bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of the Potential of Meeting the EU’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Targets in 2030 and 2050
Authors: Shehab Moaaz , Moshammer Kai , Franke Meik , Zondervan Edwin
Published: June 2023

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is anticipated to have a significant impact on decarbonizing the aviation industry owing to its ability to be seamlessly incorporated into the current aviation infrastructure. This paper analyzes the potential of meeting the proposed SAF targets set by the ReFuelEU initiative. The approved SAF production pathways according to ASTM D7566 using renewable bio-based feedstocks were defined and analyzed. Moreover, a detailed matrix for comparison was used to provide an overview of the current state of those pathways. The analysis has shown that hydroprocessed esters of fatty acids (HEFA), alcohol to jet (ATJ), and Fischer–Tropsch (FT-SPK) are the most promising pathways in the foreseeable future due to their high technology readiness and fuel levels. HEFA is the most mature and affordable pathway; therefore, it is expected to form the backbone of the industry and stimulate the market in the short term despite its low sustainability credentials, limited feedstock, and geopolitical implications. On the other hand, FT-SPK can utilize various feedstocks and has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions with around 7.7 to 12.2 gCO2e/MJ compared to the conventional jet fuel baseline of 89 gCO2e/MJ. Overall, the EU has enough sustainable feedstocks to meet the short-term SAF targets using the current technologies. In the long term, the reliability and availability of biomass feedstocks are expected to diminish, leading to a projected deficit of 1.35 Mt in SAF production from bio-based feedstocks. Consequently, a further policy framework is needed to divert more biomass from other sectors toward SAF production. Moreover, a significant investment in R&D is necessary to improve process efficiencies and push new technologies such as power-to-liquid toward commercial operation.
On the Splitting Tensor of the Weak f-Contact Structure
Authors: Rovenski Vladimir
Published: June 2023

A weak f-contact structure, introduced in our recent works, generalizes the classical f-contact structure on a smooth manifold, and its characteristic distribution defines a totally geodesic foliation with flat leaves. We find the splitting tensor of this foliation and use it to show positive definiteness of the Jacobi operators in the characteristic directions and to obtain a topological obstruction (including the Adams number) to the existence of weak f-K-contact manifolds, and prove integral formulas for a compact weak f-contact manifold. Based on applications of the weak f-contact structure in Riemannian contact geometry considered in the article, we expect that this structure will also be fruitful in theoretical physics, e.g., in QFT.
Genetic Diversity and Evolution of Viruses Infecting Felis catus: A Global Perspective
Authors: Le Shi-Jia , Xin Gen-Yang , Wu Wei-Chen , Shi Mang
Published: June 2023

Cats harbor many important viral pathogens, and the knowledge of their diversity has been greatly expanded thanks to increasingly popular molecular sequencing techniques. While the diversity is mostly described in numerous regionally defined studies, there lacks a global overview of the diversity for the majority of cat viruses, and therefore our understanding of the evolution and epidemiology of these viruses was generally inadequate. In this study, we analyzed 12,377 genetic sequences from 25 cat virus species and conducted comprehensive phylodynamic analyses. It revealed, for the first time, the global diversity for all cat viruses known to date, taking into account highly virulent strains and vaccine strains. From there, we further characterized and compared the geographic expansion patterns, temporal dynamics and recombination frequencies of these viruses. While respiratory pathogens such as feline calicivirus showed some degree of geographical panmixes, the other viral species are more geographically defined. Furthermore, recombination rates were much higher in feline parvovirus, feline coronavirus, feline calicivirus and feline foamy virus than the other feline virus species. Collectively, our findings deepen the understanding of the evolutionary and epidemiological features of cat viruses, which in turn provide important insight into the prevention and control of cat pathogens.
Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate and Phosphate in a Pyrrhotite and Sulfur-Circulating Packed Bed Reactor
Authors: Yu Meiling , Hu Yongyou , Liang Donghui , Wang Guobin , Zhu Xiaoqiang , Xie Jieyun
Published: June 2023

A pyrrhotite and sulfur-circulating packed bed reactor (PS-CPBR) was constructed to study the removal process and mechanism of NO3−-N and PO43−-P with different electron donors. The results showed that the NO3−-N and PO43−-P removal performance of mixed electron donors (pyrrhotite and sulfur) was superior to the single electron donor (pyrrhotite). The optimum conditions of NO3−-N and PO43−-P removal in the PS-CPBR were a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 12 h and a C/N of 0, and the average removal efficiency was 100% and 86.39%. The sulfur in mixed electron donors was able to promote the dissolution of pyrrhotite and the formation of polysulfide to increase the effectiveness of electron donors, promoting the removal of NO3−-N, while the PO43−-P was removed in the form of FePO4 precipitation. Microbial and functional gene analyses demonstrated that different electron donors were able to influence the abundance of microbial communities and denitrification functional genes. Meanwhile, mixed electron donors were able to increase the protein content of biofilms and reduce the resistance of electron transfer between microorganisms and electrons.
The Influence of DOC on the Migration Forms of Elements and Their Sedimentation from River Waters at an Exploited Diamond Deposit (NW Russia)
Authors: Malov Alexander I. , Sidkina Evgeniya S. , Cherkasova Elena V.
Published: June 2023

