bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A new species of the genus Amberboa (Asteraceae) from Dagestan
Authors: Murtazaliev Ramazan A.
Published: June 2024

A new species of the genus Amberboa (Asteraceae) from Dagestan is described, which was previously mixed with A. glauca. The new species differs from the latter in the large size of capitula, marginal flowers, achenes, and longer pappus. In addition, the color of the corolla in the described species is dark pink, while in A. glauca it is light pink. Amberboa daghestanica also differs in almost glabrous involucres and longer (up to 10 mm) receptacle pellicles, while A. glauca has involucres with tomentose-arachnoid pubescence, and receptacle pellicles about 4–5 mm long. The area of the new species covers the limestone mid-mountain Dagestan, while A. glauca occurs only in the lower foothills. The differences between the new species and A. moschata, a species from Southern Transcaucasia, are also shown.
Lectotypification and comments on the taxonomic status of Taraxacum pobedimovae Schischk. (Asteraceae: Crepidinae)
Authors: Fateryga Valentina V. , Kuluev Bulat R. , Svirin Sergey A. , Fateryga Alexander V.
Published: June 2024

Taraxacum pobedimovae Schischk. was previously considered a synonym of T. hybernum Steven. The type of the former species consists of several plants mounted on a single specimen, which were found to belong to two different taxa: typical T. hybernum and the species previously referred to as the pinkish-achened form of T. hybernum. The lectotype of T. pobedimovae corresponding to the pinkish-achened form is designated. Taraxacum pobedimovae differs from T. hybernum by pinkish (not brown) achenes which are longer and with narrower spinules in comparison with those of the latter species. In addition, T. pobedimovae usually has larger and more numerous leaves with prominently purple veins, longer scapes, and larger capitula, as well as a larger and more branched root. The differences between these two species were confirmed by RAPD, ISSR, and SSR markers as well. The length of the achene beak, previously reported as the diagnostic character, is not useful to distinguish T. pobedimovae from T. hybernum.
Viburnum orientale Pall. (Adoxaceae), a new species for the flora of Russia
Authors: Tuniyev Boris S. , Timukhin Ilja N. , Aliev Chabagin U. , Egoshin Aleksey V.
Published: June 2024

Viburnum orientale Pall. has been discovered for the first time for the flora of Russia from the territory of the Sochi National Park. A small aboriginal population covering an area of about 1 hectare was noted on the slope of the southeastern exposure of the Esto-Khrebet Ridge in the undergrowth of a broad-leaved forest at an altitude of 1414 m above sea level. The finding of the species in the Mzymta River basin suggests the possibility of its occurrence in the Psou River basin, along the border with Abkhazia.
New to Russia records of lichens and a lichenicolous fungus from the Kolguev Island (Russian Arctic)
Authors: Konoreva Lyudmila A. , Chesnokov Sergey V. , Zueva Anna S. , Kholod Sergey S.
Published: June 2024

Two species of lichens, Buellia insularis and Polyblastia cataractae, as well as a lichenicolous fungus Lasiosphaeriopsis lecanorae, were identified as new for Russia during the comprehensive studies of vegetation on the Kolguev Island. For each species, a brief description is given based on the specimens studied, differences from closely related species, ecological features, and global distribution are shown.
Acidification of blue photosensitizers for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy impairs photodynamic reaction.
Authors: Damante Carla , Neto Lauro , Greghi Sebastião , Magalhães Ana , Sant'Ana Adriana , Zangrando Mariana
Published: June 2024

Introduction: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is an adjuvant treatment for periodontal disease. Methylene blue (MB) and toluidine blue O (TBO) are commonly used as photosensitizers in aPDT. However, the pH of blue dyes is a rarely discussed topic. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate dentin demineralization and optical properties of acidified (pH1) MB and TBO. A secondary objective of this paper was to discuss the regular pH of blue photosensitizers and their clinical applications. Materials and Methods: Acid TBO and MB (pH1) were compared to conventional dyes and/or treatments. Dentin demineralization was measured by profilometry and microhardness test. Optical properties were evaluated by absorbance measurements and photodegradation rate. Statistical analyses were performed with Kruskal-Wallis test (p<0.05). Results: Acid TBO promoted dentin demineralization like positive control (citric acid/tetracycline) (p>0.05). Acidification of MB and TBO promoted no photodegradation and change of absorption band, respectively. Acid MB and TBO promoted similar demineralization of dentin surfaces as citric acid/tetracycline. Conclusion: Acidification impaired a photodynamic reaction, impeding the use of acidified photosensitizers in aPDT procedures.
Aqueous versus gaseous ozone, what is the most effective adjunct to periodontal treatment? A systematic review
Authors: Dallapria Letícia , dos Santos Vanessa , Gambin Diego , de Oliveira Cristiane , Wagner Marcius , Carli João , Trentin Micheline
Published: June 2024

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of using aqueous and gaseous ozone in the gingival tissues of periodontitis patients. Materials and Methods: Two independent reviewers searched electronic databases (Lilacs, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) using keywords specific to the topic. The variables extracted from each selected article included: type of study, sample size, population, periodontal parameters, and age. The eligibility criteria included randomized clinical trials analyzing the effectiveness of ozone (aqueous or gaseous) as an adjunct to periodontal treatment. Results: After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 1,203 articles were initially selected from the databases. From 926 studies selected by the title, 11 articles were considered appropriate for the present study, with the majority being classified with a low risk of bias. It was found that the two forms of ozone (aqueous and gaseous) provided clinical benefits to the treatment of periodontitis, but aqueous ozone is safer regarding toxicity. Conclusion: Given the results obtained, when compared to a negative control group, aqueous ozone was superior, and when compared to chlorhexidine (CHX), aqueous ozone had similar effects as adjunct in the periodontal treatment. Clinical relevance: Using aqueous ozone can help to safely eliminate bacterial pathogens, improving the periodontal treatment, without side effects, compared to CHX.
Influence of periodontal susceptibility on the periodontal healing of adjacent second molars after surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molar
Authors: Hu Cidong , Teo Kai , Tan Wah
Published: June 2024

