The marriage of Germanus, nephew of Emperor Justin I (r. 518–527), to Matasuintha, former Gothic queen and granddaughter of Theoderic the Great (r. 475–526), in late 549 or early 550, was a significant yet often overlooked moment in the later stages of the Gothic War. Scholars generally interpret the marriage as a pragmatic alliance shaped by immediate strategic concerns – either a political manoeuvre by Justinian or a personal initiative by Germanus following his appointment as commander in Italy. This article revisits that assumption by exploring three related questions. First, did the marriage and military appointment signal a reconciliation between Justinian and Germanus, or a calculated attempt by the emperor to stabilize a deteriorating political situation? Second, how did their relationship evolve in the years leading up to the union, particularly after Theodora’s death in 548? Finally, more speculatively, was Germanus’ earlier decision to marry his daughter to the general John in 545 connected to his own dynastic ambitions?
Ancient history, Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature
ABSTRACT Marchantia emarginata Reinw., Blume & Nees, with nearly 30 assigned names, is considered the most taxonomically complex species in the family Marchantiaceae. Currently, this species is segregated into three subspecies, and this subspecific classification is widely accepted since its formal inception. However, due to its extensive morphological variation and ambiguous intraspecific delimitation, many bryologists struggle to accurately identify this species at a subspecific level. Through scrutiny of related literatures and morphological examination of over 200 herbarium specimens, the taxonomic history, issues, and various perspectives on this species were newly summarized. Each subspecies was found to exhibit excessive morphological diversity. Consequently, the prevalent subspecific classification of M. emarginata was partly challenged by the morphological evidence obtained in the present study. This species urgently requires taxonomic revision using an integrative approach.
BackgroundAs the population ages, there has been a growing focus on the decline in fertility. Research has identified age and fertility history as the primary influencing factors. Nevertheless, there is a deficiency in fundamental data regarding the fertility status among different industries. ObjectiveTo investigate the fertility status and influencing factors among female workers aged 22-35 years in different industries. MethodsFrom July 2020 to February 2021, a cross-sectional survey was conducted using a staged sampling approach. This survey specifically targeted 22-35-year-old married female workers with a history of pregnancy in industries such as education, healthcare, finance, and telecommunications, totaling 22903 participants. The survey encompassed industry, demographic characteristics, pregnancy history, time to pregnancy (TTP), and other influencing factors. The influencing factors of decline in fertility were identified by chi-square test and Cox proportional hazards regression. Subsequent industry-specific Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to compared fertility decline patterns across a spectrum of industries after selected influencing factors were adjusted. ResultsAmong the 22903 respondents, 19194 valid questionnaires were collected, with a valid recovery rate of 83.8%. The cumulative pregnancy rates (CRP) of 1-6 months and 1-12 months for the 22-35-year-old female workers were 67.23% and 91.33% respectively. The multivariate analysis showed that region, age, education level, personal annual income, housework time, coping style, gravidity, parity, and spontaneous abortion were influencing factors of fertility decline (P<0.05). Female workers with ≥3 gravidities and ≥2 spontaneous abortions had a higher risk of fertility decline, with hazard ratios (HR) and associated 95% confidence interval (95%CI) of 0.633 (0.582, 0.688) and 0.785 (0.670, 0.921) respectively (P<0.01). Compared to the education industry, the healthcare and finance industries showed a higher risk of fertility decline, with HR (95%CI) values of 0.876 (0.834, 0.920) and 0.909 (0.866, 0.954), respectively (P<0.05). These two HR (95%CI) values remained statistically significant [0.899 (0.852, 0.948) and 0.882 (0.833, 0.934) respectively, P<0.05)] after further adjustment with nine influencing factors such as region and age. ConclusionRegions, age, education level, personal annual income, housework time, coping style, pregnancy and childbirth times, and natural abortion times are influencing factors of fertility decline in female workers. Compared to the education industry, the healthcare and finance industries have a higher risk of declining fertility.
Durante o stalinismo tardio (1945-53), o cinema soviético, como o americano, produziu várias películas veiculando mensagens de interesse governamental. A propaganda soviética transparece em filmes como Zagovor obrechennyh, 1950, apesar (e talvez com maior maestria) do trabalho do diretor Mikhail Kalatozov. Por meio da sócio-história cinematográfica de Marc Ferro pode-se apreciar a construção de um discurso legitimador dos novos regimes socialistas locais, da condução da luta política contra o titoísmo e a passagem do Leste Europeu da influência ocidental (ora inglesa, ora alemã) para a soviética (cumprindo o papel do antigo pêndulo russo), e o fim da experiência democrática liberal, trocada pela da democracia popular, com a derrota do novo rival americano e de seu Plano Marshall na região, substituídos pelo COMECOM.
