bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Modelling residential property values in Bida using geographic information system
Authors: Yunusa Dauda , Jibrin Katun Mohammed , Etsu-Ndagi Hauwa L. , Izuchukwu Nwoye Isreal
Published: December 2023

Many studies have unveiled the importance of variation in residential property values overtime, but failed to cover different types of residential property value and location. The aim of this research is therefore to model residential property rental value in Bida from 2015 to 2020 with the aid of Geographic Information System (GIS). The study focused on the rental values of the residential property and rental value variation across space. Data collected for this paper includes residential rental values and geographic coordinates from 196 residential properties in the study area, comprising 101 one-bedroom, 80 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom apartments. Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation tool of ArcGIS was employed in analyzing the data. It was found out that the core areas of the town commands lower rental values while the southern part of the town commands higher rental values. It was also found out that one bedroom apartment is the most dominant residential rental property followed by the two bedroom apartments and three bedroom apartments respectively. Geospatial database was produced for each model in a bid to ascertain the level of changes with time. The benefits associated with the application of GIS technology were established by this research and recommends its application to other property values modeling.
Fast approximation algorithms for some maximin clustering problems
Authors: Khandeev V. , Neshchadim S.
Published: December 2023

In this paper, we consider three cases of an intractable problem of searching for two subsets in a finite set of points of Euclidean space. In all three cases, it is required to maximize the minimum cluster?s cardinality under constraint on each cluster?s scatter. The scatter is the sum of the distances from the cluster elements to the center, which is defined differently in each of the three cases. In the first case, cluster centers are fixed points. In the second case, the centers are unknown points from the input set. In the third case, the centers are defined as the centroids (the arithmetic mean) of clusters. We propose a general scheme that allows us to build a polynomial 1/2-approximation algorithm for a generalized problem and can be used for constructing 1/2-approximation algorithms for the first two cases and for the one-dimensional third case. Also we show how, using precomputed general information, their time complexities can be reduced to the complexity of sorting. Finally, we present the results of computational experiments showing the accuracy of the proposed algorithms on randomly generated input data.
Reliability analysis and ANFIS computation for multi-server redundant machining system with the generalized triadic policy
Authors: Kaur Chahal , Kumar Kamlesh , Soodan Bhavneet
Published: December 2023

The intent of this research is to have discussions about the transient behavior of a multi-server redundant machining system with a generalized Triadic control policy. Furthermore, the system facilitates a multiple working vacation policy for servers. The relevant rates of the associated birth-death process are chosen in order to frame the differential-difference equations for the system. Using the fourth order Runge-Kutta technique, time-dependent probabilities of the states are derived. Some performance metrics of system such as the average number of failed machines, average waiting time of failed machines, and reliability function are established using the states probabilities. Graphical and tabular representations demonstrate the behavior of these metrics with respect to a variety of system characteristics. Statistical hypothesis testing has been employed to compare the outcomes presented in tabular format. Beside these, numerical findings of the Runge-Kutta method are compared to those delivered by an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) technique.
Associations between Post-Discharge Care and Cognitive Impairment-Related Hospital Readmissions for Ketoacidosis and Severe Hypoglycemia in Adults with Diabetes
Authors: Wang Yehua , Jiao Tianze , R. Muschett Matthew , Brown Joshua D. , Jingchuan Guo Serena , Kulshreshtha Ambar , Zhang Yongkang , Winterstein Almut G. , Shao Hui
Published: December 2023

Background

Severe hypoglycemia (SH) or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) experienced high hospital readmission after being discharged. Cognitive impairment (CI) may further increase the risk, especially those experiencing medical care interruption after discharge. This study examined effect modification role of post-discharge care (PDC) on CI-associated readmission risk among US adults with diabetes initially admitted for DKA or SH.

Methods

We used the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) (2016-2018) to identify individuals hospitalized with a diagnosis of DKA or SH. 30-day all-cause readmission risk was compared between those with and without CI identified during the initial hospitalization using a multivariate Cox regression. We assessed the CI-associated readmission risk in the situation with and without PDC, an effect modifier with the CI status.

Results

23,775 SH patients (53.3% female, mean age 65.9 ± 15.3) and 140,490 DKA patients (45.8% female, mean age 40.3 ± 15.4) were identified. 2,675 (11.2%) and 1,261 (0.9%) had CI during their index hospitalization.

For SH and DKA patients discharged without PDC, CI was associated with a 23% higher readmission risk (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) =1.23, 95%CI 1.08-1.40) and a 35% higher readmission risk (aHR=1.35, 95%CI 1.08-1.70) respectively. However, when patients were discharged with PDC, we found PDC as an effect modifier to mitigate CI-associated readmission risk for both SH and DKA patients (all p-values < 0.05).

