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Traversing Disciplinary Boundaries, Globalizing Indigeneities
Authors: Georgis Mariam 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The author’s work spans the disciplinary boundaries of political science, Middle East studies, Indigenous studies, and their subfields. Broadly situated within critical theoretical bodies of knowledge, she focuses on an Indigenous nation in what is today known as Iraq. Her work is grounded within particular and fragmented locations that blur various lines and multiple layers of coloniality. This article offers a critical reflection of the invisibility in working on Indigeneity in southwest Asia within the structural imperatives of the academy. It takes up each of these themes by examining the fields of international relations and Iraqi studies to show how the story of Assyrians is invisible or unintelligible across these fields of political science and Middle East studies. Moreover, what the Assyrian story tells us about these disciplines and the multiplicity of coloniality (Patel 2019) is also rendered invisible. Despite the absence of Assyrians from Indigenous studies, the author sees this field as a site from which to potentially globalize Indigeneities. Specifically, she uses Indigenous feminism to construct a more nuanced framework into Assyrian histories, a framework that uses the lens of colonialism, land theft, erasure, and genocide to reframe the Assyrian experience as a remnant of the colonial global order.
Introduction
Authors: Morgan Jennifer L. , Weinbaum Alys Eve 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This essay introduces the special issue with a critique of Cedric Robinson’s heuristic, “racial capitalism,” and a discussion of our titular intervention: “reproductive racial capitalism.” The essay is necessarily grounded in the reproductive crisis of the present day. It centers the histories and afterlives of hereditary racial slavery and the radical contestations and refusals of its logics. Overall, it argues that contemporary racial capitalism is always already reproductive. Reproductive labor and the experiences of conception, gestation, parturition, and childrearing are the heart and engine of both slave racial capitalism and contemporary forms of reproductive racial capitalism. They are also the sites from which reproductive racial capitalism and its exploitative conditions were contested under slavery, are being challenged in the present moment, and yet might be altogether refused in the future.
What Cecilia Knew
Authors: Zhang S. J. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This article explores how, in 1784 New Orleans, Cecilia Conway—a recaptured maroon woman—asserted that she was pregnant and thereby leveraged the power of her reproductive labor. Her claims about her body briefly slowed down the system of capital punishment activated in response to her marronage by altering the trajectory of the state-sanctioned sexual violence inflicted on her. The conversations between Cecilia and the prison’s authorities that this article unearths constitute an original archive of Cecilia’s assertions while accounting for their heavily mediated and yet remarkable presence. By centering the details of Cecilia’s life, this article helps recast the threat of marronage in colonial Louisiana from simply one of male-led armed rebellion to one of reproduction, thorny kinship networks, and a potential maroon society.
Mapping the global interactome of the ARF family reveals spatial organization in cellular signaling pathways
Authors: Quirion Laura , Robert Amélie , Boulais Jonathan , Huang Shiying , Bernal Astrain Gabriela , Strakhova Regina , Jo Chang Hwa , Kherdjemil Yacine , Faubert Denis , Thibault Marie-Pier , Kmita Marie , Baskin Jeremy M. , Gingras Anne-Claude , Smith Matthew J. , Côté Jean-François 
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACT
The ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs) and ARF-like (ARL) GTPases serve as essential molecular switches governing a wide array of cellular processes. In this study, we used proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) to comprehensively map the interactome of 28 out of 29 ARF and ARL proteins in two cellular models. Through this approach, we identified ∼3000 high-confidence proximal interactors, enabling us to assign subcellular localizations to the family members. Notably, we uncovered previously undefined localizations for ARL4D and ARL10. Clustering analyses further exposed the distinctiveness of the interactors identified with these two GTPases. We also reveal that the expression of the understudied member ARL14 is confined to the stomach and intestines. We identified phospholipase D1 (PLD1) and the ESCPE-1 complex, more precisely, SNX1, as proximity interactors. Functional assays demonstrated that ARL14 can activate PLD1 in cellulo and is involved in cargo trafficking via the ESCPE-1 complex. Overall, the BioID data generated in this study provide a valuable resource for dissecting the complexities of ARF and ARL spatial organization and signaling.
Epidemiology and Risk Mapping of hard ticks (Ixodidae) infecting Small Ruminants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Authors: Iqbal Z , Afshan K , Kayani AR , Ahmad H , Irfan M , Qayyum M 
Published: April 2024

Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) cause a negative impact on animal health and production globally. Because of the transhumant production system of sheep and goats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan, registration and tracking system of animals is not possible, which is a prerequisite for the development of early warning systems for any outbreak of TBDs. Therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the district-wise surveillance and risk mapping to find the epidemiological profile of tick infestation in small ruminants from KP, Pakistan. Ticks (n=6257) were collected from the six selected districts from May 2017- April 2018. A total of 1500 animals (goats=618 and sheep=881) were screened for the presence of ticks on different host predilection sites. A questionnaire depicting epidemiological information was filled, and a geographic information system (GIS) was used to map the risk areas. The study identified six tick species namely, Rhiphicephalus (R.) microplus, Hyalomma (H.) trancatum, H. anatolicum, H. aegyptium, H. asiaticum, and Haemaphysalis bispinosa. The tick prevalence in study districts was 16% in Peshawar, 15.67% Mardan, 12.8% Bannu, 18% Mansehra, 15.67% Mingora, and 21.87% in Dera Ismail Khan. R. microplus was only prevalent in Peshawar (36.18 %) and in Dera Ismail Khan (63.81 %) districts, while Haemaphysalis bispinosa and H. aegyptium were only recorded in Mardan. The intensity of Hyalomma spp. was recorded at 62.92 % followed by Rhipicephalus spp., 36.55%, and Haemaphysalis spp., 1.15%. Hyalomma spp. showed the highest prevalence on all host predilection sites viz: ears (62.2 %), groin areas (60.8%), under the tail (61.9 %), testicular areas (63.2 %), breast (64.5 %), and in hooves (64.7%) as compared to Rhipicephalus and Haemaphysalis species. Similarly, in sheep and goats, the adult ticks were more prevalent in age group 1-2 years (83.28% and 68.98%) followed by < 1 year of age group (82% and 68.89%), respectively. The results revealed high female (61.9%) tick infestation as compared to male ticks (38.1%), whereas the highest female to male tick ratio was 1.77:1 in Haemaphysalis species. The GIS map demonstrated that the degree of tick infestation varied within districts and villages. In conclusion, results recorded that economically vital ticks are extensively distributed all over the KP province and cost-effective control studies are needed to minimize the spread of tick-borne diseases.
Assessment anti-granuloma activity of Alpha-lipoic acid in chicks’ models
Authors: Abdul-Ghani MR , Naser AS 
Published: April 2024

Background: Alpha-lipoic acid is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent that has free radical scavenging characteristics as well as better effects on the recycling of other cellular antioxidants.Aim: The present study was made to assess the anti-granuloma of Alpha-lipoic acid by the cotton pellet granuloma method.Method: The chicks weighing around 100-150 g were selected, the Alpha-lipoic acid was administered at the following dose of 20, 40 & 80 mg/kg body weight respectively after insertion of cotton pellets into the groin region of chicks.Results: By using the up-and-down technique, it was found that the Median Lethal Dose (LD50) of the Alpha-lipoic acid was 451.8mg/kg, IP. Alpha-lipoic acid at 20, 40, and 80 mg/kg per body weight daily for consecutive seven days revealed that the ALA shows dose-dependent inhibition of weight of both wet and dry cotton pellets. The inhibition percentage for wet cotton pellets was 5, 11, and 14 respectively whereas the inhibition percentage for dry cotton pellets was 9, 15, and 25 respectively. Conclusion: We conclude that Alpha-lipoic acid has notable anti-granuloma activity as compared to control in animal models of chronic inflammation. Additional studies must be done to find the molecular role of Alpha-lipoic acid as anti-granuloma remedies
Antibiotic resistance and enterotoxin gene profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from raw milk in Iran
Authors: Shariatifar M , Salavati-Hamedani M , Rezaeian-Doloei R , Rezaeigolestani M , Mohsenzadeh M 
Published: April 2024

