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RHETORICAL DEVICES IN TURKISH POP-DISCOURSE (AT THE EXAMPLE OF SIMGE’S SONGS)
Authors: Alekseev Aleksandr
Published: October 2023

In the article, rhetorical devices in a Turkish singer Simge’s pop discourse are considered. The existing definitions of the concept of discourse are considered. The grounds for singling out pop discourse as a variation of the song discourse are provided and its main features are discussed. In the practical part of the work, the characteristics of Simge’s songs are determined. For this, the methods of linguo-stylistic and contextual analysis are primarily used. As the result of the research, it is concluded that such stylistic figures as rhetorical questions, rhetorical exclamations, antitheses, parallel constructions, anaphors, epiphoras and are particularly important for pop discourse. It is found out that in Simge’s songs rhetorical questions are among the most common rhetorical devices. Most likely, this is a feature of Simge’s individual musical style. It is also assumed that the active use of rhetorical questions is typical for Turkish pop-music in general.
An Analytical Review of Attempts to Mitigate Visual Pollution in Urban Settings
Authors: Al Midani Diala , Fadli Fodil
Published: October 2023

Visual pollution is the main issue rising in urban settings these days. The residents of the built environment or the surrounding communities are negatively impacted by this sort of pollution. Visual pollution reduces quality of life and has an impact on the community’s overall wellbeing. Urban planning developments in Qatar are progressively recognizing the issue of visual pollution in urban settings. Therefore, there are various efforts and actions that were adopted to minimize such an issue. This paper’s primary aim is to formulate a set of suggestions to help in mitigating visual pollution impact. The aim will be achieved by focusing on producing an analytical review of methods to mitigate visual pollution impact in many countries generally and in the state of Qatar mainly, besides highlighting the country’s laws, regulations, and act towards visual pollution. The methodology used was qualitative approach to review adopted methods and used solutions in mitigating visual pollution impact. The findings proposed a set of recommendations to help in reducing visual pollution impact and enhancing the attempts of mitigating visual pollution in urban settings. The paper concludes many practices used previously in various countries and mainly in the state of Qatar and identifies the most appropriate methods to control visual pollution and enhance the attempts of reducing its impact in urban settings.
Adapting Smart Street Strategy for Post-Covid Built Environment
Authors: Ahmad Ahmad Mohammed , Abdelkarim Shimaa Basheir , Mohammed Nasir , Mahfouz Ahmed , Lee Yongcheol , Naji Khalid
Published: October 2023

The street networks occupy 25% of land use and are the veins of cities. By 2050, more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. The urban street infrastructures and systems are expected to serve the public in performing mandatory and social activities on the streets. In addition, walkability and mobility within urban streets are linked with better public health demands. Therefore, there is a need for the public street to adopt smart features to provide better public health towards limiting the spread of covid.The study aims to develop a framework for smart street strategies to facilitate post covid built environment. The study adopts an integrative approach to deduct the smart street features through a robust literature review and workshops that influence post-Covid built environment within the urban design (Infrastructure) and information management. The study objective includes identifying the processes for adapting smart street strategies and healthcare concerns that can be leveraged to support public health in cities. As a result, the strategy can be adopted and applied by policymakers for implementation worldwide. The contributing features of the effort will focus on tracking, controlling, and preventing analogy. As a result, the framework will provide a baseline for neighborhoods, communities, and cities to develop and integrate novel strategies for managing public health to have an effective and efficient post-Covid pandemic built environment.
Efficient Reservoir Operation in an Arid Region with Extreme Hydrologic Flows: A Case Study, Oman's Largest Dam
Authors: Karimi Akbar , Nematollahi Banafsheh , Nikoo Mohammad Reza
Published: October 2023

Wadi Dayqah dam (WDD) is still not operating, and its operation targets are not yet fixed. Arid hydrology and the presence of new users require a new look at this dam's operation plan. The updated and optimal operation plan of WDD is the central research gap about this dam. In this study, to fill this gap, Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) is used to model the system and six scenarios, including the reference target of 35 MCM per year suggested goal that considers different operation targets as well as a modification to water system configuration by the addition of an upstream dam is suggested. This model is validated and used for 37 years of historical flow. Results show that the reference scenario is less than 55%, and an annual goal of 15 MCM has a maximum of 85% supply reliability. Adding a 20 MCM upstream dam can increase reliability by 5%. It is recommended that to enhance the economic aspects of the dam, suitable energy generation schemes are studied with unique configurations, such as pumped-storage hydro, as well as studying the other sizes of upstream dams that can contribute more to water distribution and energy generation.
Numerical Simulation of Climate Change Impacts on the Coast of Oman
Authors: Etri Talal , Al-Rawas Ghazi , Sana Ahmad , Nikoo Mohammad Reza
Published: October 2023

