bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
De nouveaux « passe-droits » aux réglementations environnementales : outils numériques et transition écologique des pratiques agricoles
Authors: Oui Jeanne 
Published: June 2024

En réponse aux controverses et politiques publiques visant à réguler les pollutions environnementales provoquées par les pratiques agricoles de fertilisation sur les milieux aquatiques, différentes voies d’accompagnement à l’écologisation sont proposées par les scientifiques et les organismes de conseil aux agriculteurs et agricultrices. L’une d’entre elles est numérique : des logiciels de gestion et des outils d’aide à la décision (des services de conseil numériques) sont promus comme des intermédiaires sociotechniques de la mise en œuvre de la directive européenne sur les nitrates au niveau des exploitations. Par une enquête qualitative parmi les scientifiques, les entreprises concevant les outils et des agriculteurs céréaliers utilisant ces technologies, cet article revient sur la trajectoire technique et politique par laquelle ces outils deviennent des « objets-intermédiaires » de l’écologisation et les effets de ces technologies sur la mise en place effective de la réglementation environnementale au niveau des fermes. Au prisme de la sociologie des mondes agricoles, de la sociologie des politiques publiques environnementales et des Science and Technology Studies (STS), l’article montre que ces outils participent de processus d’inertie écologique (au niveau de leur conception technique, leurs usages et leurs futurs) et ouvrent des « passe-droits » numériques dans la réglementation environnementale, inégalement appropriés au sein des mondes agricoles.
Passejades i immobilitat a Mirall trencat: entre realisme i simbolisme
Authors: Audí Marc 
Published: June 2024

Dans Mirall trencat alternent deux motifs opposés : le mouvement et l'immobilité. La tension entre les deux motifs se situe à l'intérieur même des personnages, des situations, et même de l'écriture rodoredienne. À partir d'un relevé et d'une brève description de ces alternances et de leurs nombreuses variations nous proposons une lecture ouverte du roman, qui correspond à la volonté de l'auteur de briser l'univocité de la mimesis de tradition réaliste.
La novel·la policíaca i la llengua col·loquial
Authors: Niubo François 
Published: June 2024

La langue catalane est confrontée, sur son propre territoire, à la concurrence du castillan. Ses défenseurs, tout particulièrement les écrivains, ont longtemps lutté pour préserver une langue écrite à la fois viable et « authentique », c'est-à-dire sans influences du castillan. Mais cette préoccupation d’authenticité s’oppose au principe de vraisemblance dans certains genres, comme le roman policier où il peut être nécessaire, ou simplement utile, d’employer la langue parlée informelle. Or celle-ci est de plus en plus parsemée de castillanismes, tant dans le lexique que dans la syntaxe. Le but de cette étude est de mettre en évidence les problèmes rencontrés par les écrivains et les procédés employés pour résoudre, contourner ou assumer ces contradictions.
Level of Health Literacy Predict the Self-Care Activities in Middle Age with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Rosyida Ratna W. , Sulistiyani Apri D. 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Introduction:
Diabetes mellitus has increased over the years. Adequate self-care activities will improve outcomes optimally. Health literacy was the important factor that affected self-care activities. The prediction of health literacy to define the capability of self-care activities need to be identified. Health literacy among adults with T2DM can be the guidance of health worker to give the intervention in improving self-care activities. To examine the health literacy as a predictor of self-care activities among T2DM. A cross-sectional analytical study conducted in 101 patients in Primary Health Center with T2DM.

Methods:
Self-reported questionnaires were demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire, HLS-EU-16Q and SDSCA Indonesian Version. Research was conducted after ethical clearance has been approved. Multivariate analysis with hierarchical linear regression and all the data were managed by SPSS v. 20.

Results:
Most of the respondents were in the middle age, female (68.3%), unemployed, secondary education-graduated (45.5%), having diabetes <5 years (65.3%), with no complication and history of smoking. The middle age and health literacy related to self-care activities with P = 0.03 and P = 0.02, respectively. The age and the presence of complication explained 9.8% and 2% of the self-care activities. The predictors that included age, the presence of complication and health literacy (P < 0.05) explained 15,3% of the variance in self-care activities among type 2 DM.

