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Development of the Hydraulic-Control Wave-Maker for Study of Vertically-Variable Oceanographic Flows
Authors: Ko Haeng Sik , Lynett Patrick 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
This study aims to develop new experimental equipment to generate waves by using a system termed the Hydraulic-Control Wave-maker (HCW). This experimental device can completely mimic vertical flow distribution via an adjustable set of vertical baffles and subsequently permits the study of multiscale and vertically-variable oceanographic flows. First, a small-scale prototype of the HCW system is developed using a combination motor and screw jack. A relationship between motor speed and flow rate is obtained, which shows a linear increase by satisfying mass conservation. Using this relationship, sinusoidal waves in the small wave flume were generated. A scaled-up physical model of the HCW is built with three baffles, including a movable top baffle; solitary waves with various wave amplitudes are generated; laboratory observations are compared to target data for a verification of solitary wave generation.
Presentación
Authors: Editorial Coordinación 
Published: July 2022

FIGURAS REVISTA ACADÉMICA DE INVESTIGACIÓN sets and builds up -through the act of writing- the act of transforming, tracing or representing in each publication the findings that authors lay on each of the three sections covered in this publication.

In this issue, the Perspectives section includes three articles that demonstrate the multidisciplinary development of FIGURAS REVISTA ACADÉMICA DE INVESTIGACIÓN “How to Write a Research Project in Ten Steps and Not Die Trying” exposes and analyzes the constituent elements of a research project in a brief and sequential manner; “From Guido Guinizzelli to Dante Alighieri. A Philosophical Perspective on Chapter XX from Vita nova or the Originis of “Amor, ch’a nullo amato amar perdona” revises chapter XX of the Vita nova and shows how it leads to canto V of the Commedia, and “Dante’s Beatriz: Subject of a Poem and Handbook of Philosophy” explains Beatriz as a divinized human presence who, already in Paradise, is shown as a philosophical voice, expert in theology.
In the section Scenarios, three essays and a translation (as an essay on the process itself) are grouped: “Peer in Greatness: Carl Lumholtz and Balbino Dávalos”, “Translation as a metaphor”, “Sciencia poiesis est: Poetic Devices in Scientific Texts” and “Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). Poems. Selection and Spanish Version by Hernán Bravo Varela”. The texts in this section force us (as is the inherent condition of the essay) to pay attention to the diverse meanings -all important- of translation, whether scientific or literary works, which allows us to access and expand the universal cultural panorama, as well as to enter into different worlds that nourish and remain in an endearing way in our knowledge and memory.
The Resonances section includes one critical review “A Republican Ghost: Poetry and Exile from Antonio Machado to Tomás Segovia”.”, which is a critical review of the monographic study This Ghostly Poetry: History and Memory of Exiled Spanish Republican Poets; “The Intellectual Exile of Jose Vasconcelos and the Creation of the “Secretaría de Educación Pública”. Reflections on the Origins of Educational Policy in Mexico” which discusses the first intellectual exile of José Vasconselos, and, finally “Intellectual Independence in the Training of Researchers: Attitudes, Skills and Environments” which reviews a work on intellectual independence in research training that transcends the boundaries of the academic context.
Discrete Mathematics Days 2022
Authors: Tabera Alonso Luis Felipe 
Published: July 2022

The Discrete Mathematics Days (DMD20/22) will be held on July 4-6, 2022, at Facultad de Ciencias of the Universidad de Cantabria (Santander, Spain). The main focus of this international conference is on current topics in Discrete Mathematics, including (but not limited to): •	Algorithms and Complexity •	Combinatorics •	Coding Theory •	Cryptography •	Discrete and Computational Geometry •	Discrete Optimization •	Graph Theory •	Location and Related Problems The previous editions were held in Sevilla in 2018 and in Barcelona in 2016, inheriting the tradition of the Jornadas de Matemática Discreta y Algorítmica (JMDA), the Spanish biennial meeting (since 1998) on Discrete Mathematics. The program consists on four plenary talks, 42 contributed talks and a poster session with 11 contributions.
Healthcare Accounting Research: An Analysis, Review, and Suggestions for Future Work
Authors: Yonce S. Kiely , Barnes Beau Grant 
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT
This paper analyzes and reviews healthcare-related accounting literature, with a focus on research published between 1990 and 2020. We systematically collect a global sample of 413 papers and categorize each paper along several dimensions, including accounting sub-discipline, research methodology, journal quality, and geographic origin. We find that high-quality accounting journals publish healthcare-related research throughout the period, but publication in the most elite (i.e., “top 3”) journals is declining. Further, we find that archival accounting research in healthcare is primarily a North American undertaking, while field studies and case studies are more popular internationally. We review the sampled research along with additional (pre-1990 and post-2020) literature in an inclusive summary of extant healthcare-related accounting research, organized by topic and focused on identifying avenues for additional research. We then discuss several healthcare-related public data sources.
La voz gitano y la introducción de los gitanismos en la historia de la lengua española
Authors: Puerma Bonilla Javier 
Published: July 2022

