bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A inserção das mulheres na política brasileira e a interpretação das necessidades: uma análise à luz dos pressupostos teóricos de Nancy Fraser
Authors: Oliveira Gabriele Zini de , Cristianetti Jéssica , Tassinari Clarissa
Published: September 2021

Não obstante os direitos conquistados a partir da luta feminista, as relações sociais ainda são marcadas pela desigualdade de gênero. Especificamente no Brasil, a diferença na socialização de homens e mulheres reflete na inclusão delas no espaço político institucional, que, apesar de alguns avanços, ainda é um espaço majoritariamente marcado por homens brancos e proprietários, prejudicando a promoção de políticas públicas voltadas para as suas necessidades. Como metodologia para a construção do trabalho, adotou-se o método hermenêutico-fenomenológico, justamente por enxergar o conhecimento de algo como acontecimento e fenômeno, bem como a técnica de pesquisa, que envolve a documentação indireta, através da pesquisa bibliográfica dos pressupostos teóricos de Nancy Fraser, além da pesquisa documental de relatórios construídos pelo ONU e pelo IPEA. Ao final do estudo, conclui-se que o patriarcalismo e o trabalho de cuidado atrelado à reprodução social são empecilhos para a inserção das mulheres no espaço político-institucional.
Cost effectiveness of a specialist wound care service
Authors: Rivolo Massimo , Staines Karen
Published: September 2021

The Burden of Wounds Study estimated the cost of wound care across the UK to be £5.3 billion, with £3 billion associated with hard-to-heal wounds. This article looks at potential cost savings of managing hard-to-heal leg ulcers in a specialist wound care service using a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach. This unique approach includes: a consultant dermatologist; a podiatrist specialising in mobility and gait; a clinical psychologist; clinical nurse specialists; and allied health professionals from tissue viability and lymphoedema services. Bringing together specialists from supporting disciplines provides a one-stop service for the patient. We conducted a retrospective analysis (over 365 days) of wound healing in patients attending the service for management of leg ulcers with differing aetiologies, including venous and atypical leg ulceration. Many of the patients referred to the service had a long wound history, between two and nine years, with a duration up to 25 years in the most complex cases. Within this complex cohort of patients, higher levels of focused compression was required (Accelerate Strapping, Accelerate, UK) for retromalleolar ulceration and management of foot oedema needing toe bandaging or garments. Wound healing was achieved in 72% of patients across all wound aetiologies, demonstrating the impact that a specialist MDT team can have on positive healing outcomes, and which can result in cost savings to the health economy and an improved quality of life for the patient.
He Died for Our Sins (in a Contextually-Sensitive Way)
Authors: Thurow Joshua C.
Published: September 2021

How does Jesus’s death atone for human sin? Traditional answers to this question face a challenge: explain how Jesus’s death plays an important and distinctive role in atoning for human sin without employing problematic philosophical or moral assumptions. I present a new answer that meets the challenge. In the context of the Jewish sacrificial background, the blood of a pure victim can communicate the washing away of sins. Jesus’s death atones because through it his blood, and then his resurrection, can communicate the washing away of sins and thus that God has accepted his work of atonement.
Repairing the Contingency Argument against Divine Simplicity
Authors: Collier Matthew James
Published: September 2021

According to classical theism, God is simple. However, contemporary objections to divine simplicity abound. One of those objections has received a lot of attention recently: the contingency objection. The objection is taken to pose a threat to God's freedom. Tomaszewski argues that the argument that supports the contingency objection, however, is invalid. Herein, I supply two valid versions of the argument; thus, the classical theist is required to defuse the argument.
Has God Indeed Said? Skeptical Theism and Scriptural Hermeneutics
Authors: Panchuk Michelle
Published: September 2021

This paper demonstrates that the skeptical theist’s response to the problem of evil deprives the analytic theologian of theoretical resources necessary to avoid accepting as veridical merely apparent divine commands that endorse cruelty. In particular, I argue that the same skeptical considerations that lead analytic theologians to endorse skeptical theism also lead to what I call “divine command skepticism”—an inability to make certain kinds of judgements about what a good God would or would not command. The danger of divine command skepticism is not that it generates new reasons to think that God has commanded horrors, but, rather, that it undercuts the defeaters we might otherwise have for thinking that God has commanded those horrors.  It does so both by rendering illicit certain theological and hermeneutical methodologies employed within liberatory frameworks (i.e., various kinds of liberation theologies) and by depriving the theologian of some of the more “traditional” mechanisms for resolving such apparent conflicts.
Consummation Anyway: A Reformed Proposal
Authors: Sutanto N. Gray
Published: September 2021

The central claim of a Consummation Anyway (CA) model is that God could bring about eschatological consummation sans the fall—the intended telos of created humanity—apart from the incarnation of Christ. As such, the CA model is an alternative to an Incarnation Anyway (IA) model, according to which Christ’s incarnation is a necessary means by which a state of eschatological glory would be achieved sans the fall. This essay seeks to propose an argument for the CA model by drawing from the covenant theology of the Reformed tradition, and it moves  in four steps. Firstly, I shall summarize Marc Cortez’s recent arguments for IA, homing in on the major moves that are most relevant for sketching a CA model. Secondly, I will highlight the challenges Cortez has offered against those interested in defending a CA model. Thirdly, I shall sketch a Reformed account of the CA model that seeks to address Cortez’s objections. Fourthly, then, I’ll consider two potential objections against the sketch I have offered for CA, inspired by a recent argument offered by James T. Turner (2019). Finally, I close with a brief conclusion that summarizes some salient features of the proposed thesis. This paper thus proposes at least one way in which the CA thesis could remain a real and live option within this debate.
Optimizing the Power Station Project Management Using Knowledge Graphs
Authors: Cao Yang , Su Linhua , Jiang Guoyi , Liu Haibo , Gui Yuanmiao , Liu Pengcheng
Published: September 2021

