bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Selenium and Hashimoto disease
Authors: Dudzińska Paulina , Milanowska Małgorzata , Grudzińska Aleksandra , Jarosz Dominika , Tsitko Hanna
Published: November 2022

Selenium is one of the most important micronutrients affecting the human body. It plays a crucial role in the thyroid gland, where its concentration is the highest. This element has the ability to remove reactive oxygen species and deiodinate thyroid hormones. Balanced diet and supplements are basic for achieving proper concentration of selenium in human organism. Recently a number of studies have been conducted focusing on the effect of selenium on autoimmune thyroiditis - Hashimoto’s disease. In our study the oral supply of selenium was used, and then the levels of selected parameters were measured. It has been proved that Selenium lowers levels of antithyroglobulin and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies. Moreover the concentration of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone is also lowered by this micronutrient. In this review we draw attention to possible resources of delivery of this element to organisms and the impact it has on the course of the above-mentioned diseases. We come to conclusion that there is a strong correlation between Selenium and the functioning of thyroid gland. Doctor’s awareness and cooperation with the patient in order to establish proper doses of micro- and macronutrients which are taken with basic medications is very important for the therapeutic process. This article is a review of current medical knowledge about Selenium affecting a thyroid gland based on available publications in Pubmed and Google Scholar databases.
Tras las huellas de “El hambre de los otros”
Authors: Pohl-Valero Stefan , Vargas Joel , Leal Villamizar Lina María
Published: November 2022

Esta es una historia de políticas públicas contra el hambre en Latinoamérica. Y de la comida como objeto de estudio. Una versión compuesta por historiadores y antropólogos que escarbaron en archivos con el fin de entender cómo y qué habían hecho, tanto funcionarios como nutricionistas, para reconocer y combatir la falta de alimentos para los latinoamericanos durante el siglo XX.
Tendencia Editorial UR Número 32 - Especial
Authors: Martínez-Salanova Enrique , Cardona Carlos Alberto , Cano Aguilar Rafael , Morales Perdomo Tatiana
Published: November 2022

Para este año, la Feria Internacional del Libro Guadalajara tiene como invitada a la joven estrella de la industria editorial global, Sharjah. Un centro de conocimiento y publicación internacional que tiene el gran honor de ser la Capital Mundial del Libro 2019-2020 de la Unesco. Por ello, para esta edición especial de nuestro boletín Tendencia Editorial abordamos diferentes aportes de la cultura árabe en el mundo, desde la ciencia, las matemáticas, hasta el arte y la lengua.
Dampak Kesehatan Akibat Kecanduan Game Online Pada Remaja
Authors: Fitrajaya Rheananda Rhere , Utomo Islam Pandu , Handayani Lina
Published: November 2022

Background: The method used in this study is the PRISMA method. The literature used is in the time span between 2018 to 2021. The data used is obtained from Google Scholar using the keywords are online games, youth, health impacts due to playing online games.
Objective: what are the causal factors and health impacts caused by playing online games on teenagers.
Methods: The method used in this study is the PRISMA method. The literature used is in the time span between 2018 to 2021. The data used is obtained from Google Scholar using the keywords are online games, youth, health impacts due to playing online games.
Results: The results of the articles that have been filtered are 55 articles to be analyzed and reviewed, then re-selected so that they become ten articles that meet the inclusion criteria.
Conclusions: Playing online games for too long will have a negative impact on the body such as obesity, eye pain, brain disorders, back pain and joint pain
Analisis Strategi Coping Stress Saat Pembelajran Online Selama Masa Pandemi Pada Siswa SMA Negeri 4 Pandeglang
Authors: Nurulita Febrianti Putri , Handayani Lina
Published: November 2022

The outbreak of the corona virus pandemic in Indonesia has prompted the government to issue a policy to implement online learning. Online learning carried out in a pandemic condition triggers stress among students. This study aims to analyze the stress coping used by students of SMA Negeri 4 Pandeglang when going online. The research method used is qualitative with a phenomenological approach. Informants in this study were students of SMA Negeri 4 Pandeglang class XI and XII who met the inclusion criteria. Based on the data that has been obtained, it is known that the stress experienced by students is triggered by various factors, including more school assignments than offline meetings, difficulty understanding school materials, unfavorable home environment, unstable internet signal and limited internet quota. Stress coping strategies that are applied by students in managing stress include coping that focuses on problems and coping that focuses on emotions. Students experience stress reactions (starin) in the form of physical and psychological reactions when faced with academic demands in online learning
Social and Epidemiological Diagnosis in Biru Village, Yogyakarta, using Community Diagnosis Approach
Authors: Ruliyandari Rochana , Asdiany Brilly Annisa
Published: November 2022

