bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Collectin11 and Complement Activation in IgA Nephropathy
Authors: Wei Min , Guo Wei-yi , Xu Bo-yang , Shi Su-fang , Liu Li-jun , Zhou Xu-jie , Lv Ji-cheng , Zhu Li , Zhang Hong
Published: October 2021

Background and objectives

IgA nephropathy is the most common primary GN worldwide. Previous research demonstrated that collectin11, an initiator of the complement lectin pathway, was involved in both AKI and chronic tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Here, we investigated the potential role of collectin11 in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

The deposition of collectin11 and other complement proteins was detected in glomeruli of 60 participants with IgA nephropathy by immunofluorescence. In vitro, human mesangial cells were treated with IgA1-containing immune complexes derived from participants with IgA nephropathy. Then, the expression of collectin11 in mesangial cells was examined by quantitative RT-PCR and immunofluorescence. The codeposition of collectin11 with IgA1 or C3 on mesangial cells was detected by immunofluorescence and proximity ligation assays.

Results

In total, 37% of participants with IgA nephropathy (22 of 60) showed codeposition of collectin11 with IgA in the glomerular mesangium. Using an injury model of mesangial cells, we demonstrated that IgA1-immune complexes derived from participants with IgA nephropathy increased the secretion of collectin11 in mesangial cells with the subsequent deposition of collectin11 on the cell surface via the interaction with deposited IgA1-immune complexes. In vitro, we found that collectin11 bound to IgA1-immune complexes in a dose-dependent but calcium-independent manner. Furthermore, deposited collectin11 initiated the activation of complement and accelerated the deposition of C3 on mesangial cells.

Conclusions

In situ–produced collectin11 by mesangial cells might play an essential role in kidney injury in a subset of patients with IgA nephropathy through the induction of complement activation.
En busca de la poética narrativa de Juan Rulfo (oralidad y escritura en un cuento de El Llano en llamas)
Authors: Perus Françoise
Published: October 2021

El interés de Françoise Perus por la poética narrativa de los cuentos de Rulfo parte de la constatación de que, si bien buena parte de la crítica ha destacado el profundo vínculo existente entre la cultura popular oral y los modos de narrar de Juan Rulfo, no ha hecho el mismo hincapié en las relaciones, sin duda conflictivas, que esta «ficcionalización de la oralidad» mantiene con diversas tradiciones escritas y «letradas». A este respecto, llama la atención la poca reflexión que la misma crítica ha dedicado a la presencia, en varios de los cuentos de El Llano en llamas, de un narrador en tercera persona, cuya configuración y relación con el mundo narrado es, sin embargo, harto problemática.
La construcción de lo hispanoamericano en algunas novelas de lengua alemana
Authors: Meyer-Minnemann Klaus
Published: October 2021

Klaus Meyer-Minneman hace un análisis de tres novelistas en lengua alemana del siglo XX que han situado lo otro en sus obras de creación en Hispanoamérica: Max Dauthendey, Bruno Traven y Uwe Timm. Ellos construyen lo hispanoamericano en el marco de la representación mimética, sustentada en una experiencia personal. En cada una de estas tres novelas se marcan tres momentos de la confrontación con lo hispanoamericano en la literatura de lengua alemana y al mismo tiempo muestran la sucesiva emancipación del papel del lector en las estrategias de significación del arte narrativo.
The Modernist Worlds of Catalá and Ruelas
Authors: Faraudo Rosario
Published: October 2021

Rosario Faraudo writes about the Mexican decadent painter Julio Ruelas and the Catalonian prose writer and poet “Victor Catalá” really named Caterina Albert. Since women have repeatedly been related to Nature, it may not be a coincidence that the natural world in Ruelas is barren. He very frequently uses hybridization in relation to feminity, which links him to the general attitude of his time; sphynx, sirens, serpents, cats and vampires abound in late XIX century European art. Catalá uses a similar narrative strategy in defining some of her characters, yet with a different orientation.
Buda en español
Authors: Chaves José Ricardo
Published: October 2021

Las primeras referencias y usos concretos de Buda y el budismo hicieron su aparición en lengua española en la literatura modernista de fines del XIX, tanto en la poesía como la narrativa. Fue en este humus sincrético, sin un perfil propio todavía, sin un conocimiento directo de las fuentes textuales y sin una asimilación conceptual y/o práctica más rigurosa por parte de los interesados, como sólo ocurrirá décadas después, ya bien entrado el siglo XX. El interés por el budismo no fue, en el ámbito literario en español, sólo una moda modernista, una curiosidad religiosa exquisita de entre siglos, pues continuó vigente a lo largo del siglo XX, como se aprecia en los casos de Borges, Paz y Sarduy, cuyas lecturas y aproximaciones búdicas fueron más finas que las de sus ancestros poéticos, pues contaron con mejor información y acceso directo a fuentes textuales y a los países mismos mediante viajes.
Hacia una concepción del aforismo como un nuevo discurso crítico
Authors: Munguía Zatarain Irma , Rocha Romero Gilda
Published: October 2021

