bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Military Perspective on the Strategic Planning Process in the United States within 2017–2018 Timeframe
Authors:   The Polish Armed Forces, Klisz Maciej
Published: June 2022

The article examines the development process of the national level security strategies in the United States. It explains the basic theory of the strategy-making, as well as the primary processes and relations among the major security enterprises. The author focuses on the 2017–2018 timeframe due to the significant changes in the U.S. legislative system and exceptional personalities involved in the strategy-making process. However, the article delivers a military perspective on strategy development. Still, it does not exclude general information on the U.S. political arena, legal framework, scope of the documents, or historical facts. These data facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the complex political-military relations during the strategy-making process. The primary purpose of the article is to analyze coherent, layered strategic planning process during President Donald Trump administration (2017–2020) and draw significant conclusions, which other countries might implement in their planning system.
Geopolityczna rozgrywka pandemią COVID-19: rosyjski ekosystem dezinformacji i propagandy
Authors:   Centrum Doktryn i Szkolenia Sił Zbrojnych w Bydgoszczy, Reczkowski Robert
Published: June 2022

Zarówno dezinformacja, jak i propaganda nie są działaniami nowymi, ale towarzyszą społeczeństwom praktycznie od samego ich powstania. Co więcej, ich użyteczność w działaniach państw potwierdzają nie tylko liczne przykłady historyczne, ale również te, których jesteśmy obecnie świadkami i są ściśle związane z rozprzestrzenianiem się pandemii COVID-19. Artykuł jest próbą zdefi niowania i opisania nie tylko rosyjskiego ekosystemu dezinformacji i propagandy w dobie pandemii, ale również próbą odpowiedzi na pytanie, w jaki sposób różne fi lary tego ekosystemu odgrywają różne role, wzajemnie się zasilają oraz wzmacniają.
Plankton structure in the spawning grounds of the Kurile Lake sockeye salmon (based on matherials collected in 1974)
Authors: Lepskaya E. V. , Nosova I. A.
Published: June 2022

Results of a study of the taxonomic, size and vertical structure of littoral plankton in the lake, river and spring spawning grounds of the Kurile Lake are presented. Seasonal and local variability of plankton in these biotopes, where the main components were pelagic crustaceans (Cyclopsscutifer, Daphnia longiremis) and chironomid larvae, mostly small-sized ones, are discussed.
A ABORDAGEM DAS NOÇÕES MATEMÁTICAS NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL: ANALISANDO PERSPECTIVAS DE PROFESSORES BRASILEIROS
Authors: Warken Clara , Caetano Richael Silva , Bezerra Renata Camacho
Published: June 2022

O presente artigo tem como objetivo como são trabalhadas as noções matemáticas com as crianças da Educação Infantil, na visão de professores brasileiros. A abordagem da pesquisa é qualitativa e de caráter exploratório, a partir da aplicação de um desenvolvimento on-line com setenta professores das cinco regiões brasileiras. Como comum à educação da questão matemática foi a partir de uma questão que teve como objetivo, procedidas à interpretação e à) a relação de três grupos de respostas com a) a relação do professor da Educação Infantil com a) b) conforme noções abordadas as matemáticas por ele e os recursos e materiais disponíveis utilizados; ec) a sua prática pedagógica.Assim, em relação aos resultados, notamos que abordadas como noções matemáticas, na educação infantil, a partir de práticas que envolvem os jogos, como brincadeira, como experiências, como observações, manipulação de objetos, etc., como propulsores da aprendizagem. Essa etapa, como particularidades de cada criança são levadas em consideração, assim como os seus conhecimentos que, com o auxílio do lúdico,
Entropia da informação e ranking das empresas do IBOVESPA
Authors: Ferreira Lucas Benedito Gomes Rocha , Silva Crisiane Teixeira da , Viana Luiz Fernando Câmara , Meurer Tatiane
Published: June 2022

Este estudo analisa os pesos de indicadores multidimensionais de desempenho para determinar o ranking das empresas listadas no índice Bovespa. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa por meio do método multicritério entropia da informação, em que os indicadores das dimensões ambiental, social, de governança, econômico-financeira e de mercado foram obtidos pela base de dados Refinitiv Eikon. Assim, foi possível estabelecer os pesos dos indicadores para cada ano com a finalidade de determinar os rankings das empresas em nível setorial e geral. A variável inovação ambiental foi responsável pela maior relevância informacional, enquanto os indicadores como retorno sobre patrimônio líquido e alavancagem financeira obtiveram os menores pesos. Quanto ao ranking, a Renner ocupou a primeira colocação, o que torna possível inferir que essa companhia vem se destacando nos indicadores retratados com maior peso. Além disso, os setores de comunicação e utilidade pública apresentaram as maiores pontuações médias, ao passo que os segmentos de saúde e energia tiveram os menores desempenhos em média. Esses resultados indicam a relevância da prestação de informações corporativas para alcançar os investidores, cada vez mais preocupados com boas práticas de gestão e com indicadores socioambientais. Ademais, os achados sugerem que inovar em questões ambientais não consiste em uma prioridade para as empresas da amostra, suscitando o questionamento se essas organizações visualizam a legitimidade ou retornos de inovações bem-sucedidas como recompensas dos investimentos realizados. A pesquisa contribui ao apontar que empresas com melhores práticas ambientais poderão obter mais benefícios, assim como a sociedade, diante da qualidade de vida e da preservação ambiental.
Türk İslam Edebiyatı’nın Akademik Çehresi: Lisansüstü Çalışmalar (1965-2021)
Authors: SATAR Nesrin Aydın
Published: June 2022

Türk İslam Edebiyatı, İlahiyat fakültelerinde kurumlaşan ve hem anabilim veya bilim

dalı hem de lisans programında yer alan bir ders olarak faaliyet gösteren alanın adıdır. Bu

alan, başlangıcını Türklerin İslamiyet’i kabullerinden sonra ilk yazılı eserlerini verdikleri

11. yüzyıldan alır ve yine Türklerin dinî-edebî üretimde bulunmaya devam ettikleri günümüze

kadar kaleme aldıkları dinî-edebî eserleri araştırma ve inceleme malzemesi edinir.

