bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NATURAL GROWTH STIMULANTS IN THE CULTIVATION OF SEEDLINGS OF PICEA OBOVATA LEDEB.
Authors: Khurshkainen Tatiana Vladimirovna , Stetsenko Svetlana Karlenovna , Andreeva Elena Mikhailovna , Terekhov Gennady Grigorievich , Kutchin Alexander Vasilievich
Published: October 2021

Picea obovata Ledeb. is a slow-growing in the early stages of growth type of coniferous trees. The use of growth stimulants in the cultivation of spruce seedlings can accelerate the production of standard planting material. The paper presents the results of research of plant growth regulators influence on spruce seedlings within three years of cultivation in forest nursery conditions. Before sowing seeds of spruce soak in solutions of biological-active preparations Verva and Verva-spruce, obtaining from Abies and Picea wood greenery extracts. The plants growth regulator Verva from Abies needles (operating substance – triterpenic acids) is applied in plant growing at cultivation agricultural and commercial crops. Operating substance of a preparation Verva-spruce used for protection of agricultural plants from diseases, are phenolic compounds of Picea wood greenery possessing fungicidal and insecticidal activity.

It is established that spruce seedlings processed before sowing by bio-preparation had higher parameters of growth (seedling height, diameter of seedling tree at root neck) in comparison with control plants within three years of cultivation in conditions of forest nursery. Three-year spruce seedlings which have been grown up with use of growth stimulators Verva and Verva-spruce exceeded control on 20–30% on height and on 19–20% on seedling tree thickness.

 Bio-preparations Verva and Verva-spruce can be recommended for application in forest nurseries as effective growth stimulators at cultivation of Siberian spruce landing material.
Estimation of time utilized in suturing of oral flaps post-surgical wisdom teeth removal using Negus knot pusher instrument (a comparative study)
Authors: Sulaiman Noor , Deleme Ziad , Ali Saif
Published: October 2021

Wisdom teeth were the most common teeth affected among the rest of the teeth, these teeth need accurate evaluation and diagnosis, surgical removal of impacted wisdom needs time for incision, bone removal and suture, so the use of any instrument helps to reduce this time is essential. Objective The objectives of this study were to estimate the time needed for the suture of oral flaps post-surgical removal of the lower wisdom teeth by using Negus knot pusher and compare it with the time used for stitching in conventional manual holding single stitching. Material and Methods: Data had been collected from thirty patients through history, clinical examination and radiographic assessment, followed by classical surgical removal performed on the same principles for all patients, at the suture level patients divided arbitrarily into two groups, control group 15 patients and 15 patients Negus pusher group, using Negus knot pusher, which is usually used to hold the stitch and stop bleeding post tonsillectomy operations by ligation, time elapsed for suturing with knot tying is calculated for both groups. Results: Among the 30 patients incorporated in the clinical study, control group mean was (1 minutes and 11 seconds and 70 milliseconds) while for the pusher group was (1 minutes and 32 seconds and 57 milliseconds), the comparison by means of T-test was not significant with the (0.424) value. Conclusion: the Negus pusher instrument can be used for the knotting stiches post wisdom teeth removal as an auxiliary tool and the time can be shortened by the use of a modified handling technique and more satisfaction for patients.
Keywords
Time; Suturing; Wisdom teeth; Negus knot pusher.
Five-year Survey of Personal Computer Work by the Staff of a Teacher Training University and Affiliated Schools
Authors: Maki Syou , Sakakibara Yoko , Hisanaga Naomi
Published: October 2021

Objective: Occupational research relevant to visual display terminal (VDT) work is expanding on a global scale. To date, examination of possible occupational health-related issues has been insufficient. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal survey (2007-2011) at a teacher training university, investigating various kinds of problematic VDT work, revealing the relationships between occupational and environmental factors (work content, workplace, and working posture) and ocular and musculoskeletal symptoms. Results: Whereas symptoms varied somewhat for men and women who were VDT users, “stooping posture” and “work time (≥ 6 hours)” were the causes of symptoms of “eye fatigue” for both sexes. We identified numerous other sex-specific symptoms as well. Conclusions: These results contribute to improvement of teachers’ occupational and environmental health and offer direction for pre-work education.
Supporting Mental Health in School Settings: Findings from a Qualitative Evaluation
Authors: Weiss Linda , Jacob Marilyn , Scherer Maya , Borkina Anna
Published: October 2021

Objective: In this paper, we describe results from stakeholder interviews conducted to assess implementation and perceived outcomes of a project, implemented in 92 New York City middle and high schools, and focused on building the mental health-related skills of school personnel and promotion of healthier school environments. Methods: As part of a mixed-methods evaluation, we conducted 59 key stakeholder interviews with staff of participating community-based organizations and schools. Interview topics included mental health needs, project activities, engagement by school staff, strengths and challenges of the initiative, and perceived impact. Results: At the start of the project, interviewees reported difficulty comprehending the model and accepting its utility, given the direct service needs of students. Although concerns remained, we found positive impact, including increased awareness of mental health issues and their root causes, a greater sensitivity to students' social and emotional challenges, and improved capacity to manage behavioral issues in the classroom. Conclusions: Although targeted approaches are needed for high-risk youth, population-level approaches may increase mental health knowledge and skills and support transformation leading to healthier school environments.
Joan Maragall: creació, traducció i reescriptura
Authors: Ardolino Francesco
Published: October 2021

