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Military archaeology and contemporary reality in Albania
Authors: Vokshi Armand , Shehu Elfrida , Dervishi Sokol 
Published: November 2021

AbstractHeritage conservation provides economic, cultural and social benefits to urban communities. The building conservation role has changed from preservation to being part of a broader strategy for urban regeneration process and sustainable development. Heritage buildings are vital in for transferring the cultural identity for upcoming generations. Where heritage buildings can no longer function with its original use, proposing a new function is necessary to preserve the significance of the heritage building. This study aims to explore the fascinating dialogue between totalitarian regimes introduced in two museums adapted within the anti-nuclear bunkers in Tirana. The architectural projects of the museum aim to preserve the identity of their interior. While the careful architectural intervention is necessary to create the atmosphere of totalitarian ideology, in many cases we have to do with the continuity of existing architectural and urban elements in these particular projects. The work explores two museums, BuncArt 1 and BunkArt 2, quite interesting reflection of the parts of history, during the years of world wars and the period of dictatorship of communism, with the facilities and elements exhibited there. In the meantime, thereafter, one can speak of a longer period for the period of the communist regime extending from 1945 to 1990. The impact of communist ideology, coming from the communist bloc of the East, also affects architecture and urban studies in Albania. In some respects, we have a silent follow-up to the monumental interventions that were made before the end of World War II. Another important element was the radical intervention in the bunkers in the territory and in the cities. Their quantity is considered with an amount of 700 thousand pieces. They were different in size and were seen more as defence-related parts rather than as a direct link to the new realist-socialist architecture. The return of some of them to the exhibition space was a good step to revitalize them. Currently they have been transformed into successful tourist attractions. Visitors come to perceive three important elements: (1) attractive military engineering, carried out in contrast to the challenges of the time, (2) the suffocating atmosphere during the communist dictatorship, which required extreme safeguards, (3) elements and historical facts of the World War period, as important elements during the Cold War. An ambitious third project, which is expected to be implemented in the future, is the conversion of the Pashaliman Naval Base in Vlora into another important military museum. This port was originally set up by mid-Fifties, by Russian troops, to have control over the Adriatic. The port is currently part of the military, thought to turn into a strong tourist pole.
MCMC inversion of the transient and steady-state creep flow law parameters of dunite under dry and wet conditions
Authors: Masuti Sagar , Barbot Sylvain 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe rheology of the upper mantle impacts a variety of geodynamic processes, including postseismic deformation following great earthquakes and post-glacial rebound. The deformation of upper mantle rocks is controlled by the rheology of olivine, the most abundant upper mantle mineral. The mechanical properties of olivine at steady state are well constrained. However, the physical mechanism underlying transient creep, an evolutionary, hardening phase converging to steady state asymptotically, is still poorly understood. Here, we constrain a constitutive framework that captures transient creep and steady state creep consistently using the mechanical data from laboratory experiments on natural dunites containing at least 94% olivine under both hydrous and anhydrous conditions. The constitutive framework represents a Burgers assembly with a thermally activated nonlinear stress-versus-strain-rate relationship for the dashpots. Work hardening is obtained by the evolution of a state variable that represents internal stress. We determine the flow law parameters for dunites using a Markov chain Monte Carlo method. We find the activation energy$$430\pm 20$$430±20 and$$250\pm 10$$250±10 kJ/mol for dry and wet conditions, respectively, and the stress exponent$$2.0\pm 0.1$$2.0±0.1for both the dry and wet cases for transient creep, consistently lower than those of steady-state creep, suggesting a separate physical mechanism. For wet dunites in the grain-boundary sliding regime, the grain-size dependence is similar for transient creep and steady-state creep. The lower activation energy of transient creep could be due to a higher jog density of the corresponding soft-slip system. More experimental data are required to estimate the activation volume and water content exponent of transient creep. The constitutive relation used and its associated flow law parameters provide useful constraints for geodynamics applications.Graphical Abstract
Prioritizing zoonotic diseases using a multisectoral, One Health approach for The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Authors: Goryoka Grace W. , Lokossou Virgil Kuassi , Varela Kate , Oussayef Nadia , Kofi Bernard , Iwar Vivian , Behravesh Casey Barton 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Background
Zoonotic diseases pose a significant threat to human, animal, and environmental health. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endured a significant burden of zoonotic disease impacts. To address zoonotic disease threats in ECOWAS, a One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) was conducted over five days in December 2018 to prioritize zoonotic diseases of greatest regional concern and develop next steps for addressing these priority zoonoses through a regional, multisectoral, One Health approach.

