bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of taurine intervention on oleic acid-induced primary hepatocyte steatosis in orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides)
Authors: Xiao Ruyi , Feng Hanmo , Niu Xingjian , Bai Fakai , Ye Jidan
Published: November 2021

Examination of the molecular mechanism of taurine regulation of lipid metabolism in fish is limited. In this study, an oleic acid (OA)-induced hepatocyte steatosis model of orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) was established for the first time. The model was used to test the effect of taurine on steatosis hepatocytes in Control, High-fat (0.4 mM OA) and Taurine (0.4 mM OA + 2 mM taurine) experimental groups of fish. Hepatocyte samples were subjected to transcriptome analysis. A total of 99634 unigenes was assembled, 69982 unigenes were annotated and 1831 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in Control vs High-fat group, and 526 DEGs in the High-fat vs Taurine group were identified, of which 824 DEGs (Control vs High-fat) and 237 DEGs (High-fat vs Taurine) were observed to be upregulated, and 1007 DEGs (Control vs High-fat) and 289 DEGs (High-fat vs Taurine) were downregulated after taurine intervention. These genes are involved in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) and 5? AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathways, fatty acid elongation, primary bile acid biosynthesis, glycerophospholipid and glycerolipid metabolism. The findings provide new clues in understanding the regulatory role of taurine in lipid and fatty acid metabolism of fish. It is hoped that the obtained results will help in the design of feed formulations to improve grouper growth from the perspective of aquaculture nutrition.
Comprehensive performance investigation and optimization of a plate fin heat exchanger with wavy fins
Authors: Cui Mengmeng , Song Rui
Published: November 2021

As the pressure drop and pump power increase with the enhancement of heat transfer, it is of great value to investigate the comprehensive performance of the heat exchanger based on common accurate correlations of heat transfer and flow friction. This paper adopts a generalized air-side thermal-hydraulic correlation study the comprehensive performances of the plate fin heat exchanger with wavy fins. To better understand the fin characteristics, performance indexes under the same flow rate, pressure drop and pump power are employed to estimate the comprehensive flow and heat transfer performances. The non-linear optimization problem is established in consideration of the multiple independent variables with the maximum effectiveness or the minimum modified entropy generation number as the optimization objective function, which is solved by the genetic algorithm. Comparative analysis is conducted for results obtained from the parametric analysis and heat exchanger optimization, indicating that the objective function of the modified entropy generation number is effective for the design optimization of the comprehensive performance.
Theoretical and experimental investigations on the photo-thermal effect of gold nanorods irradiated by femtosecond and nanosecond laser
Authors: Li Dong , Zhao Penghui , Feng Jing , Xing Linzhuang , Chen Bin , Liao Dingying
Published: November 2021

Nanoparticle mediated laser induced breakdown can be used for Nanoparticle synthesis, cell nanosurgery and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. To investigate the photo-thermal conversion of gold nanoparticles during pulsed laser irradiation, the electron-phonon two temperature model was established in this study. The impact of laser energy density and pulse width on the thermal conversion and morphology change of gold nanorods were investigated and compared with experimental observations. The results show that the melting threshold of gold nanorods under nanosecond laser irradiation is about twenty times that of femtosecond laser irradiation. The mechanisms of nanorod fragmentation are different between femto and nanosecond laser irradiation: particle melting is more likely to occur in nanosecond laser irradiation, while the Coulomb explosion is highly likely to occur in femtosecond laser irradiation.
Freeze-Drying of Persimmon (Diospyros Kaki) Slices Investigation of Drying Characteristics
Authors: DAĞDEVİREN Abdullah , ACAR Bahadir , ALHAMMADİ Abdullatif , ROSHANAEI Khandan , COŞKUN Tuba , İNANÇ Özgür , ÖZKAYMAK Prof. Dr. Mehmet
Published: November 2021

This study was performed to define the kinetic drying model and to define the effective diffusivity coefficient of the fruit, which is called Diospyros kaki in the literature, from the family of Ebonaceae known as the Persimmon in our country. In the study, blueberries by the weight of 100 g and with a thickness of 5 mm were placed in the drying device, and the data were processed by observing the weight loss every two hours after being subjected to the drying process for 14 hours. 8 different kinetic drying models were applied to the acquired data using the Matlab program. As a result of the application, the estimated standard errors (RMSE), chi-square (X2), regression coefficients (R2) were calculated, error analysis was performed, R2, X2, and RMSE values were found, as 0.019483, 5.062 x 10-4 and 0.9558. According to these results, it was determined that the most suitable model is the Page model. Also, the effective diffusivity coefficients for Persimmon (Diospyros Kaki) were calculated as 1.79775 × 10-10 m2/s.
Low voltage ride-through strategies for a 3-phase grid-connected PV system
Authors:   , Wen Hao
Published: November 2021