What is the role of translation in Maragall’s work? If his first goal was to bestow cultural support to Catalan literature with the addition of the European authors of Modernism, the second stage of the Catalan poet’s agenda becomes more ambitious, delving into the origins of Western literature and culminating in the translation of the Homeric Hymns. My contribution analyzes how, on the one hand, the Catalan rewriting of the works of Nietzsche, Goethe, Novalis, or Dante draws a progressive and continuous line within Maragall’s ideas; and, on the other hand, what impact these versions have on his own literary creation, through the loanwords that spread across his translations, and his poetry.
Franz Schubert en Màrius Torres
Authors: Carbó Ferran
Published: October 2021

This study reviews the presence of the composer Franz Schubert in five poems by Màrius Torres. These texts were written between 1933 and 1938, while Torres consolidated and evolved as a poet. The writer from Lleida performed musical scores with the piano and the Austrian composer, through his Lieder, became a model, something that is evident in the different ways in which transtextuality is present, not only between the songs’ lyrics and Torres’ poems, but also between the musical compositions and these same poems. This study analyzes how, on the one hand, Schubert’s Lieder “Der Erlkönig” and “Der Tod und das Mädchen”, with texts by Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Matthias Claudius respectively, work as a starting point – or hypotext – for three poems by the Catalan poet, “El rei dels verns”, “La Mort i el Jove” and “Paraules de la Mort”, thus converted into hypertexts. On the other hand, Torres’ two poems “Adverbis de Schubert” and “Mai” refer to the Austrian composer from the intertextual relationship with the poem “Jamais” by Alfred de Musset. At the same time Torres mentions Schubert and the Lied “Ständchen” with text by Ludwig Rellstab in “Adverbis de Schubert”, but the Catalan poet hides Schubert’s copresence in “Mai”.
Relacions hipertextuals en Judit (1929), de Josep Maria de Sagarra
Authors: Rosselló Ramon X.
Published: October 2021

This article is a monograph focusing on an analysis of the play Judit by Josep M. de Sagarra. The author’s only tragedy, and unique among his works, was first performed in Barcelona in 1929. It is a little-studied work, doubtless due to its lack of success with theatre audiences, although Sagarra himself had a high opinion of it. To carry out our analysis, we will make use of the analytic tools introduced by Gérard Genette in his Palimpsestes (1982) around hypertextuality and, more specifically, we will consider this work as a transformation of the biblical story, paying special attention to the new material Segarra brought to this text.
„Перед зарей вас родила земля, погибнете вы раньше звезд вечерних”. Роман-памфлет Юрия Домбровского Обезьяна приходит за своим черепом
Authors: Knurowska Monika
Published: October 2021

This article presents the thesis that the novel The ape is coming to pick up its skull (1943) by Yuri Dombrovsky bears the genre features of a pamphlet and the structure of the novel, which is subordinated to a didactic purpose – the work contains a warning against the dehumanization and degradation of culture. The novel aims to ridicule the fascists and their ideology. The narrator’s attitude towards all the fascist protagonists is dominated by irony and sarcasm. The character construction of the fascists is ruled by schematism. The narrator emphasizes the animal element in them. They are compared to an ape who is a caricature hybrid of a human and a monkey. The “monkey” traits and behaviours are highlighted in their portraits. In the novel, the dialogues and disputes of the main opponents serve to expose the cynical demagogy of fascism and its inability to create any universal values.
Метафора systema digestorium в русском лингвокультурном пространстве
Authors: Narloch Andrzej
Published: October 2021

In recent years linguistic studies have laid great emphasis on the semantic side of linguistic expressions. The aim of this paper is to introduce and describe ‘systema digestorium’ viewed from the perspective of the conceptual metaphor in Russian. It describes the process of creating such metaphors based on the notions of source and target domains. From a linguistic point of view, an interest arises to answer the question of how the functioning of such an important organ as the digestive system is reflected in the conceptualization of the surrounding world. This issue is important because the metaphorization is based on the use of everyday human experience, reflecting processes known to all human kind, including those of a physiological nature. The research material was taken from the national corpus of the Russian language and a number of dictionaries. The figurative meaning of activities related to grinding, swallowing, digesting food, as well as excreting food debris became the object of the research. The basic identifiers are the verbs: to chew, to swallow, to digest, to defecate. Each stage of the digestive system has its own specificity and concentrates on specific parts in viewing the world. In addition, the metaphor ‘systema digestorium’ is often used in Russianlinguaculture to convey the expressiveness and originality of a language.
Systems Thinking and Sustainability
Authors: Mahaffy Peter , Matlin Stephen , Potgieter Marietjie , Saha Bipul , Visa Aurelia , Cornell Sarah , Ho Felix , Talanquer Vicente , Wissinger Jane , Zuin Vania
Published: October 2021

