bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determinants of life satisfaction in adolescents with congenital or acquired heart disease: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Authors: El-Chouli Mohamad , Jørgensen Sidsel Marie Bernt , Christensen Daniel Mølager , Drachmann Isabella , Sehested Thomas Steen Gyldenstierne , Malmborg Morten Winther , Chamat-Hedemand Sandra , Sindet-Pedersen Caroline , Idorn Lars , Gislason Gunnar Hilmar , Gerds Thomas Alexander , Michelsen Susan Ishøy , Johnsen Nina Føns
Published: November 2024

Background

We aimed to investigate how self-reported physical and cognitive limitations (challenges), self-efficacy, and social support interacted with life satisfaction in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) or acquired heart disease, among whom life satisfaction may be impaired.

Methods

“Adolescence with Heart Disease” was a cross-sectional, nationwide survey of patients with CHD or early acquired heart disease aged 15–25. Structural equation modeling was used to test the implied latent variable mediation model between the main outcome of interest (life satisfaction) and challenges, social support, and self-efficacy. The correlation factors between life satisfaction and the latent variables with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.

Results

A total of 1691 patients were included: 72% had CHD, 52% were females, the median age at response was 20 years [interquartile range: 18;23], and 69% reported high life satisfaction. In the univariate models, high life satisfaction was significantly associated with low challenges (-0.5 [CI: -0.6;-0.5]), high self-efficacy (0.8 [CI: 0.7; 0.8]), and high social support (0.4 [CI: 0.3; 0.5]). In the multivariate model, only self-efficacy remained significantly associated with life satisfaction (0.8 [CI: 0.7; 0.9]). Furthermore, there was a significant negative covariance between challenges and both self-efficacy (-0.67) and social support (-0.4), while the two latter variables had a positive covariance (0.55).

Conclusions

In adolescents with heart disease, high life satisfaction was associated with high levels of self-efficacy. High levels of self-efficacy and social support attenuated the association between physical and cognitive challenges and life satisfaction. In this group that may face higher challenges than their peers, future interventions should aim to increase their self-efficacy to improve their life satisfaction, potentially through promoting social support.
The use of intervention mapping to guide the development of a school-based intervention to improve emergency medical services activation for stroke
Authors: Volevach Ekaterina , Schneider Francine , Maršálková Hana , Mikulik Robert
Published: November 2024

Background

If carried out correctly and without delay, activation of emergency services by stroke bystanders could improve mortality and disability from stroke. This paper describes the development of a school-based intervention using the Intervention Mapping approach. It aims to improve the appropriate activation of emergency medical services for suspected stroke by 12-15-year-old children.

Methods

The development of the intervention was guided by Intervention Mapping approach. The logic model of the problem was created through analysis of the existing literature and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. Based on these findings, performance objectives and their determinants were determined and matched to create a model for changing emergency medical services activation behavior. Behavior change methods and their practical applications were then determined. Based on them, intervention messages and materials were designed, the intervention was drafted, pretested, and finalized.

Results

It was found that the main performance objectives for the activation of emergency medical services were (1) recognizing symptoms, (2) communicating with the victim, and (3) calling an ambulance immediately. Their main determinants were knowledge, social influence, risk perception, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and skills. Determinants were then matched with performance objectives to create the matrices of requested behavior changes. The following change methods were chosen: modeling, elaboration, belief selection, providing cues, scenario-based risk information, and cultural similarity. Methods were translated into practical applications in the form of a short educational film. The production company created, pretested, and finalized the film. As a result, a 5-minute entertainment-education video was created modeling an acute stroke with a child as the main bystander.

Conclusion

The Intervention Mapping approach guided the development of a school-based program to improve Emergency medical services activation in stroke by 12–15 year old children. Our process and approach can serve as a model for researchers and health promotion professionals aiming to improve help-seeking behavior for stroke to improve stroke help-seeking behavior as well as other acute diseases.
Remineralization and anti-demineralization effect of orthodontic adhesives on enamel surrounding orthodontic brackets: a systematic review of in vitro studies
Authors: Hamdi Kareem , Elsebaai Ahmed , Abdelshafi Mostafa A. , Hamama Hamdi H.
Published: November 2024

Objective

White spot lesions are initial sign of enamel caries that compromise esthetic appearance following orthodontic treatment. Thus, the systematic review was conducted to evaluate the remineralization potential of orthodontic adhesives on early-enamel lesions surrounding orthodontic bracket.

Methods

Search strategy was performed through three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus). A total number of 1712 studies were identified for being potentially relevant, 62 among them were further assessed. Finally, 24 studies were included in this systematic review after adopting the eligibility criteria. The methodologies used to assess enamel remineralization were micro-computed tomography, cross-sectional microhardness, and polarized light microscopy for evaluating remineralization extent; surface microhardness, color change, and laser-induced fluorescence for evaluating superficial surface mineralization; Fourier Transform InfraRed, and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy technique for chemical characterization.

Results

Bioactive glass (BAG), nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAP), nano-amorphous calcium phosphate (n-ACP), nano-calcium fluoride (n-CaF2), fluorinated amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles (AFCP), and ammonium-based methacrylate monomer were incorporated into orthodontic adhesives. Seven out of the 24 included studies utilized commercially available orthodontic adhesives. While the remaining studies utilized experimental bioactive adhesives; 13 studies evaluated adhesives containing (BAG), two studies evaluated adhesives containing (n-ACP), one study evaluated adhesives containing (AFCP), and one study evaluated adhesives containing (n-HAP). Orthodontic adhesives containing the previously mentioned additives showed significant remineralization power compared to control group. Majority of studies that evaluated bioactive-based orthodontic adhesives revealed significant remineralization effect in comparison with their corresponding control groups. Out of 24 studies, 8 have assessed ion-release. However, few numbers of included studies evaluated the ion-release peak values. The output of most studies reported a significant increase of ion-release over time. Only one study reported a mark decrease of calcium and phosphate ions after 72 h. Following the high risk of bias in the majority of studies, and lack of standard evaluation protocol, meta-analysis was not conducted.

