bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O conflito ambiental territorial nas comunidades tradicionais Vacarianas do Norte de Minas Gerais e o Projeto Bloco 8
Authors: Guedes Francielly Muniz , Santos Caio Carvalho
Published: December 2023

O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar o conflito ambiental territorial existente no município de Fruta de Leite, entre as comunidades tradicionais Vacarianas que lutam pelo seu território ameaçado pela implementação do empreendimento minerário conhecido como Projeto Bloco 8 promovido pela mineradora Sul Americana de Metais S.A (SAM). Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados compreendem: pesquisa bibliográfica, pesquisa documental, observação direta das comunidades estudadas, entrevistas, registro em caderno de campo e confecção de mapas de localização. As comunidades Vacarianas reivindicam a legitimação de seus territórios, os seus modos de produzir e de viver, enquanto a SAM alega suposto desenvolvimento econômico da região. As políticas governamentais devem se atentar aos impactos sociais e ambientais desses empreendimentos. É importante refletir sobre os desafios enfrentados pelos Vacarianos por reconhecimento como povo tradicional, manutenção de suas tradições e preservação de seus territórios.
Agricultura familiar e desenvolvimento econômico
Authors: Lima Kathellen Ferreira , Souza Caroline Miranda Alves de , Hasenclever Lia
Published: December 2023

O setor agrícola tem se destacado pela relevante participação na balança comercial do Brasil, mas esse destaque só reflete a realidade de uma pequena parcela dos produtores rurais que ocupa grande parte do território. Por isto, o objetivo do artigo é entender como a agricultura familiar contribui para o desenvolvimento econômico do território nas diversas dimensões consideradas por Kageyama (2008). A metodologia utilizada foi exploratória seguida de um estudo de caso tomando por base o município de Muriaé-MG. As principais fontes de dados foram o Censo Agropecuário de 2017, publicado pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, informações fornecidas pela Secretaria Municipal de Agricultura do município e pesquisa de campo. Com base nos resultados foi possível observar que a agricultura familiar tem também um papel no processo de desenvolvimento econômico do território em suas dimensões emprego e renda, entretanto, o aprimoramento do processo produtivo, a busca por novos mercados, o investimento em tecnologia, a busca por regularização fiscal e sanitária não fazem parte da rotina dos produtores entrevistados, indicando que as políticas públicas locais em muito poderiam contribuir para ampliar as dimensões do desenvolvimento. Aponta-se, ainda, para a necessidade do envolvimento da administração pública local para incentivar as gerações futuras a enxergar o território rural como um negócio, se desprendendo da cultura que limita o exercício da atividade rural como objeto exclusivo para manutenção da subsistência familiar.
A importância da pesquisa e da educ-ação em solos na constituição de territórios rurais
Authors: Silva José Rafael Vilela da , Moura Jeani Delgado Paschoal
Published: December 2023

Os solos constituem um componente essencial ao desenvolvimento e manutenção do ambiente e da vida humana, sobretudo, ao se considerar os territórios rurais. Nestes, os solos representam o meio no qual é possível cultivar os alimentos por meio da agricultura e garantir a reprodução da vida. Assim, buscamos abordar a importância da integração entre as atividades de pesquisa, ação (extensão) e educação em solos para a conquista de territórios rurais saudáveis. Adotamos uma metodologia qualitativa de investigação que envolveu a revisão bibliográfica narrativa da literatura. E a integração entre a leitura e reflexão interpretativa acerca das discussões e temas definidos na pesquisa, e a observação empírica em atividades de campo em áreas rurais, para captar as particularidades das relações cotidianas entre os indivíduos e os solos. Os resultados revelaram que a integração entre pesquisa, educação e ação (extensão) em solos apontam alternativas para a constituição de territórios rurais mais saudáveis e ecológicos, preservando o ambiente, seus saberes e tradições. A integração entre pesquisa, educação e ação em solos mostra-se crucial para o desenvolvimento sustentável de territórios rurais, com a participação ativa das comunidades na conservação do ambiente.
A Educação do Campo como contraponto ao colonialismo digital em território camponês
Authors: Wioppiold Kauã Arruda , Meurer Ane Carine
Published: December 2023

O campo é reconhecido como um local diverso, formado por identidades territoriais que se inserem na luta de classes no contexto do capitalismo globalizado urbano-rural. Com o avanço do meio-técnico-científico-informacional, surgem novas ferramentas que promovem a globalização sobre esses territórios, explorando-os e maximizando o lucro através do que é denominado de Colonialismo Digital e/ou colonialismo de Dados. Isso caracteriza a era do capitalismo de vigilância, em que todos os aspectos da experiência humana são explorados para a acumulação de capital. O movimento Por Uma Educação do Campo é apresentado como um contraponto a essas formas de exploração, e a pesquisa realizada aborda o tema por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica que permite uma análise ampla de fenômenos já estudados. O objetivo deste artigo é entender como essas novas formas de exploração afetam o território camponês e como o movimento Por uma Educação do Campo pode ser utilizado como uma alternativa para mitigar os efeitos e avanços dessa exploração e expropriação dos aspectos educacionais, culturais, políticos, sociais e econômicos dos territórios e povos do campo.
Aula Universitaria en un recorrido histórico: balance, logros y prospectiva
Authors: Manuale Marcela , Fabro Ana , Fortino Alejandra
Published: December 2023

