bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Abundance and antimicrobial susceptibility of Shigella spp. isolated from aquatic environments in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Authors: ZAHARA YUNI , SUHARTONO SUHARTONO , NURLIANA NURLIANA
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Zahara Y, Suhartono S, Nirliana N. 2022. Abundance and antimicrobial susceptibility of Shigella spp. isolated from aquatic environments in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 6420-6427. Accumulating pathogenic bacteria in aquatic systems increases waterborne infections, including shigellosis. The infection is causatively associated with Shigella spp. within the water system. This study aimed to isolate and determine the abundance of Shigella spp. collected from three rivers in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, namely Krueng Lamnyong, Krueng Aceh, and Krueng Neng water, and their antibiotic susceptibility. The bacterial enumeration was conducted using the MPN method followed by bacterial isolation using XLD and SSA selective media, whereas antibiotic susceptibility was evaluated using the standards of CLSI. Results showed that there was no significant difference (p=0.059) in the bacterial abundance among rivers i.e., 4.67 MPN/mL in Krueng Lamnyong, 27.33 MPN/mL in Krueng Aceh, and 18.33 MPN/mL in Krueng Neng. In total, 19 isolates of Shigella spp. were isolated, of which four isolates were from Krueng Lamnyong, nine isolates from Krueng Aceh, and six isolates from Krueng Neng. Antibiotic susceptibility test showed that the isolates had resistance to tetracycline, penicillin, and nalidixic acid. More than half of the isolates were resistant to more than five antibiotic classes. The study indicates that rivers are the main reservoir for the transmission of pathogenic bacteria in aquatic systems and some efforts are needed to reduce potential health risks and ensure water quality in aquatic systems.
Identification and characterization of Pestalotiopsis spp. causing leaf spot and leaf blight on jabon (Neolamarckia spp.) in Indonesia
Authors: HERLIYANA ELIS NINA , OKTAVIANTO PRADHIPTA , SIREGAR ULFAH JUNIARTI
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Herliyana EN, Oktavianto P, Siregar UJ. 2022. Identification and characterization of Pestalotiopsis spp. causing leaf spot and leaf blight on jabon (Neolamarckia spp.) in Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 6547-6556. Jabon (Neolamarckia spp.) is one of the fast-growing trees with high economic value for industrial plantations. Its monoculture planting system is faced with certain problems, such as the leaf spot and leaf blight diseases caused by Pestalotiopsis sp. Therefore, the aim of this research was to describe the morphology of Pestalotiopsis species through macroscopic and microscopic observations, followed by the identification of fungus using DNA barcoding causing leaf spot and leaf blight on the tree. A total of 11 Pestalotiopsis isolates were used for this research. The morphology was identified by observing mycelium colonies and fungal conidia, while DNA barcoding was initiated after DNA isolation using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) method, amplification with ITS 1 and 4 primers, followed by sequencing process. The results of DNA barcoding showed that 5 species of Pestalotiopsis, namely Pseudopestalotiopsis theae, Pestalotiopsis microspora, Pestalotiopsis palmarum, Neopestalotiopsis clavispora, and Pestalotiopsis virgatula were found associated with leaf spot and blight disease. All the five species were further classified into 3 clades using phylogeny according to their median cells and apical appendage shape. The clade X consisted of P. palmarum, N. clavispora, and P. virgatula with versicolorous median cells, whereas clade Y included P. microspora with concolorous median cell, and clade Z consisted Ps. theae with concolorous median cell and knobbed apical appendage.
Morphological and cytological analysis of yellow skin dragon fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus)
Authors: SETYOWATI ARI , SUKAYA SUKAYA , YUNIASTUTI ENDANG
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Setyowati A, Sukaya, Yuniastuti E. 2018. Morphological and cytological analysis of yellow skin dragon fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus). Cell Biol Dev 2: 8-14. Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit that has the potential to be developed. Information on morphological and cytological characters of dragon fruit plants is still small and simple, so morphological and cytological analysis is necessary. The morphological and cytological analysis yielded useful information to support the dragon fruit plant breeding program. This study aims to study the morphological and cytological characteristics (karyotype) of the yellow skin dragon fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus (Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran). This study took samples from "Kusumo Wanadri Agrotourism" Glagah Indah Beach, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Chromosomal identification was carried out at the Plant Breeding Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia. The research was carried out from December 2006 to June 2008. The methods used were field observations and treatment methods in water for 24 hours at a temperature of 5-8ºC, fixation in 45% acetic acid solution for 2 hours at a temperature of 5-8ºC, and hydrolysis in an aqueous solution. One (1) N HCl for 3-4 minutes at 60ºC, staining in 2% aceto-orcein solution for 24 hours at 5-8ºC and squashing. Morphological and cytological data were analyzed and presented descriptively. The morphology of the plant S. megalanthus is a white thread-shaped root with a fibrous plant root system. The stem is a smooth, faceted wet stem with concave edges. The fruit is oval, surrounded by short spines, the skin is yellow, and the flesh is white. The S. megalanthus has a tetraploid chromosome 2n = 4X = 44 with a chromosome length ranging from 2 + 0.098 m to 4.75 + 0.98 m. The karyotype formula for the S. megalanthus chromosome 2n = 4X = 44 = 40 m + 4 sm.
Biochemical characterization of Momordica charantia (leaf and fruit) and effect of soluble extract on MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines
Authors: ANSARI A A , SINGH J , AMINUDDIN M