Conclusions

Our results suggest that PDC can potentially mitigate the excessive readmission risk associated with CI, emphasizing the importance of post-discharge continuity of care for medically complex patients with co-morbid diabetes and CI.
John Dewey e o socialismo
Authors: Souza Rodrigo Augusto De
Published: December 2023

Este artigo apresenta um estudo sobre as conferências proferidas por John Dewey (1859-1952), na Universidade de Pequim, no ano de 1919. O interesse de pesquisa está em uma palestra, na coletânea de conferências, cujo tema versava sobre o socialismo. Portanto, procura-se analisar as intepretações elaboradas por Dewey a respeito do socialismo, suas recomendações sociais e políticas para a China naquele período revolucionário e, principalmente, suas apropriações e considerações no que concerne ao pensamento de Karl Marx (1819-1883). A influência das ideias de Dewey na China, suas aprendizagens naquele país e o impacto do seu pensamento no movimento revolucionário também serão abordados na presente investigação.
Occurrence of Native Platinum and PGE-bearing Pyrite in the Porphyry-Skarn-Epithermal Ore Complex at Recsk, Hungary
Authors: Biró Máté , Molnár Ferenc , O'Brien Hugh
Published: December 2023

In this short report we present the first detection of a platinum group element (PGE) mineral and Cu-bearing native platinum in a hydrothermal breccia pipe in the intermediate sulfidation mineralization of the Recsk ore complex in Hungary. Trace element analyses of pyrite provide further insights into the enrichment of PGE in the mineralized complex.The occurrence of native platinum is associated with one of the highest observed Pt contents in pyrite, as well as with other ore minerals such as Sn- and Pt-bearing native copper, pure native copper, and Ag-bearing tenorite. Crocoite and vanadinite were identified by SEM-EDS as secondary minerals possibly from the same paragenesis. Our new results suggest that the Recsk complex might contain economic PGE resources.
A Magyarországon felfedezett földgáz-előfordulások szénhidrogénjeinek genetikája
Authors: Koncz István
Published: December 2023

A szerző áttekintést ad a gázképződés, -migráció és -felhalmozódás folyamatairól, továbbá a bakeriális és termogén metánról, amelyek szénizotóparányaikban különböznek. A felfedezett gáz–felhalmozódások metánjának szénizotóparányai azt jelzik, hogy a kis mélységben (<1000 m) lévő gáztelepek főleg bakteriális eredetű metánt tartalmaznak. Megállapítható, hogy a termogén metán jelenlétét jelző szénizotóparány adatok gyakorisága 1000–1500 m mélység-intervallumban már nagy, ami a gázok vertikális migrációját jelzi. Az etán és a propán szénizotóparány adatai arra utalnak, hogy ezek a gáz–komponensek főleg olaj–generáló típusú kerogénből képződtek. Az etán és a propán szénizotóparány-különbségéből számított vitrinitreflexió ekvivalens értékek szerint primer migrációjuk akkor ment végbe, amikor a neogén anyakőzetek 3000 méternél mélyebbre kerültek.
Determination of Volatile Components in Mountain Tea (Sideritis condensata Boiss. Et. Heldr. Apud Bentham) Grown in its Natural and Agricultural Field Environment
Authors: TÜRKMENOĞLU Güliz , FAKİR Hüseyin
Published: December 2023

In this study, it was aimed to compare the volatile components of Sideritis condensata Boiss. Et. Heldr. Apud Bentham species mountain tea collected from nature and grown under field conditions with HS-SPME GC-MS technique. The cuttings of the plant were collected from Isparta Province, Yenişarbademli District, rocky location of Dedegöl Mountain in April 2020, and were transferred to field conditions at the end of May in the same year after rooted in a greenhouse environment. In June-July 2021, during the flowering period, leaf and flower samples peculiar to the species were collected from both field and natural environments and dried under room conditions. Using solid based micro-extraction technique, 72 volatile components were determined in natural growing environment and 88 volatile components in field envi-ronment in S. condensata by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Among the volatile com-ponents found in natural habitat and field environment, α-pinene (9.30%-2.32%), β-pinene (18.12%-5.66%), β-ocimene (4.46%-1.06%), trans-caryophyllene (12.77%-0.83%), germacrene-D (10.59%-0.67%), γ-cadinene (2.09%-10.94%), α-gurjunene (0.03%-16.68%), farnesene (0.98%-6.00%) were identified as the main components of Sideritis condensata. When the volatile components were examined, it was obser-ved that sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were high.
Konsep Motivasi Belajar Menurut Pandangan Islam dan Peran Guru BK
Authors: Syafrizal Syafrizal , Khairi Zuriatul , Habibah Suci , Efendi Yunita
Published: December 2023

Motivasi adalah suatu kondisi yang mendorong siswa untuk melakukan belajar guna meningkatkan mutu belajar dengan baik dalam mencapai tujuan belajar. Motivasi merupakan daya penggerak yang menggerakkan manusia untuk bertindak guna mencapai tujuan yang diinginkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian literatur review. Pada artikel ini dikaji beberapa artikel yang berkaitan dengan motivasi belajar dan motivasi belajar dalam pandangan islam dan peran guru BK dalam motivasi belajar. Dalam belajar tentunya ada dorongan yang membuat seseorang ingin mencapai suatu tujuan tertentu. Tujuan Proses belajar motivasi merupakan aspek dinamis yang sangat penting. Islam telah memerintahkan kita untuk belajar dan menuntut ilmu terlihat Islam sangat menekankan pentingnya belajar bagi manusia dapat dilihat dari banyaknya ayat dan hadis yang membahas tentang pentingnya belajar dan keutamaan orang yang berilmu dan menuntut ilmu. guru BK berperan dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa sebagai informator, motivator, direktor, dan transmitter sehingga dapat mengembangkan potensi dan memandirikan siswa dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar
Learning Design for Light Wave Oriented to the Multiple-Representations of High School Students in East Aceh
Authors: Yakob Muhammad , Putri Mentari Darma , Muhammad Guntur Maulana
Published: December 2023

