bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The relationship between the personality characteristics of the "Dominant" and "Subordinate" person in the parental family and the personality characteristics of the child
Authors: Sennitskaya Elena Vladimirovna
Published: September 2023

The object of the study is some patterns of character formation, the direction of aggression, as well as patterns of professional and marital choice of men and women, depending on the gender and personality characteristics of the "Dominant" and "Subordinate" person in the family of the subjects. Typical conflicts for four types of couples are also investigated: 1) the wife has a "Dominant" – a woman, and the husband too; 2) the wife and husband have a "Dominant" – a man; 3) the wife has a "Dominant" – a woman, and the husband has a man; 4) the wife has a "Dominant" – a man, and the husband has a woman. The novelty lies in the identification of the fact that two people have a key influence on the formation of personality orientation: The "dominant" is the one who ruled the family until about the age of 14, when the child was not yet able to resist adults, and the "Subordinate" is the one from the household who was most devoted to the "Dominant", admired him and called for the subordination of others. The child copies the traits of the "Dominant", which allow him to control the "Subordinate", and the criterion for the success of this tactic is the approval of the "Subordinate". If the sex of the "Subordinate" and the sex of the child coincide, this causes gender dysphoria and low self-esteem, especially if the position of the "Subordinate" in the family hierarchy is unenviable. A person is inclined to choose such a sphere of self-realization and such a spouse, with the help of which he will be able to rise above the "Dominant".
Foramen magnum decompression with cervical syringotomy for Chiari malformation type I with syringomyelia – A useful adjunct in selected cases
Authors: Samantray Saurav , Silva Adikarige Haritha Dulanka , Valetopoulou Alexandra , Tahir Zubair
Published: September 2023

Background:

Persistent or worsening syringomyelia after foramen magnum decompression (FMD) for Chiari I malformation (CIM) can be challenging to manage. We present a previously unpublished surgical technique of FMD with concomitant cervical syringotomy in selected patients.

Methods:

A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was carried out. Patients who underwent FMD and expansion duraplasty (FMDD) with concomitant syringotomy were collected.

Results:

Three patients with CIM with high cervical syringomyelia who underwent FMDD with concurrent syringotomy were identified. All cases had an idiopathic CIM. Improvement in clinical symptoms was noticed in all patients. Early postoperative imaging (within 6 weeks–4 months) showed syrinx transverse diameter reduction in the range of 85–100%. There were no postoperative complications.

Conclusion:

FMDD with concurrent high cervical syringotomy through a standard approach in selected cases of CIM with high cervical syringes achieves clinical improvement without additional complications.
Facet joint thickness and lumbar instability documented on myelo-computed tomography studies in patients with lumbar degenerative disease
Authors: Ikeda Shunsuke , Ooigawa Hidetoshi , Kimura Tatsuki , Tanabe Hideki , Kurita Hiroki
Published: September 2023

Background:

Various indicators of vertebral instability in patients with lumbar degenerative disease can be identified in myelo-computed tomography (CT) studies.

Methods:

Of 120 patients, 45 with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS; 53 lumbar lesions) and 75 with lumbar spinal stenosis alone (LSS; 105 lesions) (2015–2019) myelo-CT studies and surgery confirmed the presence of lumbar instability. Myelo-CT findings indicative of instability included facet joint thickness (FJT), fluid in the facet joint, facet tropism, and air in the facet and/or disc.

Results:

For the 120 study patients, FJT was significantly elevated in both the LDS and LSS groups.

Conclusion:

FJT on myelo-CT is more specific for lumbar instability than other imaging parameters when evaluating LDS. An increase in FJT suggests vertebral instability likely warranting fusion.
Perspective; high frequency of intraoperative errors due to extreme, oblique, and lateral lumbar interbody fusions (XLIF, OLIF, LLIF): Are they “safe”?
Authors: Epstein Nancy E , Agulnick Marc A
Published: September 2023

Background:

Extreme Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusions (XLIF), Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion (OLIF,) and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) were largely developed to provide indirect lumbar decompressions for spinal stenosis, deformity, and/or instability.

Methods:

Here, we have reviewed and updated the incidence of intraoperative errors attributed to XLIF, OLIF, and LLIF. Specifically, we focused on how often these procedures caused new neurological deficits, major vessel, visceral, and other injuries, including those warranting secondary surgery.

Results:

Performing XLIF, OLIF, and LLIF can lead to significant intraoperative surgical errors that include varying rates of; new neurological injuries (i.e. iliopsoas motor deficits (4.3-19.7-33.6-40%), proximal hip/upper thigh sensory loss/dysesthesias (5.1% to 21.7% to 40%)), life-threatneing vascular injuries (i.e., XLIF (0% - 0.4%-1.8%), OLIF (3.2%), and LLIF (2%) involving the aorta, iliac artery, inferior vena cava, iliac vein, and segmental arteries), and bowel/viscarl injuries (0.03%-0.4%) leading to reoperations (i.e., XLIF (1.8%) vs. LLIF (3.8%) vs. XLIF/LLIF/OLIF 2.2%)).

