bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Duodenal Obstruction during Pregnancy
Authors: Haghiri Mansooreh , Borna Sedigheh , Hessami Kamran , Sharifi Ali , Tafti Seyed Mohsen Ahmadi , Malek Mahrooz , Pourdamghan Nasim , Hantoushzadeh Sedigheh , Shirdel Abdolmaleki Abolfazl , Saleh Maasoumeh
Published: February 2022

Intractable vomiting and elevated liver enzymes during pregnancy seem to be associated to the obstetric etiologies; however, other causes such as acute surgical emergencies should be considered. The patient was a 26-year-old woman at 18 weeks of gestation with intractable vomiting, intolerability of oral intake, weight loss, and absence of abdominal pain. Her physical examinations and laboratory tests had no remarkable findings except elevated liver function test (LFT) and hypokalemia. Considering the lab data and normal abdominopelvic ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging was performed which revealed dilation of the D1-3 and collapse the D4 sections of duodenum. She underwent exploratory laparotomy which confirmed duodenal obstruction caused by Ladd’s band. After the Ladd’s operation, the patient started oral intake of nutritious, and her LFT decreased to normal ranges. After the last follow-up, she has had gained 18 kg and gave birth at 36 weeks of gestation due to the premature rapture of membranes and delivered a 2 kg small for gestational age otherwise healthy infant. The experience gained from this case was to consider all possibilities (such as small bowel obstruction) and evaluate them in a pregnant patient to consider other causes of nausea, vomiting, and abnormal LFTs in a pregnant patient.
Under- and Normal-Weight Patients Are More Susceptible to Recurrence of Phyllodes Tumor
Authors: Kim Yong Yeup , Kim Hayeon , Kim Woo Young , Chung Jai Hyun , Lee Jae Bok , Woo Sang Uk
Published: February 2022

Purpose. Phyllodes tumors (PTs) of the breast are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms, and factors associated with the recurrence of PTs are poorly understood. This study sought to identify clinicopathological factors associated with the recurrence of PTs. Method. From January 2009 to December 2019, we identified 100 patients who underwent definitive surgery for PT. Clinicopathological risk factors associated with the recurrence of PT were assessed. Results. The median age of the patients was 44 y (range, 19–62 y), and the median tumor size was 4 cm (0.8–30 cm). At a median follow-up of 26.7 mo (0–103 mo), 22 of the 100 patients experienced local recurrence. In the univariate and multivariate analyses, body mass index ≥ 23 kg/m2 (

P

 = 0.042 in the univariate analysis;

P

 = 0.039 in the multivariate analysis), tumor size ≥ 5 cm (

P

 = 0.006 in the univariate analysis;

P

 = 0.036 in the multivariate analysis), and the presence of stromal overgrowth (

P

 = 0.032 in the univariate analysis;

P

 = 0.040 in the multivariate analysis) were associated with an increased risk of local recurrence. Resection margins and grade were not associated with local recurrence. Conclusion. Normal- or underweight patients and those with larger tumor sizes were more prone to local recurrence. Further larger, multicenter studies with a long-term follow-up are required.
Research on Microgrid Scheduling Based on Improved Crow Search Algorithm
Authors: Zhang Zhifei , Zhao Cai , Chen Danfeng , Wen An
Published: February 2022

Considering the characteristics of distributed power in microgrid, in order to maximize the advantages of distributed power generation technology in economy, environment, and energy, a multiobjective dispatching model of microgrid is proposed under the condition of satisfying system constraints and considering the operating costs and environmental costs of microgrid. The crow search algorithm (CSA) has the advantages of less parameter setting, simple implementation, and strong optimization ability and is often used in theoretical analysis and practical engineering applications. However, its disadvantage is that crows only search for candidate solutions according to their own experience, and their development ability is poor, especially for solving high-dimensional functions. In order to overcome these shortcomings, an improved crow search algorithm (CSA-PSO) is proposed based on the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. The two main improvements are as follows: (1) in order to avoid the blind selection of crow in search, the global optimal solution is adopted to modify the solution search equation to guide the search of new candidate solutions, so as to improve the development ability; (2) introducing a levy flight strategy to improve the single search mechanism of the CSA. In order to verify the performance of the CSA-PSO algorithm, 17 benchmark functions are simulated with other intelligent algorithms. The results show that the CSA-PSO algorithm has a good optimization effect in search accuracy, convergence speed, and robustness. Finally, this algorithm and other five algorithms are applied to the optimal scheduling problem of microgrid. By solving the objective function, the optimal scheduling output scheme of each distributed power supply is obtained. By using the CSA-PSO algorithm, the total operating cost of microgrid is reduced by at least 21.5%, which further verifies the effectiveness of the CSA-PSO algorithm.
The Gut-Liver Axis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Association of Intestinal Permeability with Disease Severity and Treatment Outcomes
Authors: Zhuang Yu-Pei , Zhang Yi-Ting , Zhang Ruo-Xin , Zhong Hao-Jie , He Xing-Xiang
Published: February 2022

