bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE POSSIBILITIES OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
Authors:   Chief Economist of the Efficiency Department of the Department of Economics and Planning in the Processing of Commerce and Logistics of PJSC NK Rosneft, Belova Nadezhda V.
Published: November 2023

Objective: to analyze the prospects associated with the use of high-tech artificial intelligence systems in economic practice. In this paper, the possibilities of using artificial intelligence technologies in various fields of commercial activity are evaluated. Discussion: the authors’ approaches allowed us to create an idea of the current level of development of artificial intelligence technologies used in the banking sector, the mass communications system, and the service sector.
New data on the distribution of anthropochorous species of land molluscs in western regions of Ukraine and possible approaches to their classification
Authors: Gural-Sverlova Nina , Gural Roman
Published: November 2023

On the basis of own data, materials transferred to the laboratory of malacology or the malacological collection of the State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv, as well as a critical analysis of observations in two citizen science databases (iNaturalist, UkrBIN), new records of some anthropochorous land mollusc species in Western Ukraine, and in particular, in Lviv and its immediate surroundings, are described. In tabular form, the temporal and spatial presence in the western part of Ukraine of 23 species that could appear here only due to anthropochory is analyzed. Maps of the findings of Cepaea nemoralis, Deroceras caucasicum, Oxychilus draparnaudi, and O. translucidus in and near Lviv are given. Known reliable localities of C. nemoralis in Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi regions are listed. Similar information is presented for the related species Cepaea hortensis from all administrative regions of Western Ukraine, except for Lviv region, where this species is widespread in settlements. According to the time of penetration into Western Ukraine, among the anthropochorous species of land molluscs, relatively recent invaders prevail, which were first reliably discovered not earlier than in the 1990s. At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, optimal conditions for the introduction and subsequent acclimatization in urbanized biotopes of many adventitious species of land molluscs, in particular thermophilic species of Mediterranean or Crimean origin, emerged in Western Ukraine. In addition to global warming, this was facilitated by the intensification of trade and transport links with other regions of Ukraine and other European countries, as well as the activities of garden centres. Besides the time of entry into the analyzed area, anthropochorous species of land molluscs can be classified according to the ways of this penetration (from other regions of Ukraine or from other European countries located to the west of it), the nature of their present distribution in Western Ukraine, as well as the ability or inability to enter natural biotopes outside settlements.
The bioindicator role of phytonematode groups in the assessment of the state of transformation of secondary forest ecosystems
Authors: Miedviedieva Iryna , Kozlovsky Mykola , Kagalo Alexander , Węgrzyn Ewa
Published: November 2023

The methodology for assessing the state of terrestrial ecosystems using diagnostic properties of soil microfauna remains underestimated in contemporary Ukrainian science. We have analyzed a significant amount of foreign and domestic literature to demonstrate the importance of this aspect in the overview article concerning the monitoring of natural ecosystems. Based on our own research results, we have shown the outcomes that can be achieved by utilizing the bioindicative properties of a specific group of organisms, such as phytonematodes. The fundamental principles and methodologies that should be applied, including using the functional characteristics of phytonematode complexes, have also been described. For evaluating the state of ecosystems, the most valuable information pertains to organisms that are widely distributed over a significant territory, have high population density, play a significant role in ecosystem functioning, and can rapidly respond to environmental changes. Organisms fitting these criteria can be considered bioindicators. This group of organisms is sensitive to natural or anthropogenic environmental transformations and can respond to them by altering their population density, distribution, or specific characteristics. Therefore, the use of soil animals from specific taxonomic groups as bioindicators has a long-standing tradition. Groups of soil invertebrates are integral structural components of natural ecosystems, together providing them with stable development and resilience. Assessment of the functional role of soil fauna in the ecosystem involves establishing the structural-functional organization of different groups of soil invertebrates, which differ both morphologically and functionally in the ecosystem and their impact on soil-forming processes. The use of soil nematodes as bioindicators is promising for evaluating the sanitary condition of forest ecosystems based on the indicator of energy utilization by trophic groups of nematodes, as well as for bioindication of soil quality based on the relative ratio of persisters and colonizers. The zoological method of soil diagnostics was established as a separate scientific direction thanks to the works of M.S. Gilyarov. This method is based on the presence of certain species of invertebrates in the soil and the analysis of the structure of their communities. Later, it found practical application in the research of forest ecosystems. Therefore, nematodes are an effective model group for the indirect assessment of the zoocenosis’ state.
«Ssavtsi» (Mammalia): the story of a 100-year-old term
Authors: Zagorodniuk Igor
Published: November 2023

