Desi Research Articles

Estreno absoluto: Concert Version of Felipe Pedrell’s La Celestina (1902) in Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela (2022)

<i>Estreno absoluto</i>: Concert Version of Felipe Pedrell’s <i>La Celestina</i> (1902) in Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela (2022)

Cuidado de Si como Estratégia de Governo em Ecovilas

ABSTRACT Based on participant observations in two ecovillages the objective of this paper is to uncover the processes of subjectivation embedded in the care for the self in ecovillages that contribute to individual and community development. Our analysis led to the following conclusions: 1) even in different countries, care for the self and others is a government strategy of the ecovillages and had many similarities; 2) work individual issues are a crucial aspect to live in a community, and 3) the infrastructure and demography are important to understanding the processes of subjectivation in the communities. Our analysis also indicates that some level of government is crucial for helping people to take care of themselves.

Pan de sensatez y agua de sabiduría: Estudios sobre el libro de Ben Sira by Nuria Calduch-Benages

Reviewed by: Pan de sensatez y agua de sabiduría: Estudios sobre el libro de Ben Sira by Nuria Calduch-Benages J. L. Manzo nuria calduch-benages, Pan de sensatez y agua de sabiduría: Estudios sobre el libro de Ben Sira (Asociación Bíblica Española Artículos Selectos; Estella: EDV, 2020). Pp. 453. Paper $37. The title of this collection of essays comes from Sir 15:3 "bread of learning . . . and water of wisdom" (NRSV). The twenty-one articles, written by Nuria Calduch-Benages and previously published, reflect three decades of research and teaching dedicated to the study of Ben Sira. The volume consists of an introduction and five sections. Section 1 ("Cuestiones Intoductorias") includes three articles. In "Ben Sira y el canon de las Escrituras," C.-B. offers a textual history of Ben Sira and its canonization in rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. In "La inspiración en el Sirácida o libro de Ben Sira," C.-B. argues for the inspiration and canonicity of all four versions of Ben Sira. Lastly, "Los títulos griegos y latinos de Sirácida 1–2" is a discussion of the complex process of transmission of Sirach 1–2 through a comparative analysis of the additions of titles in the Greek and Latin versions. Section 2 ("Estudios Temáticos y Semánticos") offers five essays. First, "El motivo de la prueba en el libro de Ben Sira con especial referencia a Si 2, 1–6" is a thematic study of human suffering from the perspectives of wisdom, fear of the Lord, and the law. Next is "El servicio cultural en el Sirácida: Estudio del vocabulario," a philological study of the vocabulary of the cult, followed by "Aromas, fragrancias y perfumes en el Sirácida," in which C.-B. considers the vocabulary of fragrances in Sir 24:15 in the Greek, Syriac, Syro-Hexaplar, and Latin versions. In "Simbología animal en el texto hebreo de Ben Sira," C.-B. studies primarily the images of the lion, the horse, and the moth as metaphors for reproachable human behavior and the pairs wolf/lamb, fodder/slave as illustrations of social categories. The last essay in the section, '"El ser humano se compadece de su prójimo, El Señor, de todo viviente' (Sr 18, 13ab): La misericordia en el Sirácida," offers an examination of human compassion as a divine attribute and its relation to the fear of the Lord, justice, forgiveness, salvation, human frailty, and prayer. The six articles in section 3 ("Estudios Exegéticos") begin with "Traducir-Interpretar: La versión siríaca de Sirácida 1," a general overview of the history of composition of the [End Page 151] Syriac text, followed by a formal and thematic analysis of Sirach 1 in Syriac and Greek. The addition of twelve eschatological verses in the Syriac version reflects an advanced process of redaction and theological reflection from the original text. According to "La sabiduría y la prueba en Si 4, 11-19," wisdom's testing (nsh) consists in reliving the exodus experience, accepting and enduring moral and physical pain, rejecting evil behaviors, and resisting the enemies' attacks to demonstrate faith and trust in the Lord. Next, in "Un juego de palabras sobre el término mûsar (Si 6,22)," C.-B. reviews various interpretations of the Hebrew word and concludes that the sage does not follow the etymological meaning of mûsar in its strict sense but rather plays on the term in the light of the words sûr (apartarse, alejarse, retirarse, "to withdraw, distance oneself), mōser (cadena, atatura o vinculo, "chain, to tie, link or attachment"), and mûsettār (derives from the verb satar [esconcido] or hidden). She is arguing that Ben Sira does not intend to provide an etymological explanation of mōser, but to illustrate through a wordplay the difficulty of attaining wisdom. The essay entitled "Es mejor perdonar que guardar rencor: Estudio de Si 27, 30–28, 7" features the Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions of Sir 27:30–28:7 with textual notes. This is followed by a study on anger and its consequences (Sir 27:30–31), the...

