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Infrastructural Decay
Authors: Kurtiç Ekin 
Published: April 2023

A growing ethnographic literature attends to maintenance and repair practices in the face of decay and ruination. This article explores the forms of decay that become an integral part of infrastructure maintenance. In Turkey’s Çoruh Basin, hydroelectric dam constructions lead to a concern about the landscape’s erosive character, which requires foresters’ practices of watershed rehabilitation in the uplands to protect the dams against sediment accumulation in the reservoirs. The work of repairing ecologies for the long-term maintenance of dams, I contend, is undergirded by the gradual decay of another maintenance labor—that is, the villagers’ arduous practices of tending landscape through farming and husbandry. Through an ethnographic study of how foresters and villagers experience the landscape under rehabilitation, this article offers a novel anthropological analytical perspective that foregrounds the continuum between maintaining and decaying, tracing the role of labored landscapes in this continuum. I argue that maintenance practices, while intending to counter decay, entail other forms of decay.

ÖZET

Giderek büyüyen bir etnografik literatür, çöküş, yıkım ve tahribat süreçlerinin karşısında bakım ve onarım pratiklerine odaklanmaktadır. Bu makale, altyapı bakımının bütünleyici bir parçası haline gelen çöküş biçimlerine odaklanmaktadır. Türkiye’nin Çoruh Havzası’ndaki hidroelektrik baraj yapımları sürecinde arazinin erozyona yatkın yapısı bir mesele olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu mesele, barajları rezervuarlardaki sediment birikimine karşı korumak için ormancıların yüksek kesimlerde havza rehabilitasyonu çalışmaları yapmalarını gerektirmiştir. Barajların uzun vadeli bakımı için yapılan ekoloji onarım çalışmalarının, başka bir bakım emeğinin—köylülerin tarım ve hayvancılık yoluyla araziye bakma pratiklerinin—zamanla gerçekleşen çöküşü tarafından desteklendiğini ileri sürüyorum. Ormancıların ve köylülerin rehabilitasyon altındaki coğrafyayı nasıl deneyimlediklerine odaklanan etnografik araştırmam sonucunda bu makale, bakım ve çöküş süreçleri arasındaki devamlılığı ön plana alan ve emekle şekillenen arazilerin bu devamlılıktaki rollerini takip eden yeni bir antropolojik analitik perspektif önermektedir. Bakım pratiklerinin, çöküş ve tahribatı engellemeyi amaçlarken, başka çöküş biçimleri içerdiğini iddia ediyorum.
On the local practice of narrative palliative care
Authors: Li Fei , Ning Xiaohong , He Zhong , Fang Jingwen , Wang Jianli , Hou Li , Jiang Yuhong 
Published: April 2023

Abstract

Objectives
In Mainland China, Hospice and Palliative Care are making significant progress; and meanwhile, Narrative Medicine is going through a process of localization in both theory and practice. Since the integration of the two areas in medicine, it is worth exploring practice on narrative palliative care more deeply.

Methods
Some of the authors have been collecting teaching cases in several cities by the research methods of anthropology (participant observation, in-depth interview and visual ethnography).

Results
Based on presenting a case and teaching feedback, this paper tries to show our effort in promoting and integrating Narrative Medicine education into the field of Palliative Care practice. And then we would try to explain it from two perspectives.

Conclusions
The work of education, research and clinical practice on narrative medicine in hospice and palliative care, can help us make sense of the end of life and especially help those medical students become capable of seeing the suffering around them in medical training.
Generalized Liouville theorem for viscosity solutions to a singular Monge-Ampère equation
Authors: Jian Huaiyu , Wang Xianduo 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
In this article, we study the asymptotic behaviour at infinity for viscosity solutions to a singular Monge-Ampère equation in half space from affine geometry. In particular, we extend the Liouville theorem for smooth solutions to the case of viscosity solutions by a completely different method from the smooth case.
越南學生華語聽辨、發音、記憶之聲調偏誤及相關性
Authors: 黃 雅菁 , 劉 德馨 
Published: April 2023

