bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Equilibrium Study of Logistics Demand and Logistics Resource Allocation in Guangdong Province
Authors: lianhua liu , yanling WU , Shiqi Lyu , Zexian chen
Published: October 2024

Logistics serve as a crucial link between production and consumption. The balanced allocation of logistics demand and resources can promote the balanced development of the logistics system, thereby fostering balanced regional economic development. As a region forefront China's reform and opening-up, Guangdong Province has a high level of economic development. The balanced allocation of logistics demand and resources in Guangdong will contribute to the continuous development of the economy. This paper explores the regional characteristics of logistics demand and resource allocation in Guangdong Province by examining between the spatial distribution and evolutionary characteristics of logistics demand and the equilibrium of logistics resource allocation. Firstly, based entropy weight method, this paper explores the development trends of logistics demand levels and logistics resource levels in Guangdong Province. Secondly, spatial autocorrelation analysis using the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of logistics demand in various cities in Guangdong Province in 2011, 2016, and 2021. Using 2021 cross-sectional data, the paper employs an inconsistency index constructed basised geographic concentration to investigate the inconsistency between logistics demand and resource allocation across cities in Guangdong Province. The study finds that logistics demand in Guangdong Province is continuously increasing, with significant regional differences. There is a certain degree of correlation in spatial distribution, showing a clustering trend. The allocation of logistics resources is not balanced across regions and has a certain degree of matching with the level of logistics demand. Specifically, areas with higher logistics demand tend to have more concentrated logistics resources. The Pearl River Delta region has the most abundant logistics resources, while many cities in northern and western Guangdong face severe shortages of logistics resources and are unable to meet normal logistics demand.
Synthesis and Performance Evaluation of Crosslinked CGN-CMC Blended Hydrogels for Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Media
Authors: Ahmad Sohaib , Alajmi Abdalrahman , Aldoghaim Maryam Saeed , Alrasheedi Muneera , Mohammed Ardelshifa M. E. , Sabir Aneela , Hafiz Abdul Mannan
Published: October 2024

This study reports on a novel carrageenan-carboxymethyl cellulose (CGN-CMC) blended hydrogel synthesized using epichlorohydrin (ECH) as a biodegradable crosslinker. This represents the first reported instance of using ECH as a crosslinker for CGN-CMC blends. The hydrogels were characterized using FTIR, SEM, TGA, DSC, and AFM. Swelling and absorbance under load (AUL) measurements were conducted to evaluate water absorption characteristics. Characterization results revealed that CGN-CMC-ECH hydrogels exhibited a 5% increase in thermal stability, 40% enhancement in surface smoothness, and 45% improvement in water retention capacity compared to the precursor materials. This indicated that ECH led to a more stable and structurally enhanced hydrogel formation. The efficiency of the best-performing CGN-CMC-8ECH blend in removing heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions was evaluated. The influence of initial solution pH and metal ion concentration on adsorption was also investigated. The hydrogel achieved maximum removal efficiencies of 90% for Cu (II), 80% for Pb (II), and 78% for Ni (II). Isotherm analysis indicated multilayer sorption of all metal ions onto the hydrogel surface, aligning with the Freundlich model. The hydrogels showed significant potential as an effective and sustainable adsorbent for heavy metal remediation wastewater treatment applications.
Study on Strengthening Structure of Single Event Effect
Authors: Hao Minru , Wang Yuchen , Chen Danting , Li Jiajun
Published: October 2024

Based on the structure of inverter chain, the charge collection mechanism of bipolar amplification effect of NMOS device is studied. With the reduction of device size, bipolar amplification leads to the failure of the original charge collection model due to funnel and diffusion mechanism. Based on the damage mechanism of single event transient (SET) of MOS device, two classical reinforcement structures of source extended and drain extended are proposed, and effectively reduces the transient current of drain electrode. The reinforcement characteristics of the two structures are simulated, and they are compared and discussed. It is found that the reinforcement effect of the extended drain structure is more obvious. Therefore, the simulation results of new reinforcement structure provide valuable reference for research on irradiation reliability and application of strained MOS integrated circuit.
Determinants of Institutional Delivery in Afghanistan: A Secondary Analysis of Multi Indicator Cluster Surevey(MICS) 2022 and 2023 Data
Authors: Gardiwal Humayoon , Saeedzai Ataullah Saeedzai , Feroz Ferozuddin Feroz , Knight Jo Knight , Ukasha Mohammad Hassan Ukasha , Durrani Naseer Ahmad Durrani , Sayedzai Saifullah Sayedzai
Published: October 2024

Maternal mortality remains a critical public health issue in Afghanistan, with the country exhibiting one of the highest maternal mortality ratios (MMR) globally. Delivery of a baby within an institution is a vital indicator of maternal and newborn health. This study explored the association between institutional delivery and various socioeconomic factors, particularly maternal education, using data from the Multi-Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022 and 2023. We analyzed data from over 12578 women of childbearing age to determine the influence of education, economic status, and geographic location on institutional delivery rates. Our findings indicate that higher maternal education and better economic conditions significantly increase the likelihood of institutional delivery, whereas rural residency and lower socioeconomic status remain substantial barriers. This study underscores the need for targeted interventions to address educational disparities and economic inequalities to improve maternal and child health outcomes in Afghanistan. This study provides critical insights for policymakers and public health professionals aiming to reduce the MMR in Afghanistan by promoting education and socioeconomic development.
A hybrid optimization algorithm of differential evolution and sine cosine algorithm
Authors: Wang Congqian , Wang Shasha , Zheng Zechen , Fan Chao , Wang Miao
Published: October 2024

