bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANKARA ELMADAĞ İLÇESİNDE "TİRİT" GELENEĞİ
Authors: ÖZGEN Mutlu
Published: September 2022

Anadolu’da tiridin ve çeşitlerinin bu derece yaygın olmasının sebebi biraz da dinseldir. Ekmeğin “nimet” olarak kabul edildiği Anadolu’da, ekmeği israf etmenin günah sayılması, Allah’ın kuraklıkla yoklukla insanları sınayacağından duyulan korku ve çekinme bayat ve kuru ekmeği değerlendirmeyi elzem kılmıştır. Tirit bu noktada ekmeğe duyulan şükrün ve hürmetin yemek çeşidine dönüşmüş halini oluşturmaktadır. Aynı zamanda tirit, ekmeğin özellikle de bayat ve kuru ekmeğin yerinin çöp/sokak değil sofra olduğunu insanlara hatırlatan özel tekniğin adı olmuştur. Anadolu’da, kuru bir şeyin sulu bir şeyle -lezzetli bir et suyu ile- ıslatılma tekniğinin genel adı Tirittir. Tirit özel bir teknik olup, ismini sadece yapımında kullanılan etten değil, et suyunun üzerine döküldüğü ekmekten de alabilmektedir. Derviş sofralarının tekke mutfaklarının da baş yemeklerinden biri olan tiridin Anadolu’daki hikayesine baktığımızda baş aktörünün ekmek ekmeği lezzetli et suyu ile onurlandırmak suretiyle yapılması tiridin ekmeksiz olmayacağı gerçeğini de ortaya koymuştur. Anadolu’da Ekmek sayesinde kimlik bulup işlev kazanan tiritlerden biri de Ankara’nın Elmadağ ilçesinde tandır ekmeği ile yapılan tirittir. Tandır ekmeğinin sıcak tirit suyuna dayanma özelliği ve lezzetli et suyunu içine hapsetme yönü Elmadağ mutfağının tirit çeşitleri ile anılmasını sağlamıştır. Elmadağ’ında tirit gündelik hayatın içinde önemli yer teşkil ederek düğün cenaze, sünnet, hac uğurlama, mevlitler, bayramlarda kurulan sofraların baş yemeği olmuştur. Elmadağ’ında tandır ekmeksiz tirit tiritsiz de geçiş dönemi törenleri, bayramlar düşünülmez olmuştur. Çemen tiridi, soğan tiridi, kafa (kelle-paça) tiridi et tiridi tavuk tiridi gibi çeşitlerinin yanı sıra tirit Elmadağ’ında tirit toplumsal onayın, küslüğü gidermenin, rızalık alıp helalleşmenin sembolü olmuştur. Çalışmamızda, Ankara’nın Elmadağ ilçesinin mutfak kültürünü şekillendiren tirit yemeğinin yapılışı ve çeşitleri kadar toplumsal açıdan uzlaştırıcı işlevlerine de bildirimizde değinilecektir.
Optimization of diamond optomechanical crystal cavities
Authors: Moraes Flávio , de Aguiar Gabriel H. M. , de Melo Emerson G. , Wiederhecker Gustavo S. , Alegre Thiago P. Mayer
Published: September 2022

Due to recent development of growing and processing techniques for high-quality single crystal diamond, the large scale production of diamond optomechanical crystal cavities has become feasible, enabling optomechanical devices that can operate in higher mechanical frequencies and can be coupled to two-level systems based on diamond color centers. In this paper we describe a design optimization method to produce diamond optomechanical crystal cavities operating at the high-cooperativity regime (close to unity) at room temperature.
Tunable K/W-band OFDM integrated radar and communication system based on optoelectronic oscillator for intelligent transportation
Authors: Xue Zhujun , Li Shangyuan , Xue Xiaoxiao , Zheng Xiaoping , Zhou Bingkun
Published: September 2022

In this paper, we proposed a tunable K/W-band OFDM integrated radar and communication system based on Optoelectronic Oscillator (OEO) for intelligent transportation. All-optical signal processing including amplitude asymmetric filtering and quadratic phase manipulating is applied in OEO to achieve a high-frequency and tunable self-excited oscillation, which supports the K/W-band OFDM signal generation. Its product of maximum detection range and communication capacity is cB/4Δf (m·Gbaud), where c is light speed and Δf is subcarrier spacing of OFDM. A proof-of-concept experiment is carried out in K-band with bandwidth B = 2 GHz and W-band with bandwidth B = 10 GHz. The range resolution ΔR, detection range Rmax and communication capacity C of 0.075 m, 75 m, 12.8 Gbps, and 0.015 m, 300 m, 32 Gbps are experimentally demonstrated in K/W-band respectively.
Red, green and blue InGaN micro-LEDs for display application: temperature and current density effects
Authors: Wang Zhou , Zhu Shijie , Shan Xinyi , Yuan Zexing , Qian Zeyuan , Lu Xinyi , Fu Yi , Tu Kui , Guan Hui , Cui Xugao , Tian Pengfei
Published: September 2022

