bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
„Godot, love and loss”
Authors: Knowlson James
Published: January 2020

This is the fi rst Polish translation of the full chapter of the only authorized biography of Samuel
Beckett entitled Damned to Fame (originally published in English in 1996). The text concentrates
on the publication details of Waiting for Godot and Beckett’s private life in the early 1950s.
For example, the details concerning building the house in Ussy sur Marne in 1953 are revealed
and Beckett’s cooperation with the magazine „Nouvelle revue française” and the publishing house
„Merlin” is discussed. On private ground, the origins of Beckett’s intimate relationship with Pamela
Mitchell are of much importance at the time.
„All the resurrected dead” in „the infinite emptiness” of Beckett and Kantor
Authors: Suwalska-Kołecka Anna
Published: January 2020

The article aims to draw some parallels between two great pioneers of the twentieth-century theatre practice: Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) and Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990). Both artists are famous for revolutionary solutions and disturbing stage images overridden with a sense of loss and mourning. The Beckettian spirit will be detected in Kantor’s performance The Dead Class with a special emphasis on stage props that were attributed with great signifi cance in all his artistic ventures. It can be said that Kantor encapsulated the quintessence of particular productions in his stage objects and this study will detect Beckett’s thought as it is conveyed by, for example, school benches, mannequins, Machine of Oppression – the Mechanical Cradle, and a window
David Jones’ In Parenthesis as an Intercultural Space
Authors: Ward Jean
Published: January 2020

In the epic poetic work In Parenthesis, published just before the outbreak of World
War II, the forgotten British modernist David Jones, better known as a visual artist, presented
a semi-fi ctional account of his experiences as a rank-and-fi le soldier in the London-
Welsh Battalion of the British army during World War I. The author, like one of the
heroes of his work, was at the front from December 1915 to July 2016, when he was wounded on the fi rst day of the long offensive on the Somme. By origin Jones was half-
-Londoner and half-Welsh – and both of these „halves”, which were refl ected in the
composition of his battalion, were important to him. He was also by upbringing an Anglican
but by choice a Roman Catholic. The offi ces of the Catholic chaplain and the faith
of the ordinary Catholics to which he was witness as a soldier played a considerable part
in his conversion. He strove to embody in words the particular character of the speech
and culture of all the members of the battalion, regardless of their origin or religious
affi liation. He also showed respect and tenderness not only towards the culture of the
country in which the battles were fought – France – but also even towards „the enemy
front-fi ghters”, to whom, along with his friends from the British side, he dedicated In Parenthesis.
Under his hand, the trenches of the First World War become a truly intercultural
space.
Mad Forest. A Play from Romania by Caryl Churchill. Revolution
Through the Eyes of an Outsider – An Attempt at an Intercultural
Dialogue
Authors: Suwalska-Kołecka Anna
Published: January 2020

The aim of the present article is to discuss a play Mad Forest. A Play from Romania
by the contemporary British playwright Caryl Churchill as an attempt to enter into
an intercultural dialogue. The play is based on the events of the Romanian Revolution
of 1989, which led to the end of the Communist rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
The author went to Romania to collect eyewitness reports to convey accurately the atmosphere
of these dramatic days. At the same time, however, the playwright implemented
an array of authorial strategies to emphasize her position of an outsider who describes
the reality she does not understand. As a result, the play vividly depicts the time of instability
and political unrest, while simultaneously it shows that any attempt to approach
a different culture is accompanied by a sense of epistemological uncertainty.
Stefan Themerson: on labels, bilingualism and disinfection of words
Authors: Suwalska-Kołecka Anna
Published: January 2020

This article is devoted to Stefan Themerson, Polish-born avant-garde artist, fi lmmaker, poet,
novelist, and philosopher, whose artistic ventures escape easy categorizations. He wrote in three
languages: Polish, French, and English, however, the choice of language is not purely the result of the change of the country where he lived. Writing in a foreign language may be seen as
the writer’s conscious artistic decision and yet another device he implemented to avoid perceiving
the world in terms of labels.
Fascinated by language, Themerson is fully aware that transgressing its boundaries is tantamount to transgressing the fossilised vision of the reality for the multiplicity of languages means
multiplicity of points of view. Therefore Themerson uses different languages, mixes playfully styles
and conventions because he wants his conclusions to be always open to revision. His bilingualism
is an attempt to distance himself from the language itself and overcome the limitations of style.
From Iceland to Brazil. Documentary Writing on Foreign Countries
in the Interwar Period: Authors, Conventions, Motifs
Authors: Sobczak Paweł
Published: January 2020

The interwar period was an important time in the history of Polish documentary writing.
The poetics of the genre was formed at the turn of the 1920s and 30s. At that time, there was
a debate about the cognitive and aesthetic values of documentary writing. A variety of thematic forms quickly emerged, including works about foreign countries. This subgenre had two main
variants: the „exotic documentary” (or „exotic-adventure”) and „sociopolitical documentary”.
The present article examines a selection of texts representing both the variants and written by:
Ferdynand Goetel, Zbigniew Uniłowski, Aleksander Janta-Połczyński, Ksawery Pruszyński, Melchior
Wańkowicz, Antoni Słonimski, Zygmunt Nowakowski and others.
Fiction of Discourse. Remarks on a Less Conventional Form of Fiction
in the Contemporary Polish Reportage
Authors: Biernacka Jadwiga
Published: January 2020

