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AUTOMATED COMPLEX FOR MEASURING THE WINDING TEMPERATURE OF TRACTION ELECTRIC MACHINES DURING THEIR HEATING TEST
Authors: AFANASOV A. , SHAPOVALOV O.
Published: July 2024

Purpose. The development and implementation of automated complexes for testing traction electric machines of rolling stock at the current stage is an extremely important task. Automated test complexes provide an opportunity to significantly increase the quality and efficiency of tests on traction electric machines. Thanks to the use of advanced technologies, these complexes ensure accurate data collection and analysis during tests. One of the main advantages of automated complexes is the reduction of cost and labor costs for conducting tests. Instead of manual intervention by operators, automation systems can perform many tasks automatically, saving time and reducing labor costs. Methodology. The methodological basis of the research is analytical research methods based on the compilation of a calculation system of differential equations based on the accepted test scheme, as well as the development of an algorithm for conducting tests on a designed stand. Findings. The proposed test complex allows to conduct tests of collector traction electric machines, to determine the excess temperature of the windings of electric machines without the need to stop them. The functional scheme of the measuring complex allows you to automatically record the parameters of the tested electric machines, and if necessary, it is possible to output the test results to a computer with the subsequent formation of the test protocol in electronic form. The accuracy of the determination of the measured parameters is ensured by the accuracy of the measuring devices and the algorithm of the measuring complex. Originality. The proposed automated measuring complex is a big step in the direction of improving the efficiency and reliability of heating tests of traction electric machines. One of its key advantages is the ability to perform tests without stopping the machine, which significantly reduces the time and costs of conducting tests. Automatic registration of measured parameters allows to record several controlled indicators at the same time, which provides a more complete and objective assessment of the state of the electric machine during testing. This complex not only facilitates the testing process and reduces the cost of time and resources, but also increases the reliability of the obtained results, which is important for manufacturers and operators of transport systems. In general, the automated measuring complex opens up new opportunities for increasing the efficiency and reliability of testing electric traction machines, contributing to the further development of transport technologies. Practical value. The implementation of the obtained results by enterprises for the repair of traction electric machines of rolling stock will allow to reduce the material costs of carrying out repairs while simultaneously improving the quality of the conducted tests.
CULTURAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE FORMATION OF LEADERSHIP IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT: IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE
Authors: Batsenko Liudmyla , Halenin Roman
Published: June 2024

New challenges for leaders in the field of sustainable management are awareness of cultural and socio-economic factors in the practice of organizational development and organizational change. The purpose of the article is to contribute to the existing body of knowledge through a systematic study of the influence of culture and socio-economic factors on the formation of leadership in the context of sustainable management. The research methodology includes a literature review, analysis of cultural and socio-economic aspects that influence the formation of leadership for sustainable management. The study is based on the analysis of empirical data obtained through questionnaires. The research results highlighted the impact of culture on leadership in Ukraine, some age differences in the perception of culture as an important element of the triad "sustainable management - leadership - cultural and socio-economic factors", the importance of socio-economic factors and the crucial role of education in the development of leadership for sustainable management. Leaders must adapt their approaches to management, considering cultural aspects, economic conditions and societal demands.
THE IMPORTANCE OF EU-FUNDED PROJECTS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Authors: Lazar Nuša
Published: June 2024

Sustainable development has been one of the core strategies of the EU. The term refers to three basic components: the economic component, which is associated with balanced growth, the environmental component which refers to the preservation of the ecosystem, and the social component, which guarantees inter- and intra-generational equality. While talking about sustainability it is important also to tackle the topic of circular economy. The circular economy aims to preserve value by designing out waste and pollution, optimizing resources by keeping products and materials in use, and ensuring system effectiveness by regenerating natural systems. One of the strategies of the EU to achieve sustainable development and the move towards a circular economy is to support it through various EU-founded projects. In this article, we will elaborate on the current state of sustainable development of EU-founded schemes and how they can be used for different projects for local communities and cities since cities are seen as both the source and solution to today's economic, environmental, and social challenges. Furthermore, in the article, we will outline some best practices of EU-founded projects around sustainable development in the case of the city of Maribor, Slovenia, and indicate their importance for its community.
NOTHING NEW IN MARKETING COMMUNICATION OF E-CIGARETTES – THE NEW WAVE OF FAKE NEWS
Authors: Sila Iztok
Published: June 2024

The tobacco industry is using the same methods of persuasion as they were doing since the start of advertising cigarettes and other tobacco products in 1914. Producers of tobacco products have been accused of spreading misinformation and fake news since the 1980. Main objective of our paper is to describe the evolution of “fake” marketing communication, especially of e-cigarettes - lately the deceptive strategies of e-tobacco companies in their advertising campaigns, where they minimize the dangers of smoking and portray it as a beneficial or attractive practice are coming under the control of the relevant institutions. Since the e-tobacco companies are using all the modern means and platforms of communication, especially young generations are quite successfully targeted. Results of desk research will be presented as well as some of the activities performed by state owned, and private institutions aimed to prevent harmful and shameless spreading of this conflicting information.
COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT IN IPJ X
Authors: Fofiu Daniel
Published: June 2024

