bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quest for Identity: what is gained and lost on the way
Authors: Komarovskaya Tatiana
Published: November 2024

The article is devoted to the investigation of the problem of how the main theme of feminist literature, a woman’s search for identity, for her place in the world, and the consequences of this search, unfolds in the novels of contemporary writers Jane Smiley, Jane Hamilton and Margaret Atwood. J. Smiley, in her novels, maintains that when a woman steps over her feminist fate, she gains only loneliness and a lack of perspective, which brings misfortune upon her children.J. Hamilton analyses a psychological aspect of a woman’s search for identity (the novel “A Map of the World”). M Atwood elaborates upon the political character of the feminist movement and its possible consequences in her dystopia “A Handmaid’s Tale”.Maternal love as one of the significant concepts of feminist prose and its role in the upbringing of daughters is at the base of T. Morrison’s novel “Sula” and M Gordon’s novel “Men and Angels “, and, thus, becomes the focus of the analysis of these two novels in the article. The consideration of the novels goes hand in hand with the examination of the change of gender stereotypes of behaviour peculiar to the novels of feminist writers (Smiley’s “A Thousand Acres”; T. Morrison’s “Sula”).
Interslavic Borrowings-Polonisms in Russian Office Language of the 17th Century
Authors: Garbul Liudmila
Published: November 2024

The article tackles the problem of the formation of the new Russian literary language in the 17th and 18th centuries and points out some factors that influenced it. They are as follows: the role of office language in that process and the influence of the Polish language, which manifested through the office language at that period. The main emphasis is put on the analysis of the history of such lexemes: okazanje (’evidence, witness, confirmation’), okop (‘trench’), okopatisia (‘open trenches and hide from enemies in them’), pobuditel (a person who encourages somebody to do something), podushchenje (‘the act of encouraging’), postoronnij (‘stranger, foreigner’). The listed lexemes are found in the documents of the ambassador’s order in the 17th century. They prove the intra-Slavic derivatives in the Russian written language of the 16th and 17th centuries to be inter-Slavic lexical borrowings-polonisms.
Povazhenny, Chto Naryazhenny. In Search of the lnternal Form
Authors: Shteingold Anzhelika
Published: November 2024

The present article, an attempt ata reconstruction of the original internal form of the “non-transparent”paroemiac expression Povazhenny, chtonaryazhenny (variants: poryazhenny, zaporyazhenny), which is found in Russian 19-th century fiction describing folk life and customs, is made. The author of the article confirms the connection of the substantiated adjective povazhenny‘attracted by the means of sorcery’, with a proto-Slavic verb *vaditi l ‘to seduce, to accustom (to evil)’ defined by l. P. Petleva, which, in its own tum, is derived from a proto-Slavic root *ved-/*vod- ( < *y.edh/*uodh-) ‘to lead, to conduct’. The meaning ‘to seduce, to accustom (to evil)’ of this verb developed from the intermediate semantic link ‘make somebody lead you’, which is confirmed by the formal features of *vaditi I as the causative regarding *voditi. For *vaditi l ritual semantic specialisation, connection with magic and sorcery were indicated quite early.
Lexeme naryazhenny, correlating with the vast circle of regional single-rooted derivatives containing references to a wedding ritual, means ‘intended to be a husband by contract’. The research of contextual usages of expression suzheny-ryazheny and the like confirms this semantic interpretation of the second component of paroemia. As a result, the mentioned paroemia obtains the following historical interpretations: “Charmed fiance is a candidate for a husband as undeniable as the one, who has already been approved by the society (family) for the given fiancee”.
The Semantics of Language and Speech in Idiolect and Sociolect
Authors: Labaszczuk Michał
Published: November 2024

The article focuses on the problem of the relation between language and speech, taking into account the problem of the semantics of language and speech of lexical units. This problem is overburdened by the necessity of taking notice of the traditional dichotomy of idiolect and sociolect. The article revises the concepts of language, speech and speech practice, which were proposed by F. De Saussure in accordance with the contemporary anthropocentric paradigm of linguistics. The concepts of idiolect and sociolect, which are modified a little, are the key notions of the article. The proposed emphasis on the noted terms is related to an attempt to accentuate idiolect and point out the necessity of a methodological approach to researching the facts of language and speech on the basis of the concept of "idiolect" while sociolect is conceived just as the construct of sociocentric approach to the linguistic research in science.
“Metaphors We Live by”: intertextual transformations
Authors: Budaev Edward V. , Chudinov Anatoly P.
Published: November 2024

This article reviews a number of works and titles that which contain intertextual references to G. Lakoff and M. Johnson's well-known book on metaphors. The authors both introduce various cognitive researche of theoretical and practical value to readers and analyse five types of intertextual transformations of the title "Metaphors We Live By":1) noun-transformation;2) pronoun-transformation; 3) verb-transformation;4) preposition-transformation;5) expansion.
Communicative Question Evasion Tactics in Scientific Discourse
Authors: Zadvornaya Jelena G.
Published: November 2024