Micro-LED has attracted tremendous attention as next-generation display, but InGaN red-green-blue (RGB) based high-efficiency micro-LEDs, especially red InGaN micro-LED, face significant challenges and the optoelectronic performance is inevitably affected by environmental factors such as varying temperature and operating current density. Here, we demonstrated the RGB InGaN micro-LEDs, and investigated the effects of temperature and current density for the InGaN RGB micro-LED display. We found that temperature increase can lead to the changes of electrical characteristics, the shifts in electroluminescence spectra, the increase of full width at half maximum and the decreases of light output power, external quantum efficiency, power efficiency, and ambient contrast ratios, while current density increase can also give rise to different changing trends of the varieties of parameters mentioned just above for the RGB micro-LED display, creating great challenges for its application in practical scenarios. Despite of the varying electrical and optical charateristics, relatively high and stable colour gamut of the RGB display can be maintained under changing temperature and current density. Based on the results above, mechanisms on the temperature and current density effects were analyzed in detail, which would be helpful to predict the parameters change of micro-LED display caused by temperature and current density, and provided guidance for improving the performance of InGaN micro-LED display in the future.
High quality of an absolute phase reconstruction for coherent digital holography with an enhanced anti-speckle deep neural unwrapping network
Authors: Lu Wei , Shi Yue , Ou Pan , Zheng Ming , Tai Hanxu , Wang Yuhong , Duan Ruonan , Wang Mingqing , Wu Jian
Published: September 2022

It is always a challenge how to overcome speckle noise interference in the phase reconstruction for coherent digital holography (CDH) and its application, as this issue has not been solved well so far. In this paper, we are proposing an enhanced anti-speckle deep neural unwrapping network (E-ASDNUN) approach to achieve high quality of absolute phase reconstruction for CDH. The method designs a special network-based noise filter and embeds it into a deep neural unwrapping network to enhance anti-noise capacity in the image feature recognition and extraction process. The numerical simulation and experimental test on the phase unwrapping reconstruction and the image quality evaluation under the noise circumstances show that the E-ASDNUN approach is very effective against the speckle noise in realizing the high quality of absolute phase reconstruction. Meanwhile, it also demonstrates much better robustness than the typical U-net neural network and the traditional phase unwrapping algorithms in reconstructing high wrapping densities and high noise levels of phase images. The E-ASDNUN approach is also examined and confirmed by measuring the same phase object using a commercial white light interferometry as a reference. The result is perfectly consistent with that obtained by the E-ASDNUN approach.
Flexible demodulation for rotation-induced phase difference based on a phase-controlled microwave photonic filter
Authors: Zhang Jing , Wang Muguang , Wu Beilei , Ding Qi , Yin Bin , Chen Desheng , Huang Xiaodi
Published: September 2022

High-performance demodulation of Sagnac effect is of great importance for rotation rate measurement in inertial navigation system. In this paper, we propose a flexible measurement of rotation rate based on a phase-controlled microwave photonic filter (MPF), which incorporates an orthogonal double-sideband (ODSB) modulator, a Sagnac loop, a linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating (LCFBG), a polarizer, and a photodetector. The ODSB modulator is used to generate optical carrier (OC) and first-order sidebands with mutually orthogonal polarizations. For the MPF, its central frequency can be tuned through changing the phase difference between the OC and first-order sidebands thanks to the dispersion of the LCFBG. Therefore, if the OC and first-order sidebands are separated by a polarization beam splitter and then travel along the Sagnac loop in opposite directions, the rotation-induced phase difference between them will lead to a shift on the frequency response of the MPF. Thus, two ways can be adopted to detect the rotation rate of the Sagnac loop for different applications: monitoring the frequency response shift of the MPF and measuring the power variation at a certain frequency. Besides, the measurement sensitivity can be easily adjusted to satisfy specific requirements by tuning a polarization controller or choosing a different operating frequency. An experiment is performed to validate the proposed scheme. The results show that the maximum frequency shift of the MPF can reach 1.7 GHz at a rotation rate of 1 rad/s, and a scale factor of 0.016 mW/(rad/s) is obtained at 4 GHz.
Dual-path inscription of plasmonic nano-Ag moiré fringes
Authors: Li Xin , Fu Shencheng , Miao Jingying , Liu Hongfang , Zhang Xintong , Liu Yichun
Published: September 2022

Construction of moiré surface patterns has attracted considerable attention due to the fascinating function of photoelectric manipulation. Holographic inscription offers superposition of two or more sinusoidal gratings to form moiré structures. However, the current material platforms primarily depend on a single process of photoinduced physical property change to build up multicomponent gratings. Herein, we demonstrate a strategy of bidirectional photochemical reaction on mesoporous TiO2 matrices to form plasmonic nano-Ag moiré fringes. This consists of a photoreduction grating from in situ growth of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and a photooxidation grating utilizing the Schottky interface of Ag/TiO2. The pattern obtained under the superposition of double spatial frequencies exhibits non-equidistant moiré fringes. This Letter provides a pathway for implementing complex surface structures.
Self-probed ptychography from semiconductor high-harmonic generation
Authors: Fröhlich Sven , Liu Xu , Hamdou Aimrane , Meunier Alric , Hussain Mukhtar , Carole Mathieu , Kaassamani Shatha , Froidevaux Marie , Lavoute Laure , Gaponov Dmitry , Ducros Nicolas , Février Sébastien , Zeitoun Philippe , Kovacev Milutin , Fajardo Marta , Boutu Willem , Gauthier David , Merdji Hamed
Published: September 2022