Esta investigación tiene como propósito contribuir con datos novedosos al conocimiento del gitano en la historia de la lengua española. Para este fin, realizaremos un análisis que contemple los planos sintáctico, lexicográfico y documental de la voz gitano en perspectiva general y diacrónica. La información que consignaremos a lo largo de este trabajo parece indicar que el siglo xviii constituye un parteaguas social y jurídico en la historia de los gitanos españoles, cuya asimilación a finales de esta centuria propició la introducción masiva de gitanismos en nuestra lengua a partir de los primeros años del siglo xix, hecho simultáneo a la entrada masiva de indigenismos en las variedades del español en América.
Reduction in Glomerular and Renal Tubular Damage in Kidneys of Diabetic Rats Supplemented with Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Authors: Fraga Tamyris Pontes , Corrêa Lanna Beatriz Neves Silva , Taboas Julia Galian Ribeiro , Da Silva Vivian Alves Pereira , Boaventura Gilson Teles , Chagas Mauricio Alves 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Chronic hyperglycemia caused by diabetes results in systemic damage to the body, and the kidney ends up being the target of tissue damage. The use of antioxidants such as alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) has been shown to improve clinical and biochemical parameters in diabetic patients as they help in the prevention of oxidative stress. The present study aimed to undertake a comparative evaluation of the renal morphology of normal and diabetes-induced Wistar rats supplemented with ALA. The experiment had 4 experimental groups (n=7): a control group and a diabetic group that were fed commercial food; an alpha-lipoic group and an alpha-lipoic diabetic group that received the ALA supplement. Diabetes was induced with a single intraperitoneal injection of alloxane monohydrate administered after fasting. After 60 days of the experiment, the kidneys were excised to study the histomorphometric and stereological parameters of the glomeruli and renal tubules and the immunohistochemical parameters with a podocyte count. In the evaluation, the ALA promoted improvement in all of the relevant parameters of the glomerular areas and attenuation of tubular lesions of diabetic animals (p<0.001). Supplementation with ALA also showed beneficial effects in diabetic animals, such as reducing hyperglycemia and the damage promoted by oxidative stress alongside promoting a protective effect on the renal parenchyma. The reduction of glomerular and tubular damage delayed the advance of diabetic nephropathy and its complications, preventing renal failure in diabetic groups.
Relative exponential sum-symmetry model and orthogonal decomposition of the sum-symmetry model for ordinal square contingency tables
Authors: Ando Shuji 
Published: July 2022

Summary
This study proposes a new exponential sum-symmetry model for square contingency tables with same row and column ordinal classifications. In the existing exponential sum-symmetry (ESS) model, the probability that the sum of row and column levels is t, where the row level is less than the column level, is ∆
t−

2 times higher than the probability that the sum of row and column levels is t, where the row level is greater than the column level. On the other hand, in the proposed ESS model, the ratio of these two probabilities is ∆
t/

