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Gustav Mahler and the Crisis of Jewish Masculinity
Authors: Arkle Genevieve Robyn
Published: April 2024

The fin de siecle was a transformative period for gender identity in Austro-Germany. As women gained more social and sexual independence, many men began to suffer a crisis of masculinity. Gustav Mahler was no exception. Issues of gender identity, sex, and masculinity are woven into the composer’s biography. Mahler’s relationship with masculinity is further complicated when contextualized within his Jewish heritage. Otto Weininger’s Sex and Character of 1903 chided Jewish men for their inherent femininity and added a new, gendered dimension to antisemitic criticism. Attempting to escape this presumed Jewish effeminacy, Mahler became celibate and adopted a lifestyle that mirrored the values of the Körperkultur movement which promoted pure, Christian masculinity to counter the rise of the new, sexually liberated Viennese woman. Musically, Mahler looked to works such as Wagner’s Parsifal, which acted as a gendered religious parable for the triumph of chaste masculinity over the inherent corruption and degeneracy of women. Gustav Mahler therefore becomes a privileged space for the examination of gendered Jewishness in the rapidly changing landscape of fin-de-siècle Vienna.
Mahler and the Exalted Erotic
Authors: Barham Jeremy
Published: April 2024

Discussion of Mahler and his music in the context of eroticism is rare. He is often personally contrasted with his wife Alma in terms of cultural interests and behavior. Evidence reveals, however, that he was more romantically experienced than Alma indicated at the time of their marriage. Mahler’s music seems less overtly erotic than that of many of his important contemporaries. But he spent a career bringing some of the most sexually charged operatic repertoire to the stage as conductor. His patriarchal views on the idea of “Eros” as having both bodily and spiritually creative aspects were strongly influenced by Goethe’s allegory of the “Eternal Feminine.” At the time when the marriage showed signs of breaking down in 1909–10, triggered by an absence of libido and eventually leading to a consultation with Freud, Mahler turned to a more intensely chromatic harmonic idiom in the Ninth and Tenth Symphonies. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, ideas of the “Common Eros” and the “Heavenly Eros” deriving from Plato’s The Symposium, and the Wunderhorn song “Verlorne Müh’!” (1892) provide ways of understanding this stylistic shift and the exalted erotic at play in Mahler’s music.
Kinetics of Laser-Induced Thermal Emission of Porous Carbon Materials: Dependence on Laser Wavelength
Authors: Zelensky S.E. , Kolesnik O.S. , Yashchuk V.P.
Published: April 2024

For the porous carbon material excited by the first and second harmonics of a neodymium laser, the shape of pulsed signals of laser-induced thermal emission is investigated. It is found that the duration of thermal emission pulses significantly depends on the wavelength of the laser excitation, which is caused by the differences in the depth of penetration of laser radiation into the surface layer. The mentioned effect is actual, if the penetration depth of laser radiation exceeds the length of thermal diffusion in the studied material for a time of the order of the laser pulse duration. The computer modeling is carried out for the processes of pulsed laser heating and formation of thermal emission signal. The simulation results showed satisfactory agreement with the measurement results.
Spatial Segregation of Diploid and Polyploids Spined Loaches (Сobitis elongatoides–taenia–tanaitica) in the River Systems of Western and Central Ukraine
Authors: Mezhzherin S. V. , Tsyba A. O. , Rostovska O. V.
Published: April 2024

The investigation examines the structure of diploid and polyploid populations within the spined loach group (Сobitis elongatoides–taenia–tanaitica) in the water systems of Western and Central Ukraine, including the Danube River, Dniester River, Southern Bug River, Vistula River, Middle and Upper Dnipro River basins. The study reveals a bipolarity in settlement structure, with a sharp prevalence of either diploids or polyploids, and no discernible geographical trends in spatial distribution. Clonal hybrid polyploids, which make up 70 % of the individuals studied in the region, are most common in settlements along the main river channels, as well as in the middle and lower reaches of first and second-order tributaries. Populations where diploid specimens of the parent species are predominant are located in accessory systems, tributaries of the third and higher orders, upper reaches of first and second-order tributaries, and lakes. This spatial segregation arises from historical circumstances rather than ecological preferences, primarily due to the distance from water corridors through which polyploids invaded in the 1960s‒1970s. The displacement of diploid individuals by clonal hybrid polyploids is a universal phenomenon. This is due to the advantages of parthenogenetic reproduction and higher survival rates of polyploids in modern environmental situations.
Correlation Analysis and Prediction of Confirmed Cases of Covid 19 and Meteorological Factor
Authors: Praditya Ni Wayan Priscila Yuni , Syaka Annisa Khodista , Anggraini Regina
Published: April 2024