The article discusses different uses of fi ction in the contemporary Polish reportage, with a special focus on the fiction of discourse. This kind of fiction is described as a specific authorial way
of delivering comments and reporting conversations or speeches. Such solutions do not change the
plot. The issues addressed in the article concern primarily the ways in which this narrative technique
infl uences the readers and whether the fiction of discourse is possible in the reportage or it only
misrepresents reality.
Narratology and Imagology
Authors: Wojtyna Miłosz
Published: January 2020

Summarising recent developments in postclassical narratology and imagology, the article traces affinities between the two disciplines in order to observe the challenges that await the researchers of image and narrative in what Baudrillard called the simulation culture. Two case studies presented in the article (one devoted to Instagram visual narratives, the other – to a YouTube advertising campaign) illustrate challenges for the study of eventfulness, narrativity, and fictionality, and suggest - in line with the postulates of Mark C. Taylor and Esa Saarinen – that a radical change of educational and communicative practices is needed in contemporary Western societies. A change of this sort, it is postulated, might be instigated by the collaboration of researchers in visual studies and narrative theory.
Echoes from Other Rooms: Joseph Cornell,
Robert Coover, and the Transmedial Narrativity
of Collage
Authors: Heitkemper-Yates Michael
Published: January 2020

The author of the article focuses on narrative and non-narrative forms of collage. The non-narrative collage is intended as a text without the characters, events, and/ or semiotic content necessary to evoke a narrative script. The non-narrative collage is, therefore, unable to introduce a distinct storyworld, or to potentially communicate any narrative meaning that goes beyond the structural correspondence(s) of its intra-textual components.
Affective Tales of the Body: Narrative and Narrativity in Biological Art
Authors: Twardoch-Raś Ewelina
Published: January 2020

The paper aims to introduce biological art projects into the ﬁ eld of narration studies, with a focus on two examples: physiological architecture projects (including Jean-Gilles Decosterd’s and Philippe Rahm’s ‘Hormonorium’ and ‘Split time café’), which go beyond classical representation and concentrate on the hormonal dimensions or the movement of retina, trying to explore the affective aspects of the body, and the artistic experiments of Turkish artist Pinar Yoldas (‘Fabula: Origins of Species’, ‘Speculative Biologies’, ‘After Evolution’ and ‘Remembering The Future’) – sculptures, photos and instalations based on organic materials. The article combines the theory of affect, cognitive narratology, the concepts of storyworld and possible worlds, and redeﬁ nes the terms of post-classical narratology in order to determine whether it is possible to construct a narrative beyond language, an embodied one.
INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTION FOR QUICK-HEATING ACTIVE THERMAL TARGET FOR NIGHT SHOOTING
Authors: Świderski Waldemar , Hłosta Paweł , Polak Grzegorz , Tymiński Dariusz
Published: January 2020

The paper presents a concept of a heated active thermal target designed for training and shooting with thermal sights at night conditions. The innovative solution contains a control system and a target with specially matched parameters providing several times greater power at the beginning of heating than the power needed to maintain a demanded difference of temperatures in the steady state. After reaching the required temperature, the control system does not give full voltage to the target. The times of voltage supply and its switching off are so selected that the temperature of the target corresponds to the required value. The time needed to obtain the required temperature in the proposed solution is several times shorter than in the currently used configurations. This allows the heater to be activated at the same time as the blade lift is activated. The solution eliminates disadvantages of heated targets used for shooting up to now.
A vampire in the Far East. Manga And Anime
about Vampire
Authors: Pichnicka Patrycja Barbara
Published: January 2020

Vampire stories in the Far East are the example of memetic art. With the Vampire Figure,
Far East adapted a whole range of western mems. In my article I focus on Japanese manga
and anime. I choose these media, because they are most specific for Japanese culture. First
I discuss the meaning the vampire narration has had and has nowadays in western culture,
I analyse both bad vampire Figure and good vampire Figure. When Far East wanted to
adapt vampire narration, it encountered the basic problem. The vampire figure in the West
represented the Other, who was often associated with an Easter immigrant. That is why
the East, adapting the vampire myth, had to develop special strategies: it could be a simple
reversal (vampire represents the West), disregard of the ethnic dimension of the Otherness
(focus on its sexual, gender and social dimension) or the shift of the border between
ourness and otherness, so that the ourness compounds both East and West, and the
otherness - the common enemy. I analyse each strategy. At the end I discuss the example
of Kurt Wimmer’s Ultraviolet, American film inspired by the manga and anime aesthetics,
to prove that the inspirations are reciprocated.
Breakup of Yugoslavia Portrayed by Serbian Alternative Comics Scene - The Case of
Aleksandar Zograf
Authors: Nowińska-Antoniewicz Natalia
Published: January 2020

