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PIETY AND BROTHERLY UNION: JUNG‐STILLING AND THE MENNONITES
Authors: Jany Berit 
Published: June 2019

ABSTRACTDuring his time at the Kaiserslautern Kameral‐Hohe‐Schule (1777–87), Johann Heinrich Jung‐Stilling came into personal contact with Swiss‐Mennonites. His acquaintance with members of the faith group, together with his own religious belief, of a distinctly Pietistic nature, significantly shaped the positive attitude toward Anabaptism reflected in his fictional texts. This article presents an investigation of Jung‐Stilling's experience of spiritual kinship with Mennonites and his reading of Mennonite research which informed his narrative works, particularly Das Heimweh (1794). Despite prevailing anti‐Mennonite/Anabaptist sentiments in the eighteenth century, Jung‐Stilling praises the faith group's Christian foundations and way of living in his literary texts. The following analysis offers insight into the author's concept of ethical community and brotherly union as well as an explanation for the popularity of his utopian novel among nineteenth‐century Mennonite migrants to Central Asia.
GOETHE'S ʻMÄRCHENʼ: AN EXPLORATION OF (IM)MATERIALITY
Authors: Caisley Jennifer 
Published: June 2019

ABSTRACTGoethe's ʻMärchenʼ, which concludes his Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten, has long been interpreted by critics as revolving around light. This article argues that this focus on light has rather led to neglect of the role played by the (gem)stones which interact with this light to represent a core component of the plot. It reads the interplay between geological entities and light as mirroring the interplay between materiality and immateriality to offer a fresh interpretation of key points in the tale. Drawing on Goetheʼs scientific work in the fields of colour theory and geology, this article situates the ʻMärchenʼ within his wider oeuvre and fleshes out parallels (and points of difference) in the representation of (im)materiality across Goetheʼs writings. Focusing on questions of wholeness and fragmentation, the article closes with a call for a greater sense of fluidity in the approach to Goetheʼs literary and scientific writings, choosing to see them as placed on a continuum rather than as belonging to distinctly separate genres.
DER WOHLTEMPERIERTE ERZÄHLER: DIE GEWALT AMBIVALENTER ERZÄHLUNG IN HEINRICH VON KLEISTS ‘DIE HEILIGE CÄCILIE ODER DIE GEWALT DER MUSIK’
Authors: Schirrmacher Beate 
Published: June 2019

ABSTRACTThe article approaches the violent potential of music in Kleist's short story ‘Die Heilige Cäcilie oder Die Gewalt der Musik’ by exploring intermedial references to music. How is music connected not only to power but also to violence? Which characteristics of music (and of the language used to describe it) are highlighted in this process? In the story, music appears less as sonority and more as bodily experience and therefore the experience of music and of violence become ambiguous and difficult to tell apart. As a result, all the dichotomies in which music and violence are usually firmly integrated, such as body and spirit, order and chaos, pleasure and pain, male and female, start to break down. The narrator equalises these perceived dissonances by adding further inconsistencies, in a similar way to tempered tuning that slightly compromises the intervals of just intonation. The ambiguous relation of music, violence, and power cannot be resolved; the ambivalent tension it creates demonstrates performatively the manipulative power of language.
YOKO TAWADA AND READING THE STRANGE(R): ‘VON DER MUTTERSPRACHE ZUR SPRACHMUTTER’ AND ‘DAS FREMDE AUS DER DOSE’
Authors: Anderson Susan 
Published: June 2019

