bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An evaluation of biomass burning aerosol mass, extinction, and size distribution in GEOS using observations from CAMP2Ex
Authors: Collow Allison B. Marquardt , Buchard Virginie , Colarco Peter R. , da Silva Arlindo M. , Govindaraju Ravi , Nowottnick Edward P. , Burton Sharon , Ferrare Richard , Hostetler Chris , Ziemba Luke
Published: December 2022

Abstract. Biomass burning aerosol impacts aspects of the atmosphere and
Earth system through direct and semi-direct effects, as well as
influencing air quality. Despite its importance, the representation of
biomass burning aerosol is not always accurate in numerical weather
prediction and climate models or reanalysis products. Using observations
collected as part of the Cloud, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes Philippines
Experiment (CAMP2Ex) in August through October of 2019, aerosol
concentration and optical properties are evaluated within the Goddard Earth
Observing System (GEOS) and its underlying aerosol module, GOCART. In the
operational configuration, GEOS assimilates aerosol optical depth
observations at 550 nm from AERONET and MODIS to constrain aerosol fields.
Particularly for biomass burning aerosol, without the assimilation of
aerosol optical depth, aerosol extinction is underestimated compared to
observations collected in the Philippines region during the CAMP2Ex
campaign. The assimilation process adds excessive amounts of carbon to
account for the underestimated extinction, resulting in positive biases in
the mass of black and organic carbon, especially within the boundary layer,
relative to in situ observations from the Langley Aerosol Research Group
Experiment. Counteracting this, GEOS is deficient in sulfate and nitrate
aerosol just above the boundary layer. Aerosol extinction within GEOS is a
function of the mass of different aerosol species, the ambient relative
humidity, the assumed spectral optical properties, and particle size
distribution per species. The relationship between dry and ambient
extinction in GEOS reveals that hygroscopic growth is too high within the
model for biomass burning aerosol. An additional concern lies in the assumed particle size distribution for GEOS, which has a single mode radius that is too small for organic carbon. Variability in the observed particle size distribution for biomass burning aerosol within a single flight also
illuminates the fact that a single assumed particle size distribution is not sufficient and that for a proper representation, a more advanced aerosol module within GEOS may be necessary.
Using atmospheric observations to quantify annual biogenic carbon dioxide fluxes on the Alaska North Slope
Authors: Schiferl Luke D. , Watts Jennifer D. , Larson Erik J. L. , Arndt Kyle A. , Biraud Sébastien C. , Euskirchen Eugénie S. , Goodrich Jordan P. , Henderson John M. , Kalhori Aram , McKain Kathryn , Mountain Marikate E. , Munger J. William , Oechel Walter C. , Sweeney Colm , Yi Yonghong , Zona Donatella , Commane Róisín
Published: December 2022

Abstract. The continued warming of the Arctic could release vast stores of carbon into the atmosphere from high-latitude ecosystems, especially from thawing
permafrost. Increasing uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) by vegetation during longer growing seasons may partially offset such release of carbon. However, evidence of significant net annual release of carbon from site-level observations and model simulations across tundra ecosystems has been inconclusive. To address this knowledge gap, we combined top-down observations of atmospheric CO2 concentration enhancements from aircraft and a tall tower, which integrate ecosystem exchange over large regions, with bottom-up observed CO2 fluxes from tundra
environments and found that the Alaska North Slope is not a consistent net source nor net sink of CO2 to the atmosphere (ranging from −6 to
+6 Tg C yr−1 for 2012–2017). Our analysis suggests that significant biogenic CO2 fluxes from unfrozen terrestrial soils, and likely inland waters, during the early cold season (September–December) are major factors in determining the net annual carbon balance of the North Slope, implying strong sensitivity to the rapidly warming freeze-up period. At the regional level, we find no evidence of the previously reported large late-cold-season (January–April) CO2 emissions to the atmosphere during the study period. Despite the importance of the cold-season CO2 emissions to the annual total, the interannual variability in the net CO2 flux is driven by the variability in growing season fluxes. During the growing season, the regional net CO2 flux is also highly sensitive to the distribution of tundra vegetation types throughout the North Slope. This study shows that quantification and characterization of year-round CO2 fluxes from the heterogeneous terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the Arctic using both site-level and atmospheric observations are important to accurately project the Earth system response to future warming.
Nitrate isotope investigations reveal future impacts of climate change on nitrogen inputs and cycling in Arctic fjords: Kongsfjorden and Rijpfjorden (Svalbard)
Authors: Santos-Garcia Marta , Ganeshram Raja S. , Tuerena Robyn E. , Debyser Margot C. F. , Husum Katrine , Assmy Philipp , Hop Haakon
Published: December 2022

