bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Digitized Beckett: Samuel Beckett’s Self-Translation Praxes Mediated through Digital Technology
Authors: Doran Michelle , Nugent-Folan Georgina 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The Beckett Digital Manuscript Project (BDMP) brings together digital facsimiles of the manuscripts of Samuel Beckett’s works – documents currently held in over thirteen libraries and archives in Europe and North America – with the aim of furthering genetic criticism. Incorporating three of the eight modules available for researchers engaging with the BDMP website as of August 2020, together with one forthcoming monograph study whose corresponding digital module has yet to be made live on the site, this article will, in effect, make use of three novels and one novella, all in both their French and English iterations, in order to present concrete examples of the ways in which the exposition of idiosyncratic features of Beckett’s œuvre is being facilitated by this nascent digital archive.
Computing Literary Surplus Value: Alan Moore and the Density of the Comic Book as Graphic Novel
Authors: Dunst Alexander , Hartel Rita 
Published: April 2021

AbstractThe term graphic novel has increasingly functioned as a catalyst for understanding comic books as an emergent literary genre. This article focuses on one specific element within this historical process: the claim, made by artists such as Alan Moore, that graphic novels are characterized by greater formal complexity, or density, than serial comics. These claims are evaluated by combining computational text and image recognition of a corpus of 131 graphic narratives with sociological metadata on production and circulation. The results show that Moore’s own book-length comics, in particularWatchmenandV for Vendetta, rank among the densest graphic narratives in the sample in both their visual and textual content. Graphic memoirs, in contrast, only show an increase in textual complexity. With Pierre Bourdieu, the article understands complexity as a social and aesthetic strategy that aims at increasing the cultural capital of comics creators. At the same time, the article contextualizes computational results against the background of a changing marketplace for comics, in particular the decline of serial comics, the shift towards digital printing, and increased access to book distribution. This analysis shows that graphic narratives pursue both literary and popular aesthetic strategies, challenging Bourdieu’s account of a clear opposition between profit and prestige in cultural production.
Malta X Anniversary and COVID-19
Authors: Zajdela Emma , Lerman Zafra 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
In December 2021, the Malta X Conference “Frontiers of Science: Innovation, Research and Education in the Middle East—A Bridge to Peace” will mark the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Malta Conferences. The first Malta Conference was held on the island of Malta in 2003 amidst the height of the Second Intifada. Since then, the Malta Conferences Foundation (MCF) has been a pioneer in using science diplomacy as a bridge to peace and sustainable development in the Middle East [1]. MCF uses science diplomacy to advance the following four UN Sustainable Development Goals: 1. Ensure inclusive and quality education for all (Goal 4) 2. Ensure access of Water and Sanitation for all (Goal 6) 3. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern Energy for all (Goal 7), and 4. Promote Peace and Justice, as well as inclusive societies (Goal 16). In 2016, MCF received the UN NOVUS Summit award for Goal 16: Peace and Justice [2]. The Summit was held in the UN General Assembly.
Applications of waxy corn flour based on physicochemical and processing properties: comparison with waxy rice flour and waxy corn starch
Authors: Guo Yuqiu , Sun Linlin , Chen Lirong , Wang Xingya , Wang Canguo , Gong Kuijie 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The proximate composition, molecular weight distribution and main processing properties of waxy corn flour (WCF) were investigated. Furthermore, waxy corn starch (WCS) and waxy rice flour (WRF) were also determined to discuss the applications of WCF. WCS contained more low-molecular-weight fraction (<5 × 105 g/mol) and had higher polydispesity than waxy rice starch (WRS). The water hydration capacity of WCF was the lowest, whereas it had the highest swelling power at 70 and 80 °C. WCF had the highest pasting temperature of 74.85 °C, whereas that of WRF was 68.40 °C and WCS was 73.25 °C. WRF exhibited the lowest melting enthalpy change with a value of 2.54 ± 0.11 (J/g). The retrogradation resistance of WCF was better than that of WRF and WCS. The degree of retrogradation (DR) of WCF was 9.58 ± 0.59% at 14 d, corresponding to WCS of 25.08 ± 0.44% and WRF of 15.68 ± 0.71%. WRF had the lowest glass transition temperature of −27.4 versus −26.2 °C for WCF and −26.0 °C for WCS. It was found that WCF could be used to directly prepare quick-frozen viscous foods. It could also be used as a stabilizer to improve the quality of staple foods.
Effect of yoga and naturopathy on disease activity and symptom burdens in a patient with active ulcerative colitis: a case report
Authors: Deepa Y. , Mooventhan A. , Lilly N. , Manavalan N. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Objectives
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory disease that affects the large bowel. The objective of this study is to find the effect of yoga and naturopathy (YN) in a patient with active moderate pancolitis.