El discurso aforístico al que hacemos referencia en este trabajo se presenta en un tipo de texto que hemos identificado en tratados de filosofía, en libros de aforismos. El discurso de estos textos, lógicamente, está organizado a partir de sus propios fines; sin embargo, en ocasiones es posible destacar frases acabadas, con cierta autonomía, que pretenden encerrar una conclusión o una reflexión, en las cuales se transparenta una verdad.. El aforismo, en el sentido en que lo estamos trabajando aquí, es un tipo de discurso que pudiéramos calificar como intrigante, como provocador, puesto que pretende introducir la duda, resquebrajar lo firme y dar un valor a lo incierto, a lo otro, a lo que se nos ha ocultado; para hacerlo, da la impresión de formular una gran verdad —aunque todos sabemos que no necesariamente lo es— para cuestionar y poner en tela de juicio esas certezas e ideas preconcebidas y, con ello, provocar la incertidumbre.
Peter Handke y Wim Wenders: dos lenguajes, una estética
Authors: Vázquez Castro Violeta
Published: October 2021

Cuando Peter Handke (Griffen, 1942) y Wim Wenders (Düsseldorf, 1945) se conocieron en 1966, ya ambos habían ideado los principios estéticos en los que se sustenta su producción: su postura frente al quehacer artístico es a tal grado cercana que, al menos durante la década de los 70, su obra se desarrolla cuasi en paralelo. Congenian de inmediato, y a partir de ese momento no sólo viven una larga amistad sino también llevan a cabo trabajos en conjunto en los que literatura y cine confluyen amigablemente dando como resultado propuestas únicas.
La serpiente del seno se enrosca y se desenrosca: desde Platón y Rojas a Galdós
Authors: Larsen Kevin S.
Published: October 2021

En el “Décimo Auto” de la Celestina, Melibea confiesa a la vieja alcahueta: “Madre mía, que mecomen este coraçón serpientes dentro de mi cuerpo” (Rojas, 1991: 428). La magia, en sus múltiples formas, figura como “tema integral” en el drama de Rojas, especialmente en lo que ha sido llamado el philocaptio que se lleva a cabo en Melibea. El protagonismo de la brujería y las demás artes negras en esta historia no se puede pasar por alto. Pero a la vez podemos dibujar un esquema en cuanto al mal de Melibea bajo una rúbrica más explícitamente médica o farmaceútica. Eso es, existen algunas condiciones fisiológicas, aceptadas por los médicos contemporáneos, igual que por el gran público, que explicarán algunos aspectos, a mi parecer curiosos, de su “enfermedad”. Puede que Melibea sea víctima de lo que en el folklore, igual que en la literatura médica y aún en la humanista, desde los tiempos antiguos hasta los siglos XIX y XX, tanto en Europa como en las Américas, se ha llamado la “serpiente del seno”.
El escritor como crítico: notas para una poética del comentario
Authors: Quijano Velasco Mónica
Published: October 2021

El comentario, o texto crítico, es ante todo una lectura abierta, un inicio de diálogo y entra, de este modo, en el juego de relaciones que habitan el espacio textual. Es a partir de esta idea que quisiera esbozar los lineamientos para una poética del comentario o texto crítico hecho por escritores que practican además otro género literario. Se trata, en realidad, de una forma singular de crítica, pues aparece siempre en relación innegable con la otra actividad del escritor, sea este dramaturgo, novelista o poeta.
Digresión y subersión del género policial en Estrella distante de Roberto Bolaño
Authors: Paz Oliver María
Published: October 2021

Este artículo se propone analizar el uso de la digresión en la novela Estrella distante (1996), de Roberto Bolaño, como una estrategia narrativa que al desviar el hilo narrativo subvierte las normas propias del género policial. Como una herramienta de resistencia frente a cualquier tipo de orden, la digresión desplaza el enigma centrado en los crímenes de Carlos Wieder, un poeta asesino que irrumpe durante la dictadura chilena, hacia una zona inaccesible y dominada por el horror. En sintonía con la vanguardia artística referida en la novela, la digresión no sólo deforma la figura del crimen y los indicios que guían al detective en la investigación, sino también expande infinitamente el relato como variaciones y reflejos difusos de una historia que finalmente resulta imposible de contar.
El laboratorio de la novela: instrumentos y pruebas de una voz autoral en The Golden Notebook, de Doris Lessing
Authors: García Inés
Published: October 2021

Este artículo propone una lectura feminista de The Golden Notebook, de Doris Lessing, a partir de teorías narrativas enfocadas a la estructura metaficcional de un texto y la función de la narradora como autora de la misma novela. El análisis de los paratextos, que dividen los distintos niveles narrativos dentro de la novela misma, pretende revelar el ejercicio autoral de la narradora, que consiste en una búsqueda del lenguaje adecuado para escribir su historia. Este estudio narratológico, además, permite profundizar en la complejidad estructural de esta novela, que entreteje niveles narrativos y ejercicios de distintas voces autorales directamente enfocados al acto de escritura.
Comparing models to forecast cargo volume at port terminals
Authors: Nieto M.R. , Benitez R. B. Carmona , Martinez J.N.
Published: October 2021