Grid codes is a technical specification which defines the parameters a power system that are connected to the national power systems has to ensure safe, secure and eco-nomic proper functioning of the electric system. One of these requirements is to stay connected to the grid during faults. In such scenarios, the generating unit should remain connected to the grid for a certain period and provide reactive power to support the grid. This is called low voltage ride-through capability. At the early stage, low voltage ride-through requirements were imposed for large scale generators connected to the trans-mission network. However, with the increased penetration of distributed generation, such as PV panels implemented in the distribution network, the low voltage ride-through requirements are also required for distributed generation. With the maturity of PV technology, the cost of PV generation has decreased. Therefore, the total installed capacity of grid-connected PV generation has increased; this has cre-ated new challenges to the low voltage ride-through. Power quality and transient per-formance are the most critical aspects of the grid-connected PV systems under grid faults. PV generation is permitted to switch off from the grid during a fault; however, with the high penetration of the installed PV system, it will degrade the power quality if the same method applied. It is necessary to make sure that the inverter currents remain sinusoidal and within the acceptable limits at the instant of the fault, during and after the fault clearance for different types of faults. Accordingly, this thesis proposes two low voltage ride-through strategies for a 3-phase grid-connected PV system in different reference frames. The presented low voltage ride-through control algorithm in the synchronous reference frame, which fulfils a voltage compensation unit and the reactive power injection block is designed to protect the inverter from overcurrent failure under both symmetrical and asymmetrical faults, reduce the double grid frequency oscillations and provides reac-tive power support by applying a voltage compensation unit. The inverter can also inject sinusoidal current during asymmetrical faults. The method does not require a hard switch from the Maximum Power Point Tracking to a non-Maximum Power Point Tracking algorithm, which ensures a smooth transition. The proposed method in the stationary reference frame provides a fast post-fault recov-ery, which is essential to minimize the fault impacts on the loads and the converter. The method, which consists of a new reference currents calculation block and the voltage compensation unit, maintains the converter current within acceptable limits, produces sinusoidal current even during asymmetrical faults, improves the post-fault recovery performance, and provides independent control for active and reactive powers.
Validitas dan Praktikalitas Lembar Kerja Siswa Berbasis Problem Based Learning untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematis Siswa SD/MI
Authors: Irani Bonita , Andriani Melly
Published: November 2021

This research aimed at developing student workbook Problem Based Learning model based that was valid and practical to increase student mathematic problem-solving ability.  This research was instigated by student mathematic problem-solving ability that was on low category, student workbook that was inappropriate to increase student mathematic problem-solving ability.  It was a Research and Development with 4-D (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate) model.  The subjects of this research were 39 students of the fifth grade of class C, and the object was mathematics student workbook Problem Based Learning model based.  The collected data were primary, and the techniques of collecting the data were interview, questionnaire, test, and documentation.  The instruments of collecting the data were the instruments of validity test, practicality test, pretest and posttest questions of mathematic problem-solving ability.  The obtained data were analyzed by using Descriptive qualitative and descriptive quantitative analysis techniques.  Based on the research findings and data analyses, it could be concluded that validity level of student workbook was valid with 86.92% percentage, and it had been proper to be tested.  After testing, the practicality level was on very practical category with 95.6% percentage.  The analysis result of student mathematic problem-solving ability level after using the workbook generally was on high category with 83.06% percentage.  It meant that students were able to solve the problems overall.
Hubungan Usia Kronologis Awal Masuk Sekolah dengan Prestasi Belajar Siswa Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Fauzia Assyifa , Deswalantri Deswalantri
Published: November 2021

This research was conducted based on the problem that it was found that there were still students who were enrolled in school at the age that had been determined by the government (seven years). The result of an interviwe with the parik putuih integrated Islamic Elemtery School teacher stated that there were students who entered school in 2016 who were under the age of seven. This study aims to see whether on variable has a relationship with other variables. Data collection wascarried out using the documentation method to see the chronological age at the beginning of school entry and semester I and II grades from grade 1 to grade 3 elementary shool. This study uses data analysis spearman Rank Correlation (Grade Correlation). The results obtained using the Spearman Rank Correlation technique otained hit 0,352 and tab at a significant level of 5% is 0.364. It is proven that there is no relationship between crhonological age at the beginning of school and student achievement. The result show that H_0 is accept and H_a  is rejected. So it can be concluded that the level of relationship between crhonological age at the beginning of school entry and student achievement at SDIT Baiturrahim Parik Putuih Kabupaten Agam is at a low level or there is not relationship.
Quinolines and Macrolides Resistance-Associated Mutations in Chlamydia trachomatis in Women Endocervical Samples in the West Region of Cameroon
Authors: Djoumessi Gomseu B. E. , Dadwal R. , Tamokou J. D. D. , Yadav R. , Takougoum Marbou W. J. , Kuiate J.-R. , Sethi S.
Published: November 2021

