bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Millennium van de Doop van Wladimir
Authors: van Parys En Th. Barnas M. 
Published: March 2023

Le millénaire du baptême de saint Vladimir
Faits – Points de vue – Implications oecuméniques
En 1988, des millions de chrétiens, tant dans l'Union Soviétique que dans Ie reste du monde, commémoreront Ie millième anniversaire du baptême du prince Vladimir de Kiev. Ce baptême signifie en effet Ie début symbolique de la christianisation de l'état slave moyenägeux „Rouss”, origine de la Russie, de l’Ukraine et de la Biélorussie. Dans eet article, invitant tous les chrétiens à participer à la célébration du millénaire, sont traités successivement: la conversion du prince Vladimir, les étapes d'une histoire millénaire, la situation actuelle de l’Eglise orthodoxe russe, les chrétiens ukrainiens et Ie millénaire, l'engagement oecuménique de l'Eglise russe, Ie millénaire et les chrétiens occidentaux.
„De belijdenis van het ene geloof”
Authors: Krijnsen C. 
Published: March 2023

„La confession de la foi commune”
Le document dʼétude Confessing the One Faith, publié récemment par la Commission Foi et Constitution du Conseil Oecuménique des Églises, se présente comme une explication du Symbole de Nicée-Constantinople adaptée à la situation actuelle du christianisme. Dans un examen critique de ce document on sʼefforce de répondre avant tout aux trois questions suivantes. Que penser de la manière dont lʼexplication regarde et manie ledit Symbole? LʼÉcriture Sainte occupe-t-elle dans cette explication la place et la fonction qui lui reviennent en vertu de son origine et de sa nature? Lʼinterprétation du Symbole de 381 présentée ici tientelle suffisamment compte des convictions religieuses des chrétiens du 20e siécle?
La réponse à ces trois questions ne peut être que négative. Les auteurs du document se montrent trop serviles vis-à-vis du Symbole de Nicée-Constantinople et méconnaissent par le fait même tant la portée de ce Symbole que la nature de la tradition vivante. En lisant lʼÉcriture Sainte à partir des vues dogmatiques et bibliques des Pères, ils maintiennent une conception vieillie de lʼÉcriture et repoussent les acquis des sciences bibliques modernes. Bien quʼils tendent à donner une explication contemporaine de la foi apostolique, its sont tellement attachés aux convictions traditionnelles quʼils ne sont pas capables de faire droit aux défis dʼaujourdhui.
Op zoek naar gemeenschappelijke grond. De gesprekken tussen Pax Christi Internationaal en de russisch-orthodoxe kerk
Authors: de Jonghe E. 
Published: March 2023

In search of common ground
The dialogue between Pax Christi International and the Russian Orthodox Church
Pax Christi believes that frontiers may divide states, but not Churches based on the same Christian faith. Therefore it has maintained official contacts with the Russian Orthodox Church. In times of increased international tensions, these contacts were the only channel for dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. The increased openness of the society in the former Soviet Union during the last few years has allowed Pax Christi to significantly broaden its range of contacts in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
One of the most impressive aspects of the opening up of Russian society has been the spectacular growth of religion in a land which for seventy years has been ruled by an atheist ideology. This revival was made possible by the continued presence of the Russian Orthodox Church and the unbroken tradition of religiousness among the Russian people.
During the past twenty years, Pax Christi International has, through its biennial conversations with high-ranking Russian Orthodox delegations, been a privileged witness of the many sufferings in which the Russian Orthodox Church has been involved and of the enormous courage displayed by this Church in order to resist and survive. In this article, E. De Jonghe deals with the difficult history of the Russian Orthodox Church and gives an overview of her contacts with Pax Christi International. He analyses the complexity of the relationships between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church and shows how they have grown more complex by the developments of the last five years. The author points to the problems with the Greek Catholic Church in the Ukraine and reflects on some present tensions, such as the conversion of the Russians, the internal crisis, church properties and proselytism.
Tweehonderd Jaar Orthodoxie in Alaska en Noord-Amerika
Authors: van Rossum Joost 
Published: March 2023