Conclusion

The outcome of the included studies supports the effectiveness of incorporation of remineralizing agents into orthodontic adhesives.
Engrailed-2 and inflammation convergently and independently impinge on cerebellar Purkinje cell differentiation
Authors: Bahaaeldin Mohammed , Bülte Carolin , Luelsberg Fabienne , Kumar Sujeet , Kappler Joachim , Völker Christof , Schilling Karl , Baader Stephan L.
Published: November 2024

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a complex pathogenesis thought to include both genetic and extrinsic factors. Among the latter, inflammation of the developing brain has recently gained growing attention. However, how genetic predisposition and inflammation might converge to precipitate autistic behavior remains elusive. Cerebellar structure and function are well known to be affected in autism. We therefore used cerebellar slice cultures to probe whether inflammatory stimulation and (over)expression of the autism susceptibility gene Engrailed-2 interact in shaping differentiation of Purkinje cells, key organizers of cerebellar histogenesis and function. We show that lipopolysaccharide treatment reduces Purkinje cell dendritogenesis and that this effect is enhanced by over-expression of Engrailed-2 in these cells. The effects of lipopolysaccharide can be blocked by inhibiting microglia proliferation and also by blocking tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor signaling, suggesting microglia and tumor necrosis factor alpha are major players in this scenario. These findings identify Purkinje cells as a potential integrator of genetic and environmental signals that lead to an autism-associated morphology.
Women’s exposure to commercial milk formula marketing: a WHO multi-country market research study
Authors: Horwood Christiane , Mapumulo Sphindile , Haskins Lyn , Doherty Tanya , Kingston Gillian , Rollins Nigel ,   the World Health Organization (WHO) multi-country study group
Published: November 2024

Background

Marketing of commercial milk formula (CMF) is well resourced and has influenced societal beliefs and practices that have undermined breastfeeding. This has occurred despite legislation in many countries largely reflecting the provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in seven countries: Bangladesh, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, United Kingdom and Viet Nam to explore the scope and nature of CMF marketing among pregnant women and mothers. A marketing-research methodology was adopted using convenience sampling of women stratified according to infant feeding practices and the infant’s age.

Participants were identified in hospitals and clinics, as well as in the street, markets and shopping malls. In each country the sample size comprised 300 pregnant women, 150 mothers of children aged > 18 months who were breastfeeding without giving CMF and 600 women feeding their children with CMF. Data were collected using a questionnaire administered on tablets by trained field workers.

Results

Interviews were conducted with 8528 women between October 2019 and March 2021. Overall, 3095/7480 (41.3%) of women reported exposure to CMF marketing ranging from 3% in Morocco to 92% in Viet Nam. The commonest marketing site in all countries was television, but advertising in-store and in magazines and newspapers was also common. In most countries, CMF advertising on social media, websites and YouTube was less compared to traditional media. Reports of receiving free CMF samples varied from 3.1% in Nigeria to 34.6% in Viet Nam. Health professionals were the most common source of advice to mothers about starting CMF and which CMF brand to use.

Conclusions

The study provides quantitative data about CMF marketing and insights on how marketing companies develop effective messages, helping to explain how individual vulnerabilities or aspirations are integrated into marketing strategies. The findings reaffirm the need for action across political and health domains to counter actions of CMF companies. This will require effective national legislation fully reflecting the Code and action by professional bodies to protect health professionals from targeting by CMF marketing. Marketing-research methods could be employed to develop messaging in support of breastfeeding and breastfeeding-friendly policies.
Differential effects of leptin on energy metabolism in murine cell models of metastatic triple negative breast cancer
Authors: Yum Chaehyun , Andolino Chaylen , Layosa Marjorie Anne , Coleman Michael , Hursting Stephen D. , Teegarden Dorothy
Published: November 2024

Background

Leptin, an energy balance regulator secreted by adipocytes, increases metastatic potential of breast cancer cells. The impact on cancer cell metabolism remains unclear given that most studies of leptin and breast cancer cell metabolism utilize supraphysiological glucose concentrations.

Methods

Using two murine models of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) differing in genetic alterations (4T1: p53 and Pik3ca mutations; metM-Wntlung: increased Wnt signaling) and cultured in physiological (5 mM) glucose media, we tested the hypothesis that leptin increases migration of metastatic breast cancer cells through regulation of glucose metabolism.

Results

Our results showed that leptin treatment, compared with vehicle, increased cell migration in each cell line, with decreased leptin receptor (Ob-R) mRNA expression in 4T1, but not metM-Wntlung, cells. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was activated in 4T1 with leptin treatment but decreased in metM-Wntlung. Leptin decreased fatty acid synthase (Fasn) and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a (Cpt1a) mRNA expression in 4T1 cells but increased their expression in metM-Wntlung cells. Fatty acid oxidation was not necessary for leptin-induced migration in either cell line. Leptin increased palmitate synthesis from glucose in metM-Wntlung, but not 4T1 cells. Moreover, although leptin increased glucose transporter 1 (Glut1) mRNA expression in both cell lines and inhibition of glycolysis blocked leptin-induced migration in metM-Wntlung, but not 4T1 cells.

