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Jardines en llamas. A vueltas con Fahrenheit 451
Authors: Del Castillo Ramón 
Published: February 2021

Gardens on Fire. Fahrenheit 451 Revisited

Resumen: En este trabajo proponemos una reconsideración de una de las historias distópicas más populares y discutidas desde mediados del siglo XX, Fahrenheit 451, del escritor y ensayista estadounidense Ray Bradbury. Aunque esta historia ha atraído desde su publicación la atención del pensamiento político y social, creemos que ha sido ampliamente simplificada. A diferencia de ciertos críticos, no creemos que la fábula política de Bradbury fomente, como muchas otras distopías, una falta de perspectiva histórica o una insuficiente comprensión del presente. Si la visión política y cultural de Bradbury es criticable no lo es por su evasión de la historia, sino más bien por una visión histórica demasiado optimista. También queremos mostrar que Bradbury no fue un humanista enemigo de la cultura de masas, ni de la tecnología. El examen en profundidad de su novela y de numeroso material complementario (otros escritos, entrevistas y documentos) permitirá explicar porqué su historia sobre el sombrío futuro de la sociedad industrial también contenía elementos para imaginar un futuro alternativo. Gracias a ese examen, finalmente, concluiremos que en el caso de Bradbury la ciencia-ficción no solo sirve para imaginar un futuro indeseable, sino, sobre todo, para mantener vivas y transformar tradiciones con las que fabricar un futuro deseable.
Abstract: In this paper we propose a reconsideration of one of the most popular and discussed dystopian stories since the mid-20th century, Fahrenheit 451, by the American writer and essayist Ray Bradbury. Although this novel attracted the attention of political and social thought since its publication, we think that it has been largely simplified. Unlike some critics, we do not consider that Bradbury's political fable, like many other dystopias, fosters a lack of historical perspective or an insufficient understanding of the present. If Bradbury's political and cultural vision is open to criticism, it is not only for his evasion of history, but rather for an overly optimistic historical vision. We also make clear that Bradbury was not a humanist enemy of mass culture and technology. A close reading of his novel and numerous supplementary material (other writings, interviews and documents) make us to elucidate why his story about the bleak future of industrial society also contains elements to envisage an alternative future. Thanks to this examination we will conclude that, in the case of Bradbury, science-fiction does not serve just to foretell an undesirable future, but it significantly helps to keep alive and to transform traditions with which to manufacture a desirable future.

Palabras clave: distopía, tecnologías, libros, memoria, Bradbury.
Keywords: dystopia, technologies, books, memory, Bradbury.
Rhetoric, Music and Philosophy in 88 Constellations for Wittgenstein by David Clark: Intermedial and Intertextual Practices
Authors: Meza Nohelia , Di Rosario Giovanna 
Published: February 2021

88 Constellations for Wittgenstein (to Be Played with the Left Hand) (2008) by Canadian artist David Clark is a web-based Flash creation that explores the life and works of Austrian-born philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. As the title suggests the digital work should be “played with the left hand”, this means that there are additional semiotic units (e.g. videos, sounds, images, linguistic texts) hidden in the metaphysical strings of the constellations that the reader can add to the narrative by means of interaction and manipulation. We argue that by discovering unexplored paths and creative unknowns the reader encounters examples of gestural melodic manipulation that will consequently lead to the creation of visual music. The visual music produced by the secret of the Left Hand, whose notes (piano keys) are the gestural enunciation of different discourses and diverse thematic, expose the potential intermedial literary characteristics of the text. Our analytical approach will demonstrate how rhetoric and digital technologies join to visually express philosophical concepts.
Effects of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) on fish body and scale shape in natural waters
Authors: Staszny Adam , Dobosy Peter , Maasz Gabor , Szalai Zoltan , Jakab Gergely , Pirger Zsolt , Szeberenyi Jozsef , Molnar Eva , Pap Lilianna Olimpia , Juhasz Vera , Weiperth Andras , Urbanyi Bela , Kondor Attila Csaba , Ferincz Arpad 
Published: February 2021

Background
In recent years, there are growing concerns about pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in natural ecosystems. These compounds have been found in natural waters and in fish tissues worldwide. Regarding their growing distribution and abundance, it is becoming clear that traditionally used risk assessment methodologies and ecotoxicological studies have limitations in several respects. In our study a new, combined approach of environmental impact assesment of PhACs has been used.