The development of mineral deposits causes changes that are comparable to natural exogenous geological processes, and prevail over the latter in local areas of intensive mining activity. In this article, a diamond deposit is selected, developed by quarries of great depth, and a forecast is made of the impact of drainage water discharge on changes in the composition of surface water and bottom sediments during the entire period of development of the deposit. Modeling was performed according to various scenarios, taking into account changes in the total dissolved solids of groundwater from 0.5 to 21.7 g/kg H2O. Thermodynamic calculations were carried out using the HCh software package. The role of dissolved organic carbon in the migration of chemical elements and the effect of DOC on the precipitation of chemical elements from mixed solutions is given. It has been established that fulvic acid completely binds to Fe in the Fe(OH)2FA− complex in all types of natural waters and under all mixing scenarios. With humic acid, such a sharp competitive complex formation does not occur. It is distributed among the various elements more evenly. It was determined that the mass of precipitating iron in the presence of DOC decreases by 18–27%, and its precipitation in winter is more intense. In contrast to Fe, the precipitation of Ca, Mg, and C from solutions with DOC is higher in summer, and there are more of them in the solutions in winter. This study contributes to a better understanding of the behavior of heavy metals in surface waters and sediments under anthropogenic pressures in order to improve the sustainable management of water resources in the face of anthropogenic activities.
THE «LAME FATE» OF THE STRUGATSKY BROTHERS ANDVYSOTSKY'S«TWODESTINIES»
Authors:   Orel State University, IZOTOV V.P.
Published: June 2023

The article deals with textual and thematic roll calls of Strugatsky’s novel “Lame Fate” and Vysotsky’s song “Two Destinies”. For the first time, the motif offate is considered in relation to the works of the Strugatsky brothers. A comparison of the “crooked” and “difficult” fate of Vysotsky and the “lame” fate of the Strugatskys, line-by-line commentary of the first stanza of the poem in relation to the novel.
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF THE GRIEF IN THESTORY OF M.GORKY«THE WRETCH PAVEL»
Authors:   Lobachevski State University of Nizhny Novgorod, KARAKHANYAN N.J.
Published: June 2023

The analysis of thefunctions of the concept «woe», its role in shaping the perception of the ideological and philosophical content of the story are carried out. A semantic series of lexemes that actualize the main content of the basic concept of «woe» is revealed, and a description of the ways of explicating the concept is given. As a result of the study, the author comes to the conclusion about the importance of the image of the author-narrator and the lyrical plot associated with it in revealing the idea of the story, determining the style of the work, its rhetoric and the peculiarities ofpoetics in general.
PARTICIPATION OF AMATEUR PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN POST-REFORM RUSSIA (1870-1910)
Authors:   Orel State Agrarian University Named After N.V. Parakhin, GULARYAN A.B. , FILONOV V.I. ,   Orel State University
Published: June 2023

After the abolition of serfdom in Russia, amateur public organizations began to emerge to disseminate best agricultural practices among landowners. The emergence of such organizations was caused by the fact that Russian agriculture was very slowly being reorganized in a capitalist way. The problem was reflected in Russian society through the articles of scientific agronomists and naturalists. It was explained not only by the lack of means necessary for capitalist conversion, but also by the low culture offarming and the lack of necessary knowledge and skills. Agricultural societies that emerged throughout the country and the local branches of the ‘capital’, central societies: animal and plant acclimatization societies, horticultural societies, horticultural societies, agricultural poultry farms tried to compensate for this deficiency. The experience of their work is of considerable interest and may be of use today, in a rapidly changing reality.
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ANALYSIS OF COPING BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSAND STUDENTS
Authors:   Orel State University, BUBNOVA S.YU. , KARYAKINA S.N. ,   Orel State University
Published: June 2023

The article presents the results of an empirical study of coping behavioral strategies of high school students and students. It was found that the subjects of two subsamples in difficult life situations, including those related to educational activities, prefer coping behavioral strategies of a constructive nature. Coping behavior of students, in comparison with that of high school students, is characterized by a greater focus on confrontational coping, escape-avoidance, acceptance of responsibility. In general, the severity of implemented coping strategies is higher among students compared to high school students. The empirical data obtained can be used by teachers working with high school students and students in order to implement targeted support for students in difficult situations of educational reality.
FEATURES OF TEACHING THE MODULE "MORAL AND ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SERVICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. SERVICE ETIQUETTE» FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE FIRST HIRED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Authors:   Oryol Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia V.V. Lukyanov, VLASOV V.V.
Published: June 2023

