bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dismantling Colonial Epistemicide: Exorcism and Transmutation in Brazilian Contemporary Art
Authors: Ferraz Vidal Junior Icaro
Published: June 2024

In recent years, many visual artists working in the intersection between art and spirituality gained visibility on the Brazilian artistic scene. The inspiration for this essay is found in the shifts that this production allows us to discern in relation to the very notion of art. Mobilizing practices and rituals linked to Afro-Indigenous religions and ancestralities, these artists dismantle the project of colonial epistemicide insofar as they challenge categories which are fundamental to the structuring of Western reason. Artists Ayrson Heráclito and Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, who have spirituality as a central axis of their poetics, constitute the artistic corpus of this research.
#FYR3_W04D 2021
Authors:   FASTWÜRMS
Published: June 2024

This text documents and reflects on #FYR3_W04D 2021, a real-time outdoor public performance of making raku ceramics. Staged as a witch process ritual, the performance demonstrated the raku dynamics of fast extreme heat and rapid flash cooling, incorporating as source code the Zen wabi aesthetics of chance, imperfection, simplicity, and flawed beauty, but also the problematics and contradictions of performative spectacle and distractionary entertainment.
El museo viaja a la escuela. Museo itinerante: 100 objetos para hacer historia
Authors: Coma Quintana Laia , Martínez Gil Tania , Ulibarrena Herce Elur
Published: June 2024

Casa Fantikorena en la localidad de Arteta (Navarra) acoge el Museo Etnográfico del Reino de Pamplona, una instalación artística por sí misma, que destaca por su gran colección de objetos históricos. Su objetivo es conservar la memoria del pasado a partir de los relatos de cada uno de los objetos recopilados por Joxe Ulibarrena Arellano a lo largo de toda una vida. Este patrimonio objetual, y esta forma de entender la cultura material, son el eje vertebrador de la propuesta pedagógica Museo Itinerante: 100 objetos para hacer Historia, una actividad que viaja a la escuela y que fomenta la interrogación y análisis de objetos cotidianos para reconstruir de forma significativa la historia reciente y conectarla a la sociedad a través de la Red.
Creación de recursos educativos en colaboración con la educación formal: la experiencia del museo de Lleida
Authors: López-Basanta Clara , Sabaté Navarro Miquel
Published: June 2024

El Museo de Lleida ha desarrollado su proyecto educativo mediante la colaboración constante con la comunidad educativa. Los objetivos de este artículo son presentar los beneficios de esta metodología de trabajo y reivindicar la importancia del uso de recursos educativos materiales en las visitas escolares. En concreto, se aborda la colaboración con los ciclos formativos en la creación de esos recursos, que se han incorporado a los itinerarios educativos del museo. Las conclusiones muestran cómo estos proyectos benefician tanto a los alumnos de los ciclos, como al museo y a los alumnos de educación básica que visitan el museo.
Fact-checking de los debates electorales: Estudio de caso comparativo de las agencias de verificación españolas
Authors: Hidalgo Cobo Pablo , Ventura-Salom Borja , López-Marcos Casandra
Published: June 2024

En un contexto de desinformación, polarización ideológica y nuevas lógicas de bloques en el sistema de partidos español, es de especial interés abordar las labores de verificación en el ámbito de la comunicación política. La presente investigación analiza las verificaciones realizadas por Newtral, Maldita, Efe Verifica y Verificat durante el debate electoral entre Pedro Sánchez y Alberto Núñez-Feijóo. El análisis de contenido cuantitativo con análisis estadístico descriptivo de las 66 verificaciones realizadas sobre 27 afirmaciones de los candidatos muestra una concentración de verificaciones en la primera parte del debate, en cuestiones económicas y al candidato Alberto Núñez-Feijóo. Existe alta homogeneidad en la selección de afirmaciones y el resultado de estas, con una fuerte influencia de la alianza de verificación Comprobado. Además, se ofrecen explicaciones en profundidad que desbordan la mera verificación.
Análisis de la rutina de la producción informativa sobre la guerra en Ucrania y la Guerra en Gaza en À Punt y TeleCinco
Authors: Llorca Germán , Pérez Sánchez Javier
Published: June 2024

Las rutinas periodísticas en el actual contexto de sobreinformación han supuesto una sobrecarga de trabajo para los profesionales de los medios. Esto es especialmente grave en situaciones de guerra, en las que los bandos en conflicto son parte del problema, al deslizar en la comunicación oficial informaciones sesgadas y bulos para proteger sus intereses militares y estratégicos. Este artículo aborda la cuestión sobre cómo los periodistas de los canales españoles À Punt y Tele5 se enfrentan a este problema y previenen la desinformación en relación con la cobertura informativa de las guerras en Ucrania y Gaza.
De Vox a Ana Rosa (y viceversa): el fenómeno de la okupación en los programas de infoentretenimiento
Authors: Márquez Martínez Lucía
Published: June 2024

Fuerzas políticas como Vox consideran que la okupación de viviendas constituye un grave problema para la sociedad española: subrayan sus peligros, impulsan medidas como las ‘oficinas antiokupación’ y reclaman modificaciones legislativas para agilizar los desahucios. Este trabajo estudia si los medios y, específicamente, “El Programa de Ana Rosa” (Telecinco), comparten dicho relato. Para ello, identificamos qué marcos discursivos sobre la okupación desplegó el partido durante la campaña de las elecciones generales de 2023 y los comparamos con los encuadres del magacín. Así, analizamos cómo son representados esos okupas y cómo se relaciona dicha problemática con el mercado de la vivienda.
Ser(-se) ou (não-)humano: Notas de Leitura a partir de My Life as an Artificial Creative Intelligence + Abducted Realities
Authors: Marques Diogo , Carvalho Ana
Published: June 2024

