bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Study on uneven settlement and correction of steel frame structures based on numerical simulation method
Authors: Chen Hang , Guo Yuxu , Alqawzai Shagea , Wu Xiaosong
Published: May 2024

Lifting-correction is a technique to restore buildings experiencing uneven settlement, while ensuring the safety and integrity of the main structural system. This study was based on a real light-steel building structure and provided a detailed description of scenarios involving uneven settlement and the process of lifting and correction. Additionally, a sophisticated finite element (FE) model was established using the generic FE software ABAQUS, with refined material constitutive models to ensure the accuracy of simulation results. Firstly, the impact of uneven settlement on the structure was examined, including modal and stress field analyses. Different methods of breaking column (BC) and lifting column (LC) were compared and scrutinized to identify optimal approaches and minimize damage and disturbance to the building. Four methods have been proposed and compared, including simultaneously breaking columns, breaking columns with chessboard style, simultaneously lifting columns and lifting columns in multiple stages. The four methods were comprehensively evaluated from the perspectives of stress fields, displacement responses, damage and energy dissipation. The results indicated that after uneven settlement, the eigenvalues and frequencies of the structure decrease, the structure tended to be unstable. Simultaneously, as stress increases, some joints’ materials enter the yielding stage, affecting the overall structural stability and safety. When damage occurs in some joints, the structural safety was compromised. The comparison between the two BC methods, including the chessboard style and simultaneously BC methods, it was revealed that the former causes less disturbance to structural initial stress field. The comparison between the two LC methods, including, simultaneously and LC in multiple stages, it was revealed that the latter performs slightly better in terms of stress fields, displacement fields, damage, energy dissipation and internal forces. Therefore, the methods of BC in chessboard style and LC in multiple stages were recommended to use in engineering practice to ensure less structural disturbance. The findings obtained from this study can provide guidance for structural engineers to solve the uneven settlement of buildings.
Valency-based structural properties of gamma-sheet of boron clusters
Authors: Koam Ali N. A. , Azeem Muhammad , Ahmad Ali
Published: May 2024

Boron cluster sheets are two-dimensional boron atom-based formations called borophene. They are similar to the two-dimensional sheet known as graphene, which is composed of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The unique electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of borophene make it a sought-after substance for a variety of uses, such as catalysis, energy storage, and electronics. There are two ways to manufacture borophene: chemical vapor deposition and molecular beam epitaxy. Vertex-edge valency-based topological descriptors are a great example of a molecular descriptor that provides information on the connection of atoms in a molecule. These descriptions are based on the notion that a node’s value in a molecular network is the sum of the valency of those atoms that are directly connected to that node. In this article, we discussed some novel vertex-edge (ve) and edge-vertex (ev) topological descriptors and found their formulations for the boron cluster or borophene sheets. Also, we show the numerical and graphical comparison of these descriptors in this article.
Cinematic structures in Italo Calvino’s fictions
Authors: Bellardi Marco
Published: May 2024

The article explores the influence of cinema on Italo Calvino’s writing. Critics and even Calvino himself have tended to construe visibility in his works as purely abstract, pictorial and geometric. However, the article shows that the writer’s style includes references to film form and culture. Precise transmediations of cinematic temporality, techniques and characterization are found in his literary production from Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno (The Path to the Spiders’ Nests) (1947) to Palomar (Mr Palomar) (1983). Drawing on narratology and semiotics, the analysis retraces various para-cinematic techniques in Calvino’s literary corpus, pointing to the 1958 short story La signora Paulatim (Mrs Paulatim) as a prime example of full cinematization. Moreover, it points out that the characterization in Marcovaldo (1963) draws on classical slapstick comedies and anticipates some of the features found in the Fantozzi series. Finally, the article frames the contribution of film culture through the concept of ‘cinematic mode in fiction’.
Eccentric, unintelligible, gregarious and undomesticated: Southern Italian female characters in three films by Leonardo Pieraccioni
Authors: Messina Marcello
Published: May 2024

Prominent scholarship on the Italian South has reflected on the otherized, inferiorized and racialized positionality of the region’s territories, cultures and populations within the national Italian debate, with the North functioning as an allegedly virtuous norm that the South constantly fails to conform to. The gendered imagery that inscribes this type of ethnic and territorial subordination permits, in this context, the visualization of anomalous, recalcitrant and undomesticated Southern women that function as a metaphor of the irredeemable otherness of the South. In this article, I use as a starting point three films starring and directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni, namely I laureati (The Graduates) (1995), Il ciclone (The Cyclone) (1996) and Il paradiso all’improvviso (Suddenly Paradise) (2003). I consider these films in order to analyse the screen personas of Tosca D’Aquino and Anna Maria Barbera, both of whom embody, in different ways, the encounter between Southern identity, eccentricity and non-normative corporalities.
The Many Meanings of Mina: Popular Music Stardom in Post-war Italy, Rachel Haworth (2022)
Authors: Mosconi Elena
Published: May 2024

Review of: The Many Meanings of Mina: Popular Music Stardom in Post-war Italy, Rachel Haworth (2022)

Bristol and Chicago, IL: Intellect, 272 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-78938-560-1, h/bk, GBP 85.00
Pasta, Pizza and Propaganda: A Political History of Italian Food TV, Francesco Buscemi (2022)
Authors: Tominc Ana
Published: May 2024

Review of: Pasta, Pizza and Propaganda: A Political History of Italian Food TV, Francesco Buscemi (2022)

