bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE AND MISOPROSTOL VERSUS MISOPROSTOL ALONE FOR CERVICAL RIPENING AND INDUCTION OF LABOR: A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY
Authors: SHARMA MOLLY , BHARDWAJ DEEPAK
Published: September 2024

Objective: Induction of labor is a common obstetric procedure aimed at initiating uterine contractions before the spontaneous onset of labor, essential for achieving vaginal delivery. Misoprostol, a synthetic prostaglandin E1 analog, is widely used for cervical ripening and labor induction but is associated with potential side effects. Isosorbide mononitrate (ISMN), a nitric oxide donor, has emerged as a potential adjunct to enhance cervical ripening. This randomized, double-blind study evaluates the comparative efficacy of ISMN combined with misoprostol versus misoprostol alone for cervical ripening and labor induction in term pregnancies.
Methods: This study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. R. P. G. M. C. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, from July 2019 to June 2020. A total of 100 patients meeting the inclusion criteria were randomized into two groups: Group 1 received ISMN 40 mg and misoprostol 25 mcg, while Group 2 received misoprostol 25 mcg and a placebo. The primary outcome was the induction to active phase interval. Secondary outcomes included mode of delivery, maternal and neonatal outcomes, and side effects. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-Square and unpaired t-tests, with a p-value<0.05 considered significant.
Results: Group 1 (ISMN+misoprostol) showed a significantly shorter induction to active phase interval (11.85±3.24 h) compared to Group 2 (misoprostol alone) (19.82±3.7 h, p=0.004). The mode of delivery did not significantly differ between groups, with similar rates of vaginal delivery and cesarean sections. Neonatal outcomes, including birth weight and APGAR scores, were comparable between the groups. Maternal complications were not significantly different, with no increased incidence of hyperstimulation or postpartum hemorrhage in group 1.
Conclusion: The combination of ISMN with misoprostol is more effective in reducing the induction to active phase interval compared to misoprostol alone without increasing adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes. This combination therapy could represent a significant advancement in the management of labor induction.
ROLE OF TRANEXAMIC ACID IN CONTROLLING BLOOD LOSS IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
Authors: CHAUHAN MANISH S. , MAHMOOD SYED T. , CHATERJII GAUTAM , SHAKYA MANMOHAN , PAL VISHNU , SIDDHARTHA P. V.
Published: September 2024

Objective: The incidence of total hip arthroplasty (THA) is on the rise, often resulting in significant blood loss. It has been observed that Tranexamic acid (TXA) can diminish the blood loss experienced during the perioperative period of hip joint arthroplasty. Nonetheless, the optimal method of administering TXA remains a topic of debate. So, we studied the role of Tranexamic Acid in Controlling Blood Loss in Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Methods: In Prospective group data: By giving a dose of 15 mg/kg of Tranexamic acid, intravenously 15 min before given incision and 15 mg/kg topically after the closure of the hip joint capsule. Retrospective data from the records of previous patients who were administered intravenous tranexamic acid while undergoing THR in the past 3 years with 30 cases in each group. Information was gathered regarding the volume of blood loss, levels of hemoglobin, frequency of transfusions, and the incidence of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Results: The mean operation times were approximately 43.5±9.0 min and 42.2±8.0 min in group A and group B, respectively. The operation time and intra-operative blood loss show insignificant differences in prospective and retrospective groups. The post-operative blood loss, total blood loss, and decrease in haemoglobin level depicted insignificant differences in prospective and retrospective groups. There were insignificant differences in terms of blood loss and systemic complications between tranexamic acid administration methods.
Conclusion: Tranexamic acid is effective in minimizing blood loss following surgery as well as the overall blood loss associated with total hip arthroplasty, according to the data reviewed and the results of this study showing non-inferior efficacy of topical TXA and IV TXA with IV TXA, we proposed that topical administration of 15 mg/ml of TXA before wound closure was a simple, safe, feasible and effective prophylactic measure with minimal adverse effects. The use of this method proved to be economical, effectively decreasing bleeding, diminishing the necessity for additional blood transfusions, and averting the possibility of surgical intervention due to excessive bleeding.
INTRADIALYTIC COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS OF END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE ON MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS
Authors: GOEL ANKUR , GREWAL HARPREET , DUA ARUN
Published: September 2024

Objective: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis are at high risk for intradialytic complications, which can significantly impact morbidity and mortality. Understanding the prevalence and predictors of these complications is essential for improving patient care and outcomes.
Methods: This observational study included 104 ESRD patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis at a tertiary care center. Data were collected on demographics, comorbidities, dialysis parameters, and vascular access type. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS to evaluate associations between patient characteristics and the occurrence of intradialytic complications.
Results: Our study analyzed 104 hemodialysis patients, revealing a high incidence of hypotensive episodes (59.0%) and associated symptoms like tiredness and muscle cramps. Vascular access was predominantly through arteriovenous fistulae (87.0%). Compliance with Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) and European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) was low, at 11.1% and 6.8%, respectively, underscoring the need for improved management strategies to mitigate intradialytic complications.
Conclusion: Intradialytic complications are prevalent among ESRD patients on maintenance hemodialysis, with cardiovascular comorbidities contributing significantly to their risk. Effective management requires careful fluid and medication management to mitigate these risks and improve patient outcomes.
Я не мог пройти мимо науки
Authors: Григорович К.В.
Published: September 2024