Several studies have shown a deficiency in multiple-representation skills among high school students in East Aceh, where the learning process has not fully accommodated the development of these skills. This research aims to develop a learning design focused on enhancing students' multiple-representation abilities in the subject of light waves. The methods used include surveys and design research, with data collection utilizing validation sheets, pretests, posttests, and interviews. The validation results indicate a very valid category for question instruments, worksheets, and media. An initial survey of 30 high school students in East Aceh revealed an average initial multiple-representation ability of 28.4%. After limited implementation of the learning design, students' multiple-representation ability increased to an average of 61.8%. Thus, this learning design has proven effective in enhancing students' multiple-representation skills. Future research could evaluate its application in other subject materials.
Ethnomathematics in Ulos Abit Godang of South Tapanuli, North Sumatra
Authors: Murniati Murniati , Ginting Siti Salamah Br
Published: December 2023

This research explores ethnomathematics, particularly the relationship between geographical culture and the use of mathematics, focusing on Ulos Abit Godang from South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. As a cultural heritage object, Ulos Abit Godang provides a unique context for analyzing the correlation between mathematical principles and local culture. A qualitative descriptive methodology with ethnographic techniques was adopted to understand the interaction between mathematical concepts and cultural context. The findings reveal a connection between the ideas of set theory and geometric transformation in the Ulos Abit Godang culture. Thus, Ulos Abit Godang of South Tapanuli holds significant ethnomathematical elements, linking cultural heritage to mathematical concepts. These insights offer valuable educational contributions, enriching ethnomathematical methods in teaching mathematics to enhance student creativity and engagement. Future research is suggested to develop similar studies on other cultural artefacts in Indonesia and integrate them into the mathematics education curriculum to enrich student learning experiences.
KUZEYDE BİR OSMANLI ŞEHRİ: İSMAİL GEÇİDİ (1739-1768)
Authors: Başer Alper
Published: December 2023

İsmail Geçidi ve çevresi II. Bâyezid döneminde Osmanlı idaresi altına girmiştir.
1540’lı yıllarda küçük bir köy olarak tarih sahnesine çıkan İsmail, 1589 yılında
Darüssaade Ağası Mehmed Ağa’ya temlik edilmiştir. Mehmed Ağa’nın ölümünden
kısa bir süre önce İsmail Geçidi’ni vakfa dönüştürmesi ve beraberinde vakfa tanınan
ayrıcalıklar sayesinde yeni bir şehir doğmuş ve kısa sürede ciddi bir ekonomik
gelişmeye sahne olarak Müslüman, Hristiyan ve Yahudilerin ikamet ettiği Doğu
Avrupa’daki önemli Osmanlı yerleşimlerinden biri haline gelmişti. 18. yüzyılda
İsmail’de üç bin cizye veren gayrimüslim tebaa ikamet etmekteydi. Şehrin
Müslüman ahalisi, Türkmenler, Lazlar, Çıtaklar ve Tatarlardan müteşekkildi.
17. yüzyılın ilk yıllarında başlayan Tatar göçlerine paralel olarak hem İsmail
hem de Bucak çevresinde zirai üretim büyük oranda artmıştır. Bunun doğal neticesi
olarak İsmail hem üretimiyle hem de liman özelliği ile İstanbul’un iaşesinde büyük
rol oynamıştır. Şehrin ekonomik hayatında tarım dışında hayvancılık, mum
imalatı, balıkçılık ve köle ticareti önemli yer tutmaktaydı. Vakıf statüsü nedeniyle
İsmail Geçidi’nin yönetimi diğer Osmanlı kazalarından farklılaşmış şehir merkezi
Darüssaade ağaları tarafından atanan mütevelliler ve Kadı tarafından yönetilirken
şehrin taşrasında ikamet eden Tatarlar, Kırım Hanları’nın bölgedeki temsilcileri
olan Yalı ağaları ya da Bucak Seraskerleri tarafından idare edilmişlerdir. 18.
yüzyılda şehrin toplumsal hayatında yaşanan başlıca sıkıntılar alacak-verecek
davaları, miras sorunları, vasilik problemleri, cinayet, hırsızlık ve görevini
suiistimal eden yöneticilerin baskıları olmuştur. Sistemli bir devlet politikası
neticesinde kurulan İsmail Geçidi Osmanlı Devleti’nin Doğu Avrupa’daki
mirasının en somut göstergelerinden biridir.
Factors influencing rural Timor-Leste women’s utilisation of family planning services
Authors: Gomes Angelita Maria , Lees Amanda B , Shrestha-Ranjit Jagamaya
Published: December 2023

In Timor-Leste, maternal fertility and mortality rates have been reducing over the past two decades; however, unmet family planning needs remain. Family planning is especially relevant for women with low socio-economic status as they often have unmet family planning needs, which is pertinent for Timor-Leste as its population experiences high rates of poverty and primarily lives rurally. Our qualitative descriptive study explores rural Timorese women’s knowledge, attitudes, and family planning practices to determine factors influencing their family planning decision-making. Purposive sampling resulted in twenty-five women from the rural Suai-Covalima district participating in three focus groups.

