bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Синергійність впливу конструктів емоційного інтелекту піаніста на його індивідуальний виконавський стиль
Authors: Лінь Ма
Published: September 2021

Проаналізовано зміст та структуру поняття «індивідуальний виконавський стиль піаніста» з позицій стильової ієрархічності; домінуючого музично-виконавського архетипу у творчості митця; різних методологічних підходів до побудови художнього образу музичного твору; прояву особистісних ознак інтерпретаторського мислення тощо. Охарактеризовано означений феномен як сформовану манеру творчої діяльності митця, що проявляється в сукупності ознак виражальних засобів інтерпретації музичного твору та артистизму (культурі перевтілення в художній образ музичного твору і відтворення мімічних та сценічних рухів, збереженні внутрішньої свободи і власної гідності). З’ясовано, що індивідуальний виконавський стиль піаніста залежить не тільки від вроджених психофізіологічних властивостей особистості, а й від набутих естетичних уподобань, його світогляду та світовідчуття. Визначено структуру означеного феномену, яку складають художньо-творчі, технічно-виконавські, емоційно-інтелектуальні та комунікативнопрофесійні якості. Розглянуто сутність поняття «синергійність конструктів емоційного інтелекту піаніста». Описано принципи встановлення пріоритетності конструктів емоційного інтелекту при їх синхронізації в процесі творчої діяльності піаніста. Обґрунтовано залежність процесу формування та прояву власного індивідуального виконавського стилю піаніста від співвідношення конструктів його емоційного інтелекту. Висвітлено засоби впливу синергійності конструктів емоційного інтелекту піаніста на формування та прояв означеного феномену під час роботи над музичним твором, до яких віднесено: емоційне підсилення творчого мислення; створення унікального емоціогенного стимулюючого творчого простору при вирішенні виконавських проблем; «насичення» художнього образу відповідними емоціями та інші. Розкрито технологію впливу синергійності конструктів емоційного інтелекту піаніста на формування та прояв індивідуального виконавського стилю у процесі сценічної інтерпретації музичного твору. Доведено, що синергійність конструктів емоційного інтелекту піаніста, впливаючи на весь процес його творчості, виступає чинником певного індивідуального виконавського стилю.
ESTUDO DESCRITIVO DE ACIDENTES DE TRABALHO ENVOLVENDO TRABALHADORES FLORESTAIS NO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS
Authors: Patiño Hugo Ferney Martínez , Leite Ângelo Marcio Pinto , Oliveira Márcio Leles Romarco , Schettino Stanley , Simões Mariana Roberta Lopes
Published: September 2021

As atividades florestais são reconhecidas por expor os trabalhadores à agentes de risco, gerando incapacidades que dificultam o acesso e continuidade de atuação no mercado de trabalho. Nesse sentido, estudou-se com esta pesquisa os diferentes parâmetros registrados no banco de dados do Ministério da Previdência Social referentes às Comunicações de Acidentes de Trabalho – (CATs), com ênfase no setor florestal de Minas Gerais no período entre 2011 e 2017. Objetivou-se avaliar os dados de acidentes de trabalho com o intuito de gerar conhecimento referente aos agentes causadores, como os danos na saúde dos trabalhadores e suas repercussões. Verificou-se que os principais agentes causadores de acidentes foram: manuseio de madeira, condições do terreno, ferramentas com ou sem força motriz e veículos. As lesões foram responsáveis por 93,9% dos registros, dos quais 49,5% ocasionaram fraturas, comprometendo principalmente os membros inferiores e superiores dos trabalhadores. Portanto, as atividades florestais expõem os trabalhadores a riscos que geram como consequência acidentes, resultando muitas vezes em incapacidades no desenvolvimento das atividades laborais requeridas, e assim, dificultando o acesso ao mercado de trabalho.
Palavras-chave: segurança no trabalho; trabalho florestal; saúde do trabalhador florestal.
 
Descriptive study of work accidents involving forest workers
at Minas Gerais State
 
ABSTRACT: Forestry activities are recognized for exposing workers to risk agents, generating disabilities that hinder the access and continuity of work of the people affected in the labor market. In this sense, it was studied with this research the different parameters registered in the database of the Ministry of Social Security referring to the Communication of Accidents at Work - CATs, with emphasis on the forestry sector of Minas Gerais, at the period between 2011 and 2017. The objective was to evaluate the data on accidents at work in order to generate knowledge regarding the causative agents, as the damage to workers' health and their repercussions. It was found that the main causative agents of accidents were: handling of wood, conditions of the ground, tools with or without driving force and vehicles. The injuries were responsible for 93.9% of the records, of which 49.5% caused fractures, mainly affecting the workers' lower and upper limbs. Therefore, forestry activities expose workers to risks that result in accidents, often resulting in disabilities in the development of the required work activities and, thus or hindering their access to the labor market.
Keywords: work safety; forestry work; forest workers' health.
The First of Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Lung Malformation in Iraq: A Radiologic and Pathologic Study
Authors: Al Mosawi Aamir Jalal
Published: September 2021