提要
本研究針對華語單音節詞和雙音節詞的一聲（陰平）和四聲（去聲），對華語中級程度的 25 位越南學生進行聲調偏誤調查，並嘗試分析出系統性偏誤模式。前人研究多僅考察「發音」、「聽辨」偏誤，本研究加入「記憶」偏誤調查，用以排除「發音」偏誤中的「記憶」偏誤因素。由調查結果推論：前人研究對於越南學生發音和聽辨能力孰優孰劣之不同的研究結果，可能與研究測得的發音偏誤是否牽涉記憶偏誤因素有關。本研究調查發現：聲調「記憶」部分的偏誤率最高，其次為「聽辨」，再其次為「發音」，三者偏誤率之間皆達到統計上之顯著相關。「聽辨」影響「記憶」，「記憶」又進而影響「發音」，三者息息相關。偏誤模式方面，「聽辨」和「記憶」的模式高度一致，皆為一聲偏誤率最高，四聲次之，一聲或四聲居雙音節詞前字時，偏誤率高於居後字。「發音」則是四聲偏誤率最高，一聲次之，四聲居雙音節詞前字時，偏誤率比居後字高，但一聲居前字時，偏誤率比居後字低。
Analytical evaluation of a GAD65 antibodies chemiluminescence immunoassay for CSF in neurological syndromes
Authors: Musso Giulia , Zoccarato Marco , Gallo Nicoletta , Padoan Andrea , Cosma Chiara , Zuliani Luigi , De Gaspari Piera , Pegoraro Elena , Plebani Mario , Basso Daniela 
Published: April 2023

Abstract

Objectives
Antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase isoform 65 (GAD-Ab) have been found in different severe neurological conditions associated with altered synthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Serum GAD-Ab can be found in up to 90 % of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), mostly at relatively low concentrations, while high concentrations of GAD-ab are thought to be more frequently associate to a neurological condition, with levels 100-folds higher than those found in T1DM. Although CSF testing is recommended when suspecting a GAD-associated neurological syndrome, no commercial immunoassay is validated for this use and no cut-off is internationally recognized to support the diagnosis.

Methods
In this study we validated CSF testing of GAD-Ab on an automated chemiluminescence (CLIA) immunoassay that had previously shown good agreement with ELISA on serum.

Results
We tested 43 CSF from patients with typical GAD-associated neurological disorders and patients with other neurological conditions, identifying a clinical cut-off of 18 kIU/L that discriminated GAD-disease with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.921. CLIA showed good analytical performances on repeatability and recovery tests in CSF and confirmed an excellent agreement with ELISA.

Conclusions
GAD-Ab associated neurological disorders are rare but CSF testing for GAD-Ab is a common request for neurologists when suspecting an insidious autoimmune central nervous system disease. CLIA platforms are expected to be increasingly adopted in clinical laboratories due to their flexibility and reliability, therefore studies on decisional levels should be implemented for improving the interpretation and utilization of laboratory data.
Cytotoxic ketosteroids from the Red Sea soft coral Dendronephthya sp.
Authors: Ghandourah Mohammed A. 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
A marine specimen of the Red Sea soft coral Dendronephthya sp. was extracted with a mixture of n-hexane, diethyl ether, and methanol. One new cytotoxic steroid dendronestadione (1), five known steroids: dendronesterones A-C (2–4), dendrotriol (5), and cholesterol (6) along with 4-oxo-pentanoic acid (7) and a polyhydroxy alkane hexitol (8) were isolated from the Dendronephthya sp. extract. The chemical structures of the isolated metabolites were elucidated by the application of several spectroscopic techniques (1D, 2D NMR, IR, and UV) and mass spectrometry. The antiproliferative effect of the isolated compounds was assessed against a panel of human cancer cell lines including HepG2, HT-29, and PC. The obtained results indicated that compounds 1–4 (dendronesterones A–C) exhibited a higher cytotoxic effect than that of the other co-isolated ones. Among all examined dendronesterones, dendronesterone C showed the highest IC50 values of 19.1 ± 1.81, 32.4 ± 2.84, and 7.8 ± 0.80 µM against the three cancer cells under investigation. Interestingly, all isolated ketosteroids showed potent effects against prostate cancer cells. These findings highlight the role of ketosteroids as an antiproliferative agent against the examined cells in this study.
Dry synthesis of brannerite (UTi2O6) by mechanochemical treatment
Authors: Akiyama Daisuke , Mishima Tomoki , Okamoto Yoshihiro , Kirishima Akira 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
A powder mixture of UO2 and TiO2 was mechanochemically treated in a planetary ball mill under Ar atmosphere for 1 h using a tungsten carbide vial and balls as the milling medium. Such mechanochemical (MC) treatment reduced the crystallinity of UO2 and TiO2. The mechanochemically treated powder mixture was heated at 700–1,300°C for 6 h under Ar atmosphere and analyzed by X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption fine structure analysis. For comparison, a UO2 and TiO2 mixture without MC treatment was heated and analyzed under the same conditions. UTi2O6 did not form below 1,100°C without MC treatment and only the starting materials were observed. At 1,200 and 1,300°C, a small amount of UTi2O6 and equal amounts of UTi2O6 and UO2 were formed, respectively. The mechanochemically treated sample produced nearly pure UTi2O6 containing small amounts of UO2 impurities when heated above 900°C for 6 h. UTi2O6 was highly crystalline and uniform regardless of the synthesis temperature. It is suggested that the crystallinity of UO2 and TiO2 was reduced and the formation of UTi2O6 was promoted by MC treatment.
Reporting of adverse effects of pomegranate in clinical studies: a systematic review
Authors: Zare Hamid , Amiri Ardekani Ehsan , Tavakoli Ali , Bradley Ryan , Tavakoli Fatemeh , Pasalar Mehdi 
Published: April 2023

