The CRO Laudato Si’ Project: Goals, Activities, and Social Outcomes

On the eve of 2020, and the fifth anniversary of the publication of the Encyclical Letter - Laudato Si’. On the care for the common home at the Catholic University of Croatia, the scientific-professional project CRO Laudato Si’ was launched. The project team was composed of scientists from different disciplines, and the project partners were the National Fraternity of the Franciscan Secular Order and the Franciscan Youth. As part of the project, scientific and practical activities were carried out. One of the main scientific activities was empirical scientific research, which was conducted, using a survey method over several months in 2020. The paper will present the results of the research, related to the role of the project in the knowledge of the encyclical Laudato Si’ and the awakening of interest in the encyclical, according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. The results show that men have heard of the encyclical Laudato Si’ to a somewhat greater extent than women. The largest number of respondents, who heard about the encyclical for the first time through the project, are those who belong to the youngest age group, followed by those with high school education. Arousing interest in Encyclical Letter topics is more encouraged among women, those over 65 years old, respondents with completed primary school, and those who are self-employed or retired.

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Самопрезентация людей с инвалидностью в Казахстане: общее и особенное

Вестник антропологии (Herald of Anthropology) ◽

10.33876/2311-0546/2021-53-1/80-90 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 80-90

Author(s):

Игорь Сергеевич Савин

Keyword(s):

Religious Affiliation ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

The Self ◽

Disabled People ◽

History Of ◽

The Common ◽

First Time ◽

Depth Interviews

В статье на примере Республики Казахстан (РК) рассматриваются особенности инвалидности как социального феномена. Поскольку подобные задачи решаются впервые на казахстанском материале, то на первом этапе исследования автор только сравнивает специфические черты саморепрезентации людей с особенностями развития в Казахстане и в России, где этот вопрос достаточно хорошо изучен. Эмпирической базой исследования служат глубинные интервью жителей Алматы, Уральска и Шымкента (РК) – в условиях карантина из-за пандемии интервью были проведены по телефону в апреле–мае 2020 г. Предварительно автор рассматривает социально-демографические характеристики людей с инвалидностью в двух странах и проводит на этом фоне сравнение черт саморепрезентации инвалидов в Казахстане и России. Выявлены как те, что оказываются очень сходными между собой, так и заметно отличающиеся. В основе сходства, скорее всего, лежит общность истории становления системы поддержки людей с инвалидностью и формирующейся вокруг них социальной атмосферы во всех постсоветских странах. Базой для выявленных на первом этапе исследования различий является, вероятнее всего, неодинаковая роль этнической и конфессиональной принадлежности в доминирующем дискурсе, в сфере политики и идеологии. The article examines disability as a social phenomenon on the example of Kazakhstan. Since such tasks are being solved on the basis of Kazakhstani material for the first time, the article studies only the self-representation of disabled people in Kazakhstan in comparison with Russia, where its specific features have already been identified by researchers. The empirical base of the study is in-depth interviews with residents of three cities of Kazakhstan, which were conducted by phone in April-May 2020 during the quarantine from the pandemic. Having previously considered the socio-demographic characteristics of people with disabilities in Kazakhstan and Russia, the author compares self-representation of people with disabilities in the two countries, identified as those that are very similar to each other, and those that are noticeably different. The similarity is most likely explained by the common history of the creation of the system for assistance to people with disabilities and specific social atmosphere around them in all post-Soviet countries. The basis for the differences identified is the supposedly different role of ethnic and religious affiliation in the dominant discourse, in the sphere of politics and ideology in Kazakhstan.

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N.V. Gogol’s Works and Censorship

Literary Fact ◽

10.22455/2541-8297-2021-20-238-256 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 238-256

Author(s):

Igor A. Vinogradov

Keyword(s):

Literary Criticism ◽

Good Reason ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Previous Period ◽

Analytical Review ◽

Negative Role ◽

The Common ◽

The Government ◽

First Time

For the first time, an analytical review of all, without exception, censorship stories of N.V. Gogol’s works is presented. An objective picture of Gogol's relationship with the censorship is being recreated. The findings of the study allow, with good reason, to judge about the interference of censors in the writer's works in a fundamentally different way, in comparison with the ideas offered by literary criticism of the previous period without solid evidence. Based on a thorough analysis, involving numerous archival sources, the common, stereotypical opinions about the extremely negative role of censorship in Gogol’s fate are being revised. The most significant negative result among all censorship interventions in Gogol's works was the activity of the censor of Westernizing views, opposed to the government, a professor at St. Petersburg University, A.V. Nikitenko. It is the numerous reductions of Nikitenko, И.А. Виноградов. Произведения Н .В. Гоголя и цензура 255 a friend of V.G. Belinsky, in Gogol's religious and patriotic book “Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends” that the writer called “censorship murder”. No less significant was the intervention of the liberal censor in the texts of “Dead Souls”, “Theatrical Travel after the Presentation of a New Comedy” and other works of the writer. It is concluded that, with the exception of this “intrigue” against Gogol by the censor Nikitenko, on the whole Gogol's texts encountered relatively insignificant difficulties in censorship.

