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Analysis and Discussion of Two-Way Coupling Effects in Particle-Laden Turbulent Channel Flow
Authors: Laín Santiago , Ortíz Daniel , Ramirez Jesús Antonio , Duque Carlos Alberto
Published: February 2023

This paper studies the turbulence modification caused by the presence of solid particles in fully developed channel flow by means of the point particle Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) approach. Inertial particles much smaller than the smallest vortical flow structures are considered, maintaining a volume fraction of the order , where inter-particle collisions are rare and have nearly no influence on flow development. To avoid concurrent effects that could mask the analysis of fluid turbulence interaction, gravity is not included in the study, and particle-smooth wall collisions are modelled as ideal reflections. The alteration of fluid turbulence dynamics by the particles is illustrated and discussed, providing an overview of the fluid-particle interaction phenomena occurring at both microscopic and macroscopic flow levels. Finally, the relation of such phenomena with drag-reducing effects by particles is demonstrated.
Estimating the Electrical Conductivity of Human Tissue in Radiofrequency Hyperthermia Therapy
Authors: López-Pérez Jorge Iván , Bermeo Varón Leonardo Antonio
Published: February 2023

The use of mathematical models to study complex systems such as physical and biological phenomena allows understanding their behavior, specifically regarding variables and parameters that are difficult to obtain. Additionally, studying optimization techniques has made it possible to approximate the characteristics of these systems by correlating numerical simulations and experimentation. Radiofrequency hyperthermia therapy for cancer treatment is currently under consideration for future medical applications. However, some of its properties are complex to measure, which could prevent their control. This is the case of electrical conductivity, which depends on the induction frequency and the tissue characteristics. In this paper, radiofrequency hyperthermia therapy was simulated via the finite element method. Then, an estimation of the electrical conductivity involved in the treatment was performed using the particle swarm optimization method. The execution time and the difference between the estimated parameter and the exact value were evaluated and compared with those obtained using the Levenberg-Marquardt method. The results indicate a significant agreement between the estimated and exact values in three different cases. The Levenberg-Marquardt method has a difference of 0,1942% and a performance time of 22 minutes, whereas the particle swarm optimization method has a difference of 0,0967% and a performance time of 327 minutes. The latter performs better in terms of parameter value estimation, whereas the former has better computational times. These techniques may help medical doctors to prescribe treatment protocols and may open the possibility of devising control strategies for hyperthermia therapy as a cancer treatment.
Radiofrequency Absorbance as a Novel Concentration Indicator in Sucrose Aqueous Solutions
Authors: Coronel-Gaviro Javier , Yagüe-Jiménez Virginia , Blanco-Murillo José Luis
Published: February 2023

Microwave-based methods have been used for years to monitor processes, tests, and substance mixtures. Solutions must preserve sample integrity and avoid time-consuming procedures to scale inline industrial applications and promote on-field tests. Today, testing procedures use portable, cost-effective devices operating on wide frequency ranges to perform low-power, wide-band microwave dielectric spectroscopy. This paper describes a proof of concept using SDR technology to match all these requirements. A prototype was tested for measuring sucrose-in-water solutions at different concentrations, which resulted in a novel concentration indicator based on radiofrequency absorbance. This application is critical for in-line monitoring and on-field testing in the food and beverage industries. The proposed method delivered robust, replicable, and reliable results. High levels of significance (> 99%) were achieved in statistical tests in the frequency range of 4 125 to 4 410 MHz. The indicator was shown to be sensitive to concentrations below those reported in the literature and could be easily integrated into non-destructive early chemical evaluation for food quality and production monitoring or into on-field testing devices, to name some applications.
Comparison between a traditional Colombian Structural Design and the Use of Viscous-Type Energy Damping Systems (2021)
Authors: Parra Moreno William Andres , Silva Ceron Alfer Leiber , Ordoñez Ruiz Andres Felipe
Published: February 2023

This paper compares a traditional Colombian structural design to the same structure with viscous-type energy dampers, considering both structural behavior and construction costs. To this effect, a building was designed: first, in accordance with the Colombian Seismic-Resistant Construction Regulations (NSR-10); and then according to the recommendations of American Society of Civil Engineers with regard to damping systems. Finally, the quantities and construction costs were calculated. As a result, an unconventional structure was obtained which was more expensive than a traditionally designed building. Still, said structure had less cross-sections, stresses, and displacements. The above demonstrates that, while the initial cost of this method may be higher, the extra cost can be offset when an earthquake occurs, as the building has better earthquake resistance.
The quality of engineering education is a key factor in development
Authors: Cañón Rodríguez Julio César , Salazar Contreras Jaime
Published: February 2023