Bristol: Intellect, 170 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-78938-406-2, h/bk, £85.00
Il libro bianco di Pasolini: La raccolta dei processi a Pier Paolo Pasolini, Francesco Aliberti, Alessandro Di Nuzzo and Enzo Lavagnini (2022)
Authors: Tonelli Anna
Published: May 2024

Review of: Il libro bianco di Pasolini: La raccolta dei processi a Pier Paolo Pasolini, Francesco Aliberti, Alessandro Di Nuzzo and Enzo Lavagnini (2022)

Reggio Emilia: Compagnia editoriale Aliberti, 378 pp.,

ISBN 978-8-89323-464-1, p/bk, €19.00
Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from some dairy products in Libya as a foodborne pathogen
Authors: Azwai Salah M. , Lawila Aml F. , Eshamah Hanan L. , Sherif Jihan A. , Farag Samira A. , Naas Hesham T. , Garbaj Aboubaker M. , Salabi Allaaeddin A. El , Gammoudi Fatim T. , Eldaghayes Ibrahim M.
Published: May 2024

Background and Aim: Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of clinical and asymptomatic mastitis in dairy cattle, as well as in milk and dairy products that affect milk quality. Mastitis caused by K. pneumoniae is even more serious due to its poor response to antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study was to detect and identify the presence of K. pneumoniae in milk and dairy products produced in Libya.

Materials and Methods: A total of 234 samples were randomly collected from various locations in Libya. Samples were examined for the presence of K. pneumoniae using conventional cultural techniques, including cultivation in violet red bile agar plus 4-methylumbelliferyl-ß-D-glucuronide broth and CHROM agar, followed by polymerase chain reaction identification and partial sequencing of 16S rRNA.

Results: Of the 234 samples of milk and dairy products collected, 16 (6.8%) isolates revealed mucoid colonies on agar media that were phenotypically suggested to be K. pneumoniae. Identification of isolates was confirmed using molecular techniques (16S rRNA). Among the examined samples, K. pneumoniae was recovered from camel’s milk, raw cow’s milk, raw fermented milk, Maasora cheese, Ricotta cheese, soft cheese, full cream milk powder, milk powder infant formula, cereal baby food, and growing-up formula. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed on 12 of the 16 K. pneumoniae isolates, and the results showed that K. pneumoniae isolates were resistant to more than eight antibiotics; interestingly, two isolates showed metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) production.

Conclusion: K. pneumoniae is considered a risk to human health because many of these products do not comply with the microbiological criteria of international and/or Libyan standards. This study emphasized the relationship between K. pneumoniae and raw milk, cheese, milk powder, and infant milk retailed in Libya. There is a need to take the necessary measures to ensure effective hygiene practices during production in dairy factories, handling, and distribution on the market, in particular at a small local production scale.

Keywords: antibiotic sensitivity, dairy products, foodborne, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Libya.
(Yet another) way to prove the Pythagoras’ theorem
Authors: Kumar K S Ajay
Published: May 2024

This article attempts a new way of proving the Pythagoras’ theorem. For centuries, people have used diverse tools such as combinatorics, calculus, geometry, algebra and trigonometry to come up with hundreds of different ways to prove the theorem. The contributors who have shown these new ways have been equally varied and diverse - ancient mathematicians, modernacademic and recreational mathematicians (including Miss E A Coolidge, a blind girl), philosophers, high-school students, a former chief economist of the World Bank, and even a former president of the United States. Here, I use some geometry, trigonometry and algebra to prove the theorem. The reason why I even tried looking for one more way to prove it is probablybest paraphrased by the character Lisa Simpson (from The Simpsons) - I guess the hunt was more fun than the catch.
Burnout y consumo de alcohol y cannabis en trabajadores de la salud. Post-Covid-19 en México
Authors: Villa Galindo Victor Hugo , Flores Garza Paola Lizeth , Jimenez Padilla Benito Israel , Salazar Moreno Carlos Alberto , Trejo Garcia Andrea Sarahí
Published: May 2024

Introducción: La pandemia por Covid-19 trajo muchos retos en salud mental de los profesionales de salud, y el síndrome de burnout (SB) fue uno de los padecimientos con mayor prevalencia en los trabajadores de la salud. Así mismo, durante este periodo se pudo observar un aumento del consumo de alcohol y/o cannabis para afrontar las dificultades ocasionadas por la pandemia. Objetivo: Conocer la prevalencia del SB y el consumo de alcohol y cannabis y la relación entre el SB y los tipos de consumo de alcohol después del Covid-19 en trabajadores de la salud. Materiales y métodos: El diseño de este estudio fue descriptivo correlacional. La muestra estuvo conformada por 84 trabajadores de salud elegidos por un muestreo por conveniencia. El análisis de los datos se realizó a través de proporciones, intervalos de Confianza del 95 %, Chi2 de Pearson y correlación de Spearman. Resultados: Se encontró que los trabajadores de salud presentaron niveles moderados altos de síndrome de Burnout; el trabajador que laboró en área Covid-19 presentó porcentajes mayores en las categorías del SB; el 31 % presentó un nivel de cansancio emocional alto; el 20.2 % un nivel de despersonalización alto y el 25 % un nivel bajo de realización personal. Respecto al uso de sustancias psicoactivas, tampoco se encontraron diferencias significativas, no obstante que los trabajadores que estuvieron en área Covid-19, el 64.3 % refirieron consumir alcohol y el 33.3 % cannabis. En cuanto al tipo de consumo de alcohol, se encontró que el 36.9 % presentó un consumo sensato, el 26.2 % un consumo dependiente y el 36.9 % un consumo perjudicial. Así también el tipo de consumo de alcohol perjudicial se correlacionó significativamente con el nivel de cansancio emocional (p >.05). Conclusiones: lo cual indica que los trabajadores que tienen un mayor cansancio emocional, también tiene un tipo de consumo de alcohol perjudicial.
Trauma pancreático en paciente lactante y manejo quirúrgico mediante procedimiento de Letton - Wilson
Authors: Romero Espitia Walter David , Mejía Isaza Daniel Ernesto , Yepes Sarmiento Aura Patricia
Published: May 2024