Methods
The OHZDP Process uses a mixed methods prioritization process developed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the OHZDP workshop, representatives from human, animal, and environmental health ministries from all 15 ECOWAS Member States used a transparent and equal process to prioritize endemic and emerging zoonotic diseases of greatest regional concern that should be jointly addressed by One Health ministries and other partners. After the priority zoonotic diseases were identified, participants discussed recommendations and further regional actions to address the priority zoonoses and advance One Health in the region.

Results
ECOWAS Member States agreed upon a list of seven priority zoonotic diseases for the region – Anthrax, Rabies, Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers (for example, Marburg fever, Lassa fever, Rift Valley fever, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever), zoonotic influenzas, zoonotic tuberculosis, Trypanosomiasis, and Yellow fever. Participants developed recommendations and further regional actions that could be taken, using a One Health approach to address the priority zoonotic diseases in thematic areas including One Health collaboration and coordination, surveillance and laboratory, response and preparedness, prevention and control, workforce development, and research.

Conclusions
ECOWAS was the first region to use the OHZDP Process to prioritize zoonotic disease of greatest concern. With identified priority zoonotic diseases for the region, ECOWAS Member States can collaborate more effectively to address zoonotic diseases threats across the region using a One Health approach. Strengthening national and regional level multisectoral, One Health Coordination Mechanisms will allow ECOWAS Member States to advance One Health and have the biggest impact on improving health outcomes for both people and animals living in a shared environment.
Potential relation between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and glycemic and metabolic parameters in subjects without diabetes
Authors: Naguib H. , Kassab H. 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Background
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is proved to be related to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and it is also not rare in individuals without diabetes. The present study attempts to identify the metabolic risk factors of NAFLD among those individuals.

Results
ALT and HbA1c levels were independently associated with NAFLD development in individuals without diabetes. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis identified the optimal cutoff point of ALT (> 19 IU/ml) with AUC = 0.731, 95% CI 0.653–0.809. On the other hand, the optimal cutoff point of HbA1c was identified to be > 5.1% with AUC = 0.665, 95% CI 0.581–0.750.

Conclusions
Early identification of NAFLD among subjects without diabetes is crucial. In this study, ALT and HbA1c cutoff values had been identified, so we suggest that inclusion of both HbA1c and ALT levels may have significant implications for prediction of NAFLD among individuals without diabetes.
Novel biomarkers assist in detection of liver fibrosis in HCV patients
Authors: Addissouky Tamer A. , Wang Yuliang , Megahed Fayed Attia Koutb , El Agroudy Ayman E. , El Sayed Ibrahim El Tantawy , El-Torgoman Abdel Moneim A. K. 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Background
Accurate staging in individuals infected with hepatitis C is imperative to understand their long-term risk for liver-related complications. Liver biopsy has a traditional role to determine the levels of liver fibrosis specifically in hepatitis C virus patients. However, the development of non-invasive options has reduced the utilization of biopsy in this population.

Main body of the abstract
Detecting fibrosis levels through blood samples is already an acceptable alternative to biopsy; however, the optimal non-invasive panel has yet to be defined. Our study indicated hyaluronic acid, collagen oligomeric matrix protein, collagen type IV, and liver fibrosis scoring systems to distinguish fibrosis patients from the non-fibrosis group.

