bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of a methodology for monitoring acoustic noise using mobile phones for ordinary citizens
Authors: Aghayev Bikas Sail , Abdullayeva Maya Yadigar , Habibov Ibrahim Abulfas
Published: July 2023

In the context of the "4 th industrial revolution" that is taking shape, people with certain knowledge, experience and ecological culture are more actively involved in individual and collective decision-making to overcome various environmental problems. One of these environmental problems is the acoustic noise of the environment. Today, many citizens are wondering: what is the level of acoustic noise pollution in the place where I live, work, study or stay and whether it meets the standards. Is this sound level harmful to my health? To answer these questions, many international and national standards and other regulatory documents have been developed. However, these documents are complex, require the use of expensive equipment, i.e. inaccessible to ordinary citizens. On the other hand, the computational, communication and sensory capabilities of modern mobile phones allow them to measure noise performance in order to conduct noise monitoring. To do this, citizens need simple and clear methods, methodologies, instructions for assessing the noise situation in a certain area and creating noise maps using these measurements. The article attempts to develop a simplified methodology for conducting noise monitoring for citizens using their mobile phones. Also, for clarity of the process, monitoring experiments were carried out with mobile phones and professional sound level meters, in order to assess the harmful effects of traffic noise (B. Vahabzade Avenue) on an educational institution (Baku State University – BSU) and research activities (Institute Information Technology-IIT).

In preparing the article, general scientific methods and methodologies were used, such as analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, and a systematic approach.

Citizens can use the survey results to identify areas of noise discomfort using their mobile phones
Music culture teachers’ participation in informal lifelong learning activities
Authors: Pušić Ivana , Radočaj-Jerković Antoaneta
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this paper was to determine the frequency of Music Culture teachers’ participation in different types of informal lifelong learning activities, as well as to find out their opinions on the importance and contribution of the above-mentioned points to thedevelopment of their own competencies necessary for teaching Music Culture. It is concluded that teachers participate the most in informal learning activities which do not require dedication of additional time and accordingly, they participate less frequently in activities which require more of their attention. They feel competent in performing all musical activities. Furthermore, they see benefits and the importance of participating in informal learning activities, however, their opinions are divided when considering whether they should dedicate additional time to informal learning and when deciding whether their teaching would be of the same quality if they did not apply the new knowledge acquired through informal learning.
Partnerstvo odgojitelja i roditelja djece s teškoćama u razvoju
Authors: Jeremić Biljana , Milenović Hadži Živorad , Markov Zagorka
Published: July 2023

Partnerstvo odgojitelja i roditelja djece s teškoćama u razvoju važno je za ranu intervenciju, koja predstavlja integrirani i interdisciplinarni sustav stručnih usluga namijenjenih djeci rane dobi s teškoćama u razvoju, kao i djeci koja zbog različitih razloga (kronične bolesti, biološki i okolišni čimbenici, itd.) mogu kasniti u polasku u školu. Cilj istraživanja je ispitati procjene odgojitelja i roditelja o uključenosti obitelji djece s teškoćama u razvoju u aktivnosti vrtića. Polazna pretpostavka istraživanja je da postoji razlika u procjenama odgojitelja i roditelja o uključenosti obitelji u aktivnosti vrtića. Istraživanje provedeno u listopadu 2022. godine obuhvatilo je 167 odgojitelja i 167 roditelja na području Kikinde i Sombora (Srbija), koji su procjenjivali sudjelovanje obitelji u vrtićkim aktivnostima za 167 djece u dobi od pet do sedam godina. Kvaliteta suradnje ispitana je podtestom Uključenost roditelja u aktivnosti vrtića. Ovaj podtest čini dio Upitnika roditeljske uključenosti (Fantuzzo et al., 2000.) te je prilagođen za ovo istraživanje (a = 0,921). Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da postoji značajna razlika u procjenama odgojitelja i roditelja o uključenosti obitelji u aktivnosti vrtića. Zaključeno je da postoji potreba za planskim smjernicama i provedbom postupaka koji bi roditeljima omogućili sudjelovanje u aktivnostima dječjeg vrtića. Primjena novih Osnova programa u kontekstu suradnje predškolskih ustanova i roditelja doprinijela bi unaprjeđenju projektnog planiranja učenja i poučavanja u pedagoškoj praksi. To bi pomoglo roditeljima da bolje razumiju projektno učenje i važnost sudjelovanja u aktivnostima vrtića.
Hrvatska kulturna baština u interakciji i kontekstu održivog razvoja
Authors: Brajčić Marija , Kuščević Dubravka
Published: July 2023