Las lesiones pancreáticas son poco comunes, pero dan lugar a una morbilidad y mortalidad que varía entre el 3 y el 17 %. Se presenta el caso de un paciente de cinco años que ingresó por trauma pancreático con disrupción del ducto pancreático secundario a maltrato infantil. Se realizó diagnóstico y manejo quirúrgico oportuno mediante un procedimiento de Letton – Wilson, preservando páncreas distal y bazo. El paciente se recuperó satisfactoriamente sin complicaciones y fue dado de alta después de 12 días. Se discuten las implicaciones del trauma pancreático en la infancia y se enfatiza la importancia del diagnóstico temprano y el tratamiento adecuado.
Niveles de inseguridad alimentaria en los hogares y características asociadas en niños de 0 a 59 meses en Colombia
Authors: Portilla Portilla Edwin-Mauricio , Llanos Redondo Mayerly , Gutierrez Lesmes Oscar Alexander , Llanos Redondo Andrés , Martínez Torres Javier
Published: May 2024

Objetivo: Determinar los niveles de inseguridad alimentaria del hogar en niños de 0 a 59 meses en Colombia y sus factores sociodemográficos asociados. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio analítico transversal, en términos de un análisis secundario de la Encuesta Nacional del Situación Nutricional en Colombia desde 2015; se evaluó un total de 12 894 niños pequeños entre 0 y 59 meses mediante la Escala de Seguridad Alimentaria de América Latina y el Caribe; se evaluaron características sociodemográficas y económicas; la inseguridad alimentaria fue examinada por cada una de las variables sociodemográficas; se utilizaron modelos multivariados de regresión de Poisson para estimar las asociaciones. Resultados: La edad promedio fue de 29,6 meses y el 48,8 % eran niñas; los resultados indicaron que el 59,9 % de los niños vivían en hogares con algún grado de inseguridad alimentaria (severa: 8,8 %, moderada: 13,8 %, y leve: 37,3 %); se encontró que los hijos cuyos padres tenían un nivel educativo anterior a la primaria y los pertenecientes al cuartil 1 de riqueza estaban más asociados con tener inseguridad alimentaria en sus hogares. Conclusiones: En general, la proporción de niños que residen en hogares con algún grado de inseguridad alimentaria en Colombia es alta.
Geografía de la fragilidad de personas mayores, residentes en Popayán (Colombia), 2021
Authors: Arboleda Campo Víctor Hugo , Muñoz Rodríguez Diana Isabel , Cardona Arango Doris , Segura Cardona Angela , Robledo Marín Carlos Arturo , Segura Cardona Alejandra , Gallo Giraldo Erika Alejandra
Published: May 2024

Objetivo: Ubicar con georreferencia los participantes frágiles residentes en los barrios seleccionados en la ciudad de Popayán (Colombia). Materiales y métodos: Estudio transversal con una muestra de 501 personas de 60 y más años; en cuanto a la geolocalización, se utilizó el software Google Earth y Qgis 2.16 para elaborar los mapas temáticos; la variable fragilidad se tomó mediante la escala FRAIL, bajo el enfoque de los determinantes. Resultados: El 8,0 % de las personas encuestadas fueron clasificadas en riesgo de fragilidad, de las cuales el 54,0 % eran mujeres, con una media para la edad de 71 años. La distribución de la fragilidad se mostró de forma desigual en los barrios seleccionados, con mayor compromiso de las mujeres. Conclusiones: Se identificó variación e incremento de la prevalencia de fragilidad, según la edad y los barrios de Popayán; con afectación en mujeres; para lo cual se puede favorecer a los encargados de las decisiones en salud pública para planificar y gestionar estrategias de atención a las necesidades de la población para brindar mejores condiciones de vida en la vejez.
Modelo de Interacción Padres-Hijos de Kathryn Barnard y su aplicación en lactante menor con diagnóstico de bronquiolitis severa: Reporte de caso
Authors: Castañeda Jinete Milagros María , Vásquez Soto Claudia Margarita , Sandoval Serrano Yasmín , Gómez Durán Sandra Milena , Cabarcas Garcerant Miguel Antonio , Guerrero Racines Yanine , De las Salas Roxana
Published: May 2024