Methods
In this study, the constant watercourses of the suburban region of the Hungarian capital (Budapest) were sampled, and the body shape and scale shape of three fish species (roach Rutilus rutilus, chub Squalius cephalus, gibel carp Carassius gibelio) found in these waters were analyzed, based on landmark-based geometric morphometric methods. Possible connections were made between the differences in body shape and scale shape, and abiotic environmental variables (local- and landscape-scale) and measured PhACs.

Results
Significant connections were found between shape and PhACs concentrations in several cases. Despite the relatively large number of compounds (54) detected, citalopram, propranolol, codeine and trimetazidine significantly affected only fish body and scale shape, based on their concentrations. These four PhACs were shown to be high (citalopram), medium (propranolol and codeine), and low (trimetazidine) risk levels during the environmental risk assessment, which were based on Risk Quotient calculation. Furthermore, seven PhACs (diclofenac, Estrone (E1), tramadol, caffeine 17α-Ethinylestradiol (EE2), 17α-Estradiol (aE2), Estriol (E3)) were also categorized with a high risk level. However, our morphological studies indicated that only citalopram was found to affect fish phenotype amongst the PhACs posing high risk. Therefore, our results revealed that the output of (traditional) environmental/ecological risk assessment based on ecotoxicological data of different aquatic organisms not necessarily show consistency with a “real-life” situation; furthermore, the morphological investigations may also be a good sub-lethal endpoint in ecotoxicological assessments.
Impact of Light Traps on the Larval Population of Gram Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Chickpea
Authors: Hakeem S. A. , Rasool F. , Bashir S. , Nissa S. , Dar Z. A. , Zaffer G. , Habib M. , Majid S. , Naseer S. , Rashid Z. , Lone A. A. 
Published: February 2021

One (T1) and two (T2) light traps per ha were compared with control with no light source (T3) against gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera. Pooled data of 2018 and 2019 showed that TI resulted with average population of 0.31larvae per plant with 5.46% pod damage and average yield of 1235 kg per ha. In T2, lowest larval population was recorded (0.25/plant), lesser pod damage (4.02%) and higher yield (1244.8 kg /ha) while in control plots (T3), larval population density was maximum with 0.377 larvae/plant with pod damage of 10-25% and 1162.90 kg /ha yield was recorded.
Acaricidal Activity of Commiphora merkeri Bark Exudate against Two Species of Rhipicephalus Koch (Acari; Ixodidae) by Larval and Adult Immersion Test
Authors: Innocent Ester , Athman Ismail Almas , Augustino Suzana 
Published: February 2021

Ticks pose a threat in the infestation of both wild and domestic animals, thereby causing an increase in chances for transmission of diseases. Despite of the wide use of Commiphora species in tick control, no acaricidal activity of Commiphora merkeri. Engl. Exudate have been scientifically assessed. The acaricidal activity of the exudate extract and its Petroleum ether (PE), Dichloromethane (DCM) and Ethyl acetate (ETOAC) fractions were carried out by using the larval immersion test (LIT) and adult immersion test (AIT), against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus averts. The crude extracts of C. merkeri showed 80% and 70% mortality on the LIT bioassay at concentration of 1.0 mg/mL for R. averts and R. appendiculatus, respectively. There was no statistical difference (p≥0.05) in activity of petroleum ether and dichloromethane fractions exhibiting 100% mortality at concentration of 1.0 mg/mL for R. appendiculatus and R. averts, also at 0.8 mg/mL to R. averts species. R. averts was more susceptible that R. appendiculatus showing stable incremental mortality in all concentration levels. In the AIT, no statistical significant difference (p≥0.05) in reduction was observed for crude extract of C. merkeri and petroleum ether fractions by having no surviving R. averts above 0.025 mg/mL after 24 and 72 h. The same trend was observed for R. appendiculatus within 24 h of exposure. However, at lower concentrations the residual effect of treatments on the ticks continued to elicit the effect over time having few or no immediate effect of death after exposure, This was vivid for R. averts within 24 and after 72 h. Follow up of survived engorged adults indicated that, the ticks could lay eggs but the eggs were not viable for hatching. This justifies its uses as an alternative agent in an integrated approach in reducing tick infestation among Pastoralist.
Assessment of Perception, Awareness about Predictors of Colorectal Cancer of Hail Region Saudi Arabia population
Authors: Khatoon Fahmida , Mahmood Madiha Rabie , Obeidat Sofian Talal , Alsatti Munirah Abdalmohsin Mohammad , Alanazi Reema Saleh Sulaiman Alanazi , Kabbos Razan Saud M. Abu , Balouch Zahid , Obelanga Shimaa M. H. 
Published: February 2021

