bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Do mothers pick up a phone? A cross-sectional study on delivery of MCH voice messages in Lagos, Nigeria
Authors: Ogawa Kazuya , Kawakatsu Yoshito , Kadoi Nobuhiro , Balogun Olukunmi Omobolanle , Adesina Adefunke Oyeniyi , Iwayemi Veronica Olubunmi , Aiga Hirotsugu
Published: November 2022

Background

Voice messages have been employed as an effective and efficient approach for increasing health service utilization and health promotion in low- and middle-income countries. However, unlike SMS, voice message services require their users to pick up a phone call at its delivery time. Furthermore, voice messages are difficult for the users to review their contents afterward. While recognizing that voice messages are more friendly to specific groups (eg, illiterate or less literate populations), there should be several challenges in successfully operationalizing its intervention program.

Objective

This study is aimed to estimate the extent to which voice message service users pick up the phone calls of voice messages and complete listening up to or beyond the core part of voice messages.

Methods

A voice message service program composed of 14 episodes on maternal, newborn, and child health was piloted in Lagos, Nigeria, from 2018 to 2019. A voice message call of each of 14 episodes was delivered to the mobile phones of the program participants per day for 14 consecutive days. A total of 513 participants in the voice message service chose one of five locally spoken languages as the language to be used for voice messages. Two multilevel logistic regression models were created to understand participants’ adherence to the voice message: (a) Model 1 for testing whether a voice message call is picked up; and (b) Model 2 for testing whether a voice message call having been picked up is listened to up to the core messaging part.

Results

The greater the voice message episode number became, the smaller proportion of the participants picked up the phone calls of voice message (aOR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.97–0.99; P = .01). Only 854 of 3765 voice message calls having been picked up by the participants (22.7%) were listened to up to their core message parts. It was found that picking up a phone call did not necessarily ensure listening up to the core message part. This indicates a discontinuity between these two actions.

Conclusions

The participants were likely to stop picking up the phone as the episode number of voice messages progressed. In view of the discontinuity between picking up a phone call and listening up to the core message part, we should not assume that those picking up the phone would automatically complete listening to the entire or core voice message.
Long-term molecular turnover of actin stress fibers revealed by advection-reaction analysis in fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
Authors: Saito Takumi , Matsunaga Daiki , Deguchi Shinji
Published: November 2022

Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) is a versatile technique to evaluate the intracellular molecular exchange called turnover. Mechanochemical models of FRAP typically consider the molecular diffusion and chemical reaction that simultaneously occur on a time scale of seconds to minutes. Particularly for long-term measurements, however, a mechanical advection effect can no longer be ignored, which transports the proteins in specific directions within the cells and accordingly shifts the spatial distribution of the local chemical equilibrium. Nevertheless, existing FRAP models have not considered the spatial shift, and as such, the turnover rate is often analyzed without considering the spatiotemporally updated chemical equilibrium. Here we develop a new FRAP model aimed at long-term measurements to quantitatively determine the two distinct effects of the advection and chemical reaction, i.e., the different major sources of the change in fluorescence intensity. To validate this approach, we carried out FRAP experiments on actin in stress fibers over a time period of more than 900 s, and the advection rate was shown to be comparable in magnitude to the chemical dissociation rate. We further found that the actin–myosin interaction and actin polymerization differently affect the advection and chemical dissociation. Our results suggest that the distinction between the two effects is indispensable to extract the intrinsic chemical properties of the actin cytoskeleton from the observations of complicated turnover in cells.
Environmental footprints of food consumption: Protocol for a systematic literature review
Authors: de Souza Camila Valdejane Silva , Seabra Larissa Mont’Alverne Jucá , Hatjiathanassiadou Maria , Vale Diogo , de Medeiros Gidyenne Christine Bandeira Silva , Marchioni Dirce Maria Lobo , Lima Severina Carla Vieira Cunha , Lyra Clélia de Oliveira
Published: November 2022

Environmental footprints are indicators that can be used to estimate the impacts of diet on the environment. Since contemporary dietary practices are related to negative environmental impacts, this paper aims to describe a systematic review protocol to investigate the environmental footprints of food consumption by adults and elderly individuals worldwide. This protocol was developed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Search strategies and records of evidence searched in previously defined electronic databases will be defined. Original, population-based articles investigating the environmental footprints of food consumption by adults and the elderly will be included. Two independent reviewers will conduct the study selection and data extraction steps. Critical appraisal of the included studies will be based on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. For data synthesis, a narrative synthesis and, if possible, also a meta-analysis will be performed. The systematic review produced from this protocol will provide evidence for data synthesis of the environmental impact through environmental footprints of food consumption of the adult and elderly population from different territories and the footprint assessment tools used around the world. Therefore, it is a gap that needs to be filled because knowing these impacts will be important to inform the development of public policies that encourage healthy and sustainable food in the face of climate and epidemiological changes.

PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021281488.
The modulating effect of food composition on the immune system in growing ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)
Authors: Gethöffer Friederike , Liebing Jennifer , Ronnenberg Katrin , Curland Nele , Puff Christina , Wohlsein Peter , Baumgärtner Wolfgang , Bücking Bianca , Heffels-Redmann Ursula , Voigt Ulrich , Sonne Christian , Lierz Michael , Siebert Ursula
Published: November 2022

The decline in the population of ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in northwestern Germany since 2007 raises questions about the underlying causes. We therefore studied the growth and immune status of ring-necked pheasant chicks dependent on different feed composition. Here, 490 ring-necked pheasant chicks were raised in five groups up to nine weeks. While control groups C1 and C2 received sufficient crude protein (28%) and energy (12.5 MJ/Kg feed) according to current standards, group C2 was treated with cyclosporine eight hours prior to phythemagglutination (PHA) testing, serving as a positive immune suppressed control. Group V1 was fed with reduced protein (20%) but optimal energy content (12.5 MJ/Kg feed), group V2 was fed with sufficient protein (28%) and reduced energy content (10 MJ/kg feed) whereas group V3 was fed reduced crude protein (20%) and reduced energy content (10MJ/kg feed). On all chicks, health status was checked each week, and 20 birds of each group were weighed randomly per week. PHA-testing was performed on 12 birds of each group to study thein vivonon-specific activation of lymphocytes at week 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9. In addition, hemolysis–hemagglutination–assay (HHA) was performed on each of the PHA-tested chicks, which were subsequently euthanized and dissected. Histopathologic examinations of 5 birds that were randomly chosen were performed. The PHA–test results demonstrate significant differences between control (C1, C2) and experimental groups (V1-V3) in several developmental stages. According to the HHA results, weekly testing detected a significant increase of titres per week in all groups without significant differences. Here, only hemagglutination and no lysis of samples was observed. It seems appropriate to conclude that during their first weeks of life, protein content is of higher importance in ring-necked pheasant chicks than energy intake. In particular T-cell response is significantly reduced, which indicate a weaker immune system resulting in a higher risk for clinical diseases. Therefore, we assume that proteini.e. insect availability is a highly important co-factor in the free-ranging population dynamics, and is linked to declines of the northwestern German population.
Determinants of natural adult sleep: An umbrella review
Authors: Philippens Nicole , Janssen Ester , Kremers Stef , Crutzen Rik
Published: November 2022

Background

Sleep has a major impact on health, which makes it a relevant topic for research and health practitioners. Research on sleep determinants, i.e. factors that positively or negatively influence sleep, is fragmented.

Objective

The purpose of this umbrella review is to provide an overview of the current evidence on determinants of natural adult sleep.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was performed on determinants of sleep. Reviews and meta-analyses on natural adult sleep were included. Six electronic databases (PubMed, WoS, Embase, CINAHL, PsycInfo and Cochrane) were used for the search, last accessed September 2021. The quality of the selected articles was assessed using the AMSTAR2 tool. Results were categorized in four main categories: biological, behavioral, environmental and personal/socio-economical determinants.

Results

In total 93 reviews and meta-analyses resulted in a total of 30 identified determinants. The impact of each determinant differs per individual and per situation. Each determinant was found to affect different sleep parameters and the relationship with sleep is influenced by both generic and specific moderators.

Discussion

A comprehensive overview on relevant sleep determinants provides a practical and scientifically based starting point to identify relevant intervention approaches to secure or improve individual sleep quality. The difference in aggregation level of the determinants and in measurement methods are the major limitations of this umbrella review. Extending existing generic sleep hygiene rules with an overview of all types of potential determinants will enhance the awareness of the complexity and can be used to improve the effect of sleep interventions in health promotion.

Trial registration

The umbrella review was registered with PROSPERO (registration ID CRD42020149648) https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=CRD42020149648.
Populism and racism on social networks: An analysis of the Vox discourse on Twitter during the Ceuta ‘migrant crisis’
Authors: Olmos-Alcaraz Antonia
Published: November 2022

On 17 and 18 May 2021 almost 8000 migrants arrived in Ceuta, crossing over from the Moroccan side of the border. The humanitarian emergency was evident, but the Spanish extreme right defined the situation as something quite different. This article analyses Vox’s activity on Twitter during the two weeks following the arrival of the migrants, with the aim of identifying the logics of racism in its discourse. The methodology used is content analysis, focusing on topics frequency and discursive strategies used. A total of 762 publications from the official Vox account are analysed. The results indicate that the party constructs the aforementioned crisis as a warlike situation of threat, by way of populist discursive strategies. The logics of racist discourse are specifically xenophobic and cultural. Vox demands anti-immigrant institutional racism that does not respect human rights. This article concludes with some reflections on the worrying normalization of racist discourse today.
Fact-checking in Spain: Perception and trust
Authors: Calvo Dafne , Valera-Ordaz Lidia , Requena i Mora Marina , Llorca-Abad Germán
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this article is to analyse the perceptions, social discourses and practices regarding the verification processes of the information consumed in the context of the information disorder that societies are experiencing. To do this, we created seven discussion groups structured around the variables age, position in the social structure and political ideology. We found that (1) there is a shared perception about how disinformation compromises one of the basic pillars of democracy; (2) this perception contradicts the few practices used to verify the information consumed; (3) macro-structural changes that generate a climate of less polarization, more critical education and regulation of information practices are put forward as solutions to disinformation and the circulation of false information.
Free verse and speech texture
Authors: Kupriyanov Vyacheslav
Published: November 2022