Текущий 2024 год объявлен Годом семьи, и в связи с этим стали часто говорить
о трудовых династиях. На страницах нашего журнала мы расскажем читателям
о представителе одной из научных династий – Константине Всеволодовиче
Григоровиче, российском ученом в области металлургии, металловедения,
диагностики материалов, академике РАН, докторе технических наук, заведующем
лабораторией диагностики материалов ФГБУН ИМЕТ им. А. А. Байкова РАН,
профессоре кафедры металлургии стали, новых производственных технологий
и защиты металлов НИТУ МИСиС.
Константин Всеволодович относится к третьему поколению династии
Григоровичей, внесших весомый вклад в развитие отечественной науки как
неотъемлемого фактора процветания нашей страны.
Хлорогеновая и кофейная кислоты: области применения и методы определения
Authors: Ксенофонтова Т.Д. , Барановская В.Б.
Published: September 2024

Хлорогеновая и кофейная кислоты – одни из самых распространенных гидроксикоричных кислот. Они присутствуют в различных растениях, например, в кофе, чае и фруктах. Эти соединения активно исследуются на предмет их биологической активности и возможного применения для поддержания здоровья человека. В обзоре рассматриваются сферы применения кофейной и хлорогеновой кислот и методы их определения в различных объектах. Особое внимание уделяется источникам этих кислот, их биологической активности и влиянию на здоровье человека. Обсуждаются современные подходы к определению содержания кофейной и хлорогеновой кислот в пищевых продуктах, напитках и лекарственных средствах.
Assessing Riparian Wetland Health Using Machine Learning: Analyzing Vegetation and Hydrological Correlations
Authors: Thota Sudith
Published: September 2024

Riparian wetlands are vital ecosystems that provide essential services, including biodiversity support, water quality improvement, and flood mitigation. Despite their importance, these ecosystems face numerous threats, such as habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. Monitoring the health of riparian wetlands is complex due to the intricate interactions between vegetation and hydrological processes. This study addresses these challenges by using machine learning techniques to analyze the relationships between key ecological indicators, including hydrophyte cover, species richness, and hydrological features like water cover and litter accumulation. Using data from the BLM Natl AIM Riparian and Wetland Indicators Hub, various machine learning models—Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, Extra Trees, and Ridge Regression—were applied to predict wetland health outcomes. The results revealed strong correlations between hydrophyte cover and composite wetland value, as well as between species richness and native vegetation cover, underscoring the importance of these variables in maintaining ecosystem integrity. The models effectively captured the complex relationships within riparian wetlands, providing accurate predictions of ecological health. These findings highlight the potential of integrating vegetation and hydrological data with advanced analytical techniques to enhance wetland conservation and management. This research contributes to a better understanding of riparian wetland dynamics and offers valuable insights for developing targeted conservation strategies to preserve these crucial ecosystems.
‘The censor’s ellipsis’ in printed books of the time of religious reform in 15th–16th century England: Linguistic and historical aspects
Authors:   Russian State Library, Squires С. R. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: September 2024

In this study devoted to book censorship in the time of Henry VIII the author tries to supplement general knowledge about political censorship by analyzing its forms, methods, and aims characteristic of a specific historical period and situation. A combination of linguistic (syntactic, grammatical), contextual and bibliographical approaches is used to show the interrelation between political agenda, text semantics, language and text structure, and the forms of medialitypresent in a certain epoch, as manifested by post-factum censorship (that is, applied to texts made public long before). As source material, a valuable copy of Ranulph Higden’s Polychronicon, published by Wynkyn de Worde in 1495, now kept in the incunabula collection of the Russian State Library in Moscow, is presented and examined. It offers ample evidence of 16thcentury postfactum censorship carried out in an early printed book. The dating of marginal notes and questions of provenance are discussed in connection with the validity of the copy as a witness of 16thcentury England. The method of ‘blotting out’, introduced by Henry VIII to support his Protestant reforms (cf.: ‘cutte or blotte ‹…› in such wise, as they cannot be perceiued nor red’) concerned certain unwanted words (in the present case this was the lexeme ‘Pope’). Through linguistic and textological analysis the method of post-factum censorship by ‘blotting out’ is theoretically confronted with the concept of linguistic ellipsis. On this basis the blotting outtechnique is analyzed and its effectivity evaluated. It is shown that post-factum censorship by blotting out does not achieve efficient suppression of Catholic ideas in the historical memory; an alternative explanation for its employment would therefore be, that its aim is to enforce obedience and compliance with the current agenda.
Leskov and Latin
Authors:   Vyatka State University, Korshunkov V. A.
Published: September 2024

