bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Career Decision-Making Case study: Project Manager and Project Consulting on Industries Corporates Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Authors: Rouissi Chiraz
Published: December 2023

Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage one's emotions as well as the emotions of others. In the world of work, it helps build stronger relationships, build resilience, and achieve our goals. Being able to anticipate one's feelings and emotions in a given situation would make it possible to better assess the reaction of one's interlocutor in a similar environment. And in doing so, to create more favorable social interactions on both sides. This article aims to explore the role of adopting emotional intelligence (EI) in career decision-making difficulties; meanwhile, discussing the examination of the Bar-On Emotional Intelligence, and decision-making career. We use a quantitative method with a survey distributed to project managers working in Industries companies. Many authors distinguish models of mental skill, focusing on the ability to process affective information thenmixed models that conceptualize EI as a complex construct, including aspects of personality, motivation as well as the ability to perceive, assimilate, understand, and manage emotions.The result of thisarticle interprets EmotionalIntelligence as having an impact positively on the decision-making process of the employees or employers in the corporation.
Optimizing Segmentation and Purchase Forecasting in Credit Card Transactions: A PSO-enhanced k-means and ANN Approach
Authors: Hidayati, S.Kom., M.Sc., Ph.D. Shintami Chusnul , Raharja Putu Bagus Gede Prasetyo , Wardhiana I Nyoman Gde Artadana Mahaputra , Klemm Sebastian
Published: December 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of data-driven marketing, machine learning has emerged as a pivotal tool for analyzing complex consumer behaviors and enhancing strategic decision-making. This paper introduces a novel approach to optimize customer segmentation and purchase forecasting in credit card transactions through the synergistic integration of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)-enhanced k-means clustering and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). The proposed methodology refines customer segmentation by leveraging PSO, resulting in more defined clusters. In the predictive modeling phase, an ANN outperforms conventional methods, providing superior accuracy in purchase forecasting. The study demonstrates the effectiveness of advanced algorithms in enhancing insights from credit card transaction data, offering valuable implications for improved decision-making in the financial domain.
ANALISIS FIGUR AMBU DALAM PROSESI MAPAG PANGANTÉN SUNDA
Authors: Nurzaini Mayang Amalia
Published: December 2023

Mapag Pangantén is a bride and groom welcoming procession what

be held at a Sundandese wedding party. The bride and the groom

would welcomed with traditional music and dance performance.

This procession appeared in the 1920s and continues to grow until

now. The development includes various aspects, one of which is

appeared of Ambu’s figure on Mapag Pangantén procession. Ambu

is a Léngsér’s wife who have humorous character. But in reality,

representation of Ambu’s figure often contradict with the concept

of Sundanese culture and norms in society. This research was

conducted using a qualitative descriptive method with observation

techniques and literature study.
Microbiological characteristics and antibiotic sensitivity of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) isolated on the territory of Western Siberia
Authors: Ionina S. V.
Published: December 2023

The results of the studies of microbiological features of cultures of standardized and clinical strains isolated from biological material of the animals on the territory of Western Siberia belonging to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) are presented. Microbiological studies of the pathogens consisted of the bacterioscopic method (staining of smears of cultures according to Ziehl – Neelsen) and the culture method (processing of biomaterial by the method of A.P. Alikaeva with subsequent sowing of the obtained sediment on Lowenstein-Jensen and Finn-2 egg nutrient media with mycobactin). In addition, biochemical tests with the cultures isolated from the material were used, including examination of colony growth at 30, 37 and 42 C, on the medium with sodium salicylate, with 5% sodium chloride, nitrate reduction, determination of amidase, catalase, arylsulfatase activity, hydrolysis of Tween-80 and a biological method consisting of intravenous infection with suspensions of standardized and clinical strains of non-linear white mice. The results of the studies showed that the cultures of clinical strains belonged to the 3rd group of mycobacteria according to the Runyon classification and their properties were identical to the standardized strain of M. paratuberculosis, which allows us to attribute them to mycobacteria of paratuberculosis. Antibiotic sensitivity studies of the standardized strain of M. paratuberculosis (Central-Lubinsky) and clinical strains revealed their susceptibility to all the drugs used in the studies. In a biological assay, mice infected with paratuberculosis pathogens had lower body weight than in the control groups. Autopsy revealed enlargement of lungs, spleen and liver, single purulent foci on liver, spleen and mesentery, and the liver was marbled, the mucosa of the small intestine is not changed. The growth intensity of cultures from the biomaterial (lungs, liver, spleen) was 2(++) to 3(+++) to 4(++++) points, the growth intensity of the cultures from the mucosa of the small intestine is 0(+/-) points. Bacterioscopic examination of smears of colony cultures of the studied pathogens isolated from the internal organs of mice of the experimental groups and stained by Ziehl – Neelsen staining showed the presence of single acid-fast granular bacilli arranged in groups or in the form of a "palisade", which is characteristic of the causative agent of paratuberculosis. The biological method of research on laboratory animals revealed the susceptibility of nonlinear white mice to the tested cultures and the possibility of reproducing experimental paratuberculosis infection on them.
The use of triticale in feed production
Authors: Shpilev N. S. , Lebedko L. V. , Shepelev S. I. , Torikov V. E. , Melnikova O. V.
Published: December 2023