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Ansari AA, Singh J, Aminuddin M. 2019. Biochemical characterization of Momordica charantia (leaf and fruit) and effect of soluble extract on MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines. Cell Biol Dev 3: 1-5. Cancer is a serious worldwide problem targeted by various treatments, including traditional medicinal plants. One known medicinal plant is bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), which has been investigated for its anti-cancerous properties. This study was carried out to explore the biochemical analysis of different components of M. charantia (leaf and fruit) and the effect of alcoholic extract of M. charantia to investigate their potential effect on MCF-7 breast cancer cell line in comparison to cisplatin, a commercial anti-cancer drug. The different components (leaf and fruit) were separated, dried, and converted to powdered form. MCF-7 (human mammary primary epithelial cancer cells) breast cancer cell line was treated with different concentrations (8 - 800 µg/mL) of the soluble extract and cisplatin (all dissolved in DMSO and diluted in the incubating medium) for 48 hours. Initial time course experiments established that maximal cell death occurred between 24-48 hours. Cell viability (cell death) was measured using an established method. The results have shown that with the MCF-7 cell line, the extract at a high concentration (800 µg/mL) was more effective in killing the cancer cells when compared to cisplatin. The present results have clearly shown that the soluble ethanol extract of M. charantia, especially at high doses, can be used effectively to treat breast cancer.
Plant growth and total flavonoid content of Sisyrinchium palmifolium after light intensity and gibberellin treatment
Authors: ZUAINI PUJI ASTUTI KWASWANTARI , MUDYANTINI WIDYA , SOLICHATUN SOLICHATUN
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Zuaini PAK, Mudyantini W, Solochatun. 2020. Plant growth and total flavonoid content of Sisyrinchium palmifolium after light intensity and gibberellin treatment. Cell Biol Dev 4: 52-63. Dayak onion (Sisyrinchium palmifolium L Syn.: Eleutherine palmifolia L. Merr.) was a plant that has the potential to be developed as a traditional medicine because it contains flavonoid compounds. This research aimed to determine the effect of the application of differences in light intensity and gibberellins on the plant growth and flavonoid content of S. palmifolium. This research used uniform S. palmifolium with a harvest age of 3-4 months and an 8-9 g weight range from Pasir Besar Village, South Pontianak District, Pontianak, Indonesia. The experiment used the Factorial Completely Randomized Design method with two factors treatment and six replications: light intensity (100%, 75%, 50%) and gibberellin concentration (0, 10, 20 ppm). The control was 100% light intensity treatment and 0 ppm gibberellin concentration. The parameters measured were the number of leaves, length, width, time of flowering, number of flowers, and number of bulbs. In the post-harvest, dry and wet weights of bulbs were measured. Then, chlorophyll, carotenoid, and flavonoid contents were assessed using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and stomata density was also analyzed. ANOVA analyzed the data, and if the difference was significant, it was continued with the DMRT test at a significance level of 5%. The results showed that the growth of S. palmifolium was significantly affected by light intensity and gibberellins on the parameters of leaves length; leaves, midrib, and bulbs wet weight; leaves and midrib wet weight; leaves and midrib dry weight; bulbs dry weight; shoot root ratio; leaves carotenoid content, and bulbs carotenoid content. However, parameters had no significant effect on the number of leaves, leaves width, time of flowering, number of flowers, number of bulbs, chlorophyll contents, flavonoid, and stomata density. The 50% light intensity and 10 ppm gibberellins were the best treatments to increase leaves length, leaves, midrib, bulbs wet weight, leaves, and bulbs chlorophyll content of S. palmifolium.
Study of seed maturity level and duration of immersion in auxin solution on growth of Anthurium hookeri seedlings
Authors: PRIHANDONO SONY , HARYANTO EDDY TRI , PUJIASMANTO BAMBANG
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Prihandono S, Haryanto ET, Pujiasmanto B. 2020. Study of seed maturity level and duration of immersion in auxin solution on growth of Anthurium hookeri seedlings. Cell Biol Dev 4: 64-70. Anthurium is one of the favorite indoor potted plants to decorate the room. One type of anthurium is Anthurium hookeri Kunth. The problem in anthurium cultivation is very slow plant growth. This study aimed to study the effect of seed maturity level and duration of immersion in auxin solution on the growth of A. hookeri seedlings. This study used a completely randomized design arranged in a factorial manner and consisted of two factors. The first factor is the level of maturity of the seeds (seeds aged 1-3 days after harvest, seeds aged 4-6 days after harvest, and seeds aged 7-9 days after harvest). The second factor was the duration of immersion (without soaking in the IAA solution, soaking for 15 minutes in the IAA solution, soaking for 30 minutes in the IAA solution, and soaking for 45 minutes in the IAA solution). The variables observed were germination variables (moisture content of seeds at harvest, germination fastness, germination potency, germination value, and germination unison) and growth variables (root length, seedling height, number of leaves, and leaf length). The data obtained on the germination variable were analyzed descriptively. In contrast, the data obtained on the growth variable was analyzed by the F test at the 5% level. If there was a significant difference, it was continued using Duncan's Multiple Distance Test (DMRT) at the 5% level. The results showed that on the germination variable, treatment of 1-3 days old seeds and soaking in IAA solution for 30 minutes gave better results than other treatments. Seed age treatment did not affect all growth variables except the number of leaves. The immersion treatment in the IAA solution only affected the number of leaves and did not affect other growth variables. There was an interaction between the treatment of seed age and immersion in the IAA solution on the variable of the number of leaves.
Effects of Clonorchis sinensis combined with Hepatitis B virus infection on the prognosis of patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma following Hepatectomy
Authors: Li Yuan-Kuan , Zhao Jing-Fei , Yang Cheng-Lei , Zhan Guo-Hua , Zhang Jie , Qin Shang-Dong , Zhou Min , Li Min-Jun , Huang Jun-Tao , Kong Feng-Yao , Huang Hai , Chen Jia-Hao , Xiang Bang-De
Published: January 2023