In this paper the constant interest of the writer Nikolai Leskov in Russian antiquity, church everyday life, and the life of clergy is noted. Church surnames, characteristic of the Russian clergy in the 18th–19th centuries, were often formed from Greek, Latin, and Church Slavonic terms. The choice of a surname or name for a character of his prose was very important for Leskov: he himself often paid attention to this issue and the heroes of his works talk about it. In modern literary studies, many scholars discuss onomastics in Leskov’s texts, but such an aspect as the Latin language (and related classical antiquity) in Leskov’s writings is rarely touched upon. This paper deals with anthroponomy of the chronicle The Cathedral Folk by Leskov. A more precise explanation of the origin and meaning of the “artificial” ecclesiastical surnames of some characters (Benefaktov, Benefisov, Prepotensky, Omnepotensky) is offered. One episode about Philaret, Metropolitan of Kiev, and his Latin words from Leskov’s ‘Trifles from the Life of Archbishops’ is considered. Some episodes of other works by Leskov are also considered (including At Daggers Drawn and Episcopal Justice). It is noted that Leskov was an “autodidact”: he entered the gymnasium long before the large-scale introduction of classical education in Russia, studied poorly and did not graduate from the gymnasium. He did not have excellent grades in Latin and did not enter the university. It is concluded that there are cases of misunderstanding of Latin vocabulary and grammar in Leskov’s works. He was not interested in Latin and had a poor understanding of this language.
Prometheus, Hercules, Icarus, etc.: About precedent nouns-mythonyms in the modern Greek language
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Tresorukova I. V.
Published: September 2024

The article deals with some linguistic aspects of the functioning of Greek mythological proper names (gods, heroes etc.), which became precedent nouns-mythonyms in the Modern Greek language, expanding their semantic structure. Over the course of millennia, mythonyms underwent a number of semantic changes and expanded their meanings; in this regard, the relevance of our research is due to the fact that analysis of precedent mythonyms serves as the key to a clearer understanding of the national linguistic picture of the world of a native Greek speaker and of the meaning and influence of ancient Greek mythology in Modern Greek. The purpose of the study is to identify the additional meanings formed during the actualization of mythonyms as precedent proper names in the discursive field of Modern Greek culture. Semantic derivation is the way of mythonyms’ integration into the discourse of the Modern Greek language, and proper names become common nouns because of their precedental character. The results show that the most frequent parameters for the transformation of mythonyms into precedent names are behavior, character and appearance of the hero or goddess, and these main features create metaphoric transfer and create the precedental character. The analysis expands the understanding of how semantic transformation forms the field of mythonyms’ precedentality in Modern Greek; thus, we take the first step to create a dictionary of precedentality based on the Greek language.
Unpublished poems by N. D. Khvoshchinskaya from an album of the Alyabyev family
Authors:   State Memorial Museum-Reserve of D. Mendeleyev and A. Blok, Stroganova E. N.
Published: September 2024

The Department of Manuscript Collections of the State Literary Museum holds a handwritten album from the Alyabyev family that may have belonged to Natalia Pavlovna Khvoshchinskaya, Alyabyev’s wife. But it is also quite likely that the first owner of the album was Ekaterina Avraamovna Khvoshchinskaya, married to Akinfov, whose granddaughter became the wife of B. I. Alyabyev. Both N. P. Alyabyeva and E. A. Akinfova maintained relations with their cousin, the writer Nadezhda Dmitrievna Khvoshchinskaya, whose prose, signed with the pseudonym V. Krestovsky, was already famous in the middle of the 19th century. The introductory part examines the history of the writer’s relationship with each of her cousins and hypothetically establishes the ownership of the album. In 1857 N. D. Khvoshchinskaya recorded 22 of her poems from 1848–1852 in this album under the general heading “From the poems of Nadezhda Dmitrievna Khvoshchinskaya”. Khvoshchinskaya’s poetry, contrary to the unfounded opinion of her as a supporter of “pure art,” is imbued with civic sentiments. Unlike most poetesses, she was interested in social and philosophical problems, and she often spoke on behalf of the collective “we”, that is people of her generation, whose maturity occurred in the 1850s. Some of the rewritten texts had previously been published, but nine poems, which particularly clearly expressed the author’s social ideals and her abiding interest in European political processes, could not be published at the time. These never-beforepublished poems are included in this selection.
“The memory industry”: Reproduction and production of public stories about the Great Patriotic War
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zakrevskaya E. A. , Belyanin S. V.
Published: September 2024

People who were eyewitnesses of the Great Patriotic War and have real memories have been playing an important role in preserving historical memory in USSR and Russia over the past decades. For instance, WWII veterans used to visit schools and tell children about their paths in the military, Nowadays, when the war is 80 years in our past, these people are passing away. However, the role of personal experience in war stories did not decrease due to the death if the eyewitnesses. In modern Russia there has grown a need for institutions for preserving and transmitting the memory of this war. In this article we will explore that “memory industry”. By that term we mean some institutionalized ways and practices aiming to reproduce — or even produce — personal stories about war. Nowadays veterans’ stories are published on the Internet, used to create vernacular or state museums, and as a base for patriotic upbringing of the youth. Such widespread use of personal stories from veterans and other adult eyewitnesses also affects stories told by the next generation: “the children of war”. Their memories cannot be substantive and in-depth due to their youth, so their stories often are unintentionally supplemented from the culture: folklore or media.
Penentuan Golongan Handphone Terkini Dengan Menggunakan Metode Fuzzy Mamdani
Authors: Achmad Rafi Febrian , Perdhana Mochammad Bintang , Fadhilah Naufal Kamil , Shaefullah Amien Shaum , Chairunisa Dwi Yulinar , Novianty Inna
Published: September 2024