The results of growing new varieties of winter triticale in order to obtain herbage and grain are presented. The effectiveness of the use of triticale in fodder production, in particular, as part of complete mixed fodders when growing young fattening pigs on the materials of the Bryansk region and using it in a green forage chain when growing cattle is substantiated. The research was conducted in the Bryansk region in 2021, 2022. The superiority of triticale in terms of the main parameters in comparison with traditionally cultivated crops: rye and wheat has been proven. The combination of high yield and protein content allows increasing the yield per unit area of more valuable grain. The protein content in the grain of the rye variety Pukhovchanka was 12,4%, in the grain of the triticale variety Forte – 15,2%, and in the grain of the wheat variety Vladi – 14,1%, which indicates the highest protein content of triticale grain in comparison with the most common crops. The best results were obtained on the cultivation of the triticale variety Forte using mineral fertilizers in the amount of N120P130K130, in which the grain yield averaged 91,4 centners per hectare over two years, the excess yield of wheat variety Vladi was 7,6 centners per hectare. The increase in the yield of triticale was due to the combination of rye with many ears and wheat with many flowers which ensured an increase in the mass of grain per ear. With a slight decrease in the density of the stem stand in the crops of triticale, its yield significantly exceeded other studied crops of the variety. When cultivating triticale for green fodder of the Elephant variety, the yield was 407,1 c/ha, which is 106,8 c/ha higher than the yield of the Pukhovchanka variety. The technological ripeness of triticale comes 7 days later than that of rye, so this crop fits well into the green forage chain. Due to high resistance to the most common and harmful diseases such as brown and stem rust, powdery mildew, green fodder triticale during the period of technological ripeness retains consumer qualities at a high level.
Advances in the Automatic Lemmatization of Old English: Class IV Strong Verbs (L-Y)
Authors:   Universidad de La Rioja, Torre Roberto
Published: December 2023

The morphological features of an inflectional language like Old English (OE), which also presents generalized spelling inconsistencies, limit the use of lemmatizing and tagging tools that can be applied to natural languages. Consequently, the development of Natural Language Processing (NLP) models, which crucially depend on lemmatized corpora, is slowed down. Against this background, this article develops a lemmatizer within the framework of Morphological Generation that allows for the type-based automatic lemmatization of OE class IV strong verbs (L–Y). The lemmatizer incorporates a set of algorithms to account for features of inflectional, derivational, morphophonological and diatopic variation. The generated forms are automatically compared with Taylor et al. (2003) and Healey et al. (2004) to confirm their attestation and are assigned a lemma. Overall, the research proves successful in setting up form-lemma associations, while highlighting areas of ambiguity and mismatches. The main conclusion of the article is that taking the route of automatic lemmatization with this methodological framework will contribute to the field of OE lexicography by both lemmatizing attested inflectional forms and by identifying areas for manual revision.
Sharia Actualization: Realizing the Indonesian Islamic Jurisprudence
Authors: Ahmad Ridwan  , Siskha Putri Sayekti  , Eva Siti Faridah
Published: December 2023

Sharia is intertwined with fiqh. In English terminology, Sharia is translated as “Islamic law based on the Quran.” In the context of reforming Islamic law in Indonesia, the method of talfiq is needed, selectively choosing opinions that align with the conditions in Indonesia. It is believed that the Islamic legal tradition, in terms of formation, reform, or legal development, is closer to the Anglo-Saxon legal system known as precedent law. This is because Muslims fully accept that all the dogma, principles, and Islamic sharia are already perfected in the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet. The question at hand is how these legal texts can be guaranteed to remain relevant and capable of meeting the needs of all times, places, cultural contexts, and social levels. This study delves deeper into the Sharia within the Contemporary Era, relating to the Typology of Islamic Legal Reform Actualization and the Application of Islamic Law in Indonesia. The research is a literature study, focusing on the examination of figures and the object of study, which is Sharia in a modern context. This study employed a qualitative approach to analyze the Typology of Islamic Legal Reform Actualization and the Application of Islamic Law in Indonesia. The dynamics of Islamic law in Indonesia are expected to continue evolving and innovating so that in the future, Islamic law with universal value will not only pertain to the realm of fiqh muamalat (transactions) and akhwal sakhsiah (personal matters) but will also contribute positively to the development of national law in Indonesia in various aspects.
The Legal Effectiveness of Marriage Dispensation in the Religious Court of Batang, Central Java: A Case of Post-Law Number 16 of 2019
Authors: Ali Trigiyatno  , Makrum  , Luthfi Hakim Arif Effendi
Published: December 2023