Abstract

Objectives
Numerous studies have shown the pharmacological effects of pomegranate, such as: anti-cancer, cholesterol-lowering, anti-diabetic, and antihypertensive features. Pomegranate consumption has also revealed some adverse effects. This systematic review aimed to explore the adverse effects of pomegranate reported in clinical studies.

Content
The keywords “pomegranate”, “Punica granatum”, “side effect”, “clinical trial”, and “case report or case series” were searched for in valid databases. Reports about adverse effects of pomegranate were also collected from several international registries.

Summary
This systematic review included a total of 66 clinical articles. Eleven articles have reported side effects of pomegranate. Twenty-one articles have recorded no side effects in the pomegranate group while 34 articles have not mentioned any side effects for this plant. The study also included 7 case report studies. The most common side effects included gastrointestinal problems, flu-like symptoms, and urinary problems. In case report studies, the most significant reported side effect was allergic reaction.

Outlook
In summary, pomegranate and its extract seem to be safe according to the reported adverse effects. Meanwhile, conducting more robust controlled trials with pomegranate products and documentation of any probable side effect is warranted.
The crystal structure of (Z)-4-amino-N′-(1-(o-tolyl)ethylidene)benzohydrazide, C16H17N3O
Authors: Qiao Ai-Li , Guo Zheng-Feng 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
C16H17N3O, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 8.2818(6) Å, b = 17.0495(10) Å, c = 10.2429(7) Å, β = 98.980(6)°, V = 1428.58(17) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt
(F) = 0.0629, wRref
(F
2) = 0.1461, T = 293 K.
Spanish Emphatic Possessives and Reflexivity
Authors: Eguren Luis 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThis paper studies the interpretive properties of emphatic possessives in Spanish (e.g.,El apartamento tiene su cocina y todo‘The flat has its own kitchen and all’), focusing on a feature that distinguishes this type of possessives from canonical prenominal possessives: their reflexive status. It is first claimed that emphatic possessives are consistently used in order to confirm and reinforce a pre-existent possession relation. Certain cases that prima facie might cast doubts on the characterization of emphatic possessives as reflexives are further addressed, showing that possessives with an emphatic meaning always behave like anaphors. The role reflexivity plays in the expression of emphasis is finally discussed, arguing that emphatic possessives belong to a group of optional non-core reflexive pronouns with an emphatic import, which also includes emphatic pronouns and the aspectual dative.
ON α- MARTENSITE NUCLEATION IN STEELS AND IRON ALLOYS
Authors: Zolotarevsky I. , Ol’shanetskii V. 
Published: April 2023