The article presents phenomenon of emergence of Serbian alternative comics scene during
the period of breakup of Yugoslavia. The analysis is focused on anthology of works
“Regards from Serbia” by Aleksandar Zograf who is considered the founder of the new
direction in comic art. The works drawn over the nineties were portraying everyday life in
Yugoslavia during its breakup. This period has been considered a strong taboo since and is
not being willingly taken up by scientist from former-Yugoslavia what makes it difficult to
gain knowledge that would meet scientific standards. Zograf’s comics were being
published both in his country and abroad, what made them source of knowledge on
situation in the Balkans of the world. In the article comic art is also being treated as
anthropological evidence that enables understanding of foreign culture and processes
related to attempts of rejection of the old ideological, moral, and axiological order.
Garfield again in action About the role of culture in comics on the
example of Fat Cat 3-Pack
Authors: Załęska-Olszewska Ines
Published: January 2020

Garfield is the main character of the Fat Cat 3-Pack series. In a very thoughtful way
Jim Davis planned what the dream comics about the animal can look like. The
receiver of the content has a chance to experience situations which are proper (and
everyday) for the American fat cat. The culture meaning is especially important in
the way Davis presented the world of Garfield. It is filled with the elements which are
typical for the American world. At the same time every person can identify easily
with this character of the story. Garfield does not differentiate from the man in the
street, he has the same needs. What is more, he is extremely egoistic and sarcastic
but it is probably connected with his cat nature. In the article there are the
classifications of the Polish researchers of comics: Ewa Kowalewska, Dariusz
Czywilis and Marcin Jaworski. They were used for the deep analysis of the Garfield
texts and helped to develop the conclusions.
Influence of Argon/oxygen Ratio on Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Copper Doped ZnO Films
Authors: WEN Xing , HAN Yue , YAO Cheng-Bao , ZHANG Ke-Xin , LI Jin , SUN Wen-Jun
Published: January 2020

Copper (Cu)-doped ZnO (CZO) films were grown by simultaneous direct current and radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique under the situation of different gas flow rates of Ar: O2 (1:1, 2:1 and 1:0). The X-ray diffraction patterns revealed the naturally polycrystalline ZnO films with the predominant reflection (002) peak, which referred to the hexagonal wurtzite structure toward c-axis. The elemental composition of thin films was analyzed by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The Cu concentrations in thin films increased with Ar ratio of up to 1:0. The EDS spectra of three kinds of elements indicate that Cu-doping has obvious and sophisticated effect on the chemical state of oxygen, but less effect on those of copper and zinc. Furthermore, the nonlinear absorption of CZO films was investigated by the way of Z-scan technique. These films demonstrated good nonlinear absorption behavior for the different gas flow rates of Ar: O2.
‘And’ is not always a logical conjunction
Authors: López-Astorga Miguel
Published: January 2020

The mental models theory has shown that the logical connectives do not always refer to the interpretation assigned to them by standard logic. Several papers authored by its proponents clearly reveal that in the cases of the conditional and disjunction. In this paper, following a methodology of analysis akin to that of the mental models theory, I try to check whether or not the same applies to conjunction, and my conclusion is that, indeed, this last connective can be linked to any of the sixteen possible interpretations that a logical operator relating two clauses can have.
Author Court D. Lewis Meets Critics on Repentance and the Right to Forgiveness
Authors: Lewis Court D. , Bock Gregory L. , Boersema David , Kling Jennifer ,   Eastern Illinois University
Published: January 2020

Court D. Lewis, author of Repentance and the Right to Forgiveness, presents a rights-based theory of ethics grounded in eirenéism, a needs-based theory of rights (inspired by Nicholas Wolterstorff) that seeks peaceful flourishing for all moral agents. This approach creates a moral relationship between victims and wrongdoers such that wrongdoers owe victims compensatory obligations. However, one further result is that wrongdoers may be owed forgiveness by victims. This leads to the “repugnant implication” that victims may be wrongdoers who do not forgive. Author Lewis addresses the “repugnant implication” by showing that victims are obligated to work toward forgiveness, if not forgiveness itself. Critic Gregory L. Bock argues that victims are not the only ones who can forgive, that the personal dimensions of forgiveness are overlooked, and that the force of the “repugnancy implication” may be questioned. Instead of rights-based eirenéism, Bock supports a virtue ethics framework. Instead of rights-based eirenéism, Bock encourages virtue ethics. Critic David Boersema raises questions about the binding nature of relationships, the dependency of flourishing upon forgiveness, and the nature of needs or rights. Boersema also questions the wisdom of a rights-based approach to forgiveness. Critic Jennifer Kling asks whether a rights-based approach is necessary to ground obligations to meet the needs of others: why not an ethics of care? If a rights-based approach is taken, perhaps a wrongdoer is obligated to not make forgiveness a life good. By disengaging this obligation, we avoid constraining a victim’s work toward forgiveness, especially when the wrongdoing is oppressive. Author Lewis responds to these objections.
Helping shy employees with career success: The impact of organizational socialization
Authors: Taormina Robert J.
Published: January 2020