Background: Congenital cystic adenomatoid lung malformation is a very rare condition characterized by replacement of normal pulmonary tissue with cysts of variable size and distribution. The condition is usually unilateral. Very few cases of bilateral and congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation with good outcome after resections of the lesions have been reported, and most cases were stillborn or died early during life. Patients and methods: A forty-day male infant presented with progressive respiratory distress since the first week of life observed at the Children Teaching Hospital of Baghdad Medical City was studied. The literature was reviewed with aim of describing the early documentation of the condition in the literature. Results: Clinically, the infant had significant respiratory distress interfering with feeding and evidence of shift of the mediastinum to the right. Chest X ray showed increased translucency of left lung field and mediastinal shit to the right. CT-scan showed large air-filled cyst in the left lung and small air-filled cyst in the right lung. The child was treated successfully by left upper lobecomy. The gross examination of two gray pieces of lung tissue showed on cut section microcysts that were apparent grossly. Microscopical examination showed intercommunicating cysts lined by cuboidal epithelium with gland like appearance confirming the diagnosis of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. Conclusion: A very rare case of bilateral congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung is reported and the early documentation of the condition in the literature is described.
The Ploc_Bal-Mhum Is a Powerful Web-Serve for Predicting the Subcellular Localization of Human Proteins Purely Based on Their Sequence Information
Authors: Chou Kuo
Published: September 2021

In 2019 a very powerful web-server, or AI (Artificial Intelligence) tool, has been developed for predicting the subcellular localization of human proteins purely according to their information for the multi-label systems, in which a same protein may appear or travel between two or more locations and hence its identification needs the multi-label mark.
Role of Hemoglobin Spray in Wound Bed Preparation
Authors: Chittoria Ravi
Published: September 2021

Wound is a common problem following burn, trauma or infection. There are various methods to limit the infection and to cover the raw area. Before definitive cover, the wound bed must be ready to accept the reconstructive procedure. Various methods help in wound bed preparation. Recently hemoglobin spray has been advocated to hasten the wound bed preparation. In this article, we share our experience of using innovative hemoglobin spray in wound bed preparation.
Impact of COSARS-Cov-2 on Cardio-Pulmonary-Immune Signatures: A Review of Recent Developments with a Look toward the Future
Authors: Kudumula Charan Reddy
Published: September 2021

In December 2019, the first case of patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Central China. SARS-CoV-2 causes CoronaVirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19 or nCoV-19) disease, which rapidly spread all over the world. In response to this serious situation, on 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global public health emergency of international concern, putting all health organizations on high alert. In mid-March 2020, WHO declared nCoV-19 a pandemic. By the end of September 2020, there were ~33.67 million confirmed cases and ~10.08 lakh deaths worldwide and the trend rising on each passing day. SARS-CoV-2 mainly infects the pulmonary system, but cause damage to other organs such as heart, kidney and intestine. Understanding the cardio-pulmonary issues underpinning of nCOV-19 pathogenesis is key to managing outcomes and mortality. SARS-CoV-2 uses the SARS-CoV receptor ACE2 for entry and the serine protease inhibitor TMPRSS2 for S protein priming. Alveolar cells and cardiomyocytes express ACE2 and TMPRSS2. In this Review, we summarize the current understanding of nCOV-19 pandemic from basic mechanisms to clinical perspectives, focusing on the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and the cardio-pulmonary-immune signatures. The study provides crucial insights into the first step of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and potential targets for antiviral intervention.
Acceptance of Hybrid Sperm Indian Male Less Sunlight Pharmacy Institutions in Indian University India Keep Woman Happy in Bed Privately
Authors: Hajare Rahul
Published: September 2021

Hybrid sperm has accepted. Tongue has the strongest muscle body it has definitely one of the most unique: The tongue can be a harbinger for the health of your entire body. According to researcher tongue and mouth tissues are more transparent than skin in the game so medical providers can more easily see signs of a medical condition beneath the surface.
Neruandella gen. n. from Mexico and USA (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
Authors: Trjapitzin V.A.
Published: September 2021

Neruandella gen. n. is described, with the type species Ruandella zerovae Trjapitzin & Ruiz Cancino from Sinaloa, Mexico. The new genus is compared with the Afrotropical genus Ruandella Risbec.
Plantes médicinales utilisées contre le cancer du sein par la population d’Algérie de l’Est
Authors: Ounaissia K. , Bechiri R. , Snani M. , Naoun L.
Published: September 2021