ABSTRACTYoko Tawada, who writes in both German and Japanese, often uses images of reading to help her explore what she designates as exophony, that is, a condition of living, speaking, and writing outside one's mother tongue. The more closely Tawada's characters read German, however, the less they are able to feel at home in it. Her narratives often portray ‘Japanese’ narrators in German settings who struggle to make sense of a system of visual symbols that conjure up sound images, which in turn are interpreted for meaning. The narrators are accustomed to a system consisting of visual images already imbued with meaning. Tawada's attention to language underlies her exploration of foreignness. She recasts alienation as a stimulant to new ways of thinking about gender, otherness, and belonging. This article shows how two narratives, ‘Von der Muttersprache zur Sprachmutter’ and ‘Das Fremde aus der Dose’, link illiteracy and marginality with the alphabet and gender. It addresses how Tawada's texts contribute to discussions about the mother tongue and systems of writing. It then analyses the texts noted above as key examples of Tawada's ‘foreignising’ manner of reading that pierces cultural conventions and animates language. This manner of reading also isolates its practitioners.
Beyond African orality: Digital preservation of Mandinka ʿAjamī archives of Casamance
Authors: Ngom Fallou , Castro Eleni 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThis article focuses on the digital preservation of African sources written in Mandinka ʿAjamī, i.e., the enriched form of the Arabic script used to write the Mandinka language for centuries. ʿAjamī writing has been utilized to document intellectual traditions, histories, belief systems, and cultures of non‐Arab Muslims around the world. ʿAjamī texts have played critical roles in the spread of Islam in Africa and continue to be used for both religious and nonreligious writings. However, African ʿAjamī texts such as those of the Mandinka people of Casamance in southern Senegal are not well known beyond local communities. ʿAjamī texts in Mandinka and other Mande languages are among the least documented. Only a few Mande ʿAjamī texts are available to scholars. Thanks to the British Library's Endangered Archives Programme (EAP), Africa's rich written heritage in ʿAjamī and other scripts previously unavailable to academics is being preserved and made universally accessible.
A transactional model of infant still‐face response and maternal behavior during the first year
Authors: Northrup Jessie B. , Ridley Julia , Foley Katie , Moses‐Kolko Eydie L. , Keenan Kate , Hipwell Alison E. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThe present study takes a transactional approach to extend understanding of temporal relations between parenting behaviors and infant response to the face‐to‐face still‐face, a widely used method assessing infants’ affective and behavioral response to a violation of social expectations. A low‐income, urban sample of 180 mothers and infants participated when infants were 4 and 6 months old. Directional relations between infants’ still‐face response (i.e., change in affect and gaze from interaction to still face) and three parenting dimensions were examined using cross‐lagged structural equation models. Infant still‐face response predicted later parenting behavior, while the reverse association was not significant. Specifically, infants with a greater reduction in positive affect from interaction to still face had parents with more positive parenting and less negative parenting behaviors 2 months later, controlling for prior parenting and concurrent infant behavior. Furthermore, infants who increased gaze to mother from interaction to still face had mothers who used more mental state talk 2 months later. Findings underscore the importance of examining transactional relations between infant and parent behaviors, and in particular highlight the influence of infants on parents. Acknowledging these infant‐effects is critical to the development and implementation of interventions targeting parent‐infant interactions.
Predictors of parenting self‐agency among mothers receiving substance abuse or mental health treatment
Authors: Matsuda Yui , Kim Young‐Ju , Salani Deborah A. , McCabe Brian E. , Mitrani Victoria Behar 
Published: June 2019