The article discusses the features of teaching the module. The characteristics of the studied category of trainees are given. The procedure for organizing lectures and practical classes on the indicated module is analyzed, as well as some aspects of extracurricular work with students, on the basis of which recommendations are proposed for organizing their training. Based on the results of the study, conclusions are drawn aimed at optimizing the educational process.
THE ESTATE OF THE OSTROVY OF GRAND DUKE MIKHAIL ALEXANDROVICH AS AN EXAMPLE OF AN EXEMPLARY PRIVATE ESTATE THE END OF THE XIX - THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE XX CENTURY. FEATURES AND SPECIFICS OF PRODUCTION
Authors:   Bryansk State University Academician I.G. Petrovski, EROFEEVA G.I.
Published: June 2023

The article contains a detailed description of the estate of the Ostrovy of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, brother of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II. The economic model of the estate development is recreated, economic activity is analyzed on the basis of archival sources. The Ostrovy estate was an excellent example of an advanced estate economy of the late XIX - first quarter of the XX centuries.
FAMILY VALUES AS AN ELEMENT OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL IDENTITY OF SCHOOLCHILDREN AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES TO IT'S STRENGTHEN
Authors:   Lugansk State Pedagogical University, PISANYI D.M.
Published: June 2023

The article analyzes the survey data reflecting the attitude of senior pupils to a family institute. Positive and negative tendencies of learners’perception offamily values are revealed. In addition, the substantive and methodological possibilities of the social studies course to maintenance of a positive image of the institution of the family in the minds of the pupils are shown. The important aspects of the use of appropriate forms of work and didactic means at the lessons are revealed.
METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DIALECTS OF EPISTOMOLOGICAL INTEREST (ON THE EXAMPLE OF MATHEMATICS)
Authors:   Bunin Yelets State University, RYMANOVA T.E. , TARASOV K.E. ,   Orel State University, TARASOVA O.V. ,   Orel State University, CHERNOUSOVA N.V. ,   Bunin Yelets State University
Published: June 2023

Methodological aspects of dialects and education epistemological interest to mathematics are considered in this article. The latter is defined as the management of the process of its forming (developing). The problem being research now is especially relevant today because it is the cognitive interest that can be considered as an indicator of personality development. The result of the experiment indicates that a teacher of Mathematics experiences certain difficulties in solving set tasks.
REEVACUATION OF THE KARELO-FINNISH STATE UNIVERSITY
Authors:   Petrozavodsk State University, ZELENSKAYA YU.N. , KLIMENTYEV N.D. ,   Petrozavodsk State University
Published: June 2023

In the article, based on the materials of office documentation, periodicals and sources of personal origin, an attempt is made to consider the process of returning the Karelo-Finnish State University from evacuation to Petrozavodsk. The difficulties faced by teachers, staff and students of the university and ways to overcome them in the 1944-1945 academic year are shown.
EVALUATION TOOLS IN THE PREPARATION OF BACHELORS - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Authors:   Orel State Agrarian University Named After N.V. Parakhin, SILAEVA Z.G. , KORENKOVA E.A. ,   Orel State Agrarian University Named After N.V. Parakhin, TYAPKINA A.P. ,   Orel State University, TYAPKIN A.S. ,   Orel State University
Published: June 2023

The article discusses the experience of using evaluation tools during the entrance, current, intermediate and final control of knowledge, skills and abilities of students in the field of training 35.03.10 Landscape architecture (bachelor’s level). The most popular assessment tools are tests, case studies, situational tasks. It is shown that it is desirable to combine the considered evaluation tools with traditional forms and methods of testing knowledge, skills and abilities.
TYPOLOGY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE PROJECT METHOD IN TEACHING GEOGRAPHY
Authors:   Orel State University, TIKHII V.I. , KUDINOVA A.YU. ,   Ovsyannikovskaya Secondary School
Published: June 2023

This article discusses the typology and organization of project activities in the study of geography in the school course. The authors consider various classifications of educational projects, as well as an example of the author’s project shows an example of the organization ofproject technology in the pedagogical process.
THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREEK CIVIL WAR (1946-1949) THROUGH THE EYES OF THE BRITISH NEWSPAPER "DAILY HERALD"
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, PAZHVAK S.B.
Published: June 2023

The British Labour newspaper "Daily Herald" actively covered the events on the eve of the Greek Civil War (19461949). Correspondents described the role of Great Britain, the confrontation of the right and left Greek forces in the elections, plebiscite and battlefield. The country found itself at the junction of a bipolar system of international relations. No less significant events took place on the information front.
THE MIRACLE OF HEALING OF TAIDULA IN THE CHURCH-HISTORICAL STORY BY P.A. ROSSIEV "ST. ALEXY”
Authors:   Orel State University, ANTONOVA M.V. , POPOVA V.I. ,   Orel State University
Published: June 2023