Objective: To compare bone level changes and probing depths at the adjacent mandibular second molar (M2) 6 months after impacted mandibular third molar (M3) extraction between patients with and without periodontitis. Material and Methods: Patients referred for extraction of M3 were recruited. Patients were categorized as periodontally susceptible (PSP) or healthy patients (PHP). Six months after surgical extraction of M3 (T1), periodontal probing depths (PPD) and radiographic bone level at M2 were compared between the two groups. Regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with PPD and bone level changes. Results: Forty-two patients completed the study, and the mean follow-up duration was 6.7 months. There was no significant difference in radiographic bone gain at M2 between PSP and PHP patients (1.26mm vs 1.13 mm). Every 1% increase in full mouth bleeding score at T1 was associated with 2.64mm less bone gain at M2. The PSP group was 6.43 times more likely to have PPD ≥ 5 mm at T1. Conclusions: Second molars in patients with periodontitis were not associated with less bone level gain 6 months after extraction of impacted M3. However, second molars in patients with higher gingival inflammation were associated with less bone gain.
Pracovní a životní prostředí lékaře Vladimíra Vondráčka
Authors: Šalanda Bohuslav
Published: June 2024

Editorial
K úmrtí Dennise Smitha
Authors: Šubrt Jiří , Tomášek Marcel
Published: June 2024

Obituary
Neoevolucionistický pohled na vznik státu a hierarchií
Authors: Německý Marek
Published: June 2024

This review essay analyses the work of Kent Flannery and Joyce Marcus [2012], presenting it as an ambitious new attempt to apply neo-evolutionist models to the processes of the emergence of hierarchies and states. The work is compared with the classic works of Elman Service [1962] and Morton Fried [1967]. Unlike other authors, it draws more on Fried’s tradition of dividing societies into egalitarian, rank, stratified and states. In particular, the concept of generations of states in a given region is innovative, offering different models for understanding time within a macrosocial analysis. The results of the analysis of the book are expressed in two tables, which are appended to the text.
Manfred Hildermeier: Die rückständige Grossmacht. Russland und der Westen; Martin Schulze Wessel: Der Fluch des Imperiums. Die Ukraine, Polen und der Irrweg in der russischen Geschichte
Authors: Árnason Jóhann Páll
Published: June 2024

Book review on Manfred Hildermeier: Die rückständige Grossmacht. Russland und der Westen. München: C.H. Beck, 2022, 272 s.
Book review on Martin Schulze Wessel: Der Fluch des Imperiums. Die Ukraine, Polen und der Irrweg in der russischen Geschichte. München: C.H. Beck, 2023, 352 s.
First record of trilobites (Arthropoda) from Carboniferous deposits of the Dnipro-Donets Depression, north-eastern Ukraine
Authors: Dernov Vitaly
Published: June 2024

A small trilobite faunule consisting of Weberides mucronatus (M’Coy, 1844) and Waribole sp. is described from Serpukhovian (Upper Mississippian) strata of the Sribne-Krasnograd Zone in the Dnipro-Donets Depression (north-eastern Ukraine). Weberides mucronatus has previously been recorded from Serpukhovian levels in the Donets Basin and in the Lviv Palaeozoic Trough in Ukraine, whereas species of Waribole are here recorded from Carboniferous deposits of Ukraine for the first time. This genus is typical of faunal assemblages of the Mississippian-aged Kulm facies, formed under relatively deep-water marine conditions and widely distributed across western and central Europe.
Последние адреса: мемориальные доски как место памяти и форма коммуникации
Authors: Khrushcheva Daria
Published: June 2024

Memorial plaques are one of the most common forms of commemorative practices. Organically fitting into the geographical and socio-cultural landscape and having several functions, memorial plaques not only become a kind of marker of a “site of memory” (lieu de mémoire), play an important role in preserving names, transmitting historical memory, but also contribute to the construction and consolidation in the mass consciousness of ideologically verified representations of historical political events. Various “initiatives from below” and projects of independent activists (for example, the “Last Address” (“Poslednij adres”) project with memorial tablets to victims of state terror or the anonymous “questions about repressions” action discussed in this article) become vivid examples of how today’s Russian civil society reacts to a unilateral submission historical facts by power structures. The organizers of such actions become new actors in the politics of memory. They seek not only to expand the space of specific “places of memory” – memorial plaques and their contents – but also to change the perception of certain historical events and attitudes towards them. On the example of memorial plaques as a form of commemoration, the article examines the communicative strategies of different groups of memory subjects in modern Russia.
Revealing the effects of amino acid, organic acid, and phytohormones on the germination of tomato seeds under salinity stress
Authors: Karakan Faika Yarali , Kaymak Haluk Caglar , Akan Selen , Ercisli Sezai , Assouguem Amine , Ullah Riaz , Ali Essam A. , Fidan Hafize
Published: June 2024

Salinity accumulation poses a threat to the production and productivity of economically important crops such as tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Currently, salt tolerance breeding programs have been limited by insufficient genetic and physiological knowledge of tolerance-related traits and a lack of an efficient selection domain. For that purpose, we aimed to determine the ability of tomato cultivars to tolerate salt based on seed traits by multiple biochemical pathways. First, we tested three tomato cultivars according to their response to different sodium chloride (NaCl) concentrations (0, 6.3, 9.8, 13.0, and 15.8 dS m−1) and then we analysed their amino acids, organic acids, and phytohormones. Considering the results of germination traits, it is possible to conclude that cultivar H-2274 was more tolerant to salt stress than others. As a result, multivariate discriminant analysis including principal component analysis and two-way hierarchical clustering analyses were constructed and demonstrated that tomato cultivars were separated from each other by the amino acid, organic acid, and phytohormone contents. Considering germination traits of tomato seeds, cv. ‘H-2274’ was more tolerant to salinity than others depending on high proline (29 pmol µl−1) and citric acid (568 ng µl−1) assays. Biochemical variability offers a valuable tool for investigating salt tolerance mechanisms in tomatoes, and it will be appreciated to find high-tolerant tomato cultivar(s) to saline conditions. Also, the findings of this study have significant potential for practical applications in agriculture, particularly in developing salt-tolerant tomato cultivars to enhance productivity in saline environments and address socio-economic challenges.
Using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for road transportation services management based on remote sensing and GIS technology
Authors: Beshr Ashraf A. A. , Israil Magdy , Ismail Azza S. , Heneash Usama G.
Published: June 2024

