bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La educación poética: tensiones, desafíos y líneas de avance
Authors: Munita Felipe , Torres Camila
Published: January 2024

El presente artículo se sitúa en el campo disciplinar de la didáctica de la literatura, concretamente en la línea de investigación sobre enseñanza de la poesía. El objetivo es desarrollar un panorama general del conocimiento construido sobre educación poética en el siglo XXI, atendiendo tanto a la investigación científica como a experiencias de aula reportadas en espacios de discusión académica. Los resultados de esa visión panorámica se estructuran con la presentación, en primer lugar, de los principales problemas y dificultades que se han identificado en torno a la enseñanza de la poesía en la pedagogía tradicional. La segunda parte ofrece un panorama de aquellas líneas de avance que, surgidas de la investigación y experimentación educativa, permiten visualizar caminos de superación de esas tensiones y explorar innovaciones en este campo.
Actividades, evaluación y propuestas de mejora en la formación inicial de profesorado de educación infantil, primaria y secundaria en relación con su competencia en lengua oral
Authors: Gràcia Marta , Espino Datsira Sandra , Alcalde Sicilia Judit , Merino Rubio Iris
Published: January 2024

Un número elevado de docentes universitarios reconocen que la competencia en lengua oral (CLO) no está suficientemente incluida en los planes docentes y se sienten poco competentes para acompañar a sus estudiantes en esta área. Los objetivos del presente estudio son: explorar las actividades que los docentes universitarios de formación inicial del profesorado proponen a sus estudiantes relacionadas con la CLO; conocer cómo evalúan esta competencia; explorar la percepción sobre la CLO del estudiantado; y conocer las propuestas del profesorado para mejorar la CLO de los futuros docentes. Se entrevistó a 17 docentes universitarios de cuatro universidades españolas. Los resultados indican que se realizan pocas actividades para contribuir al desarrollo de la CLO del estudiantado, que éste tiene pocos recursos lingüísticos y que los docentes coinciden en la necesidad de participar en procesos formativos para contribuir más efectivamente al desarrollo de esta competencia.
Romantic partnership and perceived risk of separation during COVID-19 lockdown in the Dominican Republic
Authors: Baez Gloriannys , Pacheco Del Castillo Laura , Pérez Guzmán Juan Amílcar
Published: January 2024

This paper aims to identify the variables that best predict the perceived risk of romantic breakup or separation during COVID-19. We hypothesize that greater psychological distress and lower perceived equity, partner support, and satisfaction increase the perceived risk of separation from a partner. Participants (n = 409 Dominicans; 79.71% female) answered six questionnaires corresponding to the variables of the study. The original model could correctly classify 88.8% of the cases, χ2 (4) = 231.926, p
Ausentismo y satisfacción laboral en personal de enfermería en un hospital de segundo nivel de atención
Authors: Cheverría Rivera Sofia , Velázquez Ramos Maribel , Sánchez Macias Armando , Flores Rueda Isabel Cristina
Published: January 2024

El ausentismo se refiere a la inasistencia al lugar de trabajo cuando se esperaba que la persona estuviera presente. Por su parte, la satisfacción laboral es un estado de felicidad placentero, resultante de un desempeño reconocido. En las instituciones de salud es indispensable que el personal manifieste un sentimiento positivo hacia su trabajo. El ausentismo puede ser un indicador de baja calidad de los servicios de salud; repercutiendo en la atención al paciente, pero también en el trabajador. El objetivo es determinar la relación entre el ausentismo y la satisfacción laboral en el personal de enfermería en un Hospital de Segundo Nivel de Atención en San Luis Potosí, México. Es un estudio descriptivo correlacional, transversal no experimental. La población son profesionales de enfermería. Se utiliza un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia con un tamaño de 194. El instrumento utilizado es la Escala de Satisfacción Laboral de Chiang, et al. (2018). Para el análisis estadístico se utiliza el software SPSS versión 23. Se respetaron los aspectos éticos de la investigación en seres humanos de acuerdo con la Ley General de Salud (México). El 54.1% del personal presentó ausentismo en el instituto al menos en una ocasión. Las causas principales fueron licencia COVID-19, enfermedad general y falta injustificada. Al medir la satisfacción global se encontraron niveles medios de satisfacción en un 65.5%, Se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa entre ausentismo y las dimensiones de satisfacción laboral. Los resultados del estudio evidenciaron que el personal esta medianamente satisfecho y el ausentismo está presente en más de la mitad de la muestra, mayormente en mujeres. Así mismo, que la satisfacción laboral es un factor del ausentismo laboral.
The common black-eared opossum in the symbolic and iconographic universe. From the effigy ornaments in the lesser Antilles to the European graphics of Simivulpa and its variants in the 16th – 17th centuries
Authors: Bueno Jiménez Alfredo
Published: January 2024

