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Performance of Sweet Basil in Aquaponics and Conventional Growing Systems
Authors: Habib Waqas , Khattak Abdul Mateen , Ahmad Masood , Farooq Ahmad 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Sweet basil (Ocimum basillicum) is an important herbal and medicinal plant. Considering its importance, sweet basil was evaluated in aquaponic and conventional growing systems on different sowing dates (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th April, and 6th May). The data of various growth and yield attributes were recorded during the experiment. The results showed that the maximum values for plant height (81.30 cm), number of leaves plant− 1 (546.63), number of branches plant− 1 (26.32), leaf fresh weight (68.72 g), chlorophyll content (26.50 SPAD), leaf dry weight (13.72 g), leaf area (2637.3 cm2), and seed yield (319.96 kg ha− 1) were recorded on the sowing date of 1st April, while the minimum days to flowering (90.67) and lowest production were recorded for plants sown on the 6th May. Among the growing systems, the conventional growing system performed better than the aquaponic system in terms of all the studied attributes. It was concluded that the conventional system and sowing date 1st -15th April performed better for all the studied attributes.
B cells enhance IL-1 beta driven invasiveness in triple-negative breast cancer
Authors: Toney Nicole J , Opdenaker Lynn M. , Frerichs Lisa , Modarai Shirin R. , Ma Aihui , Archinal Holly , Ajayi Grace O , Sims-Mourtada Jennifer 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype often characterized by high lymphocyte infiltration, including tumor-infiltrating B cells (TIBs). These cells are present even in early stages of TNBC and associated with microinvasion. This study shows that co-culturing TNBC cells with B cells increases Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) expression and secretion. We further show that B cell-induced IL-1β activates NFκB signaling, leading to higher expression of target genes and promoting IL-1β-dependent increases in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity, invasion, and migration. Immunohistochemical analysis of IL-1β and TIBs in triple-negative ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, n=90) and invasive TNBC (n=171) revealed that in DCIS, TIBs correlated with IL-1β expression and microinvasion, with IL-1β also linked to recurrence. In invasive TNBC, IL-1β expression correlated with TIB density and stage, with high IL-1β levels associated with poorer survival outcomes. These findings suggest that early B cell presence in TNBC can induce IL-1β secretion, enhancing invasion and mobility through IL-1β-NFκB signaling. This highlights the potential of IL-1 inhibitors as preventive and therapeutic options for hormone receptor-negative DCIS and TNBC.
2D/3D Heterostructured Perovskites for Highly Selective Room-Temperature Blue Spin-Polarized Light-Emitting Diodes
Authors: Moon Jooho , Jang Gyumin , Lee Sangjun , Ma Sunihl , Son Jaehyun , Lee Junwoo , Lee Chan Uk , Lee Jeongyoub , Jeong Wooyong , Jeong Chang-Seop , Park Jeong Hyun , Kim Seonyoo 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Circularly polarized light can be utilized in numerous applications, including 3D displays and magnetic memory. In this study, pure-blue spin-polarized light-emitting diodes (spin-LEDs) were fabricated by depositing chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) layers—2D perovskites incorporating R/S-2-fluoromethylbenzylamine (R/S-2F-MBA) chiral cations—on top of Br/Cl mixed-halide 3D perovskite thin films. The chiroptical properties of these heterostructured perovskites were significantly improved, as reflected in an approximately six-fold increase in circular dichroism over a conventional iodide perovskite. Density functional theory calculations indicated that as the ionic radius of the halogen atom decreased relative to that of iodine, the hydrogen bonding between the ammonium groups of the chiral cations and the halide anions in the inorganic slabs became stronger; this facilitated a chirality transfer from the 2F-MBA to the inorganic slabs and amplified the structural distortion. Halogen–halogen interactions contributed further to this chirality transfer, improving the spin-polarizability of the CISS layer. The significantly enhanced CISS effect yielded pure-blue spin-LEDs with a circularly polarized electroluminescence dissymmetry factor exceeding 10%. Additionally, the highly polar R/S-2F-MBA chiral cations effectively passivated halide vacancies in the perovskite film, boosting luminescence as well as external quantum efficiency. As a preliminary proof of concept, the spin-LEDs were employed as vertical-type circularly polarized light photodetectors, enabling interactive optical wireless communication.
Reconsidering the ‘Predictive’ Value of Subjective Aging for Longevity and the Impact of Confounding – Insights from Epidemiology
Authors: Richter Adrian , Schäfer Sarah K. , Wurm Susanne , Hoffmann Wolfgang , Ittermann Till 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Many studies found subjective aging, that is, how individuals perceive their own aging process (self-perceptions of aging, SPA) and subjective age being associated with longevity. While accounting for confounding in regression models, some studies suggested survival advantages between 6 and 13 years for those with more positive SPA, based on unadjusted survival curves. In press articles these effects were explained by the predictive role of SPA. This study assesses the robustness of these findings by replicating the study of Wurm and Schäfer (2022) with an expanded study population of 14,548 individuals from the German Ageing Survey. We focused on the role of confounders, such as chronological age, in adjusted survival analyses and compared the predictive value of SPA for mortality against other covariates using resampling techniques and the concordance index. SPA related to ongoing development (SPA-OD) was strongly associated with mortality, with an unadjusted survival benefit of 9.6 years for participants with above-median SPA-OD. However, the benefit reduced to 1.2 years when confounders were included, with chronological age being the most relevant. SPA-OD’s predictive value was notably lower than for age and sex, adding SPA-OD to age and sex as a covariate improved predictive performance no more than 1.06%. While an association between SPA-OD and mortality is evident, the survival benefit due to more positive SPA-OD is considerably smaller than previously suggested. The results highlight the importance of distinguishing association, confounding, and prediction to disentangle genuine effects, being relevant in various domains of Psychology.
Is there a relationship between surgical technique and postoperative complication rates in xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis? A retrospective single center study
Authors: Atici Semra Demirli , Uylas Ufuk , Kamer Erdinc 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Objective
This study aimed to compare the relationship between type of surgery and preoperative findings and postoperative (early and late) complications in patients with xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XCG).
Methods
This retrospective study analyzed 127 patients with histopathologically diagnosed XGC after evaluating 9248 cholecystectomy specimens between 2010 and 2020. Patients were divided into two groups according to surgery type: laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and laparoscopy converted to open cholecystectomy (LCOC). Patient demographic characteristics, preoperative laboratory parameters, operation time, and early and late postoperative complications were recorded.
Results
The study included 94 patients aged 26–76 years, of whom 48 (51.06%) were female and 46 (48.94%) were male. The female-to-male ratio is 0.982. No differences were found in LC and LCOC in terms of age, sex, preoperative white blood cell count, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (p > 0.05). Surgery time, length of hospital stay, and postoperative early complication rate were lower in the LC group (p < 0.001), whereas no difference was observed between the postoperative late complication rates (p > 0.05).
Conclusion
Preoperative inflammatory parameters for XGC are insufficient to predict the type of surgery. LC was associated with a decreased rate of early postoperative complications, whereas no difference was observed between surgery type and late postoperative complication rates.
In-vitro Expansion and Transduction of Primary NK Cells Using Feeder Cells Expressing Costimulatory Molecules and IL-21
Authors: Tran Thi Bao Tram , Bui Thi Van Anh , Tran Thi Minh Thu , Nguyen Nguyen Minh , Nguyen Hoang Thien Phuc , Tran Thi Phuong Diem , Nguyen Duc Minh Quan , Ngo Thai Minh Quan , Nguyen Thanh Binh , Verhoeyen Els , Tran Nhat Thang , Nguyen Hoai-Nghia , Tran Le Son 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Natural Killer (NK) cells are an important population of the immune system and NK cell-based therapy has been shown great potential in the treatment of cancers. However, to apply NK cells clinically, producing a large number of cells with high cytotoxicity remains a challenge. Current strategies focus on employing different irradiated feeder cells to stimulate NK expansion, maturation, and cytotoxicity. While co-stimulatory signals play critical roles in promoting NK cell proliferation and activating their functions, the exploitation of these signals for expanding NK cells has not been fully explored. To identify the optimal engineered feeder cells for expanding umbilical cord blood-derived NK cells, we generated different feeder cells expressing the co-stimulatory molecules CD80, 4-1BBL, or membrane-bound IL-21 (mbIL21). We then evaluated the transduction efficacy of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct into expanded NK cells using various lentiviral vectors. Our results showed that CD80 in combination with 4-1BBL and mbIL21 induced the highest expansion of NK cells from cord blood. The expanded NK cells displayed higher cytotoxicity toward target cells compared to T cells following CAR transduction using BaEV lentivirus.
ИМПЕРСКАЯ УГРОЗА И ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ ЛАНДШАФТАПРОСТРАНСТВЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ РИМСКОЙ БРИТАНИИ
Authors: Барышников А.Е. 
Published: December 2024

