bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Elderly: A Review
Authors:   Center for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Catanzaro Lido, ASP Catanzaro, Italy, Gareri Pietro
Published: May 2022

The omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 LC-PUFAs) family includes eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA). Although seafood is the richest source of omega-3 LC-PUFAs, because diet alone is often insufficient in older people, they may require food supplements and enriched food as sources of omega-3 LC-PUFAs. It has been reported that long-term intake of 3-5 g/d EPA + DHA as supplements is safe for adults; omega-3 LC-PUFAs exert cardio-metabolic protective effects and improve cognitive health, mood, diabetes, insulin resistance, and vascular endothelial cell function. Furthermore, these acids exert beneficial effects on heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, inflammatory problems, autoimmune disease, and cancer. Their pleiotropic nature is manifested as reduced triglyceride levels, management of hypertension, and obesity/metabolic syndrome, and reduced mortality. These key nutrients modulate inflammation and platelet aggregation and are effective in preventing and treating negative consequences of aging. A recent meta-analysis of EPA trials revealed a higher reduction in the relative risk in cardiovascular outcomes for EPA than for EPA + DHA. This review analyzes the influence of omega-3 PUFAs on the brain, heart, metabolism, vascular endothelial and immune functions, and muscle and bone health in the elderly.
Fight Misinformation and Detect Fake News Using Machine Learning Algorithm
Authors: Kahurke Prof. Shweta , Haldar Jyoti S. , Bhagat Ashwini D. , Andeo Rasika S. , Dahikar Parag M. , Kinhekar Ajinkya K. , Yelore Suraj S.
Published: May 2022

Abstract: Machine learning and deep learning have been widely embraced, and even more widely misunderstood. In this article, I’d like to step back and explain both machine learning and deep learning in basic terms, discuss some of the most common machine learning algorithms, and explain how those algorithms relate to the other pieces of the puzzle of creating predictive models from historical data. As a discipline, machine learning explores the analysis and construction of algorithms that can learn from and make predictions on data.ML has proven valuable because it can solve problems at a speed and scale that cannot be duplicated by the human mind alone. With massive amounts of computational ability behind a single task or multiple specific tasks, mac Shines can be trained to identify patterns in and relationships between input data and automate routine processes Keywords: Random Forest algorithm, Logistic Regression, Long short-term Memory, ROC curves evaluation
Investigation of Factors Causing Poor Quality of Concrete in Terms of Strength and Durability
Authors: Thakore Ajay , Khatri Atul
Published: May 2022

Abstract: Considering modern era of globalization and highly competitive world market, quality plays key role in every field. Quality plays even more critical role in construction industry where wrong doings cannot be reversed at later stage. Modern construction industry all over the world hinges around "cement concrete construction" and hence quality management of cement concrete construction plays key role in every country's development. Quality management for concrete involves design of concrete mix for a specific situation and purpose, testing materials and controlling concrete operations so as to get Concrete of desire quality. Keywords: Cement, Fine and Coarse Aggregates, Silt or dust, Compressive Strength, Durability, Workability, Quality.
Development of the epidemic process of HIV infection in the penitentiary system
Authors: Kondratova S. E. , Marchenko A. N.
Published: May 2022

The purpose statement is to identify and assess the risk factors determined by the development of the epidemic process of HIV infection in the area of high concentration of the risk group.

Object of study. 365 deceased HIV-infected were identified, of which: the study group — 222 prisoners who died HIV-infected on the basis of the Regional Hospital of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the city of Tyumen for the period 2008–2018; control group — 143 civilian (law-abiding) patients who died HIVinfected on the basis of the Regional Infectious Diseases Hospital for the period 2011–2018.

Research methods. The work used the methods of epidemiological research, mathematical modeling and forecasting, logistic regression of stepwise inclusion with ROC analysis.

Results. To assess the epidemiological situation in relation to the incidence of HIV infection in places of detention, the longterm dynamics of the development of the epidemic process was studied with an assessment of priority risk factors, forecasting the development of the epidemic process of HIV infection with the establishment of social significance and risk for the civilian population over a long period. The probability of developing a fatal outcome in HIV-positive men serving sentences is 4.7 times higher than among civilian men, while 14.6 times higher when infected with HIV by parenteral (narcotic) infection, 4.8 times higher with concomitant viral hepatitis and 20 times higher in the presence of a respiratory disease, 99.2% higher in the clinical stages of HIV infection 3, 4A, 4B than in civilians.

Conclusion. Prisoners have an unfavorable situation for HIV infection with high mortality. A set of organizational and preventive measures to prevent the spread of HIV among prisoners at the present stage should be strengthened with an emphasis on groups at increased risk and progression of infection.
Cost analysis as the basis for management decisions in automation of enzyme immunoassays for HIV infection
Authors: Ivoylov O. O. , Kochetov A. G. , Lyang O. V. , Libon K.
Published: May 2022

Every year, about a fifth of the Russian population undergoes laboratory testing for HIV infection, which creates a significant burden on the healthcare system. A significant part of the research on markers of HIV infection is performed using ELISA test systems, usually using manual labor of personnel. The decision to automate this process should be based on the results of a comparative analysis of the direct costs of manual and automated methods.