Short conclusion
The combination of these novel biomarkers, H. A, CO-IV, and Comp tests, could be used to accurately stage individuals with hepatitis C.
Rewitched: Retextuality and the Queering of Bewitched
Authors: Miller Taylor Cole 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
At the same time the 1960s sitcom Bewitched aired in reruns next to drag queens on LOGOtv, a cable channel targeted to LGBTQ viewers, it also aired on the former National Christian Network channel (FamilyNet) immediately preceding a lineup of church programs featuring far-right, anti-gay hosts. Bewitched's ability to appeal to these very different channels’ brands and audiences underscores a textual vigor and sustainability for success in syndication that even the best so-called quality shows today lack. While some may deride a study of syndication (and reruns especially) as irrelevant and passé, syndicated programs are neither of those things if their continued popularity assures our familiarity with them. As a text, Bewitched is already supple enough to motivate two politically opposing media brands to pick it up, but the context of each of these channels’ flow, including commercials, station IDs, and edits to content, can make the experience of watching the same episode of any show on different channels a wholly different textual experience. This article returns to foundational theories of TV flow and intertextuality to propose retextuality as a theoretical and methodological intervention in studies of television. It argues that in syndication, the production labor of syndicators, executives, programmers, and marketing departments effectively retextualizes shows like Bewitched, offering scholars opportunities for new textual analyses and new insight into the marginalized and queer audiences syndicated programming often serves.
Maria Hirszbein: An (In)visible Figure of Polish Cinema of the 1920s and 1930s
Authors: Radkiewicz Małgorzata 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
This article examines the career of the Polish film producer Maria Hirszbein (1889–1939/1942) in relation to the development of interwar Polish cinema, including Yiddish films, and the modern idea of a “New Woman.” Investigating Hirszbein's activities as the successful manager of her company, Leo-Film, and as cofounder and member of the Polish film producers’ unions, the article explores her professional accomplishments and innovative work style, which was based on teamwork and promoting young, talented actors, creative directors, and screenwriters sensitive to social issues. In reconstructing Hirszbein's professional biography, the text combines different sources such as press reports, film reviews, photographs from the collection of the Polish National Film Archive (FINA), and data collected by the Institute of Jewish History in Warsaw.
Continuous Weave: Feminist Experimental Filmmaking Genealogies
Authors: Keller Sarah 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
In the year before her death in 2019, Barbara Hammer gave footage from four incomplete projects as well as funds she had procured from the Wexner Center for the Arts to four fellow filmmakers to use as they wished. Her footage of a Guatemalan marketplace and women weaving was given to Deborah Stratman, whose film Vever (for Barbara) (US, 2019) combines the work of two of her artistic predecessors, Hammer and Maya Deren. Making use of the footage Hammer shot in 1975 as well as passages, images, and sound from Deren's work, Stratman creates a film that underlines several tendencies of feminist experimental art and continues the legacy of all three women's art. Cooperative, collaborative, and productively fragmented, it honors the creative lineage of which it is a part.
The Documentaries of Barbara Hammer: Lesbian Creativity, Kinship, and Erotic Pleasure in the Historical Margins
Authors: Gregg Ronald 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer turned from experimental filmmaking to feature-length documentaries in the early 1990s. These late documentaries illustrate her distinct perspective on queer history and affect, which was influenced by 1970s lesbian feminism and queer scholarship in the 1980s and 1990s. Her structure and style in these films draw on the tools of both conventional historical documentaries and experimental film. Offering an astonishing range of evidence, Hammer creatively presents queer plenty from the margins of the archive. Through this evidence, Hammer affirms past queer lives, celebrating and highlighting rebelliousness, agency, creativity, queer kinship, and passion. Additionally, Hammer attempts to communicate with and embody the past, physically and emotionally seeking out and feeling the interior and exterior lives of her biographical subjects, who are predominantly creative women, including the poet Elizabeth Bishop, the Dada artist Hannah Höch, the surreal photographer Claude Cahun, and the painter Nicole Eisenman.
Sickle cell segmentation and classification for thalassemia aid diagnosis
Authors: Leow Yen-Siang , Ng Kok-Why , Yoong Yih-Jian , Ng Seng-Beng 
Published: November 2021

Background: Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disease in which abnormal red blood cells (RBCs) carry insufficient oxygen throughout the body. Conventional methods of thalassemia detection through a complete blood count (CBC) test and peripheral blood smear image still possess a lot of weaknesses. Methods: This paper proposes a hybrid segmentation method to segment the RBCs. It incorporates adaptive thresholding and canny edge method to segment the RBCs. Morphological operations are performed to clean the leftovers. Shape and texture features are extracted using the segmented masks and the gray level co-occurrence matrix. Data imbalance treatment is used for solving the imbalance cell type class in distribution. In the data resampling layer, the synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE), adaptive synthetic sampling (ADASYN), and random over sampling (ROS) are performed and evaluated using the decision tree and logistic regression. In the classification layer, the decision tree, random forest classifier and support vector machine (SVM) are assessed and compared for the best performance in classification. Results:The proposed method outperforms the other methods in the image segmentation layer with the structural similarity index measure (SSIM) of 89.88%. In the data resampling layer, ADASYN is employed as it is more accurate than the SMOTE and ROS. The random forest classifier is chosen at the classification layer as it is more accurate than the decision tree and support vector machine (SVM). Conclusions:The proposed method is tested on the latest dataset of erythrocyteIDB3 and it solves the issues of imbalanced data due to the insufficient cell classes.
L’obiezione di coscienza al giuramento nella giurisprudenza della Corte Costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana
Authors: Lewandowski Piotr 
Published: November 2021