Chlamydia trachomatis infection is a public health problem worldwide. Although antibiotic resistance of this strict intracellular bacterium is rare, it is important to monitor the appearance of resistance genes to available efficient antibiotics. This study aimed to screen for mutations in some of these genes in C. trachomatis clinical isolates, which may be associated to resistance to quinolone and macrolide antibiotics. Thirty-five endocervical samples were collected from women aged between 18 and 49 in five district hospitals in the Western Region of Cameroon. The mutations in quinolones (parC and gyrA) and macrolides (L4, L22 and 23S rRNA) resistance domains were detected by PCR followed by sequencing on positive samples to C. trachomatis. The overall mutation rate for the studied genes was 60% in the studied samples. Seven (20%) and twelve (34%) samples presented mutations in the parC and gyrA gene respectively. Mutations in L4 (11.42%) and L22 (60%) were detected in ours samples, while no mutation was found in 23S rRNA gene. Seven clinical samples (20%) presented mutations to both macrolide and quinolone resistance genes. This study revealed a relatively high rate of mutations in the resistance genes to macrolides and quinolones in C. trachomatis in the West Cameroon. This rate of mutation calls for the competent authorities for better surveillance of C. trachomatis infection in West Cameroon to avoid a sudden increase in resistance to antibiotics in the years to come.
O JLASSS como um lócus acadêmico para debates socioculturais sobre educação física e esporte na América Latina: uma análise de suas publicações (2011-2020)
Authors: Gomes Leonardo do Couto , Moraes Letícia Cristina Lima , Moraes e Silva Marcelo , Marchi Júnior Wanderley
Published: November 2021

Este estudo buscou apresentar o cenário das publicações científicas que vem sendo divulgada no Journal of the Latin American Social-cultural Studies of Sport (JLASSS), revista vinculada à instituição latino-americana especializada nas discussões socioculturais do Esporte no continente, a Asociación Latino Americana de Estudios Socioculturales del Deporte (ALESDE). Para isso, realizou-se a análise do conteúdo dos artigos publicados no periódico desde a sua criação, em 2011, até o último volume publicado em 2020. Encontrou-se um total de 124 estudos produzidos em diversos países e instituições, predominantemente sul-americanos, os quais abordaram variados assuntos, mas todos com aporte das Ciências Sociais e Humanas, evidenciando que a revista estudada cumpre com seus esforços de promover pesquisas exclusivamente com tais subsídios teóricos e majoritariamente da respectiva região.
Axiology of Subject of Declarative-Publicistic Poetry (First Collection of Soviet Kabardian Poets “First Step”)
Authors: Kazharova I. A. , Borova A. R.
Published: November 2021

The problem of the axiology of the subject of declarative-publicistic poetry is considered in the article. The concepts of “publicistic poetry”, “declarative-publicistic poetry”, “propaganda poetry” are commented on. On the basis of a number of works devoted to the image of the “new woman”, which was actual in the proletarian poetry of the 1920s and 1930s, the elements defining the axiology of the subject are revealed. The collection of Soviet Kabardian poetry “First step” is researched. The purpose of the article is to reveal the nuances of value, which in the national “variants” of Soviet literature supplemented the canons of expression of a typical subject that have developed in Russian propaganda poetry. Attention is paid to the semantic content of the poetic “we”, the spatial and temporal aspects of the representation of the poetic subject, the nature of the relationship of the poetic statement subject to the main character. The axiological subtext of the details of clothing is demonstrated in the context of the opposition of two temporal plans, which is relevant for agitation poetry. It is proved that the representation of the subject of agitation poetry at the junction of two time plans is for the authors of “The First Step” the most functional aspect of his axiology. The relevance of the study is determined in the light of the problem of intercultural interaction, the perception by a particular culture of ways of expressiveness that are uncharacteristic for it, the formation of an unusual subject of poetic thinking.
Soviet Poetic Underground in Critical and Scientific Coverage (Article Two)
Authors: Chizhov N. S.
Published: November 2021

An overview of scientific and critical works devoted to the study of Soviet uncensored poetry as a historical and literary phenomenon in general and the work of its key personalities, in particular is presented in the article. The relevance of the work is due to the lack of study of this segment of Russian literary criticism of the 20th century and the need to systematize the accumulated experience of evaluating and interpreting underground poetic culture in order to identify promising directions for its further scientific development. The article focuses, first, on the samizdat criticism of the uncensored poets of the 1980s. Such features of their artistic writing as culture-centricity, impersonality, autonomy of poetry due to the rejection of the “Aristotelian mimesis” and the reorientation of the poetic utterance to “the language itself”, etc. are characterized. Secondly, the author considers the formation in the scientific-critical discourse of the postmodernist concept of the development of Russian literature, in the light of which such underground style movements as “metarealism” and “conceptualism” are presented as the most representative phenomena of poetic postmodernism. Thirdly, it is indicated that in literary criticism of the 2000s-2010s, a number of scientific concepts were proposed that limit the research field of application of postmodern theory to Russian poetry of the second half of the 20th century (“neomodernism”, “transavant-garde”, “post-realism”). Fourth, it is determined that the development of the legacy of the Soviet poetic underground in modern literary science occurs primarily from the standpoint of a systematic study of the poetics and axiology of the work of nonconformist poets and the identification of the genetic links of their poetry with the Russian modernist and avant-garde tradition of the early 20th century.
“Privilege” Factor in Economic Policy of Bolsheviks and Kronstadt Rebellion
Authors: Davydov A. Yu. , Khutsieva V. V.
Published: November 2021

