bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Digital management as a modern trend development of the enterprise
Authors:   Odesa National University of Technology, Sedikov Denys , Palvashova Hanna , Asaulenko Natalia ,   Odesa National University of Technology
Published: September 2024

The article highlights digital management as a modern trend in enterprise development. The study’s authors noted that digital management is based on aspects of society’s modern technical and economic development and modern creative approaches to managing enterprise business processes. The main directions of the development of digital management are outlined. To study the possibility of improving the digital management system at the enterprise, it is recommended that an assessment be carried out using the point method. Attention is focused on the fact that the assessment of digital management should be carried out in the context of management functions: planning, organization, coordination, motivation, and control. The analysis showed that the functions of planning, organization, and coordination of the accounting system of the studied enterprise function better than motivation and control. It is established that digital management is formed based on a knowledge society, information use of components used in the so-called “smart society”. In turn, enterprises’ information and digital development is based on information resources. The importance of information and digital management lies in its emphasis on digitalization, which is determined by specialists’ competence, qualifications, and ability to solve complex computerization problems. It is determined that the main problem of digital management is that it needs to be sufficiently automated and developed to function independently without the participation of managers. In addition, any changes in digitalization algorithms require the involvement of many specialists, making the automation process even more complex than business processes without its participation. A sufficient level of qualification and enough specialists who can solve these problems promptly do not allow you to create perfect software shells for business management. The publication identifies the tasks that need to be solved to create a unified system for automating business processes and the parameters that allow compiling algorithms for the digitalization of business management. Keywords: digital management, digitalization, information resources, information systems, effect.
Apollonius Problem and Caustics of an Ellipsoid
Authors: Aliyev Yagub
Published: September 2024

In the paper we discuss Apollonius Problem on the number of normals of an ellipse passing through a given point. It is known that the number is dependent on the position of the given point with respect to a certain astroida. The intersection points of the astroida and the ellipse are used to study the case when the given point is on the ellipse. The problem is then generalized for 3 dimensional space, namely for Ellipsoids. The number of concurrent normals in this case is known to be dependent on the position of the given point with respect to caustics of the ellipsoid. If the given point is on the ellipsoid then the number of normals is dependent on position of the point with respect to the intersections of the ellipsoid with its caustics. The main motivation of this paper is to classify all possible cases of these intersections.
Envelopes of Bisection Lines of Polygons
Authors: Marques Da Silva Joel , Craizer Marcos
Published: September 2024

A bisection line divides a convex planar curve into two parts with equal areas. It is natural to study the envelope of these lines, which in general present singularities. The polygonal case is particularly interesting, since there are several different notions of a discrete envelope. In this paper, we study three different notions of discrete envelopes of bisection lines and the connections between them.
A New Differentiable Sphere Theorem and Its Applications
Authors: Rovenski Vladimir , Stepanov Sergey
Published: September 2024

In this paper, we use the Lichnerowicz Laplacian to prove new results: the sphere theorem and the integral inequality for Einstein's infinitesimal deformations, which allow us to characterize spherical space forms. Our version of the sphere theorem states that a closed connected Riemannian manifold $(M, g)$ of even dimension $n>3$ is diffeomorphic to a Euclidean sphere or a real projective space if the inequality $Ric_{\rm max}(x) < n K_{\rm min}(x) g$ is true at each point $x\in M$, where $Ric_{\rm max}(x)$ is the maximum of the Ricci curvature, and $K_{\rm min}(x)$ is the minimum of the sectional curvature of $(M, g)$ at $x$. Since this inequality implies positive sectional curvature; therefore, our result partially answers Hopf's old open question.
Advances in molecular imaging for early detection of lung cancer
Authors: Li Dongjun , Brenda-Ruth Mimba , Oluwabukola Bamishaye , Peng Jinghui
Published: September 2024

Lung cancer remains the second most commonly diagnosed cancer globally and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, a trend consistent in the United States as of 2023. One of the key reasons for the high mortality rate of lung cancer is its poor prognosis, with 75% of patients diagnosed at middle and advanced stages. Early detection of subclinical lung cancer, metastases, and their fibrotic stroma is crucial for enabling timely treatment, reducing reoccurrence, and stratifying patients. Current diagnostic methods, such as lung biopsy for patients with small nodules, are highly invasive and technically challenging. The radiological gold standard, computed tomography (CT), is associated with ionizing radiation. However, positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have emerged as promising methodologies for lung cancer diagnosis. PET tracers with a variety of targeting mechanisms are currently under development in human trials. With advancements in hardware and software over the past decades, radiation-free MRI has been clinically and preclinically validated as an alternative to CT. Moreover, novel-targeted MRI contrast agents have been tested in animal models and show strong translational potential. In this review, we summarize the state-of-the-art progress in molecular imaging for the early detection of lung cancer and its potential biomarkers.
Vital signs Measurement: A Critical Review of Methods and Quality Improvement Strategies
Authors:   AL Shahrani Fayez Faleh, AL Anizi Reem Zaal, AL Qahtani Haya Mohammed, AL Qahtani Fahad Mohammed, AL Bishi Abeer Mohammed, AL Dosari Norah Musallam and AL Anazi Fahad Sari
Published: September 2024