Economic growth has a direct link with the volume of cargo at port terminals. To encourage growth, investment decisions on infrastructure are required that can be performed by the development of econometric models. We compare three time-series models and one machine-learning model to estimate and forecast cargo volume. We apply an ARIMA+GARCH+Bootstrap, a multiplicative Holt-Winters, a support vector regression model, and a time-series model with explanatory variables ARIMAX. The models forecast cargo through the ports of San Pedro using data from 2008 to 2016. The database contains imports and exports of bulk, container, reefer, and ro-ro cargo. Results show that the multiplicative Holt-Winters model is the best method to forecast imports and exports of bulk cargo, while the support vector regression model is the best method to forecast imports and exports of container, reefer, and ro-ro cargo. The Diebold-Mariano Test, the RMSE metric, and the MAPE metric validate the results.
Fiber Interfacial Transition Zone Concept for Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by SEM Observation
Authors: Adili Ehsan , Kheyroddin Ali
Published: October 2021

Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC), which has become quite popular in recent years, improves many of concrete’s mechanical properties. It uses fibers discretely and is utilized in different structures. This paper proposes, between steel fibers and concrete, a fiber interfacial transition zone (FITZ) which is the most vulnerable part of steel FRC (SFRC) because it has a high cracking and microcracking potential due to fiber-concrete separation. In the prepared specimens, steel fibers were added to concrete in hooked and twisted forms, the SFRC microstructure was studied in both cases under a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the related images were compared as secondary electron (SE) images. The SEM analysis showed highly precise images of the cracks and their microstructures in the FITZ and lab results show that the newly defined FITZ illustrates the cracking patterns well for both fiber types. Because twisted fibers have cracking angles and larger contact surfaces, the concrete-fiber bond is increased and the related crack widths decrease considerably. A comparison of the crack widths showed that those in the FITZ of specimens with twisted fibers decreased by a factor of approximately seven compared to those with hooked fibers.
Performance analysis of a solar still using an absorber plate with inclined perforated rectangular fins: Comprehensive study
Authors: H. Alawee Wissam
Published: October 2021

Solar desalination are one of the most promising ways to solve the problem of water shortage in the regions that are adjacent to the sea or saltwater bodies that have abundant solar radiation and lack of drinking water. The present research aimed to investigate an experimental and theoretical study to improve the thermal performance of conventional double-slope solar stills by using inclined perforated rectangular fins combined with the distilled basin. Two solar stills are manufactured, the first one is a conventional still, and the other is a finned still. Both stills have a (0.75 m2) cross-section area which is the same area of the distillation basin. Stills were examined during February, March, April, and May under the climatic conditions of Baghdad city in Iraq. The theoretical model relied on solving equilibrium equations of heat and mass with the help of the MATLAB program. The results showed that combining the inclined fins with the distillation basin improves productivity by (33.2%) compared to the conventional solar still. The average productivity of water between February and May is about (3.02-3.6 l/day) and (4.13-4.72 l/day) for the conventional and finned solar still, respectively. The theoretical model was validated using experimental results. The theoretical model predicted well the performance and behavior of the solar still with some deviations from the practical results.
Optical inspection of appearance faults for auto mirrors using Fourier filtering and convex hull arithmetic
Authors: Chiu Yuan-Shyi Peter , Lin Hong-Dar , Cheng Hsu-Hung
Published: October 2021

Auto mirrors are indispensable essential in reflection of objects behind the car and act a crucial part in driving security.  In manufacturing stages of auto mirrors, certain tasks operated unusually will cause producing scratches, chips, pinholes, bubbles, damaged edges, the general surface and profile faults on auto mirrors.  Those appearance faults sometimes will severely have an impact on standard of the mirror reflection and grow the driving hazard.  At traditional examination of auto mirrors in manufacturing process, almost all works are performed by human examiners.  Manual examination is simple to be disturbed by foreign objects reflected on the mirror surfaces and arouse causing mistaken determinations of fault examination.  Thence, this study works toward investigating the automatic appearance fault detection of auto mirrors.  We propose a fault enhancement technique based on Fourier high-pass filtering and the convex hull arithmetic to inspect appearance faults on auto mirrors.  This approach only utilizes their own information of testing images to judge whether there are any irregular appearance changes without the need of standard patterns for matching.  Experimental outcomes illustrate that the appearance fault detection rate reaches to 95.13%, and the false alarm rate decreases to 1.88%, and the correct classification rate attains to 98.11%.
Efficiency of Property and Forms of Management in Agriculture
Authors: Xudoyberdiyevich Xurramov Eshmamat
Published: October 2021

Annotation: This article discusses the need to establish different types of ownership in agriculture in a market economy, the content of forms of entrepreneurship and property relations in agriculture, the objective need for the establishment of dehkan farms in the formation of private property in the sector, joint ventures in agriculture. Keywords: property, property reforms, public, private, private, state and mixed property, forms of entrepreneurship, private and private enterprises, joint ventures, dehkan and farm enterprises, joint property, cooperatives (companies), multi-sectoral economy.
Literature Survey of Yoga for Foreign Visit Based on Aries to Pieces Lagna
Authors: Rajaraman A.
Published: October 2021

Abstract: Entitled ‘Yoga Going Abroad’, this study has kept most of the people born in India with the idea of going abroad at least once in their life. It comes in many forms: higher education, medical education, marriage, work, career, travel, Women living with their husbands after marriage, the opportunity to go abroad for the delivery of a daughter or daughter-in-law living abroad, and for the care of grandchildren after childbirth. The purpose of this study is to study the benefits of those who have gone abroad and those who are living abroad permanently and to explore who will be eligible for yoga abroad. Keywords: Bhakyashtana, Bhakyathipathi, Pada, Dasa, Buddhi.
Comparative Analysis of Two cell and Three cell Box Culvert for Different Aspect Ratio
Authors: Shrivastava Gaurav
Published: October 2021

