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The Other Pinheiro Chagas: Calderón de la Barca's Reflection in the Mirror
Authors: Marinho Maria de Fátima 
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This article analyzes two novels by Pinheiro Chagas as fictional transpositions of plays by Calderón de la Barca. Of interest to both Golden Age scholars and Portuguese literary critics alike, this study argues that Pinheiro Chagas, seldom remembered for much more than his involvement with the 1870s generation, was an important literary critic and novelist, whose writing serves as a precursor to the trend of historical novels that stress plot development and patriotic values, rather than amorous intrigue. In A mantilha de Beatriz and A Marqueza das Índias, the use of humor, the interweaving of disguise and misunderstandings, along with the reversal of hypo- and hypertext through an anachronistic literary appropriation, combine and allow Pinheiro Chagas to legitimize the prominence of Golden Age models and Spanish culture in his (overtly) ambiguous discourse.
Wasting Away: (De)Composing Trash in the Contemporary Brazilian Documentary
Authors: Butterman Steven F. 
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This essay examines the metaphor of garbage in contemporary Brazilian documentary to problematize issues of race, class, and gender, focusing especially on Marcos Prado’s feature-length Estamira (2004). Utilizing the postmodern decomposition of antropofagia (coprofagia), theorized by Brazilian poet and cultural critic Glauco Mattoso as well as considerations of recent feminist thought, this essay will examine how the motif of lixo in recent Brazilian film serves to critique contemporary Brazilian social and economic policies by revealing a society that discovers itself—and ironically, its own value and values—through the garbage it produces.
Rewriting Carolina Maria de Jesus: Editing as Translating in "Quarto de despejo"
Authors: Weiser Frans 
Published: July 2024

Abstract: Carolina Maria de Jesus’s Quarto de despejo catalogues her experiences living in a São Paulo favela. De Jesus sought personal agency via the writing and publication of her diaries, yet whether through the editing choices of reporter Audálio Dantas or translator David St. Clair, her voice was mediated and determined by third parties. Both men engage in translation, understood in its broadest sense as rewriting, in order to market the diaries. As a comparison of Dantas’s intervention with Elizabeth Bishop’s contemporary translation of Helena Morley’s diaries suggests, Dantas translated de Jesus for the Brazilian public via his editing.
Literary History
Authors: Ceserani Remo 
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT: Recent changes in the theoretical and practical approaches to literary history: new interest in the relationship among literature, culture, and history, new attention to the narrative quality of this particular genre of history, new interpretations of the traditional problems: distinction between document and monument, distinction between the general and the individual. Some of the old approaches to writing literary history, such as the nineteenth-century examples of Geistesgeschichte or Stilgeschichte, have gone out of fashion. Newer suggestions have come from the French historians gathered around the journal Annales, the German school of Rezeptionskritik, and the American discussions on the canon. Among the types of literary history that are widely practiced today are those focused on the evolution of literary institutions, the development of a language, the history of ideas and ideologies, and the reconstruction of the biographical and sociological conditions underlying the production of a literary work. Two types of approaches seem to stand out: those that center on the development of literary forms and those that trace the changes in literary themes over time. The real achievement would be to provide, at the same time, a history of literary forms and a history of literary themes.
KEYWORDS: Literature, culture, history
The Character in Journalism: Reconciling Narratology and Ethics
Authors: Mesquita Mário 
Published: July 2024

Abstract: The concept of character, traditionally discussed with reference to the literary analysis of fictional texts, may also serve as a useful analytic tool in the context of nonfictional writing, such as the narratives of history or journalism. The relevance of introducing the notion of character into critical analyses of journalistic texts is intensified in the present by the growing personalization both of political and social life and of media discourses. This article relies on contributions from the field of literary theory and media studies to map out the conditions and the implications of the construction of characters in journalistic practice.
“Muamba, Banana e Cola.” O Duo Ouro Negro e o Tropicalismo Desnacionalizador
Authors: Cardão Marcos 
Published: July 2024

