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Factors Influencing the Rheological Characteristics of Modified Corn Stalk Fiber Asphalt Mortar
Authors:   Shandong Jiaotong University,, Wang Kun
Published: October 2024

As the demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly road construction materials increases, corn stalk fiber modified with NaOH is a promising candidate due to its renewable and eco-friendly nature. This study employs an orthogonal experimental design to optimize the investigation of multiple factors (corn stalk fiber length, content, and modifier concentration) in the experiments, ensuring that the effects of different factors on the high and low temperature performance of asphalt binder can be independently estimated. Dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) and bending beam rheometer (BBR) tests were conducted. The bonding between fiber and asphalt was analyzed by infrared spectroscopy, and the action mechanism of fiber in asphalt was revealed from a microscopic perspective by scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy. Evidently, the concentration of modifier is the main factor affecting the rheological properties of fiber asphalt mortar. Considering the influence of various factors on the rheological properties of modified corn stalk fiber asphalt mortar, the optimal modifier concentration is 7%, the fiber length is 6mm, and the content is 1.5%. After adding modified corn stalk fiber, the asphalt mortar did not produce new characteristic peaks, and the fiber and asphalt were mainly bonded by physical action. The large surface roughness of the modified corn stalk fiber determines its good adsorption capacity, which is conducive to increasing the bonding force of the asphalt. Fibers with a large aspect ratio are easy to bridge with each other, restraining the expansion of cracks and thus enhancing the crack resistance of the mortar. Keywords: Road engineering, Corn stalk fiber, Asphalt mortar, Orthogonal test, Rheological properties.
Educación, virtudes y relatos
Authors: López-García-Torres Rocío
Published: October 2024

La literatura, junto con todas las visiones que nos ofrece, supone una fuente de conocimiento y de enriquecimiento. Cuando se desvincula de la vida, se convierte en letra muerta, pero cuando sirve de alimento al espíritu, este sin duda se enriquece de forma insospechada. En este sentido, podemos afirmar, sin duda, que la literatura juega un papel importante como forma de expresión artística. Los relatos, además, encierran un valor pedagógico innegable. A lo largo de la historia, los textos literarios han sido utilizados para la educación y la formación personal, pues pueden aportar diversas posibilidades según la temática escogida y permiten estimular en el aula el desarrollo integral. La literatura siempre ha sido vehículo trasmisor de ideas, es una gran educadora. El alumnado puede reconocer en los personajes situaciones identificables con su propia vida. Cuentos tradicionales, fábulas y relatos varios encierran moralejas y han sido útiles para educar a la humanidad a lo largo de la historia. La educación moral y la formación de virtudes son elementos importantes en el desarrollo de individuos y ciudadanos éticamente responsables, que participan en la sociedad. Y es que la esencia final de la labor educativa no es solo la formación técnica del individuo, sino también cultivar la virtud, orientando al educando hacia la exploración del bien, la verdad y la belleza. Pues bien, con este planteamiento nace Educación, virtudes y relatos, que gira en torno a la idea del didactismo de lo literario, y lo hace desde la confluencia de dos perspectivas: por un lado, el virtuosismo y los valores que podemos encontrar reflejados en algunos personajes de la literatura universal; por otro, el uso y la aplicación que de estos ejemplos literarios podemos hacer en el aula.
Analisis Pengaruh Pembayaran Non Tunai Terhadap Nilai Tukar Rupiah dengan Jumlah Uang Beredar sebagai Variable Intervening
Authors: Anggraeni Lusiana , Maria Nugroho Sumarjiyanto Benedictus
Published: October 2024

This study aims to determine the impact of non-cash payments on the Rupiah exchange rate through the amount of money circulating in a narrow sense. This research is quantitative, utilizing secondary data as its source. The analytical method used in this study is path analysis, with the dependent variable being the Rupiah exchange rate. The independent variables are the volume of debit card transactions and the volume of electronic money, while the intervening variable is the amount of money circulating in a narrow sense. The period analyzed is from 2017 to 2020. The results show that both the volume of debit card transactions and the volume of electronic money have a significant effect on the Rupiah exchange rate. This study finds in the second model that the volume of debit card transactions, the volume of electronic money, and the Rupiah exchange rate significantly affect the amount of money circulating in a narrow sense.
Pengaruh Konsumsi Listrik, Pertumbuhan Ekonomi, Industrialisasi, dan Keterbukaan Perdagangan terhadap Emisi CO2 di Indonesia tahun 1983-2019
Authors: Rahmawati Atik , Robertus Mulyo Hendarto
Published: October 2024