Optimal communication of the system reveals its advantages also within the Romanian Police. The work of a policeman is based on my own knowledge and communication skills and now that I work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I noticed that this opinion has been substantiated and even emphasized. One thing is certain: being part of a law enforcement body is not easy. The criminal environment is highly dangerous and most criminals want to escape impediments that place them outside the limits imposed by law. The policeman is in the crosshairs of the offender. Taking into account all these aspects, the policeman must be in continuous communication, collaboration with other colleagues and develop various methods of identifying those who commit antisocial acts. The greater number of law enforcement teams can lead to deterrence for criminals. Working in the system, I can say that the optimization of the communication process is permanently targeted by police officers and, as a result, many cases can be solved.
THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CARTOGRAPHY OF THE HUMAN SUBCONSCIOUS AND THE STRUCTURES OF NEOLIBERAL THEOLOGY
Authors: Rath-Boșca Albert Camil
Published: June 2024

Usually, an economist, a manager, a business administrator, or any other participating member of the free market has a single and clear view of the pecuniary value of goods and the nature of capital. The logic of capitalism allows the economic agent to assign clear values to goods based on several factors. Although such a strict view of a good and its nature is mechanically correct, it is an incomplete one. Economists and economic theorists more broadly agree that commercial goods, whether they are directed to the consumer or intermediate goods in the production chain, are the result of human labour.
Ben Davies, Christina Lupton, and Johanne Gormsen Schmidt, Reading Novels During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Oxford University Press, 2022
Authors: Chambers Claire
Published: June 2024

This review shows how in Reading Novels During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Ben Davies, Christina Lupton, and Johanne Gormsen Schmidt offer a pioneering exploration of the pandemic’s influence on readers of fiction in Britain and Denmark. Employing a productive mix of literary sociology, ethnographic research, and textual analysis methods, the authors reveal how literature became a source of comfort and interest amid European lockdowns. Their work extends beyond conventional literary studies, addressing methodological conflicts and examining the socio-economic disparities between the two nations. Despite its manifold merits, the book could do with a more inclusive canon and a sustained discussion of racialized experiences. Nevertheless, it provides a highly valuable contribution to literary sociology and ethnography, giving a platform to a range of perspectives on pandemic-era reading habits.
Role-Play Based Gamification for Communication Skills and Nursing Competence in Internal Medicine Nursing
Authors: Karcı Huri Deniz , Bektaş Akpınar Nilay , Özcan Yüce Ulviye
Published: June 2024

Objective: This study aims to the effect of role-play-based gamification on the analysis of symptoms in Internal Medicine Nursing, decision making, administration of appropriate nursing care, and the communication skills of nursing students.

Methods: The study was designed in participatory action research as a qualitative design. In the action research, gamification elements were constructed on a role-play performance of the students in Nursing Department at a private university in Ankara-Türkiye. A gamification based on systems role play was performed for students taking the internal medicine nursing course (n=10). Checklists for each system regarding the selection and use of equipment appropriate for nursing interventions have been added to the games. At the end of the semester they were asked to evaluate this intervention via qualitative interview. In the in-depth interviews, data were collected by asking the students 9 unstructured open-ended questions prepared by the researchers. Data analysis was carried out by hand coding by the researchers. Codes were created from the research objectives based on Werbach's D6 Model for gamification design.

Results: The qualitative analysis revealed six major themes (i) Defining Business Goals (ii) Delineating Target Behaviors (iii) Describing Players (iv) Devising Activity Loops (v) Deploying Tools (vi) Not forgetting the fun. In these themes, students stated that by using game elements in lessons, it became easier to remember and apply theoretical knowledge about internal medicine nursing, improved their practical skills, time management skills and critical decision-making abilities, and that they better understood the importance of effective communication within the team. Additionally, students stated that the experience of learning the basic aspects of internal diseases, which are difficult to learn in theory, became fun with the gamification technique.

