bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cıvıl-legal regulatıon of the procedure of requısıtıon ın the case of natural dısasters, accıdents, epıdemıcs, epızootıcs and other extraordınary cırcumstances ın Ukraine
Authors: Chaplyk I.D.
Published: March 2023

The spread of the coronavirus pandemic throughout the territory of Ukraine, the introduction of martial law in connection with the full-scale invasion of the russian federation, require the state to apply such legal mechanisms that would help eliminate the negative consequences that arose in connection with dangerous events, or prevent their occurrence. One of such mechanisms is the institution of requisition, which is legalized in national legislation by the constitutional provision of Article 41 of the Constitution of Ukraine. Thus, according to the specified article of the Basic Law, forced alienation of objects of private property rights can be applied only as an exception for reasons of public necessity, on the basis and in the manner established by law, and on the condition of prior and full reimbursement of their value. Compulsory expropriation of such objects followed by full reimbursement of their value is allowed only under conditions of war or emergency. At the same time, the state’s right to requisition property is an exception to the basic principle of inviolability of property rights for every legal state. Forced expropriation of property must be carried out with strict and unwavering adherence to the legally established procedure, which confirms the relevance of this scientific issue.The article states that it is not only correct, but also urgent to adopt a special law on requisition with the definition of the body (or bodies) that would be in charge of the forced expropriation of property independently or in coordination with other state authorities. In addition, we believe that the determination of the value of property should be carried out on the date of its assessment, by analogy with the way it is provided for requisition under the legal regimes of war or state of emergency, and carrying out the assessment as of the date of adoption of the administrative act on the requisition of property is erroneous.
Effects of preservative pretreatments on moisture adsorption and desorption properties of corn stalk fiber/high-density polyethylene composites
Authors: Xuan Lihui , Hui Dongxue , Wang Dong , Cheng Wanli , Han Guangping
Published: March 2023

The impact of alkaline copper quat (ACQ) and zinc borate (ZB) on the moisture adsorption and desorption properties and leaching resistance of corn stalk fiber (CSF) reinforced high-density polyethylene (HDPE) composites was investigated. The equilibrium moisture content (EMC) was fitted by the Nelson model, and the interaction between the CSF component and the preservatives was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The effective components of the preservative were successfully immobilized on the CSF, which was observed by FTIR analysis. The leaching resistant analysis showed that the leaching amount of copper and boron elements reached a plateau, and that the leaching resistant performance in the ACQ treatment was better than in ZB. The moisture adsorption of CSF/HDPE composites was significantly reduced with ACQ treatment at low CSF content, but clearly increased in ZB treatment at high CSF content. The moisture adsorption and desorption EMC increased with the increased preservative (ACQ or ZB) embedding at a given CSF/HDPE component ratio. The experimental values were fitted well with the Nelson model; thereby this model could be used to predict the moisture adsorption and desorption EMC of CSF/HDPE composites at various relative humidity.
Alcances de la ley 31419 que establece disposiciones para garantizar la idoneidad para el acceso y ejercicio de la función pública y su implicancia en la ley N° 30057 ley del servicio civil
Authors: Huangal Espinal Wilmer Miguel
Published: March 2023

En este artículo se analiza los alcances, requisitos y cumplimiento de la Ley 31419, que crea normas para garantizar la elegibilidad de los funcionarios y directivos para el acceso al ejercicio de sus funciones públicas, así como sus implicaciones para la Ley 30057 Ley de Servicio Civil. De esta forma, se espera que las personas que ocupen o aspiren a ocupar cargos directivos en las instituciones del Estado peruano sean personas calificadas, con experiencia en la gestión pública y alineadas con la estrategia de modernización del Estado Peruano, y con conocimiento de la materia, ya que las decisiones que tomen deben ser lo más acertadas posibles en base a su formación y experiencia, a fin de conformar un gobierno eficaz, contemporáneo, transparente y eficiente al servicio de las personas.
Mural del Teatro Arnoldo Herrera González, un análisis plástico del mural abstracto
Authors: Retana Manuel Zumbado
Published: March 2023

Este artículo pretende realizar un análisis plástico de la obra mural abstracta emplazada en el espacio arquitectónico del Teatro Arnoldo Herrera González, situado en Sabana Norte, San José, Costa Rica y que fue elaborado en la década de los años 50 por los artistas plásticos Rafael Ángel García y Néstor Zeledón Guzmán con una técnica de concreto armado. Metodológicamente, se efectuaron y se analizaron entrevistas a los artistas García y Zeledón, integrantes del Grupo 8 de la plástica costarricense, así como una revisión bibliográfica y una observación analítica de los elementos compositivos del mural en estudio. Así, se busca generar visibilidad a una de las obras pioneras más importantes del arte abstracto de Costa Rica. Con esto, se pretende exaltar el valor de dicha obra artística, en tanto que ha permanecido, desde su creación, en el anonimato dentro de la comunidad artística y cultural del país. En ese sentido, se reconoce y se expone la obra abstracta de gran formato, pionera e innovadora, desde la perspectiva de ejecución para el acervo artístico nacional, así como su enlace armónico con la obra arquitectónica de Rafael Ángel García, aspecto importante dentro de la historia del arte costarricense.
La disidencia en la ciudad como toma de posición ideológica: Análisis semiótico de Banksy
Authors: Andrade Cambronero Grettel María
Published: March 2023