Se presenta el Proceso de Atención de Enfermería (PAE) de una lactante mayor femenina de 1 año y 2 meses de edad, con antecedentes de rinofaringitis aguda y celulitis incipiente en cuero cabelludo. Se plantea PAE y sus cinco etapas; siguiendo la valoración por dominios y la aplicación de concepciones y supuestos teóricos del modelo de interacción de Padres-Hijos de Kathryn E. Barnard. El plan de cuidados se realiza con el enfoque de mapa de cuidados en la situación quirúrgica, diagnóstico NANDA International, lnc. La evaluación de intervenciones NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) y resultados NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification).
Percepción de los padres en relación con la atención de enfermería en el servicio de hospitalización pediatría
Authors: Pinchao Zaraza Laura , García Suarez Cristina , Portela Escandon Nancy Yaneth , Campos Guzman Nelson
Published: May 2024

Objetivo: Evaluar la percepción que tienen los padres durante la hospitalización de sus hijos en relación con la atención de enfermería. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal con un enfoque cuantitativo. Participaron 250 padres que acudieron a instituciones prestadoras de salud de segundo nivel de complejidad. Se aplicó la escala de evaluaciòn de la percepción del cuidado humanizado brindado por el profesional de enfermería (Alfa de Cronbach 0,945). Los datos fueron recolectados en el segundo periodo de 2022. Resultados: La edad promedio de los hijos de los padres que participaron fue de 35 meses, lo cual corresponde a primera infancia; el 76 % tuvo una hospitalización no > 5 días; el 52 % tiene su residencia en Cundinamarca y el 66 % de los diagnósticos correspondía a infecciones respiratorias; en el análisis detallado por cada una de las dimensiones, al contrastar las puntuaciones obtenidas en la escala global, el 68 % de los participantes perciben un cuidado no humanizado. En el análisis se encontró asociación entre los padres de niños menores de 3 años quienes perciben que el cuidado brindado por enfermería es humanizado (p<0.05). Conclusiones: Según la escala de evaluación, la percepción de los padres durante la atención brindada por el profesional de enfermería durante la hospitalización de sus hijos es un cuidado no humanizado, en el que las principales debilidades se encontraron en las dimensiones de relación profesional de enfermería - paciente y enseñanza - aprendizaje
Dermatitis por Toxicodendron striatum: reporte de un caso
Authors: Peñaloza Morales Albert José , Marín Cárdenas Jorge Alonso , Jaramillo Builes Laura Manuela , Chinchilla Escobar Edna Carolina , Ramírez Jaramillo Carolina
Published: May 2024

Se reporta el caso de un hombre de 32 años que desarrolla dermatitis de contacto por exposición al árbol conocido como “manzanillo”, científicamente llamado Toxicodendron striatum o Rhus striata. En Colombia las dermatitis por este tipo de plantas son bien conocidas y temidas por los campesinos y personas que trabajan en áreas boscosas, pero la literatura al respecto es escasa. El paciente ingresó a la institución remitido de la baja complejidad con lesiones en piel de amplia distribución, sin síntomas de anafilaxia. Se indicó manejo intrahospitalario con corticoides sistémicos y antihistamínicos, cuya terapia fue guiada por Toxicología Clínica, con posterior mejoría y egreso.
Financial Innovations in Czechia: Considerations for Establishment of Regulatory Sandbox
Authors: Tomčiak Petr , Škrabka Jan
Published: May 2024

The regulatory sandbox has been established in many EU Member States as well as developer non-EU countries as a tool for fostering financial innovation. On the contrary, the Czech Republic has not yet prepared a sandbox. The article introduces the topic, discusses the sandbox in the European and international context, and briefly explains the history and current status of financial innovations in the Czech Republic. The authors also discuss the OECD report on recommendations for the design of the FinTech Sandbox. Recommendations of which they find to be unsuitable for implementation due to the fundamental flaws of the report and the omission of an analysis of the Czech legal system. Finally, the authors of this article elaborate on the various options and parameters for the Czech sandbox. The authors recommend implementing a legal definition of a sandbox in the Czech legal system. Also, the authors call for the establishment of a sandbox that could support the development of financial innovation as Czech consumers show a particularly supportive stance towards new technologies.
EU Administrative Decision-Making Delegated to Machines – Legal Challenges and Issues
Authors: Hubková Pavlína
Published: May 2024

Increasing computing power, the constant development of different types of digital tools or even the use of AI systems – they all provide the EU administration with an opportunity to use automated decision-making (ADM) tools to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative action. At the same time, however, the use of these tools raises several concerns, issues or challenges. From a legal perspective, there is a risk of compromising or reducing the accountability of public actors. The use of new technologies in decision-making may also affect fundamental values and principles of the EU as a whole. Automation, the use of large amounts of data and the extremely rapid processing of such data may affect or jeopardise the rights of individuals protected by EU law, including the fundamental rights guaranteed by the EU Charter. In order to keep administrative action within the limits of the law and to guarantee the rights of individuals, it is necessary to keep an eye on the various legal challenges associated with these phenomena. This article looks at three inter-connected levels of automated decision-making – the data, the ADM tool and the way it is programmed, and the output and its reviewability – and presents the legal issues or challenges associated with each of these levels.
The Advent of Space Administrative Law in Europe
Authors: Handrlica Jakub
Published: May 2024

Regulation of any activities in space used to be object of international public law for several decades. This had reflected the fact that states as subjects of international public law used to be the key role in the development of space activities. In the last decade, however, there is a rising tendency to govern space activities also by the means of administrative law. Commercialisation and privatisation of space, developments in space tourism and increasing number of space flights have triggered the need to establish rules on permitting, registration and surveillance. Thus, while space activities were matter of regulation by the means of international public law almost exclusively, there has been a considerable tendency towards governing by the means of administrative law. In many jurisdictions, national space acts were enacted in the last decade. This process underlines the argument on gradual emergence of a space administrative law in Europe.
Artificial Public Administration – Myth or Reality?
Authors: Pomahač Richard
Published: May 2024