Backround: Health in the community is formed from the closest and smallest environment, namely the family. Supported by the surrounding environment such as residence, school, workplace, and friends.
Objective: This study will analyze the health problems that occur, especially in 31 families in Dusun Biru, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. After being analyzed, suggestions will be given to seek solutions to health problems that occur.
Methods: The method used in this study is quantitative with a scoring technique. Previously, interviews would be conducted using a community diagnosis approach.
Results: Data showed that 1 person was diagnosed with ARI (infectious disease) and 26 others had non-communicable diseases such as asthma (2), diabetes mellitus (9), heart disease (1), hypertension (12), and stroke (2).
Conclusion: The highest health problems are hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Therefore, family support is needed to change a healthier lifestyle
Sarcopenia part 2: prevention, treatment and management
Authors: Nazarko Linda
Published: November 2022

Linda Nazarko explains how nurses can manage and advise patients with this condition
Carbonylacrylic Derivatives and Their Ability to Disrupt Biofi lm Formation
Authors:   Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Pumirat Pattarapon , Tansutat Thunchanok ,   Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Jiarpinitnun Chutima ,   Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Published: November 2022

The rapid emergence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has greatly pressed the need for novel therapeutics. One of the strategies bacteria use to enhance their resistance toward antibiotics is to embed themselves into polymeric matrices known as a biofi lm. Bacteria in a biofi lm state are highly resistant towards antibiotics and immune response, thereby more diffi cult to eradicate. Hence, antibiofi lm agents are considered an alternative strategy to unravel problems regarding bacterial antibiotic resistance. Our lab has focused on bacterial communication process called quorum sensing (QS), which is crucial for bacteria to conduct group behaviors such as biofi lm. Cysteine residue of LasR, key QS protein regulator, has been suggested to play an important role in QS-mediated biofi lm formation. In addition, cysteine-containing biomolecules have been implicated in bacterial pathogenesis. Herein, we explored the ability of thiol-reactive molecules for their ability to interfere with biofi lm formation in pathogenic Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). We hypothesized that the thiol-reactive molecules could potentially react with sulfhydryl group of cysteine residue of crucial QS enzyme or of cysteine-containing biomolecules that may lead to the reduce in the ability of the pathogen to form biofi lm. Carbonylacrylic compounds were previously reported to rapidly undergo thiol-Michael reaction with cysteine-containing proteins under physiological conditions. Total of three new carbonylacrylic derivatives were synthesized and tested for their anti-biofi lm activity. All synthesized compounds could inhibit biofi lm formation in a concentration-dependent manner without toxicity to bacteria. Derivative 1a exhibited the most potent antibiofi lm activity with IC50 of 85 μM.
Brown Rot Disease Caused by Trichoderma hamatum on the Edible Lily, Lilium leichtlinii var. maximowiczii
Authors:   College of Landscape Architecture, Changchun University, Jilin, 130022, PR China, Zhang Chun-lan , Zhang Bo ,   College of Landscape Architecture, Changchun University, Jilin, 130022, PR China, Yang Xue-ying ,   College of Landscape Architecture, Changchun University, Jilin, 130022, PR China, Naicker Odeshnee ,   Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa, Zhao Lei ,   College of Landscape Architecture, Changchun University, Jilin, 130022, PR China
Published: November 2022

Lilium leichtlinii var. maximowiczii is commonly known as the edible lily or sweet lily. Bulbs of this edible lily are frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine, and they are revered for their nutritional content. As of 2018, brown rot disease on cultivated L. leichtlinii var. maximowiczii bulbs has become a disease of concern in Jilin Province, China, with a disease incidence of 29.43%. The bulbs infected with brown rot disease appear as large, regularly shaped, and yellow-brown or black-brown lesions. However, the causal agent is not yet known. Therefore, this study aims to confi rm both the causal pathogen by using Koch’s postulates and to further establish, to the species level, the identity of this organism via morphological and molecular methods. The pathogen was later identifi ed as Trichoderma hamatum. Healthy bulbs were inoculated with T. hamatum, which produced the initial disease symptoms with brown spots appearing at the inoculation sites; the same pathogen was then isolated again from diseased bulbs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fi rst report of bulb rot disease of cultivated L. leichtlinii var. maximowiczii caused by T. hamatum in China. Our work may be benefi cial, especially for designing control measures for bulb rot disease in the commercial cultivation of L. leichtlinii var. maximowiczii.
Practising democratic equality: overcoming hierarchy alongside Rancière’s schoolmaster and Phillips’ psychoanalyst
Authors: Wolflink Alena
Published: November 2022

This article tackles the problem of how to transcend affinities for hierarchy and in their place generate desires for equality. Drawing from Jacques Rancière’s (1991) paradoxical treatment of equality in his The Ignorant Schoolmaster as something that is verified by unequal subjects, I show that Rancière treats equality as something only possible in the context of a false authority, the teacher, encircling students in a political boundary out of which they must break. Turning to Adam Phillips’ (2002) writing on the relationship between democracy, equality and psychoanalysis in his book Equals, I argue that uncovering internal desires for dominance and hierarchy is a prerequisite for cultivating different desires. As Phillips shows, we must become equal with ourselves in order to cultivate appetites for democracy, and to do the work that democracy requires. Taken together, these two texts demonstrate the necessity of two interrelated steps for transcending dominant structures: cultivating desires and exercising capacities for democratic equality.
Between algorithmic and analogue harms: the case of automation in Finnish Immigration Services
Authors: Malik Hanna Maria , Lepinkäinen Nea
Published: November 2022