As shy people have been reported to experience interpersonal and professional difficulties at work, this study examined the extent to which shy employees have lower perceptions of their career success and whether organizational socialization could favorably moderate the relationship between shyness and subjective career success. Questionnaires containing personality and socialization measures were given to 375 full-time employees. Confirming the hypotheses, t-test results revealed that shy (compared to non-shy) employees scored significantly lower on Subjective Career Success, Self-Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence; while scoring significantly higher on work-related Emotional Exhaustion. Regressions revealed that the four facets of organizational socialization (Training, Understanding, Coworker Support, and Future Prospects) all had significant moderating effects that yielded increases in the levels of Subjective Career Success for the shy employees. Implications for management are discussed.
Early traumatic experiences and their relationship with the emergence of depressive symptoms in adulthood
Authors: Dervishi Eglantina , Mujaj Elisabeta , Ibrahimi Silva
Published: January 2020

The aim of this study was the exploration of early traumatic experiences related to emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional and physical neglect, as well as the connection of the dimensions of these early traumatic experiences with the experiencing of depressive symptoms in adulthood. A sample of 331 University students in Tirana, 60 males (N = 60) or 18.1% and 271 females (N = 271) or 81.9% completed the online Beck Inventory for Depression (BDI), and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF). The minimum age of the youth participating in the study was 18 years and the maximum age was 32 years, with an average of 20 years (M = 20.07) and the standard deviation (SD = 1.5). Descriptive, correlational and linear regression analysis were used for data processing through the SPSS 22. The study confirmed the connection between early traumatic experiences and the appearance of depressive symptoms in adulthood (r(329) = .333, p < .001). Among the dimensions of early traumatic experiences, it seems that a stronger connection with the occurrence of depressive symptoms relates to the size of emotional trauma. The size of child sexual trauma is connected to feelings of punishment and suicidal thoughts in adulthood. Early traumatic experiences seem to have a significant impact on how adults express themselves and choose to interact with their environment. Coping with problems of mental health and depression today can be closely related to the early traumatic experiences of juveniles and adults.
Impacto de la ecografía volumétrica portátil en el sondaje vesical por retención urinaria en una unidad de medicina interna
Authors: Guadarrama Ortega David , Díaz Díaz Raquel , Martín Hernández María Aránzazu , Peces Hernández María Teresa , Vallejo Paredes Jonatan , Chuvieco González Yolanda
Published: January 2020

Objetivo: Estimar el impacto que el uso de ecógrafo vesical tiene en los sondajes vesicales por sospecha de retención urinaria de una unidad de Medicina interna.Metodología: Estudio de cohortes retrospectivas, comparando la cohorte expuesta a la disponibilidad del ecógrafo vesical, con la no expuesta el año previo. Se analizan todos los registros en la Historia Clínica Electrónica (HCE) de sondajes vesicales permanentes de corta duración en pacientes adultos que ingresaron en la unidad de hospitalización de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón (HUFA) durante los años 2015 y 2016. Se estima la frecuencia de retención urinaria como causa del sondaje después de la incorporación del dispositivo en la unidad y se compara con la frecuencia en sondajes durante el mismo periodo del año anterior en la misma unidad. Se estima el impacto que disponer de este dispositivo tiene en la frecuencia de retención urinaria como motivo del sondaje.Resultados: Se incluyen 134 sondajes en 113 pacientes, 62 en el grupo sin ecógrafo y 72 en el grupo con ecógrafo. La frecuencia de sondajes por retención se reduce del 47.5% al 21.4% después de introducir el ecógrafo en la unidad. Esto supone una reducción del 50% (RR ajustado= 0.48; IC95%:0.27-0.84, p=0.01) en la frecuencia de sondaje vesical por sospecha de retención urinaria.

Aim: To estimate the impact of the use of portable bladder volumetric ultrasound on bladder catheterization due to suspicion of urinary retention in an internal medicine unit.

Methodology: Study of retrospective cohorts, comparing the cohort exposed to the availability of bladder ultrasound, with the not exposed the previous year. All records in the Electronic Medical Record (EHR) of short-term permanent bladder catheters in adult patients admitted to the Internal Medicine hospitalization unit of the University Hospital Fundación Alcorcón (HUFA) during the years 2015 and 2016 were analyzed. The urinary retention frequency is estimated as the cause of the catheterization after the device has been incorporated into the unit and compared with the frequency of catheterization during the same period of the previous year in the same unit. It is estimated that the impact of having this device on the urinary retention frequency is the reason for the catheterization.