The whole world is concerned about the quality of engineers' education. The ideas regarding engineers' social responsibility, scientific and technological updating and their professional commitment, along with the expectations of the society to which they belong, are conceived from the classroom and, consequently, should become the essence of curriculum design and therefore the raison d'être of teaching commitment. The magnitude of teaching commitment in engineering causes particular concern for higher education institutions and accompaniment regarding their teachers' tasks. The quality of engineering curricula significantly depends on the quality of the teaching offered in them and, consequently, teachers' qualifications and recognition of their importance have become key factors in curriculum management and compliance with commitments as stated in mission statements. Research involving around a thousand engineering professors in Colombia led to identifying the main features of the three fundamental moments regarding their teaching role; this, in turn, led to characterising teachers' role in ensuring that improvement plans are carried out, resulting from engineering programme accreditation (i.e. making them accountable to society). The future of engineering training requires a major transformation regarding the task of teaching. The conventional image of teachers must provide for the concept of teacher programmes and simple compliance with curriculum guidelines must give way to initiatives and proposals promoting a teacher's role as a vital/dynamic element in the classroom.
A LEMP Generator-Simulator Circuit
Authors: Díaz Cadavid Luis Fernando , Cano-Plata Eduardo Antonio , Younes-Velosa Camilo
Published: February 2023

This paper presents a proposal for a LEMP generator-simulator circuit for testing an SDR-detector developed for spectral characterization of lightning, its design and implementation.
Methodology for assessing the impacts of distributed generation interconnection
Authors: Luna Luis E. , Parra Estrella E.
Published: February 2023

This paper proposes a methodology for identifying and assessing the impact of distributed generation interconnection on distribution systems using Monte Carlo techniques.
This methodology consists of two analysis schemes: a technical analysis, which evaluates the reliability conditions of the distribution system; on the other hand, an economic analysis that evaluates the financial impacts on the electric utility and its customers, according to the system reliability level.
The proposed methodology was applied to an IEEE test distribution system, considering different operation schemes for the distributed generation interconnection. The application of each one of these schemes provided significant improvements regarding the reliability and important economic benefits for the electric utility. However, such schemes resulted in negative profitability levels for certain customers, therefore, regulatory measures and bilateral contracts were proposed which would provide a solution for this kind of problem.
The effects on radial distribution networks caused by replacing incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps and LEDs
Authors: Blanco Castañeda Ana María , Parra Estrella Esperanza
Published: February 2023

Compact fluorescent lamps and high-power light-emitting diodes use an electronic device that injects harmonics into distribution networks, thereby altering power quality levels. This paper shows these lamps' electrical characterisation and the results of a computer simulation of a radial distribution feeder supplying electricity to customers who use this type of harmonic load. The objective was to analyse the effect on distribution systems due to CFLs and LEDs' high penetration.
Developing a PQ monitoring system for assessing power quality and critical areas detection
Authors: Romero Miguel , Pardo Ricardo , Gallego Luis
Published: February 2023

This paper outlines the development of a power quality monitoring system. The system is aimed at assessing power quality and detecting critical areas throughout at distribution system. Such system integrates a hardware system and a software processing tool developed in four main stages. Power quality disturbances are registered by PQ meters and the data is transmitted through a 3G wireless network. This data is processed and filtered in an open source database. Some interesting statistical indices related to voltage sags, swells, flicker and voltage unbalance are obtained. The last stage displays the indices geo-referenced on power quality maps, allowing the identification of critical areas according to different criteria. The results can be analyzed using clustering tools to identify differentiated quality groups in a city. The proposed system is an open source tool useful to electricity utilities to analyze and manage large amount of data.
Absorption spectrophotometry signal de-noising using invariant wavelets
Authors: Vargas Cañas Rubiel , Loaiza Correa Humberto
Published: February 2023

Diseases such as cancer, hepatitis and AIDS cause body fluid concentration and amount to become modified; their measurement can thus be useful as a diagnostic technique. Spectroscopy is one of the most widely used techniques for biological substance detection and quantification. The presence of unwanted signals is the main limiting factor for sensitivity and quality; this is called noise. Noise has different backgrounds which range from physical assumptions to environmental influence. Eliminating or reducing noise in spectroscopy has thus been studied for many years and the applicability of wavelet transform has been demonstrated in recent decades. This paper presents invariant wavelet transform for increasing signal to noise ratio in spectrophotometer signals and thus improve the quality of spectrophotometric analysis and biological substance quantification. The proposed technique was applied to artificially-generated signals and signals from two spectrometers, one having a continuum source and another with a laser radiation source. The results obtained with this technique were compared to those obtained from traditional filters: Gaussian, Wiener and orthogonal wavelets. This technique's main advantages are a substantial increase in signal to noise ratio and preservation of spectral peak location and width. These advantages increase biological substance detection and quantification quality and accuracy and allow automatic analysis of the spectrum. They can also lead to better understanding of experimental limitations and allow a quantitative study of the influence of changes in substance concentration in related diseases.
A methodology for landfill location using geographic information systems: a Colombian regional case
Authors: Zafra Mejía Carlos Alfonso , Mendoza Castañeda Franklin Andrés , Montoya Varela Paula Alejandra
Published: February 2023