The article is centred on the forms of realisation of communicative question evasion tactics in scientific discourse. In total., 12 tactics are singled out and analysed (ignoring the question, explicit refusal to answer, criticism of the question, rephrasing the question, topic switching, etc.). The analysis of the tactics results in defining the communicative pragmatic factors that account for the specificity of their realization in scientific communication: the responder's epistemic state, his/her situational communicative intentions, etc. The author shows that the participants' communicative behaviour in the situation of question. Evasion, on the whole, complies with common communicative conventions governing scientific discourse (the demands for cooperation, politeness, tolerance) and conforms to its fundamental communicative intentions. Including the joint search for verity and the elaboration of knowledge.
Semantic Aspects of Linguistic Borrowings from the English Language in the Polish Sociolect of Information Technology
Authors: Weber Marek
Published: November 2024

The paper focuses on the analysis of semantic aspects of linguistic borrowings from English in the Polish sociolect of information technology. After a brief discussion of the processes of computerisation of everyday life and the creation of information society, the article presents a definition of the Polish sociolect of information technology. The main categories of loanwords from the English language - quotes, loanwords proper, and semantic borrowings - are elaborated upon. History of research done by Polish linguists on the semantics of linguistic borrowings from English is summarized. An analysis of semantic changes of loanwords proper in the recipient language is conducted. Processes on the level of semantics pertaining to the category of semantic loans are explained. Major semantic fields within the sociolect are distinguished. Examples of semantic loans: klient (client), winus (windows), adres (address), klucz (key) are analyzed in order to illustrate identified semantic processes. It is pointed out that some computer terms are taken over by the general language as a result of the process of "emancipation of scientific and technical terminology." Attention is drawn to the fact that a significant number of specialized vocabulary has the status of internationalisms.
"What is Human, Only what is Human ... " The Problem of Suffering in Leonid Leonov's Novel "The Pyramid"
Authors: Listwan Fryderyk
Published: November 2024

The article considers the hitherto unresearched problem of suffering in Leonid Leonov's last novel, "The Pyramid". Numerous linguistic (lexical, phraseological and syntactic) markers of this problem have been found in Leonov's novel: synonym of the noun "suffering", intertextual elements referring to the Bible and antique mythology, proverbs, aphorism, which belong to the semantic field of the base word "suffering". The article also presents the point of view of the characters in relation to the causes of suffering and its role in human life; besides, the attitude to spiritual torment is discussed. Based on the characters' statements and the logic of events, three main causes of suffering are distinguished: the eternal struggle between God and Satan to win man, an attempt to realise the idea of earthly paradise without Christ, and love for Russia. Among the characters' attitudes to suffering, first of all, submissiveness is distinguished, which leads to the reconciliation with cruel reality and to the justification of both God (theodicy of the priest Matvey Loskutov) and the man (anthropodicy of Stalin and his ardent supporter Vadim Loskutov). The characters seek the sources of the submission to Stalinist terror in the Gospel, which has determined some features of the Russian character (Matvey), either in the Gospel or in the desire to realise the immemorial dream of the "golden age", which is encoded in human awareness (Vadim).
A View from the European Poets "Windows" (an Attempt on Comparative Analysis of "Windows" by Stephane Mallarme and Gustaw Danilowski)
Authors: Legutko Grażyna
Published: November 2024

The article presents a comparative analysis of two poems written by French and Polish poets, titled exactly the same "Windows". Both are a poetical notation of an effort to seek the sense of human existence and an attempt to solve a vague riddle of existence. Although Stephane Mallarme and Gustaw Danilowski are authors from two different countries, they have common convictions, which are close to the idealistic outlook on the life of European Symbolists. Because of their similar views, the subject of their poems has analogical problems. Lyrical subjects narrate the pain, suffering, despair and the crudeness of human existence; they long to break out from the circle of human existence; they dream of escape from everyday life and reach the sphere of infinity ( the absolute ).
"Windows" are the mysterious borderline between earthly and extraterrestrial life for both poets. The meaning of both "Windows" is symbolic: Mallarrne associates them with art and dream, while Danilowski associates them with a mystical vision.
Intonation Trends in News Broadcast
Authors: Oleinik Helen
Published: November 2024

The suggested article is concerned with mass media communication. The prosodic level of the Russian mass media speech is exposed to the substantial influence of the English intonation.
The aim of the research is to compare the prosodic features of the English and the Russian mass media broadcast. The findings of the experiment enable us to state that l) the variety of mass media communication undergoes the process of unification and 2) the definite type of English intonation loans is found in the Russian media discourse.
The research singled out 1) the intonation parameters that provide the Russian media speech with English-like sounding and 2) the genres of broadcasting where the referred phenomena occur.
Effectiveness of higher education in Central European universities towards climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector: A comprehensive survey
Authors: Zsembeli József , Kovács Elza , Harsányi Endre , Balogh Péter , Czine Péter , Huzsvai László , Bihuňová Maria , Jobbágy Ján , Středová Hana , Skalicky Milan , Strużyński Andrzej , Rolbiecki Roman , Juhász Csaba
Published: November 2024