Abstract. Ongoing climate change in the Arctic has caused tidewater
glaciers to retreat while increasing the discharge of freshwater and
terrestrial material into fjords. This can affect both nutrient inputs and
cycling within the fjord systems. In particular, tidewater glaciers and the
presence of associated subglacial meltwater plumes can have a large impact
on fjord circulation and biogeochemistry. In this study, we assess the
influence of tidewater glaciers on nitrogen inputs and cycling in two fjords
in Svalbard during the summer using stable isotopic analyses of dissolved
nitrate (δ15N and δ18O) in combination with
nutrient and hydrographic data. Kongsfjorden receives inputs from tidewater
glaciers, whereas Rijpfjorden mainly receives surface inputs from
land-terminating glaciers. Results showed that both fjords are enriched in
nutrients from terrestrial inputs. Nutrient ratios indicate excess Si and P
relative to N. In both fjords, terrestrial nitrate from snowpack and glacier
melting are identified as the dominant sources based on high δ18O-NO3- and low δ15N-NO3- of
dissolved nitrate. In Kongsfjorden, mixed-layer nitrate is completely
consumed within the fjord system, which we attribute to vigorous circulation
at the glacial front influenced by the subglacial plume and longer residence
time in the fjord. This is in contrast to Rijpfjorden where nutrients are
only partially consumed perhaps due to surface river discharge and light
limitation. In Kongsfjorden, we estimate terrestrial and marine N
contributions to the nitrate pool from nitrogen isotopic values (δ15N-NO3-), and this suggests that nearly half the nitrate in
the subglacial plume (50 ± 3 %) and the water column (44 ± 3 %) originates from terrestrial sources. We show that terrestrial N
contributes significantly to the regenerated N pool (63 %–88 %) within this
fjord suggesting its importance in sustaining productivity here. Given this
importance of terrestrial nutrient sources within the fjords, increase in
these inputs due to climate change can enhance the fjord nutrient inventory,
productivity and nutrient export offshore. Specifically, increasing
Atlantification and warmer Atlantic Water will encourage tidewater glacier
retreat and in turn increase surface discharge. In fjords akin to
Rijpfjorden this is expected to foster more light limitation and less
dynamic circulation, ultimately aiding the export of nutrients offshore
contributing to coastal productivity. Climate change scenarios postulated for
fjords such as Kongsfjorden include more terrestrial N-fuelled productivity
and N cycling within the fjord, less vigorous circulation due to the retreat
of tidewater glaciers, and the expansion of oxygen-depleted deep waters
isolated by the sill.
Analysis of high gas concentration and flux measurements at Swiss Beromünster tall tower
Authors: Plach Andreas , Rüfenacht Rolf , Kotthaus Simone , Leuenberger Markus
Published: December 2022

Abstract. The main research goal of this paper is to identify the most likely source regions of pollution events at Beromünster, Switzerland. Trace gas concentration and flux observations are essential to investigate emission source regions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other pollutants. Here we present an analysis of observations taken at an altitude of 212 m above ground at one of the few European tall towers located close to Beromünster, Switzerland (2017–2020). The relatively high observation height — especially for flux measurements — results in a large tower footprint, i.e., area sampled by the tower, predestined for a source analysis on a large scale. We identify high observations and analyze subsets of the concentrations and fluxes by atmospheric stability conditions (local vertical temperature gradient and atmospheric boundary layer height) to distinguish shorter from longer transport distances. And we split the data by prevailing wind direction as an additional separation of potential source regions. Furthermore, we perform inter-species correlation analyses and a parameterized Flux Footprint (FFP) estimation for the tower. We find that pollution events at Beromünster tower are not associated with local emission sources, but are transported from further away — most prominently from the Northeast (NE) and Southeast (SE), where Zurich and Luzern are located, respectively. All species concentrations are highly correlated during winter, while in summer only a limited inter-species correlation exists. The parameterized annual mean FFP shows an extent of roughly 50-x-25 km along and perpendicular to the main wind axis, respectively.
A two-step method to derive combined Fourier-wavelet spectra from space-time data for studying planetary-scale waves, and its Matlab and Python software (cfw v1.0)
Authors: Yamazaki Yosuke
Published: December 2022

Abstract. The combined Fourier-wavelet (CFW) transform is a useful technique to characterize planetary-scale waves, such as tides and traveling planetary waves in the Earth's atmosphere. A CFW spectrum, presented in a time versus period diagram, can be used to identify wave activity that is localized in time, similar to a wavelet spectrum. A CFW spectrum can be obtained for each of eastward- and westward-propagating wave components with different zonal wavenumbers. This paper introduces an easy-to-implement method to derive CFW spectra in two steps. In the first step, the Fourier transform is performed in space (longitude), and time series of the space Fourier coefficients are derived. In the second step, the wavelet transform is performed on these time series, and wavelet coefficients are derived. It is shown that the CFW transform can be easily derived from these wavelet coefficients. The results suggest that existing Fourier and wavelet software can be utilized to derive CFW spectra. Matlab and Python scripts are created and made available at https://igit.iap-kborn.de/yy01/cfw that compute CFW spectra using the wavelet software provided by Torrence and Compo (1998). Some application examples are presented using longitude-time data from atmospheric and geomagnetic-field models.
An approach for projecting the timing of abrupt winter Arctic sea ice loss
Authors: Hankel Camille , Tziperman Eli
Published: December 2022