Case presentation
An 18-year old unmarried female diagnosed with UC in 2017. Patient’s symptoms began with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea with/without blood stains more than seven times a day, daily. The symptoms reduced after taking regular conventional medication for a period of one-year. However, in February-2019, the patient visited our hospital with the same complaints and received 21-days of YN treatments. Results showed a better reduction in the abdominal pain, disease activity, stress and depression and a better improvement in hemoglobin levels, quality of sleep, and quality of life with no adverse effects.

Conclusions
YN could be considered as an alternative therapy in the management of UC. However, further studies are required to warrant this effect.
Effectiveness of wet cupping therapy on relieving pain in patients with chronic migraine: an observational study
Authors: Abdulah Deldar Morad , Mohammedsadiq Hawar Abdulrazaq , Mohammed Ary Habeeb 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Background
Chronic migraine is a disabling condition that negatively affects many aspects of migraineurs’ lives. Patients who use pharmacological agents experience various side effects. Some studies have reported clinical improvement following wet cupping therapy in migraine patients. This study examined the effectiveness of wet cupping therapy on headache severity and its complications in patients with migraine.

Methods
In this study, a total of 29 patients previously diagnosed with migraine were treated with wet cupping therapy and followed up for headache severity. The severity of pain was measured before therapy, 1 h after therapy, and one month after therapy. The wet cupping therapy was performed by an experienced nurse who was not part of the research team.

Results
The mean age of the patients was 36.17 (Sta. Deviation: 10.74 years; range: 22–68 years), and on average, patients had experienced migraine for 11.14 years. The severity of headache pain was decreased significantly from 6.66 (very intense pain) before cupping therapy to 2.48 (discomforting pain) 1 h after cupping therapy and 0.72 (very mild pain) one month after cupping therapy (p<0.001). The observed complications were skin pigmentation (6.9%), skin scarring (24.1%), and itching in the cupping region (31.0%).

Conclusions
The present study suggests a significant improvement in the severity of headache in migraine patients 1 h and one month after wet cupping therapy.
Dietary glycine improves urine storage symptoms in urology outpatients
Authors: Sugaya Kimio , Oh-Oka Hitoshi , Yamada Tetsuo , Miyata Masanobu , Ashitomi Katsuhiro , Kadekawa Katsumi , Nishijima Saori 
Published: April 2021

Abstract

Objectives
Spinal glycinergic mechanisms inhibit the micturition reflex, and administration of glycine inhibits bladder activity in rats. Therefore, we examined whether dietary glycine would improve storage symptoms in urological outpatients.

Methods
We enrolled 20 participants (16 men and four women) with an overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) ≥ 3. All participants took 3 g of glucose (placebo) twice a day for the first four weeks, then 3 g of glycine twice a day for the next four weeks. We evaluated blood pressure, international prostate symptom score (IPSS), nocturia quality of life (N-QOL) score, OABSS, frequency of urination, sleep latency, time to first nighttime void, bladder pain, global self-assessment (GSA) evaluated urinary symptom improvement, and adverse events.

Results
Glucose administered as a placebo improved urinary frequency, urine force on the IPSS, and five of the 13 items on the N-QOL. However, compared to the results before and after glucose administration, glycine treatment decreased the number of nocturnal voids, urgency, and total score for urine storage items on the IPSS. It also reduced blood pressure and improved IPSS-QOL. For the OABSS, improvements with glycine were noted in the number of nocturnal urinations, urinary urgency, urge incontinence, and total score. For the N-QOL, eight of 13 items, and the total score, improved. The actual number of nighttime urinations, sleep latency, latency to first nighttime urination, bladder pain, and GSA also improved. There were no adverse events.