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Reseña de Arias Ferrer, L. y Egea Vivancos, A. (2022). Didáctica de geografía e historia en educación primaria
Authors: González de la Rosa Juan María
Published: December 2023

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Requerimientos de habilidades blandas en el sector de ingeniería: el caso de la industria de ingeniería mecánica
Authors: Jaimes-Acero Yenny Carolina , Moreno-Contreras Gonzalo , Bolívar-León Rafael
Published: December 2023

Contexto: Actualmente, existe una gran demanda de profesionales con habilidades blandas altamente desarrolladas, pero no hay claridad sobre cuáles son. El propósito de este artículo es determinar cuáles son las habilidades blandas que se requieren en diferentes niveles organizacionales en el sector de la ingeniería mecánica.
Método: Se diseñó y aplicó una encuesta a 81 ingenieros mecánicos egresados de la Universidad de Pamplona. El instrumento evaluó el nivel de desarrollo de 10 habilidades blandas en el pregrado, así como el nivel requerido para un primer empleo y para un cargo técnico y uno gerencial. Las herramientas estadísticas utilizadas fueron la prueba bilateral de Kolmogórov-Smirnov, la mediana, la moda, el ANOVA de Kruskall-Wallis, y la prueba post hoc de Games-Howell.
Resultados: Se encontró que el nivel de formación de habilidades blandas es aceptable (Me=3), específicamente para las habilidades de creatividad, negociación y comunicación no verbal, mientras que las de exponer frente a diferentes audiencias, pensamiento crítico, reconocimiento, responsabilidad, integridad y humildad demuestran un mayor desarrollo (bueno, Me=4). Por otro lado, la escritura de informes, la competencia emocional y el pensamiento crítico son las habilidades más importantes (Me=5) para el primer empleo. Para asenso a posiciones técnicas, se requiere además habilidades relacionadas con exponer ante diferentes audiencias, el reconocimiento de los miembros del equipo de trabajo y liderazgo. Para cargos gerenciales, se requiere también la integridad, el lenguaje no verbal, la negociación, la supervisión y el emprendimiento (Me=5).
Conclusiones: Debe potenciarse la comunicación escrita, la competencia emocional y el pensamiento crítico para dar mayor competitividad al recién egresado. En relación con los cargos técnicos y gerenciales, se necesita un mayor desarrollo de todas las 10 habilidades blandas investigadas. Los programas de pregrado y postgrado deben incluir estos nuevos requerimientos empresariales en sus currículos para incrementar la competitividad de sus egresados.
Application of Regular Grammar in the Syntactic Analysis of Email Addresses
Authors: Fandiño-Mesa Cristian Alejandro , Suárez-Barón Marco Javier , Jaramillo-Acevedo César Augusto
Published: December 2023

Context: This article proposes the use of regular grammar as a strategy to validate the textual structures of emails. It focuses on the RFC 5321 standard and its syntax, formalizing regular grammars to apply production rules with the aim of validating the syntactic context of each structure of an email address.
Method: This article presents a literature review and the development of an email validation model. Related texts focus on the Internet Protocol, along with building automata that apply IPV4 protocol. There are three phases: the development of the model from syntax and regular grammar rules and its construction and application.
Results: The result is a functional application that validates email addresses based on regular grammars and existing regulations. When running efficiency tests, our application obtained a higher email validation margin in comparison with JFLAP. The library can work as a great analyzer of grammatical or lexical structures.
Conclusions: The email validation tool based on GR regular grammars contributes to the practical use of specialized algorithms in the field of computer science, since it is possible to apply it to the recognition of search patterns such as the analysis of lexical structures (e.g., NITs, alphanumeric codes, and valid URLs).
Visual Rhetoric in Election Posters
Authors: Qadir Elham M.
Published: December 2023

This study upholds that the visual semiotic choices in election posters are bound to catalyze particular rhetorical repercussions; hence, it primarily purports to delve into the visual rhetorical strategies deployed in election posters to yield a favorable representation of candidates establishing their visual ethos, visual pathos and visual logos, drawing on the visual semiotic resources employed in election posters which are presumed to be a matter of strategic production and distribution. It is principally couched in the theoretical frameworks of visual rhetoric and multimodal critical discourse analysis. More precisely, the study attempts to illustrate how multimodal critical discourse analysis can be exploited to unbury the subtle ideological discourses which are disseminated, legitimated and naturalized visually in election posters and examine what rhetorical influence these discourses try to exert on the electorate. To this end, the study brings together concepts from Kress and Van Leeuwen's (1996, 2006) model of visual/multimodal semiotics and classical rhetoric, and draws on Van Leeuwen's (2008) social actor theory as well as Van Leeuwen and Wodak's (1999) recontextualization of the social practice. The study adopts an eclectic analytic interpretive qualitative approach. In particular, it explores four election posters for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Kurdistan Region in September, 2021. The results show that election posters are ideologically and programmatically designed visual atrefacts wherein various visual rhetorical strategies at the representational, interactive, and compositional levels of meaning are employed to construct a positive picture of the candidates, which in turn build up the candidates' visual ethos, pathos and logos.
relationship between “consumerism” and “religiosity” among Kurdistan Region youth
Authors: Muhammad Faez I.
Published: December 2023