We demonstrate a method to image an object using a self-probing approach based on semiconductor high-harmonic generation. On the one hand, ptychography enables high-resolution imaging from the coherent light diffracted by an object. On the other hand, high-harmonic generation from crystals is emerging as a new source of extreme-ultraviolet ultrafast coherent light. We combine these two techniques by performing ptychography measurements with nanopatterned crystals serving as the object as well as the generation medium of the harmonics. We demonstrate that this strong field in situ approach can provide structural information about an object. With the future developments of crystal high harmonics as a compact short-wavelength light source, our demonstration can be an innovative approach for nanoscale imaging of photonic and electronic devices in research and industry.
The non-glycosylated protein of Toxocara canis MUC-1 interacts with proteins of murine macrophages
Authors: Zhou Rongqiong , Jia Hongguo , Du Zhendong , Jiang Aiyun , Song Zhenhui , Wang Tao , Du Aifang , Gasser Robin B. , Ma Guangxu
Published: September 2022

Toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic disease caused predominantly by larvae ofToxocara canis. While this zoonotic disease is of major importance in humans and canids, it can also affect a range of other mammalian hosts. It is known that mucins secreted by larvae play key roles in immune recognition and evasion, but very little is understood about the molecular interactions between host cells andT.canis. Here, using an integrative approach (affinity pull-down, mass spectrometry, co-immunoprecipitation and bioinformatics), we identified 219 proteins expressed by a murine macrophage cell line (RAW264.7) that interact with prokaryotically-expressed recombinant protein (rTc-MUC-1) representing the mucinTc-MUC-1 present in the surface coat of infective larvae ofT.canis. Protein-protein interactions between rTc-MUC-1 and an actin binding protein CFL1 as well as the fatty acid binding protein FABP5 of RAW264.7 macrophages were also demonstrated in a human embryonic kidney cell line (HEK 293T). By combing predicted structural information on the protein-protein interaction and functional knowledge of the related protein association networks, we inferred roles forTc-MUC-1 protein in the regulation of actin cytoskeletal remodelling, and the migration and phagosome formation of macrophage cells. These molecular interactions now require verificationin vivo. The experimental approach taken here should be readily applicable to comparative studies of other ascaridoid nematodes (e.g.T.cati,Anisakis simplex,Ascaris suumandBaylisascaris procyonis) whose larvae undergo tissue migration in accidental hosts, including humans.
Measuring turfgrass canopy interception and throughfall using co-located pluviometers
Authors: Dyer Don Wesley , Patrignani Andres , Bremer Dale
Published: September 2022

Turfgrass management relies on frequent watering events from natural precipitation or irrigation. However, most irrigation scheduling strategies in turfgrass ignore the magnitude of canopy interception. Interception is the process by which precipitation or irrigation water is intercepted by and evaporated from plant canopies or plant residue. The objective of this study was to quantify the magnitude of precipitation interception and throughfall in ‘Meyer’ zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica L.) and ‘007’ creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.). We used a new method consisting of co-located pluviometers with and without circular turfgrass patches to measure interception and throughfall. The resulting dataset includes 15 storms and 25 individual rainfall events ranging in precipitation totals from 0.3 mm to 42.4 mm throughout the research study. Throughfall amount resulted in a strong (r = 0.98) positive linear relationship with precipitation totals. On average, zoysiagrass and creeping bentgrass canopies intercepted a minimum of 4.4 mm before throughfall occurred. This indicates that, on average, no precipitation reaches the soil surface for precipitation events <4.4 mm. After the point of throughfall, 16% of each additional millimeter of precipitation or irrigation is lost due to interception. Nearly, 45% of the area of the contiguous U.S. could result in >50% of the annual precipitation being intercepted by canopies of zoysiagrass and bentgrass. This study provides detailed insights to understanding the interception dynamics in turfgrass and highlights the inefficient nature of small precipitation and irrigation events in turfgrass systems.
Rhinovirus/enterovirus was the most common respiratory virus detected in adults with severe acute respiratory infections pre-COVID-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Authors: Chong Yoong Min , Chan Yoke Fun , Jamaluddin Mohamad Fadhil Hadi , Hasan M. Shahnaz , Pang Yong Kek , Ponnampalavanar Sasheela , Syed Omar Sharifah Faridah , Sam I-Ching
Published: September 2022

Background

Severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) pose a great global burden. The contribution of respiratory viruses to adult SARI is relatively understudied in Asia. We aimed to determine viral aetiology of adult SARI patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Methods

The prevalence of 20 common (mainly viral) respiratory pathogens, and MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV and 5 bacterial select agents was investigated from May 2017 to October 2019 in 489 SARI adult patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, using molecular assays (Luminex NxTAG-RPP kit and qPCR assays). Viral metagenomics analysis was performed on 105 negative samples.

Results

Viral respiratory pathogens were detected by PCR in 279 cases (57.1%), including 10 (2.0%) additional detections by metagenomics analysis. The most detected viruses were rhinovirus/enterovirus (RV/EV) (49.1%) and influenza virus (7.4%). Three melioidosis cases were detected but no SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV or other bacterial select agents. Bacterial/viral co-detections and viral co-detections were found in 44 (9.0%) and 27 (5.5%) cases respectively, mostly involving RV/EV. Independent predictors of critical disease were male gender, chronic lung disease, lack of runny nose and positive blood culture with a significant bacterial pathogen. Asthma and sore throat were associated with increased risk of RV/EV detection, while among RV/EV cases, males and those with neurological disease were at increased risk of critical disease.

