bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The rule W: Wittgenstein and the concept woman
Authors: Teles Manuela
Published: July 2024

I address some issues on the concept woman that might illuminate both feminist thought and practice, and the interpretation of Wittgenstein. Using Sonia Sedivy’s New Wittgensteinian approach to accuse Neo-Wittgensteinians and their critics of still being essentialists about the concept art, I point out that Cressida Heyes’ Wittgensteinian anti-anti-essentialism concerning the concept woman is subject to the same accusation. Heyes suggests that, in the Philosophical Investigations, Wittgenstein provides feminist philosophers with a kind of anti-anti-essentialism based on which a dilemma concerning the concept woman can be dismissed. She grounds her anti-anti-essentialism in her reading of Philosophical Investigations as offering feminist philosophers the idea that we can draw the boundaries of the concept woman according to our moral and political purposes. My goal is to call this grounding into question considering the New Wittgensteinian reading, such as Sedivy’s. I suggest that Heyes’ proposal falls prey of the essentialist illusion it tries to escape. I end by enquiring whether this same criticism can be applied to current ameliorative projects concerning the concept woman within so-called conceptual ethics or engineering.
Predicting Sprint Performance From the Vertical and Horizontal Jumps in National Football League Combine Athletes
Authors: Agar-Newman Dana J. , MacRae Fraser , Tsai Ming-Chang , Klimstra Marc
Published: July 2024

Agar-Newman, DJ, MacRae, F, Tsai, M-C, and Klimstra, M. Predicting sprint performance from the vertical and horizontal jumps in National Football League Combine athletes. J Strength Cond Res 38(8): 1433–1439, 2024—Identifying fast athletes is an important part of the National Football League (NFL) Combine. However, not all athletes partake in the 36.58-m sprint, and relying on this single test may miss potentially fast athletes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether sprinting times can be predicted using simple anthropometric and jumping measures. Data from the NFL Combine between the years 1999–2020 inclusive were used (n = 4,149). Subjects had a mean (±SD) height = 1.87 ± 0.07 m and body mass = 111.96 ± 20.78 kg. The cross-validation technique was used, partitioning the data into a training set (n = 2,071) to develop regression models to predict time over the 9.14-, 9.14- to 18.29-, 18.29- to 36.58-m, and 36.58-m segments using vertical jump, broad jump, height, and mass as the independent variables. The models were then evaluated against a test set (n = 2,070) for agreement. Statistically significant (p < 0.01) models were determined for 9.14-m time (adjusted R
2 = 0.76, SEE = 0.05 seconds), 9.14- to 18.29-m time (adjusted R
2 = 0.74, SEE = 0.04 seconds), 18.29- to 36.59-m time (adjusted R
2 = 0.79, SEE = 0.07 seconds), and 36.58-m time (adjusted R
2 = 0.84, SEE = 0.12 seconds). When evaluated against the test set, the models showed biases of −0.05, −0.04, −0.02, and −0.02 seconds and root-mean-square error of 0.07, 0.05, 0.07, and 0.12 seconds for the 9.14-, 9.14- to 18.29-, 18.29- to 36.58-m, and 36.58-m segments, respectively. However, 5–6% of the predictions lay outside of the limits of agreement. This study provides 4 formulae that can be used to predict sprint performance when the 36.58-m sprint test is not performed, and practitioners can use these equations to determine training areas of opportunity when working with athletes preparing for the NFL Combine.
Comparison of Force, Neuromuscular, and Metabolic Responses During Sustained, Isometric Handgrip Holds to Failure Anchored to Low and High Perceptual Intensities in Men: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Kwak Minyoung , Succi Pasquale J. , Benitez Brian , Mitchinson Clara J. , Samaan Michael A. , Abel Mark G. , Bergstrom Haley C.
Published: July 2024

Kwak, M, Succi, PJ, Benitez, B, Mitchinson, C, Samaan, MA, Abel, MG, and Bergstrom, HC. Comparison of force, neuromuscular, and metabolic responses during sustained, isometric handgrip holds to failure anchored to low and high perceptual intensities in men: An exploratory study. J Strength Cond Res 38(8): e405–e416, 2024—This study examined the responses of force alterations, relative to critical force (CF), neuromuscular parameters, and muscle oxygenation (SmO2) for isometric handgrip holds to failure (HTF) anchored to ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) of 3 and 7. Twelve men completed pre-maximal voluntary isometric contractions (pre-MVIC), submaximal HTF at 4 percentages of pre-MVIC, HTF at RPE = 3 and 7, and post-MVIC. Mechanomyograpic (MMG) signals and SmO2 were recorded during the RPE HTF. Analyses included paired-samples t-tests and repeated-measures ANOVAs at an alpha level of p ≤ 0.05. Time to task failure was not different between RPE 3 (478.7 ± 196.6 s) and RPE 7 (495.8 ± 173.8 s). Performance fatigability (PF) and MMG amplitude (AMP) were greater for RPE 7 (PF: 37.9 ± 12.9%; MMG AMP: 15.7 ± 7.4% MVIC) than RPE 3 (PF: 30.0 ± 14.5%; MMG AMP: 10.2 ± 6.5% MVIC), but MMG mean power frequency (MPF) was greater for RPE 3 (146.2 ± 31.1% MVIC) than RPE 7 (128.8 ± 23.0% MVIC). There were RPE-dependent decreases in force (p ≤ 0.01) across 3 discernable phases during the HTF. There were decreases in MMG AMP across time for both RPEs, but there were no significant changes in MMG MPF or SmO2. There were overall similar motor unit control strategies and local metabolic demand between RPEs. The majority of the HTF performed below CF at RPE 3 and 7 indicated CF did not reflect the highest sustainable force. When prescribing isometric exercise anchored to RPE, practitioners should be aware of the magnitude of force loss and relative intensity of the task to be sure desired training loads are met.
Workloads in Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Athletes During a Division II National Championship Season
Authors: Sutton Paige J. , Mumford Petey W. , Sunderland Kyle L.
Published: July 2024