200 years of Orthodoxy in Alaska and North America
On the occasion of the commemoration of the arrival in Alaska of Russian monks/missionaries 200 years ago, the author presents a survey of the history of Orthodoxy in North America. Saints such as St Herman, a simple and humble monk, St Innokentij, who translated the Bible and the Liturgy into the various Alaskan languages, Jacob Netsvetov, Peter the Aleut and Juvenalij, played an important part in this history.
Canonical unity among the Orthodox in America clearly existed until the beginning of the twentieth century. This came to an end when the various ethnic groupings started to give preference to their own jurisdictions. In 1970 the Russian Orthodox Church declared the Orthodox Church of America (OCA) ecclesiastically independent, but as yet this was not enough to bring about a restoration of the former unity.
Christelijke Themata in de Moderne Arabische Literatuur
Authors: Moor Ed de 
Published: March 2023

Themes Related to Christianity in Modern Arabic Literature
Although Christians contributed largely to modern Arabic literature, in literary studies Arabic literature is generally considered as the reflexion of Islamic culture. Scholars tend to neglect the Christian aspects of this literature. Nevertheless there are some studies which deal with works by modern writers, Moslims and Christians alike, on themes such as mixed marriage, Church and State, the problem of the minorities and religious questions.
Striking themes in modern Arabic prose and poetry, are the presentation of Jesus, the Son of Men, as a prophet of social justice, and motifs such as the Holy Cross and the Resurrection. We find these themes fairly often in the prose written by Jibran Khalil Jibran, a Lebanese Christian, in the poetry by the so-called T ammuzian poets and in the Palestinian Resistance poetry. Modern novels sometimes deal with historical events concerning Christianity, as is shown in some works by Najib Mahfuz and Kamil Husayn.
Hagiografie in Woord en Beeld
Authors: Rijtma Annette , van Aalst Victoria 
Published: March 2023

Hagiography in pictures and text: Boris and Gleb, two Old Russian Saints
The icon of the Holy Boris and Gleb († 1015) with scenes from their lives (Tretjakov Gallery, Moscow, no. 28757; see p. 25) is discussed as an art-historical source on the basis of one of the literary sources, the Life of the Saints, as it is found in the medieval historical context of the Russian Primary Chronicle, the Povest’ vremennych let (‘the Tale of Bygone Years’).
Unlike men in modern times, men in the Middle Ages were used to ‘reading’ and understanding the iconographical language of pictures. In order to make the meaning of the ‘source in pictures’ more accessible to the observer nowadays, it is treated together with the ‘source in words’. The present article offers a Dutch translation of the Old Russian text alternated with comments on iconography.
De Vele Levens van Pisentius van Koptos
Authors: van Lent A.M.J.M. , van der Vliet J. 
Published: March 2023

The Many Lives of Pisentius of Coptos: An Egyptian Saint on the Eve of the Arab Conquest
Pisentius (569-632), a Coptic monk from the Theban region, was made bishop of Coptos by Damian, patriarch of Alexandria (578-607) in the period of the first flourishing of the Egyptian monophysite Church. He survived the Persian occupation of Egypt (619-629), which drove him from his see, but did not live to witness the Arab conquest, completed in 642. Apart from being a saint, still commemorated by the Coptic Church, he is foremost remarkable on account of the richness and diversity of the ancient documentation concerning his person. A complex literary tradition recounts his life in the conventional terms of hagiography, whereas the remains of his archives (authentic letters and documents in Coptic) allow us a more realistic view of his duties as a bishop. Several literary compositions in Coptic and Arabic are attributed to Pisentius. The most interesting one among these is certainly apocryphal: a long prophecy concerning the Arab conquest, Muslim oppression and the final restoration of Christian rule. It reflects the concerns and aspirations of later generations of Copts who thus honoured Pisentius' reputation as an author and a visionary.
Moskou, Het Derde Rome
Authors: van den Bercken W. 
Published: March 2023