The current research aims to explore the relationship between “Consumerism” and “Religiosity” among the youth of the Kurdistan region and examine how they influence each other. The research adopts a “Quantitative” approach, and relies on an “Online survey method” along with a “questionnaire” as data collection instruments. To achieve that, “Multi-chain referral sampling” and “Raking weighting” were utilized to recruit the participants. After weighting, the sample was modified and adjusted from 3,201 to 984 people aged 18 to 30 in four provinces of Kurdistan Region. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS and SmartPLS software. The findings of the research highlighted a lower mean [2.52] of “consumerism” for the participants, whereas “religiosity” revealed a considerably higher mean [4.41]. The analytical path model indicates that there is an inverse relationship between consumerism and religiosity, and that “religiosity” (b=-0.617) reduces consumption by about -62%. Approximately 38% of the variance and change in “consumerism” were predicted and explained by “religiosity”. Consequently, it is concluded that the level of religiosity and cultural values in the Kurdistan region, despite the rapid material changes and the existence of the free market, is still strong enough to regulate and direct its economic system.
Surface transfer in the acquisition of grammatical gender in L2 Swedish. A longitudinal study
Authors: Długosz Kamil
Published: December 2023

This longitudinal study explores two specific aspects of the acquisition of grammatical gender in L2 Swedish: the use of a default gender and surface transfer. Twenty-one L1 Polish university students of L2 Swedish were tested by means of an untimed gender assignment task after two, three, and four semesters of studying. The data were analysed using a two-way ANOVA for repeated measures. Participants had more success in assigning gender to Swedish nouns that shared gender across Polish and Swedish than to Swedish nouns that differed in gender across the two languages, regardless of length of experience in learning Swedish. Contrary to previous studies that observed overgeneralisation of uter gender forms in production, this study did not identify the tendency to use uter as a default, presumably because participants had unlimited time to perform the task. This finding points to a dissociation between the knowledge of grammatical gender and the ability to use it during processing.
Dyrektywa Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady 2464/2022 w odniesieniu do sprawozdawczości na temat zrównoważonego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw i rozporządzenia Komisji Europejskiej dotyczące „taksonomii” – założenia i cele
Authors: Kamiński Ryszard
Published: December 2023

In December 2022. Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting EU/2022/2464 . This directive is linked to a number of European Commission regulations enacted between 2019 and 2022, primarily concerning environmental and climate issues. The full implementation of the provisions of these new pieces of legislation into practice, due to their great complexity and voluminosity, appears to be a difficult process and one that requires considerable effort, not only organisational but also financial, from the companies covered. This study aims to present the objectives and goals of Directive EU/2022/2464 and its associated regulations, and to evaluate these legal acts. As a result of these discussion, it has been established that the newly introduced regulatory system for corporate sustainability information meets the current challenges facing the societies and economies of EU member states. The system is extremely complex in terms of the content of its provisions, which makes compliance with the established regulations appear to be a very difficult task. information. It can reduce the risk of investing in questionably sustainable assets or limit unfair competition from surrounding companies. A system of ‘taxonomies’ may also contribute to increasing the transparency of individual markets, which arguably has a positive impact on the cost of preparing investor projects. The introduction of a ‘taxonomy’ into the practice of companies involves an increase in the costs of data collection, processing and disclosure as required by this system. Linked to Directive EU/2022/2464, the ‘taxonomy’ system is one of the key tools for creating a common framework for sustainable investment activities and practices. This system can bring many benefits to investors. Indeed, it can effectively reduce greenwashing by standardising the disclosure of environmental sustainabilit information. It can reduce the risk of investing in questionably sustainable assets or limit unfair competition from surrounding companies. A system of ‘taxonomies’ may also contribute to increasing the transparency of individual markets, which arguably has a positive impact on the cost of preparing investor projects. The introduction of a ‘taxonomy’ into the practice of companies involves an increase in the costs of data collection, processing and disclosure as required by this system.
Algoritmos Talbot e Talbot-Racional para inversão da Transformada de Laplace aplicados a solução de um problema de difusão de mercúrio no ambiente aquático
Authors: Konflanz Freitas Elisandra , Alves Ferreira Juciara , Denicol do Amaral Rodriguez Bárbara , Francisco Prolo Filho João
Published: December 2023

Nesse artigo, os métodos Talbot e Talbot-Racional são apresentados como alternativas numéricas para a inversão da Transformada de Laplace, especialmente para problemas em que a execução de forma analítica dos processos se torna muito difícil. Testes foram realizados no sentido de investigar o potencial de resolução dessas técnicas ao serem aplicadas em um problema de difusão de mercúrio no ambiente aquático. Com base nos resultados obtidos, concluiu-se que o algoritmo Talbot foi o mais eficiente para a inversão numérica da solução no referido problema. Já o método Talbot-Racional, mesmo usando uma quantidade maior de termos no somatório, não demonstrou desempenho equivalente no processo. Entretanto, destaca-se que tal aproximação melhora com o aumento do valor de  dentro de certos intervalos.
Verificação de um algoritmo de otimização topológica com não linearidade geométrica
Authors: Reis Amaral Rodrigo , Coutinho Ungaretti Rossi Raffael , Fontana Barazzutti Lamartini , André Isoldi Liércio , Martins Gomes Herbert
Published: December 2023