El artículo aborda el tema del arte disidente en espacios públicos que denuncia la ideología hegemónica y es contracultural. Se entiende por ideología a las formas que sustentan el sistema de producción que, en la actualidad, es el sistema capitalista. Se entiende, también, por “disidente” a las formas de pensamiento y participación, en este caso, intervenciones artísticas plásticas o de artes visuales que por ser contraculturales quedan sin espacio por intermedio de los mecanismos legitimados de exhibición en la ciudad, pero que, sin embargo, a manera de estrategia de resistencia, encuentran su lugar en la ciudad en el marco de la ilegalidad. Se hace un análisis semiótico de la obra de arte urbano del artista británico Banksy, procurando leer en algunas de sus obras su propuesta disidente, así como el trasfondo de las formas de intervención del espacio público y privado que se dan sin acuerdo ni consentimiento informado entre el artista de la obras (un individuo anónimo que utiliza un seudónimo con el cual firma la obra) y los dueños o responsables de los edificios y cómo esta estrategia de intervención forma parte de esa propuesta de resistencia disidente. Este análisis permite comprender como el espacio público se convierte en el soporte para el trabajo de algunos individuos artistas, quienes encuentran grandes potencialidades en el uso de la ciudad para comunicar sus ideas o posturas ideológicas políticamente contraculturales. Se analiza así, el fenómeno de la “vandalización artística” del espacio público como “toma de posición” para dar forma a un arte de denuncia social.
Uso dos Objetos Virtuais de Aprendizagem como Estratégia Pedagógica no Ensino
Authors: Santos Simone Pereira dos , Barwaldt Regina
Published: March 2023

Pensando na inclusão dos alunos com deficiência Intelectual no ensino regular de escolas da rede pública de Gravataí, o artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre a utilização de Objetos Virtuais de Aprendizagem (OVAs) como Estratégia Pedagógica, no desenvolvimento da aprendizagem dos alunos com deficiência intelectual com relação à alfabetização, matemática e raciocínio lógico. A fundamentação teórica deste artigo está baseada em autores que abordam as práticas pedagógicas e a contribuição que a tecnologia proporciona no processo de aprendizagem dos alunos. A proposta de trabalho foi escolher quatro Objetos Virtuais de Aprendizagem, que contemplassem as necessidades comuns dos alunos, tendo sido escolhidos os OVAs: Participar 2, Ariê 2, Aiello e por último o Fazenda RIVED. Todos acham-se disponíveis de forma gratuita na internet podendo ser instalados no computador e depois usados sem a necessidade de internet. Constatou-se que somente o recurso da tecnologia não foi suficiente no momento em que os OVAs foram executados pelos alunos, alguns dos quais necessitam do recurso de material concreto.
Batch Scheduling with Time Restriction and Clique Search
Authors: Szabó Sándor
Published: March 2023

We consider a graph whose vertices are legally colored using k colors and ask if the graph contains a k-clique. As it turns out this very special type of k-clique problem is in an intimate connection with constructing schedules. The practicality this clique search based construction of schedules is checked by carrying out numerical experiments.
Occurrence of Pheidole tijucana Borgmeier, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Gonçalves Débora Cristina de Oliveira , Pires do Prado Lívia , Severo Magalhães Fabrício , Abonizio-Santos Marlina Ribeiro , Morini Maria Santina de Castro
Published: March 2023

Pheidole Westwood, 1839 is a hyperdiverse ant genus that is widely distributed in a variety of terrestrial ecosystems, especially in the tropics. The identification of Pheidole species is challenging, thus contributing to the description of several questionable morphospecies in the literature and making the geographic distribution of most species uncertain. In this work, we present the first records of Pheidole tijucana Borgmeier, 1927 from the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The specimens were recorded at Parque Ibirapuera Conservação, an urban green area located in the southern part of the city of São Paulo. The sampling was performed in 2015, 2016, and 2017 using pitfall traps. In total, 224 specimens (one major worker and 223 minor workers) of P. tijucana were recorded. Our new data help fill a distribution gap and highlights the importance of reporting species that are a challenge to identify.
Las figurillas de barro y su atuendo: rasgos de identidad femenina en el occidente del área maya durante el Clásico Tardío
Authors:   Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Tabasco – México, Gallegos Gómora Miriam Judith , Torres Ricardo Armijo ,   Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Tabasco – México
Published: March 2023

In the plastic representations of the pre-Hispanic world, various cultures – Maya Chontal among them – marked some of the distinctive features of their identity. They emphasized the garment or the body elements that were more significant for them. Women and men were portrayed to scale, conforming an emic description of the way they auto-defined themselves. The physical representations of the ancient inhabitants of the State of Tabasco – south of Mexico – are found mainly reflected in stone sculptures, vessels and clay figurines. However the most important collection is formed by the latter. The figurines establish a division – via the clothing, ornaments, hairstyles, headdress and even their physical position – of gender, origin, activities and hierarchy corresponding to each individual. Also, the designs, the ornament composition decorating the capes, the laincloths, or the huipil reflect part of the cosmovision of this culture during the Late Classical period.
Genetically modified mosquitoes for a better world
Authors: Mohanta Swastika
Published: March 2023