The use of the Ukrainian word «ssavtsi» (= «suctorial») and its synonym «zviri» (= «beasts») to designate the class Mammalia is considered. It is shown that the word «zviri» is traditional, but over time the share of publications with the term «ssavtsi» increases, an in general there are twice as many of them. The similar meaning of these terms is conditional, and the author adheres to the usage of «ssavtsi» for the class Mammalia and «zviri» for the subclass Theria (= «placental»). The analysis of previous literature sources showed that the term «ssavtsi» appeared in scientific circulation only in 1910, in the textbook «Zoology» by I. Verkhratsky, and precisely as a plural noun with an iotized «i» («ssavtsї»). The author explains the latter as underlining the emphasis of the syllable, in contrast to predecessor terms, which were participles. This format was later changed to an iotless «i» with the appearance of writing the nomen in singular («ssavets»). There is a number of words based on the verb «ssaty» (= «to suck»), in particular «ssushchi», «ssachi», and «ssawchi in the prehistory of the appearance of the term «ssavtsi». The latter variant is not found in Ukrainian-language sources, but it was coined in the Polish language by M. Novytsky, a native of Galicia and Podolia, who after defending his thesis (in Lviv in 1863) became a professor at the Jagiellonian University, where he published a series of textbooks changing the meaning of «ssące» («zwierzęta ssące») and the noun «ssąwce» (the modern form is «ssaki»). An analogous term was present in the Czech language («ssawci» modernised as «savci»), from which textbooks were translated by activists of the Ruthenian movements. Thanks to the educational activities of the Ukrainian Scientific Society (USS), it was included in textbooks and reference books (written by I. Rakovsky, M. Charlemagne, and I. Verkhratsky in 1919–1922). One of its first popularisers was V. Hnatiuk, the compiler of the ethnographic collection «Animal Epic» (1916), who listed the articles according to systematics and used the nomen «Ssavtsi» (Mammals) for the title of the section. The further distribution of this term can also be explained by the fact that the monosyllabic form has become fixed in all the neighbouring languages: Czech «savci», Polish «ssaki», Slovak «cicavce» and others. To some extent, it was also the answer to the Latin composite name Mammalia (mamma = «mammary gland», -alia = «the one possesses»), and the suffix «-ets» in Ukrainian is a completely corresponding formant.
Outlining the aims and format of the project «Digitisation of natural history collections damaged as a result of hostilities and related factors: development of protocols and implementation based on the State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine»
Authors: Novikov Andriy , Hushtan Habriel , Hushtan Kateryna , Kuzyarin Oleksandr , Leleka Dmytro , Nachychko Viktor , Prots Bohdan , Rizun Volodymyr , Savytska Anastasiia , Susulovska Solomia , Susulovsky Andrij
Published: November 2023

This article presents the format and outlines the goals and objectives of the project: "Digitisation of natural collections damaged by hostilities and associated factors: development of protocols and implementation based on the State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine." This project, financed by the National Research Fund of Ukraine as part of the competition "Science for the Reconstruction of Ukraine in the War and Post-War Periods", involves the development of protocols and testing of digitisation technologies for vulnerable natural history museum collections and will be implemented in 2023-2024. The State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine collections will be used to develop the protocols. Still, in general, the project has broader tasks. It is primarily aimed at the digitisation and virtual availability of natural collections that have already been damaged due to hostilities and related factors or may be damaged or lost shortly. Among the most vulnerable collections are those that require careful observance of the storage regime and are the first to undergo destruction or can be easily lost due to direct damage (for example, fire). Among such collections of the State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the collections of invertebrate animals and herbarium funds, which were formed in 1870 and today constitute the object of the national heritage of Ukraine, have been identified. These collections are unique regarding the representativeness of the western region of Ukraine, although they are not limited to it. If these collections are lost, restoring or replacing damaged samples with equivalent ones is impossible. The consequence of the loss or damage of these collections will be the formation of a significant gap in the documentation of the history of the flora and fauna of the western region of Ukraine, which will be impossible to fill with existing data or cover with other, including foreign, collections. That is why, in martial law conditions, it is essential to develop protocols for the rapid digitisation of the most valuable and most vulnerable samples that have already suffered or may potentially suffer damage due to hostilities.
Hydrological reserve "Travertine springs"
Authors: Ragulina Marina , Orlov Oleg , Dmytruk Roman
Published: November 2023

Travertine springs (petrifying springs) are unique natural formations formed by a complex interaction of abiotic and biotic factors, which cause the precipitation of calcium carbonates and magnesium from solutions saturated with corresponding hydrocarbonates. This is how travertines are formed (another name is limestone or freshwater tuffs) - specific carbonate rocks of the sedimentary type, common in continental bodies of water - springs, streams, lakes, etc.
The influence of agro- and urbangenic fragmentation of the natural environment on the structure of Collembolan taxocenes of the Eastern Podillia
Authors: Husak Oksana , Kaprus’ Igor
Published: November 2023

A comparative analysis of the taxonomic and ecological structure of Collembolan urbo- and agrotaxocenes of Eastern Podillia with their forest and meadow-steppe variants was carried out. Urbotaxocenes are represented by 39 species, and agrotaxocenes by 30 species of Collembola. A characteristic feature of the fragmented urbo- and agrotaxocenes of the studied region is the "xerophyllization" of the fauna (enrichment with drought-resistant species), the large mosaic distribution of the abundance of species in the soil, as well as the specificity and unpredictability of their taxonomic and ecological structure. The investigated collembolan taxocenes are characterized by low and medium population density (urbotaxocenes from 2.1 to 6.3 thousand individuals/m2 individuals/m2; agrotaxocenes from 0.2 to 0 .8 thousand inhabitants/m2). Under the influence of urban fragmentation of the natural environment, multidirectional and often unforeseeable restructuring of the ecological structure of the collembolan taxocenes has been recorded. In the spectrum of ecological groups, this influence causes an increase in the number of xeroresistant collembola and a decrease in hygrophilous ones. In the ratio of biotope groups of Collembola, there is an increase in the representation of meadow-steppe (on average more than 44%), eurytopic (25%) and forest-meadow (24%) forms due to a decrease in forest and meadow forms. That is why different types of collembolan taxocenes can form in urbo-soils - eurytopic or specialized. Under the influence of agrogenic fragmentation of the environment in the spectrum of ecological groups, an increase in the representation of meadow-steppe (on average more than 55%), forest-meadow (about 20%) and forest (over 14%) forms was recorded due to a decrease in eurytopic (about 9%) and grasslands (1%). That is why a specialized collembolan taxocene can form in agricultural soils.
Petrifying Springs of Lviv Roztocze and adjacent territories: the Retrospective and Modern Condition
Authors: Ragulina Marina , Orlov Oleg , Dmytruk Roman , Bornyak Ulyana
Published: November 2023