Narodi i države grade svoj identitet na kulturnoj baštini koja u javnom prostoru postaje simbolom kolektivnog pamćenja društva. Kulturna baština oduvijek je bila shvaćena kao trag utjelovljenja nekog naroda u prostoru i vremenu odnosno u određenom povijesnom kontekstu. Također, kulturna baština i njeni spomenici usko su povezani s identitetom te redovito sadržavaju niz simboličkih poruka koje demonstriraju povijest i sudbinu naroda. Baština je jedan od važnih čimbenika u procesu globalizacije, točnije u očuvanju identiteta pojedinog naroda u tome procesu. Globalizacijski se proces odvija brzo i stoga se treba permanentno obrazovati o kulturnoj baštini koja je ujedno i važan faktor u prepoznavanju tradicije i identiteta jednog naroda. Kvalitetno obrazovanje jedan je od važnih ciljeva održivog razvoja, a ono ujedno podrazumijeva očuvanje i prezentaciju baštinskih sadržaja. U radu se istražuje povezanost između kulturne baštine, odgoja i obrazovanja i održivog razvoja.
Nexus between foreign exchange rate and stock market: evidence from India
Authors: Mohanty Debasis , Kumar Mohapatra Amiya , Tripathy Sasikanta , Matta Rahul
Published: July 2023

This study examines the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on various NSE capitalized indices of India. Five exchange rates were chosen based on trading contracts in the currency derivative segment of NSE. These exchange rates are US Dollar-Indian Rupee (USD/INR), Euro-Indian Rupee (EUR/INR), Great Britain Pound-Indian Rupee (GBP/INR), Chinese Yuan-Indian Rupee (CNY/INR) and Japanese Yen-Indian Rupee (JPY/INR), which are used as a regressor in this study. The data of NSE Nifty large-cap 100, Nifty mid-cap 100 and Nifty small-cap from December 1, 2012 to December 1, 2022 was considered for the study. GARCH (1, 1) model was used to analyze the nexus between exchange rate fluctuations and capitalized indices, and it was further validated by DCC GARCH to evaluate the volatility spillover. The result shows that exchange rate fluctuations have a positive effect on stock market volatility along with a varying degree of incidence on small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap. DCC α has been found to be significant in USD & GBP for small-cap, and GBP & CNY for mid-cap. On the other hand, USD, Euro, CNY and JPY have a significant impact on the large-cap index in the short-run. Further, it is found that there is long-run spillover effect (DCC β) of exchange rates on all capitalized indices of the Indian stock market, and it is highest in in the large-cap case.
Política Social de Energia Elétrica no Estado do Tocantins
Authors: Silva dos Santos Nayara , Félix Daniel da Silva , Cardoso Cançado Airton , Felix de Sousa Iara Nubia , Rodrigues Waldecy
Published: July 2023

A discussão acerca da Tarifa Social de Energia Elétrica (TSEE) visa a diagnosticar a política pública e contribuir para uma formulação de novas políticas públicas, tendo em vista os efeitos das desigualdades sociais em um estado que, considerando a dinâmica socioeconômica, possui regionalidades diversas. Diante disso, o presente estudo analisa os reflexos da política social de energia elétrica no Estado do Tocantins. Esta pesquisa contribui com a literatura existente e evidencia o avanço das políticas sociais no Tocantins e as disparidades regionais que possibilitam novas reformulações das políticas públicas. A metodologia envolveu revisão de literatura, para analisar a evolução da TSEE, e análise de dados secundários da Aneel e da Energisa, empresa que distribui energia elétrica no Estado. Os principais resultados mostram um crescimento constante da quantidade de famílias atendidas pela TSEE, de 2015 a 2020, mesmo com a revisão dos critérios de elegibilidade da política e os elevados reajustes tarifários no Estado do Tocantins.
Regeneration Strategy of Rural Architecture Promoting Tourism from the Perspective of Narrative Architecture
Authors: Meng Jiaqi
Published: July 2023

With the rapid development of the construction of beautiful villages in China, traditional settlements of natural growth have been replaced by neatly planned new villages, which seem to improve the living quality of residents but destroy the original village texture. Most of them take advantage of the common cultural tourism development means in China, which leads to other ancient villages scrambling to follow suit and the emergence of thousands of villages and other problems that need to be solved urgently.
This paper first reviews the development history and operational practice of spatial narrative design, extracts the relevance and transformability between narratology and architecture through theoretical research and analysis, and summarizes the methods of rational use of narrative space organization and arrangement according to different narrative themes. This paper tries to innovate the narrative elements according to the village unit scale, explore a new way of village reconstruction and renewal of narrative architecture, break the situation that the strategy is mostly used for the design of a single building, then by means of an update practice of Jingxing County Lvjia village, summarize the traditional village renewal path under the perspective of narrative architecture.
Coefficients and curves of hourly and daily variations of water demand for improved operation of potable water distribution systems: a case study of Chihuahua City, Mexico
Authors: Hernandez-Samaniego Eduardo , Navarro-Gomez Carmen , Sánchez David Humberto , Sánchez-Navarro Jesús Rubén
Published: July 2023