The regions' economic growth and accelerated development have created high solid waste production rates; such waste is dis-posed of in many localities in places without any technical and/or environmental measures having been taken. This paper presents guidelines for locating landfills by combining geographic information systems (GIS) with analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and simple additive weighting (SAW). The methodology so developed was applied to the regional case of Tame in the Arauca department in Colombia; a scenario involving Colombian legislation was compared to the proposed methodology. The results showed that there were significant differences in estimating area availability. Regarding 95% of maximum weighting (1,000 points), the proposed methodology was 81% more restrictive than the Colombian legislation.
Solar Photo-Fenton optimisation in treating carbofuran-contaminated water
Authors: Hernández-Shek Manuel Alejandro , Agudelo Henao Ana Cecilia , Mendoza Marín Claudia , Torres Castañeda Harlen
Published: February 2023

Box-Benkhen design response-surface methodology was developed to optimise photo-Fenton degradation of carbofuran (C12H15NO3) by using a compound parabolic collector pilot plant. The four variables considered in Box-Benkhen design model included carbofuran degradation percentage, initial carbofuran concentration, hydrogen peroxide [H2O2] concentration and iron [Fe2+] concentration. Degradation was monitored by using total organic carbon concentration and high-performance liquid chromatography. A 93.2 mg l-1 carbofuran concentration was completely degraded in t30W = 15 min with 17.1 mg l;-1 Fe2+ and 121.6 mg l-1 H2O2. Photo-Fenton degradation led to 76.7% mineralisation. Biodegradability during optimisation was evaluated by using the BOD5/COD ratio; this value increased from 0.04 at the beginning of the process to 0.52 in t30W = 20 min, thereby showing the effectiveness of using biological treatments.
A comparative study of two models for the seismic analysis of buildings
Authors: Luévanos Rojas Arnulfo
Published: February 2023

This paper presents a model for the seismic analysis of buildings, taking two lumped masses at each level in a structure's free nodes and comparing them to the traditional model which considers lumped masses per level, i.e., a mass for each floor of the entire building. This is usually done in the seismic analysis of buildings; not all values are conservative in the latter, as can be seen in the table of results. Both models took shear deformations into account. Therefore, the usual practice of considering a lumped mass per each level would not be a recommended solution; using two lumped masses per level is thus proposed and is also more related to real conditions.
Field tests for assessing electrical protection performance regarding electromechanical protection relays
Authors: Esteves Luis Alfredo , Caicedo Gladys , Murcia Francisco
Published: February 2023

This article describes designing and using a series of field tests (such as pick-up test and operating characteristics) aimed at ascertaining the correct operation of relays' electromechanical protection. The characteristic elements involved in adjusting electromechanical protection relays are presented.
The corrosion resistance of 140MXC, 530AS and 560AS coatings produced by thermal spraying
Authors: López Covaleda Edwin Alexis , Olaya Flórez Jhon Jairo
Published: February 2023

Three commercial materials were deposited using electric arc thermal spraying: 140MXC (with Fe, W, Cr, Nb), 530AS (AISI 1015 steel) and 560AS (AISI 420 steel) on AISI 4340 steel. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the best strategy for improving a coating-substrate system's corrosion resistance, using the following combinations: homogeneous single coatings, bilayers consisting of 530AS or 560AS under 140MXC and 140MXC + 530AS and 140MXC + 560AS coatings deposited simultaneously. The coatings were characterised using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Corrosion resistance was evaluated through potentiodynamic polarisation and hardness by using the Vickers test.
Corrosion resistance depends on the amount of microstructure defects, the deposition strategy and the alloy elements. However, corrosion resistance was similar in single coatings of 140MXC and bilayers, having -630 V corrosion potential and 708 nA corrosion current. The details and corrosion mechanism of the coatings so produced are described in this paper.
A descriptive analysis of quantitative indices for multi-objective block layout
Authors: Medina Palomera Amalia , Montalvá Subirats José Miguel , Hospitaler Pérez Antonio
Published: February 2023

Layout generation methods provide alternative solutions whose feasibility and quality must be evaluated. Indices must be used to distinguish the feasible solutions (involving different criteria) obtained for block layout to identify s solution's suitability, according to set objectives. This paper provides an accurate and descriptive analysis of the geometric indices used in designing facility layout (during block layout phase). The indices studied here have advantages and disadvantages which should be considered by an analyst before attempting to resolve the facility layout problem. New equations are proposed for measuring geometric indices. The analysis revealed redundant indices and that a minimum number of indices covering overall quality criteria may be used when selecting alternative solutions.
Identification of soluble proteins present in giant squid (Dosidicus gigas) meal for human consumption
Authors: Omote-Sibina Juan Rodolfo , Roldán-Acero David Julián
Published: February 2023