Sutton, PJ, Mumford, PW, and Sunderland, KL. Workloads in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes during a Division II national championship season. J Strength Cond Res 38(9): 1651–1657, 2024—A comprehensive examination of the external and internal workloads in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes has yet to be reported. Thus, the primary purpose of this study was to determine the absolute and relative external and internal training and game workloads of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II women's lacrosse athletes throughout an entire season. Data from 19 Division II women's lacrosse athletes were analyzed, encompassing each training session and game across an entire competitive season (February–May). External workloads were assessed using a wearable global positioning system, whereas internal workloads were determined through heart rate (HR) variables and session rating of perceived exertion. Game days were associated with significantly (p < 0.05) greater absolute external and internal workloads. However, when comparing workloads relative to session duration, relative workloads between training and games were no longer significant (p > 0.05) for total distance, high-speed running (≥15 km·h−1), HR-derived training impulse, or caloric expenditure. Nonetheless, relative sprint distance (>19 km·h−1) was significantly lower during games, whereas high-intensity accelerations (>2 m·s−2) and decelerations (<−2 m·s−2) were significantly greater during training compared with games (p < 0.05). Practical applications of these findings suggest that coaches can better prepare athletes for game day conditions by adjusting training plans to replicate the duration and intensity of games. Overall, this comprehensive examination of internal and external workloads provides valuable data for coaches and practitioners to support performance comparisons, rehabilitation protocols, and workload analyses in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes.
A Comprehensive Analysis of 10-Yard Sprint Reliability in Male and Female Youth Athletes
Authors: Wannouch Youssef J. , Leahey Samuel R. , Whitworth-Turner Craig M. , Oliver Jon L. , YH Kelvin Chua , Laffer Jason C. , Leicht Anthony S.
Published: July 2024

Wannouch, YJ, Leahey, SR, Whitworth-Turner, CM, Oliver, JL, YH, KC, Laffer, JC, and Leicht, AS. A comprehensive analysis of 10-yard sprint reliability in male and female youth athletes. J Strength Cond Res 38(9): e477–e488, 2024—This study investigates the inter-week test–retest reliability of 9.14 meter (10 yard) sprint times in youth athletes. Although essential for assessing athletic ability and training efficacy, the critical and comprehensive examination of both relative and absolute reliability indices for short-distance sprints has been insufficient in youth contexts. One hundred ninety-eight youth athletes (128 males and 70 females) underwent 2 sprint attempts across 2 separate trials 24 hours apart and within 7 days of each other. The sprints were measured using dual-beam timing gates to capture split times for 0-4.57 meter (0-5 yards), 4.57-9.14 meter (5-10 yards), and 0-9.14 meter (0-10 yards). The minimal mean difference between the best sprint times across trials was 0.02 ± 0.13 seconds for males and 0.003 ± 0.14 seconds for females. No significant mean differences were found between trials for either gender (males: p = 0.0875; females: p = 0.8752), suggesting no systematic bias in sprint times. The SEM was 0.092 seconds for males and 0.099 seconds for females, with a corresponding SEM
CV% of 4.6 and 4.8%. The overall coefficient of variation was 9.8% for males and 8.9% for females. Intraclass correlation coefficient values suggested that the sprint times across trials were reliable (males: 0.80; females: 0.76). The minimal detectable change was 0.25 seconds for males, 0.27 seconds for females. Cohen's d indicated trivial effects (<0.2) for males (0.154) and females (0.021). Minimal mean differences, a low SEM, and consistent ICC values demonstrate that the 0-9.14 meter sprint is a reliable assessment in youth athletes.
Cutting Technique Modification: A Way to Improve Movement Quality and Develop Agility in Youth?
Authors: Thieschäfer Lutz , Dos'Santos Thomas , Büsch Dirk
Published: July 2024

Thieschäfer, L, Dos’Santos, T, and Büsch, D. Cutting technique modification: a way to improve movement quality and develop agility in youth? J Strength Cond Res 38(9): 1596–1606, 2024—High-quality cutting technique is essential for agility development and safer cuttings in adolescent athletes. Certain sidestep techniques and kinematics are characteristic of high movement quality and are associated with both, faster performance and lower knee joint loading (i.e., reduced anterior cruciate ligament injury risk). The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a 6-week, side step, technique modification training intervention targeting specific kinematics on agility performance and movement quality. Twenty-two adolescent American football players were recruited for a nonrandomized, controlled, intervention study. For 6 weeks, an intervention group (IG) of 11 players participated in 25-minute cutting technique training sessions integrated into team training twice a week, whereas a control group (CG) of 11 players continued their usual training routine. Agility performance was assessed based on percentage-based change of direction deficit (CODDp) obtained during reactive agility tests at 45° and 90° angles. The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool was used to assess 2D high-speed videos of the cuts for movement quality. The significance level was set at α = 0.01. The intervention effectively altered players' sidestep technique irrespective of cutting angle with large time × group interaction effects observed for CMAS (