The purpose statement is to evaluate the impact of automation on the labor intensity and cost of ELISA tests for antibodies to HIV1.2 / p24 antigen, depending on changes in the number of laboratory tests and the mode of operation of automatic equipment.

Materials and methods. The study of costs was carried out for the manual ELISA method and for automated execution using the ELISA analyzer «Lazurit». To analyze the labor costs of the personnel, the timing of the workplaces of the medical laboratory was performed. When modeling various flows of biomaterial samples, the number of laboratory tests was used, which is a multiple of the 1st plate of the ELISA test system. The assessment of the influence of the operating modes of the automatic analyzer was carried out with a working shift of 7.2 hours and 12 hours.

Results. Automation of ELISA in conditions of medium and large volumes of testing saves labor by more than 1.6 times with a work schedule of 7.2 hours, and more than 1.9 times with a schedule of 12 hours. At the same time, automation increases the technological cost at low flows by more than 2 times, and at high flows — by 1.2 times. Conclusion. Automation of HIV testing using an ELISA analyzer leads, in general, to a negative economic effect due to a significant excess of the cost of additional consumables and depreciation of equipment over the possible savings in the wage fund. However, with a load exceeding 3–4 ELISA plates per day per 1 medical laboratory technician, automation can be an effective alternative to increasing the laboratory staff. Optimal for automated ELISA at medium and high flows is a 12-hour work schedule.
Non-Penal Policy of Syariah Institutions in Preventing Juveniles from Narcotics Abuse in Aceh Province, Indonesia
Authors: Zaituni Zaituni , Nizarli Riza , Aiyub Kadir M Yakub
Published: May 2022

This paper aims to discuss non-penal policies of Syariah institutions through families and educational institutions in preventing juvenile from committing narcotics abuse under the Aceh Qanun on Drug Abuse Prevention Facilities. Originally, a normative  legal research, res covering legislative review and supporting with data that found in the field and stakeholders interview as supporting data in the use of research methodologies. The result indicates that Aceh syariah institutions are authorized to carry out non-penal policies in preventing child or juvenile narcotics abuse, as known under sadd adz-dzari’ah in islamic methodology (usul fiqh). However, to date, the application of preventive measures through family and educational institutions has not had any progress yet. Hence this paper suggests Syariah institution in Aceh, including Dinas Syariah Islam, Aceh Ulama Assembly, Dayah Body and Aceh Syariah Police in collaboration with Anti Narcotic Institution, to pay serious attention to non-penal policies to ensure the children safe from narcotics acts. This contributes to highlight the prevalence of non-penal policy can be more effective rather than penal policy in preventing children from narcotics abuses in Aceh province, Indonesia
Waqf Regulation: Potential and Social Problems of Mosque-Based Productive Waqf Management
Authors: Suhairi Suhairi , Abror Khoirul , Alimuddin Agus , Wahab Oki Hajiansyah
Published: May 2022

Waqf land in Indonesia is very large and very wide. But there has not been a maximum productive waqf management. The management of productive waqf that can be done is mosque-based. This article attempts to study the potential and social problems of mosque-based productive waqf management. It explored mosques in the study, ranging from The Jami’ mosque of Batanghari of East Lampung Regency, Babussalam Pekalongan Mosque of East Lampung Regency, Taqwa Mosque of Punggur, Central Lampung Regency, and Al-Muhajirin Mosque Abung Semuli of North Lampung Regency.  Of the four mosques studied, it can be stated that all have the potential to be carried out productive waqf management considering assets like yard and strategic location and have strategic position to build businesses centres like shops / minimarkets, BMT, food stalls, clinics, schools, fish ponds. Despite the existence of the Law on Waqf that allows the Nazhir to get not more than 10% of the profit, the waqf treasures of the mosques are not well managed by the nazhir, especially in its utilization
Legal Constructions of Apprenticeship for Notary Candidates in the Framework of Rechtsidee
Authors: Yetniwati Yetniwati , Yahya Taufik , Pahlefi Pahlefi
Published: May 2022

This article discusses the concept of the legal construction of notary candidate apprenticeship within the framework of rechtsidee (law ideals). This article demonstrates that the so called rechtidee has always focused on three ideals, namely legal certainty, legal justice, and legal benefit. With regards to apprenticeship, it is argued, however, that these three ideals are not sufficient. Most legal studies have forgotten another basic ideal, namely the education principal which is inevitable in establishing a professional and qualified notary. The article demonstrates how the apprenticeship should be addressed to reveal the concept of legal construction for prospective public notaries.  It is believed that there is a legal but moral relationship between a notary candidate and a notary public apprentice under the supervision of the government or a designated official. The principles of education in apprenticeships would enable the notary candidates to have sufficient knowledge and wisdom, and other character buildings like dedication, harmony, mutual relationships, role model, as well as, but not limited to, honesty. Given its functions, apprenticeship legal construction has to be developed in regulations not only based on the principles of legal certainty, legal justice, and legal benefit, but also on the principles of education
The Legal Protection of Sustainable Agricultural Land: Why is It Urgent?
Authors: Raharja Ivan Fauzani , Hafrida Hafrida , Kusniati Retno , Sasmiar Sasmiar , Ridha Ahmad
Published: May 2022