Conclusion

Taken together, these results demonstrate that at physiological glucose concentrations, leptin increases migration of 4T1 and metM-Wntlung cells via shared and distinct effects on energy metabolism, suggesting that the type of TNBC genetic alteration plays a role in differential metabolic regulation of leptin-induced migration.
Whose trauma is it anyway? Creating more equitable mental healthcare in a system that harms
Authors: Downs James
Published: November 2024

Past experiences of mental healthcare which have been perceived as harmful can present significant barriers to accessing treatment again. This article draws upon research and lived experience to consider the ways in which conceptualisations of ‘trauma-informed care’ may better incorporate the role of iatrogenic harm, thus providing more acceptable and equitable treatment for those who have previously found treatment to be harmful. A more restorative approach is offered, founded in shared responsibility and compassionate relationships, to help minimise harms and create a more healing system for patients and clinicians alike.
Autoimmune Disease is Increased in Women With Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Authors: Wang Victoria , Walsh Jessica A , Zell JoAnn , Verrilli Lauren E , Letourneau Joseph M , Johnstone Erica B , Allen-Brady Kristina , Welt Corrine K
Published: November 2024

Context

Autoimmune disease is common in women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), and the genetic etiology of autoimmune disease suggests that it could be hereditary in families of women with POI.

Objective

We hypothesized that a subset of women with POI and their family members would have an increased risk for autoimmune disorders.

Design

Population-based study using electronic health records from 1995 to 2022.

Setting

Two major Utah healthcare systems serving 85% of the state.

Subjects

Women with POI (n = 610) were identified using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes and charts were reviewed for accuracy. First-, second-, and third-degree relatives were identified using genealogy data in the Utah Population Database.

Intervention

Autoimmune diagnoses were identified using ICD codes.

Main Outcome Measures

The relative risk of autoimmune disease in women with POI and relatives was estimated by comparison to population rates.

Results

At least 1 autoimmune disease was identified in 25% of women with POI. The relative risk of autoimmune hypothyroidism (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] 6.88 [5.71, 8.22]; P < .001), adrenal insufficiency (4.72 [1.73, 10.28]; P = .0020), type 1 diabetes (4.13 [2.14, 7.22]; P = 5.25X10−5), rheumatoid arthritis (5.66 [3.10, 9.50]; P = 3.70X10−7), vitiligo (15.33 [6.16, 31.58]; P = 5.25X10−7), celiac disease (7.58 [3.47, 14.39]; P = 4.47X10−6), psoriasis (3.90 [2.01, 6.81]; P = 9.04X10−5) and systemic lupus erythematosus (4.43 [1.63, 9.64]; P = .0027) were increased in women with POI compared to population rates. There was no increased risk of autoimmune disease in family members.

Conclusion

Data confirm increased autoimmune disease in women with POI. The increased risk is largely related to autoimmune polyglandular syndrome types 1 through 4 and autoimmune hypothyroidism. The absence of risk in family members may result from differences in environmental influences or hormone milieu.
Jogo de empurra
Authors: Rocha Alessandro Lima da , Figueiredo Liliane , Neves Rodrigo
Published: November 2024

O caso expõe a dificuldade enfrentada por um ente subnacional para receber uma transferência financeira de recursos de sua titularidade depositada em juízo, apesar de reconhecida a legitimidade do pleito. Os valores contestados judicialmente, por força de lei, ficam depositados numa conta do governo central, havendo um direito precário de o ente subnacional sacar os referidos recursos. Não obstante já ter ocorrido esse resgate no passado, mediante intervenção política num momento de cenário harmônico, desta vez diferentes atores do governo central tentam se eximir da atribuição de efetivar o devido repasse face à insegurança instrumental técnica.
Em busca do microcrédito tupiniquim
Authors: Evaristo Luciana Bassani , Paris Marcelo Viana
Published: November 2024

O Banco da Vila, instituição financeira publica com ampla abrangência territorial e atuação voltada a ações de desenvolvimento econômico e social da população de seu país, ainda não conseguiu desenvolver um modelo de microcrédito que se mostrasse sustentável e capaz de estabelecer um círculo virtuoso estável. Esse modelo forneceria um meio de suplantar a condição de pobreza das famílias atendidas e, ao mesmo tempo, o retorno necessário para garantir o equilíbrio financeiro dessa operação. O presente caso de ensino apresentara os dilemas enfrentados pelo gerente de projetos, Juruna, e sua equipe na constituição de um novo modelo de microcrédito no Banco da Vila que seja aderente a realidade de Tupiniquim. Juruna buscara o apoio da maior referência mundial desse modelo de crédito, Arjuna, Prêmio Nobel em Economia.
A extensão universitária em prol da inclusão digital à comunidade do norte cearense
Authors: Nascimento Karla Angélica Silva do , Cirino Júlio César Almeida , Amorim Antonia Leonarda Silva , Gadelha Line Maria de Lima
Published: November 2024

O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a importância do projeto "Inclusão Digital e Aprendizagem Colaborativa em Canindé" na redução da exclusão digital e no fomento ao desenvolvimento local. Utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa e descritiva, aplicando questionário para avaliar o conhecimento em informática da comunidade. Os resultados mostram um forte interesse em aprender ferramentas básicas de informática e web. A discussão enfatiza a necessidade de se equilibrar a formação de professores, a infraestrutura e o currículo para uma implementação eficaz das tecnologias. Conclui-se que projetos de inclusão digital são essenciais para capacitar a população e promover a equidade social, sendo necessários investimentos governamentais mais robustos.
Dependência digital entre discentes e docentes: uma revisão de literatura para a elaboração de um material educativo
Authors: SILVA JOVINO ANA RIVIA , CLAUDIA MARIA COSTA DE OLIVEIRA  , GABRIEL DE LUCAS  PERES  , ENZO MATTHIAS DE ALMEIDA CHIRICO  , Tamyres Ferreira Campos  , ANA LUISE ALMEIDA DA CUNHA
Published: November 2024