Colorectal cancer is one of the major malignancies world-wide, accounting for approximately 20% of incident cases. The incidence and mortality have dramatically increased over the past 10th decades in Saudi Arabia. It has been argued that the change in epidemiological pattern is due to the implementation of a way of life style, characterized by use of junk foods and lack somatic exercise. The pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodyn amics (PD) of various drug are also under study for Colon cancer patients. It is remarkable that a lack of routine exercise or activity is supplementary evident for GIT cancer than any other cancer combined. Obesity has been reported to be associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer, and closely associated with the level of physical activity in this study the effect of sociodemographic factor on biochemical aspects of Cancer is further analyzed. Aim of this study is to determine the awareness and perception of Colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia and to find out the dietary habits and use of fiber diet among them in order to identify the subpopulation that can be recipients of awareness and screening programs. About 317 subjects was selected after taking written consent on a detailed prescribed questionnaire. Sociodemographic data and information about dietary habits was collected along with biophysical data. All information and the obtained results were analyzed by using SPSS 23. Results: Most of the respondents (51% and 71.9%) knew what is colon and its function. About 11.7%, 62.1% and 22.1% respectively answer high, moderate and low incidence of CRC in Saudi Arabia while 66.9% knew that bowel cancer is 90% curable if detected early. 42% respondent shoed that that there is a an association between IBD and CRC and 75% know the correct time of screening for CRC. Very few respondents know the correct symptoms, risks factors, and screening modalities of Colorectal cancer. Mass media and books are most common method to know about colorectal cancer.
Conclusions: Most of the respondent have enough knowledge about CRC although Screening awareness and modalities for screening of CRC need to be further acknowledged. Although they have enough awareness about CRC still most of the study population showed unhealthy life style and few of them use fiber diets and Vegetables and fruits as daily ingredient.
Ionizing Radiation
Authors: Cember Herman , Johnson Thomas E. 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThe discovery of radiation has opened new fields of scientific investigation and uses of radiation. Many sources of information have been used to analyze the harmful effects of radiation, and this lead to the formation of the scientific basis for radiation safety standards. Occupational exposures that are within the radiation safety guidelines have not resulted in harmful effects. Ionizing radiation and radioisotopes are used safely today in industry, science, and medicine because of the vast amount of knowledge about radiation physics and biology. This vast amount of dose–response data has enabled health physicists and industrial hygienists to control the radiation environment in the workplace so that no harmful radiation effects are seen. This chapter focuses on the sources of radiation and safety assessment.
Engineered Nanomaterials
Authors: Peters Thomas M. , Raynor Peter C. 
Published: February 2021

Abstract
Engineered nanomaterials offer new opportunities for improving a wide array of consumer products. Workers may interact with these materials throughout their lifecycle from their manufacture, to incorporation into novel products, and to product end‐of‐life. These materials are potentially different from more common nanoparticles incidental to industrial processes. The same properties that make engineered nanomaterials unique and promising for a wide variety of applications may also render them uniquely hazardous to health when they are inhaled, come in contact with skin, or are ingested. This chapter aims to centralize resources needed by the environmental health and safety professionals to protect workers who may encounter nanomaterials. First, we present a general overview of nanotechnology that includes important definitions, a description of important properties of nanomaterials that may be relevant to health, and an overview of industries where nanomaterials are currently found. Then we present a strategy for addressing the risk posed by nanomaterials in the workplace that is organized on the principles fundamental to industrial hygiene: anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control. Finally, we discuss the future outlook of industrial hygiene as it relates to protecting worker health in the context of nanomaterial exposures.
Managing Workplace Demographics
Authors: Howard John 
Published: February 2021