Abstract. Abrupt and irreversible winter Arctic sea-ice loss may occur under anthropogenic warming due to the collapse of a sea-ice equilibrium at a threshold value of CO2, commonly referred to as a tipping point. Previous work has been unable to conclusively identify whether a tipping point in Arctic sea ice exists because fully-coupled climate models are too computationally expensive to run to equilibrium for many CO2 values. Here, we explore the deviation of sea ice from its equilibrium state under realistic rates of CO2 increase to demonstrate how a few time-dependent CO2 experiments can be used to predict the existence and timing of sea-ice tipping points without running the model to steady-state. This study highlights the inefficacy of using a single experiment with slow-changing CO2 to discover changes in the sea-ice steady-state, and provides an alternate method that can be developed for the identification of tipping points in realistic climate models.
Dukungan Staf Sekretariat Dalam Menunjang Pelaksanaan Tugas Komisi Pemilihan Umum Daerah (KPUD) Kabupaten Poso
Authors: Thomassawa Rilfayanti , Tadanugi Imanuel N. , Lagantondo Herlan , Botilangi Maharaja
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana dukungan staf sekretariat dalam menunjang pelaksanaan tugas komisi pemilihan umum daerah (KPUD) Kabupaten Poso Sedangkan lokasi penelitian ini adalah kantor KPUD Kabupaten Poso, Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif Kualitatif sedangkan jumlah informan 10 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 3 indikator yang menjelaskan tentang: 1. dukungan Pengetahuan masih sangat kurang, 2. dukungan Ketrampilan juga masih kurang, dan 3. dukungan sikap dalam meningkatkan kinerja sudah maksimal. Adapun faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi Dukungan Staf Sekretariat dalam menunjang pelaksanaan tugas Komisi Pemilihan Umum Daerah (KPUD) Kabupaten Poso adalah kurangnya pengalaman staf berorganisasi sehingga dalam tugas-tugas yang dibebankan pada aparatur tidak berjalan lancar kemudian kurangnya kemampuan intelektual aparatur sehingga menjadi hambatan majunya organisasi terhadap pelaksanaan tugas KPUD di Kabupaten Poso.
Formation selection methodology for deep geological repository in Lithuania
Authors: Kanopienė Roma , Gadeikis Saulius
Published: December 2022

A special program and action plan have been developed in Lithuania for the purpose of implementing the European Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011, establishing the Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. An important part of this plan is related to geological investigations for the site selection, design and construction of deep geological repository (DGR) for spent nuclear fuel and high-level long-lived radioactive wastes. The main task of geological investigations is to select a suitable geological environment for DGR, which is closely related to that of the DGR site. There are several alternative geological formations potentially suitable for DGR in Lithuania. Selection of the most suitable DGR site should be made and the DGR concept should be developed applying clear methodology. The proposed methodology is based on the safety requirements established by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), systematic approach and criteria that are widely used worldwide. The suitability evaluation criteria are divided into 4 groups according to the factors responsible for the stability and safety of the DGR system. The highest rank of significance is assigned to the group of criteria that are associated with the factors responsible for the loss of the long-term stability of the system. The criteria associated with the DGR system confinement are assigned to the second group and are ranked second in significance. The third group of evaluation criteria could be characterized as a data availability group. It consists of the evaluation criteria associated with the emergence of uncertainties. Features or processes responsible for the improvement of formation properties over time are assigned to the fourth group and have the lowest rank of significance. The application of this methodology allows calculating the suitability score of each potentially suitable geological formation depending on the level of data detail at any stage of the investigation.
Soil water and stable isotopes in the unsaturated zone profile – field observations and analysis
Authors: Skuratovič Žana , Mažeika Jonas , Jefanova Olga , Petrošius Rimantas
Published: December 2022

In this review, we provide research data emphasizing the role of groundwater table and hydrometeorological parameters variation on soil water fluctuations in the unsaturated soil profile. We focused on soil water content, air temperature, precipitation and groundwater table observations. The ThetaProbe Soil Water Sensors basing on changes in the apparent dielectric constant were used for soil volumetric water content measurements. The sensors were installed at the different depths of the unsaturated zone profile under natural atmospheric conditions. The observations lasted more than five years (14 November 2013 – 31 December 2018). Groundwater table data was obtained using Diver data loggers, which continuously recorded water pressure and temperature. For more detailed investigations of water and mass transport at the Maišiagala radioactive waste repository site water, stable isotopes as environmental tracers were used as well.
Resultado clínico y costo económico directo del tratamiento de la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en niños mayores de 28 días y menores de 5 años
Authors: Llerena Montenegro Daysi Mireya , Miranda Benalcázar Verónica Sofía , Chalco Navas Jorge , Erazo Cheza Carlos
Published: December 2022

Introducción: La Neumonía Adquirida en la Comunidad  (NAC) es considerada un problema de salud pública, afecta especialmente a niños menores de 5 años. Los episodios que requieren hospitalización generan importantes gastos económicos institucionales. El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir los resultados clínicos y el costo directo del tratamiento de la NAC en dos hospitales de referencia de Quito-Ecuador.

Métodos: El presente estudio transversal, se realizó en niños >28 días y < 5 años, hospitalizados en dos instituciones de salud pública en la ciudad de Quito, Ecuador, con NAC. Variables fueron: descripciones demográficas, resultado clínico, costo del tratamiento. Se presentan los datos con estadística descriptiva.

Resultados: Se analizan 355 casos, 190 hombres (53.5%). Lactantes menores 95 casos (26.8%), lactantes mayores 130 casos (36.6%) y escolares 130 casos (36.6%). Los síntomas principales fueron la hipoxemia 353 casos (99.4%), taquipnea 239 casos (67.3%) y taquicardia 177 casos (49.9%). Con dificultas respiratoria leve 268 casos (75.5%). El tratamiento principalmente fue con analgésicos 345 casos (97.2%), antibióticos 335 casos (94.4%), nebulización con bronco dilatador 207 casos (58.3), líquidos parenterales 203 casos (57.2%) y oxígeno en 107 casos (30.1%). El costo promedio de la atención hospitalaria de una NAC fue de 736.18 ± 320.51 USD. No existió diferencia de costos entre instituciones (P >0.05).