Many developing countries including Indonesia are still largely dependent on fossil fuel power plants, even though the negative impact results in an increase in carbon emissions. In this study, the driving factors for emissions are seen from electricity consumption, GDP, industry value added and the ratio total exports of GDP. This study aims to look at the relationship between electricity consumption, economic growth, industrialization, and trade openness on CO2 carbon emissions in Indonesia in 1983-2019. This study uses secondary data in the form of time series data. Analysis in this study uses the Error Correction Model-Engle Granger (ECM-EG) method for short-term estimation and the Cointegration Test for long-term estimation. The results showed that in the long run electricity consumption and industrialization had a significant positive effect on CO2 carbon emissions. In the short term, only economic growth has a positive effect on carbon emissions.
Analysis of the Correlation of the Non-Cash Payment System and the Money Supply on the Inflation in Indonesia
Authors: Nugraheni Asrina Dwi , Maria Nugroho Sumarjiyanto Benedictus
Published: October 2024

The payment system has progressed from time to time along with advances in technology which has brought non-cash payment systems to be used more and more frequently. The ease of transactions using digital money has impacted the financial condition of a country. The study aims to identify and analyze the correlation between non-cash payment systems and inflation or financial and economic stability in Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative method with secondary data from several sources, including the Bank Indonesia and the Badan Pusat Statistik from January 2020 until December 2022. It was analyzed with the VECM Estimation Model. The results showed that money supply has a positive and significant effect on a dependent variable, inflation. Meanwhile, the e-money unit does not affect inflation. The researcher is expected to give an idea that e-money can help to improve economic growth in Indonesia.
Pengaruh Luas Panen Padi, Produktivitas Lahan, Pertumbuhan Harga Beras dan Jumlah Penduduk terhadap Ketersediaan Beras di Indonesia tahun 1990-2022
Authors: Khasanah Novita Nur , Gunanto Edy Yusuf Agung
Published: October 2024

Rice is main food commodity consumed in Indonesia. The availability of rice plays a strategic role in food security, national economic, and political stability. The increasing population results in an increasing demand for food, especially rice. Meanwhile, rice production fluctuates following cropping patterns and weather changes, resulting in a gap between rice availability and rice consumption. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of rice harvest area, land productivity, rice price growth and total population on Indonesia's rice availability in 1990 to 2022 partially and simultaneously. The data used in this study is secondary data based on a time series in Indonesia from 1990 to 2022. This study was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis with Eviews 10 application. The results of the study showed that simultaneously, rice harvest area, land productivity, rice price growth, and total population had a significant effect on rice availability. Partially, land productivity and rice price growth have a positive and significant effect on rice availability. Total population has a negative and significant effect on rice availability. Meanwhile, rice harvest area has no significant effect on rice availability.
Pengaruh Urbanisasi, Modal Manusia, dan Pengangguran terhadap Kemiskinan Perkotaan di Enam Kota Provinsi Jawa Tengah Tahun 2015-2021
Authors: Sabilillah Jihan , Robertus Mulyo Hendarto
Published: October 2024

Urban poverty in six cities in Central Java Province is an interesting issue to analyze in relation to the factors that influence it. This study analyzes the issue of urban poverty because regional economic development is partly determined by how cities can grow. The objective of this research is to analyze the effect of urbanization, human capital, and unemployment on urban poverty in six cities in Central Java Province from 2015 to 2021. This study uses quantitative data sourced from publications by the Badan Pusat Statistik of Central Java Province. The method used is multiple linear regression with panel data, where the dependent variable is the percentage of the poor population, while the independent variables include urbanization (in-migration), human capital (HDI), and unemployment in the cities of Magelang, Surakarta, Tegal, Semarang, Pekalongan, and Salatiga from 2015 to 2021. The results of the study show that urbanization has a positive and significant effect on poverty, human capital has a negative and significant effect on poverty, and unemployment has a positive and significant effect on poverty.
Conceptualising children’s linguistic rights in formal education in Greece
Authors: Tsioli Sofia , Androulakis George
Published: October 2024

Linguistic rights as a cornerstone for inclusive education, have often been linked to language education. However, in the context of an applied approach in education, there is a lack of clarity concerning the conceptualisation gf linguistic rights as well as their visibility in official policy texts and discourse among policymakers internationally. A body of scientists have taken a critical approach to (linguistic) human rights to question the need for a reconceptualization of linguistic (human) rights. In this context, our paper attempts to capture and discuss the different conceptualizations of linguistic rights focusing on children’s (language) education in the Greek context. Drawing from transdisciplinary ethnography based mainly on sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, law studies, and political science, combined with principles of decolonizing human rights we carried out a (critical) discourse analysis of interviews with policymakers from different institutions as well as of educational policy texts. The findings demonstrate different ¨paradoxes¨ of conceptualizing linguistic rights, resulting in the need to encourage a situated, non-Western, ¨non-childish¨ and distributed with legal guarantees approach to linguistic rights in education as a basis for establishing multilingual decolonized language policies for more just education.
Finite Element Simulations of Effective Stimulated Volume in Rat Brain Optoelectronic Stimulation
Authors: Rienmüller Theresa , Valente Vincent , Ziesel Daniel , Polz Mathias , Langthaler Sonja , Lenk Kerstin , Nowakowska Marta , Baumgartner Christian , Ücal Muammer
Published: October 2024

