bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
De l’espace numérique à l’espace physique et retour : modalités de création et d’exposition dans le travail de Jon Rafman
Authors: Fix Adrian
Published: December 2023

L’artiste canadien Jon Rafman crée des œuvres vidéo avec des images collectées sur internet qu’il expose ensuite dans des galeries et des musées, puis les offre à disposition des internautes sur ses réseaux sociaux. Le visionnage dans la salle physique est une expérience riche, proposant une meilleure qualité d’image et un environnement rappelant les codes de l’histoire de l’art. Le va-et-vient entre virtuel et réel invite le spectateur à penser ses usages de l’image et notamment la représentation et le récit de soi qu’implique leur circulation en ligne.
La porosité de l’online et de l’offline dans les pratiques artistiques et dispositifs curatoriaux post-cyberféministes
Authors: François Amélie
Published: December 2023

Par l’analyse croisée d’œuvres post-digitales récentes, je souhaite examiner ce qu’il reste du cyberféminisme après l’éclatement de la bulle internet survenu au début des années 2000. Les frontières entre physique et numérique, matériel et immatériel, que cette transition vers le web 2.0 (web participatif) a rendues perméables, laissent place à des œuvres multimédias et multiformes, au statut parfois ambigu, et impliquent un renouvellement des dispositifs d’exposition par les artistes. Il s’agit alors d’étudier ces dynamiques, dans lesquelles l’online et l’offline dialoguent sans cesse.
An Analysis of Taboo Words in Megan Thee Stallion Songs
Authors: Hanafi Hanisah , Pakaya Usman , Ahmad Intan Juwita
Published: December 2023

Taboo words is forbidden to talk about is connected or dealing of something that must be avoided. Taboo words are also used in the media especially a song. Some songs contain taboo words in their lyrics. Studying taboo words in song lyrics is crucial because it prevents misuse and misinterpretation, ensuring a more accurate understanding of the intended message and artistic expression. It also reveals the moral and cultural values reflected in the lyrics, exposing the societal norms and boundaries that may be challenged or reinforced. This qualitative research addressed the types of taboo words in Megan Thee Stallion songs. The data was analyzed based on Battistella (2005) about the types of taboo words. The researcher uses songs in “Fever” album as the object of the research. The researcher discovered about 21 taboo words in the eight songs on the fever album. The first type is characterized by epithets (6), profanity (2), vulgarity (6), and obscenity (7). According the data, obscenity was the most commonly used type of taboo words in song lyrics. It because there are many expressions involving sex-distinguish anatomy or sexual and excretory functions that is usually spoken harshly. While the research specifically examines Megan Thee Stallion's work, the findings may have broader implications for understanding taboo word usage in songs within the genre. By being aware of and responsibly engaging with taboo words in daily conversations and song lyrics, readers and song lovers can foster a respectful and considerate communication environment. This researcher hoped that readers and song lovers would avoid misusing taboo words that may appear in daily conversations and song lyrics.
Investigating the Relationship between Students’ L2 Grammar Competence and Social Media Use
Authors: Laabidi Hicham , Ouahbi Soukaina
Published: December 2023

Social media has been gaining popularity in the educational sector recently. Whether scholars support its educational use because of its benefits or whether they reject its use because of the stigma surrounding it, the use of social media has become quite a trend in the educational field. This study investigated the use of social media in relation to the grammatical competence of third year Moulay Ismail University, school of arts and humanities’ English department students. The two variables in question in this study were investigated quantitatively through the use of a survey that consisted of; first a grammatical test to test the students’ grammatical competence and second some statements that students had to answer; the statements were based on a 5 scale Likert scale. The findings of this study showed that the use of social media does influence the grammatical competence of Moroccan learners. Moreover, the different statistical tests proved that the two variables have a significant relationship.
Öğretmen Adaylarının İlk Okuma ve Yazma Öğretimi Dersine İlişkin Beklentileri ve Beklentilerin Karşılanma Durumu
Authors: YURDAKAL İbrahim Halil
Published: December 2023

Bu araştırmada sınıf öğretmenliği adaylarının ilk okuma ve yazma öğretimi dersine ilişkin beklentileri ve bu beklentilerin gerçekleşme durumlarını belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Nitel yaklaşımlardan durum araştırması desenine göre yapılandırılan araştırmanın örneklemini amaçlı örnekleme modellerinden ölçüt örnekleme ile seçilen 29 sınıf öğretmeni adayı oluşturmaktadır. Örneklemin 21’i kadın 8’i erkek olup tüm örneklem lisans ikinci sınıf öğrencisi ve ilk okuma yazma öğretimi dersini ilk kez alan adaylardan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri hazırlanan ve 8 sorudan oluşan açık uçlu soru formu ile toplanmıştır. 2022-2023 eğitim-öğretim yılı güz dönemi başında ders öncesi toplanan ilk veriler ile dönem sonu toplanan veriler karşılaştırılarak sonuçlar analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sürecinde içerik analizi kullanılmış olup oluşturulan kod ve temalar tablolar ile gösterilmiş ve alıntılar ile desteklenmiştir. Araştırmanın bulgularına bakıldığında öğretmen adaylarının dönem başı beklentileri ile dönem sonu bu beklentilerinin karşılanma düzeyleri uyuşmaktadır. Dersin pratiğe dönük olması ve ders dışı öğretmenlik mesleğini yaparken kullanabilecekleri ek bilgilerin verilmesi öğretmen adayları tarafından olumlu karşılanmıştır. Adaylar ders kapsamında bazı düzenlemeler gerektiğine işaret etmiş olup özellikle dersin pratik kısmının MEB okullarında uygulanması, daha fazla materyal geliştirilmesi ve ders saatinin artırılması gerektiğini vurgulamıştır. Adayların dönem başı beklentileri ile ders içeriği kıyaslandığında ise özellikle çocuk psikolojisini anlayabilme, materyal geliştirme becerisi, sınıf yönetimi becerisi, etkili iletişim becerisi, etkinlik hazırlayabilme, sınıf içi problemleri çözebilme ve sınıfın fiziksel düzenlemesi gibi bilgi ve beceriler ders içeriğinde olmamasına rağmen öğrenciler tarafından dersten beklentiler şeklinde sunulmuştur. Her ne kadar dersin öğretim elemanları içerik dışında ek bilgiler ile bu kazanımları / becerileri kazandırabilecek olsa da öğrencilerin beklentileri ile ders içeriğinin uyuşmadığı söylenebilir.
Predictors of Social Justice: Critical Thinking Disposition and Student Personal Responsibility
Authors: GÜLTEKİN Filiz
Published: December 2023