This paper solves the shortcomings of the sine cosine algorithm (SCA) when applied to optimizing high-dimensional functions. This paper presents a hybrid optimization algorithm of differential evolution and sine cosine algorithm (DESCA), which combined the advantages of DE and SCA, and applied the spiral update in the WOA. Firstly, the same parameters r2 , r3 , and r4 are used to improve exploration and accelerate the convergence speed of the SCA. Secondly, the spiral update strategy of the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) is applied to update the SCA results, enhancing its exploitation. Finally, the SCA is implemented in the early stage of the DESCA, and the DE with DE/best/1 variation strategy is implemented in the late stage of the DESCA, which realizes the complementary advantages of the two algorithms and the exploration and exploitation of DESCA are well balanced. Simulation experiments on 23 benchmark functions, CEC 2014 and CEC 2020 illustrate that DESCA has higher optimization performance. In addition, two mechanical optimization problems are solved through the DESCA, which proves its practicability.
The inheritance of monoterpenes in hybrid populations of Vitis vinifera cultivars
Authors: Sun Qian , Liu Ruojin , Liu Zhenhua , Wang Huiling , Wang Xiaoyue , Yan Ailing , Ren Jiancheng , Xu Haying , Zhu Baoqing , Sun Lei
Published: October 2024

Monoterpenes were the most abundant terpenes in grapes and contribute significantly to quality control in table and wine grapes. Most inheritance research of monoterpenes in grapes was focused on wine grapes, and inheritance analyses of monoterpenes in intraspecific hybrid populations of table grapes have been limited. In this study, the composition and content of volatile monoterpenes in the parents and progeny were analysed using the Vitis vinifera table grape varieties ‘Italia’ and ‘Tamina’ and the F1 generation in two consecutive years. 25 and 24 monoterpenes were detected in each of the ‘Italia’ and ‘Tamina’ parents by headspace solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS), while a total of 26 monoterpene compounds were identified in the progeny and subsequently quantified. We obtained phenotypic segregation ratios of the monoterpenes isolated in the progeny and found that the segregation of 4 monoterpenes, cis-Isogeraniol, neral, linalool oxide pyranoside and cis-Rose oxide, in the progeny was consistent with Mendelian inheritance. A significant high frequency distribution of most monoterpenes was found in the region of low concentration values, and the proportion of inheritance contributing to the phenotypic total variance of the population was calculated by generalised heritability. In addition, we found significant positive correlations between most monoterpenes and negative correlations between individual monoterpenes. The results will help to understand the heredity law of grape monoterpene formation in hybrid populations, as well as provide some theoretical enlightment for grape breeding and quality enhancement.
Relative Position Enhanced Self-Attention with Co-Aware Distillation
Authors: Chu Qinglong , Wang Haitao , He Jianfeng
Published: October 2024

The self-attention mechanism has been widely adopted in sequential recommendation due to its powerful sequence modeling capabilities. However, the inherent limitations of the self-attention mechanism pose challenges in effectively capturing global collaborative information across sequences and the relative positional information between items within a sequence. Firstly, the core operation of the self-attention mechanism involves calculating the similarity between item pairs within a single user’s sequence via the dot product of Query and Key. This approach is inherently limited in its ability to capture collaborative information across multiple user sequences. Secondly, due to the permutation-invariance property of the attention mechanism, it naturally lacks the capability to capture relative positional information. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a novel sequential recommendation method called Relative Position Enhanced Self-Attention with Collaborative-Aware Distillation (RPESA-CAD). First, we introduce a Collaborative-Aware Distillation module, which captures collaborative information across sequences by constructing a global item transition graph and distills this information into item embeddings, thereby enabling the model to effectively leverage global collaborative information. Additionally, a Relative Position Awareness module is proposed to model the relative positional relationships between item pairs. Unlike previous approaches, our method unifies the modeling of both positional and semantic differences between items, addressing the issue of performance degradation caused by disparate modeling strategies. We conduct extensive experiments on four public datasets, and the results demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms several baseline models across various evaluation metrics, validating its effectiveness.
A service evaluation of the acceptability of DERM to patients and staff at three Community Diagnostic Hubs: study protocol for interviews
Authors: Hunt Harriet , Grigore Bogdan , Javan-Noughabi Javad , Zhelev Zhivko , Hyde Christopher
Published: October 2024

