bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lithography-Free Bismuth Metamaterials for Advanced Light Manipulation
Authors: Zhu Lijun , Li Zimin , Tian Ye
Published: May 2023

Bismuth shows outstanding optical properties, including a metal-like response in the ultraviolet-visible range and a dielectric character with a giant refractive index in the infrared range. In recent years, such unique properties have been employed to construct bismuth-based metamaterials with remarkable optical responses in these spectral regions, especially with cost-effective lithography-free methods. Such responses can be manipulated, both in an astatic way by suitable metamaterial design and in a dynamic way by harnessing the solid–liquid transition of bismuth. In this paper, we review the advances in this field and highlight the applications of such metamaterials to information technology production, energy harvesting and sensing.
Genome-Wide Identification, Expression and Stress Analysis of the GRAS Gene Family in Phoebe bournei
Authors: Chang Jiarui , Fan Dunjin , Lan Shuoxian , Cheng Shengze , Chen Shipin , Lin Yuling , Cao Shijiang
Published: May 2023

GRAS genes are important transcriptional regulators in plants that govern plant growth and development through enhancing plant hormones, biosynthesis, and signaling pathways. Drought and other abiotic factors may influence the defenses and growth of Phoebe bournei, which is a superb timber source for the construction industry and building exquisite furniture. Although genome-wide identification of the GRAS gene family has been completed in many species, that of most woody plants, particularly P. bournei, has not yet begun. We performed a genome-wide investigation of 56 PbGRAS genes, which are unequally distributed across 12 chromosomes. They are divided into nine subclades. Furthermore, these 56 PbGRAS genes have a substantial number of components related to abiotic stress responses or phytohormone transmission. Analysis using qRT-PCR showed that the expression of four PbGRAS genes, namely PbGRAS7, PbGRAS10, PbGRAS14 and PbGRAS16, was differentially increased in response to drought, salt and temperature stresses, respectively. We hypothesize that they may help P. bournei to successfully resist harsh environmental disturbances. In this work, we conducted a comprehensive survey of the GRAS gene family in P. bournei plants, and the results provide an extensive and preliminary resource for further clarification of the molecular mechanisms of the GRAS gene family in P. bournei in response to abiotic stresses and forestry improvement.
Failure Analysis of the Crack and Leakage of a Crude Oil Pipeline under CO2-Steam Flooding
Authors: Song Chengli , Li Yuanpeng , Wu Fan , Luo Jinheng , Li Lifeng , Li Guangshan
Published: May 2023

This paper presents the failure analysis of the crack and leakage accident of a crude oil pipeline under CO2-steam flooding in the western oilfield of China. To analyze the failure behavior and cause, different testing, including nondestructive testing, chemical composition analysis, tensile property testing, metallographic analysis, and microanalysis of fracture and chloride stress corrosion cracking (SCC) testing, are applied in the present study. The obtained results showed that the pipeline under the insulation layer of high humidity, high oxygen content, and high Cl− environment occurred pit corrosion, and the stress concentration area at the bottom of the corrosion pit sprouted cracks. Besides, it is demonstrated that the cracks were much branched, mostly through the crystal, and the fracture showed brittle, which is consistent with the typical characteristics of chloride SCC. Meanwhile, the insufficient Ni content of the pipeline material promoted the process of chloride SCC, and the high-temperature working conditions also aggravated the rate of chloride SCC. In addition, efficient precautions were provided to avoid fracture.
Composite Fault Diagnosis of Aviation Generator Based on EnFWA-DBN
Authors: Yang Zhangang , Bao Xingwang , Zhou Qingyu , Yang Juan
Published: May 2023

Because of the existence of composite faults, which consist of both short-out and eccentricity faults, the characteristics of the output voltage and internal magnetic field of aviation generators are less different than those of single short-out faults; this causes the eccentricity fault to be difficult to identify. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes a fault diagnosis method using an enhanced fireworks algorithm (EnFWA) to optimize a deep belief network (DBN). The aviation generator model is built according to the finite element method (FEM), whereas the output of different combinations of composite faults are obtained using simulations. The EnFWA algorithm is used to train and optimize the DBN network to obtain the best structure. Meanwhile, an extreme learning machine (ELM) classifier performs fault diagnosis and classification on the test data. The diagnosis results show that a pinpoint accuracy can be achieved using the proposed method in the diagnosis of composite faults in aviation generators.
Recent Progress in Modulated Photothermal Radiometry
Authors: Corona Javier , Kandadai Nirmala
Published: May 2023

In this review, the emerging work using a technique known as modulated photothermal radiometry (MPTR) is evaluated. As MPTR has matured, the previous discussions on theory and modeling have become increasingly limited in their applicability to the current state of the art. After a brief history of the technique, the currently used thermodynamic theory is explained, highlighting the commonly applied simplifications. The validity of the simplifications is explored via modeling. Various experimental designs are compared, and the differences are explored. New applications, as well as emerging analysis techniques, are presented to emphasize the trajectory of MPTR.
Amelioration of Hepatotoxic and Neurotoxic Effect of Cartap by Aloe vera in Wistar Rats
Authors: Gupta Vivek Kumar , Park Uichang , Siddiqi Nikhat J. , Huh Yun Suk , Sharma Bechan
Published: May 2023