Conclusion: The use of gamification, students learned nursing care and communication skills related to Internal Medicine Nursing education in a motivated and more permanent manner.
Bakımda Anlama Sanatı: Empati ve Refleksiyon İlişkisi
Authors: Bag Beyhan
Published: June 2024

Çok yönlü bir kavram olan anlamayı farklı bağlamlarda değerlendirmek mümkündür. Psikiyatrik bakımda hemşirenin bir eylemi olarak anlamadan kastedilen ötekinin ne söylediğini, neyi nasıl ifade ettiğini, bir şeyin ne olduğunu veya ne anlatılmak istediği betimlenir. Bir anlama aracı olarak ise ötekinin duygularını anlamada çoğunlukla empatiden yararlanılır. Öte yandan bu empatik süreç; duyguların otomatik, bilinçsiz, duygusal aktarımının ve perspektifinin bilişsel varsayımının gerçekleştiği karmaşık ve anlaşılması zor süreçleri içerir. Bu nedenle profesyonel anlamda empatik bir sürecin gerçekleşmesi için empatik eylemin reflekte edilmesine gereksinim duyulur. Reflekte edilmiş empatik eylem psikiyatri hemşiresinin bilinçli bir eylemde bulunmasına yardımcı olarak hizmet kalitesinin yükseltmesine katkı sağlayacaktır.
The impact of digitalization on corporate strategy in the heat-power industry
Authors: Popov G. S.
Published: June 2024

The article analyzes 8 directions areas of digitalization that affect corporate strategizing in the heat-power industry, classifies this direction into demanded and prospective, and conducts an OTSW analysis of these directions and their features that have a significant impact on the development of the industry. The main objectives of the study were to study the strategic trend of digitalization in the context of the heat-power industry, analyze the application and relevance of the main aspects of digitalization in strategic public documents of heat generating companies in Russia such as PJSC “Gazprom Energoholding”, PJSC “T-Plus”, PJSC “Quadra”, and identify prospects and the problems they face in the context of the current level of digitalization. The main methodological school on which the research is based is the scientific school of strategy by V.L. Kvint.

The article emphasizes the important role of digitalization as one of the leading drivers of development of the heat-power industry and demonstrates examples of digitalization of operational processes of the heat generating companies. The OTSW analysis reveals negative characteristics of the digitalization trend, mainly associated with economic costs that limit its active implementation in the industry. The conducted research leads to the conclusion that digitalization is not only a trend, but also a global investment project for the heat generating companies and for the industry as a whole, stimulating investments increase in complex technological virtual and material systems and devices.
Strategic criteria for classifying the regions of Russia as subsidized
Authors: Odintsov S. V. , Vlasyuk L. I.
Published: June 2024

The article establishes strategic criteria for classifying regions (subjects) of the Russian Federation as subsidized. Improvement of the systems of allocation of budgetary funds and redistribution of financial resources ensures sustainable economic growth and improvement of the quality of life of the population. To identify the strategic criteria for classifying regions as subsidized the authors have analyzed the existing methodology of allocation of subsidies for equalizing budget security of the RF subjects. The list and the number of the regions classified as subsidized regions and donor regions did not significantly change in 2016–2022. Comparison of regions by such indicators as GRP and budget security before and after the allocation of subsidies proves that the existing system of support of subsidized regions is unable to ensure their economic growth and development. Strategic criteria for classifying regions as subsidized are established according to the theory of strategy and the methodology of strategizing by Academician Vladimir Kvint. When identifying strategic priorities of regional development it is essential to take into consideration the competitive advantages of each region. As well as the budgetary criteria, the authors define the strategic factors which have the greatest impact on the unchanged state of the group of subsidized regions: taxation potential, the development of the infrastructure, economic development, geographic development and social development. According to the proposed strategic criteria, financial resources will be granted for maintenance of the current state as well as for implementation of regional strategies, firstly, in the context of improving the quality of life of the population. Reasonable and effectively governed system of allocation of financial aid together with the system of establishing strategic criteria for classifying regions as subsidized are crucial for eliminating regional differences and promoting overall long-term socio-economic development of Russia.
Formation of a system of production capacity indicators
Authors: Kuznetsov D. V. , Feingold M. L.
Published: June 2024

The term “production capacity” has always been one of the most important in the theory and practice of production management of an engineering enterprise. In the current conditions the issues of determining and classifying production capacity of manufacturing enterprises are of particular significance. Possessing reliable data on production capacity of a manufacturing enterprise one can determine the production output and the equipment workload level, and run the available production facilities effectively. The reliability of the information essential for decision-making depends on the methodology of determining and classifying production capacity of manufacturing enterprises. The purpose of the study is to reveal the contents of the system of specific indicators of the term “production capacity”. To achieve the goal the author of the article studies the problems of evaluation of production capacity of separate manufacturing structural units and the entire company. The subject of the study is the principles and methods of classification of the indicators of production capacity of a manufacturing enterprise. The article presents the author’s approach to defining the essence and classifying the production capacity indicators. To achieve the goal the authors applied the analysis and synthesis methods. Application of the deduction principle allowed creating a system of production capacity indicators. The study has been based on the review of relevant scientific and periodical economic publications. The contents and the volume of the “production capacity” concept have been established. The proposed system of individual indicators of production capacity allows increasing the accuracy of calculation of production capacity, identify time reserves for various operations, efficiently plan the equipment exploitation and improve operational and calendar planning at the manufacturing enterprise.
Global trends of strategic motivation in high-tech industries
Authors: Fesyanova O. A.
Published: June 2024