The phenomenon of rapid population growth and land conversion is what forms the background of this study. The Indonesian state does not only lose its agricultural land but also its farmers. This is the concern of the Government, including Local Governments, considering that agricultural land in its territory needs to be saved for food security and the needs of the next generations. Indonesia, including Jambi Province, will no longer have agricultural land and enough farmers in the future if this condition continues. Sungai Penuh of Jambi Province has been chosen as an object of study since this city is one of the main rice producers but suffering from agricultural land conversion. In realizing the goal, Legal policy is an option to implement because it binds not only the Local Government but also the community. That’s why it is important to protect agricultural land through a legal framework to ensure the availability of agricultural land. This article argues that the problem has to find ways by establishing local regulation to protect the sustainability of land and the prosperity of the farmers as well as by providing comprehensive incentive programs for those who conserve it.
Aportes para pensar una educación en valores
Authors: Faustinelli Melina
Published: May 2022

El impacto de la globalización en la sociedad moderna atraviesa diferentes espacios sociales, culturales, políticos y económicos, lo que provoca, en ellos, una notable crisis de valores.El propósito de este breve escrito es invitar al lector a reflexionar en torno a la educación en valores en pro de una sociedad democrática. Por tal motivo, se ahondará sobre distintos conceptos, abordados por distinguidos pensadores, tales como ciudadanía, democracia, educación sentimental, por nombrar algunos. Entrelazar los diversos posicionamientos teóricos nos permitirá seguir profundizando sobre aquellas tensiones, contradicciones y luchas que desafían a la educación.
Phenotyping of immediate-type food allergies based on 10 years of research: A latent class analysis
Authors: Takahashi Kyohei , Yanagida Noriyuki , Itonaga Takaaki , Nishino Makoto , Nagakura Ken-ichi , Ogura Kiyotake , Sato Sakura , Ebisawa Motohiro
Published: May 2022

Background: Food allergy is a disease with a diverse and
variable natural history, and some patients may react to two or more
food antigens. This study aimed to classify and characterize the
long-term prognosis of infantile-onset, immediate-type food allergies in
children, focusing on three major antigens in Japan: egg, milk, and
wheat. Methods: All children visited to our hospital with food
allergies, including suspected cases, were prospectively registered in
our medical database. From this database, infants who had immediate-type
symptoms or were sensitized to above three antigens were included. Cox
regression analysis and repeated-measures latent class analysis were
performed to reveal risk factors and tolerance patterns for food
allergies. Results: Of 2,830 patients registered in the
database, we included 915 patients with immediate-type food allergy
symptoms and 276 sensitized asymptomatic patients in this study. The
number of patients with immediate-type symptoms to egg, milk, and wheat
was 609, 443, and 235, respectively. The number of patients with
multiple food allergies was 302. Ratios of acquiring tolerance to egg,
milk, and wheat at the age of 6 years were 74%, 69%, and 75%,
respectively. Latent class analysis revealed 10 classes of prognosis for
food allergies, including five with multiple food allergies. The largest
class was transient egg allergy alone (21.4%), and there were
severe cases of persistent allergy to three major allergens (3.2%).
Conclusions: This study demonstrated the prognosis of
food-allergy classes in Japan, including multiple food allergies, with
10 classes with its own characteristics.
New Insights into Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV)
Authors: liu yu , Niu Yifan , Wang Tao , Niu Dong
Published: May 2022

Xenotransplantation with porcine organs has been recognized as a
promising solution to alleviate the shortage of organs for human
transplantation. Porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV), whose proviral
DNAs are buried in the genome of all pig breeds, is a main
microbiological risk for xenotransplantation. Over the last decades,
some advances on PERVs’ study have been achieved. Here we reviewed the
current progress of PERVs including the classification, molecular
structure, regulation , function in immune system and potential risk in
xenotransplantation. We also discussed the problem of insufficient
research on PERVs as well as the questions need to be answered in the
future work.
Klasifikasi Image Tumbuhan Obat (Keji Beling) Menggunakan Artificial Neural Network
Authors: Prabowo Rizky , Heningtyas Yunda , Yusman Machudor , Iqbal Muhammad , Wulansari Ossy Dwi Endah
Published: May 2022