Background
More rapid and efficient diagnosis of suspected skin cancers has been a target for improvement in the NHS for several years. DERM (Deep Ensemble for the Recognition of Melanoma) is a Class IIa UKCA-Certified Artificial Intelligence Medical Device which has been suggested could have a role in achieving this. Implementation projects have confirmed this where DERM is used to filter referrals which have already been made to hospital (post-referral clinical pathway). Attention has now turned to the possible role of the technology earlier in the clinical pathway, in community diagnostic hubs.
This protocol describes plans to assess how acceptable DERM is to patients and staff, and how satisfied patients and staff are with the service experienced in DERM skin cancer community diagnostic hubs. It is part of a wider service evaluation designed to answer the question: “What standard does this service achieve?” which also includes evaluation of the safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness on introducing DERM.
Methods
This protocol details qualitative interview methods nested within a broader mixed methods study. Using responses to a background patient/health care worker satisfaction questionnaire as a starting point, up to30 patients and staff will be invited to take part in online qualitative interviews across three implementation sites. We will aim to include patients where photography has been deemed appropriate and patients have consented to take part on the DERM pathway. Data will be analysed thematically using framework analysis and summarised narratively.
Discussion
In combination with parallel investigations exploring DERM accessibility, test accuracy, effectiveness via a controlled before and after study, and cost-effectiveness, this service evaluation aims to describe the standard achieved by DERM used in community diagnostic hubs. This will in turn inform any further roll-out of the service identifying aspects for improvement and identifying barriers to adoption.
Gamma Statistic Kakutani Fixed Point and Equilibrium Generative Adversarial Network Based Secure Steganography
Authors: V Gahan A , Devanagavi Geetha D
Published: October 2024

Images have been frequently utilized as ideal conditions for hiding information through the employment of steganography algorithms. The information for hiding ranges between document digitization, another secret image where hidden data is said to be embedded without the intervention of humans. Until now, an abundance of steganography algorithms are found in the state-of-the-art works, as well as steganalysis techniques, dedicated to hidden information detection in files.Present-day Steganography algorithms depend on machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) for embedding as much as secret text images as probableas reducing visual changes in a given input image (i.e., cover image) with improved accuracy.However, the embedding rate and bit error rate were focused minimally. Following this direction, this article endeavors to exemplify that a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) can be utilized to enhance the potentiality of spatial domain steganalysis method and to position secret text message information with minimal image alteration (i.e., improving the embedding rate and bit error rate) significantly. In this work, a method called, Gamma Statistic Kakutani Fixed-point and Equilibrium Generative Adversarial Network-based (GSKF-EGAN) secure steganography is proposed. First, a Gamma Statistic Histogram Equalization-based Preprocessing model is designed by fine-tuning the gamma coefficient and equalization for both the cover image and secret text image to circumvent high peak and ensure optimal illumination simultaneously. Second, the Kakutani Fixed-point and Equilibrium Generative Adversarial Network-based Steganography model is designed with the processed images as input. Here by employing the Kakutani Fixed-point ensures a significant embedding rate during the embedding process and using Strategic Equilibrium for validation ensures minimum distortion or bit error rate during the extraction process. Also, experimental results reveal that retrieved secret message data generated by the GSKF-EGAN method with minimum distortion or bit error rate, therefore enhancing retrieved image quality with a higher embedding rate than those generated by conventional image Steganography techniques.
The Synoptic Climatology of Winter and Summer Air Pollution in Glasgow, Scotland
Authors: Stevens Lucy , Phillips Ian
Published: October 2024

An air mass type approach was employed to investigate the dependence of winter and summer pollutant concentrations at two sites in central Glasgow on weather conditions over the period from 2005 to 2020. A two-stage synoptic typing process of principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis was used to establish the air mass types. Daily means of seven surface meteorological variables calculated from hourly observations were entered into P-mode PCA. Three (two) principal components explained 72.2% (60.2%) of the variance in winter (summer). Days with similar weather conditions were grouped to produce six clusters (air mass types) for both winter and summer. There were statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences in daily mean O3, PM10, NOx, NO2 and CO between the six air mass types in both seasons. Apart from PM10, variations in pollutant concentration with air mass type were more pronounced in winter than in summer. In winter, the highest mean NOx, NO2 and PM10 concentrations occurred under the continental air mass, which is usually associated with high pressure, calm conditions limiting dispersion and the transport of pollutants from Continental Europe on a southeasterly wind. Furthermore, most breaches of air quality guidelines occurred in winter for NO2 and PM10 occurred under that air mass type. Pollutant concentrations are generally lower in summer (apart from O3). Poor summer air quality was found to occur disproportionately under stable anticyclonic tropical and tropical continental air mass types.
Effect of Implementing Virtual Educational Sessions on Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Attitude and Hesitancy Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination
Authors: Fadel Eman , Alshawish Eman , El-Shaboury Rasha , Khalil Dalia , Zaghloul Fatma , EL-Feshawy Nagwa Ibrahim
Published: October 2024