Results: 134 catheters are included in 113 patients, 62 in the group without ultrasound and 72 in the group with ultrasound. The frequency of catheterizations due to retention is reduced from 47.5% to 21.4% after introducing the ultrasound unit into the unit. This represents a 50% reduction (adjusted RR=0.48; CI95%:0.27-0.84, p=0.01) in the frequency of urinary catheterization for suspected urinary retention.
Genipin Inhibits Hypoxia-Induced Accumulation of HIF-1α and VEGF Expressions in Human Cervical Carcinoma Cells
Authors: Jin Cho Eui , Lee Jung Hyun , Kim Geun Joo , Lee Tae Hwa
Published: January 2020

Objectives Hypoxia—a characteristic of almost all types of solid tumors—has been associated with poor outcomes in several human malignancies. Genipin—an active constituent of Gardenia fruit— has been reported to exert an anti-tumor effect in several cancers. In this study, we investigated inhibition of angiogenesis using Genipin-mediated hypoxia-induced hypoxia inducible factor (HIF-1) and VEGF expression in human cervical cancer cells. Methods Under normoxic and hypoxic conditions, the expression of HIF-1α and VEGF in cervical cancer HeLa cells was detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. Luciferase reporter assays were used to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the hypoxia-induced survivin activation. Results Surprisingly, we found that Genipin suppressed the HIF-1α accumulation during hypoxia in human liver cancer cell line (HepG2), human prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP), colon cancer cell line (HCT116), and breast cancer cell line (MDA231). Genipin treatment also significantly reduced hypoxia-induced secretion of VEGF. Conclusions Suppression of HIF-1α accumulation following treatment with Genipin under hypoxia was associated with PI3K and MAPK pathways. Taken together, these results suggested that Genipin inhibits HIF-1α expression through inhibition of PI3K and MAPK signaling pathways. These results provide new insights into a potential mechanism of the anticancer properties of Genipin.
A Case of Peritoneal Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma with Absence of Occupationl Exposure to Asbestos
Authors: Yoo Seung Hoon , Kim Hee Man , Park Jea Kun , Kim Mi Sung , Yi Sang Yeop
Published: January 2020

Sarcomatoid mesothelioma is not very common, mesothelioma is directly attributable to occupational asbestos exposure, with 90% of cases showing a history of exposure. A 66-year-old male was admitted with an abdominal pain that persisted for 3 weeks. He had no abdominal mass. Computed tomography showed soft tissue thickening in perihepatic space and nodularities in omentum and peritoneum with ascites. There was no absolute diagnosis evidence in ascites analysis. Although the pathology of ascites was free for malignancy, the patient underwent omentum biopsy for definitive diagnosis. In laproscopic exploration, there was omental cake, peritoneal nodular seeding. It was suspected cancer carcinomatosis. Immunohistochemical findings suggested that it was sarcomatoid masothelioma. This is the rare case of a peritoneal sarcomatoid mesothelioma, without any exposure to asbestos.
Museum of Vernacular Architecture of Western Serbia and Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina: Courtyards of Mountain Villages and Villages of the Lower Course of the Rivers
Authors: Kuzović Duško
Published: January 2020

The aim of the paper is the Museum of Vernacular Architecture of the Central Balkans. The paper presents two units in the Museum. In this paper, a courtyard of mountain villages, and a courtyard of villages in the valley of the river basin, is shown. The presented structures illustrate the development of the construction and organization of buildings. The courtyard of the mountain villages consists of a house, two vajats, two magaza, two kačara, a car canopy, the furnace, and the barn. Courtyard villages of the lower course of the river are illustrated by a house, three vajats, two magaza, two kačara, a furnace, a canopy for cars, a plum drier and a furnace. Each of the buildings is described through the organization, structure, method of construction and the role of the facility in the functioning of the rural family.
Influence of Grafting on the Copper Concentration in Tomato Fruits under Elevated Soil Salinity
Authors: Koleška Ivana , Hasanagić Dino , Oljača Rodoljub , Murtić Senad , Bosančić Borut , Todorović Vida
Published: January 2020

Salinity is one of the most important ecological problems that affect irrigated agriculture in the world. Increased soil salinity inhibits plant growth through osmotic and ionic stress, but can also decrease availability of certain micronutrients. Copper is an essential metal for normal plant growth and development that participates in numerous biochemical and physiological processes and it is an essential cofactor for many metalloproteins. Copper concentration in two commercial tomato cultivars (grafted and non-grafted) was investigated under different levels of elevated soil salinity. Soil with EC 9.1 dS m-1 led to the highest copper deficiency, approximately by 37% in the non-grafted and 25% in the grafted tomato plants. The effect of a grafting technique is considered as an environmentally friendly tool for overcoming soil salinity problem.
Effect of Egg White Utilization on the Physico-Chemical and Sensory Attributes of Protein-rich Yoghurt
Authors: Gogo Lilian A , Gogo Kennedy O. , Shalo Peter L. , Mahungu Symon Maina
Published: January 2020

High protein yoghurt was made from whole milk, fortified with egg white (30% v/v) and skim milk powder at 12% (w/v). Different yoghurt mixes, with albumin content of 15%, 30% and 45% (v/v), were prepared. The control was made from whole milk, fortified with skim milk powder at 12% (w/v). The blended premixes were pasteurized at 74ºC for 4 seconds, cooled and then inoculated with 3% (w/v) Direct Vat Set yoghurt starter culture at 45ºC. After fermentation for 3 hours in a water bath maintained at 46+-1C, product was cooled to 5ºC and then stored for 24 hours. The effect of the fortification on physico-chemical and sensory properties was investigated. Protein content increased to 8.50% at 45% egg white utilization. Susceptibility to wheying was reduced in egg-white fortified samples, without signicant difference in sensory attributes of the test samples compared to the control. Sensory analysis showed that yoghurt fortified with 45% egg white was organoleptically acceptable. The yoghurt was rated as having better sensory appeal as compared to the control.
Changes and Perspectives in Food Studies
Authors: Dumoulin Elisabeth
Published: January 2020