The spread and resilience of Covid 19 in an environment depend on meteorological factors. The relationship between the covid case and meteorological factors needs to be examined more deeply. This study aims to determine the relationship between confirmed cases of Covid 19 and meteorological factors, namely temperature and humidity levels. The data used in this study are the number of confirmed cases of Covid 19, the average temperature, and the average humidity level in five states in the United States. Data were obtained from 22 January - 30 September 2020. This study used the Pearson and Spearman Correlation Analysis to find an effect from temperature and humidity levels to increase the number of confirmed cases of Covid 19. The Business Intelligence approach with LSTM is also carried out by predicting a multivariate time series in confirmed cases of Covid 19. Based on the results of Pearson Correlation and Spearman Correlation, it is stated that humidity and temperature have a correlation that affects the spread of Covid 19. The use of multivariate time-series can predict cases of confirmed Covid with meteorological factors such as temperature and humidity levels. The prediction results show that an increase in Covid-19 cases in the States of California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Georgia can still occur.
Patterns Thematic Tracing of the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad SAW Using the FP-Growth Algorithm and ECLAT
Authors: Nurbojatmiko Nurbojatmiko , Rustamaji Eri , Wadud Abdul , Mutholib Abdul
Published: April 2024

The limited ability to memorize, understand Arabic, and access sources are obstacles to understanding Islamic knowledge, especially hadith. Searching for access to sources to obtain hadiths that are in accordance with the theme and the interrelationships between themes improves the quality of the preachers towards religious understanding. This study investigates how to automate the thematic tracking pattern of Prophet Muhammad's hadith using the FP-Growth (Frequent Pattern-Growth) and ECLAT algorithms. The research was conducted using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The next step involves creating a prototype using the dataset development framework. The result of this study is a prototype of hadith tracing using the FP-Growth algorithm with the prophet's hadith dataset based on the Bulughul Maram book.
Improving Moodle Performance Using HAProxy and MariaDB Galera Cluster
Authors: Prakasa Johan Ericka Wahyu , Hanani Ajib , Hariri Fajar Rohman , Utama Shoffin Nahwa
Published: April 2024

Moodle is a widely used Learning Management System in various educational institutions worldwide. However, frequent reports on internet forums indicate performance degradation when massive simultaneous users access Moodle. One of the most resource-intensive components supporting Moodle is the database, as all user-accessed data is stored in it. This study aims to optimize Moodle’s performance through distributed databases. Distributing the database into multiple database servers allows the database load to be distributed across all the database servers, resulting in an overall improvement in Moodle performance. This study compares the performance of Moodle installed on a single server with that installed on multiple database servers. Various testing parameters are employed to get valid results. Namely, course read, course write, and database performance, utilizing the server performance plugin available in Moodle. This research reveals a performance improvement of 384% in course read, 193% in course write, and 260% in the Moodle database in the multi-server scenario compared to the single-server scenario. This result validates that the database is the most crucial part of Moodle.
Reconstrucción de defectos óseos en la región del tobillo mediante la técnica de Masquelet. Presentación de casos
Authors: Vago Anaya Fernando , Crosa Juan Ignacio , Goveo Mauro A. , Loncharich Emiliano , Pesciallo César A.
Published: April 2024

Los defectos óseos segmentarios en la región del tobillo y el pie representan un desafío dadas sus características anatómicas con limitada vascularización y pobre cobertura muscular. La técnica descrita por Masquelet para el tratamiento de defectos óseos segmentarios en huesos largos ha logrado excelentes resultados. Sin embargo, se han publicado pocos estudios sobre su uso en la región del pie y tobillo. La técnica de la membrana inducida ofrece una alternativa terapéutica válida para resolver problemas de difícil solución en Ortopedia, como los defectos óseos. Permite tratarlos sin necesidad de procedimientos complejos, como el uso de injertos óseos vascularizados o de callotasis, con una alta tasa de consolidación, conservando la longitud del miembro y con una buena función. Entre enero de 2016 y diciembre de 2018, tres pacientes con defectos óseos segmentarios fueron tratados mediante la técnica de Masquelet en nuestra institución. Pese a que no podemos probar que este procedimiento es el más indicado en este tipo de casos, sí podemos afirmar que se logró la consolidación en todos los pacientes y se resolvió el defectoóseo, lo que nos anima a seguir utilizando esta misma técnica.
Mitos, verdades, dudas y confusiones sobre las ondas de choque y su rol en la enfermedad musculoesquelética
Authors: Moya Daniel
Published: April 2024

El advenimiento de la litotricia renal en la década de los 80 tuvo un efecto disruptivo en el tratamiento de los cálculos renales. El descubrimiento de los efectos biológicos de las ondas de choque expandió rápidamente el uso de este método terapéutico al campo de la Ortopedia y Traumatología. Si bien, en los últimos años, ha tenido un amplio desarrollo, persisten muchas confusiones y dudas en el ambiente de nuestra especialidad, sobre todo entre los profesionales que no están directamente involucrados en el tema. El objetivo de esta presentación es hacer un análisis de los puntos de controversia y las dudas más frecuentes, basado en la bibliografía científica.
Outcomes for Young Adults With Suicide Admitted to Adult Versus Pediatric Hospitals
Authors: Jacobson Emily , Salada Katherine , Sturza Julie , Hazle Matthew S. , Malakh Mayya , Stewart David , Shaw Rebekah
Published: April 2024

OBJECTIVES

To evaluate differences in care and outcomes for young adults admitted with suicide ideation (SI) or attempt (SA) to medical units of an adult (AH) versus pediatric hospital (PH).

METHODS

Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected on patients aged 18 to 25 years admitted to either an AH or PH at an academic health system from September 2017 through June 2023 with a diagnosis of SI or SA. Outcomes measured were discharge location, length of stay (LOS), emergency department (ED) visit or hospital readmission, and inpatient consultations. Bivariate tests and multivariate regression were used to determine association of admission location and outcomes.