Objective. To investigate the association between intestinal permeability and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the value of intestinal permeability in predicting the efficacy of metabolic therapy for NAFLD. Methods. Disease severity was compared between patients with normal and elevated intestinal permeability; correlations between D-lactate and different NAFLD parameters were analyzed; and the effects of metabolic therapy on NAFLD patients with normal and elevated intestinal permeability were evaluated. Results. A total of 190 patients with NAFLD were enrolled. NAFLD patients with elevated intestinal permeability had significantly higher levels of liver test parameters, liver ultrasonographic fat attenuation parameter, triglyceride, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance value, and diamine oxidase (all P˂0.05) than NAFLD patients with normal intestinal permeability. Furthermore, serum D-lactate levels were positively correlated with alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, total bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, fat attenuation parameter, triglyceride, and diamine oxidase (all

P

 ˂ 0.05). Moreover, NAFLD patients with elevated intestinal permeability showed less improvement in TG levels (

P

 = 0.014) after metabolic therapy. Conclusion. Intestinal permeability correlates with the disease severity in patients with NAFLD. Moreover, intestinal permeability may have value for predicting the efficacy of metabolic therapy for NAFLD patients.
Anticoagulation Control in Older Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving Vitamin K Antagonist Therapy for Stroke Prevention
Authors: Zulkifly Hanis , Lip Gregory Y. H. , Lane Deirdre A.
Published: February 2022

Introduction. Efficacy and safety of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) among atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are enhanced when the International Normalised Ratio (INR) is 2.0–3.0. Anticoagulation control among older patients is perceived to be lower and contributes to poorer initiation and uptake. Objective. To examine the quality of INR control, adverse clinical outcomes, and factors associated with bleeding in older AF patients (≥80 years). Methods. Anticoagulation control assessed by time in therapeutic range (TTR) (Rosendaal method) and percentage INRs in range (PINRR). Among the 205 patients aged ≥80 years, 58.5% were female, with mean (SD) CHA2DS2-VASc 4.4 (1.3) and HAS-BLED 1.8 (0.8) scores. Results. Mean (SD) TTR and PINRR were similar for those aged ≥80 vs. <80 years (66.7 (13.8) vs. 66.7 (13.1)) despite significantly lower INR monitoring intensity (51.2 (22.7) vs. 60.7 (25.8)) and shorter follow-up (4.4 (2.6–6.2) vs. 5.7 years (3.3–7.1)) in those ≥80 years of age. Good anticoagulation control (TTR and PINRR ≥70%) of 44% was seen in both age groups. No significant differences in composite major adverse clinical events were evident for those aged ≥80 vs. <80 years (

p

 = 0.55). Cox regression analysis confirmed that age ≥80 years was associated with higher risk of bleeding (HR 1.90 (1.01–3.56);

p

 = 0.047). Conclusions. Suboptimal (TTR and PINRR <70%) anticoagulation control was evident in all patients. Risk of bleeding increased, but there was no difference in thromboembolic events and all-cause mortality in those aged ≥80 years. Improving TTR to ≥70% and enhancing anticoagulation monitoring of VKA use remain a clinical priority to prevent bleeding complications, particularly among those aged 80 years and above.
Impact of BMI on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Wang Jinwen , Wang Changhua , Zeng Zhechun , Zuo Huijuan
Published: February 2022

Aim. Obesity paradox remains a point of debate in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and clinical outcomes in STEMI patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Methods. Outcomes were assessed in 1429 STEMI patients undergoing PPCI between January 2009 and January 2010 in Beijing. Patients were classified into 6 groups according to age (the younger and elderly groups consisting of patients ≤65 and > 65 years old) and baseline BMI (normal weight, BMI < 24 kg/m2; overweight, 24 kg/m2 ≤BMI < 28 kg/m2; obese, BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2). The primary outcome was death, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), or revascularization. Results. On long-term follow-up (mean follow-up of 59 months), 13.9% of patients experienced the adverse event. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that low BMI was a significant predictor of the primary outcome only in the younger group. The odds ratio for overweight in comparison with normal weight was 0.741 (95% CI: 0.413–0.979;

p

 = 0.038), the odds radio for obesity in comparison with normal-weight patients was 0.508 (95% CI: 0.344–0.750;

p

 = 0.016) in the younger group. In the elderly group, diabetes, hypertension, triple disease, regular exercise, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) use after discharge, and bleeding complication were associated with primary outcome. Conclusion. The obesity paradox was recognized only in the younger age group in STEMI patients undergoing PPCI.
Medial Epicondyle Fracture in Children and Its Association with Increased Carrying Angle
Authors: Jeong Changhoon , Lee Sang-Uk , Kim Hyun Gyun , Joo Sun Young
Published: February 2022

Background. This study aimed to evaluate the injury mechanism of medial epicondylar fractures in children and adolescents and its association with increased carrying angle (CA) as a predisposing factor. Materials and Methods. We evaluated 37 patients with medial epicondylar fractures who were surgically treated at our institution. Medical records and plain radiographs were reviewed to determine the mechanism of injury and the humerus-elbow-wrist angle (HEWA) and CA of the uninjured arm. To evaluate the effect of coronal alignment on specific fracture type, we compared the CA and HEWA of the 23 patients with medial epicondylar fracture who were injured by falling onto an outstretched hand (group I) with age- and sex-matched controls of 23 patients who had sustained extension-type supracondylar fractures (group II). Results. The mean age at injury was 11.7 ± 2.8 years (range, 5 to 16 years). Of the 37 patients, 23 (62.2%) recalled the injury mechanism as falling onto an outstretched hand and 10 patients (27.0%) were injured while arm wrestling, and in one patient (2.7%), the injury was associated with elbow dislocation. In the case-matched analysis, the mean HEWA of group I was 13.1 ± 2.8° (range, 7.1° to 19.8°) and the mean CA was 17.7 ± 2.7° (range, 13.0° to 22.2°). These angles were significantly increased in group I (

p
=
0.003

and

p
=
0.001

, respectively). Conclusion. Falling onto an outstretched hand is the most common injury mechanism in patients with medial epicondylar fractures, and these fractures are associated with an increased CA.
Multiple Prime Expansion Channel Hopping for Blind Rendezvous in a Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Zhixin Zhou , Deng Yanjun , Xiaohong Zhang , Xianfei Zhang , Liqin Hu , Zhidong Zhao
Published: February 2022