= 0.82). Statistical and practical significant improvements in CMAS pre-to-post intervention were evident in the IG (−2.30 ≤ g ≤ −1.75; 313.87 ≤ BF10 ≤ 2,342.00), whereas deteriorations were found in the CG for 90° (g = 1.38; BF10 = 64.21). However, in both groups, no statistically significant differences in CODDp were observed pre-to-post intervention (0.019 ≤ p ≤ 0.586; 0.34 ≤ BF10 ≤ 3.59). The cutting technique modification training meaningfully improved movement quality, without negatively affecting agility performance, and can be used by practitioners to foster a safe technical foundation for subsequent agility development in adolescent athletes.
The Effect of Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Pneumatic Compression as Part of a Comprehensive Recovery Strategy in Professional Male Top-Level Soccer Players
Authors: Gonçalves Daniel Soares , Moscaleski Luciane Aparecida , da Silva Gisele Maria , Morgans Ryland , Okano Alexandre Hideki , Moreira Alexandre
Published: July 2024

Gonçalves, DS, Moscaleski, LA, da Silva, GM, Morgans, R, Okano, AH, and Moreira, A. The effect of combined transcranial direct current stimulation and pneumatic compression as part of a comprehensive recovery strategy in professional male top-level soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 38(9): 1658–1666, 2024—This retrospective study aimed to examine the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with lower limb pneumatic compression during the postmatch recovery period in top-level professional male soccer players' physiological and perceptual markers of recovery status. During the 2022 season (baseline), pneumatic compression was performed as part of the recovery strategy, applied the day after official match play and psychophysiological measurements (pain, sleep, perceived recovery, and creatine kinase [CK] sampling) were performed on the second day postmatch. During the 2023 season, the tDCS protocol was introduced, with its application being performed simultaneously (in conjunction) with pneumatic compression. Recovery sessions following 10 matches in the 2022 season and following 10 matches in the 2023 season were included in the analyses. Compared with 2022 (baseline; pneumatic compression isolated), the players perceived an increased recovery on the second day postmatch when tDCS was used in conjunction with the pneumatic compression (mean = 12%; p = 0.008) and rated improved sleep quality for the nights after applying tDCS combined with pneumatic compression (mean = 7.5%; p = 0.029). On the second day postmatch, a significant reduction was observed in muscle pain/soreness (mean = 64%; p < 0.0001) and the CK concentration decreased when baseline (pneumatic compression isolated) was compared with tDCS + pneumatic compression (mean = 76%; p = 0.001). In summary, combining pneumatic compression with tDCS may enhance the effects of both interventions, leading to greater overall improvements in recovery. Further research is warranted to confirm these findings and explore the underlying mechanisms in more detail.
Relationships Between Force-Time Curve Variables and Tennis Serve Performance in Competitive Tennis Players
Authors: Fourel Loic , Touzard Pierre , Fadier Maxime , Arles Louis , Deghaies Kaies , Ozan Simon , Martin Caroline
Published: July 2024

Fourel, L, Touzard, P, Fadier, M, Arles, L, Deghaies, K, Ozan, S, and Martin, C. Relationships between force-time curve variables and tennis serve performance in competitive tennis players. J Strength Cond Res 38(9): 1667–1674, 2024—Practitioners consider the role of the legs in the game of tennis as fundamental to achieve high performance. But, the exact link between leg actions and high-speed and accurate serves still lacks understanding. Here, we investigate the correlation between force-time curve variables during serve leg drive and serve performance indicators. Thirty-six competitive players performed fast serves, on 2 force plates, to measure ground reaction forces (GRF). Correlation coefficients describe the relationships between maximal racket head velocity, impact height, and force-time curve variables. Among all the variables tested, the elapsed time between the instants of maximal vertical and maximal anteroposterior GRF (r = −0.519, p < 0.001) and the elapsed time between the instant of maximal anteroposterior GRF and ball impact (r = −0.522, p < 0.001) are the best predictors of maximal racket velocity. Maximal racket head velocity did not significantly correlate with the mean or maximal vertical GRF or with the mean or maximum rate of vertical force development. The best predictor for impact height is the relative net vertical impulse during the concentric phase (r = 0.772, p < 0.001). This work contributes to a better understanding of the mechanical demands of tennis serve motion and gives guidelines to improve players preparation and performance. Trainers should encourage their players to better synchronize their upward and forward pushing action during the serve to increase maximal racket head velocity. Players should also aim to improve their relative net vertical impulse to increase impact height through strength training and technical instructions.
Using Barbell Acceleration to Determine the 1 Repetition Maximum of the Jump Shrug
Authors: Techmanski Baylee S. , Kissick Cameron R. , Loturco Irineu , Suchomel Timothy J.
Published: July 2024