The importance of site selection for road transportation management and emergency services has been underscored, particularly in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic in addition to road accident injuries, which emphasized the need for swift patient, injured and wounded peoples transfer to hospitals. As a result, comprehensive road transportation management is essential during crises to ensure the safety and convenience of road users. To achieve effective road network management, a robust database is imperative. The aim of this study is to employ multi-criteria decision analysis with the aid of Geographical Information System (GIS) technology and remote sensing for the optimization of site selection for traffic signals, fire stations, and emergency services in Kafr El-Sheikh city, Egypt. The methodology incorporates two different methods which are Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) and the spline transformation method. The integration of Fuzzy set theory with AHP principles has given rise to a variant of AHP known as F-AHP. F-AHP combines qualitative and quantitative approaches. Fuzzy logic handles situations that are vague or poorly defined by assigning numerical values. Through the F-AHP approach, criteria that decision-makers unanimously deem “absolutely not important” in comparison to others are eliminated, allowing them to focus on the most significant criteria. As a case study, an Egyptian city was selected to apply these techniques. The results revealed multiple sites that were identified and selected through the applied analytical methods. These selected sites were also marked on the city map and verified in reality.
MakeSBML: a tool for converting between Antimony and SBML
Authors: Jardine Bartholomew E. , Smith Lucian P. , Sauro Herbert M.
Published: June 2024

We describe a web-based tool, MakeSBML (https://sys-bio.github.io/makesbml/), that provides an installation-free application for creating, editing, and searching the Biomodels repository for SBML-based models. MakeSBML is a client-based web application that translates models expressed in human-readable Antimony to the System Biology Markup Language (SBML) and vice-versa. Since MakeSBML is a web-based application it requires no installation on the user’s part. Currently, MakeSBML is hosted on a GitHub page where the client-based design makes it trivial to move to other hosts. This model for software deployment also reduces maintenance costs since an active server is not required. The SBML modeling language is often used in systems biology research to describe complex biochemical networks and makes reproducing models much easier. However, SBML is designed to be computer-readable, not human-readable. We therefore employ the human-readable Antimony language to make it easy to create and edit SBML models.
Der unternehmerische Soldat
Authors: Yosefov Or
Published: June 2024

Technologie und technischer Fortschritt sind zwei zentrale Untersuchungsgegenstände der Sozialforschung. Ein Land, das in jüngster Zeit auf diesem Gebiet im Besonderen hervorsticht, ist Israel. Warum taucht ausgerechnet dieser Staat als eine Erfolgsgeschichte des Unternehmertums auf? Wieso ist im In- und Ausland von einer sogenannten unternehmerischen Start-up Nation die Rede? Israel scheint dabei erfolgreich zu sein, technologische Innovation und risikofreudige Unternehmer:innen zu fördern. Die Start-up Nation hat ihre Entstehung nicht nur der umfangreichen staatlichen Unterstützung seit den 1960er Jahren zu verdanken, sondern auch dem enthusiastischen Engagement ihrer unternehmerischen Soldat:innen. In Anlehnung an Joseph A. Schumpeters Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung wurde die Unternehmerfunktion als die interne treibende Kraft im Kapitalismus identifiziert. Die Motivation für wirtschaftliches Unternehmertum ist für das System als solches unersetzlich und liegt im Kern seiner bürgerlichen Familie. Der vorliegende Beitrag offenbart anhand biographisch-narrativer Interviews mit ehemaligen Soldat:innen aus militärisch-technologischen Spitzeneinheiten – die einen erfolgreichen unternehmerischen Werdegang heutzutage vorweisen –, fünf Grundzüge für die Motivationsgrundlage in der Start-up Nation: Heimatsverteidigung, Risikofreude, Geheimhaltung und gruppeninterne Anerkennung, Reproduktion der militärischen Einheit und die Grown-up Nation. Denn in Israel hat sich im Zuge der Globalisierung und nach neoliberalem Vorbild ein spezifischer Modus der Erzeugung von Unternehmertum und Motivierung ihrer Träger etabliert. Dabei wurde ersichtlich, dass ihre Sozialisation in den Einheiten und die permanente Bedrohungslage im Land die spätere Laufbahn als digitale Unternehmer:innen maßgeblich prägen.
Number fission from a formal and functional perspective
Authors: Schallert Oliver
Published: June 2024

Modal verbs in German show phonologically unconditioned umlaut in thepres.plversuspres.sgwhose functional motivation is unclear. Based on a large sample of dialectological data, I explore the distribution of this umlaut as well as other irregularization strategies like contractions and/or consonant mutations in different paradigm cells. My observations point to the conclusion that these facets of irregularity aremorphomicin that they serve no other function than signaling inflectional class coherence. A promising approach to capture these complex patterns of stem allomorphy isInformation-based Morphology(IBM), an inferential-realizational approach to morphology developed in the context ofHead-driven Phrase Structure Grammar(HPSG). The concept of astem spaceallows for expressing implicational or directed generalizations in stem formation and their mapping to phonology. In diachronic terms, however, transcategorial number marking, as proposed in the relevant literature, is a plausible functional motivation for the analogical extension of umlaut as a verbal plural marker.
Unternehmensfinanzierung in Umbruchzeiten: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht
Authors: Schiereck Dirk
Published: June 2024