Abstract: Culverts serves primarily as the hydraulic conduits conveying water from one side of a roadway or similar traffic embankment to the other; therefore, culverts serves the dual purposes of functioning as hydraulic structures as well as acting as traffic load bearing structures. They are normally cheaper than bridges, which make them the natural stream passes through channels. Box culvert are most stable and safe among various types of culverts. It can be constructed for soft soil conditions also. Therefore these are the best alternative to the major bridges for the small span and for cross drainage situation. In this work, we analyze the R.C. box culvert of two cell and three cell with different L/H ratio with the use of STAAD Pro software. In this study, we consider the span of culvert bridge as 10 m and we done the analysis for two cell and three cell culvert on the same span and varies the height with respect to span of the culvert bridge for different aspect ratio. Here we considered the traffic loading of Class AA loading as per IRC:6 2014 and also consider all the loading conditions as per IS codes. The structure designing includes the considerations of pressure cases (Box empty, Full, surcharge load) and factors such as Impact load, Braking force, Dispersal of load through fill, Effective width, Coefficients of earth pressure, Live load etc. The analysis of structure as per limit state method IS 800-2007. The IS standard requirements in the design manual for roads and bridges (IRC6-2014, IS 112-2011) is used in the structural designing of concrete box culverts. The structural elements of two cell and three cell Box culverts are compared with respect to its maximum moments respectively for the different L/H ratio on the same span of the culvert. In the results we conclude that the moments are less than the two cell Box culvert with comparison to three cell Box culvert for the constant span of both the cases of culverts. In the present study, this paper provides full discussion on the provisions in the codes, considerations and justifications of all the above aspects of design. Keyword: Box culvert, aspect ratio, Staad pro, IRC codes.
An Approach to Bio Battery and Its Scope in Future
Authors: Srivastava Dr. Shailendra Kumar
Published: October 2021

Abstract: An electrical signal can induce a biological reaction; the reverse in is also true in most of the cases and in this way biological processes can be used to generate electricity for powering electrical equipment. Even though the Bio fuel cells have been known for almost a century since the first microbial BFC(Bio fuel cells) was demonstrated in 1912,the first enzyme-based bio-fuel cell was reported only in 1964 using glucose oxidize (GOx) as the anodic catalyst and glucose as the bio-fuel. a type of battery that uses energy sources such as carbohydrates, amino acids and enzymes from a variety of sources. anode consists of sugar-digesting enzymes and mediator, and the cathode composes of oxygen reducing enzymes and mediator. The mediators in this case are Vitamin K3 for the anode and potassium ferricyanide for the cathode. When sugar is added to the mixture, the anode garners the electrons and hydrogen ions. When the battery generates power, the protons travel to the cathode through the electrolyte to combine with the oxygen to produce water. Since the biocatalysts (enzymes) are very selective catalytically, the miniaturized bio-fuel cell could in principle be fabricated as a membrane-less fuel cell. Keywords: Bio-fuel Cells, Biocatalyst, Glucose Oxides, Enzymes.
PERSPECTIVES OF RURAL EXTENSION FOR DAIRY CATTLE IN THE COLOMBIAN HIGH TROPICS
Authors: Lesmes Angélica Rocío , Castillo Sierra Javier , Buitrago Alvarado Claudia Patricia
Published: October 2021

En Colombia, diagnosticar la situación actual del sistema lechero exige un análisis complejo relacionado con la comprensión de los desafíos que debe enfrentar el sector. Así como identificar estrategias de cómo la finca podría ser un sistema que permitiese a ganaderos, investigadores, agentes comerciales y extensionistas integrar una cadena de valor bajo un mismo objetivo: competitividad y ventajas comparativas. Este artículo relaciona generar una reflexión analítica, crítica y propositiva que contribuya a enfocarse en la competitividad y sustentabilidad de los sistemas lácteos con énfasis en el desarrollo territorial. Algunas experiencias en Boyacá y Cundinamarca tuvieron como objetivo realizar la planificación integral de la finca para mejorar la calidad de vida de los agricultores, a través del empoderamiento y la adecuada toma de decisiones. En conclusión, aprender haciendo en equipo, con un alto grado de compromiso, enfocados en un mismo objetivo, contribuye a generar beneficios para los actores de la cadena de valor láctea y podría ser un ejemplo para aplicar en otras cadenas productivas.
Qulacs: a fast and versatile quantum circuit simulator for research purpose
Authors: Suzuki Yasunari , Kawase Yoshiaki , Masumura Yuya , Hiraga Yuria , Nakadai Masahiro , Chen Jiabao , Nakanishi Ken M. , Mitarai Kosuke , Imai Ryosuke , Tamiya Shiro , Yamamoto Takahiro , Yan Tennin , Kawakubo Toru , Nakagawa Yuya O. , Ibe Yohei , Zhang Youyuan , Yamashita Hirotsugu , Yoshimura Hikaru , Hayashi Akihiro , Fujii Keisuke
Published: October 2021