Une étude ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales utilisées traditionnellement dans le traitement du cancer du sein a été menée en 2018–2019 auprès des patients du service de radiothérapie, « centre anticancer, CAC », Annaba, Algérie. Cette étude a permis de réunir toutes les informations concernant l’usage des plantes médicinales pratiqué par les malades. L’analyse des résultats, obtenus à partir de fiches questionnaires, a permis de recenser 35 espèces végétales réparties dans 27 familles botaniques, avec une représentation importante des espèces suivantes : Nigella sativa L. (12 citations), Curcuma longa L., Allium sativum L., Berberis vulgaris L., Annona muricata L., Ephedra sp (neuf citations), suivies par le Zingiber officinale Roscoe (huit citations), le reste des espèces ont une fréquence de citation comprise entre une et sept. Nous avons noté aussi que parmi les organes des plantes, le feuillage constitue la partie la plus utilisée, avec un pourcentage de 20 %. Toutes ces informations constituent une ébauche importante pour réaliser des recherches expérimentales ultérieures dans le but de déterminer les principes actifs et leurs mécanismes d’action sur le cancer.
K. V. KLEMESHOVA, T. YU. GABUEVA PECULIARITIES OF FORMATION OF LARGE-FLOWERED CHRYSANTHEMES FOR OBTAINING CUT IN A WET SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE
Authors: Klemeshova K. V. , Gabueva T. Yu.
Published: September 2021

Chrysanthemum is one of the leading crops of commercial floriculture. Within garden groups and classes, chrysanthemums are divided according to cultivation methods, shape and size of the inflorescences. For varieties grown on a cut, a group of large-flowered (with a diameter of inflorescences of 12-25 cm), small-flowered (4-10 cm) chrysanthemums and santini (from 2 to 4 cm) is distinguished. Having a limited assortment of chrysanthemum garden, in a humid subtropical climate, it is possible to form a largeflowered (single-headed, disbud) and small-flowered (spray) cut. The purpose of the research was to study the peculiarities of formation of large-flowered chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum×hortorum Bailey) to obtain cut in the humid subtropics of Russia. The objects of research were large-flowered and small-flowered varieties of chrysanthemums of foreign and domestic breeding. The studies were carried out in the open ground of the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Nursery of the Federal Research Center the Subtropical Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Scientific research was carried out according to the methodology of State variety testing of agricultural crops and the methodology of testing for distinctness, uniformity and stability of chrysanthemum (perennial) Chrysanthemum spec. ‘Sevan’, ‘Baltica White’, ‘Granada’ and ‘Zembla Brasil’ are large-flowered varieties, which have bush peduncles of good commercial quality with large inflorescences of saturated shades. In turn, from small-flowered garden forms ‘Zembla White’, ‘Annecy White’ and ‘Westland Regal’ with regular pinching, you can grow a large-flowered cut of chrysanthemums. It was revealed the relationship between biometric characteristics in order to determine additional diagnostic features of the possibility of the formation of large-flowered inflorescences. So, the diameter of the inflorescence is the most significant parameter for research which has significant positive relationships with the diameter of the peduncle and the length of the extreme ray flower. It will allow determining the possibility of growing the variety in one form or another, depending on the needs of production, at the initial stages of introduction and variety study.
Reading the Silence of Women in Saadat Hassan Manto's Selected Short Stories
Authors: Sattar Fizra , Ansari Umama Mehmood , Saeed Sohail Ahmad
Published: September 2021

This research paper offers an analysis of a selection of Saadat Hasan Manto's works through a feminist perspective. It explores the feminine content with reference to the suffering and violation of women as a major preoccupation of the selected short stories. As his works indicate, Manto portrayed experiences of women during the time of political upheaval in the subcontinent. He presents the silence of the marginalized women as a source for a deep insight into the patriarchal structures of society. The exposure to violence holds a fundamentally important place in Manto's "Colder than Ice", "Mozail", and "The Return", as they are the means to question gender and sexuality along with the dogmas of race culture and ethnicity. The paper aims to put forth the violence and victimization that women had to endure during the partition of the subcontinent. In light of the feminist theory, the present study analyses the gendered boundaries and objectification of women in the pursuit of male sexual pleasure, unravelling that once the silence speaks, women can make their own place in the world.
Dinamika Sedimentasi Waduk Kedungombo Kabupaten Grobogan Provinsi Jawa Tengah
Authors: Nasution Ifan , Wulandari Dyah Ari
Published: September 2021

Sedimentasi merupakan masalah yang paling umum terjadi pada waduk. Sedimentasi juga merupakan tantangan terbesar dalam operasi waduk. Pemanfaatan kapasitas tampungan waduk merupakan faktor utama terpenuhinya manfaat sebuah bendungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dinamika sedimentasi yang terjadi pada waduk Kedungombo selama beroperasi 28 tahun. Dinamika sedimentasi meliputi analisa perubahan kapasitas tampungan, laju sedimentasi, distribusi sedimentasi, pola sedimentasi dan umur teknis layanan waduk. Metode penelitian dilaksanakan berdasarkan peninjauan lapangan, studi literatur kajian-kajian terdahulu dan pengumpulan data sekunder dari pengelola bendungan. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan diketahui bahwa sisa tampungan total saat ini sebesar 94,47%, berdasarkan analisa distribusi sedimentasi pada 4 kali periode pengukuran (1994, 2003, 2012 dan 2017) didapatkan rata-rata sedimen yang mengendap ditampungan mati adalah 42,95%, tampungan efektif 51,08% dan tampungan banjir 5,97%, pola sedimentasi Waduk  adalah pola uniform, usia teknis waduk berakhir pada tahun 2064 atau 43 tahun lagi sejak tahun 2021.
Key Communication Strategies of Creating the Image of an Immigrant in the Spanish Media Discourse (on the Publications of El País)
Authors: Simonova Mariya
Published: September 2021