Eighty-four hard-water petrifying springs of Lviv Roztocze and adjacent territories, which are forming 18 streams, were examined and their current state was assessed. The geographical position, geomorphological features, conditions of water sources and spring beds, character of tufa-forming processes, shapes of tufa formations and vegetation composition were described for each location. It was established, that travertine springs on the studied territory are related to the sources of small rivers associated with water-erosive landscape complexes. The high mineralization of groundwater, the specific structure of the river-erosion network, the location in a moisture warm climate zone, the development of colonies of calciphilic organisms (cyanobacteria, algae, bryophytes) at the watercourses led to the formation of a large travertine deposits here in the past. At the present time, the complex of natural factors is often accompanied by anthropogenic influence due to a long period of modification of the water resources of The Roztocze region. Now most of the petrifying springs are transformed by human activity, which significantly affects the intensity of tufa-forming processes. It was established, that a high level of anthropopression led to the transformation of most tufagenic watercourses and a decrease in the intensity of their activity: complete (when the processes of tufa genesis are stopped) or partial (when the processes slow downed or returned to the initial stage). Our survey of 84 sources showed that the majority of them are markedly anthropized (63.1%), about a quarter (23.8%) are lightly modified and are semi-natural in origin, and only a small part of them have a natural character now (13.1%). Among the four travertine formations known from the end of the 19th century, only two have survived (Chepin streams, Hamulets streams), while two more have been completely destroyed (Berekavitsa streams, the springhead of the Kabanivka river). It should be noted, that the active zone of tufa accumulation has noticeably decreased on 5 streams with natural or semi-natural sources (cascade on Hamulets stream, cascade on Hrybovytskyi stream, the left tributary of Chyshkivskyi stream, cascade on Chepin stream, a travertine body at the site of the bath container in Lysynytskyi stream). Tufa accumulation processes at 21 sources (25.0%) were artificially returned to the initial stage of formation due to the destruction of previously generated deposits there. Natural travertine formations of the region mainly have the form of cascades, rarely - waterfalls or crests and anthropogenic ones are mostly covered by concrete trunk. Regardless of their artificial origin, anthropogenic wells can be valuable habitats for the habitats of calciphilic bryophytes in urbanized areas. Natural and semi-natural travertine springs with saved biodiversity are can be potential objects of the Emerald network of the Roztocze region.
Foregrounding Hybridity as a Master Trope in the Globalisation Discourses The Case of the Advertising Space of Lesotho
Authors: Mensah Henry Amo
Published: November 2023

The paper foregrounds linguistic and cultural hybridity as a master trope in the advertising space of Lesotho. Kraidy and Yazdiha’s postulations of hybridity together with the transformationalists view of globalisation and the Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) provide the theoretical footing for the study. It is a qualitative study with data drawn from a total of seventeen adverts from the advertising space of Lesotho. A modification of Firth’s three-stage qualitative analysis is adopted for the study. The paper concludes that the hybridized Lesotho’s advertising space is an arena for resolving the inherent tensions in globalisation through adjustments and accommodation.
Is there really a need for assessing intercultural competence? Some ethical issues
Authors: Borghetti Claudia
Published: November 2023

Assessing intercultural competence (IC) is one of the hot-button issues within intercultural language education research today. Even if there are “more questions than answers” (Sercu, 2010) about this matter, it is generally accepted that assessing IC is somehow possible and necessary. This conceptual paper shifts from possibility to ethics, and discusses some reasons why assessing IC may not be considered opportune from an ethical perspective. Moreover, it casts doubt on whether assessing IC is truly necessary in language education. The paper presents four issues which appear problematic: The weaknesses of the existing models of IC with respect to assessment; the relationship between IC and interculturally competent performance; the context-based and relational nature of IC; the affective dimension of IC.
“The Chinese Will Not Change; We Have To Change” Adjustment of the Finns to the Chinese in a Chinese Investment Facilitation Context
Authors: Stopniece Santa
Published: November 2023

This paper explores the intercultural communication, cultural adjustment strategies and power relations between Finnish and Chinese representatives in the context of Chinese investment facilitation in Finland. The study is mostly based on interviews of individuals who work either for one of Finland’s state agencies tasked with attracting investment or local government. When analyzing aspects of power, the paper’s theoretical basis is the Positioning Theory of Harré (1991). Due to the phenomenon of ‘rising China’, the dominant discursive practice of the Finnish positioning is adaption to a communication and working style seen as typically Chinese. The results show the main aspects of Chinese culture, to which Finns see need of adjusting, are their distinct concepts of time, indirectness and overt hierarchy.
The Central Role of Politeness in Business Communication The Appropriateness Principle as the Way to Enhance Business Communication Efficiency
Authors: Pikhart Marcel , Koblizkova Andrea
Published: November 2023