Background: COVID-19 vaccination is the hopeful savior to curb the pandemic. One of the most urgent issues facing public health officials is vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy persists despite the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations because of ignorance and unfavorable attitudes. This study evaluated the effect of virtual educational sessions on nursing students’ knowledge, attitude, and hesitancy regarding COVID-19 vaccination.
Method: A quasi-experimental research design was used to recruit 350 undergraduate nursing students from each academic level using a convenience sampling technique. A self-administrative structured questionnaire was utilized to evaluate the nursing students’ knowledge, attitude, and hesitancy regarding COVID-19 vaccination.
Results: The mean of the total correct knowledge scores and the total negative attitudes scores regarding COVID-19 vaccination among the studied undergraduate nursing students improved from (13.82±5.08 & 36.38±7.03 respectively) pre-implementation of the virtual educational sessions to (35.59±2.62 & 17.6±5.13 respectively) post-implementation. The total vaccine hesitancy improved from (34.3% doubtful & 14.6% strongly hesitant) pre the implementation of the virtual educational sessions to (11.4% & 3.2% respectively) post-implementation.
Conclusion: The educational sessions had positive effect on undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge, attitude, and hesitancy regarding COVID-19 Vaccination.
Recommendation: Integration of the virtual educational sessions regarding COVID-19 vaccination into the curricula of educational nursing institutions.
Simulated millennial-scale climate variability driven by a convection-advection oscillator
Authors: Romé Yvan Malo , Ivanovic Ruza F. , Gregoire Lauren J. , Swingedouw Didier , Sherriff-Tadano Sam , Börner Reyk
Published: October 2024

The last glacial period, between $\sim$ 115 and 12 thousand years before present, exhibited strong millennial-scale climate variability. This includes abrupt transitions between cold and warm climates, known as Dansgaard-Oeschger (D-O) events. D-O events have been linked to switches in regimes of the Atlantic Overturning Meridional Circulation (AMOC), but the exact mechanisms behind abrupt climate changes and AMOC regimes switches remain poorly understood.
This paper introduces the convection-advection oscillator mechanism to explain the millennial-scale oscillations observed in a set of HadCM3 general circulation model simulations forced with snapshots of deglacial meltwater history. The oscillator can be separated into two components acting on different time scales. The fast convection component responds to changes in vertical stratification in the North Atlantic by activating or deactivating its deep water formation sites. The slow advection component regulates the accumulation and depletion of salinity in the North Atlantic.
This oscillator mechanism is triggered under specific background conditions and freshwater release combinations. The initial perturbation introduces an instability that triggers a global salt reorganisation, modifying the North Atlantic stratification. For a given configuration, the system oscillates if the salt redistribution can lead to both the reactivation and the deactivation of the AMOC. Otherwise, the climate settles in a warm or cold steady state. This new mechanism expands the existing millennial-scale variability theories and provides a general framework for understanding abrupt climate changes in general circulation models
Risk and protective factors associated with grey matter patterns in older adults
Authors: Lorenzon Giulia , Marseglia Anna , Poulakis Konstantinos , Rydén Lina , Lindberg Olof , Shams Sara , Mohanty Rosaleena , Ferreira Daniel , Kivipelto Miia , Eriksdotter Maria , Kern Silke , Skoog Ingmar , Westman Eric
Published: October 2024

INTRODUCTION
Early dementia detection in the general population is challenged by high cerebral grey matter (GM) heterogeneity preceding behavioural symptoms. Here, we identify distinct GM patterns and their associated factors in a population-based cohort to detect at-risk individuals.
METHODS
This cross-sectional study examined 746 dementia-free 70-years-old individuals from the Gothenburg H70 Study to identify GM patterns using random forest clustering on MRI measures and examine their associations with sociodemographic, cardiometabolic, cognitive, genetic, and biomarker characteristics.
RESULTS
Five GM clusters emerged, primarily differentiated by frontoparietal regions. Compared to Cluster 1 (reference), cortical thickness was greater in Clusters 3 and 4, while reduced in Cluster 2, and mixed in Cluster 5. Significant factors included education, cardiometabolic conditions, depression, neurodegeneration, small vessel disease, lipidic and inflammatory alterations. Interestingly, GM patterns reflected cognitive performance.
DISCUSSION
Cerebrovascular health and related processes could be crucial for GM heterogeneity in late life, with implications for preventive strategies.
GenAI Minimum Acceptance Checks Static and Dynamic Model Checking of Conditioning Generative Artificial Intelligence Models for Subsurface Modeling
Authors: Merzoug Ahmed , Liu Lei , Pyrcz Michael J.
Published: October 2024

Optimal subsurface development decision-making relies on the calculation of an accurate ensemble of subsurface feature realizations that integrate all available sources of information. Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has been proposed as a solution for building subsurface realization ensembles that may exceed geostatistical methods for conditioning not only to local measurements but also to qualitative geological concepts based on the complicated depositional, preservation, and alternation history of subsurface resource accumulations. GenAI models such as variational autoencoders, generative adversarial networks, and denoising diffusion probabilistic models have been applied, but these models are often checked by ocular inspection or limited statistics. We propose an extended genAI model checking protocol with novel metrics, diagnostics, and plots to expand current geostatistical model checking methods, known collectivity as minimum acceptance checks. This genAI model checking protocol includes checks for global univariate distribution, local and global uncertainty models, spatial continuity, local data exactitude, and local dynamic response. To demonstrate this expanded genAI model checking protocol, we design and train three diverse genAI methods on sequential Gaussian simulation realization-based training images for different variogram ranges. The results show that GANs passed all checks, DDPMs had some limitations in reproducing local uncertainty, whereas VAEs failed most of the checks. Our enhanced workflow allows for a quantitative measure of the performance of genAI models. It allows practitioners to select suitable genAI models for their subsurface modeling workflows and to have improved confidence in the development decision based on these genAI realizations.
The Role of Spousal Socio-Demographic Differences and Decision-Making Power Dynamics on Contraceptive Use Among Married Female Adolescents in Rural Ethiopia
Authors: Mekonnen Yared , Hagos Tati , Wolde Endeshaw , Telake Daniel , Yared Kidus
Published: October 2024