One of the key episodes of the Life of St. Alexy Metropolitan of Moscow and the church-historical story of P.A. Rossiev “St. Alexy” is the healing in the Golden Horde of Queen Taidula. Processing the hagiographic narrative for a secular work, the writer saturates his story with interior and portrait characteristics, develops plot episodes, filling them with dialogues and subject details. At the same time, P.A. Rossiev does not deviate from the hagiographic tradition in depicting both the saint and his antagonists, emphasizing the psychological motivations of their actions.
THE MYTHOLOGICAL SUBTEXT OF WOMEN'S NAMES IN THE NOVEL BY I.S. TURGENEV «VIRGIN SOIL»
Authors:   Orel State University, BELSKAYA A.A. , ALYOSHINA L.V. ,   Orel State University, KRIVOLAPOV V.N. ,   Kursk State University
Published: June 2023

The article reveals the meaning and mythological subtext of the female names Marianna, Fekla, Snandulia, which create a special cultural halo of the text; the connection of naming with the artistic whole of the novel is proved, in which each heroine embodies different ways of development of Russia. Another female name - Valentina - deepens the characterization of the «cute egoist», but does not highlight the narrative mythological plan.
DRIVERS OF LABOR PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE: VARIABILITY, DEGREE AND METHODS OF IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Moscow, Russia, Fedchenko А.А. , Veshkurova А.B. ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Moscow, Russia
Published: June 2023

The objectives and purpose of the study are to identify patterns and relationships between the drivers of labor productivity growth and to form on their basis a system of key indicators that characterize the variability of drivers for increasing labor productivity in the conditions of economic restructuring. The relevance of the study is due to the need to systematize the drivers of labor productivity growth in the context of economic restructuring, which will improve understanding of the impact of various factors on labor productivity and develop optimal strategies for its increase. In accordance with our hypothesis about the variability of labor productivity drivers, we assume that the impact of each of the key factors on labor productivity may vary in different situations and in different sectors of the economy. Some factors may have a greater impact on labor productivity in some conditions, while they may have a smaller impact in other settings and industries. In the course of the research, methods of logical constructions and modeling, systematization and classification, analysis of statistical data of the Federal State Statistics Service, and generalization of practical results were used to substantiate key indicators of labor productivity growth. The research result is the proposed system of key indicators for increasing labor productivity, taking into account the markers of modern socioeconomic development, drivers, and criteria for increasing labor productivity. The paper concludes that the strongest influence of the drivers of labor productivity increase is manifested in determining the causal relationships of violations of the required ratio of labor productivity growth and average wages.
MIGRATION INTERESTS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE CIS COUNTRIES
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Tkachenko A.A.
Published: June 2023

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the new directions of Russian migration policy within the CIS and the Eurasian Union in connection with the task of amending the current Concept of State Migration Policy set by the Security Council of the Russian Federation, considering the interests of Russia’s partner countries and the needs of the Russian economy. The object of the research is the flows of labor migrants between Russia and the CIS countries and remittances. The statistical base of the study is limited to the 2010-2020s in order to analyze the impact of the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union on migration between these countries. The research methodology consisted of a statistical analysis of the available databases of the Federal State Statistics Service, the CIS Statistical Committee, the World Bank, and the Central Bank of Russia, a logical analysis of the reasons for their discrepancy, a comparative analysis of legal acts and administrative norms, as well as an analysis of specialized scientific literature and reports of world organizations. The results of the study show that there has been a positive trend in the formation of the fundamental documents in the field of migration and the labor market by the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the institutionalization of the task of creating a Common Labor Market by the seven CIS countries has intensified. The main changes in migration flows and in the dynamics of remittances are revealed, indicating a weakening of the interest of migrants from both the CIS countries and the countries of the Integration Union in the Russian labor market, which can lead to a weakening of the integration attraction. It is concluded that changes in the institutional framework of the CIS require similar changes from the EAEU countries and modification of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union.
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE MODERN LABOR MARKET
Authors:   Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, Sindyashkina E.N.
Published: June 2023

The subject of the study is various types of informal employment in developing, economically developed countries and in the Russian labor market. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the evolution of traditional forms of informal employment and the emergence of new formats, to identify the challenges and risks associated with them. In the course of the study, general scientific methods, statistical processing of information, and graphic and comparative analysis were used. The information base of the study was statistical data and materials from international organizations (UN, ILO, Eurostat, OECD) and Rosstat. The results of the study show that Russia is at the beginning of the formation of platform employment and freelancing as independent segments of the labor market, and there are significant risks of precarization of these forms of employment. In the context of the evolution of the informal sector and the development of new non-standard and informal types of employment, the author concluded that the key tasks of social policy are the solution of issues of social and pension insurance, as well as the extension of labor and social guarantees to the sphere of non-standard employment. The research results can be used by federal and regional executive authorities in the development and implementation of state policy in the social and labor sphere.
Cities and civic life in late Hellenistic Roman Sicily
Authors: Prag Jonathan R. W.
Published: June 2023