Conclusions

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the high prevalence of respiratory viruses in adults with SARI was mainly attributed to RV/EV. Continued surveillance of respiratory virus trends contributes to effective diagnostic, prevention, and treatment strategies.
Changes in the proteome and secretome of rat liver sinusoidal endothelial cells during early primary culture and effects of dexamethasone
Authors: Li Ruomei , Bhandari Sabin , Martinez-Zubiaurre Inigo , Bruun Jack-Ansgar , Urbarova Ilona , Smedsrød Bård , Simón-Santamaría Jaione , Sørensen Karen Kristine
Published: September 2022

Introduction

Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) are specialized fenestrated scavenger endothelial cells involved in the elimination of modified plasma proteins and tissue turnover waste macromolecules from blood. LSECs also participate in liver immune responses. A challenge when studying LSEC biology is the rapid loss of the in vivo phenotype in culture. In this study, we have examined biological processes and pathways affected during early-stage primary culture of rat LSECs and checked for cell responses to the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone.

Methods

LSECs from male Sprague Dawley rats were cultured on type I collagen in 5% oxygen atmosphere in DMEM with serum-free supplements for 2 and 24 h. Quantitative proteomics using tandem mass tag technology was used to examine proteins in cells and supernatants. Validation was done with qPCR, ELISA, multiplex immunoassay, and caspase 3/7 assay. Cell ultrastructure was examined by scanning electron microscopy, and scavenger function by quantitative endocytosis assays.

Results

LSECs cultured for 24 h showed a characteristic pro-inflammatory phenotype both in the presence and absence of IL-1β, with upregulation of cellular responses to cytokines and interferon-γ, cell-cell adhesion, and glycolysis, increased expression of fatty acid binding proteins (FABP4, FABP5), and downregulation of several membrane receptors (STAB1, STAB2, LYVE1, CLEC4G) and proteins in pyruvate metabolism, citric acid cycle, fatty acid elongation, amino acid metabolism, and oxidation-reduction processes. Dexamethasone inhibited apoptosis and improved LSEC viability in culture, repressed inflammatory and immune regulatory pathways and secretion of IL-1β and IL-6, and further upregulated FABP4 and FABP5 compared to time-matched controls. The LSEC porosity and endocytic activity were reduced at 24 h both with and without dexamethasone but the dexamethasone-treated cells showed a less stressed phenotype.

Conclusion

Rat LSECs become activated towards a pro-inflammatory phenotype during early culture. Dexamethasone represses LSEC activation, inhibits apoptosis, and improves cell viability.
Familial hypercholesterolaemia and coronary risk factors among patients with angiogram-proven premature coronary artery disease in an Asian cohort
Authors: Nazli Sukma Azureen , Chua Yung-An , Mohd Kasim Noor Alicezah , Ismail Zaliha , Md Radzi Ahmad Bakhtiar , Ibrahim Khairul Shafiq , Kasim Sazzli Shahlan , Rosman Azhari , Nawawi Hapizah
Published: September 2022

Background

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) patients have elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, rendering them at high risk of premature coronary artery disease (PCAD). However, the FH prevalence among angiogram-proven PCAD (AP-PCAD) patients and their status of coronary risk factors (CRFs) have not been reported in the Asian population.

Objectives

This study aimed to (1) determine the prevalence of clinically diagnosed FH among AP-PCAD patients, (2) compare CRFs between AP-PCAD patients with control groups, and (3) identify the independent predictors of PCAD.

Methods

AP-PCAD patients and FH patients without PCAD were recruited from Cardiology and Specialist Lipid Clinics. Subjects were divided into AP-PCAD with FH (G1), AP-PCAD without FH (G2), FH without PCAD (G3) and normal controls (G4). Medical records were collected from the clinic database and standardised questionnaires. FH was clinically diagnosed using Dutch Lipid Clinic Network Criteria.

Results

A total of 572 subjects were recruited (males:86.4%; mean±SD age: 55.6±8.5years). The prevalence of Definite, Potential and All FH among AP-PCAD patients were 6%(19/319), 16% (51/319) and 45.5% (145/319) respectively. G1 had higher central obesity, family history of PCAD and family history of hypercholesterolaemia compared to other groups. Among all subjects, diabetes [OR(95% CI): 4.7(2.9,7.7)], hypertension [OR(95% CI): 14.1(7.8,25.6)], FH [OR(95% CI): 2.9(1.5,5.5)] and Potential (Definite and Probable) FH [OR(95% CI): 4.5(2.1,9.6)] were independent predictors for PCAD. Among FH patients, family history of PCAD [OR(95% CI): 3.0(1.4,6.3)] and Definite FH [OR(95% CI): 7.1(1.9,27.4)] were independent predictors for PCAD.

Conclusion

Potential FH is common among AP-PCAD patients and contributes greatly to the AP-PCAD. FH-PCAD subjects have greater proportions of various risk factors compared to other groups. Presence of FH, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and family history of PCAD are independent predictors of PCAD. FH with PCAD is in very-high-risk category, hence, early management of modifiable CRFs in these patients are warranted.
Sleep restriction impairs visually and memory-guided force control
Authors: Brinkerhoff Sarah A. , Mathew Gina M. , Murrah William M. , Chang Anne-Marie , Roper Jaimie A. , Neely Kristina A.
Published: September 2022