Conclusion:
The presence of complication, age and health literacy was significant predictors of self-care activities among people with T2DM in Indonesia.
Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analyser (BIA) with Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Scan in Assessing the Body Composition of Adult Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Dastidar Srijoni G. , Gargari Piyas , Das Debaditya , Chowdhury Subhankar 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Introduction:
Assessing the body composition is important in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to prevent and achieve optimum control during treatment. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), being a more affordable method of assessing the body composition, should therefore be compared with the gold standard dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to look for a correlation between the two and the potential of BIA to be used widely in this population. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 60 patients attending the endocrinology outpatient department (OPD) of a tertiary care centre in Kolkata, India.

Methods:
Body composition was measured by both BIA and DXA. Intra-class correlation (ICC) values were calculated between the two methods for fat mass and fat-free mass for three body mass index (BMI) groups and overall.

Results:
DXA and BIA correlated well for both fat mass and fat-free mass in the entire study population and in the non-overweight non-obese group (BMI <23) and the obese group (BMI ≥25). However, the overweight group (23 ≥BMI <25) did not correlate well with the above-mentioned parameters.

Conclusion:
We suggest interchangeable use of the two methods in the non-overweight non-obese (BM I <23) and obese (BMI ≥25) BMI groups of adult subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the low correlation for all parameters in the overweight group points towards exercising caution when taking such measurements by BIA and planning a further study with a larger cohort of such individuals to better evaluate the said correlation.
Evaluation of eosinophil, immune-globulin E and Interleukin 6 levels in bronchial asthmatic children after management with needle and laser acupuncture
Authors: Ahmed Kamel Inas E M. , Shaaban Hala H. , Zikri Emad N 
Published: June 2024

Background/aim
Bronchial asthma is a disabling disease causing interruption with the daily activities of children. Acupuncture proved to be beneficial in improving the symptoms of the disease and decreasing the dose of conventional medications that must be taken and may have serious side effects. This study aims to evaluate the variations of some inflammatory and immunity markers such as Eosinophil, immune-globulin E (IgE), and Interleukin 6 (IL6) in bronchial asthmatic children after treatment with needle and laser acupuncture.

Patients and methods
In this randomized controlled clinical trial, we included 75 patients divided into three groups. Each group has 25 children. The patients in the first group received laser sessions three times a week for 4 weeks. Those in the second group were treated by needle acupuncture during the same period of time, while the children in third group received only conventional medications and were used as control. Complete blood cell count, which reveals eosinophilic count, was determined, as well as serum IgE and IL6 were measured using Elisa techniques at baseline and after one month of treatment.

Results
All the patients in the three groups showed significant improvement concerning their symptoms and laboratory parameters number of attacks/week and night awakens/month all decrease significantly (P<0.001) also IgE (P<0.001) after 1 month of treatment with needle or laser. However, children receiving needle and laser sessions showed more significant improvement (P<0.05) than the control group, with no differences between the two groups. White blood cells, eosinophils, IgE, IL 6 were statistically decreased (P<0.05) after the end of the sessions.

Conclusion
Needle and laser acupuncture proved efficient in relieving the symptoms of the bronchial asthma in children more than conventional medications alone, as well as Eosinophil, IgE, and IL6 levels were significantly decreased after the treatment.
Antihyperlipidemic and cardiopreventive properties of Arabic gum in nicotinamide/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Authors: Ahmed Osama M. , Mosa Nermeen M. , Abou-Seif Howida S. 
Published: June 2024

Background/Aim
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications have a negative impact on human health and the economy worldwide. Diabetic patients are at a high risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases. Arabic gum (AG) is a natural product that exhibits potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and hypoglycemic properties. The purpose of this study was to scrutinize the antihyperlipidemic and cardiopreventive efficacy and to assess the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory roles of AG in nicotinamide (NA)/streptozotocin (STZ)-induced DM in rats.

