bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Density and Public Transit – Victims of COVID Pandemic?
Authors: Grover Himanshu 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

Urban sustainable development policies that promote high density and increased use of public transit are known for their numerous public health benefits, such as fostering increased physical activity, reducing obesity and disease rates, improving access to nutritious food, and enhancing healthcare availability. However, continued public support is critical for local adoption and implementation of such policies. The goal of this study is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public support for such high-density and public transit. Data for this study was gathered using an online survey administered in the Seattle metropolitan area during April to May 2023. The findings indicate a significant negative relationship between concerns about COVID-19 transmission and public support for higher urban density and enhanced public transit access. This trend poses a challenge for public health and sustainability advocates. A decline in public support will potentially undermine the ability of growing communities to embrace and implement development policies that promote density and public transit. The reduction in public support raises concerns about a possible policy shift towards lower urban densities and decreased public transit use, reverting to less sustainable growth patterns. Such a shift could have detrimental long-term consequences for urban sustainability and public health. These results emphasize the need for a nuanced understanding of public sentiment in policy formulation and implementation in the post-pandemic era.
Deciphering Tissue-Specific Expression Profiles of Mitochondrial Genome-encoded tRNAs and rRNAs through Transcriptomic Profiling in Buffalo
Authors: E.M Sadeesh , -MSc Anuj Malik 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background
Mitochondria, essential for cellular energy production through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS),
integrate mt-DNA and nuclear-encoded genes. This cooperation extends to the mitochondrial translation machinery, involving crucial mtDNA-encoded RNAs: 22 tRNAs (mt-tRNAs) as adapters and 2 rRNAs (mt-rRNAs) for ribosomal assembly, enabling mitochondrial-encoded mRNA translation. Disruptions in mitochondrial gene expression can profoundly impact energy generation and overall animal health. Our study delves into the tissue-specific expression patterns of mt-tRNAs and mt-rRNAs in buffalo.
Material & Methods
To investigate the expression patterns of mt-tRNAs and mt-rRNAs in different tissues and gain a better understanding of tissue-specific their variations, RNA-seq was performed on various tissues, such as the kidney, heart, brain, and ovary, from post- pubertal female buffaloes. Subsequently, we identified transcripts that were differentially expressed in various tissue comparisons.
Results
The findings reveal distinct expression patterns among specific mt-tRNA genes across various tissues, with some exhibiting significant upregulation and others demonstrating marked downregulation in specific tissue contexts. Additionally, variations are noted in the expression patterns of mt-rRNA genes across diverse tissues. These identified variations reflect tissue-specific physiological roles, underscoring their significance in meeting the unique energy demands of each tissue. Notably, the brain exhibits the highest mtDNA copy numbers and an abundance of mitochondrial mRNAs of our earlier findings, potentially linked to the significant upregulation of mt-tRNAs in brain. This suggests a plausible association between mtDNA replication and the regulation of mtDNA gene expression.
Conclusion
Overall, our study unveils the tissue-specific expression of mitochondrial-encoded non-coding RNAs in buffalo. As we proceed, our further investigations into tissue-specific mitochondrial proteomics and
microRNA studies aim to elucidate the intricate mechanisms within mitochondria, contributing to tissue-specific mitochondrial attributes. These endeavors promise to reveal mitochondrial pivotal role in animal healthcare.
Artificial nighttime lighting impacts Plasmodium falciparum mature stage V gametocytes infectivity in Anopheles stephensi
Authors: Llergo Jose Luis , Garuti Helena , Lopez Celia , Sanchez Julia , Calvo David 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Background: Malaria is one of the most important vector-borne diseases of humans with an estimated 241 million cases worldwide in 2020. As an urban and periurban mosquito species, An. stephensi is exposed to artificial human stimuli like light that can alter many aspects of mosquito behavior, physiology and metabolism. Therefore, fluctuations in the light environment may influence the host, parasite and/or mosquito biology and hence modulate risk for disease transmission. In this study, we have tested the effect of artifitial light at night on mosquito infectivity by Plasmodium falciparum during the first hours of blood digestion.
Methods: A total of three independent Standard Membrane Feeding Assays were performed to artificially fed septic and aseptic mosquitoes with P. falciparuminfected blood. After blood feeding, females were transferred to incubators with different photoperiod cycles, so digestion occurred under day artificial light or dark. At 7 and 16 days post blood feeding, mosquitoes were dissected for midguts and salivary glands respectively. Percentage of mosquitoes fed, percentage of prevalence and P. falciparum oocyst intensity between septic and aseptic mosquitoes in the two different photoperiod regimes were compared using a non-parametric ANOVA followed by a Dunn´s multiple comparison test.
Results: The exposition of mosquitoes to light after they took an infected blood meal will have a negative effect on the successful progression of P. falciparumin the mosquito midgut. Antibiotic treatment significantly incremented the number of oocysts per midgut. Photophase significantly reduced the median oocyst intensity in both septic and aseptic mosquitoes. The percentage of oocyst reduction, understood as the percentage of reduction in the mean oocyst intensity of the parasite in the mosquito midgut between photophase and scotophase, was 51% in the case of aseptic mosquitoes and 80% for septic mosquitoes, both in the photophase condition.
Conclusion: Although still there are a lot of gaps in the understanding of parasite-mosquito interactions, our results support the idea that light can not only influence mosquito biting behavior but also parasite success in the mosquito midgut. Hence, light can be considered an interesting additional mosquito-control strategy to reduce mosquito-borne diseases.
Smear layer removal efficacy of different irrigation techniques in conservatively instrumented root canals
Authors: Mochizuki Sota , Watanabe Satoshi , Liu Jiayi , Okiji Takashi 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