Conclusions
Glycine might improve urine storage symptoms, cardiovascular function, pain, and sleep.
Creation of an intensifier in progress: a study of the Japanese adverbhutuuni
Authors: McGloin Naomi H. , Watanabe Moeko 
Published: April 2021

AbstractThis paper examines the emergent new usage of the Japanese adverbhutuuni. For most speakers of Japanese, this adverb means ‘ordinarily, usually, normally’, but among young adult speakers of Japanese, it has come to be used as an intensifier. Based on blog and conversation data as well as two surveys, the paper identifies wide ranging new senses ofhutuuni, such as ‘very’, ‘fairly/pretty’, ‘contrary to or more than what I expected’, ‘not flattery’, and ‘honestly, speaking a true mind’. Focusing on its intensifier function, Imoto, Ryō. 2011. ‘Futsūni kawaī’-kō [A study of ‘Futsūni cute].Shōgaku Ronshū79(4). 59–75 proposes a scale analysis. Noticing thathutuunitypically occurs in a context where the expected level is set low, he argues that the function ofhutuuniis to upgrade the level to thehutuu‘standard’ level. He states that the intensifier usage is not the result of the semantic change ofhutuu. The present study, on the other hand, suggests that the intensifier usage ofhutuuniinvolves both syntactic and semantic change. Syntactically,hutuuniwhich is a verb modifier has come to modify adjectives, which has contributed to its new intensifier function. Semantically, we propose two possible paths to a degree word/intensifier forhutuuni, in line with the framework of the ‘subjectification’ and ‘intersubjectification’ of meaning proposed in Traugott, Elizabeth Closs. 2003. From subjectification to intersubjectification. In Raymond Hickey (ed.),Motives for language change, 124–139. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hydrothermal Investigation of the Performance of Microchannel Heat Sink with Ribs Employed on Side Walls
Authors: Ahmad Faraz , Cheema Taqi Ahmad , Khan Amjid , Mohib-Ur-Rehman Muhammad , Yildizhan Hasan 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
In the present study, conjugate heat transfer and fluid flow performance of microchannel heat sink has been investigated using dimensionless parameters. Novel ribs of four different types are introduced on the side walls of channel, which include trapezoidal ribs, rectangular ribs, hydrofoil ribs, and elliptical ribs. The performance evaluation has been conducted by comparing friction factor (f), Nusselt number (

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), fluid bulk temperature (

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f

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), wall shear stress (τ), field synergy number (

F
c

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), irreversible heat loss (

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d

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), and Bejan number (

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) in a Reynolds number, ranging from

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to

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1000

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. The results revealed that the addition of these novel ribs are helpful in improving the overall thermal and hydraulic performance of microchannel heat sink. From the results of Bejan number, it has been revealed that more than 96 % of losses are because of heat transfer. However, at low Reynolds number, the frictional losses can be neglected, because of very low fluid velocity. Moreover, it has been revealed that synergetic relation between velocity and temperature gradient becomes weaker at higher Reynolds number. Furthermore, it is clear from this study that elliptical ribs performed better in thermal aspects, whereas hydrofoil ribs performed better at hydrodynamic aspects.
Scrambler therapy for incident pain in bone metastases
Authors: Berninger Lauren E. , Smith Thomas J. 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Incident pain, described as pain induced by bone metastasis and produced by movement, can be devastating. The high doses of opioids needed to control such pain may sedate the patient and cause additional complications. Treatment of incident pain with pharmaceuticals has rarely been studied; only eight patients have been reported in the literature who did not receive additional opioids. We present the case of a 69 year old man with shoulder destruction due to bone metastases who was able to use his arm for normal activities without pain after three sessions of scrambler therapy, a noninvasive form of electrical neuromodulation that requires further study.
Strafeinstellungen und Strafpraxis in Zeiten von Revisionen des Sanktionenrechts: Analysen zur Schweiz
Authors: Staubli Silvia , Fink Daniel 
Published: April 2021