This research analyzes the factors contributing to the high number of marriage dispensation requests at the Religious Court of Batang Central Java following the enactment of Law Number 16 of 2019, which regulates the minimum age for marriage. A qualitative approach, employing deductive and inductive analyses, is utilized to comprehend the dynamics of this phenomenon. Positive transformation: Valuable data is collected through interviews, observations, and documentation, and skillfully transformed into insightful descriptive information. The research findings are anticipated to serve as a reference in the field of Islamic Family Law. The results indicate the ineffectiveness of legal provisions, evidenced by the substantial increase in marriage dispensation requests post the enactment of Law Number 16 of 2019. The judicial foundation for approving dispensation requests is rooted in the Quran, Hadith, Law Number 1 of 1974, Law Number 16 of 2019, Compilation of Islamic Law (HKI), and Supreme Court Regulation Number 5 of 2019. The practical implication underscores the need for a reevaluation of the marriage dispensation procedures to ensure better understanding among academics and the public. This research contributes innovatively by exploring the impact of Law Number 16 of 2019 on the phenomenon of marriage dispensation at the Religious Court of Batang, with a specific focus on legal effectiveness.
Cereals-goat's rue agrocenoses in the conditions of the Upper Volga region
Authors: Vagunin Dmitry Aleksandrovich , Ivanova Nadezhda Nikolaevna
Published: December 2023

During 2015–2021 at the Gubino agro-polygon VNIIMZ, studies were carried out on hay-grass-goat-rue grass stands depending on the composition of the grass mixture and soil difference in the conditions of the Upper Volga region. Varieties of oriental goat's rue (Galega orientalis Lam.) - Gale, Yubilyar, Krivich and seeded cereal grasses - meadow timothy grass (Phleum pratense L.) Vic 9, awnless rump (Bromus inermis L.) Vegur, reed dwarf grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) Ural. Sowing methods of grass stands are single-species and mixed - legumes, legumes-cereals and cereals. The research methodology included phenological observations, determining the density and height of herbage, studying the structure of the crop, the dynamics of the accumulation of dry and green mass, and processing statistical data. It has been established that, on average, over a seven-year observation period, the yield of legume-grass grass stands varied within 5.1-7.9 t/ha of dry weight. The maximum productivity was noted in 2017 - up to 11.7 t/ha of dried mass. The stem density of the sown legume component - oriental goat's rue, depending on the grass mixture and the year of the study, varied from 17 to 149 pcs/m2. The height of goat's rue plants on average for long-term observations with two-cutting use was 63-93 cm, for grass seeded grasses - 78-108 cm. Goat's rue had good foliage, the average share of leaves in the structure of the Eastern goat's rue crop for all years of research varied from 50.6 to 58.2%. The stem content was 41.4-48.9%. In single-species crops, the leaf content of eastern goat's rue reached 43.6-66.8% on average for 2 cuttings, and in a mixture with cereal grasses - 42.6-69.0%. The most productive were legume-cereal agrocenoses on gleyic soil.
The state of the material and technical base of the reclamation complex and the assessment of the effectiveness of its modernization
Authors: Zhuravleva Larisa Anatolievna
Published: December 2023

The material and technical base is considered the foundation of any production process and has its own specifics in each industry. Nevertheless, at present its condition in the reclamation complex is unsatisfactory. The purpose was to analyze the features of the material and technical base of the reclamation complex and evaluate the effectiveness of its modernization. The article presents an assessment of the use of the resource potential of the reclamation complex, the principles of improving the material and technical base. The structure of the material and technical base of the reclamation complex, the factors of formation and tools to ensure modernization, replenishment and renewal are characterized. The instruments of implementation of innovation policy are considered. An algorithm for determining the need for modernization, planning and updating of the material and technical base and evaluation efficiency criteria is proposed.
Research of the borehole moisture capacity of deeply loosened soils in the south of the Rostov region
Authors: Mikhaylin Andrey Andreevich , Bandurin Mikhail Aleksandrovich
Published: December 2023

The article presents the results of studies of the water absorption rate and the change in the possible limiting moisture capacity of the soil, deeply loosened flat and sloping areas of ordinary (Pre-Caucasian) chernozem, taking into account climatic changes in southern Russia. The current state of the climate and indicators of the physical and mechanical properties of the soil of cultivated flat and sloping lands require the development of new technologies and technical means to create the necessary conditions for increasing the water permeability of cultivated soils. For research, cultivated lands of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Higher Education UNPK Donskoy "Uchkhoz Grain" DGAU, Rostov Region, Zernogradsky District were used. The coefficient of natural moisture varies from 0.30-0.35 in a predominantly dry year to 0.7-0.9 in a wet year. Precipitation during the growing season - 310-470 mm. The heat consumption for their evaporation is in the range from 80 to 118 kJ/cm2. Soil moisture deficit is 400-550 mm, while evaporation is 1050-1200 mm. The deficit of water consumption is 300-390 mm. Mostly since the last ten days of June, there has been a significant lack of soil moisture. Data processing was carried out using standard and special techniques. On the field cultivated by plowing to 0.20-0.25 m at a depth of 0.30 m, water was absorbed by the soil on average 38 % worse than in the area cultivated by deep loosening up to 0.60 m with the innovative chisel GNCh-0.6M in mode "Processing flat areas". On plowing, the moisture capacity of a meter layer of soil is approximately 1.5 times lower compared to deep loosening. The use of the innovative chisel-subsoiler GNCH-0.6M in the "Treatment of flat areas" mode allows: firstly, to increase the maximum moisture capacity of a meter horizon of cultivated land by 1.5 times in comparison with plowing; secondly, to reduce the impact of surface water runoff; thirdly, in a meter layer of soil to increase the reserves of productive moisture by more than 50 %.
The content of somatic cells in goat milk during the breeding and nonbreeding seasons
Authors: Leibova Victoria Borisovna , Pozovnikova Marina Vladimirovna , Tulinova Olga Vasilievna , Romanova Elena Anatolievna
Published: December 2023