Material and methods
Three groups of 18 adult (6 each) male Wistar rats each were used for the experiment. The first group was the normal control group, which received 0.9% NaCl daily by oral gavage for 8 weeks. The rats in the second group were injected with 60 mg/kg b.w. STZ in citrate buffer (pH 4.5) intraperitoneally (IP), after being given intraperitoneally 120 mg/kg b.w. NA. They also received 0.9% NaCl daily by oral gavage for 8 weeks. The third group was treated with 20 mg AG/kg b.w./day suspended in 0.9% NaCl by oral gavage for 8 weeks after inducing DM in the same way as the second group.

Results
Hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia were observed in DM rats. They also had significantly higher levels (P<0.05) of serum creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), which indicate heart dysfunction. The diabetic heart suffered from oxidative stress, as shown by significant increases (P<0.05) of malondialdehyde (MDA) and decreased glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and superoxide dismutase values (SOD). AG treatment improved blood glucose and serum lipid levels, as well as heart function biomarkers in serum. AG also reduced oxidative stress and enhanced antioxidant defenses in the diabetic heart. Immune-inflammatory markers, such as nuclear factor-kappa B and tumor necrosis factor-α and apoptotic protein p53 expressions were elevated in diabetic rats (P<0.05) markedly, but the treatment with AG exhibited normal levels for them.

Conclusion
In conclusion, this study demonstrated that AG has a preventive role against heart injury in NA/STZ-induced DM in rats. AG improved the metabolic, oxidative, and inflammatory status as well as apoptosis and their cardiac function in diabetic rats. Moreover, AG improved the histological picture of cardiac myocytes and therefore, it may be a potential natural remedy for diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Case Report: First Report of Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in Algeria: Observations from a Case Report
Authors: Seklaoui Nacera , Izri Arezki , Tablit Islam , Chergou Mustapha , Hamrioui Boussad , Akhoundi Mohammad 
Published: June 2024

ABSTRACT.
We present the first case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Algeria, diagnosed in an immunocompetent 42-year-old man exhibiting an infiltrated and ulcerated plaque leading to macrocheilitis of the entire lower lip. He was a police officer who lived in a village in Ain El Hammam (Kabylie region, known as an active focus of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis) without any history of travel for the previous 3 years. He suffered from cutaneous lesions for 22 months due to the misdiagnosis of a skin lesion resembling other diseases such as Crohn disease or sarcoidosis. A compilation of clinical, histopathological, parasitological, and molecular examinations revealed Leishmania infantum as the etiologic agent. The patient was treated with meglumine antimoniate, which resulted in the complete disappearance of the lesion 4 months after treatment.
Hominidae
Authors: Martins Yara Paula , Borda Luis Eduardo dos Santos , Rauscher Beatriz Basile da Silva 
Published: June 2024

Este texto toma o trabalho Hominidae (2009), de Ricardo Alvarenga, para refletir sobre sua contribuição, nas relações estabelecidas entre arte e cidade, e no projeto Arte Móvel Urbana da Secretaria de Cultura da cidade de Uberlândia MG. A iniciativa rompeu com os espaços expositivos tradicionais e incentivou artistas a utilizarem a cidade como matéria e cenário para suas criações. O artigo é fruto de pesquisa que observou as reverberações desse projeto como um processo de expansão do campo da arte na cidade, incentivando e promovendo produções artísticas contemporâneas em espaços urbanos, que contribuíram para a construção de debates sobre o modo de vivenciar a cidade.
Effect of Polyphenols Isolated from Plantago major L. and Plantago lanceolata L. on Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore in Rat Liver
Authors: Ergashev Nurali , Sayfieva Khamida , Makhmudov Rustam , Asrarov Muzaffar 
Published: June 2024