Conclusión: El costo sanitario de la atención médica en Ecuador es de aproximadamente 2 salarios mínimos vitales. Los tratamientos están ajustados a las guías de práctica médica vigentes.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: ADAPTIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Authors: Bobrova Valentina Vladimirovna , Aitkazina Tolkyn Duysenbekovna , Zhunusova Kuralai Zekenovna , Smakova Dana Rauiyanovna
Published: December 2022

The purpose of the study is to reveal the features of the development of adaptive educational resources for children with special educational needs (hereinafter — SEN). The objectives of the study were to substantiate the requirements, the evaluation criteria for adaptive educational resources for children with OOP, based on the structure of his disease, cognitive needs and interests, the creation of promising models for various categories of children. The proposed characteristics can become an effective tool for improving and improving textbooks of a new generation for children with SEN. This research was conducted by the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for the Examination of the Content of Education together with the National Academy of Education named after Y. Altynsarin of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of program-targeted financing of the research OR 11465474 «Scientific foundations of modernization of the education and science system».
ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ QR-КОДА В ПРОЦЕССЕ ИЗУЧЕНИЯ С МЛАДШИМИ ШКОЛЬНИКАМИ ИСТОРИЧЕСКИХ ФАКТОВ ОБ ИЗМЕРЕНИИ ВРЕМЕНИ
Authors: Гребенникова Н.Л. , Косцова С.А.
Published: December 2022

Статья посвящена проблеме изучения с младшими школьниками величины «Время». Авторы предлагают использование исторических данных об измерении времени, закодированных в QR-код, для большей заинтересованности учеников изучением этой сложной для обучающихся в 1-4 классах величины. Приводятся сгенерированные авторами образцы QR-кодов с зашифрованными историческими данными по всем единицам времени для уроков и внеурочных занятий по математике в начальных классах.
THE KEY FEATURES OF THE ESSAY GENRE: MODERN COLUMNS AS A TYPE OF MEDIA ESSAY
Authors: Yeritsyan Hasmik Egishevna
Published: December 2022

In this study, we examined the specific features and transformations of the essay genre in the modern media space. Particular attention is paid to modern columns in the Internet media, as they combine elements of classic, literary essays.
УЧЕТ И АНАЛИЗ ТОВАРОВ В РОЗНИЧНОЙ ТОРГОВЛЕ
Authors: Шаханова
Published: December 2022

В условиях современной экономики предприятие представляет собой сложный комплекс различных элементов, взаимодействие которых является определяющим в вопросе успешной финансово- Целью конкурсной работы является всестороннее изучение учета и анализа товаров в розничной торговле. Исходя из цели ставится задача изучить теоретические основы бухгалтерского учета в розничной торговле. Основные научные методы использованные в исследовании:
-Метод научной абстракции
-Метод графических изображений
-Функциональный анализ
-Маржинальный (предельный) анализ
В конкурсной работе рассматриваются два вида торговли: оптовая и розничная. Для выделения отличительных признаков, приводятся их характеристики. Также приведены основные нормативные документы, регламентирующие эти виды деятельности. Подробно описан порядок отражения операций в бухгалтерском учете.
THE INFLUENCE OF STEREOTYPICAL THINKING ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND AZERBAIJAN
Authors: Vybornova E.A. , Khamzyaeva P.D. , Shkolnaya V.V.
Published: December 2022

The article describes the influence of stereotypes and interpersonal relations, cultural relations between Russia and Azerbaijan. The influence of some stereotypes and the ways of their formation are also considered. The need for interethnic relations and influence on the state. The purpose of this study is to clarify the problems in the stereotyping of relations of the Caspian countries and to establish the characteristics of behavior. The relevance of the article is due to the external influence of the Caspian countries on the cultural peculiarity of the Russian Federation. The article uses an empirical and analytical research method.
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF STATE POLICY IN THE AREA O POPULATION EMPLOYMENT
Authors: Toguzova Marina Borisovna
Published: December 2022

This scientific article examines the problematic aspects in the field of employment of the population, the main directions of state policy that could contribute to lowering the unemployment rate and more effective provision of employment.
DYNAMICS OF THE HEALTH STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS
Authors: Sibiryakova N.V. , Chaprasova O.A. , Ilesheva D.R. , Dzhakisheva G.M.
Published: December 2022

For any country, the morbidity, disability and mortality of the adolescent population is an urgent sociodemographic problem, and their trends, causes and age-sex specificity are the object of close study. The purpose of the study was to assess the dynamics of the state of health of adolescents. Thus, on the basis of dynamic observation, diseases of the digestive tract, diseases of the nervous system and diseases of the eye are at a high level. At the same time, there is a positive trend towards a decrease in the incidence in adolescents. To improve the current situation, it is necessary to improve the medical support of the respondents and conduct a comprehensive rehabilitation of children and adolescents.
ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF TUBERCULIN DIAGNOSIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Authors: Shirinova Zakiya Radikhanovna , Sibiryakova Natalya Vladimirovna , Chaprasova Olga Aleksandrovna , Bokaneva Julia Alekseevna , Davletkazieva Asiya Khalievna , Nagadieva Amina Musaevna , Osmaeva Zaira Shoipovna , Zeynalova Gevher Ruslanovna , Gasanova Ainur Salmanovna
Published: December 2022