RESULTS

Of 212 patients included, 54% were admitted to an AH and 46% to a PH. Admission to a PH compared with an AH was associated with shorter ED LOS (4.3 vs 7.3 hours, P < .01) and discharge to home (57% vs 42%, P = .028) on bivariate but not adjusted analysis. Admission location was not associated with hospital LOS, ED visit or medical readmission after discharge, or psychiatry consultation. Admission to a PH compared with an AH was associated with higher odds of psychology consultation (29 vs 3%, P < .01).

CONCLUSIONS

Although young adults admitted to a PH for SI/SA had higher rates of psychology consultation, they otherwise had similar care and outcomes regardless of admission to an AH versus a PH. Further work is needed to determine if observed differences are generalizable and how they affect hospital throughput and long-term outcomes.
Factores que influyen en la adopción de prácticas sostenibles en el cultivo del arroz: El caso de Costa Rica
Authors: Barrantes-Aguilar Luz , Gómez-Castillo David , Villalobos-Ramos Vanessa , Valdés-Salazar Rodrigo
Published: April 2024

Introducción. Las prácticas sostenibles son importantes como herramientas de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático, por lo que es oportuno comprender que factores influencian las decisiones de las personas productoras del cultivo de arroz en adoptar una práctica de conservación en su sistema de producción. Objetivo. Determinar las relaciones causales entre las variables que permiten entender la adopción de prácticas de conservación en el cultivo del arroz por parte de las personas productoras. Materiales y métodos. Entre julio y septiembre del 2021 se realizó un estudio en los sistemas productivos de arroz en Costa Rica con personas productoras de las regiones productoras de arroz en Costa Rica: Brunca, Chorotega, Huetar y Pacífico Central, a través de un muestreo por cuotas. Se aplicó una encuesta a un total de 67 personas productoras de arroz. La investigación realizada fue cuantitativa identificando grados de adopción de prácticas de conservación, agrupaciones mediante clústeres y se utilizó un modelo probit ordenado para analizar los factores que influyen en la intensidad de adopción de tecnologías o prácticas de conservación en estos sistemas productivos. Resultados. Una mayor adopción de prácticas de conservación en los sistemas productivos del cultivo de arroz está influenciada por el nivel de escolaridad de la persona productora, la pertenencia o afiliación a organizaciones del sector arrocero y la tenencia de la tierra. Conclusiones. Esta investigación destaca que, el diseño de estrategias de prácticas de conservación en el cultivo del arroz se beneficia de una mejor comprensión de las relaciones entre las variables socioeconómicas, productivas y del entorno, que permitan aumentar la probabilidad de que una persona productora implemente y mantenga en el tiempo el uso de estas prácticas de conservación.
Does exchange rate misalignments lead changes in macroeconomic fundamentals?
Authors: Dybka Piotr , Rubaszek Michał
Published: April 2024

This article aimed at verifying the reliability of equilibrium exchange rate (EER) concepts by exploring if exchange rate misalignments are leading to changes in macroeconomic fundamentals. The authors focused on G10 currencies and the three most popular EER models which the IMF regularly uses within the External Balance Assessment: Purchasing Power Parity, Behavioural EER and Fundamental EER. In methodological terms, the study applied the cross-sectional predictability approach developed by Sarno and Schmeling (2014), which ranks countries on the basis of the scale of EER misalignment to check if this ranking helps to predict key macro variables. The results indicate that EER misalignment contains cross-sectional predictive power and allows forecasting real effective exchange rates, short-term interest rates and current account balance differences across countries.
Revisiting the effects of labour, capital and scale-augmenting technological progress on steady-state output
Authors: Sheng Li , Yin Yechang , Zhang Anning , Wu Jiwei
Published: April 2024

The effects of technical change may not exclusively be labour-augmenting, if it is assumed that linear homogeneity or balanced growth is not applicable. This study identified these effects on the steady-state output growth from labour, capital and scale-augmenting technological progress. The findings imply that a drop in investment-goods prices accelerates output growth but to a lesser extent than capital growth, and increasing (decreasing) returns to scale (IRS/DRS) will lead to faster (slower) per-capita output growth, but the effect is free from constant returns to scale (CRS). It was also found that a higher output elasticity of capital can be beneficial to output growth and that a substantial labour supply is conducive to higher income per capita under IRS but will reduce it if DRS are present, but again, CRS does not occur. Differentiating between labour and capital augmentations in empirical research is challenging, as a direct estimation of the impacts of technical change on output growth is impossible. Thus, an indirect estimation was conducted to measure these impacts as a Solow residual.
EFFECT OF SUSPENDED PARTICLES ON THE STABILITY ANALYSIS OF CASSON NANOFLUID IN A DARCY-BRINKMAN POROUS MEDIUM
Authors: Sharma Pushap Lata , Bains Deepak
Published: April 2024