Discoveries of the scientific world have made our life better. Commencing genetically modified mosquitoes will help us avoid mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria. Mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organisms as they carry dreadful diseases like malaria, West Nile
virus, yellow fever, dengue and over a million people die worldwide from mosquito-borne diseases every year. They are debilitating and deadly in tropics and subtropical areas. The malarial parasite in particular has started to develop resistance to currently available drugs. Even insecticide
spraying is now a challenge in many mosquito species like Aedes egypti which is a vector for viruses such as chikungunya, dengue, zika. These transgenic mosquitoes will be released to interact with wild-type populations and through interspecific mating, the mutated gene will be transferred
which will impede the plasmodium evolution with its species.
Environmental toxicants and autoimmunity
Authors: Mukherjee Susmita , Mukherjee Swagata , Dey Chiranjeeb , Paul Sonali
Published: March 2023

Autoimmunity is a condition where structural and functional damage happen by the immunologically competent cells or antibodies to self-antigens . Autoimmune diseases result from destruction of self – proteins, cells, organs by autoantibodies or self- reactive T cells. There are
certain factors that can trigger the autoimmunity, like – Genetic factors, Toxic chemicals (Environmental factors), Viral, Hormonal, stress and neurochemicals. In this review there are several aspects that come across the fact that Environmental toxicants has important contribution in
autoimmunity. Many pesticides, and Hg also has a definite role in autoimmunity. This review paper provides us elaborate predisposition of environmental toxicants to autoimmunity. This review paper is also consists of little discussion of genetic factors and how they interlinked to autoimmunity.
Role of Plant Metabolites in Curing Neurodegenerative Disorders
Authors: Sarkar Mainak , Talukder Pratik
Published: March 2023

Plant metabolites are the products produced during metabolism which occurs naturally in cells. Different types of secondary metabolites have their different therapeutic effects. Herbal medicines have been used for a long time to cure neurodegenerative disorders. Two of major types of
neurodegenerative diseases which are of huge concern nowadays are- Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. During the past few decades, plant secondary metabolites have shown a large variety of beneficial effects against lots of neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease
and Alzheimer's disease. More research is required to discover new bioactive compounds from plants which can be used to treat these neurodegenerative diseases.
2.5.15 SINGLE-PHASE CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER: HELICAL CHANNELS OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTIONS
Authors: Poskas Povilas , Simonis Vytautas
Published: March 2023

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3.2.2 DOUBLE PIPE AND MULTI-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS: CALCULATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT AND PRESSURE DROP
Authors: Taborek Jerry
Published: March 2023

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3.2.3 DOUBLE PIPE AND MULTI-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS: OVER ALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT, SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND MEAN TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
Authors: Taborek Jerry
Published: March 2023

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3.23.1 TWISTED TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS: TYPICAL CONFIGURATIONS OF TWISTED TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS
Authors: Dzyubenko Boris  V. , Dreitser Guenrikh A.
Published: March 2023

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3.23.3 TWISTED TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS: HEAT TRANSFER, PRESSURE DROP AND CROSS FLOW MIXING
Authors: Dzyubenko Boris  V. , Dreitser Guenrikh A.
Published: March 2023

Insert into the folder for Part 3 after Section 3.22.
Influence of fibres and hardening accelerator on concrete for rigid pavements
Authors: Kos Zeljko , Kroviakov Sergii , Kryzhanovskyi Vitalii , Crnoja Andjelko
Published: March 2023

This paper investigates the influence of hardening accelerator and steel fibre on concrete adhesion strength for the repair of rigid highway and airfield pavements. The concretes were mixed based on CEM II/A-S 42.5 and included MasterGlenium SKY 608 superplasticiser. Experiments with two variable concrete composition factors were carried out. The amount of steel fibre varied from 0 to 100 kg/m3 and the amount of SikaRapid hardening accelerator varied from 0 to 9.6 kg/m3. It was found that modified repair concretes have a sufficiently high adhesion strength to ‘old’ concrete, from 2.30 MPa when tested by the pull-off method and from 2.05 MPa when tested by the flexural strength test method. Fibre-reinforcement increases the adhesion strength of repaired concrete by 7–15% due to the reduction of shrinkage during hardening. Treating the contact surface of ‘old’ concrete with a primer additionally increases adhesion strength by 6–10%. The maximum adhesion strength of fibre-reinforced concrete to the base reaches 3 MPa. Due to the high early and design strength, modified steel fibre-reinforced concrete provides the possibility of quick resumption of traffic while ensuring the integrity of the road structure due to the joint work of the repair material with the old concrete repair area.
DEĞERLERLE LİDERLİK ALGISININ ADALET ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ; KAMU KURUMLARINDA BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: DÖĞER Selime , KASIMOĞLU Murat
Published: March 2023

