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Vestígios, “negrofuligens” e “feitiço”: rastros de africanidade na constituição de uma filosofia negro-brasileira
Authors: Santos Elisangela de Jesus , De Lima Ludmilla Lis Andrade 
Published: May 2022

Este artigo atende às provocações dos seres encantados que atuam na construção de nossa Filosofia afro-brasileira estimulando a criação de novas epistemologias através do fazer-negro centrado no mistério, na Força Vital, no diálogo com o Tambor e o Batuque e no poder da Palavra, todos estes saberes ancestrais que preenchem e conduzem nossa formação acadêmica como mulheres e pessoas negro-periféricas. Utilizaremos os termos “Filosofia afro-brasileira” ou ainda “Filosofia negro-brasileira” para tratar desses saberes sem que haja diferenciação entre eles. Somos duas pesquisadoras que trabalham os rastros de africanidade nas expressões artísticas e socioculturais buscando seus sentidos e impactos políticos na contemporaneidade. Através de estudos nas ciências sociais, relações étnico-raciais e do campo artístico, queremos identificar, investigar e registrar a filosofia negro-brasileira, fundante de uma epistemologia proposta por mulheres negras, com base no legado africano e pautada na dialogia entre material e imaterial. Desejamos propor novos olhares para a(s) história(s) dos antepassados e descendentes de africanos, contribuindo para o fortalecimento e re-construção do imaginário social ocidental no sentido da emancipação antirracista. A proposta em questão neste artigo aponta expressões culturais sofisticadas da comunidade preta, que corroboram para a ressignificação dessa coletividade destituída de sua humanidade pela estrutura racista.
formação acadêmica como mulheres e pessoas negro-periféricas. Utilizaremos os termos “Filosofia afro-brasileira” ou ainda “Filosofia negro-brasileira” para tratar desses saberes sem que haja diferenciação entre eles. Somos duas pesquisadoras que trabalham os rastros de africanidade nas expressões artísticas e socioculturais buscando seus sentidos e impactos políticos na contemporaneidade. Através de estudos nas ciências sociais, relações étnico-raciais e do campo artístico, queremos identificar, investigar e registrar a filosofia negro-brasileira, fundante de uma epistemologia proposta por mulheres negras, com base no legado africano e pautada na dialogia entre material e imaterial. Desejamospropor novos olhares para a(s) história(s) dos antepassados e descendentes de africanos, contribuindo para o fortalecimento e re-construção do imaginário social ocidental no sentido da emancipação antirracista. A proposta em questão neste artigo aponta expressões culturais sofisticadas da comunidade preta, que corroboram para a ressignificação dessa coletividade destituída de sua humanidade pela estrutura racista.
Investigation of the effect of curcumin on oxidative stress, local inflammatory response, COX-2 expression, and microvessel density in Trichinella spiralis induced enteritis, myositis and myocarditis in mice
Authors: Hamed A. M. R. , Abdel-Shafi I. R. , Elsayed M. D. A. , Mahfoz A. M. , Tawfeek S. E. , Abdeltawab M. S. A. 
Published: May 2022

Summary

Background
Curcumin exerts anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that have proven to be of value in the management of several parasitic infections.

Objective
Investigation of the value of curcumin in the management of trichinosis either alone or as an adjuvant to albendazole.

Methods
Animals received either curcumin 150 mg/kg, curcumin 300 mg/kg, albendazole 50 mg/ kg or combined curcumin 150mg/kg and albendazole 50 mg/kg and were compared with control infected and non-infected mice. Estimation of intestinal and muscular parasitic load and blood malondialdehyde level, in addition to the histopathological examination of small intestine, skeletal muscle tissue and heart was performed. Also, assessment of the local expression of cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme (COX-2) and CD34 in these samples was done by immunohistochemistry.

Results
Curcumin was found efficient in reducing parasitic load. It also lowered serum MDA level, local COX-2 and CD34 expression. An evident anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin was observed in intestinal, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle histopathological sections.