ZusammenfassungKriminologinnen und Kriminologen sowie Soziologinnen und Soziologen haben in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten sowohl in der Schweiz wie in Europa umfangreiche Umfragen zu Strafeinstellungen der Bevölkerung und der urteilenden Behörden durchgeführt, ohne dass deren Ergebnisse bisher gesamthaft dargestellt und die Kohärenz der Ergebnisse überprüft worden wäre. Ebenfalls fehlt ein Vergleich dieser Ergebnisse zu den Strafeinstellungen mit Daten der Urteilsstatistik zu den ausgesprochenen Sanktionen, der es erlaubt, der Frage nach einer Übereinstimmung oder Diskrepanz von Vorstellungen und Praxis nachzugehen und diese in einem sozialen Rahmen zu interpretieren. Der vorliegende Artikel untersucht diese Problematik mittels zahlreicher Daten aus Umfragen und offiziellen Justizstatistiken zur Schweiz. Da die in diesem Bericht dargestellten Ergebnisse in die Zeiten zweier Revisionen des Sanktionenrechts (2007 und 2018) fallen, nimmt die Thematik der Bedeutung dieser Revisionen einen zentralen Platz ein.
Stress corrosion and mechanical properties of zinc coating on 304 stainless steel
Authors: Zhang Hua , Zheng Sihan , Wang Yue , Li QiLiang , Tao Jie , Hong Heang 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The effect of stress corrosion on the mechanical properties of the coating in the zinc coating/304 stainless steel substrate system was investigated by three-point bending, slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) and nano-indentation tests. Studies have shown that fracture toughness was improved when the coating was thick but weakened when the coating was thin. At varied coating thicknesses (80 μm, 160 μm, 240 μm, 320 μm, 400 μm), the decline rates of the fracture toughness were 77.48 %, 71.82 %, 66.67 %, 55.48 % and 51.52 %, respectively, and those for the critical strain of crack initiation were 94.97 %, 91.88 %, 88.42 %, 76.19 % and 74.33 %, respectively. In addition, simulations were made to analyze the crack propagation of zinc coating in coating/substrate system under tensile loading by ABAQUS, which proved the accuracy of the experiment.
Crystal structure of diethyl-2,2′-naphthalene-2,3-diylbis(oxy)diacetate, C18H20O6
Authors: Li Peipei , Huang Yu , Fan Yanru , Wang Hao 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
C18H20O6, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 27.191(3) Å, b = 8.7442(3) Å, c = 20.861(2) Å, β = 136.337(18)°, V = 3424.5(9) Å3, Z = 8, R

gt
(F) = 0.0553, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1625, T = 294.7(4) K.
The ghost nets phenomena from the chemical perspective
Authors: Dąbrowska Agnieszka , Łopata Iwona , Osial Magdalena 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
The XXIst century might be called the Plastic Era. With the continually growing consumption and production, low recycling level, one observes the continuous transformation of the Blue Planet into the Ocean of Plastics. Among various problems related to the presence of synthetic materials in the environment, the ghost nets draw particular attention. They are present in the global ocean due to lost or abandoned fishing gear. Their impact on the environment is represented by the tones of animals caught. Moreover, they are an abundant source of secondary marine microplastic and release a considerable amount of toxic chemical compounds. To resolve this issue, an interdisciplinary approach is needed. Chemical research enables a better understanding of polymer behaviour and their weathering, whereas spectroscopy helps in qualitative analyses and proposes solutions. This paper aims to present the interdisciplinary study of this phenomenon and its broad context, including social awareness but underlines the crucial role of chemical research. One focuses on the basic studies of chemical and physical properties as this knowledge provides the first and essential step to tackle the problem.
Mit Mehrdeutigkeit und Ungewissheit leben können
Authors: Sautermeister Jochen 
Published: April 2021

