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Elena G. Elina

Publications in the literary-artistic and literary-critical periodicals of the 1920s offer valuable insights into a largely overlooked dimension of Soviet literary history. They reveal the reception of Isaac Babel by participants in the literary polemics of the time, all within the broader framework of the fierce competition over the reader that defined the decade. During the 1920s, the reader was placed at the center of diverse ideological projects aimed at reshaping human nature and forging a new consciousness. Babel was commonly grouped with the so-called poputchiki (fellow travelers), a classification that shaped his reception both among critics aligned with RAPP and among Trotskyist sympathizers, as well as independent Marxist literary thinkers such as Vyach. Polonsky and V. Pravdukhin. The study demonstrates that in the reader-centric literary and sociopolitical climate of the 1920s, Babel found support among that segment of Bolshevik criticism which upheld the aesthetic value of literary form. Conversely, he was rejected by the RAPP critics and, in turn, by the readership they cultivated. Babel’s literary singularity — his f lorid, ornamental style; his avoidance of explicit authorial judgment; and the structural complexity of both phrase and text — resisted incorporation into RAPP’s rigid classificatory schemes. In place of sustained critical engagement with his work, RAPP critics resorted — contrary to the actual dynamics of readership — to a formulaic refrain: “Babel is not read.”

Weijing Sun, Weijing Sun, Lingling Li et al.

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the effectiveness of traditional Chinese Fitness qigong exercises (TFQs) in enhancing outcomes such as frailty status, physical function, psychological well-being, cognitive function, negative emotions, and sleep quality for older adults with frailty or pre-frailty.MethodsWe conducted searches in Embase, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, Chinese Technical Periodicals (VIP), and Google Scholar from their inception to 30th July 2024. Two reviewers independently selected and screened the papers, extracted the data, and assessed the bias risk. We used Review Manager 5.4 for data analysis, pooling the mean difference (MD) or standardized mean difference (SMD) through either random-effects or fixed-effects meta-analysis, depending on the level of heterogeneity.ResultsEighteen randomised controlled trials were included. A total of 15 studies, with 899 participants and versatile assessment tools (Fried Phenotype, Frailty Index, Tilburg Frailty Indicator), demonstrated the effectiveness of TFQs in reducing frailty. Subgroup analysis revealed significant improvements using FP scores (MD = −1.83, 95% CI: −2.09, −1.5), TFI (MD = −1.08, 95% CI: −1.22, −0.94), and FI (MD = −0.04, 95% CI: −0.08, −0.0). Physical performance improved significantly (MD = −0.72, 95% CI: −0.88, −0.57), while daily living activities showed no statistically significant changes (SMD = −0.20, 95% CI: −0.52, 0.11). Balance ability, including dynamic (MD = −2.55, 95% CI: −2.88, −2.22) and static balance (MD = 3.51, 95% CI: 3.00, 4.02), demonstrated notable enhancements. Grip strength increased significantly (SMD = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.51, 1.02), while gait speed improvements were more consistent in shorter walking distances (4.5 m: MD = − 1.44, 95% CI: −1.66, −1.22) than longer ones. Cognitive function (MD = 2.34, 95% CI: 0.35, 4.33) and sleep quality (SMD = 1.28, 95% CI: −1.69, −0.87) also exhibited substantial improvements. Quality of life (SMD = 1.17, 95% CI: 0.92, 1.42) and reductions in negative emotions (SMD = −0.79, 95% CI: −1.36, −0.22) were statistically significant.ConclusionTraditional Chinese Fitness qigong exercises (TFQs) significantly improved multiple outcomes for frail or pre-frail older adults, including frailty levels, physical performance, grip strength, balance ability, cognitive function, sleep quality, and quality of life. These results suggest that TFQs protect frailty or prefrail older adults.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024555719; Identifier: CRD42024555719.

