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POSTPONEMENT OF CUSTODIAL SENTENCE
EXECUTION IN COURT STATISTICSs
Authors: Tekliński Jarosław
Published: March 2021

Postponement of the custodial sentence execution is one of few derogations from the rule of immediate sentence execution, defined in art. 9 § 1 of the Penal Enforcement Code. Its application results in a situation when some of the convicted remain outside the penitentiary system in the period defined by the court in the postponement order. Because of that fact, this institution at least periodically influences the size of the prison population.
This article analyses the application of postponement of the custodial sentence execution based on statistical data and its impact on shaping the domestic prison population.
The research material comprised statistical data, included in MS-S10 reports on executing orders according to material jurisdiction for the period 2012-2018 (concerning district and regional courts), made available by the Managing Statistical Information Division of the Strategy and European Funds Department within the Ministry of Justice. The data were presented in charts made by the author.
The dissertation is opened with the analysis of the data, which concern passing the custodial sentence. It also includes modal forms such as substitutive custodial sentences instead of unpaid fines and unserved custodial sentences, as well as orders to serve suspended custodial sentences and orders to cancel parole. All the above prepare the ground for the central dissertation issues, i.e., the policy that applies the postponement of the custodial sentence execution by district and regional courts and the significance of the postponement mentioned above among other reasons for not putting the convicted in penitentiaries.
Having done the preliminary research of available statistical data, the author concludes that, compared to other reasons for not putting the convicted in prisons, the role of the postponement of the custodial sentence execution in shaping the prison population is decreasing. This phenomenon should be perceived as an unfavourable one in principle. The author explains the view in the final remarks.
‘Not My Employee, Not My Liability’
Authors: De Silva Carrie
Published: March 2021

In April 2020, the Supreme Court in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] and Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] overturned the decisions of the Court of Appeal in applying the law regarding vicarious liability of employees and others (and deciding in both cases that the defendant companies were not liable for the acts in question). The scope of responsibilities which the employment relationship brings, together with an awareness among many businesses of the classification worker, along with the more familiar employed/self-employed status, makes an examination of the outcomes and potential impact of these cases of wide, practical interest for those running businesses, large or small. The review concluded that there had been no dramatic change in the law but that the cases provide a measure of comfort to employers in something of a common-sense view being taken as to the scope of vicarious liability. They also add to the body of case law, helping to ensure that future issues can more clearly be reasoned out of court, with the detailed steer on the application of legal principles which a Supreme Court judgment provides.
Introduction
Authors: Sargent Sarah , Slater James
Published: March 2021

The Denning Law Journal Team is very pleased to bring you the 2020 edition. In a year of unprecedent challenges and changes, we would especially like to extend our thanks to our contributors who have provided an outstanding collection of articles, comments and book reviews. We also note the passing of a distinguished jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. She was the second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court and is noted as a proponent of civil liberties. This edition of the Denning Law Journal is dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the legacy of her work in safeguarding and promoting civil liberties.
JESUS E ZAQUEU
Authors: Rocha Max Silva da
Published: March 2021

Este trabalho objetiva realizar uma análise retórica acerca dos lugares da argumentação que fundamentaram o discurso teológico encontrado no Evangelho Segundo Lucas 19, 1-10. Esse texto bíblico apresenta o encontro entre o orador Jesus Cristo e o publicano Zaqueu. Assim, por Retórica, compreende-se o uso de técnicas argumentativas que visam persuadir; por discurso teológico, entende-se o uso de textos extraídos de livros considerados sagrados que falem sobre Deus. O discurso teológico toma como suporte textual a Bíblia, considerada um livro de expressiva importância para o Cristianismo. Metodologicamente, o trabalho filia-se a uma perspectiva qualitativa de análise retórica e embasa-se em Abreu (2009), Aristóteles (2011), Ferreira (2015), Meyer (2007), Perelman e Olbrechts-Tyteca (2014), Reboul (2004), Rocha (2020a, 2020b), entre outros. A partir da análise retórica, verificou-se que os lugares da argumentação foram decisivos para o ato de persuadir, no texto teológico destacado. Percebeu-se que o orador Jesus Cristo se serviu desses recursos retóricos (lugares argumentativos) para ganhar a confiança e persuadir o publicano Zaqueu.
A Novel Procedure for Quick Design of Off-Grid PV Water Pumping Systems for Irrigation
Authors: Klimenta Dardan , Lekic Julijana , Arsic Sanela , Tasic Dragan , Krstic Nikola , Radosavljevic Dragana
Published: March 2021

It is known that meteorological variables from meteorological online services can be used for the design of photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems for irrigation. The software LORENTZ COMPASS in such a manner uses as inputs solar irradiation, precipitation, and ambient temperature collected by the NASA Langley Research Centre over a period of more than 20 years. This paper proposes a novel procedure that uses the sunshine duration, precipitation, and ambient temperature as inputs. These inputs were collected by Weather Online UK during a period of 25 years. The effects of different data collection periods and data availabilities on the design of the PV water pumping system are also analysed and discussed. Along with the meteorological data, the proposed procedure uses as inputs datasheets from manufacturers of pumping systems and PV modules. The procedure is based on the Sivkov model that correlates the global horizontal irradiation with the sunshine duration and the elevation angle of the Sun. A case study, i.e., an existing PV water pumping system designed using LORENTZ COMPASS is used as reference for purposes of comparison and validation of the procedure. The results of the comparison showed a high level of accuracy, and a number of interesting conclusions are drawn from them.
Implementierung elektronischer Überwachungseinrichtungen durch Betriebsvereinbarungen vor dem Hintergrund der DSGVO
Authors: Köllmann Thomas
Published: March 2021