Background:
Ethiopia has one of the largest populations of married female adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. These young women face challenges related to gender roles, socio-economic factors, and reproductive health, impacting their access to family planning services. This study examines how spousal socio-demographic differences and decision-making dynamics affect contraceptive use among these adolescents in rural Ethiopia.
Methods:
In January 2022, a household survey was conducted as part of the RISE intervention program, involving 2,125 married female adolescents aged 15–19 from rural areas. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to select participants. Multivariate logistic regression models analyzed the effect of spousal characteristics on contraceptive use.
Results:
The average age of respondents was 17.9 years, with 56.5% having given birth and 84% having completed at least elementary education. The modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) was 38.5%, with injectables being the most used method. Husbands were on average eight years older, and a husband-wife age gap of 10 + years significantly reduced contraceptive use (AOR 0.69). Higher education levels among wives (AOR 1.69) and similar education between spouses (AOR 1.76) increased contraceptive use. Women involved in financial (AOR 1.94), healthcare (AOR 1.42), and family size decisions (AOR 1.35) were more likely to use contraception.
Conclusion:
Contraceptive use among married adolescents in rural Ethiopia is shaped by spousal age differences, education, and decision-making dynamics. Addressing gender power imbalances, promoting female education, and involving men in family planning are critical for improving outcomes.
Time-kill kinetics antibacterial activity of ethyl-acetate extract of Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis 168.
Authors: Balogun Olasinbo Olumuyiwa , Ugoh Sylvanus Chukwudi , Abioye Olabisi Peter , Oladosu Peters Oluwale
Published: October 2024

Background: The rise in antibiotic-resistant pathogens underscores the urgent need to fortify the existing weak antimicrobial agents. Novel antimicrobials are products of microbes, as two-thirds of the currently available antibiotics are sourced from them. Understanding the killing rate of the potential antibiotic-producing microbe is essential during the development of antimicrobials. Our preliminary investigation identified a potential antibiotic-producing Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis168.
Method: In this study, we investigated the inhibitory activity and time-kill kinetics of the extract of Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis 168 against some selected pathogenic strains. Broth microdilution and time-kill assays were used to evaluate the antibacterial activity of the extract. Data analysis was performed with the Kruska-Wallis H test using the statistical software Stata 16.
Results:The extract showed antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) (MIC = 28.70 mg/mL), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) (MIC = 28.70 mg/mL), Pseudomonas aeruginosa(ATCC 27853) (MIC = 28.70 mg/mL) and K. pneuminiae (MIC = 14.35 mg/mL). At 0.5 × MIC, the extract was bacteriostatic against all the test bacteria for the 24-hour incubation period. At the 1 x MIC (28.70 mg/mL), the extract achieved bactericidal endpoints (≥99.9% killing) of 3.87 Log10 CFU/mL reduction of S. aureus (ATCC 25923) at 6 h incubation, 6.81 Log10 CFU/mL reduction of E. coli (ATCC 25922) at 6 h (1 x MIC: 28.70 mg/mL), 6.87 Log10 CFU/mL reduction of P. aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) at 8 h (1 x MIC: 28.70 mg/mL), and 6.90 Log10 CFU/mL reduction at 8 h incubation of K. pneumoniae (1 x MIC: 14.35 mg/mL). At 2 x MIC, the extract showed bactericidal endpoints of at least 3 Log10 CFU/mL reduction of all the test strains at lower exposure times. The killing kinetics of the extract against each test strain were statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) at 0.5 x MIC, 1 x MIC, and 2 x MIC.
Conclusion: The killing kinetics of the extract demonstrated both time- and concentration-dependent bactericidal activity against the selected panel of pathogenic strains, achieving a minimum three-log reduction at 1 × MIC and 2 × MIC within 2-8 h exposure. These findings suggest the promising therapeutic potential of the extract.
CAN Data Transfer from Vehicle to Cloud via Smartphone
Authors: Oldaç Serhat , Şenol Yavuz
Published: October 2024