Background
Much attention has recently been drawn on minimally invasive endodontic systems. However, establishing effective irrigation methods is warranted to ensure the predictability of minimally invasive root canal instrumentation. This study aimed to compare the smear layer removal efficacy of different irrigation techniques in root canals instrumented with TruNatomy nickel-titanium rotary instruments.
Methods
In Experiment 1, 51 extracted human mandibular incisors were instrumented using TruNatomy Shaping Files up to Small (#20/0.04), Prime (#26/0.04), or Medium (#36/0.03) and irrigated with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), and again with EDTA using syringe irrigation (SI) with the tip inserted 1 mm short of its binding position (n = 17). The smear layer on the root canal wall in the coronal, middle, and apical thirds was scored under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In Experiment 2, 70 extracted mandibular incisors were instrumented using TruNatomy Small and irrigated with EDTA and NaOCl as in Experiment 1 using (1) conventional laser-activated irrigation (LAI) with an erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser unit at 30 mJ/10 Hz (LAI 30/10) or 70 mJ/20 Hz (LAI 70/20), (2) photon-induced photoacoustic streaming (PIPS) (20 mJ/15 Hz), (3) ultrasonic-activated irrigation, or (4) SI (n = 13). Five additional canals served as negative controls (no irrigation). The smear layer on the canal wall was scored under SEM images. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction (α = 0.05).
Results
In Experiment 1, the TruNatomy Small group showed significantly higher smear layer scores compared to the other groups in the apical and middle thirds (p < 0.05). In Experiment 2, the LAI 70/20 and PIPS groups showed significantly lower smear layer scores compared to the LAI 30/10 and SI groups in the apical third (p < 0.05). In the LAI 70/20 group, SEM images demonstrated crescent-shaped cavities, which are indicative of heat-induced injury from laser energy.
Conclusions
Conservative instrumentation using the TruNatomy Small reduced the cleaning efficacy of irrigation. However, irrigation using the PIPS technique, with the tip placed above the root canal orifice, demonstrated satisfactory smear layer removal without injury to the root canal wall.
Clinical Clue and Predictive Blood Count of Hemodialysis Cathether-Related Infection: Case Series
Authors: Vanessa Nadya , Primiawan Tatag 
Published: November 2023

Most patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) require renal replacement therapy. Majority of hemodialysis initiation is done through a dialysis catheter access. The use of catheters double lumen (CDL) for hemodialysis has several potential complications, including infection. Catheter related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in CKD patients. CRBSI therapy should not be delayed, including delays due to waiting for culture results to confirm the diagnosis. Several studies have reported the use of clinical findings and routine blood count parameters to predict CRBSI. This case series reported three cases with suspected CRBSI consisting of one woman and two men with mean age of 44.67 ± 8.21 years, mean catheter days 13 ± 6.97, and mean hemodialysis duration of 10.5 ± 13.79 month. Diagnosis CRBSI was suspected from clinical clue, i.e symptoms such as fever and chills, pain at the CDL site, and physical examination i.e body temperature and local CDL site signs. Laboratory parameters in this case series reported elevations for PLR, NLR and SIRI supporting the suspicion of bloodstream infection. All patients in this case series improved after CDL removal and antibiotics therapy. Investigation of clinical findings and routine blood count parameters can be an alternative diagnosis of CRBSI that enables prompt treatment in areas with limited facilities.
Keywords: chronic kidney disease, catheter related bloodstream infection, diagnosis
Aux pays des formes insolites : paysages botaniques et ordre naturel
Authors: Vuillemin Nathalie 
Published: November 2023