Sleep loss is a common phenomenon with consequences to physical and mental health. While the effects of sleep restriction on working memory are well documented, it is unknown how sleep restriction affects continuous force control. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of sleep restriction on visually and memory-guided force production magnitude and variability. We hypothesized that both visually and memory-guided force production would be impaired after sleep restriction. Fourteen men participated in an eleven-day inpatient sleep study and completed a grip force task after two nights of ten hours’ time in bed (baseline); four nights of five hours’ time in bed (sleep restriction); and one night of ten hours’ time in bed (recovery). The force task entailed four 20-second trials of isometric force production with the thumb and index finger targeting 25% of the participant’s maximum voluntary contraction. During visually guided trials, participants had continuous visual feedback of their force production. During memory-guided trials, visual feedback was removed for the last 12 seconds of each trial. During both conditions, participants were told to maintain the target force production. After sleep restriction, participants decreased the magnitude of visually guided, but not memory-guided, force production, suggesting that visual attention tasks are more affected by sleep loss than memory-guided tasks. Participants who reported feeling more alert after sleep restriction and recovery sleep produced higher force during memory-guided, but not visually guided, force production, suggesting that the perception of decreased alertness may lead to more attention to the task during memory-guided visual tasks.
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) shows therapeutic effect on dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced liver fibrosis in rats
Authors: Karmacharya Mrigendra Bir , Hada Binika , Park So Ra , Kim Kil Hwan , Choi Byung Hyune
Published: September 2022

This study was undertaken to investigate the inhibitory effects of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced liver fibrosis in rats. Liver fibrosis was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by injecting DMN intraperitoneally (at 10 mg/kg of body weight) daily for three consecutive days per week for 4 weeks. To investigate the effect of GM-CSF on disease onset, GM-CSF (50 μg/kg of body weight) was co-treated with DMN for 2 consecutive days per week for 4 weeks (4-week groups). To observe the effect of GM-CSF on the progression of liver fibrosis, GM-CSF was post-treated alone at 5–8 weeks after the 4 weeks of DMN injection (8-week groups). We found that DMN administration for 4 weeks produced molecular and pathological manifestations of liver fibrosis, that is, it increased the expressions of collagen type I, alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), and decreased peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) expression. In addition, elevated serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin level (TBIL), and decreased albumin level (ALB) were observed. In both the 4-week and 8-week groups, GM-CSF clearly improved the pathological liver conditions in the gross and histological observations, and significantly recovered DMN-induced increases in AST and TBIL and decreases in ALB serum levels to normal. GM-CSF also significantly decreased DMN-induced increases in collagen type I, α-SMA, and TGF-β1 and increased DMN-induced decreases in PPAR-γ expression. In the DMN groups, survival decreased continuously for 8 weeks after DMN treatment for the first 4 weeks. GM-CSF showed a survival benefit when co-treated for the first 4 weeks but a marginal effect when post-treated for 5–8 weeks. In conclusion, co-treatment of GM-CSF showed therapeutic effects on DMN-induced liver fibrosis and survival rates in rats, while post-treatment efficiently blocked liver fibrosis.
Cyberpunk 2077 and transgressive failure
Authors: Zarzycka Agata
Published: September 2022

This article employs the logic of discursive transgression to address critical readings of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 which argue for the game to be a genre failure. The narrative- and worldbuilding-focused criticism of the game, prominent in its reviews, can be seen as fuelled by Cyberpunk 2077’s fallibility with regard to the functions of a literary formula and the interaction with the discursive expectations of the audience. By erasing, diminishing or mishandling themes central to current cultural and public debates, the game creates a near future vision in which they are deprived of relevance. As the article argues, the negative reception of that vision results in a transgressive revelation of discursive premises which become consolidated upon the confrontation with their disappearance. Thus, the game’s genre failure enables reflection on the significance of preconceptions in critical reception.
On the pseudo-open world and ludotopian dissonance: A curious case of Cyberpunk 2077
Authors: Maj Krzysztof M.
Published: September 2022

The article proposes and discusses the term of ‘ludotopian dissonance’ in reference to flawed open-world design in computer role-playing games (cRPGs). Much like ludonarrative dissonance, this concept shall address a paradox of narrative credibility – this time, however, narrowed to the gameworld itself rather than to gameplay or storyline. This case study of Cyberpunk 2077’s world-building is supplemented with reflection upon the idea of openness or ‘openworldlness’ (‘what makes a given imaginary world truly open? Is it possible? Or is it viable for video games?’), as well as with research on explorable imaginary worlds (predominantly from the angle of transmedial narratology and interdisciplinary world-building studies). The aim of the article is to reiterate the necessity of design worlds that do not only serve as a container for storytelling, but also provide the players with an inhabitable, performative ludotopia which does not produce any dissonances between the credible storyworld and incredulous gameworld.
Ghosts and mirrors: Devourment by the other in Cyberpunk 2077
Authors: Kłosiński Michał
Published: September 2022

This article presents an analysis and interpretation of the Cyberpunk 2077 digital game in the perspective of contemporary reflection on cyberpunk as a cultural formation. The main hypothesis is that the game offers a narration that immerses players in the experience of psychosis and the fear of otherness. The article focuses on the phenomenon of psychosis as a dominant element of the game narrative. Methodologically, the text is embedded within hermeneutics positioned at the intersection of literary, philosophical and game studies discourse. Clinical descriptions and psychological works on the phenomenon of psychosis were used to ground this reflection. Critical reading of the narrativized fear of the other in Cyberpunk 2077 shows that the game nostalgically returns to the phobias projected by the cyberpunk cultural formation in the previous century.
Hacia una educación más inclusiva: la transformación de un centro educativo
Authors: Fernández-Blázquez M.ª Luz M. , Echeita Sarrionandia Gerardo
Published: September 2022