Similar to other regions, in East Central Europe, agriculture is the most vulnerable sector regarding the consequences of climate change through increasing variability in weather conditions, even on the short-term and local scales. Agricultural engineers make decisions; higher education has a crucial role in taking proper actions. Our survey aimed to get up-to-date information on the knowledge and attitude of graduating students completing agriculture-related studies at 6 universities located in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, with particular attention to weather projections, crop production, and soil protection issues. Analyses revealed adequate lexical knowledge of young engineers in each country. They are familiar with the agro-environmental actualities and future trends, issues to address at the right time, and the repertoire of tools and practices for taking efficient measures. A positive attitude toward proactive actions was proved. We report proof of a high level of preparedness resulting from the proper efficacy of agricultural higher education. The content of the curricula and the teaching methodologies meet well the receptiveness to learning in the V4 countries. Our findings confirm that frequent updating of the content of subjects as well as incorporating practical applications that promote active learning and engagement, are more critical today than ever, and it is possible to achieve a high level of preparedness for the challenges in the agricultural sector.
Performance Optimization of SAP HANA using AI-based Workload Predictions
Authors: Madathala Harikrishna , Barmavat Balaji , Thumala Srinivasa Rao
Published: November 2024

This research paper explores the application of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for optimizing the performance of SAP HANA databases through predictive workload analysis and dynamic resource allocation. SAP HANA, as an in-memory, column-oriented relational database management system, presents unique challenges in performance tuning due to its complex architecture and diverse workload patterns. We propose a novel framework that leverages machine learning models to predict future workloads and intelligently allocate resources in real-time. Our approach demonstrates significant improvements in query response times, resource utilization, and overall system throughput compared to traditional optimization techniques. The study also addresses implementation challenges and outlines future research directions in this rapidly evolving field.
Revealing and Concealing Oil: The Hidden Screen Industry of Animated Petroleum Films
Authors: Cook Malcolm
Published: November 2024

This article explores the use of animation with oil industries and considers the various ways this could be understood as a ‘Hidden Screen Industry’. This article begins by reviewing relevant literature in animation studies and environmental and energy humanities to understand why this industry and the films arising from it have been largely hidden from scholarly work at the intersection of the two fields of study. Following this, it examines the workings of the industry to understand its institutions and practices and its existence as an alternative screen industry running in parallel with, but often distinct from, the better-known entertainment industry dominated by Hollywood studios. Finally, it examines the aesthetic use of animation within oil industry films to understand the ways this form of filmmaking both conceals and reveals different aspects of oil extraction and exploitation, including their implications for the present-day climate crisis. While the observations raised are intended to have broad applicability, each section uses examples drawn from the animated films made for BP by British animation studios during the twentieth century, and especially the 1951 film We’ve Come a Long Way made by the Halas and Batchelor animation studio.
The Full Picture: Perspectives on an Archaeology of British Screen Advertising Production
Authors: Caston Emily
Published: November 2024

Screen advertising production is a relatively neglected domain of British screen history, largely overlooked in extant studies of the UK’s film production sector. The Guardian ‘Points of View’ (1986) is one of the more acclaimed works produced by that production sector which continues to attract popular interest. This article conducts an archaeological investigation into the industry through a case study analysis of ‘Points of View’ and an in-depth interview with its director, Paul Weiland. It explores the role of personal testimony in archaeological methods in media history. Whilst archival sources such as trade press can provide additional sources, they can never verify nor falsify the evidence of personal testimony, nor can they be used to fabricate a harmonious, consistent, or singular narrative of history. The analysis concludes that screen advertising was a hybrid cultural practice articulated during the 1970s to the 1990s as a solution to the problem: we’re not invited, please entertain. Remaining hidden from establishment was favourable to agencies and production companies. It reminds us that means concealed or kept out of sight which invites the question ‘concealed from who’? Currently, we have one perspective on the history of screen advertising. We do not yet have the full picture.
‘Taken by my wife’ – Challenging the Amateur/professional binary in Wessex Film and Sound Archive’s (WFSA) Early Films (1895-1922)
Authors: Burgess Zoe J Viney
Published: November 2024

Gaines’ phrase, ‘Women were both ‘there’ and ‘not there’’ (2018: 4), captures the paradoxical presence of women in early film history, central to this study on women amateur filmmakers in Wessex Film and Sound Archive (WFSA) up to 1950. Using an intermedial approach, this article seeks to expand recognition of filmmakers by re-examining clearly attributed records and questioning those around which there is ambiguity. Louisa Gauvain (1880-1945) is a key figure in this discussion, whose 1913 work challenges traditional definitions of amateurism. This article argues for a movement beyond the amateur/professional binary to appreciate the diverse contributors to regional film collections, including women and film exhibitors. By analysing Gauvain’s medical film Plaster of Paris (1913), the paper highlights women’s engagement in filmmaking, expressions of gendered labour, and their evolving roles in quasi-professional contexts. The article argues that the film serves as an analogy for the broader treatment of amateur women filmmakers, whose contributions have been largely overlooked. The term ‘non-professional’ is proposed to elevate these filmmakers’ status, integrating their work into a broader media history and beginning the reclamation of women’s contributions to early cinema.
EXTREMISM IS ONE OF ITS FORMS
Authors:   Perm State University, Chudin N. M. , Korzh P. A. ,   West Ural Institute of Economics and Law
Published: November 2024

