2.12 W m−1 K−1 for composite with 50 vol % LM. After rolling regulation, SEM images reveal the formation of interconnected thermal conduction pathways within the composites. The thermal conductivity of the composite material with 30 vol % LM increases from 1.74 W m−1 K−1 to 2.50 W m−1 K−1, which is higher than the pre-regulation thermal conductivity of the composite with 50 vol % LM. Moreover, the thermal conductivity of the composite material with 50 vol % LM increases even further to 3.16 W m−1 K−1. The rheological behavior of the composite further substantiates the establishment of a network configuration after the rolling regulation that facilitates heat transfer. This implies that the melt blending-rolling regulation process can achieve the fabrication of composite materials with high thermal conductivity, offering a reliable strategy for industrial development of flexible thermal conductive materials.
Fragment of a Roman Period jug handle from Vanovice, Blansko District (Moravia, Czech Republic) – interpretation possibilities
Authors: Kirilová Terézia , Jílek Jan
Published: December 2024

A remarkable discovery was made in Vanovice (Moravia, Czech Republic): a fragment of a Roman bronze jug handle from the 1st century AD. The find is stored in the Museum of Boskovice region under the inv. no. A50476. The workmanship of the bronze handle attachment far exceeds the typical finds from the region of Moravia. The design of the handle attachment is connected to the Hellenistic toreutic tradition. The head depicted on the handle is believed to be that of Dionysus or Silenus, as determined through iconographic analysis and comparison with other works from Roman sculpture (mostly double herms) and artistic craftwork. The context of this find raises many intriguing questions. The artefact was found on the periphery of a barbarian settlement from the Roman Period. The main characteristic of the site is the hilly landscape without any settlement or funerary activities from the Roman Period. Could this be an isolated find, or does it indicate evidence of ritual practices during the Roman Period in the Barbaricum?
Alles auf einen Blick?: Kontaktbögen zwischen historischer und gegenwärtiger Bildpraxis am Beispiel des „Stern“-Fotoarchivs
Authors: Zlobinski Miriam
Published: December 2024

Aus der gegenwärtigen redaktionellen Arbeit mit Fotografie sind analoge Materialien und Prozesse nahezu vollständig verschwunden. Dies betrifft zumal die Arbeit mit Kontaktbögen. Wie groß deren Bedeutung zu Zeiten der dominierenden Kleinbildfotografie einst war, zeigt sich daran, dass in analogen Bildarchiven diese auf einem Bogen Kopierpapier zusammengeführten Direktkopien von Negativfilmstreifen in tausenden Exemplaren vertreten sind. Der Kontaktbogen wird gelegentlich als Skizzenbuch der Fotografie bezeichnet, was seine Funktion und Bedeutung innerhalb des kreativen Prozesses der Redaktion hervorhebt. Kontaktbögen enthalten vielfach Spuren nicht nur fotografischen, sondern auch redaktionellen Handelns, indem sie vor allem die Auswahl- und Wertungsprozesse dokumentieren. Wie sich etwa an der Präsentation der „Magnum Contact Sheets“ zeigt, ist die Auseinandersetzung mit ihnen inzwischen etablierter ­Bestandteil der Erzählung über Fotografie. Das analoge „Stern“-Fotoarchiv, eines der größten erhaltenen Pressebildarchive, bewahrt 3 424 Ordner gefüllt mit Exemplaren dieser ‚Schnittstelle‘ zwischen Film und Heftseite. Sie werden seit 2019 durch die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (BSB) in München digitalisiert, erschlossen und für die öffentliche Nutzung bereitgestellt. Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Materialität, Symbolik und dem Potenzial des Kontaktbogens am Beispiel dieser Bestände.
Finde die Nadel im Heuhaufen: Erschließungskonzept und Benutzung des „Stern“-Fotoarchivs an der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek in München
Authors: Kraus Eva , de Laborda Ingrid Pérez , Waßer Fabian
Published: December 2024