AbstractMothers' mental health or substance use disorders impact the behaviours of their children both short‐term and long‐term. There is increased concern for mothers with mental health or substance use disorders to effectively handle parenting challenges. Children of these mothers are at risk for emotional and behavioural adjustment problems as well as poor academic performances. Parenting self‐agency refers to parents' perceptions of their confidence and ability to overcome barriers and manage issues in parenting. Examining the factors that predict parenting self‐agency aids in understanding how nurses can assist mothers and families. The purpose of this study was to explore predictors of parenting self‐agency among mothers who are impacted by mental health or substance use disorders. A secondary analysis was conducted using the baseline assessment data of a randomized trial that examined the efficacy of a nurse‐led family‐strengthening home‐health intervention. The data were obtained from 172 mothers who were receiving outpatient treatment for substance use or other mental health disorders and had children under 18. A multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted to find predictors of parenting self‐agency among participating mothers. The authors found that increased children's externalizing problems and intensity of hassle predicted lower parenting self‐agency, and family cohesion predicted higher parenting self‐agency. The authors conclude that treatments need to address family as a whole to increase mothers' parenting self‐agency, thus assisting these mothers in raising their children in the best possible environment.
Vertical migrations in two hygrophilous species of micro‐snails in relation to time of the year and habitat type
Authors: Książkiewicz‐Parulska Zofia 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate vertical migration behaviors in two species of hygrophilous micro‐snails, Vertigo moulinsiana and Vertigo angustior, in relation to the time of the year (spring and summer) at two sites that differ in ground water level (periodically inundated site and non‐inundated site). The study shows different patterns of vertical migrations in the studied species. Vertigo angustior demonstrated a strong affinity to the litter layer (a weak tendency for vertical movements), independent of the time of year and site studied. By contrast, V. moulinsiana showed a clear tendency for vertical migrations, which differed depending on the time of year and site. These differences may be related to the spatial segregation of microhabitats used by these two species at the sites studied and to differences in the ability to resist inundation. Vertigo angustior is associated with microhabitats which are not subjected to prolonged inundation and tolerates a brief submersion. The periodic character of vertical migrations may suggest the effect of endogenous factors related to reproduction in V. moulinsiana. Some plasticity of this behavior in relation to habitat conditions demonstrated by this species may be an adaptation to live in unpredictably flooded environments.
On the hydrogen production of geopolymer wasteforms under irradiation
Authors: Cantarel Vincent , Arisaka Makoto , Yamagishi Isao 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThe hydrogen gas (H2) production of wasteforms is a major safety concern for encapsulating nuclear wastes. For geopolymers, the H2 produced by radiolytic processes is a key factor because of the large amount of water present in their porous structure. Herein, the hydrogen production was measured under 60Co gamma irradiation. The effect of water saturation and sample size were studied for pure geopolymers, or using zeolites as an example waste. To interpret results, a simple model was used, considering only hydrogen production, a potential recombination and its diffusion in the geopolymer matrix. When geopolymer monolithic samples were large and saturated by water, the hydrogen released was measured up to two orders of magnitude lower with a 40‐cm long cylinder samples (1.9 × 10−10 mol/J) than a sample in powder form (2.2 × 10−8 mol/J). Knowing the diffusion constant of the matrix, the model was able to reproduce the evolution of the hydrogen release as a function of the water saturation level and predict accurately the evolution when sample size is increased up to 40 cm.
Outcome measurement instruments for erythema associated with incontinence‐associated dermatitis: Systematic review
Authors: De Meyer Dorien , Gabriel Sabrina , Kottner Jan , Van Damme Nele , Van den Bussche Karen , Verhaeghe Sofie , Van Hecke Ann , Beeckman Dimitri 
Published: June 2019

AbstractAimTo: (a) examine which outcome measurement instruments for erythema associated with incontinence‐associated dermatitis (IAD) with supporting evidence about measurement properties are available; (b) evaluate the methodological quality of the studies and the quality of the measurement properties; and (c) identify eligible instruments to measure erythema in incontinence‐associated dermatitis research.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesMEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and CENTRAL were systematically searched until July 2018 (update December 2018). Additional input was gathered from 151 incontinence‐associated dermatitis experts. Cited and citing references of included studies were screened.Review MethodsThe COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist was applied to evaluate the methodological quality of the studies. Reported measurement properties were rated against criteria for good measurement properties.ResultsFourteen studies, describing 10 measurement instruments, were included. In five instruments, erythema was captured as a separate concept, two studies provided empirical evidence about the measurement properties. The most studied measurement properties were reliability (9 studies), measurement error (4 studies) and criterion validity (4 studies). In one study, internal consistency was examined.ConclusionNo instrument measuring exclusively erythema associated with incontinence‐associated dermatitis exists. There is no single composite incontinence‐associated dermatitis measurement instrument that outperforms others. Development or adaption of an instrument to measure erythema associated with incontinence‐associated dermatitis is one option to solve this challenge.ImpactThe evidence about measurement properties of instruments measuring erythema associated with incontinence‐associated dermatitis has not been summarized to date. The lack of an instrument should trigger activities to measure this domain accurately in future clinical trials.
Electrophysiologic effects and outcomes of sympatholysis in patients with recurrent ventricular arrhythmia and structural heart disease
Authors: Cai Cheng , Dai Ming‐Yan , Tian Ying , Zhang Pei , Wittwer Erica D. , Rho Richard H. , Kapa Suraj , McLeod Christopher J. , Mulpuru Siva K. , Lee Hon‐Chi , Ackerman Michael J. , Asirvatham Samuel J. , Munger Thomas M. , Chen Ming‐Long , Friedman Paul A. , Cha Yong‐Mei 
Published: June 2019