Indonesia sebagai salah satu negara tropis memiliki potensi hayati yang sangat besar. Salah satu potensi yang banyak dimiliki di Indonesia adalah tumbuhan obat. Salah satu cara mengenali jenis tumbuhan obat yaitu melalui bentuk fisik daun. Implementasi teknologi yang saat ini banyak berkembang, maka masyarakat akan banyak terbantu dalam mengenali tumbuhan obat disekitarnya. Gambar atau citra daun tanaman obat digunakan sebagai data yang mewakili jenis tumbuhan obat tertentu. Data yang digunakan merupakan data yang telah diberikan perlakuan khusus dalam pengambilan gambar atau citra. Praprosesing dilakukan pada data yang didapat sebagai langkah awal pemrosesan data. Pada penelitian ini, data yang digunakan merupakan data primer dengan total 2000 data. Data yang digunakan dibagi menjadi 1800 data latih, 160 data validasi dan 200 data testing. Data training digunakan untuk membentuk pola model. Model selanjutnya di validasi dengan menggunakan data validasi. Model dibangun menggunakan Convulution Neural Network yang merupakan varian dari Artificial Neural Network. Hasil akurasi penelitian 82.5% dengan kecepatan pembangunan model dengan 10 epoch adalah 139 second per epoch.
BOOK REVIEW: ENGLISH L2 READING: GETTING TO THE BOTTOM (4TH EDITION)
Authors: Huang Yueyue , Li Keru
Published: May 2022

Research in L2 reading, especially the incorporation of insights from reading processing into reading instruction, has gained a standing attention in ELT and recent second language acquisition research has highlighted a complex and dynamic trajectory of reading efficacy development. English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom, now in its fourth edition, has timely responded to the psycholinguistic turn in reading studies over decades. With purposefully modified and updated sections on metalinguistic awareness in terms of pedagogical value, the latest edition provides a focused overview of central issues in understanding L2 English reading processors with practical considerations on their direct relevance to pedagogical interventions. This book review will firstly present a brief account of each chapter's underlying concerns and then offer critical comments on the latest version's theoretical implications in relation to current trends in L2 instruction research.
ASSESSING A SCHEMATA-DESIGNED READING MATERIAL IN AN EFL CLASS: STUDENTS’ NEEDS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS’ VOICE
Authors: WATI AYU ENGGAR , MISDI MISDI
Published: May 2022

This paper aims at assessing students’ needs of designed reading material for senior high school in Indonesia in improving their reading skills using schemata-based efl reading material. Designed in design-based research, this study involved EFL students and teacher educators as participants who recruited to participate voluntarily in this study. In designing the schemata-designed reading materials, the reading learning materials were revised based on the experts’ suggestions. The learning materials consist of three lessons. The first topic is about mammals. The second topic is about technology and the last is about landmarks. All of the lessons are about factual report text. The result reveals that students found their reading materials need to upgraded and teacher educators as experts’ judgment shows the designed-based reading material is categorized good.
Evaluating reliability of tribosystems based on unsteady operating modes
Authors: Klimenko Nikolay Petrovich
Published: May 2022

The issue of determining the wear rate in unsteady operating modes (during running-in period) and in stationary modes (after running-in is completed) during bench tests of vessel technical equipment is considered. The availability of such information will reduce the time for finishing prototypes. Moreover, it will help to identify ways to improve the reliability of technical equipment during operation. There have been carried out the experimental studies that showed the reliability of the kinetics of the surface destruction processes at the stage of tribosystems running-in. Experimental studies were carried out in two stages and determined the correlation between the rate of volumetric wear and acoustic emission parameters: the variance of signal amplitudes and the spectral power of radiation. The presented graphic dependences demonstrate that the spectral power has the optimal functional relationship with the friction parameters: friction torque and temperature. The analysis of the dependences obtained showed that the variance of the amplitudes and the spectral power of the acoustic emission signals reflects sufficiently complete the wear process. Thus, it is in a functional relationship with the rate of volumetric wear. It has been experimentally confirmed on various tribosystems that the spectral power of acoustic emission signals has a better correlation coefficient with the wear rate than variance. Therefore, it can serve as a parameter for estimating the wear rate in unsteady operating modes. A technique for evaluating the tribosystems wear rate during running-in is proposed. The technique is based on the recording of acoustic radiation from the friction zone. The spectral power of acoustic radiation correlates with the wear rate with a correlation coefficient R = 0.82.
Developing model of transient processes in transformer under capacitive load
Authors: Bordyug Alexander Sergeevich
Published: May 2022

Voltage transformers with capacitive loading during transients can cause significant distortion of the secondary voltage of the ship's network. For the analysis, a well-known nonlinear model of a single-phase two-winding transformer is used, in which the magnetic flux is divided into “working” and leakage fluxes coupled to individual windings that close outside the core. For practical purposes, when using such transformers, it is important to know both the conditions for the occurrence of autoparametric oscillations and the dynamics of the transient process. It is convenient to carry out a comparative evaluation of capacitive power take-off schemes on a computer, which makes it possible to reproduce non-linear characteristics and vary parameters over a wide range, which is difficult in physical modeling. The results of the study of a short circuit downstream of the reactor in the capacitor selection circuit proved that the short circuit at the terminals of the intermediate transformer does not affect the elements of the upper arm of the voltage divider, but significantly affects the lower arm of the divider and the compensating reactor, as a result, subharmonics appear. It is shown that the developed model is convenient for studying the influence of transient processes (short circuits) on the elements of a voltage divider. The applied model is universal for ship power networks and can be used for both capacitive and inductive dividers. A divider circuit with specific parameters has been modeled and relevant studies have been carried out. Mathematical results are verified on a physical model, which confirmed the correctness of the mathematical model. It has been inferred that a decrease in the phase voltage leads to a decrease in the overvoltage on the divider elements during a short circuit behind the compensating reactor of the power take-off circuit.
Novel Flower-Shaped Multiple Input Multiple Output Dielectric Resonator Antenna
Authors: Singhwal Sumer Singh
Published: May 2022