While rural women preferred family planning, many lacked knowledge about specific methods, including misunderstandings about side effects and impact on fertility. Health literacy is central to improving understanding of family planning. Therefore, enhancing service providers’ capacity to provide accurate and up-to-date information and training is necessary to build rural women's understanding of family planning. The patriarchal nature of the Timorese society strongly influenced women’s family planning decisions. Hence, including men in future family planning education is essential. Despite the historical influence of the Catholic Church in Timor-Leste, women in this study did not feel its teachings influenced their family planning decisions. Further research exploring the role of the Church in reproductive decision-making and encompassing broader rural Timorese populations, including men, would increase understanding of family-planning decision-making and its influences.
The industrial environmental control using the example of a hydrocarbon deposit in the Volgograd region
Authors: Kuzmichev Andrei Alexandrovich , Kalashnik Zhanetta Vladimirovna , Kalashnik Vladimir Yurievich
Published: December 2023

The geological structure of the territory, tectonic elements associated with the oil and gas structure are described. The deposit is attributed to the area of contact of the Voronezh anteclise and the Caspian syneclise, separated by the southern part of the Pachelma-Saratov avlakogen. The specifics of the location, the mode of operation of the deposit, the method of extraction, preparation of products have been studied. The gas condensate field of the Tula horizon with an oil rim with water in its lower part is subject to development. The operation mode of the deposit is complex, due to the influence of the expansion energy of the gas cap and the elastic-water-pressure regime. The background method of operation prevails. The natural-technical system, formed due to the peculiarities of production and economic activity and natural conditions, affecting all components of the natural environment, disturbing the balance of the ecosystem of the work area, is considered. The main sources of increased danger are identified: industrial sites of producing wells, in places of technological binding of wellheads, the site of the gas metering station, in places of flange connections, dispersion candles, gas separators. In order to prevent formation fluid contamination of the upper part of the soil column, a protective soil embankment is provided. Particular attention is paid to the review of regulatory and legal documentation, requirements for the organization of control over compliance with their execution, the procedure and deadlines for reporting. Measures to protect the environment from sources of increased danger are described. Attention is focused on the relevance of radiation and environmental research, while control is based on uniform coverage of all industrial facilities.
Improving the design of devices with random packing due to the uniform distribution of the gas flow
Authors: Titova Liubov Mikhailovna , Naurzgalieva Diana Zamerovna
Published: December 2023

The modern technical level of solving the problem of efficient operation of adsorbers due to the uniform distri-bution of gas inside the apparatus is considered in detail and ways to improve the adsorbers are proposed. The disadvantages of modern designs of adsorbers and the areas of their use are noted. A brief critical analysis of the designs of devices for uniform loading of adsorbent is given. Based on the analysis and experimental studies, the design of the apparatus has been developed, which ensures a uniform distribution of gas flows inside the apparatus. The objective of the experimental studies was to evaluate the characteristics of the developed design of the apparatus for gas adsorption from gas mixtures. Simplicity of dense uniform loading of adsorbent, increase of process efficiency, low hydraulic resistance of the device are provided. To solve these tasks, an experimental setup has been developed to study the efficiency of the adsorption process using the example of adsorption silica gel of water vapor from a mixture with air. It has been experimentally confirmed that the device has competitive advantages. The design provides a tightly packed adsorbent layer, without voids, which means that the uniformity of the load layer in terms of wear and moisture is ensured. In the design of the adsorber, the possibility of entrainment of adsorbent particles during reverse purging is excluded. The design allows you to flexibly change the performance. The total cross-sectional area of the adsorbent increases in proportion to the vertically number of adsorption baskets. An increase in the number of cycles of the adsorption process will entail an increase in the adsorption capacity of the adsorbent. The design of the device helps to reduce energy consumption, reduce capital costs and increase the productivity of the adsorption plant. The introduction of the adsorber into the technology will ensure reliable operation, energy efficiency and high quality of the process.
Tubular furnace efficiency in the process of hydrocarbon condensate stabilization at the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant
Authors: Arabov Mikhail Shugeevich , Gamzatova Aisha Hajibeyova , Arabova Zarema Mikhailovna , Arabov Semid Mikhailovich
Published: December 2023

One of the most important and promising areas of Russia's development for the coming decades is the in-troduction of energy-efficient and energy-saving technologies. designated by the President of the Russian Federation. Currently, in Russia, various types of technological tubular furnaces with natural thrust are widely used at many gas processing plants and refineries. The bulk of tubular furnaces are operated by personnel without any automation systems and regulation of the supply of both fuel and air. The article discusses the issues of efficient operation of a tubular furnace during stabilization of hydrocarbon condensate with acidic components at the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant. When designing a tubular furnace, various options for efficient operation with the utilization of the thermal energy of exhaust flue gases are considered. It is established that the maximum efficiency of a tubular furnace is obtained not only when the flue gas temperature at the outlet of the chimney is minimal, but depends on a number of factors that are discussed in more detail in this article.
Situação socioeconômica e as perspectivas de catadores de materiais recicláveis de Mendoza, Argentina e Santa Maria, Brasil
Authors: Mantelli Streit Angélica Fátima , Specht Suzimary , Behr Everton Rodolfo
Published: December 2023

