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Expert views on state-level naloxone access laws: a qualitative analysis of an online modified-Delphi process
Authors: Grant Sean , Smart Rosanna
Published: June 2022

Background

Expanding availability to naloxone is a core harm reduction strategy in efforts to address the opioid epidemic. In the US, state-level legislation is a prominent mechanism to expand naloxone availability through various venues, such as community pharmacies. This qualitative study aimed to identify and summarize the views of experts on state-level naloxone access laws.

Methods

We conducted a three-round modified-Delphi process using the online ExpertLens platform. Participants included 46 key stakeholders representing various groups (advocates, healthcare providers, human/social service practitioners, policymakers, and researchers) with expertise naloxone access laws. Participants commented on the effectiveness and implementability of 15 state-level naloxone access laws (NALs). We thematically analyzed participant comments to summarize views on NALs overall and specific types of NAL.

Results

Participants commented that the effectiveness of NALs in reducing opioid-related mortality depends on their ability to make sustained, significant impacts on population-level naloxone availability. Participants generally believed that increased naloxone availability does not have appreciable negative impacts on the prevalence of opioid misuse, opioid use disorder (OUD), and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Implementation barriers include stigma among the general public, affordability of naloxone, and reliance on an inequitable healthcare system.

Conclusions

Experts believe NALs that significantly increase naloxone access are associated with less overdose mortality without risking substantial unintended public health outcomes. To maximize impacts, high-value NALs should explicitly counter existing healthcare system inequities, address stigmatization of opioid use and naloxone, maintain reasonable prices for purchasing naloxone, and target settings beyond community pharmacies to distribute naloxone.
Extramedullary hematopoiesis in an inguinal lymph node: an unusual presentation of primary myelofibrosis
Authors: Yaqoob Nausheen , Mansoor Neelum , Naveed Hania , Jamal Saba
Published: June 2022

Background

Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a proliferation of hematopoietic tissue outside of the bone marrow medullary space. It is a pathophysiologic response, more often associated with either a benign reactive hematological disease or a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). Identification of EMH in adults is always pathologic. It is highly unlikely for a myeloproliferative neoplasm to present with inguinal lymphadenopathy. An unusual and complex case can be precisely diagnosed via a multidisciplinary approach involving experts from various modalities of laboratory. In this regard, the present case highlights the importance of an integrated approach in establishing the diagnosis.

Case presentation

We report a case of a 61-year-old male patient of primary myelofibrosis who presented with extramedullary hematopoiesis in an inguinal lymph node. The patient initially presented with generalized symptoms including anemia, fatigue, abdominal pain, and weight loss. On examination, massive splenomegaly. Chest X-ray revealed consolidation which was secondary to right-sided pleural effusion. Therefore, he was suspected to have a lung carcinoma. However, lymph node biopsy revealed extensive fibrosis, consequently effacing the nodal architecture. An abnormal blood picture raised the possibility of bone marrow infiltration. Extensive panel of markers is tested on lymph node and bone trephine. Cytogenetic studies with G-banding analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) played a significant role in deriving clinical decision. Translocations identified in conventional cytogenetic workup led to the diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis. The case is being reported due to unusual presentation of PMF.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is a distinctive case of myeloproliferative disorder initially presented with extramedullary hematopoiesis and through multidisciplinary workup successfully diagnosed as primary myelofibrosis. Awareness of unique clinical presentations and integrated approach towards diagnosis is the key to such challenging cases.
Future destinations and social inclusion scoping review: how people cured of hepatitis C (HCV) using direct- acting antiviral drugs progress in a new HCV-free world
Authors: Donaldson Sarah R. , Radley Andrew , Dillon John F.
Published: June 2022

Background

There has been a paradigm shift in the treatment of Hepatitis C (HCV) from the interferon-era to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs. Cure of HCV for the key risk group, those with a history of injecting drug use, may provide a range of benefits to an individual’s quality of life that can be additional to that of a clinical cure. The interferon-era provided evidence that cure of HCV can be a turning point for those who use drugs, supporting a recovery journey. There remains a question if DAAs can provide the same opportunity.

Methods

We employed a scoping review methodology to consider the additional non-clinical benefits that HCV cure may provide. We used the theoretical construct of recovery capital to consider how these benefits may support a recovery journey in the DAA-era.

Results

Our search provided 2095 articles, from which 35 were included in the analysis. We developed a thematic synthesis of the non-clinical outcomes identified based on the four over-arching themes of recovery capital: physical, cultural, social and human capital. Our review suggests that identity change is a constituent part of each of the recovery capital domains in relation to HCV treatment.

Conclusion

We identified Social Identity Model Of Recovery (SIMOR) as a mechanism through which DAAs may provide non-clinical outcomes to increase recovery capital domains. Further research is required to develop an understanding of the impact a cure of HCV with DAAs may have on identity, overall health and wellbeing and social inclusion to support recovery journeys.
Acute benign pleural effusion, a rare presentation of hepatitis A virus: a case report and review of the literature
Authors: Zalloum Jihad Samer , Alzughayyar Tareq Z. , Abunejma Fawzy M. , Mayadma Ibba , Tomeh Layan Ziad , Abulaila Karim Jamal , Yagmour Asil Husam , Faris Khalid Jamal , Aramin Mohammed A. S. , Mesk Mo’min Ra’id , Hasani Asala Khalil , Shawer Balqis Mustafa , Titi Rawand Hisham , Aljuba Ayat A. Z. , Alzeerelhouseini Hussam I. A. , Zatari Yousef I. M.
Published: June 2022

Introduction

Hepatitis A virus infections are mostly asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, and generally this disease has a benign course and resolves spontaneously. However, intrahepatic and rarer extrahepatic manifestations can complicate typical cases of acute hepatitis. Pleural effusion is an extremely rare extrahepatic entity with 20 cases reported in literature.