It is well known that there is an apparent increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones (IPCC, 2023). This will lead to a significant effect not just on the infrastructure and the economic activities but also on the coastal environments. On the other hand, an increase in the population along the coastal areas in such a country as the Sultanate of Oman will also increase the risk and the hazard. It has been noticed extremely heavy rainfall during the most recent tropical cyclone, Shaheen (October 3 2021). It is also recorded along the Omani coast's extremely high waves during this storm event. Some other tropical cyclones in the past also indicated an essential effect on the Omani coast (Shawky et al., 2021). In this regard, the development of a fundamental understanding of the hydrodynamic behaviour along the coastal system during these events has been necessary. Moreover, the tropical cyclone track and wind speeds have been recorded only for a few temporal spans. This leads to better reliable estimations of such a kind of event. The state-of-the-art process-based numerical model will be utilized to hind cast the hydrodynamic developments from several tropical cyclone events along the Omani coast. A well-calibrated and validated flow model has been set up using Deft3D, a world leader's software (Lesser et al., 2004). Furthermore, the impact of wind-induced waves has been investigated using the SWAN wave model (Booij et al., 1999; Ris et al., 1999). In this paper, four well-known tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean will be simulated. The four tropical cyclones were selected due to their historical significance and the amount of destruction they caused on the Omani coast. The investigation results showed significant tropical cyclones' effects on the Omani coasts due to their intensity and the cyclones' pattern. Overall, the numerical models that are showing good descriptions of climate change can be valuable tools for comprehending and predicting the influences of climate change on the Omani coast and can be employed to support in the decision-making.
Adsorption of Congo Red Dye Using Activated Carbon-Fe3O4 Composite
Authors: Mahmud Nafis , Yasser Ludan , Mahmoud Rahaf Belal Hafiz , Benamor Abdelbaki
Published: October 2023

Activated Carbon-Fe3O4 composites were synthesized using co-precipitation method and used in batch experiments to adsorb Congo red dyes. The effect of adsorbent dosage, temperature and initial dye concentration was investigated. Increase in the adsorbent dosage resulted in the increase of dye adsorption capacity and the optimum dose was found to be 2 g/L. Increase in temperature had slightly negative impact on the adsorption which indicated the exhothermic nature of the adsorption process. Initial dye concentration also had significant impact on the adsorption process as the adsorption capacity of the AC- Fe3O4 adsorbents decreased with increase in dye concentrations. Finally, the obtained adsorption data were fitted to Langmuir adsorption isotherm and the maximum adsorption capacity of Activated Carbon-Fe3O4 adsorbent was found to be around 129.87 mg/g. Overall, the results suggested that synthesized AC- Fe3O4 composites exhibit significant potential to be used as an adsorbent for the removal of organic pollutants from aqueous solutions.
Development of Climate Data Inputs Towards the Implementation of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design in the UAE
Authors: Zeiada Waleed , Mirou Sham , Ashour Ayat , Hassan Reem , Abuzwidah Muamer
Published: October 2023

The current state of practice in the UAE is to use AASHTO 1993 for pavement designs, yet this method is empirical and has several limitations. The local traffic characteristics, climate conditions, and materials properties must be incorporated in more explicit and mechanistic ways. This study is part of ongoing local research efforts to move towards the implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide, known as MEPDG, which depends on fundamental material properties, integrated climate conditions, and real traffic characteristics. The main objective of this study is to develop the historical climate data files and climate inputs for 20 different automatic and airports stations covering the entire UAE. These weather stations were divided into four geographical regions: desert area, urban area, coastal area, and mountainous area. In addition, the study investigates the impact of local climate conditions on the simulated asphalt pavement performance using the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design. This study showed that, however, UAE is a small country yet there are some differences between the climate records of the different weather stations, which is expected to affect pavement design and performance depending on the project site location. For example, the warmest weather station has 36% higher temperature than the coldest weather station at Jabal Jais. This in turn displayed up to 40% and 23% differences in the asphalt concrete (AC) rutting and total rutting, respectively between these extreme weather stations. These findings and many other emphasize the crucial need to consider the climate data inputs at the project level bases, where a single climate data file cannot represent the entire UAE.
The Influence of Urbanization on Natural Overland Flow Paths
Authors: Al-Sayed Amna Mohammed , Al-Shaheen Mohammed Amer Younus
Published: October 2023

This paper studies the influence of urbanization on the natural overland flow paths on topography. The main objectives of this study are to: measure the effectiveness of drainage networks, study the influences of urban structure, compare the pre-and post-urban overland flow paths, and provide recommendations for flood prevention. The study was conducted on a catchment (81 km2) in Qatar that lies between Doha and Al-Rayan. Land cover, soil data, rain data, and digital elevation model (DEM) were the main inputs of the study to obtain run-off depths, time of concentration, and peak flows. The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) method was applied, where Curve Numbers (CNs) were identified for each land cover based on soil groups concerning the infiltration rate. A geographic information system (GIS) integration has provided better results. ArcMap tools have been used to study flow changes such as flow direction, flow accumulation, and stream definition. The result of the study shows that urbanization has a significant effect on the characteristics of the flow path as it causes the time of concentration to decrease, resulting in increased run-off depth and peak flow.
Potential Application of Porous Membrane from Blends of Homopolymer for Industrial Water Treatment
Authors: Akoumeh Rayane , Elzein Tamara , Rodríguez-Hernández Juan , Hassan Mohammad K.
Published: October 2023