Conclusion
The anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-angiogenic effects of curcumin can help to improve trichinellosis-induced pathology. Curcumin can therefore be of value as an adjuvant therapy to conventional antiparasitic agents and can also produce promising results when used alone at higher doses.
The prevalence of intestinal parasite infections in goats from smallholder farms in Northern Thailand
Authors: Wuthijaree K. , Tatsapong P. , Lambertz C. 
Published: May 2022

Summary
The present study determined the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in small ruminants kept in smallholder farms in Phitsanulok, Northern Thailand. A total of 885 goats from 31 smallholder farms were selected randomly between May 2019 to January 2020. Fecal samples were collected to estimate fecal egg counts and oocysts counts using the modified McMaster technique. Furthermore, pooled fecal samples from each of the farms were cultured in order to differentiate third-stage larvae of nematode. Examination of fecal samples revealed that 885 were positive for one or more parasites, giving an overall prevalence of 87.2 %, of which 38.6 % were infected with one and 48.6 % with multiple parasite. Strongyles and Eimeria oocysts were the most prevalent. Haemonchus contortus and Strongyloides papillosus were the predominant species based on the percentage of larvae in fecal cultures. Tapeworm eggs were encountered in 14.2 % of all samples. No significant difference in gastrointestinal parasite prevalence was associated with sex of the host. Infection was significantly (P = 0.009) highest in poor body conditioned goats (72.0 %) as compared to moderate (48.9 %) and good body conditioned (50.0 %) goats. This report on prevalence of GI parasites of small ruminants in smallholder farms in Northern Thailand reveals a high endoparasitic infections that appeared well-adapted to environmental conditions. Further studies on endoparasite control are required to establish the impact of parasitism on productive performance, including monitoring control parasite programs are needed for better health and productivity.
Knowledge Gaps Between Canadian Public Policy and Religious Actors; a New Hurdle for Women in Agunah
Authors: Stein Talya 
Published: May 2022

Knowledge Gaps Between Canadian Public Policy and Religious Actors; a New Hurdle for Women in Agunah
This research paper seeks to highlight the harmful social consequences that arise when there are knowledge gaps in Canadian public policy in religious affairs. In order to safeguard the wellbeing of Canadians of faith, Canadian policy makers and adjudicators should operate with a working knowledge of its religious populations and consult religious actors on relevant issues. I will use the Jewish divorce phenomenon, known as agunah, the spiritual chaining of spouses, to illustrate the social consequences that arise once public policy overlooks religious affairs. The kinds of knowledge gaps in Canadian public policy that enables circumstances like agunot, worsens human right’s abuses (Greenberg-Kobrin 1999), and religious and community alienation and the weakening of Canadian institutions (“Bruker v. Marcovitz.”)

I will first provide a brief explanation of the agunah phenomenon in order to capture the severity of the religious, as well as spiritual, consequences a refused Jewish divorce leaves in its wake. After an understanding of agunah has been established, I will deconstruct Section 21.2 of the Divorce Act (1990) and exemplify how a situation of agunah could occur by the manipulation of the provision in order to remove barrier to divorce. Lastly, I will employ the 1969 case of “Bruker vs. Markovitz” to explore the instances in which such knowledge gaps weaken Canadian institutions.

Though steps have been made by Canadian policy makers and judicial figures in the past to prevent the proliferation of agunah abuse cases, there still lacks sufficient precedent or literature available. This egregious oversight of public policy leaves vulnerable people of faith, most commonly women, to grapple with legal incongruences and spiritual harm alone. An active effort to grasp religious law and legal nuances by public policy makers must be made in order to mitigate social maladies and protect all populations, including the religious populations, of Canada.
Examining the Imagery of Kajillionaire
Authors: Adamson Emily 
Published: May 2022

Examining the Imagery of Kajillionaire
For FILM 456: The Video Essay, as taught by Dan Simpson, I wrote and produced a video essay detailing my analysis of one particular scene in Kajillionaire (2020), dir. Miranda July. In using multiple aspects of cinematic language, the evening scene early on in the film provides subtextual evidence detailing the emotional abuse and neglect inflicted on the main character, Old Dolio, by her parents. The mise-en-scène of an office cubicle separates her physically from her parents’ domestic sleeping area, as well as visually playing on their smalltime heists consuming their whole lives. The dialogue within the scene reveals her parents’ simultaneous infantilization and dismissal of her and her ideas. And the lighting design represents her sheltered and fearful relationship to the outside world, thanks to her parents' opinions and lifestyle.
An Audio-Visual Prophecy: Arcane - The Prestigious Concert Scene
Authors: Zhang Le 
Published: May 2022