In this paper, we take the management crisis in the Finnish Immigration Service, Migri, as an example to illustrate ambiguous qualities of automated decision making in the context of the production and alleviation of social harm. The case lies at the crossroads of political and legal discussions on immigration and artificial intelligence (AI) transformation. As a result of the persistent backlog of cases held by Migri for processing, since the ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015, numerous asylum seekers remain in a state of bureaucratic limbo. Automating part of the decision-making process offered a potential solution to the harms caused by prolonged processing; however, it was hampered by features of the Finnish constitutional system. The applicants most likely avoided the potential algorithmic harms of prematurely implemented automated systems. However, possible algorithmic solutions to preexisting analogue harms have also been prevented. Through the analysis of policy and legal documents related to immigration and automation, we show that the disconnect between distinct political priorities leaves a variety of harms unaccounted for and may cause fractures in the Finnish harm reduction regime. Given that the development of algorithmic systems is subject to a constant struggle between contradictory values and expectations placed on these systems in terms of the alleviation of harm(s), we argue that a holistic view of harms and solutions to these harms in digitalised societies may facilitate the harm reduction potential of algorithmic systems.
Global phase diagram of bound states in the continuum
Authors: Hu Peng , Wang Jiajun , Jiang Qiao , Wang Jun , Shi Lei , Han Dezhuan , Zhang Z. Q. , Chan C. T. , Zi Jian
Published: November 2022

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) in photonic-crystal slabs have been conventionally classified into three types: single-resonance parametric, symmetry-protected, and Friedrich–Wintgen BICs. Here, we show that the single-resonance parametric BICs come from the coupling between the guided resonance (GR) and Fabry–Perot (FP) modes, and the symmetry-protected BICs from the coupling between degenerate GR modes. Hence, the three types of BICs in photonic-crystal slabs can be classified by the three different Friedrich–Wintgen origins. Based on this universal classification, a global phase diagram of BICs can be obtained with each phase identified by the indices of the three different Friedrich–Wintgen-type BICs. When BICs are created or annihilated, a phase transition occurs and is experimentally observed, in which the FP modes play a significant role. Our work shows a clear physical picture on whether BICs exist and how sensitive they are to changes in the parameter space, and enables improvements in experiment design and applications.
Silicon photonic architecture for training deep neural networks with direct feedback alignment
Authors: Filipovich Matthew J. , Guo Zhimu , Al-Qadasi Mohammed , Marquez Bicky A. , Morison Hugh D. , Sorger Volker J. , Prucnal Paul R. , Shekhar Sudip , Shastri Bhavin J.
Published: November 2022

There has been growing interest in using photonic processors for performing neural network inference operations; however, these networks are currently trained using standard digital electronics. Here, we propose on-chip training of neural networks enabled by a CMOS-compatible silicon photonic architecture to harness the potential for massively parallel, efficient, and fast data operations. Our scheme employs the direct feedback alignment training algorithm, which trains neural networks using error feedback rather than error backpropagation, and can operate at speeds of trillions of multiply–accumulate (MAC) operations per second while consuming less than one picojoule per MAC operation. The photonic architecture exploits parallelized matrix–vector multiplications using arrays of microring resonators for processing multi-channel analog signals along single waveguide buses to calculate the gradient vector for each neural network layerin situ. We also experimentally demonstrate training deep neural networks with the MNIST dataset using on-chip MAC operation results. Our approach for efficient, ultra-fast neural network training showcases photonics as a promising platform for executing artificial intelligence applications.
Spatial repellents transfluthrin and metofluthrin affect the behavior of Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, and Ixodes scapularis in an in vitro vertical climb assay
Authors: Siegel Eric L. , Olivera Marcos , Roig Esteban Martinez , Perry Melynda , Li Andrew Y. , D’hers Sebastián , Elman Noel M. , Rich Stephen M.
Published: November 2022

Repellents serve an important role in bite protection. Tick repellents largely rely on biomechanisms that induce responses with direct contact, but synthetic pyrethroids used as spatial repellents against insects have received recent attention for potential use in tick protection systems. An in vitro vertical climb assay was designed to assess spatial repellency against Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, and Ixodes scapularis adult, female ticks. Climbing behavior was assessed with and without the presence of two spatial repellents, transfluthrin and metofluthrin. Repellency parameters were defined to simulate the natural questing behavior of ambushing ticks, including measures of detachment, pseudo-questing duration, climbing deterrence, and activity. Significant effects were observed within each parameter. D. variabilis showed the greatest general susceptibility to each repellent, followed by A. americanum, and I. scapularis. The most important and integrative measure of repellency was climbing deterrence–a measure of the spatial repellent’s ability to disrupt a tick’s natural propensity to climb. Transfluthrin deterred 75% of D. variabilis, 67% of A. americanum, and 50% of I. scapularis. Metofluthrin was slightly more effective, deterring 81% of D. variabilis, 73% of A. americanum, and 72% of I. scapularis. The present study poses a novel paradigm for repellency and reports a preliminary assessment of spatial repellent effect on tick behavior. Further research will assess spatial repellency in a more natural setting, scale exposure conditions, and incorporate host cues.
Maternal obesity in pregnancy and children’s cardiac function and structure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from human studies
Authors: den Harink Tamara , Roelofs Manouck J. M. , Limpens Jacqueline , Painter Rebecca C. , Roseboom Tessa J. , van Deutekom Arend W.
Published: November 2022