В статье рассматриваются перспективы изучения пространства и ландшафта Римской Британии. Последние десятилетия отмечены значительным ростом числа публикаций, в центре которых проблемы трансформации пространства острова в римское время. Данный пространственный поворот далек от завершения, его ключе-вые термины и концепты еще требуют теоретического осмысления. Однако уже сейчас ясно, что обращение к исследованию пространства и культурного ландшафта римской Британии позволяет сделать шаг к созданию нового, многоголосого , нарратива, в котором найдется место разным взглядам на изменения региона в IIV вв.: субъективному римскому и объективному археологическому.
The paper considers some perspectives of research of Romano-British space and landscape. Last decades were marked by the significant increase of the publications focused on the problems of the transformation of the island in Roman period. This spatial turn seems to be far from the end, and the key terms and concepts are still requiring theoretical re-thinking. But as one can see now, the study of Romano-British space and cultural landscape allows to make another step towards the creation of a new multivocal narrative, combining different views on the regional change IIV AD: subjective Roman and objective archaeological ones.
РУССКИЕ И СЕРБЫ ВО ВЗАИМНЫХ ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИЯХМЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ЗАМЕТКИ К ИССЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬСКОМУ ПРОЕКТУ
Authors: Белов М.В. 
Published: December 2024