Techmanski, BS, Kissick, CR, Loturco, I, and Suchomel, TJ. Using barbell acceleration to determine the 1 repetition maximum of the jump shrug. J Strength Cond Res 38(8): 1486–1493, 2024—The purpose of this study was to determine the 1 repetition maximum (1RM) of the jump shrug (JS) using the barbell acceleration characteristics of repetitions performed with relative percentages of the hang power clean (HPC). Fifteen resistance-trained men (age = 25.5 ± 4.5 years, body mass = 88.5 ± 15.7 kg, height = 176.1 ± 8.5 cm, relative 1RM HPC = 1.3 ± 0.2 kg·kg−1) completed 2 testing sessions that included performing a 1RM HPC and JS repetitions with 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100% of their 1RM HPC. A linear position transducer was used to determine concentric duration and the percentage of the propulsive phase (P%) where barbell acceleration was greater than gravitational acceleration (i.e., a>−9.81 m·s−2). Two 1 way repeated measures ANOVA were used to compare each variable across loads, whereas Hedge's g effect sizes were used to examine the magnitude of the differences. Concentric duration ranged from 449.7 to 469.8 milliseconds and did not vary significantly between loads (p = 0.253; g = 0.20–0.39). The P% was 57.4 ± 7.2%, 64.8 ± 5.9%, 73.2 ± 4.3%, 78.7 ± 4.0%, and 80.3 ± 3.5% when using 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100% 1RM HPC, respectively. P% produced during the 80 and 100% 1RM loads were significantly greater than those at 20, 40, and 60% 1RM (p < 0.01, g = 1.30–3.90). In addition, P% was significantly greater during 60% 1RM compared with both 20 and 40% 1RM (p < 0.01, g = 1.58–2.58) and 40% was greater than 20% 1RM (p = 0.003, g = 1.09). A braking phase was present during each load and, thus, a 1RM JS load was not established. Heavier loads may be needed to achieve a 100% propulsive phase when using this method.
Improved Quadriceps Torque Production With Optimized Biofeedback in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Authors: Hogg Jennifer A. , Barger Nathan B. , Bruce Jeremy R. , White Charles C. , Myer Gregory D. , Diekfuss Jed A.
Published: July 2024

Hogg, JA, Barger, NB, Bruce, JR, White, CC, Myer, GD, and Diekfuss, JA. Improved quadriceps torque production with optimized biofeedback in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2024—Optimizing performance through intrinsic motivation and attention for learning: prevention rehabilitation exercise play (OPTIMAL PREP) training strategies incorporate motor learning principles to enhance movement acquisition and retention. We aimed to use OPTIMAL PREP biofeedback to evaluate its potential to improve quadriceps and hamstring torque production in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R). Thirteen subjects 23 ± 19 months post ACL-R completed 5 concentric quadriceps/hamstrings repetitions on an isokinetic dynamometer for each limb and counterbalanced condition at 60°·s−1. For the control condition, subjects were instructed to perform the exercise “as hard and fast as possible.” For the OPTIMAL PREP condition, subjects were additionally told that “Research shows that if you focus on moving the line on the screen (external focus) you will exhibit greater quadriceps output (enhanced expectancies)” and were given the choice of graphical representation for the biofeedback (autonomy support). Quadriceps and hamstrings peak torque, rate of force development, and torque-angle waveforms were analyzed with 2 × 2 RMANOVAs (a priori

>0.06). The ACL-R limb demonstrated increased quadriceps peak torque in the OPTIMAL PREP condition than in the control condition (

= 0.13, interaction p = 0.21, pairwise Cohen's d = 0.63). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction limb quadriceps deficits remained near terminal extension (14–45°; peak Cohen's d = 0.57, p < 0.001). For hamstrings peak torque, we observed moderate effects for condition (OPTIMAL PREP greater;

= 0.10, p = 0.29) and limb (uninvolved greater;

= 0.13, p = 0.22). Easily implementable OPTIMAL PREP training strategies improved ACL-R limb quadriceps torque production, resulting in between-limb parity. However, asymmetries still existed near terminal extension.
LITERATURA PARA INFÂNCIA, ESCOLA, FAMÍLIA E BURGUESIA: NOTAS HISTÓRICAS E DISCUSSÕES NECESSÁRIAS
Authors: Grazioli Fabiano Tadeu
Published: July 2024

No conjunto de temas necessários de retomada nos estudos da literatura infantil, com fins de propor a revisão ou a apropriação por novos pesquisadores de demandas teóricas fundamentais nos estudos da área está a complexa relação da escola com a literatura para a infância. A pesquisadora brasileira que mais contribuiu com a temática foi Regina Zilberman, haja vista publicações seminais da década de 1980 reeditadas nos últimos anos (2003, 2012), sozinha ou em parceria com Marisa Lajolo (1985, 2003). Esses estudos serão aqui colocados em diálogo com outros, tais como Philippe Ariès (1986) e Walther Benjamin (2002). A questão primária que se busca endossar por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica de abordagem qualitativa é de que a literatura infantil europeia, nos séculos XVIII e XIX, correspondia a uma demanda que se colocava à disposição do pensamento burguês, como um instrumento capaz de propagar enfaticamente o projeto político-ideológico daquela classe e incidia no emparelhamento (formal e temático) da produção da literatura produzida para a infância aos princípios da classe emergente. Também se investe em demonstrar que, mesmo antes de a literatura assumir tal função junto às crianças, a escola e a família, convocadas inicialmente para a mesma tarefa, apresentaram-se solícitas e, disponíveis para os arranjos que os novos tempos exigiam. Fica evidente, no estudo, as relações entre as instituições que assumiram a orientação dos pequenos fora do âmbito familiar: a escola, devotada ao pensamento burguês e a própria literatura produzida para a infância, que acabou por assimilar as coordenadas desse pensamento, das quais se tem esmerado para se desvencilhar, no Brasil, a partir da segunda década do século XX até o presente.
A LITERATURA INFANTIL EM PERIGO: POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS E O CONTROLE DA LEITURA
Authors: Pinheiro Marta Passos , Tolentino Jéssica Mariana Andrade
Published: July 2024