This study focuses on the aesthetic analysis, iconographic variants, and symbolism of the common black-eared opossum (Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758) in ceramic ornaments of agro-ceramic origin of the Saladoid tradition with Barrancoid influence, located in the south of the Lesser Antilles arc and Venezuela, currently held in different collections, scientific academies, and museums around the world, particularly in the Caribbean and United States. Likewise, it will study an entire corpus of prints with descriptions and illustrations of the marsupial, the latter being elaborated by European artists through wood engravings or etchings. For this purpose, chroniclers and artists often relied on the analogical outline of Aristotle, disarticulating the didelphidae into anatomic parts to later compare them with those of other animals according to their degree of similarity, usually being with species of the so-called Old World, in order to create a ‘new’ concept, in reality, an anomalous creature, resulting from the juxtaposition of images of the ‘old’ over the ‘new’, in order to show the intelligible and unknown of the Caribbean world in a way that is comprehensible and accessible to the human mind, with the objective of providing zoological continuity and closing the gaps that once separated both ‘worlds’, in other words, the semiosis of Charles Sanders Peirce.
Nanotechnology based Drug Delivery for Brain Targeting
Authors: Dasgupta Ankur
Published: January 2024

Abstract: Nanotechnology is an excellent and evolving technology that can be used in the field of healthcare, engineering, environmental science, etc. There is a protective barrier around the brain called the blood brain barrier (BBB) which prevents the entry of larger molecules inside the brain, maintaining brain homeostasis and this poses as a problem because the drugs implemented during any CNS disorder cannot reach the brain. Nanoparticles are solid particles that range from 1-100nm in diameter and are used as a carrier for drug delivery. Nanoparticles are used because of their various characteristics like biocompatibility, prolonged blood circulation, bioavailability and non-toxicity. The functional characteristics and its size are both suitable for acting as a drug delivery carrier for carrying therapeutic agents to the brain. Nanotechnology is expected to reduce the invasive procedures for delivering therapeutic agents to CNS. Nanoparticles are effective as well as safer for acting as a drug delivery carrier targeting the brain. Some devices like implanted catheters are still needed for effective drug delivery to CNS. Nanoparticles deliver drugs at cellular levels through non-fluidic channels. Nanoparticles can avoid phagocytosis by the reticuloendothelial system thereby increasing the concentration of drugs. Polymeric nanoparticles are used and are widely in development to effectively deliver drugs across BBB. Polymeric nanoparticles have also shown effectiveness in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and brain cancer. Polymeric nanoparticles provide enhanced drug delivery to the brain, with reduced oxidative stress, inflammation and plaque load through the improved delivery of curcumin for treating Alzheimer’s disease and doxorubicin into the human glioma cells, results in the cytotoxic effect on cancer cells damaging the cancer cells. The use of nanoparticles in the field of healthcare has proved to be very effective, especially in the field of drug delivery.
Study of Effect of Temperature on Commercial Moisturising Cream by UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Authors: Dolas, Ashadevi S.
Published: January 2024

Abstract: Skin moisturisation has become a part of our daily skin care routine whether the skin is dry or normal. To keep the skin hydrated moisturising creams are widely used across the world. Antioxidants are important ingredients in commercial cosmetic skin creams. It helps in extending the shelf life of a cream and preventing them from becoming rancid. α-Tocopherol acetate is a popular antioxidant in moisturising skin creams whether it is a herbal moisturising cream or a synthetic moisturising cream. The matrix of cosmetic creams is very complex due to the presence of several ingredients and therefore their extraction needs a special process. In this paper concentration of antioxidant in herbal and synthetic moisturizing creams have been calculated at various temperatures and at a specific time period by UV-Visible spectroscopy. This method is simple, sensitive, cost effective and reliable
First Record of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici That Infects Tomato along the Coastal Region of Syria
Authors:   Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria, Haydar Afraa , Michy Lucy ,   Mediterranean Marine and Land Institute for Biological and environmental diversity, Aix University, Marseille, France;, Ali Nadine ,   Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria, Khreibeh Mohamad Imad ,   General Commission for Biotechnology, Damascus, Syria, Alaf Issam ,   Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria, Tawil Mohamad Zakaria ,   Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
Published: January 2024

Haydar, A., L. Michy, N. Ali, M. E. Khreibeh, I. Allaf and M.Z. Taweel. 2023. First Record of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici That Infects Tomato along the Coastal Region of Syria. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 41(4): 348- 352. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-41.4.348352 Eleven isolates of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. were obtained from tomato plants showing symptoms of Fusarium wilt, and crown and root rot from several regions in the coastal region of Syria. The molecular diagnosis was based on PCR genotyping using 4 primers (uni, sp13, sp23 and spr1). Results obtained indicated that seven of the collected isolates belong to the specialized form Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici. This is the first record of this fungus in the coastal region of Syria. Keywords: Fusarium root and crown rot, tomato, FORL, coastal region, Syria
Evaluation of the Efficiency of Tamarix aphylla Leaves Extract in Controlling the Different Roles of Green Peach, Myzus persicae
Authors:   Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq, Al-Kallabe Haydar , Mohammed Akram Ali ,   Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq, Kareem Ali Abdel Hussein ,   Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kerbala, Karbala, Iraq
Published: January 2024