AbstractChanges in workforce demographics and work employment arrangements challenge the ability of safety managements to ensure the health and safety of all workers. The twenty‐first century has brought changes in the mix of industries of many countries; changes to the age, gender, and racial/ethnic demographic profile of the workforce; changes to the labor participation rate; and changes to the arrangements that firms use to perform economic work. Standard work arrangements now exist alongside several different types of work arrangements, such as agency work, contract work, and gig work. This chapter describes the changing workforce and work arrangement changes that require safety and health professionals to develop new competencies in diversity management.
Automatic treatment planning for VMAT‐based total body irradiation using Eclipse scripting
Authors: Teruel Jose R. , Taneja Sameer , Galavis Paulina E. , Osterman K. Sunshine , McCarthy Allison , Malin Martha , Gerber Naamit K. , Hitchen Christine , Barbee David L. 
Published: February 2021

AbstractThe purpose of this work is to establish an automated approach for a multiple isocenter volumetric arc therapy (VMAT)‐based TBI treatment planning approach. Five anonymized full‐body CT imaging sets were used. A script was developed to automate and standardize the treatment planning process using the Varian Eclipse v15.6 Scripting API. The script generates two treatment plans: a head‐first VMAT‐based plan for upper body coverage using four isocenters and a total of eight full arcs; and a feet‐first AP/PA plan with three isocenters that covers the lower extremities of the patient. PTV was the entire body cropped 5 mm from the patient surface and extended 3 mm into the lungs and kidneys. Two plans were generated for each case: one to a total dose of 1200 cGy in 8 fractions and a second one to a total dose of 1320 cGy in 8 fractions. Plans were calculated using the AAA algorithm and 6 MV photon energy. One plan was created and delivered to an anthropomorphic phantom containing 12 OSLDs for in‐vivo dose verification. For the plans prescribed to 1200 cGy total dose the following dosimetric results were achieved: median PTV V100% = 94.5%; median PTV D98% = 89.9%; median lungs Dmean = 763 cGy; median left kidney Dmean = 1058 cGy; and median right kidney Dmean = 1051 cGy. For the plans prescribed to 1320 cGy total dose the following dosimetric results were achieved: median PTV V100% = 95.0%; median PTV D98% = 88.7%; median lungs Dmean = 798 cGy; median left kidney Dmean = 1059 cGy; and median right kidney Dmean = 1064 cGy. Maximum dose objective was met for all cases. The dose deviation between the treatment planning dose and the dose measured by the OSLDs was within ±4%. In summary, we have demonstrated that scripting can produce high‐quality plans based on predefined dose objectives and can decrease planning time by automatic target and optimization contours generation, plan creation, field and isocenter placement, and optimization objectives setup.
Energy Accumulation Enabling Fast Synthesis of Intercalated Graphite and Operando Decoupling for Lithium Storage
Authors: Wang Zhao , Yu Chang , Huang Huawei , Guo Wei , Zhao Changtai , Ren Weicheng , Xie Yuanyang , Qiu Jieshan 
Published: February 2021

AbstractMetal chloride‐intercalated graphite with multiple/versatile functions is one of the promising categories for charge storage, especially in achieving high volumetric and gravimetric performance simultaneously. Herein, a novel field‐induced energy accumulation strategy is proposed and demonstrated to achieve minute‐level fast preparation of stage‐1 dominated FeCl3‐graphite intercalation compounds (GICs). The microwave‐induced Joule heat and electron excitation from the graphite conjugated system produce the arc plasmas with high energy density in the limited microenvironment, accompanied by the enhanced internal energy of gaseous reactant molecules and the strengthened intercalation reaction kinetics. When evaluating the anode for lithium storage, the FeCl3‐graphite intercalation compounds feature the promoted self‐activation characteristics and deliver a high volumetric capacity up to 1650 mAh cm−3. In particular, with the assistance of the operando Raman technique, it is interesting to find that the electronic decoupling effect among graphite and FeCl3 layers is responsible for the self‐activation process. Thus, it is reasonable to believe that this work can further offer an insightful and referable idea into the in‐depth investigation of metal chloride intercalated graphite, especially for applications in lithium storage.
Manifestations of thrombospondin type‐1 domain‐containing protein 1 gene mutation in an extremely premature infant with nonimmune hydrops fetalis
Authors: Al Rawi Wafaa N. , Ibrahim Fatima H. , El Nakeib Omar A. S. , Al Zidgali Faisal M. 
Published: February 2021