Проект по изучению взаимных представлений русских и сербов, вдохновителями которого выступили А.Л.Шемякин (19602018) и М.Йованович (19622014), выявил широкую палитру возможностей в изучении темы. Методологические оттенки имагологии определяются познавательными приоритетами и, одновременно, информационным потенциалом свидетельств, с которыми имеет дело историк. Многослойный и динамичный характер взаимных представлений требует адекватной теоретической модели, отдельным аспектам которой посвящена статья.
The survey of mutual representations of Russians and Serbs, which was inspired by A.L. Shemyakin (19602018) and M. Jovanovic (19622014) has revealed a wide range of possibilities in studying the topic. The methodological shades of imagology are determined by the cognitive priorities and, at the same time, also by the informational potential of the evidence with which the historian deals. These mutual representations are multi-layered and dynamic in nature so they require an adequate theoretical model, and the article is devoted to separate aspects of this model.
ИСКУССТВО “СОЧЕТАТЬ” К. А. ФЕДИНА: ЛИЧНЫЙ ОПЫТСОВЕТСКОГО ПОСЛА КУЛЬТУРНОЙ ДИПЛОМАТИИ
Authors: Раева Т.В. , Нагорная О.С. 
Published: December 2024

На основе дневников К.Федина выявлена специфика символической коммуникации периода Холодной войны, приемы вовлечения деятелей культуры в систему внешнеполитических репрезентаций, пространства принуждения и свободы акторов. Портретный ряд послевоенных деятелей советской культурной дипломатии позволил выделить линии преемственности и разрыва спредыдущей эпохой, когда главными репрезентантами советской международной политики в области культуры оставались сталинские писатели. Их международный авторитет использовался для позиционирования СССР вроли миротворца, смягчения конфликтного образа внешнеполитического курса социалистического лагеря в глазах зарубежной общественности.
On the materials of Konstantin Fedins diaries the authors reconstruct the specific of the symbolic communication in Cold War, the methods of involving cultural figures in the system of Soviet cultural diplomacy, spaces for coercion and freedom in the private-state networks. The post-war portrait series of Soviet cultural diplomacys actors demonstrate the lines of continuity or break with the previous era of Soviet culture, when the Stalinist writers remained central representatives of the Soviet soft power. Their international authority was used to position the USSR in its new role of the peacekeeper, to spread influence on a broad audience of producers and consumers of European culture, to soften the conflict image of the Soviet policy in the socialist camp.
On the materials of Konstantin Fedins diaries the authors reconstruct the specific of the symbolic communication in Cold War, the methods of involving cultural figures in the system of Soviet cultural diplomacy, spaces for coercion and freedom in the private-state networks. The post-war portrait series of Soviet cultural diplomacys actors demonstrate the lines of continuity or break with the previous era of Soviet culture, when the Stalinist writers remained central representatives of the Soviet soft power. Their international authority was used to position the USSR in its new role of the peacekeeper, to spread influence on a broad audience of producers and consumers of European culture, to soften the conflict image of the Soviet policy in the socialist camp. Keywords: intellectual history, Soviet cultural diplomacy, foreign representations of the USSR, Soviet writers, Konstantin Fedins diary, European culture in 20th century
КОНЦЕПЦИЯ ФЕОДАЛИЗМА НА ДРЕВНЕМ ВОСТОКЕ И РАБОТЫ В.В. СТРУВЕ 1910-х – НАЧАЛА 1930-х гг.
Authors: Ладынин И.А. 
Published: December 2024