a commentary on a specific high-profile criminal case related to an attack on the honor and dignity of a famous statesman is presented; slander against him; an attempt to discredit, committed in a public manner. The possibility of using the Internet space is analyzed, as well as the methods of propaganda used by one of the parties. The role of Navalny’s headquarters (recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation). The reaction of the population to the massive, offensive propaganda campaign of the attacking side to the creation of a heroic image of the criminals. The impact on the expert commission is highlighted, which is in the nature of bullying. Practical qualifications examine the specific content of extremist motives in relation to the fixed behavior of a criminal group.
HISTORICAL AND LEGAL EXPERIENCE OF FUNCTIONING OF JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE KUBAN IN 1827–1869 (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE)
Authors:   Kuban State University, Parshina N. V.
Published: November 2024

on the basis of normative legal acts of the Russian Empire and archival materials, the system of judicial system and judicial proceedings in the Kuban in the pre-reform period is studied. The specifics of the functioning of estate institutions administering justice are analyzed, and the criterion for distinguishing their jurisdiction is indicated, which directly depended on the class affiliation of the persons involved in the case. In particular, the examples of judicial the practice shows the features of civil and criminal proceedings, the procedure for the formation of judicial bodies. In conclusion, the author concludes that the process of legislative registration of justice in the Kuban, which began in 1827, despite a number of shortcomings inherent in the all-Russian judicial system of the period under review, became a significant stage in the formation and development of local justice bodies that functioned in the Kuban region until the introduction of Judicial Charters in 1869.
ABOUT CORPORATIONS IN SPORTS
Authors:   Ufa University of Science and Technology, Asadullin M. R.
Published: November 2024

the article is devoted to assessing the legal status of sports organizations as corporations and verifying the appropriateness of linking rules in sports with corporate life and corporate relations. It is concluded that there is a need for a doctrinal development of a model for linking foundation and participation in a sports federation with the level of guarantee of a certain effect arising from this circumstance, subsequent discussion of its key provisions and normative consolidation. At the same time, one should rely not only on the property qualification or the amount of expected own or attracted investments, but also one should not abandon such approaches. An option may be the acceptance of certain obligations by the members of the federation, the non-fulfillment of which may serve as a basis for termination of membership.
Using Remote Sensing Data and Geographic Information Systems for Assessment of Land Impact Caused by Common Minerals Extraction in the Vitebsk Region
Authors:   Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov, Galkin A. N. , Torbenko A. B. ,   Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov, Malkov K. S. ,   Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov
Published: November 2024

The developed methodology for use the satellite data and GIS technologies made it possible to assess the distribution of the mined out areas within the Vitebsk region, and to calculate the specific density of quarries and peatlands on territory. The combined use of density and areal characteristics of mine workings allowed creating the most objective cartographic model of the existing quarry load in the region under study. Its analysis showed that areas with high quarry load in geological and geomorphological terms are mainly related to large peat massifs within gently undulating moraine and water-glacial plains and lowlands of the Poozerskiy age of the Late Pleistocene. Territories with an average quarry load are also confined to large peatlands, with a few exceptions, where the shallow Upper Devonian dolomites and limestones, developed by OJSC Dolomite, occur. Low quarry load is observed throughout the entire territory of the Vitebsk region, typically for areas of small-area peat mining, as well as for sand, clay and sand-gravel quarries, which are relatively small, and are located within various genetic types of relief.
CONVERSION OF THE WATTMETROGRAM OF THE ELECTRIC DRIVE OF A SUCKER-ROD PUMP INTO A DYNAMOGRAM
Authors:   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Yashin Anton N.
Published: November 2024

Relevance Hydrocarbon production is one of the most important sectors in the structure of the Russian economy. The sector provides a significant portion of foreign exchange earnings to the country's economy. It is also one of the most energy-intensive, since up to 5 % of all generated electricity is consumed by oil-producing enterprises. In our country, rod sucker pumps are one of the main types of downhole pumps, second only to installations of electric submersible pumps in terms of the number of wells operated and the volume of oil produced. An urgent scientific task is the development of devices to increase the efficiency of rod depth pumps. Aim of research The main aim to investigate the relationship between the forces at the suspension point of the rods and the values of the active power consumed by the electric drive, taking into account the kinematic diagram of the pumping unit, the influence of inertial masses and the dependence of the rotation speed of the drive electric motor on the load. Research methods Theoretical and experimental research methods are used to achieve this goal. Theoretical research is based on theoretical mechanics and the theory of differential equations. The following software products were used in the research: MatLab R2017b, Mathcad. Results Theoretical and experimental research methods are used to achieve this goal. Theoretical research is based on theoretical mechanics and the theory of differential equations. The following software products were used in the study: MatLab R2017b, Mathcad.
Heart Rate Variability Metrics during Sleep in Children with Asperger’s Syndrome
Authors: Beatriz Eugenia Del Olmo Alcantara , Fructuoso Ayala Guerrero , Erik Leonardo Mateos Salgado
Published: November 2024