The somatic cell count (SCC) is considered to be an indirect indicator of the hygienic quality of milk, but the content of somatic cells in goat milk may be due to a number of factors unrelated to intramammary infection. The purpose of our study was to determine the SCC for 5-26 weeks of lactation in Saanen goats of the second lactation in connection with milk yield, the mass fraction of lactose in milk (MFL) and taking into account the breeding season. The analyzed group was formed from 22 females of spring lambing (April). The results of our study showed that at 5-18 weeks lactation, before the start of the breeding period, the dynamics of SCC as a whole was similar to the change in daily milk yield (DA). From 17-18 weeks. up to 21-22 weeks and further up to 25-26 weeks DA decreased by 1.2-1.3 times (p<0.01 and p<0.001). But SCC for 21-22 weeks of lactation (peak breeding season) increased by 1.7 times (p<0.01) and significantly exceeded 1000 ? 103 units/ml. At 25-26 weeks of lactation, a decrease in SCC by 1.4 times (p<0.05) was found out, but on average the content of somatic cells remained at the level of 1000 ? 103 units/ml. The lactose content had a negative trend throughout lactation, and no correlation was found out between MFL and SCC. We assume that the increase in SCC in the last months of lactation is a consequence of changes in the hormonal background in the breeding season.
Potato yield forecasting based on a fuzzy-possibility model
Authors: Kotova Zinaida Petrovna , Danilova Tatyana Alekseevna , Spesivtsev Vasily Aleksandrovich , Tyukalov Yury Alekseevich
Published: December 2023

Potato production is a complex dynamic system that requires ensuring the stability of its functioning in changing, uncertain economic conditions and a scientifically based approach to making effective management decisions. The purpose of the research was to assess and predict potato productivity depending on the level of mineral nutrition and the length of the growing season using expert knowledge and a fuzzy-possibility approach in the conditions of the Republic of Karelia. The experiments were carried out in 2019-2021 on three potato varieties of different early maturity: Udacha, Red Scarlet and Aurora on soddy-weakly podzolic sandy loamy well-cultivated soil. The microfield experiment included two options for applying mineral fertilizers: N80P60K120 и N120P90K180, the variant without fertilizers served as a control. Studies have shown that the application of mineral fertilizers significantly increases the yield of tubers by 10-58%. The yield of potatoes without the use of fertilizers averaged 28.4 t/ha in the experiments. The highest potato yield was obtained on the early variety Udacha (38.4 t/ha) against the background of the use of mineral fertilizers at a dose of N80P60K120.  An adequate fuzzy-possibility model (FPM) based on explicit and implicit expert knowledge has been synthesized to predict potato yield. It is shown that the most significant factors in assessing the yield of potatoes of all tested varieties are the level of mineral nutrition (X2) and soil fertility (X5). The synthesized FPM can be used for the planned potato yield under certain external and similar technical and technological conditions.
Results of studying the morphobiological characteristics of promising forms of apricot in rainfed conditions of the Orenburg region
Authors: Saudabaeva Aliya Zhonysovna , Mushinskiy Aleksandr Alekseevich , Pronko Nina Anatolievna
Published: December 2023

Variety study and selection of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is an important scientific task, since the fruits of this crop are rich in nutrients and biologically active substances, the plants are unpretentious in care and can produce a commercial crop in a sharply continental climate. The object of the research was 10 promising forms of apricot from the collection of the Orenburg branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution FSC Horticulture, which were studied during 3 growing seasons using generally accepted methods. A high diversity of morphological characteristics of generative organs in the studied forms of apricot and their general morphological characteristics were revealed: light green color and elongated leaf shape with a single serrated edge of the leaf blade. The stable productivity of selected forms, which was up to 24 % higher than the control and amounted to 15-16 kg per tree (forms SI-ZV-6-1 and D-36), allows us to identify sources of economically valuable traits for breeding work and possible candidates for new varieties among studied objects.
Efficiency of microbiological fertilizers when cultivating open ground tomato crops in the Volgograd region
Authors: Solovyov Aleksandr Vitalievich , Chamurliev Omari Georgievich , Konstantinova Tatyana Vladimirovna , Feofilova Lyudmila Anatolievna
Published: December 2023

It has been established that the use of microbiological fertilizers Azotovit and Phosphatovit during flat-cut tillage to a depth of 0.25-0.27 m on light chestnut soil ensures an increase in the content of Azotobacter up to 96.6% and an increase in the yield of tomato crops by 5.6 t/ha.
Economically useful parameters and biological characteristics of Hereford cattle
Authors: Basonov Orest Antipovich , Sudakova Anastasiya Vyacheslavovna
Published: December 2023