Studying global trends plays the key role in strategic management as it makes it possible to identify competitive advantages, reduces the risks and helps to determine the development trends in the long-term perspective. When establishing the strategic motivation system in a company, trend awareness encourages building an up-to-date and flexible incentive system. The purpose of the article is to identify and analyze global and national trends that affect establishing the strategic motivation system in accordance with the peculiar features of this system in high-tech industry organizations. As a result of the analysis conducted the author presents a list and a detailed description of global development trends affecting motivation that includes digitalization of workplaces and jobs, continuous learning, the predominance of “soft” skills over “hard” ones, obsolescence of some jobs and the emergence of new professions, gender equality, talent management in enterprises. The author has studied the impact of the trends on the strategic motivation system, the peculiar features of their manifestation and development in the conditions of the Russian economics with the emphasis on high-tech industries: microelectronics, aerospace engineering, pharmaceutical industry. The author also has concluded about complex interrelation of global and national trends both on the vertical hierarchical (global – national – sectorial) and horizontal hierarchical (the impact of trends on each other) levels, and about the applicability of the research results in establishing the strategic motivation system at the high-tech industry enterprises of the Russian Federation.
Strategic aspects of increasing efficiency of economic activity of industrial enterprises
Authors: Shatskaya I. V. , Danilina E. I.
Published: June 2024

The article is devoted to the topical issues of the domestic industry. The authors consider the category of “the efficiency of economic activity” as a target landmark in the activity of an industrial enterprise. This landmark is a combination of parameters characterizing the accumulated effect level caused by the company’s improvement of the organization of operational process. The authors study the efficiency not as a leading objective of the company’s activity but as a result of its development strategy and within the framework of the strategy.

 Digitalization of a company’s business process is a tool which ensures creating conditions for improving the efficiency of an industrial company’s economic activity. The article determines the significance of digitalization in the industry for improving the efficiency of the company’s activity. And major attention is focused on the peculiar features of digitalization in the sphere of industry. The authors give grounds for its role in the activity of enterprises, pointing out that digitalization contributes to improving the mechanism of its regulation as well as provides for the company’s economic effect.

The purpose of the article is to study digitalization in the context of its impact on the efficiency of the economic activity of an industrial enterprise, and to consider the opportunities and challenges of digitalization of the industrial production sphere. In accordance with the purpose the authors have set the tasks connected with studying scientific categories of “the efficiency of economic activity: and “strategic development”, examining strategic issues of improving the efficiency of the activity of industrial enterprise, overviewing the peculiar features of digitalization of industrial production which determine the priorities for future development of the domestic economics.

The theoretical and methodological basis of the study includes scientific achievements of the scientific school of strategizing under the Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as scientific achievements of domestic and foreign researchers regarding the issues of improving the efficiency of economic activity of enterprises. To justify the results the authors use the combination of research methods and approaches of analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, scientific abstraction.
Algorithm for solving one of the tasks of the closed-loop economies – how to return municipal solid waste made of plastic to production
Authors: Krelberg A. B.
Published: June 2024

The article deals with the analysis of data published by the Federal Service for State Statistics (Rosstat) regarding the whole Russia and regarding Moscow and presented in the form of the federal statistical observation No. 2-TP (waste) “Information on the formation, processing, utilization, neutralization, disposal of waste production and consumption”. The results of the analysis of the data adduced in the Rosstat report show that the situation with the separate waste collection, its processing and sorting for further utilization including recycling cannot be called satisfactory in Russia and its capital city. The author chooses Moscow to study the reasons and improve the situation. This is caused by the fact that the Rosstat data depict the average picture for the country as the nature conditions, the specificities of the people’s habitation and, consequently, the state of management of solid municipal waste in different regions of the country vary greatly and depend on the peculiar feature of each region. The author of the article studies the ways of solving the existing in the capital city problems connected with the need for improving the situation in the management of municipal solid waste. The most difficult segment from the viewpoint of growing volumes of waste disposal is non-rotting solid municipal waste, plastics, which are classified into two categories: recyclable and non-recyclable plastic waste. This segment has been chosen for the author’s study. Within the recyclable category the polyethylene packaging (PET containers) is identified as the most voluminous when collecting waste and as quite suitable for recycling among plastic solid municipal waste. The author calculates the proportion of PET containers in the generated municipal solid waste, indicates economic and environmental efficiency of packaging recycling and its return to production, and suggests optimal ways of collecting and delivering waste for recycling. The results obtained during the study has become the basis for developing the algorithm for the return to the production of municipal solid waste in PET containers.
Galeodes araneoides (Pallas, 1772) (Arachnida: Solifugae) türünün Keliserlerindeki Patojenik Bakteriler Üzerine Bir Çalışma
Authors: Siber Beşir Cihan , Seyyar Osman , Seyyar Fatma
Published: June 2024