Moscow, the third Rome: The emergence of a religious-political myth
Although the beginning of Russian history lies in Kievan Rus’, it was during the post-Kievan period that the Russian national consciousness became explicit. It was expressed in the vitae of Russian princes such as Aleksandr Nevskij and Dmitrij Donskoj who fought against catholic neighbours in the West, Lithuania and the Teutonic Order, and against the heathen and islamic Tatars from the East. After the church union of Florence had failed and after the fall of Constantinople the Russian national consciousness got new political and religious impulses and developed into a kind of official ideology, the ‘third Rome’ doctrine. It was expressed in beautiful legends of Tver and Novgorod origin, but eventually became a Moscow doctrine in the letters of the monk Filofej. It reached its highest status under Ivan the Terrible but this tsar also undermined the myth by his politics of terror. The doctrine is an eastward variant of the translatio imperii and has interesting parallels with the Western variant.
Istanbul
Authors: Teule Herman 
Published: March 2023

Istanbul, the Chaldean Community and the Possibilities of an Internal Flight Alternative.
This article provides a description of the Chaldean community in Istanbul, clearly distinguishing between the Chaldeans who settled in Istanbul after World War I and those Chaldeans who only recently left their region of origin in Eastern Turkey. The author discusses various push and pull factors concerning migration from Istanbul to Western Europe. His conclusion is that Istanbul cannot be considered a valid internal flight alternative for recent Chaldean fugitives from the region of Seert, Bohtan and Hakkari.
A Method for Estimating Surface Albedo and Its Components for Partial Plastic Mulched Croplands
Authors: Qin Shujing , Li Sien , Yang Kun , Zhang Lu , Cheng Lei , Liu Pan , She Dunxian 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
In partial plastic-mulch-covered croplands, the complicated coexistence of bare soil surface, mulched soil surface, and dynamically changing canopy surface results in challenges in accurately estimating field surface albedo (α) and its components (bare soil surface albedo αb, mulched soil surface albedo αm, and canopy surface albedo (αc) during the whole growth period. To accurately estimate α, αb, αm, and αc, and to quantify the three surfaces’ contributions to field shortwave radiation reflections (Fb, Fm, Fc), 1) a modified two-stream (MTS) approximation solution that considered the effect of plastic mulch has been proposed to accurately estimate α and 2) dynamic variations of αb, αm, αc and Fb, Fm, Fc have been characterized. Therein, αb and αm were determined from corresponding parameterization schemes, and αc was determined using mulched irrigated croplands surface albedo (MICA) relationship between α and αb, αm, and αc that was established in this study. Results indicated that 1) compared with measurements, considering the effect of plastic mulch will significantly improve estimation of α when the ground surface is not fully covered by the crop canopy, while not underestimating α by a mean value of 0.061 in the early growth period, and 2) mean values of α, αb, αm, and αc during the whole growth period were 0.198, 0.174, 0.308, and 0.160, respectively, while the corresponding Fb, Fm, and Fc were 0.08, 0.42, and 0.50, respectively.
Discrimination by avoidance: The underrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in leadership positions within the Australian Football League
Authors: Khatibi Mahsa , Elgenius Gabriella , Turner Paul , Ferrer Justine 
Published: March 2023

This article explores the career development and underrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in leadership and management positions within the Australian Football League (AFL); it explains the continued underrepresentation as a case of ‘avoiding discrimination’. Using institutional theory, this research fills a gap in existing scholarship by contributing to understanding the mechanisms by which organisations avoid addressing underrepresentation and enforce discriminatory practices in three significant ways. First, organisations may claim equality and assume that the organisation is characterised by a climate of inclusion as a way of ignoring issues of underrepresentation. Second, organisations utilise diversity management to improve the image of the organisation and engage in legitimising practices that contribute towards improving the brand. Third, organisations also engage in silencing practices by exercising internal control over employees, in this case players, and prohibiting them from participating in public debates about racial abuse. This study concludes that avoiding underrepresentation contributes to the continued exclusion of Indigenous Australians in leadership positions within the AFL, conceptualised here as a case of ‘ discrimination by avoidance’. JEL Classification: M540 Personnel Economics: Labor Management
Compassion fatigue and moral sensitivity in midwives in COVID-19
Authors: Aydin Dogan Reyhan , Huseyinoglu Sebahat , Yazici Saadet 
Published: March 2023