Amaç – Bu çalışmanın amacı kamu kurumundaki çalışanların değerlerle liderlik anlayışı ile liderin adalet anlayışı arasındaki etkiyi ve ilişkiyi incelemektir.
Yöntem – Nicel araştırmadan elde edilen veriler kamu kurumunda hizmet eden eğitim düzeyi önlisans ve üzeri eğitimli 251 kişiden toplandı. Analiz, model ve hipotez için değer temelli liderlik ölçeği kullanılarak yapıldı.
Bulgular – Araştırma sonuçlarını genelleştirirken, veri toplama aracını ve kamu çalışanlarından toplanan veriler sayesinde tartışma ortaya çıkabilmektedir. Ayrıca değer temelli liderliğin alt boyutları ve liderin adaleti üzerindeki etkisi, farklı tutumlara sahip olduklarını yordamaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları genellenirken veri toplama aracı ve kamu görevlilerinden toplanan veriler sayesinde tartışmaya açılabilmektedir. Bu nedenle, gelecekteki araştırmalar daha fazla veri toplama yöntemi kullanarak veri toplama kaynaklarını ve ortamını genişletebilir. Çalışmanın bulguları hem kamu kurumlarının hem de kurumsal şirketlerin yönetiminde ki liderler ile karar vericilere, liderlik yaklaşımlarını buna göre stratejik olarak ayarlama ve iş yerinde uygun şekilde teşvik etmeye yardımcı olur. Tartışma – Elde edilen bulgular teorik çerçeve ile birlikte irdelenmiş, gelecekteki araştırmacılara ve kamu kurumu ve kurumsal şirket yöneticilerine öneriler sunulmuştur. Yeni yönetim tarzlarından değer temelli liderlik, çalışana değer yükleyen, eğitimine, çalışmasına, gelişmesine öncülük edendir. Ayrıca değerlerle liderlik algısı çalışanlar üzerinde, liderin adaleti ile refah ve güvenilir ortamda idari kolaylık sağlar.
Protocol: HLA and Nasal Polyposis susceptibility: A meta-analysis of worldwide studies v1
Authors: Witcher Ryan
Published: March 2023

Nasal polyposis (NP) is a common and recurrent condition of the upper respiratory tract that can lead to significant morbidity. NP are noncancerous growths that develop on the lining of the nasal passages and sinuses whose pathophysiology involves a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and immunological factors. Several studies have explored the association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles and NP, but the results have been conflicting. The aim of this meta-analysis is to investigate the association between HLA class II alleles and NP risk.
“You Enjoy Talking about It More than Doing It”: Fake Narratives in Disdainful Relationships
Authors: Torras-Gómez Elisabeth , León-Jiménez Susana , Joanpere Mar , Valls-Carol Rosa
Published: March 2023

Research has found that the coercive dominant discourse (CDD) can have a negative impact on girls’ sexual pleasure. In this vein, a previous study found that girls who described relationships under the CDD as exciting also recognized a lack of sexual pleasure in these. One of the elements underlying this apparent contradiction was an identified mismatch between what the participants had experienced in such relationships, characterized for being disdainful, and what they had told their friends. Nonetheless, more research is needed in order to better understand how girls’ narratives about their sexual-affective relationships differ from the ways in which they experienced them. The current study aims at identifying and analysing the presence of fake narratives in the interactions girls have with their peers regarding sexual-affective relationships. To this end, 10 communicative interviews were conducted with girls between 18 and 21 years of age. Results show that while participants recognize feeling a lack of pleasure in those disdainful relationships, they portrayed these as exciting when telling their peers about them, suppressing the negative feelings around them. These findings corroborate the presence of fake narratives in relation to disdainful relationships and bring new insights into the aspects these fabricated stories are built around.
Extracurricular Music Activities in School and School Engagement: Students’ and Teachers’ Perspectives
Authors: Costa Marisa , Cruz Isabel , Martins Filipe , Veríssimo Lurdes , Castro Isabel
Published: March 2023

Music and the arts are of growing interest in promoting success in school and psychological development of young people in general. However, there are few studies focused on the relationship between music and, more specifically on school engagement of vulnerable students. Thus, this exploratory study aims to understand the perceived impact of student participation in a school percussion group on school engagement. The research followed a qualitative methodology through individual semi-structured interviews. Six pupils aged between eleven and fifteen, two teachers of these pupils and two of the percussion group facilitators took part in the study. The results reveal a positive impact perceived by the participants arising from participation in the percussion group, with emphasis on the behavioural dimension of school engagement. Considering the relation between school engagement and learning processes, promoting school engagement through musical activities could be an innovative strategy to promote school success.
Field Application of Ethanolic and Aqueous Chili Extracts to Control Diamondback Moth (Plutella Xylostella L.) in Cabbage (Brassica Oleracea Var. Capitata L.)
Authors: Fukatine Tony , Wanio Wendy , Tarue Rudolph , Navus Peter , Iamba Kari
Published: March 2023

The Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is an economic oligophagous pest that feeds on the members of the Brassicaceae family. Cabbage as one of the brassicas is mostly targeted by the larvae of P. xylostella in tropical countries including Papua New Guinea (PNG). Attempts to control this pest continue to be a challenge for farmers since it is now resistant to commonly used synthetic insecticides. Chili (Capsicum frutescens L.) in particular is an insecticidal plant that has been proven to reduce the impact of pests including P. xylostella. Previous studies have focused on the extraction of chili phytochemicals with ethanol as an extraction solvent (tincture). The current study experimentally tested the potential of hot water chili extract. Tincture chili extract was relatively more effective than hot water extract against P. xylostella. The current study further confirms that the absence of chili extracts in dry conditions enhances the recruitment of the pest, P. xylostella. Furthermore, the tincture extract was also capable of withstanding rainy days due to its adhesive phytochemicals.
 