The paper focuses on practical consequences of exploitation of applied linguistics, and moreover intercultural linguistics, in everyday business communication and modern management from the viewpoint of politeness principles. The authors assume that the intentional use of the theoretical principles of intercultural linguistics concerning politeness strategies can possibly improve business communication efficiency in the current intercultural environment. Therefore, intercultural linguistics is a pragmatic discipline with potential utilization in everyday business communication and international management practices. Politeness as a basic communicative principle has recently experienced a wide interest of scholars as the area of interactional pragmatics examining a vast range of topics connected to languages and their varieties and their interaction in the context of culture; however, the practical implications are still missing. The authors try to use local data to show how politeness principles and their practical exploitation can be manifested in a particular cultural context, namely the Czech Republic, and focus on projecting our identity in language and the means we use to achieve interactional goals.
Multicultural third culture building: A case study of a multicultural social support group
Authors: Sobre-Denton Miriam
Published: November 2023

Cross-cultural transitions provide rich opportunities for increased intercultural dialogue in multicultural social networks. This research uses Casmir’s third culture theory as a framework to examine social support during adaptation, by presenting a case study of an ethnography of an international student group. The study contributes to cross-cultural adaptation literature by exploring how membership in a multicultural social support group influences member identities and interactions with the host-culture during transitions. Findings extend third culture theory from a combination of two cultures to an amalgamation of multiple cultural influences; membership the group influences multicultural identity construction, providing rich social support that complicates home/host culture bifurcations.
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Teacher Confirmation and Student Motivation in China, Korea, and Japan
Authors: Shen Tingting , Croucher Stephen M
Published: November 2023

With an understanding that instructional communication and learning behaviors differ culturally, this study investigates the relationship between teacher confirmation and student motivation among Chinese, Korean, and Japanese students. Students in China (n = 718), Korea (n = 362), and Japan (n = 350) completed surveys assessing their perceived teacher confirmation and student motivation. Results indicate teacher confirmation is positively correlated with student motivation in each nation. There is also a significant difference among these groups on teacher confirmation and student motivation. The results showed there was a higher level of perceived teacher confirmation and student motivation in China, with Korean students scoring the lowest on perceived teacher confirmation and student motivation.
İNTEQRASIYALI NƏQLIYYAT-LOGISTIKA SISTEMININ IŞININ TƏŞKILI, IDARƏ OLUNMASI VƏ ONUN ƏHƏMIYYƏTINƏ YANAŞMALARDA BAZAR IQTISADIYYATI MÜNASIBƏTLƏRI VƏ MEXANIZMLƏRI ƏSAS MEYARLAR VƏ PRINSIPLƏR KIMI
Authors: Nəsimi Novruzov Nəsimi Novruzov
Published: November 2023

İqtisadiyyatda gedən dəyişikliklər nəzərə alınmaqla nəqliyyat-logistika sisteminin işinin təşkil olunması, onun idarə olunması və bu sistemin əhəmiyyətinə yanaşmalarda bazar iqtisadiyyatı münasibətləri və mexanizmlərinin əsas meyar və və prinsiplərinin bazar münasibətlərinin inkişafında rolunun qiymətləndirilməsi vacib amillərdən biridir.
Bu baxımdan inteqrasiyalı nəqliyyat logistika sisteminin idarə edilməsi daim inkişafda olan iqtisadi şəraitdə həm müəssisə səviyyəsində, istərsə də ayrıca bazar subyektlərinin öz aralarında material ehtiyatlarının azaldılmasına, öhdəliklərin istehsal yerlərinə çatdırılma intervalının yüksəltməyə, informasiyanı zamanında qəbul etmə prosesinin tezləşməsinə, servis səviyyəsinin artırılmasına geniş imkanlar verir..
Müasir iqtisadi şəraitdə tədavül sferasında yeni keyfiyyət dəyişikliklərinin baş verməsi digər sahələrlə inteqrasiya olmuş nəqliyyat logistika siteminin əhatə dairəsinin onun inkişafına təkan verə biləcək meyar və prinsiplərin bazar münasibətlərinə uyğun olaraq daha yeni səviyyəyə çatmasını tələb etməkdədir.
Bazar münasibətləri inkişaf etdikcə digər sahələrdə olduğu kimi logistika sahəsində də inkişaf baş verməkdədir. Logistikanın da inkişaf etməsi ölkəmizin iqtisadi artım göstəricilərinin artmasında müsbət rol oynayır. Nəqliyyat logistika sisteminin inkişaf etməsi onun digər sahələrlə inteqrasiya olunması yoluyla baş verən bir prosesdir.
Ümumi iqtisadi problemlər, onların logistik qoyuluşu, onların xarakterik cəhətlərini aşkara çıxarmaq bazar münasibətlərinin inkişafı zamanı əsas prioritet hallardan birinə çevrilən məsələlərdəndi.
İnkişaf etmiş bazar şəraitində nəqliyyat-logistika xidmətin təşkil olunması, onun işinin idarə olunması üçün lazımi mexanizmini yaratmaq, bazar münasibətlərinin inkişafı yolunda logistika sahəsinin birbaşa təsir göstəricilərinin dəyərləndirilməsi önəmli amildir..
Açar sözlər: nəqliyyat-logistika, inteqrasiya, bazar iqtisadiyyatı, inkişaf, prinsip, meyar
NƏBZ OKSİMETRİNİN TƏDQİQİ: SENSOR PERFORMANSI, CAVAB VAXTI VƏ MÜQAYİSƏLİ
ANALİZ
Authors: Rafər Sabirov, Amalya Həsənova Rafər Sabirov, Amalya Həsənova
Published: November 2023