Staphylococcus aureus is a food-borne pathogen frequently isolated from raw milk in different parts of the world. The emergence of antibiotic resistant strains of S. aureus has become an important global public health issue. In spite of this problem, the contamination rate of raw milk with enterotoxigenic antibiotic resistant S. aureus strains has been rarely evaluated in Iran. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of coagulase positive S. aureus strains isolated from bulk tank milk samples in Mashhad, and to analyze the frequency of genes encoding the staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs). 250 milk samples were tested for S. aureus by the conventional plating method and PCR. The disc diffusion method was used to assess the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated S. aureus. Finally, the frequency of the SEs encoding genes was determined by the PCR method. S. aureus was detected in 18.4% of the tested milk samples at mean concentrations of 3.5 × 105 CFU/ml. The results showed that 86.95% of the isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic and the highest resistance was observed against penicillin, ampicillin and methicillin. In total, 71.74% of the studied bacteria had at least one of the SEs encoding genes, and sec and sea genes were the most prevalent ones. In conclusion, the prevalence of enterotoxigenic antibiotic-resistant S. aureus in the milk samples collected from Mashhad dairy farms proves that additional efforts must be devoted to implementing hygienic processes in dairy farms and controlling antibiotic usage as well.
Features of volitional regulation of behavior in convicted women with drug addiction
Authors: Smirnova Valeria , Butov Vladimir , Sumina Ekaterina 
Published: April 2024

The article presents a study of the features of volitional self-regulation of convicted women with drug addiction in conditions of social isolation. The purpose of the study was to study the characteristics of volitional regulation of convicted women with drug addiction. The subject of the study is the peculiarities of volitional regulation of convicted women with drug addiction. The hypothesis of the study is the assumption that the volitional regulation of convicted women with drug addiction differs from the volitional regulation of convicted women who do not have drug addiction. The study was carried out using the following diagnostic tools:
– a methodology for studying stylistic self-regulation of behavior (SSP) aimed at the emotional-volitional sphere;
– the methodology for studying volitional regulation (VVR) is aimed at studying the emotional-volitional and motivational-need spheres of the individual;
– the “Volitional Personality Qualities Questionnaire” (VQL) technique designed to assess the volitional qualities of an individual.
60 respondents took part in the study. The subjects were divided into two groups. 30 convicted women with drug addiction were selected for the experimental group. The control group consisted of 30 convicted women who did not have drug addiction.
The results obtained during the study indicate that convicted women with drug addiction are extremely dependent on the opinions and assessments of others, are unable to independently develop plans and programs of action, and often and uncritically follow other people’s advice. In the absence of outside help, they inevitably experience regulatory failures. The stylistic features of self-regulation of activity reveal uncertainty in a rapidly changing environment; they have great difficulty getting used to changes in life and are extremely dependent on the opinions and assessments of others. They also have a reduced ability to consciously overcome obstacles on the path to their goals and conflict-free behavior; they are characterized by low initiative, independence, suggestibility, and dependence on the opinions of groups.
Life successfulness of the personality of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation: conceptual justification and structural and functional organization
Authors: Semenova Natalya 
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the theoretical and methodological substantiation of the content and functioning of an individual’s life successfulness as a meta-resource that performs an acceptor function, which consists in anticipating and assessing the results of subjective activity in the process of reflection by the subject of his own goals, values and meanings, taking into account integrative qualities and emotional experiences in the “goal” space. value-meaning." The work substantiates the significance of this meta-resource for the personality of employees of internal affairs bodies and indicates its predictive role in relation to indicators of professional success.
The data from a theoretical analysis of life successfulness as a meta-resource of the individual are summarized, taking into account the philosophical and socio-philosophical contexts, as well as the leading directions of modern psychology. The main structural elements are identified and their functioning is explained from the perspective of integrating the principles of resource, regulatory and subjective approaches and the theory of functional systems. Attention is paid to the relationship between conscious self-regulation and personal resources, and their intersecting functioning is explained. The postulate of the theory of functional systems about understanding the acceptor is extrapolated to the psychological context, in particular when justifying the meaning and functions of life successfulness as a meta-resource of the individual.
Life successfulness as a meta-resource function in the space of goals, values and meanings of the individual, through the interconnection of reflexive-technological, reflexive-axiological, reflexive-ontological mechanisms; instrumental, socio-psychological and dispositional qualities of the individual; practical, moral and existential emotional experiences.
The prospects for further development of the meta-resource concept of life successfulness are outlined.
Exploring the impact of OSA on short-term survival in patients with AECOPD admitted to the ICU
Authors: Liu Liangfeng , Chen Yang , He Guanwen , Lin Bingbang , Zhu Zhongshou , Wei Rifu , Xu Yangbin 
Published: April 2024