Case presentation

We report herein a recent case of both pleural effusion and ascites accompanying hepatitis A infection in a 5-year-old middle eastern child, diagnosed using serological testing and imaging studies, who was treated with supportive management with full resolution after 2 weeks. In addition, we review available literature regarding hepatitis A virus associated with pleural effusion using PubMed and summarize all reported cases in a comprehensive table.

Results

Literature contains 20 reported cases of serology-confirmed hepatitis A virus presenting with pleural effusion, most in the pediatric population with average age at presentation of 9 years 8 months. The majority of reported patients had right-sided pleural effusion (50%) or bilateral effusion (45%), while only 5% presented with pleural effusion on the left side. Hepatomegaly and ascites occurred concurrently in 80% and 70% respectively. Supportive treatment without invasive procedures (except one chylothorax case) yielded complete recovery in 95% of cases, while only one case progressed to fulminant liver failure followed by death.

Conclusion

Acute hepatitis A virus rarely presents with pleural effusion, usually following a benign course with spontaneous resolution in most patients. Pleural effusion does not change the prognosis or require any invasive treatment. Thus, further invasive procedures are not recommended and would only complicate this self-resolving benign condition.
Artificial weathering of rock types bearing petroglyphs from Murujuga, Western Australia
Authors: Neumann Jolam T. , Black John L. , Hœrlé Stéphane , Smith Benjamin W. , Watkins Ron , Lagos Markus , Ziegler Alexander , Geisler Thorsten
Published: June 2022

Murujuga in Western Australia has the largest concentration of ancient rock engravings (petroglyphs) in the world. However, the Murujuga rock art is potentially threatened by local industrial air pollution, in particular by acid rain, but unambiguous scientific evidence is still missing. Here, we report on results of an accelerated weathering experiment, simulating Murujuga weather and climate conditions that was designed and performed to test whether the expected small changes in chemical, mineralogical, and physical characteristics of the rock surface can be detected and reliably quantified by various analytical means. Locally acquired Murujuga granophyre and gabbro samples with natural varnish were artificially weathered for up to four months in a climate chamber under conditions that simulated 2 years of natural weathering. Mineralogical, chemical, and physical changes were qualitatively monitored by X-ray diffraction and confocal Raman spectroscopy, and quantified by colorimetry, portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, and micro-computed tomography. In addition, artificial rainwater that was sprinkled over the rock samples was collected and analysed by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The results show significant chemical and physical changes of the surfaces of the rock varnish after 1 month of artificial weathering. The analytical results demonstrate that it is possible to quantitatively monitor small changes caused by the weathering of gabbro and granophyre. Therefore, such a semi-actualistic experimental approach, when carefully designed, potentially allows testing the hypothesis that the weathering rate of the Murujuga petroglyphs is increased by local industrial air pollution. Further experimental work is currently under way.
Exploring the applicability of virtual reality- enhanced education on extrovert and introvert EFL learners’ paragraph writing
Authors: Khodabandeh Farzaneh
Published: June 2022

During the past decade, Virtual reality (VR)-enhanced education has been adopted as a pedagogically new learning approach to smooth the learning progress. With the rise of VR-enhanced activities, investigating the effect of personality types of EFL learners on their writing performance to use VR-based instruction for learning may be a crucial factor influencing their achievement. This study was an attempt to research the impact of VR- enhanced classes on paragraph writing of extrovert and introvert English foreign language (EFL) Learners. To achieve the purpose of the study, first, the Preliminary English Test (PET) was administered for ensuring the homogeneity of the sample. Once the homogeneity was established, a total of 52 EFL intermediate students were selected and placed into two comparative and two control groups, with 13 participants in each group. Four groups took part in the study, with two groups undergoing treatment with the non-VR teaching approach of paragraph writing and two groups undergoing treatment of VR-enhanced education. Among these four groups, two consisted of introverts and two extroverts that were identified through Eysenck Personality Inventory. The two comparative groups received 12 sessions of VR-enhanced education in online classes (instead of drawing pictures and sharing them within their group, they watched the process activities in the VR environment.), but the control group received learning writing paragraphs through using instructor’s instructional materials. After 6-weeks of treatment sessions, all participants of the study took the post-test. According to the results, the VR-enhanced education was more effective than the non-VR teaching approach in developing paragraph writing of both introverts and extroverts. Moreover, the results of the research showed no significant differences between the performance of the introverts and extroverts, meaning that both had the same performance. The results of this study may pave the way for teachers to use VR-based technology in online and traditional classes without worrying about how learners with different personality traits respond.
Content analysis of the online information available about back pain
Authors: Suhail Ammar , Quais Sarah
Published: June 2022

Background

Low back pain (LBP) is growing health concern that affects millions of people around the globe, and there are many misconceptions regarding causes, imaging, and appropriate treatment choices. Common people usually search Google seeking information regarding LBP from different websites. However, the content of these widely accessible websites have not be evaluated in the light of evidence. The present study aims to analyze the information presented by these websites, summarize the content, and evaluate it against the published literature.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of Google using search terms “low back pain,” “back pain,” “backache. NVivo software was used to capture the content from the internet. Content analysis (CA) was used to analyze online consumer information concerning LBP on the included websites.