The increase in diversity in society and, thus, in schools brings the possibility of an increase in the number of students exposed to prejudice and discrimination due to their differences. Therefore, there is a need for teachers who can support students' perceptions of social justice. This study aims to examine the predictive power of CT disposition and SP responsibility on social justice attitudes in prospective social studies teachers. 341 prospective social studies teachers from universities in various cities of Turkey participated in the study. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that CT disposition predicted social justice, while SP responsibility did not have a significant effect. The study's results underline the importance of increasing CT disposition to increase prospective teachers' social justice attitudes. It is necessary to include CT disposition development in studies on social justice.
Investigating the Toxicity and Edibility of Cocoyam Plant (Colocasia esculenta) in an Arsenic-Contaminated Soil
Authors: Amosah Margaret Ekua , Asare Deborah Asarebea , Anderson Eugenia , Ofori-Sarpong Grace
Published: December 2023

The exposure of heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, arsenic, chromium, thallium, and lead, and their interactions with soil and plants are of much concern due to their potential health effect. Phytoremdiation is one method used by plants to clean up soils contaminated with these heavy metals. Arsenic is a carcinogenic substance that thwarts plant growth and causes skin cancer in humans, among other health effects. Although arsenic decontamination by phytoremediation has been reported, the literature is silent about the toxicity and edibility of the plant after arsenic uptake. This study, therefore, assessed the toxicity of the Colocasia esculenta plant after using it as a phyto-sorbent for four weeks in a simulated arsenic-contaminated soil. The Bioaccumulation Factor (BAF) and the Translocation Factor (TF), calculated after the experiment, were 1.43 and 1.60 respectively indicating its hyper-accumulative property and high translocation of arsenic through the various parts. There was a decreasing trend of arsenic concentration in the solution samples across the weeks, and an accumulation of 58%, 28%, and 14% of arsenic in the stem, roots, and leaves of the plant respectively. The results showed that Colocasia esculenta is a good accumulator of arsenic from the soil. A comparison of the different arsenic levels recorded in the plant parts with standards, presents a great concern in consuming this plant exposed to an arsenic-contaminated environment. However, further studies should be conducted to ascertain the bioavailable state of arsenic in the plant parts after its uptake.
TÜRK DÜNYASI UNESCO GASTRONOMİ ŞEHİRLERİNDEN LENKERAN’IN (AZERBAYCAN) “GELENEKSEL YEMEKLERDE KULLANILAN YÖRESEL (ENDOJEN) MALZEMELER” KRİTERİ AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: BİLGİN KONOKMAN Gülbahar
Published: December 2023

UNESCO Yaratıcı Şehirler Ağı, UNESCO’nun 2004’de başlattığı bir girişimdir. İçerdiği temalardan biri de gastronomidir. Gastronomi temasıyla Türk Dünyası’ndan 2015’te Gaziantep, 2017’de Antakya, 2019’da Afyonkarahisar; 2021’de Lenkeran (Azerbaycan) üye olmuştur. Hazar Denizi’nin kıyısındaki Lenkeran zengin mutfağı ile dünyada hak ettiği değeri bulmuştur. Konuğu doyurma Türk misafirperverliğinin bir parçasıdır. Diğer dillerde olmayan “tanrı misafiri” deyimi de sözlüklere Türk coğrafyasından bir hediyedir. Güçlü mutfaklara sahip pek çok Türk şehri, UNESCO gastronomi şehri olma yolunda hak ettiği değeri bulmak için

çaba göstermektedir. Bu çalışmada UNESCO’nun Yaratıcı Şehirler Ağı çerçevesinde belirlediği, bir şehrin gastronomi şehri olabilmesi için taşıması gereken 8 kriterden biri olan “geleneksel yemeklerde kullanılan yöresel (endojen) malzemeler” kriterini Türk Gastronomi Şehri Lenkeran mutfağında araştırmak amaçlanmıştır. Bu kapsamda Hazar Denizi’nden çıkan Kütüm Balığı, erikten yapılan palçık turşusu ve

lavaşanası, narşarab, zerdeçal, safran, aspir, dev semaver ve çay bardağıyla şehrin sembolü olan çay, feijoa meyvesi, ham üzümden elde edilen abgora ile kaynak ve yeraltı suları konu edilmiştir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Gastronomi turizmi açısından yerel kültürün ve şehrin doğal halinin korunması bilinciyle çalışmanın Lenkeran’ın tanıtımına katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
SÖZLÜ TARİH IŞIĞINDA KAFKAS İSLAM ORDUSU ASKERLERİNİN SİBİRYA SÜRGÜNÜ
Authors: AVŞAR Abdulhamit
Published: December 2023

Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nda çok sayıda Türk askeri esir düşmüş ve dünyanın farklı yerlerinde kurulan kamplara konulmuşlardır. Bu esirlerin hayatlarıyla ilgili -yeterli olmasa da- yayınlanmış anılar, arşiv belgeleri, yapılmış akademik çalışmalar vardır. Ancak, yine aynı dönemde Azerbaycan’a yardım için kurulan ve Bakü’nün kurtarılmasını sağlayan Kafkas İslam Ordusu askerlerinden bu ülkede kalanların

hayatları hakkında çok az şey bilinmektedir. Oysa bu askerler, Sovyetler Birliği’nin kurulmasıyla bir tür esir durumuna düşmüşler, çeşitli baskılara maruz kalmalarının yanı sıra önce Azerbaycan içinde oluşturulan kamplara, ardından Sibirya’nın Tomsk şehrine sürgün edilmişlerdir. Çalışmada, 2004-2007 yılları arasında Azerbaycan’da belgesel film amaçlı gerçekleştirilen sözlü tarih çalışmaları ekseninde, Kafkas İslam Ordusu askerlerinden Azerbaycan’da kalanların yaşadıkları sürgünler, birinci derece yakınlarının tanıklıkları yoluyla ele alınmıştır. Nicel araştırma tekniklerinden olan derinlemesine görüşme yoluyla elde edilen veriler, içerik çözümlemesi yöntemi ile analiz edilerek Türk tarihinin kayıp sayfalarından birine ışık tutulmaya çalışılmıştır.

Çalışmanın çerçevesinin sınırlanabilmesi için de yalnızca askerlerin Sibirya sürgünlerine odaklanılmış ve bu sürgünün temel nedeninin Sovyet yönetiminin Türkiye Türklerini düşman görme ve ötekileştirme politikası olduğu ortaya konulmuştur.
Peran Kompetensi Dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja Pegawai Melalui Motivasi (Studi Kasus Pada Dinas Kebudayaan Kabupaten Buleleng)
Authors: Ayu Ngurah Sania Prianka  , Ni Luh De Erik Trisnawati
Published: December 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kompetensi terhadap kinerja pegawai melalui motivasi pada Dinas Kebudayaan Kabupaten Buleleng dengan mengambil sebanyak 59 sampel dari lima bidang kerja. Penelitian ini menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) berbasis variance, yaitu Partial Least Square (PLS) 3.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Motivasi dipengaruhi secara positif dan signifikan oleh Kompetensi. Kinerja Pegawai dipengaruhi secara positif dan signifikan oleh Motivasi. Kompetensi berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap Kinerja Pegawai. Kinerja Pegawai dipengaruhi secara positif dan signifikan oleh Kompetensi melalui Motivasi.
Inteligência artificial na educação superior: práticas na pesquisa, no ensino e na extensão universitária
Authors: Zucco Fabrícia Durieux , Reis Clóvis , Patricio Giovanni Augusto , Reinert Paulo Sérgio , De Souza Vanessa
Published: December 2023

O avanço da Inteligência Artificial (IA) tem impactado os mais diversos setores. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho reflete sobre a incorporação da IA na educação superior. Em concreto, o estudo apresenta um relato das experiências desenvolvidas no âmbito do curso de Publicidade e Propaganda da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), em Santa Catarina. Trata-se de uma pesquisa básica, qualitativa e exploratória, baseada na realização de entrevistas em profundidade, cuja referência teórico-metodológica é a investigação de Chatterjee & Bhattacharjee (2020). Os resultados do trabalho indicam que a incorporação da IA no ensino, na pesquisa e na extensão universitária ocorreu de modo planejado, em um percurso gradual composto de sete fases distintas. A estratégia permitiu uma integração produtiva, que favoreceu a experimentação coletiva, a capacitação técnica e a formação cidadã. O retrospecto acentua a importância do equilíbrio entre o emprego das novas tecnologias e do conhecimento tradicional, bem como a necessidade de diretrizes claras para evitar consequências não previstas no processo de planejamento. As conclusões do trabalho referem-se especificamente ao caso de estudo e uma adaptação cuidadosa a realidades distintas seria necessária para sua aplicação em outros contextos.
EVALUATION OF COW MILK PRODUCTION DURING THE GRAZING PERIOD OF NATURA 2000 GRASSLAND HABITATS
Authors:   Development Institute for Grasslands, Brașov, Romania; Academy of Romanian Scientists, MARUSCA Teodor
Published: December 2023

In livestock development strategy, a country's permanent grasslands playan important role. After the pastoral value, green mass production and animal load of the Natura 2000 grassland habitats were broadly established, it was possible to assess milk production per hectare as the final productivityoutcome. Normal vegetation habitats 1530*, 2340*, 6150, 6210, 6240*, 62CO* and 6520 averaged 5.58 t/ha green matter (GM) with a loading of 0.57 cattle units (LU) per hectare in 150 days of grazing, a pastoral value (PV) of 38.1 and finally 3,250 liters of milk/hectare. Through the degradation of the grassy carpet, a part of Habitats 6150, 6240 and 6520 achieves approx. three times less namely 1.65 t/ha GM in 140 days of grazing with 0.18 LU/ha and 14.6 PV providing 1,160 l/ha cow's milk. The most valuable habitat is 6520, Mountain grasslands that produce almost 6,000 l/ha of cow's milk at 65 PV and 11.75 t/ha GMandtheleast productive is Habitat 2340* Pontic continental dunesthat produce 870 l/ha of cow'smilk. These data are used to draw up the arrangements and development strategy of the pastoral heritage.
THE STUDY OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD FROM THE SHIELDED MICROSTRIP LINE USING THE ELECTRODYNAMIC METHOD
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, Cantaragiu Ştefan
Published: December 2023