Pesticide exposure can pose a serious risk to nontarget animals. Cartap is being broadly used in agricultural fields. The toxic effects of cartap on the levels of hepatotoxicity and neurotoxicity have not been properly studied in mammalian systems. Therefore, the present work focused on the effect of cartap on the liver and brain of Wistar rats and made an assessment of the ameliorating potential of A. vera. The experimental animals were divided into 4 groups, comprising six rats in each: Group 1—Control; Group 2—A. vera; Group 3—Cartap; and Group 4—A. vera + Cartap. The animals orally given cartap and A. vera were sacrificed after 24 h of the final treatment and histological and biochemical investigations were conducted in liver and brain of Wistar rats. Cartap at sublethal concentrations caused substantial decreases in CAT, SOD, and GST levels in the experimental rats. The activity levels of transaminases and phosphatases in cartap group were also found to be substantially altered. The AChE activity was recorded as decreasing in RBC membrane and brain of the cartap-treated animals. The TNF-α and IL-6 level in serum were increased expressively in the cartap challenged groups. Histological investigation of liver showed disorganized hepatic cords and severely congested central veins due to cartap. However, the A. vera extract was observed to significantly protect against the effects of cartap toxicity. The protective impact of A. vera against cartap toxicity may be due to the existence of antioxidants in it. These findings suggest that A. vera may be developed as a potential supplement to the appropriate medication in the treatment of cartap toxicity.
Practical Models of Pharmaceutical Care for Improving Tuberculosis Patient Detection and Treatment Outcomes: A Systematic Scoping Review
Authors: Pradipta Ivan Surya , Yanuar Erya Oselva , Nurhijriah Chaca Yasinta , Maharani Nadya Putri , Subra Laila , Destiani Dika Pramita , Diantini Ajeng
Published: May 2023

Decreasing global tuberculosis (TB) notifications indicate problems related to TB patient detection and treatment outcomes. Pharmaceutical care (PC) has potential roles in managing these issues. However, PC practices have not yet become widespread in the real world. This systematic scoping review aimed to identify and analyze the current literature on practical models of pharmaceutical care for improving tuberculosis patient detection and treatment outcomes. We then discussed the present challenges and future considerations for the successful implementation of PC services in TB. A systematic scoping review was performed to identify the practice models of PC in TB. Systematic searches and screening were used to identify relevant articles in the PubMed and Cochrane databases. We then discussed the challenges and recommendations for successful implementation using a framework to improve professional healthcare practice. Our analysis included 14 of 201 eligible articles. We identified that the focuses in the PC of TB are on increasing patient detection (four articles) and improving TB treatment outcomes (ten articles). Practices cover services in the community and hospital settings, such as screening and referring people with presumptive TB, tuberculin test services, collaborative practices for treatment completion, directly observed treatment, the solution of drug-related problems, reporting and managing adverse drug reactions, and medication adherence programs. Although PC services positively increase TB patient detection and treatment outcomes, hidden challenges in the actual practice are analyzed. Several factors should be comprehensively considered in successful implementation, such as guidelines, individual pharmacy personnel, patient, professional interaction, organizational capacity, regulation, incentive, and resource factors. Hence, a collaborative PC program that involves all related stakeholders should be considered to create successful and sustainable PC services in TB.
Flattening the Curve after the Initial Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Data-Driven Modeling Analysis for the Omicron Pandemic in China
Authors: Sun Jiaqi , Li Yusi , Xiao Lin-Fan , Shao Ning-Yi , Liu Miao
Published: May 2023

China is relaxing COVID-19 measures from the “dynamic zero tolerance” (DZT) level. The “flatten-the-curve” (FTC) strategy, which decreases and maintains the low rate of infection to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system by adopting relaxed nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) after the outbreak, has been perceived as the most appropriate and effective method in preventing the spread of the Omicron variant. Hence, we established an improved data-driven model of Omicron transmission based on the age-structured stochastic compartmental susceptible-latent-infectious-removed-susceptible model constructed by Cai to deduce the overall prevention effect throughout China. At the current level of immunity without the application of any NPIs, more than 1.27 billion (including asymptomatic individuals) were infected within 90 days. Moreover, the Omicron outbreak would result in 1.49 million deaths within 180 days. The application of FTC could decrease the number of deaths by 36.91% within 360 days. The strict implementation of FTC policy combined with completed vaccination and drug use, which only resulted in 0.19 million deaths in an age-stratified model, will help end the pandemic within about 240 days. The pandemic would be successfully controlled within a shorter period of time without a high fatality rate; therefore, the FTC policy could be strictly implemented through enhancement of immunity and drug use.
Analisa Dan Evaluasi Sistem Transportasi Publik Bus Rapid Transit (Brt) Trans Semarang Koridor Iv Kota Semarang
Authors: Widodo Agus , Yudho Putranto Ardi , Handajani Mudjiastuti , Muldiyanto Agus
Published: May 2023