A 3-year IUPAC project Systems Thinking in Chemistry for Sustainability: Toward 2030 and Beyond (STCS 2030+, IUPAC Project #2020-014-3-050) [1] launched in late 2020 is breaking important new ground in addressing chemistry’s orientations, roles, and responsibilities in the 21st Century and helping to map out implications for chemistry education, research, and practice. In taking on this ambitious task, STCS 2030+ draws on expertise available within IUPAC’s own structures, as a project co-sponsored by three IUPAC standing committees: the Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE), the Committee on Chemistry and Industry (COCI) and the Interdivisional Committee on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development (ICGCSD). The project is also working with other organizations, such as the International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD), which is a co-supporter, and involves collaborators with individuals from organizations that include the Stockholm Resilience Centre [2], the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute [3], the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD 2022-23) [4], and chemistry educators and chemical industry from around the world.
Spielarten spätmittelalterlicher Handschriften
Authors: Schultz-Balluff Simone
Published: October 2021

This paper deals with the communicative sense-making of paratexts, esp. peritextual elements, in pre-modern manuscripts and early prints. First, the theoretical basis of this contribution is outlined, which is situated between Genette’s approach, traditional gloss research, and ‘material philology’. It is based on the idea that each peritextual element has a communicative meaning and accompanies the understanding of the text in an individual way. A comparative analysis of manuscripts and prints of a passion dialogue (14th–16th century) points out how different peritextual entities are used and which communicative offer is made. Finally, the importance of annotating peritextual elements and their visualisation in digital editions is discussed.
Hydrophobicity and corrosion resistance of waterborne fluorinated acrylate/silica nanocomposite coatings
Authors: Li Lintao , Li Xiaorui , Shen Yiding , Chen Xuyong , Jiang Luan
Published: October 2021

This study aims to improve the hydrophobic properties and corrosion resistance of fluorinated acrylate coatings. The surface of nano-SiO2 was modified by the silicone coupling reagent (KH-570), and the reactive functional groups were introduced to modify fluorinated acrylates. The functionalized SiO2-modified waterborne fluorinated acrylate emulsion was prepared by free polymerization with dual initiators. The structure of the polymer was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectro-meter (1H-NMR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Waters gel chromatography (GPC). The properties of the films and coatings were analyzed by contact angle, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electrochemical analysis. The results showed that the contact angle reached 120° when the SiO2 content was 3%, the electrochemical impedance value reached 1.49 × 107 Ω·cm2, and the pencil hardness was 3H.
Monetary Policy and Asset Price Gap Signal Technology in a New Keynesian Framework
Authors: Mislin Alexander
Published: October 2021

This article develops a New Keynesian model in which the inflation rate depends on the present value of future output gaps and asset prices gaps. The latter follows a price adjustment process. These asset price gaps are driven by ‛asset price gap signal technology’, a measure of exponentially distributed asset price gaps with a signalling mechanism. Within a dynamic stochastic optimisation approach, I identify a policy rule for the central bank in which the asset price gap the difference between the actual asset price at time t to its fundamental value plays a crucial role in determining the nominal rate of interest.
A wideband metamaterial cross polarizer conversion for C and X band applications
Authors: Ranjan Prakash , Barde Chetan , Choubey Arvind , Sinha Rashmi , Jain Anubhav , Roy Komal
Published: October 2021

This article present wideband Metamaterial Cross Polarizer (MCP) structure for C and X band applications. The proposed structure consists of wheel shaped associated with meander line and triangular shaped patches having overall dimension of 18 × 18 mm. The anisotropic design patchis a single metallic layer (Cu) placed at the top of dielectric substrate FR-4 and backed by a ground also consists of metal layer (Cu). A wideband Polarization Conversion Ratio (PCR) above 0.8 magnitudes is achieved having bandwidth of 8.1 GHz ranging from 3.43 to 11.53 GHz and it works for C (4–8 GHz) and X (8–12 GHz) band approximately. The bandwidth of PCR at Full Width Half Maxima (FWHM) achieved is 8.24 GHz (3.60–11.84 GHz). Three distinct PCR peaks are observed at 4.2, 5.98, and 9.46 GHz with PCR magnitudes at 91.07, 96.39, and 99.76% respectively. Analysis of polarization conversion phenomena at these three frequencies is described with the help of current and electric field distribution. The proposed anisotropic structure is examined at different angles under normal and oblique incident. The simulation is performed through ANSYS HFSS (19.1), fabrication is done on substrate FR-4 using printed circuit board (PCB). The simulated and measured curves obtained for reflection coefficient and PCR are similar to one another with minute difference due to fabrication tolerances.
Study on quality change mechanism of green turnip slices during low pressure superheated steam drying based on sensitivity analysis method
Authors: Liu Jianbo , Li Xinran , Wang Li , Wang Ruifang , Xu Qing , Li Zhanyong
Published: October 2021