This study presents a finite element model (FEM) simulation of optoelectronic stimulation in the rat brain, designed to investigate the effects of this emerging neural stimulation technique. A detailed 3D model of the rat brain and an equivalent circuit representation of the organic semiconductor-based stimulation device was used to simulate the subdural application of optoelectronic stimuli to the rat brain. The model is based on realistic electrode geometries and material properties. The stimulated brain volume is approximately 38 mm3 with a maximal stimulation depth of 2.6 mm. Our results indicate that optoelectronic stimulation can achieve targeted activation of cortical neurons. Further studies will focus on optimizing device parameters, exploring long-term effects, and expand this approach for specific neural bioelectronics to fully exploit its potential in clinical applications.
Application of the criteria-based assessment system to the tasks of developing the functional literacy of students in teaching chemistry
Authors: Kulumbetova Onlassyn , Unerbayeva Zulfiya , Zhussupova Leilya , Zhussupbekova Nursulu , Uzakova Assem
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this paper is to modernize the educational process and the knowledge assessment system for students who study inorganic chemistry. Ways to modernize the current knowledge monitoring system were implemented by creating test tasks with a gradual increase in complexity, the so-called “three-dimensional model” of learning. As subjects for studying the practical application of this approach, 12 students were selected. The experiment took place as part of the study of the course of inorganic chemistry, which comprised 6 topics. At the same time, a holistic concept of knowledge assessment was selected, which maximally excluded any bias on the part of the assessor. Such reforms will help the state to train more specialists who will be able to compete with experts from all over the world, in particular engineers and technologists. All this testifies not only to the expediency of using a combination of these methods for teaching students of the Republic of Kazakhstan, but also to the need for further reform of outdated educational programs not only at the level of one higher educational institution, but also on a global scale.
Study on time-dependent injectability evaluation of mudstone considering the self-healing effect
Authors: Pan Dongjiang , Liu Chengao , Liang Dongxu , Zhou Jianjun , Zhang Lei
Published: October 2024

The injectability of mudstone is a key parameter for grout modification and is affected by hydration. Inherent injectability is predominantly determined by pore size distribution nuances, encompassing both the critical pore size and the heterogeneity inherent within the pore structure. In this study, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance technology is employed to delineate the transverse relaxation time distribution curves amidst the hydration process of three distinct clay rocks, namely kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite. The evolution characteristics of permeability are assessed, leveraging the Schlumberger-Doll research model. It is ascertained that a prolonged hydration reaction (98 days) engenders a self-healing effect pertinent to rock permeability. A comprehensive analysis unveils the impacts rendered by various types of clay minerals and distinct durations of hydration upon the characteristic distribution of rock pore sizes. The diffusion and seepage pores are distinguished based on a pore diameter boundary of 100 nm, and the time-varying characteristics of their heterogeneity are studied based on fractal theory. The research results show that for rocks without clay minerals, the injectability reaches and basically maintains 11% unchanged after being soaked for 9 days. For rocks containing kaolinite, the injectability reaches and basically maintains 3.4% unchanged after being soaked for 42 days. For rocks containing illite, the injectability reaches a maximum of 0.9% after being soaked for 56 days, then slowly decreases to 0.6%. For rocks containing montmorillonite, the injectability reaches and remains unchanged at 7.8% after being soaked for 28 days. Combined with the time-varying characteristics of the fractal dimension of seepage pores, the heterogeneity of seepage pores weakens, so the pore structure evolution caused by the hydration of clay minerals has a beneficial effect on the injectability of muddy rock masses.
Self-regulated learning and task engagement: a SEM analysis
Authors: Derakhshan Ali , Zare Javad
Published: October 2024

A great wealth of investigation has inspected the psycho-emotional aspects of second/foreign language (L2) learning in the past decades. It has been contended that L2 students need capacities to self-regulate and direct their language-learning journey. To do so, they require different strategies to get involved in their own learning process. A group of such crucial strategies concerns self-regulated learning (SRL), which has been increasingly reported to influence classroom learning and engagement. However, the way SRL strategies correlate and predict task engagement in L2 contexts has remained under-explored. To fill this gap, this study administered two online questionnaires to a sample of 384 English learners to disclose the relationship and predictive power of different components of SRL and task engagement. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) pointed to positive associations between behavioral engagement and meta-cognitive and meta-affective strategies; emotional engagement and meta-affective strategies; cognitive engagement and meta-cognitive and cognitive strategies; agentic engagement and meta-affective strategies; and social engagement and sociocultural-interactive and meta-sociocultural-interactive strategies. Practical implications for L2 teachers and suggestions for further research are also discussed.
Wood-based Businesses and the Economic Development of Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries – An Introduction
Authors: Bemmann Martin
Published: October 2024