The influence of the Kronstadt mutiny (March 1921) on the change in the economic course of the Bolsheviks is analyzed. The results of a comparative analysis of different conceptual approaches to its interpretation as a factor of influence are presented. The authors consider the food dictatorship to be the fundamental principle of war communism, periodically softened by campaigns to endow workers with “privileges” in the form of the right to transport food; contemporaries talked about “benefits”. An overview of events, which allows us to consider “privileges” as the main factor in the activation of illegal market relations in 1918—1921is provided in the article. Its novelty lies in the attribution of the Kronstadt mutiny as an essential reason for the transition of the Leninist leadership not to the NEP, but to the next “privileged” operation. At the same time, the authors of the article argue that the accumulation of concessions (“privileges”), accelerated by the rebellion, led in August 1921 to the legalization of freedom of trade and to the NEP. Great attention is paid to the issue of the social basis of the mutiny, since, among other things, the authors see the sources of fearlessness and despair of the insurgents in this circumstance. A. Davydov and V. Khutsieva prove that the rebels primarily acted on behalf of that part of the peasantry that managed to save their bread from the Bolshevik requisitions.
Evolution of Institution of Elementary Church School in Ossetia (1860—1917)
Authors: Kobakhidze E. I. , Tuaeva B V.
Published: November 2021

The process of development of an elementary church school in Ossetia in the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries is considered. It is shown that, being under the auspices of the spiritual department, the church school in Ossetia evolved in accordance with the guidelines set by the government policy in the field of education, but the transformation process had its own specifics. It is reported that the establishment and support of church schools was exclusively concerned with the Society for the Restoration of Orthodox Christianity in the Caucasus. It was found that church schools were in demand among the mountain peasantry, who sought to get at least an elementary education that performed important adaptive functions in the context of the collapse of traditional life and the formation of a new social reality in the post-reform period. It is emphasized that the lack of state support over time deprived the parish school of incentives and prospects for development. It is argued that the church school in Ossetia, unable to withstand competition with secular educational institutions, by 1917 was already practically incapable of fulfilling its educational tasks and therefore ceased to satisfy the local population, which began to show interest in secular educational institutions of the elementary level, which more fully met the increased educational demands.
Level of Food Consumption by Population of Sverdlovsk Region (Budget Surveys in 1986—1990)
Authors: Mamyachenkov V. N. , Kulikova E. S. , Lvova M. I.
Published: November 2021

Issues related to the level of consumption by the population of the USSR in the “perestroika” period of its history are considered. In order to conduct an objective historical analysis of the problem, the authors used materials from the funds of three archives, some of which are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. It is emphasized that the second half of the 1980s was crucial for the Soviet Union, becoming the last five years in its difficult history. The results of a comparative analysis of food consumption by the population of the Sverdlovsk region in the study period are presented. A clear discrepancy between the level of consumption of a number of food products by the population of the Middle Urals and the norms of their scientifically grounded rational consumption is determined. The emphasis is made on the fact that in the diet of Soviet citizens there was always a very shortage of vegetables, melons, fruits and, to some extent, fish products. It is proved that the chronic underconsumption of these products was to a certain extent “compensated” by the increased consumption of sugar, confectionery and dairy products, and in the difficult 1940s–1950s — bakery products and potatoes.  It is concluded that it is not necessary to overly dramatize the “material” factor in the development of disintegration processes that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Results of specialized outpatient follow-up of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source
Authors: Merkureva P. I. , Bogatenkova J. D. , Voznyuk I. A. , Sorokoumov V. A. , Popov E. A.
Published: November 2021

Background. The article considers with the current problem of cryptogenic stroke and embolic stroke of undetermined source.The objective was to analyzed the results of follow-up of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source in a specialized outpatient center.Methods and materials. The data of 169 patients who completed a two-year follow-up period with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and cardioembolic stroke were analyzed.Results. We presented comparative results on the structure of incidence rate, age differences, comorbid pathology, as well as on the frequency of repeated cardiovascular events in groups with cardioembolic stroke and embolic stroke of undetermined source.Conclusions. Patients with ESUS are an extremely difficult category of patients for diagnostic search, for whom the actual task is to develop an examination algorithm for the earliest possible detection of the cause of stroke and to determine the optimal methods of secondary prevention.
Interaction of high-molecular-weight adiponectin concentration in blood serum with the risk of metabolic syndrome in women
Authors: Belyaeva O. D. , Brovin D. L. , Berkovich O. A. , Karonova T. L. , Korelskaya N. A.
Published: November 2021

Introduction. The development of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with abdominal obesity (AO) may be associated with a low level of the adiponectin (AN) - protective adipocytokine. AN circulates in the blood in various molecular forms.The high molecular weight AN is assumed to have greater metabolic activity. It is currently not clear what level of high molecular weight adiponectin (HMWA) in women with AO is associated with MS and its components.The objective was to study the role of high molecular weight adiponectin in the development of metabolic syndrome in women with abdominal obesity.Methods and materials. 302 women with AO and 161 women without AO were examined. MS was diagnosed in 62.3 % of patients.Results. The concentration of total adiponectin (TAN) and HMAN in the blood serum in women with MS was lower than in patients without MS (p<0.05). According to logistic regression analysis, the most significant factors influencing the risk of MS were low concentration of HMAN in the blood, age, and body mass index (p <0.05).Conclusions. It was found that women with AO and HMAN concentration of less than 1.96 μg/ml in the blood had an increased risk of metabolic syndrome.
Lower limbs lengthening over the intramedullary nail versus lengthening by Ilizarov technique
Authors: Shchepkina E. A. , Lebedkov I. V. , Solomin L. N. , Korchagin K. L. , Sabirov F. K. , Parfeev D. G.
Published: November 2021