Keywords: Plutella xylostella, tincture, hotwater, rainfall, relative humidity
Право на благоприятную окружающую среду и его реализация в современных условиях
Authors: Фишман Елизавета Дмитриевна
Published: March 2023

Статья раскрывает проблему экологии и права каждого человека на благоприятную окружающую среду и его реализацию в современных условиях. Сделаны выводы о внутренней политике и мировой повестке в вопросе экологии.
Трансформация модели обучения: уроки пандемии
Authors: Омарова Халида Наимовна
Published: March 2023

В статье рассматриваются проблемы модели обучения до пандемии, выявляются объекты, которые столкнулись с наибольшими проблемами в это время. Оцениваются изменения в системе обучения в следствии распространения COVID-19.
Aspects of the problem of clinical trials of modern targeted radiopharmaceuticals
Authors: Rabinovich Eduard Z. , Savchenko Alla Yu. , Sukhov Vyacheslav Yu. , Perelygin Vladimir V.
Published: March 2023

According to the results of our study, the authors point of view on the problem of testing of radiopharmaceutical medicaments, is reflected, taking into account the active modern development of nuclear medicine. In the context, the issues of the structure characters of targeted radiopharmaceutical medicaments (RPM) are considered from their development to the organization of clinical trials in Russia and abroad.
The characters of the fact that targeted ligands delivering active diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes to tumor cells do not have a biological effect by themselves, and the main active pharmaceutical ingredient, radionuclide, is used in the range of radiation doses allowed for diagnosis and therapy. In this context, the absence of the necessity for the first phase of clinical trials and simplification of the design of the second and the third phases is justified for diagnostic RPM. Approaches to clinical research of therapeutic RPMs are considered separately, taking into account the known pre-clinical and clinical results of their effectiveness and radiation safety. By way of a clinical case, scintigrams of researches of the effectiveness of imaging tumors and metastases are presented using various diagnostic RFLP by SPECT-CT and PET-CT methods, at which point we pay attention to the characters of carrying out clinical trials in cancer medicine of RPM with high-energy and the most promising -radionuclides.
The Turkish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale: Measurement Invariance across Gender
Authors: ERDEM Devrim
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate the measurement invariance in the Turkish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale according to gender among university students. A convenience sample of 312 university students (194 females) was participated in the study. Multi-group confirmatory factorial analyses were performed to examine the measurement invariance. The results showed a first-order one-factor solution fitted to the Turkish sample. The findings revealed that the configural and metric invariances were achieved with respect to gender. However, scalar invariance could not be reached across gender. When constrained the parameter of item four across gender, then partial scalar invariance was achieved. Ongoing analysis showed that strict invariance was achieved across gender. Establishing at least partial scalar invariance is important in that it permits comparison of latent means between subgroups. Understanding how satisfaction with life differs depending on gender and culture in the context of psychological well-being could lead a deeper conceptualization of this attribute. Moreover, this study emphasizes that valid inferences are only possible with well-developed psychometric tools.
Mathematical Modelling: A Retrospective Overview
Authors: KUTLUCA Tamer , KAYA Deniz
Published: March 2023

This study aims to comprehensively view the scientific articles published on mathematical modelling (MM) before 2023. In this context, analyzed articles published on MM with bibliometric analysis under four main headings; scientific productivity, network analysis, conceptual structure, and thematic map. The Web of Science database was used to analyze 906 articles published by 2039 authors representing 68 countries from 1981 to 2023. According to the study's findings, the articles published on MM differ yearly, but the number of citations is constantly increasing. Erbas, A. K., Schukajlow, S., and Kaiser, G. are the most productive authors. The most productive institutions are Purdue, Australian Catholic, and Hamburg Universities. According to the network analysis, the journals ZDM Mathematics Education and Educational Studies in Mathematics come to the fore. It was determined that the best size reduction obtained in the conceptual analysis constituted approximately 44% of the total variability. According to the findings obtained at the end of the research, made some suggestions.
Development of a Previsualization Proxy Plug-in Tool
Authors: Song Balgum
Published: March 2023

Previsualization, also known as previs in the digital content industry, is becoming increasingly important. Previsualization in animation, movies and visual effects (VFX) can enhance ideas and creative story production. Thus, unnecessary expenses can be minimized while output quality can be improved. It is crucial to produce proxy modeling that can implement animation quickly during the previsualization production stage. The process is often ignored because additional procedures are needed, and it takes a relatively long time for an unskilled person to produce proxy modeling. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a proxy plug-in tool to simplify the motion process using an easy method. A new method was developed for creating a bounding box by attaching it to each joint, differentiating it from the existing high-poly to low-poly working process. This unique proxy plug-in development method allows us to proceed with the motion process in fewer steps, with better operation, steady speed performance, and a precise shape to work efficiently in previsualization. Using the proxy plug-in tool to perform the motion may be a solution for creating easy access to previsualization and story production.
Efficient Hybrid Algorithm for Human Action Recognition
Authors: Abdelrazik Mostafa A. , Zekry Abdelhaliem , Mohamed Wael A.
Published: March 2023