This article presents graphical and numerical examination of the initiation of thermal convection in porous media,
with a specific focus on Casson nanofluids containing suspended particles. The study employs the Darcy-Brinkman model to characterize fluid behavior within porous media, considering the influence of suspended particles. This whole investigation is carried out by the employment of normal mode analysis and the Galerkin first approximation approach, which led to the derivation of expressions for the Rayleigh-Darcy number under stationary convection across different boundary conditions: free-free, rigid-rigid, and rigid-free configurations. We have analyzed the interaction between Casson nanofluids (non-Newtonian fluids), the Darcy-Brinkman porous media model, and the influence of suspended particles on thermal convection. The study explores the effects of various parameters, such as the Casson parameter, suspended particles parameter, Brinkman-Darcy number, porous media porosity, nanoparticle Rayleigh number, Lewis number, and modified diffusivity ratio on stationary convection, which are presented numerically and graphically
under all boundary conditions. Most importantly in this investigation we find that under realistic rigid-rigid boundary conditions, the system displays greater stability compared to other boundary conditions (i.e., free-free and rigid-free).
The Influence of CrossFit on the Dynamics of Physical Fitness Indicators of Youth
Authors: Oderov Artur , Arabskyi Andrii , Pankevych Yaroslav , Indyka Svitlana , Bielikova Natalia , Lashta Viktor , Antonets Vasyl
Published: April 2024

The strategy of modern higher education should form a specialist who is able not only to realize the accumulated potential of knowledge, abilities and skills, but also to go beyond the limits of regulated activities, which characterizes the tendency to increase the role of the “human factor” in all spheres of work, including in the military sphere. Therefore, the purpose of the research was to study and determine the effectiveness of the influence of CrossFit on the dynamics of indicators of physical fitness of young people. We conducted a comparative analysis of the level and dynamics of physical fitness of young people (17.6 ±0.2 years old; range: 17–21 years old), who during their studies, were systematically engaged in CrossFit activities (n = 24), and students who had PE classes run according to the existing program of physical education in higher education institutions (n = 23). The level of physical fitness was determined according to the results of exams and credits in physical education. The study of the level of physical fitness of young people showed that the use of CrossFit leads to better results of basic physical qualities and positive changes in the human body (t = 4.44; p < 0.001).
Against Negativism: Why Critical Theory Should Appeal to the Good
Authors: Hemmerich Luca
Published: April 2024

In this article, I argue against negativism in critical theory. Negativism holds that critical theory should avoid appealing to explicit positive normative standards (“the good”) in its social critique. I distinguish between two types of negativism prevalent in critical theory. While dialectical negativism claims that we can approach the good in a negative way, radical negativism rejects such appeals entirely. I then review three motivations for negativism: that appealing to the good is epistemically precarious, normatively inadequate, and unimportant for the project of critical theory. I contend that the arguments for negativism are largely unsuccessful. Some reliable knowledge of human goods is possible, appeals to the good need not be undemocratic or paternalistic, and positive normative standards are crucial for grounding critique and guiding transformation. I conclude that critical theory’s emancipatory aims are undermined by negativism, and that it should embrace appealing to the good in its social critique.    
Konaklama İşletmelerinde Finansal Tablo Kalemlerinin Benford Yasası’na Uygunluğu
Authors: Karadeniz Erdinç , İskenderoğlu Ömer , Ayyıldız Nazif
Published: April 2024

Benford Yasası, doğal veri kümelerinde başlangıç rakamlarının belirli bir düzeni takip ettiğini ifade eden bir istatistik prensibidir. Finansal denetim sürecinde Benford Yasası kullanılarak finansal tablo verilerinde oluşabilecek potansiyel düzensizlik, hata ve hileler belirlenebilmektedir. Konaklama işletmeleri; mevsimsel talep değişiklikleri, maliyet yapısı, varlık değerlemesi gibi konularda diğer işletmelerden farklılık göstermektedir. Bu araştırmada, Borsa İstanbul’da faaliyet gösteren konaklama işletmelerinin dönen varlıklar, duran varlıklar, aktif toplam, uzun vadeli yükümlülükler, kısa vadeli yükümlülükler, özkaynaklar, satış gelirleri, satışların maliyeti, brüt kar, faaliyet karı, vergi öncesi kar, amortisman giderleri, işletme-yatırım-finansman faaliyetlerinden sağlanan nakit akışları ile nakit ve nakit benzerlerindeki net artış veya azalış kalemlerinin Benford Yasası’na uygunluğunun tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda konaklama işletmelerinin söz konusu finansal tablo kalemlerinin Haziran 2016 – Haziran 2023 dönemindeki rakamsal dağılımları Ki-Kare testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analiz, dönen varlıklar, duran varlıklar, aktif toplam, uzun vadeli yükümlülükler ve
özkaynaklar kalemlerinin Benford Yasası’na uymadığını gösterse de diğer kalemlerin uygunluk gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.
Progress in the development of vaccines for pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Authors: Mahmoud Singer , Ahmed M Elsayed , Mohamed I Husseiny
Published: April 2024