Müasir səhiyyədə nəbz oksimetriyası xəstələrdə oksigenlə doyma səviyyələrinin monitorinqi və qiymətləndirilməsində mühüm rol oynayır. Bu məqalə nəbz oksimetriyasının işini tənzimləyən fundamental prinsipləri, istifadə olunan müxtəlif sensor növlərini, sensor performansının mürəkkəb nüanslarını, cavab müddətlərini və bu əsas texnologiyanın dərin müqayisəli təhlilini öyrənir. Texniki aspektlərdən əlavə, bu məqalə nəbz oksimetriyasının klinik tətbiqlərini vurğulayır. Nəbz oksimetriyasının xəstəxanalarda müntəzəm xəstələrin monitorinqindən tutmuş uzaqdan və evdə səhiyyə xidmətlərinə qədər müxtəlif tibbi ssenarilərdə necə əvəzedilməz vasitəyə çevrildiyini izah edir. Davamlı və qeyri-invaziv olaraq oksigen saturasiyasına nəzarət etmək qabiliyyəti, hipoksemiyanın erkən aşkarlanmasını asanlaşdıraraq və vaxtında müdaxiləyə kömək edir. Bu məqalə reanimasiya şöbələrində və bütün cərrahi əməliyyatlar zamanı tətbiqi də daxil olmaqla, ağır xəstələrin müalicəsində nəbz oksimetriyasının həlledici əhəmiyyətini vurğulayır. O, mexaniki ventilyasiya parametrlərinin dəqiq tənzimlənməsində və xəstənin sağlamlığnın qorunmasında oksigen doymasının dəqiq və sürətli ölçülməsinin vacibliyini araşdırır.
Nəbz oksimetriyası işığın iki dalğa uzunluğundan istifadə edərək oksigenlə zəngin (oksihemoqlobin) və deoksigenləşdirilmiş qanda (deoksihemoglobin) işığın udulmasındakı dəyişiklikləri ölçməklə qanın oksigenlə doymasını ölçür.
Sensor Texnologiyası və Növləri: Məqalə əsasən ötürmə və əks etdirmə rejimlərinə təsnif edilən müxtəlif nəbz oksimetr sensoru növlərini əhatə edir. Transmissiya sensorları işıq mənbəyini və detektoru ayıraraq, onları barmaqlar, ayaq barmaqlarının ucları və qulaq ucları tətbiqləri üçün uyğun edir. Bunun əksinə olaraq, alnın yerləşdirilməsi üçün nəzərdə tutulmuş əks etdirmə sensorları səpələnmiş işıqdan oksigenlə doymağı təxmin edir. Hər bir sensor növünün üstünlükləri və məhdudiyyətləri ciddi şəkildə yoxlanılır və onların klinik faydasına işıq salır.
Açar sözlər: Pulse Oximetry, Sensor Technology, Oxygen Saturation, Kritik Xəstə Baxımı, Müqayisəli Analiz
GÖRMƏ QABİLİYYƏTİ ZƏİF OLAN İNSANLAR ÜÇÜN ULTRASƏS EKOLOKASİYA CİHAZI, TƏDQİQAT VƏ MÜQAYİSƏLİ ANALİZ
Authors: Turab Musayev, Amalya Həsənova Turab Musayev, Amalya Həsənova
Published: November 2023

Dünyada görmə qüsurlu 285 milyon insan var, bunlardan 39 milyonu tamamilə kor, 246 milyonu isə görmə qabiliyyəti zəifdir (1). Uzun qamışlar və bələdçi itlər onlar üçün məşhur nəqliyyat vasitələridir. Təəssüf ki, başlarını və yuxarı bədənlərini, xüsusən də şəhər şəraitində küçə nişanları, avtobus dirəkləri, açıq pəncərələr, ağac budaqları və çəpərlər kimi toqquşmalardan qoruya bilmirlər. Yuxarıda göstərilən problemləri həll etmək üçün tədqiqat və ticarət məhsullarında qlobal yerləşdirmə sistemi (GPS), lazerlər, kameralar və ultrasəs dalğaları da daxil olmaqla müxtəlif aşkarlama texnologiyaları istifadə edilmişdir (2).Şəhər mühitində görmə qüsurlu insanları lokallaşdırmaq və naviqasiya etmək üçün GPS-dən istifadə edən bir neçə yanaşma var. GPS(3) əsaslı naviqasiya sistemi, İstifadəçinin təxminən 20 m məsafədə yerləşməsini təmin etmək üçün peyk siqnallarından istifadə edən kommersiya məhsuludur. Bu cihaz daxili istifadə üçün uyğun deyil, çünki yüksək siqnal itkisi və aşağı dəqiqlik görmə qabiliyyəti zəif olan insanlar üçün təhlükəli vəziyyətlər yarada bilər. Xəritəyə əsaslanan yer parametrləri (4) sabit yer GPS qəbuledicilərindən siqnallar yaradır və cihazın vəziyyətini düzəltmək üçün mobil qəbuledici istifadə olunur. Bununla birlikdə, bu GPS xidməti bütün ərazilərdə mövcud deyil və görmə qüsurlu insanlar qarşısında maneələr barədə məlumat verə bilməz.
Ətraf mühitin aşkarlanması və aşkarlanması üçün alət (5), lazer texnologiyası təhlükəsizliyi artırır (6) və LaserCane (7) lazer məsafə ölçmə metodlarından istifadə edir. Bu aşkarlama məhdud əhatə dairəsinə malikdir, bu da kor ləkələr səbəbindən təhlükəlidir. Akustik geribildirim yanaşması (8) ilə maneə aşkarlama və xəbərdarlıq sistemi, qapalı və açıq 3D ssenarilərdə potensial maneələri aşkar etmək üçün stereo görüntüləmə sistemidir. Xüsusilə, maneələrin mövcudluğunu təmsil etmək üçün müxtəlif tezliklərlə stereo səs rəyindən istifadə edir. İddia edilən performansa baxmayaraq, bu cihazın əsas komponentləri daha kiçik bir cihaza sığdırmaq üçün təkmilləşdirilməsinə ehtiyac var. Ultrasonik aşkarlama cihazları iki növə bölünə bilər: səsli rəy və haptik rəy. Ultrasonik səs geribildirim cihazlarına misal olaraq ekolokasiya (9), naviqasiya kəməri (10) və Florida Beynəlxalq Universiteti (FIU) layihəsidir (11). Bu səs geribildirim cihazlarının dezavantajı, görmə qüsurlu istifadəçilərin şəhər mühitində eşitmə hisslərinə daxil ola bilməməsidir.
Açar sözlər: Ekolokasiya; haptik rəy; naviqasiya; ultrasəs çeviricisi; görmə qüsurlu
SYNTHESIS OF AMINATED EPOXY DERIVATIVES OF POLYBUTADIENE AND THE STUDY OF THEIR ANTI-CORROSION PROPERTIES IN THE COMPOSITION OF CONSERVATION LIQUIDS
Authors: Khayala Abbasova, Fuzuli Nasirov Khayala Abbasova, Fuzuli Nasirov , Sevda Rafiyeva, Vusale Bakhshiyeva Sevda Rafiyeva, Vusale Bakhshiyeva
Published: November 2023