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of coverage of the issue of immigration to Spain on the material of the daily social–political newspaper El País which refers to the quality Spanish press. The research carried out within the framework of Media Linguistics using the method of linguistic analysis of the text and the method of cognitive analysis demonstrated a very interesting fact of imbalance between the actual immigrants’ perception in the Spanish society and a certain image artificially created in the media space. The analysis of publications, more than 300 during the year 2019, that were selected according to the theme of publication: national immigration policy, immigration, crimes involving immigrants, immigrants and the Spanish society revealed two key strategies for covering the topic of immigration – the strategy for creating a negative image of the immigrant and the strategy of solidarity. The author managed to identify a sharp dissonance between the real perception in Spain of immigrants and the image of the «enemy» spread by the Spanish media.
Somatic human rights in modern conditions of technological transformation of body existence
Authors: Pantykina Marina
Published: September 2021

The article raises the problem of updating the research of somatic rights in the context of the intensive impact of modern technologies on the human body. The legal and philosophical and worldview foundations of somatic rights structure the problem. In particular, the identification of the causes of their occurrence and the establishment of a content-genetic relationship with other generations of human rights made it possible to determine the specifics of somatic rights and attribute them to a new generation of human rights. Philosophical and worldview are presented as ideological prerequisites and semantic horizons for the development of somatic rights. State of the philosophical and worldview foundations raises the question of the ontological status of somatic rights, which, in turn, led to the need to highlight the forms of being of the expanded body. As a result, it is concluded that in relation to up-to-date technologizedforms of bodily existence, somatic rights should perform the function of demarcation between morphological freedom and arbitrariness.
The Factor of Influence of Armenia's Post-Protest Political Elites on Armenian-Russian Relations: Problems, Opportunities And Risks
Authors: Atanesyan Arthur V.
Published: September 2021

The actual issue of the Armenian-Russian relationship as mirrored through domestic power changes in Armenia after the «Velvet Revolution» in the spring of 2018, is raised and discussed in the paper through the event analysis as well as public perceptions. Despite the significantly increased level of negative perceptions and criticism from the broad strata of society, on June 20 of 2021, the same post-protest elites have been re-elected to the Armenian parliament and made up the majority. Accordingly, the political course of Armenia in the near future will remain unchanged, and its study, in particular, in the context of relations with the Russian Federation, is extremely relevant. We focus here on the role and image of the Armenian post-protest elites, including Armenian prime-minister N. Pashinyan, in maintaining/transforming the traditional Armenian-Russian strategic relations in the new conditions. Leaving aside the emotional component of the issue which has become a quite popular component of the public discourse in Armenian and Russian societies, the authors try to trace the reasons for the decline in trust in the Russian Federation as an ally in Armenian society before and after the «Velvet revolution» through the identification of deep, long-term factors and patterns. Besides, one of the main objectives of the study is to characterize the behavioral models and actions of Armenia’s post-protest elites associated with Armenian-Russian relations and creating an anti-Russian rather than the pro-Russian image of the post-protest elites in Armenia, including the image of prime minister Pashinyan. By identifying public perceptions in Armenia before and especially after the «Velvet Revolution» regarding the assessment of the effectiveness of Armenian-Russian relations and the role of post-protest elites in them, the authors, in particular, conclude that the perception of the positive image of the Russian Federation as an ally correlates with the negative image of Pashinyan and the factor of post-protest elites. On the other hand, the anti-Russian perceptions of a staidly widening group of the Armenian population are not always correlated with either positive or negative image or the factor of Pashinyan and have other, deeper roots.
The Baltic States in the European Union: Main Characteristics of Membership and Their Anti-Russian Orientation
Authors: Olenchenko Vladimir
Published: September 2021

In 2019, the Baltic states passed the 15-year mark of membership in the European Union. This anniversary was not celebrated in the Baltic states or in the EU and did not attract attention of other countries. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the Baltic states chose not to join the CIS, but to join the EU. For Russia, the Baltic states are immediate geographical neighbours, which generate conflict in bilateral relations. The purpose of the study is to examine how the Baltic states' membership in the EU affected the main characteristics of their development and to what extent anti-Russian orientation of the Baltic foreign policy is due to EU membership. Achievement of this goal is seen through the solution of two tasks. The first is to study the current state of the Baltic economies. The second is to analyze the Baltic states conflict in relations with Russia within the EU. For the study, the method of comparing the statistical data of the EU for 2004-2019 was used in relation to the Baltic countries, as well as a comparison of the contractual obligations of relations between Russia and the EU with the practice of the Baltic countries. The results of the study show that the Baltic economies, despite long enough EU membership, remain subsidized. Conflict between the Baltic states and Russia does not directly come from the legal basis of their membership in the EU but is mostly due to several other external factors.
The “Inca Utopia” in the Novel “Letters from a Peruvian Woman” by F. De Graffigny
Authors: Morozov Artem D.
Published: September 2021