At the stage of producing high-quality beef, the development and implementation of improved methods for obtaining, raising and fattening young cattle in the process of acclimatization, which allows for a more rational use of the biological potential of the breed, becomes relevant. The Hereford breed plays an important role in Russian cattle breeding. For more than 50 years, scientists, together with specialists in the agro-industrial complex, have created several genetic achievements. At the same time, the value of the breed lies in its inherent high reproductive and productive qualities, which are constantly transmitted and progressively develop from generation to generation, taking into account the changing environment of its habitat. In the process of their development, animals of different genotypes, finding themselves in new conditions, acquire other biologically and economically useful characteristics that were previously absent in the population. Hereford cattle are distinguished by high adaptive plasticity, stability, ease of feeding, high growth rates both during the fattening and fattening periods, and high early maturity of meat. Improving the Hereford cattle breed leads to a more rational use of selection and genetic traits, when tall animals are more consistent with the main direction of improving reproductive and productive qualities.
Conflict of interests in declaring state/regional loss of tax income in Indonesia
Authors: Wara I Nyoman , Simanjuntak Dumaria , Sinaga Reny Yemimalina
Published: December 2023

Empirical and juridical gaps exist in fulfilling the element of loss in state/regional (of income) as referred to in the law in Indonesia. This study aims to address two existing issues. First, to point out the illegal practices by DJP in declaring losses to state/regional (of income) in Indonesia's taxation field. Second, to suggest or offer a legal concept regarding the competent agency's constitutional authority in declaring losses to the state/regional (of income) in Indonesia's taxation field. Two conclusions are drawn based on a normative legal study using the theory of checks and balances. First, the calculation of losses on state/regional (of income) in the field of taxation does not comply with the mandate of the constitution, namely independent, accountable, and transparent because there are no applicable tax laws and regulations to regulate procedures and experts who calculate losses on state/regional (of income) areas in the field of taxation in Indonesia. Second, because losses to the state/regional (income) in the field of taxation are part of state finances, and to align with the principle of checks and balances, the constitutional authority of the competent agency in declaring it is The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK). Therefore, referring to BPK's authority to declare losses in state/regional (income) in Indonesian taxation is recommended.
Christian Symbols in Wall-Painting of Burial Vaults of Chersonese
Authors: Zavadskaya Irina
Published: December 2023

The wall-paintings of 11 burial vaults of Chersonese, including mostly floral and vegetal designs, images of birds and imitation of marble wall-facing, correspond to the iconography of the early Christian funerary painting in the Late Roman Empire dating from the last quarter of the fourth to the early fifth century. Most likely, the outside painters of the Chersonesan vaults followed already established and well-known decorative and symbolic system by making a certain set of scenes. There is an image of undoubtedly Christian symbol, namely the Christogram, surviving on the vaulting of two structures only (uncovered in 1853/1905 and 2003/2006). There are four burial vaults more, featuring by the remains of paintings, possibly also of the Christogram. The line-drawing of the surviving images of Chersonesan Christogram meets with almost exact analogies, for example, in the tombs of Sophia, Thessalonike, and Sardis. For the first time, this article suggests that, apart from the Christogram, there was another Christian symbol used in the early Christian funerary painting of Chersonese, namely the four-petalled rosette, known from the walls of two burial vaults (the first located on N. I. Tur’s land, and the second uncovered in 2003/2006). The images of similar rosettes appeared on the pieces of art and in the funerary painting from the Hellenistic Period on. This extremely popular design of Classical art was primarily a decorative element and attribute of the garden of paradise. However, the Christians, especially in the age when the cult of the cross developed, most likely viewed the cruciform as a symbol. This observation concerns primarily the paintings with four-petal rosettes occupying an accentuated position in their decorative programme, actually replacing the image of the cross. A very vivid example of such use of the cross-shaped flower is the painting of tomb no. 37 in Thessalonike. In Chersonese, a case of the kind is the painting of the back wall of the burial vault located on N. I. Tur’s land. From the symmetrical location of three identical cross-shaped rosettes accompanied with two peacocks, with the middle rosette in the very centre of the composition, framed by a semi-circular fluffy garland, there are reasons to interpret them as cross-shaped symbols rather than simple plant designs.
The Lead Cloth Seals from Post-Byzantine Mangup
Authors: Dushenko Anton
Published: December 2023

The aim of this research is to introduce into the scholarship a new group of sigillographic materials, or the lead cloth seals. The collection of 23 artefacts was divided into two types according to their morphological characteristics. The cloth seals of type 1 consist of two lead discs, and the cloth seals of type 2 of four discs. Type 1 comprises of three variants. All the artefacts have been interpreted as cloth seals used as markers of provenance and quality standards in the European textile industry from the Middle Ages and the Modern Period. The cloth seals of type 1 seals originate from the territory of 1425–1475 palace and date to the period when the palace existed. There is no parallel to the said cloth seal found so far. The cloth seals of type 2 were uncovered at the area of the Mangup basilica; they date from the seventeenth century and originate from England, with one artefact from the Suffolk. The textiles sealed with the artefacts of types 1 and 2 possibly came to Mangup by trade or as “diplomatic gifts.”
S. D. Dimitrov, a Hero of Not Our Time
Authors: Vinogradov Yuriy
Published: December 2023