The synthesis of amino derivatives of epoxidized polybutadienes was carried out by the amination reaction. The composition and structure of the amino derivatives were confirmed by NMR and IR spectroscopy. It has been established that the synthesized amine derivatives have a synergistic effect, accelerate the solubility in mineral oils and significantly improve the anticorrosion properties of conservation fluids. Samples of aminated epoxidized polybutadienes were tested for corrosion resistance in a hydro chamber, in sea water and in a sulfuric acid environment. Their high efficiency against corrosion has been established.
Keywords: liquid polybutadiene, epoxidation, amination, corrosion inhibitor.
STUDY OF PACKER'S SWELLING RATE IN DIFFERENT LIQUIDS
Authors: Gullu Jabbarova, Lamiya Rustamova Gullu Jabbarova, Lamiya Rustamova
Published: November 2023

Cementing is currently the only method used in oil fields to establish zonal isolation. Another method for zonal isolation involves the use of swellable packers. Swellable packers are designed using elastomeric components that have a unique swelling property when exposed to water, water-based fluids or oil. The swelling of the elastomer creates a tight seal. Swellable packers offer several advantages in well construction and maintenance. They can be used for a variety of purposes including preventing gas migration, shutting off water flow, and facilitating fracturing operations. Swellable packer technology involves the selection of elastomers that can expand in the presence of water, oil, or certain brines. It is assumed that the degree of swelling and rate of expansion depends on factors such as elastomer composition, conditions in the wellbore, and the salinity of the surrounding fluids. The use of swellable packers requires careful consideration of well conditions and the fluids present. Matching the packer's swelling properties to the intended well’s fluids is essential to achieve effective zonal isolation. Proper elastomer compatibility testing and evaluation is recommended prior to field deployment to ensure successful and reliable packer operation. in this regard, the purpose of this study is to experimentally confirm the possibility of expanding packers in fluid with different salt concentrations and oil. The study highlights the importance of conducting a comprehensive quality assessment of elastomers prior to their use in field operations.
Keywords: cementing, zonal isolation, swellable packers, swelling property, salinity, elastomers, crude oil, swelling rate.
Pembuatan Video Profil Organisasi Ikatan Remaja Masjid Al-Haq, Bambanglipuro, Kabupaten Bantul
Authors: Wahyudin Ade , Purwanto Purwanto , Angkoso Sutanto Prasetyo , Utari Tituk , Kristiadi David
Published: November 2023

Proses pembuatan video profil yang mengangkat kisah dan kegiatan organisasi Ikatan Remaja Masjid Al-Haq di Bambanglipuro, Kabupaten Bantul. Dengan menggunakan metode Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM), para peserta berkolaborasi untuk menghasilkan sebuah karya visual yang mencerminkan identitas dan tujuan organisasi tersebut. Meskipun menghadapi kendala seperti kurangnya pengalaman dan batasan waktu produksi yang singkat, upaya yang dilakukan oleh tim pengabdian kepada masyarakat dan peserta PKM tetap penuh semangat. Artikel ini merinci tahapan pembuatan video, mulai dari pemotretan bagian atas masjid menggunakan drone , pemandangan interior dan eksterior masjid, hingga wawancara dengan Takmir Masjid Al-Haq. Hasil akhir video, meskipun belum mencapai standar kualitas yang diharapkan, diakui sebagai langkah awal yang membangun fondasi untuk pengembangan lebih lanjut di masa depan. Proses ini tidak hanya memberikan gambaran tentang kehidupan sehari-hari di Masjid Al-Haq, tetapi juga menjadi sarana efektif untuk memberdayakan mahasiswa dalam mengenali dan memberikan kontribusi positif terhadap komunitas mereka. Penting untuk dicatat bahwa meskipun hasil karya masih memerlukan perbaikan, penghargaan berupa sertifikat yang diberikan oleh tim pengabdian kepada masyarakat diakhir acara memberikan motivasi tambahan bagi para peserta PKM untuk terus berkembang dan berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan yang bermanfaat bagi masyarakat lokal. Studi ini menggarisbawahi pentingnya pemberdayaan melalui media visual dan kontribusi mahasiswa dalam memperkaya narasi positif komunitas lokal.
What do we study when we study misinformation? A scoping review of experimental research (2016-2022)
Authors: Murphy Gillian , de Saint Laurent Constance , Reynolds Megan , Aftab Omar , Hegarty Karen , Sun Yuning , Greene Ciara M.
Published: November 2023