Al-Kallabe, H.H., A.A. Mohammed and A.A. Kareem. 2023. Evaluation of the Efficiency of Tamarix aphylla Leaves Extract in Controlling the Different Roles of Green Peach, Myzus persicae. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 41(4): 361- 368. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-41.4.361368 Green peach aphids M. persicae, are considered a major insect pest worldwide. In the current study, the effectiveness of the leaf extract of the Tamarix aphylla plant in controlling the insect was evaluated using three concentrations (2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 ml/100 ml water) in the laboratory. The current study showed that all the concentrations used gave a high mortality rate of nymphs and adults (100%) six days after treatment. The rate of aphid production decreased significantly and reached 0.0 nymphs per adult five days after treatment. The results indicated that Tamarix leaf extract has a high potential for biological control of M. persicae. Keywords: Tamarix aphylla, Extract, Myzus persicae
Reaction of Some Faba Bean Genotypes to Infection with Uromyces viciae-faba Fungal Pathogen and the Identification of its Physiological Races in Syria during 2020
Authors:   Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Furat University, Deir Elzor, Syria and National Commission for Biotechnology (NCBT), Damascus, Syria, Kharouf Shoula
Published: January 2024

Kharouf, Sh.A. 2023. Reaction of Some Faba Bean Genotypes to Infection with Uromyces viciae-faba Fungal Pathogen and the Identification of its Physiological Races in Syria during 2020. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 41(4): 412-420. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-41.4.412420 The aim of this study was to assess the resistance level of some faba bean genotypes against infection with Uromyces viciae–faba (Pers) Schroet and to investigate the presence of different physiological races of this pathogen in Syria during the 2020 season. Eighteen genotypes/cultivars of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) were selected from breeding materials of the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR) and some other sources that distribute faba bean seeds resistant to bean rust disease. Field, greenhouse and laboratory tests were carried out at the National Commission for Biotechnology (NCBT) during the 2020 growing season. When more than 50% of faba bean plants were at the flowering stage, they were artificially inoculated with urediniospore suspension collected from several fields of early mature plants. The inoculation was carried out with excess moisture under polyethylene cover for 48 hours, and disease symptoms appeared 11-14 days after inoculation. The disease severity and infection type were determined using a 0-6 scale, with 0=immune and 6= highly susceptible, based on the density and size of pustules on leaves and other parts of the plant. The results obtained showed that temperature of 25°C was optimal for rust urdiniospores germination and showed that five of the tested faba bean genotypes, Hama 2, seeds, Marbella, Damascus Ghuta, Umara Balaiye seeds and 04/56A were highly resistant or resistant, whereas the other nine genotypes/cultivars Dafadiei broad, HBP/SOE/ 2008, Cypriot Balady, H 04/57, HBP/SOD/2007, REBAE 40, H 04/52, Hama 3, HBP/SOD/2008 were moderately resistant. Two genotypes S.81077 and Alaassi Spanish were susceptible and two genotypes ILB 1814 and improved Syrian local were highly susceptible. Differential reactions of faba bean genotypes inoculated with four different isolates, showed a clear variation in the interactions of bean genotypes with different fungal isolates. The study identifyed four races using a scale described earlier by Steadman et al. (2002) and were given the following codes: 34uvf40, 31uvf58, 34uvf60, 48uvf62. The race from Al-Gab was the most virulent, followed by Al-Hasakah and Al Suwayda isolates. The races isolated from Raqqa were less virulent. Results obtained clearly showed that genetic variability existed among Uromyces viciae– faba (Pers) Schroet. in Syria, and more studies are still needed to identify them further. Keywords: Faba bean rust, Uromyces viciae-Faba, physiological races, Syria
Molecular Identification and Biological Control of Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta Using Plant Extracts and Microbial Bio-agents
Authors:   Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq, Khidr Sahand K. , Abdulla Sara Salah ,   Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
Published: January 2024

Khidr, S.K. and S.S. Abdulla. 2023. Molecular Identification and Biological Control of Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta Using Plant Extracts and Microbial Bio-Agents. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 41(4): 427-436. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-41.4.427436 This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of some biopesticides (i.e. aqueous plant extracts and entomopathogenic microorganisms) against the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta Meyrick, as either an alternative or as integrated with chemical pesticides. The results obtained revealed that the aqueous plant extracts from Eucalyptus camaldulensis showed highest mortality (57.78%) against the larval stage, followed by Cupressus sempervirens (46.67%) seven days after treatment. Highest mortality was obtained by using 50,000 or 25,000 ppm extracts with no significant difference between the two concentrations. However, the 12.500 ppm concentration produced the lowest mortality rate. On the other hand, the larvae were more susceptible to the tested entomopathogenic microorganism. Nevertheless, the susceptibility and resistance varied in response to the pathogen species utilized in the test. The results obtained indicated that both Beauveria bassiana and Bacillus thuringiensis achieved maximum mortality rate (92.5 and 85.83 %, respectively) seven days after treatment, and the mortality rate for all bio-agents gradually increased with increasing concentration. The LC50 value of the above mentioned bioagents was 682340.58 and 995679.42 conidia/ml, respectively. Both positive and negative controls (Indoxacarb 15% and sterilized distilled water) displayed the highest and lowest mortality rate throughout the study. The identification of the bio-agents species was carried out via a DNAbased test. Various specific primers were designed for species identification with a product size ranging between 164 and 560 bp for further use in future agricultural research. Keywords: LC50, exposure time, DNA extraction, mortality
Enemigos del silencio
Authors: Rosselli Diego
Published: January 2024

La capacidad de escuchar los sonidos surgió temprano en la evolución biológica como una herramienta de supervivencia que permitía detectar peligros inminentes, como la presencia de un predador acechante o de un objeto que se desploma. También ayudó a esos primeros carnívoros a detectar posibles presas, y sirvió sin duda en la comunicación entre miembros de una misma especie, ya fuera para ahuyentar con un rugido a un rival o para atraer con el canto (o con la voz) a una potencial pareja. Ya entre los homínidos, el oído fue un componente esencial para el desarrollo del lenguaje y por ende de la civilización. Su función en el deleite humano, en particular, pero no exclusivamente a través de la música, es innegable.