Alandaki ilk doktora çalışması 1965 yılında, ilk yüksek lisans çalışması ise 1984 yılında

tamamlanmıştır. Türk İslam Edebiyatı’nın akademik çehresi bu çalışmalarla şekillenmeye

başlanmış ve 56 yıllık geniş bir zaman diliminde gelişmiştir. Bu çalışma, 1965-2021

yılları arasında Türk İslam Edebiyatı alanında tamamlanan 301’i yüksek lisans ve 78’i

doktora olmak üzere toplam 379 tez incelemiştir. Dahası, bu çalışmada, alandaki lisansüstü

varlığı değerlendiren daha önceki araştırmalardan da bahsedilmiştir. Ayrıca, belli

değerlendirme ölçütlerine göre tasnif edilen lisansüstü tezlerin sağladığı niteliksel ve niceliksel

veriler kullanılarak alanın hâlihazırdaki portresinin anlaşılması hedeflenmiştir.

Böylelikle hem bir ilahiyat disiplini hem de genel Türk edebiyatı tasnifi içinde yer alan

bir alan olarak Türk İslam Edebiyatı’nın özellikle hangi akademik çalışma yöntemine ve

kronolojiye odaklandığı anlaşılmıştır.
Olumsuz İnanış ve Davranışlara Karşı Kur’ân’da Verilen Cevaplar
Authors: YAVUZ Muhammed
Published: June 2022

Kur’ân’da İslâm karşıtlarının birtakım söz ve eylemlerine dâir bilgiler yer almakta;

akabinde ise bunların reddedildiği görülmektedir. Ehl-i Kitap, müşrikler, münâfıklar ve

şeytandan sudûr ettiği bilinen bu söz ve eylemler; tevhîd, nübüvvet ve âhiret olarak üç

başlık altında değerlendirilebilir. Tevhitten maksat; Allah’ın birliği, kudret ve yaratıcılığı

gibi sıfatlarına îmân etmek; nübüvvetten maksat; insanlara dünya ve âhiret mutluluğunu

kazanmaları yolunda yapılan vahiy merkezli rehberlik görevi; âhiretten kastedilen ise insanların,

öldükten sonra yeniden diriltilip, dünyada yapıp ettiklerinin hesâbını verdikten

sonra mükâfâtlandırılacakları veya cezalandırılacaklarına inandıkları gündür. Söz edilenlerden

kimi ya tevhîd veya nübüvvete, kimi de âhirete karşı çıkmaktadır. Bunun yanında

Kur’ân’da bazı peygamberlerden sudûr eden söz veya eylemlere de eleştirel nitelikte

cevaplar verildiği görülmektedir. İşte bu makâlede Kur’ân’ın, uygun görmediği söz ve

eylemler ile onlara verdiği cevaplar işlenecektir.
Restorasyon Sonucu Ortaya Çıkan Zeyrek Çinili Hamam Kalemişleri
Authors: EKİM Zeynep Emel
Published: June 2022

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, mimarisi, geleneksel ısınma sistemi ve süsleme elemanları

açısından önem arz eden çifte bir hamamdır. 2010 yılında başlanan Çinili Hamam Koruma-

Onarım ve Rehabilitasyon Projesi sonucunda yapının hamam işlevi ve ortaya çıkan

kalemişleri korunacaktır.

Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa’nın İstanbul’da tesis ettiği evkafına gelir getirmesi amacıyla

bu yapı inşa edilmiştir. Zeyrek Çinili Hamam’ın bir inşa veya ihya kitâbesi olmamasına

rağmen, Hassa Başmimarı Sinan tarafından inşa edildiği konusunda bir tereddüt bulunmamaktadır.

Mimar Sinan’ın yaptığı yapıların listesini veren tezkirelerde ve Barbaros

Hayrettin Paşa’nın vakfiyesinde hamamın adı geçmektedir. Mimar Sinan, Türk klasik

hamamlarının temel ilkelerine bağlı kalmak koşuluyla, hamam mimarisi plan şemasında

her zaman yeni arayışlar içinde olmuştur.

Restorasyon çalışmaları sonucunda hamamın erkekler ve kadınlara ait soyunmalık

kısımlarında yapıya ayrı bir boyut kazandıran kalemişleri gün ışığına çıkarılmıştır. Cibali

yangınları sonrasında gerçekleşen onarımlarda yapılan ilk katman kalemişleri 1850

senelerine aittir. Günümüze ulaşan en nitelikli kalemişleri ise 1850-1890 yılları arasına tarihlenir. 19. yüzyıla tarihlenen ve iki dönem şeklinde uygulanan kalemişleri bu makale

ile ilk kez literatüre kazandırılmaktadır. Alt bölümlerin bezemeleri birbiri üstüne uygulanmış

katmanlar halinde iken duvarların üst bölümlerinde ve kubbe geçişinde yer alan

siyah-beyaz kalemişi ise tek katman halindedir. Klasik Dönem yapılarına 19. yüzyılda

eklenen kalemişleri ile bu bezemeler arasında karşılaştırma yapılarak, benzerlikler örnekleri

ile ortaya konulmuştur.
N. F. Katanov, Oçerki Uryanhayskoy Zemli
Authors: FINDIK Ayşe Şeyma
Published: June 2022