The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Experimental animal studies demonstrate that maternal obesity during pregnancy directly affects cardiac structure and function in their offspring, which could contribute to their increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Currently, a systematic overview of the available evidence regarding maternal obesity and alterations in cardiac structure and function in human offspring is lacking. We systematically searched the electronic databases Embase, MEDLINE and NARCIS from inception to June 29, 2022 including human studies comparing cardiac structure and function from fetal life onwards in offspring of women with and without obesity. The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (identifier: CRD42019125071). Risk of bias was assessed using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Results were expressed using standardized mean differences (SMD). The search yielded 1589 unique publications, of which thirteen articles were included. Compared to offspring of women without obesity, fetuses of women with obesity had lower left ventricular strain, indicative of reduced systolic function, that persisted in infancy (SMD -2.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) -4.4 standard deviation (SD) to -0.4 SD during fetal life and SMD -1.0, 95% CI -1.6 SD to -0.3 SD in infancy). Furthermore, infants born to women with obesity had a thicker interventricular septum (SMD 0.6 SD, 95% CI 0.0 to 1.2 SD) than children born to women without obesity. In conclusion, cardiac structure and function differs between fetuses and children of women with and without obesity. Some of these differences were present in fetal life, persisted in childhood and are consistent with increased CVD risk. Long-term follow-up research is warranted, as studies in offspring of older age are lacking.
The impact of nature video exposure on pro-environmental behavior: An experimental investigation
Authors: Ibanez Lisette , Roussel Sébastien
Published: November 2022

We analyze whether exposure to a nature documentary increases pro-environmental behavior (PEB). We test this causal link in an experiment where subjects viewed a video featuring either an urban (control treatment) or a nature setting (nature treatment). We consider two types of behavior: a monetary donation to an environmental non-governmental organization (ENGO) that we call an eco-donation, and subsequently, a non-monetary decision (i.e., recycle or not recycle headphone protectors) that we call an eco-action. We find that virtual exposure to nature boosts both eco-donation and eco-action. Interestingly, the increase in PEB only occurs for individuals who express low environmental values. We did not find any negative or positive spillover effects on the eco-action. We finally provide robustness checks and discuss policy implications.
Albumin to prealbumin ratio in peritoneal dialysis patients: Clinical implication and outcome prediction
Authors: Huang Yun-Ting , Jiang Ming-Yan , Hwang Jyh-Chang
Published: November 2022

Background

Serum prealbumin level is slightly higher, whereas albumin is lower in peritoneal dialysis (PD) than hemodialysis (HD) patients. It is unknown whether albumin to prealbumin ratio (APR) is associated with mortality risk among PD patients. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical implications of APR and its prediction value on long-term outcomes of PD patients.

Methods

The study population were prevalent PD patients at a tertiary hospital. Based on APR, a total of 220 PD patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1: top tertile, median APR: 121.1; IQR:109.5–131.9 (n = 73, male: 37%; age: 59±13); group 2: middle tertile, median APR: 97.1; IQR 93.5–100.0 (n = 73, male:37%; age: 54±14), and group3: bottom tertile, median APR: 81.3; IQR:76.8–85.0 (n = 74, male:38%; 54±11). Patients were followed up for a maximum of 5 years. Outcome of interest was all-cause mortality.

Results

Group 1 was characterized by older age, higher prevalence of diabetes, lower nPCR, higher Davies score and hs-CRP level. APR positively correlated to hs-CRP (β = 0.149, p = 0.045), but negatively correlated to nPCR (β = -0.161, p = 0.034). Hyperprealbuminemia, accounting for 0%, 23.3%, and 82.4% in groups 1,2, and 3, was associated with a lower risk for mortality (HR:0.41, 95%CI = 0.23–0.73). The cumulative survival is significantly lower in group 1 than the other two groups. By multivariable Cox regression, APR (HR:1.02; 95%CI:1.01–1.03) was found to be an independent predictor of long-term mortality.