Pancreatic cancer, which is regarded as the third deadliest cancer globally, poses a significant challenge because of its limited range of treatment options and high mortality rate. Currently, there is a focus on both the development of a novel concept in vaccine designing and the parallel study of the associated immune mechanisms. To further our understanding of the healthcare field, a variety of promising designs have been introduced for in-depth study. The designs were developed to include the mKRAS-specific amphiphile vaccine, which targets a specific mutation in the KRAS gene in addition to the multi-antigen targeted DNA vaccine, which aims to stimulate an immune response against multiple cancer antigens. Furthermore, later designs of vaccines were introduced based on the development of peptide-based cancer vaccines, mRNA-based vaccines, cell-based vaccines, and engineered bacterial vectors using an oral Salmonella-based vaccine. The study presents the concept on which the new vaccine is based and discusses the up-to-date immunological manifestations of these designed vaccines.
From Taro Roots to Dental Roots v1
Authors: T Mistie
Published: April 2024

This project aims to examine the impact of dietary shifts and cultural changes on dental health disparities. Through a literature review and field surveys, it will explore historical and contemporary dietary patterns, cultural practices, and their effects on dental health.
Quality control assessment for microbial genomes: GalaxyTrakr MicroRunQC workflow v1
Authors: Timme Ruth , Laxmi Gubbala Venkata Sai , Randolph Robyn , Wolfgang William , Strain Errol
Published: April 2024

PURPOSE: Step-by-step instructions for checking WGS sequence quality. The MicroRunQC workflow, implemented in a custom Galaxy instance, will produce quality assessments for raw reads (Illumina paired-end fastq files) and draft de novo assemblies, along with reporting the sequence type for each isolate. This workflow will work on most microbial pathogens, so we advise laboratories to upload their entire MiSeq/NextSeq run through this workflow. SCOPE: This protocol covers the following tasks: 1. set up an account in GalaxyTrakr 2. Create a new history/workspace 3. Upload data 4. Execute the MicroRunQC workflow 5. Interpret the results V3: updated with Cronobacter thresholds
A systematic review on the WHO Global Priority Pathogens (GPP) List reported in animals, products, and by-products in Colombia
Authors:   Private practice, Villavicencio, Cardozo-Herrera Laura , Vásquez-Jaramillo Laura ,   Universidad de Antioquia, Correa-Valencia Nathalia ,   Universidad de Antioquia
Published: April 2024

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global Priority Pathogens (GPP) List for the Research and Development of Effective Antibiotics in 2017, a catalog of bacteria to be prioritized in the global fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance. Objective: To collect and app raise the scientific evidence on bacteria listed as GPP in animals and their products and by-products in Colombia, identifying knowledge gaps and providing finding-based recommendations. Materials and Methods: The review was carried out according to PRISMA guidelines. Only original articles published in peer35 reviewed journals were considered. Results: Twenty-one articles, published between 2001 and 2021, met the inclusion criteria. The geographical areas of study were the provinces of Antioquia, Cundinamarca —including Bogotá C.D., and Santander and Tolima. The main bacteria from the WHO´s list reported were fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella, methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-intermediate and resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and carbapenem-resistant ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The sources were feces, facilities, equipment, feed, animal drinking water, bed chip, tissues, and carcasses, related to broilers and laying hens, cattle, and pigs. Conclusions: Results obtained herein afford important advances in the knowledge of the phenomenon and its dynamic in Colombia. Nevertheless, much remains to be researched in the country, including standardized methods for the microbiological identification in veterinary medicine, as well as the evaluation of the antibiotic susceptibility patrons in bacteria in accordance with what is done in humans, among other aspects.
Indonesian Women and Terrorism: An Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Trends
Authors: Macfarlane Kate
Published: April 2024

From 2016 to 2021, women attempted to or perpetrated suicide attacks in Indonesia. These attacks were committed by them as individuals or in family units, who were affiliated to the Islamic State. These incidents marked the first occurrence of suicide attacks carried out by women in Indonesia. Current scholarship and policy analysis of female terrorism attributed to the Islamic State or proxy groups is still catching up with the implications of trends emerging from women’s actions as suicide attackers in Indonesia and worldwide. Primarily, scholarly and policy analyses of female terrorism focus on the individual woman engaged in violence, whereas women who support terrorist groups—as ideologues, wives, and online activists—are given a secondary analytical focus. This creates conceptual limitations in understanding women’s pathways to violence, which can encompass violent and supportive roles within the social world in which they operate. Using Indonesia as a case study, this article advances a framework to account for the mobilisation of different identities to commit violence across personal and political linkages. In examining historical and current developments in Indonesia, this article illustrates that women as supporters or actors of violence, while largely conforming to traditional gender ideology and roles, are driven by both personal and political considerations.
Unregulated Flexibility and the Multiplication of Labour: Work in the Chinese Platform Economy
Authors: Wang Jing , Meng Quan
Published: April 2024

The global labour market is witnessing an increase in non‐standard employment, and China is no exception, albeit with distinct socio‐political dynamics. This research explores the variation of employment relations in China’s platform economy and discusses how the various types of precarious employment are generated and developed in post‐socialist China. Based on interviews with platform company managers and platform food delivery workers in China, this study draws a broader picture of platform work, considering the complex layers of labour practices at the level of platform companies and platform work. The research discusses the various labour arrangements in the ZZ food delivery platform and finds that variation serves to intensify and diversify managerial practices in platform work; at the same time, traditional types of work in platform companies are also undergoing transitions and the boundary between internal and external organisations is increasingly blurred and fluid. Labour relations in the platform economy are characterised by multiplication, and this multiplication is facilitated by the post‐socialist Chinese labour market’s general trend towards precariousness and the state’s tolerant approach to various non‐standard employment types in the era of “the new normal.”
Markers of oncological prognosis in the surgical treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Stukan A. I. , Kulbakin D. E. , Semiglazova T. Y. , Shvaykovskaya Ya. V. , Nefedova E. A. , Aseeva I. I.
Published: April 2024

