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Interleukin-17, C-reactive protein, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio, Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte ratio, and lipid profiles in healthy menopausal women with or without hot flashes: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Didevar Nazila , Rezasoltani Parvaneh , Pourgholaminejad Arash , Kazemnezhad Leyli Ehsan , Seyednoori Tahereh , Zahiri Sorouri Ziba 
Published: November 2023

Introduction
The reciprocation between systemic inflammatory markers (SIMs), dyslipidemia, and hot flashes (HFs) can play a part in the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction through menopause. This study intended to determine the association between some SIMs, lipids, and HFs in healthy menopausal women.

Materials and methods
We designed a cross-sectional study in which 160 healthy menopausal women aged 40–60 were enrolled. Concerning their HFs status, they were stratified into two groups by consecutive sampling: without HFs (n = 40) and with HFs (n = 120). In addition to clinical variables and HFs experience, we measured the fasting serum levels of SIMs and lipid profiles (LPs), including Interleukin-17 (IL-17), high- sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP), Total Cholesterol (TC), Triglycerides (TG), Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C), and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) in each group. Then, we calculated TC/HDL-C concerning the related variables and determined Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), and Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio (LMR), according to Complete Blood Count (CBC) quantitative parameters in each group. Furthermore, we used logistic regression analysis to assess the association between SIMs, LPs, and HFs.

Settings
We performed this study in a governmental teaching hospital, Guilan/Rasht, Iran, from April to September 2021.

Results
The two groups of menopausal women without and with HFs were not significantly different regarding the median of IL-17, hs-CRP, NLR, LMR, TG, HDL-C, and TC/HDL-C, and the mean of TC and LDL-C. Based on multiple logistic regression, TG levels appeared to be associated with the incidence of HFs (B = 0.004, P = 0.040, Odds Ratio:1.004, 95%CI:1.000–1.009). NLR seemed to have an increasing impact on the HFs severity, according to ordinal logistic regression (B = 0.779, P = 0.005, Odds Ratio = 2.180, 95%CI:1.270–3.744). Furthermore, hs-CRP negatively correlated with TG (r = -0.189, P = 0.039) and TC/HDL-C (r = -0.268, P = 0.003) in menopausal women with HFs.

Conclusion
This study indicated an association between SIMs, lipids, and HFs. These connections may suggest HFs as links between SIMs/LPs alterations and their outcomes.
Perspektif Taman Edelweiss Sebagai Area Konservasi Ex-Situ Bunga Edelweiss Secara Ekologi dan Ekonomi di Desa Wonokitri, Kabupaten Pasuruan.
Authors: Rahma Melati Julia , Soemarno Soemarno , Batoro Jati 
Published: November 2023