In modern communication systems, dielectric resonator antennas (DRA) play an important role due to its several advantages over contemporary antennas. In this paper, novel flower-shaped multiple input multiple output (MIMO) DRA is proposed for wireless applications in X- band. The proposed antenna with four ports displays more than -15 dB isolation between ports with defected ground technique. The antenna exhibits 7.2-7.5 GHZ impedance bandwidth and 4.66 dBi gain at 7.3 GHz. MIMO performance parameters: Envelope Correlation Coefficient (ECC) and Diversity Gain (DG) of the proposed antenna are also studied and calculated.
Key Differences and Common Aspects of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Authors: Nagy-Bota Stefan , Moldovan Liviu
Published: May 2022

Supply chain management and logistics are two concepts between which there may be differences and common aspects. The purpose of this article is to describe the two concepts as well as a comparison between the common aspects and the differences between them. The term logistics is an older term and on the other hand the term of supply chain management refers to several processes. Logistics is an activity in supply chain management. There are many differences between them, but also many common aspects but both are inseparable. Therefore, they do not contradict each other, but complement each other. Supply chain management helps logistics to stay in touch with the transport, warehousing and distribution team.
Extensions of Steffensen’s Method to the Space ℝ
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Authors: Finta Béla
Published: May 2022

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User Expectation and Benefits of Implementing Artificial Intelligence in the UAE Energy Sector
Authors: Almarashda Hassan Ali Hassan Altaffaq , Baba Ishak Bin , Ramli Azizul Azhar , Memon Aftab Hameed
Published: May 2022

Energy is one of the most fundamental elements to drive economic development. Therefore, it is a significant element of the economic development of UAE. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is keen to exploit the benefits of AI to deliver clean, secure, affordable energy. Thus this paper studied the benefits and user expectations if AI is adopted in the energy sector. This was achieved through a questionnaire amongst the personnel working in the energy sector. From the analysis of 350 completed questionnaire form, this was found that “AI able to increase employees’ job performance”; “AI able to improve the customer retention” and “AI bring positive impact to the organization” are three significant benefits of AI implementation in energy sector. Similarly, “Using AI Technology fits well with the way I work”, “Interacting with AI Technology is often frustrating” and “Assistance is available if facing difficulty using AI Technology” are three major expectations of the users. Further, the difference of the opinions amongst the respondent groups with different level of working experience and working positions was presented based on comparing means. The findings of this study will encourage the practitioners to implement AI in energy sector. This will also enhance the performance of the energy sector.
Building Information Modeling in Construction Industry of Pakistan: Merits, Demerits and Barriers
Authors: Hussain M. , Memon A. H. , Bachayo A.
Published: May 2022

In recent years, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is much popularized as construction design approach. It is very useful in providing the necessary information for any project before it is built. BIM implementation has demonstrated several merits; however practitioners have also reported some demerits and barriers which restrict the adoption of BIM in the construction industry. This study assessed the merits, demerits and barrier to implementation of BIM in the construction industry of Pakistan. Data collected form 42 practitioners involved in handling construction BIM based construction projects was analyzed statistically with average index method. The results showed that significant merits of the BIM as perceived by the practitioners are BIM helps in improving quality of Work; BIM is useful in controlling time and cost of the project; and helps in achieving client satisfaction. At the same time, the respondents mentioned BIM adds work for the designer and Interoperability as the significant demerits. Assessment regarding the barriers to BIM showed that top 3 common barriers are: lack of competent staff to operate the software; unawareness of the technology; and not ready to distort normal operational structure. These findings will help the practitioner to take necessary measurement for enhancing the implementation of BIM in the construction industry.
Cognitive Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Social Perception
Authors: Kuzior Aleksandra , Kwilinski Aleksy
Published: May 2022

Cognitive technologies and artificial intelligence dynamize the development of the modern world in various spheres. Modern man is not always aware of how often he uses this type of technology, both in everyday life and at work. The conducted literature research has shown a growing interest in the discussed issues. The diagnostic survey allowed the assessment of the level of familiarity with the terms “cognitive technologies” and “artificial intelligence” in the perception of students, doctoral students and employees of a selected university. The auditorium survey technique was used for the research. The research shows that the distance between humans and an intelligent robot is decreasing. A man is inclined to let intelligent robots enter even the most intimate spheres of his life. The article contributes to filling the gap in knowledge about the perception and application of intelligent technologies and the readiness to use them. Furthermore, it sets out further directions for research on this phenomenon.
On the Phenomenon of Literary Empathy
Authors: Shang Jing
Published: May 2022