Conclusion

PD patients with high APR are characterized by having more comorbidities and marked malnutrition-inflammation status, and are associated with long-term mortality, whereas hyperprealbuminemia and lower APR are favorable prognostic factors.
Are only-children different? Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment of the Chinese one-child policy
Authors: Carlsson Fredrik , Lampi Elina , Martinsson Peter , Tu Qin , Yang Xiaojun
Published: November 2022

In this paper, we present evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment of the effects of the Chinese one-child policy on adults in China who were born just before and after the introduction of the policy. We measure risk, uncertainty, and time preferences, as well as subjects’ preferences in the social domain, i.e., concerning competitiveness, cooperation, and bargaining. We sampled people from three Chinese provinces born both before and after the introduction of the policy in 1979. We utilize the fact that the one-child policy was introduced at different times and with different degrees of strictness in different provinces. Overall, we find a statistically significant effect only on risk and uncertainty aversion and not on any other preferences in the experiments: Those born after the introduction of the one-child policy are less risk and uncertainty averse. These results hold for various robustness checks and heterogeneity tests. Hence, our results do not confirm the general wisdom and stereotype of only-children in China being “little emperors.”
American Presidents and Oliver Stone: Kennedy, Nixon, and Bush between History and Cinema
Authors: Freedman Carl
Published: November 2022

Synthesizing detailed film criticism with thorough political and historical analysis, examines the Oliver Stone films JFK, Nixon and W. that transmute these presidencies into works of historical fiction. Wide-ranging, accessible and highly original, this book will fascinate everyone interested in the intersection of American politics and cinema.
Metallica the state/Metallica the war machine: A Deleuzoguattarian analysis of the world’s biggest metal band
Authors: Thomson Andrew , Thomson Amanda M. E.
Published: November 2022

Metallica has offered a diverse catalogue of music and breadth of performance over their careers. As a band occupying an integral cultural placement as measured by both level of fame and influential import, many academic inroads have been opened to their work, career and music. These lines of inquiry, along with more general lines of inquiry into the genre of heavy metal itself, frequently position Metallica as the unofficial ambassadors of the music. However, despite the depth and breadth of research devoted to these areas, an underdeveloped opening exists when it comes to the potential parallels and connections between the music and actions of Metallica and the philosophical works of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, specifically their notions of the state and the nomadic war machine. These theories serve as the basis of exploration in this research and provide new considerations and perspectives of both the career of Metallica and the larger implications to the study of popular music. The relations between Deleuze and Guattari and popular music offer many connections and examples, but the work of Metallica was selected as a representation of all of these connections as they are the ideal band from which to launch and develop these notions. Metallica is a group with clear distinctive phases to their career that fall within the concepts of the war machine (1981–91) and the state (1991–2008). While Metallica is not the only example of a band that falls into these dichotomous categorizations, they offer the best opportunity to define and clarify the connections to the ideas of Deleuze and Guattari. This can then be applied to other bands, genres of music and aspects of popular culture. Metallica is symbolic of this undertheorized connection to the works of Deleuze and Guattari. While these theoretical connections to the ideas of Deleuze and Guattari may not serve as the final piece to a full comprehension of the complexities of Metallica’s controversial career, they offer insights and open nascent pathways towards further analysis of the band. This is important because they have existed both on the fringes of marginalization and as a significant part of the discourse of popular culture.
Comics, emceeing and graffiti: A graphic narrative about the relationship between hip-hop culture and comics culture
Authors: Degand Darnel
Published: November 2022

Hip-hop culture will officially turn 50 years old on 11 August 2023. This cultural movement began in a recreational room in The Bronx, New York City, and is now enjoyed throughout the world. In recognition of its upcoming half-century celebration, this article reviews the origins of hip-hop culture (e.g. hip-hop pioneers such as DJ Kool Herc, Keef Cowboy and Lovebug Starski) and the relationship its emceeing and graffiti elements have with comics culture. I begin with a brief review that demonstrates how graffiti predates hip-hop culture. This is illustrated through depictions of cave paintings, ancient Roman street art and ancient Mayan graffiti. I also highlight hobo graffiti and the graffiti from the Cholos and Bachutos gangs from twentieth-century Los Angeles, California. The introduction of the ‘Kilroy was here’ tag during the Second World War and the protest graffiti from a German anti-Nazi group are also depicted. I conclude the historical review of graffiti with an introduction to the early appearances of hip-hop-styled graffiti. Next, I present multiple historical influences on hip-hop emceeing. Examples include (but are not limited to) West African griots, enslaved Africans, Muhammad Ali, Millie Jackson, The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron. Likewise, older genres, such as funk music, blues music, jazz poetry and Black militant poetry inspired much of rap music. Afterwards, I examine the bidirectional relationship between graffiti and comics art, and emceeing and the textual/storytelling aspects of comics. This includes comics-inspired graffiti, hip-hop monikers (e.g. Big Pun, Snoop Dogg, MF Doom and Jean Grae), hip-hop lyrics (from artists such as Grandmaster Caz, Inspectah Deck, Jay-Z and The Last Emperor) and album covers. Conversely, I offer examples of how graffiti has inspired comics visuals and storytelling as well as how emceeing has inspired the comic-book storytelling and the protagonists featured in fictional and non-fictional comic book narratives.
Alternative publishing in contemporary Italian comics: The case studies of Canicola, Mammaiuto and Stigma1
Authors: Quaianni Manuzzato Lisa Maya
Published: November 2022