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Role of “Relatedness” in Donation Discussions with Next of Kin: An Empirical Study of the Common Wisdom

Progress in Transplantation ◽

10.1177/152692480501500308 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 249-256

Author(s):

Diane Dodd-McCue ◽

Alexander Tartaglia

Keyword(s):

Family Support ◽

Outcome Measures ◽

Race And Ethnicity ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Support Personnel ◽

Next Of Kin ◽

The Family ◽

Primary Hospital ◽

The Common

Context Demographic similarities between support personnel and next of kin are of increasing interest. Studies examining like-race requestors have not produced clear and consistent outcomes. No studies have examined demographic relatedness factors for family support personnel who are not requestors. Objectives To examine the degree of “relatedness” between family communication coordinator chaplains and next of kin in cases that resulted in consent for donation. To examine “relatedness” in terms of demographic characteristics between primary hospital family support individuals and next of kin. Design Retrospective nonexperimental descriptive design spanning 1997 to 2004. Main Outcome Measures Demographic characteristics including gender, race and ethnicity, age, religion, and contact time. Results The results fail to support the hypothesis that the degree of “relatedness” between the family communicator and next of kin is associated with positive consent decisions. The findings show that gender is a shared quality in 60% of these cases, and race, age, and religion are even more infrequently shared qualities. The findings also suggest an elevated role of women in the donation discussion. Conclusions This study fills the void of empirical research through its use of objective outcome measures. The results fail to support the common wisdom and bring to question the foundation of many programs used to promote organ donation. Additionally, the findings emphasize the need for more rigorous investigations and development of more refined, valid measures for examining factors that may influence the donation discussion.

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Ergology of Western Polissian folk reed pipes

Ethnomusic ◽

10.33398/2523-4846-2018-14-104-131 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 104-131

Author(s):

Victoriya Yarmola ◽

Keyword(s):

Musical Instrument ◽

Age Group ◽

Specific Production ◽

Step Process ◽

Longitudinal Splitting ◽

The Core ◽

Literary Sources ◽

The Individual ◽

First Time

In the publication, a technological system of traditional whistling reed pipes produced by folk artists, widespread in Western Polissia, is revealed for the first time in a step-by-step process. The proposed exploration is based on its expeditionary records and material collected by various folklorists and employ- ees of Kyiv and Lviv research institutions, as well as some literary sources. 131 The existence of three types of nozzle instruments, the names of which correspond to the methods of their production: a pipe made from bark, a vykrutka and kolianka are established. Western Polissian folk reed pipes belong to the type of longitudinal whis- tle flutes with an internal cleft formed by the insertion of the whistling device at the upper end of the tube, and with holes placed on the front, sometimes on the back of the instrument. Whistle airphones have specific production features, according to the age group of masters: shepherd children, teens and adults. The easiest to manufacture among the discovered pipe instruments are ones made of bark, which had been previously removed from the branches of bush trees. In the process of removing the bark shepherds told special spells, which were recorded by the author on the researched area. The following two types of tools were made of wood: a kolianka in the form of a longitudinal splitting of the branch into two equal parts, a vykrutka - a screwing out the core of pine wood, which required a masters knowledge of certain empirical and professional skills. The folk pipe instruments played the role of a musical instrument, which corresponded to the individual artistic and aesthetic test of the flute maker and served as an integral part of the Polisian shepherd's everyday life

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Differential microRNAs expression profiles in liver from three different lifestyle modification mice models

10.21203/rs.3.rs-18228/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Huan Gong ◽

Ming Zhang ◽

Yiwen Han ◽

Ying Zhang ◽

Jing Pang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Fat Diet ◽

Target Genes ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Expression Profiles ◽

Differentially Expressed ◽

Lifestyle Modifications ◽

Enriched Categories ◽

The Common ◽

First Time

Abstract Background MicroRNAs play an important role in many fundamental biological and pathological processes. Defining the microRNAs profile underlying the processes by beneficial and detrimental lifestyles, including caloric restriction(CR), exercise and high-fat diet(HF), is necessary for understanding both normal physiology and the pathogenesis of metabolic disease. We used the microarray to detect microRNAs expression in livers from CR, EX and HF mice models. After predicted potential target genes of differentially expressed microRNAs with four algorithms, we applied GO and KEGG to analyze the function of predicted microRNA targets. Results We describe the overall microRNAs expression pattern, and identified 84 differentially expressed microRNAs changed by one or two or even all the three lifestyle modifications. The common and different enriched categories of gene function and main biochemical and signal transduction pathways were presented. Conclusions We provided for the first time a comprehensive and thorough comparison of microRNAs expression profiles in liver among these lifestyle modifications. With this knowledge, our findings provide us with an overall vision of microRNAs in the molecular impact of lifestyle on health as well as useful clues for future and thorough research of the role of microRNAs.