To explore the possibilities of a near-term intermediate-scale quantum algorithm and long-term fault-tolerant quantum computing, a fast and versatile quantum circuit simulator is needed. Here, we introduce Qulacs, a fast simulator for quantum circuits intended for research purpose. We show the main concepts of Qulacs, explain how to use its features via examples, describe numerical techniques to speed-up simulation, and demonstrate its performance with numerical benchmarks.
Playing to the Regionality of Pharmacies as a Strength in the Search for Skilled Workers
Authors: Changaee A. , Kalavsky E.
Published: October 2021

The shortage of skilled workers is omnipresent today. In order to be able to fill vacancies with qualified staff, a pharmacy that only operates within a limited regional radius can use this regionality as a strength. The effect can then be used both regionally and supra-regionally by developing strategies IN or WITH the region.
Expansion of Health Networks as a Building Block of a Functioning Health Landscape
Authors: Wahl S. , Czirfusz A.
Published: October 2021

A health network is made up of institutions and organizations, resources, and people whose main purpose is to promote and improve health. The health care system in Germany is self-administering and is managed by multiple institutions and stakeholders which entails different organizations involved in the running of the health care as well as the structure of the health care system. The health care system is composed of three main areas: 1) outpatient care services, 2) inpatient care, 3) rehabilitation institutions. Some of the organizations and institutions that are mandated to run the health system include associations and representatives of different professions and service providers, regulatory bodies, health insurance companies, the Federal Ministry of Health, self-help groups, and patient-centered organizations. The German health care system is made up of four main principles: 1) compulsory insurance, 2) the principle of solidarity, 3) financing through insurance premiums, 4) selfgovernance. The goal of health care networks is to improve the overall performance of the health care systems concerning: 1) economic efficiency, 2) quality of health care services, 3) medical innovation, 4) as well as patient satisfaction.
Drug Supply in the Penal System
Authors: Osmann B.
Published: October 2021

Common medical problems are normal in prisons, the quality of healthcare providers and the medication provided for prisoners has been a serious issue. Currently, the health policy has aimed to ensure that the National Health Services align with the prison health care services. 1 The medication practices of the patients and the health care providers in the prisons are the ones that determine the extent to which they align with the National Health Services. 2 This article focuses onthe main health problems that prisoners in correctional facilities; the forms of treatment supplied in the prisons; what factors influence the supply of drugs in prisons. We collected data from various articles and journals with information on this topic. We also compare the situation in different correctional facilities across Europe, mainly focusing on the drug supply in Germany. In particular, we seek to understand; the common health problems in correctional facilities; the forms of medication supplied for their treatment; how the drug supply can be improved.
Strategies for Improving Metabolic Control to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Manoranjan L.
Published: October 2021

In the recent past, T2DM has emerged as one of the chronic illnesses that has compromised the quality of life leading to reduced life expectancy. However, numerous studies conducted over the years has demonstrated that cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of deaths among T2DM patients. That raised concerns prompting further research on how it can be handled to ensure improved quality of life. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relevant strategies that can be used to improve metabolic control and reduce cardiovascular diseases among T2DM patients. The study was conducted by reviewing several relevant pieces of literatures on this topic. The obtained information was analyzed through narrative analysis and a quantitative research approach used to eliminate researcher bias. In the research, it has been revealed that improving metabolic control is an important factor because it reduces cardiovascular disease in T2DM. The research has further revealed that strategies such as regular physical activity, weight loss, blood pressure control, and change of diet can be used to enhance metabolic control leading to a significant reduction in cardiovascular disease among T2DM patients across the globe.
Poverty, Migration and the Transmission of HIV/AIDS in District Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Ullah S. , Naz A. , Khan M.A. , Khan M.H.
Published: October 2021

Poverty, a multifaceted concept has been defined as: hunger; lack of shelter; being sick and not being able to see a doctor; having no access to a job; lack of freedom: fear for the future. Historically, people have migrated from one place to another to increase their livelihood and improve the living standards of their left behind families, while the process of globalization has intensified the movement of people across the world. Although, migration has been an important source of remittance and help in socioeconomic uplift of migrant families, however; it has also negatively impacted migrants and their families. Migrants are exposed to different risks and vulnerabilities at their destinations, which exposes them to many other health problems including their exposure of contracting HIV/AIDS. This study was conducted in the District Lower Dir of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan with the objectives to know the relationship between poverty, migration and transmission of HIV/AIDS. The study was qualitative in nature while the selection of the sample has been made under the purposive sampling technique. Primary data was collected from 12 respondents through in-depth interview using interview guide. The collected information was analyzed thematically in order to clarify the issue under study. The study concluded that migrants: face unsafe environments; lesser access to information and health services; precarious working and living condition; exposure to risky behaviors which put them at risk of contracting the disease.
Stress Eesilience in Special Operations - Simulation-based Counter-terrorism Training from a Communication Perspective
Authors: Merkt P. , Wilk Vollmann S. , Krcmery V.
Published: October 2021

Master students of the part-time study program in the winter semester 2020/21 Crisis & Emergency Management successfully complete the study module Operational Medicine 18F for the first time. Furthermore, participants from the professional groups of the health service, aid organizations, specialized police forces, the German Armed Forces as well as mission and outreach workers were represented in South Germany.
Ação do fluoreto de sódio sobre a formação de depósitos, “in vitro”, por bactérias placogênicas
Authors: Barros Eduardo Roberto Corrêa de
Published: October 2021