Handphone adalah perangkat telekomunikasi elektronik yang memiliki kemampuan yang sama dengan telepon kabel konvensional, namun perbedaannya adalah telepon seluler dapat digunakan dimana saja dan dapat dibawa kemana saja serta tidak perlu terhubung dengan jaringan telepon menggunakan kabel seperti wireless. dan nirkabel. Tujuan dari telepon seluler adalah untuk memudahkan komunikasi antara orang-orang yang terbiasa menerima panggilan telepon dan dapat mengirim atau menerima pesan singkat. Seiring dengan perkembangan zaman, keragaman keunggulan, fitur, merek, dan tipe ponsel yang ada dapat membuat masyarakat kesulitan untuk memilih ponsel yang sesuai dengan kualitas, kebutuhan, dan budget belanjanya. Hal ini dikarenakan kebutuhan manusia sangat banyak dan beragam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis handphone terbaru dengan menggunakan metode Fuzzy Mamdani agar masyarakat tersebut dapat memilih handphone yang sesuai dengan kebutuhannya. Metode logika Fuzzy Mamdani dipilih karena kemampuannya dalam menangani ketidakpastian data. Input fuzzy yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ada dua yaitu kecepatan prosesor dan kapasitas daya baterai. Proses fuzzifikasi dilakukan untuk menentukan variabel masukan dan nilai keluaran untuk menghasilkan suatu nilai untuk penentuan kelas handphone. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa metode fuzzy Mamdani dapat digunakan untuk mengontrol penentuan grup ponsel. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa semakin rendah nilai pada kecepatan prosesor, maka kecepatan prosesor dapat digolongkan sebagai lambat. Begitupun sebaliknya dimana semakin tinggi nilai pada kecepatan prosesor, maka kecepatan prosesor dapat digolongkan sebagai cepat. Selain itu, semakin rendah nilai pada kapasitas daya baterai, maka kapasitas daya baterai dapat digolongkan sebagai rendah. Begitupun sebaliknya semakin tinggi nilai pada kapasitas daya baterai, maka kapasitas daya baterai dapat digolongkan sebagai tinggi
Perancangan Aplikasi Pengolahan Data Bengkel Motor Berbasis Web Dengan Metode Rapid Application Development
Authors: Rizky Tuan Raja Gorga Dolok , Azhar Sandfreni
Published: September 2024

Indonesia merupakan negara dengan pengguna sepeda motor yang sangat banyak. Menurut data dari Badan Pusat Statisik pada tahun 2020 pengguna sepeda motor di indonesia mencapai 84.49%. Bengkel motor ricky yang berdiri sejak tahun 2012, berlokasi di jakarta pusat kecamatan senen dan merupakan usaha milik perorangan yang bergerak di bidang jasa yaitu jasa service sepeda motor. Selain menyediakan jasa service, bengkel motor ricky juga menjual berbagai macam sparepart untuk kendaraan bermotor. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang sebuah sistem pengolahan data bengkel berbasis web di bengkel motor ricky, dan juga akan menggantikan sistem konvesional yang kurang efisien dan menimbulkan permasalahan seperti kehilangan data, kesalahan pencatatan harga barang dan salah perhitungan. Metode yang digunakan adalah Rapid Application Development (RAD) yang dalam tahap pengerjaan nya, metode ini di bagi ke dalam beberapa tahapan-tahapan yang dapat membuat suatu aplikasi dengan waktu yang singkat dalam pengembangannya, serta metode pengembangan ini dapat bekerja dengan baik jika di terapkan pada aplikasi berskala kecil. Hasil dari penelitian kali ini adalah sistem aplikasi yang dapat mengelola data berupa data service,data sparepart, dan data mekanik agar lebih efektif dan efisien serta dapat mencetak laporan kapanpun untuk Pemilik Bengkel.
Implementasi Sistem Informasi Seminar Menggunakan Metode Prototype
Authors: Ashari Imam Maulana , Maulana Ahmad
Published: September 2024

Pada penelitian ini akan dikembangkan sebuah sistem untuk penjualan tiket seminar berbasis website sebagai sistem afiliasi penjualan tiket seminar, yaitu dengan membantu penyelenggara seminar untuk mempromosikan atau memasarkan penjualan tiket seminar. Metode pengembangan Prototype digunakan sebagai panduan untuk membangun sistem informasi pendaftaran seminar. Adapun hasil yang di peroleh dari pembuatan aplikasi pendaftaran seminar berbasis web menghasilkan proses pendaftaran seminar lebih cepat dan terstruktur. Sehingga kegiatan seminar lebih berjalan lancar dan sukses
Penerapan Metode Certainty Factor Pada Sistem Pakar Berbasis Web Untuk Diagnosis Penyakit Ayam
Authors: Hidayat M. Mahaputra , Ridwan Adam , Irfani Najmul , Yuana Firdha
Published: September 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang sistem pakar untuk mendiagnosis penyakit pada ayam. Sistem ini dirancang untuk membantu petani dalam mengidentifikasi penyakit pada ayam secara akurat dan cepat. Sistem ahli ini dibangun menggunakan metode Certainty Factor. Data penyakit ayam dikumpulkan dari sumber tepercaya dan aturan dibuat untuk mendukung proses diagnostik. Aplikasi ini digunakan untuk membantu pengguna dalam mengidentifikasi penyakit ayam berdasarkan gejala yang dimasukkan. Sistem pakar ini diuji untuk melihat kemampuannya untuk memberikan diagnosis yang akurat dan berguna bagi pengguna. Oleh karena itu, sistem pakar diagnosis penyakit ayam ini dapat menjadi solusi yang berguna di bidang peternakan.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penetapan Penerima Beasiswa Pada Universitas Mahakarya Asia Menggunakan Metode Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making (FMCDM)
Authors: Hartati Sri , Salamudin Salamudin , Meilantika Dian , Saputro Haris
Published: September 2024

