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Acoustic correlates of Burmese voiced and voiceless sonorants
Authors: Repetti-Ludlow Chiara 
Published: September 2023

AbstractVoiceless sonorant consonants are typologically rare segments, appearing in only a few of the world’s languages, including Burmese. In this study, Burmese sonorants and their adjacent vowels are investigated in an attempt to (1) determine what acoustic correlates distinguish voiced and voiceless sonorants and (2) determine whether there are multiple realizations of voiceless sonorants and, if so, establish what acoustic correlates distinguish them. In order to pursue these questions, a production study was carried out and target words were analyzed, demonstrating that Burmese voiceless sonorants have a spread glottis period resulting in turbulent airflow 78 % of the time. Findings from linear mixed-effects models showed that voiced and voiceless sonorants are significantly different in terms of duration of the sonorant, F0 of the sonorant, and strength of excitation measured over the following vowel. A linear discriminant analysis was able to predict voicing category with 86.7 % accuracy, with the duration of the spread glottis period being the best indicator of voicelessness, followed by the cues that were significant in the linear mixed-effects models. In cases when the spread glottis period is absent from voiceless sonorants, the sonorant only has correlates that are associated with voicelessness (such as F0 and strength of excitation) but not correlates that are associated with the spread glottis gesture (such as duration and harmonics-to-noise ratio). These results have implications both for our understanding of the acoustics of Burmese sonorants and for our understanding of voiceless sonorants more generally.
Blood Purification and the Temple in Revelation
Authors: Sanchez Christian P. 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
This article argues that many of Revelation’s ancient Jewish, Greek, and Roman audience members would have recognized a cosmic blood purification ritual at work in chapters 15–16. I contend first that many early audiences would have perceived the cosmos in Revelation as an operational temple (at least in Rev 4–16). I, then, expose similarities between the bowls of wrath and ancient blood purification rituals for sacred space. In the final section of this article, I demonstrate how many ancient audiences would have understood global pollution to be a major problem for Revelation’s narrative and how the blood purification-like ritual of Rev 15–16 resolves it.
Energy Expenditure Homeostasis Requires ErbB4, an Obesity Risk Gene, in the Paraventricular Nucleus
Authors: Santiago-Marrero Ivan , Liu Fang , Wang Hongsheng , Arzola Emily P. , Xiong Wen-Cheng , Mei Lin 
Published: September 2023

AbstractObesity affects more than a third adult population in the United States; the prevalence is even higher in patients with major depression disorders. GWAS studies identify the receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB4 as a risk gene for obesity and for major depression disorders. We found that ErbB4 was enriched in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH). To investigate its role in metabolism, we deleted ErbB4 by injecting a Cre-expressing virus into the PVH of ErbB4-floxed male mice and found that PVH ErbB4 deletion increased weight gain without altering food intake. ErbB4 PVH deletion also reduced nighttime activity and decreased intrascapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) thermogenesis. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed that ErbB4 PVH deletion reduced O2consumption, CO2production and heat generation in a manner independent of body weight. Immunostaining experiments show that ErbB4+ neurons in the PVH were positive for oxytocin (OXT); ErbB4 PVH deletion reduces serum levels of OXT. We characterized mice where ErbB4 was specifically mutated in OXT+ neurons and found reduction in energy expenditure, phenotypes similar to PVH ErbB4 deletion. Taken together, our data indicate that ErbB4 in the PVH regulates metabolism likely through regulation of OXT expressing neurons, reveal a novel function of ErbB4 and provide insight into pathophysiological mechanisms of depression-associated obesity.
O Mieib e o enfrentamento às políticas de Educação Infantil neoliberais e conservadoras do pós-golpe no Brasil
Authors: Uchôa Simões Patrícia Maria , Bengert Lima Juceli , Carvalho de Almeida Karla Wanessa , Vieira dos Santos Célia Maria 
Published: September 2023