Accurate measurement of vital signs is crucial for effective patient care and clinical decision-making. This critical review aims to evaluate current methods of vital signs measurement and identify strategies for quality improvement. Traditional methods, such as manual blood pressure cuffs and mercury thermometers, are compared with modern technological advancements, including digital thermometers, automated blood pressure monitors, and wearable devices. The review highlights challenges associated with measurement accuracy, including human factors, technological limitations, and environmental influences. Quality improvement strategies are discussed, emphasizing the importance of training and education, standardization of protocols, technological innovations, and continuous monitoring and feedback systems. Case studies of successful implementations demonstrate the benefits of adopting best practices and advanced technologies. The review concludes with a discussion on the implications for clinical practice and future research directions, underscoring the need for ongoing efforts to enhance the accuracy and reliability of vital signs measurement. Ensuring high-quality vital signs measurement is essential for improving patient outcomes and optimizing healthcare delivery.
Entangled histories of Architecture and Dispossession in The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Authors: Pınar Ekin
Published: September 2024

This paper addresses how documentary film may attend to, mediate, and negotiate the histories of the entanglement between housing and dispossession. For this purpose, it focuses on Chad Freidrichs’ 2011 documentary film The Pruitt-Igoe Myth that centers the accounts of Pruitt-Igoe’s African American residents. As it is well-known, the media images as well as the initial scholarly accounts of the demolishment of the housing complex have largely served as an icon of reactions against modernist architecture. The majority of later accounts, while steering the conversation away from a sole focus on architecture, singled out one or two aspects of this intricate tangle and approached the residents of the complex as passive victims rather than active agents. Here, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth constitutes a unique case not only within the popularized and highly mediatized conceptions of but also the extensive scholarship on the building complex. The paper argues that, in its centering of the first-hand accounts as well as documents of lives that unfolded in the building complex, this documentary offers us a more open mode of architectural historiography that centers the complex intersections of structural racism, dispossession, and built environment.
CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF PERITONITIS DEPENDING ON ITS PREVALENCE AND DURATION
Authors:   Tashkent City Clinical Hospital No. 4 Named After I. Irgashev, Uzbekistan, B.K. Raximov , H.A. Rasulov ,   Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute, Uzbekistan
Published: September 2024

Peritonitis is a severe complication of inflammatory and destructive diseases of the abdominal organs, with severe local and general symptoms, with the development of multiple organ failure. With widespread peritonitis, the mortality rate is 20-30%, and with the most severe forms this figure increases to 40-50%. Because of this, the topic of peritonitis is still on the agenda. The article presents a retrospective analysis of data from 1830 patients who were treated in the surgical department of the 4th Clinical Hospital named after. I. Irgashev in 2023. This scientific analysis focuses on the extent and effectiveness of surgical interventions selected based on the clinical course, duration and extent of peritonitis. At the same time, the article also studied the reaction of the morphological structures of the peritoneum in accordance with the duration and spread of the inflammatory process during peritonitis.
EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINUOUS AUTOMATIC BLADDER IRRIGATION BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGS IN TRANS URETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE: ANALYSIS OF NURSES' KNOWLEDGE AND READINESS
Authors:   Postgraduate Study Program, Institute of Health Sciences STRADA Indonesia, Setiawan Bekti , Prasetyo Joko ,   Postgraduate Study Program, Institute of Health Sciences STRADA Indonesia, Anggraini Novita Ana ,   Postgraduate Study Program, Institute of Health Sciences STRADA Indonesia
Published: September 2024

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure commonly performed to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, complications such as TURP Syndrome can occur if the procedure is not performed correctly. Continuous Automatic Bladder Irrigation (CABI) based on the Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology developed to minimize the risk of these complications. This study aims to analyze the relationship between the knowledge and readiness of nurses in implementing IoT-based CABI on TURP complications at the Jombang Regional General Hospital. Quantitative methods were used in this study, including data collection techniques through observation and questionnaires. The results showed that nurse readiness significantly affected the effectiveness of CABI implementation and decreased TURP complications. The implications of this study indicate the importance of training and education for nurses in using IoT-based technology.
AI-assisted models to predict chemotherapy drugs modified with C60 fullerene derivatives
Authors: Robles-Hernández Jonathan-Siu-Loong , Medina Dora Iliana , Aguirre-Hurtado Katerin , Bosquez Marlene , Salcedo Roberto , Miralrio Alan
Published: September 2024