Introduction. The giant squid (Dosidicus gigas) is a species of great abundance and considered as potential resource to meet the demand for protein in Peru. Giant squid meal represents an alternative to traditional proteins which can be used in food fortification. Objective. To optimize the extraction process and identification of soluble protein from giant squid meal (GSM). Materials and methods. This study was conducted at the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru, between 2018 and 2019. To obtain the highest yield of soluble protein (Ŷ) extracted, an alkaline extraction method using NaOH followed by acid precipitation at pH 4.5 was applied. Surface response methodology was used to determine the optimal parameters for protein extraction such as temperature, concentration of NaCl, time, and the ratio GSM: solvent. A 1D and 2D electrophoresis study was carried out to find the distribution of molecular weights and to identify the main proteins of GSM. Results. Values for optimal response were the concentration of NaCl 0 M, an extraction time of 35 min, the ratio GSM: solvent of 1:31.72, and a temperature at 71.9 ºC. The molecular weights of the proteins detected were in the range of 6.5 and 38.37 kDa, which would correspond to tropomyosins, troponins, and myosin light chain residues. Conclusions. This study allowed to optimize the extraction parameters and to identify soluble proteins corresponding to the sarcoplasmic fraction of the giant squid meal (GSM), which could be used in the food industry.
L’« histoire des religions » à l’Université de Louvain, de la création du Muséon (1881–1882) à la première Semaines d’ethnologie religieuse (Louvain 1912) : le « cas » du chanoine Philémon Colinet (1853–1917)
Authors: Courtois Luc
Published: February 2023

Beginnings of scientific reflection over the history of religion in Catholic University in Leuven were connected with organizing so-called Catholic Week of Religious Ethnology, and also with an origin of the first scientific journal on Oriental studies and the history of religion (Muséon 1882). The goal of the week, in the idea of the organizers, was to help missionaries by providing them with ethnological knowledge and arguments defending the idea. All the information was worked out by scientists dealing with ethnology, Oriental studies, and also comparative history of religion. Cardinal D.J Mercier, an honourable patron of the event,  played  a crucial role while organizing the meetings. While P. Colinet, an orientalist, stood against organizing the event.
Liber constitutionum dominikanów krakowskich z lat 1273–1318. Edycja tekstu
Authors: Gałuszka Tomasz
Published: February 2023

The article discusses the history and presents the Latin edition of the manuscript of Liber constitutionum Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum in the collections of the Archive of the Polish Dominican Province in Cracow (call no. ADK XIII.21). Familiarity with this monument is essential for at least three reasons. First, it is the only known manuscript belonging to the thirteenth-century resources of the Dominican library in Cracow. Secondly, it is part of a group of six thirteenth-century Dominican Constitution Books in the world; finally, in the thirteenth century and the first quarter of the fourteenth century the manuscript was frequently corrected and supplemented by a number of Dominican scribes. The author demonstrated that the titular manuscript served the brethren from the Cracow community for at least 44 years – after it was recorded in the wake of the general chapter in Buda in 1273 to the introduction of the last regular records following the general chapter in Lyon in 1318. This particular edition of Liber constitutionum is considered a simple edition, meaning that it has been prepared on the basis of an only known manuscript and its main purpose is to familiarise the reader with the preserved document. In this edition, I have used medieval style of writing characterised by the following: instead of double vowels ae or oe, a single e is used; the division into the lower-case vowel u and the consonant v is reduced to a single vowel u, whereas the distinction between the above two is respected in capital letters. For the sake of clarity of the critical apparatus, we include only those cases which are important from the point of view of text criticism and a few interventions on the part of the publisher, such as corrections, complementary remarks, etc.
Association des Oulemas : une tendance de l’islam politique algérien (Epoque d’entre les deux grandes guerres)
Authors: Nagy Laszlo
Published: February 2023

The article presents how Algerians’ national awareness was born. At that time, the country was still a French colony (a department belonging to a metropolis). The author mentions two important figures: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine and Ben Badis, both of them are important when the process of rousing Algerians’ Islamic and national awareness is taken into consideration. Abdelkader and Badis were ulamas; Islamic intellectuals who tried to rouse Algerians by restoring importance of their language and culture. They did not want to rouse political awareness in people, but rather identity coming from moderate Islam. Moderate Islam was supposed to be the basis of resistance against “making the country more French” and at the same time depriving dignity. The author quotes fragments of Ben Badis’ reply directed to Ferhat Abbasa (who represented Members of Parliament compliant with France). The reply is of a great value when Algerians’ national liberation movement is taken into consideration.
Mieszkańcy Drobina w świetle Liber status animarum z roku 1938
Authors: Włodarski Łukasz
Published: February 2023

This article presents the Catholics of Drobin in the light of Liber status animarum from 1938. The originator of this book was Rev. Feliks Godlewski, Provost of the Drobin Parish in the years 1932–1956. Having analysed the population of Drobin, its demographic structure was presented taking into account such divisions as sex and age. The size of families was analysed, presenting at the same time a statistical model of a family. Also a difference of age between spouses was examined, taking into account two criteria: a) when a husband was older than his wife, or when both of them were the same age; b) when a wife was older then her husband. Also incomplete families were analysed, that is families where one of the parents died, taking into account the number of such families, age of widowers and widows and a number of children brought up by them. In the end, a professional structure of the Catholics of Drobin was presented, as well as the size of agricultural farms and the most popular forenames of men and women occurring in the analysed population.
Wspomnienia z Kołymy Kazimierza Żurawieckiego
Authors: Ryba Jakub
Published: February 2023