AbstractHomozygous variants of the thrombospondin type‐1 domain‐containing 1 (THSD1) gene have recently been associated with nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF; OMIM 236750) in infants, as well as with congenital heart disease, hemangiomas, prematurity, and embryonic lethality. Here, we report the first case of a biallelic variant of THSD1 in an extremely premature infant (25 weeks) who suffered from NIHF (eventually resolved) and other manifestations of the THSD1 variant, such as congenital heart disease and hemangiomas. Her prematurity was complicated by pulmonary hypertension and chronic lung disease. This case indicates that biallelic homozygous variants of THSD1 are among the likely causes of NIHF. Information from this case report will aid in determining the prognosis of NIHF caused by such variants in premature infants.
Stomach and colonic microbiome of wild Japanese macaques
Authors: Lee Wanyi , Hayakawa Takashi , Kurihara Yosuke , Hanzawa Maho , Sawada Akiko , Kaneko Akihisa , Morimitsu Yoshiki , Natsume Takayoshi , Aisu Seitaro , Ito Tsuyoshi , Honda Takeaki , Hanya Goro 
Published: February 2021

AbstractWithin the gastrointestinal tract, the physiochemical microenvironments are highly diversified among the different stages of food digestion. Accordingly, gut microbiome composition and function vary at different gut sites. In this study, we examine and compare the compositional and functional potential between the stomach and colonic microbiome of wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) living in the evergreen forest of Yakushima Island. We find a significantly lower microbial diversity in the stomach than in the colon, possibly due to the stomach's acidic and aerobic environment, which is suboptimal for microbial survival. According to past studies, the microbial taxa enriched in the stomach are aero‐ and acid‐tolerant. By functional prediction through PICRUSt2, we reveal that the stomach microbiome is more enriched in pathways relating to the metabolism of simple sugars. On the contrary, the colonic microbiota is more enriched with fiber‐degrading microbes, such as those from Lachnospiracea, Ruminococcaceae, and Prevotella. Our study shows a clear difference in the microbiome between the stomach and colon of Japanese macaques in both composition and function. This study provides a preliminary look at the alpha diversity and taxonomic composition within the stomach microbiome of Japanese macaques, a hindgut‐fermenting nonhuman primate.
Preparation and characterization of controlled‐release microencapsulated acids for deep acidizing of carbonate reservoirs
Authors: Feng Qian , Chen Xue Wen , Peng Zhi Gang , Zheng Yong , Zhang Xiao Feng 
Published: February 2021

AbstractBased on the deficiency of traditional acidification or acid pressure technology in the development of carbonate oil and gas resources, a microcapsule which wraps hydrochloric acid and can be released through temperature control was prepared by using microcapsule technology. The microcapsules were prepared with polyurethane prepolymer (PUA) and 1,6‐hexadiol diacrylate (HDDA) polymer as wall material and hydrochloric acid as core material by two emulsification and photocatalysis methods. Its parcel rate is 61.9%. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy characterization confirmed the successful photopolymerization of PUA prepolymer and HDDA in a strong acid environment. The microscopic morphology analysis of electron microscope showed that the microcapsule was regular and uniform spherical with smooth and dense surface. The particle size analysis showed that the microcapsules were mainly distributed between 40 and 300 μm, and the average particle size was 114.02 μm.The glass temperature of microcapsule wall material was 97°C by DSC method. The release rate of microcapsules was accelerated with the increase of release temperature. The cumulative release rate of acid solution of microcapsules for 3 h reached 28.4%, and the final release rate of microcapsules for 12 h reached 90.7% under 100°C. In addition, the release of microcapsules is less affected by the formation salinity. At 90°C, the maximum release rate of 7.5 g/L CaCL2 was 49.1%, lower than that of 59.4% in pure water, showing the good salt resistance of the wall materials of microcapsules.