Recently, researchers have sought to find the ideal way to recognize human actions through video using artificial intelligence due to the multiplicity of applications that rely on it in many fields. In general, the methods have been divided into traditional methods and deep learning methods, which have provided a qualitative leap in the field of computer vision. Convolutional neural network CNN and recurrent neural network RNN are the most popular algorithms used with images and video. The researchers combined the two algorithms to search for the best results in a lot of research. In an attempt to obtain improved results in motion recognition through video, we present in this paper a combined algorithm, which is divided into two main parts, CNN and RNN. In the first part there is a preprocessing stage to make the video frame suitable for the input of both CNN networks which consist of a fusion of Inception-ResNet-V2 and GoogleNet to obtain activations, with the previously trained wights in Inception-ResNet-V2 and GoogleNet and then passed to a deep Gated Recurrent Units (GRU) connected to a fully connected SoftMax layer to recognize and distinguish the human action in the video. The results show that the proposed algorithm gives better accuracy of 97.97% with the UCF101 dataset and 73.12% in the hdmb51 data set compared to those present in the related literature.
Spatial arrangements between rows x radish plants
Authors: Colli Mauro Porto
Published: March 2023

Given the importance of this crop and the need for phytotechnical knowledge about the plant spatial arrangement. The objective of this study was to evaluate the productive parameters of the radish culture when submitted to different spatial arrangements between plants and rows. To achieve this aim, the hybrid cultivar Red Pearl was used as a test in a randomized block experimental design, in a 4 x 6 factorial scheme, with four replications. The factors comprise the combination of crop spacing between “rows” and “plants”. The factor levels correspond to the distances between rows: 8, 16, 24, and 32 cm; and between plants: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 cm. Root yield, average root mass, longitudinal and transverse diameters, and non-commercial roots were determined. The data obtained were tabulated to obtain the averages, which were submitted to the Shapiro-Wilk residual normality test, at 5% significance, followed by the analysis of variance. When the residual was normal and the response variable was significant, the data was analyzed using linear regression and the appropriate polynomial model was adjusted to present the results. Statistical analyzes were carried out using the R Software. The results show that there was no interaction between the spacing factors for the analyzed parameters, and the spacing between rows and plants influenced the attributes evaluated independently. The spatial arrangements with lower plant densities provided greater root mass and diameter. The importance of new studies involving fixing the spacing between rows and varying the spacing between plants is suggested to better understand the effect of new spatial arrangements on the productive parameters of the radish crop.
Gender Contribution to the Innovation-Productivity Relationship in the Wake of COVID-19: Evidence for the Caribbean
Authors: Tacsir Ezequiel , Pereira Mariano
Published: March 2023

This study presents new findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on productivity and innovation for Caribbean firms, with particular focus on the effects on firm gender diversity and workforce composition. Research on the impact of women's participation on firm performance and innovation has so far produced mixed results, though there is some evidence to suggest that for Latin America, larger shares of women in the knowledge creation and innovation process may increase innovative behavior and, as a consequence, lead to greater labor productivity. In the current context, female participation in firms becomes an even more pressing issue, given the early indications of the pandemics disproportionately negative burden on women s income and jobs in different regions. We found that the gender composition of the personnel has an interesting direct effect on productivity. At the same time, our results show that the expected reductions in female personnel due to the pandemic, have a negative effect in the shares of female participation which, in turn, have the potential to nullify the mentioned productivity channel. This suggests the existence of a minimum threshold of female participation to profit from diversity. Hence, it seems that policy should focus particularly on protecting female jobs, particularly in the wake of dramatic shocks affecting revenues and/or employment.
Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism: 2022 Annual Report
Authors:   Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism
Published: March 2023

In 2022, the MICI managed 33 complaints related to projects financed by the IDB Group in 14 countries. This annual report summarizes MICI's management for each of these cases through its dispute resolution process and its independent investigations. In addition, it presents the publications, knowledge exchange spaces, and dissemination activities carried out in 2022 with the aim of strengthening the environmental and social sustainability of the projects of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and IDB Lab.
Occupational Noise-Induced Tinnitus: A Review of Auditory Behavioral and Electrophysiological Evaluations
Authors: Kohansal Behieh , Asghari Mehdi , Habibi Mahsa
Published: March 2023