Introduction. Lengthening over the nail (LON) combines the advantages of external and internal fixations.The objective was to compare the effectiveness of the application, to assess the structure and frequency of complications in patients treated with lengthening by Ilizarov technique and lengthening over the nail.Methods and materials. We analyzed 55 LON cases and 64 cases lengthening by Ilizarov technique. The duration of the external fixation period, complications and quality of the patient life were compared.Results. The external fixation period in LON group was 4 times less than in the Ilizarov technique group. There were 25 complications (45.5 %) in LON group and 54 complications (84.4 %) in the Ilizarov technique group. Femur lengthening was associated with a greater number of complications in both groups. Pin infections were 2.5 times less frequently in the femur LON group. Knee contractures were only in Ilizarov technique group (11.4 %). Ankle joint contracture was noted with the same frequency during tibial lengthening in both groups. Disorders of the consolidation were 2 times more often in the femur LON group and 5 times more often in the tibial lengthening with Ilizarov technique. Premature fusion was observed only in the LON group. There were 2 times less fractures of the half-pins and wires in the LON group.Conclusions. A reduction of external fixation period in LON group correlates with the 2-fold decrease of complications and an increase of the treatment comfort. LON is promising for wider clinical applications.
Changing the Narrative: Socially Just Leadership Education
Authors: Shetty Rebecca , Banks Carson
Published: November 2021

Though U.S. higher education has long sought to prepare students as leaders, a significant gap exists in leadership education literature and published research regarding ways to teach leadership through a social justice lens. Kathy L. Guthrie and Vivechkanand S. Chunoo’s Changing the Narrative: Socially Just Leadership Education explores the evolving role of leadership education and development within U.S. higher education. The book includes voices and perspectives of experts from various backgrounds, professional experiences, and institution types. Contributing authors discuss the importance of linking leadership education and social justice work and provide curricular and cocurricular examples to implement at different types of higher education institutions. Changing the Narrative challenges readers to deconstruct oppressive systems that still exist on college campuses and reimagine what it means to teach and engage in leadership education.
Making Major Decisions
Authors: Kepple Cassandra , Matthews Dawn , Washington Juanita
Published: November 2021

Exploratory students enter college without a declared major but are actively searching for one that fits their values, interests, and skills. A first-year seminar (FYS) was created for exploratory students that provides them with guided support in their exploration process. This paper investigates the effect of an FYS for exploratory students on major declaration in the first year via their change in major certainty, using multiple logistic regression. Findings show change in major certainty is a significant predictor for major declaration within the first year. This study has implications for both policy and practice related to the exploratory population.
College, Covid, and Questions: Tips and Advice for Incoming Freshmen, Undergraduates, Transfer Students, and Parents
Authors: Almond Michael , Cilluffo Gina
Published: November 2021

Suzy Beamer Bohnert’s College, Covid, and Questions: Tips and Advice for Incoming Freshmen, Undergraduates, Transfer Students, and Parents is a pocket guide, answering questions incoming students frequently have about college and university life. While incoming first-year students are the primary audience for the book, some sections address parents or family members. The thematic organization allows readers to locate areas of interest quickly. While the title suggests an emphasis on COVID19’s impact on higher education, most of the text focuses on traditional aspects of college, including tutoring, essential campus resources and offices, residential life and roommates, clubs and activities, and travel.
Great Britain, Blockades, and Neutral Rights: Royal Navy Operations during the Mexican- American War, 1846-1848
Authors: Adamiak Stanley
Published: November 2021

Although neutral during the Mexican American War (1846-8), Great Britain’s Royal Navy had to navigate the war’s naval component, particularly commerce raiding and blockades, as it sought to protect and promote trade and neutral rights. While able to use international pressure to limit privateering, handling the blockade proved more problematic. Although US policies largely mirrored British expectations in the Gulf of Mexico, along Mexico’s Pacific coast, inconsistent US Navy actions created tension. The professionalism of both American and British naval officers and a willingness of both governments to compromise effectively diffused any potential crises. Bien qu’elle soit restée neutre pendant la guerre américano-mexicaine (1846-1848), la Marine royale de la Grande-Bretagne a dû s’occuper de l’aspect naval de la guerre, en particulier les corsaires marchands et les blocus commerciaux, alors qu’elle cherchait à protéger et à promouvoir le commerce et la neutralité des droits. Pour limiter la course, la Marine pouvait recourir à des pressions exercées au niveau international, mais la gestion des blocus s’est révélée plus difficile. Bien que les politiques américaines aient reflété en grande partie les attentes britanniques dans le golfe du Mexique, les mesures incohérentes prises par la Marine américaine ont créé des tensions le long de la côte pacifique du Mexique. Le professionnalisme des officiers de marine américains et britanniques et la volonté des deux gouvernements de faire des compromis ont efficacement dissipé toute crise potentielle.
Liturgia Wielkiego Tygodnia i Wielkanocy w łacińskim Królestwie Jerozolimskim
Authors: Dźwigała Bartłomiej
Published: November 2021