A frequente associação do termo abdução aos raptos de humanos por entidades alienígenas, descritas em relatos dos indivíduos abduzidos e em ficções produzidas nos estúdios de Hollywood, ofusca entendimentos mais alargados, como a ideia de uma retirada, ou transferência, de algo que transita entre dois lugares ou contextos. Sem necessariamente sofrer alteração, a coisa altera o lugar ou o contexto de receção. No presente texto, pretendemos fazer uso deste conceito enquanto dispositivo de disrupção capaz de ajudar a um melhor entendimento de dois exemplos interconexos da mais recente atividade teórica e artística de Mark Amerika: o livro My Life as an Artificial Creative Intelligence (A Minha Vida Enquanto Inteligência Criativa Artificial), que inaugurou, em 2021, a série Sensing Media, da Stanford University Press; e a exposição Abducted Realities (Realidades Abduzidas), patente na Casa Comum, Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, entre maio e junho de 2023.
Estudos Narrativos Mediáticos
Authors: Peixinho Ana Teresa
Published: June 2024

Este livro resulta da transformação de um relatório sobre o campo disciplinar dos Estudos Narrativos Mediáticos, apresentado a Provas de Agregação em Ciências da Comunicação em maio de 2023, e foi escrito para estudantes de pós-graduação e investigadores das Ciências da Comunicação.

Pretende ser, portanto, um manual de apoio a quem quiser explorar este quadro teórico-metodológico e adequá-lo ao estudo dos media e da comunicação. Estrutura-se em três partes articuladas, cuja sequência obedece a uma lógica de aprofundamento e especificação das problemáticas em estudo. A primeira parte – Estudos Narrativos Mediáticos: enquadramento –, organizada em três capítulos, enquadra teoricamente as questões suscitadas pelos Estudos Narrativos Mediáticos, dotando os leitores de uma visão de conjunto do campo disciplinar. Na sequência desta reflexão epistemológica, a segunda parte – Narrativa e media – explora o quadro conceptual dos Estudos Narrativos Mediáticos, procurando uma definição tão clara quanto possível de alguns conceitos-chave: narrativa mediática, mediação narrativa e medialidade, remediação, inter e transmedialidade, etc. Sugere-se, pois, uma reflexão e consequente sistematização sobre a relação entre narrativa e media, à qual não é alheio o progressivo alargamento dos Estudos Narrativos e o consequente reajustamento conceptual a que a evolução tecnológica obriga.
Elege-se, no vasto campo das Ciências da Comunicação,
um domínio de estudo privilegiado, o do jornalismo, estudado
na terceira e última parte – Narrativa e jornalismo. Pretende-se,
pois, problematizar as narrativas jornalísticas no quadro epistemológico dos Estudos Narrativos Mediáticos.
Gender Trends in Authorship of Gastroenterology Randomized Controlled Trial Literature
Authors: Liu Crystal S. , Cromarty Taylor J. , Lin Zhao X. , Goodman Karen J. , Kroeker Karen I.
Published: June 2024

INTRODUCTION:

We describe female authorship trends in gastroenterology (GI) randomized controlled trial literature as a novel focus on gender bias in academic GI.

METHODS:

Using a systematic PubMed search, we extracted GI randomized controlled trial reports published from 2011 to 2022. We describe time trends in proportions of females among first and last authors overall and within GI subspecialties and high-impact journals.

RESULTS:

The proportion of females increased from 25.4% to 36.8% and from 14.3% to 24.8% among first and last authors, respectively. Smaller increases in female authorship occurred in most subgroups, although there were proportionately fewer females among authors in high-impact journals and advanced therapeutic endoscopy publications.

DISCUSSION:

Over the past decade, female authorship in GI RCT reports has increased. However, female representation, particularly among senior authors and in high-impact journals, remains significantly lower. Despite recent improvements, female still constitutes a minority of the authors of original GI RCTs.
MAPEAMENTO DE SUSCETIBILIDADE ÀS INUNDAÇÕES COM BASE NA ANÁLISE MULTICRITÉRIO (AHP): ESTUDO DE CASO DO DISTRITO DE CHÓKWE, EM MOÇAMBIQUE
Authors: Chicombo Tomé Francisco , Moreira Alecir Antônio Maciel
Published: June 2024

Este estudo procurou identificar os níveis de suscetibilidade às inundações no distrito de Chókwe (Moçambique), em um contexto  de aumento de eventos extremos  derivados das mudanças do clima.  O Chókwe está  localizado numa planície de inundação da bacia hidrográfica do rio Limpopo.  Para a elaboração dos mapas foram aplicados pesos conforme a metodologia Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), proposta por Saaty na década de 1970. A elaboração do mapa foi realizada usando-se o ArgGis 10.4.1. A altitude foi o fator de maior influência. Outros fatores que contribuíram de forma significativa para a formação da suscetibilidade nessas áreas foram: a proximidade de canais de drenagem e o índice topográfico de umidade.
Studi Komparasi Sikap Kerja dengan Kejadian Low Back Pain Pada Perajin Rebana Desa Bungah Kecamatan Bungah Kabupaten Gresik
Authors: Inayah Zufra , Supiyatun Supiyatun
Published: June 2024