This introduction sketches out what relevance wood and wood products have had in Europe’s industrial societies. It also summarizes some peculiarities of the wood-based businesses caused by both the materiality of wood and the ecologies of forests. Most importantly, the introduction contextualizes the findings of this issue’s individual articles in three topical fields, cutting some interpretational paths in an area still rather unknown to many historians: First of all, it argues that analysing wood-based businesses can help to re-consider the history of Europe’s industrialization as a distinctively continental process. Second, the introduction reveals material and ecological barriers to globalization that come into view if one questions the supplies of Europe’s ever increasing industrial wood demand. Third, it considers how a focus on the wood-based businesses can contribute to re-evaluate seemingly clear-cut divisions of Europe into industrial centres and peripheries.
The Baltic Timber Trade and the Port of Riga: Economic Empowerment of Middlemen and New Entrepreneurs in Imperial Russia’s Western Provinces (1860s to 1914)
Authors: Wezel Katja
Published: October 2024

The article discusses the advancement of timber traders and former middlemen in Riga’s timber trade during the second half of the 19th and early 20th century. Using methods from spatial history, statistical data on the Riga timber trade and archival documents from the timber trade files in the collection of the Riga Exchange Committee at the Historical State Archive of Latvia, the article traces the transport of timber from the Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian hinterland to the port of Riga. It explains why and how timber became one of Riga’s main export commodities and highlights the actors behind the timber trade. It argues that the timber trade offered ample opportunities for new entrepreneurs of various ethnicities and shows how members of non-elite groups, especially Jewish and Latvian entrepreneurs, were able to challenge the trade monopoly of Baltic Germans in the wood sector. Using the biographies of members of three entrepreneurial families – Armitstead, Berlin, and Dombrovskis – the article explores the advancements of new entrepreneurs in Riga and their contributions to the Baltic timber trade.
Design a robust intelligent power controller for pressurized water reactor using particle swarm optimization algorithm
Authors: Ateya Afaf A.E. , Saeed Rehab M. , Kandil Magy M.
Published: October 2024

Proportional–Integral–Derivative (PID) controllers have been optimized and used to overcome many types of problems in nuclear reactor systems. The high performance of PID controllers depend on optimizing their gains. In this research, an optimized robust PID controller is proposed to control power perturbations in a pressurized water reactor (PWR). The optimization process of robust PID using particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm aims to adapt PID gains then after that, H-infinity controller is used. The results show a good performance when that suggested hybrid controller is applied to the nuclear power system since the suggested design makes the system robust due to applying H-infinity method, in addition to get the benefits of the optimized PID controller.
La luce della luna: lucifluus in Zenone di Verona (Tract. 1.2.19) e Isidoro di Siviglia (Nat. 18.1; Etym. 3.53.1)
Authors: De Gianni Donato
Published: October 2024

In Etym. 3.53.1 and Nat. 18.1, Isidore of Seville describes the nature of moonlight, primarily drawing on Augustine’s commentary on Psalm 10. In the chapter of De natura rerum, he also explores specific allegorical meanings of the moon, already established in patristic exegesis, particularly referencing the symbolism of the resurrection of the dead. To indicate the shining part of the moon’s surface, Isidore employs the rare adjectival compound lucifluus, first attested in Juvencus’ Evangeliorum libri with reference to the sun and, metaphorically, to the Gospel. Significantly, this adjective is already used in a context similar to Isidore’s, in the second sermon (De resurrectione) of the first book of the Tractatus by Zeno of Verona (Tract. 1.2.19). In this sermon, the author offers a brief allegorical excursus on the moon, interpreting it as a symbol of mortal man and his future resurrection at the end of time. With some distinctions, he uses the same adjective to describe the brightness of the sun in relation to that of the moon. This close analogy in context and content suggests that Isidore, particularly in the passage from De natura rerum, might have considered Zeno’s sermon when reusing the term lucifluus.
Pommeranica, Prussica and Livonica in the Annales of the Jan Drugosz
Authors: Zonenberg Slawomir
Published: October 2024

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Intemational Scientific Conference. The problem of Middle Lithuania 1920-1922
Authors: Jurevičiūtė Aušra , Veilentienė Audronė
Published: October 2024

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Lithuania's Attempts of the 1920 Summer to Recover its Lands Occupied by the Poles
Authors: Lesčius Vytautas
Published: October 2024