N. F. Katanov’un 13 Mart-30 Ağustos 1889 yılları arasında Rusya Bilimler

Akademisi ve Rus İmparatorluğu Coğrafya Kurumu desteğiyle Doğu ve Batı Sibirya,

Kuzey Moğolistan, Çungarya, Çin(Türkistan)’e yaptığı seyahat esnasında

tutmuş olduğu günlük; Tuva İnsani Araştırma Enstitüsü (TİGİ) ve Büyük Petro

Antropoloji ve Etnografya Müzesi (Kunstkamera)‘nin girişimiyle yayımlanmıştır.

Kitabın baş editörlüğü K.A. Biçelday tarafından, bilimsel editörlüğü ise M.P.

Tatarintseva tarafından yapılmıştır. Ayrıca günlüğün düzenlenmesi ve yayıma hazırlanması

A.K. Kujuget tarafından yapılmıştır. Kujuget aynı zamanda günlüğe

bir değerlendirme yazısıyla katkıda bulunmuştur.
Peter Burke, Yeniçağ Başında Avrupa Halk Kültürü, çev. Göktuğ Aksan
Authors: OĞUL Muazzez Gündüz
Published: June 2022

İngiliz tarihçi ve akademisyen Peter Burke, kültür tarihi ve erken modern

dönem Avrupa tarihi üzerine yaptığı çalışmalarla tanınmaktadır. Bu anlamda

“Yeniçağ Başında Avrupa Halk Kültürü” adlı eseri alanda önemli bir kaynaktır.

Kapsam bakımından oldukça geniş bir konu olan halk kültürü, söz konusu kitapta

Peter Burke tarafından ustalıkla incelenmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Özellikle dikkat

çekmek gerekir ki yazar kendi fikir ve düşüncelerini ortaya koyarken tarafsız

kalmaya özen göstermiş ve anlatımlarında yanlı bir tavır sergilememiştir. Eser

Türkçeye Göktuğ Aksan tarafından akıcı ve anlaşılır bir şekilde çevrilmiştir.
A short overview of the reform of Hungarian defence and security regulations
Authors: Kádár Pál
Published: June 2022

At the autumn session of 2020, the Hungarian National Assembly issued the ninth amendment of the Fundamental Law of Hungary, which substantially reforms the foundations of the system of rules concerning the special legal order which enters into force on 1 July 2023.1 However, the Fundamental Law provision is only the first step in a comprehensive series of legislation and measures that will put the entire defenceand security administration on a new footing. Without aiming to be exhaustive, this text provides a short overview of the provisions and legislative steps underlying the Fundamental Law that will renew the depth and functioning of the defence and security regulatory system and enable public administration as a whole to better meet the security challenges of the 21st century.
SEARCHING FOR THE EXISTENCE OF EKC HYPOTHESIS IN TURKEY: AN APPROACH USING ELASTICITIES IN THE PRESENCE OF MULTICOLLINEARITY
Authors: ALKAN Buket , BULUT Necip
Published: June 2022

Bu makale, Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi (EKC) hipotezinin 1990-2015 örneklem dönemi için Türkiye’deki geçerliliğini araştırmaktadır. Bu araştırma yapılırken, Kuznets eğrisinin ortaya koyduğu modelde, GSYİH'nin hem kendisinin hem de ikinci dereceden formunun birlikte yer almasından kaynaklanan çoklu bağlantı sorununu dikkate alınmaktadır. Çoklu bağlantı sorununun üstesinden gelebilmek için Gecikmesi Dağıtılmış Otoregresif (ARDL) model kullanılarak uzun ve kısa dönem elastikiyet katsayılarının yorumlanması ile EKC hipotezinin geçerliliği hakkında karara varılmıştır. Literatürde nadiren kullanılan Ekonomik Kompleksite Endeksi (ECI) ve Çevre Politikası Katılık (EPS) endeksi, EKC modeline kontrol değişkenleri olarak eklenmiştir. EKC hipotezinin Türkiye için geçerliliği, uzun dönem GSYİH esnekliği negatif bulunmadığından ve kısa dönem esneklik katsayısından daha büyük bulunduğundan ampirik analiz sonuçları ile desteklenememiştir. Öte yandan, ekonomik kompleksitenin artmasının uzun vadede çevresel bozulmayı azalttığı bulgulanırken, Türkiye için çevre politikası katılık endeksinin önemine dair incelenen dönem itibariyle yeterli kanıt bulunamamıştır.
A case study in the wintertime Vaal Triangle Air-Shed Priority Area on the utility of the nitrogen stable isotopic composition of aerosol nitrate to identify NOx sources
Authors: Altieri Katye E. , Burger Jessica , Language Brigitte , Piketh Stuart J.
Published: June 2022