Im Digitalisierungsprojekt des analogen Fotoarchivs des Magazins „Stern“ an der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek (BSB) in München werden derzeit 3 Millionen Aufnahmen digitalisiert, inhaltlich erschlossen und in einem ­eigens für den Bestand entwickelten Portal bereitgestellt (). Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt auf, wie die Fotografien – der Gesamtbestand des Archivs umfasst rund 15 Millionen Objekte – in der Erschließungsumgebung und dem Portal der BSB sukzessive sichtbar und nutzbar gemacht werden. Er legt die entscheidenden Prinzipien des zugrundeliegenden Konzepts, den Aufbau des Bildportals sowie die vielfältigen Formen der Benutzung dar.
Présence, statut et variétés du français dans le paysage linguistique du Maroc
Authors: Calvo del Olmo Francisco
Published: December 2024

The aim of this exploratory research is to map the presence of the French language in Morocco. To this proposal, we update the linguistic demographic profile of Moroccan francophones on the basis of numbers provided by international organisations and classify them according to the varieties used: basilectal, mesolectal and acrolectal. In this respect, we consider two important factors for the learning and use of French in Morocco: education and migratory flows. In addition, we draw on linguistic landscape studies to examine the traces that these linguistic practices leave in the public space, as this approach provides data on the functions, status and varieties of this language. Our approach is based on data collected in five main Moroccan cities, documenting, on the one hand, the highly standardised display used by public authorities and large private companies and, on the other, signs written in a more or less formatted manner by individual citizens. Our results allow us to corroborate the process of the ‘sédentarisation’ of French in Morocco on the basis of its visible traces. In addition, our sample illustrates the multilingualism displayed and the coexistence of several languages in Morocco. In the future, further in-depth studies could broaden our documentary bases, systematise the results and revise the conclusions that close this article.
Romanische Bereichsadverbien an der Schnittstelle von Semantik, Syntax und Pragmatik: Kontextuelle Bedeutungsanpassung und syntaktische Polyfunktionalität
Authors: Grübl Klaus
Published: December 2024

The present paper provides a comprehensive model of the various syntactic functions displayed by Romance domain adverbs (DAs), such as Fr. politiquement ‘politically’ or It. economicamente ‘economically’, as well as of the semantic and pragmatic side-effects of realizing DAs in different structural environments. It will be shown that – like their lexical bases, i.e. relational adjectives, from which they are formed by categorial transposition (political → politically) – DAs represent a special class of semantically underspecified modifiers whose function in context is to restrict the extension of their modifee by relating it to the extra-linguistic domain they denote (i.e. to conceptual frames such as politics or economy). Yet what follows from the fuzzy nature of this conceptual relation is that the interpretation of a DA is systematically enriched by certain grammatical and encyclopedic features of the syntactic context in which it is realized, in particular the [dynamicity/stativity] feature of the given modifee. In a first step, these observations allow us to describe typical effects of contextual adaptation, such as the preference for method or means readings of DAs modifying agentive (necessarily dynamic) verbs (to treat surgically). Moreover, the proposed interface approach helps to keep apart the pragmatic effects of contextual enrichment from the proper level of adverbial syntax, where different positions of DAs have to be formally and functionally distinguished even if they do not go along with intuitively diverging interpretations of the adverbial modifier. This will be shown to be the case for those syntactic environments where the DA’s function consists in restricting the validity of the – syntactically twofold and semantically stative – relation between a “predicator” and a “predication base”: Such predication relations actually can be modified by DAs on at least three distinct syntactic levels, to wit (i) within an expanded noun phrase (economically powerful province), (ii) within the Small Clause of a copular construction (The province is economically powerful) or, most interestingly, (iii) at the discourse level, where the function of a left-peripheral DA is to restrict the applicability of the proposition it frames (Economically, the province is powerful) to a particular aspect of the Question under Discussion (QUD). The function of this particular type of discourse-pragmatic “delimitation” (Krifka/Musan 2012) will be described by analyzing examples and corpus data from Italian and French.
Annotationen. Zur autoreflexiven Dimension von Fußnoten im portugiesischen und brasilianischen Epos der Romantik
Authors: Brunke Dirk
Published: December 2024