The present article is the first from a series of three papers which will be published in this journal, and which provides a brief presentation of the book, “Microwave - numerical solutions”, written by the same author. The main objective of the present article is to describe the development of rigorous mathematical models for the optimal design of microwave circuits which use microstrip lines. The models will use real input data regarding the propagation characteristics of the electromagnetic field and the configuration of all existing wave modes in the line and will provide useful results for customer specific microwave applications.
DETECTING PARKINSON'S DISEASE USING A STACKED LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY DEEP NEURAL NETWORK WITH FEATURE FUSION
Authors:   K L University, India, BHANU PRAKASH Kolla , BALAS Valentina EMILIA ,   Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad; Universitatea „Politehnica” din Timișoara, Romania
Published: December 2023

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Early disease detection is crucial for effective treatment, but diagnosis can be challenging due to the subtle symptoms. This paper proposes a novel approach for Parkinson's disease detection using the SeaLion Method for feature extraction and the SL Deep NN model for classification. The SeaLion Method is used to extract features from time series data collected from Parkinson's disease patients and healthy individuals, and these features are used to train the SL Deep NN model. The model's performance is evaluated using accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score metrics. Our results demonstrate that the SL Deep NN model can accurately classify time series data as belonging to a Parkinson's patient or a healthy individual. We use 10-fold cross-validation to evaluate the performance of each model and compare the results using metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score. Our results demonstrate that all four models achieve high accuracy, with the SVM model performing the best with an accuracy of over 95%. Our approach shows promise for developing a non-invasive, accurate, and automated method for Parkinson's disease detection, which could improve early diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
DIVERTÍCULO PERFURADO DE MECKEL: RELATO DE CASO
Authors: Piedra Mario David Pesántez , Villafana Gian Carlo Olivieri , Soares Marcelo dos Santos , Ribeiro Flavio de Sa , Jaramillo Carlos Vicente Rodríguez , Bravo Luiggi Demetrio Romero , Barba Dennys Israel Bonifaz
Published: December 2023

Introdução: O divertículo de Meckel é uma patologia rara, resulta como fechamento incompleto do ducto onfalomesentérico descrito por Johann F. Meckel em 1809, mais comum em homens e sua sintomatologia é inespecífica. Ulceração, obstrução, diverticulite, hemorragia são suas complicações mais comuns, mas a perfuração é a complicação mais rara simulando quadro clínico da apendicite aguda e suas complicações. Seu diagnóstico é incidental, tem vários métodos de imagem para ajudar ao seu diagnóstico como a ultrassonografia, tomografia, etc. que tem baixa sensibilidade e especificidade, a cintilografia com pertecnetato é o estudo com mais precisão para seu diagnóstico. O tratamento das complicações é só pela resseção cirúrgica. Relato de Caso:  O nosso caso relata uma doente, na sexta década de vida, com história de colecistectomia e dor crônica no hipogástrio, referindo dor epigástrica aguda associada a distensão. Ao exame físico o abdômen era difusamente doloroso, com peristaltismo preservado. Exames mostram quadro de abdômen agudo perfurado. Na internação, o paciente evoluiu mal, com sinais de íleo paralítico, foi solicitada laparotomia exploratória. A cirurgia revelou peritonite supurativa, apêndice inflamado, divertículo de Meckel complicado por perfuração e cisto ovariano em anexo direito, realizando-se os respectivos procedimentos e resseção do divertículo de Meckel. Conclusão: O divertículo de Meckel perfurado é uma patologia rara, incomum no sexo feminino, com sintomas inespecíficos, diagnóstico que pode ser confirmado por meios incidentais ou no ato cirúrgico, existem ferramentas que auxiliam no seu diagnóstico como a tomografia nas complicações. É tratado cirurgicamente. Nossa paciente evoluiu adequadamente durante e após do tratamento.
Satisfacción posterior a la intervención quirúrgica en pacientes con labio y paladar hendido en el Hospital Central Militar
Authors: Monteverde-Caudillo Roberto
Published: December 2023

Objetivo: Conocer el nivel de satisfacción percibido en pacientes posoperado con Labio paladar hendido conforme al resultado estético y funcional en el hospital central militar.
Metodología: se procedió a realizar cuestionario Cleft Q en la consulta externa de reconstructora del hospital central militar a los pacientes posoperados con labio y paladar hendido y sus padres, otorgándole un tiempo aproximado de 20 minutos para su llenado bajo supervisión directa, se recabaron los resultados obtenidos para posteriormente proceder al análisis estadístico descriptivo.
Resultados: Los resultados en la esfera “apariencia” sugieren que los pacientes están más satisfechos con la apariencia de la cicatriz de queiloplastia después de la cirugía. Respecto a la esfera de funcionalidad facial, se observa que la función de comer y beber resultó con una puntuación más satisfactoria. Hablando de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, la función escolar resultó con mayor puntuación.
Limitaciones del estudio o implicaciones: Ninguna.
Originalidad o valor: es el primer estudio realizado en el hospital central militar valorando la satisfacción quirúrgica en pacientes con labio y paladar hedido
Conclusiones: los resultados de las esferas anteriores sugieren que los pacientes intervenidos en un tratamiento quirúrgico reconstructivo presentan mejoría con su apariencia, mejoría. En la funciona de comer y hablar, así como la calidad de para socializar y desarrollarse en la escuela.
Fracturas Supracondíleas Humerales Pediátricas. Comparación de dos Técnicas de Reducción
Authors: Pérez-Figueroa Joan Artemio , Mora-Ríos Félix Gustavo , Pérez-Jiménez Emilio Ignacio , Viveros-Reyes José Alberto , Esquivel-Solorio Abraham
Published: December 2023