Mucho ha cambiado en el entorno sonoro desde aquellos remotos tiempos cuando los primeros primates pensantes recorrieron las sabanas africanas. Hoy, los seres humanos, en especial en los entornos urbanos, viven expuestos a múltiples fuentes sonoras, la mayor parte de ellas en la categoría de ruido, de contaminación sonora, de sonidos no deseados, de ruido antropogénico.
La bioequivalencia en los medicamentos bioterapeúticos
Authors: Martínez Trujillo Diana Patricia
Published: January 2024

Es bien conocido por la comunidad médica que en algunas instituciones se tienen dificultades con el respeto por la prescripción de medicamentos de síntesis química y de biológicos, fundamentadas de manera exclusiva en las negociaciones comerciales, y nuestros colegas se ven expuestos a tener que usar e intercambiar medicamentos de manera “obligatoria”, con las respectivas consecuencias de seguridad y eficacia para los pacientes, así como las consecuencias sobre la responsabilidad médica.La literatura médica y el respeto por los principios éticos de nuestro quehacer médico son las únicas herramientas que tenemos ante esta situación. De ahí la importancia, pero también la gran responsabilidad que tiene nuestro esfuerzo de producir literatura científica. No sólo aprendemos y nos actualizamos con ella, también la utilizamos para defender los derechos de las personas que son nuestros pacientes.Luego de leer el artículo no logro entender, si aún no tenemos estudios comparativos, cabeza a cabeza, entre las diferentes toxinas, cómo éste, que es un artículo de revisión de la literatura, puede hablar de que “los medicamentos biológicos no son intercambiables entre sí, aunque demuestren bioequivalencia".
Síndrome de apnea del sueño en población colombiana con epilepsia empleando la escala de apnea del sueño del cuestionario de trastornos del sueño
Authors: Vergara-Camargo Jorge Leonardo , Vergara-Aguilar Jean Paul , Silva-Soler Miguel Arturo , Dueñas-García Friedrich Leonid
Published: January 2024

Introducción: la epilepsia es un desorden caracterizado por la predisposición a generar crisis epilépticas, mientras que el síndrome de apnea del sueño (SAOS) ha sido reconocido como un desorden crónico de colapso intermitente de la vía aérea que genera hipoxia recurrente. En este trabajo se aplicó la escala de trastornos del sueño (Sleep Apnea Scale of the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire SA-SDQ), previamente validada en inglés para pacientes con epilepsia, a fin de determinar su capacidad para detectar apnea de sueño en nuestra población.
Materiales y métodos: en una primera etapa se realizó la adaptación transcultural de la escala SA-SDQ en castellano, provista por los autores, al español colombiano. Luego se recopiló la información de los pacientes en quienes se realizó polisomnografía entre mayo y agosto del 2022 y se determinó el valor de corte para diagnosticar SAOS con la escala SA-SDQ.
Resultados: cuarenta pacientes pudieron realizarse la polisomnografía, de los cuales 30 (75?%) tuvieron índices de apnea-hipopnea superiores a 5, lo que indica SAOS. El área bajo la curva fue 0,790 y la puntuación SA-SDQ de 21 proporcionó una sensibilidad del 73,3?% (IC 53,83-87,02?%) y una especificidad del 80?% (IC 44,2-96,5?%). La consistencia interna fue aceptable (? = 0,713).
Conclusiones: la escala SA-SDQ es un instrumento útil para tamizar SAOS en la población colombiana que padece epilepsia. Nuestros resultados indican que los puntos de corte sugeridos anteriormente (29-36 para hombres y 26-32 para mujeres) pueden ser demasiado altos para nuestra población. Sugerimos un punto de corte de 21 para ambos.
Criptococosis meníngea: características y desenlace clínico en un hospital de tercer nivel de Bogotá, Colombia
Authors: Hurtado-Bedoya Julián David , Riveros-Santoya Sandra Viviana
Published: January 2024