Pertumbuhan penduduk membuat transportasi di Indonesia khususnya di Kota Semarang juga semakin berkembang, salah satu transportasi umum yang sedang dikembangkan di Kota Semarang saat ini adalah BRT. Dari 7 koridor yang beroperasi, BRT koridor IV (empat) banyak ditemui kendala dan permasalahan diantaranya adalah sedikitnya jumlah penumpang bus sehingga pendapatan dari tarif yang didapat belum menutupi biaya operasional. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui tentang standar pelayanan yang ada pada BRT di Koridor IV Semarang; Menganalisa kinerja dan pelayanan bus BRT di Koridor IV Semarang berdasarkan jumlah penumpang, kecepatan perjalanan, load factor, headway, dan jumlah armada; dan Mengetahui hal-hal yang perlu diperbaiki pada transportasi  ini. Metode yang di pakai adalah observasi lapangan dan analisa data sekunder.   Hasil   penelitian   menunjukan bahwa  BRT  Trans  Semarang  Koridor  IV  memiliki  20 armada dengan rincian 18 armada beroperasi dan 2 armada untuk cadangan. Nilai load factor sebesar 53% dimana memenuhi standar yang ada,  nilai  headway  sebesar  13,51 menit dimana belum sesuai dengan syarat yang ada. Kecepatan rata-rata 14,68 km/jam dimana dibawah batas aturan dan jarak tempuh 237,04 km dimana tidak sesuai dengan standar jarak perjalanan.
Analisis Perbandingan Biaya Dan Waktu Penggunaan Metode Risba Dan Metode Konvensional Pada Struktur Bangunan Rumah Tinggal
Authors: Crista Ngudi
Published: May 2023

Abstrak

Rumah tinggal pada umumnya dibangun menggunakan metode pengerjaan konvensional dengan bahan dasar struktur menggunakan beton, besi tulangan dan bekisting. Struktur bangunan pada rumah tinggal merupakan komponen utama yang menjadi kerangka terbentuknya sebuah bangunan, kokoh atau rapuhnya sebuah bangunan terlihat dari metode dan material yang digunakan untuk menyusun struktur bangunannya. Risba merupakan kepanjangan dari Rumah Instan Baja yang menjadi salah satu rumah tahan gempa yang dikenalkan oleh dosen UGM, Metode Risba telah diteliti mengenai material baja yang digunakan dengan melakukan pengujian balok, sloof dan kolom menggunakan CNP dobel dengan metode pembebanan monotonic. Perkiraan biaya dan waktu yang dibutuhkan dalam setiap pekerjaan konstruksi dengan komponen perencanaan biaya dan waktu terdiri dari tenaga kerja dan peralatan serta material yang digunakan. Pembangunan rumah tinggal 2 lantai tipe 72 dengan menggunakan metode konvensional dan metode risba didapatkan selisih biaya sebesar Rp 13.059.024,00 dengan kata lain bahwa struktur bangunan dengan metode risba lebih murah 17 %.
Implementasi Building Information Modeling Dalam Perencanaan Struktur Rumah Susun Soekarno Hatta Semarang
Authors: Widorini Trias
Published: May 2023

Kegiatan Digitalisasi Konstruksi sangat berpengaruh dalam menunjang perencanaan pekerjaan proyek. Maka dalam perencanaan diperlukan inovasi-inovasi agar tercapai hasil yang maksimal. Kementrian PUPR menerbitkan permen PUPR No 2018 tentang Pembangunan Bangunan Gedung Negara yang mewajibkan digunakannya metode Building Information Modeling. Perencanaan struktur sangat diperlukan untuk mendapat Gedung yang sesuai dengan aturan Standar Nasional Indonesia. Perencanaan Struktur Rumah Susun Soekarno Hatta Semarang ini mengacu pada peraturan Standar Nasional Indonesia (SNI), SNI 1726:2019 (Tata Cara Perencanaan Ketahanan Gempa untuk Struktur Bangunan Gedung dan Non-Gedung), SNI-03-1729-2019 (Tata Cara Perencanan Struktur Baja untuk Bangunan Gedung), Peraturan Perencanaan Pembebanan untuk Rumah dan Gedung 1987, I.Wahyudi (Grafik dan Tabel Perhitungan Beton Bertulang). Perencanaan Struktur Rumah Susun Soekarno Hatta Semarang ini meliputi perencanaan struktur atas dan struktur bawah. Dalam perencanan struktur dimodelkan melalui SAP 2000 V.22 dan Autodesk Revit 2022. Pembebanan yang di input seperti beban mati, beban hidup, beban angin dan beban gempa.Hasil perencanaan menggunakan kombinasi beban gempa sebanyak 32 kombinasi. Didapat 7 tipe balok yaitu B64A, B67, B56A, B45A, B34A, B32A, dan B22A. Terdapat 3 tipe kolom yaitu K88, K97, dan K33A. Terdapat 6 tipe plat lantai yaitu S12A, S12A1, S12B, S12B1, S12C, dan S12C1. Serta menggunakan pondasi tiang pancang dengan diameter 60 cm.
Penerapan Value Engineering Untuk Meminimalisir Faktor Penyebab Adanya Sisa Material Konstruksi
Authors: Haryanto
Published: May 2023

Pada pelaksanaan suatu proyek terdapat permasalahan yang masih terbilang perlu diteliti lagi pada dunia konstruksi yang berkaitan dengan keefektifan, efisiensi dan ekonomis. Salah satu cara yang terdekat adalah penerapan value engineering pada proyek konstruksi. Metode Analisa Value Engineering memiliki kelebihan, yaitu adanya upaya pendekatan yang sistematis, rapi, dan terorganisir dalam menganalisa nilai (value) dari pokok permasalahan terhadap fungsi tetapi tetap konsisten terhadap kebutuhan akan penampilan, kualitas, dan pemeliharaan dari proyek. Tahapan Value Engineering yaitu: tahap informasi dari proses Value Engineering meliputi merumuskan masalah, mengumpulkan data, mengenal objek (produk) dengan mengkaji fungsi dan mencatat biaya. Berdasarkan   hasil   analisa   dan   evaluasi   yang   telah   dilakukan   untuk perhitungan  sisa  material  (waste)  pada  Proyek Pembangunan Gedung Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 2 (Gedung A)  yang  menjadi  penyebab  terjadinya  sisa  material  diantaranya: (a) indikator faktor manusia memiliki nilai mean 2.98 dan ranking 1; (b) indikator faktor lapangan memiliki nilai mean 3.06 dan ranking 1; (c) indikator pengadaan material memiliki nilai mean 2.90 dan ranking 1; (d) indikator metode kerja memiliki nilai mean 3.08 dan ranking 1; dan (e) indikator Alat/Mesin memiliki nilai mean 2.98 dan ranking 1. Dari hasil perhitungan value engineering dapat dihemat biaya pembangunan Proyek Pembangunan Gedung Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 2 (Gedung A) sebesar Rp. 70.788.369,43.
A Analisis Metode Klasik Sambungan Kayu Jepang , Untuk Penerapan Bangunan Di Kecamatan Parengan
Authors: Mushthofa Mushthofa
Published: May 2023