La mission première des botanistes voyageurs, au xviiie siècle, relève de la collecte : il s’agit d’amasser autant d’échantillons naturels que possible afin d’alimenter l’entreprise classificatoire, d’une part, et de mettre en évidence l’utilité de la flore exotique, d’autre part. Cet article s’intéressera à la première partie de ce projet uniquement : nous montrerons comment certains naturalistes expriment leur perplexité face à une démarche qui leur semble insuffisante, trop peu attentive aux affinités des plantes telle qu’elles se manifestent en un lieu donné, à travers un paysage qui, mieux que tout système classificatoire, est susceptible de faire sentir l’ordre naturel.
Mots-clés : botanique, Linné, Adanson, Commerson, île de France, systèmes, paysages.
Figures de (dé)rangement : de quelques tropes relationnels chez Jacques Delille
Authors: Marchal Hugues 
Published: November 2023

Dans L’Homme des champs (1800) et Les Trois Règnes de la nature (1808), Jacques Delille établit de multiples parallèles entre des êtres qui lui semblent occuper des places diamétralement opposées sur des échelles de valeur hétéroclites, ses critères de classification des animaux tenant compte, par exemple, de l’anatomie des membres, du charme ou de la vitesse de différentes espèces. Toutefois, d’autres figures de style viennent complexifier cette tentative d’arpenter la nature grâce aux lignes tirées entre des couples antagonistes. Parallélismes de construction et autres syllepses retissent entre elles ces stries ou coupes, pour développer simultanément d’autres analogies et ainsi maximiser les “faisceaux” de relations, une ambition que Buffon juge interdite à sa prose, mais que la poétique de Delille réalise peut-être.
Mots-clés : Delille, Buffon, poésie descriptive, sciences naturelles, tropes.
Poésie et physiologie végétale au tournant des XVIIIème et XIXème siècles : pour une préhistoire de l’écologie des relations
Authors: Weber Anne-Gaëlle 
Published: November 2023

Cet article pourrait constituer une étape de la constitution d’une histoire “environnementale” des relations entre sciences et poésie. L’émergence de la physiologie végétale en tant que discipline, au tournant des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, a entraîné, de la part de ses tenants, des recherches poétiques et formelles. Décrire le lien entre les organes des plantes et leur environnement a supposé de négocier, au sein des manuels et traités savants, de nouvelles articulations entre les critères de scientificité de la science émergente et des critères de définition de la poésie. Les représentants de la physiologie végétale ébauchent alors un certain nombre d’interrelations discursives et heuristiques qui pourraient aujourd’hui répondre à la nécessité de susciter chez le lecteur, par la forme même de l’ouvrage qui en traite, une attention renouvelée aux interrelations entre l’homme et la “nature”.
Mots-clés : physiologie végétale, poésie, poème, forme, science, écologie, relation.
L’imagination et le vivant : une relation environnementale au siècle des Lumières
Authors: Kunz Westerhoff Dominique 
Published: November 2023

Après avoir rappelé la fonction centrale qu’a joué l’imagination, en particulier l’imagination romantique, dans l’émergence de l’écocritique américaine et de l’écopoétique européenne, je propose d’y contribuer en remontant aux dernières décennies des Lumières, pour suivre le fil des liens de l’imagination au vivant dans quelques théories et discours français et francophones. À partir d’un choix concis de traités médicaux, d’essais philosophiques et de textes littéraires, notamment de Rousseau, l’enjeu consiste à cerner les transformations d’une imagination mécaniste héritée de Descartes – modèle particulièrement influent dans les sciences du XVIIIe siècle, mais problématique pour penser le vivant – en un modèle biocentrique qui ancre l’imagination dans les fibres du corps et dans une nature sensible. Plaque tournante des savoirs, l’imagination y est conçue comme l’instance par excellence de la relation, parce qu’elle inscrit le sujet dans son environnement. D’une relation perçue à une relation revécue, d’une relation heuristique à une relation inventée, elle se renverse d’une passivité mécanique en une activité générative qui fait de l’expérience du monde une connaissance des connexions, investie de valeurs morales, sociales et politiques. Mais comme on le verra dans la Contemplation de la nature (1781) de Charles Bonnet, c’est aussi l’instance d’une réflexivité critique permettant de mesurer les limites du savoir humain.
Mots-clés : écocritique, écopoétique, imagination, romantisme, savoirs des Lumières, Rousseau, Charles Bonnet.
Premessa
Authors: Cordibella Giovanna , Garau Sara 
Published: November 2023