Neste artigo, propõe-se uma reflexão sobre a concepção de literatura dos editais do Programa Nacional do Livro e do Material Didático – PNLD Literário 2018 e 2020, por meio da análise de seus protocolos de leitura. Apresenta-se ainda um breve percurso histórico da literatura infantil, para melhor compreendermos suas características e transformações. Dessa forma, realiza-se pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, tendo como fundamentação teórica as abordagens historiográficas de Marisa Lajolo, Regina Zilberman, Nelly Novaes Coelho, Edmir Perrotti e Rildo Cosson. Os critérios referentes à qualidade literária estabelecidos pelo programa valorizam uma concepção pedagógica que cerceia a autonomia dos professores, promove um controle da ficção (e, consequentemente, da recepção) e desfigura a obra literária, vetando sua condição estética. Em relação à materialidade das obras, o programa impõe a padronização das características gráfico-editoriais dos livros, o que revela uma concepção desmaterializada da literatura, promove o apagamento e desvalorização dos profissionais envolvidos na elaboração de tais projetos (como ilustradores, designers e editores) e ainda reforça a aproximação do livro literário às cartilhas e materiais paradidáticos.
Reproductive hormones and sex differences in relation to brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in obese subjects: a retrospective case–control study
Authors: Lin Yunting , Song Endi , Jin Han , Jin Yong
Published: July 2024

Background

Reproductive hormones may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but their influence is often underestimated. Obesity can exacerbate the progression of CVD. Arterial stiffness (AS) is correlated with the risk of CVD. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) has served as a practical tool for assessing AS with broad clinical applications. This study aimed to investigate the association between reproductive hormones and baPWV in obese male and female subjects.

Methods

A retrospective case–control design was designed. AS was assessed using baPWV, with a baPWV ≥ 1400 cm/s indicating increased AS. Between September 2018 and October 2022, 241 obese subjects with increased AS were recruited from Ningbo Yinzhou No. 2 Hospital. The control group consisted of 241 obese subjects without increased AS. A 1:1 propensity score matching was performed to correct potential confounders by age and sex. We additionally performed a sex-based sub-analysis.

Results

Correlation analysis demonstrated that luteinizing hormone (LH) (r = 0.214, P = 0.001) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (r = 0.328, P < 0.001) were positively correlated with baPWV in obese male subjects. In the multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis, FSH (OR = 1.407, 95% CI = 1.040–1.902, P = 0.027) rather than LH (OR = 1.210, 95% CI = 0.908–1.612, P = 0.194) was independently and positively associated with increased AS in obese male subjects. However, there was no significant correlation between reproductive hormones and baPWV in women.

Conclusions

Our study identified FSH as a potential risk factor for arteriosclerosis in obese male subjects. This provides a novel and intriguing perspective on the pathogenesis of CVD in obese subjects.
La calle Sánchez Barriga y la plaza José J. Jaime Barriga de Burguillos del Cerro.
Authors: Lima Romero Juan Manuel
Published: July 2024

La construcción de la memoria franquista en Burguillos del Cerro (Badajoz) a través del callejero comenzó en octubre de 1936. Durante la dictadura fueron muchos los renombramientos de calles tradicionales y los nombramientos de las nuevas que iban apareciendo con el ensanche del pueblo. La mayor parte de calles del período franquista se eliminaron del espacio público entre 1979 y 1984, aunque quedaron algunos posibles vestigios toponímicos como la travesía Capitán Cortés o los casos objeto de estudio: la calle Sánchez Barriga y la plaza José J. Jaime Barriga. Estos últimos topónimos aparecieron en el índice de vías públicas de Burguillos en 1935 y 1973, respectivamente, y hacían referencia, según la Diputación de Badajoz, a Feliciano Sánchez Barriga, “jefe provincial de Falange”, y a José Joaquín Jaime Barriga, “jefe local de prensa y propaganda de Falange”. ¿Por qué uno de los topónimos, José J. Jaime Barriga, desapareció del callejero de Burguillos del Cerro, y el otro, Sánchez Barriga, no?
«¿A la izquierda o a la derecha?»
Authors: Corral Corral Laura
Published: July 2024

Este trabajo aborda las relaciones entre España y la República de Cuba durante el primer periodo de la transición democrática española, desde la muerte del dictador Francisco Franco en 1975 hasta el final del segundo gobierno de Adolfo Suárez en 1981. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar cómo el principal interés exterior de España —que era incorporarse a la Comunidad Económica Europea y a la arquitectura política, económica y cultural de los países occidentales— influyó en sus relaciones con Cuba, considerado por Occidente como una dictadura comunista en el contexto de la Guerra Fría. El trabajo ofrece una explicación del modo y los motivos en que se desarrollaron las relaciones con el régimen castrista, dando lugar a una política exterior a veces dubitativa, dual y decidida de manera personalista por parte del Gobierno español. Finalmente, exploraremos también cómo estas relaciones comprometieron el discurso a favor de la democracia y los derechos humanos planteado por España tras el fin de la dictadura.
Recycling and decontamination of organic waste in Ukraine: Current state, technologies and prospects for the biogas industry
Authors: Boyko O. O. , Hapich H. V. , Mylostyvyi R. V. , Izhboldina О. О. , Chernysh Y. , Chubur V. , Roubík H. , Brygadyrenko V. V.
Published: July 2024