Study of root traits of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under drought stress

Roots are among the first defence towards drought with other morpho-physiological and biochemical mechanisms employed by plants. To understand precisely the root traits contribution towards yield, parental chickpea genotypes with well known drought response were field evaluated under drought and optimal irrigation in rain-out shelter. A total of ten genotypes planted in 1.2 m PVC lysimeters were subjected to three water stress levels: high moisture stress, medium water stress, and low water stresses. Root traits, such as root length density, total root dry weight, root dry weight and root: shoot ratio, were measured at 40 days after sowing. The roots were washed and scanned using WinRHIZO software. The ANOVA showed that there was significant difference (P < 0.05) in traits measured amongst test genotypes which included shoot biomass, root biomass, total root length (RL) and root length density (RLD). The results also showed that there were significant variations (P < 0.05) in water regimes and traits decreased with increasing moisture stress from low to high moisture regime. Furthermore, there were variations in root anatomy between the two major chickpea types where majority of the best performing genotypes under low moisture regimes were of the Desi type (e.g. ICC 4958, ICCV 00108, ICCV 92944 and ICCV 92318) as compared to Kabulis which had better and higher response under high moisture regime in this study. These traits could be used for indirect selection for drought tolerance especially in early stages of breeding for drought tolerance which would consequently reduce the cost of multi-location field evaluation in the breeding programs. Key words: Genotypes, Chickpea Cicer arietinum L., drought stress, root traits.

The Desi Ready-to-use Foods

The Desi Ready-to-use Foods

Influence of gamma irradiation on microflora, sensory quality, nutritional properties and shelf life of Desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

Chickpea is one of the highly nutritious pulses. It is a rich source of proteins and carbohydrates, providing dietary as well as health benefits too. Pakistan is the 3rd major producer, of chickpea but due to post harvest losses (insect and microbial infestation) huge quantity of Desi chick pea goes to waste. In the present study, the research was directed to increase the shelf life by reducing post-harvest losses of Desi chickpea using gamma radiations. The Desi chick pea were irradiated at different gamma radiation doses (0.5, 1, 2 kGy). Sensory analysis, insect infestation, proximate and microbial analysis were carried out after every 20 days interval for all the treatments. A remarkable reduction in microflora and insect infestation was occurred at 2kGy as compared to control samples stored at ambient temperature without affecting the sensory properties. The variation in proximate composition with gamma radiation treatment was not significant with increase in dose. Sample irradiated at 2kGy showed one month shelf life enhancement as compared to control.

O lugar do relato autobiográfico no sistema formativo Cartografias de si

O texto apresenta as bases do trabalho com as narrativas de vida no âmbito do sistema Cartografias de si, uma perspectiva metodológica de trabalho com educadores composta por uma série de proposições, meios, processos e procedimentos, cujo eixo é o denominado ato cartográfico. Trata-se de uma perspectiva metodológica que postula a integração entre as esferas da criação artística e pedagógica e privilegia o papel da experiência nos processos de aprendizagem de adultos. Entre os vários dispositivos utilizados no âmbito do sistema, o texto focaliza aquele que inaugura e aciona o processo formativo com os educadores: o relato autobiográfico.

Labour, self-entrepreneurship in Brazil and paradoxes of social freedom

In this article we shall explore, in the context of flexible capitalism, emerging forms of social insertion generated by work outside the realms of wage labour, in particular, so-called ‘self-entrepreneurship’ ( autoempreendedorismo). We shall argue that this phenomenon is related to the increase in contract-based employment, which amounts to a new employment regime. Self-management ( autogestão de si) is both a promising pathway to social insertion through work, and a way of internalising certain values. This article presents an empirical portrait of the current state of self-entrepreneurship in Brazil, followed by reflections on Axel Honneth’s notion of social freedom in light of the realities of labour in self-entrepreneurship. The experience of being self-employed and managing oneself entails a paradox: more individual freedom, but a weakening of collective bonds and cooperative support systems.