Questo numero di Versants è dedicato al tema della co-creazione e della collaborazione letteraria e interartistica in area italiana. Sono raccolti nel fascicolo saggi che approfondiscono diverse tipologie collaborative in un ampio arco cronologico, dal XV al XX secolo.
Parole chiave: autorialità, autorialità plurima, co-creazione, collaborazione, collaborazione interartistica.
Una scena da riscrivere insieme. Il Laboratorio di Prato (1976-78)
Authors: Giovannelli Maddalena 
Published: November 2023

Il teatro del Novecento vede, in Europa, un aumento dell’interesse verso il disegno dello spazio scenico. I processi di collaborazione e co-creazione cominciano così a comprendere sempre più spesso – accanto a drammaturghi e registi – anche architetti e progettisti, che modificano profondamente le pratiche della scrittura scenica. Il panorama italiano tarda a rispondere a questo fermento che si diffonde oltre confine, ma si distingue in questo quadro il Laboratorio di Progettazione Teatrale attivo tra il 1976 e il 1978, che vede il coinvolgimento di un gruppo di ricerca interdisciplinare. Il progetto è guidato formalmente da Luca Ronconi ma l’articolo mette in luce come l’apporto di diverse competenze, e soprattutto dell’architetta Gae Aulenti, vada considerato ugualmente importante a quello della regia, sia in relazione ai tre spettacoli prodotti, che all’ideazione dell’intero progetto.
Parole chiave: teatro, spazio, scena, pubblico, Luca Ronconi, Gae Aulenti.
Modi e forme della collaborazione nei "Rabisch" dell’Accademia dei facchini della Valle di Blenio
Authors: Pezzini Enea 
Published: November 2023

Nell’articolo si discutono i modi e le forme della collaborazione all’interno dell’Accademia dei facchini della Valle di Blenio e dei Rabisch dra Academiglia dor compà Zavargna… (‘Arabeschi dell’Accademia del Compare Zavargna…’, Milano, Gottardo Ponzio, 1589). Sebbene nel sodalizio facchinesco vi siano oltre cento membri, solo quindici di loro partecipano attivamente alla stesura della silloge plurilingue, anticlassicista e antitoscana. Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo ne risulta l’ideatore e la principale voce poetica e gli altri suoi sodali occupano un ruolo tutto sommato marginale, riconducibile a un loro recente ingresso nell’Accademia e finalizzato più che altro ad avallare le critiche linguistiche espresse nella raccolta.
Parole chiave: Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Rabisch, Accademie, letteratura dialettale riflessa, Cinquecento.
Vittorio Sereni e Alessandro Parronchi, itinerari e collaborazioni tra arte e poesia
Authors: Fuchs Marino 
Published: November 2023

Il saggio intende illustrare aspetti meno noti di alcune collaborazioni tra Sereni e Parronchi, esplorando la felice convergenza dei loro interessi su molteplici fronti: non solo la poesia, ma anche le arti figurative e l’ambito dell’editoria. In particolare, si darà conto della collaborazione che tra il 1952 e il 1958 portò alla creazione di alcune prose di viaggio per la rivista Pirelli. Itinerari in automobile dove il presente rievoca il passato e i paesaggi dipinti dei grandi maestri del Rinascimento. Una passione comune per l’arte che legherà i due poeti anche nel decennio successivo e che porterà alla scrittura di ‘Expertise’ per Vittorio, opera con la quale Parronchi tenterà di dare seguito al dialogo interrotto dalla morte dell’amico.
Parole chiave: autorialità plurima, epistolari, mediatore interartistico, rivista Pirelli, letteratura di viaggio.
Otto mani per "Renga": il «poème collectif» di Octavio Paz, Jacques Roubaud, Edoardo Sanguineti e Charles Tomlinson
Authors: Portesine Chiara 
Published: November 2023