Universitas Mahakarya Asia merupakan salah satu lembaga pendidikan yang memberikan beasiswa untuk mahasiswanya, ada beasiswa yayasan YCIS dan beasiswa BAY. Dengan adanya beasiswa ini diharapkan dapat membantu mahasiswa untuk meringankan biaya pendidikan sehingga mahasiswa yang mengundurkan diri dari proses studi dapat ditanggulangi. Penetapan beasiswa harusla berlandaskan beberapa kriteria yang telah ditetapkan dalam aturan. Untuk memproses seleksi calon penerima beasiswa dengan beberapa kriteria mengalami kesulitan sehingga akan berdampak tidak tepat sasaran dalam pengambilan keputusan. Metode Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making (FMCDM) adalah sebuah metode yang dapat digunakan dalam membantu menganalisa calon penerima beasiswa. Dengan FMCDM panitia akan lebih mudah dalam menghitung bobot alternatif terbaik dari alternatif yang ada berdasarkan kriteria yang telah ditetapkan
Analisa Struktur Sasis Kendaraan Mobil Listrik BAJA SAE Dengan Metode Elemen Hingga (MEH)
Authors: Hauqalah Agamas
Published: September 2024

Saat ini, sudah tidak perlu lagi untuk membangun model pengujian untuk setiap kondisi yang akan di uji, cukup menggunakan program computer, lalu setelahnya hasil simulasi akan keluar dan kemudain dapat ditemukan hasil yang terbaik, maka barulah model akhir bisa dibuat. Pada penelitian kali ini, proses simulasi untuk menganalisa respon dari struktur sasis kendaraan konpetisi mobil BAJA SAE dengan menggunakan Metode Elemen Hingga.  Kendaraan akan di uji dengan enam kondisi pengujian, yaitu Pengujian tabrak depan, tabrak belakang, tabrak samping kiri dan kanan, uji terguling, uji kekuatan torsional, dan uji tabrak setengah sisi depan. Setelah mendapat Equivalent stress maka akan digunakan untuk menentukan nilai Factor of Safety dari desain sasi. Dari hasil simulasi, didapatkan  total deformasi sebagai berikut :   tabrak depan (5.69 mm), tabrak belakang (3.66 mm),  tabrak samping kiri dan kanan (8.09 mm Dan  8.06 mm) , uji terguling (5.34 mm), uji kekuatan torsional (23.53 mm), uji tabrak setengah sisi depan (1.78 mm). Didapatkan juga hasil equivalent stress sebagai berikut : tabrak depan (390.65 MPa), tabrak belakang (335.16 MPa), tabrak samping kiri dan kanan (452.68 MPa dan 434.21 MPa), uji terguling (239.66 MPa), uji kekuatan torsional (330.29 MPa), uji tabrak setengah sisi depan (259.83 MPa). Serta didapatkan juga nilai Factor of Safety sebagai berikut : tabrak depan (1.7), tabrak belakang (1.9), tabrak samping kiri dan kanan (1.4 dan 1.5), uji terguling (2.7), uji kekuatan torsional (2.0), dan uji tabrak setengah sisi depan (2.5). berdasarkan hasil tersebut bahwa sasis kendaraan kompetisi BAJA SAE tersebut diharapkana aman dan dapat digunakan pada perlombaan.
Socio-Philosophical Understanding of the Theme of Justice in Plato’s Dialogue The Republic and in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Krinitsyn Aleksandr B.
Published: September 2024

The article examines the influence of Plato’s Republic on Dostoevsky’s late novels. The role of the dialogue in the ideological discourse of Europe and Russia in the mid-nineteenth century is noted, and references to the work in Dostoevsky’s f ive major novels and draft notes are traced, indicating the writer’s acquaintance with it. The main part of the article draws parallels between the socio-philosophical presentation of the concept of justice in the dialogue The Republic and Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment. Thus, at the beginning of the dialogue, Socrates’ opponent Frasimachus puts forward the thesis of the harm and uselessness of justice for ordinary citizens, and in the process of substantiating it almost completely anticipates the main provisions of Raskolnikov’s theory. Socrates, in turn, refutes Frasimachus with arguments like those addressed to Raskolnikov. The common vector of Dostoevsky’s and Plato’s interpretation of the theme of justice is revealed. However, there is also an important difference: for Dostoevsky, there is a higher, divine standard of justice by which social justice is also understood. Dostoevsky’s characters seem to be constantly arguing with God, who admits actual injustice and can draw different conclusions from this situation, including fighting with God. For Plato, justice is the harmony of good human will that everyone should strive for in the real world, building a good society with their own hands: it is perfectly intellectually comprehensible and reasonable.
Changing Clothes in the Novel Crime and Punishment
Authors:   University of Zagreb, Vojvodić Jasmina
Published: September 2024