In “The Belt and Road”, there are more and more investment projectsof hydropower stations abroad in China. This paper proposes to use thesemantic interconnection ability of knowledge map to manage the big dataof hydropower using knowledge graphs. It solves the problem that a lot ofproject information is in the state of dispersion. To further understand thedevelopment space and potential of hydropower construction investment indifferent countries.
Remote Diagnosis Method of Substation Equipment Fault Based on Image Recognition Technology
Authors: Zhang Pei , Hu Wenshuai , Hao Xiaolong , Xi Dingding , Yan Shuaishuai
Published: September 2021

In order to better guarantee the operation effect of substation equipment,a remote fault diagnosis method of substation equipment based on imagerecognition technology is proposed. Combined with image recognition tech-nology, the running image of substation equipment is tracked and collected,the information characteristics of substation equipment are deeply excavated,and the fault area of substation equipment is accurately judged. Remotepositioning has been carried out to realize the accurate detection of substa-tion equipment fault. Finally, through the experiment, the remote diagnosismethod of substation equipment fault based on image recognition technologyis in the actual application process With higher accuracy, it can effectivelyensure the safety of substation equipment operation.
Comprehensive Evaluation Method of Energy-saving Effect for Frequency Conversion System Based on Total Harmonic Components
Authors: Ying Cao , Hui Li , Paerhati  , Xiu-fen Xu , Yong-guang Ge
Published: September 2021

With the development and application of frequency conversion technology,the types of frequency conversion equipment are becoming more and morediverse, and the corresponding energy efficiency testing and evaluation meth-ods are different, which leads to inconsistencies in the selection of equipmentand the operation analysis and evaluation of the frequency conversion system.It is urgent to find an effective solution. By analyzing the problems of thecurrent energy-saving test and evaluation methods of the frequency con-version system, the energy-saving evaluation index system and calculationmethod based on the total harmonic components are proposed. Establish aharmonic evaluation index system covering 9 indicators. On this basis, 6 coreharmonic indicators are selected, and the comprehensive harmonic influencecoefficient and weight matrix are introduced to establish a comprehensive evaluation method for energy-saving effects based on harmonic total com-ponents and weighted matrix model. On this basis, 15 different workingconditions of the energy-saving test and analysis evaluation experiments forof frequency conversion system have been carried out. The results show thatthe total harmonic components analysis method proposed in this paper canreflect the energy efficiency level of the frequency conversion system andits equipments more realistically on the premise of meeting the analysis andactual operation requirements on site. At the same time, the established com-prehensive evaluation method of energy saving effect can comprehensivelyand reasonably analyze the impact of harmonics on the performance of thefrequency conversion system. In addition, it provides theoretical guidance forreasonably determining the optimal operating conditions of the system andequipment, and taking corresponding harmonic prevention measures to effec-tively improve the quality of power transmission and the actual energy-savingeffects of frequency conversion technology.
5G Edge Cloud Power Real-time Inspection Technology Based on YOLOV4-Tiny
Authors: Song Jiaqi , Li Jing , Wu Di , Li Guangye , Zhang Jiaxin , Xu Jiantie , Lan Tian
Published: September 2021

Power line corridor inspection plays a vital role in power system safe opera-tion, traditional human inspection’s low efficiency makes the novel inspectionmethod requiring high precision and high efficiency. Combined with thecurrent deep learning target detection algorithm based on high accuracy andstrong real-time performance, this paper proposes a YOLOV4-Tiny baseddrone real-time power line inspection method. The 5G and edge computingtechnology are combined properly forming a complete edge computing archi-tecture. The UAV is treated as an edge device with a YOLOV4-Tiny deep-learning-based object detection model and AI chip on board. Extensive exper-iments on real data demonstrate the 5G and Edge computing architecturecould satisfy the demands of real-time power inspection, and the intelligenceof the whole inspection improved significantly.
Error Analysis of Transformer Hot Spot Temperature Measurement
Authors: Zhao Zhengang , Yang Zhengyu , Wang Yuyuan , Liang Ke , Jin Nengsi , Shi Kaiqiang , Li Chuan , Li Yingna
Published: September 2021