Bu çalışmanın hedefi, böğülerin keliserlerinde mikroorganizmaların var olup olmadığını araştırmak, eğer varsa bu mikroorganizmaların tıbbi öneme sahip patojen mikroorganizmalar olup olmadıklarını belirlemektir. Bu amaçla, Galeodes araneoides (Pallas, 1772) türüne ait 14 böğü örneğinin keliserlerinden sürüntü yöntemiyle örnekler alınmıştır. Bakteri üremesi görülen mikrobiyolojik kültürlerden bakteri izolasyonu yapılarak Matriks Destekli Lazer Dezorpsiyon İyonlaştırma Uçuş Zamanı Kütle Spektrometrisi (MALDI-TOF MS) yöntemi kullanılarak bu bakteriler tanımlanmıştır. Tanımlama işlemi sonucunda 13 farklı bakterinin, Galeodes araneoides (Pallas, 1772) türünün keliserlerinde olduğu tespit edilmiş olup bunlardan 10 tanesinin patojen bakteri olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma böğülerin keliserlerinde patojen bakterilerin varlığını ortaya koyan ilk çalışmadır.
Život u sjećanju: znanstveni prilozi i osobne crtice u spomen akademiku Ivanu Cifriću (1946. - 2018.)
Authors: Nikodem Krunoslav
Published: July 2024

U 2018. godini napustio nas je akademik i sveučilišni profesor Ivan Cifrić koji je tijekom svog života izgradio bogatu znanstvenu i stručnu ostavštinu u nizu područja poput socijalne ekologije i sociologije okoliša, etike okoliša, bioetike, ruralne i urbane sociologije, hrvatskog društva, nacionalnog identiteta, sociologije obrazovanja, sociologije regionalnog i nacionalnog razvoja te sociološke metodologije. Kako je njegov rad i rad s njim nadahnjivao njegove suvremenike, ali i brojne mlađe generacije studenata i suradnika, u ovom Zborniku smo težili okupiti priloge njegovih kolega koji su se kroz znanstvene radove i osobne crtice prisjetili tema kojima se bavio kao i zajedničke suradnje i prijateljstva.
Análise de imagens multiespectrais de RPA para mapeamento de vegetação em áreas ciliares
Authors: Elias Adão Robson , Piroli Edson Luís , Felipetto Henrique dos Santos
Published: June 2024

A vegetação ciliar é importante na manutenção ecológica ao longo das margens dos rios. Os Índices de Vegetação (IVs) e o Índice de Área Foliar (IAF) são índices que podem estar indiretamente correlacionados com o desenvolvimento e a saúde das plantas. Sendo assim, este estudo teve como objetivo testar a eficácia da utilização de Aeronaves Remotamente Pilotadas (ARP) na aquisição de imagens multiespectrais para a elaboração de IVs e obtenção indireta de IAF. Nele obteve-se ortoimagens de 3 áreas amostrais ao longo da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Pardo (BHRP), que compreende 3 classes de vegetação, o bosque da nascente do Rio Pardo, uma área de vegetação campestre e uma área de floresta. As áreas amostrais foram recortadas em 9 parcelas de 9 x 9 m e distribuídas nas ortoimagens. Na pesquisa foi utilizado um RPA do modelo Phantom 4 Multiespectral da DJI, para obtenção das imagens multiespectrais. A partir das ortoimagens foram gerados os IVs, como o NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) e SAVI (Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index), em seguida foi gerado o IAF correspondente. Os resultados mostram que as análises de correlação linear simples identificaram o IAF como variável dependente da regressão, demonstrando uma alta significância com as variáveis independentes NDVI e SAVI. Também foi possível verificar que as classes de vegetação e suas heterogeneidades estruturais influenciaram nos ajustes dos IAF. Conclui-se que as imagens obtidas por RPA multiespectral apresentaram altíssima resolução espectral, espacial e temporal, sendo adequadas na gestão e monitoramento constante de áreas de preservação permanente (APP).
Comparing Realities: A Study on the Impact of Virtual Reality versus Paper-Based Reading on Higher Education Students' Comprehension Skills
Authors: Çoban Murat , Topuz Arif Cem , Karabulut Ahmet , K. F. Chiu Thomas
Published: July 2024