Salah satu flora endemik yang menjadi ikon pada kawasan TNBTS adalah Bunga Edelweiss. Adanya perkembangan wisata di kawasan Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru (TNBTS) menjadikan permintaan akan bunga Edelweiss sebagai souvenir semakin besar dan mempengaruhi nilai ekonomi komoditas tersebut. Tentu hal ini berpengaruh terhadap penurunan jumlah populasi dan mengancam ketersediaanya bagi masyarakat adat Tengger yang mempergunakan Bunga Edelweiss sebagai sesaji yang tidak dapat digantikan oleh komponen yang lain. Hingga pada tahun 2017, beberapa masyarakat Desa Wonokitri dibawah bimbingan TNBTS membentuk kelompok tani bernama Hulun Hyang sebagai upaya konservasi ex-situ Bunga Edelweiss. Perjalanan panjang kelompok tani Hulun Hyang hingga akhirmya mendapatkan izin tangkar dari KLHK terkait wanawiyata widyakarya. Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi modal yang dimiliki kelompok Tani Hulun Hyang sebagai pengelola taman edelweiss serta tahapan budidaya bunga Edelweiss mulai persiapan lahan hingga pasca panen. Kemudian pada aspek ekonomi dilakukan pengukuran willingness to pay dari wisatawan Taman Edelweiss terhadap bunga edelweiss hasil konservasi Ex-Situ Kelompok Tani Hulun Hyang dan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi willingness to pay tersebut. Studi ini menggunakan data primer dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 100 responden yang dilakukan secara acak atau random sampling. Willingness to pay dapat diperkirakan dengan menggunakan pendekatan contingent valuation method (CVM). Alat analisis pada studi ini adalah menggunakan regresi linier berganda pada SPSS 22. Berdasarkan analisis, nilai rata-rata willingness to pay per orang untuk 1 rangkaian sederhana berisikan 100 tangkai Bunga Edelweiss adalah sebesar Rp. 36.307,00 dengan nilai total willingness to pay adalah Rp 3.667.000,00. Faktor-faktor yang diduga mempengaruhi secara signifikan besarnya nilai willingness to pay untuk Bunga Edelweiss Hasil Konservasi Ex-situ Kelompok Tani ‘’Hulun Hyang’’ di Kawasan Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru adalah pendidikan terakhir dan pendapatan per bulan.
Effects of green decorated AgNPs on lignin-modified magnetic nanoparticles mediated by Cydonia on cecal ligation and puncture-induced sepsis
Authors: Zhou Lei , Yao Yanfen , Wang Quanzhen , Wang Peng , Hong Shan , Kong Li 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Sepsis is a common and deadly syndrome that despite all the progress in its control, the death rate caused by it is high. Sepsis is a serious problem that needs immediate attention and treatment. This infection, especially if it is caused by bacteria resistant to several drugs, causes high mortality. About two-thirds of sepsis cases occur in hospitalized patients. Several factors such as increasing the age of the population, increasing the duration of chronic diseases, high consumption of antibiotics and corticosteroids, use of mechanical devices and intravascular devices play a role in increasing its incidence. We herein demonstrate the biogenic procedure for the in situ immobilizing gold nanoparticles over lignin (Lig)-modified Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles mediated by Cydonia leaf extract (Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs) and its catalytic activity on the acetylation of alcohols using acetic anhydride and subsequent biological performances. The successful synthesis of Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs was assessed using an array of advanced techniques like field emission scanning electron microscopy, fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy EDX, elemental mapping, vibrating-sample magnetometer, and X-ray diffraction. Cecal ligation and puncture was used for inducing the sepsis model in rats. Several doses of Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs (45, 15, and 5 µg/kg) on oxidant–antioxidant, inflammatory mediators mRNA such as IL-1 and TNF-α, and its effects on the levels of expression were assessed in the kidney, liver, duodenum, lung, and stomach. When septic rats kidney, liver, duodenum, lung, and stomach were compared with those of the control group, it was found that Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs dose-dependent administration raised glutathione levels and superoxide dismutase activity and significantly reduced the levels of malondialdehyde. The Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs (45 µg/kg) indicated greater anti-oxidative effects than the 5 and 15 µg/kg doses for all the assessed parameters. In addition, the expression of TNF-α mRNA in the CLP + 45 µg/kg group was decreased in comparison with the control group. Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs reduced oxidative stress by enhancing the free radicals scavenging effects and supporting endogenous antioxidants. The Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs potent antioxidant property may be related to the cytokine cascade suppression during sepsis. The above findings offer that Fe3O4@Lig-Ag NPs administration may indicate a modern treatment for the inhibition of liver, kidney, lung, duodenum, and stomach tissues damage caused by septic conditions.