In Portugal and Brazil, epic poetry is still a prominent genre in the 19th century. However, under the conditions of Romanticism, it must find both its particular position in the literary field and its own aesthetics. Aesthetic innovations are accompanied by a contemporary debate on the epic genre. This debate is held not only in poetological writings and public discussions, but especially in the various forms of paratexts, such as prefaces and annotations, as well as in the poetic text itself. This article focuses on footnotes and endnotes and shows the intricate relationship between Romantic epic poetry and scientific, especially historiographic annotations. The discourse of the annotations is dominated by three topics: epic and history; authenticity; communality and knowledge. These auto-reflective dimensions of footnotes and endnotes illustrate the problematic reconceptualization of the epic genre in the context of nation-building processes.
Ne, pour ce que l’Archorant est rithmé, n’en doit estre dicte plus saincte loy. La nature poétique du Qur’ān dans le Trésor des simples (1447–1451) de Jean Germain
Authors: Reginato Irene
Published: December 2024

This article is devoted to the Trésor des simples, a treatise written around the middle of the fifteenth century by the Burgundian bishop Jean Germain and dedicated to his patron Philip the Good. Halfway between anti-Islamic polemic and crusading propaganda, the Trésor des simples offers a refutation of the Qur’ān that is, on the one hand, a reworking of the classic topics of medieval anti-Islamic polemic, and on the other, a refunctionalisation of these topics in a new context, with the production of original remarks. Among these, there is the issue of the “poetic nature” of the Qur’ān, where poetic stands for the presence of a musical/rhythmic component, associated with a fictional content. Far from representing a mere element of aesthetic inadequacy, the alleged “poetic nature” of the Qur’ān is exploited by Germain as a proof to refute the theological validity of Islam’s holy book. This article aims to trace the different paths that this issue follows in the Trésor des simples, attempting to justify them in the light of medieval anti-islamic polemical literature and, above all, of its historical, cultural and literary context.
La Commedia nella Fiorita di Armannino giudice
Authors: Barison Giulia
Published: December 2024

The following is a brief overview of the Fiorita by Armannino from the point of view of both textual tradition and historical-literary contextualisation. The article’s main objective is to highlight the points of contact between Dante’s Commedia and Armannino’s work, demonstrating how the Fiorita constitutes a crucial witness to Dante’s early fortunes. The analysis shows how the dialogue that Armannino weaves with the Commedia is realised on several fronts: the structure of the work, which is divided into 33 conti preceded by a proem; the macro-themes, such as that of the catabasis; and punctual and explicit references that create an image of Dante as an auctor. In some cases, the intertextuality is limited to specific branches of the tradition, demonstrating how the Commedia fascinated not only Armannino but also his copyists, confirming the power of Dante’s masterpiece.
Pist. brigidino
Authors: Crifò Francesco , Zini Lisa
Published: December 2024

The name of the brigidini, a type of aniseed wafer which is typical of the town of Lamporecchio (Italy), is linked traditionally and anecdotally to the nuns of a convent of Saint Brigida. However, there is no historical evidence to support the existence of such an institution. In our paper, we review potential alternative hypotheses and advocate for a more solid one based on the Northern It. brazadel(lo) ‘dessert, in particular donut with anise’. The aforementioned etymon was subsequently modified by a reference to the name of the Saint because of the frequent association of such sweets with manufacturers established in female convents. This development was further facilitated by the semantic opacity of the term.
Gli impieghi non riflessivi di se/sibi nelle lingue romanze: dati e teoria
Authors: Chilà Annamaria , Angelis Alessandro De
Published: December 2024

The aim of the article is to investigate the non-coreferential uses of the Latin reflexive pronoun se/sibi in the Romance languages. In prepositional phrases, the stressed form of this pronoun replaces the outcomes of illu(m) in Ibero-Romance, Gallo-Romance and Gallo-Italic, whereas its unstressed form is used in place of illu(m) as the Indirect Object in Castilian and Sardinian (as part of a clitic cluster) and in southernmost Calabrese (as isolated pronoun). Furthermore, the outcomes of se/sibi also convey Direct and/or Indirect Objects of 1st and 2nd person plural in several areas of the Romance domain. We argue that this multifunctionality is related to the morphological gender and number neutrality characterising this pronoun, whose syntactic role is clarified by either prepositions or verbal valency. Moreover, as a 3rd person marker, it also develops the so-called «non-person» feature (as claimed by Benveniste), designating a generic reference, of which plurality represents only one of its possible realisations.
Pareceristas Ad hoc 2022
Authors: Ripe Fernando , Nörnberg Marta , Camargo Síglia Pimentel Höher , Damiani Magda Floriana , Silva Márcia Alves da , Schwantz Josimara Wikboldt
Published: December 2024