Purpose: To describe the characteristics of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) metrics during sleep in children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and children with Typical Development (TD). Methods: Children aged 6 to 10 years diagnosed with AS (n = 10) and TD (n = 10) were included in the study. Polysomnographic recordings were performed on two consecutive nights, the first night being the adaptation night and the second being used for the analysis of the characteristics of sleep and HRV metrics. Results: Inter-subject analysis showed that children with AS had a shorter heart period in all sleep stages, as well as higher REM sleep latency and fewer sleep cycles compared with children with TD. Likewise, measures related to parasympathetic activity were similar between both groups. Intra-subject analysis showed that children with AS had minimal differences between all sleep stages with most measures of the three domain methods of HRV analysis, while the children with TD presented an HRV according to the characteristics of each stage of sleep. Conclusion: Children with AS showed little autonomic flexibility when moving from one sleep stage to another, evaluated with the three-domain methods of HRV analysis. These results could indicate some degree of immaturity in sleep-related circuits in children with AS, which in turn affects HRV.
GENERALIZATION OF THE EXPLICIT DJEUMEN TCHAHO FORMULAS OF DECOMPOSITION AND NEW EXACT -SOLITARY WAVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE GENERALIZED FISHER EQUATION
Authors: Tchaho Clovis Taki Djeumen
Published: November 2024

Overall, rational fractions are considered. Based on these rational fractions, we have generalized the new explicit Djeumen Tchaho formulas of decomposition. It looms up that these formulas facilitate the decomposition of rational fractions whatever be the degrees of numerator and of denominator. This generalization made it possible to establish a new principle of summation. We have successfully applied this generalization to several rational fractions chosen arbitrarily. Certain new -hyperbolic functions proposed from these formulas in previous works have made it possible to construct new -solitary wave solutions of the generalized Fisher equation. The different profiles displayed by the obtained graphical representations made it possible to confirm their solitary wave characters.
Post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children: a case series
Authors: Kartavenko Kirill A. , Zorin Vyacheslav I. , Lukyanov Sergey A.
Published: November 2024

Background. Fractures of the bones that form the knee joint in children are quite rare, accounting for up to 6% of all bone fractures. These include avulsion fractures of the patellar apex as well as tibial tuberosity avulsion fractures, which may result in patellar tendon ossification. Based on literature, the ossification may also occur in cases of primary or chronic (complete or partial) patellar tendon tears. Such a complication is quite rare in pediatric traumatology; it requires differential diagnosis and various surgical tactics.
The aim of the study is to present a clinical and radiological picture of post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children and its surgical treatment outcomes using a case series as an example.
Methods. We present a monocenter retrospective series of 4 male patients. Anamnestic, clinical, radiological and histological data were analyzed.
Results. The patients’ mean age was 14 (range, 11-16) years. In all cases, there was a history of trauma. Initially, after getting injured, the patients were treated for a knee injury. In one patient, as a result of his falling on 2 limbs, a bilateral pathology was observed; in other three cases, the pathology was unilateral. Flexion contracture and pain syndrome prevailed in the clinical picture. All patients underwent surgery ranging from excision of ossifications to excision of ossifications with reconstruction of tendon defects and refixation of the tibial tuberosity with osteosynthesis. In all cases, knee joint contracture was eliminated and the volume of movement was fully restored. Histology showed fragments of mature bone tissue represented by thinned bone beams with focal osteoclastic reaction and areas of endochondral ossification.
Conclusions. The clinical picture of pediatric patients with patellar tendon ossification manifests in the form of a chronic cascade of symptoms and functional and topographic disorders: patellar tendon ossification, patella alta, anterior knee pain, flexion contracture and rectus femoris muscle hypotrophy. X-ray and MRI data determine a formation of bone density with uneven clear contours in the projection of the patellar tendon, along with patella alta and the Caton-Deschamps index increasing more than 1.3. The primary treatment method of the developed complication is the surgical one, which leads to the restoration of the full amplitude of movements in the knee joint.
Analysis and Evaluation of Recent Deformation on the Huaytapallana Fault (Central Region of Peru) Based on Data Obtained from a Local Seismic Network
Authors: Tavera Hernando , Nina Vilma , Bernal Isabel Yesenia , Mercado Arturo
Published: November 2024