According to the national standard GB/T 1094.7-2008, the method of hotspot measurement of oil-immersed transformer is used to place several tem-perature sensors inside the gasket within the predicted hot spot position tomeasure the temperature of winding transformer. The highest temperaturemeasured is regarded as the hot spot temperature of transformer. Sincethe winding and gasket are bad conductors of heat, there exists certaintemperature difference between the gasket and the hot spot temperature ofthe winding. This temperature difference is not mentioned in the nationalstandard GB/T 1094.7-2008, which is bound to affect the accuracy of thetransformer hot spot temperature measurement.In order to ensure safe oper-ation of transformer, the thermal environment of temperature measuringpoint is analyzed and the discrete equation of boundary node is estab-lished. The parameters are set according to the heat transfer mode of theoil-immersed transformer and the temperature characteristics of each heat transfer node is analyzed. Gauss-Seidel Iteration method is used to calculatethe theoretical value of the measuring point of the oil-immersed transformerand the heat transfer model of the measuring point is established for fur-ther analysis. The experimental platform of the oil-immersed transformersimulator is established according to the method described in the nationalstandard and used to measure the hot spot temperature and winding sur-face temperature. The results show that when the winding temperature is77◦C, the heat transfer model of the temperature measuring point is 74.7◦Cand the experimental temperature of the temperature measuring point is74.9◦C. The relative error between theoretical calculation temperature andexperimental temperature is 0.27%. As the temperature of the experimentincreases, the temperature difference between the temperature point andthe winding temperature gradually increases, and the maximum absoluteerror is 2.1◦C.
Research on Matching Characteristics of Wind Turbine and Generator for Small H-shaped Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Authors: Xie Yong-Chao , Shi Jin-Yan
Published: September 2021

Based on the small H-shaped vertical axis wind wheel model (NACA0016),a CFD wind wheel model was constructed. Based on the principle of movinggrid, the grid division of the CFD wind wheel model is completed by usingGAMBIT software, and the boundary conditions such as the inlet boundaryand the outlet boundary are set reasonably. Then, the turbulence model andthe couple algorithm are used to carry out transient simulation calculations,and finally the aerodynamic parameter curves of the two-dimensional CFDwind wheel model are obtained. Based on this, the matching characteristicsof the wind turbine and generator of the small H-shaped vertical axis windturbine are studied. The research results show as follows: when the incomingwind speeds change in range of (2 m/s, 12 m/s), and the power character-istic curve and torque characteristic curve of the generator wind wheel arerespectively overlap the best power curve and best torque of the generator,the matching characteristics of the small H-shaped vertical axis wind turbinerotor and generator are optimal, which provides reference for carrying outrelated research.
Comedy and the Politics of (Global) Resistance
Authors: Brassett James
Published: September 2021

This Introduction situates the approach of the book within existing debates on comedy and politics. Section 1 addresses two broad and popular frameworks, which are labeled ‘Instrumental’ and ‘Critical’. They each provide good reasons to be sceptical of the role of comedy in politics by questioning the actual impact it can have. Section 2 outlines the approach of this book, to think about comedy as an everyday practice of global resistance.
Local field potentials in a pre-motor region predict learned vocal sequences
Authors: Brown Daril E. , Chavez Jairo I. , Nguyen Derek H. , Kadwory Adam , Voytek Bradley , Arneodo Ezequiel M. , Gentner Timothy Q. , Gilja Vikash
Published: September 2021

Neuronal activity within the premotor region HVC is tightly synchronized to, and crucial for, the articulate production of learned song in birds. Characterizations of this neural activity detail patterns of sequential bursting in small, carefully identified subsets of neurons in the HVC population. The dynamics of HVC are well described by these characterizations, but have not been verified beyond this scale of measurement. There is a rich history of using local field potentials (LFP) to extract information about behavior that extends beyond the contribution of individual cells. These signals have the advantage of being stable over longer periods of time, and they have been used to study and decode human speech and other complex motor behaviors. Here we characterize LFP signals presumptively from the HVC of freely behaving male zebra finches during song production to determine if population activity may yield similar insights into the mechanisms underlying complex motor-vocal behavior. Following an initial observation that structured changes in the LFP were distinct to all vocalizations during song, we show that it is possible to extract time-varying features from multiple frequency bands to decode the identity of specific vocalization elements (syllables) and to predict their temporal onsets within the motif. This demonstrates the utility of LFP for studying vocal behavior in songbirds. Surprisingly, the time frequency structure of HVC LFP is qualitatively similar to well-established oscillations found in both human and non-human mammalian motor areas. This physiological similarity, despite distinct anatomical structures, may give insight into common computational principles for learning and/or generating complex motor-vocal behaviors.
Protocol for safe, affordable, and reproducible isolation and quantitation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater
Authors: Trujillo Monica , Cheung Kristen , Gao Anna , Hoxie Irene , Kannoly Sherin , Kubota Nanami , San Kaung Myat , Smyth Davida S. , Dennehy John J.
Published: September 2021

The following protocol describes our workflow for processing wastewater with the goal of detecting the genetic signal of SARS-CoV-2. The steps include pasteurization, virus concentration, RNA extraction, and quantification by RT-qPCR. We include auxiliary steps that provide new users with tools and strategies that will help troubleshoot key steps in the process. This protocol is one of the safest, cheapest, and most reproducible approaches for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater. Owing to a pasteurization step, it is safe for use in a BSL2 facility. In addition to making the protocol safe for the personnel involved, pasteurization had the added benefit of increasing the SARS-CoV-2 genetic signal. Furthermore, the RNA obtained using this protocol can be sequenced using both Sanger and Illumina sequencing technologies. The protocol was adopted by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in August 2020 to monitor SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in wastewater in all five boroughs of the city. In the future, this protocol could be used to detect a variety of other clinically relevant viruses in wastewater and serve as a foundation of a wastewater surveillance strategy for monitoring community spread of known and emerging viral pathogens.
Evaluation of the discriminatory potential of antibodies created from synthetic peptides derived from wheat, barley, rye and oat gluten
Authors: Poirier David , Théolier Jérémie , Marega Riccardo , Delahaut Philippe , Gillard Nathalie , Godefroy Samuel Benrejeb
Published: September 2021