In 2010 in Rome, while the archives of the Hospice of Saint Stanislaus were enumerated and reordered, the memoires of Kazimierz Żurawiecki were found. The book entitled A Change Is Coming. Memories of Kolyma gives an account about his stay in Kolyma camps. Żurawiecki limited the scope of his memories solely to the report of his stay in Kolyma, completely leaving aside other periods. His records include valuable historical material, which is fully compliant with the factography known from other sources and studies. Many plots described by him appear also in the reports of other prisoners of Kolyma camps. Following 17th of September 1939, Lwów found itself under Soviet occupation. Żurawiecki, who was involved in the underground activity within the organization of ZWZ-2, was arrested and sentenced for 10 years of reformatory labour camps in 1940. After the transport, which had lasted a few months, Żurawiecki arrived to Kolyma in June 1941. After his stay in a transitional camp near Magadan, he ended up in a camp situated close to a gold mine. Due to the so-called “amnesty” for Polish citizens, in October 1941, Żurawiecki sailed away from the Kolyma. In the February of 1942, Żurawiecki was accepted to the 9th Infantry Division (part of the Polish army of General Anders). The fate of Żurawiecki was identical to the fates of others General Anders’ soldiers, having been led through Iran, Palestine, Iraq and Egypt to Italy to arrive in Great Britain. Żurawiecki was a member of the 3rd Carpathian Riflemen Division, created as a result of various reorganizations of this unit. The combats ended by the seizing of Bolonia on 21st of April 1945. Żurawiecki arrived to Great Britain on 1st of January 1948, after having stayed for 2 years in Rome. At the end of the 40’s, he left for Argentina and settled down in the city of Mendoza. That is where he died suddenly of a heart attack in 1962.
„Nadchodzi zmiana (wspomnienia z Kołymy)” Kazimierza Żurawieckiego
Authors: Ryba Jakub
Published: February 2023

This is a second part of article (first was published in “Textus et Studia”, no 1(5)/2016) concerning memories written by Kazimierz Żurawiecki. The book entitled A Change Is Coming. Memories of Kolyma gives an account about his stay in Kolyma camps. The form that the author gave to his work is quite unique. Kazimierz Żurawiecki by his own hands drew up the book and worked it out with unusual care. The text is divided into nine chapters, each of them is followed by annotations to numerous words and expressions in Russian. Everything is concluded by a table of contents. The book is amply illustrated with drawings. K. Żurawiecki had submitted before, anonymously, his reports to the Office of Documents of 2nd Corps. These reports might have been an inspiration for Żurawiecki to write down his own memories in such a form. Kazimierz Zamorski and Stanisław Starzewski invoked Żurawiecki’s records in the book Sprawiedliwość sowiecka, Władysław Anders in his memories Bez ostatniego rozdziału and Małgorzata Giżejewska in her work Polacy na Kolymie 1940–1943. K. Żurawiecki limited the scope of his memories solely to the report of his stay in Kolyma, completely leaving aside the period of his arrest, investigation and transport to Nachodka. His records include valuable historical material, which is fully compliant with the factography known from other sources and studies. Many plots described by Żurawiecki appear also in the reports of other prisoners of Kolyma camps.
„De Signis Ecclesiae Dei”. L’ecclesiologia militante di Tommaso Bozio
Authors: Cantù Francesca
Published: February 2023

What were the identifying marks of the true Church of God has been a strategic theological issue in the dispute between Catholics and Protestants in the modern age. Oratorian Tommaso Bozio’s De Signis Ecclesiae Dei (1592) represents a notable example of post-Tridentine controversialist theology, conceived in the Rome of the Counter Reformation as a form of a militant ecclesiology against heresy, to defend Catholic orthodoxy and aspiring to present itself as the theology of the Papal Magisterium. The article analyses the signa of the universality and of the Roman nature of the Catholic Church, of the primacy of the Roman Pontifex, source and foundation for any further spiritual and temporal power, and the signa of felicitas temporalis of the Spanish Monarchy as evidence of its historical adherence to the Ecclesia Dei.
Akty metrykalne odzwierciedleniem życia społeczności lokalnej Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego (na przykładzie akt stanu cywilnego parafii rzymskokatolickiej w Gołonogu z lat 1808–1912)
Authors: Glimos-Nadgórska Anna
Published: February 2023

The issue of parish civil status records has been an object of research for both historians and genealogists. The literat­ure concerning this issue is quite wide, but many resources of such records have not been worked out yet; records from the Roman Catholic parish in Gołonóg coming from years 1808–1912 belong to the group. They contain a lot of inform­ation concerning inhabitants of the area of the Dąbrowa Basin; they contain not only their names, surnames and dates of birth-baptism, matrimony or death, but also where they lived and their social rank was in the contemporary society of the Dąbrowa Basin. News presenting a lot of events form life of our nation in the 19th century can also be noticed in the registers. The author presented them on the basis of birth-baptism, marriages and deaths certific­ates of her own 19th ancestors from families: Teper, Jurczyk, and Glimosa. The families which have inhabited and belonged to the Gołonóg community parish since four generations.
Katolicy na Podolu od końca XVIII do połowy XIX stulecia (przegląd dotychczasowych badań i nowe dane statystyczne)
Authors: Szczepaniak Jan
Published: February 2023