Os Editores da revista Cadernos de Educação, juntamente com a Faculdade de Educação (FaE) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (PPGE) da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel) agradecem a colaboração de todos e todas pareceristas ad hoc que emitiram pareceres avaliativos aos textos submetidos neste periódico durante o ano de 2022.
Teatro Grego e Gênero
Authors: Pereira Domingues Darcylene
Published: December 2024

O presente artigo apresenta como a tragédia grega pode ser analisada a partir da perspectiva de gênero, uma vez que, a sociedade grega clássica, especificamente o século V a.C, vivia a partir de determinações generificadas. Neste sentido, ao discutirmos a tragédia e os papéis atribuídos a ambos os gêneros, podemos observar tantos os desvios, como também, os limites de atuação desses indivíduos. Para tanto, utilizamos como fonte a tragédia Medeia de autoria de Eurípides para demonstrar por meio da fala dos personagens a tensão existente entre o feminino e o masculino no interior da cidade. Além disso, indicar como as estruturas de parentesco presentes na sociedade ateniense favoreciam a manutenção da instituição casamento e a funcionalidade de ambos os gêneros.
Escravidão e criminalidade no extremo-sul do Império
Authors: Reisdorfer Douglas
Published: December 2024

O presente trabalho visa analisar a relação entre escravidão e criminalidade em Rio Grande, entre os anos de 1850 e 1888, período caracterizado pela desagregação do regime de trabalho forçado. Tal pesquisa insere-se em dois campos de estudos: a história social da escravidão, marcada pela valorização da agência dos trabalhadores escravizados; e a história do crime e da justiça criminal, a partir da qual o fenômeno do crime é encarado em perspectiva histórica. Do ponto de vista metodológico, esta apresentação se centra em abordagem quantitativa, empregando processos-crime. Neste texto, busca-se explorar dois aspectos: o devir da criminalidade escravizada ao longo do século XIX, com suas transformações ao longo do tempo; e um perfil de réus e vítimas escravizados, abordando questões como sua origem e suas ocupações.
Jean-Paul Sartre: trajetória, engajamento e intelectualidade
Authors: do Prado Lucas
Published: December 2024

Neste estudo, objetivamos uma análise da trajetória de vida e do pensamento de Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre em relação ao contexto histórico e social em que o mesmo viveu. Destacamos seu engajamento com correntes filosóficas como a fenomenologia, o existencialismo e o marxismo. Examinamos como a Segunda Guerra Mundial desempenhou um papel significativo em sua construção intelectual, especialmente no que diz respeito ao seu envolvimento político. Sartre emergiu como uma figura proeminente no cenário intelectual e político francês, no período pós-guerra, e defendia a ideia de que os intelectuais tinham uma responsabilidade intrínseca de se engajarem na esfera política. Assim, procuramos destacar o desenvolvimento de seu pensamento e seu papel como intelectual no contexto sociopolítico em que ele estava inserido.
A "Estratexia do Río Miño Transfronteirizo 2030": unha ordenación territorial para a raia húmida galegoportuguesa?
Authors: Paül Carril Valerià
Published: December 2024

Entre 2017 e 2019 elaborouse a Estratexia do Río Miño Transfronteirizo. Trátase dun documento realizado a través de mecanismos participativos para o territorio abranguido polo Agrupamento Europeo de Cooperación Territorial (AECT) Río Miño, na raia húmida galegoportuguesa. Debátese aquí esta iniciativa en relación cos presupostos teórico-conceptuais xerais da ordenación territorial e, máis en concreto, da que se tenta implantar en contextos fronteirizos cunha óptica deliberadamente transfronteiriza. A metodoloxía é a da investigación-acción participante. Os resultados estrutúranse mediante tres períodos estabelecidos a efectos analíticos e discursivos, cada un dos cales culminou en cadansúa versión do plan de acción estratéxico. Valóranse os cambios producidos entre as tres versións sucesivas. Agás no relativo ao sector turístico, a dimensión económica foi perdendo peso. En paralelo, acadaron maior relevancia os aspectos de gobernanza. Asemade, detéctase unha tensión constante entre dous ámbitos territoriais presentes no seo do AECT.
Repercusiones del Lexismo a lo Largo de la Vida: Entrevistas a Personas Adultas con Dislexia
Authors: Martín del Campo Beatriz , Ivorra Gomis Marina
Published: December 2024