Employing quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR)/ quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) models, this study explores the application of fullerene derivatives as nanocarriers for breast cancer chemotherapy drugs. Isolated drugs and two drug–fullerene complexes (i.e., drug–pristine C60 fullerene and drug–carboxyfullerene C60–COOH) were investigated with the protein CXCR7 as the molecular docking target. The research involved over 30 drugs and employed Pearson’s hard–soft acid–base theory and common QSAR/QSPR descriptors to build predictive models for the docking scores. Energetic descriptors were computed using quantum chemistry at the density functional-based tight binding DFTB3 level. The results indicate that drug–fullerene complexes interact more with CXCR7 than isolated drugs. Specific binding sites were identified, with varying locations for each drug complex. Predictive models, developed using multiple linear regression and IBM Watson artificial intelligence (AI), achieved mean absolute percentage errors below 12%, driven by AI-identified key variables. The predictive models included mainly quantitative descriptors collected from datasets as well as computed ones. In addition, a water-soluble fullerene was used to compare results obtained by DFTB3 with a conventional density functional theory approach. These findings promise to enhance breast cancer chemotherapy by leveraging fullerene-based drug nanocarriers.
Information terrorism as a threat to the national information infrastructure
Authors: MELNYK D. , LEONOV B.
Published: September 2024

The article represents the modern approaches to determining the meaning of information terrorism and its social and legal nature as threat to the national information infrastructure. Typical signs of information terrorism are described. The main forms (types) of information terrorism are revealed, among which cyber terrorism and media terrorism stand out. National and international legal acts on combating information terrorism were analyzed. Ways to improve the system of measures to counter information terrorism were proposed.
Use of cyber space as a tool of information terrorism
Authors: MALAKHOV H.
Published: September 2024

The article analyzes the main approaches to the definition of information terrorism, formulates its signs and principles. The problems of using cyberspace as a tool of information terrorism are highlighted, as well as the growing trends of the technical level of cyber threats. The main acts of information terrorism in the cyberspace of Ukraine and the activities of the Center for countering disinformation of the NSDC of Ukraine to identify this phenomenon are analyzed. Innovations in the approaches of NATO countries in the field of combating information terrorism are analyzed. Ways to improve international cooperation with NATO on countering information terrorism are proposed.
Moral responsibility of russian citizens for aggression against Ukraine as a factor of pressure on their political will
Authors: IASHCHENKO V.
Published: September 2024

The article focuses on the need to actualize the issue of bringing russian citizens to moral responsibility for violation of universal human values and other moral obligations of a person, which is expressed in their support for a large-scale war against Ukraine and the aggressive policy of the russian federation in general. In this vein, the author rethinks the concept of moral responsibility, argues for the inclusion of both individual and collective moral subjects, and highlights the impact of the means of moral responsibility on the formation of consciousness and, especially, the political will of the moral subject. In the discussion with other scholars, the author proposes that the subjects of collective responsibility include those structures, communities, and social groups that act as a collective actor, demonstrate their internal identity and are mutually responsible. The article argues that the russian public, which politically supports the current regime, is objectively a direct subject of the war and, accordingly, bears the full measure of direct political and moral guilt for the actions of its state and their consequences. It is proposed to call the supporters of the war “agents of war”, which will highlight their moral culpability. Therefore, it is important that not only the leadership of the russian federation, but also the entire russian public realise their part of the blame for the russian-Ukrainian war. It is proposed to incriminate moral and political culpability of russian citizens for the military aggression against Ukraine and to carry out information activities in order to make them aware of their personal and solidarity share of guilt and responsibility for this aggression. In order to give the moral condemnation of russian citizens a targeted and universal impact, the author argues for the establishment of a special international moral tribunal to encourage moral actors to fulfill their moral obligations, which will simultaneously contribute to the improvement of the security sphere of humanity. It is not about creating an official administrative structure, but about introducing a single humanistic information space that will counter this aggression. It is believed that it is in the form of a moral and ethical tribunal that the efforts of civilized countries, political, national and religious movements can be effectively united in the general condemnation of the russian aggression, its violation of human norms of goodness and justice, peace and secure existence. The central paradigm of the tribunal should be the phenomenon of safe human existence, human life as a value that excludes aggressive state policy and encroachment on human rights and freedoms. We believe that today, in counteracting russian information and psychological operations, we should focus more on the moral collective guilt and responsibility of all russian citizens who still stand in the position of not resisting evil.
Democratic civilian control within the framework of building military justice in Ukraine
Authors: SHAMARA O.
Published: September 2024

On the basis of the analysis of the Constitution of Ukraine, the laws of Ukraine “On National Security of Ukraine”,“On operational and investigative activities”, “On counter-intelligence activities”, “On the Prosecutor's Office”, “On intelligence”, a conclusion was made about the need to expand the system of democratic civilian control by prosecutorial control, within the framework of building the Military Justice of Ukraine, in the field of compliance with the requirements of the Constitution and laws of Ukraine in the activities of security and defense sector bodies, preventing their use for usurpation of power, violation of human and citizen rights and freedoms and the state of law and order in security and defense sector bodies, as defined in the quality of the subject of democratic civilian control in the fourth part of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Security of Ukraine” and will be a logical step in the normalization of the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine “On the National Security of Ukraine”, based on the powers of the prosecutor's office to supervise operative investigative activities and counterintelligence activities subjects of the security and defense sector defined by Article 7 of the Law of Ukraine “On Counterintelligence Activities”, Article 2 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Prosecutor's Office”, Article 14 of the Law of Ukraine “On Operative and Investigative Activities”, the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF RED MERANTI (SHOREA SPP.) DOWEL BEARING STRENGTH AT AN ANGLE TO THE GRAIN
Authors: AJI PRANATA YOSAFAT , SURYOATMONO BAMBANG
Published: September 2024