The incidence of tuberculosis in some regions of Russia remains at a high level. According to the WHO, Russia is among the 30 countries bearing the main burden of tuberculosis. Prevention and early detection of the disease are of paramount importance in the fight against tuberculosis in children and adolescents. For the purpose of diagnosing the disease, methods such as the Mantoux test, the diaskin test, and fluorographic examination are used in a timely manner.
WELLNESS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ASTRAKHAN REGION
Authors: Sibiryakova N.V. , Shirinova Z.R.
Published: December 2022

The relevance of this work is determined by a decrease in the physical capabilities of the younger generation that has been recorded in recent years, an increase in the incidence of acute and chronic diseases, which necessitates the formation and improvement of the effectiveness of health-improving measures. The influence of shortterm rest and the effectiveness of health improvement on the somatometric and physiometric indicators of children has been studied. Examined 201 people aged 7 — 15 years, who were for a period of rest in the children’s health center (DOC). Analysis of the somatometric and physiometric indicators of children in the dynamics of staying in the preschool center for a week without positive dynamics, which indicates that such shifts should be considered not health-improving, but shifts for organizing children’s recreation.
I costrutti preconcessivi tra dialogo, monologo e “costruzioni ibride”
Authors: Mazzoleni Marco
Published: December 2022

Sebbene ormai cristallizzate nello scritto monologico, alcune strutture grammaticali continuano a risentire dell’oralità dialogica che caratterizza la situazione enunciativa prototipica (basata sull’interazione faccia a faccia tra due interlocutori compresenti nell’hic et nunc), implicando così una dinamica polifonica ed interdiscorsiva fra la voce del mittente e quella/e altrui. I costrutti preconcessivi possono rappresentare un buon esempio di questo connaturato dialogismo, poiché consentono di mettere in scena il rapporto dialettico tra la “parola d’altri” – che viene ammessa nella prima parte del costrutto, situata in posizione tematica e dal contenuto (presentato come) co(n) testualmente given – e quella del mittente – che avanza la sua obiezione o precisazione nella seconda parte, situata in posizione rematica e dal contenuto (presentato come) co(n)testualmente new. In questo contributo vengono prima illustrate sinteticamente le caratteristiche principali dei costrutti preconcessivi utilizzando esempi monologici, poi ne saranno mostrati alcuni casi tratti da co(n)testi dialogici che in un modo o nell'altro presentano i turni adiacenti dei due interlocutori, per passare infine a qualche costrutto preconcessivo “ibrido” dove le due voci in gioco si “confondono” in un'unica struttura.
Note per una lettura sacrale dei David pasoliniani
Authors: Cuevas Miguel Ángel
Published: December 2022

La serie palinsestica dei David, testimonianza della storia della scrittura pasoliniana dalle iniziali fino alle ultime prove, fa parte dell’operazione letteraria che meglio rappresenta lo sdoppiamento autoriale in corso pressoché permanente nell’opera di Pasolini, ovvero della riscrittura palinodica delle poesie friulane. Il mio contributo si occupa di uno dei due unici componimenti di cui viene esibita l’inversione speculare attraverso le varianti che articolano stilisticamente il processo della riscrittura. In un quadro di riferimenti consonante con la materia tematica dei riti di morte-rinascita e il ruolo semantico del topos mortuario, il lavoro presenta l’intero corpus, una sorta d’intertesto autotestuale composto da dodici frammenti tra originali friulani e versioni italiane, attraverso l’analisi delle pur minime varianti nella loro valenza di tasselli nella costruzione della serie testuale.
Parole della fine: l’ultima voce di Pasolini
Authors: Marco Antonio Bazzocchi
Published: December 2022

Nel saggio vengono analizzati due componimenti dell’ultima raccolta di Pasolini, La nuova gioventù. In entrambe queste opere l’autore ricorre a una stilizzazione della propria voce creando un effetto che vede in gioco maschere mitologiche (Edipo, Socrate) a cui viene demandato di esprimere l’inutilità del sapere che l’autore stesso ha accumulato. Questi due testi possono costituire una cornice dentro cui iscrivere la postura ideologica e psicologica dell’ultima fase dell’opera di Pasolini.
Tópicos de Geometria no Ensino fundamental: um olhar para coleções de livros didáticos norteados pela Base Nacional Comum Curricular
Authors: Barros Renata Camargo dos Passos , Oliveira Cristiane dos Santos , Ferreira André Luis Andrejew
Published: December 2022

Este estudo buscou analisar de que maneira os objetivos de aprendizagem relacionados à Unidade Temática Geometria, propostos no documento Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), para o Ensino Fundamental, estão dispostos nas coleções de Livros Didáticos aprovadas pelo Plano Nacional do Livro Didático. Para as análises foram selecionadas as coleções - “Ápis” e “A Conquista da Matemática”, adotadas na rede municipal de ensino da cidade de Maringá-Paraná, e na rede estadual de ensino do mesmo estado. De abordagem qualitativa e de cunho documental, foi utilizada a Análise de Conteúdo nas análises. Os resultados revelam que os objetivos de aprendizagem propostos pela BNCC em relação à Geometria Plana e Espacial, são explorados com maior ênfase na coleção dos anos iniciais em comparação à coleção dos anos finais, ao estabelecer os objetos de conhecimento para o ensino fundamental. Este estudo traz um alerta a respeito do tratamento acerca dos tópicos de Geometria elencados pela BNCC, quanto às competências e habilidades e aos Objetivos de Aprendizagem, na medida em que evidenciamos uma discrepância em relação à abordagem e exploração das relações entre figuras espaciais e planas, propostas pelo documento nas coleções aqui analisadas.
Economic Freedom and Quality of Life in Asia: Fresh Econometric Evidence
Authors: Awan Asma , Mansab Fozia , Bashir Furrukh
Published: December 2022