Musculoskeletal is a system that often experiences increased loads and injuries in every job, including tambourine craftsmen. Data shows that 95% of tambourine craftsmen experience musculoskeletal complaints, of which 55% occur in the lower back area, 20% in the right shoulder area, 15% in the left shoulder area and 10% experience cramps. Objective: This research is to analyze the comparison of work attitudes with the incidence of lower back pain in tambourine craftsmen in Bungah Village, Bungah District, Gresik Regency). Method: Cross sectional survey research design with observation. The population is all tambourine craftsmen in Bungah Village, Bungah District, Gresik Regency, totaling 150 people. Meanwhile, the sample size was 110 respondents taken using simple random sampling. The independent variables are sitting work attitude and standing work attitude, while the dependent variable is the incidence of low back pain. The instrument uses a closed questionnaire. Analysis uses the Chi-Square test with alpha 0.05. Results: Research shows that almost all of the working attitudes of tambourine craftsmen (83.6%) are ergonomic sitting working attitudes, while the majority (69.1%) are standing working attitudes with low risk. Almost all complaints of low back pain among tambourine crafters (79.1%) were not low back pain. The Chi-Square test results for the sitting work attitude have a p value = 0.000 < 0.05 with OR = 18.400, and for the standing work attitude the p value = 0.000 < 0.05 with OR = 3.091. Conclusion: There is a difference in work attitude regarding the incidence of low back pain in tambourine craftsmen with a sitting work attitude having a greater risk level than standing. Monotonous work positions should be avoided and stretching should be done so that muscles do not become stiff and symptoms of lower back pain can be avoided.
Reflection of the sustainable urban mobility paradigm shift in teaching at three European universities
Authors: Brůhová Foltýnová Hana , Baldauf Rosemarie , Becker Udo , Gerike Regine , Heidegger Fabian , Jordová Radomíra , Kaszubowski Daniel , Rybová Kristýna , Vávrová Lucie
Published: June 2024

Over the last few decades, the urban transport planning framework has changed significantly towards sustainable mobility planning. It brings new requirements for the education of transport experts. In the paper, we discuss the future of academic education concerning these changes based on case studies of two prestigious technical faculties in Germany and Poland and a social science faculty in Czechia offering study programmes related to sustainable urban mobility planning. We applied a self-assessment questionnaire to investigate how the study programmes prepare future mobility managers and present the concept of sustainable mobility to students. Our results show that the existing study programmes do not cover all steps of sustainable urban mobility plan development. We identified a few gaps common to the technical and social science faculties, such as consensus-seeking knowledge and methods, monitoring and evaluation tools and approaches, and the development of soft skills (presentation and communication skills and stakeholder involvement techniques).
Recenze článku Nuclear Challenges and Neglected Lessons of Chornobyl
Authors: Šremer Pavel
Published: June 2024

Shrnutí obsahu článku Nuclear Challenges and Neglected Lessons of Chornobyl
Scalar curvature along Ebin geodesics
Authors: Böhm Christoph , Buttsworth Timothy , Clarke Brian
Published: June 2024

Let 𝑀 be a smooth, compact manifold and let

N
μ

\mathcal{N}_{\mu}

denote the set of Riemannian metrics on 𝑀 with smooth volume density 𝜇.
For

g
0

∈

N
μ

g_{0}\in{\mathcal{N}_{\mu}}

, we show that if

dim

(
M
)

≥
5

\dim(M)\geq 5

, then there exists an open and dense subset

Y

g
0

⊂

T

g
0

⁢

N
μ

{\mathcal{Y}_{g_{0}}}\subset T_{g_{0}}{\mathcal{N}_{\mu}}

(in the

C
∞

C^{\infty}

topology) so that, for each

h
∈

Y

g
0

h\in{\mathcal{Y}_{g_{0}}}

, the

(

N
μ

,

L
2

)

({\mathcal{N}_{\mu}},L^{2})

Ebin geodesic

γ
h

⁢

(
t
)

\gamma_{h}(t)

with

γ
h

⁢

(
0
)

=

g
0

\gamma_{h}(0)=g_{0}

and

γ
h
′

⁢

(
0
)

=
h

\gamma_{h}^{\prime}(0)=h

satisfies

lim

t
→
∞

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⁢

(

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(
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)

)

=

−
∞

\lim_{t\to\infty}R(\gamma_{h}(t))=-\infty

, uniformly, where

R
:

N
μ

→

C
∞

⁢

(
M
)

R\colon\mathcal{N}_{\mu}\to C^{\infty}(M)

is the scalar curvature.
Hybrid optical-electronic compensation of fiber nonlinearity for long-haul coherent optical transmission
Authors: Tong Xiaogang , Huang Wei , Cao Weiwei , Zhang Junsheng , Zhang Xiaojuan
Published: June 2024

From the concepts of the dispersion-folded digital backward propagation (DBP) and optical phase conjugation (OPC), a hybrid optical-electronic nonlinearity-compensation scheme is proposed to enhance the system performance of the dispersion-managed transmission. The computational complexity of the proposed scheme, compared with that of the conventional DBP method, is reduced significantly while the performance penalty is negligible. The compensation efficiency of the proposed scheme has been validated in a 5 (and 9)-channel PM-16QAM system at 256 Gbit/s.
The role of antibodies in small fiber neuropathy: a review of currently available evidence
Authors: Morelli Luana , Serra Lucrezia , Ricciardiello Fortuna , Gligora Ilaria , Donadio Vincenzo , Caprini Marco , Liguori Rocco , Giannoccaro Maria Pia
Published: June 2024

Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a peripheral nerve condition affecting thin myelinated Aδ and unmyelinated C-fibers, characterized by severe neuropathic pain and other sensory and autonomic symptoms. A variety of medical disorders can cause SFN; however, more than 50% of cases are idiopathic (iSFN). Some investigations suggest an autoimmune etiology, backed by evidence of the efficacy of IVIG and plasma exchange. Several studies suggest that autoantibodies directed against nervous system antigens may play a role in the development of neuropathic pain. For instance, patients with CASPR2 and LGI1 antibodies often complain of pain, and in vitro and in vivo studies support their pathogenicity. Other antibodies have been associated with SFN, including those against TS-HDS, FGFR3, and Plexin-D1, and new potential targets have been proposed. Finally, a few studies reported the onset of SFN after COVID-19 infection and vaccination, investigating the presence of potential antibody targets. Despite these overall findings, the pathogenic role has been demonstrated only for some autoantibodies, and the association with specific clinical phenotypes or response to immunotherapy remains to be clarified. The purpose of this review is to summarise known autoantibody targets involved in neuropathic pain, putative attractive autoantibody targets in iSFN patients, their potential as biomarkers of response to immunotherapy and their role in the development of iSFN.
Kulturelle Ressourcen in spirituellen Krisen
Authors: Maidl Lydia
Published: June 2024

In allen Kulturen finden sich Erzählungen und Bilder, die in Krisensituationen Wegweisung geben wollen. Durch die Deutung im Rahmen der kulturellen Narrative werden die persönlichen und gesellschaftspolitischen Krisen in einen größeren Kontext gestellt: Menschen erleben sich eingebunden in Menschheitserfahrungen seit Jahrtausenden. Dies entlastet, schenkt Trost, gibt ein Gefühl von Zugehörigkeit. Die Hinweise auf Bewältigung, Rettung, Befreiung – häufig in religiösen Kontexten – geben Hoffnung für die eigene Situation. Wenn Menschen unserer Gesellschaft sich heute immer weniger religiös verortet fühlen, so gewinnen die Künste als Träger dieser kulturellen Ressourcen an Bedeutung.

Für unseren westlich-abendländischen Kulturkreis sind zentrale – nicht die einzigen – Orientierungsmarken die Bibel und die mit ihr verbundenen jüdisch-christlichen Auslegungstraditionen sowie die antiken Mythen. Der Künstler Erich Schickling (1924–2012) hat seine Erfahrungen im Kontext dieser Narrative gedeutet und ikonographisch zum Ausdruck gebracht. Es begegnen uns dabei die großen politischen Krisensituationen des 20. Jahrhunderts: Krieg, Vertreibung, Heimatverlust, Neuanfang, welche ihn existenziell betroffen haben, sowie Reflexe persönlicher Krisenerfahrungen. Im Beitrag wird an ausgewählten Bildern gezeigt, welche archetypischen Motive und Gestalten dem Künstler Orientierung gaben und wie er sie künstlerisch gestaltete. Die vorausgehende Einführung in das Verständnis von Archetypen und ihrer Bedeutung in Krisensituationen sowie die abschließenden Empfehlungen sind Impulse für die die Selbstfürsorge und Begleitung von Menschen in spirituellen Krisen.
The effect of curcumin on PI3K/Akt and AMPK pathways in insulin resistance induced by fructose
Authors: Kiren Gülce , Severcan Çınar , Severcan Suzan Muratoğlu , Paşaoğlu Hatice
Published: June 2024

Objectives

Excessive fructose consumption is recognized to elevate insulin resistance in animals and humans. In our study, we aimed to assess the possible consequences of curcumin (curc) treatment applied to rat models of fructose-induced insulin resistance on adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathways in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue.

Methods

We established four distinct rat groups: corn oil (negative control group), 20 % fructose (positive control group), 20 % fructose and 100 mg/kg curc (100 mg/kg curc group), and 20 % fructose and 200 mg/kg curc (200 mg/kg curc group). The ELISA method was used to determine serum insulin levels, an auto-analyzer was used to measure serum glucose levels, and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values were calculated. In the rat’s skeletal muscle and adipose tissues, the ELISA method was used to determine the following parameters: insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate-1 (p-IRS-1), PI3K, phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP3), phosphoinositide-dependent kinases (PDK-1), phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), AMPK and glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) levels.

Results

The positive control group exhibited a significant increase in serum glucose, insulin, and HOMA-IR levels, confirming the establishment of the insulin resistance model. In the curcumin dose groups, these values significantly decreased. Additionally, compared to the positive control groups, curcumin dose groups demonstrated a significant increase in the parameters of the Akt/PI3K pathway, AMPK activation, and GLUT4 levels in skeletal muscle and adipose tissues.

Conclusions

We observed that curcumin demonstrates potential ameliorative effects on the insulin signaling pathway through PI3K/Akt and AMPK pathways.
In vitro antibacterial and antioxidant activity of flavonoids from the roots of Tephrosia vogelii: a combined experimental and computational study
Authors: Abera Bihon , Melaku Yadessa , Shenkute Kebede , Degu Sileshi , Abebe Abiy , Gemechu Worku , Endale Milkyas , Woldemariam Messay , Hunsen Mo , Hussein Ahmed A. , Dekebo Aman
Published: June 2024