The self-organization of matter has been extensively explored in recent years, and significant advancements have been made in the field of porous ordered films produced by the auto-assembly of different polymer materials, being block of copolymers, blends of homopolymers or amphiphilic polymers. The hierarchical ordering in micro-organized films, known also as Honeycomb (HC) structure, generates a significant increase of specifics characteristics enhancing certain properties of the materials. The preparation of self-assembled porous membrane is done by different approaches. We use hereby the bottom-up microporous structuring method specifically the breath figure (BF) approach to prepare highly-organized membrane from polymer blends. The foremost motives for using the BF are the simplicity of implementation and the adaptability to multiple systems which make it a robust and inexpensive technique for the production of structured surfaces. The honeycomb (HC) structures formed by the BF is a potential candidate for water treatment as a filtration membrane to treat stable oil-water emulsions encountered in the oil and gas industry. The use of homopolymer blends improves the selectivity, permeability and anti-fouling properties comparing to the commercial homopolymer membrane. This presentation will highlight the preparation of self-assembled blends of homopolymers membrane by BF and their performance for cleaning of industrial wastewater and the fouling/re-use potential.
Advanced Block Copolymer Membranes for Oily Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Hassan Mohammad K. , Shaikh Shifa , Zagho Moustafa , Nasser Mustafa , Gu Xiaodan , Nazarenko Sergei , Karim Alamgir
Published: October 2023

Tremendous amounts of oily wastewater are produced daily from industrial processes, including petrochemical, textile, leather, and steel processing. This wastewater is a huge challenge to the environment and industry uses multiple approaches to separate the water from oil including oil-absorbing materials, gravity separation, flocculation, and coagulation. However, these concepts are ineffective in separating oily water emulsions where the oil droplets are smaller than 20 µm in size and do not perform well upon incorporating chemicals or using an electric field. Membrane filtration is one of the best strategies to handle such emulsions, especially the surfactant-stabilized ones, as they yield highly pure water permeate via simple filtration process and they can be cleaned re-used for multiple times at large-industrial scales. This presentation will give an overview of novel polystyrene-based copolymer membranes developed and tested at Qatar University in collaboration with the University of Southern Mississippi. The newly developed membranes display substantial enhancement in separating oil from water in tight emulsions while demonstrating remarkably high resistance to fouling over five runs in comparison to the commercial membranes that get fouled within only two emulsion runs. The presentation will outline the membranes' oil rejection efficiency, chemical, morphological, and mechanical stability after cycles of cleaning and reuse. Finally, the membranes were tested using synthetic oily water and real-field samples and testing protocols from the oil & gas companies in Qatar.
The Importance and Evaluation of Environment-Friendly Megaprojects - As Perceived By Users
Authors: Csiszarik-Kocsir Agnes , Varga Janos
Published: October 2023

The environmental degradation of our time, the environmental devastation of previous years and global warming have presented the world with new and novel challenges that were not experienced in previous decades. Rising sea levels, increasing energy demand and the explosion in energy prices have created new focal points in the thinking of all spheres of economic life. The environmental degradation of fossil fuels has led to an increasing focus on renewable energy sources and innovative solutions. The aim of this paper is to examine the main issues outlined above through the examples of two flagship megaprojects. The study will examine the Maldivian floating city and the European Energy Island project from a user perspective, specifically in terms of their environmental and visionary messages. In this study, we will examine the two flagship projects through the results of a primary research, formulating the main messages for the design of the future projects. The aim of the study is to demonstrate the importance of environmental considerations in the definition of project scope, in order to give a starting point for projects with similar objectives, and to give ideas for their design and implementation. The acceptance of any project by its users is a key success factor, as the two projects under review are intended to demonstrate.
Eco-friendly Concrete Using Waste Plastic Bottles as Aggregate: A Case Study from Oman
Authors: Al Umairi Abdul Rahim , Al Mahrouqi Nawf , Al Wahaibi Maryam , Al Hooti Maryam , Al Nabhani Fatemah , Al Mammari Hiba
Published: October 2023

Waste plastic bottles (WPB) (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) type are used widely for water storage and eventually become environmental burden. This study investigated an innovative application of the WPB to partially replace the fine aggregate in concrete nonstructural element. This research evaluated the effect of plastic content on concrete mechanical and physical properties. The WPBs were ground into < 5 mm in size equal to the fine aggregate size. Therefore, different percentages of WPB were used namely 10, 20 and 30%. The results revealed that 20% of the WPB showed the best results to produce light weight concrete. The compressive strength was reduced by 20% only with 20% of WPB which it declined by 42% with higher WPB content. Moreover, concrete with 20% of WPB content achieved ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) of 3 km/s which indicated a satisfactory level of concrete integrity. This indeed clearly indicated that the plastic content should be carefully selected before full applications. This study suggested that each cubic meter of concrete can accommodate around 100 kg of WPB. Indeed, that will reduce the pressure on landfills and the environment by having this innovative application.
Watermain Breaks in Hong Kong: Causes and Consequences
Authors: Ahmad Tayyab , Shaban Ibrahim , Zayed Tarek
Published: October 2023