AbstractIntroductionAutonomic modulation has been used as a therapy to control recurrent ventricular arrhythmia (VA). This study was to explore stellate ganglion block (SGB) effect on cardiac electrophysiologic properties and evaluate the long‐term outcome of cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) for patients with recurrent VA and structural heart disease (SHD).Materials and MethodsPatients who had recurrent VA due to SHD were enrolled prospectively. Electrophysiologic study and ventricular tachycardia (VT) induction were performed before and after left and right SGB. VA burden and long‐term outcomes were assessed for a separate patient group who underwent left or bilateral CSD for drug‐refractory VA due to SHD.ResultsElectrophysiologic study of nine patients showed that baseline mean (SD) corrected sinus node recovery time (cSNRT) increased from 320.4 (73.3) ms to 402.9 (114.2) ms after left and 482.4 (95.7) ms after bilateral SGB (P = .03). SGB did not significantly change P‐R, QRS, and Q‐T intervals and ventricular effective refractory period, nor did the inducibility of VA. Nineteen patients underwent left (n = 14) or bilateral (n = 5) CSD. CSD reduced VA burden and appropriate ICD therapies from a median (interquartile range) of 2.5 (0.4‐11.6) episodes weekly to 0.1 (0.0‐2.4) episodes weekly at 6‐month follow‐up (P = .002). Three‐year freedom from orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) and death was 52.6%. New York Heart Association functional class III/IV and VT rate less than 160 beats per minute were predictors of recurrent VA, OHT, and death.ConclusionSGB increased cSNRT without changing heart rate. CSD was more beneficial for patients with mild‐to‐moderate heart failure and faster VA.
MicroRNA‐551b‐3p inhibits tumour growth of human cholangiocarcinoma by targeting Cyclin D1
Authors: Chang Weiping , Wang Yuan , Li WenZhi , Shi Lei , Geng Zhimin 
Published: June 2019

AbstractMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are powerful regulators in the tumorigenesis of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Previous studies report that miR‐551b‐3p acts as an oncogenic factor in ovarian cancer, but plays a tumour suppressive role in gastric cancer. However, the expression pattern and potential function of miR‐551b‐3p were still unclear in CCA. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the expression of miR‐551b‐3p and its role as well as molecular mechanism in CCA. Analysis of TCGA dataset suggested that miR‐551b‐3p was under‐expressed in CCA tissues compared to normal bile duct tissues. Furthermore, our data confirmed the decreased levels of miR‐551b‐3p in CCA samples and cell lines. Interestingly, TCGA data suggested that low miR‐551b‐3p level indicated reduced overall survival of CCA patients. Gain‐ and loss‐of‐function experiments found that miR‐551b‐3p inhibited the proliferation, G1‐S phase transition and induced apoptosis of CCA cells. In vivo experiments revealed that ectopic expression of miR‐551b‐3p inhibited tumour growth of CCA in mice. Further investigation demonstrated that miR‐551b‐3p directly bond to the 3′‐UTR of Cyclin D1 (CCND1) mRNA and negatively regulated the abundance of CCND1 in CCA cells. An inverse correlation between miR‐551b‐3p expression and the level of CCND1 mRNA was detected in CCA tissues from TCGA dataset. Notably, CCND1 knockdown showed similar effects to miR‐551b‐3p overexpression in HuCCT‐1 cells. CCND1 restoration rescued miR‐551b‐3p‐induced inhibition of proliferation, G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in HuCCT‐1 cells. In summary, miR‐551b‐3p inhibits the expression of CCND1 to suppress CCA cell proliferation and induce apoptosis, which may provide a theoretical basis for improving CCA treatment.
Diabetes Care Providers’ Manual for Disaster Diabetes Care
Authors: Satoh Jo , Yokono Koichi , Ando Rie , Asakura Toshinari , Hanzawa Kazuhiko , Ishigaki Yasushi , Kadowaki Takashi , Kasuga Masato , Katagiri Hideki , Kato Yasuhisa , Kurosawa Koreyuki , Miura Masanobu , Nakamura Jiro , Nishitsuka Koichi , Ogawa Susumu , Okamoto Tomoko , Sakuma Sadanori , Sakurai Shigeru , Satoh Hiroaki , Shimauchi Hidetoshi , Shimokawa Hiroaki , Shoji Wataru , Sugiyama Takashi , Suwabe Akira , Tachi Masahiro , Takahashi Kazuma , Takahashi Susumu , Terayama Yasuo , Tomita Hiroaki , Tsuchiya Yoko , Waki Hironori , Watanabe Tsuyoshi , Yahata Kazuaki , Yamashita Hidetoshi 
Published: June 2019