Tephrosia vogelii is a traditional medicinal plant used to treat hypertension, diarrhea and urinary disorders. Silica gel chromatographic separation of CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) roots extract of T. vogelii afforded seven compounds namely; β-sitosterol (1a), stigmasterol (1b), 6a, 12a-dehydro-deguelin (2), tephrosin (3), maackiain (4), obovatin (5) and 6-oxo, 6a, 12a-dehydro-deguelin (6). GC-MS analysis of essential oils from the root of T. vogelii displayed a total of 17 compounds of which cis-nerolidol (41.7 %) and cadinol (19.7 %) were the major constituents. CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) extract, MeOH extract, maackiain (4) and obovatin (5) showed moderate inhibitory activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa with MIC value of 0.5, 0.66, 0.83 and 0.83 mg/mL, respectively, compared to ciprofloxacin (MIC of 0.078 μg/mL). 6a, 12a-dihydro-deguelin (2), and 6-oxo, 6a, 12a-dehydro-deguelin (6) displayed significant activity against S. epidermis with MIC values of 0.66 mg/mL. Tephrosin (3) and maackiain (4) also showed moderate antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus mirabilis with MIC values of 0.83 and 0.5 mg/mL, respectively, compared to ciprofloxacin (0.312 μg/mL). The radical scavenging activity results indicated that tephrosin (3), obovatin (5) and 6-oxo, 6a, 12a-dehydro-deguelin (6) showed potent DPPH scavenging activity with IC50 values of 10.97, 10.43 and 10.73 μg/mL, respectively, compared to ascorbic acid (IC50 of 5.83 μg/mL). The docking prediction results revealed that 6a, 12a-dehydro-deguelin (2) displayed the best binding energy of −8.1 kcal/mol towards pyruvate kinase of S. aureus (PDB ID: 3T07) and −7.9 kcal/mol towards P. mirabilis urease (PDB ID: 1E9Y) and DNA gyrase B of Escherichia coli (PDB: 4F86) receptors compared to ciprofloxacin (−7.2 to −8.0 kcal/mol). Maackiain (4) and obovatin (5) displayed the minimum binding energy of −7.9 and −8.2 kcal/mol towards the LasR protein of P. aeruginosa (PDB: ID 2UV) and S. epidermidis FtsZ (PDB: ID 4M8I), respectively. The SwissADME drug-likeness and Pro Tox II toxicity prediction results indicated that compounds (2–6) obeyed Lipinski’s rule of five with 0 violations and none of them were found to be hepatotoxic, mutagenic, and cytotoxic, respectively. The in vitro assessment results supported by the in silico analysis revealed that crude extracts and isolated compounds showed promising antibacterial and antioxidant activity, which proves the therapeutic potential of the roots of T. vogelii.
Apoyo social percibido, depresión, soledad e ideación suicida en hombres homosexuales cisgénero: un análisis correlacional
Authors: Carranza Benites Renzo
Published: June 2024

La comunidad LGBT+ en el Perú enfrenta desafíos significativos, tales como la exclusión social y familiar, la baja autoestima y el estrés. Un entorno de aceptación y respaldo social es crucial para mejorar el bienestar y la resistencia al estrés en esta comunidad. Mediante un diseño descriptivo, correlacional y transversal, se buscó identificar la relación entre las variables de apoyo social percibido, depresión, soledad e ideación suicida en hombres homosexuales cisgénero. La muestra estuvo conformada por 307 sujetos entre 18 y 28 años, quienes se identificaron como hombres homosexuales cisgénero. El estudio revela que un sólido apoyo social se relaciona con una menor ideación suicida (r = -0.162) y depresión (r = -0.146) en la comunidad homosexual cisgénero en Perú y resalta que existe una relación negativa entre soledad y apoyo social percibido (r = -0.415), destacando así la importancia de abordar la carga emocional y fomentar conexiones sociales para promover el bienestar.
Camus y Sartre, ¿disputa o afinidad filosófica? Concepciones en torno a la idea de responsabilidad existencial
Authors: Ramírez Agüero Byron
Published: June 2024

This essay is based on the question: how to represent the argumentative contrast of the concept of responsibility in the philosophical postulates from Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus?The main objective of this study is to link the way in which bothauthors address, agree, and differ on various philosophical pointsof view about this idea (individual and social human responsibility) throughout their works, and to compare this contrast tothe disputes they have during their life, looking for establishconnections and differences between both philosophical positions (Existentialism and Absurdism), as well as to approach to the foundations of their ideas. This study is based on Sartre byhimself (1955) and The Existentialism is a Humanism (1946),by Sartre, and The Myth of Sisyphus (1942) and The Revel Man (1951) by Camus.
El uso de los REA en cursos universitarios de inglés como lengua extranjera
Authors: Cordero Badilla Damaris , Hernández Ching Ruth Cristina , Rojas Pinto Jennifer
Published: June 2024

The Open Educational Resources (OER) have become important complements in the pedagogical transformations due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This retrospective analysis tries to find out how 15 EFL professors from a public university incorporated OER in their language classes before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Therefore, the question guiding this inquiry is how did EFL teachers used and use OER before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic in their learning environments? A qualitative methodology is proposed, using the units of analysis for convenience. The results of the research indicate that since and before the COVID 19 Pandemic, public higher education institutions have made the (OER) available to teachers, that their use depended before the teacher’s motivation to use them, but that currently they are material support in the lessons. However, better training plans and technological infrastructure are still needed for a better dissemination of knowledge with the use of these digital resources.
Argumentación y Propaganda
Authors: Corredor Lanas Cristina
Published: June 2024

El objetivo de este trabajo es preguntar si el uso argumentativo del lenguaje puede ser un recurso de persuasión no racional en la propaganda, en particular en el discurso político. Después de caracterizar brevemente la propaganda, sus efectos y las técnicas y recursos que emplea, se analizaran algunos fragmentos de discursos políticos con el fin de identificar el uso y la función que los argumentos cumplen en ellos. En el curso del estudio se constatará que la evaluación de los argumentos con fines propagandísticos requiere tener en cuenta tanto el contexto más amplio del discurso como el modo en que el público destinatario lo interpreta.
Injusticia Argumentativa: ¿una dimensión de la Injusticia Epistémica o algo más?
Authors: Vilanova Arias Javier
Published: June 2024