In the central region of Peru, two earthquakes with magnitudes of Ms 5.6 and 6.2 occurred in 1969, originating from the Huaytapallana fault. As a result, two fault scarps formed on the surface: the first measuring 4 km and the second one 9.5 km in length, separated by a 4 km section without a surface scarp. A three-year seismic campaign (2015–2018) conducted around the Huaytapallana fault has provided insights into its current dynamics. The 172 microearthquakes recorded, with magnitudes ranging from Mw 0.6 to 3.1, are distributed along the northeastern flank of the fault and extend over 40 km, including segments without visible surface scarps. The Huaytapallana fault is estimated to have a depth of around 15 km with a dip of 60° toward the northeast. The composite focal mechanisms indicate a deformation process due to compression, with a fault plane oriented in the north-northwest–south-southeast direction and dipping toward the northeast at angles between 55° and 60°. The Mw 4.7 earthquake in 2022 and its series of aftershocks exhibit a similar deformation pattern associated with the Huaytapallana fault. These results are consistent with the regional tectonics, which control the deformation processes in the Mantaro basin, originating from the convergence of the Nazca and South American plates. We consider that the significant microseismic activity occurring in areas without visible surface scarps suggests the accumulation of substantial deformation, which could lead to future earthquakes of greater magnitude that may cause significant surface displacements.
The Phospholipid System with the Targeted Peptide Angiopep-2 for Delivery of Chlorine e6 an in vitro Study
Authors: Tereshkina Y.A. , Kostryukova L.V. , Pyatigorsky A.M. , Tikhonova E.G.
Published: November 2024

The previously obtained phospholipid nanosystem for the delivery of the photosensitizer chlorine e6 was modified with a targeting ligand, the oligopeptide angiopep-2, exhibiting a high ability to transcytose through the blood-brain barrier. This feature of angiopep-2 is especially relevant for the targeted delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents to pathological area (tumor) of the brain. According to the analysis of the physico-chemical parameters of the developed composition, the particle size was 31.98±1.98 nm (PdI 0.453±0.03), the ζ-potential corresponded to -27.43±1.14 mV, while the substance was almost completely (98.6±0.43%) incorporated into nanoparticles. An in vitro experiment on the human glioblastoma cell line U-87 MG showed an increase in the total accumulation and internalization of chlorine e6 in the variant with the phospholipid form containing the targeted peptide compared with the free substance by 33% and 40%, respectively. The study of the cytotoxic action without irradiation showed no differences between the samples in the concentration range from 0.125 μg/ml to 2.5 μg/ml (in terms of to chlorine e6); the percentage of living cells was about 100%. The study of the photoinduced activity (with a dose 1,5 J/cm2 irradiation) showed that the IC50 value for the obtained composition was 1,33 times lower than that for the free substance and amounted to 2.85±0.1 μg/ml. The results of the experiments suggest the prospects of the developed composition and the clear need for further studies in vitro and in vivo.
Legal Clarity for Sharia Lodging Businesses through Sharia Certification
Authors: Rasmuddin Rasmuddin , Umar Wahyudi , Sudirman Sudirman , Lambooy Tineke
Published: November 2024

The development of the Sharia business in Indonesia has become the most potential business not only in Islamic banking but also the non-Islamic bank financial industries, such as Islamic insurance, Islamic pension funds, Islamic finance companies, Islamic bonds (sukuk), Islamic mutual funds, and even Islamic lodging. This phenomenon makes the Sharia "label" as a trend. This research aims to analyze the urgency of Sharia certification in the Sharia lodging business in Indonesia. The method used is a type of normative legal research with statutory approaches, case approaches, and conceptual approaches. The results of this study indicate that the urgency of Sharia certification in the Sharia lodging business is to maintain the image of Islamic teachings and to provide certainty to consumers. This is because the application of Sharia in business institutions bearing the Sharia label still shows that the concept of Sharia understood by these business institutions still seems partial/not kaffah (total). Besides that, the Sharia "label" in the lodging business is used mostly as a brand or company brand. Therefore, it is high time for Sharia lodging certification to be carried out, like the halal label certificate on food products
LA DEFINICIÓN DE LA FUENTE EN LA ERA DE LOS NÓMADAS TRIBUTARIOS
Authors: Jijón Ignacio , Zumba Barbosa Miguel Ángel , Cabrera Hidalgo Paula , Bermeo José Elías , Cadena Herrera Ana Belén
Published: November 2024

Los nómadas tributarios constituyen uno de los retos más complejos que enfrenta la fiscalidad internacional. Partiendo desde su concepción más básica, los sujetos que se encasillan en esta categoría carecen de un lugar estable de residencia tributaria. Por lo tanto, la fórmula para someter a imposición los ingresos del nómada tributario sobrepasa las tradicionales definiciones locales de fuente y de residencia; y sugiere la necesidad de alcanzar un acuerdo internacional para someterlos a tributación bajo una aproximación a una fuente global concertada, que podría estar vinculada al criterio de la nacionalidad o a la presencia económica significativa.
 