Virtual Reality (VR) stands at the forefront of transformative educational technologies in the 21st century, promising to redefine traditional learning paradigms. This research delves into the impact of VR on higher education students' Reading Comprehension (RC) skills, contrasting it with conventional paper-based reading environments. By conducting a comparative analysis of RC skills among students engaged in reading a selected narrative through VR glasses and those using a paper-based format, this study offers valuable insights into the efficacy and challenges of VR in enhancing reading comprehension. A cohort of 98 undergraduate students participated in this study, which employed a mixed-methods research approach to scrutinize the differences in RC outcomes between the experimental (VR) and control (paper-based) groups. The findings reveal a notable disparity in RC scores, with the control group outperforming their VR counterparts, highlighting the need for further investigation into the obstacles faced by students when reading in a VR setting. Qualitative analysis sheds light on the underlying reasons for the diminished RC levels observed in the VR group, providing a nuanced understanding of the interaction between medium and comprehension. The implications of this research are far-reaching, offering crucial guidance to educational technologists, curriculum designers, policy makers, and educators contemplating the integration of VR into educational frameworks. By identifying the constraints and potential of VR in reading instruction, this study paves the way for optimizing VR-based learning environments to foster higher levels of reading comprehension among students.
Experimentally Performance Evaluation of a Dual Evaporator Ejector Refrigeration System with Diffuser Outlet Split Configuration under Varied Compressor Inlet Pressures
Authors: Çetin Gizem , İşkan Ümit , Direk Mehmet , Kahraman Mahmut Cüneyt , Tunçkal Cüneyt
Published: June 2024

In this research, an experimental investigation was conducted on a dual-evaporator ejector system (DEES). The experiments were conducted under two distinct configurations, known as condenser outlet split (COS) and diffuser outlet split (DOS), across varying compressor inlet pres-sures. The system was initially operated in accordance with the COS configuration followed by operation under the DOS configuration. The comparison revealed a 9% reduction in the compressor work within the DOS configuration relative to the COS configuration. Evaporator#2 cooling capacity was 14% higher in the DOS compared to the COS. Moreover, the total cooling capacity achieved in the COS mode exhibited a 16% increase in comparison to the DOS mode. Furthermore, research findings indicate that by operating the DEES in the DOS configuration, full refrigerant separation can be achieved, leading to enhanced operational efficiency.
Investigation of Barrier Effectiveness and Comfort Properties of Biodegradable PLA Nonwoven Fabrics Coated with Unmodified Lignin/Water-Borne Polyurethane Composite Coatings
Authors: Baysal Gülçin
Published: June 2024

In this study, the main aim is to prepare unmodified lignin/water-based polyurethane (WPU) composite coatings with varying lignin concentrations and apply them to polylactic acid (PLA) spunlace nonwoven fabrics (PNFs). The effects of lignin concentrations were investigated in terms of color values, hydrophobicity, air permeability, and antibacterial properties of PNFs. The analysis of chemical groups in the structures of lignin/WPU composite films after curing was performed using Fourier Transform-Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and their thermal properties were analyzed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). The coatings applied to the fabrics were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) through surface images. The fabric coated with the X4 formulation, containing 4% concentration of lignin, displayed the highest water contact angle recorded at 93.6º. As the lignin concentration increased, the air permeability of the fabrics decreased. Regarding color measurements, the PNF sample coated with the X4 formulation showed the highest K/S value of 7.45. In antibacterial activity tests, no inactivation was observed against E.coli bacteria. However, inhibition zone measurements against S. aureus bacteria were 12±1.41 mm and 16.05±0.7 mm on fabrics coated with X3 and X4 formulations having lignin concentration 2% and 4%, respectively. The results indicated that an increase in lignin concentration effectively contributed to the inactivation against S. aureus bacteria. In this respect, this study represents the potential usability of unmodified lignin/WPU coatings providing barrier and comfort properties on biodegradable PNFs.
Design of Image Processing-based System for Detection of Heat Transfer Direction in Thermoelectric Modules
Authors: Dişlitaş Serkan , Altıok Özlem , Güngör Murat Alparslan
Published: June 2024

It is extremely important for the performance and success of the system to know the cooling or heating surfaces of the thermoelectric modules (TEMs) as cooler or generator, according to the heat transfer direction, and to carry out their installation correctly, taking this into account. In TEMs, the direction of heat transfer between surfaces changes depending on the applied DC direction, and while one surface of the module cools, the other heats up. In this respect, the state of the positive and negative poles in the design and production of TEMs directly affects the heat transfer direction between the module surfaces. On the other hand, the contact direction of the surfaces of the TEMs used in a designed thermoelectric system (TES) is of great importance in order to perform the heat transfer correctly without loss of performance. In this study, a system is designed to detect the heat transfer direction of TEMs using image processing techniques. The basic principle of the system is to determine the positive and negative poles of the TEMs together with the ceramic plate, using the color-based image processing method, and to determine the heat transfer direction by utilizing their relative positions. With the designed system, the heat transfer direction of TEMs at different illuminance levels is tried to be determined and successful results were obtained. As a result, it is thought that the developed system will contribute to the automatic error control for the production and assembly of TEMs.
Opinions of parents on their preschool children with gifted potential
Authors: Göçen Ahmet , Ördek İnceoğlu Seval , Aydemir Fatih
Published: June 2024