Food Studies represent the bases for multidisciplinary knowledge in food science, food engineering, food management, and how to use these scientific bases in a food worldwide context. Teaching and learning must be adapted to the new students, to the new tools, considering the cost of studies and equipment. The international availability of raw materials, the diversity of cultures, tastes and habits must be taken into account in the controlled food processes. Food engineering must be taught with reference to nutrition, health and security, but also to packaging, logistics, international rules, management of water, energy, wastes and cost. So how do we teach the present and future food engineers, to help them to acquire and build their own knowledge, to develop curiosity, an open mind and team work? How do we teach them to use, in an efficient way, computers, data bases, the internet, but also to learn and practice in the lab, on pilot equipment, in the plant during long internships? How do we give them the desire to conceive, to create, to manage, to communicate and to continue to learn during their professional life? International networks of universities, with associated people from research and industry, with teachers in elementary and secondary schools, with students, represent a main factor for reciprocal knowledge and exchanges, to preserve and use diversity to develop new ideas for teaching and learning. The objectives are to contribute to the development of our society, to feed in an harmonized way the world made of human beings, consumers, and workers in industry, research and universities.
Effects of Lactic Acid Fermentation on the Retention of Β-Carotene Content in Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes
Authors: Oloo Benard O. , Shitandi A. A. , Mahungu S. , Malinga J. B. , Ogata Rose B.
Published: January 2020

This study aimed to establish the effects of lactic fermentation on the levels of β-carotene in selected  orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties from Kenya.  Furthermore,it sought to demonstrate fermentation as a potential process for making new products from sweet potato with enhanced nutraceutical attributes. The varieties (Zapallo, Nyathiodiewo and SPK004/06) were fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum MTCC 1407 at 25 ± 2°C for 48 h and kept for 28 days to make lacto-pickles. During fermentation both analytical [pH, titratable acidity (TA), lactic acid (LA), starch, total sugar, reducing sugar (g/kg roots), texture (N/m2), β-carotene (mg/kg roots)] and sensory (texture, taste, flavour and after taste) attributes of sweet potato lacto-juice were evaluated. Process conditions were optimized by varying brine levels, with fermentation time. A UV-visible spectrophotometer was used to identify and quantify β-carotene. Any significant variations (p < 0.05) in analytical attributes between the fermented and unfermented samples (pH, LA, TA and β-carotene concentration) of lacto-pickles, prepared from the potato roots, were assessed. The study reported a final composition of 156.49mg/kg, 0.53mg/kg, 0.3N/m2, 1.3g/kg, 5.86g/kg, 0.5g/kg and 5.86g/kg for β-carotene, Ascorbic acid, texture; Starch, total sugars, LA and TA respectively, and a pH of 3.27. The fermented products were subjected to flavour profiling by a panel. The product sensory scores were 1.5 to 2.5 on a 5 point hedonic scale, ranging from dislike slightly to like much. The products with brine levels at 4 and 6% were most preferred. The retention of β-carotene was 93.97%. This demonstrated lactic acid fermentation as a better method for processing OFSP as the main nutritional attributes are retained. The final product was resistant to spoilage microorganisms after 28 days of fermentation. Further preservation could be obtained by addition of sodium metabisulphite. In conclusion, Lactic acid fermentation using L. plantarum is a novel method of producing Lacto pickles from Zapallo OFSP, with 93.97% β-carotene retention and adequate shelf life.
Determination of the antioxidant capacity, total phenolic and flavonoid contents of seeds from three commercial varieties of culinary dates
Authors: Mistrello Jacopo , Sirisena Sameera Dewundara , Ghavami Abdollah , Marshall Richard James , Krishnamoorthy Suresh
Published: January 2020

Date seeds are a major waste product of the date industry that could offer potentially valuable material for the production of useful food ingredients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the seeds of three date varieties of the UK market (Deglet Nour, Khouat Allig, and Zahidi) for their proximate composition, total phenolic (TPC), total flavonoid (TFC) contents and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) with a view to their eventual industrial application. Carbohydrates were present in the highest concentrations varying between 74.13 and 76.54 g 100 g-1 of date seed powder (DSP) on dry weight (DW) basis, followed in descending order by fats (7.64-8.84 g 100 g-1) and proteins (4.35-5.51 g 100 g-1). Potassium was found in high amounts with values ranging between 280.55 and 293.13 mg 100 g-1. The majority of the total phenolic content (2058-2984 mg GAE 100 g-1) was assumed to be composed of flavonoids (1271-1932 mg CAE 100 g-1). These families of dietary phenolics may be the major ones responsible for the high antioxidant capacity reported in date seeds, which varied from 12540 and 27699 µmol TE 100 g-1. These results suggest that date seeds can be considered a potential raw material for natural, active ingredients for food applications as well as an unexplored source of novel nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.
Effect of texturized soy protein on quality characteristics of beef samosas
Authors: Omwamba Mary , Mahungu Symon M. , Faraj Abdul K.
Published: January 2020