Low pressure superheated steam drying (LPSSD) is an attractive drying method, which can retain nutrients in fruits and vegetables well. To obtain high quality drying products, it is necessary to understand the main factors affecting the quality attribute of drying sample. Therefore, green turnip was selected as the drying sample and sensitivity analysis method was used to identify the main influencing factors of product quality, such as color, re-hydration performance and Vitamin C during LPSSD. The results showed that the drying temperature had the greatest influence on the color change and vitamin C retention of green turnip. The total color difference ΔE* increased with the elevated drying temperature. The drying pressure had the greatest influence on re-hydration performance and the re-hydration ratio decreased with the elevated drying pressure.
Non-inferiority of liquid thyroxine in comparison to tablets formulation in the treatment of children with congenital hypothyroidism
Authors: Tzifi Flora , Iliadi Alexandra , Voutetakis Antonis , Platis Dimitris , Girginoudis Panagiotis , Kanaka-Gantenbein Christina
Published: October 2021

Objectives

The aim of the current prospective randomized control study was to assess efficacy, safety, and non-inferiority of a new liquid L-thyroxine formulation dissolved in glycerol and water (T4® drops, produced by a Greek pharmaceutical Company, Uni-Pharma, Athens, Greece) in comparison to the standard Tablets form (T4® tablets, Uni-Pharma, Athens, Greece) in the substitutive treatment of children with congenital hypothyroidism (CH).

Methods

Thirty-nine children with CH, aged 3–12 years old, were enrolled in the study, after parental Informed Consent has been obtained, while three patients were lost from follow-up. At baseline, all participants had normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and Free T4 values. Patients were randomly subdivided according to the assigned treatment in Group A (n=17)-Tablet Form and Group B (n=19)-Liquid Form. TSH and Free T4 levels were evaluated at 0, 2, 4, and 6 months.

Results

TSH values showed a statistically significant difference (p=0.017) between groups only at six months (Group A having higher TSH levels than Group B, albeit within the normal range), while Free T4 levels had no statistical difference throughout the six month study period and were always within the normal range. Moreover, dose adjustments were more frequent in Group A (p=0.038) during the six months. Liquid L-thyroxine substitutive treatment exhibited no statistically significant adverse effects in comparison to the widely used tablets.

Conclusions

Levothyroxine (LT4) as liquid solution formulation is safe and noninferior to the widely used L-thyroxine Tablets, with less need for dose adjustment, and can therefore be safely used in the treatment of children with CH.
Process Management and Robotic Process Automation: The Insights from Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Stravinskienė Inga , Serafinas Dalius
Published: October 2021

During the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the digital transformation revolutionised both individual organisations and entire industries. One such advanced technology is Robotic Process Automation (RPA). However, organisations do not always make the progress by using the RPA to increase the efficiency of their business processes. The scientific sources lack the synthesis of Process Management (PM) and RPA and insights into their interrelationship. This article aims to fill the gap in the systematic analysis of interrelations between PM and RPA from a managerial perspective by identifying less researched areas and formulating insights and recommendations for future research.
Ultra-narrowband and highly-directional THz thermal emitters based on the bound state in the continuum
Authors: Sun Kaili , Zhao Zongshan , Cai Yangjian , Levy Uriel , Han Zhanghua
Published: October 2021

The development of novel and cost-effective THz emitters, with properties superior to current THz sources, is an active and important field of research. In this work, we propose and numerically demonstrate a simple yet effective approach of realizing terahertz sources working in continuous-wave form, by incorporating the new physics of bound state in the continuum (BIC) into thermal emitters. By deliberately designing the structure of slotted disk array made of high-resistivity silicon on top of a low index dielectric buffer layer supported by a conducting substrate, a quasi-BIC mode with ultra-high quality factor (∼104) can be supported. Our results reveal that the structure can operate as an efficient terahertz thermal emitter with near-unity emissivity and ultranarrow bandwidth. For example, an emitter working at 1.3914 THz with an ultranarrow linewidth less than 130 MHz, which is roughly 4 orders of magnitude smaller than that obtained from a metallic metamaterial-based thermal emitter, is shown. In addition to its high monochromaticity, this novel emitter has additional important advantages including high directionality and linear polarization, which makes it a promising candidate as the new generation of THz sources. It holds a great potential for practical applications where high spectral resolving capability is required.
Why are the Dragon and the Elephant more Interested Dancing over South Asian Countries?
Authors: Ziaul Islam Md. , Shuwei Wang
Published: October 2021

This paper aimed at examining the growing influence of China and India in South Asian nations. Both China and India have been doing their utmost to consolidate their influence in this sub-continent through economic, political and military deployment. Although Beijing and New Delhi both want to conquer the heart of neighbor state governments; but Beijing’s regional policy primarily focuses on to ensure peace and stability in this region for China’s internal stability, sustainable economic development and for slacking the powers of the West particularly the US. India, on the other hand, believes that China wants to contain it with the name of help to its neighboring countries which in fact has stolen the peace of New Delhi. The mistrust between the two countries has been reached in a high peak after the border conflicts and global pandemic (COVID-19) followed by vaccine diplomacy.
The Influence of historical scripts on contemporary calligraphy and type design
Authors: Ling Manny
Published: October 2021

Traditionally, calligraphers and palaeographers seldom co-operate or collaborate. This is somewhat surprising considering both disciplines deal with the written texts in one form or another. One could argue that if we learn from each other’s respective fields, it would be mutually beneficial and enrich each other’s practice.