The computerization of public administration tasks is a reality. In contrast, the intelligence of public administration is shrouded in myths. For many decades, administrative science has contributed to the clarification of this distinction. Digital constitutionalism and technology-oriented administrative law doctrine have recently been added to this research. The basic regulations, proposed and adopted within individual states, in the European Union and in international organizations, whether it concerns the protection of personal data, cyber security, or artificial intelligence, do establish new tasks for public administration, but they affect methods rather than forms of administrative activity. Emerging technology raises concerns about the ability to understand artificial reasoning and its methods of classification, personalization, and prediction. It is questionable to assume that all actions can be quantified and thus everything becomes objective. Technology compounds the situation and has its own imperative.
Ambient Occlusion for Terrain Shading
Authors: Jenny Bernhard
Published: May 2024

Ambient occlusion is widely used in computer graphics to accentuate areas in a three-dimensional scene that are hidden from bright lighting. On maps, ambient occlusion adds spatial depth and nuanced texture to shaded relief images. Ambient occlusion images for maps can be calculated from digital elevation models using the Eduard relief shading application. This paper illustrates the use of ambient occlusion for cartographic terrain shading and introduces two extensions: (1) oriented ambient occlusion for modulation with a direction of illumination, and (2) reduced ambient occlusion for valley bottoms with consistent brightness.
Thermodynamic and kinetic study on the catalysis of tributyl aconitate by Amberlyst-15 in a cyclic fixed-bed reactor
Authors: Deng Ailin , Ma Qiqi , Hu Yunxiang , Zhang Xin , Yang Sangni , Song Nianhua , Sun Wuji , Liu Xuejun , Ji Jianbing
Published: May 2024

Tributyl aconitate is a new type of alternative plasticizer to phthalates. Amberlyst-15 was used to catalyze the esterification of aconitic acid and n-butanol for the preparation of tributyl aconitate in a cyclic fixed-bed reactor. The influence of the reaction conditions on the conversion was investigated. The results showed that the conversion of aconitic acid increased significantly with the rise of temperature and catalyst loading. The reaction conditions were optimized as: temperature: 115 °C; initial mass ratio of AA and n-butanol: 1:4; catalyst loading: 25 %; reaction absolute pressure: 85 kPa; volume flow rate: 30 mL min−1. Thermodynamics and kinetics of the reaction was studied. The non-ideality of the reaction system was rectified using the UNIFAC group contribution method. The kinetic process was simulated using the pseudo-homogeneous (PH) model, Eley-Rideal (E-R) model, and Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson (LHHW) model. The results revealed that the E-R model exhibited superior suitability in simulating the kinetic process.
Development and characterization of a coaxial strain-sensing cable integrated steel strand for wide-range stress monitoring
Authors: Jiao Tong , Pu Chuhong , Xu Qiang , Tang Minggao , Zhu Xing , Liu Chuankun , Li Jiang
Published: May 2024

Monitoring the stress of steel strands, from initial tension to eventual failure, is paramount for assessing structural safety and understanding its failure mechanism. Current monitoring methods are restricted in measuring stress only until yielding because of their limited range. This study proposes a novel coaxial strain-sensing cable (CSSC) based intelligent steel strand (CSSC-ISS), which has both functions of force-bearing and self-sensing. First, the prototype design of CSSC-ISS and the sensing principle of CSSC are introduced. Then, a fabrication method of small-diameter CSSC is proposed, which is then encapsulated with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) material, forming a GFRP sensing rod (GFRP-SR). The next step involves replacing the strand’s central wire with the GFRP-SR, culminating in the creation of the CSSC-ISS. Finally, Laboratory tests show that the CSSC has excellent strain-sensing performance with a resolution of at least 100 µε and a measurement range of 150,000 µε. The GFRP-SR offers good sensing potential and comparable mechanical strength to standard GFRP rods. Notably, the CSSC-ISS could measure stress up to strand failure, retaining 87.9% tensile strength and 88.7% elastic modulus compared to standard steel strands. It is verified that the CSSC-ISS can consistently measure its stress condition throughout its life cycle without compromising its load-bearing potential.
The Lost “Linant de Bellefonds Stela” of the Chief-Treasurer Maya and its Hymn and Prayer to the Sun-God
Authors: Pasquali Stéphane
Published: May 2024

Publication of a new stela of the Chief-Treasurer Maya (time of Tutankhamun-Horemheb) with a long hymn addressed to the rising sun. The closest versions of the text are those of pNakht (London BM EA 10471, 21), the London stela of Horemheb (BM EA 551), and the pyramidion of Amenhotep Huy in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden (AM 6-b) – one sequence about the sun rays and the Haunebut (line 5) is original in view of the available documentation.