Maintaining a constant flow in a potable water distribution hydraulic system is challenging due to fluctuations caused by changes in user demand and seasonal factors. This study aimed to calculate the coefficients and curves of hourly and daily variation of water demand in the water distribution system of Chihuahua. It is crucial to understand the hydraulic system's behavior during peak demands and assess its capacity. The methodology involved calculating coefficients and curves of variation of demand based on flow data measured at the inlet of various hydrometric sectors using flanged electromagnetic flowmeters of various diameters and models. The results showed that the variation curves and coefficients of water demand are valuable tools for modeling, designing, and operating water networks. Incorporating these curves into hydraulic simulations during the planning and design stage can improve the accuracy of these models and better reflect the network's actual behavior. The proposed method is suitable for application in cities with similar demographic and social characteristics. The study concludes that accurate supply area information for hydrometric sectors is essential in constructing the curves and coefficients of demand variation, which can lead to opportunities for improving water service by informing more effective network design and operation.
Spatial distribution, formation mechanism, and health risk assessment of high-fluoride groundwater at the largest antimony mine in Hunan Province, China
Authors: Wang Yantang , Hao Chunming , He Kaikai , Peng Yingao , Sun Ximeng , Liu Min
Published: July 2023

To date, few systematic studies have been conducted of the spatial distribution, formation mechanism, and health risks of high-fluoride (F−) shallow groundwater in humid and semi-humid areas of the Xikuangshan antimony mine, Hunan Province, China. In this study, during March and April 2022, a total of 39 shallow groundwater samples were collected and analyzed using factor analysis, principal component analysis, and health risk assessment. F− concentrations in the shallow groundwater were found in the range of 0.08–15.00 mg/L (mean: 1.21 mg/L), with 25.64% of the samples having F− concentrations higher than in the Chinese national standard for drinking water (1.00 mg/L). Principal component analysis revealed that the main source of F− in the shallow groundwater samples is cation exchange, accounting for 73.40%, followed by the dissolution and precipitation of F-bearing minerals (15.10%) and human influence (11.50%). Among different age groups, children had the highest percentage of individuals (36.38%) with an F− intake above the health risk quotient safety limit, followed by adult males (23.12%), teenagers (22.21%), and infants (21.22%). The findings of this study will contribute to devising strategies for the provision of safe drinking water and the management of the geological environment.
Numerical study of effects of flushing gate height and sediment bed properties on cleaning efficiency in a simplified self-cleaning device
Authors: Feng Haofei , Du Shengtao , Zhu David Z.
Published: July 2023

Sediment accumulation in combined sewers can induce blockage and odor problems. Among various cleaning methods, using self-cleaning device-generated flushing waves has been thought to be an effective solution. In this study, a series of numerical tests were conducted using CFD software to investigate the cleaning efficiency of deposited sediment particles based on a simplified self-cleaning device. The CFD model was validated by the experimental and numerical results in the literature. The effects of several parameters including the flushing gate height, sediment bed thickness, sediment bed length, and sediment bed position on cleaning efficiency were discussed. A relative accumulative transport rate was defined to analyze the cleaning efficiency. Results showed that the lowest height of the flushing gate had the best effects on sediment removal. The flushing waves generated from the sudden opening of the flushing gate were capable of cleaning sediment deposits in the given initial sediment bed thickness, length, and position. The required time duration for cleaning the sediment deposit completely increased about 6, 3, and 3 times when the sediment bed thickness, sediment bed length, and distance between the flushing gate and sediment bed increased 10, 4, and 7 times, respectively.
Comprehensive assessment of river ecological environment in nature reserve based on TOPSIS combined with grey correlation method
Authors: Zheng Yang , Luo Wei , Dai Qinlong , Li Jianwei , Tan Hao , Feng Yongyu , Li Jianqiang , Xiang Ping , Tuo Yunfei , He Xiahong
Published: July 2023

The main driving factors of river ecological environment were analyzed to reveal the response mechanism of river ecosystem to ecological environmental factors. The results showed that the driving factors of river water quality were resistivity, COD and reoxidation potential, the driving factors of soil environment along river banks were total phosphorus, total nitrogen and pH, and the driving factors of plant nutrition along river banks were total potassium and total nitrogen. The contribution rates of water quality, soil and plant to river ecological environment health were 43, 51 and 70%, respectively. The comprehensive ecological environment of Menghuo River, Gongyihai, Arulendi River, Yiniu River, Dahonggou River and Nanya River is superior to each other, with the comprehensive proximity index of 0.6258, 0.5908, 0.5524, 0.5265, 0.5195 and 0.3889, respectively. Each detection index can accurately and truly invert the ecological environment health status of rivers in the protected areas.
Специфика близких отношений на разных этапах взрослости в современном мире
Authors: Тихомирова Елена В. , Самохвалова Анна Г. , Сапоровская Мария В. , Хазова Светлана А.
Published: July 2023