This study empirically estimates the impact of economic freedom on the quality of life in Asia disaggregated by income level. Balanced panel data have been used in this study that covers the time period (2000-2021). The IPS panel unit root test is applied for the stationarity of the variables that show mixed order of integration so the panel ARDL technique is utilized. With respect to Lower Middle-Income Countries, we found that economic freedom, globalization, and official development assistance have a positive impact on quality of life, while development expenditure and remittances showed negative results on quality of life in the long run. With respect to Upper Middle-Income Countries, economic freedom, remittances, and official development assistance showed negative results while globalization and development expenditures showed positive impacts on quality of life in the long run. With respect to High-Income Countries, economic freedom, globalization, and development expenditures showed positive impacts while remittances showed negative impacts on quality of life in the long run. Economic freedom should be promoted in Lower Middle-Income Countries and High-Income countries. Upper Middle-Income Countries should keep an eye on institutional quality. The developed and rich countries should implement rule and law equally without any type of discrimination to get better results of economic freedom to provide a good quality of life.
Determining Economic Losses and Factors Influencing Flood, Drought And Earthquake Risk Perception in Disasters-Prone Areas of Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Ahmad Dilshad , Shah Salyha Zulfiqar Ali , Ayub Muahammad
Published: December 2022

Climate-based natural disaster intensity and destruction severity have risen multifold particularly in developing countries owing to an inadequate understanding of disaster risk perception. In using the household data of 398 respondents and the ordered probit model this study focused to investigate the factors influencing flood, drought, and earthquake risk perception in Punjab, Pakistan. In selected study areas, the majority of respondent’s likelihood perceived of happening disasters which caused financial losses and severely influenced their livelihood. Disasters-prone-area inhabitants’ inadequate understanding of mitigation measures has increased their vulnerability as they have become ineffective to overcome such natural disasters' severe impacts. Empirical estimates of the study indicated as sources of income generating, education level, gender, status, and age of household significantly affect the respondent's risk perception about flood, drought, and earthquake. Females in contrast to male respondents have a limited understanding of mitigation measures and are not as much of capable of controlling disasters as they have become more vulnerable related to disaster effects. In developing the disaster-prone communities' socioeconomic status urgent-based measures are required such as the understanding of the disaster gender-based gap needs to be reduced through better household appreciative vigilance and alleviation of floods, drought, and earthquake disasters.
Afraid to vomit? The relationship between temperamental fear, emetophobia symptoms, and the impact of sex.
Authors: Petell Jennifer , Wickenhauser Molly , Maack Danielle
Published: December 2022

Emetophobia, the specific phobia of vomiting (SPOV), is an anxiety disorder associated with persistent fear of emesis. The temperament of fear is evident in phobic and anxiety disorders, which behaviorally manifests through sensitivity in the fight, flight, freeze system (FFFS). The present study aimed to test specific associations between these constructs. Undergraduate students (N= 186) completed self-report measures assessing symptoms of emetophobia, the FFFS, and general anxiety. Correlational analyses were used to test initial relations, followed by regression analyses to assess unique contribution of temperamental fear to the emetophobia symptom experience. Significant positive correlations were found between emetophobia symptoms with anxiety symptoms and the overall temperament of fear. However, only the fight response of the FFFS was significantly associated with symptoms of emetophobia. Further regression analyses demonstrated that the fight response did not uniquely predicted emetophobia symptoms above and beyond anxiety. However, post-hoc analyses illustrated sex moderated the relationship between temperamental fear and emetophobia symptoms, such that the relationship was significantly stronger for male participants than female participants. Results of this study expand upon the current conceptualization of emetophobia to incorporate underlying temperamental vulnerabilities and sex differences, which may function to exacerbate and/or maintain symptoms.
Keywords: emetophobia; specific phobia of vomiting (SPOV); fight, flight, freeze system (FFFS); fight, flight, freeze questionnaire (FFFQ); sex differences
Serving Whom? An Exploration of Cultural Taxation Themes in Latinx Graduate Students
Authors: Briggs Madasen , Cajas Jonathan , Archibald Audon , Flores Niemann Yolanda
Published: December 2022