This paper discusses the relationship between calligraphy, palaeography, and type design. It focuses on the question of how a calligrapher might approach and analyse a manuscript and how historical scripts have been an inspirational area for contemporary calligraphy and type design. This paper is written from a practitioner’s perspective in describing the processes of how calligraphy is analysed. From looking at manuscripts and documents, what elements can be obtained to develop ideas into design and artwork? What are the processes involved in using both traditional and digital methods? In contemporary calligraphy, what cross-cultural elements can we learn to enrich our traditions? This paper will use examples of my work and that of others as models for discussion.
Development of a methodical approach for uncertainty quantification and meta-modeling of surface hardness in white layers of longitudinal turned AISI4140 surfaces
Authors: Gauder Daniel , Biehler Michael , Gölz Johannes , Stampfer Benedict , Böttger David , Häfner Benjamin , Wolter Bernd , Schulze Volker , Lanza Gisela
Published: October 2021

The formation of thermally and mechanically induced near-surface microstructures in the form of white layers leads to different hardness properties in these areas. Therefore, this paper conducts systematic surface hardness measurements and uncertainty quantification utilizing the Monte Carlo Method (MCM) in accordance with the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM). Furthermore, several meta-models describing the hardness course in relationship to the material depth are used to model this nonlinear relationship via machine learning. The evaluation and selection of the optimal model considers the trade-off between measurement uncertainty and prediction quality in terms of mean squared error (MSE). The resulting measurement uncertainty is to be used for the calibration of a non-destructive micromagnetic material sensor. This will then be implemented for in-process monitoring in the outer diameter longitudinal turning process. This should make it possible to detect white layers during machining and to avoid them accordingly by controlling the machine parameters. By means of a soft sensor, the corresponding target value is to be derived from the micromagnetic material sensor measurement.
Empresário em nome individual versus sociedade unipessoal por quotas em portugal
Authors: De Campos Amorim José
Published: October 2021

Com o presente artigo pretendemos demonstrar que o planeamento fiscal é possível e desejável nas empresas de pequena dimensão. Em função da forma jurídica adotada, uma microempresa pode ficar sujeita ao regime de tributação proporcional das sociedades ou ao regime de tributação progressiva das empresas individuais, o que resulta em impostos diferentes a suportar conforme se aplique o regime geral ou o regime simplificado. Os empresários devem fazer uma avaliação dos critérios legais e fiscais para saber qual é a opção fiscalmente mais vantajosa.
Effect of brushing on colour stability of nanohybrid composite after immersion in brewed beverages – an in vitro study
Authors: Verma Jayeeta , Padhye Leena , Verma Sidharth
Published: October 2021

Background and aims. In today’s world, everyone is mindful of one’s appearance and appreciates aesthetics. Of the various restorative materials available, composites are considered as the most aesthetic with good color stability. This study aims at finding the effect of brushing  on the color stability of nanohybrid composite after being immersed in various beverages.

Methods. Thirty disk specimens were prepared for each staining solution (N=30), with a total of 90 specimens. The disk specimens for each staining solution were then sub divided into 2 groups (N=15): brushing and non-brushing. After preparation, the specimens were soaked in distilled water for 24 hours in separate containers. Baseline color of the samples was evaluated using spectrophotometer. The samples were then immersed in tea, coffee or water. The groups of samples to be brushed were held in the mold and 20 strokes of brushing using an electronically powered toothbrush were done on each side of the disk sample. The color was re-evaluated after a period of 14 days.

Results. When comparing among the three beverages, tea showed the highest ΔE*ab indicating greatest discoloration when compared to coffee and water. This can be graded as tea > coffee > water. However, statistically there was no significant difference between tea and coffee. When compared within tea, coffee, or water specimens the non - brushed specimens showed greater discoloration compared to the brushed specimens both clinically and statistically.

Conclusion. When immersing the specimens in the solutions, tea showed more color change compared to coffee, making the specimens clinically unacceptable. However, brushing the specimens reduced the discoloration when compared to non–brushing, making the coffee specimens clinically acceptable.
Savęs pažinimas, savimonė ir objektyvacija
Authors: Sezemanas Vosylius , Jonkus Dalius
Published: October 2021

Rankraščio nuorašą, vertimą ir komentarą parengė Dalius Jonkus(Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas)

Pristatome Vosyliaus Sezemano rusiško rankraščio, saugomo Vilniaus universiteto bibliotekos Rankraščių skyriuje, vertimą. Užrašytas nedideliame bloknote, kuris pagamintas 1954 metais trečiame kvartale Krasnokamske. Tad galima manyti, kad rankraštis rašytas 1955 metais, dar iki grįžtant iš lagerio Taišete į Lietuvą. Rašyta rašalu ir kai kur pieštuku. Tekste analizuojama sąmonė, savimonė ir pasąmonė. Aptariamas sąmonės įkūnytumas, sąmonės emocionalumas, empatija ir intencionalus sąryšis su aplinkiniu pasauliu bei kitomis gyvomis būtybėmis. Sezemanas pažymi, kad pagrindinis sąmonės bruožas yra atvirumas ir gebėjimas praktiškai formuoti supratingą santykį su savimi, aplinka ir kitais. Laužtiniuose skliaustuose skaitytojų patogumui įterpti skyrelių pavadinimai yra vertėjo.