While there are numerous public centers for gifted children outside of compulsory school hours in Türkiye, facilities for gifted preschoolers remain limited. To address this gap, a consortium of public and civil organizations established Şanlıurfa Gifted and Talented Education Center for children aged 3-6 years, funded by the Ministry of Industry and Technology from 2021 to 2023. This study, one of several academic initiatives within the project, explores parental perceptions of giftedness in young children, comparing views of parents whose children scored within normal and high IQ ranges. Upon the project center's opening, advertisements solicited applications for full-time programs. During the spring semester of 2022, 81 volunteering applicant families completed semi-structured interview forms, explaining how they came to the conclusion that their children were gifted. Subsequently, their children underwent IQ testing, classifying them as either within the normal or potentially gifted group. Researchers conducted content analysis on the initial family responses to identify perceptual differences between families of children with normal and high IQ scores. The analysis revealed several characteristics parents associate with potentially gifted preschoolers, aligning with existing literature. These include language proficiency, curiosity, strong memory, interest in mathematics and foreign languages, musical talent, rapid comprehension, sociability, high attention, logical thinking, and creativity. Notably, many of these traits
were also attributed to children scoring within the normal IQ range scores, with exceptions being early
eading and writing abilities, leadership skills, and expert opinion. The study concludes that parents of both gifted and typically developing children identify similar indicators of giftedness and subtle differences seem to exist in their perceptions of these traits. Further research is recommended to explore implications for the early identification and support of gifted children. The paper's conclusion discusses
the full implications and limitations.
Protocols for Recinto et al. "A rewiring of the earliest immune events leading to T-cell mediated disease following intestinal microbial infection in a PINK1 KO mouse model of Parkinson’s disease" v1
Authors: Junelle Recinto Sherilyn , not provided adam.macdonald , Yaqubi Moein , Kazanova Alexandra
Published: July 2024

Our group has developed GI-targeted pathogen-induced PD mouse modeling systems (in PINK1 KO mice with gram negative bacterial infections) and found that T cells are a major player in driving PD-like motor symptoms at late stages following infection. Herein, we now map the initiating immune events at the site of infection at the earliest stages with the goal of shedding light on the earliest mechanisms triggering T cell-mediated pathological processes relevant to PD. Using unbiased single cell sequencing, we demonstrate that myeloid cells are the earliest dysregulated immune cell type in PINK1 KO infected mice (at 1-week post-infection) followed by a dysregulated T cell response shortly after (at 2 weeks post-infection). We find that these myeloid cells have an enhanced proinflammatory profile, are more mature, and develop enhanced capacity for antigen presentation. Using unbiased prediction analysis, our data suggests that cytotoxic T cells and myeloid cells are particularly poised for interacting with each other, and we identify possible direct cell-cell interaction pathways that might be implicated.
V. Solovyov and his time in A.F. Losev’s assessment
Authors: Kornilov S.V. ,   I. Kant Baltic Federal University
Published: July 2024

The article considers A.F. Losev's analysis of the philosophy of unity of V. Solovyov, carried out by him in the book “V. Solovyov and his time”. The comparative method and techniques of historical and philosophical reconstruction are used. Methodological guidelines for comparing the views of Solovyov and Losev are formulated. The main attention is paid to the characteristic of Solovyov's theoretical philosophy. The categorical structures of the concept of unity and its basic categories are revealed. The question of to what extent Solovyov's teaching can be considered mysticism is discussed. Losev's characterization of Solovyov's concept as a classical type of philosophy is explained. The national aspect of his theoretical ideas is highlighted. The content of Solovyov's image-concept of Sofia is considered, as well as the critical remarks of Losev, who discovers the contradiction contained in it. It is argued that Solovyov's understanding of evolution cannot be considered as a variant of religious natural philosophy. It is noted that cosmology, developed by the philosopher, organically transforms into anthropology, permeated with the Messianic idea of human vocation. He formulated the idea of the need to save the world through its rebirth under the influence of communion with the divine principle. The fruitful influence of Solovyov's concept on V.F. Erna, Vyacheslav Ivanov, A.N. Berdyaev, S.L. Frank – all subsequent Russian philosophy. The article concludes that A.F. Losev's book is a deep and independent study of V. Solovyov's philosophical concept, and his analysis sets important guidelines for the development of modern theoretical thought.
Visible and Physical as Unspeakable (Fedorov – Tolstoy – Shestov – Rozanov – Shklovsky)
Authors: Smirnova N.N. ,   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2024