Cet article propose une présentation générale et une réévaluation des sources sur les cités et la vie civique en Sicile, dans les deux derniers siècles avant notre ère : l’époque de la province romaine républicaine. L’étude s’ouvre par une brève critique de l’historiographie traditionnelle et de jugements contestables sur les statuts civiques, fondés en priorité sur les sources littéraires. Cette critique repose sur un appendice contenant une analyse détaillée d’un passage-clé de Cicéron (In Verrem 3.12-13). Cette première partie est suivie de trois sections synthétiques sur la vie institutionnelle des cités insulaires, sur la nature de leur constitution (de plus en plus timocratique, dominée par une élite étroite) et nos connaissances sur la monumentalisation urbaine. Ces éléments sont ensuite regroupés dans une discussion sur les comportements des élites siciliennes en contexte urbain et replacés dans un plus large contexte historique. Un thème transversal consiste à mesurer en quoi la Sicile romaine peut être utilement comprise par le biais de comparaisons avec la vie poliade de l’Orient tardo-hellénistique, bien que la précocité du gouvernement provincial romain modère l’intérêt de cette démarche, à plusieurs titres.
L’empereur Numérien Germanicus maximus Gothicus maximus sur un milliaire du Sud tunisien
Authors: Dupuis Xavier
Published: June 2023

En dépit de son intérêt, une borne milliaire découverte en 1904 dans le Sud Tunisien et retrouvée en 2002, n’a guère attiré l’attention. D’abord dédiée à Carus Auguste et Carin César en 282, elle fut ensuite actualisée de façon maladroite par l’ajout du nom de Numérien Auguste à la fin de 283 ou au début de 284. L’intérêt du texte réside dans la mention des épithètes Germanicus maximus et Gothicus maximus attribuées à Numérien, car la seconde, en apparence nouvelle, semble aussi apparaître pour son frère Carin sur deux inscriptions de Lambèse. Confronté aux documents littéraires et numismatiques, le texte tunisien montre l’importance des opérations militaires en Europe centrale à cette époque. Par ailleurs, l’absence de l’épithète Persicus maximus, pourtant attribuée aux deux frères par des inscriptions plus tardives, suggère que Numérien remporta peu de temps après une victoire persique, comme le dit d’ailleurs expressément le poète Némésien, contemporain des événements. Dans ce contexte militaire très favorable pour Rome, on comprend mieux que, d’une façon inhabituelle pour l’époque, une borne milliaire ait exalté les victoires impériales.
Un discours épigraphique sur les faiblesses de l’Imperium Romanum ? Le regard des princes et de leurs sujets
Authors: Haensch Rudolf
Published: June 2023

Les inscriptions monumentales anciennes offrent généralement une image extrêmement positive du monde. Les phénomènes de crises et les catastrophes qui touchèrent l’Empire romain et ses empereurs ne sont généralement pas mentionnés de façon explicite dans l’épigraphie monumentale. La trace la plus importante d’un tel événement est généralement le martelage, conséquence d’une abolitio memoriae ou d’une expression vague et péjorative comme tyrannus, etc. Mais il y a des exceptions que l’article explore dans le cas des inscriptions publiques monumentales : elles sont parfois la conséquence d’un changement politique. Parfois, on remarque l’importance de l’individu qui a conçu le texte formulaire, comme dans le cas de l’aedes pour Domitia Augusta ou dans celui des monuments érigés pour le praefectus urbis Memmius Vitrasius Orfitus. Certains individus ont souligné leurs efforts en mentionnant d’une façon explicite les problèmes rencontrés et leurs causes. On observe également que, en raison de la fréquence et de l’ampleur des crises de la fin des IIe et IIIe siècles, on évoque d’un côté les felicissima tempora, mais, de l’autre côté, s’installe une défiance envers le gouvernement romain et ses organes, que l’on montre parfois ouvertement dans certaines circonstances.
Master Gardener Satisfaction and Intent to Remain After Training via Remote Delivery
Authors: Burton Emily , Barton Susan
Published: June 2023

One year after using remote delivery via video web conferencing (VWC) in training, we surveyed Delaware master gardeners to assess the remote delivery trainees' satisfaction and intent to remain as compared to those characteristics in volunteers who had had face-to-face training. Although the remote delivery trainees were satisfied overall, they were significantly less satisfied than those who had participated in face-to-face trainings. A more positive perception of the VWC experience was associated with master gardeners' increased satisfaction, suggesting the importance of VWC quality. However, volunteers trained via VWC did not report more or less of an intention to remain with the organization.
Engage Stakeholders in Program Evaluation: Throw Them a Party!
Authors: Lewis Kendra , Ewers Timothy , Bird Marianne , Wilkins Tamekia
Published: June 2023

A data party is an engaging way to involve stakeholders in program evaluation. We explain the use of a data party for engaging 4-H program stakeholders (e.g., staff and volunteers) in data interpretation and helping them understand, embrace, and use program evaluation information to make data-driven decisions about their programs. We present two tools that can be used for presenting data in a clear and meaningful way: data place mats and gallery walks. We also provide information on the process we used, our lessons learned, and the utility of data parties in Extension programming.
Extension as a Multilevel Bridging Organization: Supporting Networked Environmental Governance
Authors: Nourani Sally , Decker Daniel , Krasny Marianne
Published: June 2023