Introducción: la criptococosis meníngea es una infección oportunista universal que presenta factores pronósticos variables, especialmente en pacientes inmunosuprimidos.
Objetivo: identificar variables clínicas y paraclínicas asociadas con el desenlace, al final de la hospitalización, en pacientes con criptococosis meníngea atendidos en un hospital de tercer nivel en Bogotá, Colombia.
Materiales y métodos: estudio observacional descriptivo. La información se obtuvo por medio de registros de historias clínicas de pacientes con diagnóstico confirmado de criptococosis meníngea durante el periodo 2016-2021.
Resultados: se analizaron 54 casos, el 85,2?% de ellos de sexo masculino, con una mediana de edad de 38 años. El síntoma principal fue cefalea (74,1?%), con un promedio de duración de 30 días antes del ingreso. El 83,3?% tenía diagnóstico de VIH, con niveles de CD4 por debajo de 50 células/mm3 y recuentos elevados de carga viral. El líquido cefalorraquídeo mostró en más del 50?% hipertensión intracraneal, pleocitosis de predominio linfocitario, hiperproteinorraquia e hipoglucorraquia. El tipo de patógeno aislado más frecuente fue C. neoformans var neoformans. Las variables más prevalentes en el grupo de pacientes que fallecieron fueron la presencia de pleocitosis en LCR (p?=?0,025), cultivo para hongo positivo (p?=?0,02) y aislamiento C. neoformans var neoformans (p?=?0,03).
Discusión: la criptococosis meníngea es una patología frecuente en hombres en la cuarta década de la vida y con infección por VIH, sin embargo, los factores relacionados con la mortalidad parecen variar dependiendo de la localización geográfica.
Conclusión: en nuestro estudio los factores más prevalentes fueron la presencia de pleocitosis en LCR, cultivo positivo, aislamiento de C. neoformans var neoformans.
Gênero feminino, corpo e sexualidade no esporte: os uniformes das atletas nas Olímpiadas deTóquio
Authors: Cajueiro Santos Tarcyanie , de Mattos Georgia , Lopes Felipe , Aranha Guimarães Marcello Murilo
Published: January 2024

The article aims to investigate how the media addresses inequalities and gender relations in the sports universe, focusing on the discussion about the athletes' uniforms that took place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The theoretical framework dialogues with gender and feminism studies, through authors such as Butler and Aldeman. The methodology used is the constructionist discourse analysis in three news portals (UOL, G1 and R7). As a result, the analyzed reports denounce sexist rules and double standards about female athletes in many sports compared to their male counterparts.
Monitoramento das eleições brasileiras de 2022: affordances das plataformas YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter e Facebook e os usos em campanhas digitais
Authors: Osvald Ramos Daniela , Emanuel Romero Almada Pablo , Bachini Pereira Natasha , César Alvares Marcos
Published: January 2024

In this paper, we discuss the results of monitoring the 2022 Brazilian elections on YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter/X and Facebook platforms based on the affordances present in each of them. Based on the bibliographic review, we propose a typology of affordances, classifying them according to their application in political campaigns and information flows. Next, we present the methodological procedures for the collection carried out, observing the affordances visible in the algorithmic architecture of the platforms. By analyzing the data, we identify and discuss the affordances on each platform and the ways in which they link with political content. We conclude by pointing out how the specific strategies are configured for each environment, in addition to highlighting the construction of a broader narrative, woven by a wider range of actors, in which the platforms participate in different ways in its composition.
“Tem uma hora que você tem que puxar o gatilho!”: discurso de ódio, apologia e incitação ao crime na TV no pós-eleições 2022
Authors: Malerba João Paulo , Fernandes Rosângela
Published: January 2024

This article analyzes evidence of hate speech, incitement and apology for crime in television news programs in three critical moments of Brazilian democracy. The objective is to investigate the role played by Brazilian TV in the propagation and normalization of hate speech and incitement to criminal practices against the democratic rule of law. To investigate its roots, we examine media-driven penal populism and the conceptual contours of hate speech. Six episodes of the programs "Os Pingo nos Is" and "Alerta Nacional" were analyzed in conjunction with Critical Discourse Studies.
O discurso e a narrativa discriminatória de Jair Bolsonaro: uma análise de suas postagens no Twitter com foco na homofobia
Authors: Fernando D'almonte Edson , de Araújo e Silva George
Published: January 2024

Created in 2006 as a microblogging service, Twitter in 2021 was considered the 16th most popular social network in the world, according to the number of monthly active users and, over time, has become one of the main platforms for political discussion. Taking content and discourse analysis as a reference, the objective of this article is to analyze the construction of the conservative discourse of the extreme right in relation to the issue of homosexuality, considering Jair Bolsonaro's positions on Twitter during the election years (2018 and 2022) and his government (2019-2022). From the analysis of the tweets, it was possible to understand a little the transversalities and complexities of the construction of a discriminatory and hateful discourse that sought to provoke moral panic in Brazilian society, as a strategy to increase its engagement on social networks and effectiveness in electoral campaigns.
Das margens ao centro – “A normalização sem vergonha"
Authors: Emily Wodak Ruth
Published: January 2024

In this paper, I discuss the swing to the (far-)right in (Austrian) party politics during the election campaign and national election on October 15, 2017. This transformation is caused, I claim, by a process of normalisation, an accommodation to the, sometimes also extreme-right, agenda of formerly right-wing populist parties such as the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ). The election campaign of both the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the FPÖ focussed primarily on migration and refugee politics, based on a politics of fear and resentment. After first attempting to define the phenomenon of right-wing populism, I trace how tabooed and extreme right contents slowly became acceptable, as soon as the ÖVP shamelessly integrated some (not all) aspects of the FPÖ’s election program.
Cas Mudde: “O termo populismo não é apenas um eufemismo. Falta-lhe clareza e temos termos melhores para descrever o mesmo fenômeno”
Authors: Sponholz Liriam , Özvatan Özgür
Published: January 2024

n this interview, Cas Mudde, one of the most influential political scientists in the United States and an international reference in the study of populism and right-wing extremism, criticizes the concept of populism and emphasizes why his current work is focused on the concept of far-right. Mudde also compares the far-right in the Global South and the Global North and explains what he understands by mainstreaming and normalization. Finally, the political scientist warns about the threats to liberal democracy.
Book Review: Alexa Alice Joubin, Shakespeare and East Asia. New York, Oxford UP, 2021. xiii + 258 pp. ISBN: 978-0-19-870357-0.
Authors: Faiz Adib
Published: January 2024