The angle to the grain has a significant influence on timber bearing strength. As the grain angle increases the bearing strength decreases. The aim of this research was to obtain the dowel bearing strength of the red meranti (Shorea spp.) timber at an angle to the grain. The scope of this research was as follows the specimens were made according to ASTM D143, the grain angle ranged from 0° to 12°, and the dowel bearing tests were displacement controlled in accordance with ASTM D5764. Results of this research was an empirical equation of dowel bearing strength (in MPa) in terms of an angle to grain θ (in degrees) namely Fe = 32.74 - 4.701θ + 0.2064θ2. The importance of studying the influence of the grain angle to the dowel bearing strength for timber connection design is because the direction of the timber grain is not perfectly 0°.
CHANGES IN WOOD QUALITY OF BETULA ERMANII LOGS BY HEATING TREATMENT
Authors: ALTANGEREL SENDER , NEZU IKUMI , OHSHIMA JYUNICHI , YOKOTA SHINSO , ISHIGURI FUTOSHI
Published: September 2024

Logs of Betula ermaniiCham. were heated at a temperature inside the logs of 80°C for different heating durations of 0, 20, 40, and 60 h using a laboratory oven. After heating treatment, several wood qualities were examined, including residual stresses, moisture content, wood color, and physical and mechanical properties. The effects of the heating treatment duration on wood quality were analyzed using linear mixed-effect modeling. The developed models revealed that heating treatment affected residual stresses and wood color but not mechanical properties. The obtained results also suggest that a heating treatment duration of 20 h is sufficient to reduce residual stresses in B. ermaniilogs without reducing the physical and mechanical properties of wood.
Methods of increasing the efficiency of energy supply to oil and gas industry enterprises
Authors:   KYZYLORDA UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER KORKYT ATA, Mukhtarov S.R. , Tanzharykov P.A. ,   KYZYLORDA UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER KORKYT ATA
Published: September 2024

Realization of high-tech designs in gas and oil industry contributes to more efficient functioning of production. Development of quality minerals is not a scientific and technical progress, but a stable level indicator based on the general economic aspect.Therefore, the introduction of high quality updated technologies and additions to production functioning systems always leads to a greater need for their use. To maximize energy efficiency in gas and oil production, it is recommended to use high-quality autonomous power sources. The sets of optimization possibilities on algorithms of systems of distribution of power loads of electric transformer substations taking into account large productivity of producing wells at oil fields are developed. Recommendations on quality utilization, developed on the basis of long algorithms, allow to increase step-by-step nominal level of power loads at pumping units operation. It is proved that to maximize energy efficiency enterprises need to use their own high-quality autonomous power sources. The article considers the efficiency and cost-effective possibilities of production energyconsuming and quality functioning equipment in the oil and gas industry. In addition, taking into account the benefits on the basis of the study was carried out a largescale analysis of data on the characteristics of relative efficiency and reliability to the technical condition of gas turbine and gas piston power plants.
The effect of a polyacrylamide-based composite polymer on oil displacement
Authors:   M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University, Issa A.B. , Beisenbaev O.K. ,   M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University, Nadirov K.S. ,   M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University, Suigenbayeva A.Zh. ,   M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University, Sakibaeva S.A. ,   M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University
Published: September 2024

ducts. The produced oil is highly paraffinic, highly emulsified and low-sulfur. In this regard, to increase oil recovery from oil and gas fields, it is necessary to select available raw materials, as well as new technologies based on the use of effective modified polymer reagents. А technology has been developed for the production of new composite surfactant polymers of the MPAA series based on polyacrylamide by hydrolysis with sodium hydroxide followed by modification in the presence of formaldehyde and fatty acids of gossypol resin, at a temperature of 353-363 K, time 4.0-4.5 hours, the ratio of reagents is 1:0.8, resistant to aggressive environments and high temperatures. As a result of the modification, the ability to regulate the surface-active properties of composite polymers in the presence of fatty acids of gossypol resin has been achieved. The surface tension of the modified PAA was σ=43.6 N/m. Mathematical optimization of the main parameters of the process of obtaining composite surfactant polymers based on hydrolyzed and modified PAA. Mathematical optimization of the main parameters of the process of obtaining composite surfactant polymers based on hydrolyzed and modified polyacrylamide was carried out.
Law Enforcement in Medical Malpractice Cases in The Protection of Doctors’ Rights: Case Study Tonsil Surgery Causing Brainstem Death in a Child Patient
Authors: Putri Anggya Nurmala , Sigalingging Bagas Pratama , Yusnita Ummi
Published: September 2024