Smartphones have evolved into multipurpose handheld devices and have exceeded their limits beyond communication. Apart from communication, these devices have been utilized for mobile payment, cloud-based services, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and more. In this study, an Arduino-based system has been developed to receive commercial heavy-duty vehicle data in accordance with the SAE J1939 standard through the On Board Diagnosis II (OBD-II) connection. In addition, a smartphone application supported by graphical interface has been created to transmit processed data to the cloud. The designed system has been tested and verified by using data from an internal combustion engine passenger bus. The reliable transfer of selected data has been realized in both the smartphone and cloud environments. This study has offered a cost-effective solution for transmitting J1939 standardized vehicle data to a remote operator via a smartphone based on verified successful applications. Moreover, the created system will be a good significant resource for comparison to future applications.
Лекции Ф.В.Й. Шеллинга, прочитанные в летнем семестре 1801 г. (конспект И.П.В. Трокслера)
Authors: Золотухин В.В
Published: October 2024

Вниманию читателя предлагается первый перевод трокслеровских конспектов лекций Шеллинга на русский язык. Лекции были прочитаны в летнем семестре 1801 г. в Йенском университете, конспект составлен 21-летним йенским студентом И.П.В. Трокслером. Важной особенностью текста является то, что он представляет собой не запись непосредственно в аудитории, а воспроизведение услышанного по памяти после занятий. Предполагается, что Трокслеру удалось передать понятийную систему Шеллинга без искажений. Конспект уникален: материалов самого Шеллинга по лекциям летнего семестра 1801 г. пока не обнаружено. Запись Трокслера состоит из двух частей: первая содержит концептуальное введение в учение об абсолютном тождестве, вторая представляет собой комментарий к параграфам манифеста философии абсолютного тождества - «Изложению моей системы философии».

I.P.V. Troxler’s Summary of Schelling’s Lectures Delivered in Summer Semester 1801 translated from German into Russian by Vsevolod Zolotukhin
Искушение буквализмом, или Каким должен быть перевод античной философской классики?
Authors: Месяц С.В
Published: October 2024

Нарастающая неудовлетворенность классическими русскими переводами Платона и Аристотеля, созданными во второй половине XX в., а также желание заменить их более новыми, точными и отвечающими современному состоянию науки, заставляет поставить вопрос о принципах перевода античных философских текстов. В статье показано, что если советские переводчики руководствовались в основном принципом «художественного» перевода, предполагающего творческое воссоздание оригинала средствами родного языка, то современный читатель больше склоняется к переводу «буквальному», передающему не столько мысль автора, как ее понял переводчик, сколько слова переводимого текста. В статье дается сравнительное описание обеих переводческих стратегий и на конкретных примерах показываются сильные и слабые стороны каждой из них.

The growing dissatisfaction with classical Russian translations of Plato and Aristotle of the second half of the 20nd cent., as well as the recent efforts to replace them with more exact and accurate ones compel us to raise a question of how to translate ancient philosophical texts. The paper shows that the former soviet translators basically adhered to the principle of “artistic” translation, which involved the re-creation of the Greek or Latin original by means of their native language. On the contrary, modern Russian scholars prefer to follow the principle of the so called “literal” translation, considered to be a more accurate one because of reproducing rather the words of the translated text than the thought of the author, as it is understood by the translator. The article gives a comparative description of both approaches and shows on concrete examples the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.
Лики китайской рациональности
Authors: Рыков С.Ю
Published: October 2024

В статье анализируются крупнейшие теории китайской рациональности и особенностей китайской мысли в современной зарубежной и российской синологии. Разбираются дискуссии об аргументативности китайской мысли, осмысление сущности и роли «нумерологии» в китайской мысли, а также концепции влияния китайского языка на китайскую мысль. Подробно рассматриваются теории китайской мысли как «мудрости» таких авторов, как М. Гране и Ф. Жюльен, приводятся идеи Дж. Нидэма, А. Грэма, Ч. Хансена, описывается концепция китайской рациональности и китайского языка К. Харбсмайера, дается представление о методе «структурного анализа китайской классики» В.С. Спирина и А.М. Карапетьянца, упоминается концепция «конструкутивизма» китайской логики А.А. Крушинского, детально описывается теория «нумерологичности» китайской рациональности А.И. Кобзева. Анализ позволяет сделать выводы, что 1) китайская мысль фундаментально многообразна; 2) китайская мысль аргументативна и полемична; 3) в классическом китайском письменном языке есть потенциал для многих форм рациональности.

This article analyses several major theories of Chinese rationality and features of Chinese thought in contemporary sinology. It analyses the discussions about the forms of Chinese reasoning, understanding the role of “numerology” in Chinese thought, as well as the ideas of the influence of Chinese language on Chinese thought. The article considers in detail theories of Chinese thought as “wisdom” of such authors as M. Granet and F. Jullien. It also mentions some ideas of J. Needham, A. Graham, Ch. Hansen, describes the results of reflection on Chinese rationality and Chinese language by Ch. Harbsmeier, gives an idea of the method of "Structural Analysis of Chinese Classics" by V.S. Spirin and A.M. Karapetyants, as well as the idea of Chinese ‘constructivist’ logic by A.A. Krushinsky. It also considers in detail the theory of Chinese "numerological" rationality by A.I. Kobzev.The analysis shows that 1) Chinese thought is fundamentally diverse; 2) Chinese thought is argumentative and polemical; 3) classical Chinese language has a potential for many diverse forms of rationality.
Флоренский и Кант: человек в пространстве и времени
Authors: Длугач Т.Б
Published: October 2024