The progression of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) may be influenced by the characteristics of the local and systemic immune response, including the peculiarities of systemic inflammatory response during surgical interventions. The dependence of the prognosis of cancer patients on the preoperative general somatic status and postoperative complications is demonstrated precisely through the prism of a systemic inflammation development promoting the progression of oncological process. It is necessary to study the interaction of a typical inflammatory reaction and the features of reparative processes to understand the correct treatment strategy for patients with oral cancer in the conditions of the existing oncological process. It was found that chronization of inflammation is associated with m2-macrophage polarization which contributes to the tumor progression. And systemic inflammation indices correlate with treatment results. It is also necessary to identify prognostic factors of postoperative complications that affect the chronization of inflammation. They may include the general somatic and nutritional status of patients, concomitant diseases and indices of systemic inflammation. It is obvious that improving the results of surgical treatment of patients with oral cancer can be influenced by various ways of managing the inflammatory response, including the peculiarities of performing the reconstructive interventions and improving the preoperative general somatic and nutritional status.
Europe‘s Cultural Landscapes in Travel Literature. An Introduction
Authors: Pastuszka Anna
Published: April 2024

The cultural landscape is understood as the area of human habitation and the result of human activities in a particular space. In literature, it manifests itself as an emotionally charged local landscape, as a sensually and intertextually explored travel destination or as a former historical region (as a lost cultural landscape). The article examines literary topographies and factors that influence the perception and literary representation of the cultural landscape. The existential dimension of the landscape experience is linked with spatial categories, motifs of travelling and movement in different configurations. Finally, on the basis of the contributions collected in the volume, representations of cultural landscapes in travel literature are discussed.
Scaling the Mediterranean: Steffen Kopetzky ("Risiko", 2015) and Jakob Hein ("Die Orient-Mission des Leutnant Stern", 2018)
Authors: Krobb Florian
Published: April 2024

The article analyses the design and inscription of the Mediterranean in two recent historical novels that are both set at the outset of World War I. The point of departure are tropes of longing and desire, as they traditionally dominated the German discourse. The analysis attempts to illustrate the mechanisms of the literary engagements with integrative master concepts such as Fernand Braudel’s model of tiers of observation and the literary questioning of conventional configurations of time and space. The novels are understood as counter-narratives of contingency and absurdity that stage the collapse of traditional categories, as they were projected onto the Mediterranean, under the conditions of radical modernity that the historical moment engendered.
Obituario de D. Francisco J. Ayala Pereda
Authors: Ambiociencias Revista
Published: April 2024

El día 4 de marzo de este 2023 falleció Francisco J. Ayala Pereda, a nueve días de cumplir 89 años. Ayala fue el primer Doctor Honoris Causa de la Universidad de León, desde que nuestra universidad se independizó de la de Oviedo. Este reconocimiento se produjo en 1982 a propuesta de la propia Facultad de Biología. Nacido en Madrid y con doble nacionalidad desde que en 1971 obtuvo la ciudadanía norteamericana, ha sido uno de los científicos más premiados y con mayor reconocimiento a nivel internacional nacido en España. Fue miembro de diferentes Academias de Ciencias, incluidas la de Estados Unidos, Rusia, Italia y por supuesto España; presidente de la AAC (Asociación Estadounidense para el Avance de la Ciencia), que edita la revista Science; y asesor científico del presidente Bill Clinton
Case report: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius causing cryptogenic Liver abscess in a previously healthy pediatric patient
Authors: Marathe Anant Prabhakar , Vasava Himanshu , Mehta Vaidehi , Modi Prashant
Published: April 2024

(MRSP) is primarily a canine pathogen, rarely associated with human infections. Despite direct contact, the transmission of such canine pathogens to humans is difficult to explain. A pyogenic Liver abscess (PLA) is an important but relatively uncommon disease in children. We describe PLA in a previously healthy paediatric patient, without any history of dog exposure or other canine exposure, due to MRSP. The patient was treated successfully with Linezolid and discharged after becoming afebrile and pain-free. During two months follow up the patient remained normal.
Swelling in axilla - A rare diagnosis
Authors: Patel Shilpi , Zaidi Noorin , Irfan Sumaiya , Lal Nirupma
Published: April 2024

Seborrheic keratosis in axilla is a very rare finding. Here, we describe the case of a 46-year-old woman who visited a dermatology Opd and complained of a lesion over her left axilla that had been there for six years. On examination single pedunculated cerebriform nodules black-tan in color surrounded by hyperpigmented halo at its base, firm to palpate, painless present over left axilla, it was non-bleeding. The histopathological examination revealed seborrheic keratosis which is a very rare in axilla.
Malignant epithelial neoplasm of adnexal origin: Hidradenocarcinoma of breast: A rare case report
Authors: Gandhi Minesh Biharilal , Suthar Viral Bharatkumar , Shah Pragati Atulbhai , Pathak Isha Sharad
Published: April 2024