Based on the theories of Yuri Rozhdestvensky, this article considers vers libres a ‘third’ genre: neither prose nor poetry, but a separate artistic form where prose and poetry intersect. As other types of speech, free verse is influenced by the changes in communication technologies. Using representative examples of Russian free verse, the article studies this influence. It traces the correlations between Russian vers libres and oral genres, including proverbs and fables, and between vers libre and written genres, specifically sacred texts: psalms and prayers. It explains the influence of print technology on free verse, shows that prose printed texts can be close to free verse, and explains why scientific texts, even well written, cannot. It demonstrates how Russian verlibrists responded to mass media styles and pressures, highlighting the use of irony. The patterns and regularities observed for the Russian material may be applicable to free verse in other languages, pending further research.
Borrowing lenses from the West: Analysis of an African media representation of western nations
Authors: Obia Vincent , Ibraheem Ismail A. , Onwunali Charles C.
Published: November 2022

This study considers the representation of western nations in Nigerian newspapers. It is conceived as a response to western media portrayal of African nations, which has received extensive research attention. The outcome of this substantial body of research points to a negative representation of developing nations, which are characterized by poverty, violence and instability. However, little or nothing exists on the counter-representation of western nations in the African media, and this is the focus of our research. To this end, we employ quantitative content analysis to identify the tone and theme of the representation of western nations in two newspapers based in Lagos, Nigeria. Our findings show that, although the tone of western representation in the Nigerian media is complex, it is largely negative, and the theme focuses on the political and global power of western nations. We contend that this pattern of representation reflects the existence of structural imperialism, particularly in the news reports of Nigerian newspapers, almost all of which were dubbed from international news agencies. This leads us to argue that the representation of western nations in Nigerian newspapers indicates the existence of borrowed lenses, with implications for the construction of knowledge on regional and global affairs.
The Africa the media showed us: A visual content analysis of the 2014 Ebola epidemic
Authors: Arceneaux Phillip
Published: November 2022

Via content analysis, this study investigates the visual portrayal of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea in US newspapers during the 2014 Ebola epidemic. Salience of identified frames and tone is assessed relative to findings identified in existing literature. Data were collected from the New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Dallas Morning News. Findings suggest coverage did not favour victim-only frames, relative to other types of frames, whose visual tone became marginally less negative once Ebola patients were in the United States. Such results contribute to literature regarding African media studies, public perception of foreign affairs and press coverage of international health epidemics.
Entre la casa y la academia. Ceremonial funerario y elogio académico en las exequias de Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, VIII marqués de Villena
Authors: Precioso Izquierdo Francisco
Published: November 2022

Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar las prácticas de representación y distinción llevadas a cabo con ocasión del fallecimiento en 1725 de Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, VIII marqués de Villena, fundador y director de la Real Academia Española. Para ello examinamos los diversos dispositivos funerarios organizados tanto por la casa como por la academia, estudiando la pluralidad de elementos simbólicos y materiales que confluyeron en la construcción y exaltación de su memoria. Tales evocaciones evidenciaron una primera y original lectura a partir de una serie de recursos que sirvieron para ensalzar su papel al frente del linaje Pacheco, su experiencia en el campo de batalla y su buen hacer como protector y mecenas de las letras, características que ayudaron a configurar una memoria distinguida que se elevó como prototípica de la nobleza posible en tiempos de Felipe V.
Experiencias de transformación y familia a fines del Antiguo Régimen a través de la disposición testamentaria de D. Antonio de Ulloa: permanencias e innovaciones
Authors: González Beltrán Jesús Manuel
Published: November 2022

La investigación se fundamenta en el análisis de la disposición testamentaria del Teniente General Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre. La misma fue escrita en 1785, con añadidos en años sucesivos, un periodo que se ha señalado como muy propicio para el estudio de las transformaciones de las conductas familiares. El documento, escrito directamente por Ulloa, permite un estudio de la terminología, de las palabras utilizadas, que reflejan sus preocupaciones, intereses y proyectos. Toda una estrategia de reproducción, pensada para el futuro de la familia, pero impregnada de los condicionantes del pasado familiar y de los debates socio-culturales del presente
«Horror a la tiranía y al poder absoluto o arbitrario». Política y literatura en el contexto de la Ilustración radical: el círculo de Pierre Bayle
Authors: Martínez Mata Emilio
Published: November 2022

El conjunto de intelectuales que mantienen algún tipo de vínculo con Pierre Bayle en Holanda, exiliados políticos o religiosos franceses e ingleses en su mayoría, constituye una constelación de relaciones que explica la gran trascendencia de las ideas y actitudes germinadas en los Países Bajos a finales del XVII en el ámbito de influencia de Spinoza y Pierre Bayle. A su vez, la influencia desarrollada por los componentes de ese círculo en los hombres de letras de Francia, Alemania, Italia y, en especial, Inglaterra y Escocia va a desencadenar notables consecuencias en el ámbito de la literatura y el arte del siglo ilustrado.
La machine à vapeur de Betancourt pour l’industrie sucrière cubaine: un épisode inédit de l’histoire du machinisme (fin XVIIIe siècle)
Authors: Gouzévitch Dmitri , Gouzevitch Irina
Published: November 2022