В статье рассматривается восприятие П. Флоренским главных философских принципов Канта. При анализе им кантовской философии выявлен определённый логический круг. Он заключается в том, что познать предмет невозможно, не построив его, но построить нельзя, не познав. Это остается для Канта проблемой. Автор объясняет, как с позиций православного символизма Флоренский критикует кантовский принцип человеческой автономии. Внимание в статье уделяется трудностям понимания Флоренским символа как единства феномена и ноумена. Неоднозначное понимание ноумена Кантом снимается Флоренским в сведении ноуменов к умозрительным сущностям. Для них время течёт в обратную сторону от следствий к причине, а пространство «выворачивается» через себя и становится мнимым. Эти идеи отца Павла могут в дальнейшем быть поняты сквозь призму достижений науки: так, замедление обмена веществ в летаргических процессах свидетельствует о существенных изменениях в них времени. Затрагивается вопрос об обратном течении времени в математике. Внимание уделяется идее Флоренского об обратном течении времени в творческих процессах. В статье высоко оценивается стремление Флоренского понять пространственное видение в культурно-историческом плане; плодотворны его исследования перспективы. Автор статьи убеждает в необходимости сравнения западных и отечественных философских идей.

The article deals with the perception of Pavel Florensky of the main philosophical principles of Kant. During analyzing Kant’s philosophy a certain logical circle was first revealed. It consists in the fact that it is impossible to know an object without constructing it, but it is impossible to construct it without knowing it. This remains a problem for Kant. The author explains how, from the standpoint of Orthodox symbolism, Florensky criticizes the Kantian principle of human autonomy. The attention is drawn to the difficulties of Florensky to understand the symbol as the unity of the phenomenon and noumena. The ambiguous understanding of the Kantian noumen is removed by Florensky in the reduction of the noumenon to speculative entities. Time flows in the opposite direction from the effects to the cause for them, and the space "turns out" through itself and becomes imaginary. These ideas of Father Pavel can be further understood through the prism of science: thus, a slowing of metabolism in lethargic processes and hibernation of animals indicates a significant change in their time. The question of the reverse course of time in mathematics is touched upon. Attention is paid to the idea of Florensky about the reverse flow of time in creative processes. The article highly appreciates Florensky’s desire to understand spatial vision in cultural and historical terms. His research prospects are fruitful. The author proves that it is necessary to compare Western and Russian philosophical ideas.
«Германия уже стала для меня моей второй родиной»: жизненный и творческий путь С.Л. Франка в переписке с Ф. Хайлером et circum
Authors: Цыганков А.С , Оболевич Т
Published: October 2024

В статье на основании переписки между Дж. Беллом, С.Л. Франком, В.С. Франком, Ф. Хайлером и австрийским издательством “Anton Pustet” реконструируются некоторые малоизвестные аспекты творческого и жизненного пути С.Л. Франка периода эмиграции. Благодаря изучению его переписки с немецким историком и феноменологом религии Фридрихом Хайлером удается более детально описать «идейный контекст» эпохи, в которой состоялся диалог русского и немецкого мыслителей. Представленная переписка содержит богатый материал по экуменической деятельности С.Л. Франка, связанной с журналом Ф. Хайлера «Eine heilige Kirche» («Святая Церковь»), в котором Франк опубликовал ряд статей, а также свои переводы на немецкий язык текстов С.Н. Булгакова («Догмат в восточной православной церкви») и Б.И. Сове («Таинство миропомазания в православной церкви Востока»; «Некролог на Н.Н. Глубоковского»). Отдельное внимание в статье уделяется воссозданию истории немецкоязычного текста работы С.Л. Франка «Непостижимое»: прослеживается появление различных редакций немецкого текста, а также восстанавливается история безуспешных попыток публикации этого текста в швейцарских, голландских, немецких и австрийских издательствах, которые были предприняты С.Л. Франком, его друзьями и коллегами в 1930-е гг.

In the article, based on correspondence between G. Bell, S.L. Frank, V.S. Frank, F. Heiler and the Austrian publishing house Anton Pustet we reconstruct some little-known aspects of the life and creativity of Semen Lyudvigovich Frank during his period of emigration. We clarify the circle of Frank’s friends and colleagues with whom he was close after he left Russia and went into exile. Thanks to the correspondence with the German historian and the phenomenologist of religion, Friedrich Heiler, we manage to describe in more detail the “ideological context” of the era of the dialogue of Russian and German thinkers. The presented correspondence contains a rich material on the ecumenical activity of S.L. Frank in 1930s of the last century, connected with the journal issued by F. Heiler “Eine heilige Kirche” (“The Holy Church”). Frank cooperated with Heiler’s journal not only as the author of a number of articles but also as a translator for German of S.N. Bulgakov’s texts (“Dogmat in the Eastern Orthodox Church”, 1935) and B. Sové (“The Sacrament of Confirmation in the Orthodox Church of the East”, 1936 and “Obituary on N.N. Glubokovsky”, 1937). A special attention is paid to the reconstruction of the history of German edition of the main work of S.L. Frank titled “The Unknowable”: the appearance of various versions of the German text (late 1935 and spring 1937) and a history of unsuccessful attempts of Frank and his friends and colleagues to publish this text in Swiss, Dutch, German and Austrian publishing houses in the 1930s.
«Бессильная невозможность». О новом переводе «Метафизики» Аристотеля
Authors: Юнусов А.Т.
Published: October 2024