In current scientific works there is lack of reliable inform­ation giving a number of Catholics living in Podolia at the end of the XVIII and in the first half of the XIX century. Numbers of believers in diocesan catalogues, which were regularly published from 1857, aside from mentioned defects of the source, permit to discover the number of believers belonging to Podolian dioceses. The data which is presented in the inspection files can help to fill the gaps in our know­ledge concerning the earlier period.Firstly, almost general data about the number of believ­ers in parishes of Podolia, come from 1796. Using the date we can conclude that in the Podolian guberniya, within borders established in December 1796, lived from 160 to 165 thousands Catholics. Statistical data which was collected twenty years later, and published by priest W. Marczyński shows that the Podolian guberniya was inhabited by 197,729 Catholics. The number of believers increased considerably within the following decade. According to files drawn up after inspections carried out around 1830, the Kamienets diocese was inhabited by 232,752 believers. First full data come from the time between uprisings around 1850. In 1849 data coming from the military statistical office was published. Information giving a number of believers in each parish, included in pre-inspection surveys from 1850, was also published. Russian data shows that Podolia was inhabited by 227,617 Catholics. Church data gives the number of 215,088 Latinists. The information is unexpected. Looking at dynamic growth of the population of the Podo­lian guberniya and a growing number of the population of Orthodox believers one could expect that from 1820 to 1850, especially in comparison to the information originating from around 1830, the number of Catholics would increase consid­erably. The amount of the Catholics not only did not increase but even decreased. Repressions which occurred after the fall of the November Uprising such as forced displacements, de­portations, verification of the noble’s state, official rewriting of ex Uniats and their descendants to the Orthodox Church led to decrease in Polish ethos. Gaining Catholics, often against their will by the Orthodox clergy as a consequence of giving pastoral ministry, was also one of the reasons of the situation.
Azienda Ospedaliera “Pia Fondazione di Culto e Religione.«Cardinale Giovanni Panico»” di Tricase (Italia)
Authors: Coluccia Maria Grazia
Published: February 2023

The article presents history of “Cardinale Giovanni Pani­co” the hospital which was transformed into Hospital-Cor­poration “Pia fondazione di culto e religione ‘Cardinale Giovanni Panico’” in Tricase, Italy. The Hospital Corporation arose from the Vatican diplomat Giovanniego Panico’s idea and initiative. The activity of the International Institute of Sisters Marcellin (Istituto Internazionale delle Suore Marcel­line) led to its actual functioning and constant development with continual help of suitable church and secular authorities. The future cardinal was sensitive to people’s suffering and lack of suitable health care; his work in many diplomatic agencies in different countries, usually poor and neglected, led to the idea of opening a small hospital in his hometown. The article is an attempt to show in an chronological order history and achievements of one of many Italian hospital corporations. However, the presented institution deserves special attention. The text shows how the private nursing home brought to life in 1963 (casa di cura privata) developed into an important Hospital Corporation in Italy which is defined as the only hospital-medical consortium classified as religious (ospedale religioso classificato). In the article the author does not only present mentioned chronology and achievements of the powerful medical facility, but also the role and need of transplanting on the ground of medical care catholic values as those which help to come back to physical health. The author also presents educational values of suffering in the Christian point of view.
Examining the impact of tax policies and institutional reforms on economic growth: A systematic approach on Djibouti
Authors: Aden Dirir Sadik , Aden Kadir
Published: February 2023

Institutions are rules, guidelines, and regulations that regulate how agents participate in economic transactions, such as the purchasing and selling of commodities and services, as well as the usage of assets. They impact the objectives of major economic players in society, influencing expenditures in both tangible and intellectual capital, technology, and commodity. It also entails proper amounts of tax collections, which are critical for long prosperity, but many nations’ tax systems persist in their poorest connection in the encouragement of progress and state building. Hereby, the present study examined the role of tax policies and institutional reforms in promoting the economic growth of Djibouti during the period 2000 to 2021. The paper employed a Vector Error Correction model (VECM) and a Granger causality test to capture the long-run and short-run dynamic connection between the variables. As well as determining the direction of these associations. The findings presented that during the short-run tax policies and institutional reforms have an insignificant influence on economic growth. Whereas, the long-run outcome revealed that business taxes, government effectiveness, and institutional quality have a positive impact on economic growth. Further, the Granger causality test illustrated one-way causality between GDP, government effectiveness, and regulatory quality. The findings contribute by providing evidence to the region and for the country itself on the way of managing taxation and implementing rigorous institutional regulation in hope of promoting economic growth.
La captura excepcional por orden de la Fiscalía desde la perspectiva del Sistema Penal Acusatorio
Authors: Bastidas-Zárate Juan Sebastián
Published: February 2023