Hidradenocarcinoma is rare sweat gland tumor of skin which may have both apocrine and eccrine variants. We report a case of 27 year old postpartum female patient presented with complain of swelling over right breast since 8 months with pain on and off. The ultrasonography report revealed possibility of fibroadenoma (BIRADS CATEGORY -II). The patient underwent FNAC which was reported as fibroproliferative breast disease with atypia. Then wide local excision of mass was performed, the pathological report stated the tumor as a malignant epithelial neoplasm of adnexal origin – hidradenocarcinoma type and Immunohistochemical analysis revealed negative staining for ER, PR, HER2. This case represent difficulty in diagnosis of tumor. Histopathological features are main key to distinguish it from other entities.
Lymphangitis carcinomatosis: A rare presentation in right sided colonic adenocarcinoma
Authors: Johnson Thanka , Banik Sangeeta , Shanmugasundaram Rajendran , Ashok Shobana
Published: April 2024

Lymphangitis carcinomatosis is the malignant infiltration of lymphatic vessels because of the spread of cancer from a primary site. We present a case of a 40-year-old female with right upper abdominal pain for 2 months. Computed tomography revealed diffuse wall thickening of the colon, caecum, and terminal ileum with multiple enlarged lymph nodes. Biopsy of the ascending colon showed high grade dysplasia of colonic mucosa. Hence, proceeded with a right hemicolectomy. Histopathology showed moderately differentiated adenoma like adenocarcinoma with large areas of lymphangitis carcinomatosis like pattern.
Pleomorphic adenoma of external auditory canal: A common tumor at an uncommon site
Authors: Somani Kavita , Singh Pretty , Poduval Sujatha
Published: April 2024

Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) of external auditory canal is an extremely rare benign neoplasm of uncertain origin with only few reported cases in the literature. It’s always challenging to diagnose pleomorphic adenoma of external auditory canal due to its rarity, unusual location as well as nonspecific symptoms mimicking more prevalent benign and malignant lesion of this site. Due to its premalignant nature and chances of recurrence, this case highlights the importance of Pleomorphic Adenoma as differential diagnosis in patient presenting with external auditory canal masses and necessity of complete surgical excision. This case report of 52 years male describes the clinical presentation, histopathological features and immunohistochemical findings of pleomorphic Adenoma of external auditory canal with review of literature emphasizing the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with neoplasm.
Experticia del ajedrecista desde una perspectiva microfenomenológica
Authors: Astudillo Sandoval Isidoro , Maldonado Paz Gerardo , González González Juan C.
Published: April 2024

Diferentes investigaciones han abordado el fenómeno de cómo el jugador de ajedrez alcanza un nivel alto de experticia; sin embargo, la gran mayoría se han llevado a cabo desde una perspectiva en tercera persona, es decir, sin tomar en cuenta la experiencia subjetiva del ajedrecista. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivos: 1) analizar la experticia de ajedrecistas de nivel proficiente desde una perspectiva fenomenológica, esto es, desde la experiencia subjetiva del jugador; 2) señalar los estados internos que parecen ser cognitivamente relevantes en las acciones de los ajedrecistas; 3) teorizar sobre el eventual papel que juega la intuición en las acciones de los jugadores de ajedrez. Para ello se realizó un estudio exploratorio con cinco jugadores de ajedrez durante una competencia de corte nacional en México, utilizando como método la entrevista microfenomenológica propuesta por Claire Petitmengin. Los resultados indican que hay regularidades en los estados internos de los jugadores a nivel intra e interpersonal asociadas implícitamente a momentos críticos de las partidas. Lo anterior permite ofrecer una definición operacional de la intuición y afirmar que esta, en efecto, forma parte de los procesos cognitivamente relevantes de los ajedrecistas de nivel proficiente, aunque las acciones de estos aún dependen, en buena medida, de los cálculos explícitos que realizan durante los momentos críticos.
Algunas limitaciones epistemológicas sobre los posibles futuros climáticos, políticos y socioeconómicos en Leviatán climático de Geoff Mann y Joel Wainwright
Authors: Vázquez Jiménez Heber
Published: April 2024

Este artículo examina la obra Leviatán Climático de Geoff Mann y Joel Wainwright, que detalla las implicaciones políticas del cambio climático antropogénico y esboza cuatro posibles futuros sociopolíticos. Sin embargo, el libro presenta notables limitaciones epistemológicas en su tratamiento de los escenarios climáticos basados en las Trayectorias de Concentración Representativas (rcps), tal y como se utilizan en el Quinto Reporte de Evaluación del ipcc. En respuesta a las críticas de Mann y Wainwright, este análisis describe brevemente otro marco que considera tanto aspectos cuantitativos como cualitativos, y que incorpora factores socioeconómicos en la generación de escenarios climáticos: las Trayectorias Socioeconómicas Compartidas (ssps).
Effective volume of short carbon fibers in a composite from chopped thin tapes
Authors: Komarov V. A. , Abdullayev R. F.
Published: April 2024