Conclusion:

Varying reports documented that XLIF, OLIF and LLIF caused up to a 40% incidence of new sensory/motor deficits, up to a 3.2% incidence of major vascular insults, a 0.4% frequency of visceral/bowel perforations, and a 3.8% need for reoperations. These high frequencies of intraoperative surgical errors attributed to XLIF, OLIF, and LLIF should prompt reconsideration of whether these procedures are “safe.”
Primary Partial Shoulder Replacement: Supplementary Report
Authors:   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, Smith Paul N. ,   Australian National University Medical School, Gill David R.J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, McAuliffe Michael J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   Queensland University of Technology, McDougall Catherine ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   University of Queensland Medical School, Stoney James D. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, Vertullo Christopher J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering, Griffith University,   Knee Research Australia, Wall Christopher J. ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   University of Queensland Rural Clinical School, Corfield Sophia ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, Page Richard ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   Barwon Centre of Orthopaedic Research and Education, Barwon Health and St John of God Hospital,   School of Medicine, Deakin University, Cashman Kara ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Cuthbert Alana R ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Du Peiyao ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Harries Dylan ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Holder Carl ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Lorimer Michelle F ,   South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Lewis Peter L ,   Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry,   University of Adelaide Medical School
Published: September 2023

This supplementary report provides detailed information on partial shoulder replacement. The Partial Shoulder Arthroplasty Report is one of 16 supplementary reports to complete the AOANJRR Annual Report for 2023. Information on the background, purpose, aims, benefits and governance of the Registry can be found in the Introductory chapter of the 2023 Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty Annual Report. The Registry data quality processes including data collection, validation and outcomes assessment, are provided in detail in the Data Quality section of the introductory chapter of the 2023 Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty Annual Report: https://aoanjrr.sahmri.com/annual-reports-2023.
The Past and the Present in the Multimedia Ballet-Opera “Apocalyptica” by Milko Kelemen
Authors: Карпун Н.А.
Published: September 2023

Статья посвящена анализу драматургии мультимедийной балетной оперы хорватского композитора Милко Келемена «Апокалиптика». Это произведение, до сих пор почти не привлекавшее внимания отечественных музыковедов, представляет собой опыт современного переосмысления эсхатологического сюжета. Параллели между событиями библейской истории и новейшего времени, гротескные и гиперболизированные образы страданий и смерти создают ужасающую картину Апокалипсиса, который уже наступил. В статье проанализированы основные эсхатологические мотивы в опере. В их числе — техно-эсхатологические (загрязнение окружающей среды, истощение природных ресурсов, война, диктатура, поклонение машинам), ветхозаветные (падение Вавилонской башни) и новозаветные эсхатологические мотивы (наказание Вавилона, Страшный суд и предсмертная агония человечества, новое небо и новая земля). Переплетение перечисленных драматургических линий в архитектонике целого, нелинейность повествования, свойственные музыкальному театру второй половины ХХ века, организуют сложное мифологическое пространство оперы.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the dramaturgy in the multimedia ballet-opera Apocalyptica by Croatian composer Milko Kelemen. This work, still almost unknown in Russia, is an example of a modern rethinking of an eschatological plot. Parallels between biblical events and contemporary history, grotesque images of suffering and death create a  horrible picture of the Apocalypse, which has already come. The article considers the main eschatological motifs in the opera. They include techno-eschatological (environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, war, dictatorship, worship of machines), Old Testament (the fall of the Tower of Babel) and New Testament (the punishment of Babylon, the Last Judgment and the people’s agony, the New Heaven and Earth) eschatological motifs. A combination of these dramaturgical lines, and non-linearity of the narrative organize the complex mythological space of the opera.
Chorale “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott” in “The Huguenots” by Giacomo Meyerbeer — Paradoxes of a Famous Theme
Authors: Денисов А.В.
Published: September 2023

В статье рассматривается цитата лютеранского хорала “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott” в опере Дж. Мейербера «Гугеноты». Ее оценки и музыкантами-профессионалами, и критиками оказались различными, что обусловлено уже самим происхождением первоисточника. Эта цитата представляет осознанно допущенный Мейербером анатопизм: французские протестанты не могли ее исполнять, так как у них был собственный репертуар литургических песнопений. Показаны реальные причины, объясняющие обращение композитора к этому хоралу. Первая состоит в том, что он был хорошо известен французской аудитории, выступая в качестве обобщенного символа протестантской религии в целом. Раскрыты конкретные исторические и культурные предпосылки, благодаря которым этот символ смог сформироваться. Вторая причина заключается в характере религиозного самосознания последователей Кальвина, отождествлявших себя, в частности, с христианами, гонимыми в первые века, а также с ветхозаветными израильтянами. В этом контексте именно “Ein feste Burg” максимально полно мог воплотить главную идею сюжета «Гугенотов» — несокрушимую веру в собственные убеждения. В заключении кратко сказано о потенциальном «сценарии» интерпретации цитаты французской аудиторией в контексте ее отношения к протестантству в годы премьеры оперы.