La libertad como derecho fundamental que es, tiene sustento normativo en la Constitución de 1991 y respaldo en diferentes Tratados Internacionales suscritos en materia de Derechos Humanos. Este derecho, no es absoluto, y puede ser restringido, aún en tiempos de paz, en la medida en que se satisfagan una serie de requisitos legales a efectos de alcanzar una finalidad constitucionalmente legítima. Sin embargo, la privación de la libertad es una situación excepcional que se encuentra sometida al principio de reserva judicial, lo cual implica que solo un juez podría ordenar la limitación de ese derecho. Para desarrollar el tema planteado se fijó el siguiente objetivo: Analizar la figura jurídica de la captura excepcional por orden de lafiscalía como limitante a la libertad, en el marco del sistema penal acusatorio. Para cumplir conel objetivo planteado se implementó una investigación de tipo cualitativo, estudiando y describiendolas relaciones normativas y doctrinales en torno a los fundamentos y efectos de la captura excepcional, a través de un estudio descriptivo documental, que pretende interpretar los textos legales, jurisprudenciales y doctrinales frente al objeto de estudio para precisar su verdadero sentido. El estudio permite comprender que la captura excepcional introducida en la legislación procesal penal, no es deseable dentro un sistema que se presume acusatorio, pese a las exigencias dadas por la Corte Constitucional al declararla exequible, lo cual, en todo caso, desborda los roles propios de quienes intervienen en el proceso penal, especialmente el de la fiscalía como ente acusador.
La educación como camino y arte de hacer convivencia
Authors: Gomez Quitian Juan Carlos
Published: February 2023

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo presentar la educación como camino de convivencia en la humanización y legitimación por la persona, a través de la cultura de paz, que es una tarea educativa transversal por educar por y para la sana convivencia. Se acogió una metodología de investigación descriptiva y un enfoque cualitativo que permiten dar cuenta de la investigación activa, sistemática y rigurosa, y el trabajo de campo se realizó con 36 estudiantes de la asignatura de Perspectivas de Vida, Derechos Humanos, de la Universidad Católica de Colombia, en el cual había víctimas directas e indirectas del conflicto armado. El resultado que ha arrojado la siguiente investigación es que las instituciones educativas son un motor dinamizador y propulsor del cambio social y trascienden del aula de clase hacia la familia y sociedad. Como una conclusión notable, se tiene que la educación es el producto de un camino y reflexión del encuentro con el otro, desde un trabajo cotidiano, personal y colectivo, social, pedagógico y educativo, para construir procesos humanizadores, humanos y humanizantes por la persona en pos de la sociedad, como respuesta pedagógica frente a la no vida, provocada por los conflictos por medio de la invitación del arte de hacer convivencia.
Chemical Components Analyzed by UPLC-QTOF-MS and In Vitro Antitumor Effects of the Chestnut Mushroom Pholiota adiposa (Agaricomycetes)
Authors: Wang Xiaoyan , Liu Yan , Kong Fanli , Li Gang
Published: February 2023

We investigated the chemical constituents and anti-tumor activity of cultivated Pholiota adiposa in vitro using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. HepG-2, A549, HeLa, and MCF-7 cells, which are 4 kinds of human cancer cell lines, were cultured in vitro, treated with different concentrations of the ethanol extract of Ph. adiposa (EPA), and cytotoxicity was determined using the cell counting kit-8 assay. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the apoptosis of HepG-2 cells via annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide double staining. Expression levels of apoptosis-associated proteins were determined via Western blotting analysis. Thirty-five components were consistent with those recorded in the chemical composition database, with sterols, fatty acids, and polysaccharide compounds accounting for a relatively high proportion. EPA showed the strongest cytotoxicity against HepG-2 cells, increasing the apoptosis rate up to 23.71 ± 1.59% at a concentration of 50 μg/mL. Ph. adiposa has various functional chemical constituents and potential anti-tumor applications. We found that the functional constituents exerted anti-tumor activity by inducing apoptosis. Furthermore, the expression levels of BCL-2-associated X were increased, whereas those of BCL-2 were decreased in cells after treatment with EPA. These results suggest that EPA induces HepG-2 cell apoptosis via a caspase-mediated pathway.
First record of Eupteryx decemnotata Rey, 1891 from Hungary – a Trojan horse in leafhopper skin (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)
Authors: Tóth Mária , Ronkay László
Published: February 2023

The first Hungarian record of Eupteryx decemnotata Rey, 1891 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), the Ligurian leafhopper, is based on specimens collected on herbs grown in balcony boxes, in Budapest, May 2021. Voucher specimens are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. The species is a potential horticultural pest exhibiting a rapid range expansion in many parts of the world.
Conhecimento dos estudantes de enfermagem sobre medidas preventivas e controlo de infecção: protocolo scoping review
Authors: Silva Mafalda Sofia Gomes Oliveira da , Ferreira Maria Margarida Silva Vieira , Rocha Inês Alves da Rocha e Silva , Feijó Neide Marina
Published: February 2023