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Unter den zahlreichen Herausforderungen, mit denen sich die Unternehmensfinanzierung in Deutschland konfrontiert sieht, erscheint die immer stärker zurückgehende Zahl an börsennotierten Unternehmen und damit der Bedeutungsverlust der Wertpapierbörse als organisierter Markt für Eigenkapital am bedrohlichsten. Es stellt sich hier zunächst die Frage, welche Maßnahmen vom Finanzplatz selbst wie gut implementiert wurden, um den Konsequenzen eines kleiner werdenden digitalen Ökosystems zu begegnen. Darüber hinaus sind die Potentiale aus dem Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz insbesondere mit der Wiedereinführung der Mehrstimmrechtsaktien abzuschätzen und des weiteren ganz allgemein die Möglichkeiten des Handels- und Gesellschaftsrechts zu eruieren, durch Anpassungen rechtlicher Normen die Notierungsdynamik am Finanzplatz Frankfurt zu steigern. Als letztlich kritische Erkenntnis wird festgestellt, dass die rechtlichen Gestaltungsoptionen die gegenwärtig wohl größte Herausforderung in der Eigenkapitalfinanzierung bestenfalls in Ansätzen abmildern können und eher politische und gesellschaftliche Impulse notwendig sind, um Abhilfe zu schaffen.
Mehrstimmrechtsaktien
Authors: Florstedt Tim
Published: June 2024

321Die zunehmende Verbreitung von Mehrstimmrechten weltweit geht zurück auf einen Wettbewerb der Börsenstandorte und eine erleichterte private Eigenkapitalfinanzierung durch sog. private ini322tial public offerings. Im Vordergrund der rechtspolitischen Diskussion zu multiple voting shares stehen heute besondere Privilegien für Unternehmensgründer. Zu diesem Zweck sind Mehrstimmrechtsaktien nun auch in Deutschland für eine „Eingewöhnungsphase“ nach einem Börsengang (wieder) zulässig. Eine neue, rahmenartige Richtlinie fordert mit gleicher Zielrichtung eine Mindestregel zu Mehrstimmrechten unionsweit ein. Die §§ 12, 135a AktG n.F. lassen die Ausgabe von Mehrstimmrechtsaktien allerdings lediglich in einer im Rechtsvergleich betrachtet stark abgeschwächten Variante zu. In vier Jahren wird das neue Recht evaluiert. Der Beitrag stellt das neue Recht vor und erarbeitet eine Reihe von Fortbildungsangeboten.
Venture Capital in der Vertragsgestaltung
Authors: Schaper Martin
Published: June 2024

509Damit ein Wachstumsunternehmen im Rahmen einer Finanzierungsrunde Eigenkapital aufnehmen kann, muss eine Vertragsdokumentation erstellt werden, die die Interessen der zahlreichen involvierten Parteien reflektiert und sie miteinander in Einklang bringt. In der Praxis haben sich dabei für das GmbH-Recht zahlreiche Mechanismen und Klauseln etabliert. Wird das Venture Capital-finanzierte Unternehmen in eine AG oder SE umgewandelt, besteht die vertragsgestalterische Aufgabe darin, die bestehenden Regelungen ohne wesentliche Änderungen oder jedenfalls wirkungsgleich in die neue Rechtsform zu überführen. Dieser Beitrag zeigt anhand der Beispiele Garantien und Haftungsregime, Aufsichtsorgane sowie Liquidationspräferenzen, welche kautelarjuristischen Gestaltungsspielräume dabei bestehen und wo die gesetzlichen Grenzen verlaufen.
Reprezentáció és nyilvánosság az Erzsébet Tudományegyetemen
Authors: Polyák Petra
Published: June 2024

Mára komoly múltra tekint vissza az egyetemtörténeti kutatások azon tematikai vonulata, mely az az egyetemek és a nyilvánosság viszonyára, a szervezeti identitásalkotás és -erősítés vagy éppen az ünnep- és emlékezetkultúra egyetemi gyakorlataira kérdez rá. Noha folyóiratunk mindig is elkötelezett volt az egyetemtörténet-írás új útjainak megismertetése iránt, több recenziót is közöltünk olyan egyetemtörténeti munkáról, mely a társadalom- és az új kultúrtörténet megközelítéseit alkalmazva íródott, s persze számtalan alkalommal publikáltunk a pécsi egyetem történetét feldolgozó írásokat, utóbbiak között az említett tematikák csak elvétve bukkantak fel. E hiányt pótlandó, a Per Aspera ad Astra jelen különszámának fókuszában az Erzsébet Tudományegyetem reprezentációtörténete, azaz az egyetem nyilvánossághoz való viszonya, annak szimbolikus megjelenítése, valamint az ezzel összefüggő intézményi stratégiák állnak.
Az Erzsébet Tudományegyetem rövid története
Authors: Lengvári István
Published: June 2024

A rövid összefoglalás áttekinti az egyetem történetét a pozsonyi alapítástól (1912) a polgári korszak végéig (1950). 1919-től, a cseh megszállás után az egyetem menekülni kényszerült és átmeneti budapesti tartózkodás után Pécsett került elhelyezésre. A cikk bemutatja az egyetem elhelyezését és kiépülését az új székhelyen, a karok tevékenységét, a várossal való gazdasági, politikai és kulturális kapcsolatendszerét, majd a korszak utolsó éveinek változásait.
Liraglutide alleviates experimental diabetic cardiomyopathy in a PDH-dependent manner
Authors: Chan Jordan S F , Greenwell Amanda A , Saed Christina T , Stenlund Magnus J , Mangra-Bala Indiresh A , Tabatabaei Dakhili Seyed Amirhossein , Yang Kunyan , Ferrari Sally R , Eaton Farah , Gopal Keshav , Ussher John R
Published: June 2024

Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist used for the treatment of T2D, has been shown to alleviate diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM) in experimental T2D, which was associated with increased myocardial glucose oxidation. To determine whether this increase in glucose oxidation is necessary for cardioprotection, we hypothesized that liraglutide’s ability to alleviate DbCM would be abolished in mice with cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH; Pdha1CM−/− mice), the rate-limiting enzyme of glucose oxidation. Male Pdha1CM−/− mice and their α-myosin heavy chain Cre expressing littermates (αMHCCre mice) were subjected to experimental T2D via 10 weeks of high-fat diet supplementation, with a single low-dose injection of streptozotocin (75 mg/kg) provided at week 4. All mice were randomized to treatment with either vehicle control or liraglutide (30 µg/kg) twice daily during the final 2.5 weeks, with cardiac function assessed via ultrasound echocardiography. As expected, liraglutide treatment improved glucose homeostasis in both αMHCCre and Pdha1CM−/− mice with T2D, in the presence of mild weight loss. Parameters of systolic function were unaffected by liraglutide treatment in both αMHCCre and Pdha1CM−/− mice with T2D. However, liraglutide treatment alleviated diastolic dysfunction in αMHCCre mice, as indicated by an increase and decrease in the e′/a′ and E/e′ ratios, respectively. Conversely, liraglutide failed to rescue these indices of diastolic dysfunction in Pdha1CM−/− mice. Our findings suggest that increases in glucose oxidation are necessary for GLP-1R agonist mediated alleviation of DbCM. As such, strategies aimed at increasing PDH activity may represent a novel approach for the treatment of DbCM.
Steuerung von digitalen Geschäftsmodellen
Authors: Richter Philipp
Published: June 2024

Neue Technologien haben Geschäftsmodelle hervorgebracht, die die Kundenzentrierung durch Echtzeitverfügbarkeit von Daten revolutioniert haben. Das Online-Marketing nimmt dabei eine zentrale Rolle ein, da hier die Kundenakquise, Konvertierung zum Kauf und die Kundenbindung mittels operativer Kennzahlen gesteuert wird. Der Beitrag entwickelt ein Rahmenwerk, das diese operativen Kennzahlen in einen finanziellen Steuerungsrahmen setzt.
Finanzierung von Working Capital in inflationären Zeiten
Authors: Hofinger Johannes , Reiser Wolfgang , Seif Heiko
Published: June 2024

Unternehmen stehen beim Management ihres Betriebskapitals im Spannungsfeld inflationärer Preissteigerungen, Lieferkettenschwierigkeiten und weltpolitischer Krisen sowie inflationsbedingt stark gestiegener Finanzierungskosten. Eine ausgewogene Reaktion mit einem Mix aus operativen Optimierungsmaßnahmen und geeigneten Finanzierungsinstrumenten ist für den weiteren geschäftlichen Erfolg erforderlich.
Place of surgery in the treatment of plexiform nevroma of the face plexiform nevroma of the face: about 09 cases of von recklinghausen disease
Authors: Benzenzoum Zahira
Published: June 2024

Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is the most common neurofibromatosis. It’s a genetic disorder defined by the development of heterogeneous nerve tumors, neurofibromas. 40% of NF1 are revealed by a facial damage. The aim of our work is to present the current knowledge of NF1 and report, from the analysis of clinical cases, surgical indications of plexiform neurofibroma. This is a retrospective study conducted at the department of maxillofacial and aesthetic surgery CHU Mohammed VI Marrakech. Our study included 9 patients with plexiform neurofibroma of the face. The average age was 26.5 years (15 to 36 years). The sex ratio M / F was 1.The neurofibroma was unilateral in all patients. Dysplasia of the sphenoid greater wing was found in 2 patients, causing in a patient a cranial orbit, meningo-encephalocele and pulsatile exophthalmos. 6 patients were operated. And 2 refused. Surgery was iterative with an average of two interventions, and it was to reduce the tumor volume. The aesthetic result was satisfactory and allowed a rehabilitation of patients. There was a recurrence in a patient with a decline of 3 years. Surgery has an important place in the treatment of plexiform neuroma of the face. Its purpose is twofold, aesthetic and functional. It is only palliative because it does not change the evolution of the disease. Two problems arise during surgery: hemorrhagic and invasive nature of these tumors. The resections are often incomplete and intra-tumoral. There is no standardization of the timing and importance of surgery to effector especially in children. The degeneration of neurofibroma in neurofibrosarcoma is a rare but dangerous
Cebola
Authors: Seibel Raquel
Published: June 2024

A cebola (Allium cepa L.) é uma das espécies comestíveis mais utilizadas e estudadas dentre as 600 espécies do gênero Allium (Poojary et al., 2017). Essa antiga planta foi por muito tempo considerada um membro da família botânica Liliaceae (Breu, 1996), porém, conforme esquemas taxonômicos mais recentes, o gênero Allium pertence à família Amaryllidaceae, subfamília Allioideae (Teshika et al., 2019). A cebola é rica em nutrientes que são reconhecidos como elementos importantes de uma dieta saudável e tem recebido atenção por suas propriedades biológicas e sua aplicação potencial no tratamento e na prevenção de doenças (Bahram-Parvar; Lim, 2018).
Gengibre
Authors: Böettge Rosa Carolina
Published: June 2024