Cultural taxation refers to the extra responsibilities (e.g., increased service expectations, serving as unofficial diversity consultants) placed on members of marginalized racial groups within academia. However, the extant literature on cultural taxation does not clearly indicate the extent to which that research applies to graduate students as members of academia who often fulfill similar tasks and roles as faculty. Furthermore, the academic context of a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) is particularly relevant to this line of work as this designation, while projecting an image that an institution is inclusive, is not directly representative of the institution’s commitment to equitable practices. The goal of the present research is to identify how Latinx graduate students are potentially taxed and whether their experiences of cultural taxation are analogous to the taxation that faculty experience. Transcripts from 20 interviews with Latinx students at an HSI were analyzed via qualitative thematic analysis to identify potential themes of this sample’s experiences with cultural taxation. Findings suggest that Latinx graduate students’ cultural taxation converge in some ways with faculty patterns, but with key exceptions. Major themes from students’ responses include a sense of increased distance and lack of support from one’s home department, as well as difficulties integrating diversity and inclusion work cleanly into their graduate careers. These findings supplement existing cultural taxation literature by highlighting the experiences of an underrecognized population within academia and presenting initial findings for taxations imposed on this group.
Keywords: cultural taxation, graduate students, Latinx students, identity taxation, thematic analysis
Memory Self-Efficacy and Community Participation
Authors: Mashinchi Genna , Ravesloot Craig
Published: December 2022

Objective: This study examines the relationships between working memory, memory self-efficacy (MSE), and community participation among older adults.
Method: 203 United States older adults (age 55+) were recruited through MTurk to complete surveys and a memory task. A multiple linear regression was used to regress MSE and community participation.
Main Findings: Entering all variables into the model explained 45% of the variance in community participation (R2 = .45, Adj. R2 = .41, F(7, 141) T = 16.26, p < .001). MSE was positively related to community participation (β = .38, p < .001), as predicted. However, contrary to hypotheses, worse working memory (β = -.22, p = .001) and greater difficulty remembering/concentrating (β = .26, p < .001) predicted higher levels of community participation.
Conclusions: It is reasonable to conclude that one’s beliefs about their memory ability is an important consideration when one chooses to engage in community events.
Keywords: memory self-efficacy, community participation, aging, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease
Parents’ Psychological Adaptation after Receiving a Fetal Diagnosis: A Systematic Review
Authors: Rogers Gaspar Catherine
Published: December 2022

A fetal diagnosis places an unexpected psychological burden on parents and triggers a complex pregnancy experience. Parents who choose to continue the pregnancy have unique perspectives as they prepare for birth. It is crucial to understand these families’ experiences to inform their care and support. This qualitative systematic review explored the psychological adjustment of parents who continued gestation after they received a fetal diagnosis. A systematic database search was conducted with subsequent thematic analysis of fourteen included studies. Parents experienced intense initial emotional reactions to the diagnosis including shock and grief, followed by a complex processing period influenced by personal and social factors. The findings demonstrate a need for improved multidisciplinary parental support for families who receive a fetal diagnosis and add rationale for the addition of psychological services to the care teams of prospective parents.
Keywords: prenatal, fetal diagnosis, pregnancy, parents, emotions, process
Evaluation of the frost resistance of fresh granodiorites from the Plana pluton in the region of the village of Gorni Okol, Bulgaria
Authors: Krastanov Miroslav , Ivanov Plamen , Nankin Rosen
Published: December 2022

This paper presents the changes in physical and mechanical parameters of fresh granodiorites from the Plana pluton after freezing. Laboratory studies were carried out to evaluate the properties of the granodiorites, such as determining the strength, density and water absorption of the rock material. A total of 39 samples at various weathering grades were tested at a wide range of density and water absorption values in the dry and saturated state. The results revealed that the absorption of water is highly dependent on the weathering grade. From the laboratory tests, reductions of rock material strength from various weathering grades with regard to density and water absorption are suggested. After carrying out a certain number of freeze-thaw cycles of the fresh granodiorites, their strength indicators also decrease.
Characteristics and features of the hydrochemical regime of groundwater
in the upper Pontian aquifer, Northwest Bulgaria
Authors: Toteva Aglaida , Tsakovski Stefan
Published: December 2022

Spatial and seasonal changes in the chemical composition of groundwater in the upper Pontian aquifer have been monitored. The results of the monitoring and the changes of the chemical parameters over time were evaluated based on GIS and statistical processing of the data.
Underground research laboratory (URL) for geological disposal of radioactive waste and possibility for construction in Bulgaria
Authors: Tsvetkova Madlena
Published: December 2022

The construction of an underground research laboratory (URL) precedes the construction of a repository for geological disposal of а radioactive waste. The article considers the types of laboratories, their main objectives and tasks. Based on a comparative analysis between the sites selected as prospective for geological disposal in Bulgaria, the Sumer site in the Sumer Formation is proposed for further investigation as an alternative for URL construction.
Morphometric indicators for erosion and debris flows propagation: a case study of the river Byuyukdere watershed, northwest of Kardzhali town (Bulgaria)
Authors: Nikolova Valentina , Sachkov Dimitar , Rizova Radostina
Published: December 2022

Morphometric features of the topographic surface are one of the main prerequisites (conditioning factors) for the occurrence of erosion and debris flows. The following morphometric parameters of the river Byuyukdere watershed were calculated in the current study: basin area, basin relief, basin length, relief ratio, Melton’s index, slope and stream power index. The analysis shows higher susceptibility to erosion and debris flows of the 1st and 2nd order basins (Strahler’s method). The elevated values of the stream power index indicate an intensive erosion in the lower part of the river Byuyukdere watershed, which is related to the volcanogenic-sedimentary rocks and the faulted nature of the river valley. The morphometric analysis was performed in ArcGIS Pro on the base of a 12.5 m resolution digital elevation model.
Morphodynamics of slope processes in the Viskyar Mountain, SW Bulgaria
Authors: Rizova Radostina , Sachkov Dimitar , Angelov Georgi
Published: December 2022