В статье рассмотрены истоки концепции феодализма на древнем Востоке в трудах Г.Масперо и Э.Мейера, а также проведен анализ работ В.В.Струве одного из приверженцев этой концепции в 1920-е начале 1930-х гг. В них ученый не стремился ее обосновать, считая бесспорной, а скорее пользовался ее готовыми понятиями в своих построениях, актуальных в идеологической ситуации того времени.
The article discusses the bases for the concept of feudalism at Ancient Orient in the works by G.Maspero and Ed.Meyer. The analysis of works by V.V.Struve, a devotee of this concept till the early 1930s, shows that he did not try to substantiate it in any way as he considered it doubtless. He rather used its notions in his own schemes, which were topical in the ideological situation of the period.
«ИНСТРУМЕНТ ИМПЕРИИ»? МЕДИЦИНА В ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЙ КОЛОНИАЛЬНОЙ ИСТОРИИ
Authors: Афанаcьева А.Э. 
Published: December 2024

В статье рассматривается становление исследовательского поля истории имперской медицины. Анализируются изменения в предcтавлениях иcториков о целях, cодержании и поcледcтвиях европейских медицинских инициатив в колониях.
The article is focused on the history of imperial medicine. It looks at its main concerns and major developments, tracing historians changing ideas regarding the aims, content and consequences of European medical initiatives in the colonies.
«АНТИСОВЕТЧИЦА» ЭМИЛИЯ ИЛЬИНА В ТРАДИЦИИРУССКОГО ИНТЕЛЛИГЕНТСКОГО РАДИКАЛИЗМА
Authors: Черепанова Р.С. 
Published: December 2024

Статья посвящена личности Эмилии Павловны Ильиной инженера, эмигрантки, писательницы и публицистки. Вводятся в оборот новые архивные источники. Автор опирается на концепцию габитуса П. Бурдье, на теорию большого контракта меж-ду интеллектуалами и советской властью, а также на идею И.Джонатана о противостоянии двух традиций в среде интеллектуалов: одна берет свое начало от Высокого Просвещения, вторая от его радикальной ветви. В мировоззрении Ильиной прослеживаются характеристики радикального этоса и габитуса.
The article is devoted to the personality of Emilia Pavlovna Ilyina - an engineer, an emigrant, a writer and a publicist. New sources are being put into circulation, in particular, documents kept in the Archive of the Research Center for the Study of Eastern Europe at the University of Bremen, as well as materials sent by E.P. Ilyina to the author of the article. Theoretically, the article is based on the concept of the habitus of Pierre Bourdieu, on the theory of a big contract between intellectuals and the Soviet authorities, and on the idea of I.Jonathan about the confrontation unfolding in the New and Modern times, two traditions among intellectuals: one originates from the High Enlightenment, the second from its radical branch. The author of the presented article traces in the world outlook of Ilyina the characteristics of radical ethos and habitus.
ИСТОРИЯ СЕКСУАЛЬНОСТИКАК ИСТОРИОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЕ
Authors: Соколов А.Б. 
Published: December 2024