As digitalization progresses, the possibilities for monitoring and surveillance in the employment relationship also increase. With the entry into force of the GDPR at the latest, the discussions about an "Employee Data Protection Act" (Beschäftigtendatenschutzgesetz) reignited. The thesis examines - de lege lata - the interaction of European and national requirements in the introduction of electronic surveillance / monitoring equipment in companies. On this basis, current challenges and the corresponding solutions are shown. At the same time, the special role of the business parties (such as works council and personnel department) in the area of data protection is presented. Finally, the question of whether an employee data protection law - de lege ferenda - can provide more legal certainty is being investigated.
Die personelle Reichweite der Tarifmacht
Authors: Said Malek
Published: March 2021

Meanwhile, digitalization has become a "mega-topic" in the legal debate. The implications of a changed working life are occasionally approached in individual employment law and social law. So far, however, little attention has been paid to the changes arising from a dependent world population to an independent performance of tasks, which is significant for the scope of collective bargaining agreements. The author therefore deals abstractly with the overriding question of how the old collective labor law system fits into the modern structures of working life. For this reason, the author develops a legislative proposal that upholds the constitutional and supranational implications of personnel reach.
Lokale Risikomündigkeit
Authors: Bönewitz Martin
Published: March 2021

This thesis explores the contribution of the concept of ‘lokale Risikomündigkeit’ (local risk awareness) to the study of societal handling of natural hazards. ‘Risikomündigkeit’ is based on the promise of an enlightened society of responsible citizens and is expressed in the practice of risk management. After engaging in critical reflection, the author develops the concept of 'lokale Risikomündigkeit' as a praxeologically, rationally and geographically sound analytical heuristic. It becomes clear that the social practice of risk management is characterised by diverse, partly contradictory forms of logic that cannot be assumed to be conventionally rational and cannot be comprehensively grasped by purely evidence-based risk management approaches.
Molecular Dynamics of Mosquito-Plasmodium vivaxInteraction: A Smart Strategy of Parasitism
Authors: Chauhan Charu , Tevatiya Sanjay , Kumari Seena , Sharma Punita , Rani Jyoti , Dixit Rajnikant
Published: March 2021

Parallel to Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax is a fast emerging challenge to control malaria in South-East Asia regions. Owing to unique biological differences such as the preference for invading reticulocytes, early maturation of sexual stages during the infection, the formation of hypnozoites, unavailability of in-vitro culture, the molecular relation of P. vivax development inside the mosquito host is poorly known. In this chapter, we briefly provide a basic overview of Mosquito-Plasmodium interaction and update current knowledge of tissue-specific viz. midgut, hemocyte, and salivary glands- molecular dynamics of Plasmodium vivax interaction during its developmental transformation inside the mosquito host, in specific.
Multifunctional Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
Authors: Hoang Nam Nguyen
Published: March 2021

Multifunctional silver nanoparticles have attracted widely due to their potential applications. Based on the properties of individual silver nanoparticles, such as plasmonic and antibacterial properties, silver nanoparticles can become multifunctional by surface modifications with various surfactants or they can be combined in core-shell and composite structures with the magnetic nanoparticles to form bifunctional nanoparticles. After reviewing the methods of synthesis and applications of silver nanoparticles, the chapter describes the synthesis and the properties of the new types of multifunctional silver nanomaterials based on the plasmonic behaviors of silver nanoparticles and the iron oxide Fe3O4 superparamagnetic nanoparticles. One type is a simple combination of silver nanoparticles and iron oxide nanoparticles in a silica matrix Fe3O4/Ag-4ATP@SiO2. Other types are the core-shell structured nanoparticles, where Fe3O4 nanoparticles play as the core and silver nanoparticles are the outer shell, so-called Fe3O4@SiO2-Ag and Fe3O4-Ag. In the Fe3O4@SiO2-Ag, silver nanoparticles are reduced on the surface of silica-coated magnetic core, while in Fe3O4-Ag, silver nanoparticles are directly reduced on the amino groups functionalized on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles without coating with silica. Both of types of the multifunctional silver nanoparticles show the plasmonic and magnetic properties similar as the individual silver and iron oxide nanoparticles. Finally, some applications of those multifunctional silver nanoparticles will be discussed.
Biologic Hemostatic Agents in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Authors: Patriarco Michael , Shenoy Sachin , Taylor Nicholas
Published: March 2021