Texturized soy protein (TSP) granules obtained from defatted soy flour were used to replace beef at 25, 50, 75 and 100% levels in samosa stuffing. The moisture, protein and ash content of the stuffing increased with an increase in the amount of texturized soy protein while the fat content decreased significantly (p<0.05) with an increase in the amount of texturized soy protein. Sensory evaluation of baked samosas showed no significant (p>0.05) difference in appearance, taste and overall acceptability with inclusion of texturized soy protein. However there were significant (p<0.05) differences in flavour, texture and willingness to purchase between 100% beef and 100% TSP samosas. There was a reduction in the moisture content while the protein, fat, ash and carbohydrate content increased in baked as compared to raw samples, both in the control and TSP50 samosas. The caloric value of the baked samosas was 24.07% lower in TSP added samples compared to 100% beef samples (control). Lipid oxidation increased with storage time from 0.25 to 0.68 mg malonaldehyde/kg in the control and from 0.21 to 0.39 mg malonaldehyde/kg in TSP50 samosas. The oxidation in the control was significantly (p<0.05) higher than in TSP50. The results suggest that TSP granules can be use with up to 50% addition in samosa products without significant differences in sensory attributes.
Never forget Sandy Hook Elementary: Haunting memorials to a school massacre
Authors: Doerr KT
Published: January 2020

In this methodological inquiry, I attune to the materiality of erasure and haunting. With Deleuze’s theories of difference/repetition as a theoretical tool, I examine the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut with the mantra, Never Forget. I structure this article around the concept of a pilgrimage, taking inspiration from Chaucer by selecting tales from my journey. Theories of re-membering and dis-membering are developed as embodied and affective responses to this troubled place. As such, I put forth this inquiry as response-able, a way to stay “with the trouble” and interrogate violence in settler colonial societies such as the United States.
Utilization of Aquatic Plants as Phytoremediation Agents of Tofu Liquid Waste
Authors: Dewi Qulsum C. , Hasan Zahidah , Hamdani Herman , Herawati Heti
Published: January 2020

The tofu industry produces a lot of tofu liquid waste and has the potential to cause waters to be toxic and dangerous for the life of the biota aquatic. This research uses a phytoremediation method using floating water plants. The purpose of this research was to obtain water plants that have better absorption ability as phytoremediation agents for tofu liquid waste between Lemna and Kiapu aquatic plants. This research was conducted at the Laboratory of Aquatic Resources, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Padjadjaran University from March to September 2019. The method used in this research was an experimental method with a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of three treatments and five replications. Tofu liquid waste samples were obtained from the Tofu Factory in the Cibuntu Tofu Industry Center. Physical and chemical parameters observed include temperature, acidity, dissolved oxygen, BOD5, nitrate, and phosphate. The results showed that the Kiapu had better nitrate and phosphate absorption ability than Lemna and the combination treatments for 15 days of observation. The result showed that the decrease in nitrate concentration was 10.12-62.24% and the decrease in phosphate concentration was 6.67-54.23%. Kiapu can be recommended as phytoremediation agents for tofu liquid waste to remediate high organic matter before being discharged directly into water bodies.
Prediction of the Effect of Demographic Characteristics on Parity Using Poisson Regression Model
Authors: Gatwiri C. M. , Muraya M. M. , Gitonga L. K.
Published: January 2020

There is growing interest among the public in demography since demographic change has become the subject of political debates in many countries. Statistics on demography are used to support policy-making and monitor demographic behaviour of political, economic, social and cultural perspectives. Most studies have used descriptive statistics to study demographic characteristics. Moreover, most of these studies investigate effects of individual character at a time. Therefore, there is a need to come up with more robust statistical methods, such as predictive models for demographic studies. The objective of this study was to predict the effect of demographic characteristics on parity using Poisson regression model. Secondary data on parity, age, marital status and education level was collected from Chuka and Embu hospital maternal units from 2013 to 2017. The data was analysed using R-statistical software. Three Poisson regression models (PRMs) were fitted. The likelihood ratio test of all the Poisson regression models had p-values < 0.05 indicating that all the models were statistically significant. Deviance test and Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) were used to assess the fit of Poisson regression models. The overall Poisson model had residual deviance of 184.23, which was the lowest of all other fitted PRM models, suggesting that it was the best fit. The AIC of the PRM with both education and marital status as the predictors had the lowest AIC value of 2078.620, indicating that it was the best fitted model. The dispersion test proved that PRM was not over-dispersed, confirming the model as a good fit of the data. The improved model can be used in prediction of population growth rates.
Impairment of Erythrocyte Deformability Observed in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Clustering Diabetic Complications
Authors: Arita Takeshi , Yokoyama Taku , Moriyama Shohei , Fukata Mitsuhiro , Irie Kei , Maruyama Toru , Fujino Takehiko , Akashi Koichi
Published: January 2020

Aims: Hemorheologic and microvascular dysfunction are interdependent in type 2 diabetic patients. However, exact mechanisms explaining this interaction remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the impairment of erythrocyte deformability under concurrent recording of electrocardiogram (ECG), since heart-rate-corrected QT interval (QTc interval) prolongation reflects autonomic and microvascular dysfunction in diabetic patients.