Os resíduos sólidos vêm assumindo um papel de destaque frente às crescentes demandas da sociedade, pois têm sido considerado um dos maiores passivos ambientais em todo o mundo. Nesse contexto, surgem novos protagonistas sociais, os catadores. Assim, este estudo teve por objetivo analisar a situação social e econômica e as perspectivas de catadores de materiais recicláveis de Mendoza, Argentina, e de Santa Maria, Brasil. A pesquisa é qualitativa, tendo sido a coleta de dados realizada através de entrevistas estruturadas, aplicadas a quinze catadores de cada uma das cidades. A partir disso foi possível verificar que o perfil social dos catadores, as suas condições de trabalho e a visão destes atores sociais acerca do trabalho que exercem se diferem significativamente em alguns aspectos, como por exemplo, a forma como transportam os materiais recicláveis coletados. Enquanto no Brasil a maioria dos entrevistados respondeu que coleta os materiais recicláveis “a pé” e com “carrinhos de tração humana”, em Mendoza a maioria respondeu que utiliza “bicicletas” e “caminhonete pessoal”. Isto possivelmente está associado às diferentes realidades, culturas e às próprias situações que fizeram com que esses indivíduos buscassem o trabalho de catação. Também foi constatado que a realidade econômica desses catadores é bastante difícil, visto que a renda obtida pela venda dos materiais recicláveis é considerada baixa. Por fim, a maioria dos catadores de Mendoza e de Santa Maria reconhece a importância do seu trabalho para a melhoria ambiental. Porém, consideram que são necessárias melhorias nas suas condições de vida, que poderiam ocorrer através do fortalecimento de novas políticas públicas, além da eficiência no cumprimento das leis e políticas já existentes, a fim de garantir a estes trabalhadores o direito de exercerem sua cidadania e de terem o reconhecimento perante a sociedade sobre a importância do seu trabalho.
Elementos para una transición energética sostenible y progresiva en Argentina
Authors: Roger Diego Daniel , Arroyo Juan Ignacio
Published: December 2023

Este trabajo analiza las condiciones bajo las cuales la transición energética en Argentina podría ser sostenible. Para ello se revisa el funcionamiento estructural del sector energético del país y el enfoque del que parten los documentos generados por la Secretaría de Energía de la Nación. Se destaca que, bajo la actual estructura sectorial, la trayectoria por defecto de una transición energética será regresiva en términos de desarrollo. Basado en la premisa de que la transición energética implica un proceso de cambio estructural, se presentan las condiciones para que sea progresiva y, por lo tanto, sostenible.
Em busca de um sentido conceitual da religião
Authors: AQUINO Thiago Antonio Avellar de
Published: December 2023

Este artigo tratou da análise do conceito de religião em Viktor Frankl e em Peter Berger. Pretendeu-se descrever as considerações dos autores acerca da religião e identificar elementos comuns entre as suas concepções, em busca de um sentido conceitual. Após uma análise de suas principais ideias, constatou-se que os pensadores analisados apresentam uma postura fenomenológica na análise do vivido da consciência do ser humano religioso, seja por meio do nomos ou do logos. Por fim, propôs-se uma definição sobre religião, integrando as concepções dos autores abordados.
Religião como objeto científico a partir de uma abordagem definicional
Authors: FIGUEIREDO Nestor
Published: December 2023

O artigo aborda a questão definicional do objeto religião, inicialmente, a partir de três posturas frequentemente observadas na Ciência da Religião: 1) é impossível ou desnecessário definir religião; 2) uma definição pode ser dada de forma relativa; e 3) uma definição de nosso objeto de estudo é necessária. Após o delineamento das três perspectivas, consideramos o problema levando em conta os principais momentos da disciplina ao longo de sua história com pouco mais de um século e meio: a Ciência da Religião clássica, sobretudo com os “pais fundadores” (Max Müller, Petrus Tiele e Chantepie de la Saussaye), o ramo fenomenológico e, por fim, seu último desdobramento mais significativo, a Ciência Cognitiva  Evolucionária) da Religião. Na última seção, defendemos a necessidade de um conceito de religião cientificamente estabelecido, sugerindo uma abordagem definicional como ponto de partida metodológico e discutindo alguns de seus desafios. Em conclusão, destacamos a superação desta questão central como condição para o conhecimento sistemático de nosso objeto de estudo com relevância e progressividade científica.
Religião
Authors: NOGUEIRA Paulo Augusto de Souza
Published: December 2023

Este artigo pretende contribuir para a discussão sobre o conceito de religião abordando não o que religião seria, mas o que a religião faz, ou seja, sobre seu poder de versar sobre o mundo. O texto religioso (texto compreendido de forma ampla) articula o mundo para além e em oposição ao senso comum, por meio de articulações híbridas (de vários códigos) e complexas, tendendo à polissemia. Trata-se de linguagem do excesso. No entanto, os sujeitos e as comunidades religiosas resistem à arbitrariedade dos signos que compõem seus textos. Afinal, neles se trata de intervenções no mundo, que só são possíveis devido à configuração desses textos. Nada neles é gratuito. Isso também se deve ao fato de que religião não se propõe a apenas a produzir sentido, mas se aplica igualmente à “produção de presença”. Trata-se da conexão promovida pelos textos religiosos entre agentes humanos e os metahumanos, incluindo aí as divindades, os agentes espirituais e ancestrais, mas também objetos, animais e espaços. Este tipo de religiosidade promove conectividade entre os mais diversos agentes, subvertendo classificações convencionais, num total descentramento do humano. Desta forma, entendemos que o estudo dessa textualidade complexa e híbrida, com poder mágico de conectar agentes de diversas ordens, deve ser prioritário para o estudo das religiosidades latino-americanas contemporâneas, incluindo suas vertentes sincréticas das periferias dos centros urbanos.
Morphology, structural and thermal degradable properties of carboxymethyl cellulose/Cuo nanoparticles for tetracycline removal in model aqueous solution
Authors: Phyo Win Pa Pa , Thet Yamin , Kyaw May Thazin , Sin Ngwe , Htwe Aung Than
Published: December 2023

Broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as tetracyclines, are used to treat and manage a range of infectious disorders. Since the kidneys are the primary organs responsible for excreting tetracyclines, clinicians should refrain from prescribing them to patients who have renal failure. Tetracyclines are one of the clinical waste products of today. One of the biggest problems in the field of pollution of the environment today is the persistence of different pharmaceutical residues, drug residues, pesticides, and metal ion species of the new-generation pollutants in surfaces and groundwater. In the present work, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-CuO nanoparticles (CMC-CuO NPs) were synthesized using CuO NPs within different amounts of CMC (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 g) at 85 °C. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, FT IR, SEM, and TG-DTA analysis. According to XRD and SEM, the crystallize size and morphology influenced the dosage of CMC. FT-IR analysis confines the layer of CMC to the CuO nanoparticle surface. TG-DTA results indicated that the CMC content of CMC-CuO NPs was between the range of 69% and 75% by weight. The effects of some parameters such as initial concentration, pH, adsorbent dosage, and contact time on the adsorption of tetracycline from aqueous model solutions on CMC-CuO NPs were investigated with batch studies. It was found that the removal of tetracycline was obtained about 80% with optimized parameters of 10 mg/L concentration, 180 min contact time, 5 pH, and 0.3 g/25 mL dose. The synthesized CMC-CuO NPs nanocomposite may be a promising material for the removal of tetracycline in environmental pollution and toxicology.
Clinical, serological and radiological findings in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from Zanzibar comparing those with and without interstitial lung disease
Authors: Sanaa Said , Noorein Omar , Faiza Juma , Clive Kelly
Published: December 2023

Objectives: To describe the prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) in a multi‐centre cohort. Methods: We collected data from 132 patients with RA prospectively over a four‐year period. Baseline socio‐demographic characteristics (age, sex, smoking status, disease duration, time to diagnosis) were obtained. Patients were also assessed clinically to determine articular disease activity as well as to identify any respiratory involvement. Baseline chest radiographs were requested for all participants and those with findings suggestive of possible lung disease underwent high‐resolution computed tomography (HRCT) to assess whether ILD was present. All patients with confirmed ILD were given rituximab monotherapy at recommended doses. Results: From a cohort of 132 adult RA patients, four were found to have RA‐ILD on HRCT giving a prevalence of 3%. They had a mean age of 55 ± 18.5 years with three of them being female. They had long standing RA with significant delay in time to diagnosis. None of our patients were smokers but all were strongly seropositive. Non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) was diagnosed in two patients while usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) was diagnosed in the remaining two. All patients benefitted from rituximab monotherapy as evidenced by improvement in respiratory symptoms, combined with non-progression on repeat HRCT, in tandem with clinical disease activity scores. Conclusion: Although our patient numbers were small, our paper describes epidemiological differences in RA‐ILD for our patients when compared with patients in the West. Rituximab showed promising results in our patients, but results must clearly be interpreted with caution.
Homenaje a Pierre Aubenque
Authors: Ruiz de Assín Sintas Diego
Published: December 2023

Recientemente fallecido, Pierre Aubenque consagró la mayor parte de su trayectoria a la interpretación del aristotelismo. Su apuesta por reconsiderar el sentido y la función de la metafísica aristotélica ha puesto de relieve la dignidad inherente a la tarea del historiador de la filosofía, cuya aproximación crítica al pasado exige la actualización de un singular compromiso intelectual. La nítida visión que tenía de los desafíos a los que debía responder la filosofía del s. XX, la participación en múltiples debates y su entrega a la docencia universitaria, reaparecen hoy bajo los rasgos de un coraje bien reconocible en sus intervenciones.
La desaparición de las especies
Authors: Luque Nuria , Montalvo Blanca , Pérez Pepo
Published: December 2023

Sala de exposiciones de la Facu1tad de Bellas Artes de Málaga Inauguración el 18 de noviebrea al 11 de diciembre de 2021
Differences in the cardiovascular hemodynamic response between the Valsalva and Reverse Valsalva Maneuvers in healthy subjects
Authors: Boryczko Andrzej , Furgała Agata , Jurczyk Michał , Augustyn Karolina , Gil Krzysztof
Published: December 2023