Background

This study aimed to determine the impact of co-infection of Clonorchis sinensis (CS) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following hepatectomy.

Methods

The clinicopathological information of 946 patients with HCC following hepatectomy was retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into four groups depending on whether they had CS infection and/or HBV infection: double-negative group (infected with neither CS nor HBV), simple CS group (infected with only CS), simple HBV group (infected with only HBV), and double-positive group (co-infected with CS and HBV). Kaplan-Meier curves were used to evaluate the overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS), while log-rank tests were used to compare survival rates. Further, Cox regression was used to perform both univariate and multivariate survival analyses to identify variables linked to the prognosis of HCC.

Results

The median overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in the double-positive, simple CS, simple HBV, and double-negative groups were 27 months and 9 months, 20 months and 7 months, 44 months and 12 months, and 42 months and 17 months, respectively. The double-positive group’s 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year OS and RFS rates were 79.2% and 46.9%, 62.6% and 28.4%, 47.8%, and 12.2%, respectively. The simple CS group’s 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year OS and RFS rates were 86.3% and 41.5%, 56.5% and 27.7%, 50.2%, and 18.5%, respectively. The simple HBV group’s 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year OS and RFS rates were 89.8% and 56.0%, 72.5% and 30.5%, 63.8%, and 19.9%, respectively. The double-negative group’s 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year OS and RFS rates were 91.5% and 62.3%, 76.1% and 32.9%, 64.0%, and 22.4%, respectively. Further, according to a Cox multivariate analysis, tumor size (> 5cm), Edmonson grade (III-IV), BCLC-C stage, and tumor satellite focus were independent risk factors for RFS and OS in patients with HCC.

Conclusion

Patients with HCC and Clonorchis sinensis infection experience a poor prognosis after hepatectomy, regardless of whether they are co-infected with HBV.
Characterizing changes in behaviors associated with chemical exposures during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Herbstman Julie B. , Romano Megan E. , Li Xiuhong , Jacobson Lisa P. , Margolis Amy E. , Hamra Ghassan B. , Bennett Deborah H. , Braun Joseph M. , Buckley Jessie P. , Colburn Trina , Deoni Sean , Hoepner Lori A. , Morello-Frosch Rachel , Riley Kylie Wheelock , Sathyanarayana Sheela , Schantz Susan L. , Trasande Leonardo , Woodruff Tracey J. , Perera Frederica P. , Karagas Margaret R. ,   on behalf of program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes
Published: January 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic—and its associated restrictions—have changed many behaviors that can influence environmental exposures including chemicals found in commercial products, packaging and those resulting from pollution. The pandemic also constitutes a stressful life event, leading to symptoms of acute traumatic stress. Data indicate that the combination of environmental exposure and psychological stress jointly contribute to adverse child health outcomes. Within the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-wide Cohort, a national consortium initiated to understand the effects of environmental exposures on child health and development, our objective was to assess whether there were pandemic-related changes in behavior that may be associated with environmental exposures. A total of 1535 participants from nine cohorts completed a survey via RedCap from December 2020 through May 2021. The questionnaire identified behavioral changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in expected directions, providing evidence of construct validity. Behavior changes reported by at least a quarter of the respondents include eating less fast food and using fewer ultra-processed foods, hair products, and cosmetics. At least a quarter of respondents reported eating more home cooked meals and using more antibacterial soaps, liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, antibacterial and bleach cleaners. Most frequent predictors of behavior change included Hispanic ethnicity and older age (35 years and older). Respondents experiencing greater COVID-related stress altered their behaviors more than those not reporting stress. These findings highlight that behavior change associated with the pandemic, and pandemic-related psychological stress often co-occur. Thus, prevention strategies and campaigns that limit environmental exposures, support stress reduction, and facilitate behavioral change may lead to the largest health benefits in the context of a pandemic. Analyzing biomarker data in these participants will be helpful to determine if behavior changes reported associate with measured changes in exposure.
An exploratory study on excess weight gain: Experiences of Postmenopausal Women in Ghana
Authors: Mensah Bonsu Isaac , Myezwa Hellen , Brandt Corlia , Ajidahun Adedayo Tunde , Moses Monday Omoniyi , Asamoah Benjamin
Published: January 2023