This book review analyses Alexa Alice Joubin’s Shakespeare and East Asia, a recent contribution to the field of Asian Shakespeares. In this sprawling work, Joubin analyses East Asian Shakespeare adaptations from the 1950s to the present day, showing how each displays a process of creative appropriation and subversion. In addition to reviewing the book’s contents, this review considers Joubin’s theoretical and interdisciplinary hybridity, showing how Joubin combines techniques to yield new insights. However, the review also considers the drawbacks of Joubin’s ambitious approach, which undermines the book’s argumentative coherence and leaves key research questions unexplored.
Review of Hanna Alkaf's Hamra and the Jungle of Memories (2023)
Authors: Aishah Osman Sharifah
Published: January 2024

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Dynamika produktywności środków trwałych I ich nakładów inwestycyjnych w rolnictwie, leśnictwie, łowiectwie, rybactwie i rybołówstwie polskim w latach 1999-2002
Authors: Zwolak Jan
Published: January 2024

Wykorzystano metodę regresji wielorakiej do ustalenia produktywności przeciętnej i krańcowej w zasięgu środków trwałych i ich nakładów inwestycyjnych w latach 1999-2002. Oszacowano tempo wzrostu. Wzrost środków trwałych istotnie dynamizował tempo wzrostu wartości dodanej brutto.
Nierolnicza działalność gospodarcza rodzin rolniczych
Authors: Stolarska Alicja
Published: January 2024

W opracowaniu scharakteryzowano nierolniczą działalność gospodarczą prowadzoną przez rodziny rolnicze w latach 1996-2000. Zidentyfikowano jej formy i rodzaje, czynniki wpływające na podejmowanie tejże działalności oraz możliwości dalszego jej rozwoju. Wskazano zmiany poziomu intensywności produkcji oraz organizacji w badanych gospodarstwach. Pokazano znaczenie działalności nierolniczej w dochodach rolników indywidualnych, a także bariery jej rozwoju.
Uncommon muscle metastatic sites of renal cell carcinoma
Authors: Sapic Maja , Ninkovic Danica , Bota Aleksandra , Milosevic Zorica , Eric-Nikolic Aleksandra
Published: January 2024

Introduction. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignant renal tumor. It has a tendency for spreading to unusual and distant sites, such as the orbit, paranasal sinuses, thyroid gland, heart, skin, and muscles. Skeletal muscle metastases are accounting for only 0.4% of all metastatic localizations. Following CT, they may be presented in five different radiology types of lesions. The aim of our case was CT evaluation of rare skeletal muscle metastatic localizations of RCC, following the time interval of their occurrence in relation to the appearance of the primary tumor, with emphasis on metastases in the levator ani muscle, since this metastatic localization of RCC has not been recorded in the previous literature. Case outline. We present a 66-year-old man after partial nephrectomy, due to a primary diagnosis of RCC. Three years after the initial diagnosis, multiple distant metastases were verified at typical localizations, as well as rare localizations such as muscles, including levator ani. Conclusion. Advanced metastases in uncommon locations are most often accompanied by a poor prognosis, therefore the further algorithm includes monitoring the whole clinical and radiological status. Metastases in the levator ani muscle have been recorded for the first time in this report. Taking into account that this muscle has very important functions, such as supporting and raising the pelvic visceral structures, as well as having control of the flow of urine and defecation, it is of great importance to include this localization in the CT evaluation.
Recovery bone formation on radiographic palatal bone dehiscences after incisor retraction with microimplants
Authors: Kim Ho-Jin , Noh Hyung-Kyu , Park Hyo-Sang
Published: January 2024

Objectives

To investigate the difference in labial and palatal alveolar bone thickness and height during the retention period after incisor retraction treatment with microimplant.

Materials and Methods

A sample of 21 patients (mean age: 17.80 ± 4.38 years) who underwent incisor retraction treatment using microimplants after premolar extraction was investigated. The cone-beam computed tomography images at pretreatment, posttreatment, and retention were used to measure anterior alveolar bone thickness (labial, palatal, and total; at three vertical levels) and height (labial and palatal) and differences in the incisor position during treatment or retention. Repeated-measures analysis of variance with Bonferroni correction was performed to compare the variables at T0, T1, and T2.

Results

The maxillary central incisor moved posteriorly by approximately 8.0 mm along with intrusive movement of 1.8 mm after treatment. The alveolar bone thickness significantly decreased on the palatal side and increased on the labial side after treatment. Thereafter, the palatal bone thickness significantly increased and labial bone thickness decreased during the retention period. The palatal interdental bone depressed by incisor retraction showed substantial bone deposition after retention.