Jepang merupakan negara yang maju di kawasan asia dengan julukan “Negeri Matahari Terbit” .Negara jepang merupakan negara dengan hal sosial budya Jepang terkenal akan sikap dalam menjaga warisan leluhurnya. Salah satunya dalam hal nya menjaga bangunan-bangunan pada zaman dahulu, seperti kuil yang awet terjaga keasliannya dari 1000 tahun yang lalu. Karena sikap itulah masyarakat jepang sangat hat-hati dalam menjaga warisan nya, sebab bangunan tersebut menggunkan kayu sebagai bahan utama pembangunan yang di buat oleh tukang kayu khusus yang disebut Miyadaiku. Teknologi kayu tradisional Jepang terkenal dengan detail sambungan dan sambungannya. Pada akhir tahun 1980-an, Gengo Matsui menerbitkan sebuah buku tentang sambungan dan perlengkapan dengan judul “Wood Joints in Classical Japanese Architecture”. Di wilayah parengan,untuk penerapan metode klasik sambungan kayu jepang bisa di terapkan apabila di wilayah parengan terdapat tukang kayu mempunyai keahlian yang dapat membuat sambungan kayu seperti sambungan kayu klasik di jepang. Namun di kecamatan parengan,tukang kayunya masih belum memiliki kemampuan seperti tukang kayu jepang dalam hal ketelitian,kerapian, dan kefokusan dalam membuat metode sambungan tersebut serta dibutuhkan pelatihan khusus untuk mendapatkan pengalaman yang lebih baik.
Hommes et dieux dans l’Énéide. À la mémoire de Jacqueline Dangel
Authors: Loupiac Annie
Published: May 2023

As emphasized in the proemium, the relationships between men and god are essential in the Aeneid. As an epic poet, Virgil draws from the great mythological scenes he finds in Homer and adapts them to hisRoman audience. As a philosopher, hewants, through the myth of Aeneas, to convince of the action of Providence made tangible in the many prophecies and of the necessity of virtue to ensure the immortality of heroes and cities. As a Roman citizen, he offers his city a new kind of religious approach by separating the political and religious powers, by defining a new form of worship and giving Apollo the status of main god. The Aeneid can therefore appear as an example of the Varronian

three theologies.
L’In Alethium de Claudien : de l’épigramme à l’invective, propositions pour une lecture
Authors: Garambois-Vasquez Florence
Published: May 2023

This article suggests an interpretation of an epigram of the Claudianean corpus of

Carmina Minora focusing on the high strained rhetorical structure. The metatextual

dimension of the poem strengthens its ironical scope. More than a satiric epigram, the In Alethium appears as a miniature invective.
L’étrange composition du Rudens
Authors: David Isabelle
Published: May 2023

The composition of the Rudens has been reproached for reflecting a clumsy poet. Indeed, Plautus is accused either to have «contaminated » (i. e., worked together the plots of two Greek comedies) or to have reworked one single original, without being able to give his play any unity. However, these reproaches are questionable in themselves. Moreover, independently of the question of its sources, the coherence of the play can be seen in a structure carefully built as well as in other dimensions such as the atmosphere, the images and the themes.
Le Satyricon à travers la métrique
Authors: Yeh Wei-jong
Published: May 2023

This paper proposes a metrical study on the poems of the Satyricon of Petronius. Besides the narratological functions, such as characterization and thematic construction, the Petronian poems are also capable to create a parallel romanesque universe. By the uses of multiple repetitions, verbal, phonic and rhythmical, verses are provided with a rhetorical strength to influence or develop the plot ; by metrical choice and practice, they can even reveal some hidden esthetical tendencies, especially an archaism full of stylistic success and symbolic meanings. Finally, the use of poetry can as well elevate the popular novel writing to a litterary statute which it still ignored. This was perhaps the ambition of one of the first and most ingenious Occidental novelists.
À la croisée des chemins (Ovide, Métamorphoses : livre XIV)
Authors: Tronchet Gilles
Published: May 2023

In Ovid’s works we can find a lot of duplicated structures, but Metamorphoses XIV provides a special case. That’s the time when Greekmythology crosses the path of Roman origins. So Ovid doubles Virgil’s invention of Achaemenid, adding as an embedded narrator another member of Ulysses’s crew, Macareus. By means of this duo, he combines two hypotexts, the Aeneid and the Odyssey, giving to the Cyclops and Circe a major role in an overall architecture based on duality. With consistency the poet, by accumulating various instances of reduplication, builds a network of textual connections. Such phenomena appear both in large structures and fine details of the book (a typology is outlined at the end of this paper). So, through his sophisticated way of writing, Ovid shows how the fictional imagination can result from devices based on analogy.
Les livres I et II des Annales : un tournant dans le style de Tacite ?
Authors: Longrée Dominique
Published: May 2023