Introduction

Excess weight gain is a problem with a significant impact on health and quality of life as well as the consequent economic burden on human populations. While society advocates preference for excess weight gain, limited evidence exists concerning postmenopausal women’s experiences in Ghana.

Aim

The current study explored the experiences regarding excess weight (overweight and obesity) gain among Ghanaian postmenopausal women in Bono East (Techiman) region.

Methods

This is a qualitative exploratory descriptive study where anthropometric measurements [body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)] were determined and participants who were identified with excess weight (obesity and overweight) were recruited to participate in a focus group discussion (FGD). Four focus group discussions were held and 24 postmenopausal women (>45 years) in Techiman took part. Discussions were audio-recorded and transcribed for thematic analysis.

Results

From the qualitative analysis of the FGD, three major themes emerged from the study namely, (i) perception of body weight, (ii) measures to reduce body weight, and (iii) support to adhere to the weight management program. Sub-themes revealed that weight gained was viewed as the presence of diseases and admired by society as a culturally accepted body image. Diet-related changes, a combination of diet modification and physical activity, and weight management supplements emerged as measures to reduce excess weight. Support to adhere to the weight program included health education, access, affordable exercise facilities, and social support.

Conclusions

Sociocultural norms influence the image perception and acceptance of weight gain among postmenopausal women in Ghana, but there is an acknowledgment of the perceived negative health implications of such excess weight. Measures for weight reduction and support to adhere to the weight reduction programme require attention in Ghana.
Relationship between mentalizing and teacher burnout: A cross sectional study
Authors: Safiye Teodora , Vukčević Branimir , Milidrag Ardea , Dubljanin Jakša , Gutić Cikotić Azra , Dubljanin Draško , Lačković Maja , Rodić Ivana , Nikolić Milica , Čolaković Goran , Mladenović Tatjana , Gutić Medo
Published: January 2023

Background

Teaching is considered a high-risk profession due to the high impact of occupational risk factors which can endanger educators’ mental health and lead to burnout syndrome. This study aimed to examine whether the capacity for mentalizing in teachers explains the degree of their burnout syndrome. The expectation was that a low capacity for mentalizing increases the degree of burnout.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 823 teachers. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey was used to examine the burnout syndrome. The capacity for mentalizing was examined using hypomentalizing and hypermentalizing scales from the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire.

Results

The expectation that a low capacity for mentalizing increases teachers’ burnout confirms the finding that hypomentalizing is a positive predictor of their emotional exhaustion as a dimension of burnout (ß = 0.09; p < 0.01). Unexpectedly, hypomentalizing proved to be a positive predictor of personal accomplishment (ß = 0.09; p < 0.05), which indicates that with a lower capacity for mentalizing, teachers experience greater personal accomplishment. Also, hypermantalizing was a negative predictor of emotional exhaustion (ß = -0.17; p < 0.01) and depersonalization (ß = -0.31; p < 0.01), and a positive predictor of personal accomplishment (ß = 0.30; p < 0.01). The findings showed that with higher socioeconomic status, with marriage and having children, the burnout of teachers is lower, as expected.

Conclusions

Capacity for mentalizing and burnout syndrome in teachers are interrelated phenomena. With a good capacity for mentalizing, emotional exhaustion and burnout in teachers are reduced. Knowledge and skills that enable a good capacity for mentalizing should be included in educational and teacher training programs.
Healthcare utilization in Canadian children and young adults with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: To Teresa , Zhang Kimball , Terebessy Emilie , Zhu Jingqin , Licskai Christopher
Published: January 2023

Literature is limited regarding the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on health services use in younger Canadian populations with asthma. We utilized health administrative databases from January 2019–December 2021 for a population-based cross-sectional study to identify Ontario residents 0–25 years old with physician-diagnosed asthma and calculate rates of healthcare use. Multivariable negative binomial regression analysis was used to adjust for confounders. We included 716,690 children and young adults ≤25 years. There was a sharp increase of ICS and SABA prescription rates at the start of the pandemic (March 2020) of 61.7% and 54.6%, respectively. Monthly virtual physician visit rates increased from zero to 0.23 per 100 asthma population during the pandemic. After adjusting for potential confounders, rate ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) showed that the pandemic was associated with significant decrease in hospital admissions (RR = 0.21, 95% CI: 0.18–0.24), emergency department visits (RR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.34–0.37), and physician visits (RR = 0.61, 95% CI: 0.60–0.61). ICS and SABA prescriptions filled also significantly decreased during the pandemic (RR = 0.58, 95% CI: 0.57–0.60 and RR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.46–0.48, respectively). This Canadian population-based asthma study demonstrated a dramatic decline in physician and emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and medication prescriptions filled during the COVID-19 pandemic. An extensive evaluation of the factors contributing to an 80% reduction in the risk of hospitalization may inform post-pandemic asthma management.
Motivations and expectations of higher popular music education in Scotland: Student perspectives
Authors: Harvey Aidan
Published: January 2023