Watermain failure is a complex problem associated with significant socio-economic and environmental impacts. The complexity of this problem originates from many factors of physical, operational, and environmental nature. These aspects have varying contribution towards watermain breaks depending on the regional context. This, therefore, requires specialized studies for each individual region. This study aims at adopting the text mining approach to investigate the aspects contributing to the failure of watermains in Hong Kong (HK) and the socio-economic and environmental consequences of these failures. In this regard, a sum of 94 media articles discussing HK-based watermain failures from 1984 onwards are studied. The findings showed that the aging pipes, hilly terrain, ground settlement, excavation works, and high-water pressure, are the most repeated failure causes in the media. The watermain bursts in HK are found to result in traffic disruptions and incidents, loss of water supply, loss of business activity, flooding inside buildings, cave-in incidents, etc. The inquiry has resulted in a network of interrelationships among consequences of main breaks indicating that these breaks are complex occurrences where chains of events lead to significant socio-economic and environmental impacts. This demonstrates the need of resilient Water Distribution Network (WDN) in HK and also the need of rigorous risk management to deal with the threats related to main failures. The causes behind breaks identified in this study can lead to the modelling of HK-based WDN helping forecast the occurrence of such events. The consequences of breaks identified in this study can help formulate risk management frameworks for HK-WDN.
Performance Criteria Priorities in Green Buildings: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Authors: Ahmad Tayyab
Published: October 2023

Green Buildings (GBs) are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to resource-intensive traditional buildings. Like any other construction project, GB projects are subject to project management-related criteria, including cost, quality, and schedule performance. In addition to these criteria, GBs also include sustainability performance criteria. As a GB is being developed, some criteria may be prioritized over others. To understand the development and sustainability performance of GB projects, it is necessary to understand the priorities given to different performance criteria and the factors resulting in such priorities. Using the findings from an online survey of 46 GB professionals based in Australia and some Asian countries, it is realized that project management criteria are typically ranked higher in GB projects compared to sustainability performance criteria. The survey has also revealed that these priorities of performance criteria are driven by the choice of owner/developer, obligations from state development authorities, developer's market position, investor requirements, etc. Performance criteria priorities in GBs are also found to be associated with regional factors such as climate, availability of natural resources, regulations, and culture. The findings of this study will support the theoretical development in the field of GB project management by leading to in-depth inquiries in this area.
In silico analysis of pulmonary arterial hypertension to identify key biomarkers at protein and RNA levels
Authors: AKÇAY Sevinç
Published: October 2023

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic cardiopulmonary disorder marked by a raised hypertension in the pulmonary arteries. There is no remedy for PAH, existing medications can help reduce the disease’s progression. This research aimed to investigate potential protein and RNA biomarkers of PAH by bioinformatic analysis. Two PAH datasets accessed from the publicly available Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were used to discover differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses for common DEGs were conducted by the DAVID tool. Cytoscape was used to create the protein-protein interaction (PPI) and pick the top 10 hub genes. The transcription factors (TFs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) that target DEGs and hub genes were investigated using the JASPAR database. Potential therapeutics that target the top hub genes have been discovered. Ten hub genes were discovered to be linked to the pathogenesis of PAH (CCL5, TLR4, TLR1, SPP1, CYBB, HGF, IGF1, SELL, CD163, and POSTN). “Positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor biosynthetic process” and a “toll-like receptor signaling pathway” are the most enriched GO term and KEGG pathway, respectively. “hsa-mir-26b-5p, hsa-mir-146a-5p, hsa-mir-335-5p” and FOXC1, YY1, GATA2 are the top TFs targeting hub genes. 21 drugs targeting ten hub genes have been discovered. Our results would help to discover the pathogenesis of PAH and hub genes, miRNAs and 10 TFs that might serve as potential therapeutic targets at protein and RNA levels for PAH patients.
The Seismic Behavior of Buildings with Flat Slab Systems under Near-Fault Ground Motions
Authors: SESLİ Hasan , SÖNMEZOĞLU Yusuf , ARSLAN Mehmet Emin
Published: October 2023

It is well known that structural displacement or ductility demands of structures subjected to near-fault ground motions are generally greater than ordinary ground motions. Therefore, the effect of earthquake records in the near region on the seismic behavior of structures has been widely studied in the last decades. Peak ground acceleration (PGA) is an important key parameter, which determines structural behavior. However, structural behavior depends on the distance of the structure to the fault zone, the ratio of peak ground velocity (PGV) to peak ground acceleration, the velocity pulse duration of ground motion, and the natural period of the structure. In this study, the seismic behavior of buildings with flat slab systems was investigated under near-fault ground motions. Linear time history analysis was performed for a 30-storey building designed according to TBEC-2018 using SAP 2000 finite element analysis software. Results were compared with the behavior of the building with a solid slab system. It is concluded that the ratio of PGV/PGA is very effective on the flat slab systems.
Cr/Klorofil-a/n-GaP/Ag Aygıtının Akım-Gerilim Karakteristiklerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: KAYA Fikriye Şeyma
Published: October 2023