A channel rendezvous is a significant aspect of communication. In this context, blind rendezvous is the process of selecting a common available channel and establishing a communication link for wireless devices in a wireless sensor network. The rendezvous of asymmetric and heterogeneous wireless devices is a challenge. Thus, to improve speeds and stability of rendezvous, we analyze time slot overlap and channel determinism in the rendezvous algorithm and propose a rendezvous algorithm named Multiple Prime Expansion (MPE). In a final simulation study, we compare the performance of the MPE with other existing algorithms in an asymmetric and heterogeneous scenario. Results show that MPE has excellent performance for the ATTR and MTTR.
A New Alpha Power Weibull Model for Analyzing Time-to-Event Data: A Case Study from Football
Authors: Shengjie Gao , Craig Alisa , Mekiso Getachew Tekle
Published: February 2022

Statistical methodologies have wider applications in exercise science, sports medicine, sports management, sports marketing, sports science, and other related sciences. These methods can be used to predict the winning probability of a team or individual in a match, the number of minutes that an individual player will spend on the ground, the number of goals to be scored by an individual player, the number of red/yellow cards that will be issued to an individual player or a team, etc. Keeping in view the importance and applicability of the statistical methodologies in sport sciences, healthcare, and other related sectors, this paper introduces a novel family of statistical models called new alpha power family of distributions. It is shown that numerous properties of the suggested method are similar to those of the new Weibull-X and exponential type distributions. Based on the novel method, a special model, namely, a new alpha power Weibull distribution, is studied. The new model is very flexible because the shape of its probability density function can either be right-skewed, decreasing, left-skewed, or increasing. Furthermore, the new distribution is also able to model real phenomena with bathtub-shaped failure rates. Finally, the usefulness/applicability of the proposed distribution is shown by analyzing the time-to-event datasets selected from different football matches during 1964–2018.
Clinical Effect of Laparoscopic Radical Surgery Combined with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Treating Cervical Cancer and Its Influence on Postoperative Complications and Adverse Reaction Rates
Authors: Gong Wenduan , Liu Yejun
Published: February 2022

Background. Cervical cancer, the only gynecological malignancy for which a clear pathogeny has been established, has an incidence rate only second to breast cancer. Objective. In our study, we aim to investigate the clinical effect of laparoscopic radical surgery combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in treating cervical cancer and its influence on postoperative complications and adverse reaction rates. Methods. Cervical cancer patients admitted to our hospital from August 2018 to May 2020 were retrospectively analyzed as the research object and divided into the control group and the experimental group by the draw method, with 50 cases in each group. The laparoscopic radical surgery was performed on the control group, and the laparoscopic radical surgery combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy was performed on the experimental group to compare their effective rates, adverse reaction rates, postoperative complication rates, expression levels of serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (SIL-2R) inside the body before surgery and at one week after surgery, quality of life (QLI) scores, and Mental Status Scale in Nonpsychiatric Settings (MSSNS) scores. Results. Compared with the control group, the experimental group obtained significantly higher effective rate and QLI scores (

P

 < 0.05) and significantly lower adverse reaction rates, postoperative complication rates, expression levels of serum TNF-α and SIL-2R inside the body at one week after surgery, and MSSNS scores (

P

 < 0.05), with statistical differences; before surgery, the TNF-α and SIL-2R expression levels of the two groups were not significantly different (

P

 > 0.05), but the levels at one week after surgery were significantly lower than those before, indicating statistical significance (

P

 < 0.05). Conclusion. The clinical effect of laparoscopic radical surgery combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy can obviously improve the effective rate of cervical cancer patients and lower the incidence rates of postoperative complications and adverse reactions.
The Information-Complete Quantum Theory
Authors: Chen Zeng-Bing
Published: February 2022

Quantum mechanics is a cornerstone of our current understanding of nature and extremely successful in describing physics covering a huge range of scales. However, its interpretation remains controversial since the early days of quantum mechanics. What does a quantum state really mean? Is there any way out of the so-called quantum measurement problem? Here, we present an information-complete quantum theory (ICQT) and the trinary property of nature to beat the above problems. We assume that a quantum system’s state provides an information-complete description of the system in the trinary picture. We present a consistent formalism of quantum theory that makes the information-completeness explicitly and argue that conventional quantum mechanics is an approximation of the ICQT. We then show how our ICQT provides a coherent picture and fresh angle of some existing problems in physics. The computational content of our theory is uncovered by defining an information-complete quantum computer.
The Influence of Salt Sensitivity Phenotype on Sodium Excretion and Diuresis: A Chrononutrition Pilot Study
Authors: Alwis Upeksha Sewwandi , Verbakel Irina , Pauwaert Kim , Delanghe Joris , Dossche Lien , Van Camp John , Roggeman Saskia , Everaert Karel
Published: February 2022