In South Africa, the Highveld region and the Johannesburg-Pretoria megacity are known as global NOx (NOx = NO + NO2) “hotspots” identified by satellite-based instruments. The ultimate sink for atmospheric NOx is conversion to aerosol nitrate. However, measurements of aerosol nitrate concentrations do not provide information on which NOx sources served as nitrate precursors at that location. This complicates efforts to reduce concentrations of particulate matter (PM) in these air quality priority areas. Here, we measured the nitrogen stable isotopic composition of nitrate from daily wintertime collections of coarse mode PM2.5-10 (PM ≤ 10 and >2.5 µm in diameter) at three air quality monitoring stations located in the Vaal Triangle Air-Shed Priority Area (VTAPA). The overall aim of this case study was to evaluate the use of the distinct stable isotopic signatures of various NOx sources to identify their relative contribution to aerosol nitrate across the Highveld. The nitrogen isotopic ratios of aerosol nitrate were similar across the three sites, with greater day-to-day variability than site to site variability. Air mass history was the main driver of the variability in the nitrogen isotopic ratios of aerosol nitrate, with significantly higher isotopic ratios observed for air masses originating from the southwest. Using an isotope mixing model we determined that NOx from coal-burning is the dominant contributor to aerosol nitrate (66%), followed by biomass burning (16%), vehicles (12%), and soil emissions (6%).
Are nature-based solutions a missing link in air quality management in South African cities?
Authors: Wernecke Bianca , Pool John-Rob
Published: June 2022

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Mysticism in Plato’s Works
Authors:   Interregional public organization “Platonic Philosophical Society”, Moscow, Russian Federation, Shevtsov Aleksander
Published: June 2022

The article deals with the theme of mysticism in the works of Plato. The study begins with the concept of magic and comes to the conclusion that modern scientists do not know what the word μαγεία/magic really meant for the ancient Greeks. However, Plato is considered to be the philosopher who laid down all the basic concepts of mysticism. The original ancient Greek definition of the word ‘mysticism’, derived from the Greek μυστικός, differs from the modern understanding of this concept and is directly related to the ancient Greek mysteries and the cult of the goddesses of fertility Demeter and Persephone. Very little is known about the mysteries, but it is obvious that for the ancient Greeks it was a way to gain immortality, a kind of action during which the soul descended to the underground world of the dead and returned from there. Many researchers note that such journeys of the soul among the Greeks are extremely similar to shamanic ones. But we are talking here about archaic views, and not about the shamanism that modern ethnography describes. The most important part of the mysteries was contemplation. What exactly the participants of the mysteries contemplated, what the high priest showed them, remains a mystery. However, Plato in the dialogue “Republic” gives a lesson on how to reveal the ability to such contemplation with the help of mimesis, or imitation. This is not just an external theatrical imitation, namely, it is getting used to what is being contemplated. Plato believed that actors and temples are not needed for a real mystery, it should unfold in contemplation, and therefore only you are needed for it. The author of the article finds confirmation of this idea in the dialogue between Socrates and Cephalus, which ends with the myth of Er’s travels to the world of the dead. Plato describes these journeys in such a way that his disciples, if desired, can enter the state of Er and, with the help of contemplative imitation, live everything that happened to him. These journeys are similar to the shamanic journeys of the soul to the underground world. The author concludes the article with the assumption that Plato tried to create a kind of mysteries within his school for a philosopher who wants to master contemplation.
The Gracious Powers of Individualization
Authors:   Scientific Consulting Group “DBA – Concept”, Moscow, Russian Federation, Teslinov Andrey ,   Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: June 2022

This article continues the discussion of the phenomenon of modern culture published in the paper by P.A. Orekhovsky and V.I. Razumov “The Onset of Narcissistic Culture: Implications for Education, Science and Politics”. Arguments are presented for those consequences that lead culture to new states and guide thinking to explain the efforts needed to strengthen it in the role of developing us. The judgments are based on a sense-genetic conception of culture that eliminates the naïve identity between the concepts of ‘cultural’, ‘civilized’, ‘cultivated’, ‘ethical’, ‘aesthetic’, ‘high’ and other assessments of specific properties of human behavior. The method of deriving consequences from judgments is based on the dialectical regularities of the development of living wholes and the products of their activity. For the sake of continuing the semantic line of the original article, an attempt is made to rely on the phenomena of narcissism disclosed therein to see in them the signs of the future, the approach of which one could rejoice in without demonstrating its quite understandable experiences as an ugly form of the value landscape of modernity. In this sense, the idea, not developed but sown by the authors, that “narcissistic culture” brings to the world high diversity that can serve as a stimulus for the beginning of a new round of human development is supported here. There is a reason for this thought. They point to the approaching of gracious time when anarchic individualism will develop into another form of long-term sustainable coexistence of people under conditions of heterogeneity of values and interests. These conclusions make it possible to outline the contours of the tasks that need to be solved now in order to multiply this grace.
Critical Attitudes among the Soviet Scientific and Academic Intelligentsia in the Historical and Socio-Cultural Context of 1960-1990s
Authors:   Novosibirsk State University, Russian Federation, Filippov Sergey
Published: June 2022