Celiac disease (CD) is triggered by ingestion of gluten-containing cereals such as wheat, barley, rye and in some cases oat. The only way for affected individuals to avoid symptoms of this condition is to adopt a gluten-free diet. Thus, gluten-free foodstuffs need to be monitored in order to ensure their innocuity. For this purpose, commercial immunoassays based on recognition of defined linear gluten sequences are currently used. These immunoassays are designed to detect or quantify total gluten regardless of the cereal, and often result in over or underestimation of the exact gluten content. In addition, Canadian regulations require a declaration of the source of gluten on the label of prepackaged foods, which cannot be done due to the limitations of existing methods. In this study, the development of new antibodies targeting discrimination of gluten sources was conducted using synthetic peptides as immunization strategy. Fourteen synthetic peptides selected from unique linear amino acid sequences of gluten were bioconjugated to Concholepas concholepas hemocyanin (CCH) as protein carrier, to elicit antibodies in rabbit. The resulting polyclonal antibodies (pAbs) successfully discriminated wheat, barley and oat prolamins during indirect ELISA assessments. pAbs raised against rye synthetic peptides cross-reacted evenly with wheat and rye prolamins but could still be useful to successfully discriminate gluten sources in combination with the other pAbs. Discrimination of gluten sources can be further refined and enhanced by raising monoclonal antibodies using a similar immunization strategy. A methodology capable of discriminating gluten sources, such as the one proposed in this study, could facilitate compliance with Canadian regulations on this matter. This type of discrimination could also complement current immunoassays by settling the issue of over and underestimation of gluten content, thus improving the safety of food intended to CD and wheat-allergic patients.
Signal to noise and b-value analysis for optimal intra-voxel incoherent motion imaging in the brain
Authors: Merisaari Harri , Federau Christian
Published: September 2021

Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) is a method that can provide quantitative information about perfusion in the human body, in vivo, and without contrast agent. Unfortunately, the IVIM perfusion parameter maps are known to be relatively noisy in the brain, in particular for the pseudo-diffusion coefficient, which might hinder its potential broader use in clinical applications. Therefore, we studied the conditions to produce optimal IVIM perfusion images in the brain. IVIM imaging was performed on a 3-Tesla clinical system in four healthy volunteers, with 16 b values 0, 10, 20, 40, 80, 110, 140, 170, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 s/mm2, repeated 20 times. We analyzed the noise characteristics of the trace images as a function of b-value, and the homogeneity of the IVIM parameter maps across number of averages and sub-sets of the acquired b values. We found two peaks of noise of the trace images as function of b value, one due to thermal noise at high b-value, and one due to physiological noise at low b-value. The selection of b value distribution was found to have higher impact on the homogeneity of the IVIM parameter maps than the number of averages. Based on evaluations, we suggest an optimal b value acquisition scheme for a 12 min scan as 0 (7), 20 (4), 140 (19), 300 (9), 500 (19), 700 (1), 800 (4), 900 (1) s/mm2.
Exploring women’s development group leaders’ support to maternal, neonatal and child health care: A qualitative study in Tigray region, Ethiopia
Authors: Ashebir Fisseha , Medhanyie Araya Abrha , Mulugeta Afework , Persson Lars Åke , Berhanu Della
Published: September 2021

Background

Community health workers and volunteers are vital for the achievement of Universal Health Coverage also in low-income countries. Ethiopia introduced community volunteers called women’s development group leaders in 2011. These women have responsibilities in multiple sectors, including promoting health and healthcare seeking.

Objective

We aimed to explore women’s development group leaders’ and health workers’ perceptions on these volunteers’ role in maternal, neonatal and child healthcare.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted with in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with women’s development group leaders, health extension workers, health center staff, and woreda and regional health extension experts. We adapted a framework of community health worker performance, and explored perceptions of the women’s development group program: inputs, processes and performance. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded prior to translation and thematic analysis.

Results

The women’s development group leaders were committed to their health-related work. However, many were illiterate, recruited in a sub-optimal process, had weak supervision and feedback, lacked training and incentives and had weak knowledge on danger signs and care of neonates. These problems demotivated these volunteers from engaging in maternal, neonatal and child health promotion activities. Health extension workers faced difficulties in managing the numerous women’s development group leaders in the catchment area.

Conclusion

The women’s development group leaders showed a willingness to contribute to maternal and child healthcare but lacked support and incentives. The program requires some redesign, effective management, and should offer enhanced recruitment, training, supervision, and incentives. The program should also consider continued training to develop the leaders’ knowledge, factor contextual influences, and be open for local variations.
Personalism or party platform? Gender quotas and women’s representation under different electoral system orientations
Authors: Forman-Rabinovici Aliza , Nir Lilach
Published: September 2021