Background. Chrononutrition studies on interaction of diet/nutrients on endogenous circadian clocks and meal timing on metabolic homeostasis may be of importance in the management of nocturnal polyuria (NP), owing to loss of circadian rhythm in nighttime urination. Dietary salt restriction is an increasingly popular lifestyle recommendation for NP patients. Aim. This study aims to evaluate the effect of an acute salt load on diuresis and to study the phenomenon of salt sensitivity. Methodology. Young, healthy men (n = 21, fasted and sober) ingested 500 ml of water on the control day and 8 g and 12 g of salt with water (500 ml) on two other days. Blood and urine samples were collected at 0 hrs, 2 hrs, and 4 hrs and voided volumes were recorded. Diuresis, serum and urine osmolality, sodium, potassium, urea, and creatinine were measured. Salt sensitivity was determined based on the rate of sodium excretion. Results. Compared to 8 g, ingestion of 12 g of salt significantly increased diuresis after 4 hrs. Pure water load induced fast diuresis, whereas salt and water load initially reduced diuresis and promoted late increase in diuresis. The total voided volume was significantly lower in the salt sensitive individuals. Conclusion. Taken together, salt sensitivity profile and type and time of fluid intake are important considerations to build effective personalized lifestyle recommendations for NP patients, which needs further investigation.
Mechanical Needling with Sterile Water versus Steroids Injection for Facet Joint Syndrome: A Retrospective Observational Study
Authors: Suputtitada Areerat , Chen Carl P. C. , Pongpirul Krit
Published: February 2022

Objective. This present study aimed to explore the clinical effects of ultrasound-guided (USG) mechanical needling with sterile water injection for lumbar facet joint syndrome. Methods. This was a retrospective cohort study that assessed the clinical outcome of ageing patients who received USG mechanical needling with sterile water injection. In addition, the clinical outcome of age- and gender-matched patients randomly selected from patients who received mechanical needling with sterile water was compared to the patients injected with steroids in a 2 : 1 ratio. The data were extracted from the medical records of ageing patients with facet joint syndrome who received USG injection at the lumbosacral spine by the first author. Low back pain or axial pain, and leg pain or radicular pain were assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS), and gait ability with walking distance was obtained at 6 different time points. Results. A total of 4,276 medical records were examined. Four thousand two hundred twenty-eight ageing patients received needling with sterile water injection and found that the efficacy lasted up to 6 months. Ninety-six patients were compared with 48 patients who received steroid injection. Those who received steroids had less back and leg pain at 1 week after injection; however, pain returned at 3 months and 6 months after injection. Conclusions. USG mechanical needling with sterile water could help relieve axial and radicular pain for at least 6 months. Reduced sensitization and removal of calcification and fibrosis were all possible mechanisms.Keywords: Mechanical needling, Sterile water, Ultrasound guided (USG) injection, Facet joint syndrome, Pain
Design of MultiChannel Parallel Dynamic Testing Virtual Instrument Based on Dynamic Measurement
Authors: Shen Dawei , Pei Dongxing , Ma Tiehua
Published: February 2022

With the rapid advancement of virtual instrument technology, converting the data measurement and control platform to a virtual one has become fashionable. This study focuses on dynamic measurement in order to create a multichannel parallel dynamic testing virtual instrument and then test the instrument’s performance. System login, user management, database storage, query and compression, data processing and real-time display, multifunctional analysis, remote access, and report generation modules have all been designed and implemented. A dynamic measurement uncertainty evaluation method based on quasi-Monte Carlo (MC) method is proposed in light of the common phenomenon that static is used instead of dynamic in the current evaluation process of dynamic measurement uncertainty. For this example, the actual results show that the algorithm produces very reliable and stable calculation results.
A new species of Leptophoxoides Barnard, 1962 (Amphipoda, Phoxocephalidae) from the Brazilian northeastern continental slope
Authors: Andrade Luiz Felipe , Souza-Filho Jesser Fidelis , Senna André Resende
Published: February 2022

A new species of Leptophoxoides Barnard, 1962 is described with material from the continental slope of Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil at three different depths: 150, 400 and 2,500 meters. Leptophoxoides longisetae sp. nov. can be diagnosed and distinguished from the other two species of the genus, L. molaris Barnard, 1962 and L. marina Senna, 2010, by the following characters: antenna 1 peduncular article 1 ventral apex weakly ensiform; maxilla 1 inner plate longer than outer; maxilliped palp article 3 with blunt and extremely protuberant apex; gnathopods 1-2 carpus almost cryptic; gnathopod 2 palm defined by a large and sharply produced palmar hump; pereopod 6 basis posterodistal corner produced as a blunt lobe; and telson with two dorsal long plumose setae on each side. This is the first record of the genus for northeastern Brazilian waters, uncovering a higher biodiversity in deep waters.
Bycatch of Asteroidea from shrimp trawl fishery in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean – Brazil
Authors: Paula Meriane dos Santos , Freitas Roberta , Ribeiro Rannyele Passos , Barboza Carlos Alberto de Moura , Ruta Christine
Published: February 2022