An Audio-Visual Prophecy: Arcane - The Prestigious Concert Scene
The topic of my video essay is to take a close examination on the prestigious concert scene on Arcane: League of Legends. To see how the use of the mise-en-scene and audio-visual language helps to make foreshadowing on characters’ behaviors. The video essay illustrates the changing psychological states of several main characters (Jess, Mel, Hemerdinger and several councilors) based on their lines and action details. Through the analysis of cinematic elements like mise-en-scene, background music, lighting and staging provide in-depth observations and analysis of how the film uses superb audio-visual language to foreshadow the actions and situations of different characters later in the story. I also added tons of arrows and circles to highlight the significant elements in each frame to cooperate with my voiceover and helps focusing audiences’ attentions as well. Prof. Daniel in FILM 456 The Video Essay provided me a lot of advice, especially about the copyright issue about the editing of background music after the video was uploaded to the public platform. Some of the points Prof. Daniel mentioned in the lecture also helped me to better plan the structure and framework of the whole video.
Impact of E-retailing Ethics on Consumer Repurchase Intention
Authors: Ghias Saqib , Ahmed Kazi Afaq , Khan Azam Anwar 
Published: May 2022

Purpose: Online retailing has grown tremendously over the last decade, particularly in the COVID 19 period but little attention has been given to ethical problems arising from it. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of e-retailing ethics on consumer repurchase intention aiming to highlight the significance of ethical consideration in e-retailing business..
Design/Methodology/Approach: This is a quantitative study and the sample size is 212 participants. Male participants were 129 and Female participants were 83. Respondents mainly included consumers with varying frequencies of online purchasing. The conceptual framework comprised of reliability, non-deception, security, trust and e-service quality as independent variables moderated by shopping habits. The dependent variable was repurchase intention. PlS-SEM was used to analyze the data. The participants mostly were residents of Karachi.
Findings: The repurchase intention of consumers is directly impacted by three independent variables of e-retailing ethics out of five tested in the study i.e. E-service quality, reliability and non-deception while remaining variables trust and security proved insignificant. The study results further revealed that reliability, non-deception, and e-service quality are also positively moderated by shoping habits while security and trust proved insignificant.
Implications/Originality/Value: The findings can be used by online retailing outlets to design marketing strategies for successfully running their store.
Implementasi Media Loose Parts untuk Mengembangkan Aspek Motorik Halus Anak Usia Dini
Authors: Setianingsih Asih , Handayani Iys Nur 
Published: May 2022

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai pembelajaran media loose parts yang perlu diimplentasikan sebagai bahan ajar yang dapat digunakan oleh anak usia dini. Media pembelajaran berbasis loose parts dapat memudahkan anak dalam pencapaian aspek perkembangan motorik halus anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui implementasi media loose parts untuk mengembangkan aspek motorik halus anak usia dini. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dimana peneliti akan secara spesifik dan alamiah menggambarkan terkait data berupa fakta-fakta secara nyata dari pelaksanaan pembelajaran. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Analisis data dalam penelitian diskriptif kualitatif yang datanya diperoleh melalui penelitian yang telah dilaksanakan di TK Hardikasiwi. Media loose parts menjadi salah satu solusi bagi pendidik untuk meningkatkan perkembangan anak melalui keterampilan motorik halus. Media pembelajaran loose parts yang dilaksanakan di TK Hardikasiwi Sidomoro dalam proses kegiatan pembelajaran untuk mengembangkan aspek perkembangan motorik halus anak sudah berkembang dengan baik
A study on clinico-radiological profile, risk factors, and management of mucormycosis during COVID pandemic in Rewa, (M.P.)
Authors: Indurkar Pallavi , Asati Aashutosh , Siddiqui Yasmeen , Nayak Shubhangi , Indurkar Manoj 
Published: May 2022