Background The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted compassion fatigue and the mental health of health care providers, particularly midwives and nurses. Although there are studies involving health workers such as nurses and physicians affected by the pandemic’s compassion fatigue, few studies include midwives. Research objective The present study seeks to investigate the effects of compassion fatigue experienced by midwives working under intense stress during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of moral sensitivity. Research design This is a descriptive-correlation study. Participants The statistical population consisted of all the midwives in Türkiye hospitals in 2021. This cross-sectional study was collected through a questionnaire using convenience sampling. Three hundred and ten midwives working in different units of the country participated in the study. Ethical considerations Approval from the researcher’s university Institutional Review Board for ethical review was obtained with the code of IRB 20/510. Findings The average age of the midwives is 34.29 ± 8.39. It has been noticed that 43.5% of the midwives work in public hospitals and 38.1% in family health and community health centers. Midwives’ mean MR-CS score is 67.11 ± 25.13, secondary trauma sub-dimension average 15.77 ± 6.23, and occupational burnout sub-dimension 40.69 ± 16.35. The mean moral sensitivity questionnaire score is determined as 93.86 ± 19.51. It has been observed that the working style and working time are effective on compassion fatigue. In the linear regression model, 98% of compassion fatigue was explained. Age, secondary trauma, and occupational burnout sub-dimensions affect the model. Discussion Working year, working style, second trauma, age, and occupational burnout parameters may help explain some of the links between midwives’ symptoms of compassion fatigue. Conclusion The pandemic affects the compassion fatigue of midwives. It is crucial to provide social support to midwives and health workers to prevent compassion fatigue and examine and control groups at risk in mental health.
Daidzein Ameliorates Cerebral Ischemic-reperfusion Induced Neuroinflammation in Wistar Rats via Inhibiting NF-κB Signaling Pathway
Authors: Zhang Jie , Kowsalya Ramalingam 
Published: March 2023

Background Cerebral ischemia is a condition of acute brain damage due to the depletion of oxygenated blood supply to cerebral tissues. Daidzein is an isoflavonoid predominantly present in soya, Pueraria species, and red cloves. Traditional Chinese medicine utilizes daidzein to alleviate diseases such as inflammation, hyperglycemia, gastric diseases, allergies and aches. The neuroprotective effect of daidzein on cerebral ischemic conditions and its mechanism of action was not yet elucidated. Materials and Methods 24 healthy male adult Wistar rats were grouped into four and the control rats were sham-operated, cerebral ischemic-reperfusion induced rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Low- and high-dose daidzein rats were treated with 25 and 50 mg/kg daidzein respectively for 7 consecutive days before the induction of cerebral ischemic reperfusion. On completion of treatment, the rats were assessed for neurological deficit scoring and then euthanized for further analysis. The percentage of brain water content and cerebral infarct was evaluated. The ability of daidzein on preventing oxidative stress-induced damage was assessed by quantifying lipid peroxidation and antioxidant levels. The neuroprotective Daidzein was evaluated by measuring the acetylcholinesterase activity and brain ATP levels. The anti-inflammatory role of Daidzein was measured by quantifying the nitric oxide (NO) and inflammatory cytokines. Further, the anti-ischemic role of Daidzein was confirmed by estimating nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) p65 and Caspase 3 levels. Results Daidzein treatment significantly prevented brain edema and cerebral infarction and neurological deficit in cerebral I/R injured rats. It also scavenged the free radicals and prevented the decline in antioxidant levels of ischemic rats. Daidzein decreased the acetylcholinesterase activity, NO, and inflammatory and significantly increased the brain ATP levels signifying its neuroprotective role in ischemic-induced rats. The reduction in the levels of NF-κB p65 and Caspase 3 confirms daidzein prevents neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis in ischemic rats. Conclusion Overall our analysis confirms daidzein is a potent neuroprotective drug which can effectively inhibit postischemic complications.
Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory and Cytotoxic Activity of Schinus terebinthifolia Fruit and Isolation of a New Immunomodulatory Polyphenolic Compound
Authors: Alqathama Aljawharah , Abdelhady Mohamed I. S. , Al-Omar Mohsen S. , Barghash Mohamed F. , Shallan Aliaa I. 
Published: March 2023