Results

A total of 53 websites were included in the study by screening the search pages. There were erroneous information present on majority of the websites. Almost all of the websites consisted of nocebic terms. The causes were more oriented towards biomedical model. Treatment options mentioned did not concur with the recent clinical practice guidelines.

Conclusion

The Online information retrieved from a Google search lacks representation of the current best research. The findings of the study suggest that future development of websites must include information that is more accurate, and evidence driven. Online LBP information should be based on criteria that are more sensitive to the psychosocial factors that contribute to pain.
Comprehensive evaluation of otorhinolaryngological symptoms in COVID-19 patients
Authors: Mahmoud Mohammad Salah , Taha Mohamed Shehata , Mansour Ossama Ibrahim , Fadel Michael , Mady Ossama Mustafa , Teaima Ahmed Abdelmoneim
Published: June 2022

Introduction

The aim of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the incidence and natural course of otorhinolaryngological symptoms of COVID-19 infection and its relations to each other and patient’s demographics.

Methods

This is a prospective study conducted on symptomatic adult patients proven to be infected with COVID-19. Detailed history was taken from each patient including onset of symptoms. Symptoms were followed up tightly. We focus on otorhinolaryngological (ORL) symptoms and their duration and onset in relation to other symptoms. Data were collected and analyzed in detail.

Results

Six-hundred eighty-six patients were included in the study, their age ranged from 19-75 years old, and of them 55.1% were males. Cough was found in 53.1% of cases followed by sore throat in 45.8%, anosmia/ hyposmia in 42.3%, headache in 42%, rhinorrhea in 19.5%, dry mouth in 7.6%, globus in 6.1%, epistaxis in 4.4%, and hearing loss in 0.6%. In non-ORL symptoms, fever was found in 54.2%, malaise in 55.1%, dyspnea in 49.3%, and diarrhea in 27.2%. The first symptom was anosmia in 15.7% of cases, sore throat in 6.1 %, cough in 7.9%, and headache in 13.4% of cases. Fever was the first symptom in 22.7%, malaise in 25.1%, and diarrhea in 6.4%. Headache occurred for 5.5 ± 2 days, anosmia/hyposmia 3 to > 30 days, sore throat 4.1 ± 1.2 days, rhinorrhea 4.3 ± 1.1, cough 7.4 ± 2.5 days, fever 4.7 ± 2 days, and malaise 6.5 ± 2.4 days. The cluster of COVID-19-related symptoms showed nine principal components.

Conclusion

Otorhinolaryngological symptoms are main symptoms in COVID-19 infection, and they should be frequently evaluated to detect suspected cases especially in pauci-symptomatic patients and to properly manage infected patients.
Validity and reliability of the Malay Short Version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders-Negative Statements (sQOD-NS)
Authors: Ainer Indumathi , Husain Salina Binti , Khairiyah Aneeza , Zahedi Farah Dayana , Thanabalan Jegan
Published: June 2022

Background

Olfaction plays an enormous role in every aspect of life including health, emotions, social life, and safety. This is why olfactory dysfunction will leave a great impact on a person’s life. During the recent pandemic hit of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), much importance was given to olfaction and its sequelae post-COVID-19. There is various questionnaire being used for determining olfactory disorders worldwide. In Malaysia, Malay language is widely conversed among the local population hence an assessment tool for an olfactory specific quality of life is necessary.

Method

This is a cross-sectional study performed in the Otorhinolaryngology clinic in a tertiary hospital. The short Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders-Negative Statements (sQOD-NS) is a validated questionnaire that is a simple and easy tool to assess the impact of olfactory dysfunction in daily life. The original version of the short Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders-Negative Statements (sQOD-NS) questionnaire was translated into the Malay language. A forward-backwards translation, validity, and reliability study was done on this questionnaire. A Malay version of sQOD-NS was responded to by a total of 70 participants including 35 patients of normosia and 35 patients with smell dysfunction and repeated after 2 weeks via phone call response. The discriminant validity, internal consistency, and test re-test reliability were assessed.

Results

The pilot study revealed that participants who were normosmic had a higher mean score than smell dysfunction. A Student t test shows mean 20.5 ± 1.22 in normosmic group and 6.06 ± 2.41 in hyposmic group which are significant with p value of < 0.01. The coefficient of correlation (r) between test and retest scores was 0.77 (P < 0.001).

Conclusion

The Malay translation of sQOD-NS is a validated questionnaire that can be used both in clinical practice and in academics.
Apparatuses of Denunciation, Neoliberal Governmental Rationality, and the Potential for a Fascist Turn
Authors: Berksoy Biriz
Published: June 2022

This article explores the sociopolitical causes behind the proliferation of the apparatuses of denunciation in Turkey in the 2010s, and the escalation in the number of citizens denouncing their fellow citizens. These developments have taken place within an international context marked with the initiation of similar campaigns in core capitalist countries (e.g., the United States, United Kingdom) in the post-9/11 period mobilizing citizens to watch for suspicious behaviors that potentially signify “terrorist” activities. In Turkey, the Communication Center for the Office of the President, police hotlines/websites, community policing networks, neighborhood heads, the night-guard system, and legal statutes enabling denunciation are parts of these apparatuses. The article argues that the mechanisms of denunciation surfaced as part of the “security states” that emerged in the late 1990s under the dominance of neoliberal governmental rationality that encompasses components creating a fertile sociopolitical fabric both for the materialization of fascist tendencies and a preference for denunciation as a governmental technology. Accordingly, the apparatuses of denunciation in Turkey emerged at a point where the “security state” constructed by the Justice and Development Party government in its second term (2007–11) delivered a fascist turn within the context of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Oceans of Finance and Commodification
Authors: Khalili Laleh
Published: June 2022