Objective: To analyze the results of the surgical technique placement of Kirschner pins lateral versus crossed in the management of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in pediatric patients.
Methodology: All pediatric patients with humeral supracondylar fracture who required surgical intervention and were subsequently evaluated 24 hours and 6 months after surgical treatment to observe and compare the differences between each patient. surgical technique used. Taking into account the acute and late complications that occurred, through an analysis with the Mann-Whitney test.
Results: For the present studies, 44 pediatric patients were evaluated, of whom 70% were men and 30% women, in whom nerve and angular complications presented without any significant importance with the sex and age of the patients, with ulnar nerve involvement being the most frequent with 33% in cross placement. When carrying out the comparison with discrimination of variables, it is obtained that the placement laterally presents fewer early and late post-surgical complications and that such are not due to chance. Or the present study, it is considered that a placement of Kirschner pins laterally regardless of the member, age, gender or classification; leads to better post-surgical results.
Limitations or implications: In the present study, the type of mechanical damage that causes this type of fracture was not included, nor was the Baumann angle considered. Another limitation inherent in the pediatric population is the ability of the examiner to detect a neurological deficit, especially in young patients since reports of a physical examination are always subjective. Furthermore, given the limited details of the specific damage mechanism, the number of damages caused by high-energy mechanisms may be underestimated.
Originality or value: Its importance lies in the fact that both surgical techniques were performed by the same surgeons and that it is a study in the mexican population, being a contribution to the literature of this country.
Findings or conclusions: Both surgical techniques present post-surgical results with cases of nerve injury, angular deformity, pain and persistent edema, but the one that presents them less frequently in the technique of placement of Kirschner pins laterally, in addition to causing statistical significance in terms of the decrease of presenting cubitus valgus in the late follow-up of the patients.
Gross morphology and histology of the intestine of Aspidoras gabrieli, an endemic catfish of the lower Tocantins River basin
Authors: Ferreira Karina Carvalho Fernandes , Soares Bruno Eleres , Silva Erika Cristina Ramos da , Bartolette Renata , Freire Thiago Henrique Alves Gomes , Marques Rafael de Oliveira , Caramaschi Erica Pellerini , Britto Marcelo Ribeiro de
Published: December 2023

We describe morphological features of the digestive tract of the endemic callichthyid Aspidoras gabrieli in Serra dos Carajás, southeastern Amazon. The species displays a tubular digestive tract divided into the digestive and aerial gut, separated by a mild constriction. The aerial gut is longer, but with thinner walls than the digestive gut. Microscopically, the aerial gut exhibits several traits of respiratory tissues, such as pseudostratified cells in the mucosa and goblet cells. These traits may allow A. gabrieli to air-breath and thus inhabit hypoxic environments.
Vertrauen in Governance und Regulierung
Authors: Kappler Moritz , Schomaker Rahel M.
Published: December 2023

In diesem Artikel gehen wir neue Pfade und beforschen 1) Vertrauen und Misstrauen in Regulierung 2) über nationale und europäische Regierungsebenen hinweg 3) in einem Eliten-Kontext und berücksichtigen somit die entscheidenden Akteure im Regulierungsregime als Vertrauensgeber und -nehmer. Wir analysieren Daten einer Umfrage unter Entscheidungsträgern in den Sektoren Lebensmittel, Finanzen sowie Datenschutz und finden relativ hohes und über Zeit steigendes Vertrauen in Regulierungsregime und - akteure. Dabei sehen wir, dass, v.a.in Deutschland, Regulierung als zu locker in der Anwendung wahrgenommen wird. Ebenso können wir rückschließen, dass inklusivere Regulierung ein wichtiger Faktor zur Vertrauenssteigerung sein kann. Weiterhin stellen wir fest, dass Misstrauen ein weitgehend von Vertrauen unabhängiges Konzept darstellt. Wir finden, dass hohes Vertrauen durchaus mit hohem Misstrauen vergesellschaftet sein kann – teils gar der Regulierungsperformanz zuträglich.
Gazprom und andere – force majeure für Staatsunternehmen? Das Zusammenspiel von völkerrechtlicher Staatenverantwortlichkeit, internationalem Wirtschaftsrecht und privatem Handelsrecht
Authors: Tietje Christian
Published: December 2023

Force majeure, auch als höhere Gewalt bezeichnet, ist ein anerkanntes Leistungshindernis in nationalen Rechtsordnungen und im UN-Kaufrecht sowie regelmäßiger Bestandteil internationaler privatrechtlicher Handels-/Lieferverträge. Auch Energielieferverträge enthalten oftmals solche Klauseln. Gegenwärtig sind entsprechende Vertragsklauseln mit Blick auf die Aussetzung von Gaslieferungen aus Russland durch das russische Staatsunternehmen Gazprom von Interesse. In der nationalen Gerichts- und internationalen Schiedsgerichtspraxis ist anerkannt, dass sich von besonderen Ausnahmesituationen abgesehen auch Staatsunternehmen auf force majeure berufen können, selbst wenn das die höhere Gewalt auslösende Ereignis vom Staat, der Allein- oder Mehrheitseigner des Staatsunternehmens ist, zu verantworten ist. Diese Rechtsprechung entspricht der strikten Trennung von Staat und Staatsunternehmen, wie sie u.a. im völkerrechtlichen Recht der Staatenverantwortlichkeit, im internationalen Investitionsschutzrecht und im WTO-Recht anerkannt ist. Allerdings gibt es zunehmend Kritik an diesem Ansatz und immer mehr internationale regulatorische Anstrengungen, die die strikte Trennungsthese relativieren. Das kann auch Auswirkungen auf die Auslegung von force majeure-Klauseln haben.
Toxische Gemeinschaften
Authors: Butenkemper Stephanie
Published: December 2023