Zusammenfassung
Ungewissheiten, Mehrdeutigkeiten und Ambivalenzen zählen zu den Charakteristika der gesellschaftlichen Realität wie auch unserer menschlichen Existenz. Soziologische und sozialpsychologische Studien zeigen, dass Ambiguitätstoleranz für die Gestaltung des Selbst- und Weltverhältnisses, für soziale Interaktionen und die Bildung von Identität grundsätzlich relevant ist. Dabei ist diese Fähigkeit bei Individuen in unterschiedlichem Maße ausgeprägt. Die Fähigkeit, mit Ambiguitäten umzugehen, wird besonders dann beansprucht, wenn schwerwiegende Verluste oder gravierende Veränderungen der Lebensumstände bewährte Erlebens-, Bewertungs- und Handlungsmuster irritieren und eine Neuorientierung erforderlich machen.
Ambiguitätstoleranz wird in diesem Beitrag als eine Fähigkeit verstanden werden, die dabei helfen kann, mit widrigen Umständen und Krisen umzugehen. Sie wird als eine Resilienz-förderliche psychosoziale Fähigkeit konturiert, die dabei hilft, Ungewissheiten und Ambivalenzen aushalten und gestalten zu können. Ambiguitätstoleranz ist für Resilienz in existenzieller, sozialer und ethischer Hinsicht relevant. Dabei ist sie funktional auf biografisch bedeutsame Sinnimplikationen angewiesen ist, um wirksam zu sein. Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, wie Ambiguitätstoleranz konzeptionell zu Resilienz beitragen kann und inwiefern diese Fähigkeit dabei im weiten Sinne spirituell dimensioniert ist.
Preconsonantal s-retraction in the Alps: Germanic, Romance, Slavic
Authors: Alber Birgit , Kokkelmans Joachim , Rabanus Stefan 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Middle and Upper German dialects exhibit a phonological process of s-retraction neutralizing alveolar [s] to palatoalveolar [ʃ] in preconsonantal contexts. Based on a corpus of dialect data from own fieldwork, dialect atlases and dictionaries, we examine this process in Germanic, Romance and Slavic varieties of the Eastern Alps. It is attested in most Germanic varieties and in Ladin and Rumantsch, but not in other Romance varieties or in the Slovenian dialects of the region. We propose that the emergence of s-retraction may be supported by language contact, but crucially relies on specific diachronic changes affecting the sibilant inventories of the varieties displaying it.
Language synchronization north and south of the Brenner Pass: modeling the continuum
Authors: Bidese Ermenegildo , Tomaselli Alessandra 
Published: April 2021

AbstractThe term Sprachbund refers to the convergence of typologically different languages in the same region and represents an interesting challenge to the notion of parameter conceived as a fixed value of a core syntactic option, i.e. ±null subjects. This contrast could be resolved by the methodological differentiation between surface forms and structural differences. Analyzing the status of clitic subjects and the effects of the so called “that-trace filter” in both Northern Italian and Bavarian dialects we will observe that continua primarily refer to surface forms – i.e. linear word orders – whereas the core option of a given (macro)parameter captures basic typological differences. In this perspective, we revisit the traditionalWellentheorieas a prototypical approach to analyze contact phenomena.
Archäologie des Wettbewerbs
Authors: Szöllösi-Janze Margit 
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Die Durchsetzung des Wettbewerbsprinzips zwischen und innerhalb der deutschen Universitäten eignet sich als analytische Sonde, um dem radikalen Wandel des Hochschulsystems nachzuspüren. Angesichts der Probleme bei der Steuerung von Wissenschaft bei knappen Budgets und einem neuen, neoliberalen Wirtschafts-, Politik- und Denkstil bot sich seit den späten 1970er Jahren Konkurrenz als gesellschaftlich breit akzeptierter, Politik und Verwaltung entlastender Handlungsmodus an. Die Einführung kompetitiver Instrumente wie etwa des New Public Management installierte in den Universitäten ein marktförmiges, hierarchisches Governance-Regime. Die Entfesselung von Wettbewerb entpuppt sich als subtiler Steuerungsmechanismus, der dessen Stellschrauben verschleiert und die Universitäten für eine verstärkte Binnen- wie Außensteuerung öffnet.