The article examines the clothing of the heroes in the novel Crime and Punishment. The clothes of the poor (rags, cheap materials) are analyzed, as well as clothes that hide and reveal (an axe invisible from the outside, blood on clothes), grotesque clothes, etc. The analysis particularly emphasizes the clothing of the lovers. The clothes of the characters speak both about the falseness of love as well as about sincere feelings and the development of love between two couples: Razumikhin-Dunia and Raskolnikov-Sonia. The change of Raskolnikov’s clothes, carried out with Razumikhin’s help, is the first step in the hero’s restoration. Sonia’s headdress (green drap-de-dames scarf) changes as she grows from a girl, almost a child, to a grown woman in the novel’s epilogue.
Pedro Lemebel Profesor
Authors: Alvarado-Borgoño Miguel , Espinosa-Valenzuela Denisse
Published: September 2024

The major cultural shifts that Chile has experienced over the past thirty years have impacted the social perception of teachers: there has been a state policy effort to restore the historical role of teachers and reinforce their importance. However, these processes have simultaneously evolved to the detriment of this social role. Furthermore, higher education has attempted to incorporate categories such as ethnic diversity, sexual diversity, interculturality, and inclusion into initial teacher training, influenced by various social movements and the growing significance these categories have gained at the international level.
Half-education as alienated spirit: Adorno via Hegel
Authors: Schmelz Natascha , Krstic Predrag
Published: September 2024

The authors of this paper aim to reconstruct and present Adorno?s
understanding of half-education as an alienated spirit. For this purpose,
the introductory part reflects on the emergence of the modern concept of
Bildung, to highlight the discursive support upon which Adorno critically
builds. The second part of the paper is dedicated to the reference Adorno
critically relies on, although this time personified: it is about Hegel?s
understanding of spirit, alienation, and education. The third part of the
paper elaborates on the ?ideological?, namely those socio-historical and
socio-psychological conditions that Adorno believes are epochally
determinative for the decline of education into half-education. The final
part of the paper stresses the necessity and relevance of thinking about
(half-)education in its antinomic character as presented by Adorno.
Ando’s architecture between western and Japanese aesthetics: Space, light, emptiness
Authors: Banovic Nebojsa
Published: September 2024

The work aims to present how comparative aesthetics as such, in a sense of
transcultural aesthetics, has been actual and that its justification has
been found inside architectural parts of Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
Besides, the author has been seeking to register and percieve all the
elements of Ando?s architecture which on one side its basis and origin find
in Western architecture while on the other hand aimes to illuminate the
crucial moments of Ando?s work whose existence has been based on traditional
Japanese (Eastern) aesthetics of emptiness. Moreover, the interpretative
approach has been mostly guided by Figal reflexive notes/references which
thematize both important guidilenes of contemporary architecture as well as
fundamental concepts of Ando?s work.
What is “haiku” according to Roland Barthes?
Authors: Bulatovic Marija
Published: September 2024

The text explores the understanding of the term ?haiku? in the studies of
French literary critic and theoretician Roland Barthes. Observing and
analysing the key points in Barthes? texts, it is called attention to an
expanded and redefined understanding of the term of ?haiku?, which is found
both in the visual art and in the art of language. As a classical short form
of Japanese literature, haiku is treated universally in Barthes? thought as
a general unit of being, i.e., the perceptive ?I? and its expression - more
precisely, as a fragment, all in accordance with Barthes? vision of the
subject discourse as discontinuous and fragmentary. Furthermore, Barthes?
?haiku? becomes a term that, from the point of view of comparative
aesthetics, penetrates various artistic practices, literature and visual
art, distinctively profiling itself as a specific aesthetic term against the
one that survives in the practice of another culture, the Far Eastern
culture of Japan. Haiku emerges at the same time as one of the key terms of
the literary science and a ?tool? of the aesthetics of the unfinished,
overcoming its own geographical boundaries by having expanded the boundaries
of its initial, Far Eastern determination.
Moral status of non-human agents: An example of artificial intelligence
Authors: Vuckovic Aleksandra
Published: September 2024

The goal of this research is to analyze various arguments related to the
(im)possibility of ascribing the status of moral agents to artificial
intelligence. According to traditional ethical theories, any individual
capable of distinguishing right from wrong is considered a moral agent.
However, the accelerated development of artificial intelligence has opened
up the question of whether the status of moral agents is reserved
exclusively for the human species or whether we can apply some form of moral
agency to modern technologies as well. The currently available answers to
this question can be divided into three thematic units: arguments based on
emotions, arguments based on autonomy, and arguments based on happiness
maximization. After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each of
the presented points of view, the arguments will be tested on the example of
ChatGPT, currently the most widespread form of generative artificial
intelligence.
Risk Assessment, Fetal Surveillance, and Delivery in Pregnancies Complicated by Diabetes
Authors: Hamel Maureen S.
Published: September 2024

Highlights: Screening, Diagnostic Testing and Fetal Surveillance, Genetic Screening, Ultrasound, Antenatal Testing, Timing and Mode of Delivery, Selected Reading, References
Accuracy of Color Determination by Intraoral Scanners in Bleached and Unbleached Teeth: A Clinical Study
Authors: Kaya BD , Atali P Yilmaz , Kahramanoĝlu E , Tarçin B
Published: September 2024

Purpose:

This clinical study aimed to evaluate the color measurement ability of intraoral scanners (Trios 3, (3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark) and Cerec Omnicam, (Dentsply Sirona, Charlotte, NC, USA) in comparison to VITA Classical and VITA 3D-Master shades obtained by a spectrophotometer (Easyshade V, VITA, Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany).