Introduction. The article discusses the acute problem of researching the specifics of close relationships between men and women at different ages. Changes in living space and context, as a sociocultural factor, affect the quality and dynamics of close relationships. However, relationships with the significant Other throughout a person's life are the most important resource for development, a factor in psychological well-being and a condition for socialization. The authors focus on dynamic changes in the parameters of close relationships, resulting from internal processes that take place against the backdrop of unprecedented changes in the modern world. The academic originality of the study lies in identifying the specifics of close relationships at different stages of adulthood.
Methods. The sample included 558 adults aged 18 to 65 years (288 women, 270 men) of different age categories. The design of the study included the collection of socio-biographical information about the respondents; self-assessment of the degree of closeness and relationship problems; standardized methods to verify the main categorical features of close relationships.
Results. In adolescence, avoidance of closeness is well seen. In early maturity, sexual, recreational, intellectual types of closeness with a partner are most pronounced, relationships are characterized by a high degree of involvement, positive emotional colouring, and are a resource for coping with the high uncertainty of the future and the stressfulness of the present. In the period of middle maturity, flexible coping develops, relationships are characterized by emotional ambivalence. At the stage of late maturity, relationships become more predictable, the importance of sexual closeness decreases, trust and mutual support come to the fore, and a high level of life satisfaction is achieved.
Discussion. Age in adulthood predicts a decrease in indicators of sexual, intellectual, recreational closeness in relationships with a partner and an increase in indicators of social closeness, life satisfaction, and coping rigidity. Gender differences in the severity of the parameters of close relationships, characteristic of adolescence and youth, are levelled by the time of late maturity. It is concluded that there are age and gender differences in close relationships at different stages of adulthood.
Основные результаты исследования механизмов психической саморегуляции на основе метода оценки матрицы базальных эмоций
Authors: Волов Всеволод В.
Published: July 2023

Introduction. The article presents an overview of the author's original works devoted to identifying the regulatory mechanisms of the emotional sphere using an innovative approach. The problem of self-organization of mental activity, connected with the determination of the system’s state and the assessment of its stability, is discussed.
Methods. The research program included the author's model of qualitative assessment of mimic response patterns. To quantitatively assess the state of the system by the tension of the facial muscles, an analytical apparatus was developed based on the matrix method, as well as stability criteria and other indicators for assessing the state of the emotional regulation system.
Results. The main results were obtained on subjects with epilepsy. During diagnostic tests using the myographic measurement of facial muscle tone during the experience and perception of basic emotions, signs of their blocking were revealed. A comparative analysis of individual clinical groups made it possible to determine the significance of various limitations of emotions that manifest themselves at the level of reverse afferentation of the emotional regulation system.
Discussion. Comparative analysis of the data of qualitative and quantitative analysis made it possible to reveal patterns of regulatory mechanisms associated with distorted afferentation of  basic emotions.
Отношение к скорости социальных процессов: разработка новой методики и оценка её валидности
Authors: Дёмин Андрей Н. , Степанова Анастасия В.
Published: July 2023

Introduction. The article is devoted to the current but understudied problem in psychology: the speed of social processes. The interdisciplinary approach (theories of P. Virilio, H. Rosa) is used when discussing the issue, substantiating the purpose and hypotheses of the study. The article is aimed to propose the author’s Attitudes towards the Speed of Social Processes inventory, determine its psychometric properties and test its validity. The attitude towards speed is considered as an aspect of subjective time.
Methods. The sample size was 521 people. The average age was 31.5 years (min – 21, max – 45), 48.8% of them were men, and 65.6% with higher education; the sample included advanced workers and graduates of vocational educational institutions (work experience 2-3 years). To assess convergent validity, the following were used: Questionnaire of Attitudes towards Technology by G. U. Soldatova, T. A. Nestik, E. I. Rasskazova, E. A. Dorokhova; Personal Flexibility at the Labour Sphere Scale by A. N. Diomin, O. V. Kireeva; scales measuring attitudes towards remote technologies. To assess the criterion validity, the graduates of vocational educational institutions and advancing-age workers were compared (age criterion). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Spearman’s ρ correlation coefficient and the Mann-Whitney U-test were used.
Results. The structure of the inventory is set apart and confirmed. It includes two scales: awareness of the social acceleration (the cognitive component) and rejection of the social acceleration (the affective component); their internal and retest reliability is acceptable. The scales correlate with technophilia, technophobia, technopessimism, attitude to remote technologies, and flexibility of the individual at the labour sphere. It has been established that graduates of vocational educational institutions demonstrate a significantly higher level of awareness and emotional acceptance of social acceleration compared to advanced-age workers.
Discussion. The correlations and differences expected in theoretical terms are empirically confirmed. The conclusion is made: the Attitudes Towards the Speed of Social Processes inventory is a new compact psychodiagnostic tool that can be used in psychological and interdisciplinary research. Ideas are formulated that aim to expand the list of criteria for the validity of the new inventory.
Взаимосвязь психологического капитала и выбора студентами позиций взаимодействия и стратегий самоутверждения
Authors: Маралов Владимир Г. , Ситаров Вячеслав А. , Романюк Лариса В. , Корягина Ирина И. , Кудака Марина А.
Published: July 2023