Se examina el lugar que ocupa la noción de Injusticia Argumentativa dentro de la familia de nociones ligadas al tema de la Injusticia Epistémica (injusticia discursiva, silenciamiento ilocucionario, explotación epistémica…), así como lo que la perspectiva de la Teoría de la Argumentación puede ofrecer al campo de estudios generado por dichos conceptos. Para ello, se propone una taxonomía de las nociones presentes en la literatura y se ubica en ella el concepto de Injusticia Argumentativa, y a continuación se explora el papel del factor argumentativo en el fenómeno global.
The eutrophication-related index of drinking water sources based on the oxidation-reduction potential
Authors: Zhang Wen , Zhu Jiaxin , Liu Zhiwei , Liu Li
Published: June 2024

Eutrophication caused by excessive nitrogen and phosphorus is an important factor affecting water quality in drinking water sources. Convenient monitoring of eutrophication in water bodies can reduce the use of pesticides and reduce energy consumption, helping to promote ecological and economic development. This study examined the relationship between water eutrophication and the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP). The results showed that various parameters related to eutrophication, such as ammonia nitrogen, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and cyanobacteria, had correlations with ORP. There is a close relationship between eutrophication and the concentration of cyanobacteria. When cyanobacteria blooms occur in the drinking water source, it may contaminate the drinking water. Because the conventional eutrophication index does not include the concentration of cyanobacteria, principal component analysis (PCA) was utilized to comprehensively analyze these eutrophication-related parameters and obtain the eutrophication-related index, with the cumulative contribution of principal components reaching 81.8%. Different mathematical methods such as neural network model and mathematical fitting were used to study the relationship between ORP and the eutrophication-related index. A three-segment relationship between the ORP and the index was established. This three-stage relationship was confirmed in different reservoirs.
New records of Physa acuta (Gastropoda: Physidae) and the ectoparasite Chaetogaster limnaei (Oligochaeta: Naididae) in central Chile
Authors: Collado Gonzalo A. , Aguayo Karina P.
Published: June 2024

The sewage snail Physa acuta has invaded several countries worldwide. Its presence in Chile was first reported in 2014. Recently, this species was recorded for the first time in the Bullileo Reservoir, central Chile, in association with the oligochaete Chaetogaster limnaei, which was found within the mantle cavity of the snail. The presence of juvenile and adults of P. acuta greater than 10 mm suggests that the species is well adapted to the ecosystem. A prevalence of 39.1% of C. limnaei was recorded for P. acuta, with a range of infestation of 1–4 parasites per host.
Redes de patronazgo y lealtades en las guerras del Perú: la carrera del mariscal Alvarado (1535-1554)
Authors: Escandón Patricia
Published: June 2024

la trayectoria del hidalgo Alonso de Alvarado en las conquistas y guerras de españoles del Perú de la primera mitad del XVI, ejemplifica la consideración del linaje y el modo de operación de las redes clientelares en la obtención, conservación y acrecentamiento de bienes y posición social. Todo ello en un contexto de conflagración, en el que la soberanía castellana en el territorio aún no se consolidaba en instituciones políticas estables. Este acercamiento busca poner de relieve la temprana proyección del ordenamiento social estamental y jerárquico propio del mundo hispánico en los dominios de ultramar. El método consistió en recopilar una gran cantidad de fuentes de archivo, y alguna bibliografía secundaria, y luego en analizarla, a la luz de las teorías recientes sobre las redes de patronazgo (de Hespanha, Millán, Imízcoz, etcétera ). Estas establecen que la aceptación de la inequidad social entre los implicados era sustento de una economía vertical de intercambios que los favorecía y daba consistencia al sistema. La carrera de Alonso de Alvarado confirma tal planteamiento, pues su acogimiento a importantes patrones: Pedro de Alvarado y Francisco Pizarro y, luego, su apoyo a los representantes regios en el Perú se tradujo para él en encumbramiento social.
Applying the Sine-Cosine Optimization Algorithm to the Parametric Estimation Problem in Three-Phase Induction Motors
Authors: Niño-Callejas Santos Daniel , Palombi-Gómez Juan Camilo , Montoya-Giraldo Oscar Danilo
Published: June 2024

The steady-state analysis of electrical machines requires a detailed characterization of their equivalent electrical circuit, which adequately represents the transformation and interaction between electrical and mechanical energy. This research aims to characterize the equivalent circuit of three-phase induction motors by minimizing the mean square error between the measured and calculated torque variables. These torques are obtained from data provided by the manufacturer, including starting, peak, and full-load torques. A metaheuristic optimization technique is applied to solve the resulting nonlinear programming model based on the interactions between the sine and cosine functions. The numerical results obtained with this algorithm demonstrate its efficiency in terms of response quality, reaching objective function values of less than \(1\times10^{-8}\) with regard to the measured and calculated variables. Simulation results in two test systems allow concluding that the parametric estimation problem in three-phase induction motors is a multimodal optimization problem. This implies a potentially infinite set of solutions that minimize the root mean square error and adequately represent the behavior of the motor's output torque under various probable operating conditions.
DOS MODELOS MIXTOS PARA UNA MEDIDA CRANEOFACIAL DE LA COHORTE CESLPH-DAMASCO
Authors: Trilleras Mota Mariluz , Mazo-Lopera Mauricio Alejandro , Salazar-Uribe Juan Carlos , Villegas-Trujillo Luisa Fernanda , Jiménez Iván Darío , Álvarez Gonzalo
Published: June 2024