La investigación en educación inclusiva apunta la necesidad de ampliar nuestra comprensión sobre los procesos de transformación escolar con horizonte inclusivo desde los contextos particulares, con enfoque emic. La investigación que presentamos busca contribuir en esa dirección. Se trata de un estudio de caso único de tipo instrumental con aproximación cualitativa. Tiene como objetivo principal conocer el desarrollo del proceso de transformación con horizonte inclusivo de un centro educativo, analizando los motivos que lo impulsaron y las estrategias seguidas para comenzar su proceso de cambio. Se emplearon como estrategias de recogida de información la entrevista, realizando un total de 37 a 27 miembros de la comunidad educativa, y el grupo de discusión, realizando tres a un total de 16 informantes. Desde un análisis temático de tipo inductivo extraemos los principales resultados relacionados con dos grandes dimensiones: la ruptura con lo preestablecido y las estrategias en el proceso de transformación. La primera de las dimensiones cuenta con dos bloques temáticos, donde se perfilan los motivos que llevaron a los profesionales de la comunidad educativa a emprender el proceso de cambio y el horizonte que siguieron. La segunda muestra las estrategias que pusieron en marcha relacionadas con los cambios en la estructura y la organización del centro, la conexión con la propia práctica profesional y el acompañamiento al profesorado en el cambio. Desarrollar una educación inclusiva puede significar una transformación personal relacionada con la percepción de uno mismo como agente de cambio y una transformación colectiva desde las estrategias grupales que se desarrollan y del propio cambio institucional que se necesita.
Adding Semantics to Measurements
Authors: Klenik Attila , Pataricza András
Published: September 2022

The design and operation of modern software systems exhibit a shift towards virtualization, containerization and service-based orchestration. Performance capacity engineering and resource utilization tuning become priority requirements in such environments. Measurement-based performance evaluation is the cornerstone of capacity engineering and designing for performance. Moreover, the increasing complexity of systems necessitates rigorous performance analysis approaches. However, empirical performance analysis lacks sophisticated model-based support similar to the functional design of the system. The paper proposes an ontology-based approach for facilitating and guiding the empirical evaluation throughout its various steps. Hyperledger Fabric (HLF), an open-source blockchain platform by the Linux Foundation, is modelled and evaluated as a pilot example of the approach, using the standard TPC-C performance benchmark workload.
Controle de Qualidade na Remoção de Outliers para Melhoria da Estimativa do Atraso Instrumental de Receptores GNSS
Authors: Amaral Caique Nilson do Nascimento , Klein Ivandro , De Oliveira Júnior Paulo Sérgio
Published: September 2022

Com a abrangência das tecnologias espaciais, suas aplicações vêm sendo cada vez mais empregadas na sociedade partindo da necessidade de realizar o posicionamento de maneira acurada utilizando o GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). Haja vista que a refração ionosférica é uma das principais fontes de erro no GNSS, sua correta modelagem é de extrema importância para a realização do posicionamento. O erro devido à esta refração nos sinais GNSS é proporcional ao TEC (Total Electron Content). Entretanto, para o cálculo do TEC a partir das observáveis GNSS, torna-se necessária a utilização dos valores da tendência instrumental do satélite e do receptor. Este efeito é resultante dos atrasos que o sinal GNSS sofre ao percorrer o hardware do satélite e do receptor. A estimativa dos efeitos instrumentais assim como sua devida correção no atraso ionosférico já vem sendo aplicada e se demonstrando eficaz, estudos onde são analisados o erro ionosférico sem a estimativa da tendência instrumental do receptor e comparada com erro ionosférico corrigido desta tendência, demonstram que a correção destes valores acarretou em diferença entre estações na casa dos decímetros onde antes era métrica. Porém, ainda se tem a necessidade de averiguar a presença de outliers nestes modelos implementados. Dito isto, o objetivo principal dessa pesquisa é realizar a aplicação o controle de qualidade por meio do método Data Snooping nas observáveis ionosféricas obtidas através do PPP com resolução de ambiguidades, visando aprimorar a estimativa dos valores de tendência instrumental do receptor e, consequentemente, a qualidade do posicionamento e navegação GNSS ao nível do usuário.
O Estabelecimento do IHRF no Brasil: Situação Atual e Perspectivas Futuras
Authors: Guimarães Gabriel do Nascimento , Blitzkow Denizar , Matos Ana Cristina Oliveira Cancoro de , Silva Valéria Cristina , Inoue Mariana Eiko Borba
Published: September 2022

O estudo e a compreensão dos aspectos geodinâmicos no planeta requerem referenciais geodésicos globais com uma ordem de acurácia melhor do que a magnitude dos efeitos e com confiabilidade. A Associação Internacional de Geodésia é a responsável pela infraestrutura geodésica para o monitoramento do sistema Terra, mais especificamente, por fornecer sistemas de referência para a análise e a modelagem consistente de fenômenos e processos globais que afetam o campo de gravidade da Terra. Nesse sentido, este trabalho tem como objetivo esmiuçar um dos atuais esforços que a comunidade geodésica tem se debruçado nos últimos anos, que é o estabelecimento de um sistema de referência internacional para altitudes e como esses esforços trazem relevantes benefícios também nas áreas ambientais, sociais e econômicas. Em vista disso, a definição do sistema (resoluções, convenções e constantes), bem como a sua realização (infraestrutura e formulação matemática) são apresentados. Finalmente, tendo em conta o objetivo deste trabalho, é apresentada a situação do novo sistema de referência no Brasil, bem como experimentos numéricos visando ilustrar os avanços realizados no país e apontar as perspectivas futuras.
Avaliação da Usabilidade do MDE TOPODATA para Mensurar a Acessibilidade de Ciclistas: Um Estudo de Caso para uma Cidade Pequena
Authors: Monari Marcelo , Segantine Paulo César Lima , Silva Irineu da
Published: September 2022