Este estudo apresenta uma revisão da literatura sobre o impacto da intoxicação digital em discentes e docentes, analisando os efeitos do uso excessivo de tecnologias digitais, como smartphones e redes sociais, no ambiente acadêmico. O objetivo foi fornecer uma base teórica para a criação de um manual clínico que ajude a prevenir e tratar os sintomas da intoxicação digital. A revisão abrange estudos que exploram sintomas como dependência digital, déficit de atenção, esgotamento emocional e multitarefa digital. Os resultados sugerem que o uso intensivo de dispositivos digitais afeta negativamente a saúde mental e o desempenho acadêmico, destacando a necessidade de estratégias para o uso consciente de tecnologias. Uma avaliação de resultados iniciais de uma pesquisa quantitativa com discentes do curso de Medicina de um centro universitário demonstrou que uma parcela significativa dos alunos reportou a necessidade de constante verificação de redes sociais e sintomas de ansiedade ao ficar desconectado, um terço dos alunos informou verificar as redes sociais com frequência e cerca de 30% referiram que com frequência se sentem menos capazes quando estão offline. Isso sugere que a conexão digital é vista como uma ferramenta essencial para a produtividade e bem-estar, destacando uma possível dependência.
A Arte como Ferramenta Pedagógica no Ensino da Psiquiatria na Graduação de Medicina: Uma Revisão da Literatura
Authors: Bezerra Perdigão Anne Carolinne , Mendes de Almeida Lívia , Castelo Branco Fortaleza Simone , Rodrigues Façanha Joyce , Otavio Ferreira Da Costa Grijalva
Published: November 2024

A utilização da arte como ferramenta pedagógica no ensino da psiquiatria na graduação de medicina tem ganhado destaque nas últimas décadas. Este texto revisa a literatura recente sobre metodologias ativas, com foco na integração da arte no processo de ensino-aprendizagem em psiquiatria. A arte não apenas enriquece a formação dos estudantes, mas também promove a empatia e a compreensão cultural, aspectos essenciais para a prática psiquiátrica. A revisão abrange estudos que discutem a eficácia das metodologias ativas e a importância da formação cultural no contexto da saúde mental.
Αντιμετώπιση της συνύπαρξης του καταρράκτη με το πρωτοπαθές γλαύκωμα ανοικτής γωνίας, ελεγχόμενο φαρμακευτικά
Authors: Καλιαρντάς Αθανάσιος
Published: November 2024

Σκοπός: Η αξιολόγηση των κλινικών αποτελεσμάτων σε ασθενείς με πρωτοπαθές γλαύκωμα ανοιχτής γωνίας (ΠΓΑΓ) και συνυπάρχοντα καταρράκτη, που αντιμετωπίστηκαν με χειρουργική επέμβαση καταρράκτη φακοθρυψίας, είτε μόνη είτε σε συνδυασμό με τραμπεκουλεκτομή. Μέθοδοι: Οι συμμετέχοντες σε αυτήν την αναδρομική μελέτη ήταν 52 ασθενείς με διάγνωση ΠΓΑΓ και συνυπάρχοντα καταρράκτη, οι οποίοι υποβλήθηκαν χωρίς επιπλοκές είτε σε εγχείρηση φακοθρυψίας (Ομάδα I, n=27) είτε σε συνδυασμένη χειρουργική επέμβαση φακοθρυψίας και τραμπεκουλεκτομή (Ομάδα II) με τουλάχιστον 24 μήνες μετεγχειρητική παρακολούθηση. Καταγράψαμε τις αλλαγές στην ενδοφθάλμια πίεση (ΕΟΠ) και την ανάγκη για φάρμακα κατά του γλαυκώματος πριν και μετά τις χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις. Αποτελέσματα: Υπήρξε μια στατιστικά σημαντική μείωση της ΕΟΠ την 7η μετεγχειρητική ημέρα και στις δύο ομάδες (p<0,001), η οποία παρέμεινε μέχρι το τέλος της 24μηνης μετεγχειρητικής παρακολούθησης και στις δύο ομάδες. Τον 24ο μήνα, οι δύο ομάδες δεν διέφεραν σημαντικά ως προς την ΕΟΠ (14,3±1,4 έναντι 13,1±1,2 για την Ομάδα Ι και την Ομάδα ΙΙ αντίστοιχα, p=0,447). Επιπλέον, υπήρξε μια στατιστικά σημαντική μείωση στον αριθμό των φαρμάκων κατά του γλαυκώματος που απαιτούνται την έβδομη μετεγχειρητική ημέρα και στις δύο ομάδες (p<0,001). Τον 24ο μήνα, οι ασθενείς και στις δύο ομάδες χρειάζονταν περίπου ένα επιπλέον φάρμακο κατά του γλαυκώματος για τον έλεγχο της ΕΟΠ τους. Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι κατά τον πρώτο μήνα μετά την επέμβαση, το 20% των ασθενών στην Ομάδα II χρειάστηκαν συμπληρωματικές ενέσεις 0,1 ml 5-FU στην διηθητική φυσαλίδα. Συμπεράσματα: Και οι δύο χειρουργικές παρεμβάσεις, δηλαδή η επέμβαση φακοθρυψίας καταρράκτη μόνη της και η φακοθρυψία/τραμπεκουλεκτομή, βρέθηκαν αποτελεσματικές στη διαχείριση του ΠΓΑΓ με συνυπάρχοντα καταρράκτη, παρουσιάζοντας σημαντική μείωση στην ΕΟΠ και στην ανάγκη αντιγλαυκωματικών φαρμάκων μετεγχειρητικά σε μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα, περιόδου παρακολούθησης 24 μηνών.
I-limit points and I-cluster points of multiset sequences
Authors: Gümüş Hafize , Demir Nihal
Published: November 2024