Complicated and hostile relations between Poland and Lithuania developed since the very beginning of the restored independence. The Polish ruling strata of society were unwilling to recognize independent Lithuania and resorted to diverse measures to subjugate her. Under the pretext of the fight against the Bolsheviks, the Poles occupied a vast territory of Lithuania by the beginning of the 1920 summer. A state of undeclared war arose between Lithuania and Poland.  
Due to the adverse military actions against the Bolsheviks, the Poles were forced to mitigate their policy with respect to Lithuania. On July 4th, 1920, reluctant as they were, the Poles recognized Lithuania de facto and, within a few days, they committed themselves to the allies to make over Vilnius and its region to Lithuania. Under the peace treaty of July 12th, 1920, concluded with Soviet Russia, Lithuania was recognized as an independent and sovereign state, and its borders were delineated.  
With the Poles in full retreat from Lithuania, a good opportunity presented itself for recovering the other lands which had been formerly occupied by the Poles. The Lithuanian troops started successful actions to fulfill this task and by the end of 1920 they had liberated nearly all the lands which by the peace treaty of July 4th of the same year had been defined as Lithuania's territory. Unfortunately, this task was not brought to an end, for having defeated the Bolsheviks near Warsaw, the Poles renewed their intrusion into the southern territories of Lithuania.
The Question of Baltic States in the Policy of the Great Westem Powers in 1944-1945
Authors: Kraujelis Ramojus
Published: October 2024

The considerations of the three Great powers in the final years (1944-1945) of World War II and the question of the Baltic states within the context of international relations and diplomacy of these powers are discussed in the article.  
In the last years of World War II, the United States were engaged in the creation of the new post-war international organizational model. Participation of the Soviet Union in these postwar plans was an essential condition. In that period of World War II, the question of Baltic states had no significant and independent role in the entire international balance of power. This opinion is grounded on the examples from diplomatic papers which confirm that Baltic states in inter-Allied relations were treated only as a bargaining agent.  
Considering that in the Teheran conference (1943), Western states accorded the two of the Baltic states to Soviet interest sphere, the U.S. and Britain entered the Yalta conference (1945) with no illusions as to the fate of the Baltic States in particular and Eastern Europe in general.  
The only one positive aspect regarding Baltic state survived - notwithstanding Soviet attempts, Western states remained firm in its legal commitment regarding Lithuania and the other Baltic States - to not recognize the forcible annexation of Baltic states. Accordingly, Western Allies did not recognize Lithuanians, Latvians, and Estonians as "Soviet citizens" within the context of the 1945 Repatriation Agreement.  
In reality, the decisive effect of World War II was attempts to retain balance of power in international politics, but not moral or legal commitments. The end of World War II did not restore the independence of Lithuania and other Baltic states. The postwar international system that was leading to division of Europe, bipolar world, and Cold War was the adversity that influenced the plight of small states and nations.
Order of German: Old and New. - Rec.: Boockmann H. Vokiečių ordinas. Dvylika jo istorijos skyrių (iš vokiečių k. vertė A Nikžentaitis ). Vilnius, 2003. 296 p.
Authors: Ščavinskas Marius
Published: October 2024

Rec.: Boockmann H. Vokiečių ordinas. Dvylika jo istorijos skyrių (iš vokiečių k. vertė A. Nikžentaitis). Vilnius, 2003. 296 p.
Thesis about the State of Jews at the Grand Duchy ofLithuania
Authors: Petrauskas Rimvydas
Published: October 2024

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Classes multisseriadas e os desafios enfrentados por professores em uma escola rural no município de Porto Velho/RO
Authors: Tibola Naiara Gracia , Vitorino Cunha Marivalda , Vieira Neidimar
Published: October 2024

O presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar os desafios enfrentadas por professores que atuam com classes multisseriadas em uma escola na área rural de Porto Velho/RO. A educação escolar e o processo de ensino e de aprendizagem nessa região são organizados em turmas multisseriadas em virtude das grandes distâncias entre as comunidades e o baixo número de alunos em cada ano. O cenário da pesquisa é uma escola rural multisseriada, situada no município de Porto Velho, estado de Rondônia, região Norte do Brasil, especificamente no eixo da BR, 364, sentido Rio Branco/AC. Para a coleta de dados, foram entrevistados cinco professores que atuam em classes multisseriadas em uma escola rural na cidade de Porto Velho-RO, caracterizando a pesquisa como qualitativa que teve a análise de conteúdo como base para o processo de análise e de fundamentação das entrevistas. Os desafios enfrentados por professores de classes multisseriadas passam por falta de material pedagógico, de uma política educacional que os ampare para formações continuadas, de acesso e de permanência dos estudantes na escola.
A Internacionalização da Educação Superior e os desafios para o desenvolvimento sustentável
Authors: Steren dos Santos Bettina , Mentges Manuir José , Costa Morosini Marilia , Zilberberg Oviedo Lourdes Evangelina
Published: October 2024