Versta iš:VU bibliotekos Rankraščių skyriujeVosyliaus Sezemano fonde saugomo rankraščioF122-102 „Самопознание, самосознание и объективация“
“To be honest, I’m pretty fat. Actually, I’m very fat”. Adjective fat as a Representation of the Concept of Obesity (Based on Corpus Data) – Preliminary Remarks
Authors: Pazio-Wlazłowska Dorota
Published: October 2021

The article attempts to reconstruct the concept of obesity on the example of the adjective fat as one of its lexical representation. As a material for analysis, the texts of contemporary fiction (1990s–XXI century) obtained from the National Corpus of the Polish Language are used. An overweight people are characterized in the extracted material in physical, mental, aesthetic and social aspects. In the physical aspect, the face, teeth, hairstyle, hair color and appearance, height and size, as well as the physical activity are examined. Symptomatic for the physical aspect is the use of intensifiers: very obese, unbelievably obese, indecently obese. Within the mental aspect, character traits, intellectual potential, self-esteem and drug addiction are analysed. In the social aspect, attention is paid to the reluctant attitude of the environment towards obese people, the relationship of obese people with the opposite sex, as well as the main fields of activity, mainly excessive eating. As part of the aesthetic aspect, auditory, visual and olfactory impressions are analyzed. In the course of analysis lexical units used to characterize obese people are identified. The analysis shows that obese people are repulsive, unaesthetic, they smell badly and look unattractive, they eat all the time and move with difficulty. They are usually friendly and kind, but they have complexes about their looks.
Ego-resiliency and life satisfaction in individuals with alcohol dependence
Authors: G. Dębski Paweł
Published: October 2021

Background: Life satisfaction is a potentially important health-promoting factor for individuals with alcohol dependence. Addictions are often associated with a decrease in the quality of life due to multiple dysfunctions in the dimensions of health, family and work. Ego-resiliency is believed to be one of factors that contribute to life satisfaction and, consequently, motivation to undergo therapy and resume satisfactory social roles. Aim: The aim of the study was to identify relationships between resiliency and life satisfaction in alcohol-dependent individuals, as well as to assess the determinants of satisfaction in the context of resiliency components. Materials and methods: A total of 100 adults participated in the study: 60 alcoholdependent patients (Cloninger’s type II alcoholism) and 40 healthy controls. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Diener et al. was used to measure life satisfaction, and the Ego-Resiliency Scale, referred to as ER89-R12 (Block and Kremen), was used for resiliency. Pearson’s r correlation coefficient, multiple regression and Student’s t-test were used in the statistical analyses. Results: Ego-resiliency is positively correlated with life satisfaction (r = 0.333; p < 0.01). Optimal regulation (β = 0.452; p < 0.05), which is one of the components of resiliency, is particularly likely to have a beneficial effect on shaping like satisfaction in alcohol-dependent individuals. Conclusions: Ego-resiliency is positively correlated with life satisfaction. Increased ego-resiliency, optimal regulation in particular, is likely to translate into higher life satisfaction.
An Austrian in Hollywood
Authors: Leinberger Charles Francis
Published: October 2021

When interviewed about film music, John Williams is often quick to credit Max Steiner as the originator of the leitmotif technique in film music. Steiner brought with him to the U.S. the compositional techniques he learned as a child prodigy in Europe, including the leitmotif technique. This paper will discuss Steiner’s use of leitmotifs in his Academy Award winning score to the 1942 Warner Bros. film Now, Voyager. Film musicologists disagree on the relevance of themes being heard in different keys throughout a film score and their possible effect on the audience. I intend to demonstrate that, although the significance of these key relationships may only exist on a subconscious level, they do contribute in a meaningful way to the viewing/listening experience. To demonstrate this, I will use examples of “Charlotte’s Theme,” also known as the “Love Theme,” which appears in various keys throughout the film. The key relationships are clearly intentional and well thought out by Steiner. This theme, which is almost always in triple meter, was recorded in 1943 by Allen Miller and his Orchestra as a pop tune, in quadruple meter, with the title “It Can’t Be Wrong.” Steiner plagiarizes himself when this instrumental version is heard as source music in the 1945 Warner Bros. film Mildred Pierce. Vocal versions, including one recorded by Frank Sinatra, include lyrics by Kim Gannon. This version was also sung in the Star Trek: Voyager episode “The Killing Game, Part 1.”
BLOOD CYTOKINE PROFILE AND LESION SITE REPAIR IN DYNAMICS OF EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL TRAUMA AFTER LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC MELATONIN ADMINISTRATION
Authors: Osikov M. V. , Ageeva A. A.
Published: October 2021