Was ist geistlicher Missbrauch? Wie geraten Menschen in toxische Gemeinschaften? Und warum ist es für Betroffene so schwer, sich daraus zu befreien? Fundiert und verständlich führt Stephanie Butenkemper in das Thema ein und stellt die Ergebnisse einer Studie mit Betroffenen vor. Dabei macht sie klar: Missbräuchliche Strukturen sind kein Monopol der Kirche. Es kann sie auch in Sportvereinen oder sogar Klimaschutzorganisationen geben. Zugleich legt die systemische Therapeutin erstmals ein Konzept für die Beratungspraxis vor, das die Phasen auf dem Weg der Loslösung, Verarbeitung und Heilung aufzeigt. Überdies gibt sie wichtige praktische Hinweise für Beraterinnen und andere Personen, die Betroffene begleiten. Ein Grundlagenwerk und ein Meilenstein für Betroffene von geistlichem Missbrauch, für die Arbeit mit Betroffenen und allen, denen dieses wichtige Thema ein Anliegen ist.
Modeling Invasive Prosopis juliflora Distribution Using the Newly Launched Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (ETRSS-1) in the Lower Awash River Basin, Ethiopia
Authors: Ahmed Nurhussen , Zewdie Worku
Published: December 2023

Ethiopia successfully launched its first earth-observing satellite sensor in December 2019 for the purpose to manage natural resources and enhance agriculture. This study aimed at evaluating the potential of Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite 1 (ETRSS-1), for the first time, for detecting and mapping Prosopis juliflora distribution. To better test its potential, a comparison was made against the novel Sentinel-2 Multispectral Instrument and Landsat-8 Operational Land Manager datasets. Radiometric indices (Scenario-1) and spectral bands (Scenario-2) derived from these sensors were used to model the distribution of Prosopis juliflora using the random forest modeling approach. A total of 241 georeferenced field data on species presence and absence data were used to train and validate datasets in both scenarios. True skill statistics (TSS), area under the curve (AUC), correlation, sensitivity, and specificity were used to evaluate their performance. Our results described that the ETRSS-1-derived variables can be sufficient for modeling and mapping of P. juliflora distribution in such settings. However, higher performance was found from Sentinel-2 with AUC > 0.97 and TSS > 0.89, and followed by Landsat-8 with AUC > 0.93 and TSS > 0.77 and ETRSS-1 with AUC > 0.81 and TSS > 0.57. The lower performance of ETRSS-1 compared to Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 datasets, however, is partly due to its coarse spectral resolution. Hence, improving the spectral resolution of ETRSS-1 might increase its accuracy.
TIPRA – Three-Dimensional Integrated Progression Analyser: A New World Programme Exploring the Structure-Function Correlation in Glaucoma Using a Holistic 3-Dimensional Approach
Authors: Venkatesh Ramesh Prasanna , Paul Anujeet , Vaishali Ramesh Shruthy , Karthik Senthil Kumar Niranjan , Ray Prajnya , Kunnath Devadas Aji , Krishna Navaneeth , Kumari Ramesh Meena , Rajasekaran Ramesh
Published: December 2023

Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive eye disease that causes irreversible damage to the optic nerve head. Visual field loss, the functional change seen in glaucoma correlates well with structural loss in the neurosensory part of the eye involving the retinal ganglion cell layer (GCL) and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL). Early assessment and prevention of disease progression safeguard against visual field loss. Structural loss is evaluated via progressive stereoscopic optic disc photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT), which measures the GCL and RNFL thickness. Meanwhile, defects in visual fields indicate a functional loss. Ophthalmologists most correlate both the structural and functional data to interpret a patient’s likelihood of glaucomatous damage and progression. In this chapter, we have elucidated means to correlate structural loss with functional loss in glaucoma patients from a neophyte’s perspective and highlighted the finer nuances of these parameters in detail. This understanding of various terminologies related to structural and functional vision loss, along with the correlative interpretation of the structural and functional tests in a glaucoma patient, form the fulcrum of this chapter.
Students and COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Engagement and Social Dialectic of Space – Research on Students at the University of Ioannina in Greece
Authors: Diamanti Konstantina , Nikolaou Sousanna-Maria
Published: December 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 also caused the closure of all educational institutions in Greece. Higher education implemented the distance education system for the first time. In the new educational environment, all the active interactions of students’ learning engagement were put to the test. Learning engagement is directly linked to the suitability and functionality of the study space. Space is the result of a series and set of functions, and sometimes it allows new actions to happen, sometimes it suggests others, and sometimes it forbids them. During the pandemic, it was an important criterion for the learning process, for quality and demanding student learning. A quantitative survey conducted in April 2023 on a sample of 537 students from 21 Departments of the University of Ioannina showed that the family environment, the number of bedrooms, the functionality of the space and the economic level of the family are factors that played an important role in the learning engagement and involvement of the students. The research findings showed the positive correlation of student study space functionality with financial capital and learning engagement, issues analysed in this paper.
Being Wrong
Authors: Halpern Lise ,   After Dinner Conversation
Published: December 2023