3. In other words, in the existing ESS model, the ratio of the two probabilities varies exponentially depending on the absolute gap between t and 2, while in the proposed ESS model, the ratio of the two probabilities varies exponentially depending on the relative gap between t and 3, although in both ESS models, the ratio of the two probabilities is ∆ when t is the minimum value (i.e., t = 3). Moreover, this study introduces a new decomposition theorem for the sum-symmetry model using the proposed ESS. The proposed decomposition theorem satisfies asymptotic equivalence for the test statistic.
Triclosan Influences on Reproductive Physiology of Climbing Perch in the Spawning Phase
Authors: Priyatha Chokki Veettil , Chitra Kumari Chidambaran 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
The endocrine-disrupting effects of triclosan, an antimicrobial agent, and its involvement in reproductive responses mediated through different modes of activity in various fish species have been documented. The present study aims to explore whether triclosan at environmentally relevant and sublethal concentrations could influence the reproductive physiology of the fish Anabas testudineus in the spawning phase. Fish were exposed to triclosan at environmentally relevant (0.009 and 9 µg L−1) and sublethal (176.7 µg L−1) concentrations for 4, 7, 30 and 60 d during the spawning phase for evaluating the reproductive potential of the fish. Triclosan exposure caused a significant (P<0.05) reduction in the level of total protein in gonads and liver tissues while increasing blood plasma to meet the energy demand and overcome metabolic stress. Impairment in gonadal steroidogenesis was evidenced by the reduction in the activities of 3β- and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases associated with alteration in the levels of serum gonadotropins, sex steroid hormones and vitellogenin. Triclosan exposure caused a reduction in the rate of fecundity in females and declined sperm counts, motility and viability in males. Histological lesions in gonadal tissues further confirmed the reproductive toxicity of triclosan, which in turn could contribute to the reproductive failure of the fish.
Sex Ratio and Male Maturity for Shortfin Mako Shark in the Moroccan Central Atlantic Coast
Authors: Alahyene Jihade , Chiahou Brahim , Habouz Hammou El , Ben-Bani Abdelbasset 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
The study on the reproductive biology of shortfin mako shark is carried out through the commercial catches from artisanal boats active on the Moroccan Central Atlantic coast and landed in Sidi Ifni Port, for the period between October 2017 and August 2019. A total of 1690 individuals were examined, including 846 females and 844 males. As a result, the overall sex ratio of shortfin mako sharks tends towards equilibrium. The monthly sex ratio in shortfin mako sharks shows that males are more abundant compared to females in winter. In autumn and spring, we encounter more females. For the remainder of the year, the sex ratio tends to be balanced, with a slight predominance of males. Three stages of the maturity scale were found. Juvenile males with a rate of 50% were most frequently encountered during the study, followed by subadults with a rate of 32% and adults with a rate of 18%. The size at first sexual maturity of the male shortfin mako shark was estimated to be between 180 cm and 200 cm in total length, corresponding to an estimated age of 6 years.
Towards Wider Framings: World-Systems Analysis and Folklore Studies
Authors: Jackson Jason Baird 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
This article* situates folklore studies in relation to the approach to social research known as world-systems analysis. In doing so, the work also serves as an evocation of world-systems analysis of potential usefulness for the practice of folklore research and for further thinking about the articulation of the field with others in the human or social sciences. Even if folklorists choose not to embrace a world-systems framework, it is valuable to position folklore studies within the matrix of social science disciplines that this perspective sees as important to the rise of the modern capitalist world-system. This positioning relates to interpretations of world history, but also to debates about the future status of the disciplines. While world-systems analysis is only one among several approaches to exploring the human experience in broad greater-than-local contexts, it offers a useful instance for a larger effort to work out more far-reaching modes of work in folkloristics.
Towards the Analysis of Tradition-based Projects of Locality: A Case Study from Rural Hungary
Authors: Eitler Ágnes 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
In this case study* I offer an insight into the activity of an association for local traditions in a Hungarian village. In addition, I provide some general analytical frames for the examination of such tradition-based locality projects. The field of the observation is Kóny, a village in north-west Hungary. Its peasant traditions – especially the famous male dance, Kóny verbunk – were re-contextualised from time to time in the 20th century. The latest, recent, wave of re-construction concentrates on the systematic (re-)valorisation of locality by highlighting its former peasant traditions and the vernacularisation of the concept of heritage. While the organising work means a new, shared everyday practice for the association’s members, performing the traditions in the public space offers the villagers an occasion to reinforce local identity and identify with the locality.
Delicious or Disgusting? The Winding Journey of Colostrum in Estonian Food Culture
Authors: Järs Anu , Kannike Anu 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
This article examines the changing meaning and status of colostrum in Estonian food culture, relying on data drawn from ethnographic archives and historical sources, cookbooks, and the media. From seasonal food consumed by both Estonian peasants and the Baltic German elite it has been transformed into a modern functional food. The study provides a lens through which to examine the economic, social, and cultural factors that have shaped the modernisation of food culture in Estonia as well as contemporary interpretations of food heritage.
Indonesian Folk Narratives: On the Interstices of National Identity, National Values, and Character Education
Authors: Novianti Nita 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Folklore has been linked to national identity formation. In this article, informed by Johann Gottfried Herder’s romantic nationalism and following Alan Dundes’s (1965) method of folklore studies, it is argued that Indonesia has historically followed this trail, and its recent movement of collecting and disseminating Indonesian folk narratives from across the archipelago is a culminating point in this endeavour. Although the move was claimed to support the national literacy and character building movement, the rigorous endeavour of the government in garnering folktales from all 34 provinces can also be read as part of the national political agenda of strengthening the national integrity, promoting unity in diversity and disseminating so-called national values. Examining further the contexts and procedures of how the narratives were collected and selected for publication, the study reveals an effort to inculcate national values targeted at students in formal education, but more particularly young children as the future harbingers of national values.