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Protest, ongenoegen en onverschilligheid op 24 november... en nadien

Res Publica ◽

10.21825/rp.v35i2.18803 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 221-235

Author(s):

Jaak Billiet ◽

Marc Swyngedouw ◽

Ann Carton

Keyword(s):

National Survey ◽

Political Attitudes ◽

Political History ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Voting Behaviour ◽

Catholic University ◽

General Elections ◽

The Media ◽

First Time

The General Elections of November 24 1991 will secure a place in Belgian political history. On this 'Black Sunday' one third of the electorate changed party. The traditional parties were heavy losers and the swing was wholly to the advantage of 'Vlaams Blok' and 'Rossem' (a party participating for the first time). Since the election a never ending stream of explanations has appeared. Immediately after the elections the Interuniversity Center of Political Opinion research, located at the Catholic University of Leuven, began a national survey of political attitudes and beliefs among 2,691 Flemish voters. This article explores the reasons for voting for the winning parties. Is it appropriated to speak of protest, disappointment and apathy ?The authors expect stable, traditional voting behaviour to continue to decrease in future as a result of loosening ties with the "pillars", the decline of church involvement and the process of individualisation. The article ends with some critical comments on the role of the media as a producer of explanations andlegitimations.

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Mutants at gliadin loci on the basis of the common wheat cultivar Bezostaya 1

Faktori eksperimental'noi evolucii organizmiv ◽

10.7124/feeo.v24.1088 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 109-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. A. Kozub ◽

I. A. Sozinov ◽

H. Ya. Bidnyk ◽

N. A. Demianova ◽

O. I. Sozinova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Common Wheat ◽

Storage Proteins ◽

Wheat Cultivar ◽

Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Induced Mutations ◽

Common Wheat Cultivar ◽

The Common ◽

First Time ◽

Sds Electrophoresis

Aim. The aim of this study was to isolate and propagate mutants at gliadin loci developed on the basis of the common wheat cultivar Bezostaya 1. Methods. We searched for spontaneous and gamma-irradiation induced mutations at gliadin loci among the progeny of F1 and F2 plants from crosses between near-isogenic lines by gliadin loci on the basis of the cultivar Bezostaya 1, including lines with the wheat-rye 1BL.1RS translocation. To identify mutations, we performed acid polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and SDS-electrophoresis of storage proteins. Results. On the basis of the common wheat cultivar Bezostaya 1, five mutants (six mutations) at gliadin loci were isolated and propagated, four of which were described for the first time. Three mutations occurred at the Gli-R1 locus involved in the wheat-rye 1BL.1RS translocation (the loss of secalins, intensification of a secalin component, and increased mobility of a secalin component). Two mutations were identified in the allele Gli-B1b, one caused the null-allele at the Gli-A2 locus. Conclusions. The material of mutants is of importance for studying the role of certain groups of storage proteins and their components in quality determination, as well as mechanisms of regulation of storage protein synthesis. Keywords: Triticum aestivum, gliadin, secalin, mutation, 1BL.1RS translocation.

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Avian deception using an elaborate caudal lure in Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (Serpentes: Viperidae)

Amphibia-Reptilia ◽

10.1163/15685381-00002997 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 223-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Behzad Fathinia ◽

Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani ◽

Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani ◽

Fatemeh Todehdehghan ◽

Fathollah Amiri

Keyword(s):

Direct Observation ◽

Unique Feature ◽

Posterior Part ◽

Color Pattern ◽

Potential Prey ◽

Western Iran ◽

The Common ◽

Presence And Absence ◽

First Time

Pseudocerastes urarachnoides is a fascinating viper and as yet has been reported only in western Iran. An elaborated arachnid-like caudal structure is a unique feature of this viper, hence gives it the common name “Iranian spider-tailed viper”. During tail wagging, the structure is reminiscent of a moving spider. Tail movements are used for two different purposes in snakes: defense via tail vibration and hunting via both caudal luring and caudal distraction. Caudal luring in snakes is the wriggling or wagging of the posterior part of tail, in the presence of a potential prey, with conspicuous color pattern while the rest of body is cryptically colored. Previous studies have speculated on the role of caudal structure of P. urarachnoides in hunting. Our 2.5-year study has revealed that development of the structure of the caudal lure is commenced after birth and is linearly correlated to snout-vent length. The caudal lure attracts some species of birds. Caudal luring behavior is carried out both in the presence and absence of birds. The findings are reported for the first time and confirmed by direct observation of undisturbed individuals in the field.