El presente trabajo aborda esta problemática bajo una óptica de fiscalidad internacional, con un especial énfasis en los impactos que el fenómeno de los nómadas tributarios tiene para los países latinoamericanos.
Application of LED Bulb with Perforated Plus Shape Fin Array in Mines
Authors: Pawar Nitin Namdeo , Nanwala Hameshbabau
Published: November 2024

This paper works on design and developments of cooling system of LED. This work particularly studies on the passive cooling system of a 50W street-light lamp made by multiple LEDs. For analysis purposes, different parameters are considered such as: Density, kinematic viscosity, velocity, junction temperature, heat transfer rate, laminar flow and heat transfer modes. The findings suggest that using plus shape fins with a 1 mm diameter drill can enhance convection heat transfer, resulting in a 21.8% increase in surface area. Additionally, the "Plus" shape of the fins facilitates the formation of an air swirl, contributing to a 30.41% decrease in heat sink temperature. Furthermore, material porosity enhances cooling rates by generating swirls and promoting upward airflow. Ultimately, Plus shape fins emerge as an optimal solution for passive cooling systems, mimicking the efficiency of active cooling systems. The cooling model, proposed along with different shapes and weights of materials having specially designed fins porous materials, is unique so far in our knowledge.
Memorias del XI Congreso Internacional de Bioética: Fragilidad humana, perspectivas transdisciplinares y complejas para la paz
Authors:   Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Published: November 2024

El XI Congreso Internacional de Bioética de la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada tiene como propósito reflexionar, desde la fragilidad humana, nuevas perspectivas transdisciplinares y complejas como camino bioético para la paz a nivel nacional, continental y mundial.
Implementing Explainable AI in Healthcare: Techniques for Interpretable Machine Learning Models in Clinical Decision-Making
Authors: Arjunan Gopalakrishnan
Published: November 2024

The integration of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) in healthcare is revolutionizing clinical decision-making by providing clarity around complex machine learning (ML) models. As AI becomes increasingly critical in medical fields—ranging from diagnostics to treatment personalization—the interpretability of these models is crucial for fostering trust, transparency, and accountability among healthcare providers and patients. Traditional "black-box" models, such as deep neural networks, often achieve high accuracy but lack transparency, creating challenges in highly regulated, high-stakes settings like healthcare. Explainable AI addresses this issue by employing methods that make model decisions understandable and justifiable, ensuring that clinicians can interpret, trust, and apply AI recommendations safely and effectively.
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of explainable AI techniques specifically tailored for healthcare applications, focusing on two primary approaches: intrinsic interpretability and post-hoc interpretability. Intrinsic techniques, which design models to be naturally interpretable (e.g., decision trees, logistic regression), enable clinicians to directly trace and understand the rationale behind model predictions. Post-hoc techniques, on the other hand, provide interpretability for complex models after they have been trained. Examples include SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations), LIME (Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations), and saliency maps in medical imaging, each of which provides insights into how and why specific predictions are made.
This study also examines the unique challenges of implementing explainable AI in healthcare, such as balancing accuracy with interpretability, addressing the diversity of stakeholder needs, and ensuring data privacy. Through real-world case studies—such as early sepsis detection in intensive care units and the use of saliency maps in radiology—the paper demonstrates how explainable AI improves clinical workflows, enhances patient outcomes, and fosters regulatory compliance by enabling transparency in automated decision-making. Ultimately, this work underscores the transformative potential of explainable AI to make machine learning models not only powerful but also trustworthy, actionable, and ethical in the context of healthcare.
La Contabilidad Social y Ambiental en la educación contable: desafíos para las universidades del Valle de Aburrá
Authors: Becerra Cano Sebastián
Published: November 2024

En este artículo se examinan los currículos del área socioam­biental de los programas de Contaduría Pública del Valle de Aburrá, mediante un abordaje cualitativo que rastrea perfiles, contenidos y enfoques epistemológicos de las asignaturas so­cioambientales en veintidós programas, con base en un análisis de contenido. Se reconocen los espacios académicos en las mallas curriculares para abordar temas de Contabilidad Social y Ambiental (CSA), se caracterizan los programas curriculares, los perfiles profesionales y las asignaturas relacionadas con CSA, y se analizan los microcurrículos de las asignaturas de ese eje temático. La búsqueda evidencia los desafíos que afrontan las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES), los estudiantes y los docentes para aportar a la formación de los Contadores Públicos con un sentido crítico enfocado en las problemáticas socioambientales. Los resultados permiten afirmar que aún hace falta incluir asig­naturas de CSA, que muchas de las actuales sólo cumplen obligaciones legales, y que la renovación pasa por instalar un enfoque alternativo en la educación contable.
Renin-angiotensin system and central regulation of blood circulation
Authors: Tsyrlin V. A. , Kuzmenko N. V. , Pliss M. G.
Published: November 2024

The article presents the characteristics of angiotensin receptors of the central nervous system neurons, the mechanisms of penetration and formation of angiotensin in the brain, the effect of angiotensin II on neurons of various nuclei of the brain involved in the regulation of blood circulation. The ability of angiotensin receptor blockers to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and have a central effect was noted. The prospects for the use of angiotensins (1–7) and (1–9) in the treatment of hypertension are considered.
Teaching First Nations Children in a Public School: Rude Awakenings of a Black Ghost
Authors: Brown Yvonne
Published: November 2024