Bu çalışmada Cr/n-GaP kontak arayüzeyine Klorofil-a malzemesi kullanılarak elde edilen aygıtın elektriksel özellikleri incelendi. Omik kontak için gümüş (Ag) metali termal buharlaştırma yöntemi ile oluşturuldu. Klorofil-a tabakası döndürerek kaplama yöntemiyle kaplandı ve krom (Cr) metali DC saçtırma yöntemiyle klorofil-a tabakasının üzerine kontaklar şeklinde kaplanarak Cr/Klorofil-a/n-GaP/Ag aygıtı üretildi. Klorofil-a tabakasının optik geçirgenlik ölçümü alındı. Oda sıcaklığında Cr/Klorofil-a/n-GaP/Ag aygıtının elektriksel ölçümleri incelendi ve karanlık-aydınlık ortamda alınan I-V ölçümlerinden idealite faktörü (n), engel yüksekliği (Φ_b) ve seri direnç (R_s) değerleri hesaplanarak, sonuçlar karşılaştırıldı. Karanlık ortamda hesaplanan n değeri 1,35 iken aydınlık ortamda bu değer 1,05 olarak bulundu. Ayrıca Cheung ve Norde Fonksiyonları da kullanılarak, kontak karakteristik parametreleri hesaplandı ve sonuçlar karşılaştırılarak kontrol edildi. Aydınlatmanın, kontak karakteristik parametreleri üzerinde önemli etkileri olduğu tespit edildi.
SCR Sistemlerinde Kullanılan Üre Mikserlerinin Akış Davranışlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: BAŞIHOŞ Buğra , SARIDEMİR Suat
Published: October 2023

Günümüzde artan dünya nüfusu ile birlikte içten yanmalı motora sahip taşıtların sayıda artmaktadır. Bu nedenle taşıt egzoz emisyonu kaynaklı kirleticilerin oranı da artmaktadır. Bu zararlı emisyonların oluşturduğu çevre ve hava kirliliğinin azaltılması ve emisyon sınırlandırılması kapsamındaki normlara uyulması için, yanma sonrası emisyon kontrol sistemlerinin geliştirilmesi konularında çalışmalar yapılmaktadır. Bu kapsamda dizel motorlu araçlarda NOx emisyonlarını azaltmak için, ADblue katkı maddesi (amonyak) ve Seçici Katalitik Redüksiyon (SCR) sistemleri kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. ADblue katkı maddesinin SCR sistemlerinde daha iyi karışması ve iyi sonuç alınması için üre mikseri kullanılmaktadır. Egzoz sistemlerinde geri basıncın yüksek olması, performansı olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Bu nedenle SCR sistemlerinde kullanılan mikserlerin oluşturacağı geri basıncın düşük olması ve SCR sisteminin efektif çalışabilmesi için amonyak (NH3) homojenlik indeks (UI NH3) değerinin yüksek olması gerekmektedir. Üre mikserlerinin kanat sayısı, kanat açısı ve kanat uzunluğu karışım oranına etki eden parametrelerdir. Bu çalışmada, öncelikle 27 farklı mikserin, geri basınca ve UI NH3’ e olan etkileri sayısal analiz yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Parametrik çalışma için kanat uzunlukları, kanat açıları ve kanat sayıları değiştirilerek sonuçlar incelenmiştir. Optimum mikser tasarımı için, geri basıncın 1 kPa’dan düşük olması ve UI NH3 değerinin 0,85’ ten yüksek olması hedeflenmiştir. 27 farklı mikser içinden, bu değerleri sağlayan 6 mikser prototip olarak imal edilmiş ve deneysel olarak geri basınç testleri ve UI NH3 ölçümleri yapılarak sonuçlar doğrulanmıştır. Kanat sayısı ve uzunluğunun geri basıncı arttırdığı, ancak UI NH3 değerine etkisinin olmadığı görülmüştür.
PENGARUH BUDAYA KERJA, DISIPLIN KERJA DAN KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA KOPERASI BUKIT INDAH
Authors: Mandira I Made Chandra , Made Ayu Anggreni Ni
Published: October 2023

This study aims to determine the influence of work culture, work discipline, job satisfaction in part and at the same time on employee performance. The sample for this study was 32 people. Informal analytical techniques use multiple linear regression analysis. According to the research results, work culture, work discipline and job satisfaction have a significant influence on employee performance. The degree of influence of the independent variables on employee performance is 66.1.  
Keywords:
Company Culture, Work Discipline, Job Satisfaction, Employee Performance.
COLONIALIDADE E EDUCAÇÃO: REFLEXÕES
Authors: Silva Rejane Viana Alves da , Patriota Elizabete Bezerra
Published: October 2023

RESUMO

Tendo como suporte o desenvolvimento da tecnologia, o colonialismo de dados não invade um espaço territorial para explorar riquezas minerais, vegetais ou animais como no passado. Este colonial
Obstructive sleep apnea risk factor for chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Loayza-Castro Joan A , Vásquez-Romero Luisa Erika Milagros , Zeñas-Trujillo Gianella Zulema , Vera-Ponce Victor Juan , Torres-Malca Jenny Raquel , Guillén-Ponce Norka Rocío , Guerra Valencia Jamee , Ramos Willy , De La Cruz-Vargas Jhony A
Published: October 2023

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is related to chronic kidney disease (CKD), but its association is not fully understood.

Objective: To realize a systematic review with meta-analysis to determine the association between OSA and CKD.

Methods: Systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies. The search was carried out in Embase, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science. The data were calculated by the hazard ratio (HR). The heterogeneity was identified by I squared.