The article considers the quotation of the Lutheran chant “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott” in the opera “Huguenots” by G. Meyerbeer. Its assessments by both professional musicians and critics were different, which is due to the very origin of the original source. In itself, this quotation represents an anatopism consciously admitted by Meyerbeer: French Protestants could not perform it, since they had their own repertoire of liturgical chants. The author shows the real reasons explaining the composer’s appeal to this chorale. The first is that it was well known to the French audience, acting as a generalized symbol of the Protestant religion in general. The article reveals specific historical and cultural prerequisites, which this symbol is due to. The second reason lies in the nature of the religious self-consciousness of the followers of Calvin, who identified themselves, in particular, with Christians who were persecuted in the first centuries, and Old Testament Israelites. In this context, “Ein feste Burg” fully embodies the main idea of the plot of “Huguenots” — unshakable faith in one’s own convictions. In conclusion, it is briefly said about the potential “scenario” for the interpretation of the quote by the French audience in the context of its attitude towards Protestantism during the years of the opera’s premiere.
Medieval Tradition in The New Time: Creative Activity in the Field of Monodic Chants
Authors: Захарьина Н.Б.
Published: September 2023

В синодальный период русской церковной музыки продолжалась работа с монодийными песнопениями. В статье описаны два гимна Успения Богородицы: «Богоначальным мановением» и «Егда преставление», которые хорошо известны по средневековым рукописям и были отредактированы в XIX в. Первое из них представляет собой осмогласник. Порядок гласовых мартирий был изменен при редакции книги «Праздники» синодального издания, два фрагмента мелодии были роспеты заново. Стихира «Егда преставление» в древнерусских рукописях был роспета в знаменном, путном и демественном стилях. В XVIII–XIX вв. она получила несколько новых напевов в знаменном и демественном роспевах как в официальной церковной, так и в старообрядческой традиции. В синодальное издание вошел вариант стихиры, созданный в XVIII в. Все вновь созданные мелодии представляют собой центон-композиции, где главную роль играют попевки, в то время как мелодические обороты — лица и фиты — сохраняются по традиции. Данный факт согласуется с попевочной теорией осмогласия XIX в., разработанной В. М. Металловым и С. В. Смоленским.

During the synodal period of Russian church music work with monodic chants carried on. This article describes two hymns from the dormition of the Theotokos service: At the Divine Behest and When the Translation of thine immaculate body. Both of them are well known in the medieval manuscripts and were re-chanted in the 19th century. At the Divine Behest is an octomodal hymn. The order of modal signatures was changed in the course of preparation of the new synodal edition of the chant book Prazdniki/Feasts. Two fragments of the melody were created again. The sticheron When the Translation of thine immaculate body in Old Russian manuscripts had melodies of znamenny, putny and demestvenny chants. In 18th and 19th centuries. it received several new melodies in znamenny and demestvenny chants both in the tradition of official church and that of Old-Believers. All the synodal editions include a variant created in the 18th century. All the new melodies are centon composotions, where popevkas play the main role while melismatic formulas were preserved as traditional elements. This fact is concurred with the 19th century theory of octomodal system elaborated by Vassily M. Metallov and Stepan V. Smolensky.
Keanekaragaman Karang dan Jenis Ikan Karang di Perairan Belitung Barat, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung
Authors: Marista Etha , Zibar Zan , Raynaldo Adityo , Shofiyah Sofi Siti , Saputra Robin , Alimuddin Alimuddin , Linda Riza
Published: September 2023