In Obstetrics and Gynecology, the practice of biologic hemostatic agents in the field are generally used to augment the basic tenets of hemostasis to decrease the morbidity and mortality of such procedures. These hemostatic agents work along with the body’s physiology to rapidly aid in platelet plug formation, activation of the clotting cascade, the creation of fibrin, and to form a stable clot. The four main sub-categories of hemostatic agents include mechanical, biological, flowable, and fibrin sealants. Mechanical agents act as scaffolding for platelet aggregation to form a platelet plug. Biological agents activate clotting factors in the coagulation cascade to aid in hemostasis. Flowable agents combine biologic with mechanical agents to stabilize clot formation while also providing mechanical tamponade. Fibrin sealants combine high levels of fibrin and thrombin that when combined, form a fibrin clot at an accelerated speed. Hemostatic agents in obstetrics are often used in the setting of postpartum hemorrhage, cesarean delivery and postpartum hysterectomy to decrease the rate of morbidity most commonly seen with abnormal placentation and uterine atony. With gynecologic surgery, hemostatic agents are more commonly used then in obstetrics. They aid in hemostasis with common gynecologic procedures including hysterectomies, ovarian cystectomies, myomectomies, endometriosis cases, incontinence procedures and malignant debulking procedures. Also, with the increase in minimally invasive surgical techniques, topical hemostasis can aid in fewer transfusions, improved visualization in the surgical field decreased operative time and reduction in the risk of conversion to laparotomy.
Lean Manufacturing Practices and Environmental Performance
Authors: Genç Ruhet
Published: March 2021

Lean manufacturing is considered a rewarding production strategy due to its positive effects on organizational and economic efficiency in various industries. Given the growing ecological consciousness, environmental achievements of lean manufacturing also incorporate a strong economic relevance. The main objective of this chapter is, therefore, to investigate the impact of lean manufacturing practices on environmental performance and the existing coherences between Lean and ecologically oriented variables such as resource usage, energy consumption, and air pollution. The methodology is literature review evaluating the findings of research in this sphere. Besides the discussion of its principles and methods, current trends and challenges regarding lean production as a business model that supports eco-efficiency are presented. The implications of this study will allow executives to better recognize and simultaneously solve both the economic and environmental problems posed by their companies.
Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species
Authors: De Oliveira Luiz Fernando M. , Brescovit Antonio Domingos
Published: March 2021

The diversity of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 is poorly known in the Neotropical regions. In this work we provide a taxonomic review of the genus as well as a phylogenetic analysis. The ingroup of the analysis is composed of sixteen species of Tafana and the outgroup is composed of five representatives of Anyphaenidae. The sister-group recovered for Tafana is the clade Aysha + Xiruana, being supported by the embolic process on the male bulb. Two species groups within Tafana are herein proposed, the silhavyi group and the riveti group, based on two exclusive synapomorphies in the male bulb. We redescribe Tafana quelchi and present a description of the previously unknown female of Tafana silhavyi, both from Venezuela. In addition, we describe the first adult specimens of Tafana straminea. Twelve new species, along with several previously described species, are described, illustrated and mapped: T. riveti, T. straminea, T. quelchi, T. kunturmarqa sp. nov., T. humahuaca sp. nov., T. pastaza sp. nov., T. nevada sp. nov., T. huatanay sp. nov. and T. ruizi sp. nov. from the riveti species group; T. maracay sp. nov., T. arawak sp. nov., T. chimire sp. nov. and T. pitieri sp. nov. from the silhavyi species group; T. oliviae sp. nov. from Argentina and T. orinoco sp. nov. from Venezuela, neither of which belongs to any species group. We also discuss the genital morphology of the species groups based on the results of the phylogenetic analysis. Furthermore, distribution maps for all species, including new records for T. riveti, T. straminea and T. quelchi, are presented.
Franchising: Between innovation and imitation
Authors: Stanković Milica , Stefanović Suzana
Published: March 2021

The success of franchise systems lies in balancing the global brand consistency and continuous innovation and local customization. The aim of the paper is to analyze the importance of innovation as one of the key factors for the success of franchise systems, pointing out the need for continuous implementation of innovations within franchise systems. The first part of the paper analyzes innovations as key drivers of successful company operations. The second part is devoted to the analysis of the success factors of franchises, with particular emphasis on innovation. The third part deals with the analysis of franchising as a link between consistency and innovation, with comparative analysis of two franchise systems: Domino's Pizza and Intergamma. After a comprehensive analysis, relevant conclusions are presented.
Contribution of agriculture to the economic development of Serbia
Authors: Dašić Boban , Trklja Radmila , Milosavljević Valentina
Published: March 2021

The overall economic development of a national economy depends on the development of individual economic and noneconomic activities. Agriculture as an economic activity occupies a significant place in the overall development process of a country. The dependence of agriculture on natural conditions such as climate, geographical location, quality and other characteristics of the land, has the consequence that the contribution of agriculture to the overall economic development will not be the same depending on the above factors. The place and importance of agriculture in the overall economic development varies depending on the observation period because there are differences related to key development factors, as well as the place and importance of agriculture in the overall economic development. The participation of agriculture in the overall economic structure is especially important, although this certainly does not mean that countries with a higher share of agriculture in the economic structure reach higher levels of development. Countries with a large share of agriculture in the economic structure are usually underdeveloped or less developed, while in developed countries the share of agriculture in the economic structure is at a very low level. In a large number of countries, agriculture is still the main economic activity with which the largest number of inhabitants is engaged in proportion. The subject of this paper refers to the contribution to the development of agriculture from the aspect of its role and importance in the overall economic development.
La biblioteca en el papel
Authors: Maggio-Ramírez Matías
Published: March 2021