Background: Second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has been particularly devastating in India. COVID-19 and mucormycosis (also known as black fungus) are causing comorbid conditions to worsen the extent of infection and mortality rates especially in India. Mucormycosis can involve nose, sinuses, orbit, central nervous system, lung (pulmonary), gastrointestinal tract any many other organs, but rhino orbital cerebral mucormycosis is the most common variety seen. Rapidity of dissemination of mucormycosis is an extraordinary phenomenon and a delay in the diagnosis could be fatal.
Aims and Objectives: The objective of this study is to document the clinical features, radiological extent, risk factors, management,and outcome of mucormycosis.
Materials and Methods: The study was retrospective observational study. Eighty-two mucormycosis patients admitted in SGMH Rewa were selected as study subjects. Data regarding clinical features, radiological extent, associated risk factors, comorbidities, management during hospital stay, and outcome of mucormycosis patients were collected on excel sheet and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests.
Results: In our study, majority of the patients were unvaccinated (88%). Most common presenting complaint was nasal congestion with or without discharge in 78% patients followed by Facial swelling, visual disturbances, facial weakness, dental pain, etc. On CT or magnetic resonance imaging examination, all cases of mucormycosis had maxillary sinus (100%) involvement, followed by ethmoid (82%) and sphenoid (78%) sinuses. Diabetes mellitus was most common comorbidity seen in 52% cases. About 83% cases had history of receiving high dose steroid intravenously during management of COVID illness. Among study cases 72% patients have taken oxygen supplementation for more than 72 h, for COVID-19 pneumonia before hospitalization for mucormycosis. Therapy of Liposomal Amphotericin B and Oral Triazole (predominantly oral Posaconazole) was the most common medical treatment offered to all patients with COVID associated mucorpatient. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery was done on 93% cases followed by Modified Denker’s procedure was done in 12% cases.
Conclusion: In our study, mucormycosis appears to be associated with COVID-19, diabetes, and use of corticosteroids. Full vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines, judicious use of corticosteroids in patients with COVID-19 and strict control of blood glucose level along with timely and proper management is highly recommended to reduce the incidence of fatal mucormycosis.
Food Environment and Youth Intake May Influence Uptake of Gluten-Free Food Guide Recommendations in Celiac Disease
Authors: Cyrkot Samantha , Gidrewicz Dominica , Anders Sven , Marcon Margaret , Turner Justine M. , Mager Diana R. 
Published: May 2022

A gluten-free (GF) food guide for children and youth (4–18 years) living with celiac disease (CD) has been developed and extensively evaluated by stakeholders, including registered dietitians. A case study analysis was conducted on data from 16 households of youth with CD to examine how factors related to parental food literacy, the home food environment, and food purchasing patterns may influence food guide uptake by Canadian youth with CD and their families. Households were of higher socioeconomic status, parents had good food literacy, and the home food availability of fruits, vegetables and GF grains was diverse. However, households also had a diverse supply of convenience foods and snack options. Youth reported consuming a larger proportion of these foods (>35% dietary intake) and had suboptimal diet quality. Dietary intake of fruits and vegetables were below GF plate model recommendations by over 30%. Despite limited economical barriers, good parental food literacy, and diverse food availability, meeting fruit and vegetable recommendations based on the pediatric GF food guide remains a major challenge. Findings inform that effective strategies and healthy public policies to support the uptake of GF food guide recommendations are needed to improve the health outcomes of youth with CD.
EEG Abnormalities During Delirium as a Prodromal Feature of Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Case Report
Authors: Carrarini Claudia , De Rosa Matteo Alessandro , Calisi Dario , Digiovanni Anna , Salute Pierpaolo , Dono Fedele , Evangelista Giacomo , Consoli Stefano , Russo Mirella , Ferri Laura , D’Ardes Damiano , Mattoli Maria Vittoria , Cipollone Francesco , Onofrj Marco , Bonanni Laura 
Published: May 2022