The stela (now lost) which was in the possession of Linant de Bellefonds in 1850, is only known thanks to a handwritten copy by Auguste Mariette. There can be no doubt that it comes from the tomb of Maya at Saqqara.
Student-centered school, competency development and playful, experiential mathematics learning in Hungary
Authors: Klein Sándor , Kiss Julianna , Nemeskéri Zsolt , Zádori Iván
Published: May 2024

As colleagues of the Faculty of Culture, Education and Regional Development at the University of Pécs (Hungary), we have been striving for decades to ensure that teachers contribute as successfully as possible to the development of the most important competencies of their students. In our thesis we highlighted three topics (each related to a renowned psychologist) we found important in our teacher training practice. Based on the work of Carl Rogers, the person-centered approach has influenced the mindset of helping professionals worldwide over the past sixty years. In the 80's we started spreading it from the Juhász Gyula Teacher Training College in Szeged, and than from the University of Pécs. John Raven's psychocybernetic approach points out that education is a complex system in which positive changes in one factor can be detrimental to overall performance due to complex interactions. When the University of Pécs awarded John Raven an honorary doctorate, it also wanted to show that we want to build more on his work in teacher education. Zoltán Pál Dienes is considered the most exciting figure in playful, experiential, exploratory mathematics learning/teaching worldwide. In the last years of his life, he also became an honorary doctor of the University of Pécs and we undertook to bring his mathematical games (learning aids) to Hungarian schools. We hope that the "Dienes method" will make everyone like this anxiety-inducing subject, which is still foreign to many students today. The trends presented in this paper can help make our educational practice more child-centered and effective if we continue to make serious efforts.
Tuning Colossal Magnetoresistance Effect Through Chemical Substitution In Perovskite Manganites
Authors: Khatarkar Subhash , Ahirwar Kamlesh
Published: May 2024

Objective: This research is focused on the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effect tunability via chemical substitution in perovskite manganites. The objective is to learn how changing the chemical structure of these compounds affect their magnetic and electronic characteristics particularly the CMR effect. Methods: Perovskite manganite materials were prepared by the chemical substitution method to tune the composition of transition metal ions and rare-earth elements. The structural, magnetic, and electronic characterizations were done by the means of X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and electrical transport measurements. Results: The study showed that the selective chemical substitution within the perovskite structure could be used to modulate the CMR effect in manganite materials. Due to the differences in chemical structure the magnetic ordering, charge carrier concentration and electronic band structure are altered which in turn influence the magnitude of the CMR effect. For example, specific chemical substitutions were shown to remarkably strengthen the CMR effect, leading to better magnetoresistance characteristics. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the possibility of tuning the CMR effect by the chemical substitution of Mn perovskite materials. By manipulating the chemical composition, it is achievable to fine-tune the magnetic and electronic characteristics for various spintronics, magnetic sensors and other devices that need high magnetoresistance effects. The results help to gain more knowledge about CMR in manganite systems and provide the guidance for the research on improving their performance.
Noise Mapping as a Method for Depicting Industrial and Commercial Noise Pollution
Authors: Dewan Manju , Vinayak Karan Singh , Sidhu Inderpal Singh , Sharma Rajnish
Published: May 2024

India is leading to vehicles overcrowding as the number of vehicles are increasing manifolds day by day. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified traffic noise, including road, rail and air traffic, as the second most important cause of ill health. This project comprises a survey about the noise pollution in industrial and commercial areas of Chandigarh. The levels of noise pollution were measured seven times in a day. In Industrial area, it was found that the noise levels were beyond the prescribed limit from 8am to 2pm. On the contrary, the commercial area showed the noise level exceeding the prescribed limit during the whole day. The study indicated if the effective steps are not taken, the noise levels will cross the limits in the near future, severely affecting the city.
Common Fixed Point Theorems For Weakly Compatible Mappings On Complete Metric Spaces
Authors: Jha Naveen
Published: May 2024

Metrical common fixed point theorems invariably require a commutativity condition and a condition on the continuity of involved mappings besides a contractive condition and researches in this domain are aimed at weakening one or more of these conditions. In this paper, we prove a common fixed point theorem that enhance the scope of proving common fixed point theorems from the class of compatible continuous mappings to a wider class of mappings which includes pairwise coincidentally commuting (weak compatible) mappings without any continuity requirement.
Prediction of Poor Outcome Using the Urea to Albumin Ratio in Thoracic Empyema
Authors: Dimitrov Evgeni , Valchev Daniel , Minkov Georgi , Enchev Emil , Yovtchev Yovcho
Published: May 2024

Purpose: The prognostic performance of urea-to-albumin ratio (UAR) has been assessed in various pulmonary and nonpulmonary conditions, but never in thoracic empyema. Therefore, our aim was to determine whether this marker has the ability to predict outcome in such patients.Methods: A single-center retrospective study was conducted in a Clinic of Thoracic Surgery at a University Hospital between January 2021 and October 2023. A total of 84 patients who underwent emergency surgery due to thoracic empyema were involved. Serum levels of urea and albumin at admission were used to calculate UAR. We analyzed area under receiver operating characteristics (AUROC) curves of UAR, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and quick-sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA), and compared their prognostic performance.Results: The identified in-hospital mortality was 10.7%. The UAR showed the best ability to prognosticate mortality compared to qSOFA (AUROC = 0.828 vs 0.747) and SIRS (AUROC = 0.828 vs 0.676). We established a sensitivity of 87.5% and specificity of 74.2% at optimal cut-off value UAR > 51.1 for prediction of adverse outcome.Conclusion: In patients with thoracic empyema urea-to-albumin ratio showed significant prognostic performance and a potential for clinical application as a low cost and widely available predictor of death.
A bibliometric analysis of the Open Access forestry research and engineering international journal–FREIJ (2017–2018)
Authors: Peiro Ignacio Garcia
Published: May 2024