Entender el crecimiento craneofacial en humanos es esencial en muchas áreas del conocimiento y del quehacer humano como la biología, la ortodoncia, entre otras. Con frecuencia, las mediciones con características craneofaciales se registran de forma longitudinal en determinados intervalos de tiempo. Factores predictores como la dirección, velocidad, y la aceleración de crecimiento son importantes para entender la naturaleza del crecimiento craneofacial de acuerdo al género y la edad. Desde hace algunos años, en la literatura se pueden encontrar recomendaciones sobre el uso de modelos lineales mixtos cuando los datos son de tipo longitudinal pues, son herramientas útiles y precisas para generar conocimiento de calidad al momento de tomar decisiones, especialmente en los campos de ortodoncia y la oclusión dental donde se espera obtener excelentes resultados . Dada la naturaleza cuantitativa del estudio, se opta por implementar dos modelos a la medida de crecimiento facial conocida como altura facial anterior. Específicamente, se ajustan un modelo lineal mixto con coeficientes aleatorios y un modelo lineal mixto basado en coeficientes aleatorios y funciones splines. Se ajusta con datos del estudio CES-Damasco.
REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOSHEETS DERIVED FROM IRAQI RHUS CORIARIA (L.) FRUITS WERE EVALUATED FOR THEIR ANTICANCER AND ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES
Authors: Kadhim Amenah , Al-Ali Zainab
Published: June 2024

In this study, reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (rGO) were biosynthesized using the methanolic extract of Iraqi Rhus coriaria (L.) fruits with substantial bioreduction capabilities. The GC-MS analysis of the methanolic extract of Iraqi Rhus coriaria (L.) fruits was used to determine the synthesis mechanism of rGO nanosheets. The synthesized graphene oxide (GO) and the biosynthesized methanolic extract of Iraqi Rhus coriaria (L.) fruits-rGO nanosheets (MERCF-rGO) were characterized using UV-Vis at 226 nm, and 238 nm, respectively. FTIR explained the functional groups of GO and MERCF-rGO nanosheets, XRD spectra of the GO and MERCF-rGO show the sizes at 10.42 nm, and 4.07 nm, TEM observed the size of GO and MERCF-rGO at 15.54 nm and 9.6 nm. As well as FESEM of GO and MERCF-rGO was carried out to explain sheet shape about them. Raman spectroscopy of GO and MERCF-rGO displayed the two peaks D at (1353 cm-1, 1336 cm-1) and G at (1597 cm-1, 1594 cm-1) respectively. MERCF-rGO nanosheets showed activity against antibacterial gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli), cytotoxicity by MTT assay against breast cancer MCF-7 cell line IC50 at 251.99 μg/mL, genotoxicity fragmented DNA of MCF-7 by comet assay. Comprehensively, the green synthesis of rGO is safe, the lowest cost and developable biogenic nano-formulation of Iraqi Rhus coriaria (L.)–rGO owns antibacterial and anticancer therapeutic applications.
Satisfaction level and correlation between performance and self-evaluation of physical therapy students in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) designed to assess clinical reasoning
Authors: Figueroa-González Paola , Figueroa-Arce Nicole , Gómez-Miranda Luis , Gutiérrez-Arias Ruvistay , Contreras-Pizarro Viviana
Published: June 2024

Introduction: The Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) is an instrument that allows evaluating clinical reasoning among physical therapy students, considering that knowing the correlation between their performance and their self-evaluation, as well as their level of satisfaction with this instrument, is essential.
Objectives: To determine the correlation between performance and self-evaluation (perceived performance) of physical therapy students in an OSCE designed to assess clinical reasoning, and to evaluate their level of satisfaction with this instrument.
Materials and methods: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in 159 physical therapy students from a university in Chile who participated in an 11-station OSCE. Performance checklists and answer sheets were used for performance evaluation (passing score: 70% of the maximum score per station and in the OSCE). Two perception surveys were also used, one for self-evaluation of performance (for each station) and another to determine the students’ level of satisfaction with the OSCE. The correlation between performance in the OSCE (overall score, score by station, and score by type of station) and perceived performance was determined using the Spearman’s correlation coefficient.
Results: The level of satisfaction with the OSCE was high in 57.23% of the students. The correlation between the total score in the OSCE and perceived performance was significant, but weak (Rho=0.31; p<0.001). In students with a low satisfaction level with the OSCE, the correlation between performance and perceived performance was not significant (Rho=0.15; p=0.23), while in those with high satisfaction level it was significant and moderate (Rho=0.48; p<0.001).
Conclusions: Most students reported a high level of satisfaction with the OSCE. However, in most stations, the correlation between observed and perceived performance was weak and very weak.
Ofiuroideos (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) de las aguas mexicanas del golfo de México
Authors: Hernández-Herrejón L. A. , Solís-Marín F. A. , Laguarda-Figueras A.
Published: June 2024

Se reportan 68 especies de ofiuroideos habitantes de las aguas del territorio mexicano del Golfo de México, repartidos en 2 órdenes, 13 familias y 34 géneros. Cada especie cuenta con diagnosis, descripción, material tipo, localidad tipo, distribución geográfica y batimétrica, y comentarios pertinentes sobre los ejemplares revisados. Se amplía la distribución batimétrica de 24 especies, y se amplía la distribución geográfica de 32. El orden de ofiuroideos mejor representado en las aguas mexicanas del Golfo de México es el orden Ophiurida, con 9 familias, 27 géneros y 61 especies. Las familias mejor representadas son: Ophuridae y Amphiuridae. Se da a conocer 13 nuevos registros para el Golfo de México.
Temperatures, conflict and forced migration in West Asia and North Africa
Authors: Abdel Ghany Jasmin
Published: June 2024