This study aims to determine the regulations related to the protection of the professional rights of a doctor who is often suspected of committing medical malpractice in carrying out health services. In this study, the author analyzes the rules of malpractice based on positive law in Indonesia, then the author analyzes the liability carried out by the doctor’s profession in suspected malpractice in this study the author takes a case study related to tonsil surgery which caused BA’s child patient to experience brain death at the Kartika Husada, Bekasi Hospital. The method used by the author in this research uses normative or dogmatic research methods, which use documents laws, and regulations related to the issues studied and secondary data sources in the form of books and related journals. The results of the research in this case study conclude that there is no single rule that protects the rights of a doctor who is accused of committing malpractice, neglecting these rules only protects the interests of the patient, then the responsibility for the accusation of malpractice must go through the process of proof first, by the provisions of the elements of malpractice both in terms of criminal and civil law, and based on the case study that has been researched by the author, it is concluded that the efforts in dispute resolution made by the family of BA’s child patient who has died, are appropriate with the family by withdrawing the police report and carrying out peaceful efforts in the form of mediation with the hospital.
Praktik Diskriminasi Pemilihan Mitra Usaha
Authors: Lesmana Richelle Bertha Felicia Adi , Haryanto Hendra , Sharon Grace
Published: September 2024

Perusahaan berada dalam permasalahan pada waktu melakukan praktik diskriminasi yaitu dengan membeda-bedakan dalam memilih perusahaan yang akan dijadikan rekanan atau mitra usaha di antara perusahaan yang sejenis tanpa alasan yang jelas yang dapat mengakibatkan terjadinya persaingan usaha yang tidak sehat. Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap PT. Garuda Indonesia Tbk, yang telah memilih mitra usahanya dengan memberikan prioritas khusus hanya kepada 5 (lima) perusahaan tertentu, yaitu mengenai penjualan tiket pesawat untuk umrah. Dengan dilakukannya pemberian prioritas khusus ini hanya menguntungkan perusahaan tersebut melalui kegiatan persaingan yang tidak sehat, sehingga terjadi suatu praktik yang disebut sebagai praktik diskriminasi. Penelitian ini mengenai praktik diskriminasi yang dilakukan PT. Garuda Indonesia Tbk dengan menganalisis pertimbangan hakim dalam putusan Nomor 561 K/Pdt.Sus-KPPU/2022, jo. Nomor 3/Pdt.Sus/KPPU/2021/PN.Jkt.Pst, jo. Nomor 06/KPPU-L/2020. Pokok permasalahan dalam penelitian ini yang pertama adalah, bagaimana proses terjadinya diskriminasi dalam perkara Nomor 06/KPPU-L/2020., sedangkan yang kedua adalah bagaimana pertimbangan hakim komisioner KPPU dalam perkara Nomor 06/KPPU-L/2020. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini digunakan metode penelitian yuridis normatif yaitu dengan menggunakan bahan hukum primer yang berupa putusan pengadilan dari tingkat pertama hingga tingkat terakhir dan Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 1999 tentang Larangan Praktek Monopoli dan Persaingan Usaha Tidak Sehat (Anti Monopoli) untuk menganalisis putusan pengadilan tersebut. Dalam putusan tersebut ditemukan adanya suatu kegiatan usaha yang dilakukan oleh PT. Garuda Indonesia Tbk sebagai pelaku usaha yang berdampak besar merugikan pelaku usaha lain dengan menguntungkan mitra usaha pilihan prioritasnya. Teori yang digunakan adalah teori persaingan usaha yang sehat sebagaimana terdapat dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 1999 tentang Larangan Praktek Monopoli dan Persaingan Usaha Tidak Sehat. Analisis dilakukan secara deskriptif kemudian dilakukan penarikan kesimpulan dan diakhiri dengan memberikan saran.
Investigation of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SBA)-Based Engineered Geopolymer Mortar Reinforced with Coconut Fibre for Engineered Geopolymer Composites
Authors: Yusuf Olawale Asunmogejo , Oluwashina Aremu Olaniyan , Rasheedat Atinuke Sayi , Tajudeen Adeyemi Amusat , Rukayat Omosalewa Olayinka
Published: September 2024