Background: The fruit of Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi is used in ethnomedicine for the treatment of different ailments. Materials and Methods: We studied the phytochemical profile of S. terebinthifolia fruit and evaluated its properties, including its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity. Results: Phytochemical investigation of S. terebinthifolia fruit showed an estimated total phenolic content of 67 mg of gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g, with respect to gallic acid, while the flavonoid content was 26 mg of quercetin equivalent (QE)/g, in terms of quercetin. Bioassay fractionation of methanolic extract of the fruit resulted in the isolation of a new molecule for the first time from this natural source: 4′,methoxy-6-vinyl-7- O-rhamnosyl-dihydromyricetin or 4′,methoxy-6-vinyl-7- O-rhamnosyl-ampelopsin (Compound 8). Seven other phenolic compounds were isolated, such as (1) gallic acid; (2) afzelin; (3) quercetin 3- O- β-D-glucopyranoside; (4) genistein 7- O- α-l-rhamnopyranoside; (5) ellagic acid; (6) kaempferol and (7) quercetin. The new compound was ascertained using UV, NMR and MS spectra and acid hydrolysis analysis. Significant antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties were observed in the alcohol extract, as well as proliferation inhibition in MCF-7 human cancer cell lines. Its activity in elevating glutathione levels in diabetic rats could be due to its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. Conclusion: The new compound shows immunomodulatory effects that can be utilized to augment host responses, which is important in both cancer and infectious diseases and thus worth further pharmacological investigation.
Ocular factors predicting requirement for corneal protective oculoplastic surgery
Authors: Arthur Christopher Robert Giles , Hong Chuen Yen , Sadiq Saghir Ahmed 
Published: March 2023

Background Currently there is no universally agreed schema for predicting ocular morbidity in facial nerve palsy. The House Brackmann Scale has limitations in assessing ocular morbidity from facial nerve palsy. Our aim was to create a scoring system to help quantify ocular morbidity to aid in decision making regarding the need for corneal protective oculoplastic surgery. Methods We conducted a large cohort study observing 606 patients attending the specialist facial palsy clinic in Manchester UK between March 2002 and October 2017. Retrospective multivariate analysis identified clinical predictors for the 316 patients that required oculoplastic surgery. β coefficients generated in the multivariate analysis helped formulate a new facial nerve palsy scoring instrument to predict the need for corneal protective oculoplastic surgery. Results The House Brackmann Scale, corneal lagophthalmos and loss of corneal sensation proved clinically significant predictors for requiring corneal protective oculoplastic surgery. The scoring system derived from these factors provided an accurate and repeatable prediction tool demonstrated by validation studies on our patient population. The area under the ROC curve for the multivariate prediction model was 0.769 (0.726, 0.811). A score of 5 points out of a possible 8 was the best cut off score to recommend oculoplastic surgery, giving a sensitivity of 0.750 and a specificity of 0.671. Conclusion This study demonstrates that corneal lagophthalmos, corneal sensation and the House Brackmann Scale are important in predicting the need for corneal protective oculoplastic surgery. Our scoring tool is an important clinical decision tool for ophthalmic and ENT colleagues.