This research investigates the motivations of students and their expectations of the aims and content of undergraduate popular music programmes in Scotland. With a particular interest in the pedagogical issues surrounding the familiar ideological debate in PME of ‘training versus education’, this work also further explores the connection between student perceptions of higher popular music education with their formative musical and social experiences. A variety of sociopolitical factors seem to be at play in the development of these expectations and motivations, which are often linked to students’ formative music education and social experiences. Findings further highlight a perception among students of a fundamental dichotomy between the music industries and music education, raising further questions of if, and how student attitudes should influence curricula design at both HE and secondary school-level going forward.
Incorporación al mercado laboral de personas neurodivergentes: la necesidad de contratos especiales en la legislación laboral mexicana
Authors: Tufiño Gómez Brenda , Escalante Ferrer Ana Esther
Published: January 2023

El objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar una propuesta de contratos especiales para las personas neurodivergentes, que merecen ver cubierto su derecho humano al empleo decente; salvaguardando además su derecho a la salud, al nivel de vida adecuado y a la no discriminación.
En ese tenor, el presente trabajo se desarrolla bajo el método deductivo, a través de la delimitación de las personas trabajadoras neurotípicas seguido del análisis de la problemática que envuelve a las personas neurodiversas cuando se enfrentan a las formas tradicionales de productividad para finalizar con la propuesta de elementos a considerar dentro de los contratos especiales de trabajo.
Palabras clave: neurodiversidad, contrato especial, trabajo, derechos humanos.
Kripke’s Gödel case: Descriptive ambiguity and its experimental interpretation
Authors: Ding Chao , Liu Chuang
Published: January 2023

Kripke has taken the Gödel case as a counterexample for reference descriptivism. Machery et al. question the validity of Kripke’s case and had conducted empirical studies to show its inadequacy. Experimental data suggest intuitions on this matter vary both across and within cultures. However, there is a descriptive ambiguity, we argue, in Kripke’s Gödel case, for people associate different types of descriptions with proper names, such as the description of brute facts and the description of social facts. We argue in this paper with experimental data that the descriptive ambiguity exists and affects the actual ratio of Kripkeans in reference. This result flaws Machery et al.’s interpretation on empirical research, but does not challenge their claim on cross-cultural divergence. In fact, there are more East Asian descriptivists than Machery et al. expected.
The Stuff of Life: Gesture in Giuseppe Maria Mitelli’s Alfabeto in Sogno
Authors: Sikic Petra
Published: January 2023

My paper will look at Giuseppe Maria Mitelli’s 1683 human alphabet book, the Alfabeto in Sogno, as a consideration of gesture. Primarily, it will explore two connected aspects of gesture. The first and primary aspect is gesture as an embodied process which is often violent and destructive for the body, resulting in constant fragmentations and reunifications of the body. In doing so, I will draw on anatomical knowledge of the time, and what it says about the functioning of the body. I will show how Mitelli’s alphabet presents gesture as being so embodied that it is enmeshed with the processes of life, like breathing or sexual reproduction. The secondary aspect of gesture I will explore is the relationship of gesture to language, and how the communicative dimension of gesture is often at odds with its embodied nature. Mitelli’s alphabet creates a very literal representation of this, with its figures physically restrained into forming the letter forms — restraints that they struggle against. This adds another level of pain and violence to the already difficult process of gesture. 
Inspiring Walt Disney: the Animation of French Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 10 December 2021–06 March 2022; and The Wallace Collection, London, 06 April 2022–16 October 2022, Wallace Collection, catalogue: Helen Jacobson, London, The Wallace Collection, 2022, 102 pages, paperback, ISBN 9781781301180, £14.99.
Authors: Pino Domenico
Published: January 2023

Between the end of 2021 and the end of 2022 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Wallace collection in London hosted the exhibition Inspiring Walt Disney: the Animation of French Decorative Arts, in two iterations. This review looks at how the curators presented eighteenth-century decorative arts to the general public and addresses some of the more critical questions underlying the exhibition, which remained veiled in the galleries.
AN APPROACH TO TRANSFORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE BASIC OBJECTS OF TECHNICAL PREPARATION OF PRODUCTION BY CUTTING BY FUNCTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIZATION OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS. Continuation
Authors: Kolybenko E. N.
Published: January 2023