At the turn of the 19th–20th century and in the first third of the 20th century literary conventions changed, the poetic word reached the limits of the expressible. The article argues that aesthetic thought in this period is developing largely under the influence of L.N. Tolstoy’s late period of work, when he radically revised his view of the unity and monolithic nature of narrative, testing a new mode of writing. On the other hand, it is shown that the views of N.F. Fedorov and L.N. Tolstoy’s role of scientific knowledge largely determines the worldview during this period. The article proves the position that the limits of the expressible in art also correspond to the desire of the creator to image his personal presence in the work as evidence of its truth. In particular, it was revealed that N.F. Fedorov sees in a close reading of a book and studying system of views of its author the source of his bodily resurrection. L.N. Tolstoy expressed the search of truth “for himself” as religious feeling. The article shows that the visible and physical verify to the truth of absolute unity in the philosophy of V.S. Solovyov. Author’s personal presence in his work (literally “author’s face”, according to L. Shestov) is a way to resist the “lie” (according to A.A. Potebnya) of expressed and published thoughts. The lie also examined by V.V. Rozanov. He contrasted “literature” and “handwriting of the soul” as the work “for self”. The conclusion emphasizes similarity of views on the nature of art from Tolstoy and Fedorov through Shestov and Rozanov to Shklovsky.
A dialogue with the texts of Floriy Batsevych
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Shevchenko Larysa
Published: June 2024

The author's concept of the Ukrainian linguist Florii Batsevych is considered in the article in the categories of communicative studies. The scientific output of the scientist is large and presented in various aspects. It is possible to observe certain chronological cycles of serious publications in which related or analogous linguistic phenomena are analyzed in detail and in a harmonious correction of the theory and real life of the word. Linguist texts of different genres and subject matter, built on communicative principles – monographs, textbooks, with an appeal to small formats of scientific writing, such as, in particular, an article – are analyzed. It is claimed that the common features of the author's conceptual consideration of texts are based on the internal logic of philological proofs, the systematicity of analysis, the sequence of statements, clearly formulated partial and general conclusions, the principle of proofs from simple to complex in the model from general statements to specific issues of communicative studies. Emphasis is also placed on the consistency and clearness of the definitions in F. Batsevych's operational terminology. The article emphasizes the importance and correctness of F. Bacevych's analysis of language facts in the broad context of the cultural and social reality of Ukraine, which, accordingly, allows us to appeal to the possibilities and results of other branches of science – linguistic psychology, linguistic philosophy, literary studies, etc. Attention is also drawn to the encyclopedic nature of F. Batsevych’s knowledge, the skill and correctness of the author's vocations, reminiscences, intertextual echoes with the texts of Ukrainian and European researchers. In the interpretation of F. Batsevych, the strange texts studied for the first time in Ukrainian linguistics are logically explainable and demonstrable as an opportunity to understand the subconscious expressed in special forms or specially constructed variants of its linguistic expression.
The type-section of the Gutenstein Formation at Gutenstein revisited (Anisian, Northern Calcareous Alps, Lower Austria): Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and regional overview
Authors: Moser Michael , Wagreich Michael , Piros Olga
Published: June 2024

New biostratigraphic data derived from the stratotype of the Gutenstein Formation at the village Gutenstein (Lower Austria) help to solve some long-standing problems about the stratigraphy of the Anisian stage within the eastern part of the Northern Calcareous Alps. At Gutenstein, the lower lithostratigraphic boundary of the Anisian Gutenstein Formation to the underlying lower Anisian Reichenhall Formation is defined, assuming a normal stratigraphic contact of the Reichenhall Formation to the underlying Werfen Formation and to the overlying Gutenstein Formation. Microfacial data confirm the sedimentary origin of the rauwackes of the Reichenhall Formation. A detailed lithostratigraphic and facies-oriented definition of the Gutenstein Formation includes prevailing thin and planar-bedded, black colored, sometimes fine-bedded limestone (rarely dolostone) and radiolarian (calcispheres) bearing, black colored mud- to wackestone, mostly containing some fine crinoid debris. Upsection, a quick change to an upper (Pelsonian) member of the Gutenstein Formation with nodular bedding planes and brachiopod-, crinoid-, conodont- and ammonite accumulations is presented. The general depositional environment of the Gutenstein Formation is interpreted as a dysoxic outer carbonate ramp deposit, with a shallowing upward trend to rather thick-bedded mid- and inner carbonate ramp settings of the Annaberg- and Steinalm formations. The approximate interval of the Anisian/Ladinian boundary within the type-section of Gutenstein is determined with help of new fossil findings such as dasycladalean green-algae. Based on distinct lithological differences on a regional scale, which occur in thick basinal stratigraphic successions within the Gutenstein Formation like at Großreifling (Styria, Bajuvaric Nappe System), at Innerfahrafeld (elevation Fuchsriegel, Lower Austria) and on mount Kasberg at Grünau (Upper Austria, Tirolic Nappe System), a subdivision of the Gutenstein Formation into a lower Gutenstein Member, and an upper Kasberg Member (= Upper Gutenstein Formation), is proposed herein. The lower member corresponds to the black, thin- and planar-bedded interval, whereas the Kasberg Member is characterized by nodular bedding planes, greater bed thicknesses and higher fossil content.