В статье рассмотрено становление и современное состояние истории сексуальности как историографического направления. Научное изучение истории сексуальности началось примерно с 19701980-гг., а в 1990-х гг. сложились два методологических подхода, использованные для классификации в данной статье. Первый, эссенциалистский, рассматривает секс как природное биологическое явление, отношение к которому различается в разных культурах и претерпевает известную трансформацию в процессе общественного развития. Второй, конструктивистский подход, опирается на идеи М.Фуко о дискурсивности и рассматривает контроль над сексуальностью как одну из главных дисциплинарных технологий современного общества. Теоретические проблемы истории сексуальности были озвучены уже в 1990-х гг., но консенсус в их решении так и не был найден. На нынешнем этапе многочисленные труды в данном области носят, в основном, эмпирический характер, хотя и дополняют палитру представлений об этой важной части жизни человека.
The emergence and contemporary situation of the history of sexuality as a direction in historiography is regarded in this article. The factors that stimulated the increase of interest to this kind of studies are revealed, among them the works of the French postmodernist philosopher M. Foucault. The author suggests that academic research of the history of sexuality began approximately in 1970-80s, and in 1990s two main methodological approaches, used for classification in this article, we formed. The first essentialist approach regards sex as natural biological phenomenon the attitude to which differs in different cultures and undergoes certain transformation in the process of social development. The second constructivist approach is based on Foucaults ideas about discursiveness, and regards control over sexuality as one of the main disciplinary technologies of the modern society. Theoretical problems of the history of sexuality were articulated already in 1990s but consensus was not found. Today most of the numerous works in historiography of sexuality are of empirical character, though they enrich the palette of representations about this important part of human life.
РОК-КУЛЬТУРА В КОЛЛЕКТИВНОЙ ПАМЯТИ ЕЕ ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛЕЙ
Authors: Дюкин С.Г. , Самойлова И.В. 
Published: December 2024

Статья связана с научной проблемой, которая заключается в преобразовании культурного явления в процессе его вспоминания. В данном случае речь идет о рок-культуре и рок-музыке, сыгравших значительную роль в преобразованиях 1980-х начала 1990-х гг. в СССР и постсоветской России. В основе гипотезы лежит идея того, что изменение функциональной роли рок-музыки в последние два десятилетия нашло отражение в ретроспективном восприятии этого явления людьми, связанными с рок-культурой. Основными позициями, выраженных в воспоминаниях, предстают конфликт между роком и советской культурой, взаимосвязь рок-музыки и политических коллизий эпохи перестройки, молодежные субкультуры конца 80-х гг. и степень изоляции рок-среды от социального большинства.
The article is connected with scientific problem that lies in the transformation of cultural phenomena in the process of remembering it. In this case we talk about rock-culture and rock-music. In had importance in transformation of the Soviet society in 80s and in the first years of Post-Soviet society. Our hypothesis is idea that changing of functions of rock-music in last time is reflected in retrospective perception of this phenomenon by men who are connected with rock-culture. The main positions of remembering are conflict between the Rock and the Soviet culture, connection of rock-music and political facts of Perestroyka, the youthful sub-cultures of the end of the 1980s, the degree of isolation of the rock invironment from the social majority.
Some Issues of Determining Subject Matter Jurisdiction: the Experience of Ukraine and Germany
Authors: Getman Anatolii , Kucheryavenko Mykola , Pudelka Joerg 
Published: December 2024

The article examines the issues of delimitation of judicial jurisdictions in the categories of cases arising out of the challenges posed by martial law in Ukraine. The relevance of the study is stipulated by the growing controversy over the issues of delimitation of judicial jurisdictions in the categories of disputes which concern socially vulnerable groups of the population and are becoming more and more widespread. The purpose of the article is to study the issues of delimitation of judicial jurisdictions based on a comparative legal analysis of legislation and case law of Ukraine and Germany. In order to achieve this goal and solve the tasks stipulated by it, the following scientific methods were used: systematic, formal legal, comparative legal, analysis and synthesis, generalisation and critical analysis. The author examines domestic and German procedural legislation which defines the rules for delimitation of subject matter jurisdiction. The author highlights the issues of resolving cases related to establishing the fact of cohabitation of a woman and a man in the same family without marriage, which is necessary for further exercise of the person's right to receive a one-time financial assistance. The author examines the conditions and possibilities for a court to go beyond the established subject matter jurisdiction with a view to ensuring proper protection of a person's right in Germany. The author proves that it is impossible to apply such an approach in Ukraine without appropriate amendments to the existing procedural acts. On this basis, the author critically analyses the case law of the Supreme Court and draws relevant conclusions.