El objetivo de este trabajo es explorar las vivencias escolares de adultos con dislexia y las emociones asociadas a las mismas y cómo estas vivencias han repercutido en la vida adulta. Para ello, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a 17 personas con diagnóstico de dislexia. Realizamos un Análisis Temático sobre los recuerdos de las experiencias escolares, extraescolares y de la vida adulta y un recuento de las emociones mencionadas en las entrevistas. Esta información se complementó con un análisis de las trayectorias vocacionales de los participantes y su situación laboral actual. Se encontraron relatos sobre vivencias escolares marcadas por el fracaso. El sistema escolar no ofrece la ayuda necesaria, convirtiéndose las familias en el único apoyo. Los resultados muestran una gran cantidad de emociones negativas asociadas a los recuerdos de la etapa escolar. Estas emociones se suavizan en la etapa adulta, aunque es evidente el impacto que la experiencia pasada causa en el presente. Es necesario establecer protocolos de apoyo en los centros educativos para el alumnado con dificultades lectoras, así como atender a las necesidades de los adultos, tanto en el entorno laboral como en otros contextos en los que las dificultades en la lengua escrita impiden el acceso a beneficios laborales
Equity-Focused Interventions Improve Interpreter Use in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Oliveros Lena , Valdivia Hector , Crook Colin , Rutman Lori , Vora Surabhi , Barry Dwight , Rakes Lauren
Published: December 2024

BACKGROUND

Federal guidelines and equitable care mandate that patients who use a language other than English receive interpretation in their preferred language. Substantial variability exists in interpreter use in intensive care settings. We aimed to increase the rate of interpretations in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) through a series of targeted interventions.

METHODS

A multidisciplinary team developed a key driver diagram to identify areas for focused intervention. Each plan-do-study-act cycle informed the next cycle of interventions, targeting increasing interpreter (video, phone, and in-person) use. Interventions included standardizing technology, standardizing placement of interpretation devices in patient rooms, provider education, and creating accountability systems of interpreter use by care providers. We reviewed data from PICU encounters between January 2018 and January 2022 and used summary statistics and statistical process control methods to measure the impact of our interventions.

RESULTS

We analyzed 882 patient encounters over the 4-year study period. Demographic characteristics were similar in the preintervention and postintervention periods. The total interpretation rate increased to 2.7 interpretations per patient per day from a baseline rate of 1.4. Each individual interpretation modality demonstrated increases in use. Average time spent interpreting via phone increased from 8 to 10.5 minutes per patient per day, and average time spent interpreting via video went from 9.5 to 22 minutes per patient per day.

CONCLUSIONS

Iterative quality improvement methodology effectively identified barriers to equitable care, guided development of focused interventions, and improved interpreter use among pediatric patients who were critically ill.
A vida que eu não vi
Authors: Cardoso Rosane Maria
Published: December 2024

Este artigo aborda o tema da desmemória imposta à infância, como contexto político-educacional e como representação literária, durante a última ditadura militar argentina (1976-1983). Na época, devido a determinações da Operación Claridad, a escola estava cerceada pelo controle sobre tudo o que propunha para a educação de crianças e jovens. A arte, por sua vez, teve de calar-se ou buscar formas de expressão que pudessem driblar o sistema. No âmbito familiar, o medo e o desejo de proteger as crianças levavam os adultos a ocultar, quando possível, a realidade autocrática. Décadas após aqueles eventos, as vozes desses filhos e filhas se elevam para falar, através da literatura, sobre o impacto de tal situação em suas vidas e identidades. É o caso, por exemplo, da obra El mar y la serpiente, de Paula Bombara (2016). Neste estudo, portanto, discute-se a) o contexto do apagamento da memória impetrado pelo referido regime ditatorial; b) o esquecimento, na literatura infantil e juvenil, gerado pelo trauma da ausência paterna e pela manipulação da memória; e c) a possibilidade de a narrativa literária contribuir para a superação do processo de desmemória e para um possível resgate da infância dos envolvidos.
Texto como tecido da cultura
Authors: Volkova Américo Ekaterina , Glushkova Maria , Ovcharenko Alexey , Delanoy Cláudio Primo
Published: December 2024