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przebadanie liturgii wielkanocnej sprawowanej w Jerozolimie w czasach krzyżowców i umieszczenie jej w szerszym kontekście kultury politycznej łacińskiego Królestwa Jerozolimskiego. Głównym pytaniem badawczym jest, w jaki sposób liturgia wielkanocna oddziaływała na funkcjonowanie społeczeństwa łacińskiego Wschodu. W pierwszej części prezentowanego studium prezentujemy kształt liturgii wielkanocnej na podstawie wybranych ksiąg liturgicznych. W drugiej części, opierając się na źródłach narracyjnych, pokazujemy, w jaki sposób liturgia wielkanocna była powiązana z kulturą polityczną i religijną krucjatowej monarchii. Jako wniosek proponujemy, aby liturgię wielkanocną traktować jako centralny element życia łacińskiego Królestwa Jerozolimskiego, co wpisuje się w szerszy kontekst duchowości katolickiej.
Dwie wersje „Pieśni historycznej…”: kult ikony Matki Boskiej Ladeńskiej na tle kultu ikony Matki Boskiej Żyrowickiej
Authors: Barysenka Volha
Published: November 2021

Artykuł jest poświęcony ikonie Matki Bożej Ladeńskiej (inne nazwy – Ladańska, Ladzieńska) z bazyliańskiego monasteru w Małych Ladach położonych niedaleko Mińska (Białoruś), otoczonej kultem lokalnym od czasu powstania w 1 poł. XVIII do 1. poł. XX w. Ikona była kopią ikony Matki Boskiej Żyrowickiej i jej kult był pochodną kultu bardziej czczonej ikony Żyrowickiej, nasilonego po jej koronacji w 1730 r. oraz przypadkowym odsłonięciem jej kopii w cerkwi św. Sergiusza i Bachusa w Rzymie podczas remontu w 1718 r. Oba te motywy odcisnęły się w historii ikony z Lad. Najwcześniejsze wiadomości legendarne o powstaniu kultu ikony są zapisane w dwóch wierszach z 1744 r. zachowane w rękopisemnym zbiorze tekstów religijnych, dodane w aneksach do artykułu.
Liturgia domowa sprawowana przez małżonków w codzienności
Authors: Mateja Erwin
Published: November 2021

Określenie chrześcijańskiej rodziny mianem „sanktuarium domowego Kościoła” pokazuje, że jest ona miejscem przygotowywania się jej członków do udziału w liturgii sprawowanej we wspólnocie parafialnej. Jednocześnie jest też miejscem przedłużania w domu kultu sprawowanego w kościele parafialnym. Jedną z głównych potrzeb rodziny i małżeństwa jest religijna kultura rodzinna, wyrażana w domowym zaciszu na wspólnej modlitwie. Jej pielęgnowanie ma prowadzić do stworzenia swoistego rytuału religijnego danej rodziny. Aby taki rytuał był także akceptowany i praktykowany przez młode pokolenie, musi być czymś autentycznie przeżywanym przez małżonków. Formacja, którą dzieci otrzymują od rodziców, ma im pomóc w pokochaniu własnej rodziny i tego, co dla katolickich małżonków i rodziców jest ważne. Niniejszy artykuł jest próbą pokazania bogactwa rodzinnych modlitw, ale też zwyczajów religijnych i praktyk związanych z przeżywanym rokiem liturgicznym oraz przyjmowanymi sakramentami czy błogosławieństwami.
Olej w obrzędach inicjacji chrześcijańskiej w syro-orientalnej tradycji liturgicznej
Authors: Potoczny Mateusz Rafał
Published: November 2021

Olej należy do najważniejszych elementów naturalnych jakie weszły do liturgii Kościoła. Chociaż używa się go w różnych obrzędach sakramentalnych i pozasakramentalnych, to jednak najbogatszą wymowę teologiczną zyskał w obrzędach chrześcijańskiej inicjacji. Niniejsze studium stanowi refleksję nad rolą i znaczeniem oleju w liturgii chrzcielnej w tradycji syro-orientalnej. W pierwszej kolejności przypomniana została nomenklatura związana z namaszczeniami w tradycjach syryjskich. Następnie czytelnik może zapoznać się z symboliką oleju i namaszczeń, jaką spotykamy w twórczości najważniejszych Ojców syryjskich. W ostatniej części zaprezentowane zostały namaszczenia w liturgicznym obrzędzie chrzcielnym Kościołów syro-orientalnych.
Pertumbuhan Tanaman Vanili (Vanilla planifolia) dalam Polybag pada Beberapa Kombinasi Media Tanam dan Frekuensi Penyiraman Menggunakan Teknologi Irigasi Tetes
Authors: Jamaludin Jamaludin , Ranchiano M. Gary
Published: November 2021