Purpose. To investigate the possibility of martensite nucleation on magnetic (concentration) inhomogeneities of chrome-nickel steels austenite.
Research methods. Generalization of experimental and theoretical studies of the strong magnetic field effect on the martensitic transformation in steels and iron alloys, taking into account the magnetic state of austenite
Results. The analysis of the magnetic state of austenite and the abnormally large strong magnetic field effect on the martensite point displacement in 40X2H20 steel indicates that the transformation of austenite into martensite in it is a “magnetic first order phase transition”.
Scientific novelty. Some features of the martensitic transformation in steels and iron alloys are explained. It is assumed that martensite during the “magnetic γ→α- transition” originates on magnetic inhomogeneities with a disoriented magnetic structure of the spin glass type. Forced magnetostriction during paraprocess and spontaneous magnetostriction below the Curie point lead to the emergence of collinear ferromagnetism with a change in the coordination number from 12 to 8. High all-round pressure leads to the occurrence of collinear antiferromagnetism and the γ-phase stabilization. In paramagnetic austenite the nucleation of α-martensite occurs on dislocation nuclei, the sizes of which have the same order of magnitude (by volume) as the magnetic inhomogeneities in the Fe-Ni system.
Practical value. The results obtained in the work expand the concept of martensitic transformation in steels and provide grounds for explaining some kinetic features in them.
来华留学生学习成语分析
Authors: Mardiana Ade Prima 
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Idioms are an important part of Chinese culture. Basic understanding of Chinese idioms, explaining that Chinese idioms have gradually grown with the development of Chinese traditional culture. This paper used method an questionnaire to collect data. The finding and discussion analysis of survey results is about examines the learning and use of idioms, and then proposes specific solutions through problems. And the conclusion is the cultivation of students' learning methods in the teaching of Chinese idioms.
摘要: 成语是汉语文化的重要组成部分。本文一共四个部分，第一部分：汉语成语的基本认识，该部分说明了汉语成语是随着汉语传统文化发展逐渐丰富起来的；第二部分：调查的基本情况，外国人和中国人交流之所以会出现误解，造成误解的原因主要是不了解成语的深刻含义；第三部分：调查结果分析，本论文只是对汉语成语学习和使用情况进行调查，然后通过问题提出具体的解决办法。第四部分：教学策略，即在教学汉语成语过程中对学生学习方法的培养。
非目的语环境下汉语课堂学习焦虑调查：以马来西亚非华裔生为例
Authors: Ling Ting Hie , Qi Chong Pei 
Published: April 2023

本文采用Horwitz等人（1986）设计的外语学习焦虑量表， 简称FLCAS （Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale）作为研究工具，对非目的语环境下学习汉语的221名非华裔生进行汉语课堂学习焦虑研究。此221名非华裔生均来自马来西亚砂拉越玛拉工艺大学选修《基础华语》课的学习者。在问卷收集完善后，采用SPSS 22.0作为数据统计工具，对非华裔生的汉语学习焦虑程度、汉语学习焦虑三个维度与性别差异进行数据分析。分析结果显示，非华裔生在汉语课堂普遍经历学习焦虑。通过独立样本T检验结果发现，非华裔生汉语课堂学习焦虑与性别差异的相关性并不显著。
This study adopted Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) designed by Horwitz et al (1986) to determine Mandarin as foreign language learning anxiety among 221 non-native Mandarin learners in non-target language context. These 221 non-native Mandarin learners were those who enrolled in Introductory Mandarin Language course from University Teknologi MARA, Sarawak Branch. SPSS 22.0 was employed to analyze the data such as non-native Mandarin learners’level of anxiety and gender differences. Findings from this study revealed that non-native Mandarin learners are at moderate level of anxiety. Results from independent T-test analysis shows that there were no significant differences between learners’ level of anxiety and gender.
Prognostic significance of serum pro-calcitonin level in paediatric intensive care unit patients
Authors: Penugonda Sudheer Kumar  , Ajay Kumar  , Monica N. Belagodu  , Gera Rani 
Published: April 2023

Background: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is already known predictive marker in serious bacterial infection and it is emphasized that these biomarkers can be used as a marker of increased mortality in critically ill patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the serial PCT level and find out whether these biomarkers can be used to predict mortality.
Methods: This was a prospective observational study. Primary objective was to study the serum PCT as a prognostic marker in critically ill children (2 months to 12 years) admitted in PICU while secondary objective was to find out the association of level of serum procalcitonin with different organ system disease involvement and to compare the results of the serum procalcitonin with the PRISM-3 score in diagnosing the severity of illness in the patient. Patient outcome was assessed at hospital discharge, and the patients were divided into non-survivors and survivors. A p value of <0.05 will be considered statistically significant.
Results: A total of 185 patients were enrolled, the median age was 5 years (2 months to 12 years) with 56.76% being males. Majority (34.59%) of patients the primary diagnosis was of respiratory system. The median of serum PCT on day 1, day 3 and day 7 with outcome (p<0.05) in dead was significantly higher as compared to alive. The median PRISM score in dead was 21(13-33) which was significantly higher as compared to alive 11 (8-12.7). Serum PCT and PRISM score had significant discriminatory power to predict mortality.
Conclusions: In the present study serum PCT found to be a good prognostic marker for all cause mortality in critically ill patients admitted in PICU.
Exercise-induced urticaria with muscle injury: a case report
Authors: S. Mithra , Narasingan Monisha 
Published: April 2023