O estudo apresenta as políticas conservadoras propostas pelo governo federal após o golpe de 2016 e discute a atuação do MIEIB no enfrentamento a essas políticas. A análise foi fundamentada na teoria da atuação política proposta por Ball, Maguire e Braun que compreende as políticas como estando sujeitas a processos de interpretação, tradução, recontextualização e recriação. Entre os diferentes atores que atuam nas políticas, estão os críticos, como o MIEIB, que manteve o contra-discurso vivo em seus documentos, reuniões e seminários. A análise se deu em documentos do MIEIB com posicionamentos em relação às políticas do governo federal. Como conclusão, assinalamos que o MIEIB vem reafirmando seus compromissos com a Educação Infantil, com os bebês e as crianças pequenas.
La guerra en los grupos sociales antiguos de Costa Rica: los artefactos arqueológicos a la luz de fuentes etnohistóricas y de tradición oral
Authors: Sánchez Avendaño Viviana , Sánchez Herrera Julio César , Sánchez Avendaño Carlos 
Published: September 2023

En este artículo se discute la práctica de la guerra en los grupos sociales antiguos de Costa Rica a través del estudio de artefactos arqueológicos, fuentes etnohistóricas y relatos de tradición oral indígena. Primero, se reseñan algunas propuestas sobre el tema realizadas por profesionales en arqueología. Luego, se expone cómo se presenta la guerra tanto en fuentes históricas como en la tradición oral. Finalmente, se interpreta la evidencia arqueológica con base en la estatuaria de las colecciones del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, el Museo del Jade y de la Cultura Precolombina y el Museo del Oro Precolombino. El estudio resalta la importancia de la figura del guerrero dentro de la estratificación social de las sociedades pasadas, así como el hecho de que la guerra constituía una actividad constante y permanente entre los grupos.
Complexity, Atomization and Utopian Pragmatism in Latin American Communicational Thought
Authors: Quiroga Sergio Ricardo 
Published: September 2023

The creative wealth of Latin American communication studies has promoted the broadening of the object of study of communication, which has now exceeded two centuries, revealing collective realities and concerns about society and the media, processes that imply rethinking the link between thought, knowledge and academia. Complexity, fragmentation, atomization and utopian pragmatism distill authors such as Antonio Pascuali, Luiz Beltrão, José Marques de Melo and Jesús Martín-Barbero, who have built a theoretical and elastic mesh to think and rethink Latin American communicational thinking within the framework of complexity and the utopian pragmatism of a mestizo science under construction. Faced with the fragmentation of the communicational field, we perceive a deeply atomized terrain A riqueza criativa dos estudos da comunicação latino-americanos tem promovido a ampliação do objeto de estudo da comunicação, que já ultrapassou dois séculos, revelando realidades coletivas e preocupações com a sociedade e os meios de comunicação, processos que implicam repensar a ligação entre pensamento, conhecimento e academia. Complexidade, fragmentação, atomização e pragmatismo utópico destilam autores como Antonio Pascuali, Luiz Beltrão, José Marques de Melo e Jesús Martín-Barbero, que construíram uma malha teórica e elástica para pensar e repensar o pensamento comunicacional latino-americano no quadro da complexidade e o pragmatismo utópico de uma ciência mestiça em construção. Diante da fragmentação do campo comunicacional, percebemos um terreno profundamente atomizado.
Status and prospects for the development of mobile power sources
Authors: Sleptsov V. V. , Kozhitov L. V. , Diteleva A. O. , Kukushkin D. Yu. , Popkova A. V. 
Published: September 2023