The author investigated the action of sodium fluoride at the concentration of 9,2% and 1 ppm of flúor (respectively used as mouthrinses and added to water consumed by population, in dental caries prevention) "in vitro", on dental plaque forming bacteria (Streptococcus mutans, samples AHT and IB). These concentrations were selected for the present study because its application does not require previous dental prophylaxis. Thus, any possible change in the deposit formation would be the result of the action caused by the chemical agent and not by any other external factor. The developed technique was based on the determination, by dry weight of the material placed over "STICKS" of stainless steel kept inside the culture medium, where the bacteria grew. The results did not show any statistically significant changes (at the Ievel of l%) when 1 ppm of fluor was added to the cultures. On the other hand, it was noticed a reduction statistically significant (at the level of 1%), in the deposit accumulated when it was added sodium fluoride at 0.2%.
Controle de placa dental
Authors: Louro Filho Paulo Pereira
Published: October 2021

An analisys on the role of the chernicals, antibiotics and enzymatics agents used on Dental Plaque Control in done and pointed out the importance, till this moment, in the mechanical agents use to remove the dental plaque as well as the necessity to educate people on how to do it. A description of the three Education Objectives Domains: cognitive, affective and physicomotor and discuss the domain sequence on the learning process. A survey among 157 people of four different economical and educational levels shows that the most people understand what produces gingival bleeding during thootbrushing less is the amount of their inflamatory periodont disease and vice-versa. It is pointed out the necessity to be established, in public health the cognitive and affective domains levels, in order to have an excelent performance on physicomotor level.
A retenção de conhecimentos
Authors: Ohlweller Renato Rocha , Louro Leopoldo Marques , Brito Jorge Honório M. , Chaves José Maestri
Published: October 2021

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Situação da indústria brasileira da materiais dentários
Authors: Hermany Filho Roberto
Published: October 2021

No abstract available
O par índio/Presidente da República no Brasil
Authors: Santos Roberval de Jesus Leone dos
Published: October 2021

Este texto aborda a etnografia audiovisual do par índio/Presidente da República no Brasil evidenciado em 35 anos de representação política democrática, culminada com a mais recente aparição do par logo após a posse do atual Presidente da República (2019).
AUTORIA DESLOCADA E AUDIOVISUALIDADES ENGAJADAS EM "BIXA TRAVESTY"
Authors: Zacariotti Daniel José de Castro Silva , Rocha Rose de Melo
Published: October 2021

A partir da análise do documentário "Bixa Travesty" (2018), com roteiro dos cineastas Kiko Goifman, Claudia Priscilla e da atriz e cantora travesti Linn da Quebrada, com direção dos dois primeiros referenciados, problematizamos: a ideia de espaço de autoria/espaço autoral  e o engajamento da obra fílmica em uma perspectiva implicada, notadamente em relação ao artivismo musical e às dissidências de gênero. Tem-se por pressuposto a compreensão do espaço do autor e do campo audiovisual como lugares de embate e disputas de poder; espaço este que, como aqui proposto, pode ser utilizado para percorrer um caminho de elucidação de uma possível autoria deslocada. Essa ideia de autoria deslocada, juntamente com a perspectiva de um cinema de sujeito, se daria de modo a ressaltar a potência narrativa do sujeito (re)apresentado - um caminho ético, estético e político de deslocamento de poderes. Em termos metodológicos, assumimos uma leitura expandida da produção audiovisual que considera as dinâmicas afetuais e políticas nela implicadas. Nossa chave de leitura, que é também uma perspectiva epistemológica, reconhece a centralidade do corpo na enunciação autobiográfica, na correlação com as audiências presumidas, e no próprio acionamento da materialidade fílmica.
A resistência de corpos dissidentes no audiovisual brasileiro através da região anal nas telas
Authors: Leite Filho Vicente de Paula Nascimento , De Freitas Gabriela Pereira
Published: October 2021

Resumo: Visibilidade às potencialidades subversivas do corpo é uma característica marcante das culturas queer/cuir, que tem reconhecido na região anal, um potente lugar para questionar os rígidos padrões binários de gênero e reinventar mundos possíveis para dissidências sexuais. Deleuze e Guattari trazem o ânus para o debate intelectual que floresce em autores como Guy Hocquenghem e Paul Preciado. O cu ganha destaque nos estudos queer em obras como as de autoras brasileiras (Pelúcio, Mombaça, Pedra Costa) e espanhóis (Preciado, Sáez  e Carrascosa) e tem rompido com interditos nebulosos, ganhado a luz das telas em filmes como Bixa Tracesty, Cuceta e A Rosa Azul de Novalis trazidos neste artigo. A visibilidade deste tabu corporal nestas obras audiovisuais aponta rupturas nas estruturas coloniais heteronormativas, cisgêneras, racistas e patriarcais dominantes ao passo que valoriza as camadas subalternizadas da sociedade friccionando relações éticas e estéticas protagonizadas por bixas e travestis. Com este trabalho elencamos os principais desdobramentos destas imagens anais que vinculam-se às perspectivas de descolonização que reconfiguram contextos comunicacionais/midiáticos, pensamento crítico cultural e identitários no audiovisual brasileiro.
Saint Laurent e a cultura das mídias: notas sobre a abordagem fílmica de Bonello
Authors: Wajnman Solange
Published: October 2021