Este artigo, em um estudo exploratório de caráter qualitativo, tem por objetivo analisar a internacionalização da educação superior e os desafios para o desenvolvimento sustentável, por meio de um estudo bibliográfico e documental das conferências mundiais e regionais de educação superior, realizadas no marco da atuação da UNESCO, entre 1996 e 2024. Entre as descobertas da pesquisa destaca-se o fato de que o conceito de educação adotado pela UNESCO, encontra-se vinculado à concepção de crescimento econômico e de desenvolvimento do país. Esta visão do campo educativo encontra-se presente em quase todos os documentos publicados pelo organismo internacional. Em 2015, a ONU aprovou os 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a partir desse momento, os esforços centraram-se na consecução dos ODS e da Agenda 2030. Neste cenário, a internacionalização, em sua concepção latino-americana, ou seja, “humanista e solidária”, baseada em redes colaborativas, pode contribuir para o avanço do ODS 4, no que diz respeito à educação inclusiva, equitativa e de qualidade. Nesta linha de raciocínio advinda de tensões entre globalização e regionalismo destaca-se a importância de analisar as proposições da UNESCO para a educação, que se inclinam pela realização de reformas similares nos sistemas educativos mundiais diversos e avaliar o ponto de convergência entre tais proposições globais e o respeito à soberania regional/nacional e quais são as bases para que isso ocorra.
Bridging Divides
Authors: Naiditch Fernando
Published: October 2024

In this article, the author explains the meaning and the historicaldevelopment of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) and DEIB (diversity, equity,inclusion, and belonging). DEIB policies have regulated the way companies andeducational institutions have implemented their recruitment efforts in orderto attract a diverse body of students and workforce. However, in the past fewyears, there has been a very vocal anti-DEIB movement that argues againstthe constitutionality of these policies. The article presents arguments both forand against DEIB policies and programs and concludes by stating the need formaintaining these policies, particularly given the socio-economic impact thatDEIB policies have.
Un diálogo entre disciplinas en el Pabellón Philips
Authors: Echeverría Mishell , Ribadeneira Agustín
Published: October 2024

A lo largo de la historia cada lenguaje se manifiesta con características particulares de acuerdo con la época que corresponden; en la arquitectura los aportes de la Arquitectura Moderna del siglo XX se caracterizan por una composición que resalta la línea recta y el contrapunto, volúmenes simples, limpieza de ornamentación y espacios continuos. Esta simplificación también coincide dentro de las vanguardias artísticas donde se buscaba la innovación del estilo tradicional, estos cambios se dan en las artes visuales y en la música, donde se destaca un abandono de adornos y experimentación con la tecnología. El objetivo de este artículo es destacar las aportaciones del diálogo entre disciplinas con la obra del arquitecto, músico y matemático griego Iannis Xenakis, que mediante la composición de una obra musical, traduce los sonidos de la partitura en espacios, al diseñar el Pabellón Philips, donde evidencia la unión de varias disciplinas como la arquitectura, la música y las matemáticas, es decir, provoca una visión más completa, que cambia el significado del edificio, y genera un referente para el mundo al demostrar un nuevo paradigma del arte y la arquitectura del siglo XX.
Activación, forma urbana y participación: caso del barrio informal Sinaí, Montes de Oca (Costa Rica)
Authors: Villalta Flórez-Estrada Mario
Published: October 2024

El artículo ofrece un análisis de los procesos de activación urbana desde las transformaciones morfológicas en el barrio informal Sinaí, ubicado en el distrito San Rafael del Cantón de Montes de Oca en San José, Costa Rica. Estas activaciones han sido parte de un proceso participativo de varios años mediado por el programa de Trabajo Comunal Universitario TCU-708 de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Dentro del análisis que se presenta, se abordan temas como la relevancia del uso cotidiano del espacio público, los procesos de negociación que involucran a diversas partes y la interacción entre la morfología urbana y los procesos de gestión participativa. Se explora el papel crucial de los proyectos de infraestructura comunitaria y cómo estos pueden convertirse en motores de gestión para trabajar distintas problemáticas sociales y económicas de las comunidades expuestas a las condiciones más vulnerables.
'Mazara/Mazar: nel ventre della città medievale (secoli VII–XV). Edizione critica degli scavi (1997) in via Tenente Gaspare Romano', by Alessandra Molinari and Antonino Meo
Authors: Berrica Silvia
Published: October 2024

Mazara/Mazar: nel ventre della città medievale (secoli VII–XV). Edizione critica degli scavi (1997) in via Tenente Gaspare Romano Alessandra Molinari and Antonino Meo  All’Insegna del Giglio 32. Biblioteca di Archeologia Medievale, 2021. 630pp. Hb. €100. ISBN-13: 9788892850453.
Translating an Operatic Libretto: The Status and Role of an Interpreter. Cognitive Linguistics in the Interpretation and Translation of Stage Directions – a Case Study
Authors: Muszyńska-Andrejczyk Agnieszka
Published: October 2024