Degradasi dan kerusakan terumbu karang menjadi ancaman pada skala lokal dan global. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui kondisi terumbu karang dan ikan karang untuk mendukung data series atau monitoring rona lingkungan dalam rangka pekerjaan penyusunan dan uji kelayakan dokumen analisis mengenai dampak lingkungan beserta dokumen pengelolaan lingkungan hidup. Pemantauan kondisi terumbu karang dan ikan karang telah dilakukan pada bulan Maret 2022 dengan dengan 6 lokasi titik pemantauan. Lokasi pemantauan dianggap representatif mewakili kondisi terumbu karang di Desa Juru Seberang, Kecamatan Tanjung Pandan, Kabupaten Belitung. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah line Intrercept Transect. Hasil penelitian ini adalah persentasi pertumbuhan terumbu karang di perairan Belitung Barat berkisar antara 16,52%-92,70% yang masuk kategori rusak hingga sangat baik. Indeks mortalitas karang di dasar perairan sangat dipengaruhi oleh proses sedimentasi dengan indeks kematian karang tertinggi terletak pada muara sungai sebesar 0,814 sedangkan indeks mortalitas karang terendah letaknya jauh dari muara sungai. Jumlah spesies ikan karang yang ditemukan di seluruh stasiun pengamatan berkisar antara 23–66. Nilai indeks keanekaragaman ikan karang berkisar antara 0,423–3,641. Kelimpahan total ikan karang berkisar antara 0,324 - 4,160 ind/m2. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menghasilkan informasi yang bermanfaat dalam pengelolaan dan pemanfaatan berkelanjutan.
Struktur Komunitas Kepiting Bakau di Kawasan Mangrove Desa Sungai Nibung, Kabupaten Kubu Raya, Kalimantan Barat
Authors: Thasya Rafaela , Nurdiansyah Syarif Irwan , Nurrahman Yusuf Arief
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui struktur komunitas kepiting bakau dan parameter kualitas perairan yang terdapat di kawasan hutan mangrove Desa Sungai Nibung, Kabupaten Kubu Raya, Provinsi Kalimantan Barat. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE). Metode dilakukan dengan menghitung jumlah sampel kepiting bakau yang tertangkap dalam setiap upaya penangkapan. Penangkapan dilakukan sebanyak 4 kali dalam rentang waktu seminggu sekali selama sebulan. Hasil yang di dapat menunjukkan terdapat tiga jenis kepiting bakau yang berada pada kawasan mangrove Desa Sungai Nibung yaitu S. serrata, S. tranquebarica, dan S. olivacea. Hasil kepadatan relatif kepiting bakau yaitu 19,59% untuk jenis S. serrata, 75,71 % untuk jenis S. tranquebarica, dan 4,69% untuk jenis S. olivacea. Nilai indeks komunitas adalah indeks keeanekaragaman 0,674, indeks keseragaman 0,613, dan indeks dominansi 0,614. Keseluruhan indeks komunitas masuk ke dalam kategori sedang. Kualitas perairan kawasan mangrove Desa Sungai Nibung masuk ke dalam kategori sedang dan layak untuk menjadi habitat tempat kepiting bakau melakukan perkembangbiakan.
A stereoselective oxidation/double-Mannich approach to diverse alkaloid-like scaffolds
Authors: Mikan Charles , Watson Joseph , Walton Ryan , Waddell Paul , Knowles Jonathan
Published: September 2023

Sequential oxidative cleavage and double-Mannich reactions enable the stereoselective conversion of simple norbornene into complex alkaloid-like structures. The products undergo a wide range of derivatisation reactions, including a regioselective enol triflate formation cross-coupling sequences and highly efficient conversion to an unusual tricyclic-8,5,5 fused lactam. Overall the process represents a formal 1-atom aza-ring expansion with concomitant bridging annulation, making it of interest for the broader derivatisation of alkene feedstocks.
Implementation of modern environmental greening trends for the student park design project
Authors: Gololobova O. O. , Nevecherya O. V.
Published: September 2023

Today, student parks are an integral part of student life. However, many existing parks have shortcomings and problems that do not allow them to fully satisfy the needs and interests of the student community.

Purpose. Development of a design project of a student park taking into account modern ecological trends in landscaping, the needs and interests of the student community

Methods. Park user surveys, peer review, spatial analysis, modeling and visualization with Realtime Landscaping Architect.

Results. A detailed landscape design project of the student park near the dormitory has been developed. Taking into account the basic needs of students, it is advisable to create two main functional areas of the future park: a sports area and a recreation area. The landscape design of the student park is designed and visualized as a real-time 3D landscape model. The park is designed in a regular style, where all elements are strictly geometrically located on the site, all shapes are clear and symmetrical. In the design of the future park, many plant compositions from flowering perennials are proposed

Conclusions. The landscape design of the student park is an important element of student life, as it contributes to the provision of a healthy and comfortable environment for learning and active leisure, a healthy lifestyle and the formation of environmental awareness.
El papel de la sociedad civil en la mejora de los cuidados del cáncer infantil en América Latina
Authors: Zubieta Acuña C. Marcela
Published: September 2023

En América Latina, el cáncer infantil incluye una serie de enfermedades que exigen muchos recursos y presentan desigualdades en el acceso a diagnóstico y tratamiento oportunos y adecuados. En este contexto, la sociedad civil juega un papel fundamental en la mejora de los cuidados del cáncer infantil. Las organizaciones de este sector se han fortalecido en la Región para cumplir un papel protagónico en la entrega de servicios y en la promoción de conciencia y defensa en pro de la salud infantil. La Iniciativa Global para el Cáncer Infantil, impulsada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud y otros actores relevantes, es una oportunidad para que los gobiernos y la sociedad civil trabajen juntos en la implementación de mejores prácticas en el control del cáncer infantil. En este sentido, en este artículo se aborda el papel de la sociedad civil en el cuidado del cáncer en la edad pediátrica en América Latina. Se destaca la importancia de su compromiso en la lucha contra esta enfermedad, participación en la concienciación y la defensa de políticas públicas que favorezcan el acceso a servicios de salud de calidad. Además, se destacan los problemas y las oportunidades que tiene la sociedad civil en la Región con relación a la implementación de estrategias para mejorar la sobrevida y la calidad de vida de los niños, niñas y adolescentes que padecen esta enfermedad.
Psychological Aspects of Stress in the Antarctic
Authors:   , McCormick Iain A.
Published: September 2023