Clara Silvia Roero

This paper focus on the relationships between the mathematician Enrico Betti (1823-1892) and the statesman and scientist Quintino Sella (1827-1884) in the crucial period of Italy’s unification. They shared the same cosmopolitan conception of science that they embraced during their yourneys abroad. Their aims were the promotion of Italian science to the highest degree of development in Europe, the creation of a national scientific community, the establishment of public schools to improve the cultural preparation of the new generations, the organization of scholarships and prizers to encourage research, the foundations of specialized periodicals and the proceedings of scientific societies.

Lucia Kvočáková

After 1918, in the changed socio-political landscape following the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the search for national identity emerged as a key topic in intellectual discussions. Questions of self-definition in relation to Hungarians, Czechs, and Europe became prominent within the Slovak cultural and intellectual landscape. The leading figures in Slovak modern visual art developed a distinctively Slovak style, primarily focused on themes of the Slovak countryside and traditional folklore. This paper examines the creation of “Slovakness” in art and the role of Czech cultural actors in Slovakia. It highlights the importance of national identity in visual arts through texts published in periodicals that aligned with the programmatic Slovak orientation of significant modern Slovak artists, including Janko Alexy (1894–1970), Miloš Alexander Bazovský (1899–1968), Ľudovít Fulla (1902–1980), and Mikuláš Galanda (1895–1938). The analysed articles played a significant role in shaping ideas about the identity of Slovak art, often having a broader social impact than the artists’ exhibitions—even though the programmatic Slovak orientation they advocated was not always fully reflected in them.

Alexei M. Lyubomudrov

For the first time the article introduces а correspondence between the writers of the Russian Diaspora Ivan Shmelyov and Leonid Zurov into a scientific circulation. Shmelyov’s letters contain some characteristics of the first books of the young writer and his artistic talent as well as outlines the prospects for a further creative path. Shmelyov turns his attention mainly to the inner world and personality of the writer. He advises Zurov to engage in self-education, get acquainted with Russian and European philosophy, develop his artistic word. The letters allow to see Shmelyov’s active care, which revealed in his initiative for publishing Zurov’s works in Paris periodicals, promoting the positive critics responses (reviews by V. Amphiteatrov and K. Zaitsev), and supporting Zurov’s decision to move from Riga to France. Some letters concern the episode with removing of the Zurov’s short story from the newspaper “Russkiy Invalid.” Sincere and warm Zurov’s letters reveal the details of his life in Riga. They also talk about his travelling around Latgale, which served as a source of his creative inspiration. The published correspondence, thus, introduces new nuances in the biographies of two bright creative personalities of the Russian emigration.

MAGDALENA SLAVKOVA

Stories about church growth in Romani communities proliferate across Europe but the question of how women contributed to religious mobilization in the interwar period requires further study. The Roma in Bulgaria became an important target group for foreign and local missionaries from various denominations, including, among others, evangelical Methodists, Baptists, and Pentecostals. Their aim was first to correct the laxity of Romani morals, and then to support them to win a religious place of their own in society. Women, in particular, were encouraged to work among children and the female part of their communities and to be collaborative with the male evangelists in advancing common activities. A specific field of action for female believers was women’s associations which were purposely created among both the Bulgarians and the Roma. This article is configured as an ethnographic discussion on the role of women acting as agents of religious change. Thus, I refer in detail to the cases of Boyana (Puncheva), Anka Minkova, and Keva Stefanova, whose activities were mainly related to the Romani church in the village of Golintsi in northwestern Bulgaria. Using a combined ethnological approach, I employ information from different sources: open-ended interviews, hard-to-reach archival sources, and periodicals issued in Bulgaria and abroad. This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0.

Lee Roy Martin

This early Pentecostal reception history aims to locate the book of Judges within the Pentecostal context and to discover the effects of the book on the tradition’s theology and practice. The study examines North American periodicals (plus Confidence, a British publication) from the beginning of 1906 (the start of the Azusa St. revival) to the end of 1925, a period that historian Walter J. Hollenweger describes as the “heart” of the Pentecostal movement. These early voices help to shape a Pentecostal approach to the book of Judges as they show how this segment of the first generation of Pentecostals struggled with issues such as paradigms of leadership, the necessity of Spirit empowerment, the role of women in ministry and the relationship between purity and power. The testimonies, sermons and articles reviewed here demonstrate that some early Pentecostals identified with the stories and characters in Judges and appropriated them to the Pentecostal context. https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n3a8