Global and regional competition for natural resources, particularly for land and water, food and fodder, takes place in the context of a dire necessity to limit greenhouse gas emissions and is becoming more and more pressing every year. Environmental soundness, sustainability and security are becoming more relevant and are considered as key elements of modern agricultural enterprises' operation. The concept of the coming years in animal husbandry is non-waste production, which consists in the complete recycling of waste, and if it is impossible – in their safe disposal. If the waste cannot be reused or upcycled, such waste should be transformed into energy. The production of biogas and biomethane contributes to solving two global problems: the growing amount of organic waste produced by modern economies and the negative impact of CO2 emissions on climate change and the environment. We considered the social and economic prerequisites developed in the main sectors of contemporary Ukrainian livestock breeding in terms of potential sources of raw materials for biogas production. The main focus of the study is on the elements of greening of national agriculture, production and on the prospects for the development of the biogas industry in Ukraine. Favourable conditions for the development of biogas technologies have been identified among large producers of livestock products (dairy cattle breeding, swine breeding and poultry farming). In other sectors, opportunities are still limited due to economic, social and legislative difficulties. The paper also analyses the prospects for the use of various means of combating pathogens for the processing and disposal of organic waste. The main role of anaerobic digestion as an alternative method for the inactivation of dangerous pathogens responsible for infectious and parasitic diseases of animals and humans has been determined.
A VOCAÇÃO E A MISSÃO DE CATEQUISTA NA SOCIEDADE COMPLEXA E PLURALISTA subsídios para a formação catequético-bíblica
Authors: Armando Vicente José
Published: July 2024

A formação de catequistas deve dar-se de forma sistemática e permanente e de maneira assistemática no cotidiano da vida. A sensibilidade diante dos sofrimentos e a participação em lutas em prol de mais vida fazem o catequista amadurecer sua fé, pois a vivência no meio do povo e as experiências do seu dia a dia vão formando o catequista. No processo formativo, o catequista deve também considerar os meios de comunicação, do teatro, da poesia, da televisão, do rádio, da música e da literatura como sinais de Deus e dos tempos. A família é um espaço privilegiado para a formação humana e cristã dos catequistas. As escolas catequéticas (universidades, Institutos Superiores) também se constituem espaços de formação para os catequistas.
¿Una filosofía de lo ordinario?
Authors: Juliao Vargas Carlos Germán
Published: July 2024

¿Es posible y qué sentido tiene una filosofía de lo ordinario? El pensamiento de Stanley Cavell, uno de los más originales de hoy, permite acercarnos a esta cuestión, desde la perspectiva del análisis del lenguaje ordinario, pero yendo más allá, hasta entenderlo como un enfoque del filosofar, una antropología escéptica y un método formativo. La pregunta que queda abierta, relacionándolo con Foucault y Hadot, es la importancia que tiene, para la filosofía y para quienes la practican, la cuestión de la realidad de su quehacer y de la eficacia concreta de su discurso. Desde Cavell, se desprende que los filósofos de hoy deberían redescubrir lo “extraordinario” de lo que consideramos ordinario y lo “ordinario” de lo que vemos como extraordinario.
On the Applications of Category Theory to Economics
Authors: Ortega Barrantes José Andres
Published: July 2024

Las matemáticas son una de las herramientas analíticas más importantes de la economía. Se utiliza para describir el comportamiento individual y agregado, así como para validar modelos económicos con datos del mundo real. Sin embargo, evidencia experimental reciente ha arrojado luz sobre la naturaleza incompleta y poco realista que los modelos matemáticos económicos tienen para enseñarnos. En este artículo, analizo el uso potencial de la teoría de categorías matemáticas, en algunas ramas de la economía, como la economía conductual y computacional, y cómo estas ramas pueden conciliarse con el enfoque neoclásico.
El monumento como archivo conceptual de un discurso político
Authors: Cristiá Felix Alejandro
Published: July 2024

El presente artículo analiza el monumento como un archivo conceptual que intenta establecer la permanencia de un discurso en el espacio, que a su vez se convierte en el objeto que permite seguir el cambio de sentido de los conceptos que lo componen. El estudio se aborda principalmente desde la historia conceptual (Begriffsgeschichte), en cuanto se enfoca en los usos de los conceptos en un momento determinado y en sus cambios de sentido a través de la historia, para conocer el alcance social —y legitimidad— que posee el monumento como contenedor del recuerdo colectivo. La memoria que el monumento pretende hacer perdurar puede fundamentar la eventual actualización o deslegitimación de los discursos que conceptualmente lo han erigido y, por lo tanto, el monumento mismo puede albergar su propia revocación.
Characteristics of direct coercion use in paediatric psychiatry ward
Authors: Mikusek-Pham Van Marcin , Niedziółka-Trębacz Patrycja
Published: July 2024

Introduction and objective: Direct coercion is used in psychiatry as a last resort method to control a patient who behaves in an auto- or allo-aggressive manner, in a situation when other measures have failed. The aim of the study was to analyse coercive measures applied in child psychiatry wards with regard to patient-related and institution-related factors. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of 153 direct coercive measures applied from 26 March 2023 to 18 March 2024 in an inpatient child psychiatry department with a total of 20 beds. Results: In the one-year period covered by this study, 368 patients were admitted to the ward; 31 of them (8.42%) were under direct coercion in a total of 153 situations. The most commonly applied form of coercion was isolation – 93 times (42.66%). Doctors applied coercive measures 104 times (67.97%), while nurses – 49 times (32.03%). Overall, the median duration of direct coercion was 65 minutes. The median duration of direct coercion at day shifts was significantly longer in comparison to night shifts. Direct coercion was used in almost 70% of cases in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Conclusions: The therapeutic dynamics in paediatric psychiatry is unique to its field. Despite the same legal regulations, the characteristics of coercive measures in child psychiatry differ from the data reported for adult patients.
Application of neuropsychological assessment in a patient with posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus – a case report
Authors: Pawełczyk Agnieszka , Jankowski Jakub , Twarkowski Ryszard , Korona Klaudia , Lusa Weronika , Błaszczyk Maciej , Wojdyn Maciej , Radek Maciej
Published: July 2024