Настоящая публикация является рецензией на первый за почти 100 лет новый перевод «Метафизики» Аристотеля на русский язык: Аристотель . Метафизика / Перевод с древнегреческого, вступительная статья и комм. А.В. Маркова. Москва: РИПОЛ классик, 2018. - 384 с. Рассматриваются принципы этого издания, его возможные цели, а также дается подробный комментарий текста первой главы книги первой (альфа) «Метафизики», при этом перевод А.В. Маркова сопоставляется с греческим оригиналом. Я показываю, что предложенное Марковым издание не может считаться серьезным переводом в хоть сколько-нибудь приемлемом смысле этого слова, более того, зачастую оно даже не представляет собой связный текст.

In present paper I review the first in more than 100 years completely new translation of Aristotle’s Metaphysics in Russian: Aristotle. Metafizika [Metaphysics], trans. by A.V. Markov. Мoscow: RIPOL klassik Publ., 2018, 384 pages. Having examined the principles of this new edition (in pt. 1) and its probable goals (in pt. 3) as well as having thoroughly commented the text of Metaphysics A.1 as it is presented in the translation (in pt. 2), I conclude that the text that this edition offers not only cannot be regarded as a translation of Aristotle in any remotely acceptable sense, but barely constitutes a coherent text at all.
Cognitive mechanism in late scholastic Aristotelianism and natural cognition of God
Authors: Vdovina G.V.
Published: October 2024

The article considers the possibility of natural cognition of God in the cognitive paradigm of aristotelianism, in the context of post-medieval theology (Suarez, Hurtado de Mendoza, Pedro de Arrubal etc.). As aristotelian tradition rejects infusion of ideas into the human mind, the question is raised as follows: is it possible to know God through adopting God species impressa, which in natural cognitive process serves as a vehicle to transport information about objects to the intellect and depends from objects in its genesis It is shown that in earthly life we form a concept of God using species of material things, according to general scheme of knowing non-sensible things through mental construction. In the condition of separation from bodies, instead, souls know God through a direct activation of their intellectual potency by God himself. The article concludes stating that the theological topic of cognition of God by blessed souls concentrates in itself many relevant questions from the philosophical and historical point of view.

Возможность естественного богопознания в когнитивной парадигме аристотелизма рассматривается в статье на материале постсредневековой теологии (Суарес, Уртадо де Мендоса, Педро де Аррубаль и т.д.). Так как аристотелевская традиция отвергает вложение идей в человеческий интеллект, вопрос ставится следующим образом: возможно ли естественное богопознание через принятие species impressa Бога интенциональной формы, которая в познании материальных вещей служит носителем информации о них и восходит к ним в своем порождении Показано, что в земной жизни мы образуем понятие о Боге, пользуясь species материальных вещей, в соответствии с общей схемой познания нечувственного через ментальное конструирование, а в состоянии блаженного видения, согласно позднесхоластическим авторам, через непосредственную активацию Богом интеллектуальной способности отделенных душ. В завершение статьи автор констатирует, что теологическая тема богопознания блаженных концентрирует в себе немало вопросов, представляющих актуальный философский и историко-философский интерес.
Понятие нравственного и его интерпретация в гегелевской «Системе нравственности»
Authors: Татаренко Н.А.
Published: October 2024

В статье анализируется произведение Г.В.Ф. Гегеля Система нравственности , принадлежащее к Йенскому периоду творчества философа. Это одна из первых попыток Гегеля разработать системный взгляд на проблему нравственности. Рукопись, так и оставшаяся не опубликованной при его жизни, представляет собой весьма необычный текст с точки зрения не только содержания, но и методологии. В нем очевидно влияние философии тождества Шеллинга, но при этом уже заметна самостоятельная мысль самого Гегеля, не всегда согласовывающаяся с шеллинговскими идеями. Автор анализирует методологические особенности гегелевского текста, интерпретирует смысл основных терминов, рассматривает главные содержательные моменты, а также приводит взгляд на Систему нравственности некоторых отечественных и зарубежных исследователей.

This article analyzes the work of G.W.F. Hegel System of ethical life, written during his life in Jena. This is one of first Hegels attempts to develop a systematic view on the problem of the ethical. The manuscript, which remained unpublished during the philosophers lifetime, is a very unusual text on the ground of not only its content but also on the ground of Hegels methodology. The influence of Schellings philosophy of identity on this text is obvious, but at the same time, Hegels independent thought is already noticeable, and not always consistent with Schellings ideas. The author explore the methodological features of the Hegelian text, interprets the meaning of the essencial concepts, considers the main substantial points, and also gives a number of interpretations of System of ethical life made by some russian and foreign researchers.