The physicochemical foundations of the basic structures and technologies for the production of promising electrolytic cells for the accumulation of electrical energy with a specific energy intensity for reusable cells of 350–500 W  ⋅ h/kg at the first stage and 1000 W  ⋅ h/kg at the second stage have been developed. Along with traditional chemical current sources and ionistors, supercapacitive capacitor structures with a thin dielectric in a double electric layer and hybrid capacitors appear, in which energy is accumulated both in a double electric layer and due to electrochemical processes. This approach makes it possible to reduce the internal resistance of electrolytic cells, which leads to a decrease in heat generation during operation and, accordingly, an increase in specific energy consumption, operational safety, a decrease in charging time, and an increase in specific power. A promising anode is a nanostructured electrode material, which is a carbon-based matrix filled with a nanostructured reactive material. Promising materials for filling the carbon matrix are Li and its alloys, Si, Al, Na, Sn, Mg, Zn, Ni, Co, Ag, and a number of other materials and their compounds. The influence of the specific area of the carbon material, dielectric constant, addition of a chemically active substance on the specific energy consumption has been studied. The theoretical values of the specific energy capacity of hybrid capacitors with a metal-air system are calculated. A thin-film technological complex has been developed that ensures the creation of a new generation of electrode materials, the design of which is a carbon matrix with a highly developed surface, in which there is a tunnel-thin dielectric, on the surface of which a chemically active material is placed.
Decolonial turn of collective occupations in post-apartheid South Africa: Young people's voices of occupational legacy
Authors: Mthembu Thuli Godfrey , Julius Whelan Gwendean , Havenga Kristen , Mwadira Irvin Thabang , Oliver Kayla , Alexander Megan 
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND: Collective occupations are a vital part of the post-apartheid South African context because they enable parents and grandparents to pass on their legacies to the young people in families and communities. However, there are social inter-generational problems such as corruption, unemployment, family conflicts and poverty that disrupt the actions of inculcating occupational legacy AIM: This study explored young people's voices of occupational legacy in a post-apartheid South African context METHOD: A socio-narratology qualitative inquiry was employed to gain insight from eight participants who were recruited using purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data, which were analysed thematically in a credible process RESULTS: Five themes that amalgamated collective occupations with occupational legacy were identified: decoloniality of 'knowledge generation and transfer', decoloniality of 'doing', decoloniality of 'being', decoloniality of 'becoming' and decoloniality of 'belonging' CONCLUSION: The findings add to our understanding of the power of occupational legacy in ameliorating the problematic situations that enabled the young people's continuity, social change and transformation through collective occupations. It is evident in the findings that the young people exerted maximal efforts to engage in occupational decision-making activities that were guided by the available opportunities so they may transition to the different contexts.
Comparison of Different Ventilation Strategies during Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Smoker Patients Under Cardiac Surgery
Authors: Fani Kamal , Abbasi Mohsen , Radmand Golnar , Jahangirifard Alireza 
Published: September 2023

Background: Control of pulmonary ventilation during surgery, especially heart surgery, is very important. Therefore, in this study, we will compare different ventilation strategies during cardiopulmonary bypass in smokers undergoing cardiac surgery.
Methods: A total of 42 patients who had a clinical indication for CABG were included in this study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. All patients were operated on by the same surgeon and cardiac anesthesia team in the same condition. The patient data includes age, sex, height, weight, and spirometry indices (FEV1, FVC, FEV1 / FVC, MMEF, PEF, PaO2, PaCO2, PaO2 / fio2, PaO2 / fio2, and Pent. T) were recorded prospectively for each patient.
Results: Examines the spirometry indices of patients in the two groups in both pre-procedure and off-pump time, do not show significant changes (P<0.005).
Conclusion: The use of different ventilation strategies in smokers undergoing CABG surgery could not cause significant changes in patients' respiratory parameters.
A STUDY OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT EXECUTION IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA.
Authors: Bentum Mensah Frank , Tsotorvor Godfred , K.Tsorgali Engr.Michael , Kodwo Fordjour Francis 
Published: September 2023

The construction industry is one of the most dynamic, risky, and challenging businesses. The number of risks present invariably goes beyond those found in other industries. The research was conducted with the aim of exploring the various risk factors affecting late execution of construction projects in the Central region of Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was used to select thirty (30) contractors of on-going projects for the study. Questionnaire was used to illicit information from the participants. Findings of the research revealed that financial, economic as well as political risk are the major factors contributing to late execution of construction projects in the central region of Ghana.
The conclusion drawn from the research indicated a lot of projects have not been completed. A thorough feasibility studies should be undertaken before any project is done.
The Potential of Brazilian Beef Production from the Perspective of Effectiveness and Efficiency
Authors: MORAES DE ALMEİDA Fabrício 
Published: September 2023