RESUMO: O Duo Ouro Negro foi um dos conjuntos portugueses com maior projeção e reconhecimento internacional na década de 1960. O mediatismo na imprensa e a integração numa indústria fonográfica em expansão transformou o conjunto num caso raro de sucesso internacional. Ao estabelecer um diálogo com as noções de diáspora e hibridismo, o percurso musical do Duo Ouro Negro escapou à fixidez identitária, nacional e étnica, e traduziu uma história de deslocamentos e reinscrições. Não obstante a sua dimensão internacional e cosmopolita, o Duo Ouro Negro foi também objeto de discursos nacionalistas, nomeadamente quando se tentou converter as suas práticas expressivas numa expressão idealizada da nacionalidade, de modo a criar e manter a ideia de unidade do império português. Neste artigo pretendo analisar as formas de traduzir o percurso artístico do Duo Ouro Negro e comentar como as narrativas nacionalistas procuraram, por um lado, impor um sentido único às práticas expressivas do conjunto e, por outro lado, como estas se revelaram insuficientes para as explicar.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Duo Ouro Negro, música popular, luso-tropicalismo, colonialismo, hibridismo
ABSTRACT: Duo Ouro Negro was one of the most prominent and internationally recognized Portuguese groups in the 1960s. Their integration into an expanding music industry, medialization and international tours turned them into a rare case of international success. Establishing a dialogue with the notions of diaspora and hybridism, the musical career of Duo Ouro Negro escaped from the identitary fixation, national and ethnic, and translated a history of displacements and reinscriptions. Despite their international and urban dimension, the Duo Ouro Negro was also subjected to nationalist discourses, especially when diverse agents of Portuguese colonialism tried to convert their music into an idealized expression of nationality, in order to create and maintain the idea of unity and integrity of the late Portuguese empire. In this article I will try to analyze the ways of translating Duo Ouro Negro’s music, mentioning how the nationalist discourses sought, on one hand, to impose a national sense to their music and, on the other hand, how such imposition was limited to explain them.
KEYWORDS: Duo Ouro Negro, popular music, luso-tropicalism, colonialism, hybridism
VALIDITAS PENGEMBANGAN MODUL DIGITAL METODE NUMERIK PADA MATERI INTERPOLASI DI PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA FKIP UMMY SOLOK
Authors: Warni Pratiwi Reno 
Published: July 2024

Tujuan yang akan dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan modul digital metode numerik yang valid pada materi interpolasi di program studi Pendidikan Matematika FKIP UMMY Solok. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan dengan model pengembangan ADDIE. Model ini terdiri dari 5 tahap pengembangan, yaitu Analisys, Design, Devolopment, Implementation, Evalution. Pada penelitian ini dibatasi pada tahap development. Pada tahap development modul dirancang dan divalidasi. Modul digital yang telah dirancang divalidasi oleh dua orang validator. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa rata-rata hasil validasi modul digital yaitu 4,9 dengan kriteria sangat valid. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa telah dihasilkan modul modul digital Metode Numerik pada materi interpolasi yang valid di FKIP UMMY Solok.
Międzynarodowe badania nad przemocą wobec kobiet (IVAWS). Reakcja policji na zgłoszenia przemocy w Polsce
Authors: Beata Gruszczyńska  
Published: July 2024

Violence against women, especially in the context of family violence, casts a question whether it is a social or perhaps a family, private problem. The Police’s reaction to reported acts is currently a fundamental problem. Disregarded reports may cause further humiliating living under violence for wman, while a man becomes strengthened in his heartless and commanding role. In addition,, a conviction appears in victims that the police is ineffective, unreliable; hence it is better to keep the affair ‘within the four walls at home’. What i sit like in Poland? Do women often report the violence practiced by their partners? Ae they satisfied with the Police reaction? The results gained in IVAWS survey in Poland make the content of this paper.
Handel ludźmi jako przestępstwo i naruszenie praw człowieka – wyzwania dla kryminologii
Authors: Zbigniew Lasocik  
Published: July 2024

Trafficking of human beings that constitutes a contemporary form of slavery is a human rights violation and a serious crime. Due to the importance of this crime, it is covered by several international instruments of a different legal nature. Among them, two are especially important: The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime and Council Framework Decision of l9 July 2002 on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. There are two main features of human trafficking: these offences are transnational by nature and involve organised criminal groups. However, trafficking is considered transnational not only if it is committed in more than one state, but also if a substantial part of preparation or planning takes place in another state. There are numerous forms of crime human trafficking, such as the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery servitude or the removal of organs. It should be added that also child pornography is considered as human trafficking. As human trafficking is a complex phenomenon, there are also criminal activites which might be called ‘borderline’ such as forced marriages, marriage of convenience, illegal adoption, sex tourism or forced domestic labour. Many of tchem are not even considered as crime. Human trafficking constitutes a serious challenge for criminology, as it becomes one of the most fruitful criminal activities. So far, it has not been a popular subject of studies and research. Although our knowledge of organised crime as such is growing significantly, the trafficking is a problem for crime control due to its nature, economic background, well-organised market of the services and the lack of knowledge and skills of the state institutions, and the ambivalence of the public.
Dermatofibromas on the Foot and Ankle: A Clinicopathologic Characterization of 31 Cases
Authors: Hao Xingpei , Freedman David , Yim Joon , Le Michelle , Baglio Robert , Levine David , Saffo Gina , Parthasarathy Priya , Mirkin Gene 
Published: July 2024