In this paper, drawing on Husserl, as well as on certain other phenomenologists such as Merleau-Ponty and Richir, I claim that the phenomenon of the apprehension of the perspectives and emotions of literary characters deserves to be called literary empathy. In order to support this claim, I’ll firstly argue that empathy is principally an act of presentification closely related with perception, memory and imagination. Secondly, I’ll argue that literary empathy with literary characters is an imaginative reproduction of the reader’s bodily sedimentations under the instruction offered by the literary text. Thirdly, I’ll argue that through literary empathy, a reader forms a peculiar intersubjective link with the literary character. The subjects in play are thus the real existential “I” and the imagined Other. Asymmetry of existence-positing and lack of interaction do not prevent the imagined characters from exerting an effective influence upon the reader and reconfiguring her actual life.
Determination of Smart Contract in Civil Turnover
Authors: Kvanina V. V. , Savenko N. E.
Published: May 2022

Based on a systematic analysis of the general provisions of civil law on the forms of transactions, contracts and methods of performance of obligations, and doctrinal points of view on the essence of the smart contract as a product of digitalization conclusions are made that the smart contract has a complex and ambiguous legal nature, allowing to define it as a kind of electronic contract, a separate form of written transaction (contract), a way to fulfill an obligation. In the absence of its legal concept, it does not replace the traditional civil law contract. The subject composition and content of the smart contract is mediated by the scope of its application. We should not exaggerate the role and importance of smart contracts and expand the scope of their application outside of civil turnover.
Digital Rights and Their Use in a Smart Contract
Authors: Lisitsa V. N. , Zainutdinova E. V.
Published: May 2022

Although the term “digital rights” and their kinds are now stipulated in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and other federal laws, the concept of a smart contract and its legal issues arising with its use are not reflected in the current legislation. In our view, it is a drawback since digital rights are transferred from the one to another person in an information system with the use of a smart contract. Smart contract is deemed to be a contract which is concluded and performed in a special information system being decentralized and distributed (like blockchain) and enabling making transactions of digital rights. The peculiarities of a smart contract enhance stability of civil turnover and promote due performance of obligations. It is argued to be possible to transit digital rights in virtue of law on such lawful grounds as a court decision, hereditary succession in case of presenting a certificate of inheritance, where an operator of an information system makes an appropriate record in accordance with the rules of such information system. The lack of legal regulation of a smart contract restrains the broader use of digital rights as well as implementation of accrual of digital rights on the basis of decisions of law enforcement bodies.
Special Types of Theft: Terminology and Identification Issues
Authors: Borovskikh R. N. , Brashnina O. A.
Published: May 2022

The article discusses the correlation of the general concept of “theft” with special types of theft. At present, at the doctrinal and, moreover, the normative level, the question of how to identify a “special type of theft” has not been resolved. The authors attempted to answer the question of how justified the interpretation of the definition of a special type of theft as an independent phenomenon is.

It is concluded that special types of theft deserve a separate definition.
Peculiarities of Qualification of Theft Committed by Officials of the Customer in the Field of Procurement
Authors: Shurpaev Sh. M.
Published: May 2022

In the structure of corruption crimes in the field of procurement to meet state and municipal needs (hereinafter referred to as the procurement sector), a significant part of the crimes naturally falls on thefts committed using one’s official position. Theft, committed in the field of procurement, can be conditionally divided into two groups: 1) theft, the executor of which is an official of the customer, and 2) theft, the executor of which is a representative of the supplier (contractor, executor). The subject of this research is theft related to the first group. The purpose of the study is to consider the specifics of qualification of embezzlement in this area, as well as to propose criteria for delimiting appropriation and embezzlement from fraud committed using one’s official position in the field of procurement.
Sens et modalité – dans la perspective d’une sémiotique cognitive
Authors: BRANDT Per Aage
Published: May 2022

Nous distinguons, pour théoriser la constitution cognitive du sens, trois registres proto-sémiotiques : l’iconique, le causal, et le symbolique. Ensuite, nous décrivons l’architecture sémiotique qui permet de les intégrer et ainsi d’obtenir le sens donné par la fonction sémiotique de l’expérience réelle, aspect essentiel du vécu humain. Nous présentons la théorie dynamique du sens modal qui sous-tend la pensée causale et montrons que la conditionnalité est un schématisme inter-modal. Finalement, nous déployons les dynamiques modales selon les domaines sémantiques du monde vécu. Nous fondons nos analyses sur le principe d’une naturalisation cognitive du sens et donc de la sémiotique.
Sémiotique du Code Civil français : entre sémiotique de l’objet et sémiotique du droit
Authors: BITTAR Eduardo C. B.
Published: May 2022