El objetivo es analizar cómo el texto fundacional y el reglamento de la Biblioteca Pública de Buenos Aires interpelaron a los usuarios y cuál fue la reacción del público una vez que la institución abrió sus puertas. Por lo tanto, se rastreó la tensión entre un paradigma bibliotecológico que apelaba al fomento del saber y al bien público como objetivo institucional y las demandas de los usuarios por el horario restringido de la biblioteca. Se analizaron desde la historia de la cultura impresa las representaciones de la lectura y de la sociabilidad letrada al leer la correspondencia entre Bernardino Rivadavia y Luis José de Chorroarín, el reglamento de la Biblioteca Pública de Buenos Aires y los periódicos porteños. Se concluyó que la negativa en ampliar el horario de atención al público conspiró con el acceso a la biblioteca de los empleados.

The objective is to analyze how the founding text and regulations of the Buenos Aires Public Library challenged users and what the public's reaction was once the institution opened its doors. Therefore, we traced the tension between a library paradigm that appealed to the promotion of knowledge and the public good as an institutional objective and the demands of users due to the restricted library hours. From the history of printed culture, the representations of reading and the sociability of the reader when reading the correspondence between Bernardino Rivadavia and Luis José de Chorroarín, the regulations of the Buenos Aires Public Library and the Buenos Aires newspapers were analyzed. It was concluded that the refusal to extend the opening hours to the public conspired with the access to the library of the employees.

A fundação da Biblioteca Pública de Buenos Aires em 1810, pelo Primeiro Conselho de Governo, foi um marco no panorama cultural da cidade. A promoção do conhecimento esclarecido em busca do "bem público" e da "felicidade dos povos" foi um ponto crucial na cultura colonial tardia em Buenos Aires. Os leitores enviaram livros de redação como uma doação à Biblioteca, mas nem todos puderam acessá-los. A regulamentação de 1812 foi o surgimento de uma idéia da biblioteca e das práticas culturais a ela ligadas. O objetivo do artigo é investigar, a partir da análise comparativa dos regulamentos da biblioteca, a configuração da biblioteca pública durante o processo revolucionário. O leitor presente no regulamento, ao qual foi concedido acesso, não representava os moradores da cidade, devido ao horário de funcionamento restrito ao público.
Ruptura de los menguados eslabones lógicos: Jorge Luis Borges y Miguel de Unamuno
Authors: López Ruiz Patricia Teresa
Published: March 2021

El propósito con que se concibe este trabajo es con la intención de contrastar las obras de dos escritores cuyas fuentes, inquietudes y temas fueron muy similares. Ambos se interesaron por el sueño y la ficción, la inmortalidad, la literatura, la otredad; sin embargo, cada uno asimiló todo ello de manera distinta. Borges a través del idealismo, Unamuno, de una personalidad agónica. En ambos la finalidad era distinta: penetrar en los enigmas del Universo, en el caso del primero, lograr la inmortalidad, en el del segundo. No obstante, la creación fue para ellos un instrumento con que engañar las leyes del tiempo.

The purpose with which this work is conceived is with the intention of contrasting the works of two writers whose sources, queries and topics were very similar. Both were interested in dream and fiction, immortality, literature, otherness; however, each one assimilated all this in a different way. Borges through idealism, Unamuno, of an agonizing personality. The purpose was different: to penetrate the enigmas of the Universe, in the case of the first, to achieve immortality, in that of the second. Notwithstanding the fact that the creation was for both an instrument with the commitment of the laws of time.
El jardín japonés de John Cage: Ryōan-ji o la destrucción del ego
Authors: Molina Barea María del Carmen
Published: March 2021

En 1962 el compositor John Cage viaja a Japón, donde visita el jardín Zen del templo Ryōan-ji en Kioto. Surge entonces en el artista un vivo interés por este jardín japonés, forjándose una relación de hondo hermanamiento creativo que duraría toda la vida del músico. La amplia dimensión de esta influencia ha sido abordada principalmente en trabajos de carácter musical o pictórico. Sin embargo, el alcance de sus implicaciones demanda asimismo un enfoque estético-ontológico, centrado en el estudio de la destrucción del ego como entidad fundacional del yo psíquico. En este contexto, el presente trabajo sostiene que la fascinación de John Cage por el célebre jardín de Kioto trasciende meras afinidades estéticas o principios metodológicos, como el azar y el automatismo, para enraizarse, más específicamente, en los complejos procesos de disolución del yo.