Preparation of newly developed porcelain ceramics containing WO3 nanoparticles for radiation shielding applications
Authors: Aloraini Dalal A. , Abualsayed Mohammad Ibrahim , Almuqrin Aljawhara H. , Elsafi Mohamed 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
We fabricated porcelain ceramics embedded with WO3 nanoparticles (NPs) for radiation shielding applications. The linear attenuation coefficients were experimentally determined to study the efficiency of the manufactured samples against gamma rays. When the thickness increases from 0.5 to 2 cm, there is a reduction in the photon transmission through the ceramics. At 0.662 MeV, the transmission factor for Porc-1 changes from 0.91 (thickness: 0.5 cm) to 0.83 (thickness: 1 cm), and to 0.69 (thickness: 2 cm). From I/I
0 results, we found that attenuation performance is improved as the sample thickness increases. We evaluated the mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) and examined the influence of the concentration of WO3 NPs on the MAC. We found that Porc-5 which contains a greater quantity of WO3 NPs compared to the other samples has the highest MAC. At 0.06 MeV, the HVL (half value layer) for Porc-1 is 1.063 cm, while at 1.333 MeV this increases to 5.247 cm. Meanwhile, for Porc-2, at 0.06 MeV, a thin layer of thickness 0.806 cm is required to shield 50% of the photons, and at 1.333 MeV, the thickness of the layer must increase to 5.058 cm to shield the photons.
Energy, exergy, economic, and environmental analysis of natural gas sweetening process using lean vapor compression: a comparison study
Authors: Sun Xiujun , Yuan Lizhi 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Gas sweetening with an aqueous solution of diethanolamine is a crucial and common process in natural gas processing. However, the process, particularly in the solvent regeneration section, consumes a substantial amount of energy, significantly escalating the cost of gas. This paper presents a simulation and optimization of an existing natural gas refinery plant using a lean vapor compression method. The simulation results indicate that the current process requires 2.73 GJ/tacid gas for solvent regeneration, with exergy destruction of 14,120.59 kW in the solvent regeneration section. The total annualized cost for the current process is 11.68 M$. A modified scheme is proposed to address the issue of high energy consumption and the associated costs. The proposed scheme demonstrates significant improvements in the aforementioned parameters. Specifically, energy for solvent regeneration, exergy destruction in the solvent regeneration section, total annualized cost, and cost of gas are reduced by 16.12 %, 25.04 %, 20.97 %, and 20 % compared to the current process, respectively. These improvements enhance the thermoeconomic indexes, making the proposed scheme a viable and cost-effective alternative to the current process.
Warum Schreiben nicht gleich Prosa ist
Authors: von Sass Hannah 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Analytical descriptions of literature are often based on the general presupposition according to which literature is mostly constituted as prose, giving privilege to the book as its form. This very premise is also definitive for Caroline Amlinger’s seminal study titled Schreiben. Eine Soziologie literarischer Arbeit (2021). This article aims at examining how this restriction can amount to crucially marginalising and reducing literature’s diversity. Amlinger’s praxeological account leads to emphasizing the processual character of text production; it is also able to elaborate on how the dynamics of the economic business have an impact on the literary result. However, the practices and forms of, particularly, German speaking contemporary theatre literature as well as the radio play indicate that a less restrictive definition of literature is required in order to consider the diverse conditions of literature’s appearance in different genres in a fertile manner.
Schreibende Frauen zwischen Ausschluss, Teilhabe und Sichtbarkeit
Authors: Fleig Anne 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This article deals with the feminist history of research on female authorship and its entanglements with the development of Gender Studies. It argues that new impulses of research in literary Gender Studies have been affected by literature itself which may also help today to develop new perspectives on female and diverse concepts of authorship and writing.
Very elevated serum copeptin concentrations occur in a subset of healthy children in the minutes after phlebotomy
Authors: Sastry Shruti , March Christine A. , McPhaul Michael J. , Garibaldi Luigi R. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