Technical: design, technological preparation of production by cutting a large complex system. In order to move this subject area of knowledge to high-level information and deterministic technologies for automating the solution of the problems of practice, first of all, it is necessary to define its own organic knowledge base. In the knowledge base and the conceptual structure, it was necessary to identify the elements of the structure in the entirety of the functionally different basic knowledge objects. In the structure of each basic knowledge object and the knowledge base as a whole, it is necessary to determine its own and the full composition of the main elements of the integration of the technological element base. The integration elements of the process element base are designed to display and transform the structure of basic knowledge objects in the corresponding information models by the functions of solving their possible many design tasks; in order to achieve in the practice of the subject area the main target functions of economic efficiency of decisions taken and unconditional provision of project quality to them. It is fundamentally important that in order to determine the technological element base of the subject area, the organization of each basic knowledge object is necessary according to the functions of classical knowledge of organizing complex systems: quantity, quality, information similarity, dimension. Only in such an organization of the structure of basic knowledge objects, information automated technologies for solving design problems on their possible set in the practice of the subject field of knowledge can be provided with continuous flexible algorithms and an integral continuous flexible algorithm, respectively, in the structure of each basic knowledge object and the knowledge base as a whole.
PHYSICAL-TECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF VERMICULITE MINERAL DETERMINED ON EXPERIMENTS AND ANALYTICAL PHYSICAL MODELLING. Part 1
Authors: Nizhegorodov A. I.
Published: January 2023

Solving tasks related to the development of technologies for thermal processing of vermiculite concentrates requires the use of coefficients associated with their physical-technical properties such as degree of expansion, porosity, internal and external friction, optical properties etc. Although there exist a number of information resources in this field, a lot of data is missing. This paper provides important and relevant information – both new as well as partly published earlier – obtained by experiments or analytical physical modelling. The results of conducted research supplement the existing data about physical properties and constants of vermiculite with new topical information.
Исследование образования в ситуации глобальных социальных трансформаций и «шоковых инноваций», вызванных пандемией COVID-19
Authors: Обухов Алексей Сергеевич
Published: January 2023

В вводной статье в специальный номер, посвященный проблеме исследований образования в условиях социальных трансформаций, вызванных пандемией COVID-19, дается обзор исследований, представленных в данном выпуске. Делается акцент на значимости использования ситуации масштабного «естественного эксперимента» для выявления социальных и психологических эффектов, происходящих под влиянием резких изменений и трансформаций в обществе в целом и системе образования в частности. Отмечается особая ценность оперативной фиксации различных аспектов изменяющейся реальности, предпринятая исследователями в контексте пандемии. Неожиданность мирового кризиса, вызванного COVID-19, не позволила подготовить полноценную программу исследований, но мозаичный образ, собираемый из разноплановых исследований (индивидуальных реакций, переживаний, субъективного благополучия, стратегий адаптации, преобразований содержания и формы деятельности, принятия/непринятия «шоковых инноваций», социальной транзитивности социальных институций и др.) выводит нас на многосторонний анализ, раскрывающий природу социальных трансформаций, в том числе в контексте образования как значимой социальной сферы. При обобщении материалов номера отмечается выявленная неоднородность реакций на общую ситуацию пандемии со стороны разных социальных групп, на определенных этапах социализации, в различных социальных контекстах и институциях.
The use of metadiscourse by secondary-level Chinese learners of English in examination scripts: insights from a corpus-based study
Authors: Chung Edsoulla , Crosthwaite Peter Robert , Lee Cynthia
Published: January 2023

Metadiscourse plays a significant role in determining the quality of writing. While a growing number of studies have investigated the use of metadiscourse by adult second language learners in academic writing at the tertiary level, studies on how secondary-level students adopt such linguistic resources in other genres, particularly in examination writing, remain few. The present study addresses this research gap by examining the distributions of metadiscourse markers in a corpus of 120 low-, medium-, and high-rated advice-giving texts (letters and reports) randomly selected from the Hong Kong public examination of English language writing, written by secondary-level Chinese learners of English. Using Hyland’s (2019) framework of metadiscourse, the study found considerable variation in the use of interactive and interactional metadiscourse across genres (letters vs. reports) and the final exam grades awarded to texts. Implications for teaching English to pre-tertiary Chinese writers are discussed with suggestions for future research.
Scoping review of research methodologies across language studies with deaf and hard-of-hearing multilingual learners
Authors: Cannon Joanna , Marx Nicole
Published: January 2023

In recent years, research interest in both multilingual learners and, more specifically, in immigrant populations has increased. This is also true for students who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (d/Dhh) and have families who do not speak or sign the languages of the wider community at home (d/Dhh multilingual learners; DML), and may be recent immigrants transitioning to a new country (immigrant DML; IDML). This is a low-incidence, diverse population of learners with minimal research on both language development and on adequate language support during the schooling years. The present study is a scoping review of the research methodologies utilized to conduct 33 original studies. The results help to explain why research is both lacking and sorely needed, and provide a basis for researchers to identify desiderata in research foci and research designs. Recommendations for educational research with DMLs are proposed.
Caligantem nigra formidine lucum: Verg.georg. 4.468, la stele di Philae e un’annotazione degliScholia Bernensia
Authors: Gagliardi Paola
Published: January 2023