The 13th book of the Annales was sometimes seen as a turning point in the evolution of the style of Tacitus. However philologists are seldom questioning the position occupied by books 1 and 2 in that evolution. Statistics based on the LASLA files and on the software Hyperbase-Latin suggest that, in fact, beyond various lexical, morphological and syntactic variations, the major characteristic of the style of Tacitus seems to be its great homogeneity.
Sur le champ lexical du pouvoir en latin
Authors: Thomas Jean-François
Published: May 2023

Semantic comparison of terms discloses several representations of power : either sovereign authority requiring obedience (imperare, imperium, dominari, rex, and their associated negative connotations) ; the expression of will, whether by incitation (iubere) or strong approval encouraging action (deis approbantibus) ; the determination of a bearing beyond competing tensions (gubernare, rector) ; or a dynamics (the uis uerborum or contentio of eloquence, political potential or potestas, or giving way to or resisting passion as expressed in a variety of metaphors).
Quelques considérations sur les sept rois de Rome (I)
Authors: Cairo Giambattista
Published: May 2023

The author takes again into consideration the question about the royal period of Rome.

He reverses the usual interpretation according to which it is the traditional list of seven kings of Rome that has permitted to establish the date of Rome’s foundation by a retrospective calculation : in the author’s opinion the foundation’s date is pre-existent in the annalistic tradition and it is from this date that the kings’ list, based on the «empirical principle of generations » , was formed. The author reaches two conclusions : 1. the succession to the throne of Rome happened from grandfather to grandson ¢ 2. the women had an essential part in this process. This scheme works only if the first chief of Roman community is identified as Hostilius (the Romulus’ fellow-soldier) and this Hostilius as the grandfather of Tullus Hostilius, the first king of Rome.
Tempora et philosophie dans le De officiis de Cicéron
Authors: Luciani Sabine
Published: May 2023

Cicero’s De officiis can be considered as an occasional work inasmuch as its form and content depend on the biographical, domestic, social and political background of its writing. Nevertheless, the seruiendum tempori necessity is not sufficient to explain the meaning of the treatise, in which Cicero intends to show the ethical stakes of social life. Meeting point of philosophy and action, the tempora are the working material of theoretical thinking. By insisting on the «temporalism » of duties, Cicero aims to actualize the morality in human society.
Tite-Live, historien du mythe dans le livre I
Authors: Martin Paul-Marius
Published: May 2023

In order to explain the traditional elements concerning original Roma, Livy had been faced to legendary material which is more a matter for Poetry than for History... at least for us. As far as ancient Historians are concerned, indeed, several aspects of Myth are not incompatible with historical narration. According to them, a less important distinction is made between what is true and what it is imaginary than between what is likely and what is unlikely. For Livy, a narration is believable provided that it’s not unlikely to philosophical, religious and political extents. Where we perceive in his work skepticism or distanciation, we have to consider only, most of the time, that Livy had applied to royal Roma’s traditions his own believability’s criterions.
La métamorphose ovidienne du poète élégiaque en poète fantôme
Authors: Béchec Claire
Published: May 2023

Ovid’s poetry illustrates an evolution in the way death is represented at this period. From the Amores to the Tristia and The Epistulae ex Ponto, the poet does not have the same status : he writes the Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto as an umbra, a ghost of himself, because he lives in a metaphoric hell. The metamorphosis is not any more an alternative in the death. His last elegies of exile appear as an epitaph which shows that the place of ghosts in latin literature is changing.
Le spectacle de l’intime. Espace et circulation de la parole dans l’Oedipe de Sénèque
Authors: Garelli-François Marie-Hélène
Published: May 2023

The sight of intimacy. Space and motion of speech in Seneca’s Oedipus

A study concerning the use of the spatial agreements as well as the internal stage directions in Oedipus shows that Seneca knows and respects the dramatical antique conventions (the ones of his model as well as those of the roman theatre). The comparison of the number, the place and the function of the stage directions in Sophocles’Oedipus tyrannus and Seneca’s Oedipus shows that Seneca makes the choice of stage directions with an emotional value that points out, like «indications » , the scenes of exteriorization of Oedipus’s inside monsters, when the stage directions which structured the scenes of questioning and of the progressive discovery of his culpability by the hero are neglected. Moreover Seneca stylizes the ritual exchanges prior to the dialogues, cancelling the connections of speech in the beginning of the scene : a stage direction at the end of the chorus transmits the speech to the hero and allows him to exteriorize his culpability, theatricalizing it.
Le costume en Afrique à l’époque sévérienne : réalités et symboles dans le De Pallio de Tertullien
Authors: Molinier Arbo Agnès
Published: May 2023

Although we have to read between the lines, Tertullian’s De Pallio is reliable evidence of clothing practices in northern Africa in the early third century, especially of the evolution of women’s costume as well as norms regulating form and length of tunics.

A passage gives us interesting clues about the toga being used in North Africa at this time. Above all, this text makes us aware that the pallium, albeit commonly worn in everyday life, was still considered as the mark of Greek people versusRoman togati. When he chose to wear it, Tertullian did not intend to reject romanitas, but the civic duties implied by the toga, a symbol of the Roman citizen.
Ipse dans les livres III et IV des Géorgiques : analyses et propositions de traduction
Authors: Joffre Marie-Dominique
Published: May 2023

We propose in this paper more precise definition of the pronoun-adjective ipse. This form means a complex mental process : it brings out a concept but it connects it also with a set of equivalent elements which are kept off. It’s the reason why «himself » can’t always translate ipse. We try to explain and translate the different uses of this form in Georgic’s books III and IV.
L’hexamètre de Dracontius dans les Romulea
Authors: Charlet Jean-Louis
Published: May 2023

The study of the hexameter of Dracontius’ Romulea (proportion of dactyls and spondees, their positions and combinations in the four first feet, elisions, clausules and caesuras) shows that this hexameter, different in some respects from Dracontius’ other hexameters and very purist, is nearer to Statius’ and Valerius Flaccus’ hexameter than to Vergilius’ or Ovidius’, with some specific and personal features.
L’âme et le corps dans la suasoire de Dracontius : Rom. IX, un hommage à Homère
Authors: Stoehr-Monjou Annick
Published: May 2023

In his suasoria to Achilles about Hector’s body (Rom. IX), Dracontius plays with

rhetorical features, poetic models (especially epic) and philosophical traditions. Thus he wants to pay homage to the great poet Homer. Studying the soul and the body in the poem emphasises this fusion but the treatment and the signification are meant differently : they reveal a rewriting of Homer’s poem which deals with Christian issues, and they suggest a figurative discourse about Vandal Carthage. Finally, Rom. IX appears as the metaphor of Dracontius’poetics in the Romulea : collecting the last vestiges of Homer and of Graeco-Roman culture.
Science et poésie dans le livre VI du De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii : la parole du uates
Authors: Pluvinet Emmanuelle
Published: May 2023

In the Book VI of De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii by Martianus Capella, the extent and diversity of poetic discourse come to the fore, as it appears three times in the narration ; poets are quoted along with scholars when Geometry presents her body of scientific knowledge. The use of verse and the cultural references to poetry are no mere ornament. Their main function is to help readers achieve better understanding : owing to poetry, the narrative and scientific discourse can eventually be read as a philosophical and theurgical account, pervaded with neoplatonism.
L’autocitation en latin (ou lorsque le locuteur devient son propre «rapporteur» : étude des structures du type dico... / aio
Authors: Taous Tatiana
Published: May 2023

In this paper we study the «self-quotation » in Latin, that is to say, when the speaker does not only say something, but also asserts his speech as reported by himself. We analyse the dico-and aio-sentences, we propose a comparative study of these structures from ancient Latin texts to neo-classical Latin texts. Our work is based on a morpho-syntactic and pragmatic approach and does not only consider the quoting speech, but also the quoted speech.
La guerre dans le livre XXI de Tite-Live
Authors: Le Bohec Yann
Published: May 2023

Livy XXI shows us how the second PunicWar broke out. We find there an explanation of the causes and the pretext of the conflict, and a description of the action of diplomacy. We can read there a description of the two camps, and also of theRoman art of war, of the tactics and of the strategy (with the problem of the «grand strategy «).
Soigner la folie dans l’Antiquité ? Le témoignage de Celse
Authors: Fraisse Anne
Published: May 2023

Since ancient times, medicine was interested in mental illness and tried to treat it, as Celsus showed in the first century AD. In theory mental illness, regarded as a disease affecting the body, requires no special care. Hence the presence of many somatic and no-specific treatments. But in practice, it seems that the need to treat the mind, not just the body, has been empirically known to some practitioners. This explains the presence in Celsus of treatments that can be described as psychological, foreshadowing modern psychotherapies.
Les orchidées dans le monde gréco-romain
Authors: Bonet Valérie
Published: May 2023

Orchids of ancient times are aphrodisiac or cause an opposite effect according to the way they are used ; they also make it possible to give birth to girls or boys as the case may be, and their names are more or less evocative and descriptive according to ancient texts. So, even if their appearance has nothing to do with our beautiful and decorative orchids, which come from the Orient, and even if it is sometimes difficult for us to identify them, Greco-Roman orchids are nonetheless fascinating. The healing properties, which are given to them and which especially, concern sexuality and generation are often connected to a context not only medical but also popular and mythological. This paper examines the way ancient texts, and especially medical texts, talk about these plants, and shows how a physical characteristic (the tubers look like testicles) gives them a special aura and makes them plants different from the others.
L’emploi des verbes dans le livre II du De rerum natura. Observations sur trois faits de langue : diathèse ; préverbation ; modalisation
Authors: Duarte Pedro
Published: May 2023

As we study Lucretius’ language, we may pay attention to the poet’s vocabulary. Indeed, this is a matter of importance not only in nouns but also in verbs ; nevertheless, we must as well consider on a larger scale how Lucretius uses verbs according to the potentialities of Latin language at his time. In this perspective, we would like to analyse three points particularly significant : diathesis, preverbation and modalization. This study aims at providing the specificities of theses uses in the second book of the De rerum natura where Lucretius considers altogether technicisms and poeticisms.
Horace miniaturiste : une poétique du mot à mot (Odes I, 23)
Authors: Tronchet Gilles
Published: May 2023

This paper is concerned with one of Horace’s Odes : it highlights several echoes and connections between words, unobserved yet by the scholars. Doubtless, such sophisticated structures can exert an influence on the understanding of that poem. The concept of epistemological obstacle introduced by Gaston Bachelard, conjugated with the method of a new theory, the textique, developed by Jean Ricardou, is useful for explaining why readers had never detected an arrangement so perceptible.
L’espoir dans les Lettres à Lucilius de Sénèque
Authors: Prost François
Published: May 2023