En este artículo, los autores relatan una historia poco conocida de la máquina de vapor para la industria azucarera cubana, un invento pionero cuya aventura transoceánica es un hito de la tecnología del siglo XVIII. Nuestro análisis se divide en tres partes: los perfiles de los protagonistas, la reconstrucción de la máquina de Betancourt y los imprevistos que debieron afrontar los aparatos fabricados. Para concluir, reflexionaremos sobre los problemas generales que este estudio plantea más allá de la historia de un invento abortado.
First assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health actors in Togo and Ivory Coast in regard to antibiotic resistance
Authors: Bedekelabou Andre Pouwedeou , Oyetola Délé Wilfried , Coulibaly Zanan Lassina , Akinsola Olouwamouyiwa , Bada-Alambedji Rianatou
Published: November 2022

Background and Aim: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has now become a threat to global public health. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health actors in relation to antibiotic resistance (ABR) in two African countries.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive questionnaire study was conducted in Ivory Coast and Togo from August 2020 to July 2021. Actors were interviewed both in person 63% (n = 141) and remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions. Qualitative variables were described by frequencies and quantitative variables by the mean and associated standard deviation. The bivariate analysis was conducted through the Chi-square test and exact Fisher test with an acceptable risk of 5%.

Results: The results showed that 88% and 50% of the actors from Togo and Ivory Coast, respectively, had a good knowledge of ABR even if most of the stakeholders had limited knowledge of antibiotics that are banned or of critical importance in human and animal medicine. More than 75% of the actors had good perceptions in regard to ABR and these were significantly related to their profession. As for the factors leading to an increase in ABR, the interviewees perceived self-medication in humans as the main contributing factor. Approximately 70% of the actors admitted to following inadequate practices in terms of the use and/or distribution of antibiotics, and 58% and 46% of them used preventive antibiotic therapy in Togo and Ivory Coast, respectively. Similarly, in the two countries, 39% and 69% of the actors, respectively, claimed that they do not systematically use the antibiogram, and 69% and 61% of drug distributors, also respectively, admitted to occasionally selling antibiotics without a prescription. Finally, more than 80% thought that the authorities in their country did not communicate sufficiently about ABR. Among the actions that could help to combat ABR, actors considered the strengthening of controls on the distribution of antibiotics and the education of nonprofessionals on the importance of antibiotic preservation as priorities.

Conclusion: Although this first study had some limitations, that is, the low number of surveyed actors and non-standardized questionnaire used, it revealed that health actors in Togo and Ivory Coast have a good knowledge and perception in regard to antibiotics and ABR, but also follow inadequate practices.
The Approach to Care Among Older People Living Alone in Lithuania
Authors: Rapolienė Gražina , Gedvilaitė- Kordušienė Margarita
Published: November 2022

The Lithuanian context of an increased need for care in old age is framed by the demographic trends, such as population aging, the intense emigration of younger generations, and a significant proportion of older people living alone on the one hand, and on the other the strong support represented by filial duties in respect of care and insufficiently developed social services. How do older people experience and handle the situation? This paper uses qualitative interviews (N=27) to analyze the preferences and experiences of care among older people living alone in Lithuania. Based on the study findings, older people seek to maintain their agency under all circumstances related to care, and informal support is appreciated as providing more such options. Formal social services are rejected for reasons including distrust, the lack of social skills, or the cost and insufficient accessibility of such services.
Report From the Conference “Ageing in Europe: Towards More Inclusive Societies, Research and Policy
Authors: Tóth Csaba G.
Published: November 2022

The Research Network on Ageing in Europe (RN01) of the European
Sociological Association organised the 6th Midterm Conference of the network
in Vienna from 13-15 July 2022. The conference was opened by Liat Ayalon’s
keynote speech, which discussed the concept of ageism with illustrations from
several fields such as long-term care, the relationship between older people
and everyday technology and climate change policy, etc. Ageism is defined
as stereotypes, prejudice, or discrimination against people based on their
chronological age. Most concern is raised by practices of ageism that discriminate
against a specific age group, but ageism can also mean positive discrimination
and can be directed towards people of any age. The keynote lecture highlighted
that the Covid pandemic has exacerbated ageism. Older people were depicted
as vulnerable groups and as a burden to society. In terms of long-term care,
research has found that residents’ voices in US nursing homes were excluded in
reporting about the pandemic. Ageist practices have also surfaced in the area of
health-care triage decisions and vaccination policies.
Congenital hyperinsulinism as a part of Kabuki syndrome
Authors: Benina A. R. , Melikyan M. A.
Published: November 2022

Kabuki syndrome is a rare hereditary disease characterized by distinctive facial features, skeletal abnormalities, mental retardation, developmental delay, and anomalies in multiple organ systems development.

Congenital hyperinsulinism is a rare manifestation of his Kabuki syndrome. However, early diagnosis is crucial to prevent neurological complications of hypoglycemia.

There are 2 types of Kabuki Syndrome depending on severity of symptoms. Kabuki syndrome Type 1 is associated with heterozygous mutations in gene KMT2D. Kabuki syndrome Type 2 is inherited in an X-linked manner. It’s associated with heterozygous mutations in gene KDM6A and characterized by more severe course of the disease.