O propósito deste artigo é discutir o texto como tecido da cultura, evidenciando uma relação necessária entre ambos. Partimos dos pressupostos teóricos de pensadores que abordam a linguagem e, consequentemente, o texto como indissociáveis de momentos históricos, políticos, culturais da sociedade, tais como Émile Benveniste, Iúri Lotman, Mikhail Bakhtin, Roland Barthes e Valentin Volóchinov. Metodologicamente, fizemos uma pesquisa bibliográfica pela qual levantamos reflexões concernentes ao nosso objetivo; ao relacionarmos tais reflexões, buscamos o fundamento teórico à pesquisa. As considerações apontam que tanto a cultura como os sujeitos constituem-se pela linguagem, e os textos mostram-se como reflexos e refrações de perspectivas ideológicas da vida.
A regenerated chelicera in an African tarantula, Anoploscelus lesserti Laurent, 1946 (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Authors: Sherwood Danniella , Jocqué Rudy , Henrard Arnaud
Published: December 2024

An adult male of Anoploscelus lesserti Laurent, 1946 from Burundi, deposited in the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) with a regenerated right chelicera is illustrated and discussed. Simultaneously, this constitutes the first record of the genus Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897 for Burundi.
Water adsorption within PIM-1 polymer and CAU-23 MOF material from osmotic molecular dynamics simulations
Authors: Hoellard Simon , Kanaan Ayman , Ghoufi Aziz
Published: December 2024

In the context of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture, the existence of the Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) transparency effect, which can enhance carbon dioxide uptake under humid conditions, was recently demonstrated. It is, therefore, essential to first determine the water adsorption capacity within the MOF. In this work, the CAU-23 MOF material, which appears to possess the main chemical and structural characteristics necessary for MOF transparency to occur, was considered. In addition, Mixed Matrix Membrane (MMM) is now considered on an industrial scale for shaping purposes. Among polymers, the intrinsically microporous polymer PIM-1 has shown interesting adhesion properties with MOF surfaces. Thus, before investigating what happens within the MMM, we aim to examine the water adsorption within the bulk CAU-23 and PIM-1 materials using the recently developed osmotic molecular dynamics simulations. These preliminary results show that CAU-23 could be a promising material for enhancing the MOF’s transparency and increasing $$\hbox {CO}_2$$

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Janette Marshall: All for One
Authors: D. J.M.
Published: December 2024

Janette Marshall: All for One: Penguin, London, 1990: 137 pp, index, £3.50.
SNA metrics in the analysis of international trade measured by added value – the
example of the EU trade network
Authors: Nacewska-Twardowska Aleksandra , Brózda-Wilamek Dominika
Published: December 2024

Research background: Dynamic changes in the trade network are evidence of the
rapid development of the world economy. There is a need to analyse these transformations
in the 21st century. A comprehensive description of the adjustments in the European
Union trade network in terms of value added has not yet been carried out in the
literature, especially in the context of network analysis. Purpose of the article: The
paper presents the changes in the European Union trade network structure measured by
value added and in gross terms in the years 2005 and 2018 using social network analysis
(SNA). This study makes it possible to verify whether the proposed new research
methodology will find confirmation in the conclusions of the research carried out with
the use of other methods. Methods: For this purpose, the authors proposed applying SNA
metrics to trade data, including density, weighted degree centrality, average link
strength of vertex, and the PageRank algorithm. The analysis used trade data measured by
value added and gross terms from the OECD trade in value added (TiVA) database for 65
economies in 2005 and 2018. Value added & findings: The literature lacks
comprehensive analyses of trade value added data by using SNA metrics. The use of SNA in
the study demonstrated different complexities of the EU trade network measured in gross
and value added data. This confirmed that gross trade data were overestimated and did
not indicate actual connections between economies. Networks based on data on trade in
value added are much less developed and only consist of real connections between
economies without ‘intermediary countries’. Changes in the connections between European
countries in 2005 and 2018 reflect the changes occurring in the global economy,
resulting in the decreasing share of the United States and Japan in the European Union
trade network in favour of China. The results of the conducted research confirm the
great effectiveness of the SNA methodology in the analysis of trade links in the context
of the networks created by the analysed entities.
Investigating the stability of phenotype, seed components and powdery mildew resistance of the GmMLO edited soybean plants
Authors: Bui Phuong Thao , Pham Quyen , To Thi Mai Huong , Do Tien Phat
Published: December 2024