In recent years, there have been growing demand for fibre-reinforced cementitious composites using materials wastes to reduce cost and cement usage in concrete production. Therefore, this study aims to prepare sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA)-based geopolymer reinforced with coconut fibre as a material suitability evaluation for engineered geopolymer composites. The sugarcane baggase ash was characterised for its physical and chemical properties using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The coconut fibres was added at 0%, 1%, 2%, and 3%, while the plain cement mortar was used as the control mix. Both destructive (compressive and tensile strength) and non- destructive test (water absorption, and ultrasonic pulse velocity test) were conducted on the resulting geopolymer mortar. The result of the SBA characterisation showed that the SBA met the ASTM C618 requirement for a pozzolanic material. The addition of 1% fibre to the geopolymer composite resulted in enhanced durability property than the plain cement mortar. The ultrasonic pulse velocity test demonstrated that bagasse ash-based geopolymer composites can be classified as a excellent cementitious material. The study also found the engineered cementitious composite showed better compressive and tensile strength than the plain concrete mortar, while the addition of fibre provided a denser microstructure for additional strength. The optimum fibre content was found at 1% for improved water absorption performance, UPV, and compressive strength. The study concludes that SBA composite reinforced with coconut fibre can provide better alternatives to achieve sustainability in engineered geopolymer concrete applications.
Bioavailability of Acemanan: An Active Compound Found in Aloe Gel
Authors: Akomeah Yeboah James
Published: September 2024

Acemannan is said to be the biologically active substance in aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis). Many producers of aloe products utilize inadequate production and extraction methods, resulting in aloe products that contain little or no acemannan. This article outlines a systematic procedure for extracting the bioactive polysaccharide compound from the aloe plant. This paper also provides a description of the physical distinctive features of acemannan. The study also emphasized the determination of physical properties, such as the pKa and Log P values, of acemannan. The physical characteristics were used to evaluate the bioavailability and hydrophilicity of this chemical. The primary approach used to acquire these physical characteristics involves the extraction of acemannan from aloe vera, the creation of phosphate buffer with varying pH levels, the separation of acemannan between chloroform and buffer using the shake flask technique, and the utilization of spectrophotometric analysis. Chloroform was used as a representation of the lipid membrane in the experiment, whereas phosphate buffer was utilized to symbolize the blood. A buffer solution was used to maintain a steady pH at a desired value. The acemannan compound had a pKa value of 4.82 at a pH of 3.45, indicating its acidity. Additionally, the Log P value (chloroform/buffer) was determined to be -3.282, indicating its hydrophobicity. Thus, it was deduced that acemannan exhibited hydrophilic properties throughout the gastrointestinal system.
Evaluation of Indigenous Cultural Practices that Affect Resistance of the Family Unit in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Adeyeye Gbenga Michael
Published: September 2024

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of indigenous cultural practices on the resilience of families in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to analyzing the degradation of these behaviors and the increase in single parenthood in the region, the objective was to investigate how these cultural traditions contribute to families’ capacity to cope with and recover from hardship. This study offers practical suggestions for incorporating indigenous values into contemporary family assistance programs. Utilizing a qualitative research methodology, this study used semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observations with a sample of 120 single parents from four local governments in Nigeria to obtain data. The reoccurring themes identified through thematic analysis include the degradation of traditional values, the transition towards single parenthood, and the socio-economic elements that influence family constructions in contemporary African societies. The present study enhances academic research by emphasizing the pivotal significance of indigenous cultural practices in promoting resilience. This study provides valuable perspectives on the integration of ancient communal support networks and values into modern interventions designed to enhance family resilience. Furthermore, the research underscores the significance of safeguarding these cultural traditions in response to modernization and socio-economic transformations, hence broadening the discussion on cultural conservation and adjustment in African communities.

Keywords: Indigenous Traditions, Cultural practices, Family Resilience, Societal Problems
INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL SECTION
Authors: Rego Julio Sa , Ragkos Athanasios
Published: September 2024

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development
Authors: HOMEWOOD KATHERINE
Published: September 2024

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Les catholiques sociaux canadiens-français et la paix dans l’entre-deux-guerres : le cas de l’École sociale populaire
Authors: Bouchard Carl , Perras Vincent
Published: September 2024

Le Canada français semble faire preuve, durant l’entre-deux-guerres, d’un désintérêt généralisé pour la paix et le pacifisme et se place ainsi à contre-courant de la majeure partie du monde occidental. Cet article porte son attention sur la production écrite de l’École sociale populaire (ESP), prolifique organisme jésuite montréalais de propagande sociale, au sujet de la paix internationale. Il ressort de notre analyse que le pacifisme de l’entre-deux-guerres suscite la méfiance du clergé canadien-français en raison de son caractère laïc, interconfessionnel et de tendance socialiste. Les Jésuites de l’ESP y opposent un discours de paix radicalement différent de celui qui a cours au même moment en Europe, et notamment en France : de nature spirituelle, voire éthérée, prônant la réforme des mœurs sur la réforme des structures, il laisse à d’autres la tâche complexe de la mise en application. La paix canadienne-française catholique s’oppose au désordre bien plus qu’à la guerre, et peu importe l’échelle (individuelle ou internationale), elle est sociale avant d’être politique.
Psychiatrie en milieu carcéral : de la punition à la probation
Authors: Hayek Joseph , Bourgeois Didier
Published: September 2024