The article deals with investigating into the conditions of the critical attitude spread among scientists and academicians during the period of 1960s–1990s towards some aspects of domestic and foreign state policy of that time. At the same time, the motives for such a criticism seem not to be obvious, since the social status and well-being of the scientific and academic intelligentsia, as well as its public prestige, was one of the highest among the socio-professional groups of Soviet society. To perceive criticism of Soviet scientists as a form of struggle against the regime does not seem entirely correct, since the critically thinking Soviet scientists did not seek to popularize their socio-political ideas and attract supporters from other social groups. On the contrary, the discussion on “complex” political and socio-economic aspects of the Soviet society took place within closed communities. In addition, the Soviet scientific intelligentsia of that time, unlike the pre-revolutionary intellectuals, did not idealize people; they did not have a sense of “guilt” towards it, as well as the idea of selfless “serving the people”. Soviet scientists perceived themselves as an elite, even aristocratic group, and this idea found expression in the science-fiction novel “Hard to Be a God” by the Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The main character of the novel is the historian Anton, who was sent to the Arkanar Kingdom on an alien planet and assumed the role of an aristocrat named Don Rumata. He masterfully uses a sword, enjoys phenomenal success with women and contributes to the progress of local humanity. The Soviet intellectuals of that time constructed their own elite professional and social identity using the practices of prestigious consumption and behavior and pursuing specific socialization strategies that were alternative to the official Soviet norms and rules of behavior. The self-identification of scientists as an elite group within the Soviet society was based on the social conditions for the development of science in the USSR in the 1950s–1960s such as a high level of prestige of scientific and academic activities, high expectations from science as well as creating relatively autonomous scientific centers (“Academic Town” or ZATO (‘closed administrative-territorial formation’) – closed towns with secret research installations). Such settlements were quite independent from the local and regional authorities being subordinated directly to Moscow. Besides, secrecy of closed cities or facilities limited the possibilities of the direct control and interference from regional party and state authorities in the activities of scientific institutions and scientists.
Effect of Movement Games on Physical Fitness of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Authors: Kuznetsova Larysa , Trachuk Sergii , Semenenko Viacheslav , Kholodova Olha , Podosinova Liudmyla , Brychuk Mariia , Varenyk Oleg , Kedrych Halyna
Published: June 2022

Research purpose. The study was aimed at investigating the effect of the proposed technology using movement games on the physical and psychomotor fitness of young schoolchildren with intellectual disabilities. 

Materials and Methods. Fourty children from an orphan asylum in Smila, Cherkasy region (Ukraine) participated in the study. All children were divided into two groups: control and experimental; all of them had been diagnosed with moderate-grade oligophrenia and were 2nd and 3rd graders (age 9–12 years). The control group consisted of 22 pupils, including 11 boys and 11 girls. The experimental group consisted of 18 pupils, including 9 boys and 9 girls. The following research methods were used to solve the problems set in the paper: analysis and generalization of information from special scientific literature, pedagogical research methods, method of comparison and similitude, psychoemotional state and psychomotor development research methods, methods of mathematical statistics. 

Results. The study results set forth in the paper will allow stating the fact that lessons with the use of movement games have a positive effect on the physical and psychomotor fitness of young schoolchildren with intellectual disabilities, which ensures their social adaptation in the context of growth. 

Conclusions. Increasing the time spent on playing games not only in classes but also in extracurricular activities had a positive effect that found expression in the improvement of the children’s health and psychoemotional condition, which is the main component of the behavior of a child with mental disabilities. It can be stated that, after using the proposed movement games, the indicators of the pupils’ psychomotor and mental condition, memory, perception of reality and attention improved in the positive dynamics of their physical fitness. It was found that the number of nervous breakdowns, depressive states and symptoms of stress decreased during the selected movement games.
Effectiveness of Complex Agility Training Program for Amateur Male Soccer Players
Authors: Thongnum Pattarapol , Phanpheng Yanyong Yanyong
Published: June 2022

Background. The ability to quickly change direction has been considered an important physical quality related to success in youth soccer. 

The study purpose was to investigate the training effect of a complex agility training program on amateur male soccer players.

Materials and methods. The participants were 60 amateur male football players (aged 18-22) divided into two groups and selected by using purposive random sampling. Thirty athletes aged 19.7±1.34, BMI 21.8±1.75 performed a complex training program (CTG) combined with sprint, agility or CoD, and plyometric session. While 30 participants of the control group (CG) aged 19.3 ± 1.31, BMI of 21.2 ± 1.02 followed a general football training program. In both groups, each training session lasted 120 minutes, a 30-minute period, 3 times a week, a total of 6 weeks. The Arrowhead Agility Test was scheduled at the baseline, for the 4th and 6th weeks. The mean and standard deviation of the data was calculated. The inferential statistic was repeated measure ANOVA. A Newman-Keuls post hoc test was calculated if the group x time interactions were significant (p < 0.05).

Results. After training, agility was a statistical difference within the CTG, when comparing baseline and the 6th week (p = 0.03), there were no significant changes in agility when comparing between-group. Therefore, this shows that complex training programs can improve agility in amateur male soccer players.

Conclusions. This integrated training program can be applied to amateur male soccer players. The training program should be specific and varied. It can help soccer players improve their agility that is related to overall soccer performance.
Effect of Day Time on Cognitive Performances of Preadolescent Athletes Nurtured in a Controlled Environment
Authors: Pahan Manohar Kumar , Singh Mahendra Kumar
Published: June 2022

Research purpose. The study aimed to examine how the cognitive performances of preadolescent sports trainees living and training under a controlled environment are affected during the three different day times.

Materials and methods. The research involved 16 male sports trainees from the Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society, Ranchi, who varied in age from 11 to 14 years and had a minimum of two years of training experience in the same academy. To assess cognitive performance like long-term focused attention, ability to react, logical reasoning, reactive stress tolerance, and visual perception, the TATEENS 2 test set from the Vienna Test System was administered. The percentile ranks of all five tests were compared between three different times of the day. The Friedman test and rANOVA were employed to analyze the data of repetitive measurements. The significance level was set at p < 0.05.

Results. The p-values for statistical comparisons of reactive stress tolerance, visual perception, logical reasoning, reaction abilities (reaction time and motor time), and long-term focused attention at three different times of the day were all more than 0.05.