¿Es sostenible una ética de la inmanencia discursiva en Foucault?

En este artículo nos proponemos exponer, a partir de los límites conceptuales encontrados a los planteamientos arqueo-genealógicos de Michel Foucault, la posibilidad de plantear, en dos momentos –arqueo-genealógico y gubernamental–, una “ética de la insubordinación reflexiva”. Es decir, una “ética de la libertad inmanente” al débil que al decir su palabra, denuncia y al denunciar cuestiona al tirano y su mundo al habar y actuar con –y por– los otros. Esta ética de la intersubjetividad planteada como una ética de la insumisión concertada, crítica y deliberada, pensamos, puede derivar de ciertas “condiciones enunciativas” encontradas en las dos últimas investigaciones concernientes al “decir veraz” o el “hablar franco” expuestos en El gobierno de sí y de los otros (1982-1983) y El coraje de la verdad (1983-1984).

Integrative Community Therapy And Its Meaning For Student Life

Objective: Understanding the meaning of ICT (Integrative Community Therapy) in the life of students participating in the Extension Project “O desabrochar de si: a TCI no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial”.&#x0D; Method: It is an exploratory and descriptive study of qualitative approach that sought to understand the phenomenon in question using an instrument of semi-structured interview applied to students of the Education and Health Center at the Campina Grande Federal University (UFCG), Cuite campus, in the state of Paraiba.&#x0D; Results: The results found enabled the construction of the following categories: Knowing the (un)known: the meeting with and approach to ICT; ICT and its mobilizing potential; and the following subcategories: Revealing a cycle of discoveries; Unveiling experiences for life. This study revealed that ICT has a relevant impact, bringing forth positive changes in the life of students in question.&#x0D; Conclusion: It can be said that the participants expressed satisfaction and personal changes, since ICT availed at rescuing essential values for their lives, favoring the discovery and the finding of strengths to face the adversities of daily life. The students found in the Extension Project and in ICT a source of support for personal improvement, besides giving the opportunity for the creation and strengthening of bonds between the team, community and professors.

INDUCTION OF ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES AND ISOZYMES PROFILE OF CHICKPEA GENOTYPES UNDER COMPATIBLE AND INCOMPATIBLE INTERACTIONS WITH FUSARIUM WILT

Chickpea genotypes (ten desi and eight kabuli), differing in their reaction to Fusarium wilt, were grown in Fusarium infested soil and screened for wilt resistance and susceptibility. The root and leaf tissues of highly resistant (desi WR 315 and kabul KAK 2) and highly susceptible (desi JG 62 and kabul L 550) chickpea genotypes were collected during disease development stages under pathogen infestation and non-infestation conditions. They were analyzed for antioxidant enzyme activities and isozymes profiling. The specific activities of ROS scavenging enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and catalase (CAT) were found higher in the root and leaf tissues under compatible interactions (infection) compared with incompatible (non-infested or non-infected?) during disease development stages. The susceptible compatible interactions of desi and kabuli chickpea genotypes induced systemic antioxidant bursts (SOD, GPX, APX, PPO, CAT) efficiently after Fusarium infection. The isozymes profiling of SOD, APX, PPO, CAT agreed with the enzyme activities and also showed differences in GPX zymogram pattern distinctive in the root of kabuli resistant KAK 2 during infection stage (S2). However, nativePAGE electrophoregram revealed distinctive bands for infected root tissues of desi resistant WR 315 (novel) and kabuli resistant KAK 2 (correlated with GPX isoforms) at S2 stage. The SOD, GPX, and PPO isoforms are more diverse and associated with Fusarium interactions during disease development stages. The results explained production of an oxidative burst and related responses during Fusarium wilt infection of desi and kabuli chickpea genotypes.