O projeto de estruturas otimizadas está se tornando cada vez mais importante devido à escassez de recursos, competições tecnológicas e questões de proteção ambiental. Ao considerar vários casos de carga e materiais, a otimização estrutural busca produzir um projeto que seja econômico e seguro. A otimização topológica se tornou bastante difundida entre as engenharias e atualmente é aplicada em muitos campos de pesquisa. A maioria dos estudos de otimização topológica são realizados sob as premissas do comportamento elástico linear, que idealiza o material e impõe o equilíbrio em relação à configuração de referência (não deformada) da estrutura. No entanto, as suposições de linearidade são muito restritivas para problemas avançados. Neste contexto, este trabalho irá verificar um algoritmo baseado no método de otimização topológica com não linearidade geométrica para problemas em estado plano de tensão. O código proposto foi desenvolvido no software MATLAB. A verificação do código com não linearidade geométrica ocorre a partir da replicação do caso de uma viga em balanço carregada na extremidade. O processo de otimização com não linearidade, ao contrário da otimização topológica linear, deve apresentar dependência da magnitude da carga. Os resultados obtidos demonstram uma boa estabilidade durante o processo iterativo e topologias assimétricas são geradas.
Scientific examination and study of the Qijia culture bronze artifacts from Mogou site in Lintan, Gansu
Authors: Wang Lu , Mei Jianjun , Chen Kunlong , Mao Ruilin , Qian Yaopeng , Wang Hui , Xie Yan
Published: December 2023

The Mogou site in Lintan, Gansu, has yielded the largest collection of Qijia culture bronze artifacts discovered to date. More than 300 bronze artifacts were unearthed, including new forms such as bracelets, neck ornaments, and earrings with trumpet-shaped ends, reflecting the advanced bronze production technology during the late Qijia culture period. This paper presents an analysis of 146 bronze artifacts from the Mogou site, conducted through metallographic microscopy and SEM-EDS analysis. Our results indicate that a relatively high percentage of small ornaments, primarily made of tin bronze, underwent hot forging and cold working, while tools, primarily made of copper and tin-bronze, were typically cast. Furthermore, this study reveals the concurrent existence of leaded tin bronze and arsenical bronze during the late Qijia culture period, suggesting influences from multiple metallurgical systems.
The effects of context, story-type, and language proficiency on EFL word learning and retention from reading
Authors: Li Zan , Wu Shiyu , Liu Dilin
Published: December 2023

What factors may influence word learning from reading has long been a research topic of interest without definitive results. To contribute to the understanding of this important topic, this study, with the design of the same group of participating students with different proficiency levels and treated with different conditions, investigates the effects of context (reading the same story repeatedly vs. reading several different stories), story-type (humor vs. non-humor stories), and language proficiency on Chinese EFL students’ word learning in the form of pseudowords (measured by two different types of vocabulary immediate posttests) and word retention (assessed by the same but delayed vocabulary posttests). Mixed effects model analyses show multiplex effects of the variables and their interactions across the conditions examined. First, while language proficiency had a significant modulating effect supporting previous research findings, the effects of the context and story-type variables differed across vocabulary test types and testing time. In the meaning-recall test, the reading-different-stories condition yielded significantly better learning than the reading-the-same-story-repeatedly condition. However, in the form-recognition test, the effect of context was conditioned by story-type and proficiency with lower-proficiency students gaining more in reading humor stories in the same-story-repeatedly context while higher-proficiency students performed better in the reading-different-stories context. Overall, higher-proficiency students were less sensitive to the context and story-type variables than lower-proficiency students. Pedagogical and research implications are also discussed.
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of women with adenomyosis pain during pregnancy: a retrospective study
Authors: Sayama Seisuke , Iriyama Takayuki , Takeiri Yotaro , Hashimoto Ayako , Toshimitsu Masatake , Ichinose Mari , Seyama Takahiro , Sone Kenbun , Kumasawa Keiichi , Nagamatsu Takeshi , Koga Kaori , Osuga Yutaka
Published: December 2023

Objectives

Adenomyosis is associated with unfavorable perinatal outcomes, and recent case reports show that some women with adenomyosis experience pain at the adenomyosis lesion during pregnancy and have detrimental perinatal outcomes. This study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of this pain and perinatal outcomes associated with this phenomenon.

Methods

This was a single-center retrospective analysis of pregnant women with adenomyosis. The incidence of pain onset at adenomyosis lesions, defined as persistent pain at the adenomyosis site with administration of analgesics for pain relief, and its association with perinatal outcomes were analyzed.

Results

Among 91 singleton pregnancies with adenomyosis, 12 pregnancies (13.2 %) presented with pain. One pregnancy resulted in second-trimester miscarriage, and 5 of the 11 pregnancies (45 %) developed preeclampsia, which resulted in preterm delivery, and 3 of the 12 pregnancies (25 %) achieved term delivery. The incidence of preeclampsia and preterm delivery was higher in those who experienced pain than in those without (45 % [5/11] vs. 15 % [11/74]; p<0.05, and 73 % [8/11] vs. 34 % [25/74]; p<0.05, respectively). Among women with pain, the maximum C-reactive protein level was significantly higher in women who developed preeclampsia than in those who did not (5.45 vs. 0.12 mg/dL, p<0.05).