Shrimp trawling is considered a significant negative impact on the marine ecosystem, especially on the benthic community. Sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) are one of the most affected groups by unintentional catches. This study was performed at the Santana Archipelago, a Marine Protected Area in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, between 2008-2009. Sea stars accidentally caught by trawling were collected during open and closed season of the shrimp fisheries (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) at depths of 5-60 m. A generalized linear zero-inflated model was applied to test for differences in capture between fishing seasons and depths. A total of 158 sea star specimens were captured. These specimens were identified as Asterina stellifera, Astropecten acutiradiatus, Astropecten brasiliensis, Astropecten cingulatus, Luidia alternata alternata, Luidia clathrata, Luidia ludwigi scotti, Luidia senegalensis. The sea stars A. brasiliensis and L. senegalensis are currently considered as vulnerable species in the Brazilian official list of threatened species. The higher capture of sea stars was shown in deepest areas, and there was no significant difference in the number of specimens between seasons. This is the first study about asteroids accidentally captured by shrimp trawling.
Claude Lefort y los regímenes de la política en las Américas
Authors: Plot Martín
Published: February 2022

Since the transitions to democracy of the eighties, two trends of post-Marxist thought had dominated the debates in the region. On the one hand, that of a reading of Gramsci that was split between a more conventional, social-democratic version and a poststructuralist, self-proclaimed radical one. On the other hand, there was also a quite influential trend: a phenomenological one that relied on the anti-totalitarian theorizations of authors such as Hannah Arendt and Claude Lefort. The fellow travelling of these two parallel theoretical and political projects came to an end, however, with the Schmittian turn given by some of the authors associated to the label of radical democracy. This paper will conclude with a critique of this “turn”. Before that, however, a summary and reformulation of Claude Lefort’s notions of forms of society and regimes will be offered as a general framework for the reconsideration of these debates.
Revolução democrática e o momento Lefortiano da democracia brasileira
Authors: Guimarães Juarez
Published: February 2022

Em primeiro lugar, reexaminaremos criticamente a partir de conquistas recentes da interpretação da obra de Marx, a leitura que Lefort fez obra marxiana e do marxismo6. Em seguida, e na mesma direção, faremos uma releitura da crítica e do diálogo não desenvolvido na obra de Lefort com o pensamento de Gramsci, que buscou, como ele, a reflexão com Maquiavel para renovar o marxismo. Por fim, em um momento mais praxiológico, interpretaremos o momento dramático vivido pela democracia brasileira através do conceito de revolução democrático, inscrevendo a obra de Lefort na própria cena da conjuntura brasileira.
castrismo de mercado: uma leitura lefortiana
Authors: Bloch Vincent
Published: February 2022

O artigo pretende fazer uma análise do castrismo de mercado, o qual introduziu uma atualização do modelo socialista em Cuba, por meio da perspectiva lefortiana de compreensão do político.
Claude Lefort y el caso Rushdie (1995-1996)
Authors: Urías Beatriz
Published: February 2022

Claude Lefort a présidé le Comité de défense de Rushdie en France de 1995 à 1996. Son intervention en faveur de Rushdie ne peut être considérée au seul registre de l’activisme mais a fait partie intégrante de son travail intellectuel. Tout d’abord parce que c’est plus d’une fois que les grands conflits internationaux du XX° siècle ont nourri sa réflexion sur le Politique. Par ailleurs la fatwa lancée contre Rushdie le fut en raison de sa condition d’écrivain et l’on sait que les liens entre littérature et politique fut un des axes de la réflexion de Lefort. Cet essai souligne que les désaccords de Lefort avec Bernard-Henry Lévy et Salman Rushdie lui-même, n’obèrent en rien les reflexions sur ces liens que Lefort mena à partir de ces événements.
vida boa com e para outrem: ética, alteridade e reconhecimento em Ricoeur
Authors: Gubert Paulo Gilberto
Published: February 2022

O artigo tem como objetivo principal investigar a inter-relação entre os conceitos éticos de alteridade e de reconhecimento em Ricoeur. Primeiramente, demonstra-se o papel central da alteridade na ética ricoeuriana. Em segundo lugar, com base na abordagem fenomenológica, evidencia-se que a polarização radicalizada nos termos ego e alter ego é inválida na medida em que não leva à valorização da singularidade do outro. Da relação entre a ética do respeito e a fenomenologia da simpatia, resulta que é preciso situar o caráter histórico e antropológico da alteridade, firmado mediante os conflitos inerentes à luta pelo reconhecimento. Todavia, a luta, a violência e o desprezo constituem formas de reconhecimento que negam a alteridade. Como alternativa ao reconhecimento pela luta, apresenta-se o modelo de reconhecimento pacífico que se estabelece por meio da generosidade e da gratidão, próprios da dinâmica da troca de dons.
escopo dos princípios para uma validação pragmática animalista
Authors: Pereira Fernando Schell
Published: February 2022