Saturated fats and cardiovascular disease risk: A review

Saturated fats have been in the line of fire for more than three decades. The major mistake in understanding fats was to equate all saturated fatty acids as one. The oversimplification of the relationship of saturated fats with cardiovascular disease (CVD) led to unwarranted removal of some valuable fats from our diets. Recently, the relationship of dietary saturated fats and that of individual saturated fatty acids (SFAs) to CVD risk has been reevaluated. All saturated fats are not equal and these fats are not as bad as they are made out to be. Thus, not all SFAs in natural fats are atherogenic (formation of fatty deposits in arteries). Butter, clarified butter (desi ghee), coconut oil, and palm oil as a part of a healthy diet are not contraindicated. The review of literature clearly suggests a relook at saturated fats with respect to atherogenicity and over health.

The Flouting of Grice’s Cooperative Principle by Native and Non-Native Speakers of English

The application of cooperative principle and repair strategies in talk showdemonstrates their essential function in language use. This research was intended to explain the flouting maximd of Grice’s Cooperative principle by native and non native speakers of English (guests) in Insight with Desi Anwar talk show, the differences between them in flouting the maxims, how the host of the talk show used repair strategies to overcome the guests who flout the maxims, reasons of using the strategies, and the contribution of the findings to the teaching English as a foreign language. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The findings showed that native and non-native speakers in the talk show flouted all the maxims. There were no significant differences between the performances of the native and non-native speakers in flouting the maxims. The differences only in terms of the frequency of flouting the maxims and the way they flouted the quality maxim. There were three types of repair strategies used by the host. The findings of this study can be considered as the contribution of the study to the teaching English as a foreign language sincethe awareness of cooperative principle is important and repair strategies should be reinforced for classroom interaction.

Enhancement the Antioxidant Activity, Total Phenolic and Flavonoid Contents by Optimizing the Germination Conditions of Desi Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L) Seeds

Legumes have high nutritional value and play an important role in traditional diets throughout the world. Consumption of legumes has been linked to reduced risk of diabetes and obesity, coronary heart disease, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and gastrointestinal disorders. Some biotechnological processes such as germination are considered both simple and economical to improve the nutritive and functional value of legumes due to the increase in the bioactive compounds and related antioxidant acitivity. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the most important grain‐legume crops in the world. Chickpeas contain high levels of proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, unsaturated fatty as well as bioactive compounds.The aim of this study was to optimize the germination conditions of desi chickpea seeds that would maximize the antioxidant activity (AoxA), total phenolic (TPC), and flavonoid (TFC) contents. To optimize the germination bioprocess, response surface methodology was applied over three response variables (AoxA, TPC, TFC). A central composite rotable experimental design with two factors [germination temperature (GT), 20–35ºC; germination time (Gt), 10–240 h] in five levels was used; 13 treatments were generated. The sprouts from each treatment were lyophilized, tempered, and ground to obtain germinated chickpea flours (GCF). The best combination of germination bioprocess variables for producing optimized GCF with the highest AoxA [ABTS: 14,435 □mol Trolox equivalents (TE) / 100 g simple, dw; ORAC: 15,143 □mol TE/100 g sample, dw], TPC [217.69 mg Gallic acid equivalents (GAE) / 100 g sample, dw], and TFC [122.61 mg Quercetin equivalents (QE)/100 g sample, dw] was GT= 34ºC/Gt=171 h. The germination bioprocess increased AoxA, TPC, and TFC in 146–178, 98, and 111 %, respectively. The germination is an effective strategy to increase the TPC and TFC of desi chickpea seeds for enhancing functionality with improved antioxidant activity. The chickpea germinated flour or extract might be recommended for use as a source of natural antioxidants in functional foods.Domínguez‐Arispuro DM1, Cuevas‐Rodríguez EO1,2, Milán‐Carrillo JM1,2, Garzón‐Tiznado JA1, Canizalez‐Roman VA1, Gutiérrez‐Dorado R1,2, Reyes‐Moreno C1,2*1 Programa Regional de Posgrado en Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas (FCQB), Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), Ciudad Universitaria, AP 1354, CP 80,000 Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.2 Programa de Posgrado en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, FCQB‐UAS, Cd Universitaria, AP 1354, CP 80,000 Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.(*) C Reyes‐Moreno, Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Calle Lichis Ote 1986, Col La Campiña, CP 80,060 Culiacán, Sinaloa, México, e mail: creyes@uas.edu.mx

Todo junto y simultáneo: Un análisis de la estructura de la novela &lt;i&gt;El gato de sí mismo&lt;/i&gt;, de Uriel Quesada

El presente trabajo busca estudiar –a partir de los aportes teóricos de Mijaíl Bajtín– la estructura de la novela El gato de sí mismo, de Uriel Quesada. Se pretende caracterizar este trabajo literario costarricense dentro del género novela –específicamente como novela polifónica–, a partir de la coexistencia de otros subgéneros literarios y de su carencia de unidad monológica, según lo apuntado por el teórico ruso.