I-convergence is a type of convergence that generalizes many known types of convergences. In this study, I-convergence and I-boundedness of multiset sequences are defined and some examples are given. I-limit points, I-cluster points, Bmx and Amx sets and the concepts of I-limit infimum and I-limit supremum are defined for a multiset sequence. These definitions are supported by examples. It is shown that the set of I-cluster points of a multiset sequence covers the set of I-limit points and I-lim inf mx ≤ I-lim sup mx. Additionally, necessary and sufficient conditions for I-lim inf mx = I-lim sup mx are proved.
Cohomology of modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebras and its applications
Authors: Basdouri Imed , Benabdelhafidh Sami , Teng Wen
Published: November 2024

The purpose of the present paper is to investigate cohomology of modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebras. First, we introduce the concept and representations of modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebras. Moreover, we define a lower order cohomology theory for modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebras. As applications of the proposed cohomology theory, formal deformations of modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebras are obtained and the rigidity of a modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebra is characterized by the vanishing of the second cohomology group. Also, abelian extensions of modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebras are classified by second-order cohomology. Furthermore, we study T*-extensions of modified λ-differential Jacobi–Jordan algebras.
Nomadyczna Europa. Poststrukturalistyczne granice europejskiego uniwersalizmu
Authors: Moll Łukasz
Published: November 2024

O idei Europy tradycyjnie myślano w kategoriach pokonywania granic. Tak jak mityczna księżniczka nosząca jej imię, Europa miała być nomadką – tworzyć się dzięki nieustannej wędrówce. Jednocześnie miała być ona nośnikiem uniwersalizmu – obietnicy powszechnego postępu, która stopniowo ziści się w planetarnych ramach. Zburzenie muru berlińskiego i wejście w kolejną fazę integracji kontynentu raz jeszcze zrodziły nadzieje na kosmopolityczną Europę. Po upływie 30 lat nie zostało z nich zbyt wiele. Dziś granice stanowią raczej świadectwo impasu europejskiego uniwersalizmu niż chwilową barierę na drodze do jego realizacji. Dramat uchodźców tonących w Morzu Śródziemnym, rozbudowa strzeżonej „twierdzy Europa” czy odradzające się egoizmy narodowe to tylko najbardziej jaskrawe przykłady odwrotu ku partykularyzmom. Czy zatem Europa definitywnie odstąpiła od swej misji?

W kontrze do nastroju przepełnionego pesymizmem książka śledzi wyłanianie się konturów nowej Europy, a właściwie – wielu Europ na raz. Niemożliwość wypracowania formy politycznej, porowatość i niestabilność granic zostają potraktowane nie jako przejaw zmierzchu, lecz jako źródło żywotności Europy. O ile stary europejski uniwersalizm polegał na przesuwaniu horyzontów i przezwyciężaniu partykularyzmów, o tyle współcześnie granice stają się przestrzeniami spotkania z Innością, zewnętrzem, różnicą, które wzywają Europę do wymyślenia się na nowo.

Książka eksploruje nowe ścieżki dla Europy w ślad za poststrukturalistycznymi myślicielami. Konfrontując się z aktualnym wyzwaniem migracji, historią idei europejskiej i współczesnymi debatami nad potrzebą odnowy uniwersalizmu, Nomadyczna Europa stawia sobie za cel odblokowanie naszej wspólnej wyobraźni politycznej.
Prawdopodobieństwo w retoryce antycznej
Authors: Hermann Marek
Published: November 2024

Pojęcie prawdopodobieństwa łączymy dzisiaj przede wszystkim ze statystyką. Otrzymujemy różne informacje określające, ile jest w stanie statystycznie wyprodukować, osiągnąć i stracić przeciętny człowiek, a w związku z tym, jakie jest przeciętne prawdopodobieństwo jego sukcesu czy porażki. Prawdopodobieństwo nie ogranicza się jednak tylko do matematycznych badań statystycznych i formalnych rozwiązań logicznych, ale sięga także obszaru mniej wymiernego – wiary czy przekonań. Prezentowana książka jest poświęcona temu drugiemu rodzajowi prawdopodobieństwa, mianowicie antycznemu prawdopodobieństwu retorycznemu, odnoszącemu się do wiary, zaufania, przesądów, czasami do pojęcia antytezy prawdy. Dla starożytnych teoretyków sztuki wymowy prawdopodobieństwo było jednym z ważniejszych instrumentów argumentacyjnych. Pojęcie prawdopodobieństwa występowało już w mowach bohaterów stworzonych przez Homera. Posługiwali się nim pierwsi sycylijscy przedstawiciele retoryki, Koraks i Tejzjasz, uchodzący za jego wynalazców. Korzystał z niego także Gorgiasz, który rozkochał Ateńczyków w sztuce wymowy. Antyfont, specjalista od mów w procesach o morderstwa, uznawał prawdopodobieństwo za podstawowe narzędzie sztuki retorycznej. Zainteresowanie, jakie wzbudzało prawdopodobieństwo wśród greckich teoretyków sztuki wymowy, wynikało z przeświadczenia, że prawda nie zawsze jest wygodna, wiarygodna i nie dla wszystkich przekonująca. Dzisiejsza teoria logomachii przejęła znaczną część antycznych reguł retorycznych, współcześni mówcy korzystają, często nieświadomie, z instrumentów wypracowanych już przez retorykę starożytną, a jednym z takich narzędzi jest właśnie prawdopodobieństwo. O tym, jak starożytni, a także współcześni adepci retoryki posługują się prawdopodobieństwem, jak wykorzystują je w sztuce argumentacji, traktuje książka Prawdopodobieństwo w retoryce antycznej.
Afrykański Inny w Japonii. Reprezentacja subsaharyjskich Afrykanów w podręcznikach geograficznych w latach 1868–1945
Authors: Sztafiej Przemysław
Published: November 2024

Niniejsza książka stanowi przeredagowaną wersję rozprawy doktorskiej. Autor podjął próbę przekrojowej analizy japońskich sposobów przedstawień Afryki Subsaharyjskiej i jej mieszkańców w podręcznikach geograficznych od początku okresu Meiji do końca drugiej wojny światowej.