Exercise has become an integral part of life in this modern era due to sedentary lifestyle. Although, urticaria patients are being evaluated for all the common triggering factors like food, environmental allergens and infections, an entity called exercise induced urticaria often get missed. Exertional and asymptomatic rhabdomyolysis must be kept in mind during evaluation. A 27 year male patient was diagnosed with severe exercise induced urticaria with muscle injury. Patient developed urticaria within 30 minutes of strenuous exercise. Clinical history was insignificant for any allergen exposure except for clear history of urticaria once weekly after strenuous exercise. Patient also reported need for oral analgesics on the day of strenuous exercise indicating muscle injury. Asymptomatic phase correlated with abstinence of exercise. His lesions gradually got relieved with anti-histamines. Routine blood investigations were normal except elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST-354U/L), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-619U/L) and normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT-51U/L), altered AST/ALT ratio more than 6. Creatinine kinase (CK) can increase ten folds in healthy individuals following strenuous exercise. Hence, CK was not done for this patient. Aminotransferases may remain elevated even after normalisation of CK up to 2-3 weeks. LDH was done as an additional investigation. Simple routine investigation for altered AST and confirmation with LDH or CK for its source from muscle injury can be done. Severe exercise induced urticaria with muscle injury can be managed with moderation of exercise intensity along with short course of antihistamines owing to the benefit of exercise. This patient was followed up for 2 years and there was no episode of urticaria after stepping down the exercise intensity. Detailed history of exercise duration and intensity is required along with basic investigations for evaluating exercise induced urticaria. A sub-entity called severe exercise induced urticaria with muscle injury must be kept in mind due to the risk of asymptomatic or exertional rhabdomyolysis.
ANALYZING CULTURAL AMBIVALENT IDENTITIES AND TRANSITIONAL PHASES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF IMPERIALISM PRESENTED IN ANITA DESAI’S VOICES IN THE CITY
Authors: Zubair Hassan Bin , Shaber Nelofir , Khadam Iqra 
Published: April 2023

Purpose of the study: This research explores Anita Desai’s Voices in the City from the cultural ambivalence and cultural imperialism aspects. Anita Desai’s Voices in the City (1964) is about the story of an archetypal Indian protagonist Nirode and his family.
Methodology: This research is qualitative. Theories presented by Homi K. Bhabha and K. R. Lyenger support this research study as a major theoretical framework. This research is based on textual analysis.It discusses the issues of the remains of colonization and the impact of British imperialism during the transitional phase of the socio-cultural and socio-political situation of Indian society that reflects the ambivalent identity of the protagonist and other characters as well.
Main Findings: Nirode is a colonial subject who distinctly observes the city of Calcutta and tends to escape from such cultural tendencies of modern Indian cultures and British cultures which causes his identity ambivalent. Nirode’s position as a victim and resistant to both cultures, his subject is determined amidst the socio-cultural, socio-economic, and socio-political power relations played by both British and Indian institutional cultural values and practices of the transitional phase of Indian society that creates ambivalent identity in the life of the protagonist and other characters which happens around the city of Calcutta.
Applications of the study: The research is a contribution to the existing theories on one hand and an explanation and impact of the cultural ambivalence and cultural imperialism on Indian literature and society as depicted in the novel.
Novelty/Originality of the study: This research is novel as it investigates socio-cultural, socio-economic, and socio-political power relations played by both British and Indian institutional cultural values and practices of the transitional phase of Indian society that creates ambivalent identity in the life of the protagonist and other characters which happens around the city of Calcutta. The theoretical framework is taken from two different theories in order to draw more argumentative discussion.
Vertical Agreements and Concerted Practices Arising from Commercial Relations. Innovative Legislation in the Matter
Authors: Vâlcu Elise Nicoleta 
Published: April 2023

The goal of achieving and maintaining an integrated internal market is to strengthen competition in the European Union. Consequently, in conditions where the elimination of unfair competitive practices has been achieved at the level of the member states, companies cannot resort to prohibited vertical agreements, for which the provisions of art. 101 para. 1 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply. However, Regulation (EU) 2022/720 regulates categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices that are not considered incompatible with the common market and the general interest of consumers. Thus, if a vertical agreement restricts competition within the meaning of art. 101 para. 1 of the Treaty, the agreement may still meet the exemption conditions set out in art. 101 para. 3, only under the conditions set out in this Regulation. In June 2022, the European Commission adopted the Communication “Guidelines on Vertical Restraints”, a document through which the EU institution provides businesses with guidelines on vertical agreements, how the provisions of art. 101 of the TFEU apply to vertical agreements, the positive and negative effects they have generated. Also, in the communication, the Commission refers to those vertical agreements that do not fall under Article 101(1) of the treaty, also providing explanations regarding the protection regime – “safe harbor” – established by Regulation (EU) 2022/720.
All these issues will be analyzed in the present study from a personal perspective, substantiated by the legislation appropriate to the matter.