This article seeks to analyze some features of the Open Access Journal Forestry Engineering International Journal (MedCrave Group) through the Bibliometric point of view. The Journal includes a long variety of papers written by 167 distinct authors. Research articles and Mini-Reviews involve the most quantity of researchers. Outstanding to the long skew of papers, I recommend a homogenization of them to try to reach the Red Queen Model.
Estallido social, conflicto de ollas y caída del padre imaginario
Authors: Figueroa Mario Bernardo
Published: May 2024

El estallido social en Colombia no fue un paro, sino la vívida objeción que impusieron los y las jóvenes, y gran parte de la sociedad, a la larga hegemonía del discurso mafioso —forma privilegiada del discurso capitalista en nuestro país—, al instalar las ollas comunitarias en el corazón de las ollas del narcotráfico. Este acto implicó también la caída del padre imaginario de un sector de la sociedad colombiana, máximo representante de ese discurso. El rechazo de la juventud a su mandato de sacrificio, ante el goce del éxito, cobró muchos ojos y muchas vidas.
Project Spotlight: University project pushes precast challenges to the limit
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: May 2024

University of Southern California students used a complicated mold design for the Carapace Pavilion, the centerpiece for a new VIP camp¬ground for Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California. A PCI Foundation Grant helped pay for the project.
Project Spotlight: Virgin Islands seawall meets requirements for 50-year design life
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: May 2024

Coastal Precast Systems, WSP USA Inc., and American Bridge Co. worked together to coordinate the construction of the Veterans Drive seawall in St. Thomas, with components made in Virginia and shipped by barge to the Virgin Islands.
Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice prevents hepatic impairment in rats subjected to metabolic syndrome
Authors: Reyzov M. , Eftimov M. , Gancheva S. , Todorova M. , Zhelyazkova-Savova M. , Tzaneva M. , Valcheva-Kuzmanova S.
Published: May 2024

This study evaluated the effects of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice (AMFJ) on the liver in a model of high-fat, high-fructose (HFHF) diet-induced metabolic syndrome (MS). Fifty rats were allocated to five groups – Control, MS, MS+AMFJ2.5, MS+AMFJ5, and MS+AMFJ10. The control group was fed a standard diet, while the other groups were provided a HFHF diet. During MS induction, daily oral treatment was performed. Control and MS groups received 10.0 mL kg−1 distilled water, while the other three groups received AMFJ at doses of 2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 mL kg−1, respectively. After 10 weeks, liver samples were collected and inspected histologically as well as immunohistochemically to determine the expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and MAC387. Bax/Bcl-2 ratio was calculated. In MS rats, steatotic, inflammatory and degenerative alterations of the liver were detected, Bax and MAC387 were markedly elevated, while Bcl-2 was non-significantly reduced. The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio significantly increased. The histopathological alterations were prevented by the AMFJ treatment. Compared to MS group, Bax and MAC387 values were significantly lower and Bcl-2 value was higher resulting in significantly lower (P < 0.001) Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in all AMFJ-treated groups. AMFJ, administered during MS induction in rats, prevented the occurrence of inflammatory, steatotic, degenerative, and pro-apoptotic changes in the liver.
Determination of fraxetin, fraxin and dimethylfraxetin in rat plasma by UPLC-MS/MS
Authors: Jia Qing , Wang Ziyue , Wang Shuqian , Ma Shunjun , Qiao Xueqi , Huang Xueli , Wang Xianqin , Wen Congcong , Zhu Xia-yin
Published: May 2024

Objective

The levels of fraxetin, fraxin, and dimethylfraxetin in rat plasma to be measured using an ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass-spectrometry (UPLC–MS/MS) technique and applied to their pharmacokinetics and bioavailability.

Methods

The protein precipitation technique was applied to the plasma preparation using acetonitrile and methanol (9:1, v/v). At a flow rate of 0.4 mL min−1, the elution time was 6 min. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-water with 0.1% formic acid, and the chromatographic column was UPLC HSS T3 (50 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.8 μm). Quantitative analysis was conducted using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode and detection was performed using electrospray ionization (ESI) positive ion mode. In each group, six rats were treated with fraxetin, fraxin, and dimethylfraxetin either orally (5 mg kg−1) or intravenously (1 mg kg−1).

Results

The calibration curves showed good linearity in the range of 2–4,000 ng mL−1, where r was greater than 0.99. The bioavailability of dimethylfraxetin, fraxin, and fraxetin was determinated to be 19.7, 1.4, and 6.0%.

Conclusion

The established UPLC-MS/MS method for determining the levels of these three compounds in rat plasma was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetics of dimethylfraxetin, fraxin, and fraxetin, and the bioavailability was calculated.
Manajemen Strategi LAZISMU Jawa Barat dalam Mengelola Dana Zakat
Authors: Safitri Diana , Sarbini Ahmad , Yulianai Yuliani
Published: May 2024

This study aims to determine how strategic management in LAZISMU West Java, especially in managing zakat funds. This research is based on Riva'i's thought in Yunus that strategic management consists of three processes, namely: (1) strategy formulation, (2) strategy implementation, (3) evaluation. The method used in this research is descriptive method. Data collection techniques by observation and interviews. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that strategic management in LAZISMU West Java consists of three processes: First, the formulation of a strategy which includes the formulation of a vision and mission, environmental analysis, determining goals and objectives and ending with determining the strategy. Second, the implementation of strategies that include organizing, functional synergy that regulates program implementation, and program procedures for zakat fund management starting from the collection, distribution and utilization of productive zakat. Third, evaluation of strategies from the process of strategy formulation and implementation.
Manajemen Pelayanan Ibadah Haji pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19 di PLHUT Kantor Kementerian Agama Kabupaten Majalengka
Authors: Nurhamidah Ai , Machendrawaty Nanih , Setiawan Asep Iwan
Published: May 2024