We reviewed 555 papers published from 2016–2022 that presented misinformation to participants. We identified several trends in the literature—increasing frequency of misinformation studies over time, a wide variety of topics covered, and a significant focus on COVID-19 misinformation since 2020. We also identified several important shortcomings, including overrepresentation of samples from the United States and Europe and excessive emphasis on short-term consequences of brief, text-based misinformation. Most studies examined belief in misinformation as the primary outcome. While many researchers identified behavioural consequences of misinformation exposure as a pressing concern, we observed a lack of research directly investigating behaviour change.
Formulation and evaluation of tenoxicam ethosomes as a novel drug carrier
Authors: Medarametla RamyaTeja , K Venkata Gopaiah , J N. Suresh Kumar , Ch Glory , L Neelima , J Samuel morise , B Venkateswarlu Naik , B Ayyappa Reddy , B Sudheer
Published: November 2023

The aim of this study is to create an alcohol-based tenoxicam gel for transversal delivery. Tenoxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory   BCSII  drug with low solubility and high permeability.  It is prepared thermally using alcohol, phospholipids and ethanol.  Alcosomes are phospholipid- based elastic nanoparticles  containing  high  levels of ethanol (20-45%), which is  known to  be highly accessible.  Ethanol systems are more effective at delivering the speed and depth of  medication to the skin  than liposomes or hydroalcoholic  solutions. FTIR studies show that there is no interaction between the drug and the additive. Formulation F8 (ethanol 30% v/v and lecithin 1% w/w) was selected as the best formulation due to its small size, encapsulation efficiency, low turbidity, and highest in vitro release. A 3-month stability study was carried out on the F8 formulation using Carbopol 934 base (1,1.5, 2% w/w) at two different temperatures, 25°±2°C and 4°±2°C. The maximum in vitro release rate of carbomer concentration in rat skin at 1.5% w/w is 95.06 ± 0.15%, and the in vitro release rate is 86.65 ± 0.38%.
A Semi-Analytical Method for Solving Nonlinear Fractional-Order Swift-Hohenberg Equations
Authors: Jasrotia Shabnam , Singh Prince
Published: November 2023

In this study, we find approximate series solutions to fractional-order Swift-Hohenberg equations by using the hybrid method, i.e., accelerated homotopy perturbation transformation method (AHPTM). The accelerated homotopy perturbation method was merged with the Laplace transform to create the proposed method. We also compare the results of our proposed method with the exact solution and demonstrate that it is the useful tool for tackling nonlinear problems of fractional order. Results are presented through graphs using Mathematica software.
Density functional theory study of Au-fcc/Ge and Au-hcp/Ge interfaces
Authors: Sikora Olga , Sternik Małgorzata , Jany Benedykt R , Krok Franciszek , Piekarz Przemysław , Oleś Andrzej M
Published: November 2023

In recent years, nanostructures with hexagonal polytypes of gold have been synthesised, opening new possibilities in nanoscience and nanotechnology. As bulk gold crystallizes in the fcc phase, surface effects can play an important role in stabilizing hexagonal gold nanostructures. Here, we investigate several heterostructures with Ge substrates, including the fcc and hcp phases of gold that have been observed experimentally. We determine and discuss their interfacial energies and optimized atomic arrangements, comparing the theory results with available experimental data. Our DFT calculations for the Au-fcc(011)/Ge(001) junction show how the presence of defects in the interface layer can help to stabilize the atomic pattern, consistent with microscopic images. Although the Au-hcp/Ge interface is characterized by a similar interface energy, it reveals large atomic displacements due to significant mismatch. Finally, analyzing the electronic properties, we demonstrate that Au/Ge systems have metallic character, but covalent-like bonding states between interfacial Ge and Au atoms are also present.
Improving the Culture of Interaction and Trust among Students in the Context of Internationalization in Higher School
Authors: Казаренков В.И. , Ван Б.
Published: November 2023

В статье подняты проблемные вопросы межкультурного взаимодействия студентов в интернациональной образовательной среде. Приведены методологические обоснования и содержание способов гармонизации кросс-культурного общения субъектов образования. Проанализированы преимущества и риски использования в поликультурной образовательной среде высшего образования принципов мультикультурализма, интеграции и контакта. Определены критерии эффективного кросс-культурного взаимодействия и межличностного доверия у студентов. На примере способов, реализуемых в Российском университете дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы, продемонстрированы положительный опыт сохранения культурного многообразия и интеграции иностранных студентов в русскоязычную культуру. Раскрыты содержательные и технологические аспекты способов повышения доверия и организации межкультурного диалога в интернациональной студенческой группе. Приведенные способы повышения культуры взаимодействия и межличностного доверия студентов представляют научный и методический интерес для специалистов воспитательных отделов, социально-психологических служб, преподавателей, осуществляющих образовательную деятельность в поликультурной среде университетов.

The article raises major issues of intercultural interaction of students in an international educational environment. It lists methodological basics and techniques that help to harmonize cross-cultural communication among students. The analysis clarifies both advantages and risks of the principles of multiculturalism, integration and contact in a multicultural educational environment of higher schools. The article determines criteria for effective cross-cultural interaction and interpersonal trust among students. Using experience implemented at the Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, we show ways to preserve cultural diversity and integrate foreign students into the Russian-language culture. The paper dwells on the content and technologies that increase trust and organize intercultural dialogue in an international student group. The above ways to improve the culture of interaction and interpersonal trust of students are of scientific and methodological interest for specialists in educational departments, social and psychological services, lecturers engaged in educational activities in the multicultural environment of universities.
The European Idea of Noblemen's Boarding Schools and its Adaptation in the Cultural Space of Russia in the Second Half of 18 – First Half of 19 Centuries
Authors:   A. N. Kosygin Russian State University, Furazheva Natalya. S.
Published: November 2023

The second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century saw significant changes to take place among the Russian nobility. The idea of forming a new type of nobility with an orientation towards Western models emerges, entailing changes in the system of education and upbringing. Thus, the concept of closed educational institutions for the upbringing of a new noble elite came to being. The principles of education and upbringing in those institutions were borrowed from the French Enlighteners, however modified because of their adaptation to the peculiarities of Russian society of that period. The basic idea was to isolate the child from the harmful influence of the social environment from an early age to let him follow a certain pedagogical concept. I.I. Betsky developed charters for male and female educational institutions in Russia. The most common military institutions of the time were cadet corps which for a long time became a source of forging of the best officer personnel for the Russian Empire. Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum represents an example of a secular educational institution for boys, known mainly for its first graduates. The Smolny Institute, established after the image of St. Louis School in Saint-Cyr near Paris, later served as a model for other institutes for noble maidens. All of these institutions were characterized by strict adherence to statutes and strict discipline. Despite some negative aspects, many closed educational institutions of the period under consideration brought up the best representatives of the nobility.
How ‘to Make Letters from the Tula Province more Interesting for us Russians than Letters from London or New York’. On the Correspondence and Creative Interaction of L. N. Tolstoy and I. S. Aksakov
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Andreeva Valeria G.
Published: November 2023

The purpose of the paper is to analyze the correspondence between Tolstoy and Aksakov, more precisely, three letters of Aksakov, their detailed scientific commentary and identification, explanation of the realities and facts that make it possible to deeply comprehend the ideological positions and views of Tolstoy and Aksakov. The research notes that in Aksakov’s letters to Tolstoy, his personal and civic position, ideas about the best ways for Russia's development are perfectly manifested. Aksakov’s letters are of great importance to the study of the issue of his thoughtful influence on Tolstoy in attempt to make the latter an adherent of Slavophilism. The work highlights similarities and echoes in the fates of Aksakov and Tolstoy and substantiates a great influence of the Crimean War on both writers. For all the seeming episodic nature, Aksakov’s three letters to Tolstoy allow us to trace the evolution of the writer’s and editor’s views, their dissimilarity in time — the passion for journalism and topical social problems was replaced by both Tolstoy and Aksakov with an awareness of the enduring value of fiction. An analytical study of Aksakov’s letters allowed us to conclude that he was attentive to the work, life and social activities of Tolstoy, and to note Aksakov’s high appreciation of Tolstoy’s studies. Keeping in line with the general ideological direction of the Slavophiles, when opening new newspapers — Den and Rus — Aksakov interpreted the Slavophile tradition in different ways, however invariably inviting Tolstoy to his new publications, considering him one of the best and most advanced writers.
On Creative Biography of the Artist of the Second half of the 19th Century Anton Zakharovich Ledakov
Authors:   A. N. Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies. Design. Art), Mikhaylova Svetlana I.
Published: November 2023

One of the Russian painters who left their creative mark in the Holy Land was Anton Zakharovich Ledakov, an artist of the second half of the 19th century, a graduate of the Imperial Academy of Arts. His biographical data, published in various sources, are very scarce and contradictory. For example, in the memoirs of A. N. Leskov, the artist is cast in an emotionally negative light, and the factual information presented there is refuted by archival documents of the Academy of Arts. Some refined details were found out thanks to the materials stored in the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Samara: Ledakov came from court peasants of the village of Berezovy Gai of the Samara court estate. We also know from archival documents that he owned the murals of the church of the Great Martyress Catherine on Vasilyevsky Island, the ceiling in the altar of the house church of the righteous Zechariah and Elizabeth at the Elizabethan almshouse of the Eliseyevs in St. Petersburg, more than twenty icons and paintings for the chapel in Yelabuga. However, these works have not survived. A portrait of N. S. Leskov has been preserved from the artist heritage in Russia (currently located in the collection of the V. I. Dahl State Museum of the History of Russian Literature). The documents of the Central State Archive of the Samara Region made it possible to calculate estimated year of birth of the artist, but it has not yet been possible to find out the date of death. It is puzzling why the fact of the death of a person who had been in sight for a long time, and whose name was mercilessly bandied about in press, was passed by in silence. Many derogatory references to him were made by his fellow student at the Academy of Arts Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy, as well as the famous art critic Vladimir Vasilyevich Stasov. Most likely, he earned such a negative attitude by his commitment to academic writing and church art. In the Holy Land, he painted icons for free for the iconostasis of the Church of the Apostle Peter and the righteous Tavifa in the city of Jaffa (which were preserved), as a work entrusted to him by the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society. The study makes a number of assumptions about possible prototypes of this iconostasis, designed by Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin), the fourth head of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem, including analogies with polyptyches of Venetian Renaissance artists. The paper points out that the selection of saints for the top row at the request of the archimandrite was completely entrusted to Anton Ledakov. The author is trying to determine the motives for the artist's choice of the selection of these saints.