In 1962 John Cage travelled to Japan, where he visited Ryoanji’s famous Zen garden in Kyoto. There arises a keen interest in the celebrated garden, thus building a lifelong relationship based on mutual influence. The creative significance of such a connection has been widely discussed in the fields of art and music. However, it also urgently needs to be analyzed from an aesthetic-ontological perspective, focused particularly on the destruction of the ego as a basis for the psychological development of “I”. In this context, the present paper argues that Cage’s fascination for Ryoanji goes well beyond mere aesthetic affinities or methodological principles, such as chance and automatism. More specifically, it takes root in the dissolution of the ‘I’.
Tradición y rito en la novela "Pasos en la piedra"
Authors: Panero M.ª Pilar
Published: March 2021

A través de la mirada de los dos jóvenes protagonistas de Pasos en la piedra, novela de José Manuel de la Huerga, el autor urde un relato en el que de forma clara y directa se aprecia el conocimiento profundo que tiene por competencia del hecho cultural, social y religioso de la Semana Santa. Parte de sus primeros recuerdos de niño, pero es consciente del calado con la que los hombres de su ciudad imaginaria, que encarna a muchas ciudades reales, han vivido el tiempo en que se dramatiza lo dramático. La Semana Santa y su tradición no es un mero escenario novelesco porque su celebración es un hecho de raíz profunda. Lejos de ofrecer una experiencia homogénea la procuran en función del acatamiento o la transgresión respecto a los importantes cambios históricos en la España de 1977.

Through the gaze of the two young protagonists of Pasos en la piedra, a novel by José Manuel de la Huerga, the author concocts a story in which the deep knowledge he has as competence of the cultural fact is clearly and directly appreciated, social and religious of Holy Week. Part of his first childhood memories, but he is aware of the depth with which the men of his imaginary city, which embodies many real cities, have lived the time in which the dramatic is dramatized. Holy Week and its tradition is not a mere novelesque scenario because its celebration is a deep rooted event. Far from offering a homogenous experience, they seek it based on compliance or transgression with respect to the important historical changes in the Spain of 1977.
Romanticism in the North American Short Story
Authors: Sánchez Auñón Estefanía
Published: March 2021

El Romanticismo fue un movimiento extremadamente influyente que surgió a finales del siglo 18 y que tuvo un gran impacto en varias áreas, incluida la literatura. Innumerables escritores han representado en sus obras características esenciales del Romanticismo como la representación de horror y emociones intensas, el uso de entornos naturales exóticos y salvajes, el nacionalismo, el individualismo, la mente humana, y el simbolismo, entre muchas otras. En este artículo, se muestra cómo el Romanticismo influyó, en concreto, la narrativa breve norteamericana analizando cinco obras: “Rip Van Winkle,” de Washington Irving; “The Minister’s Black Veil,” de Nathaniel Hawthorne; “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” de Herman Melville; y “The Minister’s Black Veil” y “The Tell-Tale Heart,” de Edgar Allan Poe. Los resultados que se han obtenido de este análisis han demostrado que estas cinco historias breves se pueden considerar trabajos románticos porque reflejan múltiples características del Romanticismo. De hecho, estos autores retratan las peculiaridades de los dos sub-campos más importantes del Romanticismo Americano conocidos como “Romanticismo Claro” y “Romanticismo Oscuro.”

Romanticism was an extremely influential movement which flourished at the end of the 18th century and which had a huge impact on various areas, including literature. Countless writers have represented in their works key Romantic features such as the depiction of horror and intense emotions, the use of exotic and wild natural settings, nationalism, individualism, the reproduction of the human psyche, and symbolism, among many others. In this paper, it is shown how the Romantic Movement influenced, more specifically, the North American short story by analysing five works: Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle,” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil,” Herman Melville’s “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” The results which have been obtained from this analysis have demonstrated that these five short stories can be considered as Romantic works because they reflect multiple characteristics of the Romantic Movement. In fact, these writers portray the peculiarities of the most important subfields of American Romanticism, which are known as “Light Romanticism” and “Dark Romanticism.”
Paisajes interiores en "Galería de rara antigüedad" de Jaime Siles. La obra “desde dentro”
Authors: Morcillo Françoise
Published: March 2021

Este escrito ejecuta una revisión de los aspectos poéticos de la obra del escritor valenciano Jaime Siles a partir de su poemario Galería de rara antigüedad, que fue merecedor del XXVIII Premio de poesía Jaime Gil de Biedma en 2018. En el curso del texto, asimismo, se comentará la cuestión relativa a la la práctica del monólogo interior con su concepción autorial de la poesía íntima, en particular, así como de sus imbricaciones en la literatura griega antigua o la tradición europea moderna, en general, de la que Jaime Gil de Biedma fue un epígono esencial en el panorama de la creación literaria española en el siglo XX.