It has been shown that the transport of electrons in the respiratory chain of mitochondria, ion-transport processes, the balance of Ca2+ ions and other metabolic processes in the cell are intrinsically connected with lipoperoxidation processes. In particular, in recent years, plant biologically active compounds have been widely used to eliminate oxidative processes developing in the body. Accordingly, we considered it important to study the mechanisms of action of xylopyr-T, glucopyr-T and 2-DVG polyphenols isolated from the plants Plantago major L. and Plantago lanceolata L., belonging to the Plantaginaceae family, which are widely used in folk medicine. Therefore, in vitro experiments, the amount of malondialdehyde and the condition state of mPTP were studied by spectrophotometric method. The obtained results revealed that the studied polyphenols inhibit lipoperoxidation induced by Fe2+/ascorbate the production of malondialdehyde was reduce by xylopyr-T to 81.9 ± 1.2 %, by glucopyr-T to 79.4 ± 1.7 % and by 2-DVG to 75.0 ± 1.8 % at a concentration of 4 µM in rat liver mitochondria. At the same time, mPTP opening in the medium with the substrate succinate (+ rotenone) inhibition 2-DVG polyphenol at a concentration of 100 μM was reduced by 84.5 ± 2.8 %, xylopyr-T polyphenol at a concentration of 200 μM by 67.6 ± 4.8 % and it was shown that glucopyr-T polyphenol at a concentration of 200 µM by 32.5 ± 1.65 % compared to the control. In conclusion, it can be illustrated that the studied polyphenols, along with their high antioxidant properties, show a structure-dependent inhibition of mPTP opening, which is involved in various physiological and pathological processes.
HIGHLIGHTS

In this study, hydrolysable tannins, which have strong antioxidant properties isolated from Plantago plants, were investigated and confirmed by MDA analysis in vitro
These hydrolyzable tannins exhibited substrate-dependent inhibition of rat liver mitochondrial PTP in vitro
It can be assumed from the data obtained that these hydrolyzable tannins act organ-specifically

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Paleotechnology of Telephones and Screens
Authors: Pint Kris 
Published: June 2024

This article argues that the essentials of the complex relationship between interiority and exteriority, and the mediating role of teletechnology, are already present in the interiors of Paleolithic caves. As philosopher Maxine Sheets-Johnstone argues in The Roots of Thinking (1990), cave art emerged from the primal fascination with ‘being inside.’ Yet at the same time, these first interiors were most likely created to establish a form of communication with an exterior, the ‘augmented reality’ of the spirit world, made possible through rudimentary technological and biological extensions. It also required a specific use of the spatial qualities of these caves, both sensory and atmospheric. This complex hybrid constellation of interior space, the human body and (psycho)technology created a permeability between different human and non-human actors. According to prehistorian Jean Clottes in Pourquoi l’art préhistorique (2011), the ‘permeability’ between inner and outer worlds is indeed one of the concepts that are crucial to understanding the Paleolithic human outlook on the environment, and is a concept which is still relevant today.
Ever since these animistic Paleolithic works of art, teletechnology reveals what philosopher and literary theorist Jennifer Gosetti-Ferencei calls, in The Ecstatic Quotidian: Phenomenological Sightings in Modern Art and Literature (2007), the ‘ecstatic’ side of the quotidian. In this article, I follow the traces of this animistic, ecstatic experience in literature, in Walter Benjamin’s Berlin Childhood around 1900 (1932-8) and Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time (1913-1927), and in cinematography, in Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and David Cronenberg’s Videodrome (1983). The imagination of now outdated technologies creates a kind of anachronistic, defamiliarizing perspective that helps to grasp the animistic, mythical dimension of our daily domestic immersion in contemporary teletechnologies (from video chats to ASMR-videos). These anachronistic experiences we find in art allow us to better reflect on the ecstatic role of media-technology in relation to our spatial and psychological interiors, and the (psycho)technological conditions of contemporary dwelling in the interiors of the communication age.
Local summer temperature changes over the past 440 ka revealed by the total air content in the Antarctic EPICA Dome C ice core
Authors: Raynaud Dominique , Yin Qiuzhen , Capron Emilie , Wu Zhipeng , Parrenin Frédéric , Berger André , Lipenkov Vladimir 
Published: June 2024