A elaboração de planos de mobilidade urbana para as cidades brasileiras, principalmente as de pequeno porte, carece de subsídios técnicos, como levantamentos altimétricos que permitam representar o relevo de forma precisa, fazendo com que muitos planejadores em transportes recorram a Modelos Digitais de Elevação (MDEs). Este trabalho tem o objetivo de avaliar a usabilidade do MDE TOPODATA para mensurar a acessibilidade de ciclistas a seus potenciais destinos de viagem. Um estudo de caso foi conduzido em Bariri-SP, onde dispunha-se previamente de dados altimétricos levantados com a tecnologia GNSS. Velocidades esperadas para os ciclistas foram atribuídas aos segmentos viários em função de suas respectivas declividades TOPODATA e GNSS, permitindo identificar e comparar os caminhos mínimos homólogos entre as unidades de análise e Polos Geradores de Viagem (PGVs) por bicicleta. As acessibilidades homólogas em cada unidade de análise também foram comparadas entre si, e as diferenças entre elas foram avaliadas de acordo com sua autocorrelação espacial, além de sua dependência espacial com relação às altitudes e declividades TOPODATA. O impacto à acessibilidade geral de diferentes grupos populacionais de Bariri-SP quando utilizado o MDE também foi verificado. Os resultados sugerem caminhos mínimos correlatos bastante semelhantes entre si, apesar das amostras de acessibilidades para ambas as fontes de informações altimétricas divergirem estatisticamente. Observou-se uma forte autocorrelação espacial entre as diferenças de acessibilidades homólogas, porém dependências espaciais de moderadas a fracas entre esta variável e as altitudes ou declividades TOPODATA. A acessibilidade geral de cada grupo populacional avaliado é similar inobstante ao critério utilizado.
Pedro Casaldáliga: la profecía de un pastor profeta
Authors: Franguelli Bruno
Published: September 2022

El 8 de agosto de 2020, el obispo de los olvidados, el misionero catalán de Brasil, Pedro Casaldáliga, se despidió a los 92 años de una vida totalmente consagrada a la pastoral profética y a la defensa incansable de los oprimidos. Dejó un legado de palabras, gestos y un compromiso radical con la vida de los últimos. Lejos de cualquier privilegio que le ofreciera su posición eclesiástica, abrazó con vida y palabra lo que el Espíritu sugirió a la Iglesia latinoamericana a través del documento de Medellín: la opción preferencial por los pobres.
Pensamiento crítico frente a la cultura de la banalidad
Authors: Sequeiros Leandro
Published: September 2022

Nuestro mundo occidental vive momentos de banalidad. Los recientes fenómenos de la gran crisis sanitaria provocada por el coronavirus han mostrado que en occidente no tenemos capacidad para vivir la soledad y activar la capacidad de pensar. Un libro del profesor Manuel Fraijó, Semblanzas de grandes pensadores. Conferencias (Madrid 2020) invita a abrir nuestra mente a las diversas propuestas sobre el sentido de la vida, la reflexión sosegada sobre la realidad, las experiencias de interacción social, de espiritualidad y de trascendencia.
Introduction
Authors: Czura Anna , Dooly Melinda
Published: September 2022

Virtual Exchange (VE) is understood in this volume as an educational
programme that involves interaction and collaboration with peers from
different locations, facilitated by means of online technology (Belz, 2003;
O’Dowd & Dooly, 2020; O’Dowd & O’Rourke, 2019). Depending on the
educational context, theoretical foundations and pedagogical underpinnings,
such programmes have been dubbed as telecollaboration, eTandem, teletandem,
online intercultural exchange, or collaborative online international
learning. All these terms “highlight both the medium (virtual, online,
digital, distance, global, networked) and the underlying purpose (exchange,
intercultural, collaboration, learning)” (O’Dowd & Dooly, 2020, p. 262).
In recent years, VE has emerged as the most commonly used term due to its
strong presence in the subject literature (Dooly & Vinagre, 2021) and
the importance attributed to this educational approach by “governmental
bodies and inter-governmental bodies” (Dooly & O’Dowd, 2018, p. 15 – see
Chapter 1 for more detailed discussion of approaches to VE). Whereas in this
introduction, we use VE as an umbrella term, the authors of the individual
chapters were free to use the term that they considered as most relevant in
their educational context, and that best describes the objectives and the
form of the online exchange their students were involved in.
Learners’ diaries as a tool for teachers’ assessment in teletandem
Authors: Cavalari Suzi Marques Spatti , Aranha Solange
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this chapter is to present the assessment practice carried out by means of learning diaries within institutionally integrated teletandem, a bilingual model of Virtual Exchange (VE) embedded into foreign language courses at São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil. Teachers read learners’ diaries on a weekly basis and provide one-to-one feedback related to (1) telecollaborative learning processes, (2) difficulties and affective factors, and (3) linguistic aspects. This asynchronous form of assessment in the form of teachers’ feedback on learners’ diaries not only guides each individual learner’s autonomous learning, but also allows teachers to select relevant information to be used in synchronous group discussions and teaching in face-to-face lessons.
Peer assessment of process writing in a virtual exchange project
Authors: Czura Anna , Sendur Agnieszka M.
Published: September 2022