The article considers the French novel “Letters from a Peruvian Woman&8j1; (Lettres d’une Péruvienne, 1747) by Françoise de Graffigny, as well as the “Historical introduction…&8j1; (Introduction historique aux lettres péruviennes), which was included into the novel in 1752, and where the Inca Empire is described in an idealized way. The main source of information for F. de Graffigny was “The Royal commentaries of the Incas&8j1; by Garcilaso de la Vega (1609) and other philosophical, critical and fictional publications on American natives: Michel de Montaigne’s essays, the tragedy “Alzira, or the Americans&8j1; by Voltaire, etc. The “Historical introduction...&8j1; praises the wealth and wisdom of the Incas, the merits of their state organization. This article claims that the “Historical introduction…&8j1; plays an important ideological and compositional role in F. de Graffigny’s book: a utopian description of the Inca Empire serves as a specific philosophical frame for the novel with a love story. Ideas concerning the empire of the ancient Incas, as reflected in the fictional “Letters from a Peruvian Woman&8j1;, are congenial with the Age of Enlightenment.
Language Antinomies Concerning Spelling of Short Forms of Verbal Adjectives with н or нн
Authors: Beshcenkova Elena V.
Published: September 2021

According to the Russian orthography, the spelling of short forms of verbal words in -нный with н (n) or with нн (nn) before a non-zero ending depends on the grammatical status of the word: participle or adjective. It is believed that writing expresses a systemic opposition of grammatical categories, i.e. the reflective vector of the antinomy “reflective – conditional” operates in this area. But is it possible to check whether the antinomy was chosen correctly to describe a particular picture of the studied area of writing? Are there any distinctive features of the types of spellings obtained as a result of the action of one or another antinomy? We attempt to answer the latter using the example of the spelling of short verbal adjectives. Proceeding from the fact that short forms of participles are always written with only one letter н, and short forms of adjectives with a non-zero ending are threefold: either with нн, or with н, or both with н and with нн, depending on the meaning and / or model management, — we will evaluate the quantitative ratio of these groups, how they are recorded in different dictionaries, compare the codification and the usual norm, as reflected in the texts of the RNC resources and Google books, we will determine what is being implemented in writing steadily and what is not. Based on the results obtained, one can try to understand whether the letter regularly reflects precisely the grammatical opposition.
Mister Workman — former newsboy, mister Workman — millionaire
Authors:   Independent researcher, Moscow, Shukina Marina
Published: September 2021

This article discusses the little-known text of M. A. Gershenzon, Soviet children’s writer, translator and editor. In 1927 he translated and revised the novel by German writer H. Dominik “John Workman. From newsboy to millionaire” (1909–1925). The article examines the reasons why it was expected, considering all Gershenzon’s works, that the novel will appeal to him. The author of the article analyzes the goals and results of Gershenzon’s strategy as the translator: in this case it consisted more than in careful editing and serious alteration of the plot of the book written by an ideologically distant author. The analysis involves eleven issues of Pioneer magazine (1927), where the translated novel “John Workman” had been published and also accompanied by an avant-garde photographic design by the artist G. Berendhof. The work of M. A. Gershenzon is compared both with the original text by H. Dominik and with the translation by Y. Iwask (“John Workman”, 1933, published by Estonian Russian-language publishing house “Argonauts”).
“The Three Little Pigs”: Evolution of a fairy tale plot in a picture book of the twentieth century
Authors:   The Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow, Mäeots Olga
Published: September 2021

“The Three Little Pigs” is one of the most famous folk tales and has been adapted many times. The paper is devoted to the evolution of the classical narration as it was presented in picture-books in the 20 th century. The revisions examined are: Walt Disney’s book based on the animated film (1933), Russian adaptation made by Sergey Mikhalkov (1936, 1957) as well as two picture-books which were published at the end of 20 th century in USA and Great Britain and suggest new versions of the classical story — Jon Scieszka’s and Lane Smith’s “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs” (1989) and “The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig” by Eugene Trivizas and Helen Oxenbury (1993). All the books demonstrate different variants of interaction between the textual and visual contents. The recent versions of the tale reveal important trends: visual narrative presents a substantive semantics and plays increasingly significant role in modern picture-books. The evaluation of the genre introduces multiple perspectives and challenge reader to interact, to create ambiguous meanings rather than suggest a define statement — thus making reception more complicated and inspiring.
Contemporary Literary Tales: History and Politics in Children’s Reading
Authors:   Institute of System Projects at Moscow City University, Asonova Ekaterina , Bukhina Olga ,   Independent scholar, New York
Published: September 2021