Governmental and nongovernmental actors at different spatial and jurisdictional levels have information that can benefit natural resources management; however, barriers in communication and organizational culture often prevent information sharing and joint endeavors. Bridging entities, such as task forces or working groups, bring together potential stakeholders to pool expertise and stimulate shared learning. Using a network survey, interview data, and meeting minutes, we constructed a case study of task forces convened to stimulate management of the emerald ash borer, an invasive wood-boring beetle. We found that coordinated action among university and county Extension catalyzed bridging through visionary program design and network positioning.
Using Farmer Storytelling to Build Understanding of Our "New Weather Reality"
Authors: Roche Erin , Mallory Ellen , Birthisel Sonja
Published: June 2023

A storytelling session was successful in raising awareness and understanding of the types of changes in weather patterns farmers are experiencing in Maine, what impacts those changes are having on their operations, and the changes farmers are making in response. Using an outreach approach rooted in farmer stories allowed us to bypass the controversy that often surrounds topics related to climate change. Likewise, focusing on the farmers' experiences and avoiding corrective statements during this introductory session resulted in productive dialogue. We recommend replicating this approach within different agricultural sectors to increase understanding of sector-specific risks and strategies for adaptation.
El reencuentro con el léxico de la delincuencia en el primer diccionario de mexicanismos
Authors: Buzek Ivo
Published: June 2023

El Diccionario de mejicanismos de Feliz Ramos i Duarte (1895) es una obra conocida pero todavía poco explorada por la historiografía lingüística. En un trabajo anterior (Buzek y Gazdíková 2017) estudiamos las voces argóticas con la marca l.c. ‘lenguaje de cárcel’, pero nuestras posteriores publicaciones sobre al argot mexicano en el siglo XIX (Buzek 2018 y Buzek 2019a) nos han inducido a volver a la fuente y buscar otras voces argóticas, ya sin acompañamiento de dicha marca específica. Nos interesará su tratamiento lexicográfico, otras posibles marcas que podrán llevar y, sobre todo, los ejemplos y las citas. Para identificar los términos argóticos prestaremos atención a la procedencia de las citas, igual que a todo tipo de información que pueden darnos otras obras lexicográficas del español de México de aquella época (Fernández Gordillo 2010a) y que así podrían completar los datos de Ramos i Duarte. La historia del léxico argótico y sus fuentes en el español mexicano han sido muy poco atendidas hasta hoy día y con este trabajo queremos ayudar a cubrir esta laguna de conocimiento.
Uneven Progress Toward Sustainable Development Goals Reveals Urgency and Potential for Green Belt and Road Initiative
Authors: Liu Yali , Ning Yao , Du Jianqing , Chen Yu , Shan Liwen , Yang Yaqian , Ji Baoming , Wang Yanfen
Published: June 2023

The “Green Belt and Road Initiative” (GBRI) is China’s international cooperation strategy aimed at expanding international collaborations between China, Asia, and Europe through regional trade, policy dialogue, and cultural exchange in order to promote the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Identifying the development characteristics and deficiencies of Belt and Road countries is critical to investment and policymaking decisions. Here, we incorporated progress evenness across SDGs based on biodiversity measurements to establish a comprehensive assessment system and evaluated the sustainable development status and trajectory of Belt and Road countries from 2017 to 2021. Our results suggest that, although most countries have experienced progress toward SDGs, disregarding evenness among goals tended to result in the overestimation of the current achievements and ignore regional gaps. Economically developed member countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) were more successful in achieving SDGs, but they also faced development bottlenecks owing to uneven development among the 17 goals, with particular shortcomings in goals related to climate actions. However, many countries with relatively poor economies, mostly in Central and Southeast Asia, performed well on eco-environment-related SDGs. Therefore, complementary collaboration among countries may provide a green development pathway to rapidly promote the achievement of SDGs in the Belt and Road region, which emphasizes the urgency and potential for the GBRI. In essence, while uneven development is a tremendous challenge for Belt and Road countries, it presents an opportunity to enhance regional cooperation in support of the GBRI.
Sınıf Öğretmenleri ile Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi Öğretmenlerinin Duygu Durumları ile Değerler Eğitimi Tutumları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Authors: YAŞAROĞLU Cihat , TABARA Eyüp
Published: June 2023

Öğretmenlerin duygu durumlarının, öğretimin niteliğini etkilediği gibi değerler eğitimine yönelik tutumla da ilişkili olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmada, değerler eğitimini tüm derslerde uygulayan ilköğretim sınıf öğretmenleri ile değerlerin bir öğrenme alanı olarak yer aldığı Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi (DKAB) dersini okutan öğretmenlerin duygu durumları ile değerler eğitimine yönelik tutumları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amaca ulaşabilmek adına çalışmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini, uygun örnekleme ile ulaşılan 233 sınıf ve yine ilkokullarda derse giren 110 DKAB öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Değerler Eğitimi Tutum Ölçeği ile Pozitif ve Negatif Duygu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilere, normallik dağılımına bağlı olarak parametrik olmayan testler uygulanmıştır. Çalışma bulgularına göre DKAB öğretmenlerinin sınıf öğretmenlerine göre değerler eğitimine yönelik tutumları daha olumlu bulunmuştur. Sınıf öğretmenlerinin değerler eğitimine yönelik tutumlar ile pozitif duygular arasında pozitif yönde zayıf, negatif duygularla ise ters yönde zayıf bir korelasyon olduğu sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.
Analisis Kausalitas Antara Pendidikan, Kemiskinan, dan PDRB Menggunakan Panel Vector Autoregression
Authors: Pririzki Sisilia Jesika , Sulitiana Ineu , Adriyansyah Adriyansyah
Published: June 2023