“Rebuilding Ties that Existed Long Ago”: Experiences of Finnish Roma During Missionary Work in Estonia
Authors: Gripenberg Lidia 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
This article analyses Finnish Roma experiences of interaction with Roma in Estonia, in the period after the historic fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 through to the present. The research data rely on semi-structured interviews and informal conversations, as well as indirect observations of Finnish Roma missionising activities. The results show that Roma identity was seen as a unifying factor and a source of a feeling of belonging, but not as the major factor driving mission. The driving force of the mission stems from the urge to evangelise, inherent in how Pentecostal teaching is lived and directed. This study contributes to the understanding of the interplay of ethnic identity and spirituality in Roma communities in the context of missionising, as well as the role of missionising for the missionaries themselves.
The Nobility of Drivasto and Scanderbeg
Authors: Shala-Peli Teuta 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
This article aims to elaborate on the relationships between Georges Castriota Scanderbeg and noble families from Drivasto. Drivasto was an Albanian medieval city located in the Northern Albania, about 12 km away from Shkodra. Its origin dates to antiquity but it has achieved its cultural, economic, and political peak during the Middle Age. Drivasto had its schools, church, and social life. The city elite consisted of noble families, such as Engjelli, Spani, Suma, Moneta, and Dushmani. The city elite played an important role in the resistance against the establishment of Ottoman rule in Albanian lands, so many figures deriving from that elite closely cooperated with Georges Castriota Scanderbeg. They used their diplomatic and military background to transmit Scanderbeg’s claims abroad or to fight against the Ottomans.
Therefore, this article aims also to elaborate on the social aspects of the society of Drivasto and its role in political circumstances, aiming thus to present to the audience some historical and social features and international relations during the Middle Age. The first part of this scientific research provides a brief presentation about the city of Drivasto during the Middle Age, continues with noble families and their role and cooperation with Scanderbeg; lastly summarises circumstances that derived from the return of Scanderbeg until the year 1478 when Drivasto fell under the Ottoman rule. The work “The nobility of Drivasto and Scanderbeg” derived of intensive scientific research. The comparative and synthetic methodologies have been used to draft this article.
Hybrid Warfare in the Western Balkans: How Structural Vulnerability Attracts Maligned Powers and Hostile Influence
Authors: Dolan Chris J. 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
This study analyzes the domestic political, economic, and social conditions in the Western Balkans that provide fertile ground for hostile and maligned actors to manipulate and exploit governments and societies with hybrid war measures, namely cyberattacks and cyber intrusions and disinformation and fake news. It begins with a review and assessment of the prevailing empirical and theoretical literature on hybrid warfare. It then describes two leading empirical indices that measure degrees of permeability and structural vulnerability that elevate or reduce the risks associated with maligned and hostile interventions. The article also examines leading indicators measuring resilience levels in cybersecurity and media/information literacy, highlighting political, social, and economic vulnerabilities. It concludes by suggesting that domestic conditions in the region encourage maligned and hostile actors, especially Russia and for different reasons and to a lesser extent China and Turkey, to use hybrid measures to exploit the region. The article proposes that in addition to strengthening institutions and trust, membership in NATO and the E.U. are directly related to mitigating structural vulnerability and reducing uncertainty and insecurity in the Western Balkans.
Instructional Leadership of Private and Public Schools in Kosovo
Authors: Krasniqi Rina , Shabani Arafat , Bajrami Demush 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Managing a company or organization in today’s market is a challenge that each leader has to face. Companies have to adapt and embrace challenges, or they will be left behind by the competitors in the market. The leadership of a company has to be creative in order to fulfill the needs of the customers, the market, and its employees.
The same rules apply for language teaching organizations, which have to follow the rapid changes in the field of education, technology and marketing all the same. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to acquire knowledge of key aspects of instructional leadership in private and public schools, to find the parameters that make an organization successful, and to compare key management decisions taken by organizations over the years. In focus of this paper is a case study with two primary schools in Kosovo, one public and one private, how they operate, how are they managed and the possible ways of further development. Interviews with the leaders of the schools have been conducted, and the findings have been compared and supported with contemporary literature review. The paper starts provides an introduction, the literature review, the framework used, an interpretation and critical discussion of the data collected, and it ends with the conclusion on instructional leadership.
Flexible DNA isolation procedure for different tree species as a convenient lab routine
Authors: Bruegmann Tobias , Fladung Matthias , Schroeder Hilke 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
DNA isolation is a fundamental technique for all molecular biology laboratories. Depending on the plant species, DNA isolation can be challenging. In particular, adapted protocols rarely exist for tree species which are not used as standard model organisms. Here, we describe a flexible DNA isolation protocol that works for 59 tree species in a modular system. It is based on an ATMAB-containing extraction buffer to which proteinase K and/or boric acid are added, depending on the plant species. Subsequent purification steps include one or two precipitations with dichloromethane and, depending on the tree species, an optional sodium acetate precipitation. Using leaf material of a hybrid poplar clone from in vitro culture, it was determined that higher amounts of DNA could be isolated with this material than from field leaves. Starting from leaf material, DNA isolation for difficult cases was achieved with cambium or root tissue. This protocol was used to extract DNA for subsequent PCR amplification. Markers for cpDNA, mtDNA, and genomic DNA were used for standardized testing.