La libertà relativa alle proprie convinzioni, la libertà di coscienza e quella che permette di far propria una determinata concezione del mondo, nella sua dimensione interiore, è un diritto assoluto che non può essere soggetto a limitazione. La coscienza, intima essenza del soggetto, formata e costituita da valori spirituali, etici, soggettivamente consapevoli e inderogabili unita al valore insostituibile della vita della persona umana si colloca alla base del rifiuto di obbedire a un ordine, a una prescrizione giuridica ritenuta fortemente contrastante con la propria scelta. In diversi settori ed attività umane vi sono persone sottoposte a situazioni che vanno a determinare conflitti con la propria coscienza e spingono ad agire in conformità al diritto suggerito dalla coscienza stessa nell’esercizio della libertà dalla coercizione contro la propria coscienza. Il conflitto che maggiormente rappresenta l’essenza di scelte interiori e coinvolge la coscienza riguarda il giuramento che l’individuo è tenuto a prestare in specifiche circostanze previste dalla legge. L’oggetto di questa elaborazione è l’analisi dell’obiezione al giuramento nelle sentenze e nelle ordinanze della Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana. La Corte ha giudicato la legittimità costituzionale del dovere del testimone di prestare giuramento nel processo civile quanto in quello penale. La Corte costituzionale ha dichiarato che la formula del giuramento deve essere modificata a causa dell’obiezione di coscienza di coloro i quali intendono negare il riferimento a Dio, sostituendola con un impegno a dire tutta la verità senza riferimenti religiosi.
Il ‘gioco’ interculturale tra lingua e linguaggio ne La Lupa di Verga e in Bodas de sangre di Lorca
Authors: Machel Dominika 
Published: November 2021

In questo saggio tratteremo la visione del mondo rurale, nonché le sfumature della lingua, delle intrusioni dialettali e del linguaggio colloquiale contadino rappresentati in due opere teatrali: La Lupa del drammaturgo siciliano Giovanni Verga e Bodas de sangre del tragediografo andaluso Federico García Lorca, esaminando anche gli aspetti macro e microstrutturali dei testi.L’Italia e la Spagna sono paesi vicini a livello geografico e socio-culturale geograficamente e socio-culturalmente, legati alla storia del Mar Mediterraneo e dalla comune matrice linguistica latina. María de las Nieves Muñiz Muñiz riporta che “all’Italia e alla Spagna, parimenti arretrate e solari, anche se diversamente ‘antiche’, toccò il ruolo di serbatoio di miti, leggende e cultura popolare del Mediterraneo”.
Are there any Differences between the Shoulder-Arm Sling and Figure-of-Eight Bandage in the Conservative Treatment of Paediatric Clavicle Fractures?
Authors: Sisman Ali , Poyraz Caner , Cicek Ali Can , Kor Suleyman , Cullu Emre 
Published: November 2021

Purpose Clavicle fractures are treated conservatively in the paediatric age group, except in rare types of fractures. We investigated whether there was a difference between using shoulder-arm sling and figure-of-eight bandage in this age group. Methods This study was designed as a retrospective study. In all, 41 children among 53 who underwent conservative treatment with a shoulder-arm sling or figure-of-eight bandage between 2014 and 2019 were included in the study and divided into two groups. Treatment results were compared clinically with respect to pain intensity, muscle strength and radiological examinations. Results Group A comprised 20 children with a figure-of-eight bandage and group B comprised 21 children with shoulder sling. According to the Robinson classification, ten fractures were displaced in group A and 12 in group B (p = 0.647). The mean time until the first appointment after the index visit that started the management course was 25.5 days (21 to 31) in group A and 24 days (20 to 30) in group B (p = 0.129). Fracture healing was observed in all patients at the first follow-up and the treatment was discontinued. There was no difference between the groups in the muscle strength examination and shoulder joint range of movement examination at the first-year follow-up (p = 1.00). Conclusion In the paediatric age group, there was no significant difference between shoulder-arm sling and figure-of-eight bandage in the conservative treatment of clavicle fractures. Since the shoulder-arm sling is more suitable for treatment, it may be the primary preference. Level of Evidence Level III (retrospective comparative study)
Widely tunable long-wave infrared difference frequency generation with a BaGa4Se7 crystal
Authors: Liu Pengxiang , Li Wei , Qi Feng , Guo Liyuan , Li Weifan , Fu Qiaoqiao , Niu Chuncao , Xia Mingjun , Yao Jiyong 
Published: November 2021

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