In this essay Khalili surveys the maritime as a space of commodification and of creation of new financial forms and instruments. Maritime transportation made possible the colonization of the Americas, Asia, and Africa and the enslavement and transoceanic commodification of millions of humans. Since then, not just what is transported upon the deep, but the sea itself has also been commodified. The seas’ geophysical contours, their seabeds, the species of flora and fauna that inhabit them, and even the ephemeral routes on their surfaces have been transformed into commodities, ripe for exchange, speculation, and juridification.
Death and Afterlives in the Middle East
Authors: Zengin Aslı
Published: June 2022

This special section draws on the associations between the dead and the living, and approaches death as not something final and complete but rather as a regenerative force for afterlives. Engaging with this framework, this section addresses the following questions: How do people process death into meaning and life for their communities, subjectivities, and political projects? How do sovereign and intimate claims on bodies, and the contestation among these multiple claims, shape the meaning of death and the production of afterlives? How does the symbolic and material life around death produce and shape people's emotional, religious, communal, and political worlds, as well as political economy and regimes of mobility and securitization? How do people create and/or transgress normative boundaries of religious, familial, political, and gender subjectivities through their negotiations over dying, rituals of death, and mourning? How do death and its afterlives help us develop new tropes to think about migration, mobility, regimes of security, war on terror, belonging, intimacy, and care?
New Methods for Governing Death in Istanbul
Authors: Varlık Nükhet
Published: June 2022

The management of the dead underwent major transformations in early modern Istanbul, owing to rapid population growth and its consequences in the city's urban layout. Starting around the turn of the sixteenth century, the majority of the urban dead began to be buried outside the city walls in the newly emerging communal graveyards. As the physical space of the living and deceased residents of the capital gradually came to be separated, death and burial rituals started to be performed by individuals outside the immediate family or community members of the deceased. This was especially the case for those who did not have family or community ties in the city. This article examines the ritual processes by which corpses were prepared for interment, through washing, shrouding, and burial; how funerals, coffins, tombstones, and graveyards were managed; and how individuals, communities, and institutions participated therein. In particular, the author's goal is to question (1) how urban transformations led to modifications in death and burial rites; (2) how those rites became professionalized and impersonalized through the early modern period; and (3) whether these changes created new relationships between the living and the dead in the physical, mental, and emotional landscape of Istanbul.
Against Abstractions
Authors: Shakhsari Sima
Published: June 2022

This article focuses on different iterations of virality to explore the racial logic of death and the crisis of our time during the coronavirus pandemic. By examining the war on the coronavirus, the sanctions on Iran, and the rise of white supremacy in the United States, this article argues that the optimistic analyses of virus and virality are predicated upon the abstraction of the human, thus overlooking race and geopolitics.
Physiological functions and roles in cancer of the proliferation marker Ki-67
Authors: Andrés-Sánchez Nuria , Fisher Daniel , Krasinska Liliana
Published: June 2022

What do we know about Ki-67, apart from its usefulness as a cell proliferation biomarker in histopathology? Discovered in 1983, the protein and its regulation of expression and localisation throughout the cell cycle have been well characterised. However, its function and molecular mechanisms have received little attention and few answers. Although Ki-67 has long been thought to be required for cell proliferation, recent genetic studies have conclusively demonstrated that this is not the case, as loss of Ki-67 has little or no impact on cell proliferation. In contrast, Ki-67 is important for localising nucleolar material to the mitotic chromosome periphery and for structuring perinucleolar heterochromatin, and emerging data indicate that it also has critical roles in cancer development. However, its mechanisms of action have not yet been fully identified. Here, we review recent findings and propose the hypothesis that Ki-67 is involved in structuring cellular sub-compartments that assemble by liquid–liquid phase separation. At the heterochromatin boundary, this may control access of chromatin regulators, with knock-on effects on gene expression programmes. These changes allow adaptation of the cell to its environment, which, for cancer cells, is a hostile one. We discuss unresolved questions and possible avenues for future exploration.
Rapid cold hardening increases axonal Na+/K+-ATPase activity and enhances performance of a visual motion detection circuit in Locusta migratoria
Authors: Robertson R. Meldrum , Moyes Christopher D.
Published: June 2022

Rapid cold hardening (RCH) is a type of phenotypic plasticity that delays the occurrence of chill coma in insects. Chill coma is mediated by a spreading depolarization of neurons and glia in the CNS, triggered by a failure of ion homeostasis. We used biochemical and electrophysiological approaches in the locust, Locusta migratoria, to test the hypothesis that the protection afforded by RCH is mediated by activation of the Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) in neural tissue. RCH did not affect NKA activity measured in a biochemical assay of homogenized thoracic ganglia. However, RCH hyperpolarized the axon of a visual interneuron (DCMD) and increased the amplitude of an activity-dependent hyperpolarization (ADH) shown previously to be blocked by ouabain. RCH also improved performance of the visual circuitry presynaptic to DCMD to minimize habituation and increase excitability. We conclude that RCH enhances in situ NKA activity in the nervous system but also affects other neuronal properties that promote visual processing in locusts.
Alkane Oxidation with H2O2 Catalyzed by Dicopper Complex with 6-hpa Ligand: Mechanistic Insights as Key Features for Methane Oxidation
Authors: Takahashi Hiroto , Wada Kazuhito , Tanaka Kosei , Fujikawa Kyosuke , Hitomi Yutaka , Endo Takatsugu , Kodera Masahito
Published: June 2022