The study aimed to find the media composition and watering frequency through drip irrigation technology, which is appropriate to support the growth of vanilla plants in polybags. The research was conducted in the STIPER Dharma Wacana Metro experimental garden from April to July 2020. The first factor is the composition of the planting medium, namely soil + manure, soil + manure + rice husks, soil + manure + sand, and soil + manure + cocopeat. The second factor is watering frequency, namely 1, 2, and 3 times a day. Each treatment was repeated three times. The variables observed included plant height (cm), number of leaves (strands), shoot fresh weight (g), root fresh weight (g), and biomass dry weight (g). The use of mixed media of soil, manure, and cocopeat is the best media composition by producing a root wet weight of 8.0 g and a dry weight of 7.2 g. The frequency of watering three times a day resulted in the best height of vanilla plants being 51.8 cm compared to the frequency of watering once and twice a day. There was no interaction between the composition of the growing media and the frequency of watering on vanilla plants growth in polybags.
RESPON VARIETAS TEBU UNGGUL BARU TERHADAP PEMBERIAN NANO SILIKA DAN CEKAMAN KEKERINGAN
Authors: Sari Vega kartika , Haryono Kacung , Basuki Basuki
Published: November 2021

Pola pengembangan tebu di Pulau Jawa beralih ke lahan kering disebabkan lahan sawah diprioritaskan untuk tanaman pangan yang lain. Lahan kering umumnya mempunyai tingkat kesuburan yang rendah sampai sedang dan ketersediaan air sebagai faktor pembatas. Silikat (Si) merupakan unsur hara bermanfaat bagi tanaman tebu dan diserap dalam jumlah yang lebih besar dari unsur hara lainnya. Si juga dapat menghindari kerusakan tanaman terhadap cekaman abiotik seperti kekeringan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji beberapa varietas tebu unggul baru pada kondisi kekeringan dan tanggapannya pada pemupukan Si. Rancangan yang digunakan ialah RAKL tiga faktor, yaitu konsentrasi pupuk Nano Silika (0%; 30%; 45%),  intensitas penyiraman (penyiraman teratur; tanpa penyiraman mulai 45 HST), dan varietas tebu unggul baru (BL; NX 01; NX 02; NX 03; VMC 86-550). Variabel pengamatan meliputi bobot segar brangkasan, bobot segar akar, panjang akar, dan bobot kering brangkasan. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan ANOVA pada tingkat kepercayaan 95%. Apabila  berbeda  nyata  dilanjutkan  dengan  Uji  BNT  5%.  Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa varietas tebu unggul baru yaitu VMC 86-550 toleran kekeringan ditunjukkan dengan rata-rata pertumbuhan terbaik pada hampir seluruh parameter pengamatan. Konsentrasi pupuk nano silika 45% sebanyak 2 kali aplikasi menunjukkan pertumbuhan tanaman tebu yang terbaik. Interaksi perlakuan antara kekeringan dan varietas memberikan pengaruh nyata untuk bobot basah brangkasan dan panjang akar tanaman tebu. Perlakuan pemberian nano silika berpengaruh nyata pada bobot kering brangkasan tanaman tebu.

 

Kata kunci: kekeringan, nano silika, tebu
Late recurrence of primary cerebellar germinoma at unusual site after complete response to radiotherapy
Authors: Kieu Hung Dinh , Van Dang Duong , Le Tam Duc
Published: November 2021

Background:

The primary cerebellar germinoma is exceptional and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Its recurrence at the middle cranial fossa after complete response to radiotherapy is unique and associated with a poor prognosis. This article aims to report the successful management of the late recurrence of primary cerebellar germinoma at an unusual site after 4 years of complete response to radiotherapy.

Case Description:

A 22-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with complaints of severe headache and loss of balance. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a triventricular hydrocephalus due to a 45x50mm cerebellar mass. Our preliminary diagnosis was medulloblastoma. First, we placed a ventriculoperitoneal shunt with the medium-pressure valve, and then we used midline suboccipital craniotomy to remove the tumor completely. The histopathology was germinoma. The patient received 24 Gy craniospinal irradiation (CSI) with a 16 Gy boost to the primary site and had an MRI follow-up every six months. After a 4-year follow-up, he complained of recurrent severe headaches. The brain MRI illustrated a 62 × 61 mm temporal mass. We extirpated this tumor, and histopathology again revealed germinoma. After that, the patient received induction radiotherapy. The 1-year postoperative MRI showed no tumor remnant. At the time of writing, the patient had no headache and no neurological deficits.

Conclusion:

Regular follow-ups with routine neuroaxis MRI should be recommended to detect recurrence early for all patients with intracranial germinomas. Surgical resection, if possible, and subsequent CSI are the most effective salvage treatment for recurrent germinoma.
A Migrant Family's Experience of Palliative Nursing Care
Authors:   , Bray Yvonne Mary
Published: November 2021

The focus of this research was to explore the migrant family’s experience in palliative care. In writing this thesis it became evident that cultural safety was a connection that warranted further study in relation to end-of-life nursing care as was illustrated by the intergenerational case study of this migrant family in New Zealand.

The use of the case study method of qualitative research enabled the voice of the migrant to be heard and the story of the migrant family’s experience to be showcased. The uniqueness of this family’s palliative care experience was around the religious and cultural needs and migration as a process of transition from a previous society to a new one. Palliative care was defined by the family approach with strong community support and empowered by culturally safe and appropriate nursing practice.