Aliaksey Litwin

Introduction. The main information about our compatriots who distinguished themselves in the Battle of Stalingrad is contained in the award documents, which have not yet become the subject of study by Belarusian researchers. Separate facts had been appearing in the press already during the hostilities. For example, the feat of the Red Army soldier Alexey Vashchenko, who closed the embrasure of the enemy’s gates with his breast on September 5, 1942, was the subject of a publication in the division newspaper and a leaflet issued by the political department. However, the main information on the topic emerged only in the post-war time. Methods and Materials. The article is based on the information from scientific and educational literature, encyclopedias and reference books, from the memories of Soviet military leaders who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, publications in the regional historical collections “Memory”, from the Belarusian central and local periodicals. The goal is to identify information about the participation of natives of Belarus in the Battle of Stalingrad. Results. The study showed that the Belarusians were represented both among the privates and command staff, in almost all types and branches of the military. Many of them were awarded high state decorations for military distinctions during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Robert Brazeau, Laura Sydora

RISE 5.1 is the first of a two-volume issue dedicated to the study of Irish sexual liberation and its literatures in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This first volume, entitled ‘Speaking out / when it’s dangerous’, brings together six scholars whose critically attentive articles equally interrogate not only the material and political practices of the heteropatriarchal state in its attempt to codify the sexual and moral script of the nation, but also the historiographic conventions of state-centred narratives revised and recovered in academic scholarship on sexuality and sexual identity. One of the most important contributions of this collection, however, is the range of forms of literary and cultural production addressed: from the traditional literary forms of novels, short stories, and dramas, to the cultural forms of periodicals, trial records, and sports entertainment, these articles offer compelling and innovative frameworks through which scholars of Irish Studies can continue to imagine and reimagine the relationship between sexual politics and social transformation in Ireland.

Taylor Reis, Alexandre Xavier Araújo, Victoria Mendlowicz et al.

ABSTRACT Objective: Bibliometrics is a group of statistical and mathematical methods employed to measure and analyze the quantity and the quality of scientific articles, books, and other forms of publications. The objective of the present study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria (JBP) by listing its 100 most highly cited articles in the scientific literature and identifying their main characteristics in terms of authorship and research topics and design. Methods: The 100 top-cited references in the JBP were identified through a search with Google Scholar. The main author, last author, corresponding author, the total number of authors, gender of the authors, year of publication, research institution, geographic origin, language, and the research design and subject of each reference were recorded and analyzed. Results: A marked increase in the number of citations in the last 15 years, a relatively balanced distribution of publications among the Brazilian states and research centers, absence of gender bias among authors, and a varied range of published topics suggest a good current editorial performance by the JBP. Relative lack of systematic reviews and longitudinal studies, dearth of articles published in the English language, and modest participation of foreign authors were points requiring improvement. Conclusion: The present study suggests that a survey of the 100 most cited articles in the JBP can provide a historical overview of the progress of this journal, as well as highlight the main obstacles, constraints, and challenges faced by its editors and authors.

Fabio Rocha Bohns, Yann‐Rong Shih, Yung‐Jen Chuang et al.