Results: Five studies were included (n=6,710). The meta-analysis found an association between OSA and CKD (HR=2.00; confidence interval 95%=1.68-2.38).

Conclusions: We found an association between OSA and CKD.
Determination of environmental sustainability practices in the apparel sector of Sri Lanka
Authors: De Fonseka Thiwanka Sandaruwan
Published: October 2023

Apparel is the second most polluted industry in the world after oil. Therefore, implementation of environmental sustainability practices in the apparel sector is a buzzing topic discussed throughout the globe. There are many operations throughout the value chain of the apparel sector from yarn manufacturing to final product finishing such as but not limited to dyeing, printing, washing, cutting, sewing, bonding, and packaging, which impact on the environment and there are many practices implemented to mitigate the environmental impacts throughout this value chain. Apparel industry is the prominent export revenue generator of Sri Lanka, which contributes to more than 40% of their export income. There are about 300 export-oriented apparel manufacturers in Sri Lanka, and all are managed by the private sector. This research was done to determine the environmental sustainability practices currently being implemented in the apparel sector of Sri Lanka. Qualitative data gathered via semi structured interviews was utilized in this study. It was found that there are six main pillars that the apparel sector of Sri Lanka has been implemented environmental sustainability practices namely, energy and emissions, water and wastewater, solid waste, chemicals, biodiversity, and product.
BAMBOO SIBLINGS: SOME MOUTH ORGANS IN CONTINENTAL SOUTHEAST ASIA AND CHINA
Authors: Xiangkun Liu
Published: October 2023

Mouth organs are very popular in continental Southeast Asia and China, even becoming the representative instruments of many people. Generally, they belong to four types: sheng, qeej, naw, and khaen. Similar in construction and function, there are many ideas about their provenance and transmission. However, a closer look at their nuanced difference leads to the argument that these four types are rather independent siblings than ancestors and descendants. Besides morphological taxonomies, for example mentioned by Blench1 in 2020, the more distinctive differences lie on the reeds and how the pipes are coupled with them. Different shapes of reed tongues serve various peoples’ timbral preferences and functional expectations for their instruments. The manipulation of pipes contributes to each instrument’s idiomatic repertoire. Moreover, both are highly affected by locally available natural materials, ranging from cinnabar ore and clam shells to bees that brew sour honey. When a mouth organ spreads to a place lacking these resources, makers wield their skills and wisdom to adapt their instruments to newer materials while maintaining the timbral preferences.
СБОРНИК ЗАДАЧ ПО ОБРАБОТКЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ И ТЕХНИЧЕСКОМУ ЗРЕНИЮ
Authors: НИКОЛАЕВ П.П. , НИКОЛАЕВ  . Д.П. , ГЛАДИЛИН С.А. , БАСОВА О.А. , ЯРЫКИНА М.С.
Published: October 2023

Настоящее учебное пособие содержит вопросы и задачи по курсам «Обработка и анализ изображений», «Техническое зрение» и им подобным. Предназначено для самостоятельной работы студентов при подготовке к практическим занятиям, сдаче экзаменов и зачетов. Для решения задач требуются навыки программирования, знание основ дискретной математики, численных методов, аналитической и проективной геометрии, алгебры и математического анализа.
Antiquity: A millennium before the Birth of Christ. The basis of European culture
Authors: Demchenko Aleksandr Ivanovich
Published: October 2023

The essay is devoted to a summary review of the main phenomena of global artistic culture in the Antiquity period (a millennium before the Birth of Christ). The work provides a holistic vision of artistic phenomena. The author consistently examines the achievements of ancient masters in various art forms: literature (the creation of the spiritual foundation of ancient culture in religious canons and national epic), architecture (the appearance of the order in ancient Greek classics), sculpture (as the leading genre of Antiquity), fine art (based on preserved frescoes and mosaics), theatrical art (tragedies of ancient Greek playwrights), poetry (Roman classicism). Attention is also paid to the development of art in line with Hellenism and to the parallels to Greco-Roman Antiquity in the territories of the East. In addition, an overview of the last stage of Antiquity, the Roman stage (the heyday of Roman architecture and sculpture), is given. In conclusion, the author finds that the art phenomena of the period of Antiquity played the most important role as the basis of European culture.
Grammatical structures and metaphorical content in Chinese idioms
Authors: Jia Junwen
Published: October 2023

The aim of this research is to clarify the typology and relationship of grammatical structures and metaphorical expressions within Chinese idioms. In this study, a corpus of 30,000 Chinese idioms was compiled from various idiom dictionaries, and 1,000 idioms were randomly selected, annotated, and categorized based on their internal syntactic structures, grammatical functions in sentences, metaphor types, and metaphorical content for statistical analysis. The innovation of the research lies in employing a corpus to conduct a quantitative analysis of the prevalent syntactic structures and the most common types of metaphorical usage found in Chinese idioms, as well as to explore the quantified relationships between them. The findings reveal that Parallel Structure, Attributive Structure, and Subject-Predicate Structure are the most prevalent internal syntactic structures of Chinese idioms, while the structural metaphor is the most widely used conceptual metaphor. However, no significant correlation was observed between the internal syntactic structure of Chinese idioms and metaphorical content, grammatical function in sentences.
Specific and general patterns of deliberative rhetoric in Russian and Anglo-American rhetoric
Authors: Subbotina Marina Valentinovna , Isaev Yuri Nikolaevich , Gubanov Aleksey Rafailovich , Danilov Andrey Anatolyevich
Published: October 2023