This writing carries out a review of the poetic aspects of the work of the Valencian writer Jaime Siles from his collection of poems Galería de rara antigüedad, which deserved the XXVIII Jaime Gil de Biedma Poetry Prize in 2018. Over the course of this work the discussed issue will also consider the the inner monologues practice in its relation to Sile's authorial conception of intimate poetry, in particular, and its entanglements in Ancient Greek literature or European modernism tradition, in general, of which Jaime Gil de Biedma was an essential epigone in the Spanish literary scene in the 20th Century.
Il messaggio di Ramón Gaya
Authors: Cammarano Leonardo
Published: March 2021

Texto inédito, fechado el 2 de octubre de 2010, del traductor de Ramón Gaya, Leonardo Cammarano, pintor y escritor.
"Volver a un origen desnudo". Refracciones de incompletitud ontológica en la obra pictórica de Ramón Gaya
Authors: Bomholt Marius Christian
Published: March 2021

Este análisis de los escritos y la obra plástica de Ramón Gaya se divide en dos partes principales. Se comienza con una reflexión sobre la conocida aversión del murciano a la crítica artística, a lo largo de la cual se descubre una estrategia epistemológica dual como elemento central y estructurante de su pensamiento. Tal dualidad deja su impronta también sobre el concepto de arte de Gaya, un arte que, de siempre, se comprometió con la búsqueda de una verdad pictórica más allá de las apariencias, según lo ha constatado –apréciese la ironía– un buen número de sus intérpretes. Inspirado en las aportaciones de ese conjunto de críticos, el presente ensayo propone un nuevo acceso a las creaciones pictóricas de Gaya: entender las mismas como expresión y reflejo de la incompletitud ontológica de lo existente, según la desarrolló el pensador esloveno Slavoj Žižek.

The present analysis of Ramón Gaya’s writings and visual art is divided into two main parts. It begins with a reflection on the famously hostile attitude the Spanish painter displayed toward art criticism, revealing a strategy of epistemological duality as a key structuring element of his thought. This duality has also left its mark on Gaya’s concept of art, an art that was always committed to discovering a pictorial truth beyond mere appearances, as, somewhat ironically, many of his commentators have pointed out. Drawing on these previous explorations as a source of inspiration, the present essay proposes a new access to Gaya’s works: understanding them, in accordance with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek’s theories, as a reflection and an expression of the fundamental ontological incompleteness of existence itself.
Luis Cernuda y Ramón Gaya: miradas especulares
Authors: Candeloro Antonio
Published: March 2021

Tras el análisis de Retrato de poeta, poema que Luis Cernuda le dedica a Ramón Gaya en 1950, se llevará a cabo una reflexión sobre las relaciones siempre complejas y productivas entre literatura y pintura a partir de la técnica de la écfrasis. Seguidamente, intentaremos leer los retratos que Gaya le dedica a Cernuda para ver cómo se desarrollan y se entretejen las miradas especulares entre el pintor y el poeta.

After the analysis of Retrato de poeta, a poem that Luis Cernuda dedicated to Ramón Gaya in 1950, a reflection will be carried out on the always complex and productive relationships between literature and painting based on the technique of ekphrasis. Then we will try to read the portraits that Gaya dedicates to Cernuda to see how the specular gazes develop and interweave between the painter and the poet.
La fraternità tra Gaya e Zambrano: autenticità nella creazione
Authors: Laurenzi Elena
Published: March 2021

La amistad entre María Zambrano y Ramón Gaya, que tiene sus raíces en el compromiso político de los años de la República y la Guerra Civil, maduró y se consolidó en los años del exilio romano en el terreno de la creación. En este ensayo me propongo analizar las concordancias existentes en sus respectivas concepciones de la actividad creativa. Para iluminar estas coincidencias, me refiero a la categoría de autenticidad de Ortega, mostrando cómo Gaya y Zambrano la traducen en los términos de la creación, pero también cómo profundizan y radicalizan su interpretación a través de las lecturas de Friedrich Nietzsche y Simone Weil.

The friendship between María Zambrano and Ramón Gaya has its roots in the political commitment of the years of the Republic and the Civil War, but matured and consolidated in the years of their exile in Rome, on the terrain of creation. In this essay I propose to analyze the concordances existing in their respective conceptions of creative activity. To illuminate these coincidences, I refer to the Orteghean category of authenticity, showing how Gaya and Zambrano translate it into in terms of creation, but also how they deepen and radicalize its interpretation through the readings of Friedrich Nietzsche and Simone Weil.
Ramón Gaya: "Creo que soy poeta pintando"
Authors: Pittarello Elide
Published: March 2021

Simónides de Ceos, que definió la poesía una pintura que habla y la pintura una poesía muda, contribuyó al origen de la filosofía del arte, base de la moderna estética occidental. Para el filósofo italiano Benedetto Croce el arte es la síntesis estética de la intuición y la expresión a través del lenguaje lírico. Encarna las representaciones de la belleza, un evento universal, ajeno a la Historia y a la crítica de arte. De manera más radical, Ramón Gaya rechazó este mismo saber de una manera más radical desde que era un jovencísimo pintor, decepcionado por las vanguardias. Su planteamiento de la obra de arte se aproxima a una actitud mística. Emerge cuando se enfrenta a la pintura de Velázquez en España, antes de exiliarse en México. Este sentimiento trascendente se agudiza cuando visita Venecia por primera vez, en 1952, y asocia la pintura con el agua que fluye. Es el primer paso de su identificación sagrada de las artes –pintura, poesía, escultura y música– con la Naturaleza y sus elementos cosmológicos. La experiencia veneciana posibilita una nueva creatividad icónica y verbal. La pintura conlleva siempre una enigmática dualidad, manteniendo rasgos de su procedencia misteriosa. Los poemas que Ramón Gaya le dedica al Crepúsculo de Miguel Ángel son una muestra de su intermedialidad heterodoxa, donde a la técnica de lo diáfano en pintura corresponde el uso de la negación lógica por escrito. Esta estrategia lingüística es afín a la de los ensayos que tratan del mismo tema.  