End-of-life illness is a time when cultural perspectives are challenged for patients and their families and religious and cultural practices take on a new priority, regardless of how they have lived life previously. As a migrant nurse living and working in the New Zealand context I identify as an important factor, the nurse-patient interaction as an encounter between two cultural perspectives, the patient’s and the nurse as bearer of her own culture. Acknowledging this factor is an important step in developing a culturally safe approach to practice, an approach that proved to be a major ingredient in planning and caring for this patient and his family in end-of-life illness. This study and thesis explores the underpinnings of culturally safe palliative nursing care and identified ‘reflexive bracketing’ as a useful practice in the process.
Shape-shifting: Stories of Teaching for Social Change in Nursing
Authors:   , McEldowney Rosemary Anne
Published: November 2021

Because little is known about why and how nurse educators teach for social change, this research breaks new ground. A review of the general literature on teaching for social change revealed that few educators have attempted to analyse and understand it in relation to personal narrative inquiry. However, critical feminist educators provide a useful framework for theorising about teaching for change that addresses issues of hegemony, agency, praxis, individual voice, difference, justice and equity.

Six women Pakeha/Tauiwi nurse educators from throughout New Zealand volunteered to participate in this research and share their lived experiences of teaching for social change. In-depth conversations over two years unfolded new and rich material about how and why these six women continue to teach the evaded subjects, like mental health, women’s health, community development and cultural safety. All teach in counter-hegemonic ways, opening students’ eyes to the unseen and unspoken.

Among the significant things to emerge during the research was the metaphorical construct of shape-shifting as an active process in teaching for social change. It revealed the connectedness and integrity between life as lived and the moral imperative that motivates the participants to teach for difference. Shape-shifting was also reflected in other key findings of the study. As change agents, the participants have had significant shape-shifting experiences in their lives; they live and work as shape-shifters within complex social and political structures and processes to achieve social justice; and, they deal with areas of health practice where clients are socially and politically displaced.

The research also generated new methods for gathering life-stories and new processes for analysis and interpretation of life-stories. It is hoped that this research will open pathways for other nurse educators to become shape-shifters teaching for social change.
Nurses as Patients: the Stories of Two Woman Nurse Educators as Recipients of Nursing Care
Authors:   , Harker Dianne Yvonne
Published: November 2021

In this research two nurse-patients have engaged in a conversation about theirexperience of ‘being nursed’. The project sets out to address the following questions:How might our experiences as nurses who have been hospitalised be drawn upon toinfluence positive changes in nursing practice? What effect might our experiences ofhospitalisation have on us as nurses and on our nursing practice?

The study utilises narrative as inquiry and the method of story telling andauto/biography to tell the stories of Maria (a pseudonym) and myself, the researcher.

This interpretive research has been informed by the feminist process and sits within apostmodern framework. Maria’s stories were audio taped and transcribed beforebeing prepared for analysis using ‘core story creation’, and the process of'emplotment' (Emden, 1998b). My reflective topical autobiographical narrative wasconstructed through the processes described by Johnstone (1999).

Three distinct qualities emerged from both of our experiences. The first,‘knowing as nurse-patient’ contains the three sub themes of ‘having knowledge’,‘expectations of being nursed’, and ‘knowledge gained’. The second distinct quality‘being nursed’ contains the two sub themes of ‘feeling safe and cared for’ and‘presencing’; and the third ‘not being nursed’ contains the four sub themes ‘feelingvulnerable’, ‘invisibility of nurses’, ‘getting out’ and ‘feeling let down’. The subtheme ‘getting out’ includes three additional sub themes of ‘wanting to get out andnot wanting to be there’, ‘leaving and the need for closure’ and ‘not wanting to goback’,This study on nurse-patients receiving nursing care will be useful for nurseeducators, students of nursing, and nurse clinicians. Nursing does make a differenceto patient care. For patients to receive therapeutic care new graduate nurses must bepreceptored/mentored by experienced nurses in supportive programmes. Suggestionsfor further research have been identified.
Honouring the Sacred in Childbirth: a Midwife's Stories of Women's Developing Sense of Self
Authors:   , Lennox Susan Maree
Published: November 2021

Thirty years of midwifery practice has shown me the beauty of birthing. After spending time working with a homebirth midwife I had an awakening which affected me deeply, both personally and professionally. I looked on birth in a different light and started recognising new possibilities. I learned new skills and understandings working in a variety of settings during a time of major change for New Zealand midwifery.

This experience has led me to this study the aim of which was to explore the relationship between the woman and myself the midwife as I experienced it and understood it in practice. I use an auto/biographical method: reflecting on my own story and on both factual and fictionalised exemplars from my practice.

My research led me to the following conclusions. As women prepare for and reflect on their births they often tell stories about themselves based on a mix of recent events interspersed with their ideas and hopes. Telling stories helps women learn about aspects of themselves that reconstruct their identity, leading to a greater integration of their sense of self. Woman-centred midwifery care takes on new meaning when midwives practice midwifery by engaging with women’s narratives.

Each woman and her birthing reinforce the sacredness of childbirth. By combining an awareness of sacred possibilities with scientific understandings, midwives offer a bridge so that through childbirth experiences, women can enhance and reconstruct their inner lives. This study indicates that further research on the familiar but undeveloped aspects of ‘everydayness’ in midwifery practice is necessary. In particular, the emotional and spiritual aspects of midwifery deserve greater attention.