Réfléchissant sur la notion de probation, qu’ils opposent à la punition, les auteurs évaluent ce temps essentiel de la prise en charge d’un infracteur par la société : l’attente du jugement. La dimension sadique du rituel judiciaire s’oppose à la nécessité de faire de cette période un temps vectorisé, et non pas figé, glacé, à l’image du vécu habituel des individus à structuration psychique « borderline », narcissique, qui sont le plus souvent en prise avec la justice. La justice reste une création collective à ambition structurante.
Aspects transculturels de l’annonce de la maladie
Authors: Kourouma Boh Souleymane
Published: September 2024

L’annonce d’une maladie à vie, comme le diabète, provoque des réactions psychologiques graves chez certains patients. Les troubles mentaux générés peuvent dans un contexte social particulier, être difficile à prendre en charge. La présente étude explore le cas d’un trouble anxio-dépressif survenu chez une pré-adolescente guinéenne de 11 ans à l’annonce d’une élévation du taux de jlygémie, découverte lors d’un examen de santé de routine scolaire. Les auteurs évoquent la prise en :harge du troule anxio-dépressif déclenché par cette annonce ainsi que la perturbation familiale engendrée par la représentation socioculturelle de ce trouble. Ils réfléchissent sur la nécessité de la mise en place d’un bureau d’aide psychologique scolaire au niveau national.
Réflexion autour d’un triptyque : catastrophes industrielles, droit international économique et justice « socio-environnementale »
Authors: Lopez Benoît
Published: September 2024

Réfléchir à l’idée de justice et de prise en compte des intérêts, notamment économiques, ouvre un champ d’étude considérable, même en prenant comme point de départ l’analyse juridique. Aussi pour tenter de circonscrire l’objet de cette recherche, le choix a été fait de partir d’une situation, provoquant la mise en tension de l’idée même de justice d’une manière originale et d’envisager une réponse juridique nouvelle. A cet égard, partir des catastrophes industrielles s’est imposé à plusieurs titres. D’une part, le phénomène est mondial puisque des catastrophes ont eu lieu tant dans des pays développés qu’en développement. D’autre part, il questionne l’idée de justice de manière complexe car les conséquences ne sont pas univoques et le profil des victimes est très divers. Enfin, les modalités d’intervention juridique pour réguler ces situations poussent à envisager un cadre transnational d’intervention cohérent avec la portée des catastrophes industrielles. Néanmoins, cette réglementation, au sein de traités négociés entre pays et qui relève du droit international économique ne fait pas figure d’évidence. Pour dépasser l’horizon national en matière de normes juridiques, il convenait donc d’identifier un concept à même de le justifier : la justice socio-environnementale.
Robust error estimates of PINN in one-dimensional boundary value problems for linear elliptic equations
Authors: Yoo Jihahm , Lee Haesung
Published: September 2024

In this paper, we study physics-informed neural networks (PINN) to approximate solutions to one-dimensional boundary value problems for linear elliptic equations and establish robust error estimates of PINN regardless of the quantities of the coefficients. In particular, we rigorously demonstrate the existence and uniqueness of solutions using the Sobolev space theory based on a variational approach. Deriving $ L^2 $-contraction estimates, we show that the error, defined as the mean square of the differences between the true solution and our trial function at the sample points, is dominated by the training loss. Furthermore, we show that as the quantities of the coefficients for the differential equation increase, the error-to-loss ratio rapidly decreases. Our theoretical and experimental results confirm the robustness of the error regardless of the quantities of the coefficients.
Stabilization of nonlinear hybrid stochastic time-delay neural networks with Lévy noise using discrete-time feedback control
Authors: Xu Tian , Wu Ailong
Published: September 2024

This paper aims to formulate a class of nonlinear hybrid stochastic time-delay neural networks (STDNNs) with Lévy noise. Specifically, the coefficients of networks grow polynomially instead of linearly, and the time delay of given neural networks is non-differentiable. In many practical situations, nonlinear hybrid STDNNs with Lévy noise are unstable. Hence, this paper uses feedback control based on discrete-time state and mode observations to stabilize the considered nonlinear hybrid STDNNs with Lévy noise. Then, we establish stabilization criteria of $ H_{\infty} $ stability, asymptotic stability, and exponential stability for the controlled nonlinear hybrid STDNNs with Lévy noise. Finally, a numerical example illustrating the usefulness of theoretical results is provided.
A hybrid collocation method for the approximation of 2D time fractional diffusion-wave equation
Authors: Shah Farman Ali , Kamran  , Khan Zareen A , Azmi Fatima , Mlaiki Nabil
Published: September 2024