Este artigo objetiva mostrar os caminhos percorridos pelas estruturas éticas deontológicas e utilitaristas como bases inerentes na construção de um princípio pragmático animalista, para estabelecer que uma moral pragmática pode ser constituída de princípios e não tomada por aspectos pejorativos ou pelo relativismo moral, e, desse modo, elencar uma análise precisa sobre como seriam válidos os movimentos de defesa animal focados nas ações voltadas ao consequencialismo. Conclui que, assim como o valor subjetivo é um instrumento para a objetividade moral, o pragmatismo também pode ser um instrumento para alcançar seus propósitos morais, objetivando as deliberações empreendidas pelo consequencialismo como eficazes diante da miserável situação em que se encontram os animais não humanos.
Narciso, ou o amante de si mesmo (Comédia em um ato)
Authors: Babiuki Kamila Cristina , Leite Rafael de Araújo e Viana
Published: February 2022

Tradução e Apresentação da comédia Narciso, ou o amante de si mesmo, composta por Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Refugiados: as desigualdades entre os desiguais
Authors: Pasquato Josefina
Published: February 2022

A definição de “pessoa refugiada” passa por transformações, depende do momento histórico, de motivações políticas e do contexto social e histórico. Esse tema demanda maior atenção de Estados e governos, bem como de quem se dedica à formulação de políticas públicas.  O presente artigo aborda a literatura sobre a situação de pessoas em situação de refúgio, de modo geral e no Brasil. Ao Fazê-lo, destaca três categorias especiais entre eles: apatridas, migrantes ilegais e gênero, se subdividindo em mulheres e  LGBTI.
Olhares de Profissionais da Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo: análise das demandas e da atuação com a população em situação de rua
Authors: Neves Arthur , Euzébios Filho Antonio
Published: February 2022

A proposta da realização de pesquisa foi pensada em parceria com o Núcleo Especializado em Cidadania e Direitos Humanos da Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo, sendo fruto de uma parceria recente articulada com o serviço de triagem da Defensoria Pública voltada para atendimento da população em situação de rua. Se propõe, nesse sentido, na realização de entrevistas com profissionais do Centro de Atenção Multidisciplinar (CAM) da Divisão de Atendimento Inicial Especializado (DAI) para sistematização dos desafios e possibilidades dos psicólogos e assistentes sociais do referido serviço de triagem nos seguintes aspectos: (1) no contato com a população atendida; (2) nas demandas recebidas pela defensoria pública das pessoas em situação de rua; (3) no contato com a rede de apoio (4) na articulação em rede. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desta pesquisa é sistematizar, a partir do olhar de psicólogos e assistentes sociais do CAM, as demandas e as necessidades primárias e secundárias da população atendida, os principais desafios de atuação em rede intersetorial e as recomendações destes profissionais ao andamento e execução das políticas públicas, especialmente em relação às diretrizes da Política Nacional de Saúde Mental e dos serviços especializados à população em situação de rua.  Diante do conteúdo exposto nas entrevistas e de sua análise, foi observado que apesar da boa relação entre as profissionais e a população em situação de rua que procuram o serviço, dificilmente o trabalho se direciona para uma mudança real de perspectiva dos usuários, se realiza mais enquanto solução de demandas pontuais. Fato que decorre, principalmente, da disparidade entre as demandas que chegam e os recursos disponíveis à atendê-las, tanto na Defensoria pública em si quanto na articulação em rede com outros serviços.
Concurrently Low Coronary Flow Reserve and Low Index of Microvascular Resistance Are Associated With Elevated Resting Coronary Flow in Patients With Chest Pain and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Authors: Nardone Massimo , McCarthy Mary , Ardern Chris I. , Nield Lynne E. , Toleva Olga , Cantor Warren J. , Miner Steven E.S.
Published: February 2022

Background:

Coronary microvascular function can be distinctly quantified using the coronary flow reserve (CFR) and index of microvascular resistance (IMR). Patients with low CFR can present with low or high IMR, although the prevalence and clinical characteristics of these patient groups remain unclear.

Methods:

One hundred ninety-nine patients underwent coronary microvascular assessments using coronary thermodilution techniques. A pressure-temperature sensor-tipped guidewire measured proximal and distal coronary pressure, whereas the inverse of the mean transit time to room temperature saline was used to measure coronary blood flow. The CFR and IMR were quantified during adenosine and acetylcholine hyperemia.

Results:

Low adenosine and acetylcholine CFR was observed in 70 and 49 patients, respectively, whereas low CFR/low IMR to adenosine and acetylcholine was observed in 39(56%) and 19(39%) patients, respectively. Despite similar adenosine CFR, patients with low CFR/low IMR had increased resting (2.8±1.2 versus 1.3±0.4s
-1
) and hyperemic coronary blood flow (4.8±1.5 versus 2.1±0.5s
-1
) compared with patients with low CFR/high IMR (both
P
<0.01). The same pattern was observed in response to acetylcholine. Patients with low CFR/low IMR to adenosine were younger (56±12 versus 63±10 years), women (84% versus 66%), had fewer coronary risk factors (1.1±1.0 versus 1.6±1.1), lower hemoglobin A1c (5.8±0.7 versus 6.1±0.9 mmol/L), and thinner septal thickness (8.5±2.5 versus 9.9±1.6 mm) compared with patients with low CFR/high IMR to adenosine (all
P
<0.05).