Rozważania na temat reprezentacji Afryki w wyżej wymienionych tekstach użytkowych poprzedzone są przedstawieniem kontekstu historycznego ukształtowania się japońskich narracji na temat tego kontynentu, począwszy od XVI wieku. Zamiarem autora jest ukazanie specyfiki transferu wiedzy o Innym – adaptacji informacji do aktualnych japońskich dyskursów intelektualnych czy sytuacji geopolitycznej kraju – w przypadku nieomal całkowitego braku stref bezpośredniego kontaktu oraz stosunków kolonialnych między jedynym niezachodnim mocarstwem przełomu XIX i XX wieku a Afrykanami Subsaharyjskimi.

This book is a revised version of the doctoral dissertation. The author attempts a cross-sectional analysis of Japanese ways of presenting Sub-Saharan Africa and its inhabitants in geographical textbooks from the beginning of the Meiji period to the end of World War II.

Considerations on the representation of Africa in the above-mentioned functional texts are preceded by presenting the historical context of the formation of Japanese narratives about this continent, beginning from the 16th century. The author’s intention is to show the specificity of the transfer of knowledge about the Other – the adaptation of information to current Japanese intellectual discourses or the geopolitical situation of the country – in the almost complete absence of zones of direct contact and colonial relations between the only non-Western superpower of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and Sub-Saharan Africans.
Norweska kronika Mnicha Teodoryka. Północna tradycja historyczna wprowadzona w nurt dziejów powszechnych (koniec XII wieku)
Authors: Rutkowski Rafał
Published: November 2024

Z kroniki Mnicha Teodoryka nie dowiemy się, co mógł myśleć „przeciętny wiking”. Próżno szukać w niej odwołań do przedchrześcijańskiej kultury czy mitologii, postrzeganych inaczej niż przez pryzmat interpretatio Christiana. Samo posługiwanie się łaciną pociągało za sobą rozmaite konsekwencje w treści i konstrukcji wypowiedzi. Jako autor Teodoryk z pewnością ustępuje pod względem rozmachu intelektualnego swoim sławniejszym kolegom po piórze – Saksonowi i Snorriemu. Wszakże ukończona w latach 1177–1188 Historia de antiquitate regum Norwagiensium konkuruje o zaszczytne miano najstarszej norweskiej kroniki – i już choćby z tego powodu powinna zostać uznana za dzieło dla rodzimej kultury fundamentalne. Teodoryk podjął w niej pionierską próbę skonstruowania norweskich dziejów, począwszy od zjednoczenia kraju do czasów niemal sobie współczesnych. Przekonywał w niej, że Norwegowie, mając własną historię, nie są już ludem barbarzyńskim, tylko pełnoprawnym członkiem cywilizowanej ekumeny. W sukurs szły mu erudycja, zdobyta prawdopodobnie w paryskim opactwie św. Wiktora, wiedza uzyskana od Islandczyków, a także niewątpliwe atuty rodzimej historii, z Olafem Świętym na czele.
Matki i córki. Relacje rodzinne i artystyczne w autobiografiach kobiet po 1989 roku
Authors: Grzemska Aleksandra
Published: November 2024

Tematem monografii jest analiza wybranych autobiograficznych narracji autorstwa kobiet z perspektywy związków między matkami a córkami w kontekście relacji rodzinnych i artystycznych. Przedstawione badania dotyczą przede wszystkim tego, w jaki sposób relacje rodzinne wpływają na matczyną oraz córczyną twórczość literacką lub artystyczną i na odwrót – w jaki sposób życie artystyczne wpływa na relacje panujące w rodzinie. W ten sposób analizie poddane zostały te kategorie i problemy, które pojawiają się w literaturze jako skutek działania tych relacji. Celem przeprowadzanych rozpoznań było znalezienie i zinterpretowanie na zasadzie case studies tych duetów matek i córek, których teksty najlepiej odzwierciedlają charakterystyczny sposób tworzenia narracji o sobie i rodzinie.

Wybrane utwory poddano analizie w kontekście m.in. takich kategorii, jak córectwo, etyka troski, uznanie, epigenetyka, wstyd, empatia, topologie choroby, żałoba. Zinterpretowano również te specyficzne teksty lub prace autobiograficzne, które nie wpisują się w sztywne ramy gatunkowe. Należą one do tej grupy projektów i/lub narracji, które podkreślają różnorodność estetyk oraz konwencji tego hybrydycznego gatunku, jakim jest autobiografia. Rozpoznania i teorie różnych dziedzin wiedzy akademickiej zostały wykorzystane jako narzędzia analityczne. Zaliczają się do nich chociażby teoria i interpretacja literatury, gender studies, antropologia kultury, badania nad pamięcią i materialnością, analizy socjologiczne, koncepcje psychologiczne i psychoanalityczne, a także hipotezy podejmujące kwestie wpływu zmian społeczno-politycznych na literaturę autobiograficzną. Wszystko to przyczyniło się do stworzeniu metodologii uwzględniającej specyfikę badanych tekstów, odpowiadającą przekształceniom współczesnej literatury autobiograficznej.
Romans rycerski a początki zawodu pisarza w Hiszpanii. Przypadek Feliciano de Silva (ok. 1489–1554)
Authors: Setkowicz Katarzyna
Published: November 2024