Conclusions

Radiographic palatal bone dehiscences on the incisor root and palatal bone depression between the incisor roots were apparent after treatment. This palatal bone loss around the incisor roots noticeably recovered with newly formed bone during retention.
New Annotated Records of Helminth Parasites with Light Microscopy II. Acanthocephala (Polymorphida)
Authors: Amin Omar M
Published: January 2024

We give an account of 8 species of polymorphid acanthocephalans in 3 families collected from 14 various host species in different geographical locations. Each species account is annotated and morphologically presented using light microscopy showing characteristic diagnostic features. None of these accounts has been previously published. All geographical records and many host associations are new. This treatment includes Centrorhynchus spinosus (Kaiser, 1893) adults from Strix aluco Linn. In Iran and cystacanths from Osteopilus septentrionalis (Duméril & Bibron) in Florida; Sphaerirostris lancea (Westrumb, 1821) from Vanellus vanellus (Linn.) in Ukraine; Sphaerirostris picae (Rudolphi, 1819) Golvan, 1956 from various hosts in Ukraine, Iran, Bulgaria and Egypt (Centrorhynchidae); Plagiorhynchus (Prosthorhynchus) cylindraceus (Goeze, 1782) Schmidt & Kuntz, 1966 from Turdus merula Linn. in Iran and Sturnus vulgaris Linn. in Wisconsin; Plagiorhynchus (Prosthorhynchus) nicobarensis Soota & Kansal, 1970 from S. vulgaris in Iran (Plagiorhynchidae); Andracantha gravida (Algret, 1941) Schmidt, 1975 from Gavia immer (Brunnich) in Florida; Arhythmorhynchus brevis Van Cleave, 1916 from Casmerodius albus (Linn.) in Florida, and Southwellina hispida (Van Cleave, 1925) Witenberg, 1932 (= Polymorphus ardeae Belopolskaya, 1958) from Ardea cinerea Linn. in Macedonia and from Nycticorax violaceus (Linn.) in Florida.
First Mention of Cannibalism in Salamandra Algira (Caudata, Salamandridae) Larvae in Algeria with Some Ecological Notes.
Authors: Ziane Mustapha
Published: January 2024

Animal cannibalism is a practice well known to scientists, it consists of partially or entirely eating a living individual of the same species by necessity or by instinct. Although originally thought to be abnormal behavior, it has now been recorded in over 1300 species across a diverse group of taxa, ranging from protists and invertebrates to humans. This type of behavior exists in amphibians in different forms and it is observed in 12 families of toads, 7 families of salamanders and 1 family of gymnophionas (Lissamphibians) and this phenomenon is known in natural populations of Salamandridae larvae. The only representative of this family and genus Salamandra in North Africa is Salamandra algira with five subspecies, of which only one is reported for Algeria (Salamandra algira algira) and cannibalism among Salamandra algira larvae has been described for Morocco at Jbel Tazzeka in the Middle Atlas where gigantism has also been observed in certain larvae whose size can vary from 25 to 74 mm. In this study we report for the first time the practice of cannibalism in Algeria in S.A. algira and we also observed gigantism in some larvae. Regarding salamanders, there is still a lot to do because their distribution and ecology are not well known.
Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in two Species of Fish in the Rio Doce Basin after the Rupture of the Ore Tailings Dam in Mariana city, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Authors: Rodrigues Sartori Sirlene Souza
Published: January 2024

Heavy metals appear in the aquatic environment mainly due to anthropogenic activities, such as mining. The impacts of environmental pollution by metals can be identified and quantified in target organs of animals, which tend to accumulate such pollutants. In November 2015, the ore tailings dam in Mariana-MG ruptured, dumping toxic mud into the Doce River Basin, with great mortality of fish and other organisms, in addition to long-term effects due to water and soil contamination.
Diversity of Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along Cauvery River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Arunachalam Veeramani
Published: January 2024

Ants are the social insects under the order Hymenoptera are playing an important role in the ecosystem. They help human beings as seed dispersal agent, pollinators and controlling harmful insect pest. They are the most divergent group of insect distributed universally and constitute greater part of biomass. They play very important role in the ecosystem by enriching soil fertility, decomposing process, etc. Congregation of ants indicates the environmental disturbance in an ecosystem. Among the insect communities ants communicate each other through pheromones secretion and obedient characters follow each other for searching food, collection and storing their food in safer place of their tunnel. They depend both plant and animal matters as food item for them. Ants are the species which is an architect to build the burrow is an evident of engineering system in the ecosystem. The present study investigate the diversity of ant species in and around the Kumbakonam area of Cauvery delta region and recorded 21 species of ants under 14 genera and four subfamilies. The recorded four subfamilies of ants, Formicinae was the dominant subfamily in terms of species richness followed by Dolichoderinae, Myrmicinae and Ponerinae. This study may bring out the availability of ant species in the region and make as a preliminary research on ants in the future researchers.
Clinical Case Reports 1971-1974
Authors: Rao P Syamasundar
Published: January 2024