Conclusion. Different day times did not significantly affect the cognitive performances of preadolescent sportspersons who lived and trained under similar conditions.
Diabetes and COVID-19: Biological profile of type 2 diabetic patients with COVID-19 in Pointe-Noire, Congo
Authors: Luc Magloire Anicet Boumba , Aladin Atandi Batchy , Charley Elenga-Bongo , Freddy Saturnin Pouki , Fredy Kibouilou , Christ Nkouanga Balanda , Cheick Ahmed Dabo Tidiane , Saar Abdoul Wahar , Didel Mampassi Mahouanga , Ghislain Loubano Voumbi , Donatien Moukassa
Published: June 2022

Introduction: COVID-19 is new pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Several factors of bad prognosis have been implicated including diabetes. Several poor prognostic factors have been associated with the severity of this disease, including diabetes. In Congo, no study to date has investigated the profile of diabetics hospitalized for COVID-19. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological profile of Congolese diabetic patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 in Pointe-Noire. Materials and methods: This was a prospective study conducted among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Pointe-Noire between March and November 2020. Sociodemographic, clinical and biological data, duration of hospitalization, and viral load were investigated. A total of 84 COVID-19 patients have been admitted to Louise Michel Clinic and the Adolph Sice General Public Hospital. Two groups were formed: diabetic patients and non-diabetic patients based on the history of antidiabetic medication or fasting plasma blood glucose levels at admission. Results between the two groups were compared. Results: Out of 84 COVID-19 patients, 48 were diabetic (mean age: 48.50 ± 11.98 years) versus 36 non-diabetic (mean age: 45.56 ± 8.48 years). Significant increases in fasting blood glucose, D-dimers, white blood cells, low oxygen saturation (SaPO2), and higher mortality was observed were observed in COVID-19-positive diabetics when compared to non-diabetic patients(p < 0.02). However, no significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of clinical symptoms. An increased risk of death was associated with higher levels of D-dimers and HbA1c at admission in the diabetic group. Conclusion: An increase in D-dimer levels and high blood glucose levels at admission increased the risk of death in diabetic patients with COVID-19 in Pointe-Noire.
The impact of the SDGs on non-financial corporate communications: an analysis of CaixaBank reports (2013-2019).
Authors: Jiménez-Yáñez Ricardo-María , Fontrodona Joan
Published: June 2022

Academic interest in corporate discourse has been increasing in recent years. This paper examines how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have influenced the structure of the discourse employed in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports, taking as a specific case the non-financial reports produced by CaixaBank. We employed a hybrid analytical method, using some techniques from corpus linguistics and framing analysis. In the non-financial reports from 2013 to 2017, a clear master frame was found, involving a negative evaluation of the influence of the economic crisis. In contrast, discourse concerning the SDGs forms the backbone of the 2018 and 2019 reports. Fromthe point of view of linguistic/discursive methodology, this study shows how the use of corpus linguistic techniques in combination with framing analysis can facilitate an examination of the changes in corporate discourse on sustainability, providing an effective method of studying non-financial reports.
Functional characteristics of EST-SSR markers available for Scots pine
Authors: Gulyaeva E.N. , Tarelkina T.V. , Galibina N.A.
Published: June 2022

EST-derived simple sequence repeat markers (EST-SSRs) are important tools for studies on genetic diversity, phylogeny, evolution, comparative genomics, QTL analysis, and gene-based associations. We have searched the literature for known EST-SSRs used for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) – one of the world’s major forest species. Then, 91 of 102 EST-SSRs suggested for Scots pine studies were manually aligned against the reference genome of Pinus taeda L. as well as available genes of P. sylvestris. For 83 EST-SSRs, genome location and consensus putative functions of the associated genes were identified through conservative domain analysis (CDD), functional analysis of known homologs in terms of Gene Ontology annotations, and KEGG pathway analysis. Many of the markers were located in untranslated regions (mostly in 3’-UTR), as well as in coding sequences of Scots pine and loblolly pine genes. For eight markers whose EST sequences were known no genes could be identified in any of the species. Seven of these markers were located in P. taeda scaffold regions carrying no genes in the current genome assembly (v.1.0). The results can be used in the future to improve the choice of markers for population genetic research, studies of adaptive traits, and QTL mapping of P. sylvestris, as well as other pine species.
TRACING A CITY AFTER AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC LENS: REMNANTS OF ÇUKURÇARŞI VIA REPHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE
Authors: ÖZDAMAR AKARÇAY Gülbin
Published: June 2022

This study, which started with a well-known photograph of the famous Çukurçarşı, one of the vital spots in the history of Eskişehir, seeks to narrate the change and transformation of the city within the subject-space relationship based on personal and social memory with a historical background. In this study, a particular method is proposed with regards to the perspective of visual sociology toward urban space, and a research based on this method is designed and carried out. This research is designed in three phases that initiate with selecting an old photograph of the city and tracing its path. The first phase consists of experiencing the field through an autoethnographic lens and taking notes. In the second phase, the researcher finds the location where the photo was taken and takes a new photo of it from the exact angle and spot using the rephotography technique. In the last phase, which is designed as 'art within the scope of the research', a photo collage is designed by wandering through the depths of the archive and bringing together the images, newspaper clippings, photos taken by local photographers, maps, catalogs and booklets that depict and describe Eskişehir Köprübaşı and Çukurçarşı. The art technique in this phase is reflected through the artistic skills and competencies of the researcher/photographer.
Electromagnetic pollution analysis of Bitlis Eren University main and vocational school campus
Authors: AYGUN Zeynep , AYGÜN Murat
Published: June 2022