Background
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is characterized by a sudden worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms, which significantly contributes to hospitalizations related to COPD symptoms. Previous research has mainly focused on the correlation between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and COPD. However, there were few studies that investigated the short-term mortality rate of AECOPD patients with or without OSA.

Methods
Data for our research was taken from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care Database IV. A total of 1332 patients were included in the study based on well-defined criteria for selection and exclusion. By analyzing the characteristics of AECOPD patients, we compared those with and without OSA.

Results
There were 1122 AECOPD patients without OSA, 210 patients with OSA. In comparison to those without OSA, patients with OSA exhibited lower 30-day and 90-day ICU mortality with unadjusted HR, as well as lower hospital mortality with unadjusted OR. However, after adjustments were made, there were no significant associations observed between OSA and short-term mortality, including 30-day ICU mortality, 90-day ICU mortality, ICU mortality, and hospital mortality in AECOPD patients. Subgroup analysis revealed that OSA may act as a risk factor for AECOPD patients with a BMI lower than 30 kg/m2.

Conclusions
There is no impact on short-term survival in AECOPD patients with OSA under intensive care unit (ICU) management and nursing.
Effects of Different Solvents on the Antioxidant Activity of Several Seaweed Species from Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: Hamid Mansoor Abdul , Yeap Chi Hong , Mustapha Wan Aida Wan , Martony Oslida , Fatmawati Fatmawati 
Published: April 2024

Sabah is the main seaweed producer in Malaysia especially red seaweeds which are commercially cultivated for the production of food gum known as carrageenan. Seaweeds are also high in phytochemical such as antioxidant compounds. Three seaweeds species from the Semporna Seawater, Sabah, namely Kappaphycus alvarezii, Caulerpa lentillifera and Sargassum polycystum were chosen for this study for the analysis of their antioxidant activities. K. alvarezii species is commercially cultivated whereas the other two (C. lentillifera and S. polycystum) are wild species. All seaweeds species underwent drying process in a cabinet dryer prior to the analyses. Six types of solvents which were water, ethanol, methanol, chloroform, ethyl acetate and hexane were used for the extraction process. Every concentrated, extracted solutions were then measured for their antioxidant activities based on total phenolic content (TPC), diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and β-carotene bleaching assay. Results showed that TPC of S. polycystum was significantly higher (p<0.05) than K. alvarezii but not significantly different (P>0.05) from C. lentillifera. Even though the extraction yield of water was the highest, but the greatest antioxidant activity values were seen in methanolic extraction in comparison to the other solvents in TPC, DPPH and FRAP. This indicated that most of the antioxidant compounds in all the three seaweed samples are polar. However, high antioxidant activity in terms of β-carotene bleaching assay were seen in other solvent extractions, which were chloroform, hexane and ethyl acetate. This indicated that seaweed also contain non-polar antioxidant compounds such as β-carotene. Overall, the best extraction method of antioxidant compounds in seaweed samples was using methanol as the extractant.
Impact of Varied Lead Concentrations on Lead Accumulation in the Body, Heart and Gill Damage of Milkfish (Chanos chanos)
Authors: Sukardi Reski Wahyuni , Djawad Muhammad Iqbal , Azis Hasni Yulianti , Manaf Sharifah Raina 
Published: April 2024