Alkane oxidations with H2O2 catalyzed by copper complexes [Cu2(µ-OH)(6-hpa)]3+ (1) and [Cu(MeCN)(tpa)]2+ (2) were examined. In the oxidation of cyclohexane (CyH), cyclohexyl hydroperoxide (CyO2H) was formed as the first product and converted to cyclohexanol (CyOH) with PPh3. The turnover frequency (TOF/h) and turnover number (TON) of 1 are 150 and 1030, respectively. The kinetic studies showed that the product formation rate, d[CyO2H]/dt, is proportional to [1] and [H2O2], and partly to [Et3N] and [H2O]. Solvent kinetic isotope effect kH2O/kD2O was 2.2, showing that a H2O molecule is involved in the rate-limiting step. tert-BuO2H disturbs the formation of a di(hydroperoxo) intermediate [Cu2(O2H)2(6-hpa)]2+ to reduce the d[CyO2H]/dt. The active species [Cu2(O•)(O2•)(6-hpa)]2+ was detected by CSI MS. The inhibitory effects of a radical trap reagent DMPO and CO gas revealed that 1 suppresses the HO• formation. Methane oxidation with H2O2 catalyzed by 1, 2, and related complexes was conducted using a high-pressure reactor. Key features for the high catalytic activity of 1 in the methane oxidation are the complex-based active species [Cu2(O•)(O2•)(6-hpa)]2+ capable of cleaving the strong C-H bond of methane and the long catalyst life enabled by the suppression of the HO• formation.
Ευθέα και αντίστροφα προβλήματα σκέδασης επιπέδων και σφαιρικών ελαστικών κυμάτων
Authors: Καϊάφα Αγγελική
Published: June 2022

Στην παρούσα διατριβή μελετάμε ευθέα και αντίστροφα προβλήματα σκέδασης ελαστικών κυμάτων από ένα μη-διαπερατό μερικώς επικαλυμμένο αντικείμενο που βρίσκεται σε ένα ομογενές και ισότροπο ελαστικό μέσο. Μοντελοποιούμε μαθηματικά το πρόβλημα σκέδασης μέσω της φασματικής εξίσωσης Navier, θεωρώντας προσπίπτοντα κυματικά πεδία από σημειακές πηγές, με αντίστοιχα σκεδασμένα κυματικά πεδία, τα οποία λαμβάνονται σε μία κλειστή, λεία καμπύλη στο εσωτερικό του αντικειμένου-σκεδαστή. Ιδιαίτερα, από μαθηματικής άποψης, το μοντέλο μας περιγράφεται από ένα εσωτερικό, μεικτό πρόβλημα συνοριακών τιμών στο οποίο το σκεδασμένο πεδίο ικανοποιεί τη μεικτή συνοριακή συνθήκη τύπου Dirichlet-Robin στο λείο σύνορο του σκεδαστή. Αποδεικνύουμε για το ευθύ πρόβλημα σκέδασης την καλή τοποθέτηση του σε κατάλληλο συναρτησιακό πλαίσιο χρησιμοποιώντας χώρους Sobolev και συγκεκριμένα θεμελιώνουμε αποτελέσματα μοναδικότητας, ύπαρξης και ευστάθειας λύσης. Αντίστοιχα αποτελέσματα παρουσιάζουμε επίσης για το ευθύ πρόβλημα σκέδασης από ένα μη-ομογενές ελαστικό μέσο με άγνωστα θαμμένα αντικείμενα στο εσωτερικό του. Επίσης, μελετάμε τα αντίστοιχα αντίστροφα προβλήματα σκέδασης και χρησιμοποιώντας κατάλληλους βοηθητικούς ολοκληρωτικούς τελεστές, μορφής δυναμικών απλού και διπλού στρώματος, θεμελιώνουμε μία τροποποιημένη μέθοδος παραγοντοποίησης για την επίλυσή του. Επιπλέον, παρουσιάζουμε και αποδεικνύουμε όλο το θεωρητικό πλαίσιο μέσω του οποίου προτείνεται αλγόριθμος αντιστροφής για την ανακατασκευή του συνόρου, του μερικώς επικαλυμμένου σκεδαστή. Τέλος, παραθέτουμε χρήσιμες παρατηρήσεις, συμπεράσματα και εφαρμογές σχετικά με το ευθύ πρόβλημα σκέδασης και τη σύνδεσή του με το αντίστροφο.
The use of platelet-rich plasma in management of musculoskeletal pain: a narrative review
Authors: Thu Aung Chan
Published: June 2022

Musculoskeletal pain is the most common pain reported by patients. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is widely used to treat musculoskeletal pain. However, the efficacy of PRP to treat this pain remains controversial. This review highlights the application of PRP in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. PRP treatment appears to reduce pain and improve function in patients with musculoskeletal pain. However, there are limitations to the currently published studies. These limitations include the PRP preparation methods, type of activators, types of pathology to be treated, methods and times of administration, and association of PRP with other treatments.
The Effect of Group Identity on Hiring Decisions with Incomplete Information
Authors: Casoria Fortuna , Reuben Ernesto , Rott Christina
Published: June 2022

We investigate the effects of group identity on hiring decisions with adverse selection problems. We run a laboratory experiment in which employers cannot observe a worker’s ability or verify the veracity of the ability the worker claims to have. We evaluate whether sharing an identity results in employers discriminating in favor of ingroup workers and whether it helps workers and employers overcome the adverse selection problem. We induce identities using the minimal group paradigm and study two settings: one in which workers cannot change their identity and one in which they can. Although sharing a common identity does not make the worker’s claims more honest, employers strongly discriminate in favor of ingroup workers when identities are fixed. Discrimination cannot be explained by employers’ beliefs and, hence, seems to be taste-based. When possible, few workers change their identity. However, the mere possibility of changing identities erodes the employers’ trust toward ingroup workers and eliminates discrimination.