Simonides of Ceos, who defined poetry as a speaking picture and painting a mute poetry, contributed to the rise of philosophy of art, the basis of modern Western aesthetics. For the Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce art is the aesthetic synthesis of intuition and expression through lyrical language. It embodies the representations of beauty, a universal event that doesn’t concern History nor art criticism. In a more radical way, Ramón Gaya refused this same knowledge since he was a very young painter, disappointed by avant-garde. His approach to works of art is close to a mystic attitude. It emerges when he faces Velázquez’s painting in Spain, before going into exile in Mexico. His transcendental feeling increases when he visits Venice for the first time, in 1952, and he associates painting with water flow. It is the first step of a sacred identification of arts –painting, poetry, sculpture and music– with nature and its cosmological elements. The Venetian experience gives birth to a new iconic and verbal creativity. Painting always involves an enigmatic duality, keeping features of its mysterious source. The poems that Ramón Gaya dedicated to Michelangelo's Dusk are a specimen of his unconventional intertermediality, where the diaphanous technique in painting corresponds to the use of logical negation in the verbal language. This linguistic strategy is in line with the essays dealing on the same topic.
"Porque tiene hambre canina, que nunca se harta". Narraciones de la muerte en Cervantes.
Authors: Perugini Carla
Published: March 2021

A pesar de ser destino común para todos los hombres, las modalidades del morir son infinitas. Las fórmulas estereotipadas de los testamentos, incluidos los de los familiares de Cervantes, ponen de manifiesto una actitud cristianamente resignada de los moribundos, sin aspavientos ni temores. La manera de morir de Alonso Quijano, ya no Don Quijote, es buena prueba de ello. Pero los personajes cervantinos no mueren todos de buena gana: hay quien cae bajo la mano de otro, quien se quita la vida por su propia voluntad, quien pone en escena una muerte de ficción, quien muere heroicamente en la batalla o para salvar vidas ajenas. A veces es la consecuencia mortal de una metáfora: morir de amor, de dolor, de vergüenza… Este trabajo intentará dar cuenta de todo eso.

Nonostante sia destino comune a tutti gli uomini, le modalità del morire sono infinite. Le formule stereotipate dei testamenti, compresi quelli dei parenti di Cervantes, mettono in evidenza un atteggiamento cristianamente rassegnato dei moribondi, senza manifestazioni di paura scomposte. La maniera di morire di Alonso Quijano, non più Don Quijote, ne è buona prova. Ma non tutti i personaggi cervantini muoiono di buon grado: c’è chi cade per mano altrui, chi si toglie la vita di sua volontà, chi mette in scena una morte teatrale, chi muore eroicamente in battaglia o per salvare altre vite. A volte è la conseguenza mortale di una metafora: morir d’amore, di dolore, di vergogna… Di tutto questo cercherà di dar conto questo lavoro.
A study on the cutaneous manifestations of an internal malignancy in a tertiary care center in North India
Authors: Puri Neerja , Brar Sukhmani Kaur , Brar B. K.
Published: March 2021

Introduction: Cutaneous metastases may precede a malignancy and, in other cases, herald the recurrence of a malignancy after surgery. Aim: To determine the significance of cutaneous manifestations in patients with an internal malignancy and to observe the various types of carcinomas in patients attending a dermatology OPD. Methods: This was a prospective hospital-based study undertaken to observe the cutaneous features in a dermatology OPD in patients coming from the oncology department of a medical college. Results: The commonest malignancy in males was a lung carcinoma, observed in 5.50% of the patients, followed by a prostate carcinoma, observed in 4.58% of the patients, an esophagus carcinoma, observed in 4.12% of the patients, and a penis carcinoma, observed in 2.29% of the patients. Specific cutaneous manifestations included cutaneous metastatic infiltrates, observed in 5.04% of the patients, and carcinoma erysipeloides, observed in 1.37% of the patients. Discussion: Skin metastases may herald the recurrence of a malignancy after treatment and usually indicate a poor prognosis.
Investigating Accidents on the Main Road Network in The North-West Region of Romania
Authors: Cadar Rodica Dorina , Boitor Rozalia Melania , Dumitrescu Mara , Măran Petru Daniel
Published: March 2021