Milkfish (Chanos chanos) is valued in aquaculture for its affordability and nutritional richness. However, conventional farming techniques frequently result in suboptimal yields due to lead (Pb) contamination. Traditional milkfish ponds are typically situated near coastal areas, river waters, estuaries, ports, and industrial zones, rendering them susceptible to contamination, particularly from heavy metals, like Pb. This study aimed to analyze Pb accumulation in the body of milkfish juvenile, identify liver and gills damage, and examine the growth rate and survival of milkfish exposed to Pb at various concentrations. Juvenile milkfish were exposed to various concentrations of PbNO3, namely 0 mL.L-1, 0.08 mL.L-1, 0.8 mL.L-1, and 8 mL.L-1, including the non-exposed control group. The metal content of the fish bodies was measured using an AA spectrophotometer. Histological analysis of the liver and gills of the fish was performed to evaluate organ damage. The results showed significant Pb accumulation has been observed in milkfish exposed to high Pb concentrations. The control treatments showed a decrease in metal content, whereas treatments with high concentrations showed a significant increase. Exposure to Pb within 30 d can cause organ damage, such as inflammatory cells, secondary lamella fusion, and necrosis that occurs in the gills. In the liver, there is damage such as the accumulation of inflammatory cells, necrosis, and hydrofic degeneration. Pb exposure rapidly damages and disrupts milkfish's biological functions, influencing survival and growth. Pb exposure with doses 8 mL.L-1 significantly affected juvenile milkfish within approximately 60 min.
Considerations on static pressure gradients in closed circulatory systems
Authors: Popara Nato , Cvitković Denis , Vilić Marinko , Pašić Selim 
Published: April 2024

AbstractSiphons are devices that transport liquids uphill between two containers. It has been proposed that a siphon principle operates in closed circulatory systems, as best exemplified by the circulation of blood in mammals. This principle is supposed to ensure that no additional work is necessary to pump blood above the level of the heart, and that there is no gravitational static pressure gradient in the column of blood. The first statement is correct, while we demonstrate that, ignoring hydraulic resistance to blood flow, the static pressure gradient is equal to the hydrostatic gradient in a siphon model of blood circulation, although the details of the proof do not depend on the geometry of the circulatory system and the proof can be trivially extended to other models such as a vascular waterfall. This implies that the controversy over the siphon principle has no implications for the description of blood circulation, and that mechanisms such as the “baffle,” which some authors have appealed to in order to obtain the expected gradient, are not necessary. In our discussion, we also discuss empirical data that appear to provide additional verification of our results, as well as several everyday occurrences that provide additional support.
Aristotle on the Daemonic in
De divinatione
Authors: Radovic Filip David 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
I argue that the adjective δαιμόνιος (‘daemonic’) and the substantivized adjective τὸ δαιμόνιον (‘the daemonic’) that occur in Aristotle’s dream treatises basically mean ‘divine-like,’ denoting an illusory appearance of divine intervention, typically in the form of an alleged god-sent prophetic dream. Yet the appearances to which the terms refer are, in fact, neither divine nor supernatural at all, but involve merely coincidental correlations between the dream and the fulfilling event. It is shown that Aristotle’s use of ‘daemonic’ is traditional and reflects the endoxon that prophetic dreams are closely related to the divine. The paper also examines a set of earlier readings of the daemonic in De divinatione in relation to the proposed interpretation.