Conclusions

Our study revealed that adenomyosis can cause pain in over one of eight pregnancies with adenomyosis, which may be associated with the increased incidence of preeclampsia resulting in preterm delivery. Women with pain, especially those with high C-reactive protein levels, may be at high risk for future development of preeclampsia and consequent preterm delivery.
A multivariable prediction model for intra-amniotic infection in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes including a point of care system that measures amniotic fluid MMP-8
Authors: Cobo Teresa , Ferrero Silvia , Haavisto Anna , Luokola Paula , Sanchez-Garcia Ana B. , Bosch Jordi , Gené Amadeu , Murillo Clara , Rueda Claudia , González-de la Presa Bernardino , Santamaria Susana , Ponce Júlia , Boada David , Palacio Montse
Published: December 2023

Objectives

Among patients with preterm labor and intact membranes (PTL), those with intra-amniotic infection (IAI) present the highest risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Current identification of IAI, based on microbiological cultures and/or polymerase chain reaction amplification of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, delay diagnosis and, consequently, antenatal management. The aim to of the study was to assess the performance of a multivariable prediction model for diagnosing IAI in patients with PTL below 34.0 weeks using clinical, sonographic and biochemical biomarkers.

Methods

From 2019 to 2022, we prospectively included pregnant patients admitted below 34.0 weeks with diagnosis of PTL and had undergone amniocentesis to rule in/out IAI. The main outcome was IAI, defined by a positive culture and/or 16S ribosomal RNA gene in amniotic fluid. Based on the date of admission, the sample (n=98) was divided into a derivation (2019–2020, n=49) and validation cohort (2021–2022, n=49). Logistic regression models were developed for the outcomes evaluated. As predictive variables we explored ultrasound cervical length measurement at admission, maternal C-reactive protein, gestational age, and amniotic fluid glucose and matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) levels. The model was developed in the derivation cohort and applied to the validation cohort and diagnostic performance was evaluated. Clinical management was blinded to the model results.

Results

During the study period, we included 98 patients admitted with a diagnosis of PTL. Of these, 10 % had IAI. The final model included MMP-8 and amniotic fluid glucose levels and showed an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve to predict the risk of IAI of 0.961 (95 % confidence interval: 0.860–0.995) with a sensitivity of 75 %, specificity of 93.3 %, positive likelihood ratio (LR) of 11.3 and negative LR of 0.27 in the validation cohort.

Conclusions

In patients with PTL, a multivariable prediction model including amniotic fluid MMP-8 and glucose levels might help in the clinical management of patients undergoing amniocentesis to rule in/out IAI, providing results within a few minutes.
Power Topp–Leone exponential negative family of distributions with numerical illustrations to engineering and biological data
Authors: Atchadé Mintodê Nicodème , Otodji Théophile , Djibril Aliou Moussa , N’bouké Melchior
Published: December 2023

This article puts forth a novel category of probability distributions obtained from the Topp–Leone distribution, the inverse-

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exponential distribution, and the power functions. To obtain this new family, we used the original cumulative distribution functions. After introducing this new family, we gave the motivations that led us to this end and the basis of the new family obtained, followed by the mathematical properties related to the family. Then, we presented the statistic order, the quantile function, the series expansion, the moments, and the entropy (Shannon, Reiny, and Tsallis), and we estimated the parameters by the maximum likelihood method. Finally, using real data, we presented numerical results through data analysis with a comparison of rival models.
EGCG promotes the sensory function recovery in rats after dorsal root crush injury by upregulating KAT6A and inhibiting pyroptosis
Authors: Wang Jianjun , Yu Zuer , Hu Yichun , Li Fuyu , Huang Xiaoyu , Zhao Xiangyue , Tang Yaqi , Fang Shujuan , Tang Yinjuan
Published: December 2023

Dorsal root injury usually leads to irreversible sensory function loss and lacks effective treatments. (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is reported to exert neuroprotective roles in the nervous systems. However, the function of EGCG in treating dorsal root injury remains unclear. Hence, we built the dorsal root crush injury (DRCI) rat model to be treated with EGCG, followed by the western blot, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and sensory behavior tests. We observed that EGCG can upregulate the Lysine acetyltransferase 6A (KAT6A) level and inhibit the pyroptosis, indicated by downregulated gasdermin-D, caspase-1, and interleukin 18 protein levels, and alleviate the neuropathic pain, indicated by the decreased paw withdraw threshold in Plantar test and decreased paw withdraw latency in von Frey test, and downregulated calcitonin gene-related peptide, nerve growth factor, and c-Fos protein levels. But EGCG cannot alleviate the neuropathic pain when the KAT6A was inhibited by CTX-0124143 and pyroptosis was activated by Miltirone. These combined results indicated that EGCG can promote the sensory function recovery in rats after DRCI via upregulating KAT6A and inhibiting pyroptosis, laying the foundation for EGCG to be a novel candidate for the treatment of dorsal root injury.
European countries on the road to sustainable development: successes and contradictions
Authors:   Astrakhan State University named after V.N. Tatishchev, Vostrikova Ekaterina , Meshkova Anna ,   Astrakhan State University named after V.N. Tatishchev
Published: December 2023

The article considers the main European trends concerning sustainable investment. The study is based on the analysis of official documents, reports, statistical data, as well as the opinions of experts in the field of sustainable development policy. Statistics show a growing interest in sustainable investment in the world as a whole, and Europe continues to take one of the leading positions in terms of financial injections into sustainable development. Although not all European countries are members of the European Union, the development of legislation in sustainable policy demonstrates the same trend, while retaining some pecularities, which are also highlighted in this article. At the same time, the growing disagreements and disproportions among EU countries on certain issues of sustainable development are emphasized. In particular, the classification of nuclear power as «green», the disproportion in the distribution of financial investment flows, the high costs of the «green transition» and their distribution between consumers and producers in the «rich» and less wealthy countries of Europe. The initially unified «intention» is supplemented by a large number of exceptions and concessions generated by lobbies of the corporations which are based in certain countries
Hungary’s Nobel Triumph
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Shishelina Lyubov
Published: December 2023

The article examines the scientific potential of Hungary and other Central European countries through the prism of international recognition of the achievements of the scientific and cultural elite of the region. The author comes to the conclusion that, in comparison with other European countries, immigrants from the region of the former Austria-Hungary made no less important contribution to world science than their neighbors on the continent. However, a distinctive feature is that few of them have achieved such significant recognition while living and working in their country. The fate of scientists and cultural figures turned out to be dependent on many factors, including primarily political, and to a considerable extent also economic, which forced scientists to leave the country in search of freedom of scientific search and literary creativity, financing of their research. Only a few were guided solely by the desire to work at the most famous universities, but in the end, their successes led them to the leading scientific unities of the world, which allowed them to claim such a high assessment of their work as the Nobel Prize.
Legacy of the Troubles: crisis of power in Northern Ireland
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Okhoshin Oleg
Published: December 2023

The political crisis in Northern Ireland, which has been continuing since 2022, threatens its stable development. It undermines the Belfast Agreement, which ended the bloody conflict between Catholics and Protestants and allowed devolution in the region. The catalyst for inter-party disagreements was the Northern Ireland Protocol – it introduced a special customs regulation regime that did not suit the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The actions of London (the approval of the Windsor Framework and The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act), as well as the Sinn Féin’s winning Northern Ireland Assembly and local elections, only intensified the contradictions that had previously arisen. DUP has promised to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland if key provisions of the Windsor Framework are changed. London has no plans to renegotiate the new deal with the EU, but it will be impossible to overcome the political crisis without the cooperation of the unionists. In this article, the author examined the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the consociational democracy in Northern Ireland, the features of different mechanisms of customs regulation in the region, and the key differences between the DUP and Sinn Féin on issues of its further development. According to the author, the new crisis of power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland is associated with the prevalence of narrow interests of unionists over the collective task of the political establishment to achieve inter-party consensus and compliance with the Belfast Agreement, which remains the legal basis for maintaining civil peace in the region.
Czech foreign trade: answer for new challenges
Authors:   Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chetverikova Anna
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of changes in the foreign trade sector of the Czech Republic during the last decade. The main priorities and key challenges within the framework of the new export strategy of the country were considered. Using the «case-study» method, the opportunities and prospects of the territorial diversification of the Czech export were demonstrated. The general dynamics of the foreign trade as well as changes of its territorial and sectoral structures are analyzed. The persistence of imbalances of the Czech foreign trade sector were revealed, including the prevailing of one or two key partner-country as well as narrow sectoral specialization. It is shown that changes in dynamics and balance improvement depend on external factors. The assessment of the future development of the sector was given, taking into account the existing foreign economic conditions and the development peculiarities of the Czech Republic and its strategic priorities.
A view on ecological and social taxonomy in the EU
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Kanunnikov Anatoliy
Published: December 2023

The article examines the views in the European Union on ecological and social taxonomy and Reports on this topic submitted to the European Commission. The author shows how the scope of the «Taxonomy Ordinance» is expanding beyond environmentally sustainable economic activities and transferred to the social goals of sustainability. The connection between ecological and social taxonomy is shown and it is noted that social taxonomy was developed in the European Union according to the model of ecological taxonomy. The tasks facing the authors of the Social Taxonomy Report are highlighted. It is emphasized that there are three very important differences between ecological and social taxonomy, which sometimes make it difficult to apply some of the approaches used in ecological taxonomy to social phenomena. The article notes that the social taxonomy is not intended to replace national regulation and must respect the contractual separation that exists in different countries, which means recognition by the EU governing bodies of differences in national labor market models and collective bargaining systems. The author concludes that social taxonomy is designed to support investment in activities that contribute significantly to social goals, in much the same way that environmental taxonomy is designed to support investment in environmentally sound activities.
Open-Source Instrumented Object to Study Dexterous Object Manipulation
Authors: Córdova Bulens David , du Bois de Dunilac Sophie , Delhaye Benoit P. , Lefèvre Philippe , Redmond Stephen J.
Published: December 2023

Humans use tactile feedback to perform skillful manipulation. When tactile sensory feedback is unavailable, for instance, if the fingers are anesthetized, dexterity is severely impaired. Imaging the deformation of the finger pad skin when in contact with a transparent plate provides information about the tactile feedback received by the central nervous system. Indeed, skin deformations are transduced into neural signals by the mechanoreceptors of the finger pad skin. Understanding how this feedback is used for active object manipulation would improve our understanding of human dexterity. In this paper, we present a new device for imaging the skin of the finger pad of one finger during manipulation performed with a precision grip. The device’s mass (300 g) makes it easy to use during unconstrained dexterous manipulation. Using this device, we reproduced the experiment performed in Delhaye et al. (2021). We extracted the strains aligned with the object’s movement, i.e., the vertical strains in the ulnar and radial parts of the fingerpad, to see how correlated they were with the grip force (GF) adaptation. Interestingly, parts of our results differed from those in Delhaye et al. (2021) due to weight and inertia differences between the devices, with average GF across participants differing significantly. Our results highlight a large variability in the behavior of the skin across participants, with generally low correlations between strain and GF adjustments, suggesting that skin deformations are not the primary driver of GF adaptation in this manipulation scenario.
Un dibujo de Claudio Coello para un cuadro de Luca Giordano
Authors: Lamas Delgado Eduardo
Published: December 2023

Este artículo pretende demostrar la participación de Claudio Coello en el encargo de un cuadro de altar para el Monasterio de El Escorial, dirigido en un principio a Carreño de Miranda y ejecutado finalmente por Luca Giordano. Asimismo, se analiza el uso y el significado de la iconografía de San Fernando durante el reinado de Carlos II de España.
Sujetos sintéticos: notas sobre la imagen del ser artificial
Authors: Moriente David
Published: December 2023

La ciencia ficción ha sido un interesante laboratorio para probar nuevas ideas. Una de ellas podría ser la de los seres artificiales: robots o androides. Sin embargo todos estos iconos no han sido lo suficientemente estudiados, por ejemplo en el campo iconográfico. Podemos encontrar muchas de estas referencias visuales no solo en la literatura sino también en el cine y él arte contemporáneo. El siguiente texto se centra en una breve genealogía y un acercamiento a la imagen de estas entidades artificiales. Al final, comprender esos sujetos puede ayudar a clarificar las diferencias entre el original y las copias.
Nuevas aportaciones documentales sobre la capilla de los Herrera, conocida como capilla de los Frías, y otros linajes vinculados a la Cartuja de El Paular
Authors: Abad Castro Concepción , Martín Ansón Luisa
Published: December 2023

El presente artículo es la continuación de otro publicado en el número anterior de esta misma revista. Ahora, por un lado, aportamos datos documentales inéditos acerca de la fundación, patronazgo e historia de La capilla de San lldefonso, panteón exclusivo de Los Herrera, en el monasterio de Santa María de El Paular; clarificándose la vinculación real de Los duques de Frías con ella. Y, por otro, siguiendo la línea del trabajo precedente, damos a conocer la relación de otros linajes castellanos con la Cartuja, como es el caso de los Pimentel, condes de Benavente.
El conocimiento del pasado a través del Libro de la Ciudad de las Damas de Christine de Pizan
Authors: Fernández González Etelvina
Published: December 2023

A finales del siglo XIV Christine de Pizan escribió el "Libro de la Ciudad de Las Damas"; fue una gran aportación literaria a la historia de las ideas del medievo; es el libro de la Ciudad Perfecta. La obra ofrece un carácter enciclopédico y es eminentemente alegórica, con precedentes indiscutibles en la antigüedad clásica, en fuentes bíblicas y en varios autores medievales. El relato no se debe entender, exclusivamente, como un alegato en favor de las mujeres y contra la misoginia imperante en los ámbitos intelectuales de la Baja Edad Media; también ofrece la imagen de su creadora, de una mujer culta e inteligente de su tiempo que concedió un gran valor al mundo de las artes, tanto en el texto escrito como en el conjunto de miniaturas que lo ilustran.
Cuestiones de iconografía mercedaria en obras madrileñas de José Jiménez Donoso, Alonso del Arco, Matías de bala y Antonio González Ruiz
Authors: Gutiérrez Pastor Ismael
Published: December 2023

Este trabajo estudia una serie de obras inéditas de pintores madrileños de los siglos XVII y XVIII que tienen el interés común de tratar temas iconográficos relativos a la Orden de la Merced. Cada una de ellas plantea diversos problemas y a través de su análisis se ofrecen hipótesis sobre la finalidad con la que fueron creadas y su posible destino. Son un dibujo de José Jiménez Donoso (Nueva York, The Hispanic Society), cuya iconografía se revisa y se identifica con la de San Pedro Pascual; una serie de santos fundadores de la Orden de la Merced y de santas monjas, obra de Alonso del Arco, que decoran el coro alto de las MM. Mercedarias de Don Juan de Alarcón de Madrid; un complejo dibujo alegórico de fray Matías de Irala (col. privada); y un bellísimo óleo de la Virgen de la Merced de Antonio González Ruiz (Autol, La Rioja, parroquia de San Adrián y Santa Natalia), del que existe el dibujo preparatorio y la estampa posterior. En ellos se entretejen cuestiones particulares y generales, éstas referidas fundamentalmente a los procesos de creación, de exaltación, difusión y devoción particular del culto a los santos mercedarios en la España del Barroco.
Los mozos de oficio de la Real Tapicería y la creación de los muebles para la "Jornada de Barcelona" de 1802
Authors: López Castán Angel
Published: December 2023

Los esponsales del Príncipe de Asturias -futuro Fernando VII- con la princesa María Antonia de Nápoles, ratificados en Barcelona el 4 de octubre de 1802, motivaron el desplazamiento de Carlos IV y su familia a dicha ciudad y la realización de lujosos muebles -camas de gala y sillerías principalmente- para tal ocasión. Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena y Aranjuez fueron las principales etapas del viaje real, conocido también como "Jornada de Barcelona". Antonio Pomareda, Pedro Cancio y Joaquín Álvarez, "mozos de oficio" de la Real Tapicería, se encargaron del diseño y dirección de los muebles, ejecutados por reputados artífices de la Real Casa. Las cuentas presentadas al respecto han permitido reconstruir con detalle este singular capítulo del mueble cortesano español de principios del siglo XIX.
Imágenes, libros y armas. Tipología y significado de los bienes de Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, conde de Saldaña y marqués del Cenete (1520-1560)
Authors: González Ramos Roberto
Published: December 2023

Este artículo analiza los bienes que poseyó Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, el conde de Saldana y heredero del IV duque del Infantado, centrándose en la interpretación de los datos que ofrecen los inventarios "post mortem". Se trata, sobre todo, de atender a las imágenes, los libros, las armas y otras posesiones desde la perspectiva de su significado como "artefactos culturales". EI análisis de estos datos se realiza valorando la mayor o menor profundidad en el conocimiento y los usos de la cultura renacentista que reflejarían su posesión y uso, sin dejar de realizar un estudio comparativo con un representante de su mismo estatus y condición social fallecido en su misma época.
El tablero italiano de la Filosofía cortesana de Alonso de Barros (1588); la carrera de un hombre de corte
Authors: Collar de Cáceres Fernando
Published: December 2023

El tablero impreso de la Filosofía cortesana (Londres, The British Museum) es pieza dada por perdida por cuantos se han centrado en el estudio de la personalidad y la obra escrita de Alonso de Barros. El análisis iconográfico e iconológico, propuesto hasta ahora al hilo de libro de reglas con él editado, reencuentra el soporte físico propio para una más exacta definición
Retazos del sueño tardorenacentista de Don Pedro de Toledo Osorio y Colonna en el monasterio de la Anunciada de Villafranca del Bierzo
Authors: Bosch i Ballbona Joan
Published: December 2023

El estudio desvela el contenido de las colecciones de Don Pedro de Toledo Osorio y Colonna, quinto marqués de Villafranca (1557-1627) y algunos episodios de su patrocinio artístico, especialmente los relativos a los pocos vestigios conservados de su gran donación de pinturas y piezas de orfebrería y marmi mischi al monasterio de la Anunciada (cuatro pinturas de procedencia italiana y la espectacular custodia monumental realizada entre 1616 y 1619 por el platero romano Carlo Minotti).
Grecos domésticos: Presencia y fortuna de El Greco...
Authors: Aranda Pérez Francisco José
Published: December 2023

Para seguir ahondando en las complejas relaciones entre el artista-creador y el ambiente próximo en donde desarrolla su actividad, se ha escogido la figura paradigmática de El Greco y su presencia en las colecciones domésticas de los miembros de las oligarquías urbanas de la también especial ciudad de Toledo durante el Seiscientos. En efecto, rebuscando pacientemente en inventarios notariales, se ha conseguido documentar la existencia de hasta noventa y dos cuadros grequianos que, amén de los mejor conocidos retablos eclesiásticos, colgaban de las paredes de las casas toledanas durante el siglo XVII. Se realiza un estudio conjunto de esta importante muestra (denominaciones, temáticas, materiales, originalidad, precios, etcétera), siempre en el contexto de conocer mejor a sus sucesivos dueños -la mayor parte desconocidos para nosotros- y en medio de los demás objetos artísticos de cada entorno doméstico, para conocer gustos, preferencias, modas y piedades. Al mismo tiempo se traza un panorama de la pintura producida y recopilada en la castellana Toledo del Barroco
El Apocalipsis de Juan Ricci de Guevara. Maestría literaria e iconográfica al servicio de la explicación místico-teológica de la Inmaculada Concepción de María en Immaculatae Conceptionis Conclusio (1663)
Authors: Van Beek Martijn
Published: December 2023

En 1663 el artista y fraile benedictino español Juan Ricci de Guevara (1600-1681) trató de proporcionar al Papa Alejandro VII la prueba teológica de la Inmaculada Concepción de María. Este artículo analiza el contenido y el contexto de tal texto. Ricci expone aquí una teología de tipo místico, sirviéndose del conocimiento y uso de diferentes tradiciones religiosas en que las imágenes sirven como acceso a las verdades espirituales más elevadas.
Dedica especial atención a profecías y visiones, tales como la profecía de Malaquías y el Apocalipsis.
Haciendo uso de estas fuentes literarias y visuales, Ricci subraya la predestinación divina de Alejandro como defensor del misterio de la Inmaculada Concepción. La teología específica de Ricci, a pesar de apoyarse en diferentes tradiciones, le llevó hasta el límite de lo iconográfica y literalmente aceptable. Este artículo da cuenta de cómo su maestría supo reflejar un debate teológico y político.