The condition of education in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province is still far from basic education, with the Average Years of Schooling (RLS) of 7.84 years. Apart from the education side, the number of existing poverty also tends to fluctuate every year. It is the same with the economic picture based on GRDP values which experience inequality between Regencies and Cities in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province. The purpose of this study is to determine the causal relationship between education, poverty, and GRDP. The approach method used is to use the Panel Vector Autoregression (PVAR) method by conducting a Granger causality test. The results of this study are that there is no causality relationship, but has a one-way relationship between poverty and education which has a probability value smaller than α of 5%, namely 0.0246. There is no causal relationship between education and GRDP with probability values of 0.1020 and 0.4706. There is a causal relationship between poverty and GRDP with a probability value for each variable 2x10^-9 and 8x10^-9.
SAFE MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL WASTE
Authors: Sančanin Branislav , Penjišević Aleksandra
Published: June 2023

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) defines radioactive waste as material, of no useful value, that contains or is contaminated with nuclides in concentrations higher than levels specified by relevant bodies. Healthcare institutions and users whose business activities generate radioactive waste have the obligation to collect, label and store it in the prescribed manner until such time as it is taken over by a company which is authorized for its transportation, collection, keeping and storage. The goal of this paper is to point out the importance of improving the quality of health services through the process of regulating medical waste management, with a focus on measures and procedures for the disposal of waste generated in radiology. The system for the separation of radiological waste, and its adequate labeling with a number corresponding to its category, is a top priority for radiological waste management at all health institutions. The importance of controlling the generation of radioactive waste is primarily reflected in measures that contribute to its reduction, followed by reuse and recycling. Data on physical, mechanical, chemical, radiological, and biological characteristics is provided to characterize radioactive waste, thus ensuring its safe and secure management. The storage of radioactive waste is the procedure for the temporary placement of radioactive waste in a dedicated facility, i.e., in a warehouse for a specific period of time, in compliance with the prescribed measures for radiation and nuclear safety and the safety of stored waste. During the storage of radioactive waste, it is necessary to carry out a whole series of activities: radiation protection, monitoring radioactivity in the environment around the warehouse, inspection of the state of radioactive waste packaging and inspection of equipment, warehouse components and systems, maintenance of the warehouse, and the labeling and recording of radioactive waste packaging. The process for disposing of radioactive waste implies its isolation from people and the environment. While the location, designed barriers and operation of the facility for disposal of radioactive waste, should enable the application of all radiation safety and security measures and the prevention of reaching criticality. States should assume an unequivocal ethical obligation to eliminate the unnecessary burden, associated with the complex issue of radioactive waste disposal, from future generations.
HALOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES
Authors: Vladeva Evgeniya
Published: June 2023

Salt has been utilized for countless years in different regions worldwide for its health-promoting and therapeutic properties. Halotherapy is a dry salt therapy administered in settings with specialized equipment known as a halogenerator. In recent decades, halotherapy has gained the trust of an increasing number of people worldwide and spread rapidly throughout many countries. The positive effects of the treatment last longer than one year. Drug-free treatments for dermatoses and skin rejuvenation are gaining popularity in the health and beauty industry. Rehabilitative dermatology, cosmetic surgery, anti-ageing procedures, and detoxification regimens all use these techniques. Skin diseases are a significant public health issue that affects a large number of people all over the world. Halotherapy is the treatment of choice for some skin diseases due to the potential for combining it with additional physical forms of therapy as well as pharmacological therapies. The treatment’s minimal negative effects, combined with its delivery in a soothing setting, are beneficial to the mental and emotional health of both adults and kids. The re-profiling of post-mining areas benefits greatly from the growth of different kinds of mining tourism, including medical tourism. Even in today’s salt mining, which frequently combines conventional rock salt extraction with public access to the mine, these types of facilities remain popular. Halotherapy shows promise in treating a wide range of skin conditions thanks to the dry sodium chloride aerosol’s adaptable physiological effect. The healing and cosmetic effects of halotherapy on the skin have been confirmed by scientific studies, but despite the incontestable advantages of halotherapy, additional and more in-depth research on the curative effects of salt on a variety of skin conditions is currently required. The halocomplex serves as the foundation for this technological platform.This article aims to demonstrate the advantages of halotherapy as a complementary therapy for certain skin diseases and discusses the distinction between halotherapy and salt therapy, the technology behind halotherapy, the different application methods, its health benefits in dermatology, the most common indications for using halotherapy in skin treatment and cosmetology programs, the most common skin diseases that it can be used to treat, certain contraindications, as well as the possible negative effects of using halotherapy.
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AS A SYMPTOM OF POST-COVID SYNDROME AMONG THE BULGARIAN POPULATION IN THE CONTEXT OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC: AN ONGOING STUDY
Authors: Hristova Miroslava , Massaldjieava Radka
Published: June 2023