ABSTRACT Dysregulated balance between bone resorption and formation mediates the onset and progression of osteoporosis. The administration of prednisolone is known to induce osteoporosis, whereas alendronate is commonly used to reverse the process. However, the assessment of the effects of such medicines on the nanostructure of bone remodeling and mechanical properties remains a major technical challenge. The aim of this study was to apply various analytical approaches to evaluate the compositional, morphological, and mechanical properties of regenerative zebrafish caudal fin bony rays affected by prednisolone and alendronate. Adult wild‐type AB strain zebrafish were first exposed to 125μM of prednisolone for 14 days to develop glucocorticoid‐induced osteoporosis. Fish fins were then amputated and let to regenerate for 21 days in tank water containing 30μM of alendronate or no alendronate. The lepidotrichia in the proximal and distal regions were evaluated separately using confocal microscope, scanning electron microscope, electron‐dispersive spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and a triboindenter. As expected, prednisolone led to significant osteoporotic phenotypes. A decrease of Ca/P ratio was observed in the osteoporotic subjects (1.46 ± 0.04) as compared to the controls (1.74 ± 0.10). Subsequent treatment of alendronate overmineralized the bony rays during regeneration. Enhanced phosphate deposition was detected in the proximal part with alendronate treatment. Moreover, prednisolone attenuated the reduced elastic modulus and hardness levels (5.60 ± 5.04 GPa and 0.12 ± 0.17 GPa, respectively), whereas alendronate recovered them to the pre‐amputation condition (8.68 ± 8.74 GPa and 0.34 ± 0.47 GPa, respectively). As an emerging model of osteoporosis, regrowth of zebrafish caudal fin was shown to be a reliable assay system to investigate the various effects of medicines in the de novo mineralization process. © 2020 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Christopher R Paradise, Rodolfo E De La Vega, M Lizeth Galvan et al.

ABSTRACT Bromodomain (BRD) proteins are histone code interpreters that recognize acetylated lysines and link the dynamic state of chromatin with the transcriptional machinery. Here, we demonstrate that ablation of the Brd4 gene in primary mouse bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells via a conditional Brd4fl/fl allele suppresses osteogenic lineage commitment. Remarkably, loss of Brd4 function also enhances expression of genes in engineered adenoviral vectors, including Cre recombinase and green fluorescent protein (GFP). Similarly, vector‐based expression of BMP2 mRNA and protein levels are enhanced upon Brd4 depletion in cells transduced with an adenoviral vector that expresses BMP2 (Ad‐BMP2). Importantly, Brd4 depletion in MC3T3‐E1 and human adipose‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) transduced with Ad‐BMP2 enhances osteogenic differentiation of naïve MC3T3‐E1 cells via paracrine mechanisms based on transwell and conditioned medium studies. Our studies indicate that Brd4 depletion enhances adenoviral transgene expression in mammalian cells, which can be leveraged as a therapeutic strategy to improve viral vector‐based gene therapies. © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Jorge Orlando Ramos Guerrero, Luz Amanda Timaran Mejía, Elizabeth Salas Pachajoa et al.

El dominio de la lectura y escritura de la Lengua Castellana presenta dificultades debido a que estos procesos cognitivos no han sido enseñados como tales, sino como ejercicios gramaticales fonéticos, motrices, morfológicos y descontextualizados que fragmentan la sintaxis y omiten la pragmática del lenguaje en la vida cotidiana de los sujetos. Para transformar esta problemática se emprendió esta investigación desde el paradigma socio-crítico, se abordó con enfoque cualitativo y con el método de Investigación Acción. Además, se desarrolló una propuesta pedagógica para la enseñanza de la lectura y escritura, desde el modelo pedagógico constructivista social, en el grado segundo de las escuelas públicas rurales del departamento de Nariño. La propuesta partió de identificar las dificultades en la enseñanza de estos procesos. Con base en los elementos de la cultura local se formuló y se acompañó su aplicación, con los lineamientos específicos para el docente y el recurso didáctico para el estudiante. Se concluyó que para alcanzar el dominio de la lectura y la escritura, éstas deben ser asumidas como procesos cognitivos, desarrolladas en etapas de forma independiente, abordando las diferentes tipologías textuales, y considerando los conocimientos previos de los estudiantes.