Continuando a revisão das varias ordens dos mamíferos ate agora encontrados dentro dos limites do Estado de São Paulo, tratamos aqui dos Xenartros (tatus, tamanduás e preguiças) e dos Marsupials (gambas e cuícas). São os Xenartros uma ordem quase exclusivamente sul-americana, bem representada no Estado de São Paulo, onde, sobretudo os tatus, são muito conhecidos e cágados por toda a parte. O mesmo porem não acontece com a maioria dos Marsupials, dos quais, a não ser os gambas, habituais moradores dos centros povoados, as restantes minúsculas espécies são pouco conhecidas pelas populações rurais do interior que, em geral, as confunde com os ratos. Como nas revisões precedentes, (1) tomamos por base a coleção de peles e crânios atualmente existente no Departamento de Zoologia, redescrevendo várias espécies e subéspecies e atualizando, na medida do possível, a nomenclatura.
The article deals with the influence of the Protestant community of the Weimar Republic on the presidential elections of 1925. The use of religious contradictions within German society to mobilize the electorate in support of P. Hindenburg’s candidacy is analyzed. The religious aspect of elections is especially relevant in the study of state-confessional relations in Germany in the 1920s and understanding the degree of influence of religion on politics.The reasons and features of the formation of preelection inter-party coalitions are revealed. The role of the religious factor in the creation of the «Imperial block» is noted. Changes in the electoral base of candidates after the first round of elections are analyzed. The differences in political sympathies in the industrial and agrarian regions of Germany, as well as the contradictions in the ranks of the Bavarian People’s Party under the influence of the religious factor, are explained. The participation of the Protestant clergy in the election campaign in support of the candidate from the nationalist forces is characterized. The influence of the nomination from the coalition of the SPD and the Center Party of the Catholic V. Marx on the election results is indicated. A significant part of the Protestant clergy and Protestant organizations came out in support of P. Hindenburg. Campaigning for a Protestant candidate from church pulpits led to the mobilization of the conservative religious electorate and further victory of P. Hindenburg in the second round of the presidential elections in 1925.
Law, History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
Abstract Background Leydig cell tumors (LCTs) represent the most common form of stromal tumors. We reported the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) findings of a patient with testicular LCT. Case presentation A 50-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease and renal transplantation 19 years ago. One year earlier, he started to have a chronic rejection. During the investigation to determine the cause of chronic rejection, a suspicious lesion in the graft with a collection around it was seen on ultrasound (US) images, raising the possibility of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). The patient was referred for further evaluation by whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging. The image finding revealed an incidental hypermetabolic focal lesion in the right testicle—no other specific findings in the remaining parts of the body nor definitive FDG avid lymphadenopathy to suggest PTLD. Testicular US was requested and showed a well-defined right-sided heterogeneous hypoechoic intratesticular focal mass at the upper pole of the right testis with significant internal vascularity on the color Doppler imaging. The patient underwent a right radical orchidectomy, and the tumor was pathologically confirmed as an LCT. Conclusion In our case, 18F-FDG-PET/CT has been helpful in incidentally detecting this rare testicular tumor in a patient with suspected PTLD.
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Real policy emphasizes that states seek to achieve their interests and objectives by focusing on the concept of political conflict for control. As the Iranian role in the region increases and its strength increases, European countries seek to limit Iran's role in the region, weaken its nuclear file, force it to return to negotiations, prevent an arms race on the level of weapons of mass destruction and advanced missiles. In the European Union to be the only sources to secure nuclear fuel for energy plants, and this is consistent with the interests and objectives of European countries.
The desire of countries to remain in the position of competition and to refrain from the use of force because it is counterproductive, as a desire to remain in the system, and this explains the European policy towards Iran, which is the imposition of economic sanctions rather than the use of military force for fear of adverse consequences, The sanctions have had a major impact on the Iranian economy, which has led to a geopolitical challenge, resulting in a stifling economic crisis, as well as negative repercussions on the relationship between Europe and Iran. Europe has long sought to make this relationship good as a form of support for anti-US states. The European Union's desire to play a balanced role in the US role in a multi-polar world as well as securing the flow of Iranian oil to it and widening the circle of Iranian revenues from European goods.
These sanctions have had a major impact on the Iranian economy, which has caused it to suffer a geopolitical challenge. This has resulted in a crippling economic crisis characterized by a general budget deficit, rising inflation, low economic growth and the accumulation of foreign debt, mostly due to Europe. The dollar and the euro, the lack of foreign investment inside Iran and the decline of exports of the two most important sectors, oil and gas as the basic structure of the Iranian economy.
The US dimension to the path of European economic sanctions on Iran, especially after Trump takes over as president, is that the EU can not ignore US policy toward Iran because of its economic and geosynthetic interests with the United States, which require a transatlantic common ground with Iran.