The region of West Asia and North Africa has not only been termed a “hotspot” region for the adverse impact of climate change in light of extreme temperature increases. Several countries have also experienced protracted humanitarian crises and civil wars in the last two decades, such as those in Syria, Yemen and Libya. The vulnerability of these populations makes advancing our understanding of how climate change may impact migration patterns in the region a matter of urgency. This study examines whether extreme temperatures influence bilateral forced migration between countries within West Asia and North Africa through their potential to increase armed conflict. The findings suggest that extreme temperatures in two consecutive years, defined as the upper 10% of the country-specific annual mean temperature distribution, cumulatively increase the probability of armed conflict by 42.5% in the following year ( p = 0.07). Armed conflict is strongly associated with an increase in asylum flows, by 45.8 percentage points ( p = 0.00), and there is a weak indication that conflict mediates the relationship between extreme heat and asylum flows. This explorative study is the first to apply a regional displacement perspective to the climate-conflict-migration nexus in West Asia and North Africa. The results underline the importance of taking contextual factors into account in the analysis of environmental migration.
Project Spotlight: All–precast concrete design gives Stanford student housing traditional campus look
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: June 2024

The Escondido Village Graduate Residences at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., comprise four graduate housing buildings. A creative solution was used to replace the seismic joints and maintain the campus’s traditional architecture look. To meet the university’s requirements, the architect opted for precast concrete. Clark Pacific of West Sacramento, Calif., was selected for the job.
Polityczne konsekwencje niedostosowania liczby mandatów w okręgach wyborczych do zmian demograficznych w wyborach do Sejmu RP w 2023 r.
Authors:   Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, Daniluk Dawid
Published: June 2024

The subject of analysis in this article is the allocation of mandates among electoral districts in the elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland 2023 and its political consequences. According to the principle of electoral equality in material aspect, the number of voters per mandate in individual electoral districts should be the same or as close as possible. The National Electoral Commission has pointed out that the current division into electoral districts specified in the annexes to the Electoral Code violates this principle. Shifting mandates between electoral districts would alter the balance of political power in the parliament.
Wyłączenie stosowania art. 148 (1) § 3 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego w świetle konstytucyjnego wymogu jawnego rozpatrzenia sprawy
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Kościółek Anna
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze the constitutionality of the provisions excluding the application of Art. 148 (1) § 3 of the Civil Procedure Code – i.e. Art. 505 (1a) and 205 (5) § 1 (1), added by the Act of 9 March 2023 amending the Civil Procedure Code and certain other acts. These provisions deprive a party of the right to submit a motion that allows preventing a case from being heard at a closed session pursuant to Art. 148 (1) § 1. This occurred in cases in which a preparatory hearing was scheduled but the dispute was not resolved, and in cases heard in simplified procedure, where the value of the subject matter of the dispute does not exceed PLN 4,000. These changes make it even more difficult to defend the thesis on the constitutionality of hearing the case in accordance with Art. 148 (1) § 1.
Krótkotrwałe formy pozbawienia wolności w ujęciu konstytucyjnym i ustawowym
Authors:   Akademia Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości, Laskowski Borys
Published: June 2024

The thesis is devoted to the subject of deprivation of liberty and contains an overview of forms of detention as the short-term coercive measures while indicating the limitations of their use resulting from functional, practical and legal conditions. The author, using the research method of analyzing legal acts and case law, systematically presents the existing types of deprivation of liberty against the background of the provisions of various legal acts and their location in the constitutional order. The work asks research questions about the possibility of limiting personal freedom, the multiplicity of such restrictions and their purposefulness. The author presents a conclusion that the possibilities of depriving a person of liberty under Polish law are very broad and granted to a significant number of entities.
Uprzywilejowanie wierzycieli w podziale sumy uzyskanej z egzekucji sądowej – uwagi konstytucyjne i procesowe
Authors:   Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach, Derlatka Joanna
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this study is an interdisciplinary analysis the new regulations, referred to in Art. 1025 § 1 point 21, § 32, § 7–8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in the context of constitutional norms and values determined by specific institutions the principles of a democratic state of law. This regulation was introduced by the amendment of March 9, 2023 as a security for future alimony claims. The article discusses reservations regarding its compliance with the constitutional principle of protection of acquired rights and also presents the corrective proposals. The goal of the paper is to present the compliance of new regulations with the right to enforcement, derived from the constitutional right to a court. The study uses a dogmatic-legal research method.
Potencjalna ofiara naruszeń praw człowieka na tle systemu ochrony Europejskiej Konwencji Praw Człowieka
Authors:   Uniwersytet SWPS w Warszawie, Kuna Dominika
Published: June 2024

The article’s purpose is to present the concept of a potential victim of violations of the rights and freedoms of the European Convention on Human Rights. A group of complainants is treated as a victim, even though the violation affects society. The qualification of complainants as victims of human rights violations can be treated as the creation of European human rights law. The role of the Court is to apply the so-called ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors, which cannot only effectively contribute to the implementation of the principles of the ECtHR. The article addresses the problem of the assumptions of the living instrument doctrine and the interpretation of the law currently associated with the active activity of judges (judge-made law). The concept of the potential victim of human rights violations represents an opportunity for the postulated expansion of the catalog of fundamental rights.