Background: Dermatofibroma (DF) is a common benign soft-tissue tumor. It occurs anywhere on the body but is commonly seen on the upper and lower extremities. It is frequently found in young to middle-aged adults and predominantly in females.
Methods: Thirty-one patients with DF on the foot and ankle diagnosed and treated during a 6-year period were characterized.
Results: The patients (16 males, 15 females) were aged 7 to 75 years (average, 55 years). Clinically, 17 patients noted painful symptoms, and 14 were painless. Grossly, DF manifested as a raised red, pink, tan, or skin-colored soft mass. The tumor size ranged from 0.3 to 1.5 cm (average, 0.67 cm in diameter). Twenty-six DFs (84%) were localized on the dorsal surface of the foot and ankle, and five (16%) were found on the plantar aspect. Eighteen patients were treated by surgical excision of the tumor (>0.5 cm), and 13 patients had observational follow-up after punch biopsy due to the small size (≤0.5 cm) and benign nature of these lesions. Further follow-up found that only one patient (3.2%) had a local recurrence, 37 months after surgical excision, which was completely reexcised. Histologically, DF is characterized by proliferation of spindle fibroblasts and histiocytes, in a vague fascicular pattern, and thickened collagen bundles.
Conclusions: Dermatofibroma on the foot and ankle predominantly occurs in patients in their 50s, without a preponderance by sex. It needs to be differentiated from other benign and malignant tumors with histologic analysis and immunostaining with factor XIIIa, CD68, and other biomarkers. Treatment options include either surgical excision or observational follow-up after biopsy, depending on the clinical characteristics and effect on functional activity.
Microwave Energy for the Treatment of Painful Intractable Plantar Keratosis: A Retrospective Medical Record Review of Nine Patients
Authors: Bristow Ivan R. , Lilker Raphael 
Published: July 2024

Background: Plantar keratoma are common hyperkeratinized, deep-seated lesions, often located on weightbearing areas of the foot. Such lesions are frequently associated with pain and disability. Intractable plantar keratomata (IPK) are highly recurrent and, in most patients, require regular, palliative treatment visits with a significant impact on patient time, cost, and quality of life.
Methods: We undertook a retrospective chart review of 9 patients (with a total of 21 lesions) who underwent a minimum of two treatments using microwave therapy to their IPK. Pain levels were assessed at each of their treatments using a 10-point scale and patients were invited for review for follow-up in the following year. A total of seven patients undertook four treatments and were included in the final analysis.
Results: Mean baseline pain scores significantly dropped with each subsequent treatment, equating to a 90.4% mean reduction in pain between the first and fourth visits, with 71.4% of patients reporting a zero-pain rating at their final treatment visit.
Conclusions: The use of microwave therapy has been shown to be effective in producing significant and prolonged pain reduction in a cohort of patients with painful IPK.
Population Dynamics of Whitefly and Disease Incidence of Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus Disease in Okra
Authors: Singh Samir Pratap , Singh S. K. , Awasthi L. P. , Ray Pankaj Kumar , Singh Vinod Kumar , Shukla Pavan , Singh Ashutosh , Kumar Lalbabu 
Published: July 2024

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) belong to the Malvaceae family and an important vegetable crop widely cultivated in the Indian subcontinent. However, several factors influence okra crop as biotic and abiotic. Among the diseases affecting its cultivation, okra yellow vein mosaic disease (OYVM) belong to the family Geminiviridae and genus Begomovirus and transmitted by whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Aleyrodidae, is the one of the most destructive disease. Randomly selected five plants of each plot were observed for the population of whitefly at weekly interval starting with 20 days after sowing. First appearance of whitefly was recorded at 30th standard weekand rapid progress of whitefly population was recorded from 31th standard week to 37th and 38th standard week during both the years. The whitefly population with the minimum temperature and relative humidity showed non-significant positive correlation, whereas, maximum temperature and rainfall was non-significantly negative correlated during both the years. The whitefly population was non-significantly positive correlated with percent disease incidence of YVMV.
Comparative Study of Antagonistic Effect of Soil-Derived Strains of Trichoderma harzianum Against Sclerotinia sclerotium (Lib). de Bary under In vitro Conditions
Authors: Fayaz Falak , Singh Ramji , Haider Mohammad Waris 
Published: July 2024