This article focuses on the dynamics of slope processes and the characteristics of their deposits in the Viskyar Mountain, SW Bulgaria. For the purpose of the study, 4 key sites with а different lithology, exposition, slope and altitude were observed. The results are gathered from 2-months period of monitoring.
Ceramic artifacts from the archaeological site “Biser”, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria – new data about composition and manufacturing technology
Authors: Marinova Kameliya , Pristavova Stefka
Published: December 2022

Ceramic artifacts from the archaeological site “Biser”, located near the village of Biser, Haskovo region are studied. The artifacts from the Early Iron Age (EIA) have been characterized by optical, XRD, and SEM-EDS methods. The main part of the cherds shows similar composition. The raw material used for their manufacturing is well-washed clay. The temperature of the firing is in the interval between 500–550 °С to 800–850 °С. According to the petrographic characteristics and technological features of the production of the pottery, we supposed a local source of the raw material. The results for the composition of minerals such as plagioclase and amphibole (the main mineral inclusions) in ceramic artifacts confirmed the local source as well. The obtained data will help to identify the characteristics of the local ceramic production during EIA in the region.
Toula’s fossil deposit in the Garnyovitsa area near Kotel – a geosite of historical value for the Bulgarian geology
Authors: Sinnyovsky Dimitar , Stoilov Rumen
Published: December 2022

Fossil deposit first described by Franz Toula in 1890, in the Garnyovitsa area near Kotel is estimated as a geosite of a national significance with historical value for the Bulgarian geology. Here is cropping out a huge marl olistolith embedded among Middle Jurassic turbidites of the Kotel Olistostrome Formation. It contains Late Triassic (Norian) hydrozoa and corals, identified by the first explorers of the Bulgarian lands as early as the end of the 19th century. Given the high geodiversity of the area and the proximity to Kotel, this geosite has great potential for geotourism within the future geopark “East Balkan”.
The thermal water in the Hisarya region – from the Roman baths to the
present days (field trip of XXII Congress of CBGA)
Authors: Tarassova Еugenia , Benderev Aleksey
Published: December 2022

The thermal waters and the historical heritage in the area of Hisarya were the focus of the field trip held during the XXII International Congress of the CBGA in Plovdiv.
Archaemineralogical study of plasters and paints from the Thracian tomb Maglizh (4th–3rd century BC), Bulgaria
Authors: Tarassova Eugenia , Tarassov Mihail
Published: December 2022

Fragments of plasters and paints from the decoration of the chamber and the grave of the Thracian tomb Muglizh (4th–3rd century BC) were studied. It was established that the plasters are two or three-layered and consist of coarse plaster, pink colored plaster and white putty (stucco). The binder in all three layers is a lime prepared from organogenic limestone. Crushed materials from rocks and minerals were used as fillers in the coarse and pink plasters, and only white-colored minerals such as quartz, calcite, albite were used in the stucco. A mixture of red earth ocher and cinnabar was used as pigment in the red paint and pink plaster. For the black paint, a mixture of crushed charcoal and Egyptian blue was used. The binder in the red and black paints is lime. In pink paint, the binding material is gypsum, and the pigment is cinnabar.
ORGANIZACIJOS KULTŪROS VYSTYMAS VYKSTANT REORGANIZACIJAI (AUKŠTŲJŲ MOKYKLŲ JUNGIMO ATVEJIS)
Authors: Bojorovienė Jolanta , Pancerovienė Asta
Published: December 2022

Aukštųjų mokyklų tinklo optimizavimas, apjungiant keletą aukštųjų mokyklų yra Lietuvos aukštojo mokslo reformos sudėtinė dalis. Susijungusių aukštųjų mokyklų organizacijos kultūra neišvengiamai patiria tam tikras transformacijas: organizacijų kultūros, vyravusios dviejose atskirai paimtose aukštosiose mokyklose turi bendrų bruožų, pripažįsta tas pačias vertybes, tačiau skiriasi valdymo stiliais, kasdienės veiklos praktika, požiūriais į taisyklių ir normų laikymąsi. Susijungimai pareikalauja iš su jais susijusių darbuotojų gana daug ir intensyvaus darbo, didelių pastangų bei sukelia stresą ir, net ir praėjus daug laiko po įvykusio susijungimo, darbuotojų integracija išlieka sudėtinga užduotis, todėl susijungusioms organizacijoms yra svarbi diskusija apie susijungusių organizacijų kultūrų integraciją laikotarpiu po susijungimo.

Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti aukštosios mokyklos kultūros pokyčius, įvykusius per 10 metų po dviejų institucijų sujungimo. Tyrimo metodai: teorinės literatūros analizė, kiekybinis tyrimo metodas – apklausa raštu.

Atlikus organizacijos kultūros tyrimo duomenų analizę, nustatyta, kad yra būtini organizacijos kultūros tobulinimo veiksmai. Siekiant sukurti darnią organizaciją, būtina atsižvelgti į keturias būtinas sąlygas: užtikrinti organizacijos istorijos tęstinumą, sukurti organizacijos narių identiškumo jausmą, skatinti narystę, įtraukiant į organizacijos veiklas, didinti organizacijos narių sąveikavimą, užtikrinant efektyvų organizacijos narių bendravimą bei įtraukiant į sprendimų priėmimo procesus. Kultūra yra stiprinama per ceremonijas ir ritualus, bendravimo būdus, neformalias grupes.