The International Biomedical Expedition to the Antarctic (IBEA) was a five nation, interdisciplinary endeavour designed to assess human responses during a long polar traverse. The present study was a part of the IBEA and was designed to predict and assess the perceived stress and psychological coping ability of the expedition members. It begins with a review of previous Antarctic studies which revealed that Antarctic personnel were above average in intelligence, stable, controlled and achievement orientated. Their performance was most accurately predicted by biographic variables, followed by psychometric guestionnaires and clinical ratings. An interactive theoretical model ofstressand coping was adopted in which stress was defined as the substantial imbalance between the perceived demand and an individual's capacity to fulfill the demand. Coping was defined as the process in which this imbalance was minimized. A withdrawal of treatments design was used to identify stress, and comparisons were made between the 12 man, experimental group and a multivariate non-randomized control group in New Zealand.Stresswas measured with the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, the Stress Arousal Checklist, the "Mental Paper Folding" Test, and the Series Completion Test. The results showed no significant differences between the groups on any measure. Coping style was assessed using the Repression Sensitization Scale and the Adaptability Questionnaire and the results suggested that many subjects repressed and therefore did not report stress responses. The results of the prediction of Antarctic performance from a range of measures used in the present study were in agreement with previous findings of earlier researchers. The study also made use of participant observation methods from which a descriptive account was prepared, Future research is required in two main areas, the evaluation of Antarctic coping techniques and the preparation of. actuarial tables to improve the prediction of performance.
Hallucinating Machines: Exploring the ethical implications of generative language models
Authors:   , Hill Matthew
Published: September 2023

In the past five years, language models have dramatically improved in generating human passable content, high-level reasoning, and factual recollection. In particular, recent developments made by OpenAI with ChatGPT have seen a dramatic increase in the accessibility of interacting with language models.

However, the tendency for language models to make up facts or hallucinate proves a severe limitation in terms of both safety and efficacy. This research explores how we can effectively utilise AI assistance based on generative language models and focuses on the ethical implications of these systems.

A series of four experiments were conducted under the Critical Making methodology to emphasise the exploration of the ethical implications of generative language models. The results of these experiments indicate the prevalence of hallucinations in current state-of-the-art language models and how vector databases can be utilised to prevent these hallucinations, reduce biases, and better align language models to our intended values.

This thesis suggests that AI should be used not to replace humans but as a tool to empower humans, acknowledging the potential challenges involved while proposing strategies and recommendations for the ethical use of AI technologies.
Analysis of Radial Growth Dynamics of Pinus Nigra Subsp. Pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe in Different Parts of the Slope Profile
Authors: Lisetsii F. N. , Kalugina S. V. , Polshina M. A.
Published: September 2023

The results of the research of radial growth of Pinus nigra trees growing in the foothill-forest-steppe zone (in Belogorosk district) with continental climate type of the Crimean Peninsula are presented. The research was con[1]ducted to evaluate the influence of the location of the growth site on the local slope on the total width of the annual ring. Geomorphologically, the sampling points were located along the profile of a gentle convex slope of eastern exposure. Wood samples were collected at sites within the lower, middle and watershed parts of the slope, as well as at the top of the Biyuk-Karasu River watershed. Generalised tree-ring chronologies were obtained for each part of the slope, the average age of the chronologies being 50 years. As a result of the research, a synchronism in growth dynamics of trees growing in the lower part of the slope and in the watershed was established; the radial growth of Pinus nigra trees in the middle parts of the slope reacts the earliest to the influence of environmental factors. The reaction lag of radial growth in the watershed part of the slope is about 11 years. Analysis of the constructed chronologies shows that over the past 50 years, the radial growth is comparable to the dynamics of meteorological parameters. The analysis of correlations of the obtained chronologies with the values of average monthly air temperatures and annual precipitation according to the data of the Simferopol meteorological station was carried out. For the lower and middle parts of the slope, as well as for the watershed, the amount of precipitation is more significant than air temperature. Correlations have been established between the radial growth index of the lower and middle parts of the slope, as well as watershed and the sum of precipitation in May, and the summer months of both the current and previous years. For Pinusnigra trees growing on the watershed parts of the slope, air temperatures of summer months of the current and previous year are more significant. The established close relationship can be used to reconstruct climatic conditions of Pinus nigra trees.
Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 infection based on self-administered swabs, Denmark, May to July 2022: evaluation of a pilot study
Authors: Fogh Kamille , Graakjær Larsen Tine , Martel Cyril Jean-Marie , Trier Møller Frederik , Skafte Vestergaard Lasse , Trebbien Ramona , Vangsted Anne-Marie , Grove Krause Tyra
Published: September 2023

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Danish National Institute for Infectious Disease, Statens Serum Institute (SSI) developed a home-based SARS-CoV-2 surveillance system.