This article researches the role of contemporary children’s historical fiction as well as fiction with social and political topics that use the elements of fairytales or fantasy to form historical and political (or civil) views of children. The use of artistic devices typical for fairytales is discussed in the article in a frame of the possibility of making historical information attractive and understandable for a young reader, even in such difficult cases as wars, political repressions, or authoritarian governments. This way the authors of books discussed in the article are able to tell much more about the essence of historical events and/or to create the conditions for understanding of the political organization of the society than if they would stay strictly with the realistic genres. For learning purposes, historical fairytales and fairytales discussing politics allow to meet very complicated educational challenges that satisfy a particular interest in history and/or politics natural for small children and to create the motivation to master the historical material.
The Most Important Journals for Children’s Literature in Poland: an Overview
Authors:   Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Nicewicz Ewa
Published: September 2021

This article introduces modern Polish magazines on children’s literature, gives a brief overview of Polish children’s literature studies, and also characterizes main periodical and serial magazines that publish children’s literature studies.
Breaking Records and Silences: An Account of the IRSCL Congress 2019 “Silence and Silencing in Children’s Literature”
Authors:   Swedish Institute for Children’s Books, Stockholm, Liljeqvist Hanna , Warnqvist Åsa ,   Swedish Institute for Children’s Books, Stockholm
Published: September 2021

The theme of the Congress that was held by the International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) in August 14-18, 2019, was the following: “Silence and Silencing in Children’s Literature”. This article overviews the Congress’ main themes, summarizes the presentations and the key points of discussions. The Congress’ theme sought to capture the ambivalent nature of children’s literature which allows it to simultaneously function as a discursive silencing practice and as a tool for child’s empowerment. 513 delegates from 52 countries took part in the Congress, which accounts for richer research materials and deeper research itself.
Aesthetic and Philosophical Meanings of Indigenous Asante Kente
Authors:   Department of Fashion Design and Textiles Studies, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, Ghana, Ayesu Solomon Marfo , Anokye David ,   Centre for National Culture, Kumasi, Ghana, Fobiri George Kwame ,   Department of Fashion Design and Textiles Studies, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, Ghana, Acquaye Richard ,   Department of Textile Design and Technology, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana, Godomey Bernard ,   Department of Fashion and Textile Design, Ho Technical University, Ho, Ghana
Published: September 2021

Indigenous Ghanaian woven fabrics remain traditional cultural pieces, highlighting the value and heritage of the indigenes in the communities. These fabrics are embedded with historical symbolic connotations that help the people to relate effectively and know their past. Recent studies have identified the tools, materials and new innovations in design by traditional weavers. This study seeks to highlight the aesthetics and philosophical connotations of the indigenous Asante Kente which are highly cherished by the indigenes. As a qualitative research, it adopts the narrative research design to interpret empirical information gathered from master weavers and opinion leaders from two weaving communities (Bonwire and Adanwomase) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Information on the indigenous Kente of the Asantes is presented, which draws on the types coupled with their philosophical connotations. The worth of the Asante Kente cloth from both aesthetic and philosophical points of view is also presented in the study. It recommends further studies to promote the artefacts and the Ghanaian culture at large.
Coercing the Delta. The French Grammar of Control in the African Landscape of Colonial Louisiana, 1699-1732
Authors: Paskert Nicholas
Published: September 2021

The long-term transformation of the Louisiana delta beginning in 1699 has been primarily understood as a French colonial struggle for the control of nature. Yet, in order for French colonisers to control nature, they first sought to control enslaved Africans. While slave coercion was a daily problem for French inhabitants, documentation of the 'routinized violence' of chattel slavery is predictably absent in records of the built environment. As a result, the building of colonial New Orleans, beginning in 1718, has become a story of French design, not of enslaved African labour. This paper examines the accounts and correspondence of French colonisers who veiled their own dependence on indigenous, indentured and enslaved people by adopting a performative language of mastery as they projected or described labour projects essential to the 'control of nature'. What colonisers could not master in person they performed on paper via pronouns, tenses, constructions and the passive voice. The 'French' Louisiana delta is better understood as an African-built landscape reinscribed on Indigenous territory under French coercion.
A Visit to Rusty Ships. Tourism as a Strategy of Rejuvenating Shrinking Towns in Coastal Areas
Authors: Jarosz Katarzyna , Tricoire Hanna Daria
Published: September 2021

The aim of the paper is to analyse, whether and to what degree that tourism is a way of rejuvenating shrinking cities located on the coast. The research is based on three cities, and the adjacent regions, located in Uzbekistan (Mo'noq), Romania (Sulina) and Georgia-Abkhazia (Sukhumi). Tourist attractions connected with nature, culture, history and cuisine are examined, along with the land use and tourist infrastructure. The research indicates that the three sites have great tourism potential, with a focus on nature-oriented tourism. It also suggests that infrastructure, transport, access to information and land use can have a strong, positive or negative impact on tourism attractiveness. Additionally, the threats that uncontrolled tourism can bring are considered - it has been shown that unsustainable tourism and an excessive influx of tourists are threats to the environment and to local societies. A balance between economic and environmental value should therefore be maintained in the process of developing tourism.
Extended lifespan of the fractional BBM equation
Authors: Nilsson Dag
Published: September 2021