The general objective of the research is to analyze the national bovine protein market in order to compare the Brazilian production and productivity in relation to the main world producers of bovine livestock, in order to discuss, under the prism of effectiveness and efficiency in the perspective of rural administration. For the analysis procedure of this work, the SWOT Matrix tool was applied, focusing on the criteria of "strength", "weakness", "threat" and "opportunity". Based on the results found in the research, it was possible to conclude that Brazil has significant chances of growth for this sector of the economy, but it will only be able to sustain itself in this market when efficiency is also part of the decision-making process. Based on the SWOT Matrix, it was observed that the “strength” of the country in this segment is concentrated, in general, in the significant available agricultural production areas and in the hegemonic technologies existing at the national level. In the field of “weakness”, it was observed that the concentration of technologies in a certain group of rural producers reduces the diversification of production technologies, which may represent a loss of competitiveness in certain market niches, mainly in those more demanding sectors. In addition, high production costs were also perceived as a “weakness” that impacts the country's competitive power. The “opportunities”, on the other hand, are more linked to the growing global demand for food, placing Brazil at the forefront of food on the planet. The “threats”, in turn, observed in this study are linked to food safety and more demanding production criteria in competitive markets, which impose, in the Brazilian reality, the need to adopt a strategic vision and greater investments in science and technology, aiming to improve the development, in the national territory, of technologies more adapted to the realities of different biomes, such as the Amazonian biome.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Livestock, Cattle, Brazil.
Farklı Yüklerde Uygulanan Aktivasyon Sonrası Güçlendirme Uygulamalarının Fırlatma Performansına Etkisi
Authors: ALEV Sena Hilal , RUDARLI Gülbin 
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Post-aktivasyon potansiyeli (PAP) uygulamasının güç performansını iyileştirdiği ve genelde 1 tekrarlı maksimum (1TM) yükün %80’i ile uygulandığı gösterilmiştir. Buna karşılık farklı yüklerdeki PAP uygulamalarının performansa etkisi bilinmemektedir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmada farklı yüklerde uygulanan (yüksüz, %80-90-100 1TM) silkme koparma egzersizi ile gerçekleştirilen PAP uygulamasının sporcuların çekiç atma performansına etkisinin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır.
Materyal ve Metot: Çalışmaya 17-30 yaş aralığındaki 8 antrene erkek sporcu gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Ölçümler her günün 16.00-18.00 saatleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. İlk test oturumunda boy, kütle, vücut yağ oranıyla beraber silkme ve koparma hareketi için sporcunun 1TM testi olimpik halter ve ağırlıklı plakalar yardımı ile belirlenmiştir. İkinci test oturumunda, dinamik ısınma ve sonrasında sırasıyla yüksüz 3 atış, %80 1TM PAP sonrası 3 atış, %90 1TM PAP sonrası 2 atış ve %100 PAP sonrası 1 atış yapılmıştır. Atışlar arasında 3 dk, uygulamalar arasında 8 dk dinlenme verilmiştir. Tüm atış mesafeleri metrik ölçüm bandı kullanılarak kaydedilmiştir. Atışlar arasındaki farklar Tekrarlı Ölçümlerde Varyans Analizi ile, bağımlı değişkenler arasındaki ilişki düzeyi Pearson Korelasyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: %100 1TM PAP ile karşılaştırıldığında %90 1TM PAP ile atış mesafesi ortalamalarında anlamlı iyileşme vardır (p=0,027; EB: 0,380), 8 katılımcıdan 7’inin atış mesafelerinde artış görülmüştür (%0,7-%5,7, ort: %3,37). PAP uygulamaları sonrası gerçekleştirilen 1. atışların mesafeleri arasında anlamlı fark yoktur, fakat %90 1TM PAP sonrası 1. atışlarda katılımcıların tamamının atış mesafelerinde artış görülmüştür. En kötü atış performansı yüksüz atışlar ile %100 1TM PAP sonrası gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, çekiç atma performansına olumlu etki yarattığı görülen %90 1TM silkme ve koparma ile gerçekleştirilen PAP protokolünün, sporcuların ısınma programına dahil edilmesi önerilebilir.
COVID-19 Disease Severity and Blood Test Results in Unvaccinated and Vaccinated Patients at Bhayangkara Hospital, Denpasar, Indonesia
Authors: Chanif Lutfiyati Muyasaroh  , Ngurah Intan Wiratmini  , Anak Agung Sagung Alit Sukmaningsih  
Published: September 2023

Highlights:

This original research report on the differences in disease severity and blood test results between unvaccinated and vaccinated COVID-19 patients is quite novel, as the COVID-19 pandemic was still happening when this study was carried out.
This original research report offers information on the advantages of the COVID-19 vaccines and provides data that the public may use as scientific evidence to counter hoaxes.