Background: The Valsalva Maneuver (VM) is the first-line treatment for paroxysmal supra-ventricular tachycardia, but a recent, novel, and efficient tool to restore sinus rhythm has been described, i.e., the Reverse Valsalva (RV). This study aims to compare changes in cardiovascular hemodynamics and autonomic system activity (ANS) based on heart rate variability (HRV) analysis during both maneuvers. Methods: Fifteen healthy participants performed the VM and RV maneuvers three times in a sitting position for durations of 15 s and 10 s, respectively. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were continuously monitored before, during and after the tests. Autonomic system activity was evaluated using frequency-domain analysis of HRV. Results: The decrease in HR from baseline to the lowest values, expressed as a ratio, was similar during both maneuvers (0.81 during the RV vs. 0.79 during the VM, p = 0.27). However, the final lowest HR in response to the RV was higher than that in response to the VM, 70/min vs. 59/min (p <0.001). The activation of the autonomic nervous system during the most bradycardic phase of the RV (phase II) and VM (phase IV) showed that the total power of HRV was less prominent during the RV than during the VM (p <0.012), with similar levels of parasympathetic activation. Conclusions: Our results showed less HR slowdown during the RV than during the VM. The changes in HRV parameters during both procedures in particular phases of the RV and VM suggest that the auto-nomic nervous system is activated alternately, so these tests can be used complementarily in a clinical setting with different results.
Fault Tolerance of Cloud Infrastructure with Machine Learning
Authors: Kalaskar Chetankumar , Thangam S.
Published: December 2023

Enhancing the fault tolerance of cloud systems and accurately forecasting cloud performance are pivotal concerns in cloud computing research. This research addresses critical concerns in cloud computing by enhancing fault tolerance and forecasting cloud performance using machine learning models. Leveraging the Google trace dataset with 10000 cloud environment records encompassing diverse metrics, we systematically have employed machine learning algorithms, including linear regression, decision trees, and gradient boosting, to construct predictive models. These models have outperformed baseline methods, with C5.0 and XGBoost showing exceptional accuracy, precision, and reliability in forecasting cloud behavior. Feature importance analysis has identified the ten most influential factors affecting cloud system performance. This work significantly advances cloud optimization and reliability, enabling proactive monitoring, early performance issue detection, and improved fault tolerance. Future research can further refine these predictive models, enhancing cloud resource management and ultimately improving service delivery in cloud computing.
DoSRT: A Denial-of-Service Resistant Trust Model for VANET
Authors: Keshari Niharika , Singh Dinesh , Maurya Ashish Kumar
Published: December 2023

The Denial of Service (DoS) attack threatens the availability of key components of Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET). Various centralized and decentralized trust-based approaches have been proposed to secure the VANET from DoS attack. The centralized approach is less efficient because the attack on the central trust manager leads to the overall failure of services. In comparison, the cluster-based decentralized approach faces overhead because of frequent changes in cluster members due to the high speed of the vehicles. Therefore, we have proposed a cluster-based Denial-of-Service Resistant Trust model (DoSRT). It improves decentralized trust management using speed deviation-based clustering and detects DoS attack based on the frequency of messages sent. Through performance evaluation, we have found that DoSRT improves precision, recall, accuracy, and F-Score by around 19%, 16%, 20%, and 17% in the presence of 30% DoS attackers.
Hydric Erosion Mapping Enhancement in Korifla Sub-Watershed (Central Morocco)
Authors: Eddefli Fatimazahra , Tayebi Mohamed , Hajaj Soufiane , Khaddari Achraf , Ouakil Abdelhadi , El Harti Abderrazak
Published: December 2023

In recent years quantitative and qualitative methods integration has become common in investigating and modeling hydric erosion. The present study focuses on using a synergistic approach of the Erosion Potential Model (EPM) and Priority Actions Program/Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC) in order to model the potential erosion in the Korifla Sub-watershed, Central Morocco. The combination of remotely sensed data and the EPM parameters demonstrated that the amount of soil estimated loss in the study area is between 0.001 m3/km2/y and 68.26 m3/km2/y. Furthermore, AUC (Area Under Curve) was computed to validate the EPM modeling results by implementing 162 high erosion sites, the AUC value indicates good mapping results (0.76). The PAP/RAC model shows that in the entire study area, the zones of very high and high erosion represent respectively 10.31 % and 14.53 %, whereas the equivalent of these zones by EPM represents 6.31 % and 9.52 %. The distribution of high-erosion areas correlates well with that of moderate to steep slopes, principally in forest and agricultural lands within the study area. However, the employed methods in this study successfully simulated erosion quantitatively as well as qualitatively. The findings of this study imply that hydric erosion can threaten ecological sustainability and agricultural production in several parts of the Korifla sub-watershed. Consequently, the present study results offer valuable insights for planning efficient erosion control strategies as well as redirecting soil and slope management. To sum up, the findings of this research have important implications for implementing efficient erosion control measures in north-western central Morocco, semi-arid area.
Why does Listeria monocytogenes survive in food and food-production environments?
Authors: Osek Jacek , Wieczorek Kinga
Published: December 2023

Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most dangerous food-borne pathogens and is responsible for human listeriosis, a severe disease with a high mortality rate, especially among the elderly, pregnant women and newborns. Therefore, this bacterium has an important impact on food safety and public health. It is able to survive and even grow in a temperature range from -0.4°C to 45°C, a broad pH range from 4.6 to 9.5 and at a relatively low water activity (aW < 0.90), and tolerates salt content up to 20%. It is also resistant to ultraviolet light, biocides and heavy metals and forms biofilm structures on a variety of surfaces in food-production environments. These features make it difficult to remove and allow it to persist for a long time, increasing the risk of contamination of food-production facilities and ultimately of food. In the present review, the key mechanisms of the pathogen’s survival and stress adaptation have been presented. This information may grant better understanding of bacterial adaptation to food environmental conditions.
Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Savings: Switch from Electricity Production to Biomethane. Case Study
Authors: Terjanika Viktorija , Sanchez Valdespino Angelica Araceli , Pubule Jelena
Published: December 2023