For [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and with initial data [Formula: see text], sufficiently small, we show that the existence time for solutions of the fractional BBM equation [Formula: see text], can be extended from the hyperbolic existence time [Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text]. For the proof we use a quasilinear modified energy method, based on a normal form transformation as in Hunter, Ifrim, Tataru, Wong ( Proc. Am. Math. Soc., 143(8) (2015) 3407–3412).
A Novel Framework Incorporating Augmented Reality and Pedagogy for Improving Reading Comprehension in Special Education
Authors: Kapetanaki Andrianthi , Krouska Akrivi , Troussas Christos , Sgouropoulou Cleo
Published: September 2021

Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology thriving in recent years. The implementation of AR in education offers great opportunities to enhance educational environments achieving better learning outcomes. As students with learning disabilities struggle with reading comprehension, an AR learning environment provides them support to better understand texts they actually read. Even though few studies have tried to explore the impact of AR technology to reading comprehension for students with learning disabilities in Secondary Education, there is a lack of research grounded in the incorporation of learning theories and personalization technologies. The goal of this paper is to present an AR educational environment capable of supporting meaningful learning outcomes by taking into consideration each student special educational needs and learning style. The novelty of this study lies in the student-centered and personalized design, which leads to improved understanding, student interaction and self-learning.
GunitaHu: A VR Serious Game with Montessori Approach for Dementia Patients During COVID-19
Authors: Ang Aira Jazel Y. , Principio Roberto D. , Juayong Richelle Ann B. , Caro Jaime D.L.
Published: September 2021

The study aims to explore VR Serious Games as a form of therapy for people with dementia. It seeks to establish the utility of VR-based interventions with the application of Montessori Method. This study also serves as a basis for researchers, healthcare professionals, and developers who plan to incorporate VR therapy with other therapeutic approaches and to create a system that may be replicated for other illnesses via telemedicine to address the most vulnerable sectors. The main beneficiaries of this study are people with dementia and those who directly interact with them such as their doctors, caregivers, and family members of the patient.
An Introduction to the euPOLIS Project
Authors: Zafeiropoulos Charalampos , Bimpas Matthaios , Protopapadakis Eftychios , Sardis Emmanuel , Doulamis Nikolaos , Doulamis Anastasios , Maksimovic Cedo , Boskovic Stanislava , Bozovic Ranko , Lalic Maja
Published: September 2021

This paper introduces euPOLIS; an EU funded project, which emphasize on the appropriate development of urban ecosystems in a way that enhance Public Health (PH) and Well-Being (WB) without significant Life-Cycle costs. Such an approach has has the potential to regenerate urban ecosystems addressing multiple challenges, such as low environmental quality, fragmentation and low biodiversity in public spaces, water-stressed resources, undervalued use of space in deprived areas resulting in an improved urban livability. The proposed methodology is expected to improve people’s quality of life, providing them with pleasant socializing open areas that stimulate social exchange while monitoring the impact of all those interventions to PH and WB of citizens. The euPOLIS suggested solutions will be demonstrated in 4 European cities: Belgrade, Lodz, Piraeus and Gladsaxe.
Clinical Characteristic in Primary Progressive Aphasia in Relation to Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
Authors: Kang Sung Hoon , Cho Hanna , Shin Jiho , Kim Hang-Rai , Noh Young , Kim Eun-Joo , Lyoo Chul Hyoung , Jang Hyemin , Kim Hee Jin , Koh Seong-Beom , Na Duk L. , Suh Mee Kyung , Seo Sang Won
Published: September 2021

Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is associated with amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology. However, clinical feature of PPA based on Aβ positivity remains unclear. Objective: We aimed to assess the prevalence of Aβ positivity in patients with PPA and compare the clinical characteristics of patients with Aβ-positive (A+) and Aβ-negative (A–) PPA. Further, we applied Aβ and tau classification system (AT system) in patients with PPA for whom additional information of in vivo tau biomarker was available. Methods: We recruited 110 patients with PPA (41 semantic [svPPA], 27 non-fluent [nfvPPA], 32 logopenic [lvPPA], and 10 unclassified [ucPPA]) who underwent Aβ-PET imaging at multi centers. The extent of language impairment and cortical atrophy were compared between the A+ and A–PPA subgroups using general linear models. Results: The prevalence of Aβ positivity was highest in patients with lvPPA (81.3%), followed by ucPPA (60.0%), nfvPPA (18.5%), and svPPA (9.8%). The A+ PPA subgroup manifested cortical atrophy mainly in the left superior temporal/inferior parietal regions and had lower repetition scores compared to the A–PPA subgroup. Further, we observed that more than 90% (13/14) of the patients with A+ PPA had tau deposition. Conclusion: Our findings will help clinicians understand the patterns of language impairment and cortical atrophy in patients with PPA based on Aβ deposition. Considering that most of the A+ PPA patents are tau positive, understanding the influence of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers on PPA might provide an opportunity for these patients to participate in clinical trials aimed for treating atypical Alzheimer’s disease.
Genetic Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Scoping Review
Authors: Lennon Matthew J. , Rigney Grant , Raymont Vanessa , Sachdev Perminder
Published: September 2021