This article will analyse some noteworthy Italian specialty comic publishers that are combining artistic independence with a ‘new approach’ in production. After an examination of self-publishing, alternative and independent comic publishing and its greatest challenges, the focus will be on three entities that accompanied us through two decades of comics in Italy: the publishing Canicola Edizioni, established in 2004, the self-publishing collective Associazione Mammaiuto, formed in 2011, and the editorial line Progetto Stigma, founded in 2017. We will focus on their different production approaches – use of pre-order, crowdfunding, pre-publication in webcomics, cooperation with other publishing for the distribution, cultural projects around their books – by which they are building their own identity and communities of readers.
On time and space: An excerpt from ‘Drawing unbelonging’
Authors: Sohini Kay
Published: November 2022

This short comic is an excerpt from my doctoral dissertation ‘Drawing unbelonging’, where I draw comics with an experimental approach to explore the potential of the medium and its uses in scholarly communication and graphic medicine. Throughout the dissertation I make use of several innovations enabled by the medium, such as the De Luca effect (where the artist draws multiple images of a single character in different stages of action against the backdrop of one static scene), to demonstrate how the medium allows for multiple temporalities to co-exist simultaneously on the page. My goal is to use comics not as an illustrative tool to supplement the text, but as a method to think, strategize, find patterns, give form to an inchoate idea through investigative drawing and develop a deeper understanding of how the visual grammar of comics can be utilized to map the connection between the public health challenges of our time, and socioeconomic, racial and environmental inequality. In this excerpt, I use the ‘sequential and simultaneous’ nature of comics to show the various and intersecting uses of the medium through visual metaphors.
Inventário de Envolvimento Académico em Estudantes do Ensino Superior
Authors: Sousa Cláudia , Barros Rita , Monteiro Angélica
Published: November 2022

O Inventário de Envolvimento Académico em Estudantes do Ensino Superior (ES) avalia o envolvimento académico nas dimensões comportamental, cognitiva e emocional. Este estudo, com 249 estudantes, visa contribuir para a sua validação em estudantes do ES português que ingressam pela via dos Maiores de 23 anos. A análise fatorial confirmatória evidenciou uma estrutura tri-fatorial. A inexistência de validade discriminante entre duas dimensões e as elevadas correlações entre os três fatores sugeriram um modelo de segunda ordem, que apresentou ajustamento e fiabilidade adequados. Observou-se, ainda, a invariância de medida do modelo de segunda ordem entre sexos e entre os estudantes que entraram no ES pela empregabilidade e os restantes. Estes resultados são promissores, sugerindo futuras investigações.
Perceção do funcionamento familiar e rede social pessoal de estudantes universitários
Authors: Couceiro Mariana , Sequeira Joana , Guadalupe Sónia
Published: November 2022

O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a perceção que os estudantes universitários têm do funcionamento das suas famílias, caracterizar a sua rede social pessoal e explorar as relações entre estas variáveis. A amostra foi composta por 247 estudantes de Ensino Superior, com idades compreendidas entre os 17 e os 55 anos, que preencheram a Escala de Avaliação da Flexibilidade e da Coesão Familiar versão IV e o Instrumento de Análise da Rede Social Pessoal. Relativamente aos resultados obtidos, os estudantes percecionaram as suas famílias como equilibradas. Porém, revelaram-se pouco satisfeitos com as mesmas. Os participantes que estão com a família mais frequentemente demonstraram uma maior perceção de emaranhamento. As redes dos estudantes apresentaram um tamanho médio de oito elementos; eram constituídas por familiares e amigos; com elevada coesão e elevada perceção de reciprocidade e de suporte. O ingresso no Ensino Superior não gerou modificações no tamanho da rede dos estudantes. Verificou-se uma associação entre o tamanho da rede, a coesão e a flexibilidade na família. O estudo contribuiu para a compreensão do papel da família e da rede social na etapa de desenvolvimento individual, familiar e social dos estudantes, sublinhando os desafios normativos. Ainda contribuiu para a reflexão sobre possíveis práticas de intervenção que possam revelar-se necessárias nesta fase.
Validation of the Social Connectedness Scale in Argentinean adult sample
Authors: Moran Valeria , Curi Victoria , Fabbro Nicolás , Alessandrini Luciana
Published: November 2022

The feeling of social connectedness is an extremely important factor for the psychosocial well-being of individuals. Experiencing closeness, belonging, and mutual acknowledgement with the people who are part of the social circle, contributes to the establishment and maintenance of positive and stable relationships over time, as well as numerous benefits regarding the quality of life and mental health of individuals. In order to contribute to the field of study of interpersonal relationships, this study aims to adapt and validate the Social Connectedness Scale for Argentinean adults. The sample consisted of 399 individuals between the ages of 18 and 79 who completed the scale which was previously translated and submitted to expert judges. The results confirmed the one-dimensional structure of the scale, invariant by sex, with good internal consistency (ω = .92). Furthermore, evidence of convergent and discriminant validity was provided through correlations with measures of extroversion (rp=.37) and social anxiety (rp = -.61). It is concluded that the measures provided by the Argentinean version of the social connectedness scale are both valid and reliable to be used in research, as well as in clinical settings in Argentinean population.
Pausânias. Descrição da Grécia. Livro III
Authors: Silva Maria de Fátima
Published: November 2022