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Metacestodes of Elasmobranch Tapeworms in Octopus vulgaris (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from Central Mediterranean—SEM and Molecular Data

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani10112038 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 2038

Author(s):

Perla Tedesco ◽

Monica Caffara ◽

Andrea Gustinelli ◽

Graziano Fiorito ◽

Maria Letizia Fioravanti

Keyword(s):

Molecular Data ◽

Taxonomic Resolution ◽

Octopus Vulgaris ◽

Tyrrhenian Sea ◽

Central Mediterranean ◽

The Common ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

Paratenic Hosts ◽

First Time

Cephalopods are intermediate/paratenic hosts in the life cycle of elasmobranch tapeworms, nevertheless most records of infection in this group of mollusks are outdated and fragmentary. The present work aimed to investigate the cestode fauna of the common octopus Octopus vulgaris from the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean). The parasitic stages were characterized by light and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and sequencing of 28S rDNA. Three cestode taxa were identified to the genus level: the onchoproteocephalidean Acanthobothrium sp. (prevalence 28%), the “tetraphyllidean” Anthobothrium sp. (prevalence 13%) and the trypanorhynch Nybelinia sp. (prevalence 3%). The remarkable prevalence observed for gastrointestinal cestodes highlight a possible important role of O. vulgaris in the transmission of elasmobranch tapeworms, particularly Onchoproteocephalideans. Furthermore, the present work provides, for the first time, detailed morphological (SEM) and molecular support to confirm the occurrence of Anthobothrium sp. in cephalopod hosts. In order to gain higher taxonomic resolution for the identified taxa, we stress the need to collect further morphological and molecular data of adult cestodes infecting their elasmobranch definitive hosts.

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Arbitrary Deprivation of an Unregistered Credit Provider's Right to Claim Restitution of Performance Rendered: Opperman v Boonzaaier (24887/2010) 2012 ZAWCHC 27 (17 April 2012) and National Credit Regulator v Opperman 2013 2 SA 1 (CC)

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad ◽

10.17159/1727-3781/2013/v16i4a2422 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 421

Author(s):

Reghard Brits

Keyword(s):

Positive Development ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Bad Faith ◽

Personal Rights ◽

The Common ◽

Credit Agreement ◽

First Time ◽

National Credit Act ◽

Trade And Investment

The Constitutional Court in National Credit Regulator v Opperman confirmed the Cape High Court's decision in Opperman v Boonzaaier to declare section 89(5)(c) of the National Credit Act unconstitutional. Therefore, the forfeiture to the state of an unregistered creditor provider's right to claim restitution of monies advanced in terms of an unlawful (and void) credit agreement, was held to amount to an arbitrary deprivation of property in contravention of section 25(1) of the Constitution – the property clause. The provision in effect prohibited courts from deviating from the common law's strict par delictum rule in as far as the effects of unlawful contracts are concerned, the result being that creditors could not retrieve any of the amounts extended to the debtor, despite there being no turpitude or bad faith present. The purpose of this provision was to discourage the concluding of unlawful credit agreements – for instance, agreements concluded by unregistered credit providers – so as to protect consumers against unscrupulous behaviour. Although the broad purposes of the Act are undeniably valid, the Court held that there was no "sufficient reason" for the effects that the Act had in this case, since the credit provider in question was not guilty of the behaviour that the Act tried to combat. In other words, the effects of the Act were over-broad and not proportionate to its stated purposes. This case note comprehensively analyses these decisions in view of interpreting the "confused and confusing" wording of section 89(5)(c), with a specific focus on the application of the section 25(1) non-arbitrariness test. Reference is also made to the earlier judgments in the matter of Cherangani Trade and Investment 107 (Edms) Bpk v Mason. The Opperman decisions illustrate well how the non-arbitrariness test should be conducted in consitutional property cases generally but particularly also in the credit context. Of significance is the fact that the Court for the first time recognised that personal rights sounding in money (an enrichment claim in this instance) should qualify as "property" for constitutional property law purposes. In certain circumstances, therefore, credit regulation may involve deprivation of property such as must satisfy the requirements of the property clause. It is contended that recognising the role of section 25 in the credit context is a positive development that can be explored further. The constitutional provision also calls for lawmakers to draft legislation in such a way that regulatory mechanisms are rational and sufficiently proportionate to its stated goals.

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