The study aims to identify the verbal and cogitative technology of making proposition (the mandatory compositional part of deliberative rhetoric) in Russian and Anglo-American rhetoric. The paper presents a holistic comparative description of the Patriarch’s speech from A. S. Pushkin’s drama “Boris Godunov” and the “Sinews of Peace” speech by W. Churchill. The concept of the ideal language type taken from linguistic typology served as the basis for the extragenetic comparison of the Russian literary text and the Anglo-American text of mass communication neo-rhetoric. The ideal language type as a set of universal definitions of rhetoric units is formed in classical Greco-Roman rhetoric and is used by the educational systems of both national cultures. The compared texts are constructed according to the same rules and have a single rhetorical orientation. The scientific novelty of the study lies in identifying the sense-making role of metaphor both in the composition of proposition and in the composition of deliberative rhetoric as a whole; in establishing correspondence between the propositions of the Russian and the English-language texts. As a result, the semantic and stylistic features of deliberative oratory in Russian and Anglo-American rhetoric were revealed.
“Landmarks” of D. S. Mirsky in the historical space of Russian literature
Authors: Ryagyzova Ludmila Nicolaevna
Published: October 2023

The aim of the research is to determine the specifics of D. S. Mirsky’s speech worldview, the metaphorical style of his scientific thinking, which are relevant and insufficiently studied aspects of his creative heritage. The paper analyses the literary discourse of D. S. Mirsky, in particular, catalogues the techniques of stylistic summarisations and their author’s individual terminological expression using the material of “A History of Russian Literature: From Its Beginnings to 1925” in the context of methodological searches of criticism of the Russian émigré community. The author emphasises the genre originality of the scientific work, which reflected the following oppositions: general/separate, original/translated, personal/nonpersonal, aesthetic/sociological. The scientific novelty of the concept lies in identifying the functions of Mirsky’s narrative techniques and critical optics, combining micro- and macropoetic worlds, a view of Russian literature from the outside and from within the national tradition. The research findings showed how, through the techniques of stylistic compression, metaphorical imagery and narrative reduction, the author’s individual vision of the artistic ontology and conceptology of Russian literature, its vice versa and modus vivendi, is formed and formulated by Mirsky.
History of the study of Kabardian dialects and subdialects
Authors: Khezheva Zalina Rashadovna
Published: October 2023

The aim of the research is to characterise the historiography of Kabardian dialects and subdialects in chronological order using personification and presenting classifications in a comparative aspect. The scientific novelty of the work is determined by the necessity to analyse and revise the existing classifications of dialects and subdialects in order to account for structural changes in the phonetics, morphology and lexicon of the Kabardian language. The paper analyses the classifications of Kabardian dialects and subdialects, traces the main differences in interpretation taking into account territorial peculiarities and identifies the differential features of each subdialect and dialect considering central and marginal characteristics. The obtained results demonstrate that Kabardian dialects and subdialects are differentiated by language features, including phonetic, morphological and lexical aspects, as well as areal characteristics.
Compounding as one of the productive ways of word formation of veterinary terms (based on the modern German language)
Authors: Khakimova Giulnara Ansarovna
Published: October 2023

The research aims to determine the formal-structural and semantic-etymological features of compound terms in the field of veterinary epizootiology and veterinary parasitology in the German language. The scientific novelty of the research lies in identifying the most productive models of veterinary compounds in the German language. The structural analysis of complex terms revealed that they can be represented by compounds with a complex modifier, a complex head, or both a complex modifier and a complex head. The most productive word-formation models of veterinary compounds have been identified. An attempt has been made to classify compounds into groups with common specific features and to identify the most frequent components of compounds denoting generic features. From the perspective of etymology, it has been found that veterinary complex terms are predominantly hybrid formations composed of Greek-Latin elements and endogenous language material. As a result, it has been found that determinative compounds dominate, with the majority being two-word proper complex terminological units, in the veterinary terminology system in the German language.
ОЦІНКА РИЗИКІВ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ ДЛЯ ПЕРСОНАЛУ
Authors: Коробейнікова Тетяна , Ямнич Андрій
Published: October 2023

В статті розглядається оцінку та управління ризиками мережевої безпеки з фокусом на аналіз персоналу як критичного активу. Розглянуто критерії оцінювання персоналу, важливість їх відповідності та необхідність формування профілів працівників для ефективно
УРОЖАЙНІСТЬ ТА ВМІСТ ЖИРУ В НАСІННІ ЛЬОНУ ОЛІЙНОГО ЗАЛЕЖНО ВІД БІОЛОГІЧНИХ ТА ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНИХ ФАКТОРІВ В УМОВАХ ЗАХІДНОГО ЛІСОСТЕПУ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Кучер Ілля , Хоміна Вероніка
Published: October 2023