This paper discusses a composite material from chopped thin narrow polymer tapes reinforced with carbon fibers and a polymer binder. The problem is posed to analytically determine the elastic and strength characteristics of the composite with a known minimum set of basic characteristics of the components. A methodology for sequential solving of the problem at the micro- and meso-levels is proposed. The key point in the methodology is the introduction of the “effective fiber volume factor” in the short filament and the way to calculate it using the “load-carrying factor” criterion. The following are presented: the results of calculating Young’s modulus and tensile strength of material samples from parts of tapes with fixed lengths (6, 12, 18 and 24 mm); comparison with the experimental data and evaluation of accuracy and limits of the applicability of this methodology.
Ballistic analysis of a mission to Jupiter’s moon Callisto with landing on the surface
Authors: Kovalev V. V. , Marchenko A. D. , Starostina T. V. , Sharipova A. R.
Published: April 2024

The article presents the results of a study on the basis of which a set of mathematical models was developed for ballistic analysis of a mission to send a small spacecraft to the satellite of Jupiter, Callisto and its landing on the surface of the satellite. In this mission, it is proposed to use a gravity assist maneuver around the Earth and an aerodynamic maneuver near Jupiter to reduce the cost of the working fluid of the spacecraft. The minimum required thrust of the engines and the duration of the soft landing maneuver of a spacecraft with a given mass on the satellite are estimated. The optimal launch date was found for the possibility of launching a spacecraft using a medium-lift Soyuz-2 launch vehicle. The simulation of the movement was carried out numerically, in the Mathcad mathematical package, all the dependence diagrams necessary for the analysis of the movement were constructed.
Handel ludźmi: aspekty społeczne, normatywne i edukacyjne
Authors: Kostyło Piotr
Published: April 2024

W niniejszym artykule została zarysowana problematyka handlu ludźmi oraz starań o rozpoznanie i przezwyciężenie tego zjawiska. Celem prowadzonych analiz jest odpowiedź na pytanie, dlaczego, skoro wszystkim państwom oraz organizacjom międzynarodowym zależy na wyeliminowaniu tego przestępstwa, jest ono wciąż powszechnie popełniane, a zyski z niego rosną z roku na rok. Poszukując odpowiedzi na to pytanie, odwołano się do trzech aspektów rozumienia handlu ludźmi: aspektu społecznego, w którym – bazując na tekście Anne Gallagher opublikowanym w 2017 r. – zajęto się analizą czterech fałszywych i niebezpiecznych założeń związanych z handlem ludźmi przyjmowanych powszechnie przez opinię publiczną; aspektu normatywnego, w którym, odwołując się do regulacji przestępstwa handlu ludźmi w polskim prawie karnym, podjęto namysł nad klasycznym rozróżnieniem dwóch rodzajów wolności – wolności negatywnej („wolności od”) oraz wolności pozytywnej („wolności do”) jako dóbr, przeciwko którym każdorazowo skierowane jest to przestępstwo; aspektu edukacyjnego, w którym prezentując wyniki wybranych badań empirycznych w obszarze zainteresowania handlem ludźmi ze strony instytucji kształcących przyszłych lekarzy, zwrócono uwagę na ograniczoną obecność tej problematyki w przygotowaniu akademickim grupy zawodowej, która w swojej pracy najczęściej spotyka się z ofiarami handlu ludźmi. Analizy trzech powyższych aspektów zostały przeprowadzone za pomocą różnych podejść badawczych, kolejno – omówienia głównych tez tekstu Anne Gallagher, analiz filozoficzno-prawnych pojęcia wolności negatywnej oraz wolności pozytywnej, wreszcie przeglądu badań empirycznych we wskazanym powyżej obszarze. Wniosek, jaki można wyciągnąć z niniejszego tekstu, wskazuje, że w każdym z tytułowych obszarów – społecznym, prawnym i edukacyjnym – ujawniają się istotne trudności sprawiające, że walka z handlem ludźmi jest tak złożona i tak daleka od pozytywnego rozstrzygnięcia.
Development of eggplant seedlings under different doses of biostimulant derived from Ascophyllum nodosum
Authors: Antônio Rocha Júnior Dênis , Júnior Juvenal Rodrigues Silva , Neto José Augusto Pereira , Ferreira João Paulo Mendes , Andrade Fhilipe Cogo , Reis Luis Lessi dos
Published: April 2024

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) belongs to the Solanaceae family and is among the 10 most consumed vegetables in Brazil. Among the cultivation systems, the production of seedlings is one of the most important steps to obtain quality plants and to reduce dependence on chemical products, in addition to ensuring crop stability. Currently, biostimulants are being used to improve agricultural performance. Ascophyllum nodosum L. algae are the most used for this purpose, being a source of organic matter, amino acids, carbohydrates, and nutrients that can favor plant development. This study aimed to evaluate eggplant seedlings development under different concentrations of the Acadian® biostimulant. The experimental design was conducted in randomized blocks and included five treatments, which consisted of doses of: 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 mL p c L−1 of water, with 10 replications. The ‘Classic F 1’ hybrid eggplant seeds were used. Then, 34 days after sowing, the following morphological analyses were performed: plant height, root length, stem diameter, and root and shoot dry mass. The results were subjected to analysis of variance and regression analysis using the Sisvar statistical analysis program. The use of the biostimulant derived from Ascophyllum nodosum can increase the growth and development of plant height, root length, stem diameter, and root and shoot dry mass during the production phase of eggplant seedlings.