Background and Aim: The increasing prevalence of Noise-Induced Tinnitus (NIT) is considered one of the major occupational health threats these days. Despite the devastating effect of tinnitus on a subject’s performance, auditory functions and life quality,  there is a lack of standard protocol for its diagnosis and management. Furthermore, the mechanisms    of NIT are not clear yet. So, this review summarized data on NIT mechanisms as well as questionnaires, behavioral and physiologic assessment tools in NIT studies.
Recent Findings: Based on the authors’ research,  27  eligible articles were  included  in this review. NIT was mainly bilateral with moderate severity with an overall prevalence ranging from 4% to 73.7%. Self-report questionnaires, tinnitus handicap inventory, auditory brainstem response, otoacoustic emissions and speech in noise tests were the most frequent NIT assessment methods in the reviewed studies. Our review highlights increased latencies  in brainstem evoked potentials in tinnitus workers, but the knowledge gap about changes at subcortical and cortical levels remains.
Conclusion: This review suggests speech in noise test as a useful extension to routine tinnitus assessment by questionnaires among workers. Due to insufficient studies and inconsistent results in NIT subjects, more electrophysiological research is suggested in large and homogeneous samples.
Keywords: Noise; tinnitus; occupational; questionnaire; physiological
Evaluation of Difference in Performance of Young Adults in Dichotic Digit Test in Tamil and Dichotic Consonant Vowel Test
Authors: Sudersonam Ramya , Vaidyanath Ramya
Published: March 2023

Background and Aim: Dichotic listening has been defined as the simultaneous stimulation of both ears and has been used to evaluate a listener’s binaural integration/separation ability. Dichotic tests are available in various languages and use varied stimuli. The study aimed to evaluate the differential performance of Tamil-speaking young adults in two tests of dichotic perception namely Dichotic Consonant Vowel (DCV) test and Dichotic Digit Test in Tamil (DDT T).
Methods: Sixty adults with normal hearing aged 18 to 35 years were the participants of the study. All the young adults were native speakers of the Tamil language without significant auditory history. DCV and DDT-T were administered in randomized order at 50 dB SL (re: SRT) in free recall condition. The participants were instructed to respond orally and the responses were noted.
Results: Better performance was observed in dichotic digit compared to DCV test for all participants. This was attributed to the higher number of cues available in DDT-T. Further, error analyses of participants’ responses revealed that voicing errors were higher with the highest errors in the identification of unvoiced consonant /ta/ in both ears. The reason for this could be the lack of contextual cues in DCV test for Tamil-speaking individuals to interpret the voicing feature of a consonant.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that DDT-T was more useful in assessing binaural integration ability of native Tamil speakers compared to DCV. It is recommended to be used in the behavioral test battery for evaluating auditory processing disorder in native Tamil speakers.
Keywords: Dichotic digit; dichotic consonant vowel; free recall
A Foresight Study of the Health System at the National Level in Iran: A Systematic Review
Authors: Salehi Sahar , Hamouzadeh Pejman , Esmailzadeh Hamid , Mobinizadeh Mohammadreza , Yaftian Fateme , Takian Amirhossein , Olyaeemanesh Alireza
Published: March 2023

Context: Health systems’ main mission is to improve society’s well-being and fulfill their health needs.
Objectives: This study aimed to describe the intrinsic and extrinsic events that had influenced Iran’s health system over the previous decade, as well as to identify the possible factors influencing it until 2025 and investigate their positive/negative impacts.
Methods: To determine previous driving forces, a systematic review of electronic databases was conducted up to December 2018. Then the most frequent contributing factors were extracted and discussed in expert panels, and finally, scenarios were composed. After identifying the internal and external driving forces as well as their effects, an input-output model was designed by using a sequence of events’ scenarios. Finally, findings were presented using a scenario-based expert system model.
Results: The most important driving forces affecting health system’s policies included “demographic changes”, “economic changes”, “natural disasters”, “changes in population’s health status”, and “changes in the health system’s management.” Furthermore, other events such as “risks associated with emerging technologies”, “cold wars”, and “changes in personal vehicle utilization rates” may have, directly or indirectly, affected the benefits from health services, status, costs, and out-of-pocket payments.
Conclusions: In sum, it was found possible to implement the most effective crisis management system, eliminate the negative effects of these uncertainties, and reap the most considerable benefits by identifying the factors influencing health system, determining their interrelationships and effects, as well as designing separate scenarios for all possible outcomes.
Statistical Rules in Scientific Reports (The basics)
Authors: Pakgohar Alireza , Mehrannia Hossein
Published: March 2023

Objective: Scientific papers usually contain information and data that we call them statistics. We expect statistics to provide us with a suitable description of the data by summarizing. Scientific journals have specific frameworks for this work in mention to writers and readers can understand statistical concepts with a common terminology. In this paper we guide reader to write a scientific issue without any confusion and crowding and we propose some notes to report a scientific descriptive statistics, and make a table properly and draw a visual graph.
First Report of Natural Infection of Phlebotomus mongolensis to Leishmania major and Leishmania turanica in the Endemic Foci of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran
Authors: Absavaran Azad , Mohebali Mehdi , Moin-Vaziri Vahideh , Zahraei-Ramazani Alireza , Akhavan Amir Ahmad , Rafizadeh Sayena , Rassi Amirhossin , Barmaki Alireza , Rassi Yavar
Published: March 2023