This essay shares some episodes of rude awakenings and epiphanies that I experienced during my time teaching English to First Nations children, in Lytton, BC. In the essay, I map the contexts for my rude awakenings and epiphanies, and explain my miseducation in the British colony of Jamaica in the 1950s and early 1960s. As importantly, I show how my post-secondary education followed the same “civilizing mission” at The University of British Columbia. Finally, I pay tribute to three First Nations colleagues, whose innovative, research method of storytelling and life writing, influenced the topic and research methods I subsequently adopted in my doctoral dissertation (2005).
Indigenous Peoples and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning, Preparedness, Challenges and the Way Forward
Authors: Romero Mary Jane , Romero Noah , Ramos Vilma B. , Gabriel Arneil G.
Published: November 2024

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), in 2007 and the Philippines’ Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (1997) both recognize that access to education is a key component of Indigenous self-determination. Rushed responses in the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have, however, illuminated the tensions between contemporary statecraft and these ostensibly inalienable human rights. Employing quantitative and qualitative research methods, this study assesses the degree to which Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) in the Nueva Ecija region of the Philippines considered themselves prepared for the technologically dependent learning modalities that dominate the post-COVID educational landscape. While we recommend that government bodies and educational institutions work with IPs/ICCs to address longstanding inequalities, we also draw attention to how Indigenous knowledge contains key insights into contending with ongoing and future pandemics along with other existential crises of universal concern.
Love, Joy, Peace, and Light
Authors: Edge Lois
Published: November 2024

The following video depicts the author’s movements from silence into utterance. It narrates a French, nehiyaw ᓀᐦᐃᔭ âpihtawikosisân and Denesuliné Dinjii Zhuh, Scottish, British educator’s journeys through ancestral pathways into contemporary well-being. As importantly, the video illustrates:
-    The disjuncture of rhythmic cadence vacillating within liminal spaces. It is compelled and guided along ancestral pathways from   darkness into light.-    A synchronicity of rites of passage.-    Inhalation and exhalation of breath.-    Blood memory awakens drum song singing ancestors into being.
Moreover, the video is a celebration of First Peoples of Turtle Island honouring the gift of life embodied encircled together. ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑲ waniska.
Quercetin-infused Flax Seed Polymer: A Seed Quality Booster and It’s Impact on Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.)
Authors: Pavithra M. , Manonmani V. , Malarkodi K. , Uma D.D. , Kavitha P.S. , Raja K.
Published: November 2024

Background: Guava leaves (Psidium guajava L.) are rich in quercetin, a flavonoid with antioxidant properties. Flaxseed polysaccharide, has a potential for organic polymer synthesis, is infused with quercetin to enhance the planting value of green gram seeds. Methods: The study was carried out in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during the year of 2022-2024 to standardize the impact of flaxseed polymer infused with quercetin. The mucilage method was used for polymer extraction and treated over green gram (Vigna radiata L.) seeds to assess the physiological and biochemical traits. The degradability of flaxseed polymer was studied by assessing pH, EC and organic carbon content in the soil. The Field trial was carried out, in order to evaluate the potential of flaxseed polymer infused with quercetin @ 1% over pod yield ha-1. Result: The flaxseed polymer infused with quercetin @ 1% resulted in increased speed of germination (32.99), germination per cent (98%), root length (16.6 cm), shoot length (19.1 cm), dry matter production (0.216 g 10 seedlings-1) and vigour index (3499). The degradability studies indicated the changes in pH from 7.88 to 7.72, increased EC from 0.51 to 0.63 and improved soil organic carbon content 0.56 to 0.84. Increased plant height (36.6 cm), leaf area index (6.082), chlorophyll content (44.6 @ 40 DAS) and increased seed yield of 631.6 kg ha-1 was recorded. Hence, seeds coated with flaxseed polymer infused with quercetin @ 1% could be recommended as eco-friendly pre sowing seed treatment to enhance germination, root growth, seedling vigour and crop productivity.
Deceptive Point-of-Sale Marketing Tactics Impact on Consumer Purchase Intentions with an Attitude as a Mediator
Authors: Massoudi Aram , Jalal Fatah Sahar
Published: November 2024

The study examines how misleading sales techniques, such as deceptive point-of-sale practices, affect customers' willingness to buy things or their purchase intention in Iraq, where laws protecting consumers are weak and uncontrolled.  The researchers also looked at how a customer's overall impression (attitude) of a product plays a role in this connection.  The surveyed 400 shoppers at various supermarkets in Erbil, Iraq. 382 valid responses were received. A Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the data and test the study's hypothesis. The findings show that deceptive sales tactics hurt a customer's desire to buy.  Additionally, a customer's perspective on a product plays a part in the link between those tactics and purchase intention.  These results suggest that honest marketing practices benefit both businesses and customers by creating positive feelings towards products and ultimately increasing sales.
 JEL Codes: M31, M37
Received: 06/04/2024.  Accepted: 05/07/2024.  Published: 25/07/2024.