The notice in theScholia Bernensiaabout Vergil,Georgics4.468 that links the name of Gallus to thekatabasisof Orpheus can be read as a confirmation of the relation between Vergil’s short poem and the elegiac poet’s work. Significant in this sense is the termformido, very elegant as used by Vergil and maybe part of the poetic lexicon of Gallus, as is perhaps suggested by a passage of the Philae stele.
Tre note a Stazio,Tebaide5 (64–70; 77–80; 81–84)
Authors: Martínez Zepeda Baruch
Published: January 2023

This paper will examine three textual problems in Statius’Thebaid, book 5 (Hypsipyle’s narration of the massacre on Lemnos) that have not previously been discussed in appropriate detail. It will also try to contribute to the demonstration of the fact that, on several occasions, P (Parisinus lat. 8051, s. ix2/3) is not the best codex in the tradition and that we can easily accept the text of the majority of manuscripts.
The science of genetically modified poultry
Authors: Ibrahim Mariam , Stadnicka Katarzyna
Published: January 2023

The exuberant development of targeted genome editing has revolutionized research on the chicken genome, generating chickens with beneficial parameters. The chicken model is a crucial experimental tool that can be utilized for drug manufacture, preclinical research, pathological observation, and other applications. In essence, tweaking the chicken’s genome has enabled the poultry industry to get more done with less, generating genetically modified chickens that lay eggs containing large amounts of lifesaving humanized drugs. The transition of gene editing from concept to practical application has been dramatically hastened by the development of programmable nucleases, bringing scientists closer than ever to the efficient producers of tomorrow’s medicines. Combining the developmental and physiological characteristics of the chicken with cutting-edge genome editing, the chicken furnishes a potent frontier that is foreseen to be actively pursued in the future. Herein we review the current and future prospects of gene editing in chickens and the contributions to the development of humanized pharmaceuticals.
Detection of diarrheal shellfish toxins
Authors: Xu Rui , Zhao Xiyan , Zhao Guangxi , Yang Yang
Published: January 2023

Seafood poisoning outbreaks are often caused by biotoxins generated by harmful algal blooms. Shellfish toxins, mainly derived from phytoplankton, cause diarrhea and poisoning in humans who consume contaminated seafood. Many studies suggest that diarrheal shellfish toxins cause functional changes in various cells. In order to protect shellfish products, it is becoming increasingly important to remove these contaminants from the ocean. Public attention plays a crucial role in reducing the risk of acute intoxication caused by contaminated seafood. Monitoring algal toxins is the best way to ensure that seafood is safe and clean. In order to attain these objectives, a variety of technologies were developed and constructed for the purpose of detecting and decontaminating algal toxins in aquatic environments. A review of the current literature regarding the detection and detoxification of diarrheal shellfish toxins is presented in this article.
Carregando água com a peneira: as percepções da segurança pública em Mato Grosso
Authors: De Musis Carlo Ralph , Melo Fabiane Souza , Uchôa Luciano , Garcia Gustavo , Arima Kauê
Published: January 2023

Este artigo versa sobre uma pesquisa de campo conduzida entre dezembro de 2016 e dezembro de 2017 nas principais regiões metropolitanas do Estado de Mato Grosso, sobre as percepções dos instituintes a respeito da segurança pública. Apresenta caracterizações socioeconômicas, de infraestrutura, da casuística e de índices para as percepções da segurança pública e dos serviços prestados, sendo produzidas e analisadas inferências destes por região metropolitana, além de sínteses gerais.
Plant Anatomy against crime: Araucaria angustifolia wood sawdust identification
Authors: Milanello do Amaral Marina , Longui Eduardo Luiz , De Oliveira Thais Cristina
Published: January 2023

Teams from São Paulo Criminalistics Institute receive chainsaws allegedly involving deforestation in preservation areas. Here, we aimed to examine wood and bark sawdust from chainsaws to determine the potential of differentiating materials from Araucaria angustifolia (native), Pinus spp. and Eucalyptus spp. (exotic). Such knowledge is crucial in the elucidation of environmental crimes, particularly where occurs A. angustifolia, a species at risk of extinction. We obtained samples of adult tree trunks from A. angustifolia, Pinus spp., Eucalyptus spp., and Corymbia citriodora. Our reference samples of wood and bark came from material used in other studies by the Instituto Florestal team. In a blinded manner, we took sawdust samples of A. angustifolia, Pinus caribaea and Eucalyptus grandis and tagged with codes. We prepared all samples based on the standard methodology for wood and bark maceration. Then, we prepared histological slides and comparatively analyzed several slides under light microscopy. Results show that it is possible to obtain cell fragments useful in separating the groups of plants studied. For example, tracheids on the cell walls of A. angustifolia have polygonal pits, with two or more alternating pits, while on Pinus spp., circular pits are observed, usually with uniseriate pits on the radial walls and opposing pits in the case of more than one row. Moreover, vessel elements and fibres can only be found in the wood fragments of Eucalyptus spp. Bark cells and cells from immature tissues also serve as corroborative evidence.
A study on the physical properties of 100% cellulosic woven fabrics
Authors: Ahmed Shaharia
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to study the physical properties of three types of 100% cellulosic woven fabrics. These three types of fabrics are canvas, poplin and voile fabrics. These fabrics have the similar width of 60 inches. Physical properties of the fabrics like tear strength, tensile strength, weight (g/m2), cover factor and shrinkage were investigated. The experimentations were carried out in accordance with the test standard provided by ASTM and AATCC as described underneath the paper. Canvas fabric expressed the higher value of weight and strength compared to poplin and voile. On the other hand, voile fabric expressed the better values of shrinkage compared to other two fabrics. Canvas fabrics expressed the higher values of air permeability. This research is practice based and the outcomes are advantageous to the textile professionals. This research opens possible ways for the scholars to further study in this field.
Sustained release formulation of emulsion and its use for multifunctional cotton fabric
Authors: Chavan Pravin P , Teli MD , Pandit Pintu
Published: January 2023