One of the possible ways of assessing students’ collaborative work in
Virtual Exchange (VE) is by the use of Peer Assessment (PA) – a formative
assessment technique in which students review each other’s work to provide
descriptive feedback on the basis of a set of criteria. This article
describes a VE procedure, in which students from three different
institutions collaborate on the preparation of a tourist brochure. The
project participants include two European English for tourism classes and a
group of native-speaker participants of an English composition class at a US
university. The proposed VE scheme is supplemented with a possible PA
procedure and evaluation criteria that has been developed on the basis of
previous VE experiences, the students’ post-project feedback, and the
subject literature.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA KECERDASAN EMOSI DENGAN STRES AKADEMIK PADA SISWA SMA ISLAM AL AZHAR 14 SEMARANG
Authors: Priyo Purwiantomo Dhimas Rifqi , Rusmawati Diana
Published: September 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara empiris hubungan antara kecerdasan emosi dengan stres akademik pada siswa SMA Islam 14 Al Azhar Semarang. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa SMA Islam 14 Al Azhar sejumlah 150 siswa, sedangkan jumlah subjek penelitian 114 siswa.Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknikconvenience sampling. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah Skala Kecerdasan Emosi (37 aitem, α = 0,917.) dan Skala Stres Akademik (30 aitem, α = 0,901.). Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi sederhana. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan koefisien korelasi (rxy) sebesar 0,468 dengan tingkat signifikan korelasi p = 0,000 (p<0,05), yang menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang signifikan antara kecerdasan emosi dengan stres akademik pada siswa SMA Islam Al Azhar 14 Semarang. Artinya semakin tinggi kecerdasan emosi, maka semakin tingi stres akademik. Pada penelitian ini, variabel kecerdasan emosi memiliki koefisien determinasi sebesar 0,219. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa variabel kecerdasan emosi memiliki sumbangan efektif sebesar 21,9% sedangkan sisa 78,1% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak dibahas dalam penelitian ini.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA SIBLING RIVALRY DENGAN PENYESUAIAN SOSIAL PADA SISWA KELAS X DI SMA NEGERI 3 CILACAP
Authors: Dewi Zelmaiddha Edmirani , Fauziah Nailul
Published: September 2022

Remaja memiliki tugas perkembangan yang harus diselesaikan dengan baik agar  tugas perkembangan selanjutnya tidak terganggu. Remaja yang memasuki dunia SMA memiliki lingkungan baru sehingga dibutuhkannya kemampuan penyesuaian social pada diri mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara sibling rivalry dengan penyesuaian sosial pada siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 3 Cilacap. Sibling rivalry merupakan sikap individu berupa kecemburuan, persaingan, dan perasaan marah terhadap saudara kandung. Penyesuaian sosial ialah kemampuan individu dalam menyesuaian diri dan bereaksi efektif terhadap lingkungan sekitar. Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 3 Cilacap sejumlah 360 siswa. Sampel penelitian ini terdiri dari 187 siswa yang diperoleh dengan metode cluster random sampling. Metode pengambilan data menggunakan dua alat ukur yaitu skala sibling rivalry (18 aitem, α= 0,851) dan skala penyesuaian sosial (21 aitem, α= 0,854). Hasil pengolahan data menggunakan uji non parametric rank spearman diperoleh rxy= -0,529 dengan nilai p = 0,000 (p < 0,05). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat hubungan negative antara sibling rivalry dengan penyesuaian sosial. Semakin tinggi sibling rivalry maka akan semakin rendah penyesuaian sosial dan sebaliknya.
PERBEDAAN RESILIENSI PADA ADIYUSWA YANG TINGGAL DI RUMAH BERSAMA KELUARGA DAN ADIYUSWA YANG TINGGAL DI PANTI WREDA
Authors: Hanifah Mutia Isnaini , Indriana Yeniar
Published: September 2022

Adiyuswa adalah mereka yang berada di tahap akhir perkembangan manusia. Pada tahap ini umumnya adiyuswa mengalami penurunan secara fisik, mental dan sosial. Perubahan tersebut menjadi tantangan yang harus dihadapi. Salah satunya dapat berasal dari lingkungan tempat tinggal, seperti adiyuswa yang tinggal di rumah bersama keluarga dan adiyuswa yang tinggal di Panti Wreda. Dengan adanya berbagai tantangan, adiyuswa membutuhkan kemampuan resiliensi agar dapat mencapai successful aging. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan resiliensi pada adiyuswa yang tinggal di rumah bersama keluarga dan adiyuswa yang tinggal di Panti Wreda. Subjek penelitian ini terdiri atas adiyuswa yang tinggal bersama keluarga sebanyak 39 orang (18 pria dan 21 wanita) dan adiyuswa yang tinggal di Panti Wreda 38 orang (13 pria dan 25 wanita) yang berjumlah 77 orang. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan skala resiliensi (22 aitem, ɑ = 0,897). Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan, yaitu incidental sampling. Analisis data menggunakan Mann Whitney U yang menunjukkan hasil bahwa terdapat perbedaan resiliensi antara adiyuswa yang tinggal di rumah bersama keluarga dengan adiyuswa yang tinggal di Panti Wreda, nilai Z = -5.220 dan nilai signifikansinya (p=0,000). Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah resiliensi adiyuswa yang tinggal bersama keluarga lebih tinggi daripada adiyuswa yang tinggal di Panti Wreda.