Underrepresentation of women in politics is a matter of great concern to social scientists, citizens, and policymakers alike. Despite effort over the past decade to ameliorate it with gender quotas of different types, scientific research provides a mixed picture on the extent to which quotas can close these gender gaps under different conditions. We approach this puzzle by focusing on the orientation of electoral systems—candidate-centered vs.platform-centered—as a context that conditions the effect of quotas on representation. Our analyses of 76 countries’ electoral rules and legislatures show that contrary to expectations, it is incandidate-oriented systems that quotas facilitate stronger effect on women’s representation. Even after considering proportional representation, district magnitude, human development, or labor-force participation as alternative explanations, we show that quotas foster greater increases in gender representation in candidate-oriented systems. The broader implications are that in electoral systems that tend to have larger gender gaps, quotas have a substantial contribution to equal representation.
Measuring information flux between social media and stock prices with Transfer Entropy
Authors: Mendoza Urdiales Román Alejandro , García-Medina Andrés , Nuñez Mora José Antonio
Published: September 2021

Transfer Entropy was applied to analyze the correlations and flow of information between 200,500 tweets and 23 of the largest capitalized companies during 6 years along the period 2013-2018. The set of tweets were obtained applying a text mining algorithm and classified according to daily date and company mentioned. We proposed the construction of a Sentiment Index applying a Natural Processing Language algorithm and structuring the sentiment polarity for each data set. Bootstrapped Simulations of Transfer Entropy were performed between stock prices and Sentiment Indexes. The results of the Transfer Entropy simulations show a clear information flux between general public opinion and companies’ stock prices. There is a considerable amount of information flowing from general opinion to stock prices, even between different Sentiment Indexes. Our results suggest a deep relationship between general public opinion and stock prices. This is important for trading strategies and the information release policies for each company.
A prospective population-based multicentre study on the impact of maternal body mass index on adverse pregnancy outcomes: Focus on normal weight
Authors: van Hoorn Fieke , de Wit Leon , van Rossem Lenie , Jambroes Marielle , Groenendaal Floris , Kwee Anneke , Lamain - de Ruiter Marije , Franx Arie , van Rijn Bas B. , Koster Maria P. H. , Bekker Mireille N.
Published: September 2021

Background

Maternal body mass index (BMI) below or above the reference interval (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Whether BMI exerts an effect within the reference interval is unclear. Therefore, we assessed the association between adverse pregnancy outcomes and BMI, in particular within the reference interval, in a general unselected pregnant population.

Methods

Data was extracted from a prospective population-based multicentre cohort (Risk Estimation for PrEgnancy Complications to provide Tailored care (RESPECT) study) conducted between December 2012 to January 2014. BMI was studied in categories (I: <18.5, II: 18.5–19.9, III: 20.0–22.9, IV: 23.0–24.9, V: 25.0–27.4, VI: 27.5–29.9, VII: >30.0 kg/m2) and as a continuous variable within the reference interval. Adverse pregnancy outcomes were defined as composite endpoints for maternal, neonatal or any pregnancy complication, and for adverse pregnancy outcomes individually. Linear trends were assessed using linear-by-linear association analysis and (adjusted) relative risks by regression analysis.

Results

The median BMI of the 3671 included women was 23.2 kg/m2 (IQR 21.1–26.2). Adverse pregnancy outcomes were reported in 1256 (34.2%). Linear associations were observed between BMI categories and all three composite endpoints, and individually for pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), large-for-gestational-age (LGA) neonates; but not for small-for-gestational-age neonates and preterm birth. Within the reference interval, BMI was associated with the composite maternal endpoint, PIH, GDM and LGA, with adjusted relative risks of 1.15 (95%CI 1.06–1.26), 1.12 (95%CI 1.00–1.26), 1.31 (95%CI 1.11–1.55) and 1.09 (95%CI 1.01–1.17).

Conclusions

Graded increase in maternal BMI appears to be an indicator of risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes even among women with a BMI within the reference interval. The extent to which BMI directly contributes to the increased risk in this group should be evaluated in order to determine strategies most valuable for promoting safety and long-term health for mothers and their offspring.
Gallbladder fossa volume decreased in livers without gallbladders: A cadaveric study
Authors: Rhodes Diana C. J. , Walser Ronald F. , Rhodes Jessica A.
Published: September 2021

The gallbladder normally lies within a fossa on the visceral surface of the liver. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the volume of this fossa was reduced after cholecystectomy. Livers were obtained from embalmed cadavers of 19 females and 15 males with a mean age of 84.1 ± 10.8 yrs. The presence of a gallbladder was assessed, the volume of the irregularly-shaped gallbladder fossa determined from a mold of the fossa, and the dimensions of each fossa were estimated. The mean volume of gallbladder fossae from livers with gallbladders (n = 26; 13 females and 13 males) was 31.01 ± 17.82 ml, which was significantly greater than fossae in livers without gallbladders (n = 8, 6 females, 2 males) which was 8.75 ± 4.72 ml (P<0.0001). This difference still was significant after correcting fossa volume for overall liver weight and length of the femur. Livers with gallbladders had significantly larger dimensions (depth, length, and width) of their fossae molds than did livers without gallbladders (P<0.05). The largest percentage difference between the two groups in these dimensions was in the fossae depth, and there was a significant, positive correlation between all three of these dimensions and the overall volume of the fossae. Even looking only at female livers which tend to be smaller, gallbladder fossa volume was reduced in livers without a gallbladder. Thus, the present study demonstrated that the mean gallbladder fossa volume was significantly decreased in livers lacking gallbladders, even after correcting for the liver weight and size of the individual. While the mechanisms behind these changes in fossa volume currently are unknown, alterations in mechanical pressure relayed to adjacent liver cells after gallbladder removal may play a role in these fossa volume differences.
Deconstructing the Other’s Other: Analyzing the Chinese Female Image in the Film Saving Face
Authors: Zhang Chuyi
Published: September 2021