Methods:

Four hundred eighty teeth from thirty patients were included in the study. Fifteen patients had never undergone bleaching, and the other fifteen had undergone professional bleaching within the last 6 months. VITA Classical and VITA 3D Master shades were determined using Trios 3 (T3), Cerec Omnicam (CO), and EasyShade V from cervical, middle, and incisal/occlusal areas of maxillary and mandibular central and lateral incisors, canines, and first premolars. Color accuracy rates (cAR) were assessed by categorizing the color data according to the Munsell color system for bleached and unbleached teeth, maxillary and mandibular, and teeth arranged from anterior to posterior in each quadrant. McNemar, Mann-Whitney U, and Wilcoxon tests and Point Biserial Correlation Analysis were used for statistical analysis (significance level α=0.050).

Results:

The bleached teeth had a significantly higher cAR for T3 in VITA 3D Master and VITA Classical guides (p<0.05). The cAR of the incisal area in VITA 3D Master was significantly lower in both scanners (p<0.05) except for the lightness/hue/chroma of bleached teeth. T3 cAR increased statistically significantly from anterior to posterior (p<0.001); however, no significant difference was found for CO (p=0.482).

Conclusion:

The color accuracy rates of both scanners for shade guides that included all color components in this study were below 30%, which was not clinically satisfactory for color measurement. Confirming the measurements with a spectrophotometer is recommended.
Optimal Hydrofluoric Acid Etching Duration and Impact of Silane/Adhesive on Profilometric Properties and Bonding to Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramics
Authors: Porto TS , Faddoul AJ , Park SJ , Feitosa VP , Eyüboğlu TF , Ozcan M
Published: September 2024

Objectives:

This study aimed to assess the surface roughness, surface free energy (SFE), and shear bond strength (SBS) on a lithium disilicate glass-ceramic surface following varying etching protocols (time variation) and application of silane either with or without adhesive material.

Methods and Materials:

Lithium disilicate glassceramic (LDGC) computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) blocks were cut using a slow-speed cutting mechanism. CAD/CAM blocks were then evaluated for surface roughness, 6 groups (n=20); SFE,12 groups (n=5); and SBS, 10 groups (n=10). The cut CAD/CAM blocks were randomly allocated to 28 groups. Groups were based on the following: 30 or 90 seconds of etching with 9% hydrofluoric acid (HF); application or absence of silane coupling agent (Sil); and application or absence of adhesive (Adh).

The control group (Cont) had untreated surfaces. Unetched surfaces were surveyed with only silane (Sil), only adhesive (Adh), or silane+adhesive (SilAdh). Further etched groups were HF30 with HF for 30 seconds, HF30-Sil, HF30-Adh, and HF30-SilAdh. Alternative 90-second etching times produced similar groups: HF90, HF90-Sil, HF90-Adh, and HF90-SilAdh. A digital profilometer was used to assess the surface roughness of specimens, and two readings were recorded. Sessile drop analysis was used to examine SFE specimens, and the OWRK model was modified to measure liquid surface tension. A universal testing machine (UltraTester, Ultradent Products, Inc, South Jordan, UT, USA) was utilized for the SBS test, with the crosshead speed set at 0.5 mm/min until failure. Representative treated specimens from each group were submitted to surface morphological evaluation and chemical analysis using scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDXS) (n=3). After data collection, evaluation using one- or two-way analysis of variance and the post-hoc Tukey test (α=5%) was conducted.

Results:

A longer etching time of 90 seconds produced a rougher surface. After the 90-second etching process, SFE displayed the greatest values; nevertheless, the use of silane did not affect SFE. For every group examined, the application of silane followed by adhesive resulted in an increase in SBS and more stable bonding over time. SEM/EDXS showed that etching times did affect the amount of cerium on the surface and altered surface morphology.

Conclusions:

Higher and more consistent bond strengths have been observed with longer etching periods. Silane and adhesive application on the ceramic surface showed stronger and enhanced bond strength, specifically when longer etching times were employed.
Explainability and Uncertainty Quantification in Networks and Social Systems
Authors:   , Sadler Sophie
Published: September 2024

The complexity of deep learning models has motivated the development of explainability approaches within the field of artificial intelligence. However, there are several adjacent fields to deep learning where similarly complex models are used to make decisions, which can also benefit from improved interpretability. In this thesis, we therefore focus on the application of existing explainability approaches, including the use of visualisation, to problems outside the traditional scope of deep learning. In particular, our focus is on the fields of social network analysis and optimisation. In addition to the use of explainability approaches, we also explore how uncertainty quantification can be used to improve the trustworthiness of decision-making within social network applications. In the first two chapters of this thesis, we propose a methodology to apply feature importance scoring to the community detection problem in network analysis, where common approaches typically provide outputs with little explanation. We propose a longlist of features on several levels (individual nodes, pairs of nodes, and sets of nodes) which we believe are interpretable to network analysis experts, and explore which of these can be used to understand the outputs of the algorithms. We then apply existing uncertainty quantification approaches to a new prediction problem which arises in large online social networks, where we analyse how these approaches perform in the face of the unusual data distributions that we see in this setting. In particular, we are interested in the engagement that online content receives. Finally, we propose a novel visualisation approach to aid understanding in fitness landscape analysis. We perform dimensionality reduction on the locations of points in the landscape, including the optima, before representing these with a network structure which encodes additional information about the landscape. This chapter focuses on optimisation as another domain beyond network analysis which can benefit from explainability.
Práxis de educação financeira sob a ótica de militares
Authors: Ribeiro Silvio Paula , Oliveira Júnior Silas Anderson de , Rizzo Marçal Rogério , Brandt Eloi Almiro , Filho Geraldo Luiz
Published: September 2024