Cet article examine le Code Civil français selon une perspective duale : l’acte d’écriture et l’objet d’écriture de la loi. La ligne méthodologique suivie est la sémiotique des objets, en lien avec la sémiotique du droit, afin de mettre en évidence les dimensions simultanées d’objet-d’écriture, d’objet-symbole et d’objet-relique. L’acte d’écriture est analysé comme un acte symbolique d’occupation de l’espace. Il rompt le silence et instaure la parole du législateur. De la sorte, le Code symbolise l’une des grandes conquêtes du discours juridique de la modernité. L’actant-objet est saisi par rapport à d’autres objets, mais aussi en interaction avec des sujets. Il représente en effet la source d’un savoir-faire spécifique des juristes dans l’exercice du discours juridique. Au cours de cet article, l’importance et la pertinence du Code nous conduiront à comprendre que son poids historique accroît le pouvoir rhétorique des parties dans les disputes judiciaires, dès lors que la parole du Code est invoquée.
(Re)matérialiser la condition carcérale au musée : expériences, médiations et mémoires vivantes
Authors: THIBURCE Julien
Published: May 2022

La production d’un discours sur la condition carcérale au musée, comme dans le cadre de l’exposition internationale Prison coproduite par le Musée International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (Genève), le Musée des Confluences (Lyon) et le Deutsches Hygiene Museum (Dresde), relève d’un véritable défi rhétorique. L’enjeu d’une telle exposition consiste non seulement à scénographier des connaissances historiques et anthropologiques sur les systèmes pénitentiaires, mais surtout à sensibiliser et interpeller les publics sur la place des différentes parties prenantes de formes d’enfermement et de privation de liberté. En caractérisant de « vivantes » les matières dont se composent les discours des musées ainsi que les expériences, les actions et les paroles des participants aux visites guidées, l’enjeu de cet article consiste à décrire, à partir de données ethnographiques, les transformations sémiotiques opérées de l’amont de la conception muséographique vers l’aval de la confrontation entre les publics et l’exposition.
L’(in)acceptable de la violence verbale et visuelle : la violence (anti)politique au risque de la satire
Authors: Colas-Blaise Marion
Published: May 2022

Pour approcher le phénomène de la violence, cet article mobilise le bagage conceptuel et les outils d’analyse de la sémiotique, en dialogue avec la phénoménologie et la sociologie. D’abord, prenant appui, surtout, sur des écrits de Hannah Arendt, il se propose de déterminer les conditions sous lesquelles la violence, illégitime et antipolitique, qui produit un effet de désubjectivation de la victime (négation du sujet), peut être considérée comme légitime, voire comme nécessaire à l’équilibre sociétal. Ensuite, l’analyse concrète vise à dégager la syntaxe sous-tendant la violence racontée dans le vidéoclip Racial Profiling, diffusé en Allemagne en 2020. Plus généralement, on aborde la question du pouvoir critique de la satire qui porte sur la violence et peut, dans certains cas, être taxée elle-même de violente.
La variété lyrique du Moyen-Âge à l’époque moderne
Authors: Grimaldi Marco
Published: May 2022

On considère généralement que la définition moderne du lyrique (lirica) comme poésie de la subjectivité est née de la réflexion des théoriciens du XVIᵉ siècle. Dans cet essai, nous voudrions démontrer que l’origine de cette définition est liée à l’idée du lyrique comme poésie caractérisée par la variété métrico-formelle qui, à partir des Étymologies d’Isidore de Séville, se répand de façon capillaire au Moyen-Âge, à l’époque moderne et qu’on trouve encore, sous la forme d’un fossile, dans l’Esthétique d’Hegel.

Mots-clés: ISIDORE DE SÉVILLE. PÉTRARQUE. POÉSIE LYRIQUE. POMPONIO TORELLI.
De la circonstance lyrique
Authors: Rabaté Dominique
Published: May 2022

Pour reposer frontalement la question du rapport du poème lyrique à sa circonstance, il convient de réfléchir à sa scène d’énonciation particulière et à ses façons de décontextualiser ce qui n’est plus exactement son cadre. À l’opposé du roman, le poème élide les éléments de contextualisation et l’obscurité du poème vient souvent de cette incertitude sur les éléments référentiels. C’est pourquoi on propose bien de nommer «circonstance» ce qui constitue à la fois l’ambiance initiale qui donne naissance au poème et ce qu’il crée comme entour de sa parole.

Mots-clés: CADRE DE L’ÉNONCIATION. CIRCONSTANCE. DÉCONTEXTUALISATION. LYRISME.
Le poète et son livre. Troisième chapitre. La disposition stylistique. Les figures macro-textuelles.
Authors: Scaffai Niccolò
Published: May 2022

Dans ce texte, qui fait partie du livre Le poète et son livre, l’auteur réfléchit sur la structure des macro-textes lyriques (le livre de poèmes), en distinguant entre une «rhétorique du projet», qui reflète la conception générale de l’auteur, et une «rhétorique de la succession», qui concerne les connexions intertextuelles. L’idée est que les critères rigides adoptés par la théorie du macro-texte de l’ascendance structuraliste peuvent être corrigés et intégrés. La proposition théorique qui est formulée ici repose sur le principe suivant: les formes d’organisation du macro-texte peuvent être interprétées à la lumière de quatre macro-figures majeures, à savoir la métaphore, la métonymie, la synecdoque et la négation. Dans l’extrait reproduit ici, les deux premières macro-figures sont prises en considération.