Bertrand Bonello constrói o filme Saint Laurent (2014) a partir de uma lógica de inspiração intermidiática pautada no trânsito entre várias esferas (ficção e não ficção, arte e cultura de massas, masculino e feminino) e diversas mídias (vídeo, fotografia, pintura, desenho e ópera), trazendo em termos de sintaxe plástica fílmica, a inovação cultural desencadeada pelo estilista e reconstruindo, pelo olhar poético do cineasta, a importância de Yves Saint Laurent no contexto da cultura midiática. Pautamo-nos sobretudo pelos estudos de Gumbrecht, Müller, Rajewsky e Benjamin.
Cinemas e audiovisualidades queer/kuir/cuir no Brasil e na América Latina (Volume 2)
Authors: Marconi Dieison , Brandão Alessandra
Published: October 2021

Apresentação do dossiê Cinemas e audiovisualidades queer/kuir/cuir no Brasil e na América Latina (Volume 2)
Insect pollinator's community structure in different habitats of Shivapuri--Nagarjun National Park, Nepal
Authors: Dyola Urmila , Baniya Chitra , Acharya Pushpa , Subedi Pradip , Pandey Anjeela , Sapkota Kumar
Published: October 2021

Insect pollinators are important means for a stable ecosystem. The
habitat types play a crucial role in the community composition,
abundance, diversity, and species richness of the pollinators. The
present study in Shivapuri–Nagarjun National Park explored the species
richness and abundances of insect pollinators in four different habitats
and different environmental variables in determining the community
composition of the pollinators. Data were collected from 1500 m–2700 m
using pan traps and hand sweeping methods. Non–metric multidimensional
scaling (NMDS) and redundancy analysis (RDA) were conducted to show the
association between insect pollinators and environmental variables. The
results firmly demonstrated that species richness and abundances were
higher in open trails compared to other habitats. The distribution of
the pollinator species was more uniform in the open trail followed by
the grassland. Similarly, a strong positive correlation between flower
resources and pollinator’s abundance was found. In conclusion, the open
trail harbor rich insect pollinators in lower elevation. The community
structure of the pollinators was strongly influenced by the presence of
flowers in the trails.
Concomitant predation on parasites -- removal of trematode-infected snails by predacious fish in a subarctic lake
Authors: Soldanova Miroslava , Thieltges David , Schwelm Jessica , Vyhlídalová Tereza , Beest Gabrielle van , Amundsen Per-Arne , Knudsen Rune , Kristoffersen Roar , Henriksen Eirik , Prati Sebastian , Born-Torrijos Ana
Published: October 2021

Concomitant predation, which occurs when parasites are consumed and
digested along with their hosts, has previously been suggested as a
profound factor determining food web structure. Few studies have
adressed the impact of concomitant predation in research on
behaviourally parasite-modified prey or in biological control studies.
However, empirical evidence of concomitant predation effects on hosts
infected with multiple parasite taxa is lacking. We investigated the
importance of concomitant predation on digenean trematodes by examining
the degree of snail (Radix balthica, first intermediate host) seasonal
predation by Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo
trutta) by contrasting infection rates of free-living snails obtained
from a lake vs predated snails retrieved from fish stomachs and
intestines. The fish consumed infected snails nearly at all seasons,
demonstrating that concomitant predation in the model subarctic lake is
common, likely indirectly affecting trematode transmission by reducing
host and parasite populations. The overall trematode prevalence in both
snail groups was season-independent, being however substantially higher
in free-living compared to predated snails. The net effects of
underlying mechanisms related to prey availability, fish feeding
ecology, continuous presence of dominant trematodes and, most
importantly, size of fish and snails drove the strength of predator-prey
interactions and infection patterns in both snail groups. Larger fish
preying upon larger snails, which simultaneously harboured more
infections, may induce a substiantial negative effect of concomitant
predation on snail and parasite population dynamics, with serious
implications for food web structure and ecosystem functioning. This
study contributes to a better understanding of the role of non-host
predators in regulating trematode infection, community structure and
transmisison patterns, biomass transfer and energy flow in food webs.
Our findings also highlight the importance of studying the impact and
extent of concomitant predation in terms of parasite seasonal dynamics
and biological control of infectious diseases.
Complementary genomic and epigenomic adaptation to environmental heterogeneity
Authors: Gao Yangchun , Chen Yiyong , Li Shiguo , Huang Xuena , Hu Juntao , Bock Dan , Macisaac Hugh , Zhan Aibin
Published: October 2021