This paper was accepted by Yan Chen, behavioral economics and decision analysis.
Maintaining or Altering the Status Quo in the Nonmarket Arena: Theory and Evidence from Government Contract Disputes
Authors: Abdurakhmonov Mirzokhidjon , Hasija Dinesh , Ridge Jason W. , Hill Aaron D.
Published: June 2022

We develop a theory that considers important differences in competition in the political arena based on whether firms are attempting to maintain or alter the status quo. Particularly, we argue that although investing resources and time to build relationships with politicians and government officials fosters trust, solidarity, and reciprocity, likely producing desired outcomes for both firms attempting to maintain the status quo and those trying to alter it, such relationships are more strongly positive for firms maintaining the status quo. As the effectiveness of relational strategies may differ based on firms’ political strategies and firm characteristics, we then theorize that the effects of a more relational approach on ”winning” these desired outcomes for firms seeking to maintain or alter the status quo will be moderated by (1) prior targeting in the political arena where the competition unfolds and (2) a firm’s social reputation. Specifically, we argue that knowledge and relationships from prior targeting in a political domain where competition unfolds, and a firm’s better social reputation will strengthen the effect of a more relational approach on securing desired outcomes for both firms seeking to maintain and alter the status quo. We expect the moderating effect for a firm’s targeting and social reputation will be stronger for firms seeking to maintain the status quo compared with firms seeking to alter the status quo. Our study contributes to corporate political activity literature and notably to the research on political markets by advancing a more nuanced but realistic understanding of interfirm rivalry for governmental outcomes.
Data Integration Capabilities and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
Authors: Wamai John , James Rosemary , Tumuti Joshua
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical evaluation of the effect of data integration capabilities on the performance of commercial banks in Kenya. An explanatory non-experimental design was applied to conduct a census of the 43 commercial banks in Kenya. A semi-structured questionnaire supported in collection of primary data. Secondary data from commercial banks annual financial results for period 2013 to 2019 was compiled using data collection sheet. SPSS tool was applied for analysis of data. The regression results disclosed that data integration capabilities positively and significantly affect performance of commercial banks. It was recommended that the managers of commercial banks and other stakeholders should continue investing and adopting data integration capabilities as it is an effective performance enhancement strategy. Further, the policymakers and regulators should employ policies that support data integration capabilities adoption to augment performance.
Angústia e transcendência no problema do sentido do ser, para Martin Heidegger
Authors: Aragão da Cunha Mateus
Published: June 2022

O presente artigo tem como tema a análise de Heidegger sobre o conceito de angústia e o que este significa para o sentido ontológico. Conforme a metodologia heideggeriana de análise da história dos conceitos, veremos o que este conceito em específico significa para Kierkegaard em O conceito de angústia (1844), e a justificação que este autor dá da angústia como “vertigem da liberdade” e o sentido “psicológico” deste. Buscaremos expor o que o autor alemão negou e apropriou da análise do dinamarquês, tendo em vista a análise realizada no sexto capítulo de Ser e tempo (1927). Frente ao significado fenomenológico do conceito, como origem do “nada”, com base em Que é metafísica? (1929), explicaremos a essência de ação transcendente deste. Nossa hipótese é de que o acontecimento de angústia originado pelo Dasein significa uma possibilidade para o desvelamento da forma finita do ser, objetivo principal do autor.
Fenomenologia e Filosofia analítica: O encontro de G. Ryle e M. Merleau-Ponty.
Authors: Costa Sâmara Araújo
Published: June 2022

Pretendemos mostrar semelhanças e diferenças nas análises realizadas em alguns dos trabalhos de G. Ryle e M. Merleau-Ponty. Ambos recorrem a uma espécie de clarificação de conceitos mentais a partir da descrição da experiência. Algumas das diferenças envolvem a noção de significado, uma vez que em Ryle essa noção é mais restrita à linguagem e as descrições referem-se essencialmente à experiência da linguagem. Merleau-Ponty trabalha com uma noção mais ampla de significado que é proveniente de uma experiência pré-linguística, pré-reflexiva, o que requer o emprego de uma linguagem fenomenológica específica.
A Duração e o Nada: Para uma Meontologia do Tempo em Bachelard à luz do bergsonismo
Authors: Machado Fernando Da Silva
Published: June 2022

Objetivamos esmiuçar o profícuo diálogo filosófico que há entre o pensamento de Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) e Henri Bergson (1859-1941) no que concerne a questão do Nada e sua afinidade com o conceito de Duração. De início, exporemos a tese basilar bergsoniana sobre o Nada enquanto um ser-mais que aparece no último capítulo de sua obra A evolução criadora (1907), bem como sua conexão com o conceito de Duração contínua, marco teórico que perpassa todo seu pensamento. Logo em seguida, retrataremos de igual forma as teses bachelardianas sobre a Duração e o Nada, ambas apresentadas em A dialética da duração (1936), se atentando para o fato de que se trata aí de uma releitura crítica do pensamento meontológico-temporal bergsoniano, onde o próprio Bachelard se utiliza de determinadas categorias determinantes no próprio bergosonismo, como por exemplo, de descontinuidade e multiplicidade temporal, porém, com uma nova roupagem. Por fim, analisaremos de que modo e em que condições uma alternância fenomenológico-temporal do Ser e do Nada, segundo a acepção de Bachelard, permite a renovação de nossa intuição e conhecimento a respeito do Tempo.
PRESENTISMO E PARADOXOS TERMINAIS DA EXPECTATIVA E DA EXPERIÊNCIA: CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA A HERMENÊUTICA DA CONSCIÊNCIA HISTÓRICA EM UM NOVO TEMPO DO MUNDO
Authors: Costa Vítor Hugo Dos Reis
Published: June 2022