Does a triumphant marriage require love? In this philosophical short story, Donna wed her high school sweetheart, nurtured three splendid offspring, only to find herself gradually adrift in emotional detachment from her husband. With her spouse laboring in a distant city, their encounters dwindle, and when they do occur, separate beds are the norm. Amidst a supportive yet ardor-deficient matrimony, Donna crosses paths with Chris, a local carpenter. An unconventional connection sparks, ultimately propelling her into an affair. The eventual decision to divorce her husband for the sake of newfound love sees her embracing Chris, a man deemed less conventionally attractive and materially successful. This choice ignites fury within her children, who lay blame on Donna for the divorce.
The Composition of De consensu euangelistarum 1 and the Development of Augustine’s Arguments on Paganism
Authors: Gassman Mattias ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

A recent study has argued from theological and classicizing parallels that the first, anti-pagan book of Augustine’s De consensu euangelistarum belongs between 406 and 412 CE. This article defends the traditional dating ca. 400–405 CE, implied by Retractationes. Uncertainty over the dating of parallels in De trinitate 1–4 cautions against reliance on theological peculiarities (a variant of John 5:19 and the phrase unitas personae, both otherwise paralleled in the 410s CE or later), while a close review of the patterns of classical citation proves resemblance to De ciuitate dei to be superficial. Not only does Augustine demonstrably cite the same classical texts on widely separated occasions, De consensu euangelistarum 1 evinces little of Augustine’s later knowledge of Porphyry and Varro. The crowning proof comes, however, in a brief rebuttal to pagan complaints over contemporary misfortunes. Although he focuses on Rome’s religious history, Augustine omits any hint of Alaric’s sack (410 CE), the religious-political instability of 408–409 CE, or Radagaisus’ invasion of Italy (405–406 CE), all of key importance for later works. The book’s method, scope, and tenor place it neatly within the span 400–405 CE, as our first testimony to the interreligious milieu for which De ciuitate dei would later be aimed.
Noli usque ad mortem: Augustine and the Death Penalty
Authors: Feichtinger Hans ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

Scholars do not agree on where Augustine exactly stands regarding capital punishment and whether his position is still relevant for debates today. This paper establishes Augustine’s starting point for his considerations on the death penalty, identifies the scriptural input into his views, both critical and supportive of capital punishment, and, finally, examines how he approaches concrete cases of people facing the death penalty. On this basis, it makes a somewhat new proposal for understanding how Augustine sees capital punishment as legitimate in principle but problematic in concrete cases, in particular, cases involving the church.
Reasoning and Perceptual Foundationalism
Authors: Jenkin Zoe ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

This commentary considers Audi’s treatment of four fundamental topics in the epistemology of perception: inference, the basing relation, the metaphysics of reasons and grounds, and the relationship between knowledge and justification.
Interesting Experiences
Authors: Montero Barbara ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

Lorraine Besser argues that interesting experiences confer prudential value on those who have them. After summing up what Besser means by this, I question whether interesting experiences always confer such value and whether the experience of the interesting has its own distinctive phenomenal feel. Beyond this, I ponder the contours of Besser’s discussion of how people with Alzheimer’s might experience the interesting, agreeing with her that it seems likely that they can but questioning her suggestion that they may even be more prone to experience the interesting than those without the disease. I wrap up with a brief musing about whether today’s culture of constant distractions is robbing us of the value of being deeply interested in things.
Glasgow on Death's Badness and Radiant Value
Authors: Bradley Ben ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

In The Solace, Joshua Glasgow’s main claim is that life has “radiant value” and that death inherits some of that value; this provides us with a source of solace. He also argues that death is bad not only in virtue of depriving us of good things, but also in virtue of depriving us of opportunities for good things. I raise difficulties for these claims.
Death, Value, Gratitude, and Solace
Authors: Glasgow Joshua ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

This article responds to Ben Bradley, Sean McAleer, and Connie Rosati’s criticisms of The Solace. Broadly, the themes touched on include the sense of narrative value at work in the book; what attitudes we should have towards positive value, including especially narrative value; whether good opportunities are themselves good for us; how we should value extrinsic but final goodness like the positive value that death draws from life; and what kinds of questions about death are worth asking.
The Effect of Different Dentin Desensitizers and Self- Adhesive Resin Cement on Shear Bond Strength: In Vitro Study
Authors: Keçik Büyükhatipoğlu Işıl , Gürsel Sürmelioğlu Derya
Published: December 2023

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the bond strength of different dentin desensitizers and self-adhesive resin cements to dentin surfaces.
Methods: The flat dentin surfaces of 72 wisdom molar teeth were randomly divided into six groups for bond strength analysis (n=12): Group CP: No desensitizer + Primer II A&B+ Panavia F 2.0, Group CM: No desensitizer+ Primer A&B+ Multilink N, Group TP: Tokuyama Shield Force+ Primer II A&B + Panavia F 2.0, Group TM: Tokuyama Shield Force + Primer A&B+ Multilink N, Group UP: Universal dentin sealant + Primer II A&B+ Panavia F 2.0 and Group UM: Universal dentin sealent + Primer A&B+ Multilink N. The shear bond strength test was performed using a universal testing machine (0.5 mm/min). ANOVA test was used to detect significant differences at a p < 0.05.
Results: The results indicated that bond strength values varied according to the desensitizing and resin cement materials (p < 0.05). The Tokuyama Shield Force desensitizer did not affect the bond strength of the resin cements to dentin (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: The different types of dentin desensitizer applications affected on the shear bond strength results of the self-adhesive resin cements.
The Relationship Between Odontogenic Cyst and P53 Codon 72 And P53 Codon 175 Variants in Turkish Patients
Authors: Tümer Mehmet Kemal , Keskin Adem , Acı Recai , Yiğit Serbülent
Published: December 2023