Objectives
Although AVP and its surrogate, copeptin, are mainly regulated by osmotic and volume stimuli, their secretion is also elicited by stress and growth hormone (GH) stimulating agents. The aim of this report is to describe unusual patterns of copeptin response in a subset of children undergoing GH stimulation tests (GH-ST).

Methods
We conducted a secondary analysis of a cohort of 93 healthy short children with no polydipsia, polyuria or fluid/electrolyte abnormalities, undergoing GH-ST with intravenous arginine, insulin, oral clonidine, or L-Dopa/carbidopa in various combinations. Serum copeptin concentrations were measured 1–3 min after phlebotomy (0 min) and at 60, 90, 120 min during GH-ST.

Results
In 85 subjects (normal response group, NRG) serum copeptin concentrations increased from a 0 min median of 9 pmol/L (IQR 6, 11.5) (all values ≤21) to a median peak between 60 and 120 min of 22 (IQR15, 38) pmol/L, which varied depending on the stimulating agent. Conversely, in the eight outliers, copeptin concentrations decreased gradually from a median of 154 (IQR 61, 439) pmol/L (all ≥40 pmol/L) to values as low as 14 % of the basal value, by 120 min. Test-associated anxiety was described in 17 subjects in the NRG (20 %) and five of the outliers (63 %).

Conclusions
A distinctive pattern of very elevated serum copeptin concentrations occurred in 9 % of children undergoing GH-ST, similar to reports in previous pediatric studies. Etiology may include pain or stress of phlebotomy. This phenomenon should be recognized for proper interpretation of copeptin values in children.
Semantic roles and the causative-anticausative alternation: evidence from French change-of-state verbs
Authors: Heidinger Steffen , Huyghe Richard 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Change-of-state verbs are heterogeneous with respect to their occurrence in the causative-anticausative alternation. While some of them are never used as anticausatives (e.g., destroy), others seem to largely favor the anticausative form (e.g., wither). On the basis of corpus data and statistical analysis for French change-of-state verbs, we show that there is a relationship between the anticausative use of a verb and the semantic role of its transitive subject: The more frequently the transitive subject of a verb is a cause (as opposed to agent or instrument), the more frequently the verb is used as anticausative (as opposed to transitive causative). In addition to presenting this novel empirical finding, we propose an account for the observed correlation: Depending on their semantic role, causers have different likelihoods to end up in the subject position of a transitive causative sentence, and the likelihood is lower for causes than for agents. Different factors are considered responsible for the observed correlation, including the asymmetry between agents and causes concerning salience as event participants, topic-worthiness, and the possibility of being expressed as anticausative adjuncts.
Unraveling the Peltzman Effect: The Significance of Agent’s Type
Authors: Grabiszewski Konrad , Horenstein Alex 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The Peltzman effect posits that implementing safety measures incentivizes agents to reduce their effort to a degree where these measures become counterproductive. This paper emphasizes the significance of including the agent’s type (skills, attributes) when analyzing the effectiveness of safety measures. Using data from iRacing, an online racing simulator, we find that the detection of the Peltzman effect is solely attributed to the omitted variable bias; specifically, the omission of a variable capturing the agent’s type. Additionally, our data demonstrates that enhancing types (increasing skills) leads to safety improvements.
Evaluar los Centros Escolares: ¿Con Base en los Resultados de los Alumnos en Pruebas de Aprendizaje o en Otros Factores de los Propios Centros?
Authors: Ruiz Guadalupe 
Published: November 2023

La evaluación de centros, como otras evaluaciones que se realizan en los sistemas educativos, es un campo que se ha venido desarrollando bajo distintos propósitos, enfoques y metodologías; asimismo, los resultados que las experiencias concretas han arrojado dan lugar a usos diferentes. Aunque la revisión de literatura sobre el tema permite identificar propuestas de diversa amplitud, la revisión de los sistemas o programas de evaluación educativa de varios países lleva a reconocer dos enfoques principales en la evaluación de centros; la que se basa en los resultados en pruebas de aprendizaje de los alumnos a los que atienden, y la evaluación institucional o de las escuelas como entidades. Este artículo describe en forma breve cada uno de estos enfoques señalando sus características más relevantes y concluye en la necesidad de lograr una mayor articulación de ambos enfoques a fin de contribuir, sobre todo, a la mejora de la calidad de la educación.Palabras clave: Evaluación de centros escolares, evaluación institucional, evaluación de resultados de aprendizaje. School evaluation, as is the case with other evaluation of education systems, is a field that has developed under different purposes, focus and methodologies. In much the same way, the results given by experiences are used for different means. Even though a literature revision of the subject allows us to identify several scope amplitudes, the revision of the evaluation systems or programs in several countries, show to great trends on the evaluation of schools. One of them is based on the results of the students on learning tests and the other on the evaluation of the school as an entity. This article describes, briefly, each of these scenarios pointing their characteristics, and concludes on the necessity of a greater articulation of both methods in order to contribute on the improvement of educational quality. Keywords: School evaluation, institutional evaluation, evaluation of learning results.
Evaluación: Elementos del Debate Internacional
Authors: Canales Alejandro 
Published: November 2023