Methodology: The erythrocyte deformability was investigated on the day of digital ECG recording in diabetic (n = 215) and control (n = 88) groups of outpatients using specific filtration technique. Significant contributors to the erythrocyte deformability were analyzed by multivariate analysis. Results: Difference of mean erythrocyte deformability in the diabetic vs. control group did not reach the statistical significance, but the difference was significant in comparison of diabetic smokers vs. non-smokers and of diabetic patients with vs. without diabetic complications. Impaired diabetic erythrocyte deformability was dependent mostly on the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and negative correlation between QTc interval and the deformability was marginal.

Conclusions: Erythrocyte deformability was not necessarily impaired in diabetic patients under the intensive antidiabetic medication. However, this deformability was impaired in diabetic smokers and diabetic patients with clustering of complications. Future studies are required for hemorheologic and microvascular interaction leading to the impaired diabetic microcirculation.
A Critical Analysis of the Morphometry of Two Endangered Medicinal Plants – “Bacopa monnieri L. and Centella asiatica L.”
Authors: Singh Sangeeta , Mallick M. Anwar
Published: January 2020

Both the plants Bacopa monnieri L. and Centella asiatica L. are known for their medicinal values for many years. These plants are being used to cure various diseases such as - ulcer, tumor, eczema and anemia etc. Most important use of these plants is as memory vitalizer. So, there is a need to analyse the morphometry of both the plants in their natural state. In the present study the morphometry of plants were recorded and soil test was done to know the quality of soil of different areas of Hazaribag, where these plants naturally grows. Result shows that plants has different morphometry in terms of plant length, root length, number of nodes, distance between nodes, number of leaves and area of leaves etc.
Modelling Factors Affecting Lung Capacity
Authors: Maurice Wanyonyi
Published: January 2020

This study aims to evaluate modelling factors affecting lung capacity using linear Regression model. The study employed multiple regression models which were used to fit the factors affecting lung capacity. The factors affect lung capacity includes the following; age, gender, smoking and height. The objectives of the study were; fitting regression model on factors affecting lung capacity, determining the relationship between age and height with lung capacity. The study aim also includes predicting the value of lung capacity using the fitted model.

The data used in this study was a secondary source which was obtained from Marin [1]. The dataset is publicly available on their website. The data had 725 observations. Since multiple linear regression model was employed in this study, the model was of the form;

Where;

Lung capacity is the dependent variable,      are the coefficients (parameters) to be estimated,

Age and Height are the independent variables while  is the random error component. The methods of parameter estimation discussed under this study include; maximum likelihood estimator and the least square estimator.

The data for this study were analyzed using SPSS and R software which are statistical software used for data analysis. From the analysis of variance table, a p-value of 0.00 was recorded which is less than alpha (alpha= 0.05). This implies that the overall model is significant.

From the model formulated, it was concluded that height and age greatly affect lung capacity. The model formulated can be used to predict the value of lung capacity provided the values of Age and Height are known. Also from the descriptive statistics, it is deduced that gender and smoking greatly affect lung capacity.
Development of a Sawdust Fluidized Bed Gasifier: Design and Fabrication
Authors: Akinyemi O. R. , Olaiya N. G.
Published: January 2020

Aims: This research involves the development of a sawdust fired fluidized bed reactor for the production of synthetic gas for domestic cooking.

Study Design: A sawdust fired fluidized bed reactor using AutoCAD inventor.

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure Ondo state Nigeria.

Methodology: The reactor consists of a hopper, rolled mild steel plate frame lined with clay which forms the frame, air distributor plate and five radially spaced tuyeres. The reactor is fed with pelletized sawdust, retain heat within it and maintain a temperature of 50⁰C at the external surface to minimize burns.

Results: Air was forced into the plenum, after which the air distributor plate evenly distributed jets of air in the bed resulting in complete and incomplete combustion. Combustible gas was produced after 30 minutes and used to boil water.

Conclusion: The sawdust fired fluidized bed reactor is recommended for domestic household use.
Amniotic Membrane Graft in Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigus: A More Conservative Approach
Authors: Chraibi Fouad
Published: January 2020

Purpose: To report more conservative management of ocular cicatricial pemphigus (OCP) lesions by performing an initial corneal partial amniotic membrane graft without disturbance of the inflamed conjunctiva.

Methods: A case report of a patient having a stage 3 OCP in his left eye with a corneal ulcer. He was managed by partial corneal amniotic membrane (AM) graft.

Results: The course was favorable with complete corneal ulcer healing and incidentally there was an important regression of associated ocular surface inflammatory signs with a less prominent inferior symblepharon strand.

Conclusion: We propose to manage newly diagnosed patients having advanced ocular cicatricial pemphigus disease with partial corneal amniotic membrane graft before performing radical adnexal surgery with prior immunosuppressive treatment.