Introduction. The relevance of the problem is caused by the importance of studying the role of various factors, in particular, psychological capital, in people's choice of interaction positions and self-affirmation strategies. The novelty of the research is to identify the relationship of psychological capital, its individual components, and the choice of students' positions of interaction, strategies of self-affirmation.
Methods. The study was attended by students of a number of universities in Moscow, Ivanovo, Cherepovets; a total of 342 people, including 72 men (21.06%), 270 women (78.94%), aged 17 to 26 years, the average age is 19.8 years (standard deviation = 1.88). As specific methods we used the author's questionnaire to identify the positions of interaction (V. G. Maralov, V. A. Sitarov (2018)), the Russian-language version of the questionnaire Lutans, Joseph and Avolio on the identification of psychological capital in the author's modification, a questionnaire by S. A. Kireeva and T. D. Dubovitskaya on the identification of self-affirmation strategies.
Results. The study has found that the choice of positions of coercion and manipulation negatively correlates with psychological capital and a constructive strategy of self-affirmation, is positively associated with a destructive strategy of self-affirmation. Choosing a position of nonviolence positively correlates with psychological capital and with a constructive strategy of self-affirmation. The choice of a non–interference position is negatively associated with psychological capital and positively with the rejection of self-affirmation.
Discussion. It was found that psychological capital was interrelated with the students' choice of interaction positions and self-affirmation strategies, which is consistent with the results obtained by other researchers. The obtained results can be used for research and practical purposes, for example, to build an individual trajectory of self-development in the process of working with students.
El problema de la conexión entre Dios y el hombre: La Participación Metafísica en Tomás de Aquino y la unio mystica en Meister Eckhart
Authors: Hidalgo Varela Leandro
Published: July 2023

El presente artículo busca comprender el problema de la conexión entre Dios y el hombre, desde las proposiciones de Participación metafísica en Tomás de Aquino y la noción de Unión Mística en Meister Eckhart. Para ello, se analizan los postulados de ambos autores de manera independiente, estableciendo los antecedentes de la tradición que cada uno utiliza, para comprender la diferencia de su razonamiento. Para ello, se busca relacionar ambas posturas y establecer las discrepancias, principalmente metafísicas en cuanto a la cuestión del ser, puesto que ello marca una diferencia clave entre ambos autores, lo cual trae como consecuencia una diferente idea de la esencia del ser humano y su relación con los demás seres.
PANDEMIA E PRÁTICA RELIGIOSA NO DISCURSO ONLINE: A SITUAÇÃO DO ENUNCIADO
Authors: Azevedo Renan Ramires de , Silva Sueli Maria Ramos da
Published: July 2023

A partir da noção da pandemia como um acontecimento discursivo disfórico (BERTRAND; DARRAULT-HARRIS, 2021), nosso objetivo geral é o de analisar, com base nos preceitos da Semiótica Discursiva, a Prática de Fidelização Religiosa da Novena do Perpétuo Socorro, de Campo Grande – MS, como um fenômeno discursivo resiliente à pandemia. A partir desse preceito, nosso recorte é a gravação da novena online no canal do YouTube “Perpétuo Socorro MS”, no ano de 2020. Nosso aparato teórico-metodológico consiste na semiótica discursiva, especificamente, a partir das ferramentas de sintaxe e de semântica discursivas do percurso gerativo de sentido, a fim de identificar os efeitos enunciativos (FIORIN, 2016) da presente prática significante (FONTANILLE, 2008). Além disso, como a análise trata de um discurso online, apoiamo-nos também nos preceitos de Barros (2015), com a noção de complexidade discursiva na internet. A justificativa da escolha do objeto em questão se deu por variados motivos. O primeiro deles, devido à Novena sempre ocorrer de maneira presencial até a chegada da COVID-19, promovendo, posteriormente a ela, uma manutenção da prática, reproduzindo-se exclusivamente de maneira online no período 2020-2021. Um segundo motivo se dá pelo impacto sociocultural desse objeto, devido ser um exercício religioso ligado à rotina e à tradição religiosa de Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, padroeira do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. Dos resultados obtidos, depreendemos que os sentidos enunciativos da novena transmitida online, no referido período pandêmico, resultam, dentre variados outros sentidos, na evidente quase presença do enunciatário presumido, além de evidenciar uma figurativização plena, e quase constante, da tematização pandêmica nos entremeios da prática ritualística.
O ACONTECIMENTO ESTÉTICO EM “O APANHADOR DE DESPERDÍCIOS”, DE MANOEL DE BARROS
Authors: Celestino Jéssica Cristina , Abriata Vera Lucia Rodella
Published: July 2023

Este artigo analisa o poema “O apanhador de desperdícios”, de Manoel de Barros (2008), a partir do referencial teórico da semiótica francesa com o objetivo de desvelar as estratégias enunciativas aplicadas na construção do texto. Utilizamos elementos do percurso gerativo de sentido, especialmente da sintaxe e da semântica discursivas, observando a relação entre o sujeito da enunciação e os objetos “palavra” e “mundo”, assim como o caráter metapoético do texto. Caminhando para aquém do percurso, visamos apreender o modo como o enunciador conduz o enunciatário a sofrer o impacto do poema como um acontecimento estético no ato de leitura.
Nutraceuticals: New Perspective and Approach to Prevent Dysmenorrhea
Authors: Wal Pranay , Gupta Divyanshi , Sharma Nisha , Mishra Shiva , Sachan Kritika , Sharma Jyoti , Wal Ankita
Published: July 2023

Background:

The words "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical" are combined to form the
phrase "nutraceutical." Nutraceuticals are foods or dietary components that have an important role
in regulating and sustaining normal physiological function in humans. For the treatment of dysmenorrhoea,
a variety of pharmacological medications are available, however, they all have significant
side effects. Dietary supplements and lifestyle management, on the other hand, were found to have a
major influence on the occurrence and control of dysmenorrhea.