Background: The primary aim of this study is to determine infection to Leishmania parasites in the wild population of Phlebotomus caucasicus and Phlebotomus mongolensis using molecular methods in some important zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis foci in Iran.
Methods: Sand flies were collected from active colonies of rodent burrows from 16 trapping sites using sticky trap pa­per. In order to detect and identify of Leishmania parasites in females Ph. caucasicus and Ph. mongolensis, the Nested–PCR amplification of ITS2-rDNA region was performed to generate amplicon with 245bp for Leishmania major, 206bp for L. gerbilli and 141bp for L. turanica.
Results: In the current study we found DNA of different gerbil parasites such as L. major and L. turanica, and mixed infection of L. major/L. turanica in Ph. caucasicus and Ph. mongolensis. It should be noted that, in Iran, natural infec­tion with Leishmania parasites is recorded for the first time in this study in Ph. mongolensis.
Conclusion: Both species of Ph. caucasicus and Ph. mongolensis not only may participate in the ZCL transmission cycle between reservoir hosts, but also results of this study support the  role of these species as secondary vectors in the transmission of leishmaniasis to humans.
Zika Virus from the Perspective of Observational Studies: a Review
Authors: Saleem Tayyab , Akhtar Hashaam , Jamal Syed Babar , Maryam Fizza , Faheem Muhammad
Published: March 2023

Background: Since 1952 when Zika Virus (ZIKV): a Flavivirus, was first discovered in humans, it has not received enough scientific research compared to some of the other members of the family Flaviviridae; like Dengue Virus (DENV). However, this has not stopped the virus from infecting the human population globally. In particular, the global spread of ZIKV has led to a surge in observational studies.
Methods: Regarding recently published ZIKV-related literature, we are not aware of any reviews strictly focusing on ZIKV from the perspective of observational studies. Therefore, we reviewed recently published observational studies exploring the global spread of ZIKV and its association with Congenital ZIKV Infection (CZI) and clinical manifesta­tions in adults. Online databases including google scholar, PubMed and Elsevier were used for retrieving relevant stud­ies.
Results: ZIKV cases have been reported in different parts of the world, with certain regions reporting more cases than the rest, like Brazil. ZIKV causes a wide spectrum of diseases and disorders including microcephaly, developmental disorders, and Guillain-Barre syndrome to name a few. Furthermore, CZI in neonates mainly manifests into neurologi­cal disorders and diseases, whereas ZIKV in adults’ targets various organs.
Conclusion: ZIKV poses a serious threat to human population and observational studies provide a different perspective on the damaging capabilities of ZIKV in real-life settings. Moreover, there are gaps in the literature regarding ZIKV-related-complications that future experimental studies need to address. These complications include in-utero transmis­sion, Guillain-Barre syndrome, cross-reactivity, sexual transmission, along with its persistence in the male reproductive tract.
The Method of (Al-nasb) on (Al-qate') in the Qur'an (A Semantic Study from Interpretation and Language Scholars' Point of View)
Authors: Salih Dhuha Mohammed , Hasan Yousif Omar
Published: March 2023

The Arabic language is the language of eloquence, and God Almighty has honored it with the revelation of the Qur'an on the methods of its people in discourse. And when the Qur'an was revealed, it witnessed the peak of maturity that made it fit to challenge the eloquent Arabs with a hadith like the Qur'an. The Arabs were unable to come up with fluent words that were similar to the Qur'an. The language of the Qur'an being challenged was extremely graceful, the most incapable of rhetoric, astonishing the listeners, and capturing minds and hearts as if it were magic because it is eloquent. For this reason, we aspired to reveal one of the methods of the Great Qur'an that came by the methods of the Arabs in eloquence and speech, which is where the singular noun contradicts what preceded it in the systems in syntax. As if it was alone in the systems. This method was called (the exception to the exclusion), and it is a broad method used by the Arabs in their speech, with the name ``Al-nasb for exclusion,'' sometimes ``by Al-nasb depending on praise and slander,'' and sometimes ``by Al-nasb by specialization.'' The reason for cutting the adjective from the descriptive is due to a special rhetorical reason in which the new meaning is performed more strongly, and is represented in showing praise, slander, or mercy by specifying the word from the context and not following it in an expression similar to it in the style of attention used by the Arabs, to alert the mind of the listener and activate it for the speech delivered. When the Arabs focus on praise and vilification, they want to single out the praised and the blameworthy to specialize in them. If the Arab wants to draw attention to what he wants of praise, slander, or mercy, he goes against what is accustomed to the common and familiar ways of expression, so he cuts the adjective from the participle, and does not follow it in the expression. The solution to the research problem is summarized by questions, including, What is the purpose of (Al-nasb) on (Al-qate')? Is it a style of the Arabs accustomed to the speech? What are the meanings that came from (Al-qate')? How can we deal with the opinions that say this way is wrong? Why were some Qur'anic words chosen in particular? What are the rhetorical cases for this method? The study required that the research be divided into four sections, preceded by an introduction and followed by a conclusion, in which we followed the inductive-analytical method. As for the sources, books on language, grammar, and meanings had the largest share, in addition to books on the interpretation of the Qur'an.
Keywords: (Al-nasb) on (Al-qate'), accusative based on praise and slander, accusative based on mistake, indication of expression, indication of context, rhetorical methods