Previously, utilizing the CRISPR/Cas9 system, we had successfully induced targeted mutations in the GmMLO genes of the Vietnamese elite soybean cultivar ĐT26 for the first time. The mutant lines carried homozygous mutations of four or three GmMLO genes (including GmMLO02, GmMLO19, GmMLO23 and/or GmMLO20) with no pleiotrophic effects and increased powdery mildew resistance in the T3 generation. In this study, we selected two representative lines and evaluated them in the T4 generation to see if their phenotype and resistance were maintained stably. The analysis results of agronomic and yield parameters under the net-house conditions indicated that there were no undesired data in the two mutant lines in comparison with the wild-type. In addition, the major nutritional compositions of the seeds including the fatty acids, free amino acids and crude protein content of the mutant lines were similar to the control line. Importantly, the response to Erysiphe diffusa challenge of the quadruple mutant line was still maintained at a moderate resistance level (grade 2.5) as compared to the moderate infection level of the wild-type and the triple mutant line (approximately grade 4). These results again demonstrate that inducing targeted mutations of four tested GmMLO genes via the CRISPR/Cas9 system is not accompanied with undesired traits, and the quadruple mutant line is the potential one with increased powdery mildew resistance maintained stably through generations. This soybean mutant line will be valuable material for further breeding programs as well as being able to be propagated for production.
Optimization of extraction and purification of the M protein fused GCN4pII motif and elastin like polypeptide of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus from Nicotiana benthamiana
Authors: Tran Thu Hoai , Chu Hoang Ha , Ho Thi Thuong , Pham Bich Ngoc
Published: December 2024

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) has significantly impacted the swine farming industry in several countries worldwide, including Vietnam. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) has been proven to be the cause of PED. The COE and M proteins are potential candidates for subunit vaccine research against PEDV. The M protein, a largest envelope protein of PEDV, is highly conserved and plays a crucial role in virus assembly as well as in inducing the production of virus-neutralizing antibodies in the presence of complement. In a previous study, we constructed and expressed the M protein fused with the GCN4pII motif and Elastin-Like Polypeptide (M-pII-ELP) separately from the COE/G2a-pII protein in Nicotiana benthamiana. In this study, we assessed the co-expression of M-pII-ELP and COE/G2a-pII proteins in N. benthamiana using SDS-PAGE and Western blot. Next, we verified the assembly of virus-like particles (VLPs) by the M-pII-ELP protein alone through Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis after ultracentrifugation with a sucrose gradient. Suitable buffers for the extraction and purification of M-pII-ELP protein using immobilized affinity chromatography (IMAC) were also selected. Results from SDS-PAGE and Western blot confirmed the co-expression of M-pII-ELP and COE/G2a-pII proteins in the plant; however, the expression of COE/G2a-pII protein was suppressed when co-expressed with M-pII-ELP. TEM analysis confirmed the formation of virus-like particles based on the assembly of the M-pII-ELP protein. Among the buffers tested for M-pII-ELP protein extraction, Tris-HCl buffer yielded the highest amount of M-pII-ELP protein. It was determined that the optimal imidazole concentrations for extraction and washing buffers in M-pII-ELP protein purification are 0 mM and 10 mM, respectively. These results lay the groundwork for further studies on developing plant-based subunit vaccines against PEDV.
Ag-decorated hollow copper microtubes as a photocathode for the hydrogen evolution reaction
Authors: Dmitriev Dmitry S. , Tenevich Maksim I.
Published: December 2024

This paper presents the results of a photoelectrocatalytic study for a copper-silver system obtained in the form of microtubes using electrochemical template synthesis. CuOx/Cu hollow microtubes (HT) decorated with nanoscale silver particles by electrodeposition demonstrate the cathode photocurrent in 7.6 uAcm–2 when using LED light sources in the UVA-Vis spectral region and low polarization values. It was shown that the highest intensity of the photoresponse is achieved in the visible region at a wavelength of 450 nm. The stability test suggests that the retention of Ag/CuOx-HT is 95% after 12 hours of functioning.