Although the fate of S. D. Dimitrov (1904–1938) began to attract the researchers’ attention only recently, it is very demonstrative for the history of our country in the 1920–30s. S. D. Dimitrov was born in Bulgaria into a working-class family; he took part in the revolutionary movement in his early ages, and joined the Communist Party. After taking part in the armed uprising of 1923, he had to leave Bulgaria, and emigrated to the USSR in 1925. He studied at the Communist University and then at the Institute of Red Professors, where he specialized in the history of the revolutionary movement in Bulgaria and the history of the Communist International. After completing his studies, on November 1, 1934, he was admitted to the Institute for the History of Feudal Society at the State Academy for the History of Material Culture (SAHMC). There began his rapid promotion through the ranks. S. D. Dimttrov became a deputy director of the Institute, and the acting director in November 1936. Despite the obvious lack of special knowledge, he was actively involved in the archaeological study of the Crimea, headed the Crimean Commission of the SAHMC and the Eski-Kermen expedition (1936). He was entrusted with the preparation of the Crimean plenum of the SAHMC, which was supposed to unite all the scholarly efforts of the Soviet Union interested in studying the history and culture of the Crimea. This plenum did not take place, and the SAHMC ceased to exist in 1937. S. D. Dimitrov was arrested soon and charged with belonging to an anti-Soviet Trotskyist organization that existed in Leningrad among Bulgarian political emigrants. He was sentenced to death and shot on September 23, 1938; exonerated on April 4, 1956.
Buried trees and basin tectonics: A discussion
Authors: Bailey Robin John
Published: December 2023

Rooted tree trunks up to 12m tall, buried in growth position, are a feature of Euramerican late Carboniferous Coal Measures. They provide evidence of episodes in which generation of accommodation space, and resultant sediment accumulation, occurred at rates far in excess of the net long-term (cm/kyr) rates for the sections in which they occur; and they do so in a variety of tectonic settings. Episodic, metre-scale, co-seismic subsidence is the likeliest explanation for this phenomenon. Such episodic subsidence is unlikely to be a unique tectonic attribute of Carboniferous Coal Measure basins. Instead, it seems that the trees’ morphology and ecology uniquely favoured their preservation as casts in growth position, thus providing a yardstick for the scale and rapidity of the co-seismic subsidence and accumulation. Other epicontinental shallow marine/paralic basins lack this means of gauging of the rate of subsidence, but it is possible that most of them also experienced episodic subsidence events. Such events would explain the capture of records of, for example, high-energy beach deposition and tidal sedimentation. They also suggest the need for a reappraisal of the significance of metre-scale parasequences in both siliciclastic and carbonate rocks.
Integrated stratigraphy of the La Vedova section (Conero Riviera, Italy) and implications for the Burdigalian/Langhian boundary
Authors: Turco Elena , Cascella Antonio , Gennari Rocco , Hilgen Frits J. , Iaccarino Silvia Maria , Sagnotti Leonardo
Published: December 2023

We present a high resolution integrated stratigraphy (calcareous plankton biostratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy) of the upper Burdigalian to lower Langhian interval in the La Vedova section (Conero Riviera, Italy). The succession of planktonic foraminifer and calcareous nannofossil events and their relative position in the La Vedova section are comparable with those recorded in other Mediterranean sections suggesting a continuous deposition across the Burdigalian/Langhian boundary interval. The high resolution magnetostratigraphic record, integrated with calcareous plankton events, has been correlated to the ATNTS2004 and ranges from sub-chrons C5Cn.1n to C5Bn.2n. In addition, the integrated magnetobiostratigraphic record of the La Vedova section provides a new magnetostratigraphic calibration of calcareous plankton events, thereby improving the existing Mediterranean biochronology for the upper Burdigalian to lower Langhian. On the basis of our magnetobiostratigraphic results, the deep marine La Vedova section could be considered a suitable succession for defining the Langhian GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point). The recommended guiding criteria to identify the base of the Langhian stage (the Praeorbulina datum and the magnetic reversal C5Cn/C5Br) are recorded in the section. In this work the Praeorbulina datum is represented by the first occurrence of P. glomerosa curva following Blow (1956; 1969). In the La Vedova section, this bioevent postdates the Acmea End of the planktonic foraminifer Paragloborotalia siakensis and the Paracme End of the calcareous nannofossil Sphenolithus heteromorphus, approximates the C5Br/C5Bn.2n reversal boundary and is dated at 15.23 Ma. The top of Chron C5Cn, dated at 15.974 Ma, is better approximated by the Last Common Occurrences of the calcareous nannofossil Helicosphaera ampliaperta and the planktonic foraminifer Paragloborotalia bella. At La Vedova the first occurrence of P. glomerosa curva is about 740 kyrs younger than C5Cn /C5Br reversal boundary, which represents the provisional guiding criterion to define the base of the Langhian (Lourens et al. 2004). The age difference between the Praeorbulina datum and the top of C5Cn implies that the Langhian GSSP cannot be located in a position close to both Chron C5Cn and the Praeorbulina datum (Lourens et al. 2004) and that the selection of either of these guiding criteria to identify the base of the Langhian will strongly affect its duration.
Woodford conodonts and biotratigraphy (Upper Devonian – Carboniferous) in the subsurface of eastern New Mexico and Texas
Authors: Over D. Jeffrey , Ruppel Stephen C.
Published: December 2023