Pausânias é o nosso único testemunho de literatura periegética e o autor de um relato precioso sobre a Grécia da época de ocupação romana (séc. II d.C.). A sua descrição é a de alguém que viajou e sintetiza o que viu, com um olhar que não é só o de um turista curioso, mas de um intelectual que dispõe de uma sólida formação cultural e de uma informação ampla, em resultado de uma recolha criteriosa de todo o tipo de fontes, orais e escritas. Para com Pausânias mantemos em aberto uma enorme dívida: a de ter salvado um lastro de monumentos, de acontecimentos históricos, de figuras e de tradições que, sem ele, se teriam em definitivo apagado da memória dos homens.
La música en el anuncio electoral del PSOE de Castilla y León (2022): ¿marco para un patriotismo progresista?
Authors: Hernández Mateos Alberto
Published: November 2022

Los anuncios televisivos tienen una importancia crucial en las campañas electorales. Sin embargo, aún son pocos los estudios centrados en analizar el papel de la música en estos spots. El objetivo de este estudio de caso es analizar la función de la música en un anuncio electoral y su contribución a la construcción de significados. Partiendo de las últimas aportaciones de Paul Christiansen en la clasificación de las emociones evocadas por los spots electorales, y atendiendo a otros estudios de referencia en el ámbito de la musicología y la comunicación política, se plantea la hipótesis de que la música en este anuncio contribuye a estructurar el mensaje visual y verbal, a reforzar el liderazgo del candidato y a generar un clima emocional de esperanza. La comparación del spot con otros de procedencia norteamericana, y su interpretación en el contexto de la campaña socialista, conducen a matizar esta hipótesis y explicar cómo la música sirve para apoyar la transmisión de sentimientos patrióticos. Este estudio permite demostrar la importancia de la música a la hora de construir narraciones emocionales en el contexto de la comunicación política, y valorar algunos factores que explican el éxito o fracaso de tales narrativas.
Divas de los siglos XX y XXI o la manifestación del feminismo natural… ¿o feminismo popular?
Authors: González Jurado Deborah
Published: November 2022

Los personajes mediáticos que han construido las divas del humor y la extravagancia a lo largo de los siglos XX y XXI, han ido generando en los imaginarios colectivos un nuevo arquetipo actual: la Divina Femenina, un perfil de la mujer completa en todos sus poderes (físico, intelectual, emocional, espiritual y creativo). Han sido estudiados en profundidad las imágenes y trabajos de dos divas principales: María Jiménez y Brigitte Fontaine, además de otras que también utilizan como lubricantes y herramientas deconstructivistas la rebeldía, la espontaneidad, la burla, el humor, la picaresca, la crítica social mordaz y la autocrítica. Para explicar este fenómeno he acuñado un nuevo concepto al que he llamado feminismo natural, pero que tal vez podría llamarse feminismo espontáneo, popular o queer.
Las referencias a obras y compositores en Mozart in the Jungle.
Authors: López Melgarejo Alba María , López Núñez Norberto
Published: November 2022

Mozart ha sido y es uno de los grandes compositores de la Historia de la Música. Tal ha sido su relevancia que pone título a una serie que, aunque no aluda a su vida y obra, está presente como un fantasma que dialoga con el protagonista principal de la serie. El objetivo de este estudio es cuantificar las referencias a compositores y obras musicales a las que se alude de manera explícita a lo largo de las cuatro temporadas de la serie Mozart in theJungle. Se ha llevado a cabo a través de una metodología de carácter musivisual centrada en el análisis de las referencias orales de compositores y obras pertenecientes a la música clásica. Se ha diseñado y elaborado un protocolo de observación ad hoc para el registro de referencias. Como principales resultados se destaca que hay un total de 293 referencias a compositores u obras musicales, siendo la cuarta temporada donde más se aluden a ellas (129). Mozart junto a Beethoven, Bach y Mahler son los compositores más mencionados a lo largo de la serie. Entre las composiciones más aludidas encontramos las obras de Mozart, siendo el Réquiem la más mencionada. Concluimos que Mozart no solo está presente en el título de la serie, sino, en la utilización de su nombre y obras de forma recurrente a través de los episodios.
Spontaneous pneumothorax in a child with miliary tuberculosis: a case report
Authors: Shodikin Muhammad Ali , Agustina Dini
Published: November 2022

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare but fatal complication of miliary tuberculosis.  We report a 13-year-old boy presenting with shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with miliary tuberculosis with spontaneous pneumothorax, which showed significant improvement after the insertion of a thoracostomy tube and anti-tuberculosis drug therapy.
Jazz Standard as Archive
Authors: Wren Toby
Published: November 2022