Autorka monografii, odwołując się przede wszystkim do teorii pola literackiego Pierre’a Bourdieu, stawia śmiałą tezę o początkach zawodu pisarza w Hiszpanii już w pierwszej połowie XVI wieku. Opisuje warunki panujące na rynku wydawniczym i obowiązujące prawodawstwo, a także rozwój romansu rycerskiego – najpopularniejszego wówczas gatunku fikcji literackiej. Na tle tych uwarunkowań pojawia się niezwykła postać: Feliciano de Silva, autor pięciu romansów rycerskich i jednej kontynuacji słynnej Celestyny. Zubożały szlachcic, dla którego pisarstwo stało się sposobem na życie. Książka ukazuje, w czym przejawiał się profesjonalizm Silvy, jak dopasowywał on swoją twórczość do gustów czytelniczych oraz jak był traktowany przez innych uczestników pola literackiego. Czy ulubiony pisarz Don Kichota był też jednym z pierwszych pisarzy zawodowych?
Filozofia społeczna Róży Luksemburg
Authors: Winczewski Damian
Published: November 2024

After the collapse of most countries declaring themselves socialist, the underlying Marxist philosophy was institutionally condemned and consigned to oblivion. The reasons for this negative assessment were mainly non-scientific criteria - political and ideological. Critics tended to avoid analysing the real value of epistemological and methodological basis of the materialist dialectic. Many both Soviet and Western scholars of Marxism believed that the real sources of this dialectic should be sought in the economic concepts of Karl Marx. It is therefore legitimate that a rational reconstruction of the history of Marxist philosophy should also refer to the works in economics of one of the most prominent continuators of the deliberations of the author of Capital - Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919). This monograph is an exhaustive study of her thought and contribution to the development of materialist dialectics, which hides primarily in political economy and the socio-political writings based on it methodologically. It thus makes it possible to reconstruct Luxemburg's social philosophy and to clear the Polish intellectual of many old myths about her views. The work also includes a juxtaposition of Luxemburg's philosophy with Marx's original thought and with the theory and practice of other major representatives of Marxism, such as Karl Kautsky and Vladimir Lenin. The book offers the reader an insight into the intellectual panorama of the 'golden age' of this movement.
Kierunek Zachód, przystanek emigracja. Adaptacja polskich emigrantów w Austrii, Szwecji i we Włoszech od lat 80. XX w. do współczesności
Authors: Wnuk Magdalena
Published: November 2024

W ostatniej dekadzie PRL z Polski wyjechało na stałe ok. 1,3 mln Polek i Polaków. Wśród migrujących byli azylanci stanu wojennego, uchodźcy solidarnościowi, migranci zawodowi o bardzo różnych stopniach wykształcenia i kwalifikacji. Książka opisuje perypetie, jakie napotykali, usiłując wyjechać z PRL i osiedlić się za granicą. Relacjonuje trudne doświadczenia związane z pierwszymi miesiącami i latami pobytu w obcym kraju oraz ze zdobywaniem pozycji zawodowej i stabilności materialnej. Czytelnik towarzyszy bohaterom od lat 80. do współczesności. Publikacja jest uzupełnieniem dotychczasowych badań nad emigracją ostatniej dekady PRL. Analizuje wpływ wydarzeń historycznych, takich jak upadek żelaznej kurtyny czy akcesja Polski do UE, na biografie i tożsamości emigrantów. Autorka poszukuje odpowiedzi na pytania dotyczące strategii integracyjnych polskich imigrantów i ich poczucia przynależności do kultury polskiej i obcej. Główne źródło stanowią ustne relacje emigrantów, zebrane metodą wywiadu biograficznego i pogłębionego. Książka jest próbą zastosowania podejścia interdyscyplinarnego, ponieważ łączy antropologiczne badania terenowe i pytania badawcze z elementami warsztatu historyka – krytyczną analizą źródeł zastanych.
Changes in biochemical indicators of blood of rats of different sex in posttraumatic stress disorders
Authors: Denefil Olha , Chorniy Sofiya , Miroshnyk Viktoria
Published: November 2024

Introduction. The war in Ukraine, the difficult ecological situation, socio-economic hardships, the acceleration of the rhythm of life and the increase in information load contribute to the emergence and development of constant tension in the body of modern man, the manifestation of which is the stress reaction. This provokes exhaustion and disruption of the adaptive capabilities of the body and the development of diseases. One of the types of such pathology is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The relevance of this problem currently determines the need for in-depth study of individual links of their pathogenesis.
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of PTSD on biochemical blood indexes of  different sexes rats.
Materials and methods. The experiment was performed on 40 different sexes Wistar rats, weighing 180-200 g, aged 4 months. They were kept on a standard vivarium diet with free access to drinking water throughout the entire experimental period. The rats were divided into 4 groups, according to sex: males and females in equal numbers – control males (I), control females (II), post-traumatic stress disorder, males (III), post-traumatic stress disorder, females (IV). Modeling of PTSD was carried out by 4 stressors using one by one twice. This preclinical model reflects molecular and physiological changes that repeat the same changes observed in post-traumatic stress disorder in humans. Biochemical methods of the study included determination in blood serum of the concentration of diene conjugates (DC), superoxide dismutase activity (SOD).
Research results and their discussion. When analyzing lipid peroxidation indicators in animals of group III, compared to animals of the control group (I), was detected an increase in DC by 49.5% (p<0.001) while in animals of group IV, compared to animals of the control group (II), was detected an increase in DC by 1.9 times (p<0.001). When comparing the impact of PTSD on LPO processes, it was found that in group IV animals, compared to group III, DCs were 1.1 times higher (p<0.001).
As for the antioxidant system, in the blood serum of rats of group III, compared to animals of I group, a decrease in SOD by 23.50% (p<0.001) was detected, and in animals of IV group, compared to animals of the control group, was detected a decrease in SOD by 10% (p<0.001). When comparing the degree of influence of PTSD on the enzymatic system of antioxidant defense in rats, it was found that in group III animals, compared to group IV, SOD was lower by 38.3% (p<0.001).
Conclusion. Posttraumatic stress disorder causes activation of lipid peroxidation in the body of rats, but its magnitude depends on gender and is more pronounced in females. In response to the activation of free radical oxidation processes, the activity of the antioxidant system is suppressed, which is more pronounced in males.
Incidencia de las tecnologías digitales en la investigación en Literatura española del Siglo de Oro.
Authors: López Poza Sagrario
Published: November 2024