Background: A 79-year-old woman was admitted to the Neurology Clinic of the University of Chieti-Pescara for a syncope. At admission, the occurrence of an acute stroke was ruled out. Her cognitive status was unimpaired. After three days from the hospitalization, the patient experienced an episode of mixed delirium. Objective: The present case report shows a case of delirium-onset dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) with a specific electroencephalographic (EEG) pattern from its prodromal stage. Methods: Delirium was assessed by 4AT test. During the hospitalization, the patient underwent a quantitative EEG (QEEG) with spectral analysis. At six months from the episode of delirium, she was tested by neuropsychological evaluation, QEEG, and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT to assess the onset of a possible cognitive decline. Results: At baseline, the QEEG exam showed a dominant frequency (DF) in the pre-alpha band (7.5 Hz) with a dominant frequency variability (DFV) of 2 Hz. This pattern is typical of DLB at early stage. After six months, she reported attention deficits in association with cognitive fluctuation and REM sleep behavior disorder. The neurological examination revealed signs of parkinsonism. Cognitive status resulted to be impaired (MoCA = 15/30). QEEG recording confirmed the presence of a DLB-typical pattern (DF = 7.5 Hz, DFV = 2.5 Hz). The 18F-FDG-PET/CT showed a moderate bilateral posterior hypometabolism (occipital and temporal cortex), with relative sparing of the posterior cingulate cortex compared to cuneus/precuneus ( Cingulate Island sign), and mild bilateral hypometabolism in frontal regions (suggestive of a DLB diagnosis). Conclusion: EEGs may represent supportive and validated biomarkers for delirium-onset prodromal DLB.
Comparison of two different GSI scanning protocols in head and neck CT angiography: Image quality and radiation dose
Authors: Zhang Tianle , Zhao Sai , Liu Yiwen , Liu Zhichao , Ma Zepeng , Zuo Ziwei , Zhao Yongxia 
Published: May 2022

OBJECTIVES: To compare image quality and radiation dose of computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the head and neck in patients using two Gemstone Spectral Imaging (GSI) scanning protocols. METHODS: A total of 100 patients who underwent head-neck CTA were divided into two groups (A and B) according to the scanning protocols, with 50 patients in each group. The patients in group A underwent GSI scanning protocol 1 (GSI profile: head and neck CTA), while those in group B underwent GSI scanning protocol 2 (GSI profile: chest 80 mm). All images were reconstructed using 40% and 70% pre- and post-adaptive level statistical iterative reconstruction V (pre-ASiR-V and post-ASiR-V) algorithms, respectively. The CT dose index (CTDIvol) and dose-length (DLP) product were recorded and the mean value was calculated and converted to the effective dose. CT values, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of all images were calculated. Additionally, subjective image evaluation was conducted by two independent radiologists using a five-point scoring method. All data were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the CT values, SNR, CNR, and subjective score between groups A and B ( p > 0.05); however, the mean effective dose (1.2±0.1 mSv) in group B was 45.5% lower than that in group A (2.2±0.2 mSv) ( p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: GSI scanning protocol 2 could more effectively reduce the radiation dose in head-neck CT angiography while maintaining image quality compared to GSI scanning protocol 1.
Scheme of incineration of wood waste in a furnace with a circulating boiling bed
Authors: Dzhyoev R. 
Published: May 2022

Cyclonic-vortex technology of solid fuel combustion allows to reduce the furnace volume of the boiler unit, dimensions and weight. Mixing of fuel particles and air in a swirling stream provides intensive heat exchange and fuel combustion in a limited furnace volume. The results of improving the thermal scheme of combustion of pulverized fuel (wood waste) in a circulating fluidized bed are presented. The results of numerical calculations showed the possibility of burning sawdust with a particle diameter of 25 μm to 750 μm. When the air-fuel mixture is supplied from the bottom of the furnace, and the secondary air from the top of the furnace, ash is removed in liquid form through a slot in the lower part of the furnace. It was found that with a sawdust moisture content of 10%, ash content Ac = 0.6%, a higher combustion heat of 17.7 MJ / kg, particle entrainment is 19.2 %, the degree of particle burnout is 92.5%, which requires afterburning of entrainment in a circulating boiling layer. One of the ways to improve Ukraine's fuel and energy balance is to use alternative sources of heat to natural gas, namely solid fuels or wood industry waste. It is necessary to involve specialized technologies for burning solid fuels. Currently, there is an incomplete theoretical and practical knowledge about the processes of burning wood waste.The use of natural gas as a source of thermal energy occupies a significant part of Ukraine's fuel and energy balance. To increase the share of solid fuels, it is necessary to study in more detail the processes of their combustion and the use of methods of intensification of heat transfer processes in the furnaces of solid fuel boilers. The results of numerical calculations showed that the use of vortex furnace instead of direct flow in the scheme CKS increases the residence time of particles in the furnace, which reduces the multiplicity of fuel circulation, reduce the size and weight of the furnace