Effective, disease modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remain a quandary, following a panoply of expensive failures in human clinical trials. Given the stagnation in therapeutics, alternative approaches are needed. Recent successes of genetic therapies in other neurodegenerative diseases may highlight the way forward. This scoping review explores suggested targets of genetic therapy in AD, with a focus on vector-based approaches in pre-clinical and clinical trials. Putative targets of genetic therapies tested in pre-clinical trials include amyloid pathway intermediates and enzymes modulation, tau protein downregulation, APOE4 downregulation and APOE2 upregulation, neurotrophin expression (nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor), and inflammatory cytokine alteration, among several other approaches. There have been three completed human clinical trials for genetic therapy in AD patients, all of which upregulated NGF in AD patients, showing some mixed evidence of benefit. Several impediments remain to be surpassed before genetic therapies can be successfully applied to AD, including the challenge of delivering monogenic genetic therapies for complex polygenic disorders, risks in the dominant delivery method (intracranial injection), stability of genetic therapies in vivo, poor translatability of pre-clinical AD models, and the expense of genetic therapy production. Genetic therapies represent an exciting opportunity within the world of AD therapeutics, but clinical applications likely remain a long term, rather than short term, possibility.
The balance between professional autonomy and organizational obligations in resilient management of specialized health care: A Norwegian document study
Authors: Sleveland Anette , Lende Tone Hoel , Søiland Håvard , Lode Kirsten , Braut Geir Sverre
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND:

Adverse events in hospitals may jeopardize the safety of patients. Failure in professional autonomy, organizational learning or in the contact between these two factors may explain the occurrence of injurious incidents in hospitals.

OBJECTIVE:

To study reasons for failure in contact between professional autonomy and organizational learning in resilient management of specialized health care through document analysis.

METHODS:

A total of 20 reports from the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision were evaluated by a retrospective in-depth document analysis. In the analysis of adverse events, we applied the Braut model to identify function or failure of 1. Professional autonomy, 2. Organizational learning and 3. Contact between professional autonomy and organizational learning.

RESULTS:

Multivariable regression analysis showed that failure in organizational learning was the only explanatory variable for failure in contact between doctors and nurses autonomy and organizational learning. Failure in organizational learning had the strongest effect on failure in contact between doctors and nurse’s autonomy and organizational learning ( B = 1.69; 95% CI = 0.45 to 2.92). Failure in professional autonomy showed no significant effect on this contact.

CONCLUSIONS:

Failure in organizational learning is associated with failure in contact between professional autonomy and organizational learning. Failure in professional autonomy did not influence this contact.
Dual-energy CT imaging over non-overlapping, orthogonal arcs of limited-angular ranges
Authors: Chen Buxin , Zhang Zheng , Xia Dan , Sidky Emil Y. , Pan Xiaochuan
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND:

Interest exists in dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) imaging with scanning arcs of limited-angular ranges (LARs) for reducing scan time and radiation dose, and for enabling scan configurations of C-arm CT that can avoid possible collision between the rotating X-ray tube/detector and the imaged subject.

OBJECTIVE:

In this work, we investigate image reconstruction for a type of configurations of practical DECT interest, referred to as the two-orthogonal-arc configuration, in which low- and high-kVp data are collected over two non-overlapping arcs of equal LAR α, ranging from 30° to 90°, separated by 90°. The configuration can readily be implemented, e.g., on CT with dual sources separated by 90° or with the slow-kVp-switching technique.

METHODS:

The directional-total-variation (DTV) algorithm developed previously for image reconstruction in conventional, single-energy CT is tailored to enable image reconstruction in DECT with two-orthogonal-arc configurations.

RESULTS:

Performing visual inspection and quantitative analysis of monochromatic images obtained and effective atomic numbers estimated, we observe that the monochromatic images of the DTV algorithm from LAR data are with substantially reduced LAR artifacts, which are observed otherwise in those of existing algorithms, and thus visually correlate reasonably well, in terms of metrics PCC and nMI, with their reference images obtained from full-angular-range data. In addition, effective atomic numbers estimated from LAR data of DECT with two-orthogonal-arc configurations are in reasonable agreement, with relative errors up to ∼  10%, with those estimated from full-angular-range data in DECT.

CONCLUSIONS:

The results acquired in the work may yield insights into the design of LAR configurations of practical dual-energy application relevance in diagnostic CT or C-arm CT imaging.