The paper addresses the question of the translation of an operatic libretto and examines the status and role of a libretto’s interpreter in the creative process of opera production. The author also mentions the role of a dramaturge in the opera theatre and indicates certain similarities between the functions of the dramaturge and that of the interpreter. The paper refers to cognitive linguistics as a useful method in the examination of a translated text. The author, inspired by works of the Polish linguist and interpreter Elżbieta Tabakowska, draws on the key term present in cognitive linguistics (imagery) and its aspects, such as prominence (trajector/ landmark), elaboration (granularity/ resolution), and focusing (foreground/ background), applying them to a short analysis of the stage directions from the libretto of Giacomo Puccini’s one-act opera Suor Angelica.
Huculsko-pokuckie ikony ludowe na szkle jako źródło inspiracji dla współczesnego ukraińskiego malarstwa ikonowego
Authors: Triska Oksana
Published: October 2024

Od lat dziewięćdziesiątych XX wieku artyści na Ukrainie zaczęli powracać do źródeł etnicznych jako ikonicznych wyznaczników tożsamości narodowej. Część z nich zainteresowała się ludowym malarstwem huculsko-pokuckim na szkle, powszechnym w drugiej połowie XIX wieku w regionie karpackim. W artykule podkreślono specyfikę odrodzenia i twórczej interpretacji tej tradycji w środowisku artystycznym Lwowa. W popularyzację tego rodzaju sztuki ludowej wielki wkład wniósł malarz ikon Ostap Łozynskyj, który wykonał ponad 3000 replik, a w oparciu o tę stylistyką stworzył nowe typy ikon rodzinnych. W ten sposób artysta przywrócił do domów Ukraińców tradycję domowej ikony na szkle. W przeszłości huculska i pokucka sztuka ludowa była zjawiskiem regionalnym, dziś stopniowo staje się rozpoznawalna na całej Ukrainie i częściowo za granicą. Szereg lwowskich artystów: Oksana Wynnyczok, Oksana Andruszczenko, Oksana Romaniw-Triska, Taras Łozynskyj, Ulana Krechowec rozwija sakralną tematykę obrazów na szkle w swoim własnym stylu. Czerpią ikonografię ze znanych dawnych źródeł i przedstawiają ją w różnym stopniu dekoracyjności. Autorzy wykorzystują własne koncepcje twórcze, poszerzając możliwości tematyczne i technologiczne rozwoju wymienionego kierunku. Lwowskie centrum współczesnego malarstwa na szkle świadczy o odrodzeniu tradycji ikony ludowej w innych, już zmodyfikowanych formach.
Notatki z mojej podróży artystycznej
Authors: Olivera Matilde
Published: October 2024

Kiedy patrzę wstecz, rozpoznaję to, że istniała wola inna niż moja, która prowadziła mnie w stronę ścieżki twórczości artystycznej i potem tą ścieżką. Jako osoba wierząca utożsamiam tę wolę z Opatrznością Bożą, która otwiera drzwi, przez które muszę przejść. Tym samym uznaję w swojej pracy artystycznej powołanie, wezwanie, na które muszę odpowiedzieć, i czuję potrzebę wykorzystania otrzymanych talentów w służbie tej szczególnej misji. Na swojej drodze natknęłam się na różne teksty, które pomogły mi zrozumieć, na czym polega to powołanie, a wśród nich dwa, które głęboko mnie poruszyły: Testament artystyczny Rodina i List do artystów św. Jana Pawła II. Dzięki nim odkryłam, że sztuka może być dobrym środkiem do tego, by zrozumieć rzeczywistość i by czynić ją zrozumiałą, lub że może być odpowiednim sposobem uwielbienia i dziękczynienia Bogu za wszystkie błogosławieństwa, którymi nas obdarza.
Wiodącą rolę odgrywa w tym wszystkim piękno. Jego związek z prawdą interesuje mnie szczególnie, gdyż służy mi jako przewodnik w mojej twórczości. Jak nauczył mnie Rodin, staram się przede wszystkim, aby moje prace odsłoniły prawdziwy charakter kryjący się pod formami, ponieważ gdy odnajdziemy prawdę, nieuchronnie odnajdziemy także piękno. Aby to osiągnąć, wykorzystuję zarówno malarstwo, jak i rzeźbę, pracując z bardzo specyficznymi materiałami, które staram się kształtować. Rzeczywistość materialna czyni fizycznym to, co takie nie jest, sztuka ma zdolność uwidaczniania tego, co niewidzialne; uważam to za wymiar niemal sakramentalny, dlatego ogromne znaczenie mają materiały i sposób ich wykorzystania. Bardzo cenię technikę, którą staram się opanować, aby móc wyrazić siebie z prawdziwą swobodą.
Każde dzieło sztuki może być otwartym oknem na transcendencję, jednak sztuka sakralna przeznaczona do liturgii lub indywidualnych aktów pobożności musi do tego dążyć. Sądzę, że w tym celu dobrze jest czerpać z dawnych mistrzów, zachować ciągłość w stosowaniu symboliki i ikonografii, i uważam, że niezbędny jest pewien stopień figuracji, aby postacie i sceny biblijne były rozpoznawalne, a tym samym przekaz był katechetyczny. Wszystko to nie jest równoznaczne z naśladowaniem stylów z przeszłości, ponieważ każdy artysta może wyrazić siebie zgodnie ze swoją osobowością, tak by efekt był wytworem jego czasów.
Hospital Mortality and Complications of Myocardial Infarction in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Myocardial Infarction with and without ST Segment Elevation Electrocardiograms
Authors: Yakushin Sergey S. , Pereverzeva Kristina G.
Published: October 2024