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar cómo y en qué medida las tecnologías digitales han
repercutido en cada uno de los procesos y métodos de trabajo relacionados con la investigación en la literatura española del Siglo de Oro desde la última década del siglo xx. Se
subrayan algunas tendencias recientes impulsadas por el desarrollo de software que han potenciado algunas líneas de especialización y se valora el impacto de los cambios producidos.
La narrativa de Manuel Fernández y González frente al canon literario.
Authors: de Morales Galiana Javier Muñoz
Published: November 2024

El canon literario de Harold Bloom generaliza en Bécquer, Galdós y Clarín la producción literaria en lengua española durante el siglo xix, lo que sugiere una laguna inexplicable en los
novelistas en ese idioma desde los Siglos de Oro hasta el realismo literario, y más concretamente en la época del Romanticismo. El presente trabajo propone subsanar ese vacío instaurando al novelista Manuel Fernández y González como uno de los principales novelistas
en español previos a la literatura realista. Para ello, y en vista de lo poco sistemática que resulta la teoría propuesta por Bloom, se ha empleado el concepto de horizonte de expectativas de Jauss, sumado a la teoría del genio de González Maestro, para dar razones objetivas
que justifiquen la consideración canónica del escritor propuesto, y más concretamente de
su obra más ambiciosa, el ciclo de los Villafranca.
La atención ante lo real como superación de la mirada moderna de la desgracia
Authors: Porras Montenegro Laura Katherine
Published: November 2024

Este texto intenta responder a la pregunta ¿cómo podemos alejarnos de la mirada moderna de la desgracia por medio de la atención manteniendo la individualidad (yo) y la vida interior? La noción de mirada moderna de la desgracia se refiere a aquella forma de ver que no atiende a la realidad porque es fantasiosa y nos colma de consuelos para alejarnos de la verdad. La autora, intenta caracterizarla desde los conceptos de desarraigo, desgracia y fuerza a partir del pensamiento filosófico de Simone Weil con el propósito de exponer cómo esa mirada moderna de la desgracia nos ha cosificado, lo cual imposibilita mantener una relación consigo mismo y con el otro dirigida hacia la verdad y el bien. Con lo cual, en diálogo con Simone Weil e Iris Murdoch, plantea la atención como método para reorientar la visión hacia una mirada amorosa que permita acogerse a uno mismo a la vez que acoger al otro.
Lactic Acid Fermentation of Onion Juice Supplemented with Puffed Red Ginseng Extract
Authors: Park Young-Seo , Jang Jae Kweon , Choi Young Jin , Chung Myong-Soo , Park Hoon , Shim Kun-Sub
Published: November 2024

Onion juices supplemented with different concentrations of puffed red ginseng extract were fermented using Pediococcus pentosaceus KC-007 and their biologically functional properties were investigated. When onion juices were supplemented with puffed red ginseng extract at the concentration of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4% (v/v) each, viable cell number of lactic acid bacteria was the highest at 24 hr of fermentation in all samples. The titratable acidity increased as the fermentation proceeds irrespective of the added amount of red ginseng extract, and the pH of fermentation broth decreased until 36 hr of fermentation. The reducing sugar of fermentation broth decreased until 24 hr of fermentation and did not change thereafter. The electron donating ability and nitrite scavenging ability were highest when red ginseng extract was added at the concentration of more than 1% (w/v). The overall acceptance in sensory evaluation was the best when red ginseng extract was added at the concentration of 1% (w/v). From these results, it is confirmed that the optimum concentration of puffed red ginseng extract for the lactic acid fermentation of onion juice was 1% (w/v).
Effect of Active Gluten Supplementation on the Processing and Quality of Rice Bagel
Authors: Lee Young-Tack , Park Young-Seo
Published: November 2024

The effect of active gluten supplementation on the quality properties of rice bagel was investigated. Water hydration capacity of rice flour increased as the amount of gluten increased, whereas alkaline water retention capacity decreased. Pelshenke value and sedimentation value were incerased as the amount of gluten increased, but these values are lower than those of strong wheat flour. Peak viscosity, setback, peak height, and peak width decreased as the amount of gluten increased. When the active gluten of 23% was added to the rice flour, the specific loaf volume of bagel increased more that two times compared with the active gluten of 11%. Hardness, gumminess, and chewiness were decreased as the amount of gluten increased. Specific loaf volume of bagel showed highly positive correlation in water hydration capacity, Pelshenke value, and sedimentation value of which values were r=0.962, r =0.964, and r =0.966, respectively.