Burn injuries are one of the key medical and social problems. Despite the significant achievements in combustiology, the slow healing and the appearance of infection are the key problems in burn patients, which lead to a longer hospitalization period, to reduction of life quality and to emotional disorders. Up to 70% of all complications after thermal trauma (TT) are connected with infection – first of all, pneumonia, infections of urinal tract. The forming of infectious complications, including sepsis, after TT is associated with excessive immunosuppressive reactions, as compensation for a long, stable proinflammatory response, in particular, owing to hyperproduction and effects of IL-10, IL-4, TGF-β. Aim: to study the influence of systemic and local usage of MT with original dermal film (DF) on reparation and serum cytokine concentration indicators in dynamics of experimental TT. The study was conducted using 84 rats – males of Wistar line, which were divided randomly into 4 groups: 1st group (n = 12) – intact monitoring, 2nd group (n = 30) – animals with TT, 3rd group (n = 21) – animals with TT and DF with MT use on the region of burn, 4th group (n = 21) – animals with TT and intraperitoneal injection of MT. To model TT of IIIA degree and relative area 3,5%, isolated skin area of interscapular area was immersed in distilled water at a temperature of 98-99 °С at 12 s. The DF with MT (at a concentration of 0.005 g/g) on 12 sm2 – area in 3rd group was used daily for 5 days. The MT was injected intraperitoneally daily at the dose of 10 mg/kg for 5 days. The wound area was calculated, the interleukin-4 (IL-4), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), interferon-gamma (IFNγ) were determined in serum on 5th,10th and 20th day from the moment of TT induction in each group. During experimental TT in dynamic monitoring from 5th to 20th day the absolute and relative areas of wound defect are reduced, because of that the epithelization speed and its part of area reduction are progressively increasing, on 5th,10th and 20th day the concentration of TNFα and IL-4 in serum is increasing with maximum values on 10th day of monitoring. Local usage of MT in DF during TT accelerates the healing of burn wound and lowers the TNFα and IL-4 concentration in serum on 5th, 10th and 20th day. Intraperitoneal use of MT during TT accelerates the healing of burn wound and lowers the TNFα and IL-4 concentration in serum on 5th and 20th day. The reparation accelerating effect of MT during TT is more expressed in locale usage in DF rather than using intraperitoneal injection.
REPENSANDO A MOBILIZAÇÃO DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS: RELAÇÕES ENTRE ATIVISTAS E VÍTIMAS DE VIOLAÇÕES NO CASO ALVARADO CONTRA O MÉXICO
Authors: Bernardi Bruno Boti
Published: October 2021

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é o de analisar a atuação da organização não governamental (ONG) mexicana Centro de Direitos Humanos das Mulheres (CEDEHM) no caso Alvarado contra o México, perante o sistema interamericano, a fim de revelar a importância da intermediação político-legal para os debates teóricos sobre a mobilização de normas internacionais de direitos humanos. O argumento central é de que o tipo de intermediação estabelecida pelas ONGs entre vítimas e esferas institucionais é central para determinar se a mobilização dos direitos humanos terá impacto contestatório ou conservador. No caso Alvarado, a intermediação desempenhada pelo CEDEHM concede uma posição central para as vítimas e familiares, contribuindo decisivamente para a formação da agência política desses atores e para a politização da própria linguagem dos direitos humanos.
NUESTRO NORTE ES EL SUR: A BUSCA DA AUTONOMIA, OS DESAFIOS DA INTEGRAÇÃO REGIONAL E A CHINA
Authors: Sarti Ingrid , Lima Marcos Costa , Bragatti Milton
Published: October 2021

Resumo A despeito do atual período de ascensão conservadora e plena crise sanitária, política, social, cultural e econômica que assola o continente sul-americano, o Mercado Comum do Sul (Mercosul) completou trinta anos, consolidando-se como bloco regional. Contudo, desarticulado e sob risco de perder os avanços conquistados, o bloco ainda não definiu os rumos para a recuperação ou recriação de uma agenda ampla como a integração do início do século XXI. Este artigo enfatiza a trajetória singular da integração sul-americana a partir de seu caráter original de região periférica do capitalismo e sugere que a conexão entre autonomia, intergovernabilidade e democracia é condição teórica para compreensão. Consideramos a experiência integracionista do sul na agenda progressista de 2005 a 2015, pois esta oferece subsídios para a análise, e refletimos sobre os efeitos do ascenso da aproximação chinesa no continente, em franca disputa com os Estados Unidos.
AÇÚCAR E CAFÉ: AMBIGUIDADE DE RAÍZES DO BRASIL
Authors: Moraes Monica Isabel de , Jackson Luiz Carlos
Published: October 2021

Resumo O objetivo principal deste artigo é discutir a dimensão política de Raízes do Brasil, objeto de debate recente. Abordamos esse problema por meio de uma reconstrução sucinta da trajetória de Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, que teria, possivelmente, condicionado seu posicionamento. Entendemos que Sérgio Buarque não fixou em Raízes do Brasil uma mensagem política unívoca e sugerimos que o livro conteria um argumento central com desfecho ambíguo, cuja gênese teria relação com a ambivalência da origem social e geográfica de seu autor.
O experimento “curva de luz” do Laboratório Remoto de Física: uma proposta de atividade investigativa contextualizada epistemologicamente
Authors: Caetano Thiago Costa
Published: October 2021