This study aims to determine the planning of Hajj services at the PLHUT of the Office of the Ministry of Religion of Majalengka Regency, to find out the organization of Hajj servicew at the PLHUT pf the Office of the Ministry of Religion of Majalengka Regency and to determine the implementation and evaluation of Hajj services at the PLHUT of the Office of the Ministry of Religion of Majalengka Regency. This research uses case study method and field research. So the results of the research researchers found that the Hajj Service Post (Posyanji) wich provides excellent services which is located in every sub-district so that it becomes an extention of the Ministry of Religion.
Optimalisasi Program Remaja Islam Masjid dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Remaja di Kecamatan Malangbong Garut
Authors: Nursolih Muhsin , Saepuloh Uwoh , Rahman Arif
Published: May 2024

Remaja Islam Masjid Al-Ilyas is youth organization under auspices of the DKM Al-Ilyas Mosque Malangbong. Programs and activities have a positive impact on youth. The purpose study to find out (1) the steps of program planning (2) setting goals, and (3) the efforts improving the quality of youth. The research based on S Rao's theory that optimization is a plan, goal, and effort obtain maximum results. Research method used descriptive method. The results study are (1) program planning steps, taking elements of 5W + 1H planning (2) setting goals for forming young Muslim cadres, role of da'wah younger generation, and applying good values (3) Then, the efforts in improving quality of youth, including carrying out training-based, social and religious-based activities.
Lukasz PAWICKI, Existencia, validez y eficacia del acto jurídico canónico, EUNSA, Pamplona 2023, 398 pp., ISBN 978-84-313-3853-4
Authors: Vigo Santiago
Published: May 2024

Book Review
„Bóg stworzył świat, człowiek zbudował labirynt” – sacrum w twórczości ks. Janusza Stanisława Pasierba
Authors: Popielarz-Zajdel Ewelina Maria
Published: May 2024

Ks. Janusz Stanisław Pasierb pisał o pięknie, miłości i dobru. Jego życie także było wypełnione tymi wartościami. Natura, sztuka i szeroko pojęta kultura stanowiły dla Pasierba możliwość nawiązywania relacji z sacrum. W swojej twórczości poetyckiej nieustannie zwraca się w stronę sacrum i opiewa piękno otaczającego go istnienia, często nawiązując przy tym do motywów biblijnych. Piękno jest bliskie doświadczaniu, przeżyciu sacrum. Bóg jest również Pięknem i w tym zawężeniu przejawia się zaangażowanie poety. Jest to poezja doświadczania sacrum, poezja, w której możemy spotkać się z drugim-bliźnim. Autor proponuje czytelnikowi refleksję, medytację i afirmację, aby móc w pełni odczytywać sens bytu. Zawierza Bogu oraz jego miłosierdziu. Docenia sztukę, która – choć będąca dziełem rąk ludzkich – jest wynikiem Bożej ingerencji.
Błędy językowe w kontekście kulturowym wśród uczących się języka polskiego jako obcego
Authors: Myśliwiec Iwona
Published: May 2024

W niniejszym artykule przedstawiono najpopularniejsze błędy językowe w kontekście kulturowym popełniane przez uczących się języka polskiego jako obcego. Analiza została przeprowadzona na podstawie trzech grup językowych: osoby posługujące się językiem wietnamskim lub chińskim; osoby anglojęzyczne (Włosi, Hiszpanie, Turcy i inni); osoby słowiańskojęzyczne (Ukraińcy, Rosjanie, Białorusini, Kazachowie). Błędy zostały rozpatrzone na podstawie trzech wyznaczników: gramatycznego, leksykalnego i fonetycznego.
Consideration of socially significant personality traits of a convicted person in the organization of the process of penitentiary prevention
Authors: Leskova Irina , Uvarov Igor
Published: May 2024

The problem of the recidivism of punishment in the form of imprisonment, traditionally refers to the most pressing problems of social science. This is due to the fact that being isolated from society, the convict is forced to integrate into the social education that has been formed in places of deprivation of liberty. The specific relationships that exist among convicts in the penitentiary society also leave a certain imprint on the nature of those relationships that are considered acceptable in this environment. The administration of correctional institutions is forced to take into account the system of informal relations that has developed among convicts in order to implement penitentiary practices necessary for the correction of convicts. For many decades, a system of qualitative assessment of the personality of convicts serving sentences of imprisonment has been formed. The article notes that there is a rather unhealthy practice of focusing on the criminal characteristics of the convict's personality, which began to influence the shift in emphasis in the application of penitentiary practices from correction to punishment. This is most clearly seen in the institute of preventive accounting used in correctional institutions. The Administration is making efforts to identify negative personality traits in convicts in order to use them in determining priorities in the application of penitentiary practices. The authors propose to consider such an approach as hindering the effective use of penitentiary prevention. As a result, the article proposes to shift the focus in the activities of the correctional institution administration to socially significant personality traits of the convicted person in order to correctly determine priorities in the process of penitentiary prevention.