Objective:

The objective of this paper is to study a comprehensive review of the dietary and nutritional
supplements with special emphasis on dysmenorrhea. This paper focuses on understanding
and interpreting the details of menstrual pain and its effective nutritional diet that can be used as a
treatment for avoiding menstrual discomfort.

Methods:

The selection of data has been done by studying a combination of various research and
review papers from different databases like PubMed, NCBI, Science Direct, WHO, Cochrane Library,
and Web of Science from the year 2000-2022.

Results:

Based on various papers and literature reviews, we have concluded about various dietary
supplements and herbs that can be used to avoid pain during mensuration followed by its all-daily
requirement of nutrition on different age groups and efficacy of treatments.

Conclusion:

According to current evidence, young women should be instructed in the proper use of
dietary supplements, nutrition, and vitamins, as well as the inclusion of effective diet and lifestyle
changes such as exercise and a well-balanced diet with adequate nutrition, as these are likely to
reduce the negative effects of dysmenorrhea.
Study on CLLC-SMES System based on the Passivity Control Strategy
Authors: Ye Tengfei , Chen Xiaoqiang , Wang Zhongxian
Published: July 2023

Background:

SMES systems as power compensation devices can effectively improve
the transient stability of the power system. Due to the nonlinear and strongly coupled characteristics
of the compensation device, an effective transfer function cannot be established, such that
the traditional PI control by the linearization cannot accurately describe the complex nonlinear
system.

Objective:

In this paper, a passive control strategy is introduced for the SMES System based on
CLLC resonant converter to solve the problems that the traditional PI control cannot accurately
describe the complex nonlinear system and the parameters’ settings are complicated.

Methods:

First, according to KVL and KCL, the mathematical model of the SMES system
based on the CLLC resonant converter in the (d, q) coordinates is derived and established. Second,
based on passive control theory, the port-controlled dissipation Hamiltonian model of
CLLC-SMES is given. Third, combined with the passivity of SMES, the energy equation is established
and the active and reactive power are analyzed respectively for the balanceable expectation,
and then the energy equation is solved to obtain the drive signal of the switch tube.
Fourth, the stability of the passive controller is verified by the Lyapunov equation, and the feasibility
of the passive control strategy of CLLC-SMES is verified by simulation.

Results:

The results show that compared with the traditional PI control strategy, the power
compensation system based on the passive control strategy does not need to establish the transfer
function and the parameters are simple to adjust.

Conclusion:

It can not only track the active and reactive power commands quickly and accurately
but also improve the transient state of the power system effectively.
Development and Evaluation of Curcumin-loaded Niosomal Gel for
Wound Healing in Rats
Authors: Ahmad Asad , Akhtar Juber , Ahmad Mohammad , Khan Mohammad Irfan , Badruddeen  , Singh Aditya
Published: July 2023

Background:

The process of wound healing is a complicated series of organized biochemical and cellular phenomena that restore the integrity of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. A drug molecule can be transported to the site of action through a variety of carriers, including niosomes or non-ionic surfactant vesicles. They can trap medications that are both hydrophilic and hydrophobic. It has been demonstrated that curcumin has strong analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing qualities.

Methods:

In the current study, an effort has been made to create a curcumin-loaded niosomal gel for efficient wound healing therapy. Utilizing non-ionic surfactants (Span 60, Span 20, Tween 20, and Tween 60) and cholesterol at various concentrations, a modified thin-film hydration process was used to create niosomal gels containing curcumin. Particle size, shape, entrapment effectiveness, deformability, and in vitro skin penetration were used to describe the vesicles. The 1% carbopol 940 gel was then made using the improved formulation. In wound-induced rats, the effectiveness of the in vivo wound healing was assessed.

Results:

The manufactured niosomes were discovered to be homogeneous in size and spherical in shape. According to the IR spectrum study, the medication and formulation additives did not interact. It was discovered that the niosomal gel (S-3) loaded with curcumin was not irritating to the skin. According to studies on in vivo wound healing, curcumin-loaded niosomal gel exhibited the highest percentage of wound contraction. Following 21 days of niosomal gel treatment, the histopathological evaluation found a noticeable improvement in the skin's histological architecture. Curcumin-loaded niosomal gel was easily made using the thin film hydration process.