Objetivo: mapear o conhecimento dos estudantes de enfermagem relativo às medidas de prevenção e controlo de infecção associada aos cuidados de saúde. Método: scoping review segundo a metodologia de Joanna Briggs Institute. A busca foi realizada nas seguintes bases de dados: PubMed, CINAHL® Plus with Full Text, Nursing & Allied Health Collection, Cochrane Plus Collection, MedicLatina (via EBSCOhost). Serão considerados para inclusão nesta revisão estudos escritos em português, inglês e espanhol publicados nos últimos cinco anos e extraídos para a plataforma Rayyan QCRI®. Dois revisores independentes procederam à análise de relevância dos artigos, extração e síntese dos dados, com elaboração do respectivo fluxograma.
Habilidades de comunicação clínica na atenção à saúde do idoso: protocolo de revisão de escopo
Authors: Oliveira Rogério Sampaio de , Machado Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa , Moreira Maria Rosilene Cândido
Published: February 2023

Objetivo: mapear as evidências disponíveis sobre a comunicação clínica realizada por profissionais da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) na atenção ao idoso. Método: protocolo de revisão de escopo (registro Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/n95wy), conduzido pela metodologia do Joanna Briggs Institute e checklist PRISMA-ScR, orientado pela questão de revisão elaborada conforme o acrônimo PCC: Como ocorre a comunicação clínica (conceito) realizada pelos profissionais da APS (população) na atenção à saúde do idoso (contexto)? A busca dos textos será efetuada em seis bases de dados e na literatura cinzenta. Dois revisores efetuarão a seleção dos estudos, com auxílio da ferramenta blind on do software Rayyan. Divergências serão dirimidas por um terceiro revisor. Os dados serão extraídos conforme formulário específico e organizados no software Excel, e as conclusões dos estudos serão analisadas com auxílio do software IraMuTeQ. Os resultados serão apresentados de modo tabular e narrativo, visando alcançar objetivo e questão de revisão.
Sağlık Haber Algısının Sağlık Çalışanlarının İmajına Etkisi
Authors: ÖCEL Yusuf , EŞ Abdulhamit , OĞUZ ALRAMAZANOĞLU Buket
Published: February 2023

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı sağlık haber algısının sağlık çalışanlarının imajı üzerine etkisinin olup olmadığını incelemektir. Bu amaç kapsamında Sakarya ili evreninde 400 kişiden anket tekniği ile veri elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen verilere frekans, faktör ve regresyon analizleri uygulanmıştır. Yapılan frekans analizi sonuçlarına göre sağlık bilgisine ilk erişim kaynağının sırasıyla; internet, hekim, TV ve sosyal medya olduğu sonucu ortaya çıkmıştır. Yapılan faktör analizi sonuçlarına göre sağlık haber algısına yönelik olarak öne çıkan hususlar; tüketime yöneltme, ticari kaygı ve reklam, sağlık davranışını istismar, sağlık haberlerine duyulan inanç ile davranış değişikliği olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Sağlık çalışanları imajı faktör analizi sonuçlarına göre ortaya çıkan boyutlar ise sağlık çalışanı davranışının olumlu algılanması, sağlık çalışanı davranışının olumsuz algılanması, sağlık çalışanının hastayı bilgilendirmesi, sağlık çalışanının maddi menfaat düşüncesi ve sağlık çalışanının algılanan itibarı şeklindedir. Yapılan regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre sağlık haber algısı boyutlarının sağlık çalışanlarının imajı üzerinde etkili olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.
Evaluation of the salinity tolerance of cotton trees under saline stress on two substrates
Authors: Da Cruz Allyson Ângelo , Ribeiro Aureliano de Albuquerque , Maciel Willamir de Oliveira , Souza Irmão Pedro Lucas , Gonçalves Correia Cira Belém
Published: February 2023

The aim of this study was to evaluate the salinity tolerance of cotton plants grown under saline stress in two substrates. The experiment was carried out in an experimental area at the Centec Cariri School of Technology (FATEC Cariri), located in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará state. A completely randomized design was applied, using a 4 x 2 factorial scheme consisting of four irrigation water salinity levels (0.5; 3.0; 5.0, and 10 dS m-1) and two substrates (0 - 20 cm soil layers and earthworm humus) with four replications. To assess the tolerance of cotton plants to salinity, the methodology proposed by Fageria (1985) was used. The percentage reductions in plant height, absolute growth rate, stem diameter, number of leaves, and leaf area of cotton plants submitted to different levels of irrigation with saline water in the two substrates were quantified, comparing them to the control (plants cultivated with water whose electrical conductivity is equal to 0.5 dS m-1). Based on the found results, it was found that the used type of substrate changed the classification of cotton salinity tolerance, especially at the highest salinity levels tested (5.0 and 10 dS m-1). When considering the data of stem diameter and leaf area, cotton plants grown in soil substrate showed greater tolerance to salinity. However, from the data regarding absolute growth rate and number of leaves, cotton plants grown in earthworm humus substrate were more tolerant to salinity.