This paper presents 2 cases of children with congenital hyperinsulinism as the feature of Kabuki syndrome Type 1 and Type 2.
What is the Avatar?
Authors: Klevjer Rune
Published: November 2022

What are the characteristic features of avatar-based singleplayer videogames, from Super Mario Bros. to Grand Theft Auto? Rune Klevjer examines this question with a particular focus on issues of fictionality and realism, and their relation to cinema and Virtual Reality. Through close-up analysis and philosophical discussion, Klevjer argues that avatar-based gaming is a distinctive and dominant form of virtual self-embodiment in digital culture. This book is a revised edition of Rune Klevjer's pioneering work from 2007, featuring a new introduction by the author and afterword by Stephan Günzel, Jörg Sternagel, and Dieter Mersch.
Grauzonen des Alltagsrassismus
Authors: Schmidt Sabrina
Published: November 2022

Antimuslimischer Alltagsrassismus zeigt sich häufig im Latenten und Unbewussten. Als Teil orientalistischer Wissensumwelten, die Muslim*innen als »Andere« markieren, entfalten sich rassistische Erzählungen dabei zunehmend auch in aufgeklärten Milieus. Doch wie lässt sich latenter Rassismus konkret benennen - und: Wenn jenes »Wissen« uns alle umgibt, ist ein Sprechen jenseits rassistischer Zuschreibungen überhaupt möglich? Sabrina Schmidt rekonstruiert die vielfältigen Formen rassistischer Diskurs- und Argumentationspraxen und liefert so ein umfassendes Verständnis der Funktionsweise eines kommunikativen Alltagsrassismus, wie er vor allem von Personen der gesellschaftlichen Mitte realisiert wird.
Glocal Bodies
Authors: Hatami Elaheh
Published: November 2022

This book is a critical study of Iranian dance and the works of Iranian-American female dancers in exile. Focusing on the study of contemporary Iranian dance through analysis of the choreographies of three female dancers in diaspora (namely Aisan Hoss, Shahrzad Khorsandi, and Banafsheh Sayyad), this research is among the first of its kind. Elaheh Hatami investigates the transformation of professional Iranian dance and discusses the role of relocation and displacement in its performance. She argues that Iranian dance and Iranian female dancers have always been in exile - not only in a physical sense, but also in the metaphorical sense of ›exile‹ implying foreignness, exclusion, and marginalization.
Krisen, Kollektive und politischer Diskurs
Authors: Fürwitt Julia
Published: November 2022

Können Krisen Veränderungen gesellschaftlicher Ordnungsverhältnisse und die Etablierung neuer Diskurs-Akteure bewirken? Julia Fürwitt geht dieser Frage anhand multipler gesellschaftlicher Krisensituationen Spaniens seit 2010 nach. Basierend auf den Ansätzen Michel Foucaults und Bruno Latours erarbeitet sie einen neuen diskursanalytischen Ansatz, der angesichts gegenwärtiger gesellschaftsübergreifender Krisenlagen eine besondere Aktualität entfaltet, um mögliche Veränderungen von Diskurs- und Kollektivformierungen untersuchen zu können. Krisenbedingte Neuverhandlungen von Kollektiven sowie die Materialisierung veränderter Wissensverhältnisse und Diskursordnungen werden darstellbar.
Mindspaces
Authors: Nguyen Anh-Thu
Published: November 2022

This article explores the notion of mindspaces and mindscapes. These spaces are used in fiction, film, television and video games to tap into feelings, dreams, fears and memories of typically one character. As they are used to express a character's mental health, they are often linked to trauma. While drawing on titles from film and television, the article specifically explores PERSONA 5 and how mindspaces are embedded in its gameplay and storytelling.
Introduction: Slow Play
Authors: Fizek Sonia
Published: November 2022

This contribution sketches the emerging practice of slow play, which is framed as a reaction to the ever more present bombardment of digital stimuli and a way to carve out spaces to contemplate within the oversaturated digital sphere. Slow play is characterized by aimless wandering in the gameworlds or contemplating their surroundings rather than engaging in the challenges of structured and/or competitive gameplay. It may also point towards a sensory engagement with soothing software (self-care, meditation, and ambient music game applications).
Cool Games, Cool Japan
Authors: Nguyen Anh-Thu
Published: November 2022

In this article, the author explores how games entice players to travel and explore in virtual worlds. By using the concept of staged atmospheres and investigating the cultural motifs used in games such as CYBERPUNK 2077 and GHOST OF TSUSHIMA, the article also argues the contrasting perception of Japan's soft power since the cyberpunk cinema era versus today.
"Wind's howling." Meteorological Phenomena as Atmospheres in Digital Games
Authors: Leichter Magdalena
Published: November 2022

This article explores in-game atmospheres as meteoritical phenomena and aesthetic spaces. The example of wind shows specific means of referentiality used to depict weather in digital games. Considering both philosophical approaches to atmospheres as well as previous observations on meteorological phenomena in film, literature and digital games, this contribution analyzes three games ("The Witcher 2: Wild Hunt", "Ghost of Tsushima", and "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild") and the role the wind plays in creating their respective game world and atmosphere, creating an environment for meaningful play.
Erzählen von Männern und Helden im Nibelungenlied und seiner literarischen Adaption
Authors: Holzschuh Nina
Published: November 2022