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is a soil-borne plant fungal pathogen with a broad host range and infects over 400 plant species at all growth and development stages. In chickpeas,it affects both the seedlings as they tend to collapse at the soil line and in grown up plants experience stem rot and non specific wilting. Trichoderma spp. act as an effective biocontrol agent for managing myriads of plant pathogens affecting various crops at different stages of growth. The research aimed to compare the antagonistic potential of lab-maintained Trichoderma harzianum strains (SV-1, SV-2, SV3, SV-14, SV-18, and IRRI-1) with those re-isolated from soil after intervals of 30, 60 and 90 days. Its already known that pathogens if subcultured for long suffer from attenuation in their virulence, on the similar lines we intended to determine whether some degree of loss in their antagonistic potential over the same strains inoculated and re-isolated from their natural ecological niche existed or so. In a dual culture assay, re-isolated strains demonstrated superior antagonistic effects on the pathogen's mycelial growth compared to lab-maintained counterparts. Notably, re-isolated strain SV-18 exhibited a 14.83% increase in antagonistic activity compared to the mother culture, while others showed an increase ranging from 6.99% to 9.32% after 30 days. Although the difference was slightly reduced after 60 days, it underscored the potential loss in antagonistic efficacy for Trichoderma harzianum strains subjected to decade long culturing and sub-culturing. Furthermore, a significant variation was reported in the inhibition %age between the re-isolations performed statistically as F(static) 46.3426 was reported to be much larger than the critical value. These findings highlight the significance of re-isolated strains outperforming in inhibiting the pathogen, emphasizing the importance of biocontrol agents functioning optimally in their natural ecological niches.
Plant Growth Regulators in Abiotic Stress Resilience of Plants: A Review
Authors: Madhumitha M. , Sundaram V. 
Published: July 2024

In recent decades, the global demand for vegetables has surged alongside population growth. However, biotic and abiotic stresses increasingly hinder seed germination, growth and yields. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) acting as chemical messengers are crucial in regulating plant development and responses to environmental stresses. Key phytohormones like abscisic acid, ethylene, salicylic acid and jasmonic acid play pivotal role in stress responses of vegetable crops. These hormones enable plants to sense and adapt to adverse conditions such as drought, salinity and extremities of temperatures. Through enzyme activation and hormone synthesis, plants enhance their resilience to stressors. The growth regulators initiate/activate a cascade event either on their own or by evolving a cross - talk within them that final recruits various transcription factors those in turn activate or suppress a variety of genes. The vital role of PGRs in mitigating stress impacts on vegetable crops, highlighting their potential in agricultural sustainability in future.
Best Management Practices Followed by Agri-Incubatees of ANGRAU Agribusiness Incubator in Tirupati, India
Authors: Reddy P. Hanumanth , Lalitha A. , Reddy P. Bala Hussain , Purnima K. S. , Vijayreddy Dumpapenchala 
Published: July 2024

The ANGRAU Agribusiness Incubator was purposively selected for the study conducted in the year 2023 because it has a specific focus on nurturing agri-startups that are working towards improving the farming communities in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Ten successful incubatees trained at the ANGRAU agribusiness incubator were purposively selected for the study, based on category, product, service, R&D and achievements. The findings demonstrated that best management practices such as practices such as offering innovative products/services, leveraging technology and automation, staying adaptable to changing market trends, prioritizing customer satisfaction, maintaining transparency and ethical practices and implementing effective waste management and recycling received the highest mean score of 3, ranking I. Following closely with a mean score of 2.9 and ranking II were strategies including vision and mission prepared, actively managing risks and developing contingency plans, consistently evaluate and improve product quality and ensuring compliance with government laws and regulations. Practices like monitoring and evaluating financial performance, integrating sustainable practices in the supply chain, conducting feasibility surveys/market research, setting clear and measurable goals, giving employment to at least three persons, actively building a network of stakeholders and forming strategic partnerships, implementing effective marketing strategies, focusing on brand identity and positive image and regularly optimizing operational costs scored between 2.8 to 2.4, placing them in ranks between Ⅲ & Ⅶ. However, practices concerning leveraging digital marketing strategies, having a detailed project report and income flow statement, developing a comprehensive business plan, seeking partnerships and collaborations for innovation, establishing relationships with financial institutions for funding and creating assets for the agribusiness with profits ranked lower, indicating disagreement among agri-incubatees, with scores 2.3 to 1.9 placing them in ranks between Ⅷ and Ⅸ. Perception of the incubatees towards best management practices inferred that nearly one-third (30.00%) of the agri-incubatees rated their best management practices as low, while half of the incubatees (50.00%) considered them moderate, and only one-fifth (20.00 %) of the agri-incubatees rated their practices as high.
Overview of Electrophysiological Techniques
Authors: Wickenden Alan D. 
Published: March 2014

AbstractThis unit provides an overview of the principal electrophysiological techniques commonly used for the study of ionic currents and the ion channels that mediate them. These techniques include electroencephalograms (EEGs), electrocardiograms (ECGs), single‐ and multiunit extracellular recording, multielectrode arrays, transepithelial recording, impedance measurements, and current‐clamp, voltage‐clamp, patch‐clamp, and lipid bilayer recording. The unit also discusses recent advances in high‐throughput, automated electrophysiological techniques for drug discovery and the use of stem cells as a tissue source. Curr. Protoc. Pharmacol. 64:11.1.1‐11.1.17. © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.