In this paper five case reports were presented and include congenital heart disease in de Lange Syndrome, management of growth retardation in steroid dependent asthma, systemic venous anomalies and partial heterotaxia with normal heart, Ebstein’s malformation of the tricuspid valve with atresia, and superior vena caval obstruction in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. For each case report, clinical, chest x-ray, electrocardiogram and other pertinent findings were presented. This was followed by discussion of etiology, diagnosis, and treatment options, as appropriate.
Zanzibar Yam Poisoning - A Rare and Debilitating Condition
Authors: Choo Wee-Sen
Published: January 2024

Background: Zanzibar Yam poisoning is not common worldwide, much less so in Singapore. This species of plant has been imported for experimental purposes but have since been propagated in the wild locally due to its efficient asexual reproduction. Toxins produced are highly alkaloid and was used in Africa as poison for fishing and cross bow hunting. We describe a case of intentional ingestion and poisoning of this high toxic plant. Case details: A 67-year-old male with past history of diabetes mellitus presented to the Emergency Department after ingestion of said plant which he harvested with vomiting and diarrhoea. Other than transaminitis and hyperlactataemia, his physical examination was unremarkable. ICU admission was warranted with worsening lactatemia upon further observation. A tumultuous 12 day ICU stay ensued during which he quickly developed severe rhabdomyolysis with hyperlactataemia resulting in acute kidney injury (AKI) and eventual anuria. This was initially treated with IV hydration as well as IV N-acetylcysteine, sodium thiosulphate and hydroxocobalamin but quickly progressed to Renal Replacement Therapy. Intubation was necessary on day 2 of ICU stay due to worsening acidosis and 2 further reintubation attempts were needed due to flash pulmonary oedema and hypercarbia induced loss of consciousness respectively. He also developed adjustment disorder which required psychiatric evaluation and treatment. He was eventually discharged after successful extubation and correction of underlying biochemical abnormalities to the community hospital for continuation of IV antibiotics and renal replacement. Conclusions: Zanzibar yam poisoning is a rare event and management is largely supportive from initial resuscitation to subsequent intensive care management. When severe, this can lead to significant end organ damage, be it temporary or permanent. More awareness needs to be raised to prevent further such incidents from happening.
The Impact of the Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic on Women during Pregnancy, Childbirth and After Childbirth
Authors: Zivoder Ivana
Published: January 2024

The pregnancy is monitored through perinatal protection of pregnant women, which is divided into antenatal, partum, and postpartum care. Antenatal care includes monitoring of the mother and fetus through physical and gynecological examinations, ultrasound examinations, cardiotocography, laboratory findings, and more. Pregnant women together with their partners attend pregnancy courses for education and the possibility of having an escort during the birth. At the end of 2019, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus appeared in China. Measures such as physical distancing, hygienic hand washing, disinfection of hands and surfaces, and self-isolation are introduced to prevent infection. Due to the existing measures, the monitoring of pregnant women and midwives has changed. The number of doctor's appointments has been reduced, some countries are introducing bans on accompanying people during childbirth, depending on the epidemiological situation in the country. During July and August 2021, an online survey was conducted with the aim of gaining insight into the impact of the pandemic on pregnant women and midwives. A total of 253 participants who gave birth during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic took part in the research. The results have been shown that a small number of women (29.25%) were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and were most often infected during pregnancy. Regardless of the protection measures present, 95.26% of women went for regular check-ups with a doctor during pregnancy, and only 19.76% of women had to do a PCR test before the check-up (UZV, CTG, gynecological check-up or before delivery). The results showed that 61.26% of the participants did not attend a pregnancy course, which we can relate to the results that 80.63% of the participants did not have a companion during childbirth. Face masks (surgical, cloth) made breathing difficult for women and limited communication with other people (76.28%), and in 69.17% of women negative feelings were caused by daily information about the disease COVID-19.
Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Orthopaedic Surgery
Authors: Sunku Nithin
Published: January 2024

The evolvement of new technologies has made orthopaedic field grow in much faster pace compared to what it was a decade earlier. Now we have Real-time navigated, computer-guided [1] and robot-assisted [1,2] intraoperative input in major centres which helps in advanced management of surgery. Also virtual three-dimensional displays [3], and interactive digital, semi-automated or fully-automated preoperative planning and templating are widely available for both training and also in theatre settings.
A Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors for Stroke after Spinal Surgery
Authors: Shi Guodong
Published: January 2024

Background: Perioperative stroke is a rare but serious complication of spinal surgery. However, it has been reported that there are multiple risk factors that contribute to postoperative stroke, but still remains controversial. The aim of this study is to investigate the risk factors of stroke after spinal surgery. Methods: A systematic search of relevant articles is published in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Clinical Trials databases until August 2022. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, two reviewers independently performed literature screening, data extraction and quality assessment of the obtained literature. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) score was used for quality assessment, and STATA 16.0 software was used for meta-analysis. Results: A total of 1706 relevant articles were initially identified and 13 articles were finally included in this study for data extraction and meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed that advanced age, hypertension and diabetes mellitus were the risk factors for stroke after spinal operation. The OR values (95%CI) of these three factors were 3.36 (1.81, 6.24), 1.61 (1.26, 2.06) and 2.07 (1.23, 3.49) respectively. Conclusions: Advanced age, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are the current risk factors for postoperative cerebrovascular accidents (CVA).