Mots-clés: CONNEXIONS INTERTEXTUELLES. MACRO-TEXTE. MÉTAPHORE. MÉTONYMIE. RHÉTORIQUE.
The effects of material extrusion printing speed on the conductivity of carbon black/polylactic acid electrodes
Authors: Shergill Ricoveer , Patel Bhavik
Published: May 2022

Material extrusion printing process can make electrodes and electronic components at any geometry and has provided a reproducible approach towards the fabrication of conductive carbon thermoplastic composite parts. Printing parameters can have a significant influence on the conductivity of the printed part, however limited studies have focused on understanding the impact of printing parameters. Our study explored the influence of printing speed on the conductivity of 3D printed carbon black/polylactic acid (CB/PLA) electrodes. We made CB/PLA at print speeds ranging from 20 to 100 mm/s and evaluated the performance of these electrodes using inner and outer sphere redox probes and through imaging. Electrodes made using 60 mm/s printing speed had the greatest electrochemical activity. Electrodes made using higher and lower printing speeds were more resistive. This study is the first to demonstrate the significant impact that printing speed can have on the conductivity of 3D printed CB/PLA electrodes. The implications of this study are important when defining the 3D printing manufacturing process of electrodes and electronic components.
Base-mediated C4-selective C-H-sulfonylation of pyridine
Authors: Friedrich Marius , Manolikakes Georg
Published: May 2022

The direct regioselective C-H-functionalization of simple, unfunctionalized pyridines is considered a long-standing challenge in heterocyclic chemistry. Herein, we report a novel one-pot protocol for the C4-selective sulfonylation of pyridines via triflic anhydride (Tf2O) activation, base-mediated addition of a sulfinic acid salt and subsequent elimination/rearomatization. Contrary to previous approaches employing tailored blocking groups, positional selectivity can be controlled by using N-methyl piperidine as simple, readily available external base. This method offers a highly modular and streamlined access to C4-sulfonylated pyridines
Kinetic traps in chemically fueled self-assembly and how to overcome them.
Authors: Kriebisch Brigitte , Kriebisch Christine , Bergmann Alexander , Wanzke Caren , Tena-Solsona Marta , Boekhoven Job
Published: May 2022

Nature uses dynamic, molecular self-assembly to create cellular architectures that adapt to their environment. For example, a guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-driven reaction cycle activates and deactivates tubulin for assembly into microtubules and disassembly. Inspired by dynamic self-assembly in biology, multiple studies have developed synthetic analogs of assemblies regulated by chemical chemically fueled reaction cycles. A challenge in most of these studies is that molecules assemble upon activation but do not disassemble upon deactivation. In other words, they remain kinetically trapped, and the resulting assemblies are not dynamic. In this work, we show how molecular design dictates the tendency of deactivated molecules to remain trapped in the assembled state. We also show how molecular design can be used to tune the dynamics of the reaction cycle. Our work should result in chemically fueled assemblies that are truly dynamic in that dis-assembly immediately follows deactivation.
Herbal medicinal product Sinupret extract (BNO 1016) is safe and effective in the treatment of acute viral rhinosinusitis
Authors: Jund Rainer , Mondigler Martin , Stammer Holger , Stierna Pontus , Bachert Claus
Published: May 2022

Aim. The pooled efﬁcacy data of two similar randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials were analyzed. Safety was evaluated on the basis of the individual trials.
Materials and methods. The efﬁcacy analysis was based on 589 patients. Treatment was performed orally with either 3160 mg BNO 1016 (n=294) or 31 tablet placebo (n=295) for 15 days. In both trials patients underwent ﬁve visits to the investigational sites. Symptoms were evaluated according to the EPOS 2012 guideline. Ultrasonography was used to conﬁrm the diagnosis at onset of treatment and the remission of symptoms at the last visit. Efﬁcacy was evaluated by the investigator as the mean major symptom score (MSS) at the end of treatment (visit 5, day 14). Patients reported symptoms and social/emotional consequences of rhinosinusitis using a quality of life questionnaire (SNOT-20 GAV).
Results. MSS improved during the treatment period by a mean of 10.021.61 score points to 2.472.55 for BNO 1016 and of 9.871.52 to 3.633.63 for placebo. Differences between treatment groups at end of therapy (1.163.14 score points; p0.0001) and patient-assessed quality of life (p=0.0015) were statistically signiﬁcant in favor of BNO 1016.
Conclusion. Daily intake of 480 mg of BNO 1016 for 15 days is an effective treatment in acute viral rhinosinusitis.
Clinical Research Progress of Fire Needle Acupuncture in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata
Authors: Ren Yu , Duan Lina , Song Jiabi , Wang Xingxing , Zheng Nan , Jing Huiling
Published: May 2022

Alopecia areata is a common disease in dermatology. It is a localized non-inflammatory alopecia that occurs in the head. Its etiology is unclear, but it is thought to be related to a number of factors. At present, there are many methods of treatment with different curative effects. Fire needle acupuncture directly acts on skin lesions, dredges meridians, and regulates Qi and blood. It has a good curative effect. This paper reviews current research progress of fire acupuncture in the treatment of alopecia areata, in order to provide some diagnostic and treatment suggestions for the management of alopecia areata.