Aims

We wanted to determine whether a cohort of individuals performing self-administered swabs for PCR at home could support surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, including detection and assessment of new variants. We also aimed to evaluate the logistical setup.

Methods

From May to July 2022, 10,000 blood donors were invited to participate, along with their household members. Participation required performing a self-swab for 4 consecutive weeks and answering symptom questionnaires via a web app. Swabs were sent by post to SSI for PCR analysis and whole genome sequencing. After study completion, participants were asked to complete a questionnaire concerning their experience.

Results

In total, 2,186 individuals enrolled (47.4% blood donors), and 1,333 performed self-swabbing (53.0 blood donors), of whom 48 had at least one SARS-CoV-2-positive sample. Fourteen different Omicron subvariants, primarily BA.5 subvariants, were identified by whole genome sequencing (WGS). In total, 29 of the 63 SARS-CoV-2-positive samples were taken from individuals who were asymptomatic at the time of swabbing. Participants collected 2.9 swabs on average, with varying intervals between swabs. Transmission within households was observed in only three of 25 households.

Conclusion

Participants successfully performed self-swabs and answered symptom questionnaires. Also, WGS analysis of samples was possible. The system can support surveillance of respiratory pathogens and also holds potential as a diagnostic tool, easing access to test for at-risk groups, while also reducing the burden on healthcare system resources.
Measuring the impact of economic intelligence indicators on industrial value added - China as a model for the period (1995 - 2021)
Authors:   مديرية تربية نينوى . الموصل, Ihsan . Hassan , Elias Saber . Shaima , Tariq Dabo Ibtisam
Published: September 2023

Economic intelligence has an impact on the industrial added value, as it is one of the modern methods used at the present time, so it was necessary to research the theoretical aspects of economic intelligence and its relationship with industrial performance, as well as knowledge of the variables of economic intelligence and industrial added value in China. Industrial disease for the long term and Caesar, and the variable of spending on research and development had a significant impact also in the short and long term in industrial performance, while technology exports had an inverse relationship in the short and long terms and had a significant effect, and the research was characterized by its theoretical and analogical parts
Adaptive reference image formation for onboard correlation-extreme system for moving objects support
Authors:   Educational Establishment «Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus»,  220057, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Nezavisimosti ave., 220, Solonar A.S. , Tsuprik S.V. ,   Educational Establishment «Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus»,  220057, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Nezavisimosti ave., 220, Khmarskii P.A. ,   Institute of Applied Physics National Academy of Sciences of Belarus,  220072, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Akademicheskaya ave, 16
Published: September 2023

To increase the efficiency of the correlation-extremal tracking system for moving objects, it is proposed to use Interactive Multiple Model (IMM), which includes Kalman filters of the 0th and 1st order and a Singer filter of the 0th order. The structure of the meter was obtained as a result of statistical synthesis according to the criterion of minimum a posteriori risk with a quadratic loss function. The statistical synthesis is based on the semi-Markov brightness model, which takes into account the random nature of the transition time from one state to another.
Das Lied in der Frühen Neuzeit.
Authors: Dröse Astrid
Published: September 2023

This article outlines the status, tasks, and desiderata of research on the song of the early modern period. The starting point of the contribution is Adorno’s rejection of the Lied from an ideology-critical and autonomy-aesthetic point of view. In the post-war period, this had consequences for research on the Lied as well as for the social treatment of this form. On the other hand, national-philological perspectives continued to dominate for a long time; at the same time, the song (Lied) was not only neglected in research, but also the singing of songs became suspect and was increasingly rejected in music didactics. Only new discussions, first about terminology (Musikalische Lyrik, Danuser 2004), have made the song attractive again. Recent research has focused on aspects such as translation, mobility, social history, and praxeology. Using examples of early modern song authors like Heinrich Müller, Heinrich Albert, Martin Opitz, and especially Johann Rist, this essay presents these new perspectives.
Spracharbeit und interkonfessionelle Liedtradition
Authors: Robert Jörg , Strohschneider Moritz
Published: September 2023

This article deals with the numerous psalm songs that Martin Opitz composed between 1626 and 1638 to melodies from the Geneva Psalter. It discusses them in the context of the great tradition of Protestant psalm songs which had flourished since the Reformation and considers their role for Opitz’s poetics and linguistic reflection (‘Spracharbeit’). In the first part, the essay presents Opitz’s translation work on the Psalter showing that the poet wanted to create a normative example of German-language sacred poetry. We then reconstruct Opitz’s poetics on the basis of his songs on Psalm 6, linking it to the European tradition of the psalm song as well as to theological and dogmatic issues.
ON THE PREPARATORY OPERATION OF ROBOTIC WELDING OF A KNUCKLED BRANCH
Authors: Chepchurov Mihail , Prokopov Mihail , Kirichenko Aleksandr
Published: September 2023