Conclusion:

The results of this study demonstrate the potential of niosomal gel as a cutting-edge therapeutic strategy for wound healing.
Os Desafios (Geográficos) da Governação Territorial
Authors: Chamusca Pedro , Bento-Gonçalves António
Published: July 2023

O mundo faz-se de mudanças, de inovação, de resposta a desafios. As transições digitais, ecológica e para a sustentabilidade, aliadas a fenómenos globais mais ou menos imprevisíveis tornam cada vez mais evidente a necessidade e importância do conhecimento como suporte à tomada de decisão. Neste processo, a Geografia assume um papel central. Este foi o mote para organizar um livro sobre os desafios geográficos da gestão territorial, analisando a evolução recente e os caminhos para a sua implementação plena em Portugal. Esta obra pretende ser uma ferramenta de apoio ao planeamento e governação do território, considerando as recentes dinâmicas sociais, económicas, culturais e ambientais em Portugal, bem como a necessidade de políticas públicas mais eficientes e no âmbito do Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência, do Portugal 2030 e dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Agenda 2030.
Prospects for replacing production lines in the shipyards workshops with multifunctional assembly and welding manipulators
Authors: Burmistrov E. G. , Shchegoleva O. A. , Burmistrova A. E.
Published: July 2023

Some aspects for improving the technical level and flexibility of assembly and welding production of domestic shipyards are discussed in the paper. It is noted that a number of shipyards have integrated mechanized production lines of foreign manufacturers: for metal processing, manufacture of ship hull structures, their painting, etc. As a rule, such lines are equipped with high-performance technological equipment; however, they are ineffective in conditions of small-scale production. The main reason is insufficient line loading. An alternative to such lines can be multi-functional complex mechanized and partially automated assembly and welding manipulators, which are a flexible production module equipped with an assembly and welding portal (or semi-portal) and a set of replaceable mounted assembly and welding equipment. The research purpose is an increase in the technical level and flexibility of assembly and welding production of domestic shipbuilding enterprises in the short term by replacing resource-producing and inefficient due to insufficient loading of mechanized production lines of foreign production with import-substituted multifunctional complex-mechanized assembly and welding manipulators. The subject of the research is a flexibly reconfigurable production system of a shipyard. Mechanized production lines of assembly and welding production and complex mechanized assembly and welding manipulators are accepted as objects of research. As a result of the research, the functionality of assembly and welding manipulators for the assembly of ship hull structures and a set of factors influencing the choice of their design schemes are determined. It is concluded that due to the extreme urgency of the issue considered in the paper, it is necessary to conduct a set of special studies on the theoretical justification of replacing inefficient mechanized production lines with complex mechanized multifunctional assembly and welding manipulators, and a range of priority tasks to achieve this goal is defined.
Approaches to the intellectualization of information and telecommunication networks security control in transport
Authors: Starodubtsev Yu. I. , Khudainazarov Yu. K. , Knysh T. P.
Published: July 2023

The specifics of modern information and telecommunication networks in transport, as an object of information security control, are investigated. The main trends in the development of information and telecommunication network protection technologies (TNPT) have been identified. The presence of the interrelation of the main integrative properties: readiness, mobility, throughput, stealth, accessibility, manageability, which is a consequence of the convergence of information transmission and processing technologies, is noted. A new integrative property of ITCS has become the presence and characteristics of distributed system memory, which allows storing transmitted messages for a certain time. An important feature of modern TNPT is the presence of artificial intelligence, which is formed on the basis of information and algorithmic support of modern TNPT, providing flexibility of the system behavior. These trends indicate the transformation of TNPT into a supersystem, the management tasks of which are insufficiently investigated at present. The purpose of this work is to study new approaches to ensuring the safety management of modern TNPT critical infrastructure, which includes modern systems of sea and river transport, taking into account their features. The object of the study is the information security control system of modern TNPT. The subject of the study is the scientific and methodological support of the TNPT critical infrastructure control. The research objectives are to analyze existing and develop new conceptual frameworks, as well as approaches to improving the TNPT information security control system based on intellectualization methods. The analysis of the existing methodology for managing complex organizational and technical systems and information security control technologies is carried out. The concept of TNPT information security control is formalized schematically. The analysis of the existing approach to the organization of the TNPT information security control process is carried out. The tasks of control intellectualization are defined. The problem of ensuring the efficiency and reliability of the TNPT control is formulated. The main scientific tasks of the development of the TNPT information security control methodology are defined.
Spline standard of mapped informativeness of correlation-extreme navigation as the potential of cybernetic situational awareness
Authors: Yuyukin I. V.
Published: July 2023