Greenhouse gases are mainly comprised of carbon dioxide. In 2021, anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the atmosphere have risen to 37.9 Gt, a 60 % increase from the levels observed in 1990. The production of high-value products using CO2 can contribute to decreasing atmospheric CO2 levels and advancing the objectives of the Green Deal. In Latvia, biofuel–biomethane production may also present a viable solution. Diversifying the energy sector, which can benefit the country's economy, is another advantage of this scenario. The study examines the transformation of a Latvian biogas production facility, which shifts towards producing biomethane as its final product. The study also involves the computation of greenhouse gas emission reductions resulting from utilizing biomethane instead of biogas in the network.
Transitive and Intransitive Selection Processes and Their Effects
Authors: Donason Addy D.
Published: December 2023

Karen Neander’s (1991a, b) Selected Effects (SE) theory of biological proper functions argues that the function of a trait is the action for which it was “caused” to be selected by natural selection. Her life’s work has already left a lasting impact, however SE theory has yet to be more properly formalized as a conceptual analysis of biological functions. Although other SE theories have sought to build upon Neander’s work (e.g., Garson, 2017), there remains an ambiguity in the theory’s use of causal descriptors. For the success of her successors, delineating the function of causality for SE theory is of utmost importance. Here, I systematize Neander’s theory according to the different senses of causation inherent to it. I argue that structuring SE theory in terms of causal transitivity and intransitivity reveals that Neander’s analysis not only supersedes her detractors but likely exposes areas of vulnerability in others’ SE theory derivatives.
Paradigm Shift in the Representation of Women in Anglo-American Paremiology – A Cognitive Semantics Perspective
Authors: Kochman-Haładyj Bożena , Kiełtyka Robert
Published: December 2023

The present paper, adopting some of the tools offered by Cognitive Linguistics, namely the mechanisms of conceptual metaphor and metonymy, is a qualitative study of a sociolinguistic nature. Its overall purpose is an attempt at exhibiting a paradigm shift in the representation of women in Anglo-American proverbs. Combining the potential of the cross-fertilisation between Cognitive Linguistics and paremiological studies, the study appertains to the sense-threads embedded in the figurative language of proverbs, with the main focus on a cognitive semantic analysis of selected Anglo-American paremias directed towards women and animals. The main goal of the research is the juxtaposition of the meaning coded in two proverbs of traditional status, as representatives of a larger group of paremiological units (i.e. A woman, a cat, and a chimney should never leave the house; A whistling girl and a crowing hen always come to no good end), reflecting the deep-rooted gender-biased ideology in patriarchal Anglo-American society, with the content of the selected anti-proverb (i.e. The early bird gets up to serve his wife breakfast in bed) and a contemporary proverb (i.e. A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle), serving as sample evidence of the heralds of a paradigm shift in the issue of gender stereotyping stored in paremiological wisdom. The paper shows that the motivation behind the use of the analysed proverbs is to be accounted for by reference to the mechanism of metaphor-metonymy interaction, while the rise of new gender-related proverbs can be regarded as a sign of socio-cultural changes. Specifically, through the medium of modern paremiology, asymmetrical representation of male and female gender, coupled with traditional masculine and feminine characteristics as well as social roles, appears if not endangered then, at least, to be taking a promising path.
Aplicación del algoritmo multiobjetivo NSGA-II en el diseño óptimo de redes de distribución de agua potable. Caso: Ciudad de Huancavelica, Perú
Authors:   Facultad de Ciencias de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Perú, Tunque-Dueñas Tony , Ricra-Dueñas Franzua ,   Facultad de Ciencias de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Perú, Ayala Iván ,   Facultad de Ciencias de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Perú, Contreras-Lopez Eliana ,   Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Jr. Puno 1002, Lima 15001, Perú, Portuguez-Maurtua Marcelo ,   Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Av. La Molina s/n, Lima 15024, Perú
Published: December 2023

En los últimos tiempos, se han desarrollado diversos algoritmos genéticos multiobjetivo y su aplicación en optimización de redes de distribución de agua potable, de los cuales NSGA-II ha mostrado un desempeño más sólido. Esta investigación muestra la aplicación de NSGA-II en el diseño óptimo de redes de distribución de agua potable considerando costo (IC) y confiabilidad hidráulica (IR) como funciones objetivo. La investigación se realizó en respuesta a un problema real relacionado con el suministro de agua en la ciudad de Huancavelica. Mediante la información obtenida a través de la EPS EMAPA Huancavelica S.A., y el lenguaje de programación Python con el Toolkit de Epanet se valida NSGA-II aplicándolo al diseño de la red de Hanoi. Una vez validado, se analiza la red de Huancavelica que cuenta con un IC de 0.31 equivalente a USD 140 099.89 y un IR de 0.25 y se obtiene un diseño óptimo de red que precisa un IC de 0.24 con un valor de USD 117 590.12 y un IR de 0.23; lo cual permite apreciar una diferencia en el IC de USD 22 509.77 y una reducción del IR, que la hace una red mucho más confiable que satisface simultáneamente las restricciones de presión mínima en todos los nudos, además de garantizar condiciones de falla durante su operación. Se determinó que NSGA-II es favorable para el diseño óptimo de redes de agua potable considerando dos funciones objetivo de costo y confiabilidad hidráulica.