The image of Chinese women portrayed in American films is essentially the West’s imagination of China, conveyed by the female body and constructed in the Orientalist discourse. Over the past one hundred years, Chinese women have been primarily depicted as docile, weak, submissive, voiceless, and in need of being rescued and guided by Occidentals. With the evolution of the global order and the rise of China’s international status, the silent Orient has taken the initiative to resist and reshape this voiceless, “other-ed” image. This article aims to focus on the female characters in Saving Face, an American film directed by Chinese American director Alice Wu in 2004, and analyzes how the director reverses the stereotyped Chinese female image based on the theoretical framework of Orientalism and postcolonial studies, not only “the other” with regards to men, but also “the other” as to the Occident, thus dismantling long-held misreadings of China.
Scream, Steven West (2019)
Authors: Desmond Julia
Published: September 2021

Review of: Scream, Steven West (2019)

Leighton Buzzard: Auteur, 129pp.,

ISBN: 9781911325277 (pbk), $24.95
Affective digital presence: How to free online writing and drawing?
Authors: Gilbert Francis , Matthews Miranda
Published: September 2021

Online learning can be an alienating experience; students can feel their emotions are disregarded, marginalized or even viewed as hindrances as they try to motivate themselves to learn, staring at the dancing pixels of their illuminated screens. They feel at a remove from other students, trapped in other rooms, far away from them. The closeness of bodies in a shared physical space is raised as an absence. And yet, we contend in this article that connecting with affect in online learning spaces could build connectivity that counteracts the alienation of social distancing. Raw creative affective discourses can be challenging, and uncomfortable for others to take in but they are necessary online. We show that using non-digital practices such as drawing and writing freely, without inhibitions, can immeasurably enhance the online experience, giving a space for affect to be expressed in a safe but emancipatory learning architecture.
Eman ta Zabal Zazu Garapen Iraunkorrerako 14. Helburuaren alde: itsaspeko bizitza... eta bizia
Authors: Cancio Ibon
Published: September 2021

2015ean, Nazio Batuen Erakundeak Garapen Iraunkorrerako 17 helburu ezarri zituen, planeta osorako, hots, etorkizun jasangarriago bat lortzeko bide-orria. Helburuak 2030. urtera arteko plan gauzagarri bat iradokitzeko asmoarekin jaio ziren, planeta eta espezie gisa gure aurrean ditugun erronka guztiei erantzuteko: 2030erako Agenda Unibertsala. Haien artean, 14. helburua, itsaspeko bizitzarena, zeharkakoenetako bat da, itsasoek gure planetako biziaren garapenerako espazioaren % 99 osatzen duten heinean. Bizia itsasoan sortu zen, eta bertan topatu zuen ostatua eta garatzeko zein eboluzionatzeko bidea. Eta, «hauts hartatikan uste gabean noizbait ginaden gu ernai» abestiaren hitzak nolabait gaiari ekarriz, itsasotik noizbait lehorreratuko ziren izaki bizidun batzuk. Gure giza fluidoetan eta odoleko gatz-kontzentrazioan gelditzen da kresal haren arrastoa. Ozeanoak dira planetaren ezaugarri nabarmenena: Lurraren ia hiru laurdenak estaltzen dituzte. Ozeanoak funtsezkoak dira Lurraren iraupenerako, hots, Lurraren arnas sistema dira. Itsas fitoplanktonak bizitzarako oxigenoaren % 50 sortzen du, eta karbono dioxidoaren % 30 xurgatzen. Ozeanoek klima eta tenperatura erregulatzen dituzte, eta planeta bizia jasotzeko gai bihurtzen dute era askotako bizimoduetarako. Hala ere, 14. helburuaren xedea lortzeko asmotan, Ozeanoen Osasun Indizeak eta Garapen Iraunkorrerako Txostenak iradoki dute ez goazela bide onetik. Horrela, Nazio Batuen erakundeak «Garapen Iraunko- rrerako Zientzia Ozeanikoen Hamarkada» izendatu du 2021-2030eko tartea. Horretan, garrantzitsuak izango dira itsas ikerketako azpiegituretan —besteak beste, Plentziako Itsas Estazioan (PiE-UPV/EHUn)— ikertzen diharduten zientzialari, teknikari eta ikasleak.
Posredni psihosocialni dejavniki tveganja za zdravje zaposlenih v bolnišnici
Authors: Bizjak Jana , Peršolja Melita
Published: September 2021