O gengibre é um tempero muito antigo, mas sua classificação botânica foi primeiramente descrita em 1807, pelo botânico inglês William Roscoe. A erva está inserida na família Zingiberaceae, grupo tropical especialmente abundante na região indo-maláisio, que engloba mais de 1.200 espécies de plantas incluídas em 53 gêneros. O gênero Zingiber inclui, aproximadamente, 85 espécies (Elpo; Negrelle, 2004). Considerada uma das mais antigas e populares plantas medicinais do mundo (EMA, 2012), possui propriedades terapêuticas para tratar vários sintomas/doenças. Seu rizoma (fresco ou seco) tem sido usado na medicina tradicional para tratar problemas respiratórios (asma, tosse e dispneia), digestivos (anorexia, constipação, diarreia, dispepsia, flatulência, náuseas e vômitos), queixas cardíacas, doenças infecciosas (cólera e febre), distúrbios metabólicos (diabetes, obesidade dislipidemia), distúrbios neurológicos (cólicas e disúria) e distúrbios imunológicos (artrite, elefantíase, inflamação, reumatismo e timpanite), em muitos países, incluindo Índia, China e Japão (Anh et al., 2020; Kiyama, 2020).
Urucum
Authors: Barbisan Fernanda , Mânica da Cruz Ivana Beatrice
Published: June 2024

A semente de urucum é usada desde os tempos pré-colombianos por comunidades indígenas brasileiras e de outros países tropicais para a pintura do corpo, para proteger contra insetos e aplicação medicinal (Castro et al., 2009). Recentemente, sua disseminação em várias partes do mundo está relacionada com sua propriedade de corante natural de amplo interesse das indústrias de medicamentos, cosméticos, têxtil e, principalmente, alimentos.
Canela
Authors: Polachini Skzypek Zanardo Vivian , Böettge Rosa Carolina , Auozani Tehura , Augustin Schwanke Carla Helena
Published: June 2024

A canela é uma das especiarias mais antigas do mundo, sendo consumida há milhares de anos (Negraes, 2003). Contudo, cabe destacar que existem, aproximadamente, 250 espécies do gênero Cinnamomum pertencentes à família Lauraceae (Rao; Gan, 2014). Pelo menos quatro espécies são fontes da especiaria canela (Oketch-Rabah et al., 2018): canela-do-ceilão, canela-da-china, canela-da-indonésia, também conhecida como korintje, java ou canela-padang (Cinnamomum burmannii [Nees & T.Nees] Blume) e canela vietnamita, conhecida como canela-saigon (Cinnamomum loureiroi Nees). Há também a canela-indiana (Cinnamomum tamala [Buch.-Ham.] T. Nees & C. H. Eberm.), em que a parte utilizada da planta como especiaria e em formulações aiurvédicas é a folha (Sharma; Nautiyal, 2011).
Project Spotlight: Precast concrete aids holistic design in Texas
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: June 2024

The New Bed Tower at Texas Health Frisco in Frisco, Tex., used precast concrete from Gate Precast Co. to accomplish a holistic healing environment that met local exterior requirements.
Parametric Surfaces Competition: Using Technology to Foster Creativity
Authors: Kaur Manmohan , Wangler Thomas
Published: June 2024

Although most calculus students are comfortable with the Cartesian equations of curves and surfaces, they struggle with the concept of parameters. A multivariable calculus course is really the time to nail this concept down, once and for all, since it provides an easy way to represent
many beautiful and useful surfaces, and graph them using a Computer Algebra System. Once the students grasp the concept of parametric representations of curves and surfaces, they can actually get quite creative, and even draw some very interesting computer art! In this paper we describe how
we lead our students to combine mathematics and technology with creativity in an interesting way.
Making Materials Based on TeX and CAS/DGS — Reports on CADGME 2012 Conference Working Group —
Authors: Kaneko Masataka , Yamashita Satoshi , Kitahara Kiyoshi , Maeda Yoshifumi , Usui Hisashi , Takato Setsuo
Published: June 2024

TeX has become one of the most popular tools for editing teaching materials or textbooks in collegiate mathematics education, since it enables usual mathematics teachers to easily produce high-quality mathematical documents. Its capabilities for visualization and computation are
fairly limited, so that many teachers simultaneously use various software such as Computer Algebra System (CAS) or Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS) to generate and display high-quality mathematical artworks. In this paper, we discuss the conditions under which the graphics generated by CAS/DGS
mostly enhance the educational effect of teaching materials edited by TeX. As a result, the use of a CAS macro package for generating high-quality graphics in TeX documents is proposed.
DIFFERENT CERVICAL LAMINOPLASTY TECHNIQUES
Authors: Araújo-Júnior Francisco Alves de , Ribas-Filho Jurandir Marcondes , Malafaia Osvaldo , Arantes-Júnior Aluízio Augusto , Ceccato Guilherme Henrique Weiler , Santos-Neto Pedro Helo dos
Published: June 2024

Background: Cervical laminoplasty is one of the standard techniques for the treatment of spondylotic cervical myelopathy. It was developed by Japanese orthopedists in the 1970s as an alternative to laminectomy. Over the years, several types of laminoplasty have been described. Open-door and French-door laminoplasty are the most widely used and studied in the literature and based on them, technical variations have been described, including the use of endoscopy.
Objective: To review the laminoplasty techniques described in the literature.
Methods: A literature review was conducted on the Pubmed and Scielo platforms in January 2024. Initially, 66 articles were selected that addressed something related to types of laminoplasty technique in their title. The abstracts of these articles were read and those that addressed a review on the subject or that described a new type of laminoplasty or technical variation of open-door or French-door were selected.
Results: A total of 20 articles were considered for study.
Conclusions: After the advent of open-door and french-door laminoplasty, some variations emerged, such as two-open-door laminoplasty, alternating open-door laminoplasty and those associated with C3 laminectomy.
Two-dimensional experimental assessment of interaction energy-induced suffusion in sand–clay mixtures
Authors: Won Jongmuk , Joo Incheol
Published: June 2024