Hope is a notion of significant interest in Seneca’s Letters to Lucilius, as opposed to the relative scarceness of its occurrences in the fragments of the Hellenistic Stoic philosophers. It is here studied from three complementary viewpoints. First, as a passion of the unwise, it is essentially uncertain and unduly considers indifferent objects as goods in their own right. It is thus condemned as any other passion, though not always so unequivocally. Second, a positive formof hope is integrated into the mental framework of the wise person, within the general context of the «positive affections » . In particular, one may hope for the immortality of the soul, in which case hope aims at something good yet not absolutely certain. Finally, the main field of «good hope » is the moral progression from vice to virtue under the leadership of a master of philosophy. In this case, hope aims at the one and only genuine good, moral goodness, yet remains uncertain, since the final victory over vice is never ascertained until it is achieved, and the Letters display all the many shades of confidence and doubt, both on the side of the pupil and of the master. As a conclusion, some considerations are offered on the possible connections between the reflection on hope and certain trends of thought in contemporary Rome and Roman stoicism.
Seneca e la bellezza della natura
Authors: Setaioli Aldo
Published: May 2023

As for all Stoics, for Seneca God is the source of all beauty. There is no distinction between esthetical and ethical beauty, since both are the reflection of the universal Logos. Seneca is personally extremely sensitive to the beauty of nature, even in its primitive and unspoiled state. Through the contemplation and the investigation of natural beauty man recognizes his own affinity with the reason that rules the cosmos. Human art does imitate nature, but in this way it follows in God’s footsteps and emulates his activity as a creator of beauty. The artist reaches his goal by carrying out his project, independent of any exterior recognition.
Temps cyclique et temps linéaire à la fin de la République
Authors: Vassiliades Georges
Published: May 2023

The intensified sense of decadence in late Republic gave rise to the necessity of explaining the historical evolution of the Roman res publica in deterministic terms. The cyclical and the linear view of time, which were concepts with a long philosophical and literary history, were used for the first time during this period in order to reconstruct the historical timeline of a specific body politic. The way in which each author reworks these theories reflects his ideological interpretation of the causes of the decadence and the future of the res publica.
Care of the Self and Social Bondingin Seneca : Recruiting Readers for a Global Network of Progressor Friends
Authors: Wildberger Jula
Published: May 2023

Cet article interprète la retraite démonstrative de la vie publique et la promotion du

souci de soi dans les oeuvres des dernières années de Sénèque en tant qu’entreprise politique. En me fondant sur les thèses de Thomas Habinek, Matthew Roller et Harry Hine, je développe l’idée selon laquelle Sénèque conçoit une vision politique d’une communauté cosmique de personnes en progrès vers la vertu. Cette communauté se fonde sur une forme spéciale d’amitié entre personnes en progrès, qui est une innovation théorique de Sénèque, introduite dans les Epistulaemorales, par rapport à ses prédécesseurs stoïciens. Le réseau d’amis s’étend dans l’espace ainsi que dans le temps et est ouvert à toute personne qui partage l’engagement des autres membres pour l’amélioration de soi et des autres. En faisant la publicité de ce souci de soi et en courtisant ses lecteurs en tant que futurs amis, l’auteur des Epistulae morales vise à recruter de nouveaux membres pour cette communauté, notamment dans les premières lettres (Ep. 1-9).
Donner du sens à la saignée. Le témoignage du De medicina de Cassius Felix
Authors: Fraisse Anne
Published: May 2023

The practice of bleeding, as evidenced by the De medicina by Cassius Felix, is emblematic of the therapeutics of the Ancients. It finds its foundation in the humoral theory of Hippocrates and also in the representation of the blood system in antiquity. The function of bleeding is not only to evacuate the blood but also to divert it by revulsion or derivation. As this practice was risky, alternative solutions were considered : cupping glasses with or without scarification, leeches, scarifications alone. They remained in common use until the end of the 19th century even at the beginning of the 20th century, because the physiological effects of blood emissions on the body are real. And although it has long been known that they cannot act on the causes of diseases, they have some effect on certain symptoms.
Le message social des représentations familiales sur les monumenta des affranchis romains
Authors: Wellebrouck Gurvane
Published: May 2023

The representation of the portraits and the sculptures of Roman Antiquity is a window open on the civilisation and the lifestyle of the men and the women of this period ; among them, the formers slaves, frequently used the funerary art, thanks to which reached us, not only registrations that freedmen had made engrave, but also constructions of low-reliefs and altars, allowing us to put faces whose social situation was detectable by their nomenclature. This double reading, textual and visual, which is the subject of our reflection, is based on the one hand on epigraphically sources, rich in information as for the private life of freedmen and freedwomen in the Imperial Roman period and on the other hand on the study of the composition of these monumenta, until a social reading in order to looking further into the knowledge about this freed population.
Les Métamorphoses d’Apulée (X-XI), ou l’initiation par les femmes
Authors: Thomas Joël
Published: May 2023