In parallel with the development of technology, the increase in the number of devices emitting electromagnetic wave also increases the rate of electromagnetic pollution surrounding our environment. Determination of electromagnetic pollution level is of great importance for human health. In the present study, it was aimed to measure the electric field values of Bitlis Eren University main campus and vocational school campus in Turkey. Spectran HF60105 was used to perform the measurements at different 20 regions in different times. Based on the electric field values, the magnetic field and power density values were calculated for each location. It is found that the electric field values are below the limits which are determined by international standards.
Fark kümelerinin varlık problemi
Authors: DEMİRCİ AKARSU Emek , ÖZTÜRK Safiye
Published: June 2022

Fark kümelerinin gerçek hayat problemlerine uygulamaları arttıkça, bir grup üzerinde tanımlanan fark kümelerinin varlık problemi daha ilgi çekici hale gelmiştir. Fark kümelerinin birçok oluşturma metodu vardır: parametreler arası ilişkiler, fark kümelerinin var olmama teoremi (Bruck Ryser Chowla Teoremi), çarpanlar vb. Simetrik tasarım için benzer bir problem yine Bruck Ryser Chowla Teoremi'nin araştırılmasıyla yazarlar tarafından çalışılmıştır (Sakarya Üniversitesi Bilim Dergisi). Bu makalede fark kümelerinin varlık problemini; fark kümelerinin parametrelerini, BRC Teoremini ve MATLAB'da yazılmış bir algoritmayı kullanarak daha genel bir açıyla inceliyoruz.
Yüksek geçirgen MgO filmlerin radyo frekansı saçtırma yöntemiyle üretimi
Authors: ŞENASLAN Fatih
Published: June 2022

Magnesium oxide (MgO) thin films were deposited on silicon and glass substrates by the radio frequency (RF) sputtering method. The MgO films were annealed at 400 ⁰C for 4h. The effect of working pressure on the structure and optical properties of MgO films was investigated. Structural characterization of thin films was determined using the X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. XRD results showed the presence of dominant peaks corresponding to the (200) and (220) lattice planes of MgO. However, peaks corresponding to (111), (311) and (222) lattice planes of the MgO also appeared in the films deposited at low pressure. It was determined that the average crystal size decreased as the working pressure reduced, while the deposition rate increased. SEM analysis showed that the microstructure of the nano-spherical MgO film transformed into a coarse-grained nano-pyramidal shape after annealing. The optical properties of MgO films were investigated by UV-Vis spectroscopy. Accordingly, it was determined that the absorption threshold of the films was around 310 nm wavelength and the optical band gap of the films varied between 4.07 and 4.14 eV. As a result, MgO films with high transmittance reaching an average of 95% in the visible region were obtained.
HİNDİSTAN-PAKİSTAN HATTINDA RUSYA: GÜNEY DOĞU ASYA'DAKİ SİYASİ DENGELERE KUZEYDEN BİR BAKIŞ
Authors: Alım Eray
Published: June 2022

Güney Doğu Asya’da uzun soluklu bir ihtilafın içinde olan Hindistan ve Pakistan arasında rol alan başlıca alan dışı aktörlerden biri Rusya’dır. Moskova’nın Soğuk Savaş sırasında izlediği politika Hindistan’a yakın durmak olarak şekillenirken, Soğuk Savaş sonrasında benimsenen pozisyon, iki tarafla da etkileşim kurmak ve ortada duran bir politika izlemek olmuştur. Bu farklılaşmanın nedenlerini incelemeyi amaçlayan bu çalışma, süreç takibi yönteminden yararlanarak, Moskova’nın Soğuk Savaş sırasında ve sonrasında Hindistan-Pakistan hattındaki politikasını incelemektedir. Bu inceleme yapılırken, Rus dış politikasının Soğuk Savaş’ın bitişinin neden olduğu sistemsel dönüşümden nasıl etkilendiğine odaklanmak önem arz etmektedir. Zira Soğuk Savaş’ın ardından Moskova’nın dış politikasını icra ederken daha esnek ve pragmatik bir politika izlemeye başlaması, Güney Doğu Asya’da izlediği siyaseti de açıklamaktadır. Sovyetler Birliği’nden farklı olarak Rusya, çıkar arayışını icra ederken bloklaşma siyasetinden uzak duran ve dış politikasını çeşitlendiren bir yol izlemektedir. Bu çalışmada vurgulandığı gibi, Moskova’nın Hindistan-Pakistan ekseninde izlediği pragmatik ve çok yönlü dış politika, bu yaklaşımın bir tezahürüdür.
CDS-MIP: CDS-based Multiple Itineraries Planning for mobile agents in wireless sensor network
Authors: Alhanani Rafat , Abouchabaka Jaafar , Rafalia Najat
Published: June 2022