Isolated in China at the end of 2019, the novel Corona virus - SARS-CoV 2 spread worldwide with remarkable speed, causing a state of global health emergency just a few months later. And yet as we passed the acute phase of the COVID 19 pandemics, healthcare workers face the challenge of its late consequences. Therefore, the World Health Organization defined a new condition - post-COVID syndrome (PCS, Post-acute COVID Syndrome or long-COVID). According to several studies, the incidence of PCS varies from 10% to 35% among non-hospitalized patients and up to 85% among hospitalized patients. Moreover, various study results show that the syndrome affects both patients with a symptomatic form of the infection and those with an asymptomatic course. The syndrome itself presents with a wide range of non-specific complaints, most frequent of which are fatigue, shortness of breath and impaired cognitive functions. The exact pathogenetic mechanisms, responsible for these prolonged neuropsychological manifestations of long COVID 19 are yet to be established but most authors assume that they are caused by chronic neuroinflammation. Purpose: The aim of our study is to assess the most common cognitive impairments among the Bulgarian population, thus providing information about their characteristics and incidence.Methods and materials: We conducted a prospective study among 75 patients, all of which have recovered from COVID 19 infection at least 3 months prior to testing. All participants were between 20 and 60 years old and had no previous neurological or psychiatric disease. To assess cognitive functions, we used a computer test - the Cogstate Brief Battery, which provides a measure of four core cognitive domains: processing speed, attention, visual learning and working memory.Results: The study is still ongoing, as we intend to conduct a follow-up testing on the sixth month. So far, our results are in accordance with findings in other countries, showing that executive functions and memory are predominantly affected. Therefore, it is important to underline the fact that there are objective findings for the non-specific subjective complaints.Conclusion: Outlining the possible clinical features of long-COVID and emphasizing its undeniable medico-social meaning is of undeniable importance to healthcare workers. And given the progressively rising morbidity from this novel syndrome, a more precise description of these “cognitive impairments” is required in order to formulate epidemiologically based health strategies and ensure early prevention, especially in patients in an active age.
A Comparison of the Linguistic Categories of Muštarak and Muškil of the Ḥanafī Islamic Jurisprudence
Authors: TOPAL Ahmet
Published: June 2023

The linguistic categories (aqsām al-lafẓ) of Islamic Jurisprudence (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) have recently become a source of interest to both Arabic linguists as well as scholars of Islamic Law. There seems to be a widespread tendency, however, among contemporary scholars to approach to them without any concern to highlight aspects where they are similar to, or different from, each other, unless such a comparison was already made in classical manuals of Islamic Jurisprudence, even where the occasion demands the otherwise. One such occasion concerns muštarak and muškil, the two linguistic categories that fall under the first and the second linguistic categorizations respectively. While uṣūlīs compare muštarak with its co-subcategories (e.g. khāṣṣ) and muškil with its co-subcategories (e.g. khafī), they do not compare muštarak and muškil with each other despite the striking similarities between them. These similarities might compromise the integrity of the linguistic categorization due to the seeming existence of two separate categories for what appears to be the same concept. Therefore, there is a need to analyze the two categories in a comparative way to establish the nature of the relationship between the two, which is an issue, to the best of my knowledge, that has never been addressed in the previous literature, thus constituting an important gap that needs to be filled. The need to fill this gap becomes more urgent as the contemporary works that discuss muštarak and muškil define these two categories almost identical, sometimes even providing the same examples for each one of them, without noting the nature of the difference between them, which epitomizes the degree of misunderstanding which this gap in the classical literature can lead to today. In an attempt to fill this gap, this paper provides, for the first time, a comparative analysis of muštarak and muškil. Falling back upon classical manuals of Islamic Jurisprudences within the Ḥanafī school, the present work argues that the difference between muštarak and muškil is that in the case of muškil, the assigned meanings of a given ambiguous expression has not yet thought through and requires two types of inquiries, namely ṭalab, which is to list the assigned meanings in use, and taʾammul, which is to determine which one of the assigned meanings of the ambiguous expression is meant on a given speech/writing occasion. However, in the case of muštarak, the assigned meanings of a given ambiguous expression have already been worked out and therefore are already known by the addressee(s) on a given speech/writing occasion, thus requiring only the inquiry of taʾammul. Therefore, this paper further argues that after its meanings in use are determined through taʾammul, muškil turns into muštarak. In this regard, muškil expression can be said to be an earlier version of muštarak, just as muštarak can be referred to be an earlier version of muʾawwal after one of its assigned meanings are preponderated upon through taʾwīl.