Upper Devonian conodonts in the black shales of the Woodford Formation in the Permian Basin are dominated by species of Palmatolpis indicative of the Upper/Uppermost crepida, Lower/Middle marginifera, and Middle expansa zones. Accumulation of these strata corresponds to eustatic deepening pulses and similar depositional settings in the central and eastern North American epicontinental basins.
Frasnian (Late Devonian) foraminiferal biostratigraphy from Taurides, southern Turkey
Authors: Özkan Recep
Published: December 2023

The stratigraphic sections Halevikdere, Kocadere and Eceli covering the Devonian succession in the Eastern and Central Taurides have been measured and studied for biostratigraphy, geochemistry, sedimentology and facies in the context of the project "Devonian Ecosystems andClimate of Turkey (DEVEC-TR)". TheDevonian sedimentary succession consists of carbonates and siliciclastic sediments mostly deposited in shallow marine environments. The samples taken from the carbonate beds throughout the sections reveal abundant and diverse assemblages of the foraminifera. This paper, however, includes the foraminifers described only from the Frasnian (Late Devonian) depositional sequence in the studied sections. The Frasnian foraminiferal microfauna in the Taurides can be characterized predominantly by a common occurrence of nanicellids, paratikhinellids and tikhinellids which are biostratigraphically significant elements of the Frasnian strata in the Russian Platform and Urals. The foraminiferal assemblages from the Frasnian deposits in the measured sections consist of 15 genera and 12 species. The distribution of the foraminifers described herein allowed the recognition of three biostratigraphic zones characterized successively by Nanicella ovata Zone, Paratikhinella cannula Zone and Tikhinella fringa Zone.
Eocene biogeochronology and magnetostratigraphic revision of ODP Hole 762C, Exmouth Plateau (northwest Australian Shelf)
Authors: Shamrock Jamie L. , Watkins David K.
Published: December 2023

We present a chronostratigraphic model for the Eocene from ODP Leg 122 Hole 762C (northwest Australian shelf), integrating calcareous nannofossil data with previously published planktonic foraminiferal data, magnetostratigraphy and stable isotopic data. This ~240m thick interval extends from magnetic polarity Chron C25r to Chron C15r, and nannofossil zones CP6/7 to CP16a (NP7/8-NP21). Examination of the calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy showed several potential hiatuses within this stratigraphic section at Hole 762C. The presence of these hiatuses was supported by cross-correlation of planktonic foraminiferal P-zones, magnetostratigraphic reversals and δ13C and δ18O isotopic excursions. These biostratigraphic and isotopic data were used to re-evaluate the original magnetostratigraphy, and this revised framework was integrated into a new age model. The original depositional model from Leg 122 proposed a continuous section with relatively low sedimentation rates in the Lutetian and basal Ypresian (< 1.0cm/ky); however, our results suggest that sedimentation rates were relatively high but that the section is interrupted by four hiatuses, each ~1-2 myr in duration. This new age model allowed revision of sedimentation rates at Hole 762C. These revised rates are used to estimate the ages of calcareous nannofossil bioevents, which are compared to several additional, globally distributed localities.
Systems tract successions under variable climatic and tectonic regimes: A quantitative approach
Authors: Csato Istvan , Catuneanu Octavian
Published: December 2023

Systems tracts are linkages of contemporaneous depositional systems that accumulate under specific conditions of accommodation and sediment supply. They are identified by their stratal stacking pattern and position within the sequence. In practice, it is often difficult to assign accurately relative sea-level position to stacking patterns. Observations also show that systems tracts may succeed each other in different orders, not necessarily according to the prediction of an ideal model. The purpose of this study is to analyze the quantitative conditions for different possible combinations of systems tractswithin a cycle of relative sea-level change. Icehouse and greenhouse eustatic trends, active and passive tectonics, and varying depositional rates are considered as conditions. The systems tracts were defined based on the rate of accommodation change and depositional rate.Our quantitative calculations revealed that if the tectonics is active and the basement motion-time curve is segmented with sharp turning points between segments, eight possible successions of systems tracts may occur. If the basement motion is transitional between segments of subsidence and uplift, six scenarios are possible. Only three possible combinations of systems tracts can form in a sea-level cycle if the basement tectonics is passive. Variable depositional rate alone can be responsible for four different combinations of systems tracts under similar accommodation conditions. These combinations of systems tracts may occur primarily in greenhouse world. Eustasy under icehouse climatic conditions has rapid rates of change (up to 4000 m/myr), which are likelymany times faster thanwhat subsidence/uplift rates realistically can reach.As a consequence, only the full series of systems tract in the order of forced regression-lowstand normal regression-transgression-highstand normal regression can be predicted in icehouse, although the thickness of systems tracts in the real rock record may be rather small because of the fast rate of sea-level change.
Introduction to Early Paleogene geohistory of Egypt: The Dababiya Quarry Corehole
Authors: Berggren William A. , Ouda Khaled
Published: December 2023