AbstractTo ensure that experiences and lessons learned from the unprecedented 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake are used to improve future disaster planning, the Japan Diabetes Society (JDS) launched the “Research and Survey Committee for Establishing Disaster Diabetes Care Systems Based on Relevant Findings from the Great East Japan Earthquake” under the supervision of the Chairman of the JDS. The Committee conducted a questionnaire survey among patients with diabetes, physicians, disaster medical assistance teams (DMATs), nurses, pharmacists, and nutritionists in disaster areas about the events they saw happening, the situations they found difficult to handle, and the needs that they felt required to be met during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 3,481 completed questionnaires were received. Based on these and other experiences and lessons reported following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the 2004 Niigata‐Chuetsu Earthquakes, the current “Manual for Disaster Diabetes Care” has been developed by the members of the Committee and other invited authors from relevant specialties. To our knowledge, the current Manual is the world's first to focus on emergency diabetes care, with this digest English version translated from the Japanese original. It is sincerely hoped that patients with diabetes and healthcare providers around the world will find this manual helpful in promoting disaster preparedness and implementing disaster relief.
Protective potential of klotho protein on diabetic retinopathy: Evidence from clinical and in vitro studies
Authors: Ji Baolan , Wei Huili , Ding Yao , Liang Huimin , Yao Lu , Wang Hang , Qu Hua , Deng Huacong 
Published: June 2019

AbstractAims/IntroductionThe purpose of the present study was to observe the relationship between serum α‐klotho (KL) protein level and diabetic retinopathy (DR), and to further examine the effects of KL protein on apoptosis induced by palmitic acid (PA) in human retinal endothelial cells.Materials and MethodsA total of 17 healthy people and 60 type 2 diabetes patients were included. According to the results from fundus fluorescein angiography, the diabetes patients were divided into three subgroups: without DR, non‐proliferative DR and proliferative DR. Serum KL level was measured by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. In vitro, human retinal endothelial cells were exposed to PA with or without KL protein. Apoptosis rates were analyzed by flow cytometry analysis. Apoptotic‐related protein expressions were detected by western blotting analysis.ResultsSerum KL level was lower in diabetes patients than that in healthy participants (P = 0.007), and was gradually decreased among the without DR, non‐proliferative DR and proliferative DR subgroups (P = 0.045). A logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for the other confounding factors, serum KL level was independently and negatively related with DR (P = 0.049). Furthermore, the increased apoptosis rates induced by PA were inhibited with the addition of KL protein. Consistently, KL protein reversed the expression levels of the increased pro‐apoptotic protein Bax and the decreased anti‐apoptotic protein Bcl‐2 induced by PA. However, the anti‐apoptotic effect of KL protein was attenuated by LY294002 through the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase‐serine∕threonine kinase pathway.ConclusionsThe data suggested that KL protein was probably a potential protective factor against retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients.