bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Conceptual Framework for Planning Urban Roadside Vegetation to Enhance Air Quality for Roadside Users
Authors: Mogra Soujanya , Khamidi Mohd Faris , Fadli Fodil
Published: October 2023

Vegetation is known for enhancing air quality. However, vegetation on urban roads can either increase or decrease exposure to air pollutants. The health of pedestrians and cyclists is particularly of great concern since they are exposed directly to air pollutants, unlike drivers. Dispersion of air pollutants is necessary for exposure reduction on urban roads. The local factors, including street geometry, meteorological conditions, and physical characteristics of vegetation, influence the dispersion of pollutants. There is a lack of framework for planning urban road vegetation to disperse air pollutants. This study summarizes the literature on the influence of local factors; analyses the interrelation between the local factors on the dispersion of air pollutants by trees and hedgerows. It provides a conceptual framework to provide clarity in planning urban roadside vegetation to enhance the air quality for roadside users.
An Inclusive Transportation for Iraya-Mangyan IP in Accessing Social Infrastructure using Scalogram Analysis
Authors: Carillo Junekaycelle Aubrey Grace N. , Dadiz Frances Dale Danielle F. , Regala Samantha Nicole T. , Cueto Geoffrey L.
Published: October 2023

Indigenous people (IP) were the first residents who originally lived and hosted their represented nations or domains. Therefore, these natives were initially acknowledged as the first individuals, meaning they were included in the country’s population and must be prioritized over the rest of the civilians, considering they were part of the country’s history. However, despite being a small population, most of these individuals were poor and illiterate. In addition, they were unable to catch up with those normal citizens living in the modern world because of not being socially identified in institutional industry, being discriminated against due to their origins, and being deprived of social support like access to education, transportation, hospital, and other essential facilities. This research sought to study the quality-of-life Iraya-Mangyan IPs had and the present conditions in their inhabited area to determine how they lived their everyday lives and how they moved around their domain. By conducting this study, the proponents found no inclusive transportation and comprehensive social support infrastructure available and accessible for Iraya-Mangyan IP, and thus, the transportation system was insufficient and defective.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Energy Efficiency Awareness in Gulf Countries
Authors: Alhamami Ali Hussain , Abuhussain Mohammed Awad , Dodo Yakubu Aminu
Published: October 2023

Energy efficiency in the built environment has been adopted through several initiatives depending on the context of implementation; this paper further assesses Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a toolkit designed to tackle energy-related concerns in buildings. The paper leverages energy efficiency program cases of the gulf countries’ level of BIM adoption. This case study design was qualitatively approached in which literature and authoritative contents were reviewed to ascertain the region’s adoption of the technology as a body Gulf Cooperation Council. (GCC) and independently as a country (member states). It was identified that only Saudi Arabia and the UAE have BIM tied to their energy efficiency programs, unlike other member states that have energy efficiency programs with little or no trace of BIM. The GCC management committee is therefore saddled with the responsibility of implementing BIM. Utilizing BIM for sustainability will lead to significant savings through a combination of accurate energy monitoring, immediate decision support systems, actuators, and consumption form recognition.
Diffuser Bed Construction Challenges on the Musaimeer Pump Station and Outfall Project
Authors: Peach Gary , Al-Marri Saad Zayed , Fernandez Hernan Vigil
Published: October 2023

Musaimeer Pump Station and Outfall project (MPSO) is a strategically important drainage asset initiated, developed, and completed by Ashghal in 2022. This project accommodates ground and storm water received from the drainage networks of 270 km2 of urban areas in southern Doha, along with storm protection for four soccer stadiums used during the FIFA 2022 World Cup. The key elements of this project were a pump station with a capacity of 19.7 m³ / s, one of the longest ground and storm water tunnels in the world with a total length of 10.2 km and the diffuser bed structure measuring 194 m x 40 m. The diffuser bed structure is connected to the outfall tunnel by a riser shaft and is the structure used to disperse the ground and storm water in a controlled manner and in accordance with environmental standards. This technical paper will detail the entire process from dredging and material stockpiling, riser shaft drilling and construction, diffuser bed fabrication onshore, transportation to final location, installation on the sea floor, backfilling and protection works and finally commissioning of the entire project.
Enhancement of Polysulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane Performance for Produced Water Treatment by Incorporation of Graphene oxide/Chitosan/Silicon dioxide Nanocomposite
Authors: Yasir Ahmed. T. , Alshaibi Nadeen , Ndame Nchwa , Hawari Alaa H. , Benamor Abdelbaki
Published: October 2023

Oil and gas production is accompanied by generation of large amounts of produced water as usually three barrels of produced water is generated for each barrel of oil. Membrane-based water reclamation technologies have been applied to treat produced water. However, the presence of oil content in the produced water makes its separation very complicated due to the high affinity between oil droplets and the hydrophobic polymeric membrane. This, results in low permeate flux, low oil rejection and high irreversible fouling. In this study, graphene oxide (GO) was functionalized using chitosan (CH) to synthesize GO-CH that was further functionalized with SiO2 to produce GO-CH-SiO2 nanocomposite. Synthesized GO-CH-SiO2 was embedded in the polysulfone membrane matrix to modify the pristine Psf membrane and impart super-oleophobic properties to the membrane. Produced nanocomposites properties were characterized using XRD, FTIR and TEM analyses, while synthesized membranes were characterized for their porosity, pore size, membrane resistance and hydrophilicity. Different ratios of GO:CH were applied with a fixed SiO2 loading to produce modified membranes. Performance test for the membranes modified with 0.3wt % nanocomposite with a GO:CH ratio of (2:1) showed a 271% improvement in membrane flux compared to pristine membrane while a ratio of 1:2 (GO:CH) gave the lowest total fouling.
Implementation of Odour Control Systems for Nuisance-free and Public Friendly Environment in Qatar
Authors: Trikis Spyridon , Sumant Vaibhav , Arshad Muhammad , Olliver Anna , Abushereeda Meshaal Jarallah , Brown John
Published: October 2023

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is contributing to the development of Qatar with the construction of first class, sustainable infrastructure with a high degree of public acceptance by utilizing best international practices. Pumping stations and sewage treatment works are traditionally constructed at the outskirts of cities, as they are generally associated with odour nuisance; however, as the cities are expanded, the facilities become part of the urban fabric and their operation becomes an issue of concern for nearby residents. To address this public concern, Ashghal has for its sewer infrastructure adopted odour emission limits as stringent as 0.5ppbV of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and 0.5ouE/m3 of odour concentration, which are lower than recognisable levels by humans. Moreover, on the way to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Ashghal decided to install environmentally friendly and sustainable biological treatment units followed by activated carbon filters to ensure a nuisance-free environment at the existing Doha South Sewage Treatment Works (DS-STW) and the new Doha South Terminal Pump Station (DS-TPS). This paper presents methodologies for determining odour levels in existing and new units, available odour treatment technologies, and the selected treatment schemes for the above projects.
Study of Turbulence in Open Channels Using Two-Equation Models
Authors: Sana Ahmad , Al-Rawas Ghazi , Etri Talal , Al-Mamun Abdullah
Published: October 2023

Prediction of the sediment transport in streams requires an accurate estimation of bed shear stress (for bed load) and eddy viscosity (for suspended load). In general, shallow water models employ empirical relationships to estimate the bottom shear stress. However, with the advancement of computing systems, the utilization of advanced turbulence models is getting common. In this paper, a number of model versions are reviewed based on their predictive abilities against the well-known bottom boundary layer properties in open channels and computational economy. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons have been made to infer that the choice of model versions should be based on the field application. For example, the bottom shear stress is very well predicted by the k-? model whereas the cross-stream velocity profile and turbulent kinetic energy are predicted more efficiently by k-? model versions. This study may be useful for researchers and practicing engineers in selecting a suitable two-equation model for calculating various bottom boundary layer properties.
Retention of Hydrophobic Colloids in Unsaturated Porous Media using Microfluidics
Authors: Hannun Jamal , Al-Raoush Riyadh
Published: October 2023

Water recharge wells can provide a solution for 3.5 billion people, living in regions suffering from water scarcity. Due to fines migration, freshwater wells that are used to recharge aquifers, often experience expedited deterioration. Colloidal clay fine particles can be mobilized from within aquifers due to hydrodynamic forces or the sweeping of gas-water interface (GWI). The released colloids concentration increases then starts to retain and clog at the pores within the aquifer formation. Although fines migration is responsible for decommissioning many recharge wells, yet there is a lack of pore scale observations that uncover clogging mechanisms within porous media. Thus, this study utilizes wide-field optical macroscopy and microfluidic models with pore morphology of sandstone, to investigate the clogging mechanisms of hydrophobic colloids. The aim is to discover how interfacial surfaces within porous media retain colloids. Hence imbibition and drainage of colloidal suspension were carried to vary water saturation. Flow experiments were imaged at a resolution of 1µm/pixel, while colloids diameter was 5 µm. Images were segmented into solid, water, gas and colloids. Then the amount of colloids retained on each interface was quantified. Findings revealed that hydrophobic colloids retained mainly on the GWI. For colloids suspension in deionized water, affinity of colloids to GWI was high enough to cause bubble stabilization. In both hydrophobic and hydrophilic porous media, colloids disconnected the gas phase to create larger GWI surface. More than 90% of hydrophobic colloids were cleaned from the media after drainage, uncovering an efficient remediation technique for water aquifer.
A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Selection of Wave Energy Converter Optimal Site
Authors: Shadmani Alireza , Nikoo Mohammad Reza , Gandomi Amir H. , Al-Rawas Ghazi
Published: October 2023

Ocean wave energy is an essential source of renewable power for coastal communities. Choosing the optimal site for the wave energy converter (WEC) deployment depends on a number of criteria. The characteristics of the WEC must be taken into account in the prediction power supply, whereas the local sea state is connected to elements like wave condition (as a representation of construction budget) and energy output as well as the influence of the exploitable storage of wave energy and its trend. As a result, this research provides a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) strategy for considering several factors simultaneously to choose the best possible site. The suggested MCDM technique incorporates two primary factors, i.e., exploitable storage of wave energy and energy production, into a single metric that takes into account both WEC efficiency of a particular type, WEPTOS, and sea state to aid decision-makers in the development of a pilot project. The method was then used to analyse the waves at two locations that had been identified as promising sites for harvesting wave energy along the coast of Oman. To further assess a site's potential upcoming pilot project and select the most efficient WEC, we compared the MCDM results at the stations with certain WEC types. In conclusion, optimal sites for placement of the WEPTOS WEC along the coast of Oman were identified considering the highest annual energy production and exploitable energy storage. Through solving the MCDM technique, 17 sites were pinpointed, and only 6 points were picked up.
New Technique for Flood Risk Assessment of Sub-Networks in Large Networks Using InfoWorks ICM: A Case Study of Qatar's Full Storm Water Network
Authors: Alabbasi Yahia , Aboelenen Khaled , Sadeq Mohammed
Published: October 2023

The elements of the storm water network are made to safely drain most water during a heavy rainstorm. Flood risk modelling (mathematical modelling) with hydraulic software is a good way to check the network's level of service, especially now that technology has changed. Flood risk modelling is an essential method for checking the network sufficiency and adequacy for different kinds of rain. Modelling flood risk should be done for the whole network to ensure that flows are connected and get accurate results. In this study, one-dimensional flood risk modelling is needed for a sub-network that is part of Qatar's full storm water network. The flood risk modelling is conducted using InfoWorks ICM software. Running the whole model takes a lot of computational data processing. Splitting the entire stormwater network to the concerned sub-network without considering the hydraulic effects of upstream and downstream flows at the boundary conditions of the sub-network will lead to erroneous conclusions. In this research, a new method for hydraulically dividing the network into sub-networks is presented, taking into account the characteristics of the boundaries. This method increases the efficiency and viability of hydraulic modelling for sub-networks in big networks. For purposes of validation, the results of the reduced model in terms of flood depths and volumes are compared with those of the full model. The results of the split model are in good agreement with the entire model.
ANALISIS TEKNIKAL DAN PENGENALAN ANALISIS BANDARMOLOGI SAHAM BAGI TRADER PEMULA DI LOMBOK BARAT
Authors: Hudaya Robith , Kartikasari Nungki , Suryantara Adhitya Bayu , Sukma Paradisa
Published: October 2023

Pertumbuhan investor baru pasar modal Indonesia cukup signifikan. Perkembangannya didominasi oleh investor muda yang cenderung ke arah trading daripada investasi.  Godaan untuk jual beli saham sangat besar karena antusiasme yang tinggi dalam mencoba apliaksi yang disediakan oleh sekuritas. Para Trader pemula ini sebenarnya perlu mempelajari analisis teknikal dan bandarmologi sebagai dasar dalam tradingnya agar memiliki dasar yang kuat dalam membeli dan menjual. Pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk memberi pelatihan dan pengenalan analisis teknikal dan pengenalan analisis bandarmologi. Kedua analisis ini penting sebagai dasar menjual atau membeli saham di pasar modal Indonesia. Analisis ini cocok diterapkan di pasar modal Indonesia karena pasar modal Indonesia bukanlah pasar yang efisien dan transaksinya didominasi oleh para bandar. Pelatihan Analisis Teknikal dan Pengenalan Analisis Bandarmologi Saham Bagi Trader Pemula di Lombok Barat berjalan lancar pada tanggal 29 Juli 2023 dan mendapat tanggapan yang antusias dari peserta. Dengan kegiatan pengabdian ini, peserta memperoleh tambahan pengetahuan tentang Analisis Teknikal dan Pengenalan Analisis Bandarmologi Saham Bagi Trader Pemula dan diajarkan pula cara melakukan analisis teknikalnya dan pandangan dari sudut pandang bandarmologinya. Sebelum trading di pasar modal, sebaiknya pada Trader khususnya yang pemula belajar mengenai analisis teknikal dan bandarmologi agar mencapai tujuan memperoleh keuntungan dalam kegiatan tradingnya
STRATEGI BPR DALAM MENGHADAPI GEMPURAN FINTECH
Authors: Kumara Nyoman Rajendra , Suryanata I Gusti Ngurah Putra
Published: October 2023

Rural Banks (BPR) are banks that carry out business activities conventionally or based on syariah principles which in their activities do not provide services in payment traffic. The activities of BPRs are much narrower than those of commercial banks because BPRs are prohibited from accepting demand deposits, foreign exchange and insurance activities. The role of BPR has a significant contribution to the economy in Indonesia. Based on the Indonesian Banking Statistics released by the OJK, the number of rural banks in Indonesia continues to decline. On the other hand, the development and growth of Fintech (Financial Technology) is very fast. The rapid growth of fintech is because this service offers various advantages to make financial transactions more effective and efficient. Based on this, there is an imbalance between the growth of BPR compared to the growth of fintech in Indonesia. Both BPR management and shareholders must anticipate changes and challenges to the BPR business going forward. This study uses a qualitative method by conducting in-depth interviews with BPRs and fintech representatives. The results of the research can be used as a reference both by shareholders and BPR management so that they can continue to survive and grow
Keywords:
Fintech, BPR, Strategy
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, EDUCATION LEVEL AND GENDER ON THE GROWTH OF SMES: EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE COVID19 PANDEMIC CONDITIONS
Authors: Wahyulina Sri , Suryani Embun , Saufi Akhmad , Sudiartha Athar Handry
Published: October 2023

This study aims to examine the effect of Financial Literacy, Education Level and Gender on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Creative Economy Sector in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The data was collected using the survey sample method, and the number of samples in this study was 50 SMEs. The sample was taken using a simple random sampling technique. The independent free variables are Financial Literacy, Education Level and Gender, while the dependent variable is SME Growth. Technique Analysis data is multiple linear regression, which conducted using the 2016 version of SPSS. The results showed that financial literacy and education level have a positive and significant effect on SMEs growth. Meanwhile, gender has a positive, but not significant effect on the growth of SMEs.

Keywords:

Financial Literacy, Education Level, Gender and SMEs Growth
Projeto Queijo+Forte: um plano de atendimento a produtores de queijos artesanais no contexto da pandemia de Covid-19
Authors: Lima Thamylles Thuany Mayrink , Hosken Bianca de Oliveira , Soares Dalila Luiza de Oliveira , Ferreira Neverson José Silva , Leite Walmar Oliveira , Pacheco Flaviana Coelho , Machado Solimar Gonçalves , Martin José Guilherme Prado
Published: October 2023

Minas Gerais é um estado relevante para a produção de queijos artesanais, com regiões tradicionais reconhecidas; porém, em determinadas localidades, a atividade é relativamente restrita. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a atividade queijeira na cidade de Diogo de Vasconcelos, Região do Alto Rio Doce, no contexto pandêmico. Após levantamento inicial, questionários sobre Boas Práticas de Fabricação (BPF), de ordenha e comercialização foram coletados para análise. Os queijos diferiram quanto ao peso (de 789 a 1072 g), diâmetro (de 116 a 160 cm) e altura (de 45 a 59 cm); os valores de pH variam de 5,66 a 6,77; acidez, de 0,95% a 5,2%; umidade, de 38% a 47,15%; cloretos, de 0,38% a 1,34%; e atividade e água, de 0,96 a 0,98. Baixas populações de estafilococos foram detectadas, em acordo com o padrão vigente; foram observadas populações elevadas de aeróbios mesófilos, demostrando falhas no processo produtivo, bem como de coliformes termotolerantes, ainda que dentro do padrão vigente. E. coli não foi detectada na água de nenhuma propriedade; 57,1% dos produtores necessitaram complementar a renda durante a pandemia; do total, 85,71% foram beneficiados pelo auxílio emergencial, demostrando sua relevância para a subsistência dos produtores no período. Com a alta variabilidade observada, conclui-se que a produção de queijos não resulta em produtos característicos, condição que dificulta a criação de uma identidade queijeira para a região; além disso, medidas corretivas junto aos produtores visando ao atendimento às BPF se fazem necessárias.
CONSELHOS DE SAÚDE
Authors: Remígio Marklitânya Rodrigues Barboza , Gomes Adriano Francisco Mendes , Igino Ângela Maria Rolim , Maciel Camila Belmont Batista , Leite Clarany Alvino , Garrido Georgiana de Sousa , Leite Janaína de Sousa Paiva , Alencar Michel Avelino de , Gomes Rosana Fernandes Dantas , Holanda Simone Gonçalves de Almeida , Lima Wagner da Silva
Published: October 2023

Notadamente, a literatura encontrada sobre as movimentações realizadas pelo controle social no âmbito da saúde, aborda com frequência a atmosfera da representação dos usuários e dos profissionais inseridos no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) - enquanto forças que monitoram, fiscalizam e debatem sobre os interesses públicos no âmbito da Política de Saúde. Porém, uma visão que analisa a esfera da qualidade da representação dos sujeitos envolvidos nesse processo traz à tona um debate relevante, evidenciando a necessidade de discutir, especular e/ou compreender os desafios enfrentados para efetiva participação popular e o controle social na gestão do SUS, assim como distinguir o jogo de interesses intrínsecos.
Oportuniza-se através do conteúdo ora apresentado o reconhecimento da participação como um princípio constitucional orientador do sistema público de saúde no Brasil, regulamentado pela Lei nº 8.142 de 1990, ao passo que, por meio da análise de trabalhos produzidos por autores dos mais diversos eixos de pesquisa, objetiva-se uma aproximação e/ou compreensão acerca de como vem se dando a participação e o controle social no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde, tendo como parâmetros os avanços alcançados no plano legal, em contrapartida aos obstáculos observados no cotidiano da construção dos espaços de exercício da democracia, com o intuito de desenvolver uma discussão que contribua para o conhecimento dos diferentes sujeitos – técnicos, conselheiros e gestores – que intervêm cotidianamente no controle social.
A CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE POWERTRAIN E MOBILIDADE ELÉTRICA: AVANÇOS TECNOLÓGICOS PARA UM FUTURO SUSTENTÁVEL
Authors: UNIP Karen Cristina Ricciardi Moraes -
Published: October 2023

Este artigo discute a correlação entre powertrain e mobilidade elétrica, tendo como destaque principal, os avanços tecnológicos responsáveis por impulsionar a transição de veículos automotores movidos por combustíveis fósseis para veículos mais eficientes e sustentáveis. O estudo apresenta uma análise dos componentes do powertrain tradicional e sua evolução para sistemas de propulsão elétrica, explorando os benefícios da mobilidade elétrica no que se refere a redução de emissão de gases de efeito estufa e utilização de combustíveis fósseis. Apresenta ainda, discussão sobre o papel do powertrain na integração de fontes renováveis e na implementação de soluções de carregamento rápido. Os resultados apresentados mostram claramente a tendência em direção à adoção de powertrains elétricos e sua importância no cenário da mobilidade elétrica a fim de alcançar um futuro sustentável.
CONVERSÃO DE VEÍCULOS A COMBUSTÃO EM VEÍCULOS ELÉTRICOS
Authors: Velozo Sérgio José Fernandes , Santos Alexandre Jose Araújo dos , Stockchneider André Francisco , Domingos Julio
Published: October 2023

Com a assinatura de acordos entre vários países e a alteração nas leis, o cenário automotivo está sofrendo uma grande mudança e aumentando o uso da tecnologia aplicada aos veículos, proporcionando assim uma melhor preservação do meio ambiente. É cada vez mais comum ter veículos elétricos circulando em nossas ruas. Como nossa economia ainda está desfavorável para a compra de um veículo novo devido ao seu alto valor agregado, esta tecnologia ainda não está acessível para grande parte da população. Ainda assim é preciso considerar que é necessário um maior investimento em infraestrutura para a utilização, como por exemplo, oficinas especializadas e pontos de recargas. Neste sentido o presente trabalho visa realizar um estudo de caso de uma conversão de um veículo a combustão em um veículo elétrico.
Circulating Levels of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Selective for C-Terminal (FGF23-CT) in Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Kenji Tanaka , Yuichiro Higashimoto , Mituru Tomizawa , Yasuki Motomiy , Yoshiteru Kaneko
Published: October 2023

Background: In hemodialysis patients, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has reportedly been associated with the development of cardiovascular complications and a high risk of mortality. Our objective here was to study the cleavage characteristics of FGF23 in hemodialysis patients. Methods: This study design is a cross-sectional observational investigation of three facilities without intervention. To assess FGF23 concentrations, we obtained plasma samples from 97 hemodialysis patients before the hemodialysis session and from 16 healthy volunteers. We measured the FGF23 C-terminal fragment and intact FGF23 concentrations by using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: Serum levels of the FGF23 C-terminal fragment were 189 ± 121 ng/mL in healthy volunteers and 306 ± 206 ng/mL in hemodialysis patients. The ratios of intact FGF23 to total FGF23 were 0.03 ± 0.03 in healthy volunteers and 0.44 ± 0.28 in hemodialysis patients. The ratios were positively correlated with levels of inorganic phosphate in hemodialysis patients (p < 0.001, r = 0.52). Conclusion: We measured actual levels of the serum FGF23 C-terminal fragment in hemodialysis patients by using a new commercial kit for the first time. The ratio of intact FGF23 to total FGF23 was lower in healthy controls than the ratio in hemodialysis patients. The cleavage percentage of FGF23 was considerably higher in both groups of subjects than previously thought. We suggest that hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients was associated with impaired cleavage of FGF23.
Effect of alkaline and steam pre-treatment on saccharification of corn cob and production of cellullase from fungal consortium
Authors: Omiyale Olumakinde Charles , Ajadi Abiodun Saheed , Ifeanyi-Nze Favour Okechi , Ogunjobi Taiwo Temitope , Otiti Gregory , Ojo Emmanuel Oluwadamilare , Ezeh Ogochukwu Mercy , Osajie Osemudiamhen David , Obaseki Osemwengie Oluwadare , Olofin Oluwatoyin Olabimpe
Published: October 2023

Lignocellulosic biomass as fossil fuel alternative comes with its challenges such as its inherent stability and recalcitrance. The use of commercial cellulase in the removal of lignin comes with high cost. This research seeks to answer questions on how alkaline and steam pre-treatment improve cellulose/glucose liberation from lignocellulosic biomass (corn cobs) using a consortium of pichia kudriavzevii and cyberlindnera fabianii.

In the current study, the effectiveness of steam and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pre-treatment for reducing corn cob structure was examined, and the pre-treated biomass afterwards was exposed to the hydrolyzing activity of a consortium enzyme cocktail that was custom-formulated. The results of an analysis of composition showed that while alkaline pre-treated corn cob (APC) had 1.2% lignin, 75.8% cellulose, and 10.9% hemicellulose, steam pre-treated corn cob (SPC) had 2.5% lignin, 67.2% cellulose, and 25% hemicellulose. Lignin was eliminated from the biomass of corn cobs using both steam and NaOH pre-treatment. The hydrolyzing effect of the holocellulolytic enzyme cocktail, prepared with two multifunctional enzymes, was applied to the alkaline and steam pre-treated samples. This hydrolyzed SPCs more effectively than APC feedstocks, revealing that steam was a more effective pre-treatment attaining a remarkable 8.33 U/mg endoglucanase, 5.56 U/mg exoglycanase and 8.97U/mg beta-glucosidase levels (event 1) and glucose peak concentration of 0.433 mol/mL at 48 hours (event 2); according to a thorough examination of cellulase capacity and glucose levels.

Overall, the consortium enzyme cocktail effectively hydrolyzed agricultural feedstocks that had undergone alkaline pre-treatment, making it a desirable option for usage in the bioconversion procedure in the biorefinery sector. This study demonstrates an effective technique for turning agricultural waste (corn cob) into high-value products through effective and practical chemical pre-processing.
Promising technical solutions to improve the efficiency of releasing mineral materials from bin storages
Authors: Velikanov V.S. , Grishin I.A. , Lukashuk O.A. , Davydova V.V. , Lukashuk A.D.
Published: October 2023

The efficiency of mineral processing is determined by the correct selection strategy for equipment and technology in the production process. In the present-day context, when it becomes necessary to increase the production capacity of existing mining and processing plants, enhancing the production capacity cannot be considered in isolation from the potential performance of the specific process equipment. When addressing the challenges associated with improving the efficiency of mining and processing equipment, special attention needs to be paid to streamlining its interaction within a unified process flowchart. It is generally known, that the bin storages at mining and processing facilities are intended to receive rock mass and secure batching and uniform supply of loose and lumpy materials from the bin to the downstream technological equipment. The bin storage parameters have to be defined with account of the properties of the materials to be used. The aim of this study is to develop an optimal design of the bin-and-feeder system that would ensure the material path close to the brachistochrone curve. Based on the presented analytical dependences, the main characteristics of releasing the mineral raw material from the bin-and-feeder systems have been established for the conditions of mining and processing plants. The received data can be used in further research to provide a mathematical model of material flow, as well as in the finding an optimal design of the bin. A complex approach that included a system scientific analysis and generalization of previously published studies was used in addressing the tasks set. An approach is suggested to develop a promising design of the bin-and-feeder system to deliver the mineral raw materials based on using the guides that would ensure the material flow as close to the brachistochrone curve as possible. This approach can be implemented in the bin-and-feeder systems for ore processing plants in order to reduce the energy consumption for the transportation and feeding of the mineral raw materials.
Impact of booster characteristics on the detonation velocity of composite explosives
Authors: Galimyanov Al.A. , Rudnitsky K.A. , Gildenbrant K.V. , Korneeva S.I. , Kazarina E.N. , Mishnev V.I.
Published: October 2023

Drilling and blasting operations are considered in the mining industry to be the most economical way to prepare the rock mass for extraction. Blasting is performed at various mining and geological conditions of different mining companies, thus the characteristics of drilling and blasting operations can have a significant impact on the detonation rate of the borehole charge, which is one of its most critical characteristics that affects the blast quality. Detonation velocity depends on many factors, the main of which include the quality of explosives preparation and their components, the density, diameter and height of the borehole charge, the booster parameters and its location within the borehole charge. The paper presents the results of measuring the detonation velocity of industrial explosives and records the impact of the booster weight on the detonation velocity.
Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources of Siberian Branch of RAS, Kyzyl, Russian Federation
Authors: Soyan Sh.Ch. , Badarchi X.B. , Kylgyday A.Ch.
Published: October 2023

The paper describes composition, quality and properties of coals from the Ulug-Khem basin, the most important fuel and energy resource of the Tyva Republic, which includes the Erbek, the Kaa-Khem, the Mezhegeysk and the Elegest deposits. The unified schematic map of the Jurassic deposits of Tuva that was adopted by the Interdepartmental Stratigraphic Commission is discussed. The Jurassic deposits are identified, which consist of four series, i.e. the Elegest, the Erbek, the Saldam, and the Bomsk formations. The Ulug formation, which contains 70% of the Ulug-Khem Basin's reserves, is described in detail. Its thickness varies from 0.3 to 19.6 m. The Ulug formation consists of siltstones, carbonaceous siltstones and sometimes sandstones. The thickness of soil layers varies from 0.10 to 0.6 m
SALGIN HASTALIKLARLA MÜCADELE DÖNEMLERİNDE SAĞLIK PROFESYONELLERİNİN SOSYAL GÜVENLİK HAKLARINA YÖNELİK POLİTİKA ÖNERİSİ
Authors: NURDOĞAN Ali Kemal , İNCE Fuat
Published: October 2023

Sigortalı kişileri ve toplumun tamamını sosyal riskler karşısında korumakla sorumlu olan Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (SGK) tarafından SARS CoV2 virüsü sebebiyle Covid-19 hastalığına yakalanan sağlık profesyonellerine 5510 sayılı Kanun kapsamında hastalık sigortası edimleri sağlanırken, bu hastalıktan dolayı hayatını kaybeden sağlık çalışanlarının hak sahibi (eş-çocuk-anne-baba) yakınlarına ölüm sigortası edimleri sunulmaktadır. SGK tarafından sunulan edimler sivil toplum örgütleri, siyaset kurumu ve akademik çalışmalarda tartışılmaktadır. Mevcut tartışmalar genel olarak Covid-19 hastalığının meslek hastalığı olarak kabul edilerek sağlanacak hakların İş Kazası ve Meslek Hastalığı Sigortası kapsamında değerlendirilmesinin önemi ve gerekliliği ekseninde yürütülmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı, mevcut tartışmaların dışına çıkarak sadece Covid-19 değil gelecekte de yaşanması muhtemel tüm salgınlarla mücadele dönemlerinde hastalığın tespit edilmesi, bulaşının önlenmesi ve tedavisi sürecinde görev alan sağlık çalışanlarının virüs sebebiyle hastalanmaları ve hayatlarını kaybetmeleri durumunda kendileri ve hak sahibi yakınlarının sosyal güvenlik haklarını düzenleyecek etkili ve kalıcı bir politika geliştirmektir.
THE TUVAN KHÖÖMEI THROAT SINGING AND ITS IGIL ACCOMPANIMENT AS INSTRUMENT OF NATURE
Authors: Tumat Choduraa , Kleikamp Bernard
Published: October 2023

This essay introduces the vocal art of Tuvan throat singing – khöömei – and also the musical instrument – igil . These two are important in the musical culture of the Tuvans. In the Tuvan worldview, khöömei and igil are connected with nature. Tuvans say that man is a child of nature. Everything that sounds is subordinated to and equal to the highest standard of sound: the sound of nature. In this essay, we show that the human voice is a body instrument when performing khöömei. When traditional musicians accompany their khöömei with the igil, the fullness of the whole symphony of nature is shown. In legends about the origins of khöömei and igil, we read that the sound is sacral and khöömei and igil were given to the Tuvans by the spirits of nature. Khöömei and igil are not a human product.
THE FUTURE OF INSTRUMENTAL SOUND AND INSTRUMENTALISTS
Authors: Jähnichen Gisa
Published: October 2023

The accelerated development of technology and climatic changes, which is progressively interwoven with each other, will unavoidably lead to changes in the production and use of musical instruments. It is time to investigate into these upcoming changes and their impact on many features of social life, with the views on past issues included. In this regard, the aim of this paper is to give a first overview on how practices with musical instruments can be continued on different levels of production and use through a historically informed kind of musician and instrument producer. Insofar, this overview can be seen as a beginning of diverting from a physical fixing in ethnic belongings and financial approaches widely requested among musicologists of the 21st century. ‘The global perspective cannot be the end of musical instruments’ is one of the theses being discussed with the help of most recent literature on the topic. It is dedicated to the second main topic of the symposium.
The structure of this paper follows the classical three-folded principle: Introduction and Background, Analysis and Findings, and Conclusions for each section, followed by a list of references that were used. This order is extremely boring, and I do not welcome the stubborn keeping to indiscriminate structures. Yet, in this case, these boring structures have to be filled with some life following the facts found.
THE FUNCTION OF THE TIMBRE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND IT’S REFLECTION IN RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES OF CHINA
Authors: Cheng Zhong Wei
Published: October 2023

There are many kinds of national musical instruments in China, which can be divided into wind, string, plucked string percussion according to different performance methods. Each type of musical instruments has different timbres due to different sounding materials and the high and low frequencies produced while playing melodic units. In the current occasions of folk activities, the use of various musical instruments presents a uniqueness in distribution of occasions. This topic will focus on the discussion of the characteristics of the timbre of the main musical instrument in folk Daoist ceremonies and the issue of the timbre of the instrument, aiming to answer ‘What kind of functionnality does the timbre of the instrument has in Daoist rituals?’ and ‘Why does they have these functionalities?’ and other questions.
Formation of foreign language lexical skills using a picture dictionary among grade schoolers
Authors: Barkova Anna Fedorovna , Ponagushina Anastasia Eduardovna
Published: October 2023

The research aims to provide a theoretical substantiation and develop a methodology for using picture dictionaries when teaching foreign language vocabulary to grade schoolers. The paper discusses the notion of a picture dictionary, the features of its application for the formation of foreign language lexical skills among grade schoolers. The novelty of the research lies in clarifying the notion of a picture dictionary and determining the criteria for selecting picture dictionaries to organise foreign language teaching for grade schoolers. As a result, the researchers have developed a set of exercises for the formation of lexical skills in productive types of speech activity on the topic “Free time” using the “Children’s Picture Dictionary” for grade 3, which is based on the stages of skill formation and also includes the training of lexical skills in speech activity. Reliance on story illustrations from the dictionary is a distinctive feature of the developed methodology, which allows using the studied lexical units in context and, therefore, promotes a sound knowledge of these units.
Features of environmental awareness promotion among rural schoolchildren at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries
Authors: Nesterova Anna Aleksandrovna
Published: October 2023

The aim of the study is a historical and pedagogical comprehension, analysis and summarisation of the experience of ecological and educational work with rural schoolchildren accumulated at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries. The paper analyses the practice of environmental awareness promotion among rural schoolchildren that developed during this period in different regions of Russia. The scientific novelty lies in summarising and systematising the research devoted to certain aspects related to the organisation of environmental awareness promotion among rural schoolchildren; its features are identified: potentially high opportunities for organising environmental awareness promotion among children living in close proximity to wildlife; orientation to the formation of an integral personal quality, i.e. ecological culture; interest in the ethno-cultural component of the content of environmental awareness promotion; involvement of schoolchildren in agricultural and environmental protection activities. As a result, the theoretical material and practical experience of organising ecological and educational work with rural schoolchildren in the 1990s-2000s were summarised, the characteristic features inherent in the process of forming the ecological culture of the younger generation in rural areas were identified, the perspective of further use of the accumulated experience was assessed.
Nominative potential of the axiological paradigm of the memorial media portrait of a cinema legend (based on the material of the French language)
Authors: Mikhailova Elena Nikolaevna , Telegina Victoria Alexandrovna
Published: October 2023

The study aims to identify the characteristics of evaluative names that form the paradigm of the axiological field of the memorial media portrait of a cinema legend. The study was carried out using the material of a special issue of the journal “Le Figaro Hommage” published in September 2021 in connection with the passing of the French cinema legend Jean-Paul Belmondo – “Le Magnifique. Jean-Paul Belmondo 1933/2021”. The paper presents a systematic analysis of a set of names that create the axiological field of the memorial media portrait of the cinema legend. The study is novel in that it is the first to take a multilevel approach to analysing various types of names of a French film star presented in the micro-, macro- and hyper-context. Attention is paid to the lexico-semantic aspect of the names, their usage as part of different stylistic devices, as well as their role in the system of references that extend the axiological space of the media portrait of the cinema legend beyond the boundaries of articles and the entire special issue dedicated to Belmondo. The results show that the memorial media portrait of the cinema legend represents an archetypal phenomenon in which an idealised image of the screen star is formed with the help of a set of naming units.
The “Novy mir” magazine and the “turn” of Soviet literature
Authors: Chuyao Wang
Published: October 2023

The paper aims to determine the role of the “Novy Mir” magazine and its editor-in-chief A. T. Tvardovsky and some writers who adhered to liberalism in the conditions of the prevailing social culture of the cult of personality and the no-conflict theory in the early 20th century in the renewal of Soviet literature of the 1950s-1960s. The study is novel in that the author establishes the fact of the beginning of the “thaw” period in Soviet culture, which emerged when Tvardovsky ran the magazine in the light of the development of ideas about the conflict-free nature of Soviet literature. The paper indicates that the works describing noble heroism no longer resonated with the readers, there was a significant turn towards realistic literature. As the editor-in-chief of the “Novy Mir” magazine, Tvardovsky introduced readers to the concepts of literary authenticity, freedom and equality, which greatly stimulated the reform of Soviet literature. As a result, it has been revealed that the “Novy Mir” magazine not only influenced the development of the USSR literature of the 1950s-1960s, but also contributed to the formation of the “thaw” period in the Soviet literary process.
Transformation of bestiary images in the poetics of modernism (F. Sologub, K. D. Balmont, V. I. Narbut, D. B. Khetagurov, G. G. Maliev, I. Arnigon)
Authors: Khetagurova Dzerassa Kazbekovna
Published: October 2023

The aim of the paper is to confirm the idea that the interpretation of bestiary images in the Russian and Ossetian literature of the late 19th and the early 20th century from the perspective of their symbolic semantic component occurs in the context of relevant ideas of the specified cultural and historical period. The scientific novelty of the research lies in conducting a joint study of zoographic images in the poems of F. Sologub, K. D. Balmont, V. I. Narbut, D. B. Khetagurov, G. G. Maliev, I. Arnigon and determining commonality in the manifestation of aesthetic attitudes of modernism. It is the first time in the history of Ossetian scientific thought that bestiary themes are covered in the context of inter-literary connections and influences and become the subject of a comprehensive literary analysis. The texts presented reveal the significance of animalistics in the ideosphere of Russian and Ossetian poets in terms of traditional and individual interpretations (typical properties of folklore images, author’s anthropomorphic metaphorics) and the adaptation of animal archetypes in a modernist context (neo-mythologism, exoticism, savagery, doppelgangers). As a result, the research concludes that the animalistic code cannot be interpreted outside national, folklore traditions, cultural context and the author’s personality, when the connotation of bestiary is revealed in multifaceted semantic layers, going far beyond purely faunistic themes.
Reception of the creative work of the Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem in German-speaking countries
Authors: Goreva Nadezhda Aleksandrovna , Kotova Marina Yurievna
Published: October 2023

The paper aims to identify the chronology and specifics of translations and studies of the creative work of the Polish science fiction writer, futurist and philosopher Stanisław Lem (1921-2006) in Germany in the aspect of imagology. Until now, the problems associated with the translation of his works into German have rarely attracted the attention of Russian scholars. The study is original in that it is the first in Russian philological science to trace the history of translations of Stanisław Lem’s works into German and their reception in German-speaking countries. Stanisław Lem’s place in the German book market is viewed from two perspectives – firstly, in the context of Polish literature popularisation, and secondly, within the framework of the science fiction genre. In addition, the paper provides a list of German-language editions of his books with a brief information about translators. The research findings show that the cross-cultural ties between Poland and German-speaking countries influenced publishers’ interest in Lem’s works, mainly at the stage when his books were being first published in German, after which the writer’s reputation as an original science fiction writer and strong ties with individual publishers, namely “Volk und Welt” in East Germany and “Suhrkamp Verlag” in West Germany, played a major role. It is the first time that the factors clarifying the process of translation and publication of Lem’s works in German have been revealed.
РОЗРОБКА ЗАСОБІВ ДЛЯ ПРОВЕДЕННЯ ПРАКТИЧНИХ ТА ЛАБОРАТОРНИХ ЗАНЯТЬ З РОБОТОТЕХНІЧНИМИ ПРИСТРОЯМИ В УМОВАХ ДИСТАНЦІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ
Authors: Михайлов Євген , Лінгур Валерій , Борисов Владислав , Панфіленко Олег , Махновський Кирило
Published: October 2023

Проведений аналіз існуючих засобів проектування та моделювання робототехнічних пристроїв у результаті чого показано, що найбільш придатним для проведення дистанційних занять у напрямку дослідження різних робототехнічних пристроїв є віртуальна платформа д
ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ ЯКОСТІ РОСЛИННИХ ОЛІЙ
Authors: Барус Маріанна , Скрипська Ольга , Білокопита Галина
Published: October 2023

У статті досліджено органолептичні та фізико-хімічні показники якості п’яти зразків соняшникової та оливкової олії, проведено якісні дослідження на наявність воску, воскоподібних речовин та мила в усіх зразках досліджуваних олій.
ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ ПОКАЗНИКІВ ЯКОСТІ ЯБЛУЧНИХ СОКОВИХ НАПОЇВ
Authors: Барус Маріанна , Скрипська Ольга , Мінтянська Альона , Білокопита Галина
Published: October 2023

У роботі фізико-хімічними методами аналізу досліджено якість сокосодержащих напоїв за органолептичними показниками, загальною та активною кислотністю, вмістом сухих речовин, вітаміну С.