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar o conhecimento de educação financeira dos militares. Para tanto, foi utilizada a pesquisa bibliográfica, exploratória e o estudo de caso. Os dados obtidos foram por meio de aplicação de questionários, junto a 124 militares da cidade do interior do estado do Mato Grosso do Sul. Os resultados apontam que a maioria não possui uma boa educação financeira, não conhecem sobre investimentos e não sabem como atingir independência financeira. Grande parte da amostra possui empréstimos e financiamentos, e não tem fundos para emergência. As maiores preocupações dos respondentes referem-se sobre a manutenção do padrão de vida após a aposentadoria no serviço público, outros não realizam nenhuma ação para mudar este cenário. A metade, praticamente, possui outra fonte de renda por estarem insatisfeitos com a remuneração do serviço principal.
Desenvolvimento de competências para exercer o empreendedorismo na Contabilidade:
Authors: Marques Luiz Felipe Costa , Costa Simone Alves da
Published: September 2024

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o alinhamento dos Projetos Pedagógicos dos Cursos (PPCs) de Ciências Contábeis em relação ao desenvolvimento de competências necessárias para exercer o empreendedorismo, especialmente em universidades públicas. A metodologia envolveu pesquisa documental para analisar os PPCs de 15 universidades em relação à abordagem de competências relacionadas ao empreendedorismo, no que tange ao perfil do egresso esperado pelas instituições. Os resultados demonstram que há um baixo alinhamento entre as competências esperadas para o egresso de Ciências Contábeis que deseja se tornar empreendedor e o que, de fato, os cursos desenvolvem em sua formação. Exceto pelas competências Ética e Comprometimento, a menção às demais competências estudadas teve pequena aderência por parte dos PPCs. O trabalho traz como contribuição principal a discussão sobre o desenvolvimento de competências relacionadas ao empreendedorismo ao discente de Ciências Contábeis, considerando que empreender, especialmente por meio da abertura de um escritório de contabilidade, é um dos possíveis caminhos em termos de carreira que o estudante pode trilhar. Outra contribuição se relaciona à adaptação às novas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (2024), discutindo que pode haver alguma dificuldade de adaptação a essa nova proposta por parte das universidades.
Virtual Reference Services
Authors: Mariano Jimson Napoleon
Published: September 2024

This study examined key findings relevant to library practitioners' experiences with virtual reference services, or VRS. It did this by examining skills, training experiences, perspectives, and challenges encountered during VRS implementation. Data was gathered through interviews with a group of library practitioners employed by academic libraries in the province of Isabela, Philippines, using a qualitative research methodology. The participants' training experiences and skill sets are restricted to limited virtual reference service training events as well as fundamental technical and communication abilities. The results of the study showed that participants had a positive opinion of virtual reference services' utility since they serve as a platform for communication that bridges the digital divide caused by physical distance. To help librarians adopt virtual reference services and maximize their anticipated benefits, specialized trainings are recommended. In order to meet the necessary operational needs for the effective delivery of virtual reference services, institutional support through sufficient funding is sought.
Impact of Information Media on Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Tricycle Riders in Osubi Axis, Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Ogo Emuejevoke Paul , Omehia Anthonia Eghieso
Published: September 2024

This study assessed the impact of information media on information needs and seeking behavior of tricycle riders in Osubi Axis, Delta State, Nigeria. It employed the use of descriptive survey design. The total population for this study is 87 comprising the commercial tricycle riders in Osubi Axis. The entire 87 commercial tricycle riders were selected using the total enumeration sampling technique due to the small size of the population A questionnaire was used to elicit data from the respondents, and simple percentage and frequency counts used to analyze data generated. The findings reveal that the major information sought by tricycle riders in Osubi Axis include information about more lucrative and safe routes; spare parts and repairs and, traffic regulations using majorly phones, radio, and social media. They also sought  information to avoid harassment from policemen, keep abreast with lucrative routes/opportunities, be conversant with traffic situations and road safety practices. Through the use of information media, tricycle riders get authentic and cheaper mechanical parts, keeping abreast with current information among others. The study identifies inadequate knowledge of computers/internet, inability to access newspapers/magazines as major challenges encountered by tricycle riders in the course of using different information media in meeting their information needs. It is imperative that tricycle riders make use of the different information media available to keep them abreast with the necessary information needed to function effectively in their business, and keep them out of trouble with the authorities. This study, therefore, recommends that government should collaborate with tricycle riders' associations to provide them with timely and accurate information on government policies, traffic regulations, and road safety practices.