CATADORAS DE SI: O QUE VOCÊ FAZ COM SEU LIXO? PROJETO DE EXTENSÃO, DANÇA E DOCUMENTÁRIO

O texto trata da proposta de dança desenvolvida em um projeto de extensão realizado com catadoras(es) de material reciclável. As ações envolveram oficinas de dança para os participantes, a criação e apresentação do espetáculo “Catadoras de si” e de um documentário sobre todo o processo. Os objetivos centrais foram contribuir para a construção de uma identidade mais positiva das(os) catadoras(es) e estimular a sensibilização do público que assistiu ao espetáculo e ao documentário.

Computer-integrated manufacturing system for tube bending

This paper presents a distributed and integrated manufacturing system for tube bending. It can support a Client/Server based local network and serial communications. It can also integrate tube desi...

The Mother Figure in Contemporary Women’s Theater

Five French plays written by women playwrights between the years 1976–88 attest to significant changes in the dramatic presentation of the mother figure. The innovations occur at the general thematic level (with plays centered on the mother–daughter initiating encounter at the moment of giving birth/being born, the reversal of the mother–daughter roles later on in life, trial maternity, willful maternal eclipse, etc.) as well as at the level of the characters’ speech, the setting, and so on. While some of the plays (such as Chantal Chawaf’s Chair chaude, Denise Chalem’s A cinquante ans elle découvrait la mer and Loleh Bellon’s De si tendres liens) put into words typical female experiences rarely or never before voiced in front of a theatrical audience, others (such as Madeleine Laïk’s Transat and Denise Bonal’s Passions et prairies) represent mental experiments that daringly reconfigure the meaning, timing and social as well as personal finality of motherhood.

SUJEITO DO DISCURSO, CRISE DE IDENTIDADE E POÉTICAS CONTEMPORÂNEAS

Neste artigo, empreendemos uma reflexão acerca da noção de sujeito do discurso e de sua identidade, sobretudo a partir da noção de discurso em ato, desenvolvida por Fontanille e Zilberberg (1998), e das contribuições de Landowski (1986, 1992, 2002) e Coquet (1997). Concomitantemente, apresentamos textos comprobatórios de que a consciência do papel da linguagem, mediatizante e instaurador do mundo e do sujeito a um só tempo, está na base da produção de autores modernos e pós-modernos. Para tanto, lançaremos mão dos poemas “Autopsicografia” e “Isto”, de Fernando Pessoa, e depois recorreremos às letras das canções “As coisas” e “Fora de si”, de Arnaldo Antunes, como exemplos emblemáticos desta consciência da função performática da linguagem na constituição do mundo e do sujeito enunciante.

Geomorphic Impacts of Highway Construction, Their Causes and Remedies: A Case Study from Aqaba, Southern Jordan

The Aqaba by-pass was constructed through extremely rugged and arid granite mountains and alluvial piedmont overlooking the lower Wadi Araba and the Gulf of Aqaba. Different landform units, surface materials, and abundant ephemeral wadi channels exist along the road corridor. On 21 March 1991, after the completion of road construction and before its opening to trafic, a flood of 6-7 years return period occurred and caused heavy damage to the road. Another flood in December 1993 exposed the road to additional damage and problems. A geomorphological survey was carried out to evaluate the road corridor with respect to fluvial processes affecting the road and its safety. Three engineering geomorphological problems were recognized: (i) inadequate design for almost all major and minor wadi crossings; (ii) lack of understanding of geomorphic setting along the road corridor—fluvial activity, braided and changing wadi channels, sediment sources, and potential flood hazard had not been fully appreciated in the desi...