The paper investigates the accidents and fatalities on the main road network in the North-West Region of Romania over a period of 4 years (2015– 2018). The aim of the paper is to highlight some shortcomings and suggest possible improvements of the road network in order to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities. Detailed analyses, including statistical and spatial statistical analyses, were conducted on the accidents involving goods and public transport vehicles considering the scale of their impact. As a result, black corridors and vulnerable municipalities were identified. They were found to be related to the reduced main road density and high levels of freight traffic transit. In conclusion, with one of the lowest motorization rates in the EU and given the important efforts already made by the police, improving road network in Romania becomes the key for reducing accident and fatality rates in the region. In this regard, it is suggested that motorways and ring roads are needed in order to bypass the vulnerable municipalities. The results of this research may enable planners and administrations to act strategically to improve road safety in the critical areas, to prioritize actions for road network development and to formulate better strategies to ensure road safety.
Driver Sleepiness Detection Algorithm Based on Relevance Vector Machine
Authors: Wei Lingxiang , Feng Tianliu , Zhao Pengfei , Liao Mingjun
Published: March 2021

Driver sleepiness is one of the most important causes of traffic accidents. Efficient and stable algorithms are crucial for distinguishing nonfatigue from fatigue state. Relevance vector machine (RVM) as a leading-edge detection approach allows meeting this requirement and represents a potential solution for fatigue state detection. To accurately and effectively identify the driver’s fatigue state and reduce the number of traffic accidents caused by driver sleepiness, this paper considers the degree of driver’s mouth opening and eye state as multi-source related variables and establishes classification of fatigue and non-fatigue states based on the related literature and investigation. On this basis, an RVM model for automatic detection of the fatigue state is proposed. Twenty male respondents participated in the data collection process and a total of 1000 datasets of driving status (half of non-fatigue and half of fatigue) were obtained. The results of fatigue state recognition were analysed by different RVM classifiers. The results show that the recognition accuracy of the RVM-driven state classifiers with different kernel functions was higher than 90%, which indicated that the mouth-opening degree and the eye state index used in this work were closely related to the fatigue state. Based on the obtained results, the proposed fatigue state identification method has the potential to improve the fatigue state detection accuracy. More importantly, it provides a scientific theoretical basis for the development of fatigue state warning methods.
Cryo-EM structure of the yeast TREX complex and coordination with the SR-like protein Gbp2
Authors: Xie Yihu , Clarke Bradley P , Kim Yong Joon , Ivey Austin L , Hill Pate S , Shi Yi , Ren Yi
Published: March 2021

The evolutionarily conserved TRanscript-EXport (TREX) complex plays central roles during mRNP (messenger ribonucleoprotein) maturation and export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. In yeast, TREX is composed of the THO sub-complex (Tho2, Hpr1, Tex1, Mft1, and Thp2), the DEAD box ATPase Sub2, and Yra1. Here we present a 3.7 Å cryo-EM structure of the yeast THO•Sub2 complex. The structure reveals the intimate assembly of THO revolving around its largest subunit Tho2. THO stabilizes a semi-open conformation of the Sub2 ATPase via interactions with Tho2. We show that THO interacts with the serine–arginine (SR)-like protein Gbp2 through both the RS domain and RRM domains of Gbp2. Cross-linking mass spectrometry analysis supports the extensive interactions between THO and Gbp2, further revealing that RRM domains of Gbp2 are in close proximity to the C-terminal domain of Tho2. We propose that THO serves as a landing pad to configure Gbp2 to facilitate its loading onto mRNP.
Ligninolytic activity of the Penicillium chrysogenum and Pleurotus ostreatus fungi involved in the biotransformation of synthetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes modify its toxicity
Authors: Juárez-Cisneros Gladys , Campos-García Jesús , Díaz-Pérez Sharel Pamela , Lara-Romero Javier , Tiwari Dhirendra Kumar , Sánchez-Yáñez Juan Manuel , Reyes-De la Cruz Homero , Jiménez-Sandoval Sergio , Villegas Javier
Published: March 2021

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are of multidisciplinary scientific interest due to their exceptional physicochemical properties and a broad range of applications. However, they are considered potentially toxic nanoparticles when they accumulate in the environment. Given their ability to oxidize resistant polymers, mycorremediation with lignocellulolytic fungi are suggested as biological alternatives to the mineralization of MWCNTs. Hence, this study involves the ability of two fungi specie to MWCNTs biotransformation by laccase and peroxidases induction and evaluation in vivo of its toxicity using Caenorhabditis elegans worms as a model. Results showed that the fungi Penicillium chrysogenum and Pleurotus ostreatus were capable to grow on media with MWCNTs supplemented with glucose or lignin. Activities of lignin-peroxidase, manganese-peroxidase, and laccase in cultures of both fungi were induced by MWCNTs. Raman, FTIR spectroscopy, HR-TEM, and TGA analyses of the residue from the cultures of both fungi revealed structural modifications on the surface of MWCNTs and its amount diminished, correlating the MWCNTs structural modifications with the laccase-peroxidase activities in the fungal cultures. Results indicate that the degree of toxicity of MWCNTs on the C. elegans model was enhanced by the structure modification associated with the fungal ligninolytic activity. The toxic effect of MWCNTs on the in vivo model of worms reveals the increment of reactive oxygen species as a mechanism of toxicity. Findings indicate that the MWCNTs can be subject in nature to biotransformation processes such as the fungal metabolism, which contribute to modify their toxicity properties on susceptible organisms and contributing to environmental elimination.