Uvod: Na zdravje zaposlenih v delovnem okolju vplivajo psihosocialni dejavniki tveganja, ki jih razvrščamo na neposredne in posredne. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti moč povezanosti in vpliv posrednih dejavnikov tveganja pri delu na psihofizično zdravje zaposlenih.Metode: Izvedena je bila opisna presečna raziskava na 112 izmed 994 naključno izbranih zaposlenih v splošni bolnišnici. Kot merski inštrument je bil uporabljen standardiziran vprašalnik »Obvladovanje psihosocialnih tveganj in absentizma« (Cronbach α = 0,915). S kvantitativno analizo podatkov je bila raziskana povezanost med spremenljivkami ter z regresijsko analizo vpliv neodvisnih spremenljivk na psihofizično zdravje zaposlenih.Rezultati: Rezultati kažejo, da se z indeksom »Psihofizično zdravje zaposlenih« značilno povezujejo vsi preučevani posredni psihosocialni dejavniki tveganja: odnos do dela, medosebni odnosi, organizacijska kultura, osebnostne značilnosti, razvoj poklicne kariere, razmejitev zasebnega življenja in dela ter skrb zase. Spremenljivko »Psihofizično zdravje« napovedujeta indeksa »Odnos do dela« in »Osebnostne značilnosti« (R2 = 0,40).Diskusija in zaključek: Anketiranci so izmed težav z zdravjem najpogosteje navedli bolečine v mišicah ramen, vratu in/ali zgornjih udov, med pojavi, povezanimi z zdravjem, pa občutek preobremenjenosti in utrujenost. Izmed posrednih dejavnikov tveganja so na zdravstveno stanje zaposlenih značilno vplivale spremenljivke »Osebnostne značilnosti« in »Odnos do dela« oziroma »Dojemanje težav kot izzivov« ter »Pozitiven odnos do rezultatov dela«. Ugotovitve lahko služijo managementu bolnišnice, ki bi z dobro organizacijo dela in boljšim neposrednim vodenjem dosegel zmanjšanje dejavnikov tveganja zaposlenih.
Светителот – скротител на дивите ѕверови. По примерот на св. вмч. Мина Чудотворец
Authors: Луческа Ели
Published: September 2021

The basic and main topic of this research paper is the cult of St. Martyr Mina, especially his ability to tame the wild beasts-the wolves. The starting point of this paper is publication, written by V. Popovska Korobar about the wall paintings from the XV century in the monastery church St. Petka in the village of Brajchino, region of Prespa in Macedonia. In this church the saint is portrayed with some fairly rare iconographic elements that out framed the usual monumental painting of that time – the saint is portrayed as a victorious handler of tamed wild beasts. Popovska Korobar supposes that this kind of interpretation is related with the saint’s life in the desert together with the wild animals, or with the description of the beast in the existing literature about her life in Egypt – the monster with a camel’s head, and she does not identify the species of the animals depicted on the wall of the church. According to our research, this type of iconography is created and based upon the hagiographic texts in combination with the folklore identity of St. Mina and according to that, we think that the wild beasts are tamed wolves.
Animal Real-Unreal in Traditional Conceptions of the World in Croatian Areas
Authors: Bajuk Lidija
Published: September 2021

Trying to interpret oneself and the other in the world, the traditional Man has established a real world and an otherworld. Specific herbal and animal attributes were ascribed to particular people who allegedly had the power to communicate between worldliness and transcendence. Also some human characteristics were linked with herbal and animal mediators. These attributes were folklorized as miraculous powers. Such supernatural beings from South Slavic traditional conceptionsof the world have been largely associated with the pre-Christian deities and their degradations, based on the observed real attributes of the vegetal and animal species. The interdisciplinary comparative way of treating South Slavic folklore real-unreal motifs through time and space in this article is its ethnological, animalistic and anthropological contribution.
Gra bliskości czy obcości
Authors: Poliszczuk Jarosław
Published: September 2021

Mykhailo Nayenko’s book of memoirs Озон зарубіжжя (Ozone of Abroad) is about author’s journeys to different countries and cultures. Mykhailo Nayenko is a well-known professor, who runs literary researches from the early 1980th for today. The book presented in the review, shows how academic landscape of Ukraine and Eastern Europe was changing after the collapse of Soviet Union. We can also notice some changes in author’s consciousness too as he tried to find his own place in the world without strict borders, in the conditions of free thoughts and possibility of speaking without censorship.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ВІТАЛЬНОСТІ МАЛОПОШИРЕНИХ МОВ УКРАЇНИ: ДОСВІД І ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ
Authors: Andrijenko Lilija
Published: September 2021

This study summarizes the achievements of Ukrainian sociolinguistics at the turn of the 21st century in the field of studying the languages of national minorities in Ukraine. The relevance of the study lies in the influence of the new worldview paradigm. Its goal is to preserve and protect humanity’s unique cultural heritage, which is under threat of reduction or destruction. The topicality of sociolinguistic studies of the languages of national minorities is also associated with the changing socio-political context in post-Soviet countries, especially in Ukraine. Consequently, there is a need for sociolinguistic monitoring of the linguistic situation, as well as for studying the conditions and mechanisms of linguistic behavior of minorities in bilingual and multilingual regions. It is also important to develop practical recommendations on the balance of linguistic rights and cultural needs of Ukrainian ethnolinguistic communities. The study is presented as part of the research project entitled “Practices of language protection of the European linguistic and cultural space and the prospects for language policy in Ukraine” (2019–2023). The method of diachronic description allows us to trace the evolution of research ideas and the changes in methodological premises regarding the problems of language evolution in Ukraine from the times of the USSR to the present day.
JĘZYKOWE SZATY GRZESZNIKA W ZWIERCIADLE WYBRANYCH PSALMÓW W TŁUMACZENIU IWANA OHIJENKI
Authors: Barabasz-Rewak Оlga
Published: September 2021