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is an unprecedented event in human history. Vaccines are a safe, long-term solution for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the differences in disease severity and blood test results between unvaccinated and vaccinated COVID-19 patients. This study used an analytical observational method with purposive sampling. A total of 90 COVID-19 patients at Bhayangkara Hospital, Denpasar, Indonesia, were divided into three groups: unvaccinated group (V0), two-dose vaccinated group (Vp), and three-dose vaccinated group (Vb). Primary data were collected from July to December 2022, while secondary data were collected from January 2021 to June 2022. The data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by the Mann-Whitney test, as well as one-way ANOVA test followed by Tukey's honestly significant difference (HSD) test with a confidence interval (CI) of 95% and α of 5%. The results revealed significant differences in disease severity (p<0.001). V0 had a higher percentage of severe (36.7%) and critical (6.7%) symptoms than Vp (severe=10.0%; critical, n=0) and Vb (severe and critical, n=0). The follow-up tests revealed significant differences in disease severity between V0 and Vp (p<0.001), V0 and Vb (p<0.001), as well as Vp and Vb (p=0.001). Blood test results revealed significant differences in lymphocytes (p=0.005), monocytes (p<0.001), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) (p<0.001), and eosinophils (p=0.037). The follow-up tests revealed significant differences in these four indicators between V0 and Vb, in all parameters except for lymphocytes between V0 and Vp, and in lymphocytes only between Vp vs Vb. In conclusion, unvaccinated patients had a higher percentage of severe and critical symptoms than vaccinated patients. The blood test results revealed significant differences in lymphocytes, monocytes, MLR, and eosinophils. Unvaccinated patients had lower lymphocyte counts, higher MLR levels, and higher monocyte counts than vaccinated patients.
The Effects of Purple Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas L.) Ethanol Extract on Bladder Urothelial Layer and Smooth Muscle Thicknesses in Menopausal Female Wistar Rats
Authors: Bismantara Aditya Putra  , Kadek Budi Santosa  , I Wayan Niryana  , Nyoman Golden  , Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa  , Ida Bagus Made Suryawisesa  
Published: September 2023

Highlights:

Purple sweet potatoes cultivated in Bali, Indonesia, were found to be rich in phytoestrogen due to the high levels of anthocyanin-type flavonoids.
The phytoestrogen in purple sweet potato ethanol extract demonstrated estrogenic activity and the potential to substitute hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms.

Abstract
Postmenopausal women experience estrogen hormone deficiency, which can cause thinning of the smooth muscle and urothelial layer of the bladder, leading to lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been the primary choice for addressing these problems. However, long-term prescription of HRT can result in several adverse effects, including a higher risk of breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Phytoestrogen, an estrogen-like compound derived from plants such as purple sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.), contains anthocyanin that could serve as a better alternative to estrogen replacement therapy. This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of phytoestrogens in purple sweet potatoes on the histomorphology of the bladder in menopausal female Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus). This experimental study used a posttest-only control group design. A total of 36 Wistar rats undergoing ovariectomy were randomly assigned into two groups, with 18 samples in each group. The experimental group received the purple sweet potato ethanol extract orally, while the control group received a placebo. The structures of the smooth muscle and urothelial layer of the bladder were observed using a microscope. Data were analyzed using an independent t-test to compare bladder smooth muscle and urothelial layer thickness between groups, with a significance of p<0.05. A normality test was performed to determine the normal distribution of the data. Normally distributed data were assessed to find the mean and standard deviation (SD). Significant differences were found in the mean thickness of the smooth muscle and urothelial layer between both groups (p=0.00), with both being thicker in the experimental group. In conclusion, phytoestrogens in purple sweet potatoes can influence the histomorphology of the bladder. Ovariectomized female Wistar rats that received purple sweet potato ethanol extract exhibited thicker smooth muscle and urothelial layer of the bladder.