The author’s variant of preparing for machining the ends of the knuckled branch for welding is proposed. The authors build their research based on the normative document requirements regulating the geometric and technical characteristics of the product. The authors propose their own option, substantiated in the work, for measuring the knuckled branches with further machining according to the developed algorithm. This algorithm allows performing a comparative assessment of the real geometrical parameters of the workpiece resulting from the measurement with the normative data in the state standards. The findings presented in the paper can be useful not only for researchers performing similar work, but also for production engineers involved in automating control and diagnostic processes, as well as maintaining and repairing equipment.
About the Ottoman “alternative” in the history of Ukraine in the second half of the seventeenth century
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Floria Boris
Published: September 2023

The author demonstrates the Ukrainian historians’ points of view on the character of relations between the Ukrainian Hetmanate and the Osman Empire. These views are compared with the evidence in sources about the Ottoman politics toward the Ukrainian lands and the attitude of the Ukrainian population to the Osmans.
“Pan Khalyavsky” of Grigory Kvitka-Osnovianenko as the autobiografical “educational novel”
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leskinen Maria
Published: September 2023

The article analyses the role of the food code in the Russian-language novel “Pan Khalyavsky” (1839-1840), written by the Ukrainian writer Grigory Kvitka-Osnovianenko. This novel was written as a memoir of the Little-Russian gentry. It has traditionally been regarded as a satire on the rude mores of backward and ignorant provincials - both in the assessments of nineteenth-century critics and in the history of the literature of the Russian Empire. One of the arguments for such a classification was based on the motives of gluttony and food abundance in Khalyavsky’s “memoirs” as an indication of the “earthiness” and narrowness of the characters' interests. The description of festive feasts, everyday meals, libations, etc., is compared to Rabelaisian subjects: they are considered to resemble the culinary discourse and the methods of its embodiment in Gogol’s early works and in the novel “Dead Souls”. The analysis of the food motif associated with the body code in the article, however, shows that it is important for creating an idealised picture of the past, and not only the history of Little Russia. The idyllic “good past” constitutes a social patriarchal utopia, which is opposed by a new society, the enlightened nature of which deprives a person of traditions, spiritual purity and moral harmony.
T. G. Shevchenko and the Georgian national movement of the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century
Authors:   Institute of Russian History, Russian Academy of Sciences, Rakhaev Jamal
Published: September 2023

The article traces the influence of the outstanding Ukrainian poet and prose writer T. G. Shevchenko on the formation and development of the leaders of the Georgian national movement Tergdaleulebi (I. G. Chavchavadze, A. R. Tsereteli, N. I. Lomouri, etc.) in the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Tergdaleulebi members (literally: those who drank the water of the river Terek, meaning those educated in Russia), this patriotic-democratic direction of the Georgian educational thought of the 1860s and 1870s, was under the influence of T. G. Shevchenko, V. G. Belinsky, N. G. Chernyshevsky, N. A. Dobrolyubov and European socialists.
The life Zigzags of the Ukrainian revolutionary, lawyer and writer Grigory Pirhavko (1883—1937)
Authors:   Institute of Russian History, Russian Academy of Sciences, Perkhavko Valery
Published: September 2023

The author refers to the life, struggle and creativity of his grandfather Grigory I. Pirhavko, a figure of the Ukrainian national and political movement of the second and third plan, whose fate was typical of his like-minded people. The author has partially reconstructed his biography based on the identification of both published written sources (including Ukrainian emigrant periodicals) and available archival materials and oral memoirs of relatives.
Western monopoly of climate science is creating an eco-deficit culture
Authors: Vuong Quan-Hoang
Published: September 2023

Land & Climate Review (November 11, 2021)Western monopoly of climate science is creating an eco-deficit cultureA recent study showed that 78% of global climate science funding flows to European and North American institutions. Dr. Quan-Hoang Vuong gives his perspective on why this is a problem for the planet.
The effect of anxiety and its interplay with social cues when perceiving aggressive behaviours
Authors: Silva Fábio , Garrido Marta , Soares Sandra
Published: September 2023