Juraj Adamik, G David Roodman, Deborah L Galson

ABSTRACT Multiple myeloma (MM) bone disease is characterized by the development of osteolytic lesions, which cause severe complications affecting the morbidity, mortality, and treatment of myeloma patients. Myeloma tumors seeded within the bone microenvironment promote hyperactivation of osteoclasts and suppression of osteoblast differentiation. Because of this prolonged suppression of bone marrow stromal cells’ (BMSCs) differentiation into functioning osteoblasts, bone lesions in patients persist even in the absence of active disease. Current antiresorptive therapy provides insufficient bone anabolic effects to reliably repair MM lesions. It has become widely accepted that myeloma‐exposed BMSCs have an altered phenotype with pro‐inflammatory, immune‐modulatory, anti‐osteogenic, and pro‐adipogenic properties. In this review, we focus on the role of epigenetic‐based modalities in the establishment and maintenance of myeloma‐induced suppression of osteogenic commitment of BMSCs. We will focus on recent studies demonstrating the involvement of chromatin‐modifying enzymes in transcriptional repression of osteogenic genes in MM‐BMSCs. We will further address the epigenetic plasticity in the differentiation commitment of osteoprogenitor cells and assess the involvement of chromatin modifiers in MSC‐lineage switching from osteogenic to adipogenic in the context of the inflammatory myeloma microenvironment. Lastly, we will discuss the potential of employing small molecule epigenetic inhibitors currently used in the MM research as therapeutics and bone anabolic agents in the prevention or repair of osteolytic lesions in MM. © 2019 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Andrés Avila Gómez

While some architectures produced during the "Glorious Thirty" have been the subject of extensive research, others remain neglected by the historiography of architecture recently written in France. This is the case of architectures designed for cinematographic exploitation, whose research and publications devoted to their evolution (Meusy; Abadie) have so far specifically addressed the periods of its birth (1895-1918) and development (between the wars), without examining the intense theatre construction activity since the Reconstruction.In this context, and based fundamentally on the analysis of architectural and film periodicals of the time, our text presents a first approach to the figure of the most prolific theatre designer in France from the 1940s to the 1970s: Georges Peynet. The study of this architect's career highlights the presence in France of an elite group of designers specialising in cinema architecture, unknown in architectural circles but widely recognised and in demand among cinema operators.As the leading French "cinema architect", Peynet has forged a career exclusively dedicated to the design of cinemas, contributing to the transformation of this architectural program.

Mucheye Gizachew, Moges Tiruneh, Feleke Moges et al.

Abstract Background Maternal rectovaginal colonization with Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus or GBS) is the most common route for the GBS disease in the perinatal period. The knowledge of maternal colonization, antibiotic resistance and serotype profiles is substantially needed to formulate the broad vaccine. However, it has not been estimated in Africa. This meta-analysis was aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of colonization, antibiotic resistance and serotype profiles of GBS reported in Africa. Methods Potentially relevant studies from 1989 to 31th January, 2019 were retrieved from the Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, HINARI online databases, periodicals and by requesting authors. Unpublished studies retrieved from grey literature through Google and Google Scholar. Pooled estimates were calculated using the random effect model. Subgroup analysis was done to investigate the burden of colonization across sub-regions, sampling site and countries. Summary estimates were presented using words, Forest plots and Tables. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic. Results Eighty-three articles were assessed, of which 57 studies conducted in five sub-regions with 21 countries (22,206 pregnant women) met pre-specified inclusion criteria. The overall estimate of recto-vaginal colonization was 19.3% (95% CI 16.9, 21.7). The highest estimate was observed in Southern Africa, 23.8% (95% CI 18.7, 28.9), followed by Northern Africa, 22.7% (95% CI 18.2, 27.2) while the lowest was driven from the Eastern Africa, 15.4% (95% CI 12.1, 18.7). Considerable heterogeneity across and within regions, sampling site, screening methods and countries (I2 > 75%); and the publication bias were observed (p = 0.031). GBS showed the highest resistance to tetracycline. Resistance to penicillin, amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, vancomycin and clindamycin also observed. The V, III, Ia, Ib, and II serotypes altogether were accounted 91.8% in the African studies. Conclusions The pooled estimate of the maternal colonization with GBS was 19.3% which is equivalent with other many primary and review reports worldwide. The most antibiotic resistance estimate was recorded in the tetracycline followed by penicillin. Five serotypes were the most prevalent in Africa and more data on the antibiotic résistance and serotype distribution patterns are needed from developing countries to devise the effective preventive measures. In addition, the antibiotic susceptibility test methods used in the Africa shall be assessed for its quality. Trial registration Prospero Registration Number CRD42018094525

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