En este texto se realizan algunos apuntes del debate en el plano internacional que coincidieron, primero, en un diagnóstico sobre la crisis de la educación superior y, luego, en la evaluación como medida estratégica que permitiría revertir el deterioro y elevar la calidad de este nivel educativo. En particular, se enfatizan las posiciones de dos de los principales organismos multilaterales y sus líneas de argumentación sobre calidad y evaluación, así como la variación en los planteamientos que se realizaron en los dos foros mundiales más importantes sobre la educación superior que se han realizado hasta ahora. El texto se interroga sobre las consecuencias del amplio y complejo sistema de evaluación que se instauró en la región latinoamericana hace aproximadamente dos décadas y los eventuales beneficios que había prometido. Sobre todo, llama la atención respecto a que el debate transcurrió más sobre los aspectos técnicos y normativos de los mecanismos de evaluación, y poco se ha interrogado sobre los cambios que ha producido, las implicaciones para la actividad académica de las IES y en especial para la evaluación de la actividad docente.Palabras clave: Evaluación, calidad educativa, América Latina, organismos internacionales, educación superior. This text highlights some of the pointed out at the debate in the international plane that coincided, first, in a diagnosis on the crisis suffered by higher education, and then, on the evaluation as a strategic measurement which will help revert the deterioration and elevate the quality of this educative level. In particular, it emphasizes the posture of the two multilateral organisms and their argumentation lines on quality and evaluation, as well as the valorization to the suggestion proposed at the two most important word-wide forums on higher education that have been carried out to the date. The text questions itself on the consequences of the vast and complex system of evaluation installed in Latin-America almost two decades ago and the eventual benefits that it had promised. Above all, it draws the attention to fact that the debate went mostly on the technical and normative aspects of evaluation, and little was questioned on the changes that it has produced, the implications to the academic activities of the IES and especially for the evaluation of the teaching activity.Keywords: Evaluation, educative quality, Latin America, international organism, higher education.
Evaluación de la Docencia, Autonomía y Legitimidad en la Universidad
Authors: Rodríguez José Gregorio 
Published: November 2023

En el marco de la investigación en curso, Autonomía y legitimidad de la educación superior en América Latina, un estudio comparado que adelanta un grupo de profesores de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, el análisis de la incidencia que las políticas y prácticas de evaluación de la docencia han tenido en la autonomía y la legitimidad de las universidades públicas, constituye el tópico central de esta ponencia. La multiplicidad de funciones que la sociedad de fines de siglo atribuía a las universidades públicas generó algunas contradicciones que tipificaban tres tipos de crisis: de hegemonía, de legitimidad e institucional (Santos, 2006) que inciden en la autonomía universitaria, la que puede ser rastreada alrededor de dos ejes de tensión: la producción de sentidos sociales y societales o la formación de la fuerza de trabajo y generación de mercancías cognitivas (Múnera, 2008). Desde este marco de análisis, se busca caracterizar cómo la evaluación y la acreditación afectan la autonomía y la legitimidad en algunas universidades de la región.Palabras clave: Evaluación de la docencia, autonomía, legitimidad, universidad pública. Within the framework of the investigation in course, Autonomy and legitimacy of the higher education in Latin America, compared study, that moves forward a group of professors of the National University of Colombia, the analysis of the incidence that the policies and practices of the teaching evaluation have had in the autonomy and the legitimacy of the public universities, constitutes the central topic of this presentation. The multiplicity of functions that the society of ends of the century attributed to the public universities generated some contradictions that typified three types of crisis: of hegemony, of legitimacy and of institution (Santos, 2006) that affect the university autonomy, the one that can be tracked around two axes of tension: the production of social and “societales” senses or the formation of the work force and the generation of cognitive merchandise (Múnera, 2008). From this frame of analysis, one looks to characterize how the evaluation and the accreditation affect the autonomy and the legitimacy in some universities of the region.Keywords: Teaching evaluation, autonomy, legitimacy, public university.