Trata-se de oferecer elementos para a reativação da ideia de hermenêutica da consciência histórica apresentada por Paul Ricoeur em Tempo e narrativa. A hipótese é a de que Ricoeur deixa de pensar na direção de uma hermenêutica da consciência histórica em razão de uma mudança no âmbito do que fora designado por François Hartog como regime de historicidade. Desse modo, pretende-se mostrar como o conceito de paradoxos terminais dos tempos modernos, do romancista Milan Kundera, oferece uma contribuição semelhante, mas distinta daquela da teoria da história de Reinhart Koselleck assumida por Ricoeur em Tempo e narrativa. Intenta-se mostrar como uma hermenêutica da consciência histórica pode ser reativada desde uma orientação romanesca no regime presentista de historicidade.
MODULAÇÕES DO SOM E DO ESPAÇO NA RABECA ARMORIAL
Authors: Padilha Caio , Dozena Alessandro
Published: June 2022

Desde a década de 1970 no Brasil, o Movimento Armorial, liderado por Ariano Suassuna, articulou em Pernambuco uma série de relações mobilizadoras da música e identidade nordestina, sertaneja e pastoril. Nesse contexto regionalista, interessa-nos pensar as sonoridades e territorialidades das rabecas que modularam no discurso performativo de certos violinistas. Além do envolvimento em criações musicais relevantes,  o Quinteto Armorial, a Orquestra Romançal Brasileira e a Orquestra Armorial de Câmara ajudaram a legitimar a adjetivação “armorial” como qualificadora pertinente às expressões e objetos artísticos, características estéticas, formulações intelectuais e enunciações ideológicas na cultura. Neste artigo, os sons modais e os modos territoriais da música armorial propõem uma recontextualização sonora da rabeca brasileira desde o último quarto do séc XX. Um "violino do povo" cuja escuta teria sancionado certa territorialidade material e simbólica do “mundo sonoro” de rabequeiros alocados no tempo da tradição. A rabeca armorial se candidatava então a instrumento representativo da cultura popular no Brasil com requintes de erudição musical de violinistas de concerto. Desse modo, a dimensão tempo-espaço do som na rabeca armorial se tornava central na construção de uma escuta dos violinos brasileiros e de suas credenciais de autenticidade e originalidade - entre compositores, músicos e audiências no Movimento Armorial.
MÚSICA E TERRITÓRIO: O QUE A GEOGRAFIA PODE DIZER A PARTIR DA FRANÇA
Authors: Raibaud Yves
Published: June 2022

Tradução realizada por Alessandro Dozena (UFRN) e Lucas Manassi Panitz (UFRGS) do texto em francês de Yves Raibaud "MUSIQUE ET TERRITOIRE : CE QUE LA GEOGRAPHIE PEUT EN DIRE, VUE DE FRANCE"
O DIREITO À DURAÇÃO DO PROCESSO EM TEMPO RAZOÁVEL À LUZ DO MODELO PROCESSUALCOOPERATIVO
Authors: TEIXEIRA BARRETO ANA CRISTINA
Published: June 2022

A prestação jurisdicional tempestiva é uma preocupação presente nos ordenamentos jurídicos ao redor do mundo, em razão do prolongamento excessivo e injustificado do processo, gerando incerteza, insatisfação e descrédito na própria atividade jurisdicional. O estudo traz uma análise com ênfase nos ordenamentos jurídicos brasileiro e português sobre a duração razoável do processo para a solução do litígio e efetividade das decisões judiciais, com destaque para o princípio da cooperação processual dos sujeitos processuais, para o dever de gestão processual do juiz e para a possibilidade de flexibilização dos atos e procedimentos processuais para a garantia da duração razoável do processo.
O PROCESSO PREVIDENCIÁRIO É INQUISITÓRIO? NOTAS SOCIOJURÍDICAS SOBRE A CONSTRUÇÃO DE VERDADES E A GESTÃO DAS PROVAS NA DOUTRINA PROCESSUAL PREVIDENCIÁRIA BRASILEIRA
Authors: Angelo Jordi Othon
Published: June 2022

Este artigo visa a analisar o tratamento dos temas da gestão das provas e da construção de verdades pela nova doutrina de direito processual previdenciário que emerge no campo dogmático processual brasileiro. Busca-se, por meio dessa investigação, responder a esta pergunta: qual é o sistema de processo que se desenha no discurso da doutrina processual previdenciária? Dizendo de outra forma: o processo previdenciário é acusatório ou inquisitório? Para responder a esse questionamento, coteja-se a doutrina de direito processual previdenciário com as doutrinas processuais cível e penal, e com pesquisas socioantropológicas realizadas nas instituições jurídicas brasileiras.
Standards probatórios e tutelas de urgência. Standards of proof and emergency injunctions.
Authors: De David Tiago Bitencourt , Belucci Gustavo Henrique Pacheco
Published: June 2022