Introduction and objective: Posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus constitutes one of the most serious complications of subarachnoid haemorrhage. The most common cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage is a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Clinical and neuropsychological presentations of the posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus include mainly gait apraxia, urinary incontinence, and various neurocognitive impairments. The main neurosurgical treatment of the posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus is ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation. The study aimed to analyse the neuropsychological functioning of a patient with post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus, describe the dynamics of cognitive changes during hydrocephalus, and emphasise the importance of neuropsychological diagnosis in planning neurosurgical intervention. Materials and methods: In this article, we report a case of a 52-year-old male patient, who suffered from subarachnoid haemorrhage after an anterior communicating artery complex aneurysm rupture. After the surgery, the patient presented with massive episodic memory deficits, periodical illogicality, and disorientation. Neuropsychological examination, conducted using Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) in parallel versions and the Trail Making Test A and B (TMT-A and TMT-B), showed deterioration of psychomotor speed, decreased concentration of attention and impaired executive functions. Results: Due to the gradual neurological condition improvement, the patient was discharged from the hospital but four months after the surgery, he was readmitted with gait apraxia, a decline in cognitive and executive functions in neuropsychological examination, and radiological signs of hydrocephalus in the computed tomography. The patient underwent a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation, but due to the suspicion of iatrogenic peritonitis, the ventriculoperitoneal shunt system was removed. The recurrence of the clinical and neuropsychological symptoms was observed and ventriculoperitoneal shunt reimplantation was necessary. The surgery was performed after seven weeks. In the postoperative course and follow-up examination, the patient was again in logical contact, did not show any cognitive decline and did not present any clinical disturbances. Conclusions: Thus, we demonstrated the importance of neuropsychological assessment in the diagnosis of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus and the clinical and psychological characteristics of the patient with shunt-dependent hydrocephalus with the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms. This study shows that neuropsychological examination is highly sensitive to detection of subtle changes in the cognitive and emotional functioning of a patient with hydrocephalus, which are early signs of deterioration of the patient’s neurological condition and changes in the ventricular system.
testing the process
Authors: Nyahodza Lena
Published: July 2024

Testing
Clinical efficacy and mechanism-of-action of recombinant IFNα-2b, and IFNα-2b in combination with γ-D-glutamyl-L-tryptophan, in chronic polypous rhinosinusitis with comorbid bronchial asthma
Authors: Bezrukova E. V. , Varyushina E. A. , Aflitonov M. A. , Artyushkin S. A. , Simbirtsev A. S.
Published: July 2024

Known methods of treating chronic polypous rhinosinusitis do not have a significant effect on the progressive nature of the disease. Recently, anticytokine therapy has been developed and introduced. However, the high cost of drugs and the complexity of their production make it necessary to search for other drugs with similar mechanisms of action. Such immunotropic drugs can be recombinant IFNα-2b and the γ-D-glutamyl-L-tryptophan. The aim of the study is to study the mechanism of action and evaluate the effectiveness of local application of IFNα-2b and γ-D-glutamyl-L-tryptophan in chronic polypous rhinosinusitis with concomitant bronchial asthma. Patients of the first group (31 people) were injected with IFNα-2b at a dose of 1 million units into the polypous tissue for five days. Patients of the second group (31 people) were injected with IFNα-2b at a dose of 1 million units and γ-D-glutamyl-L-tryptophan at a dose of 0.1 mg into the polypous tissue for five days. Patients were observed for a year. Before treatment and 1 month after treatment, a biopsy of polypous tissue was performed with analysis of morphological changes. Local administration of IFNα-2b and its combination with the γ-D-glutamyl-L-tryptophan into polypous tissue causes a decrease in the activity of T2 inflammation: decreased intercellular edema, tissue compaction, decreased the number of lymphocytes, eosinophils, plasma cells infiltrating the mucous membrane of polypous tissue. An analysis of the study results based on an assessment of the size of polyps showed that a month after therapy, the size of the polyps decreased, and when using IFNα-2b with γ-D-glutamyl-L-tryptophan, the size of the polyps decreased by approximately 70%, and the use only recombinant IFNα-2b by 40%. After 6 months, there was an increase in polyp tissue by 10-20% compared to the values after 1 month. After a year, the growth of polyps remained at the level of the values obtained after 6 months. The use of both IFNα-2b, and its combination with the γ-D-glutamyl-L-tryptophan, is a pathogenetically substantiated method of treating chronic polyposis rhinosinusitis, which allows its use as a conservative therapy for this disease.
Prognostic changes in lymphocyte subpopulations during the development of autoimmune complications in patients with DiGeorge syndrome
Authors: Davydova N. V. , Zinovieva N. V. , Zimin S. B. , Shvez O. V. , Galeeva E. V. , Konoplyannikova Yu. E. , Molochnikova O. V. , Petrova Yu. V. , Gildeeva G. N. , Kozlov I. G.
Published: July 2024

Patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome) are characterized by a combination of a wide range of pediatric problems with an immunodeficiency. Defects are characterized by T cell lymphopenia, changes in the functions and subpopulation composition of T and B lymphocytes. Disturbances in lymphocyte homeostasis can lead not only to severe infectious diseases, but also to autoimmune complications, especially in older children. The purpose of this study was to compare the subpopulations of T and B lymphocytes with and without autoimmune complications and to search for prognostic signs that precede the development of complications. The study included 20 patients aged 10 to 18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of DiGeorge syndrome. The patients were divided into 2 groups, according to the presence or absence of autoimmune complications. Subpopulations of lymphocytes were assessed by flow cytometry. No statistically significant differences were found between CD3 T lymphocytes, CD4 T helper, CD8 T cytotoxic and subpopulations of T helper (p > 0.05). However, in the group of patients with autoimmune complications, a statistically significant decrease in CD45RA+ naïve T helper cells was detected, both in relative (p = 0.020) and absolute number (p = 0.025) and regulatory T cells (respectively, p = 0.020 and p = 0.007). Among B-lymphocyte in patients with autoimmune complications, a decrease in memory B cells in relative (p = 0.031) and absolute number (p = 0.005) and switched memory (p = 0.016 and p = 0.031) was detected. But transitional B lymphocytes, on the contrary, were increased in relative quantity (p = 0.003). There were no differences between the groups in the level of plasmablasts, activated B-lymphocytes CD21lowCD38low, IgM only B-cells (p > 0.05). The ROC analysis showed that the most diagnostically and prognostically significant indicators are the relative number of CD45RA+ naive T cells (cut-off ≤ 28.7%), switched memory B cells – relative (cut-off ≤ 5.0%) and the absolute number (cut-off ≤ 11 cells/µL) and the relative number of transitional B cells (cut-off ≥ 12.9%). Our data confirm the important role of regular immunophenotyping and especially subpopulations of CD45RA+ naive T cells, switched memory B cells and transitional B cells in predicting autoimmune complications in this category of patients.
The dynamics of biomarkers of autophagy and neuroinflammation in the acute period of atherothrombotic ischemic stroke
Authors: Lugovaya A. V. , Kalinina N. M. , Ivanov A. M. , Nikitin Yu. V. , Sukhina I. A. , Mitreikin V. P. , Zabirov S. Sh. , Kirilkin G. E.
Published: July 2024

Postischemic neuroinflammation is a critical pathophysiological process within the entire pattern of cerebral ischemia. It is characterized by microglial and astroglial activation and is accompanied by disturbances in the innate and adaptive immune response. The early damage of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity is accompanied by the brain autoantigens release into circulation, in particular, the neurospecific protein S100B. According to recent experimental data, activated autophagy is associated with postischemic neuroinflammation, involved in its regulation and influences the outcome of the ischemic stroke (IS) acute period. Experimental evidence is provided for the autophagy involvement in the regulation of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines production. The influence of activated autophagy on the pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines balance in acute IS has been demonstrated. Purpose of the study: to quantitatively evaluate key autophagy biomarkers, the early biomarker of BBB damage S100B, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the dynamics of the IS acute period. To identify the relationship between autophagy and inflammation biomarkers, 112 patients with acute IS and 56 healthy persons were examined. Patients underwent dynamic clinical neurological examination and blood testing on the 1st, 7th and 14th days from the disease’s onset. The level of autophagy in peripheral blood leukocytes was determined by flow cytometry by assessing the intracellular expression of autophagy proteins LC3, p62 and mean fluorescence intensity of the Cyto-ID dye, which specifically recognizes active autophagosomes. Serum concentrations of TNFα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-18, neuropeptide S100B and autophagy biomarkers Beclin-1, LC3, p62 were determined by ELISA. A statistically significant increase in the studied biomarkers was found compared to the control group. The maximum increase in inflammation indicators and neuropeptide S100B was observed on the 1st, and autophagy biomarkers – on the 7th day of the disease. Established correlations indicate the participation of activated autophagy in the postischemic neuroinflammation regulation and its involvement in ischemic brain damage in the early stages of the IS acute period (days 1-7).
SPERNER THEOREMS FOR UNRELATED COPIES OF POSETS AND GENERATING DISTRIBUTIVE LATTICES
Authors: Czédli Gábor
Published: July 2024

For a finite poset (partially ordered set) \(U\) and a natural number \(n\), let \(S(U,n)\) denote the largest number of pairwise unrelated copies of  \(U\) in the powerset lattice (AKA subset lattice) of an \(n\)-element set. If \(U\) is the singleton poset, then \(S(U,n)\) was determined by E. Sperner in 1928; this result is well known in extremal combinatorics. Later, exactly or asymptotically, Sperner's theorem was extended to other posets by A.P. Dove, J.R. Griggs, G.O.H. Katona, D.J. Stahl, and W.T.Jr. Trotter. We determine \(S(U,n)\) for all finite posets with 0 and 1, and we give reasonable estimates for the "\(V\)-shaped" 3-element poset and, mainly, for the 4-element poset with 0 and three maximal elements. For a lattice \(L\), let \(G_{\min}L\) denote the minimum size of generating sets of \(L\). We prove that if \(U\) is the poset of the join-irreducible elements of a finite distributive lattice \(D\), then the function \(k\mapsto G_{\min}{D^k}\) is the left adjoint of the function \(n\mapsto S(U,n)\). This allows us to determine \(G_{\min}{D^k}\) in many cases. E.g., for a 5-element distributive lattice \(D\), \(G_{\min}{D^{2023}}=18\) if \(D\) is a chain and \(G_{\min}{D^{2023}}=15\) otherwise. The present paper, another recent paper, and a 2021 one indicate that large direct powers of small distributive lattices could be of interest in cryptography.