Fine Arts, History (General) and history of Europe
Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Anh Kim Dang, Jayson Toweh
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This is the first time in Vietnam that people have undergone “social distancing” to minimize the spreading of infectious disease, COVID-19. These deliberate preemptive strategies may have profound impacts on the mental health of the population. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the psychological impacts of COVID-19 on Vietnamese people and associated factors. We conducted a cross-sectional study during a one-week social distancing and isolation from April 7 to 14, 2020, in Vietnam. A snowball sampling technique was carried out to recruit participants. Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was utilized to assess the psychological impacts of the COVID-19. Of all participants, 233 (16.4%) reported low level of PTSS; 76 (5.3%) rated as moderate, and 77 (5.4%) reported extreme psychological conditions. Being female, above 44 years old, or having a higher number of children in the family were positively associated with a higher level of psychological distress. Being self-employed/unemployed/retired was associated with a higher score of intrusion and hyperarousal subscale. Individuals who have a history of touching objects with the possibility of spreading coronavirus (utensils) were related to a higher level of avoidance. There were relatively high rates of participants suffering from PTSS during the first national lockdown related to COVID-19. Comprehensive strategies for the screen of psychological problems and to support high-risk groups are critical, especially females, middle-aged adults and the elderly, affected laborers, and health care professionals.
<p>Gubernatorul Basarabiei S.D. Urusov a soluționat „chestiunea armenească” pe cale amiabilă. Armenii basarabeni au acceptat să cedeze statului rus o parte din bani și proprietăți, păstrându-și intacte privilegiile și statutul de odinioară. În Basarabia, spre deosebire de alte gubernii în care au existat tensiuni în acest sens, grație unei politici abile și tolerante, promovate față de armeni de către S.D. Urusov, procesul de expropriere parțială a comunității armenești s-a desfășurat calm și fără excese.</p><p><strong>SETTLEMENT OF THE „ARMENIAN ISSUE” BY THE GOVERNOR OF BESSARABIA </strong><strong>S.D. URUSOV (1903-1904)</strong></p><p>The governor of Bessarabia S.D. Urusov settled the „Armenian issue” in an amicable way. Armenians from Bessarabiaagreed to cede to Russian state some money and properties, in order to keep intact the privileges and status they held. In Bessarabia, unlike other gubernias, where there were tensions in this regard, thanks to skilful and tolerant policy, promoted by S.D. Urusov, the process of partial expropriation of the Armenian community was held calmly and without excesses.</p>
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
This text is part of a broader study whose main objective is to establish an overview about sports videogames in the Spanish context, examining their origin, history and evolution until the current moment. It examines a variety of the most representative sports games created in Spain by different companies since the late 1980s until 2015. The data sample comes from a selection of 10 games, corresponding to the most representative Spanish video game developers. Based on the results obtained we will contribute to the emerging field of sports videogames academic research with this specific analysis of phenomenon in Spain.
A agroindústria canavieira, a mais antiga e importante atividade de transformação rural do Brasil, passou por profunda metamorfose no século XX. A modernização tecnológica esteve na base dessas mudanças. Nos quadros de transformações que alteraram o perfil do Estado e conformaram políticas econômicas baseadas em uma outra estrutura institucional e recursos instrumentais distintos, a intervenção estatal nas atividades agroaçucareiras, a partir do terceiro decênio do século XX, pautou-se pelo atendimento de interesses de classe. A perversão da idéia de moderno, expressa em transformações econômicas e tecnológicas associadas à preservação de estruturas sociais arcaicas, possibilitou a sobrevivência e reprodução do tradicional.
History (General) and history of Europe, History (General)
Esta disertación sobre el Qohélet o el Eclesiastés, libro del canon sapiencial, es el resultado de una lectura aficionada que empezó años atrás y que fue transformándose en objeto de estudio. Mi lectura fue más literaria que teológica, lo que hizo que una parte importante del libro quedara por fuera de mis alcances. Sin embargo, la carencia de conocimientos especializados, me brindó la posibilidad de buscar otras maneras teóricas de acercarme al texto. El análisis que presento se limita a hacer una lectura intuitiva de la forma sapiencial en el libro del Eclesiastés —apoyado en las relaciones particulares entre experiencia, reflexión y expresión, propias (según esta propuesta de lectura) de la literatura sapiencia— y con ello, a proponer una definición de la base formal de este género basada en su propósito, que es la búsqueda de la ética.
Esta propuesta atiende a la idea de que “la Biblia es el fundamento de toda la literatura occidental”. No obstante, paradójicamente, el conocimiento que se tiene de la Biblia en la academia, proviene más de la tradición oral que de la lectura o estudio del texto mismo.
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities, Social Sciences