Nina Holzschuh widmet sich in diesem Beitrag genderspezifischen Zuschreibungen über Heldentum in Nibelungenliedadaptionen. Insbesondere Siegfrieds Abenteuer im Nibelungenland weisen in den Adaptionen von Willi Fährmann, Hertha Kratzer und Franz Fühmann starke Bearbeitungstendenzen auf. Im Aufsatz werden daher genderspezifische Zuschreibungen über Heldentum vergleichend analysiert und die Ergebnisse auf ihre Potentiale für die Einbettung in den Deutschunterricht der gymnasialen Oberstufe befragt. Aufgrund der je unterschiedlichen literarischen Darstellung von Siegfrieds Jugend, Umstellungen in der Erzählreihenfolge und Ergänzungen aus der nordischen Sagentradition wird durch die Textanalyse dem Eindruck von Gender als ontologischer Kategorie entgegengewirkt und seine je historisch spezifische Ausgestaltung im Unterricht thematisierbar.
Filmischer Widerstand
Authors: Millesi Teresa
Published: November 2022

Seit Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts nehmen Konflikte um Land und Ressourcen in vielen lateinamerikanischen Ländern stark zu. Dieses Phänomen einer vermehrt neo-extraktivistisch orientierten Politik bedroht insbesondere Gebiete, in denen indigene Gemeinschaften leben. Im Kontext des indigenen Filmschaffens sind derartige Konflikte daher ein zentrales Thema. Wie werden Machtverhältnisse, unterschiedliche territoriale Vorstellungen und Mensch-Umwelt-Beziehungen hier verhandelt? Teresa Millesi analysiert eine Auswahl von Filmen unter Einbezug raumwissenschaftlicher und ökokritischer Ansätze. Im Zentrum steht dabei die Bedeutsamkeit der Filme als Widerstandspraxis gegen die nationalstaatliche Hegemonie.
Geschichtsphilosophie als Literatur
Authors: He Lianhua
Published: November 2022

Das Werk Heiner Müllers wurde bisher hauptsächlich aus eurozentrischer Perspektive interpretiert. Ein postkolonialer Blick hingegen eröffnet neue Lesarten für die Deutung seiner Arbeit. Lianhua He untersucht mit diesem Ansatz die implizite Geschichtsphilosophie in den Theaterstücken und dem lyrischen Werk Heiner Müllers. Anhand ausgewählter Texte analysiert sie die literarischen Vorlagen und deren Bearbeitung, und zeigt, inwiefern sich seine Geschichtsphilosophie auch in der Textstruktur und den intertextuellen Bezügen seines gesamten Werks nachweisen lässt.
A conexão com a natureza em parques urbanos brasileiros e sua contribuição para o bem-estar da população e para o desenvolvimento infantil
Authors: Cunha André Almeida , Rodrigues Camila Gonçalves Oliveira , Sancho-Pivoto Altair , Casals Francesc  Romagosa
Published: November 2022

Em meio à crise ambiental global, a importância dos ambientes naturais para a sociedade tem sido cada vez mais estudada e incorporada em políticas públicas urbanas, ambientais, de lazer e saúde. A crescente urbanização da população mundial evidencia o papel desempenhado pelas áreas verdes na proteção de serviços ecossistêmicos diversos, com destaque para os benefícios à saúde e bem-estar, tanto para a população adulta, quanto para crianças e adolescentes. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho buscou investigar as motivações e os benefícios percebidos por visitantes de quatro parques urbanos no Brasil, relacionados a dez dimensões do bem-estar, e para o desenvolvimento infantil. A partir de levantamento realizado com 816 visitantes de parques localizados nos municípios de Brasília, Rio de Janeiro e Juiz de Fora, foi identificado um perfil sociodemográfico semelhante. As motivações para visitar e os benefícios percebidos com a visita aos parques urbanos foram elevadas para todas as dimensões do bem-estar, com destaque para a dimensão emocional, seguida do bem-estar físico, ambiental, espiritual e social. Foram identificadas diferenças significativas entre as cidades. Três em cada quatro visitantes concorda ou concorda totalmente que os parques urbanos trazem benefícios para o desenvolvimento das crianças, principalmente benefícios físicos, respiratórios, sociais, para o desenvolvimento cognitivo e redução da ansiedade. Os resultados destacam, portanto, a relevância dos parques urbanos no Brasil para a promoção do bem-estar da sociedade e para o desenvolvimento infantil, o que reforça a necessidade de investimento em políticas públicas voltadas à criação e implementação de áreas verdes acessíveis e adequadas para permitir o usufruto cotidiano a todos os cidadãos, particularmente no contexto urbano.
La Iglesia, hoy, ante el desafío de la imagen
Authors: Fraguas Rafael
Published: November 2022