Мета. Встановити залежність урожайності та вмісту жиру в насінні льону олійного від сорту, норми висіву насіння та норми застосування боровмісного препарату. Результати. Виявлено більш адаптований до умов Західного Лісостепу сорт льону олійного за урожайн
ПРОГНОЗУВАННЯ ВІРОГІДНОСТІ РОЗВИТКУ ОНКОЛОГІЧНОГО ПРОЦЕСУ ЯК МУЛЬТИФОКАЛЬНОГО З УРАХУВАННЯМ ГЕНЕТИЧНО-МОЛЕКУЛЯРНИХ МАРКЕРІВ. КЛІНІЧНИЙ ВИПАДОК
Authors: Ніколаєнко-Камишова Тетяна , Василевська Ірина
Published: October 2023

ахворюваність на онкологічні захворювання безперервно зростає. Поліпшення ситуації на теперішній час передбачає встановлення діагнозу на ранніх етапах розвитку пухлини. Оскільки злоякісна трансформація на клітинному рівні призводить до зміни фенотипу найб
ВИВЧЕННЯ ІСТОРІЇ КИТАЙСЬКОЇ ЛІТЕРАТУРИ У ЗАКЛАДАХ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ: СПЕЦИФІКА ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ САМОСТІЙНОЇ РОБОТИ СТУДЕНТІВ
Authors: Крижановська Ольга
Published: October 2023

У статті розглянута проблема підготовки студентів-філологів, які вивчають історію китайської літератури, акцентовано на формах самостійної роботи з вивчення художніх творів Китаю. Автор наголошує, що самостійна робота є важливою складовою навчального проц
WAR AND HIGHER MEDICAL EDUCATION IN UKRAINE
Authors: Пашковський Валерій , Пашковська Наталія , Царик Ірина
Published: October 2023

War is a devastating event that impacts all aspects of society, including education. The education of students, especially those pursuing medical faculties, faces unique challenges during times of conflict. Medical faculties play a critical role in nurtur
КРИПТОВАЛЮТА ЯК ОБ’ЄКТ БУХГАЛТЕРСЬКОГО ОБЛІКУ: ПРОБЛЕМИ ВИЗНАННЯ
Authors: Покиньчереда Віталій , Майстер Людмила
Published: October 2023

У статті розглянуто економічну сутність криптовалюти, наведено підходи до трактування віртуальних активів в нормативно-правових документах. З метою обґрунтування можливості відображення інформації про криптовалюту в обліковій системі підприємства розгляну
СПОСОБИ, ПРИНЦИПИ ТА МЕХАНІЗМИ СТВОРЕННЯ КІНОМІФУ
Authors: Романчук Любов , Дябіна Владислава , Щитов Дмитро
Published: October 2023

Дано визначення концепту кіноміфу та суміжних з ним понять, складено його класифікації за різними групами (тематикою, жанру, ідейною та національною приналежністю, сюжетикою, будовою тощо). Наведено та проаналізовано основні кіноміфи ХХ та ХХI століть. В
Development, certification, and use of a pharmacopoeial standard for the content of immunoglobulin A in human immunoglobulins for parenteral administration
Authors: Nechaev A. V. , Kudasheva E. Yu. , Postnova E. L. , Volkova R. A. , Fadeikina O. V. , Borisevich I. V. , Movsesyants A. A.
Published: October 2023

Scientific relevance. The immunoglobulin A (IgA) impurity content in parenteral human immunoglobulins should be determined in accordance with the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation by kinetic nephelometry, radial immunodiffusion, or enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) with a reference standard. The International Standard (IS) for the content of IgA is certified using gravimetry and radial immunodiffusion. However, neither of the existing standards for  the content of IgA in human immunoglobulins is currently certified using all three compendial methods. This prevents analysts from comparing test results obtained by different methods  and may lead to an underestimation of the IgA content in human immunoglobulins.

Aim. This study aimed to determine the procedure for the development, certification, and use of a pharmacopoeial reference standard (RS) for the content of IgA in human immunoglobulins.

Materials and methods. The authors studied candidate RSs for the IgA content derived from human plasma for fractionation. The IgA content determination involved kinetic nephelometry, radial immunodiffusion, and ELISA, as well as commercial test kits and the IS. The authors quantified the IgA impurity in samples of commercial human immunoglobulins from various manufacturers. The data analysis involved descriptive statistics and variance analysis using Microsoft Excel and Statistica 10.

Results. The  authors  established  a  pharmacopoeial  standard  with  a  certified  IgA  content  of 1.98 mg/mL (expanded uncertainty, 0.44 mg/mL; coverage coefficient, k=2; confidence level, 95%) for IgA impurity quantification in human immunoglobulins by radial immunodiffusion and ELISA and that of 1.31–2.64 mg/mL (expanded uncertainty, 0.67 mg/mL; coverage ratio, k=3; confidence level, 99%) for intralaboratory quality control of IgA impurity quantification by kinetic nephelometry, radial immunodiffusion, and ELISA.

Conclusions.  The  pharmacopoeial  standard  developed   in   the   study   has   been   included in the register of standards of the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation as the Reference Standard for the Content of Immunoglobulin Class  A  (IgA) (Registry  No.  3.1.00454). The pharmacopoeial standard is intended for the standardisation of analytical methods for the-determination of the IgA impurity content in parenteral human immunoglobulins.