Suffusion can be defined as the loss of relatively small soil particles in gap-graded soils without any volume change. In this study, the susceptibility of interaction energy-induced suffusion in sand–clay mixtures is investigated using a laboratory-scale two-dimensional flow cell. The filtrated clay during the injection was measured at three outlets to assess the gravity and reattachment effects as a function of clay type (kaolinite, illite and bentonite) and sand grain size. It was found that the settling of detached clay particles and the reattachment effect during their transport through the sand medium is a strong function of the swelling potential of clay and the size ratio between sand and clay. In addition, observed particle size distributions of clay at the outlet demonstrated that the relatively small and large clay particles are susceptible to suffusion for non-swelling and swelling clay, respectively. The comparison of total filtrated clay between a two-dimensional flow cell and the typical soil-column experiments (one-dimensional flow) revealed a high chance of underestimating suffusion using soil-column experiments to assess the suffusion of sand–clay mixtures.
HOW COVID-19 CHANGED CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TRENDS IN TÜRKİYE?
Authors: Kaya Cansu , Gemalmaz Sinem , Üzümcüoğlu Zihni Yeşim , Kartal Merve , Ceylan-batur Suzan
Published: June 2024

COVID-19 has altered many aspects of daily life, notably impacting shopping methods. This study examines how these changes affect consumer behavior, focusing on norm sensitivity, risk perception, and digital advertising. The purpose of this research is to understand the role of norm sensitivity, risk perception, and digital advertising as mediators in the relationship between COVID-19 and changes in consumer behavior. Qualitative data is collected from online meetings with 41 participants aged between 19 and 52 and it is analyzed by using MAXQDA. The unique aspect of this study is its qualitative approach and having a relatively large sample size compared to typical qualitative studies. The findings indicate higher sensitivity towards online shopping during COVID-19, perceiving traditional face-to-face shopping as risky mostly due to virus transmission, increased trust in digital channels, the undeniable effects of digital advertisements on purchasing, and the importance of making research before shopping. Furthermore, the findings revealed that shopping methods shifted from traditional face-to-face to online shopping during COVID-19 even in the early times of the pandemic. Based on these findings, businesses should prioritize enhancing their online shopping experiences by improving website usability and security measures. They may also implement safety protocols in physical stores to alleviate consumer concerns. Leveraging targeted digital advertising strategies and investing in consumer research can help businesses adapt to evolving consumer preferences and behaviors.
ULUSAL BASINDA BİLİM KADINLARI: TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET PERSPEKTİFİNDEN BİLİM HABERLERİNE YÖNELİK BİR İÇERİK ANALİZİ
Authors: Kubilay Çağla
Published: June 2024

Bilim dünyasında toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğini sağlamak üzere hayata geçirilen politikalara rağmen pek çok ülkede kadınlar bilimin çeşitli alanlarında yetersiz temsil edilmektedir. Kadınların bu dezavantajlı durumlarının gerisinde karmaşık toplumsal, kültürel, ekonomik ve yapısal bir dizi etken bulunmakla birlikte medya bu etkenler arasında öncelikli bir yere sahiptir. Zira medya, özellikle de gerçek hayattaki rol modellerinin yokluğunda, bilime ve bilim insanlarına dair tutum ve inançların şekillenmesinde rol oynayan temel bilgi kaynaklarından biridir. Bu bağlamda medya, kadınların ve kız çocuklarının bilime yönelmelerini teşvik edebileceği gibi onları bilimsel uğraşının dışında tutmaya ya da katılımlarını sınırlandırmaya da yol açabilir. Medyanın sahip olduğu bu potansiyelden hareketle, bu çalışmada Türkiye’de bilim haberlerinde bilim kadınlarının nasıl temsil edildiği incelenmektedir. Kadınların bilim dünyasına katılım oranlarının dünyanın pek çok ülkesine kıyasla yüksek olduğu Türkiye’de yazılı basında bilim kadınlarının görünürlük düzeyleri ile görünür oldukları alanları tespit etmek bu çalışmanın temel amacıdır. Bu kapsamda çalışmanın temel sorunsalı, farklı politik yönelimlere sahip BirGün, Hürriyet ve Yeni Şafak gazetelerinde yayımlanan bilim haberlerinin bilim dünyasındaki toplumsal cinsiyete dayalı eşitsizlikleri koruyup güçlendirmek mi, yoksa bu eşitsizliklere meydan okumak yönünde mi hareket ettiğinin belirlenmesidir. Çalışmada sözü edilen gazetelerin web sitelerinde 2019 yılının Ocak, Mayıs ve Eylül aylarında yayımlanan toplam 527 bilim haberi içerik analizi yoluyla incelenmiştir. Çalışmada gazetelerde yer alan bilim kadını oranının Türkiye’deki bilim kadını oranının oldukça altında olduğu; görünürlük düzeyleri ve bilimin farklı alanlarına katılımları konusunda farklı siyasal yönelimlere sahip gazeteler arasında küçük farklılıklar bulunmakla birlikte tümünün bilim kadınlarını yetersiz temsil ettiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Phytosociological Analysis of Bumdeling Ramsar site, Riverine Wetland of International Importance, Eastern Bhutan
Authors: Nythri  Tshering  , Kinzang Dorji
Published: June 2024

The Kholongchu riverine wetlands in Bumdeling, Bhutan, are a unique ramsar site and crucial winter roosting grounds for the Black Necked Crane. Despite the area's notable ecological successions, recent information on plant diversity is less known from the wetland. In 2023, study was conducted to evaluate the phytodiversity and phytosociology of the Bumdeling Ramsar site (BRS) using quantitative quadrat analysis method. The study identified 165 plant species in a wetland, with Asteraceae being the most dominant family. Herbaceous plants dominate the wetland, followed by shrubs and grasses. The area has moderate floral species diversity with Simpson (0.87) and Shannon (2.59) diversity value. Floral species are evenly distributed, with no single species dominating vegetation with Simpson dominance (0.13). Menhinicks index (2.19) and Margalef (4.60) index indicate high species richness. Furthermore, Important Value Index indicated Persicaria hydropiper, Anaphalis margaritaceae, and Alnus nepalensis as the dominating and important plant species in the wetland. This study provides valuable floristic information for further scientific studies and management activities in BRS.
The Islamic Influence on Saadia Gaon’s Method in Defending Rabbinic Judaism
Authors: Ali Walid Reda
Published: June 2024