Il contributo si propone di analizzare criticamente le strategie testuali e intertestuali che legano tra loro le sequenze plurilinguistiche di Renga (1969), un esperimento di «poème collectif» modellato sulla tradizione giapponese del renga, a cui presero parte Octavio Paz, Jacques Roubaud, Edoardo Sanguineti e Charles Tomlinson. La seconda parte dell’articolo si focalizzerà sulla prospettiva specifica di Sanguineti, utilizzando l’esempio del poeta genovese, apparentemente meno implicato degli altri co-autori nella costruzione di una voce autenticamente plurale, per verificare la tenuta di alcune dinamiche collettive.
Parole chiave: renga, poème collectif, co-autorialità, plurilinguismo, intertestualità.
Las tres orillas: nadar a contracorriente. África, Europa y América Latina
Authors: Vauthier Bénédicte , Terrones Félix 
Published: November 2023

En estos preliminares hacemos dialogar a la docena de autorxs que nos confiaron sus contribuciones en las que analizan las circulaciones, los flujos, los intercambios de personas y de ideas entre un lado y otro del Atlántico a lo largo del siglo xx, siendo el tercer eje de triangulación de todas ellas, Francia, tierra de ensueño o de acogida, a la que se llega con amor; o África, tierra de origen, de la que hombres y mujeres se vieron arrancados, para convertirse en herramientas del sueño colonial. ¿Cuáles son los eventos y/ o los elementos estructurales de las historias –políticas y estéticas– a los que se tendría que prestar más atención cuando se habla de relaciones transnacionales, trasversales, transatlánticas? ¿Cuáles son las categorías conceptuales e historiográficas que permitirían articular mejor estas historias? He aquí algunos de los interrogantes alrededor de los cuales se estructura este número de Versants y nuestra lectura del número.
Palabras clave: España, América Latina, transatlántico, exilio, migración, circulación, política, estética
Modos de narrar, formas de conocer. Apuntes Eduardo Berti
Authors: Lombardo Martín 
Published: November 2023

A partir de las reflexiones de Walter Benjamin y de Ricardo Piglia sobre la figura del narrador, el presente artículo analiza las novelas La sombra del púgil (2008) y Un padre extranjero (2016) de Eduardo Berti. Si el viaje y la investigación son, a la vez, formas de narrar y modos del saber, se estudia cómo circulan las historias y los saberes en ambos textos. Más que crear una zona de certezas, las narraciones multiplican los puntos de vista y configuran un saber marcado por los silencios, el misterio y los secretos. De los modos de conocimientos a los que se accede a través de las historias se vislumbra lo ausente y así surgen los deseos.
Palabras clave: secreto, silencio, narrador, experiencia, deseo.
Teatro mágico, teatro fantástico: tres piezas de Hugo Argüelles
Authors: Mondragón Cristina 
Published: November 2023

aEntre las múltiples particularidades que hicieron único al dramaturgo Hugo Argüelles (Veracruz, 1932-CDMX 2003), quizás la más conocida sea el uso constante de objetos mágicos en su obra. Estos motivos llevan la obra del dramaturgo a lo maravilloso, aunque con algunos rasgos de lo fantástico, como sucede en Los amores criminales de las vampiras Morales y La esfinge de las maravillas. En cambio, una clara muestra de lo fantástico aparece en El gran inquisidor. Auto profano, donde el escritor acude al metateatro para lograr una transgresión que no logra explicarse en la obra misma. Veremos, entonces, cómo Argüelles se acerca a las fronteras de lo fantástico cuando trabaja sobre las obsesiones del incesto y cómo logra una pieza fantástica con la figura de Tomás de Torquemada.
Palabras clave: metateatro, fantástico, teatro fantástico, teatro mexicano, objetos mágicos.
Roland Barthes para bien o para mal: visiones y conexiones de la crítica en Brasil, Argentina y Chile
Authors: Amigo Pino Claudia 
Published: November 2023

El presente artículo propone un abordaje comparado de las diferentes visiones de la obra de Roland Barthes en la crítica literaria de Brasil, Argentina y Chile. Nuestro objetivo es, más que describir la recepción del autor, apuntar los contextos académicos diferentes y las corrientes teóricas dominantes. Así, vemos como en Brasil la crítica sociológica condena a Barthes, mientras otra crítica lo defiende como el salvador de la literatura, cómo en Argentina, por el contrario, sirve de referente para la crítica marxista y para el análisis de la literatura argentina y como en Chile, el análisis estructural del relato permite volver a discutir la literatura, en un contexto de dictadura y censura en el área de humanidades.
Palabras clave: Roland Barthes, Crítica literaria latinoamericana, estructuralismo.