Neste trabalho apresentamos uma proposta de atividade experimental elaborada no contexto da disciplina Conceitos de Astronomia – AST929, do curso de licenciatura em Física da Universidade Federal de Itajubá. A principal ideia da proposta é utilizar o método de obtenção da relação período-luminosidade de estrelas variáveis Cefeidas como um elemento contextualizador. Um experimento controlado remotamente e um programa para a análise dos dados foram construídos especificamente para a atividade. Para ilustrar os procedimentos de coleta de dados e também a análise feita com o programa, realizamos um ensaio experimental no qual foram coletados dados de vinte objetos. As curvas de luz foram analisadas e obteve-se o período de pulsação e a magnitude absoluta média em cada caso. Os coeficientes da relação período-luminosidade foram obtidos através do método χ-quadrado e os valores encontrados para os coeficientes foram A = −2.822 ± 0.035 e B = −1.410 ± 0.016. Esses valores concordam com a relação apresentada por Carrol & Ostlie [1], a qual foi utilizada como base para a programação do experimento remoto. Isso demonstra que o experimento é consistente internamente e simula o comportamento de uma Cefeida de maneira adequada, do ponto de vista didático. O recurso mostrou-se profícuo, pois os estudantes coletam, em segundos, dados que levariam dias para serem coletados com observações reais. Os estudantes que participaram da atividade o fizeram durante o primeiro semestre do curso e portanto tiveram pouco contato com as ferramentas matemáticas do Ensino Superior. Apesar disso, a atividade pôde ser realizada sem dificuldades.
Aprendizagem flexível como o novo princípio educativo para a classe trabalhadora
Authors: Negreiros Taise Cristina Gomes Clementino de , Amaral Angela Santana do
Published: October 2021

Resumo O artigo analisa o desenvolvimento e uso das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) na sociedade capitalista, a partir do segundo decênio dos anos 2000, com o objetivo de revelar o projeto de formação profissional para a classe trabalhadora. Amparado em uma perspectiva socio-histórica, recorreu à análise bibliográfica e documental para identificar, nos principais aparelhos privados de hegemonia, as diretrizes das políticas educacionais contemporâneas e evidenciar os mecanismos político-ideológicos que reconfiguram as experiências de formação mediadas pelas TICs. Os resultados expõem o contexto de expansão do uso das tecnologias de informação e comunicação nos marcos do desemprego, da flexibilização, desregulamentação do trabalho e do fenômeno da uberização. Revelam as estratégias de adequação do trabalhador à sociabilidade capitalista, com destaque para a formação de habilidades genéricas e competências socioemocionais, as quais incidem no campo didático-pedagógico, conformando-o em espaço de acumulação e reprodução do capital.
A Casa das Fazendas Pretas, o comércio e o luto na segunda metade do século XIX
Authors: SCHMITT JULIANA
Published: October 2021

RESUMO A Casa das Fazendas Pretas foi um estabelecimento comercial localizado no Rio de Janeiro, entre a segunda metade do século XIX e a primeira do século XX. Anunciando em sua publicidade ser a “única no seu gênero”, era especializada em tecidos e artigos para o luto e o meio-luto. Ao reconstituir sua história, é possível observar o desenvolvimento deste tipo de comércio próprio do Oitocentos em meio à modernização do centro da capital carioca, a preocupação com a etiqueta lutuosa e o lugar social que essas regras ocupavam na vida da elite e das classes médias naquele período. Com esse objetivo, as fontes primárias usadas para este estudo foram revistas femininas e de variedades, acessadas através da Hemeroteca Digital da Biblioteca Nacional, e documentos sob guarda do Arquivo Nacional, no Rio de Janeiro.
Antimicrobial activity of probiotics against oral pathogens around orthodontic mini-implants: an in vitro study
Authors: LEMOS Ivana da Silva , JASSÉ Fernanda F. de Albuquerque , SUZUKI Selly Sayuri , ALENCAR Cristiane de Melo , FUJII Denise Nami , ZANIBONI Joissi Ferrari , SUZUKI Hideo , GARCEZ SEGUNDO Aguinaldo Silva
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of five types of non-industrialized and industrialized probiotics on biofilms formed around orthodontic mini-implants. The null hypothesis tested was: there is no difference in the antimicrobial effect between the five types of probiotics tested around orthodontic mini-implants. Methods: For the experiment, 120 mini-implants were immersed for seven days in Staphylococcus aureus solution for biofilm formation, and were subsequently plated in culture medium containing probiotics. The mini-implants were divided into six different groups, according to the probiotic used: G1)Lactobacillus casei; G2)Lactobacillus brevis; G3)Lactobacillus rhamnosus; G4) Lactobacillus from fermented milk Yakult®; G5) Lactobacillus from fermented milk Batavito® and G6) without use of probiotic, as negative control. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of all groups were performed using the CFU (colony forming unit) count. Results: The study showed that groups G4 and G6 did not present antimicrobial activity, in comparison to groups G1, G2, G3, and G5 (p< 0.05), which demonstrated antimicrobial activity. Conclusion: The non-commercial probiotic bacteria, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus, as well as commercially available fermented milk Batavito® presented promising results in the reduction of colonization of mini-implants by S. aureus. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected.