bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Outlook on the Facilitators' Perspectives of a Cocreation Project at a Higher Education Institution
Authors: Nunes Sandra , Carvalho Luisa , Moreira Sandrina B. , Pereira Raquel , Mares Pedro , Santos Pedro
Published: June 2023

Innovative pedagogical methodologies are becoming increasingly applicable in the context of higher education. In this cocreation project, multidisciplinary teams of students, companies/organizations' representatives, and teachers focus on finding solutions to real problems. The project also involves the training of teachers to play the role of facilitator, stimulating and conducting a concrete project of collaborative creation of innovation. This chapter aims to present the impact of the second edition of this project from the facilitators' perspective that took place in a higher education institution in Portugal, the Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, from September 2021 to February 2022. Main results reveal the possibility of increasing students' proactivity, highlighting the perception of increased capacity building in communication and collaboration; increased relationship between the academy and the embedded context, stimulating partnerships with stakeholders in the region; and boosting international work, favoring internationalization processes at home, even in a pandemic context.
HBCUs, SBDC Centers, and Black Opportunity Entrepreneurship Across US States
Authors: Crump Micah , Hill Nicholas J. , Singh Robert P. , Williams Dorian
Published: June 2023

This chapter analyzes government and HBCU action on improving rates of black entrepreneurship in the United States. Small Business Development Centers help citizens and residents become better entrepreneurs and successful business owners, and are located throughout the United States with some being located on HBCU campuses. This study responds to a 25-year declining trend noticed by Fairlie and Desai (2021) in the numbers of Americans, including black Americans, who are becoming entrepreneurs out of necessity as opposed to in response to discovering an entrepreneurial opportunity. Using regression analysis, the study analyzes data sample size of more than 45,000 entrepreneurs across 50 states and in Washington, DC in the Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship (KESE) dataset. Findings indicate that SBDCs located at HBCUs correspond to drastic increases in black opportunity entrepreneurship as opposed to necessity entrepreneurship in comparison to white and non-white minorities. Implications and suggestions are provided to HBCUs, PBIs, and government policymakers.
Future of Work at the Intersection of Climate and Equity
Authors: King Charlotte
Published: June 2023

Climate sustainability prioritizes meeting the 1.5°C Paris Agreement limit by 2030 and challenging anthropogenic links to carbon emissions. This chapter examines the future of work (FOW) impacted by disparate factors like poverty, climate impacts, digital technology access, inequitable policies, capital access, and that “sustainability is interdisciplinary.” FOW upskilling, the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), and related inequities in emerging and established economies have singular and cumulative effects on Black, Brown, and Indigenous populations. This analysis uses data and case examples from the UN 17SDGs, the Brundtland Report concept of sustainability, industry surveys, and current grey literature. Climate affects every sector. Further acknowledgement and research are needed for 1.5°C hurdles and human-centered disparities and tradeoffs to shape meaningful public policy, impacts of rapidly adjusting to new automated and algorithm-based industry occupations, and minimizing systemic impediments to future of work for Black, Brown, and Indigenous around the world.
Fuzzy Models to Show Crime Rates on Maps
Authors: Hernández Marisol Hernández , Bonilla Cruz Luis Alfonso , Romero Lizbeth Cobian
Published: June 2023

Crime is one of the main problems facing countries with consequences that harm society. Insecurity is measured with crime rates; some statistics show these indices at the global level but do not at the local level. Strategies have been devised to end crime, but few have been done to prevent it, and measures have been taken that range from analyzing the air to using social networks for it. This research was carried out to propose that crime rates be reflected in maps of any local area, which will be combined in color, as a result of the application of blurred models to determine the degree of belonging of crime rates in certain areas. The result of these maps could be used to alert the population or quickly inform the corresponding justice authorities about that area so that people are cautious.
Revolutionizing Smart Contracts
Authors: Galiautdinov Rinat
Published: June 2023

The current study examines the challenges associated with smart contracts and their overall concept and offers a resolution that can effectively address all the prevailing issues. Moreover, it advocates for a shift in the current architecture employed in smart contracts and blockchain. The study identifies the problems, conducts an analysis, and presents a solution that expounds on how the proposed changes can enhance the performance of smart contracts based on a new architecture, boost their scalability, change the IoT world, and promote an eco-friendly environment by reducing pollution of natural environment and conserving energy.
Blockchain Technology and Additive Manufacturing
Authors: Saglam Yesim Can
Published: June 2023

In recent years, the integration of the internet of things and information technology has become the critical technological and advancement tendency to remodel the manufacturing sectors. As a novel and advanced manufacturing technology, additive manufacturing has exhibited its splendid competency to generate products with complex geometry with the help of new materials. It is a class of manufacturing technologies that enables businesses to render innovative products and services. On the other hand, blockchain is one of the elements of the continuing digital transformation that has the potential to bring on modifications to business processes and is gaining momentum recently. Although blockchain attracts a lot of attention, few studies are available on its relations to additive manufacturing. This chapter investigates the impact of blockchain on additive manufacturing.
Application of Improved Chameleon Swarm Algorithm and Improved Convolution Neural Network in Diagnosis of Skin Cancer
Authors: Beibei Wu , Jade Nikolaj
Published: June 2023

Skin cancer is affected by the uncommon evolution of skin cells and is a deadly type of cancer. In addition, skin lesion is affected by numerous factors, such as exposure to the sun, infections, allergies, etc. These skin illnesses have become a challenge in therapeutic diagnosis because of virtual resemblances, where image classification is vital to sufficiently diagnose dissimilar lesions. Therefore, early diagnosis is significant and can avert skin cancers like focal cell carcinoma and melanoma. A deep learning-based computer analyzing model can be an automatic solution in medical evaluations to overcome this issue. Hence, this paper suggests an improved chameleon swarm algorithm and convolutional neural networks (ICSA-CNN) for effective skin cancer identification and classification. The data are collected from the Kaggle dataset for classifying skin cancer. Chameleon swarm algorithm is a clustering technique utilized in data mining to the cluster dataset utilizing dynamic systems, and it can resolve constrained and global numerical optimization issues in skin cancer detection.
Semantic Decision Internal-Attention Graph Convolutional Network for End-to-End Emotion-Cause Pair Extraction
Authors: Zhang Dianyuan , Zhu Zhenfang , Qi Jiangtao , Zhang Guangyuan , Zhong Linghui
Published: June 2023

Emotion-cause pair extraction is an emergent natural language processing task; the target is to extract all pairs of emotion clauses and corresponding cause clauses from unannotated emotion text. Previous studies have employed two-step approaches. However, this research may lead to error propagation across stages. In addition, previous studies did not correctly handle the situation where emotion clauses and cause clauses are the same clauses. To overcome these issues, the authors first use a multitask learning model that is based on graph from the perspective of sorting, which can simultaneously extract emotion clauses, cause clauses and emotion-cause pairs via an end-to-end strategy. Then the authors propose to convert text into graph structured data, and process this scenario through a unique graph convolutional neural network. Finally, the authors design a semantic decision mechanism to address the scenario in which there are multiple emotion-cause pairs in a text.
Knowledge Gain in Environmental Policy Agenda on Government Social Media
Authors: Wan Fang , Zhou Xi , Zhao Guoqin
Published: June 2023

This study examines the impact of government social media accounts (GSMAs) on public engagement in policy agendas. Data were collected from two similar GSMAs in policy fields and analyzed using Granger causality test and text analysis. The results show that the quality of information interaction has a positive impact on public engagement, and more direct ways of disseminating information result in a greater positive impact. The study highlights the importance of avoiding irrelevant information and managing the information conveyed through GSMAs. The results also suggest that citizens prefer more accessible and open environments for exchanging information, and governments should consider these preferences when communicating with the public. This study provides insights into the strategic use of GSMAs in promoting policy agendas and the role of information quality and relevance in promoting public engagement.
Plano de melhoramentos de Nova Iguaçu durante a gestão de Amaral Peixoto: urbanismo na terra da laranja (1942)
Authors: Silva Lúcia
Published: June 2023

O objetivo deste artigo é descrever o plano de melhoramentos de autoria de Lincoln Continentino para o município de Nova Iguaçu em 1942, ressaltando os aspectos políticos e econômicos envolvidos em seu processo de confecção, principalmente aqueles ligados às políticas de municipalidades de Amaral Peixoto, em uma perspectiva mais ampla. Com perfil rural o município foi contemplado com um plano urbanístico, Nova Iguaçu era o maior exportador de laranja, e ocupava territorialmente o que hoje denomina-se Baixada Fluminense. Este artigo visa analisar a ação dos grupos sociais envolvidos no processo, além de mapear os argumentos utilizados e as apropriações políticas do plano.
An Example of the Use of Photogrammetry for Archiving the Shapes of Natural Materials and Creations
Authors: Udvaros József , Takáč Ondrej
Published: June 2023

We can find cultural monuments everywhere. Smaller ones are often made from available and cheap natural materials - stones. However, due to the weather, due to their smaller dimensions, are often subject to vandalism, damage caused by careless handling or accidental damage. Sometimes they are just pieces of stone, but they have a deeper meaning in connection with cultural value, and for example by studying them in office spaces in the form of 3D models. In our contribution, we focus on the protection, study and preservation of such cultural and artistic monuments made of natural materials or generally stone natural formations or even large stone or brick surfaces. In our article, we want to focus on the practical feasibility rather than the mathematical background, as we believe that this information is much more useful in practice. We point out that it is advisable to use drones to check the condition of materials.
Computer Modelling of Influence of Crystal Lattice Friction Stress on the Dislocation Annihilation Process
Authors: Borysovska Kateryna
Published: June 2023

In this paper the effect of lattice friction stress on the process of dislocations annihilation is considered using dislocation dynamics method. It is shown that if dislocations of the opposite sign are located in the area where their own tension is greater than the friction stress, they annihilate. Consideration of this fact allows to connect the microscopic processes of annihilation with evolution of dislocation density in the sample under small external stresses and unloading. The area in which annihilation occurs is calculated to be proportional to the square of the friction stress/shear modulus ratio.It is also shown that the parameter responsible for the rate of dislocation annihilation depends on the cube of the ratio of the friction stress to the shear modulus, because it is inversely proportional to the number of annihilating dislocations and the time in which a dislocation pair annihilates.
Solid tailings after supercritical CO2 extraction of lignocellulosic biomass as a source of quality biochar for energetic use and as soil improvement
Authors: Radawiec Wioleta , Gołaszewski Janusz , Kalisz Barbara
Published: June 2023

Lignocellulosic biomass is a rich source of bioactive compounds that are extracted industrially from different parts of the plant. The extraction process generates residues that can contain from 75% to 95% of the raw material depending on the species. Among the many potential products of post-extraction residue’ processing there is biochar. The research objective was: i) to evaluate the parameters of biochars derived from post-extraction bark, wood and bark and wood of four lignocellulosic species; and ii) to discuss the parameters in the context of biochar functionality as an energy carrier and soil improver. The residues were subjected to pyrolysis at the three temperatures 170, 270, and 370°C, which correspond to the initiation of carbonization, and two biochars that differ in the decomposition rates of hemicelluloses, cellulose and lignin. On average, biochars had a high energy value owing to the increased content of the total and fixed carbon and calorific value by 77.0-78.4% DM, 64.6-66.7% DM and 25.8-30.1 MJ kg–1, respectively. The higher quantity of ash after processing of bark residues than wood residues implicates a lower energy value but at the same time the ash obtained is a better source of mineral compounds in the context of soil fertilization. Concerning the use of biochar as a soil improver, the biochars demonstrated lower H/C and O/C molar ratios, that indicate raised stability and resistance to the geochemical decomposition in soil. It was proven that the bark-based biochars had much higher concentrations of micro- and macronutrients as well as a higher pH, while processed wood fractions resulted in higher concentrations of total carbon and fixed carbon in biochar. The research results suggest that lignocellulose biomass extraction residues can serve as a valuable input material for production of biochar.
Deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Authors: González-Tarno Patricia , Navas-García Marta , Torio Iosune , Fernández-Alén Jose A. , Torres Cristina V.
Published: June 2023

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic and severe psychiatric disorder with a high prevalence (2–3%) worldwide, of which 30% will be refractory to conventional treatment. Surgical treatment with deep brain stimulation, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2009, seems to be effective in symptomatic control, with response rates exceeding 50% in severely affected patients. However, despite the efficacy indicated in the different studies, surgical treatments for psychiatric disorders are still controversial, and deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder is not yet considered a standard therapy. Since 2009, a wide variety of targets have been suggested for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder; however, to date, there is still no consensus on which target might be optimal for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. On one hand, authors are trying to find the best target based on each patient and the variability of their symptoms, in an attempt to personalize the treatment. In parallel, there has been a shift in the paradigm of functional neurosurgery from the belief in stimulation focusing on a single target to the modulation of brain circuits or connectomes. With this in mind, it may be possible that many of the targets used in obsessive-compulsive disorder could modulate the same brain network and thus produce an improvement in patients' symptomatology. This study aims to review the evolution of this treatment up to the present time; as well as to make a comparison between these two lines of thought, thus exposing the current state of deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Is caffeine a potential therapeutic intervention for Alzheimer's disease?
Authors: Zhai Ying , Yelanchezian Y Mukish M , Kwakowsky Andrea
Published: June 2023

Caffeine is the most commonly used stimulant drug in the world. Increasing evidence has indicated that caffeine may have a neuroprotective effect in delaying the onset or treatment of several neurodegenerative disorders, especially Alzheimer's disease (AD). During the progression of AD, accelerated memory loss and cognitive decline are accompanied by two neuropathological hallmarks, the accumulation of amyloid- and tau proteins. The long incubation nature of AD before definitive diagnosis combined with extended duration of life spent with illness contribute significantly to the public health burden, as patients spend much of their end life in a state of severe disability and heavy dependence. Moreover, current drug treatments only provide marginal benefits, creating an urgent need for developing new therapeutic options. There is supportive evidence from clinical trials that caffeine has neuroprotective properties against dementia and AD, but more research is needed to strengthen and confirm these observations. This mini-review presents a short synopsis of the effect of caffeine/coffee on cognition and Alzheimer's disease by evaluating a substantial basis of clinical trials that are related to this topic.

Funding: This work was supported by the China Scholarship Council - University of Galway Doctoral Research Scholarship, No. 202208250002 (to YZ).
Neurophysiological isolation of individual rhythmic brain activity arising from auditory-speech load
Authors: Gulyaev Sergey Alexander , Lelyuk Vladimir G.
Published: June 2023

Knowledge about the rhythmic activity of neural networks associated with the implementation of a particular brain function can be used to construct diagnostic systems for objective analyses of cognitive dysfunctions. The aim of this study was to identify specific frequency-based electroencephalogram phenomena associated with speech processing. The study included data from 40 clinically healthy volunteers aged 30 to 50 years (median 32.5 years), including 23 men and 17 women. While listening to a speech stimulus, changes in bioelectrical activity over the speech centers were recorded in 23 subjects (58%). During active speech production, similar changes were recorded in 12 subjects (30%). A pairwise comparison of electroencephalogram frequencies recorded during background recording and listening to the stimuli revealed statistically significant differences in changes in rhythmic activity over Broca’s area during listening and over Wernicke's area during active speech production, while changes in rhythmic activity over Broca’s area during active speech production and over Wernicke's area during listening were less significant. The most characteristic changes in the bioelectrical activity over the speech centers during listening and speaking were fluctuations with a frequency (on average) of 17.5–17.7 Hz. This may reflect a specific electroencephalogram rhythm associated with activity in the speech areas of the brain, which could allow these regions to be more accurately identified during auditory-verbal processing.
Adenomatoid Tumor of Epididymis Associated with Tubular Ectasia of Rete Testis: Sonographic Evaluation
Authors: Phatak Suresh Vasant , Manoj Megha , Bhansali Pratik Jayprakash , Ghanta Prasanthi
Published: June 2023

Paratesticular tumors are a relatively rare group of mesenchymal tumors, accounting for 7%–10% of all intrascrotal tumors. Adenomatoid tumor of the epididymis is the most common epididymal tumor. It is difficult to distinguish intra- versus paratesticular tumors and to know the nature of the lesion (benign versus malignant) on clinical examination since they may have similar presentation; therefore, ultrasound examination of these lesions is required to demonstrate its extratesticular location and also to suggest its benign nature. Elastography can further help in characterizing the lesion by evaluating the stiffness of the tumor. Here, we present a case of adenomatoid tumor of the left epididymis with tubular ectasia of the rete testis.
Breast Pseudoaneurysm in a Woman after Core Biopsy: Intravascular Glue Embolization
Authors: Kim Jeong Ho , Ahn Su Joa , Nam Sang Yu , Kim Yunyeong , Chun Yong Soon , Park Heung Kyu , Choi Hye Young
Published: June 2023

Core needle biopsy of breast masses is a common procedure for tissue diagnosis of breast lesions. The incidence of complications is low, with pseudoaneurysm (PA) after core biopsy has been described in the literature, and the subsequent need for surgical management. Ultrasonography is the most common modality used for not only diagnosis but also treatment of a PA. Color Doppler images show a heterogeneous echoic lesion with whirling flow inside of the lesion. We describe a patient whose breast PA that developed after core needle biopsy was successfully treated with sonographically-guided intravascular glue embolization.
Quantitative Texture Analysis of Parotid Gland Ultrasound Images Yield Higher Correlation with Scintigraphy than Semiquantitative Scoring in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients
Authors: Lu Cheng-Hsun , Huang Yi-Min , Hsieh Song-Chou , Li Ko-Jen
Published: June 2023

Background:

Ultrasound (US) can detect salivary gland abnormalities in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). This study aimed to compare the correlation among the semiquantitative US scores, texture features, and the quantitative salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) results.

Methods:

This retrospective study included 11 patients who were diagnosed with primary SS and underwent US examinations of the parotid glands and SGS simultaneously. We evaluated SGS quantitatively based on the calculation of maximum accumulation ratio (MAR) and stimulated excretion fraction (EF). The US findings were accessed through the semiquantitative Outcome Measures in Rheumatology scoring system and by gray-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) texture analysis. Spearman’s rank correlation tests were performed.

Results:

A significant moderate negative correlation was noted between the semiquantitative US score and MAR (rho = −0.57, P = 0.006), but not with EF (rho = −0.11, P = 0.613). The GLCM texture metrics, including contrast, dissimilarity, and homogeneity, were all determined to be significantly associated with both MAR and EF. The GLCM contrast correlated moderately to MAR (rho = −0.66, P = 0.001). The GLCM homogeneity highly correlated to EF (rho = 0.74, P < 0.001). The contrast and homogeneity can still discriminate the changes in MAR and EF in the subgroups with the same semiquantitative US scores.

Conclusion:

US findings on parotid gland can correlate with SGS results when analyzed based on GLCM texture features. With the GLCM texture metrics, US appears to be an excellent imaging tool for the assessment of the parotid glands in primary SS patients.
The Role of Ultrasound in Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Lesson Based on a Case Report
Authors: Vasile Tiziana , Farina Renato , Foti Pietro Valerio , Basile Antonio
Published: June 2023

Thoracic outlet syndrome is a rare neurovascular disease, usually caused by compression of subclavian vessels and/or brachial plexus by a cervical rib or hypertrophic scalene muscles. When the subclavian artery is compressed, it can cause perfusion deficiency with cyanosis and greater fatigue of the upper limb; if the subclavian vein is compressed, it can cause venous congestion with swelling and pain in the upper limb. When compression affects the brachial plexus, it can cause tingling or paresthesia of the upper limb. It can be mono or bilateral, congenital, or acquired. The diagnosis of vascular alterations is difficult due to the rarity, poor knowledge, and nonspecificity of symptoms. Ultrasound allows to localize and measure the vascular stenosis degree. Failure to diagnose can expose patients to serious health risks. We describe a rare case of venous compression caused by anterior scalene muscle hypertrophy.
Humeral Length versus Femur Length for Estimating Fetal Age in the Third Trimester Using Ultrasound among Saudi Fetuses
Authors: Hassan Mahasin G.
Published: June 2023

Background:

Ethnicity can influence organ measurements, so each ethnicity should provide normal references. The study was conducted to measure the normal ranges of humeral and femoral diaphysis lengths, to compare them during the third trimester of pregnancy in the Saudi population, and to identify their role in estimating fetal age.

Methods:

This cross-sectional study was conducted among 60 normal singleton pregnant females in the third trimester. The fetal humeral length (HL) and femur length (FL) were taken during ultrasound scanning for follow-up. The IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 23 was used to summarize the data and to compare both the lengths with the last menstrual period (LMP) using Pearson’s correlation. The comparison was considered statistically significant if P < 0.05.

Results:

The mean humeral and femoral diaphysis lengths ± standard deviations were 4.84 ± 1 cm and 5.54 ± 1.2 cm, respectively. A positive linear correlation was present between the length and LMP. The correlation of HL with LMP (r = 0.828) was higher than that of FL with LMP (r = 0.770). HL and FL were correlated. They showed a Pearson’s coefficient of 0.941. The study revealed that gender does not affect fetal HL and FL.

Conclusion:

Normal reference ranges for femur and humeral diaphysis lengths during the third trimester were provided. The humerus can be used to assess fetal age. Humerus and femur were correlated to each other among Saudi fetuses. Another study with a larger sample size is recommended.
A review on usage of copper and its extractives Satthu in Siddha system of medicine
Authors: Sugunthan Subramanian , Shailaja Rajathurai , Parthasarathy Kannabiran
Published: June 2023

The Siddha system of medicine is an ancient chemico-philosophical system with unfathomable roots in iatrochemistry. Huge potential data are still hidden in the Siddha manuscripts about the preparation and usage of herbomineral formulations. This review focuses on the medicinal utility of ‘Chembu,’ that is, elemental copper in Siddha medicine encompassing purification, medicines made from copper, and also about copper extractives Satthu. Copper made as Chembu parpam or chendooram is employed in the treatment of gastrointestinal tract ulcers, cancer, severe asthma, and eye diseases. Recent researches have shown that elemental copper is converted into nanometal complexes with no toxicity in low doses with a series of processes indicated in literature. An intensive insight into Siddha classics divulges the role of Siddhas as skilled metallurgists of ancient times. Chembu satthu extracted with a sublimate called Kudori, from certain copper-rich herbals and animal sources, as indicated in Siddha literature is made as chendooram and consumed internally to rejuvenate body, endure longevity, and it also finds an indispensable role in alchemy. It also throws light upon the toxicity of copper and measures to overcome. The core data are collected from published books of Siddha classics, which mentions copper and its formulations.
Ubeydullâh b. Muhammed b. Abdilazîz es-Semerkandî’nin Risâle fi’r-rûh Adlı Eseri Bağlamında Ruh Anlayışı
Authors: TAY Ömer
Published: June 2023

İslam düşünce tarihinde çeşitli ilimler içinde konu edinilen ruh meselesi, insanın kendini tanıma çabası, nefs ile olan ilişkisi, öbür dünyada iâde edilip edilmeyeceği gibi çeşitli yönleriyle ele alınmıştır. Bu meseleyi ele alan mutasavvıflar, kendi pencerelerinden olayı değerlendirerek ruhun varlığı, mahiyeti, nefis-beden ilişkisi ve ruhun sevap ve cezaya duçar olma meselesi gibi ruhla ilgili olan problemleri açıklamaya çalışmışlardır. Meseleye kayıtsız kalmayan Ubeydullâh es-Semerkandî, ruh konusundaki düşüncelerini Risâle fi’r-rûh adlı eserinde açıklamaya gayret etmiştir. Bu bağlamda müellifin ruh düşüncesini konu edindiğimiz bu araştırma, hem onun ruhla ilgili sorunlara nasıl yaklaştığını ortaya koymayı hedeflemekte hem de meseleye dair farklı fikirlere de atıf yapılarak Ubeydullâh es-Semerkandî’nin bu konuda durduğu yeri tespit etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Böylece çalışmada tasavvuf, fıkıh ve kelam ilimlerinde mütehassıs olan Ubeydullâh es-Semerkandî’nin, bu kavrama ilişkin değerlendirmelerine yer verilerek ruh konusundaki görüşleri açıklığa kavuşturulması planlanmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra çalışmada, onun ruh üzerinden insan mahiyetini hangi şekilde izah ettiğine dair bilgilere ulaşılması da ele alınmıştır. Ubeydullâh es-Semerkandî, söz konusu risalesinde Ehl-i sünnet çizgisini savunarak filozofların görüşlerine karşı bir tavır takınmıştır. Müellif bu risalesinde ruhun mahiyeti, kadîm ve hadis oluşu, nefis anlamında kullanılması ve insanın sadece ruhtan mı yoksa ruh ile bedenle bir bütün olduğu gibi başlıkları kendi penceresinden değerlendirmeye çalışmıştır.
Values as a base for the viable adaptive reuse of fortified heritage in urban contexts
Authors: Ebejer John , Staniewska Anna , Środulska-Wielgus Jadwiga , Wielgus Krzysztof
Published: June 2023

The last decades have brought a growing interest in fortified heritage research, protection and reuse in Europe as a result of the demilitarisation of numerous historic defence structures occupied by armies in many countries and used as service facilities during the Cold War. There are various approaches to the conservation of fortified heritage and adaptive reuse is one of them. The values associated with a site should constitute the departure and arrival point for any type of intervention. An essential part of the process therefore should be the appropriate identification of these values to base on them contemporary actions. Fortified heritage has values similar to other forms of urban heritage but it also possesses values that are unique to this form of architecture and landscape. This paper sets out the values that should be taken into consideration when carrying out an adaptive reuse project on fortified heritage. Based on research and on international charters, as well as the writers’ own experience, the paper identifies seven values and makes a distinction between two groups of values, namely: intrinsic (history, memory and identity; scientific and technical; territorial and architectural) and extrinsic (landscape and aesthetic; environmental sustainability; social and cultural; economic). While intrinsic values of fortified heritage are usually well described, less explored are the issues of extrinsic values. The paper presents two case studies, Zamość Fortress and Fort St Elmo, and considers how these values were taken into account in the respective projects.
Integrable Ito equations and properties of the associated Fokker-Planck equations
Authors: Gaeta Giuseppe , Rodriguez Miguel Angel
Published: June 2023

In a recent paper we have classified scalar Ito equations which admits a
standard symmetry; these are also directly integrable by the Kozlov
substitution. In the present work, we consider the diffusion (Fokker-Planck)
equations associated to such symmetric Ito equations.
Dağlık Frigya’da Anıt Şekillerden Yapıldak Asar Kalesi (Seyitgazi-Eskişehir) Jeositi
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Mehmet Ali , KAYMAK Hülya
Published: June 2023

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Eskişehir, Afyonkarahisar ve Kütahya illerini de içine alan Dağlık Frigya Bölgesi’nde, anıt yer şekillerinden birisi olan Yapıldak Asar Kale, ignimbiritler üzerindeki ilginç yer şekilleri ve antropojenik değerleri ile eşine az rastlanır önemli bir turizm destinasyonudur. Miyosen volkanizmasının ürünü ve sütunlu riyodasitik ignimbiritlerin çatlak kontrollü diferansiyel ayrışma ve erozyonu, görsel değeri çok yüksek karakteristik yer şekillerini meydana getirmiştir. Ayrıca, Frig, Roma, Bizans uygarlıklarına ait jeoarkeolojik eserleri bünyesinde barındıran ignimbirit kayalıkları geçmişte kale ve yerleşim alanı olarak kullanılmıştır. Asar Kalesi çalışmasında ignimbirit üzerinde gelişen kale tepeler, sütun yapıları, koridorlar, depresyonlar, kaide kayalar, oluklar, tafoni ve bal peteği yapıları, gnammalar gibi doğal yer şekilleri ortaya konulmuş ve antropojenik kaynaklı kale, anıtsal kaya mezarları, sarnıçlardan oluşan jeoarkeolojik eserler birlikte incelenmiştir. Bu gözlemlerimize göre, Yapıldak Asar Kalesi ve kayalıkları eğitsel, bilimsel, estetik, kültürel değerlere sahip eşsiz yer şekilleri ile jeomorfosit niteliği taşımaktadır.
Araştırma sahasının içerisinde yer aldığı Dağlık Frigya Bölgesi, farklı uygarlıklara ait izlerin en iyi görüldüğü yerlerden biridir ve turizm açısından önemli bir potansiyele sahiptir. Bölgenin arkeolojik ve tarihi değerlerine yönelik çalışmalar bulunmakla birlikte, bu değerlerin geliştiği yer şekillerine yönelik çalışmalar yok denecek kadar azdır. İgnimbiritler içerisinde gelişen özgün jeomorfolojik şekillere ait çalışmaların sayısı Dünya literatüründe de oldukça sınırlıdır. Bu çalışmada, ignimbirit topografyasında jeomorfoturizm açısından önem taşıyan doğal miras niteliğindeki yer şekillerinin tespiti, tanıtımı, oluşum özelliklerinin ortaya konulması ve bunlar üzerindeki jeoarkeolojik eserlerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. İnsan ve doğal süreçlerle yoğun tahrip edilen bu alanların bilimsel tanıtımı doğayı koruma bilincini geliştirecektir. İgnimbirit topoğrafyasını oluşturan jeomorfolojik anıt şekillerin ve kültürel izlerin tanıtımı, Dağlık Frigya Bölgesinin tanıtımına ve aynı zamanda bölge içerisinde kırsal kalkınmaya katkı sağlayacaktır.
THE ROLE OF THIN CAPITALIZATION AND FISCAL LOSS COMPENSATION ON TAX AVOIDANCE : CASE EVIDENCE IN INDONESIA MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
Authors: Galih Pratiwi Oktariana , Achyani Dr. Fatchan
Published: June 2023

This study investigates the effect of thin capitalization, transfer pricing aggressiveness, political connections and fiscal loss compensation on tax avoidance. This study uses secondary data in the form of financial reports and annual reports of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2018-2021. The analysis was carried out on 30 companies selected by purpove sampling method in order to obtain 120 companies. The analysis uses SPSS 26 and removes 10 outlier data from observational data so that it passes the classical assumption test. Regression results show that thin capitalization and fiscal loss compensation have an effect on tax avoidance. Meanwhile, transfer pricing aggressiveness and political connections have no effect on tax avoidance.
EFFECT OF WORK CULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES QUALITY ON EMPLOYEE’S PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AS A MODERATOR: A STUDY IN AGENCY FOR RURAL COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, POPULATION ARRANGEMENT, AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT OF NAGAN RAYA DISTRICT
Authors: Mudhar Said , Asmawati  , Najmi Isthafan
Published: June 2023

The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of work culture and the quality of human resources on employee work productivity through organizational commitment as a mediating variable. The research was conducted at the agency for rural community empowerment, population arrangement, and women empowerment of Nagan Raya District, with a total of 55 employees. Data collection used a questionnaire and then the data were analyzed using statistical models for structural equation modeling (SEM) which were then operated through the SmartPLS software. The study found that work culture and human resource quality had a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment and work productivity of the agency's employees. In addition, organizational commitment also has a significant impact on employee productivity. The existence of organizational commitment is not only an important determinant of employee productivity but also mediates the influence of work culture and the quality of human resources on employee work productivity.
DATA PRIVACY ISSUES WITH E-COMMERCE
Authors: Arora Dhruv
Published: June 2023

This paper focuses on the data privacy issues that arise with the utilization of e-commerce platforms, focusing on the challenges and ability to protect a consumer’s data in an online transaction. As the popularity of e-commerce continues to grow and new platforms tend to rise, security and privacy concerns of personal information become supreme. This paper explores aspects of data privacy and multiple criteria of concerns that come along with it. It also discusses note-able privacy breaching incidents in this industry and how one can be safe within such digital bubble. Additionally, this paper talks briefly about the government regulations and legal framework that keeps a check over them along with a common consumer’s point of view towards it.
Understanding UK Military Capability
Authors: Curtis Andrew R.
Published: June 2023

Who decides how to use the UK military budget and how can we be sure that the UK's armed forces can meet the threats of tomorrow? This book provides the answers to these questions. Concentrating on decisions taken below the political level, it uncovers the factors that underpin the translation of strategic direction into military capability.
Функции с однородными подуровнями на конусах
Authors: Dastouri A. , Ranjbari A.
Published: June 2023

Extended real-valued functions on a real vector space with uniform sublevel sets are important in optimization theory. Weidner studied these functions in [1]. In the present paper, we study the class of these functions, which coincides with the class of Gerstewitz functionals, on cones. These cone are not necessarily embeddable in vector spaces. Almost any Weidner's results are not true on cones without extra conditions. We show that the mentioned conditions are necessary, by nontrivial examples. Specially for element k from the cone $\mathcal{P}$, we define $k$-directional closed subsets of the cone and prove some properties of them. For a subset $A$ of the cone $\mathcal{P}$, we characterize domain of the $\varphi_{A,k}$ (function with uniform sublevel set) and show that this function is $k$-transitive. One of the important conditions for satisfying the results, is that $k$ has the symmetric element in the cone. Also, we prove that, under some conditions, the class of Gerstewitz functionals coincides with the class of $k$-translative functions on $\mathcal{P}$.
Асимптотическая почти автоморфность для алгебр обобщенных функций
Authors: Bouzar Ch. , Slimani M.
Published: June 2023

The paper aims to to study the concept of asymptotic almost automorphy in the context of generalized functions. We introduce an algebra of asymptotically almost automorphic generalized functions which contains the space of smooth asymptotically almost automorphic functions as a subalgebra. The fundamental importance of this algebra, is related to the impossibility of multiplication of distributions; it also contains the asymptotically almost automorphic Sobolev--Schwartz distributions as a subspace. Moreover, it is shown that the introduced algebra is stable under some nonlinear operations. As a by pass result, the paper gives a Seeley type result on extension of functions in the context of the algebra of bounded generalized functions and the algebra of bounded generalized functions vanishing at infinity, these results are used to prove the fundamental result on the uniqueness of decomposition of an asymptotically almost automorphic generalized function. As applications, neutral difference-differential systems are considered in the framework of the algebra of generalized functions.
Formula for Solving a Mixed Problem for a Hyperbolic Equation
Authors: Аниконов Д.С. , Коновалова Д.С.
Published: June 2023

Исследуется начально-краевая задача для дифференциального уравнения второго порядка, являющегося математической моделью процесса поперечных колебаний полуограниченной мембраны. Точнее говоря, рассматривается волновое уравнения для случая двух пространственных переменных вместе с начальными условиями, а также с данными на граничной плоскости. Коэффициент уравнения считается постоянным, а все известные функции имеют непрерывные и ограниченные частные производные до третьего порядка включительно. Доказана теорема существования и единственности классического решения задачи и приводится явная формула для него. Из наиболее близких исследований, прежде всего отмечаются фундаментальные работы академиков О. А. Ладыженской и В. А. Ильина, в которых доказаны теоремы существования и единственности решения смешанных задач при условии принадлежности пространственных переменных ограниченному множеству, что не позволяет учесть, например, вариант полуограниченной мембраны. Другим заметным нашим отличием от упомянутых результатов является вывод формулы типа Пуассона, известной ранее для задачи Коши. Наличие сравнительно простой формулы открывает возможности других исследований. В частности, представляется перспективным использовать доказанную явную формулу решения для постановки и анализа обратных задач, как это широко применяется в теории условно-корректных задач. Некоторая часть статьи содержит рассуждения, довольно типичные для теории волновых уравнений. Вместе с тем, имеются и существенные отличия, к которым, прежде всего, можно отнести анализ интеграла типа Дюамеля, содержащего под интегралом разрывную функцию, в то время как традиционный интеграл Дюамеля содержит только гладкие функции. Вследствие этого, потребовалось специальное подробное исследование свойств такого необычного объекта. В целом выполненную работу можно рассматривать, как развитие уже имеющихся достижений, а также как элемент качественной теории смешанных задач для волновых уравнений.
Экспоненциальная устойчивость для набухающей пористой теплосистемы с термодиффузионными эффектами и запаздыванием
Authors: Douib M. , Zitouni S.
Published: June 2023

In the present work, we consider a one-dimensional swelling porous-heat system with single time-delay in a bounded domain under Dirichlet-Neumann boundary conditions subject to thermodiffusion effects and frictional damping to control the delay term. The coupling gives new contributions to the theory associated with asymptotic behaviors of swelling porous-heat. At first, we state and prove the well-posedness of the solution of the system by the semigroup approach using Lumer-Philips theorem under suitable assumption on the weight of the delay. Then, we show that the considered dissipation in which we depended on are strong enough to guarantee an exponential decay result by using the energy method that consists to construct an appropriate Lyapunov functional based on the multiplier technique, this result is obtained without the equal-speed requirement. Our result is new and an extension of many other works in this area.
Model Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam Berbasis Riset di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Kota Pekanbaru
Authors: Rahman Abdul
Published: June 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tahap-tahap pengembangan model, menganalisis bentuk-bentuk pengembangan model, menguji tingkat kevalidan pengembangan model dan mengujii efektifitas pengembangan model pembelajaran PAI berbasis riset. Jenis penelitian pengembangan atau Research and Development (R&D), model pengembangan dari research and development (R&D) Borg and Gall. Hasil penelitian pengembangan model pembelajaran PAI berbasis riset di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Kota Pekanbaru, dikembangkan dengan menggunkan model pembelajaran berbasis riset dengan pendekatan pembelajaran discovery learning, cooperatif learning, problem-based learning, problem-solving, aktive learning, dengan sintak, orientasi peserta didik kepada masalah, mengorganisasikan peserta didik, membimbing penyelidikan individu dan kelompok, mengembangkan dan menyajikan hasil karya, menyeleksi hasil jawaban yang terkait dengan materi, siswa dilibatkan secara aktif dalam kegiatan proses pembelajaran, menganalisa & mengevaluasi proses pemecahan masalah. Hal tersebut model pembelajaran PAI berbasis riset di MAN Kota Pekanbaru dinyatakan valid dan ideal sesuai dengan perubahan-perubahan kurikulum yang telah ditetapkan oleh Kementerian Agama Islam. Keampuhan model pembelajaran PAI berbasis riset (a) mengetahui apa yang diajarkan dan bagaimana mengajarkannya. Mereka tidak akan ragu-ragu nantinya ketika mengerjakan skripsi. (b) dididik dalam berpikir kritis, analisis konsep, presentasi, dan argumentasi. (c) dilatih untuk melakukan tugas secara sistematis. d) dilatih untuk melakukan banyak upaya; e) terlatih untuk berinteraksi dengan orang lain, bekerja dalam kelompok, dan membentuk jaringan.
Carvacrol ameliorates sodium arsenite-induced intestinal toxicity
Authors: İLERİTÜRK Mustafa , KANDEMİR Özge
Published: June 2023

Arsenic is a very dangerous metal that is widely distributed in the environment as a result of anthropogenic and natural processes. On the other hand, it is thought that treatment with natural flavonoids may protect against arsenic toxicity. Carvacrol (CRV) is a naturally occurring phenolic compound with anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and antioxidant properties. This study aims to investigate the protective effects of CRV on sodium arsenite (SA)-induced intestinal toxicity. For this purpose, rats were randomly divided into five groups and administered SA and CRV orally for 14 days. The data indicate that when SA is administered, lipid peroxidation increase and antioxidant enzyme activities decrease. The administration of CRV ameliorated this impairment in the antioxidant defense system. Examining the expression levels of NF-kB and IL-1 revealed that inflammation increased with SA application but decreased with CRV administration. Moreover, the expression levels of Caspase-3 and Apaf1 increased in rats treated with SA, whereas the severity of apoptosis decreased when CRV was administered. In light of these findings, it is possible to state that CRV protects tissues from damage by presenting antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects in SA-induced intestinal toxicity.
Antioxidant, Antiinflammatory, and Antiapoptotic Effects of Rutin in Spleen Toxicity Induced by Sodium Valproate in Rats
Authors: AKARAS Nurhan , KANDEMİR Fatih Mehmet , ŞİMŞEK Hasan , GÜR Cihan , AYGÖRMEZ Serpil
Published: June 2023

Aim: Long-term exposure to sodium valproate, an antiepileptic drug, causes toxic effects in tissues, especially by increasing oxidative stress and inflammation. Rutin is a flavanoid with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic effects found naturally in many plants. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of rutin, a natural antioxidant, on sodium valproate-induced spleen tissue damage.

Materials and Methods: 35 male rats were divided into 5 groups as control, sodium valproate, rutin, sodium valproate+Rutin 50 and sodium valproate+Rutin 100 groups. For 14 days, 500 mg/kg dose of sodium valproate and 50 or 100 mg/kg of rutin were administered by oral gavage. On day 15, spleen tissues were removed and biochemical methods, oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptotic parameters were analyzed and histologic analysis was performed.

Results: The levels of sodium valproate-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis parameters increased in spleen tissues compared to the control group (p