Conclusions:

Low CFR/low IMR to adenosine and acetylcholine are associated with elevated resting coronary blood flow and preserved hyperemic coronary blood flow. These patients present with distinct phenotypic characteristics. Simultaneous CFR and IMR measures appear necessary to differentiate these endotypes.
Territorial behaviour and conflict management in a semi-social cichlid fish, Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
Authors: Schaedelin F.C. , Cunha-Saraiva F. , Faltin C. , Wagner E. , Balshine S.
Published: February 2022

Conflict solving strategies can prevent fights from escalating and reduce the costs of aggressive encounters. Having the capacity to efficiently assess an opponent’s fighting abilities before fully committing to a fight is a useful social skill. Here, we conducted two experiments to investigate how a colony living, cichlid species, Neolamprologus caudopunctatus, changes its aggressive behaviour when faced with familiar vs unfamiliar opponents. First, we staged size matched, same-sex, dyadic resource contests and found that fights were always of low-intensity with neither familiarity nor sex influencing how quickly the conflict ended. Second, we explored the dual defence of mated territorial pairs together defending their territory boundaries against other pairs, either familiar or unfamiliar ones, and discovered that fights between two pairs were more vigorous, and that unfamiliar neighbouring pairs were attacked significantly more often than familiar pairs. We also observed that dark bars sometimes appeared on the sides of contestant’s bodies, and that these bars were far more common in winners than in losers, suggesting that these might be visual signals of dominance. However, conflicts where contestants displayed bars were of longer duration than those without. Taken together, our results further advance our understanding of territoriality and conflict resolution strategies and set the stage for future studies focusing on how animals manage to co-exist in closely aggregated breeding territories and to form colonies.
Biological pesticides and solvents with low toxicity reduce motility and activity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Authors: Wang Dong Ya , Wu Chao Rong , Xuan Zi Qi , Wu Hai Yan
Published: February 2022

Pine wilt disease (PWD), caused by the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is an international quarantine forest disease that damages pine forests over extensive areas and causes massive economic losses. To provide valuable guidelines on screening pesticides against B. xylophilus and the selection of common solvents, we investigated the effects of different concentrations of emamectin benzoate, matrine and four solvents (methanol, ethanol, acetone and dimethyl sulfoxide) on the mortality and locomotor behaviour of B. xylophilus. Emamectin abamectin has nematicidal activity and mitigates locomotor activity of B. xylophilus at a low concentration. The LC50 of emamectin benzoate was 0.0354 mg l−1 at 72 h. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus mortality following exposure to matrine was low; however, nematode locomotor activity decreased by 62.5% following exposure to 500 mg l−1 matrine for 8 h. Additionally, B. xylophilus locomotor activity decreased significantly following exposure to 5 and 10% methanol, ethanol, acetone and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) when compared with that of the water control. Emamectin benzoate and matrine, and high concentrations of four solvents (methanol, ethanol, acetone, and DMSO) inhibit B. xylophilus movement, which, in turn, could affect nematode infectivity. Moreover, low concentrations of non-lethal doses of emamectin benzoate should be considered for application in the control of nematodes, with matrine being an environmentally friendly and potentially nematicidal agent.
An Account of Suhrawardī’s Allegories in Light of the Illuminationist Philosophy
Authors: Homazadeh Mahdi
Published: February 2022

In this paper, I seek to explain Suhrawardī’s method of writing his allegories – how he draws upon his philosophical principles to construct forms and plots of his stories. To do so, I begin by delineating two key doctrines of his Illuminationist (Ishrāqī) ontology: the world of Forms (‘ālam al-muthul) and the discontinuous imaginal world (‘ālam al-mithāl al-munfaṣil). I provide an account of the history of these two doctrines and the nature of these two worlds, and then consider some of their functions for, and effects on, Suhrawardī’s explanations and analyses. I will then deal with Suhrawardī’s allegories, pinpointing particular effects of the belief in the world of Forms and the imaginal world on his symbolisms and allegories. Distinguishing three main spiritual-mystical notions in Suhrawardī’s allegories, I elaborate upon the role of the above two doctrines in his construction of characters and fictional events, whereby I demystify certain symbols in these stories. I conclude that there is a close tie between Suhrawardī’s allegories and his philosophical doctrines. Thus, his spiritual doctrines are presented in a symbolic form in certain allegorical characters and adventures. The deployment of characteristics of the world of Forms and the imaginal world plays a central role here.
Kansyore Fisher-Hunter-Gatherers Abandoned the Northeastern Lake Victoria Shoreline during an Arid Period in the Middle Holocene: A Reconsideration of Dates from Western Kenya with New Radiometric and Faunal Evidence from the Namundiri A Shell Midden, Eastern Uganda
Authors: Jones Mica B. , Tibesasa Ruth
Published: February 2022

Kansyore pottery-using groups of the northeastern Lake Victoria Basin represent one of only a few examples of ‘complex’ hunter-gatherers in Africa. Archaeologists link evidence of specialized fishing, a seasonal land-use cycle between lake and riverine sites, and intensive investment in ceramic production to behavioral complexity after 9 thousand years ago (ka). However, a gap in the Kansyore radiocarbon record of the region between ~7 and 4.4 cal ka limits explanations of when and why social and economic changes occurred. This study provides the first evidence of lakeshore occupation during this temporal break at the only well-studied Kansyore site in eastern Uganda, Namundiri A. Within the context of other sites in nearby western Kenya, radiometric and faunal data from the site indicate a move from the lake to a greater reliance on riverine habitats with middle Holocene aridity ~5–4 cal ka and the arrival of food producers to the region after ~3 cal ka.
The Foundations of Hiroshi Motoyama’s Integral Education
Authors: Brophy Thomas
Published: February 2022