To see in the Metamorphoses a work of pure entertainment or an initiation story is a false problem. Beyond these artificial distinctions, Apuleius has produced a work that has the vivacity of life. Thus, behind the picaresque story and the tale, the irony and the entertainment, expresses an existential gravity : the Metamorphoses speak to us seriously about initiatory processes ; and this initiation is more precisely transmitted by women, considered ¢ this is also the case in the Aeneid or the Odyssey ¢ as those who allow the hero to exist, and who confer validity and legitimacy to his action. Thus, Apuleius gives us proof that an initiatory narrative is not an arid, even if edifying, pensum. Like life, he associates the depth of the roots and the shimmer of appearances. This is what the exceptional status of Apuleius in the world of Letters probably signifies : precursor, visionary, and watchman, able, like Virgil, to see beyond the contingencies related to times and fashions (he was said to be a fashionable author and a society man...).
P. Ovidius Naso dans les Pontiques ou l’auteur en question
Authors: Jouteur Isabelle
Published: May 2023

This article refers to the notion of ‘‘ author ’’ in Greco-Latin times, showing how, in Ovid’s work, conditions of exile and of imperial censorship produced a specific form of discourse in literature, one where the poet becomes the primary guarantor of his work. Whilst in the Tristia, Ovid places himself in the role of author guilty of the Art of love,

in the Letters from the Black Sea, he depicts himself as a weary author, having come to the end of his poetic career. His numerous declarations of powerlessness regarding the art of writing, which formthe dominant theme of the last collection of letters, create an effect of a remarkable presence, the very origin of a new form of authorship.
Chrémès et Syrus dans l’Heautontimoroumenos: qui est le plus rusé des deux ?
Authors: David Isabelle
Published: May 2023

In Heauton Timorumenos, Terence stages the old master Chremes trying to outwit his slave, Syrus. Thus, the stock character seruus callidus has to face a senex callidus :

though Terence has not created this type of character, he develops it notably in this play. This allows the playwright to renew the typical pattern of the old master fooled by his slave : the senex does not actually succeed in being craftier than his slave, nonetheless the success of the slave is in fact limited, compared to his Plautine predecessor. Moreover, some elements inTerence’s play call for an overcoming of the pattern of the master fooled by the slave.
Speckle tracking echocardiography: principles and clinical applications
Authors: Nguyen Nguyen Trang , Nguyen Anh Vu , Le Van Chi
Published: May 2023

Speckle Tracking Echocardiography is a relatively new, non-invasive ultrasound technique that allows an objective and quantitative evaluation of global and regional myocardial function. There is a lot of evidence that global longitudinal strain is more sensitive than the left ventricular ejection fraction for the assessment of left ventricular dysfunction, is used to follow-up cancer therapeutic-related cardiac dysfunction, stratify risks, classify and determine treatment in the asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction. Thus, this technique can help identify ventricular function and subclinical cardiac dysfunction, even when the ejection fraction is normal. Currently, speckle tracking echocardiography has been standardized and applied to evaluate left ventricular function, right ventricular function and left atrial function according to the consensus of American Society Echocardiography and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
Key words: Speckle Tracking Echocardiography, left ventricular ejection fraction, global longitudinal strain
Results of local flaps of the face for reconstruction after wide local excision in facial basal cell carcinoma
Authors: Nguyen Tran Thuc Huan , Tran Thi Nhu , Le Thanh Huy , Nguyen Thi Hong Chuyen , Ha Thanh Thanh
Published: May 2023

Background: Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are the most common skin cancers of the face. Surgical treatment must ensure safe surgical margins and effects in functional and cosmetic aspects. Therefore, the selection of surgical excision and postoperative reconstruction methods remains a challenge in treatment.

Methods: We conducted a prospective descriptive clinical intervention study with 34 patients with basal cell carcinoma of the face (35 lesions) who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria of local flaps of the face for reconstruction after wide local excision in facial basal cell carcinoma at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from January 2017 to April 2021.

Results: The most common sites of tumor were nose and cheek (68.5%); with clinical features mostly non-healing ulcers (54.3%). The safe surgical margins were 2-10mm in 94.3% of cases. The functional outcome was 100% satisfactory and the aesthetic result was good in 91.4% of patients, with a low complication rate (5.7%) and no recurrence, metastasis was recorded after 19.5 months of follow-up.

Conclusions: 2 to 10 mm margins of wide local excision and reconstruction by local flap ensures safety and aesthetics in the surgical treatment of facial basal cell carcinomas

Key words: skin cancer, basal cell carcinomas, facial area, wide local excision, local flap
Factors associated with mortality among extremely preterm infants at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children
Authors: Tran Thi Hoang , Pham Thi Nhu Thuy
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Management of extremely preterm infants under 28 weeks of gestation remains a challenge for neonatal care. This study was carried out to describe morbidity and mortality rates of extremely preterm infants and to investigate factors associated with mortality in this group.

Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted from admission to discharge or death on 102 extremely preterm infants under 28 weeks of gestation who were managed at the Neonatal Unit, Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children from May 1, 2020 to May 30, 2022.

Result: The mean gestational age was 25.5 weeks with an average weight of 815.2 grams. Respiratory distress syndrome requiring surfactant occurred in 58.8%. Intraventricular haemorrahage grade III-IV occurred in 14.7% and necrotizing enterocolitis in 6.9%. The mortality rate was 49%, with 70% among infants < 26 weeks of gestation, and 28.8% in infants 26 - < 28 weeks of gestation. Gestational age, shock, and invasive mechanical ventilation were associated with mortality in extremely preterm neonates. Every 1 week increase in gestational age reduced the risk of death by 2.5 times. Shock and invasive mechanical ventilation increased the risk of death with Odds ratios being 17.7 and 49.9, respectively.

Conclusion: Mortality and morbidity among extremely preterm neonates were high. Future interventions should focus on preventing complications and improving suboptimal care.

Key words: extremely preterm infant, neonatal mortality, neonatal intensive care.