La importancia de la imagen en la vida social ha experimentado un crescendo histórico, semejante al de su relevancia en ámbitos políticos y culturales, incluso económicos. La Iglesia católica de Roma, tras superar una ardua polémica con la Iglesia oriental, optó por la iconofilia frente a los dictados iconoclastas de algunos emperadores bizantinos. Aquella opción, proseguida en el tiempo, permitió disponer de la veneración a las imágenes como un vehículo evangelizador y moral ejemplarizante de primera magnitud. Alcanzó su esplendor artístico en el Barroco, vinculado a la Contrarreforma, opuesta a las pulsiones iconófobas del protestantismo. Hoy, el despliegue del potencial icónico y la profusión de la imagen es tal que cabe plantearse si no es llegado el momento de una toma de postura propia al respecto.
Use of Web Based Resources Among the Social Sciences Faculty and Researchers in the Universities of Punjab and Chandigarh
Authors: Singh Harvinderjit , Kaur Baljinder
Published: November 2022

This study is focused to assess the awareness and use of web-based resources among the social sciences faculty and researchers of select three universities from Panjab and Chandigarh namely Punjabi University, Patiala, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.  A survey method was used to collect the primary data from the sample of 532 respondents including faculty and researchers from the total population of 1061 including 08 departments of Social Sciences in three universities. The proportionate random sampling method was used to select the sample. The data were collected through structured questionnaire and further analysed using SPSS. Chi-square test and mean based ranking was used to analyse the data. The study reveals that most of the social sciences faculty and researchers were aware and use web resources to some extent but, significant difference was found between them. The study concludes that the majority of the social sciences faculty and researchers are satisfied with web resources for their academic and research work.
Effectiveness of Endophytic Bacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Suppressing Ralstonia solanacearum in Eucalyptus pellita Plants
Authors: SUSANTI YULIANA , Giyanto Giyanto , Sinaga Meity Suradji , Mutaqin Kikin Hamzah , Tjahjono Budi
Published: November 2022

Penyakit layu bakteri yang disebabkan oleh Ralstonia solanacearum merupakan salah satu penyakit penting pada tanaman eukaliptus (Eucalyptus pellita) di Indonesia. Salah satu pendekatan teknik pengendalian adalah melalui pemanfaatan bakteri endofit dan fungi mikoriza arbuskula (FMA). Penelitian ini ditujukan untuk mengevaluasi keefektifan bakteri endofit dan FMA dalam menekan perkembangan penyakit layu bakteri. Terdapat sepuluh kombinasi bakteri endofit dan FMA yang di-ujikan pada bibit eukaliptus berumur satu bulan. Inokulasi R. solanacearum secara buatan dilakukan tiga bulan setelah introduksi bakteri endofit dan FMA. Percobaan dilakukan di ruang growth chamber. Peubah pengamatan meliputi periode inkubasi, insidensi penyakit, laju penyakit, agresivitas kolonisasi bakteri dengan mengamati cairan bakteri (ooze) R. solanacearum pada bibit eukaliptus, pengukuran aktivitas phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), dan total fenol. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan B5F1 (Paenibacillus polymyxa dan Glomus mosseae) memiliki kemampuan penekanan tertinggi terhadap perkembangan penyakit layu bakteri pada bibit eukaliptus, yaitu sebesar 100%. Perlakuan B5F1 menunjukkan periode inkubasi R. solanacearum lebih lama, persentase insidensi penyakit paling rendah, laju infeksi penyakit rendah, dan penghambatan agresivitas kolonisasi R. solanacearum pada eukaliptus. Sementara perlakuan B4F1 (Serratia marcescens dan G. mosseae) mampu meningkatkan aktivitas PAL dan total fenol tertinggi dibandingkan perlakuan lainnya. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, perlakuan B5F1 dan B4F1 berpotensi mengendalikan penyakit layu bakteri pada tanaman eukaliptus.
Detection and Characterization of Bunt Diseases in Imported Wheat Seed for Food
Authors: Yuliawati  , Wiyono Suryo , Wahyu Bonny Poernomo
Published: November 2022

Penyakit bunt merupakan penyakit penting pada gandum (Triticum aestivum) yang disebabkan oleh cendawan Tilletia spp. Penyakit ini menjadi perhatian utama dalam perdagangan internasional karena dapat menurunkan kualitas dan kuantitas gandum. Genus Tilletia merupakan salah satu organisme pengganggu tumbuhan karantina yang belum terdapat di Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeteksi dan mengarakterisasi penyakit bunt pada biji gandum impor serta menguji viabilitasnya. Penelitian diawali dengan pengambilan sampel dari kapal laut, deskripsi gejala penyakit bunt, deteksi dan identifikasi Tilletia spp. secara morfologi dengan cara washing test dilanjutkan uji viabilitas teliospora serta pengamatan suhu dan pengambilan sampel di instalasi pengolahan gandum pada mesin penggilingan gandum dan kulit ari gandum. Keberadaan cendawan Tilletia spp. dideteksi dengan mengamati biji gandum bergejala yang dicirikan berwarna cokelat hingga hitam pada sebagian hingga seluruh permukaan biji, biji menjadi kerdil serta malformasi. Hasil identifikasi ditemukan cendawan T. laevis. Cendawan ini tidak berkecambah pada semua suhu yang diujikan. Suhu pengamatan di instalasi pengolahan biji gandum ialah antara 48.5 ℃ dan 94.0 ℃, sedangkan pada mesin pengolah kulit ari gandum 48.6 ℃ dan 66.1 ℃. Teliospora cendawan ini ditemukan pada sampel gandum, tetapi tidak ditemukan pada sampel kulit ari gandum.
Statistical Analysis on The Near-Wake Region of RANS Turbulence Closure Models for Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine
Authors: Abd Rahim Muhammad Wafiuddin , Abdul Rahman Anas , Abdul-Rahman Ayu , Ismail Muhammad Izham , Abdul Majid Mohd Shukry , Mohd Amin Nasrul Amri
Published: November 2022