While adaptation is commonly thought to result from selection on DNA
sequence-based variation, recent studies have highlighted an analogous
epigenetic component as well. However, the extent to which these
adaptive mechanisms to adaptation to environmental heterogeneity are
redundant or complementary remains unclear. To address the underlying
genetic and epigenetic mechanisms and their relationship underlying
environmental adaptation, we screened the genomes and epigenomes of nine
global populations of a predominately sessile marine invasive tunicate,
Botryllus schlosseri. We detected clear population genetic and
epigenetic differentiation, which were both significantly influenced by
local environments, and the minimum annual sea surface temperature
(T_min) was simultaneously identified as the top explanatory variable
for both types of variation. However, there remain some degree of
difference in population structure patterns between two levels,
suggesting a certain level of autonomy in epigenetic variation. From the
functional perspective, a set of functional genes and biological
pathways were shared between two levels, indicating a conjoint
contribution of genetic and epigenetic variation to environmental
adaptation. Moreover, we also detected genetic- or epigenetic-specific
genes/pathways in relation to a wide variety of core processes
potentially underlying adaptation to local environmental factors,
suggesting the partly independent relationship between two mechanisms.
We infer that complementary genetic and epigenetic routes to adaptation
are available in this system. Collectively, these mechanisms may
facilitate population persistence under environmental changes and
sustain successful invasions in novel but contrasting environments.
INTEGRAL REPRESENTATIONS AND INEQUALITIES OF EXTENDED CENTRAL BINOMIAL COEFFICIENTS
Authors: Wei Chunfu
Published: October 2021

In the paper, the author presents three integral representations of
extended central binomial coefficient, proves decreasing and increasing
properties of two power-exponential functions involving extended
(central) binomial coefficients, derives several double inequalities for
bounding extended (central) binomial coefficient, and compares with
known results.
Comparison of swab types for collection and analysis of microorganisms
Authors: Wise Natalie , Wagner Sarah , Worst Travis J , Sprague Jon , Oechsle Crystal
Published: October 2021

The human microbiome has begun to emerge as a potential forensic tool,
with varied applications ranging from unique identification to
investigative leads that link individuals and/or locations. The relative
abundance of the combined DNA of the microbiome, compared to human
nuclear DNA, may expand potential sources of biological evidence,
especially in cases with transfer or low-copy number DNA samples. This
work sought to determine the optimal swab type for the collection and
analysis of the microbiome. A bacterium (Proteus mirabilis) was
deposited by pipette onto four swab types (cotton, flocked, dental
applicators, and dissolvable), and extraction and real-time PCR
quantitation of the bacterial DNA were performed, which allowed for
absolute microbial DNA recovery and comparison of yields across the four
sampling substrates. Flocked swabs had the highest yield
(~1240 ng) compared to the cotton swabs
(~184 ng), dental applicators (~533 ng),
and dissolvable swabs (~430 ng). The collection
efficiency was further evaluated for cotton and flocked swabs using
dried microbial samples spotted onto non-porous surfaces (treated wood,
glass, plastic, and tile). Flocked swabs performed consistently better
across wood, glass, and tile, but showed decreased recovery from
plastic. The cotton swabs failed in the recovery of P. mirabilis DNA
across all surfaces. Knowing the appropriate sampling substrate will be
useful as others continue to investigate the use of the microbiome as a
forensics tool.
Results of treatment of primary staphylococcal enterocolitis in infants with the use of antibacterial drugs and their combination with bacteriophages: a prospective study
Authors: Kimirilova O. G. , Kharchenko G. A.
Published: October 2021

In infectious pathology in infants, staphylococcal infection occupies a leading place, is characterized by the rapid development of intoxication, a purulent-destructive process with the possibility of generalization of infection, affecting the course and outcome of the disease.

The aim of the study was to study the results of treatment of primary staphylococcal enterocolitis, in infants, with the use of antibacterial drugs and their combination with bacteriophages.

Research methods. The frequency of elimination of staphylococcus, the duration of the main symptoms (fever, diarrhea, toxicosis with exicosis) as a result of treatment of primary staphylococcal enterocolitis (confirmed by laboratory) were analyzed in children aged from 1 to 12 months who received inpatient antibacterial drugs (nifuroxazide, azithromycin) or their combination with bacteriophages (staphylococcal, pyobacteriophage). The data accounting period is from January 2017 to December 2020.

The results of the study. The results of treatment of staphylococcal enterocolitis were studied in 4 groups: monotherapy with nifuroxazide (n = 39) or azithromycin (n = 40), a combination of nifroxazide+staphylococcal bacteriophage (n = 41) or azithromycin + piobacteriphage (n = 38). The groups were comparable by gender, age, and clinical manifestations of the disease. Elimination of staphylococcus on the 10th—12th day. treatment with monotherapy with antibacterial drugs was achieved in 31—35%, with their combination with bacteriophages — in 51—64% of patients in each combination (df = 3, p < 0.05). Against the background of combined therapy, the symptoms of the disease (diarrhea, vomiting) were stopped 1.2 times faster; the number of patients with lactase deficiency and intestinal dysbiosis decreased by 1.7—2 times, with monotherapy with antibacterial drugs-by 1.3—1.4 times (df = 3, p < 0.05).

Conclusion. Treatment of primary staphylococcal enterocolitis in children, including antibacterial drugs and bacteriophages, is more effective than monotherapy with antibacterial drugs.
The role of preventive medical examinations in obligatory clinical check-ups of children in Azerbaijan
Authors: Mustafayeva Z. M.
Published: October 2021

In 2014, obligatory medical check-ups of the child population were legislatively introduced in Azerbaijan. At the same time, for the early detection of diseases and various pathological conditions, health services of the country paid special attention to precisely preventive measures which will predetermine both the state of child health, as well as the quality of their life in the future.

In order to increase the efficiency of obligatory medical check-ups, the morbidity rates of the child population of Azerbaijan were analyzed based on the results of preventive medical examinations for the period 2014—2019.