Abstract. Seasonal temperature reconstructions from ice cores are missing over glacial–interglacial timescales, preventing a good understanding of the driving factors of Antarctic past climate changes. Here the total air content (TAC) record from the Antarctic EPICA Dome C (EDC) ice core is analyzed over the last 440 ka (thousand years). While the water isotopic record, a tracer for annual mean surface temperature, exhibits a dominant ∼100 kyr cyclicity, the TAC record is associated with a dominant ∼40 kyr cyclicity. Our results show that the TAC record is anti-correlated with the mean insolation over the local astronomical summer half-year. They also show for the first time that it is highly anti-correlated with local summer temperature simulated with an Earth system model of intermediate complexity. We propose that (1) the local summer insolation controls the local summer temperature; (2) the latter, through the development of temperature gradients at the near-surface of the ice sheet (<2 m), is affecting the surface snow structure; and (3) those snow structure changes propagating down to the bottom of the firn through densification are eventually controlling the pore volume at the bubble close-off and consequently the TAC. Hence, our results suggest that the EDC TAC record could be used as a proxy for local summer temperature changes. Also, our new simulations show that the mean insolation over the local astronomical summer half-year is the primary driver of Antarctic summer surface temperature variations, while changes in atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations and Northern Hemisphere (NH) ice sheet configurations play a more important role in Antarctic annual surface temperature changes.
The influence of human activities on streamflow reductions during the megadrought in central Chile
Authors: Álamos Nicolás , Alvarez-Garreton Camila , Muñoz Ariel , González-Reyes Álvaro 
Published: June 2024

Abstract. Since 2010, central Chile has experienced a protracted megadrought with annual precipitation deficits ranging from 25 % to 70 %. An intensification of drought propagation has been attributed to the effect of cumulative precipitation deficits linked to catchment memory. Yet, the influence of water extractions on drought intensification is still unclear. Our study assesses climate and water use effects on streamflow reductions during a high-human-influence period (1988–2020) in four major agricultural basins. We performed this attribution by contrasting observed streamflow (driven by climate and water use) with near-natural streamflow simulations (driven mainly by climate) representing what would have occurred without water extractions. Near-natural streamflow estimations were obtained from rainfall–runoff models trained over a reference period with low human intervention (1960–1988). Annual and seasonal streamflow reductions were examined before and after the megadrought onset, and hydrological drought events were characterized for the complete evaluation period in terms of their frequency, duration, and intensity. Our results show that before the megadrought onset (1988–2009) the mean annual deficits in observed streamflow ranged between 2 % and 20 % across the study basins and that 81 % to 100 % of those deficits were explained by water extractions. During the megadrought (2010–2020), the mean annual deficits in observed streamflow were 47 % to 76 % among the basins. During this time, the relative contribution of precipitation deficits on streamflow reduction increased while the contribution of water extractions decreased, accounting for 27 % to 51 % of the streamflow reduction. Regarding drought events during the complete evaluation period, we show that human activities have amplified drought propagation, with almost double the intensity of hydrological droughts in some basins compared to those expected by precipitation deficits only. We conclude that while the primary cause of streamflow reductions during the megadrought has been the lack of precipitation, water uses have not diminished during this time, causing an exacerbation of the hydrological drought conditions and aggravating their impacts on water accessibility in rural communities and natural ecosystems.
Determinants of Green Purchase Behavior: An Implication of Theory of Reasoned Action
Authors: Liaquat Malka , Iqbal Iram , Munir Sana , Waheed Noorulain 
Published: June 2024

This research aims to understand the factors that influence consumer green purchasing behavior. A theoretical model of TRA and TPB has been applied to study consumer behavior. For analyzing the model 540 middle income-earners of Multan are selected with a non-probability conviction sampling technique has been used. The data has been analyzed using the PLS-SEM technique. The results obtained show a positive association between Intention-Behavior, Attitude-Intention-Behavior, Subjective Norms-Intention-Behavior, Consumer Perceived Environmental Concern-Intention-Behavior, and Green Product Knowledge-Intention-Behavior. This study enhances the understanding of consumer behavior in the Southern belt of Pakistan by adding more insight into the literature on TRA and TPB. The unique concept of this study is the Green Product Knowledge that has been widely used in marketing research but still fewer studies have focused on the impact of GPK.