The flow field in the near wake region (up to six turbine diameters downstream) of a tidal current turbine is strongly driven by the combined wake of the device support structure and the rotor. Accurate characterisation of the near-wake region is important, but it is dominated by highly turbulent, slow-moving fluid. At present, limited number of research has been undertaken into the characterisation of the near-wake region for a Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine (VATT) device using the Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) model in the shallow water environment of Malaysia. This paper presents a comprehensive statistical analysis using the Mean Absolute Error (MEA), Mean Squared Error (MSE) and Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) on the near-wake region for shallow water application by comparing numerical solutions (i.e., different types of RANS turbulence models using Ansys Fluent) with published experimental data. Seven RANS turbulence models with a single VATT, represented by using a cylindrical object, were employed in the preliminary study. The statistical analysis performed in this study is essential in exploring and giving a detailed understanding on the most suitable RANS turbulence model to be improved, specifically on its near-wake region. In this study, the near wake region is defined as D ≤ 6, where D is the device diameter. The analysis shows that the RANS numerical solutions are unable to accurately replicate the near-wake region based on large statistical errors computed. The average RMSE of near-wake region at z/D = [2, 3, 4, 6] are 0.5864, 0.4127, 0.4344 and 0.3577 while the average RMSE at far-wake region z/D = [8, 12] are 0.2269 and 0.1590, where z is the distance from the cylindrical object along the length of domain. The statistical error values are found to decrease with increasing downstream distance from a cylindrical object. Notably, the standard k–ε and realizable k–ε models are the two best turbulent models representing the near-wake region in RANS modelling, yielding the lowest statistical errors (RMSE at z/D = [2, 3, 4, 6] are 0.5666, 0.4020, 0.4113 and 0.3455) among the tested parameters
Tourism management in the Arctic coastal zone of Northern Eurasia
Authors: Mosalev Anton , Sanin Alexandr
Published: November 2022

This article analyzes the recreational activity in the Arctic region of Northern Eurasia and the influence of geographical and eco¬nomic factors on its recreational potential. The SWOT analysis showed that the Arctic tourist region has a number of strengths and opportunities for further development. However, to realize these opportunities, it is necessary to reduce the negative impact of weaknesses and neutralize the existing threats to tourism in the region. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the political, economic, social and technological factors that were identified as a result of the PEST analysis. Processes related to the melting of permafrost due to climate changes represent a special threat, which is significantly constraining the future development of tourism in the region. The major problem of the Arctic region is the low level of development of recreational infrastructure, which results in the high cost of touristic tours. The article suggests two strategies for the future development of tourism in the Arctic region. The first is based on premium tourism, offering unique services that are not offered anywhere else. The second one is an active development of budget-priced tourism focusing mainly on the Russian market in the Russian Arctic and the European market in Northern Scandinavia and Svalbard.
Effects of Health Policy on Children’s Physical Well-being in Morocco
Authors: Loudghiri Khadija , Fazouane Abdesselam
Published: November 2022

Several international studies published by the authors and global bodies have highlighted the important role of child health policies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this article, we examine the impact of health policy on child well-being in Morocco. To evaluate child health progress, the Millennium Development Goals, indicators, and goals have been adopted. Moroccan children have been the focus of several health strategies, programs, and plans developed by the Ministry of Health within the framework of the five-year and three-year development plans. Other government departments have also developed plans for children and young people. However, these strategies, programs, and plans have been subject to many structural dysfunctions and have therefore not been able to achieve their intended objectives. Accordingly, the findings are consistent with the indicators and determinants of Moroccan children's health, which show that certain aspects of their health have gaps due to inadequate governance. In conclusion, and in view of the results of these strategies, programs, and plans, it appears that Morocco does not yet have a genuine, comprehensive, effective, and efficient child health policy.
Self-Realization and Disappointment in the ‘Society of Singularities’
Authors: Harrington Austin
Published: November 2022

This contribution focuses on Andreas Reckwitz’s considerations on phenomena of ‘exhausted self-realization’ and ‘disappointment’ in The Society of Singularities, as well as in his follow-up volume, The End of Illusions. Under discussion is the range of analytical distinctions that tend to come into play in this area between what one might call a generally primordial concept of self-realization and more derivative articulations of the concept that exhibit various aspects of instrumentalization—variously termed ‘self-maximization’ or ‘self-optimization’. The paper argues that while Reckwitz’s work offers great resources for an understanding of how and why ‘self-realization’ so frequently appears to take on an instrumentalizing character in late-modern social behaviour, the extent to which his work attributes this tendency to a wholly immanent cultural-cognitive logic of lifestyle singularization is open to criticism. The reasons must also be sought from within the more directly economic contexts of diminished material security and solidarity typical of contemporary societies shaped by neoliberal economic governance orders at the level of policy.