using multi agents in the wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for aggregating data has gained significant attention. Planning the optimal itinerary of the mobile agent is an essential step before the process of data gathering. Many approaches have been proposed to solve the problem of planning MAs itineraries, but all of those approaches are assuming that the MAs visit all SNs and large number of intermediate nodes. This assumption imposed a burden; the size of agent increases with the increase in the visited SNs, therefore consume more energy and spend more time in its migration. None of those proposed approaches takes into account the significant role that the connected dominating nodes play as virtual infrastructure in such wireless sensor networks WSNs. This article introduces a novel energy-efficient itinerary planning algorithmic approach based on the minimum connected dominating sets (CDSs) for multi-agents dedicated in data gathering process. In our proposed approach, instead of planning the itineraries over all sensor nodes SNs, we plan the itineraries among subsets of the MCDS in each cluster. Thus, no need to move the agent in all the SNs, and the intermediate nodes (if any) in each itinerary will be few. Simulation results have demonstrated that our approach is more efficient than other approaches in terms of overall energy consumption and task execution time.
Enhanced Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Algorithm for Intelligent Home Networks
Authors: Nkosi Themba Lucky , Mphahlele Maredi , Ojo Sunday O , Mathonsi Topside E
Published: June 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) has been seen playing a tremendous change in the Information Technology (IT) environments, and thus its importance has also been realized and played a vital role within Intelligent Home Networks (IHNs). This is because IoT establishes a connection between things and the Internet by utilizing different sensing devices to implement the intelligence to deal with the identification and management of the connected things. IHNs use intelligent systems to perform their daily operations. Meanwhile, these networks ensure comfort, safety, healthcare, automation, energy conservation, and remote management to devices and users. Apart from that, these networks provide assistance in self-healing for faults, power outages, reconfigurations, and more. However, we have realized that more and advanced devices and services continue to be introduced and used in these networks. This has led to competitions of the limited available network resources, services, and bandwidth. In this paper, therefore, we present the design and implementation of a Novel Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (NoDBA) algorithm to solve the performance bottleneck incurred with IHNs. The proposed algorithm deals with the management of bandwidth and its allocation. In the proposed algorithm, this study integrates two algorithms, namely; Offline Cooperative Algorithm (OCA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to improve Quality of Service (QoS). PSO defines the priority limits for subnets and nodes in the network. Meanwhile, OCA facilitates dynamic bandwidth allocation in the network. The Network Simulator-2 (NS-2) was used to simulate and evaluate the NoDBA and it showed improved results compared to the traditional bandwidth allocation algorithms. The obtained results show an average throughput of 92%, average delay of 0.8 seconds, and saves energy consumption of 95% compared to Dynamic QoS-aware Bandwidth Allocation (DQBA) and Data-Driven Allocation (DDA).   Keywords: IHNs, Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation, PSO, OCA, QoS
Left atrial longitudinal strain analysis in diagnostic of cardiotoxicity
Authors: Yusupova Anastasiya V. , Yusupov Einar S.
Published: June 2022

A wide range of extremely effective chemotherapy drugs has a negative effect on the cardiovascular system, leveling oncological treatment success. Early diagnosis of cardiotoxicity is very important, allowing timely application of preventive and therapeutic measures. Left ventricular ejection fraction evaluation using echocardiography is the basic non-invasive instrumental method to assess cardiac function and the main guideline in cardiac dysfunction diagnosis during chemotherapy. However, if dysfunction is subclinical, the ejection fraction can remain normal for a long time, and also has a pronounced inter-operator variability and dependence on volumetric load. Specialists are constantly in search of optimal echocardiographic parameters that allow early-stage cardiac dysfunction diagnosis. Analysis of the global longitudinal deformation of the left atrium seems to be a promising method for these purposes. A large amount of accumulated data suggests that the left atrium is not just a conduit chamber, but a reflection of the filling pressure of the left ventricle, being a sensitive marker of its systolic and diastolic dysfunction. This review presents an analysis of currently available studies on applying the methodology for assessing global longitudinal deformation of the left atrium in cardiac dysfunction diagnosis in the use of cardiotoxic drugs.
Cardiovascular pathology in HIV infection
Authors: Tuaeva Renata G. , Loseva Olga K. , Nagibina Margarita V. , Bessarab Timur P.
Published: June 2022

Currently, there are indications of an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular pathology in patients with HIV infection in comparison with population data and a higher mortality rate from cardiovascular diseases. The problem of detecting the pathology of the cardiovascular system in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is relevant due to the increase in the number of HIV-positive individuals and the established effect of HIV infection on the circulatory organs. In order to identify cardiovascular pathology, two patients with stages III and IV of HIV infection were extensively examined. The examination was carried out using electrocardiography, echocardiography and ultrasound dopplerography. Both clinical cases are presented below, in which pronounced cardiovascular pathology was detected in both cases. As factors influencing the development of pathology of the cardiovascular system, based on the presented clinical examples, drug addiction (long-term intravenous use of surfactants) and pathologies of other internal organs in the development of HIV-mediated opportunistic diseases are considered. Analysis of the course of the disease showed that the lesion can develop in various stages of HIV infection, more often infectious endocarditis is the main diagnosis in patients in stage 3 of HIV infection (the first clinical example), and dilated cardiomyopathy in the late stages of HIV infection and is considered as a concomitant pathology due to lung and kidney damage (the second clinical example).
Evaluation of DNA Isolation and Amplification from Various Organs Preserved through Frozen, Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Sample method
Authors: Amalia Mifta Rizqina , Roosdiana Anna , Oktanella Yudit , Hardian Andreas Bandang , Paramanandi Dini Agusti , Utami Kharisma Kurnia , Akbar Andi Tri Rakhmat , Nareswari Made Venika , Permata Fajar Shodiq
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this study was to compare the purity, concentration, and DNA band visualization of the isolated sample and PCR amplicon from three sample storage methods i.e. fresh frozen sample ( -20oC to -196oC), preserved in formalin, and paraffin wax. For this tissue samples were collected from the sample stored at frozen temperature -20oC, 10% NS formalin, and paraffin-embedded preparations, and Abs260/230 and Abs260/280 values and electrophoresis of 0.8% and 2% agarose gel visualization were analyzed. The results of the study showed a significant value of Abs260/280 for the isolated and amplified DNA purity. Among the tested three methods, frozen sample isolates and the PCR amplicon visualized a good DNA band. Meanwhile, the formalin-fixed and paraffinized tissue storage method showed a slightly lower quality DNA and no DNA band, respectively, while the PCR amplicon visualized a thin DNA band. In conclusion, all the tissue storage methods can be applied for DNA preservation and isolation, and the samples are successfully amplified on PCR examination.