The multi-term time-fractional order diffusion-wave equation (MT-TFDWE) is an important mathematical model for processes exhibiting anomalous diffusion and wave propagation with memory effects. This article develops a robust numerical technique based on the Chebyshev collocation method (CCM) coupled with the Laplace transform (LT) to solve the time-fractional diffusion-wave equation. The CCM is utilized to discretize the spatial domain, which ensures remarkable accuracy and excellent efficiency in capturing the variations of spatial solutions. The LT is used to handle the time-fractional derivative, which converts the problem into an algebraic equation in a simple form. However, while using the LT, the main difficulty arises in calculating its inverse. In many situations, the analytical inversion of LT becomes a cumbersome job. Therefore, the numerical techniques are then used to obtain the time domain solution from the frequency domain solution. Various numerical inverse Laplace transform methods (NILTMs) have been developed by the researchers. In this work, we use the contour integration method (CIM), which is capable of handling complex inversion tasks efficiently. This hybrid technique provides a powerful tool for the numerical solution of the time-fractional diffusion-wave equation. The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed technique are validated through four test problems.
Os jogos de tabuleiro e seu uso na educação: uma revisão integrativa de literatura
Authors: Gomes Bianca Antonio , Ribas Ulbricht Vania
Published: September 2024

Os jogos tem se popularizado na área da educação, diversas pesquisas tem mostrado seu sucesso quando utilizados como ferramentas no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, motivando os alunos, ajudando no entendimento do conteúdo e no desenvolvimento de habilidades de cognição e socialização. O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar uma revisão integrativa da literatura com o tema jogos de tabuleiro na educação, adotando uma metodologia que perpassa os seguintes passos: definição do escopo do trabalho e formulação da pergunta norteadora da revisão; estabelecimento de critérios de exclusão e inclusão de literatura; identificação dos estudos que se adequam a estes critérios; categorização destes estudos e análise e interpretação dos resultados obtidos. Nos trabalhos abordados nessa revisão percebeu-se que o jogo de tabuleiro cumpriu seus objetivos iniciais propostos, mostrando-se uma ferramenta eficaz e propícia para o aprendizado, algo a ser mais explorado no âmbito educacional.
A flexibilização curricular do (novo) Ensino Médio e os modos de ser docente
Authors: Silva Fabis Camila , Wanderer Fernanda
Published: September 2024

O artigo tem o propósito de analisar efeitos que a flexibilização curricular, proposta pela reforma do (novo) Ensino Médio (EM), produziu nas docências de educadores que atuavam nesta etapa da Educação Básica, em 2020. A parte empírica foi desenvolvida em uma escola pertencente à Rede Sesi. As teorizações que sustentam a investigação advêm do pensamento de Michel Foucault. O material examinado é formado por questionários e entrevistas realizadas com docentes do EM. A estratégia usada para operar sobre o material foi a análise do discurso foucaultiana. O exame mostrou que a implementação do (novo) EM mobilizou uma docência “donjuanesca” em que, ao maleabilizar práticas, tornando-as mais “livres” e menos rígidas, aumenta e estende as demandas de trabalho e as horas de planejamento. Assim, o educador, ao aderir a práticas que possam atrair, movimenta os desejos individuais, uma vez que, atrelada à ideia de sedução, está a perspectiva de mais liberdade e também de mais individualismo.
A curiosidade epistêmica em Paulo Freire e as possibilidades de práticas educativas emancipatórias na escola
Authors: Moutinho Sônia Oliveira Matos , Costa Dirno Vilanova da , Linhares Danillo Moretti Godinho
Published: September 2024

O presente artigo teve como objetivo discutir de forma crítica reflexiva o diálogo problematizador e a curiosidade epistêmica em Paulo Freire como possibilidades de prática educativas humanizadoras na Escola. Compreendemos que o legado de Paulo Freire através da pedagogia libertadora se encaminha para a emancipação de homens e mulheres que vivem em situação de opressão e dominação imposta pelo capitalismo contemporâneo. Dessa forma partimos da seguinte questão norteadora: Como o diálogo problematizador e da curiosidade epistêmica medeia possibilidades de práticas educativas humanizadoras na Escola em sociedade orientada pelo capitalismo? A pesquisa é qualitativa, de natureza crítica e do tipo bibliográfica. Os resultados apontam que o legado educacional de Paulo Freire de cunho emancipatório, tendo no diálogo o eixo norteador de sua teoria possibilita a prática educativa escolar na direção da emancipação humana pela superação das formas de sociabilidade do capitalismo.
A philia e o sentido formativo da amizade na ética aristotélica
Authors: Cenci Angelo Vitório , Almir Dalbosco Claudio
Published: September 2024

O artigo explora o sentido formativo da amizade na ética aristotélica. O percurso argumentativo parte de uma breve consideração sobre o sentido polissêmico do conceito grego de philia e o modo como este chega em Aristóteles, aborda a transição que vai do ´primeiro amigo` presente no Lisis de Platão à ´amizade perfeita` aristotélica; trata do amor de si, da fórmula do “outro eu” e da relação de ambos com a amizade para, por fim, tematizar uma possível relação existente entre amizade e formação em Aristóteles. Conclui que o sentido formativo da amizade pode ser buscado considerando uma dupla perspectiva, a saber: a) a necessidade do cultivo de si, que implica o sentido do viver juntos e da vulnerabilidade humana; b) o aspecto da autopercepção e do autoconhecimento que torna-se possível pela mediação do amigo. 
Palavras-chave: Amizade. Philia. Formação. Aristoteles.