Proponowany artykuł jest kolejnym etapem kompleksowego opracowania mającego na celu wyodrębnienie i analizę werbalnych sposobów opisu językowego obrazu Boga w wybranych psalmach ukraińskiego przekładu Iwana Ohijenki. Jednym z kluczowych fragmentów obrazu Boga Starego Testamentu jest pojęcie grzesznika jako elementu myślowego schematu ‘Bóg – grzesznik – prawy’. Praca wykonana w nurcie kognitywnej etnolingwistyki, oparta na metodologii Jerzego Bartmińskiego, jest próbą rekonstrukcji językowego obrazu grzesznika na podstawie wybranych przetłumaczonych tekstów psalmów. W wyniku analizy początkowych psalmów udało się częściowo odtworzyć złożony system elementów językowych obrazu grzesznika: od licznych nazw mentalnego konstruktu, poprzez rozbudowaną sieć atrybutów, po opis działań według semantycznej roli sprawcy lub beneficjenta. Zgodnie z zasadami definicji kognitywnej integralnym elementem analizy jest komponent aksjologiczny.
UKRAIŃSKA NEOFRAZEOLOGIA: SEMANTYKA, STYLISTYKA, PRAGMATYKA
Authors: Kuź Hałyna
Published: September 2021

W artykule została przeprowadzona analiza tworzenia ukraińskich neofrazeologizmów, źródeł ich powstania, osobliwości frazeologizacji. Ponadto omówiono różne grupy neologiki, zaproponowano ich interpretację stylistyczną oraz socjolingwistyczną. Jak wynika z analizy, duża część współczesnych neofrazeologizmów powstaje albo w wirtualnej przestrzeni komunikacyjnej, albo rozprzestrzenia się i zyskuje popularność dzięki platformom internetowym jako memy. Zważywszy, że internetowe memy tekstowe jak dotąd nie były przedmiotem badań z punktu widzenia procesu frazeologizacji, takie badania uznano za istotne i warte podjęcia. W pracy wykorzystano metodę opisową oraz metody analizy semantycznej i kontekstowej. W toku analiz semantycznych i kontekstowych ustalono, że powstawanie memów i frazeologizmów jest reakcją na wydarzenia w życiu społeczno-politycznym oraz kulturalnym. W związku z powyższym memy reprezentująaktualne tematy, odzwierciedlają stereotypy, mitologemy świadomości masowej oraz wartości.Przeanalizowany materiał neologiczny pokazuje, że bardzo często frazy-repliki charakteryzują się nową ekspresywnością oraz określoną stabilnością i odtwarzalnością, a na ich popularność wpływają sytuacje typowe, w których mogą zostać użyte. Mimo tendencji do uniwersalizacji dziedziny komunikacji, w środowisku ukraińskim funkcjonuje wiele utartych zwrotów związanych z ukraińskimi postaciami oraz wydarzeniami.
ROZUMIENIE WYBRANYCH KODÓW KULTUROWYCH PRZEZ DZIECI DWUJĘZYCZNE MÓWIĄCE PO POLSKU I UKRAIŃSKU (NA PRZYKŁADZIE NAZW BOHATERÓW UKRAIŃSKICH BAJEK LUDOWYCH)
Authors: Red`kwa Maria
Published: September 2021

Artykuł poświęcony jest kwestii rozumienia przez dzieci dwujęzyczne pochodzenia ukraińskiego mieszkające w Polsce i mówiące zarówno po ukraińsku, jak i po polsku ukraińskich kodów kulturowych ukrytych w bajkach ludowych. Badanie mowy dzieci dwujęzycznych pochodzenia ukraińskiego jest zagadnieniem nader aktualnym i ważnym we współczesnej lingwistyce. Kody kulturowe są fundamentalną częścią każdej kultury. Celem danego badania jest wyeksponowanie i przeanalizowanie rozumienia przez dzieci dwujęzyczne pochodzenia ukraińskiego, mieszkające za granicą, kodów kulturowych ukrytych w nazwach popularnych bohaterów ukraińskich bajek ludowych. Rozumienie, umiejętność zdefiniowania i opisania wybranych bohaterów przez dzieci odzwierciedla znajomość ukraińskich bajek ludowych oraz ich konotacje związane z wybranymi nazwani własnymi. Analiza przeprowadzonych ankiet ujawnia identyfikację i szczegółowe cechyodbierania kodów kulturowych i tłumaczenie ich z punktu widzenia native speakera pod wpływemzewnętrznych czynników językowych i kulturowych.
НАРАТИВНІ СТРАТЕГІЇ В РОМАНІ ІЛЛАРІОНА ПАВЛЮКА БІЛИЙ ПОПІЛ
Authors: Weszczykowa Ołena
Published: September 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of narrative strategies in the debut novel of Illarion Pavliuk White Ashes. Taking into consideration the author’s intention and tracking the influence of the textual indicia on the recipient, the article aims to find out how the narration is organized and what artistic effects the author was trying to achieve. The features of retrodetective and noir as “adrenaline” genres present in the novel are analyzed. The cinematic qualities of the work as a result of the author’s intention is marked. The leading narrative strategy used in the novel, the intertextuality, is highlighted, in particular, the intertextual interaction with the story of M. Hohol Vii, and the influence of intertextems on the reader’s interpretation of the text. The phenomenon of unreliable narration is considered on the basis of the selected material and it is proved that the homodiegetic narrator, private detective Taras Bilyi, is unreliable. The strategy of using prolepsis and provoking the reader’s hesitation which is realized through the formation of doubts about the nature of the artistic convention of the events described, is also examined.