Saadia Al-Fayyumi was one of the medieval scholars of Jewish law who lived in Muslim societies. He was the first in Iraq to defend Rabbinic Judaism against the opponents and skeptics of its religious heritage and he was influenced in his defense by Islamic thought. Previous studies discussed Saadia’s defense of the Written and Oral law and illustrated Saadia’s polemical writings against the Karaites. The current paper discusses the influence of Islam on Saadia’s method in defending Rabbinic Judaism. Also, this essay illustrates the influence of Islamic thought on Saadia’s arguments to pave the way for the Rabbis to use reason like the Mu’tazilah to defend their beliefs and provided them with arguments and proofs. Clearly, Islamic thought was a principle for Saadia to establish the foundations of faith. He laid down the principles of faith just as the Mu’tazilah and was influenced by Mu’tazilah’s thoughts, Muslim jurists, Islamic theological doctrines, and their various ideas related to religious matters. Also, Saadia agreed with the Islamic theological sects in using logical evidences and religious texts as defensive tools to defend his beliefs. This Islamic influence on Jewish thought was a factor in its development, especially in light of the Arab-Islamic civilization in the medieval ages between 10th and the 15th centuries CE.
Néhány adat Szeged flórájához
Authors: Hábenczyus Alida Anna , Süveges Kristóf
Published: June 2024

Közleményünkben Szeged város urbán és szuburbán területeiről adjuk közre florisztikai megfigyeléseinket, belvárosi, városszéli, Tisza-parti, vasúthoz köthető és különböző ruderális élőhelyekről. Összesen 40 növényfajról közlünk előfordulásai adatokat, melyek közül hét védett Magyarországon. A bemutatott fajok egy része valamilyen formában már korábban is ismert volt Szegeden, azonban adataik sokszor igen régiek (pl. Allium rotundum, Chenopodium vulvaria, Reseda phyteuma), és/vagy a növények manapság is nagyon ritkák a Dél-Alföldön (pl. Chenopodium botrys, Ch. murale, Sherardia arvensis). A védett fajok közül érdemes kiemelni az Acorus calamus új Tisza-parti, illetve a Reseda inodora új városszéli megfigyeléseit. Több olyan idegenhonos faj előfordulásait is ismertetjük, amelyek nem régen jelentek meg hazánkban, és amelyeknek nem voltak korábbi adataik a Crisicumból vagy annak déli részéről (pl. Erigeron sumatrensis, Torilis nodosa). Utóbbiak közül több újabb észlelés a vasúthoz köthető (Chenopodium pumilio, Geranium purpureum, Lepidium oblongum stb.). Adatokat közlünk továbbá a szegedi Tisza-partról, illetve a Tiszából is (Bidens cernua, Crypsis schoenoides, Najas marina stb.). A Cyperus esculentus-nak és az Ornithogalum refractum-nak voltak korábbi adatai a városból, de téves határozásuk miatt ezek eddig nem kerültek be a köztudatba.
A Csepel-sziget tölgy-kőris-szil ligetei (Scillo vindobonensi-Ulmetum Kevey in Borhidi et Kevey 1996)
Authors: Kevey Balázs
Published: June 2024

Jelen tanulmány Magyarország középső részén, a Csepel-szigeten tanulmányozott tölgy-kőris-szil ligeterdők (Scillo vindobonensi-Ulmetum Kevey in Borhidi et Kevey 1996) társulási viszonyait mutatja be 50 cönológiai felvétel alapján. Az állandó talajvízhatás miatt közepes vízellátottságú talajon előforduló, azonális asszociációval állunk szemben, amely itt 95–120 m körüli tengerszint feletti magasságú, sík területeken, homokos és iszapos öntésföldön alakult ki. 60–80%-os záródású, 22–30 m magas lombkoronaszintjében állandó fajok a Quercus robur és a Populus alba, magas borítást ér még el a Fraxinus angustifolia s ubsp. danubialis és az Ulmus laevis. Cserje- és gyepszintje változóan fejlett. Állományaiban feltűnőek egyes szubmontán elemek, amelyek az Alföldön általában ritkák. Különösen a Fagetalia fajok gyakoriak: Acer platanoides, A. pseudoplatanus, Aegopodium podagraria, Allium ursinum, Anemone nemorosa, A. ranunculoides, Carex sylvatica, Cerasus avium, Circaea lutetiana, Corydalis cava, Epipactis helleborine agg., Gagea lutea, Galeobdolon luteum, Galium odoratum, Hedera helix, Lathraea squamaria, Listera ovata, Moehringia trinervia, Myosotis sparsifl ora, Paris quadrifolia, Scilla vindobonensis, Stachys sylvatica, Stellaria holostea, Ulmus glabra, Vinca minor, Viola reichenbachiana stb. E növények valószínűleg az egykori hűvösebb, csapadékosabb és kiegyenlítettebb klímájú bükk I. (szubboreális) korszak (5000–2500 éve) maradványfajai. A Csepel-szigeti felvételeket szigetköziekkel együtt elemezve összehasonlítások tehetők a két táj ligeterdeivel kapcsolatban. A szociális magatartási típusokat tekintve jellemző, hogy a specialisták (S), a kompetitorok (C), de főként a generalisták (G) csoportrészesedése a Csepel-szigeten alacsonyabb, mint a Szigetközben, míg a ruderális fajcsoport tagjai a Csepel-szigeten jóval magasabb arányt mutatnak. A két tájegység sokváltozós elemzésekben is elkülönül egymástól. A vizsgált 50 év távlatában a Csepel-sziget idős tölgy-kőris-szil ligetei sajnos igen megfogyatkoztak, ill. degradálódtak. Megőrzésük, helyenkénti rekonstrukciójuk természetvédelmünk fontos feladata lehetne.