A hypothesis about the possibility of using a spline standard of mapped informativeness of correlation-extreme navigation as a potential for cybernetic awareness is put forward. The expediency of understanding cybernetic awareness as an ontological engineering of the geometric implementation of a spline fragment of mapping to ensure the principle of alternative positioning is revealed. The forecast of the achievability of the effect of the vessel location predictability in the local environment of the satellite signals incapacity in the practical realization of the potential of situational awareness is made. The possibility of conceptual resistance of the developed algorithms of malicious virtual interference due to the unique composition of spline functions in assessing the vulnerability of the bridge onboard computers to a cybernetic threat is substantiated. Attention is focused on the fundamental impossibility of distorting the spline standard of informativeness to disrupt the classical process of linking the measured exposure of the navigation field to the reference one to ensure autonomous positioning of moving objects in any hacker attacks on the target mathematical asset. The main reason for the stability of approximation constructions, which lies in the piecewise architecture of the spline, when local violations of mathematical composition do not affect the overall task of forming a realistic navigation isosurface as a graphical structure of semantic modeling, is revealed. The proposals of effective information processing as attributes of cybernetic awareness are tested on the example of computer visualization of measuring fields of bathymetry and maps of magnetic anomalies in the form of fragments of threedimensional spreading of the planetary magnetic field. The developed package of application programs is adapted to synthesize a spline standard of mapped informativeness in the cybernetic awareness paradigm as an intellectual support for decision-making by a navigator in order to reduce his psychological cognitive load. It is proposed to use the potential of situational awareness as a mathematical support for an automated navigation system with artificial intelligence within the framework of the concept of unmanned navigation in strategic accordance with the A-Navigation project. The fundamental importance of a positive assessment of cybernetic awareness in promoting the practical use of autonomous marine surface vessels in modern navigation practice is determined.
Assessing the possibility of changing the monitoring frequency of the residual thicknesses of the navigation locks gates elements
Authors: Ksenofontov N. M. , Loshak V. N.
Published: July 2023

One of the main methods for monitoring the technical condition of the navigation locks gates is to determine the amount of corrosion wear of their elements using ultrasonic thickness measurement. This diagnostic operation is performed at least once every five years. In accordance with the methodology, the control requires the removal of the protective coating in the measurement area. At the same time, there is no possibility of a full restoration of the coating. The specified frequency of measurements is adopted based on the peculiarities of the maintenance of locks and the durability of protective coatings, the service life of which does not exceed 5 years. It is noted that recently, the cases of measurements with a satisfactory technical condition of the protective coating on the elements of the structures, which are being examined, have been more frequent. This circumstance indicates an increase in the service life of protective coatings and, consequently, the possibility of revising the established frequency of measurements of the residual thickness of the gates elements. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to assess the possibility of changing the timing of ultrasonic thickness measurement during primary and periodic measurements of the residual thicknesses of the gate elements, taking into account the state of the protective coating. To achieve this goal, the collection and analysis of the range of protective coatings used in the anticorrosion protection of the main and emergency repair gates of navigation locks, their service life, as well as permissible deviations in thickness for the supplied rolled metal, are carried out. It has been established that epoxy-based protective coatings are most often used as primer and top coats. The thickness of the applied coatings has increased by 2–3 times and averages 200–350 µm. Damage to coatings in the period from 5 to 10 years of operation averages about 6 % of the total surface area. In the course of the study, it has been also found that the permissible minus limit values for deviations in the thickness of the supplied rolled products can range from 0.8 to 4.2 mm, depending on the thickness of the sheet and the accuracy of its manufacture. The presence of such deviations has a particularly negative effect on the resource of small thicknesses. Additionally, the maximum average value of the corrosion rate of metal structure elements in operation is determined. The totality of the information obtained makes it possible to develop recommendations for changing the timing of the residual thicknesses measurement, ensuring the safe operation of the considered elements of mechanical equipment.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on stress and coping strategies among medical students: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Alrashed Fahad Abdulaziz , Ahmad Tauseef , Sattar Kamaran , Aldaihan Mishal M. , Almurdi Muneera M. , Alrashed Leen Khalid , Shaheen Afaf A. M. , Alsubiheen Abdulrahman M.
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges and stressors for medical students, potentially affecting their emotional well-being. This study aimed to explore the influence of stress during and after the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students' sociodemographic characteristics and their coping strategies. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1st to 5th-year medical students utilizing a self-administered questionnaire, alongside the Kessler 10 Psychological Distress questionnaire, to collect data on perceived stress and coping variables. The findings revealed a notable gender disparity in stress levels during the COVID-19 period, with female medical students experiencing significantly higher stress prevalence (38.5%) compared to their male counterparts (16.2%). However, in the post-COVID period, medical students reported slightly lower stress levels, with female students at 26.9% and male students at 12.8%, compared to the COVID-19 phase. Nonetheless, stress levels were found to be significantly higher post-COVID compared to the during-COVID period. Furthermore, the study identified that stress severity varied across different medical school years, with 3rd-year students experiencing the highest stress levels (OR=8.9; P<0.0001), followed by 5th-year (OR=6.6; P=0.0004), 1st-year (OR=3.9; P=0.008), and 4th-year (OR=2.4; P=0.01) students. Among the coping strategies adopted by medical students to manage moderate to severe stress, "Religious activities" emerged as the most effective approach (OR=0.44; P=0.0001). Furthermore, the study highlighted a noteworthy increase in stress levels among female students during the transitional year of medical school, i.e., the third medical year, which marks the transition from preclinical to clinical training. Considering the study's findings, a support program is proposed, aiming to integrate psychological, organizational, and instrumental assistance. This program aligns with the participatory model of intervention and is designed to address the unique stressors faced by medical students during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.