Today, essential oil-based formulations are used to resist insect bites in humans. Citronella, eucalyptus and lavender oils are known for their mosquito repellent properties. In the present work, an emulsion of chrysanthemum oil was prepared using a binder. The release rate, emulsion stability, and particle size analysis were carried out. The emulsion was applied onto the cotton fabric using the pad-dry-cure technique. The evaluation of the performance properties of the finished material in terms of aroma rating, mosquito repellency on repeated washing and crease recovery angle, as well as bending length and tensile strength, was carried out. The results indicate that near about 100% mosquito repellency can be retained to an acceptable level of 65-75% even after ten washing cycles. The fragrance of the finished fabric enhanced the attractiveness of such a speciality finished material; hence, this technique has promising potential in developing mosquito repellent curtains and home furnishing fabrics.
Apparel design from middle and West Anatolia hand-woven fabrics
Authors: ŞENGÖZ Nefise Gönül , Bağci Gülşen , Kurumer Gülseren
Published: January 2023

All throughout history people did hand-weaving to provide fabric for clothing but much less in our time. Hand-woven fabrics possessing different properties were produced in every country and in every area. Especially in Turkey, hand-weaving had become an art in due time, had developed, and had gained importance in economy and culture. As a result of rapid industrialization, hand-woven fabrics are now facing expiring even they are tried to be produced limitedly in the world as well as in some areas of Turkey. In this research, hand-woven fabrics in the Middle and West Anatolia cities (Kastamonu, Tokat, Uşak, village of Buldan in Denizli) are studied. The physical, chemical and visual properties of these sample fabrics are tested to decide what kind of garment can be produced from them. It is aimed to supply hand-woven fabrics to industry, mainly in ready wear production, by designing apparel suitable to today’s needs and fashion, to assure a rise in interest in them leading to a need in hand-woven fabrics and to achieve an increase in production of them, to provide clues for ready-wear producer and the end user, to prevent the expiring of hand-woven fabrics, but to continue to add to economy, culture and labor.
Visual essay: inês, the divine relict
Authors: Augusto Michele
Published: January 2023

This visual essay investigates the language encoded by the clothing represented in the epic tales and narratives about D. Inês de Castro and D. Pedro I, highlighting the tomb effigies, legends and chronicles related to the theme, analyzing the visual and symbolic codes belonging to these, as well as the memories associated with iconography. It presents the performance as a dressed language, how and which codes we can reveal of the character through the costume scene.
METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING THE SURFACE WATER POLLUTION BY NUTRIENTS
Authors:   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Osadcha N.M. , Luzovitska Yu.A. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukhan O.O. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Biletska S.V. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Osypov V.V. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Bonchkovsky A.S. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Nabyvanets Yu.B. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Osadchyi V.I. ,   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published: January 2023

The preparation of the River Basin Management Plan includes an assessment of the human pressure by polluting substances. This paper suggests a methodology for calculating the total budget of nutrients in the river basin using the balance method. We assessed the supply of nutrients from various sources within the catchment area. Point sources include emissions from urban areas as well as industrial and agricultural enterprises. Diffuse sources are divided into those determined by natural background (emission from territories covered by forests, grass vegetation, direct atmospheric depositions on the water surface) and anthropogenic ones (arable land, rural, built-up areas). The developed method can be applied to basins not provided with monitoring data.
Mystifications. The role of pseudonyms in postmodern Hungarian literature
Authors: Németh Zoltán
Published: January 2023

This study focuses on literary mystification, which has become extremely common in Central European postmodern literature in recent decades. Mystification is essentially a game related to the authorial name, to pseudonyms, masks and various alter egos. The paper attempts to separate three procedures of postmodern text creation by considering the aspect of mystification: early postmodern text creation, based on the principle of imitation; areferential postmodernism, based on simulation, and the anthropological postmodern, which is present through a transitive strategy. The study analyses the pseudonymised works, among others, of István Baka, Árpád Tőzsér, Péter Esterházy, Lajos Parti Nagy, András Ferenc Kovács and Zoltán Csehy.