The jazz standard remains an enduring part of the tradition of jazz performance and pedagogy. Contemporary jazz scholarship has tended to focus on improvisation as a practice and jazz-as-lived-experience and, while the jazz standard repertoire has occasionally been the subject of study the relationship between the standard repertoire and the ‘language’ or style of jazz has not been theorised. In this article I argue that the distinctive style of jazz improvisation is at least in part, determined by the characteristics of its shared repertoire and the statements that have accrued around that repertoire. I borrow Foucault’s conception of the archive to propose a reexamination of the historical progression of ideas that troubles the narrative of the individual creative genius and of jazz as the normative condition of improvisation. In this genealogical context, the jazz standard is positioned as an archive of a particular body of thought, a way of organizing and understanding the transmission, evolution and connection of ideas over time. The intended effect is to provide an alternative perspective on creativity in jazz, and a theorisation of an idea that is already implicit in jazz pedagogy and practice.
John Arthur "Jaki" Byard
Authors: Brown Scott E.
Published: November 2022

2022 marks the centennial of the birth of pianist/composer John Arthur “Jaki” Byard. Byard is highly regarded among his many musician students and serious students of jazz history, but his place in the historical narrative of twentieth century jazz, and the nature of his music, have challenged conventional approaches to assessing them. Attributes are assigned to his playing and methodology that convey a simplistic interpretation of a complex man who expressed a profound and individual notion of the cultural, social, and political nature of his music and jazz. Well known for a comprehensive grasp of jazz history and a virtuosic ability to articulate it musically, his intentions are diluted and obfuscated by misinterpretation of the way he applies humor, eclecticism, and historical reference. This paper will examine Byard’s background as the source of his expansive view, his natural talents as humorist and educator, and how these elements led him to adopt the classical definition of eclecticism to craft a unique voice that was both inclusive and specific.
All-Star Television
Authors: Iverson Ethan
Published: November 2022

Recorded in 1965 at the Village Gate, but rarely seen until recently, the National Educational Television program Jazz: The Experimenters features music from Charles Mingus and Cecil Taylor. This article explores and contextualizes both the extraordinary performances and critical commentary contained in this program, as provided by Ralph Ellison and Martin Williams. Since being uploaded to YouTube for the Mingus centennial on April 22, 2022, Jazz: The Experimenters has been viewed over 140,000 times, a remarkable number for an old arty black and white TV show, and quite possibly far more than the number of people who watched when first broadcast. It isn’t surprising that the program has struck a chord with contemporary audiences, for the sounds are still fresh and the debates remain unresolved.
Measurement of internal diameters of capillaries and glass syringes using gravimetric and optical methods for microflow applications
Authors: Batista Elsa , Álvares Miguel , Martins Rui F. , Ogheard Florestan , Geršl Jan , Godinho Isabel
Published: November 2022

Objectives

Microflow measurement devices are used in several science and health applications, mainly drug delivery. In the last decade, several new methods based on optical technology were developed, namely the front tracking and interferometric method, in which the knowledge of the inner diameter of the syringe or the capillary used is critical. Only a few National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) can perform inner diameter measurements below 1 mm, which requires expensive technology. Therefore, IPQ, in cooperation with CETIAT, CMI and UNIDEMI, under the EMPIR project 18HLT08 MeDDII – Metrology for Drug Delivery, developed new measurement methods for small inner diameter tubes based on the gravimetric principle and optical methods in order to simplify the apparatus used for this type of measurements without increasing uncertainty.

Methods

The gravimetric experimental setup consists of measuring the liquid volume on a specific length of the glass tube. The optical method used is based on the front track principle that uses a high-resolution camera and ImageJ software, to determine the diameter at both ends of each capillary.

Results

To validate the developed methods, a comparison was performed between CETIAT, CMI and IPQ and the results obtained were all consistent.

Conclusions

This work allowed the determination of inner diameter of syringes or capillaries using two different methods with relative expanded uncertainties from 0.1 to 0.5% (k=2), that can be applied for flow measurements using optical technology.
Time to address quality control processes applied to antibody testing for infectious diseases
Authors: Dimech Wayne J. , Vincini Giuseppe A. , Plebani Mario , Lippi Giuseppe , Nichols James H. , Sonntag Oswald
Published: November 2022

As testing for infectious diseases moves from manual, biological testing such as complement fixation to high throughput automated autoanalyzer, the methods for controlling these assays have also changed to reflect those used in clinical chemistry. However, there are many differences between infectious disease serology and clinical chemistry testing, and these differences have not been considered when applying traditional quality control methods to serology. Infectious disease serology, which is highly regulated, detects antibodies of varying classes and to multiple and different antigens that change according to the organisms’ genotype/serotype and stage of disease. Although the tests report a numerical value (usually signal to cut-off), they are not measuring an amount of antibodies, but the intensity of binding within the test system. All serology assays experience lot-to-lot variation, making the use of quality control methods used in clinical chemistry inappropriate. In many jurisdictions, the use of the manufacturer-provided kit controls is mandatory to validate the test run. Use of third-party controls, which are highly recommended by ISO 15189 and the World Health Organization, must be manufactured in a manner whereby they have minimal lot-to-lot variation and at a level where they detect exceptional variation. This paper outlines the differences between clinical chemistry and infectious disease serology and offers a range of recommendations when addressing the quality control of infectious disease serology.