Objective: Odontogenic cysts that cause bone destruction can exhibit various types of metaplasia. Inherited genetic variants in codons 72 and 175, the hotspot codons of p53, known as the guardian of the genome, can cause a wide variety of cancers. We aimed to investigate the effects of the p53 codon 72 and p53 codon 175 variants on odontogenic cyst formation.
Methods: This research encompassed 71 individuals with odontogenic cysts and 90 without any conditions as a control group. After DNA was extracting, the p53 codon 72 was detected using PCR techniques, while p53 codon 175 was identified through allele-specific amplification-PCR.
Results: The presence of the p53 codon 72 GG genotype and its G allele was less frequent in the group with odontogenic cysts compared to the healthy participants. Conversely, the C allele was found more often in the cyst-afflicted group. For the p53 codon 175, the AA genotype and A allele were more common in the affected group, while the G allele was more predominant in the control group.
Conclusion: The p53 codon 175 AA genotype and A allele, p53 codon 72 C allele, and p53 codon 72/codon 175 CCAA combined genotype may be associated with odontagenic cyst formation. Individuals with this allele and genotype can be considered at risk for odontagenic cyst formation.
SYNTHESIS OF POLYSTYRENE/SiO2 AND POLYISOPRENE/SiO2 NANOPARTICLES VIA RAFT EMULSION POLYMERIZATION
Authors:   , Tumnantong Dusadee
Published: December 2023

Polystyrene-silica (PS-co-RAFT-SiO2) and polyisoprene-silica (PIP-co-RAFT-SiO2) nanoparticles were synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization. The core-shell morphology of polymer-silica nanoparticles have attributed to reduce the agglomeration of silica. The effects of macro-RAFT agent to initiator ratio on monomer conversion, particle size, particle size distribution, grafting efficiency and silica encapsulation efficiency were investigated. The particle size of PS-co-RAFT-SiO2 and PIP-co-RAFT-SiO2 nanoparticles decreased with increasing macro-RAFT agent to initiator ratio ([R]:[I]) and showed a narrow size distribution for all polymerizations. For PIP-co-RAFT-SiO2 preparation, the type of water-soluble initiator were also studied. The particle size of emulsion prepared using ACP initiator was smaller than that using V50 initiator due to the different structure of the initiators. Furthermore, Poly(methyl methacrylate)-silica (PMMA-SiO2) and poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) )-silica (poly(ST-co-MMA)-SiO2) nanoparticles were prepared via differential microemulsion polymerization. The effects of silica loading and surfactant concentration on monomer conversion, particle size, particle size distribution and silica encapsulation efficiency were investigated. PMMA-SiO2 nanoparticles with a size range of 30–50 nm and high monomer conversion of 99.9% were obtained at a low surfactant concentration of 5.34 wt% based on monomer. For poly(ST-co-MMA)-SiO2 nanoparticles, a high monomer conversion and small particle size (20–40 nm) were obtained under optimum reaction conditions with a low surfactant concentration (3 wt% based on monomer). The nanocomposites have been used as nano-filler in natural rubber latex. Accordingly, NR/polymer-SiO2 blends had improved thermal and mechanical properties.
Platelet-Rich Plasma Dressing for Chronic Wound Recovery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Sulaiman Carissa , M Soenarwo Briliantono
Published: December 2023

Chronic wounds are wounds whose healing phase does not match the physiological phase of wound healing. Chronic wounds, characterized by wounds that do not undergo a regular, regular, and timely repair process, remain a significant clinical challenge for healthcare professionals worldwide. As PRP treatments gain momentum in clinical settings, this meta-analysis seeks to offer an evidence-based perspective on their role in chronic wound management, paving the way for informed clinical practice and future research directions. This study aimed to systematically identify the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma clothing in accelerating chronic wound healing. The studies predominantly employed Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) to evaluate treatments for various wound etiologies, including diabetic, venous, arterial, and mixed. Key outcomes gauged encompassed wound closure rate, size reduction, and other related parameters. While most studies showcased PRP's effectiveness, particularly in dressing form, there was a noticeable heterogeneity among the results. In a side exploration, PRP dressing was juxtaposed against PRP injection, revealing both methods' merits in wound management. In conclusion, while PRP treatments, be it in dressing or injectable form, offer potential benefits for chronic wound healing, the variability in study outcomes highlights the need for more standardized research methodologies.
Analysis of The Application of Sanctions Against Notaries Who Forgery Deeds of Transferring Land Rights (Study of Supreme Court Decision Number 139 K/Pid/2016)
Authors: Nurwansyah Muhammad Erizal , Rahaditya R.
Published: December 2023

The Law on the Position of Notaries does not regulate the existence of criminal sanctions for the actions of notaries. This does not absolve the notary from criminal liability. Notaries can be held criminally liable if their actions contain a criminal element, where the relevant Notary can be summoned by the Notary Honorary Council. The problem is how to apply legal sanctions to a notary who falsifies the deed transferring land rights in Supreme Court Decision Number 139 k/PID/2016? And what is the responsibility of the Notary who falsified the deed of transferring land rights in Supreme Court Decision Number 139 K/PID/2016? The research method used is normative juridical. The results of the research are that the Notary concerned cannot be held responsible when elements of fraud and error are committed by the parties, because the Notary only records what is conveyed by the parties to be included in the deed, this is often known as partij deed. False information submitted by the parties is the responsibility of the parties. This means that a notary is only responsible if the fraud originates from the wishes and/or desires of a notary. In the UUJN which regulates sanctions for violations committed by a notary, the deed made by a notary does not have the power of an authentic deed but only has the power of a private deed. In relation to the actions of notaries who commit criminal acts of forgery of deeds or criminal acts of false statements committed by parties, the UUJN does not specifically regulate criminal provisions because they are based on the principle of legality which are the principles in the Criminal Code.