Integral education is poised to become a unifying principle for global higher education that is suffering from fragmentation and disconnection from the essence of being human. Integral education does everything that conventional education does, and also categorically more by integrating multiple domains of learning and growth. Integral education can identify its roots with Integral Yoga and the integral philosophy developed contemporaneously by Sivananda and Aurobindo as a grand synthesis of all psychospiritual practices and theories, both Eastern and Western. These common roots can be traced in a direct line to two institutions founded specifically for integral education in the U.S.: the California Institute of Integral Studies (ciis) founded by Haridas Chaudhuri and also to the California Institute for Human Science (cihs) founded by Hiroshi Motoyama. Although the founders independently developed their philosophies of integral education, they identified their roots in the Aurobindo-Sivananda Integral Yoga synthesis. Motoyama was a realized yogi as well as an educator and scientist. The educational and operational principles by which he founded cihs included the practice of methods for embodied psychospiritual growth. (All such methods are called “yogas” in the Vedanta tradition.) Although Motoyama developed his philosophy independently, his yoga roots mesh with those of Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga which is commonly thought of as the origin of integral education in the West. Moreover, Motoyama approved of Aurobindo’s educational approach (Timothy Laporte, private communication).
On Becoming a Person: Perspectives from Carl Rogers, Huineng, Wang Yangming, and Ken Wilber
Authors: Zhu Caifang , Liu Hongyu
Published: February 2022

On Becoming a Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy published in 1961 is believed to be the most well-known book written by Carl Rogers, the quintessential humanistic psychologist and psychotherapist. Chapter 6 seems to represent the core of this book: What It Means to Become a Person? To this seminal question, Rogers gives a four-fold answer: A person who has become himself demonstrates the following qualities: openness to experience, trust in one’s own organism, an internal locus of evaluation, and willingness to be a process. Much of Rogers’ conception of a person who has emerged from therapy and become himself sounds familiar to Chinese readers who know Huineng, the real founder of Chan Buddhism in the eighth century China and Wang Yangming, a neo-Confucian philosopher in the 15th and 16th century China. This paper will try to present a brief comparative study of the concept and performance of a highly functional person who has become himself from the standpoint of Rogers, Huineng, Wang and Wilber. We will focus the discussion on two fundamental questions: What does it mean to become oneself (Who am I)? How do we actualize ourselves?

After counseling tens of thousands of clients over a couple of decades, Carl Rogers (1902–1987) summarized as a psychotherapist that the various problems of his clients boil down to one search, “‘Who am I, really? How can I get in touch with this real self, underlying all my surface behavior? How can I become myself?” (Rogers, 2020, p. 108). From this Rogers extrapolates that the purpose of education, like counseling and psychotherapy, is to provide facility to allow students to become themselves. Like the client-centered therapy, which later is renamed as person-centered therapy (Rogers, 1980), the method in education is the student-centered approach (Rogers, 1951, 1961/2020). In the following I will elucidate the views and practices of Rogers, Huineng and Wang around the two questions: Who am I? How could I become myself?
Umbilicaria platyrhiza—a new Mediterranean endemic species of the subgenus Papillophora (Umbilicariaceae, lichenized Ascomycota)
Authors: DAVYDOV EVGENY A.
Published: February 2022

Umbilicaria platyrhiza Davydov sp. nov. is described within the Umbilicaria crustulosa – U. spodochroa species complex and illustrated. The new species resembles Umbilicaria crustulosa phenotypically, but is distinct by apothecia with a single gyrus of sterile tissue, grey-brown to black lower surface with flattened to strap-like rhizinomorphs, and by producing umbilicaric (vs. crustinic) acid. Umbilicaria platyrhiza inhabits silicate rocks at low elevations in the Mediterranean region of Eurasia (Prov. Izmir in Turkey and Burgas Region in Bulgaria).
Pluteus aesontiensis (Agaricales, Pluteaceae) a new species in sect. Celluloderma
Authors: DOVANA FRANCESCO , JUSTO ALFREDO , FERISIN GIULIANO
Published: February 2022

Pluteus aesotiensis sp. nov. is described based on several collections from northeast Italy. Phylogenetic analyses of the ITS region place this new species in sect. Celluloderma (/cinereofuscus clade). Morphologically P. aesotiensis is characterized by the combination of a brown, reddish brown to deep yellowish brown pileus, sometimes rugulose at center, globose to broadly ellipsoid spores, fusiform to broadly fusiform pleurocystidia, and clavate caulocystidia present only in the apical part of the stipe. The nrITS phylogenetic analysis supports this taxon as a new species. The description is illustrated with photographs of the basidiomes in habitat and photographs of the main microscopic features.
A new species of the genus Coraebus from China (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae)
Authors: WEI ZHONGHUA , XU HONGXIA , SHI AIMIN
Published: February 2022

A new species of the genus Coraebus Gory & Laporte, 1839 from Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan in China is described and illustrated: Coraebus bimaculatus sp. nov. It is similar to C. violaceipennis Saunders, 1866, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by the elytral surface with spots, posterior margin of ventrite V distinctly concaved, elytral apices with small serrations, and parameral membrane of male terminalia with very short setae. This new species has distinct sexual dimorphism in the numbers of elytral spots and the tibiae shape.