Contextual cues and emotional states carry expectations and biases that are used to attribute meaning to what we see. In addition, emotional states, such as anxiety, shape our visual systems, increasing overall, and particularly threat-related, sensitivity. It remains unclear, however, how anxiety interacts with additional cues when categorizing sensory input. This is especially important in social scenarios where ambiguous gestures are commonplace, thus requiring the integration of cues for a proper interpretation. To this end, we decided to assess how states of anxiety might bias the perception of potentially aggressive social interactions, and how external cues are incorporated in this process. Participants (N = 71) were tasked with signalling the presence of aggression in ambiguous social interactions. Simultaneously, an observer (facial expression) reacted (by showing an emotional expression) to this interaction. Importantly, participants performed this task under safety and threat of shock conditions. Decision measures and eye tracking data were collected. Our results showed that threat of shock did not affect sensitivity nor criterion when detecting aggressive interactions. The same pattern was observed for response times. Drift diffusion modelling analysis, however, suggested quicker evidence accumulation when under threat. Lastly, dwell times over the observer were higher when under threat, indicating a possible association between anxiety states and a bias towards potentially threat-related indicators. Future probing into this topic remains a necessity to better explain the current findings.
Drug adulteration and substitution within Australian cryptomarkets: An analysis of Test4Pay
Authors: Barratt Monica Jane , Ball Matthew , Wong Gabriel , Quinton Angus
Published: September 2023

Prohibited drugs in unregulated markets are often adulterated, resulting in increased risks for consumers. This study investigated levels of drug adulteration and substitution in drugs purchased by Australians from cryptomarkets.Methods.Data were collected from the Dread subforum /d/Test4Pay from 1/9/2022 to 23/8/2023. Posts were included if they reported the results of drug samples submitted by post to the Vancouver-based Get Your Drugs Tested service, which uses Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) with immunoassay strip tests (fentanyl and benzodiazepines).Results.Out of 103 samples, 65% contained only the advertised substance, 14% contained the advertised substance in combination with other psychoactive and/or potentially harmful substances, and for 21%, the advertised substance was absent. MDMA, methamphetamine and heroin were consistently found to contain only the advertised substance, while 2C-B, alprazolam and ketamine were the most likely to be completely substituted. Only one-fifth (21%) of cocaine samples contained solely the advertised substance, with 68% of the samples containing cocaine with adulterants like lidocaine, creatine, levamisole, and boric acid. No fentanyl contamination was detected. Different novel dissociatives and novel benzodiazepines were detected, as well as a nitazene compound.Discussion and Conclusions.Drug markets under prohibition continue to contain numerous unexpected substances, some of which can elevate risk of harm dramatically for consumers. Cryptomarkets are not immune to this problem, despite review systems which should in theory make vendors more accountable for the quality of their stock. An expansion of local drug checking services is urgently needed in the Australian context.
Agriculture in the economic system
Authors:   VIAPI named after A.A. Nikonov is a branch of the Federal Scientific Center for Agrarian Economics and Social Development of Rural Territories – VNIIESH, Moscow, Russia, Golubev Aleksey V.
Published: September 2023

Agriculture and the economy as a whole are considered as an organism that reacts like a living being to a variety of external factors. The general scheme of the economy is presented in the form of a kind of organism, where the core is the sphere of material production and, in particular, agriculture. It is claimed that there are genetic patterns in the economic system, including agriculture. It shows the impact of nature and society on the largest elements of the economy, the reaction of which manifests itself in different ways. The main features of agriculture as the central part of the economic organism are given.
Economic feasibility of using local power supply systems for agro-industrial production facilities
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University - MSHA named after K.A. Timiryazev, Moscow, Russia, Vodyannikov Vladimir T. , Stolyarov Stanislav V. ,   Russian State Agrarian University - MSHA named after K.A. Timiryazev, Moscow, Russia
Published: September 2023

The energy supply of domestic industries and enterprises of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) largely depends on high-quality electricity supply. The article highlights the disadvantages of centralized electricity supply to agricultural facilities arising from the deterioration of rural power transmission lines and consumer transformer substations, the growth of electricity tariffs, as a result of which, along with centralized power supply, the attraction of competitive local energy sources accumulating and implementing scientific and technical innovations in this segment of energy is actualized. The possibility of using local sources of electricity is economically justified by the proposed criterion for evaluating energy supply options for agricultural facilities. The relevance, expediency and efficiency of operation as the main source of energy of the local energy supply system is proved in practice by the example of the divisions of the agroholding «Agro-Industrial Kit». It is reasoned, confirmed by calculations, proved in practice.
Formation of a life cycle model of agricultural consumer cooperatives
Authors:   Penza State Technological University, Penza, Russia, Uryadov Artem D. , Pavlov Alexander Yu. ,   Penza State Technological University, Penza, Russia
Published: September 2023

The modern development of agribusiness is characterized by the fact that agricultural producers actively interact in the course of their activities. The deepening of relations between economic entities requires increased coordination of joint activities and leads to the need for the formation of cooperative entities, the effectiveness of which is largely due to the choice of a particular development strategy. The article considers the author’s model of the life cycle of an agricultural consumer cooperative, which includes five main stages: conception (embryonic stage), design, development, maturity, stagnation, as well as an intermediate stage – restructuring. A system of criteria is proposed that characterize each stage of the life cycle of an agricultural cooperative and allow determining the level of development of cooperative relations at the moment for the development of strategic decisions for the future. Options for implementing a growth strategy, product or market development, as well as a reduction (reversal) strategy are considered.