O presente artigo trata da abordagem dos standards probatórios e o seu enfoque sob a perspectiva das tutelas provisórias. O estudo aborda aspectos relevantes da cognição como pressuposto base para o desenvolvimento do raciocínio acerca dos standards probatórios para, em seguida, tratar da cognição sumária, preparando-se campo para estabelecer uma relação entre as tutelas provisórias e os standards provatórios. Busca-se demonstrar que a gravidade da lesão sofrida pelo autor e a intensidade da medida jurisdicional eventualmente deferida são fatores que influenciam diretamente na fixação do standard probatório.
JULGAMENTO ANTECIPADO PARCIAL DO MÉRITO: CONSIDERAÇÕES À LUZ DO PODER FUNCIONAL DE GESTÃO PROCESSUAL
Authors: Mendes Davi
Published: June 2022

A natureza do julgamento antecipado parcial do mérito, se dever do magistrado ou se faculdade deste, tem sido debatida pela doutrina, assim como o foi, ao tempo do CPC/1973, a natureza do julgamento antecipado da lide. Neste artigo, defende-se que essa discussão está posta em termos errados, pois o julgador não é titular de faculdades puras, senão de poderes funcionais, devendo ser analisada qual a margem de discricionariedade vinculada à ordem jurídica é atribuída para o exercício de tal poder. Indica-se que o poder funcional de gestão processual é relevante para responder a tal questão, e serve para delimitar as hipóteses em que deve ou não haver o julgamento antecipado parcial do mérito em razão de considerações relativas aos seus aspectos funcionais. Tal compreensão é demonstrada através da propositura de seis critérios advindos da gestão processual, os quais são relevantes para aferir o atendimento do pressuposto funcional do instituto do julgamento antecipado parcial do mérito.
NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS E DIREITO: UMA ANÁLISE DO ACESSO À JUSTIÇA NA ERA DIGITAL
Authors: Teixeira Sergio Torres , Orengo Beatriz Souto , Costa Pâmella Giuseppina Parisi
Published: June 2022

O presente artigo objetivou analisar o acesso à justiça, inclusive na sua vertente multiportas, especialmente no cenário marcado pela expansão de invocações tecnológicas e investigar se as novas ferramentas podem ajudar a ampliar o acesso à justiça no Brasil e colaborar com a superação de obstáculos. Para tanto, foram analisadas as tecnologias da informação e comunicação, seus conceitos e a relação entre tecnologia e acesso à justiça, sem perder de vista a situação dos vulneráveis cibernéticos. Ademais, diante do atual cenário de pandemia, coube também o exame da realidade do Poder Judiciário brasileiro frente às consabidas disparidades sociais do nosso país. O trabalho é desenvolvido pelo método de abordagem dedutivo, adotando-se a técnica da documentação direta, com pesquisa documental em obras doutrinárias selecionadas na literatura contemporânea.
BREVE HISTÓRIA SEMÂNTICA DE CAUSA EM JUÍZO: A CONTEMPORANEIDADE DO PENSAMENTO DE ENRICO REDENTI
Authors: Henrichs Favero Gustavo
Published: June 2022

O texto visa, com espeque no estudo etimológico do vocábulo “causa”, elaborado por Enrico Redenti, sistematizar o termo no dúplice sentido processual empregado (como demanda e como fundamento), nos lindes do Código de Processo Civil de 2015.
A EXECUTIVIDADE DOS CONTRATOS ELETRÔNICOS: ANÁLISE DO POSICIONAMENTO DO STJ
Authors: Da Costa Rosalina Moitta Pinto , Azevedo Júnior Manuel Albino Riibeiro
Published: June 2022

Esta pesquisa objetiva analisar a executividade dos contratos eletrônicos. Utilizando o método dedutivo com revisão doutrinária e análise da jurisprudência do STJ como opção metodológica, parte-se do estudo dos impactos da tecnologia no processo, situando os contratos eletrônicos entre as consequências dos avanços tecnológicos e das relações socioeconômicas contemporâneas. Em seguida, estuda-se o título executivo, cujos requisitos são impostos taxativamente pela lei, para, após, demonstrar-se que não há óbices a que o título exista eletronicamente. Ao final, conclui-se pela executividade do título eletrônico em razão da equiparação da certificação digital à assinatura das testemunhas, conforme posicionamento do STJ.
Há prejudicialidade entre as pretensões individuais e as coletivas? O tratamento dado pela jurisprudência do Superior Tribunal de Justiça e pelo Projeto de Lei Substitutivo 1.641/2021.
Authors: Batista Fernando Natal
Published: June 2022

Resumo: O artigo apresenta, como justificativa para sua formulação e investigação, a análise dos fundamentos exigidos para se chegar à conclusão se é possível constatar a existência de prejudicialidade na convivência, ou não, entre as pretensões individuais e as coletivas. Para alcançar a resposta à questão ora delimitada, examina-se, em tópicos específicos, o tratamento do tema a partir de dois referenciais teóricos: a) a jurisprudência atual do Superior Tribunal de Justiça – STJ sobre a temática proposta, enquanto Corte Suprema de nosso ordenamento judicial; e, b) a sua atual regulação proposta no Projeto de Lei Substitutivo 1.641/2021 (que pretende, com uniformidade, disciplinar o processo coletivo e estrutural).Palavras-Chaves: Processo Civil – Convivência sistêmica entre as lides individuais e coletivas – Jurisprudência do STJ – PLS 1.641/2021.