Introduction
Memorizing and fabricating? Uncovering online writing test preparation
Authors: Kim Jieun
Published: December 2023

With high-stakes decisions relying on standardized language tests (Chapelle, 2021a), many test takers seek test preparation from commercial ‘cram schools’, including TOEFL iBT writing (E.-Y. J. Kim, 2017; S. Kim, 2021). Despite a $1.2 billion market for online test preparation courses in Korea, previous studies have primarily focused on in-person classes through interviews and surveys, neglecting online courses. This study analyzed ten prerecorded online lectures from two popular cram schools, applying Messick’s (1982) taxonomy of test preparation to code instructional content. The analysis revealed that three types of instructional activities: three Type 1 (enhancing construct-relevant factors), four Type 2 (reducing construct-irrelevant factors), and four Type 3 (enhancing construct-irrelevant factors) test preparation activities were identified. Type 1 activities primarily covered vocabulary, grammar, and organizational patterns. Type 2 focused on teaching test formats, TOEFL trends, time management, and topic choice. Type 3 addressed templates, fabricating examples, gaming the scoring system, and cramming tips. Notably, students were encouraged to utilize memorized templates and fabricate examples. However, these practices may undermine support for the explanation and consequence implication inferences of the validity argument of TOEFL iBT. This study provides valuable insights into language testing preparation, applicable to various contexts with different tests.
Desenvolvimento de artefato lúdico para conscientização à inclusão social de crianças usuárias de cadeira de rodas
Authors: Azevedo Alice Duk de , Barbosa Débora Nice Ferrari , Renner Jacinta Sidegum , Zwirtes Tcheice Laís , Santos Paulo Ricardo dos , Roos Ivan César
Published: December 2023

A cadeira de rodas é a tecnologia assistiva mais utilizada por pessoas com deficiência motora. Entretanto, persistem na sociedade atitudes de preconceito contra essas pessoas. Assim, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo desenvolver um artefato lúdico, a fim de sensibilizar crianças que não possuem deficiência motora, para a inclusão social de crianças usuárias de cadeira de rodas. Para o desenvolvimento da solução, utilizou-se uma metodologia projetual estruturada, baseada em preceitos do design. Com base na coleta de dados, projetou-se um livreto com elementos interativos, com personagens e ferramentas lúdicas voltadas para o público infantil. Espera-se, minimizar as repercussões sociais e comportamentais negativas sobre os usuários de cadeira de rodas.
Design de aparência da Pombagira
Authors: Santos Gustavo Rocha e Silva , Mesquita Cristiane
Published: December 2023

Este artigo investiga algumas das representações de gênero na Umbanda, em conexão com o conceito de “design de aparências”. Partindo de uma contextualização histórica, são investigadas algumas das dinâmicas do corpo nos rituais desta religião afro-brasileira, com destaque para o transe de incorporação e a utilização de artefatos, em torno de discussões sobre gênero e elementos constitutivos da aparência. Neste sentido, considera-se a figura da Pombagira, percebendo-a em relação às representações hegemônicas e contra-hegemônicas, na sociedade e cultura brasileiras. Espera-se que esta pesquisa contribua para ampliar a compreensão sobre representações de gênero na Umbanda afro-brasileira, enfatizando potencialidades dos corpos e das incorporações, em desafiar normas pré-estabelecidas.
Gnostički autor Harolda Blooma
Authors: Šimić Krešimir , Stubičar Robert
Published: December 2023

Članak isprva kontekstualizira pojavu tzv. authorship studies koje su nastale kao svojevrsna reakcija na poststrukturalističko (R. Barthes i M. Foucault) redefiniranje autorstva. U taj se kontekst zatim pozicionira Harold Bloom. On je, naime, iz uvjerenja da su poststrukturalističke antihumanističke tendencije pokrenule degenerativne procese, pa u konačnici i rastakanje književnosti u prvi plan svoje književne teorije postavio kanon i autora. Dok se o prvome znatno pisalo, drugo – pitanje autorstva – u studijama o Bloomu uglavnom je zanemareno. Stoga se u članku pozornost pridaje ponajprije Bloomovu tumačenju autora. Nastoji se pokazati da njegovo shvaćanje autorstva (kao, uostalom, i kanona) proizlazi iz gnostičke tradicije (Valentin i Lurija). Autor je za Blooma, zaključuje se, ponajprije genij – onaj koji stvara potaknut „iskrom“, pneumom, božanstvom u dnu vlastita uma, što je zapravo također stanoviti antihumanizam.
Intimations of Maturity in Jane Austen's Youthful Writing
Authors: McMaster Juliet
Published: December 2023

Notwithstanding the striking differences between Jane Austen’s novels, with all their subtlety and nuance, and her rowdy and  over-stated juvenilia, certain recurring elements of her fiction can be traced throughout: for instance, the recurring incident of the “bombshell signature” of the run-away couples, which appears in Henry & Eliza, Pride and Prejudice, and elsewhere.  Characters in The Three Sisters and Lesley Castle show signs of the kind of developing moral consciousness typical of the novels.
   The author writes as the illustrator of many of the juvenilia.