Background. Currently, data on hospital mortality and the frequency of complications of myocardial infarction in patients aged 75 and older with myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) and without ST-segment elevation (NSTEMI) are inconclusive. New carefully planned retrospective and prospective studies are needed to clarify them.
Aims — to compare hospital mortality and the frequency of myocardial infarction complications among patients admitted to a cardiology ward with the possibility of percutaneous coronary intervention, with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in patients ≥ 75 years of age.
Methods. A retrospective analysis of medical records of 437 consecutively enrolled patients aged ≥ 75 years, hospitalized in a cardiology department due to myocardial infarction during 2020–2021, was conducted. This section of the study included patients with STEMI (174 patients) and NSTEMI (119 patients). Considering the presence of statistically significant differences between the compared groups (STEMI and NSTEMI) based on clinical and anamnestic data, pseudo-randomization was performed using propensity score matching (PSM) based on all studied clinical and anamnestic data and the administered treatment, resulting in two groups of 78 patients each.
Results. The frequency of myocardial infarction complications differed between patients with STEMI and NSTEMI before PSM. Atrial fibrillation occurred significantly more often in patients with STEMI compared to those with NSTEMI: in 26.4 and 16.0% of cases, respectively (p = 0.034). Atrioventricular blocks of 2–3rd degree complicated the course of myocardial infarction in 14.4% of patients with STEMI and 5.0% of those with NSTEMI (p = 0.011). After PSM, the frequency of all developed complications among patients with STEMI and NSTEMI didn`t show statistically significant differences. The incidence of deaths before PSM didn`t differ statistically significantly. After PSM, the death rate also remained comparable: at STEMI 28.2% and at NSTEMI 15.4% (p = 0.131).
Conclusions. This study demonstrated no statistically significant difference in hospital mortality rates and the development of myocardial infarction complications in comparable groups of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI after balancing the groups using the “pseudo-randomization” method among individuals aged 75 years and older, this may be due to the retrospective nature of the study and the small sample of patients. To further clarify the obtained data, prospective research of similar design with patient randomization at the inclusion stage is required.
Lung Involvement Patterns in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: a Retrospective Study
Authors: Skvortsov Alexey V. , Litvinova Maria A. , Akulkina Larisa A. , Bulanov Nikolay M. , Novikov Pavel I. , Moiseev Sergey V.
Published: October 2024

Background. Pulmonary involvement in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an important cause of mortality. The main variants of AAV are granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
Aims — to define the prevalence of pulmonary involvement in AAV patients and describe its computed tomography (CT)-patterns.
Methods. A retrospective study was conducted. The study included patients with GPA and MPA. The diagnosis was established in accordance with the American College of Rheumatology (1990) criteria of GPA or the Chapel-Hill (2012) conference AAV definitions, as well as the classification criteria of GPA and MPA of the American College of Rheumatology and the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (2022). All patients underwent chest CT. The primary endpoint was lung involvement, as determined by the results of a clinical and instrumental examination.
Results. 243 patients (median age of onset 49.0 (35.0; 59.0); 167 (68.7%) women) with AAV were included in the study, including 171 with GPA and 72 with MPA. Lung damage was established in 175 (72.0%) patients (121 (70.8%) in GPA and 54 (75.0%) in MPA). The following variants of pulmonary involvement in AAV were registered: parenchymal infiltrates — 103 (58.9%); alveolar hemorrhage — 33 (18.9%); nodular disease — 58 (33.1%); cavities — 28 (16.0%); subclinical interstitial lung disease (ILD) — 43 (24.6%); ILD — 8 (4.6%); signs of fibrosis — 135 (77.1%); bronchiectasis — 24 (13.7%); and pleural effusion — 3 (1.7%). In GPA patients, cavities were more prevalent (p 0.001), so alveolar hemorrhage was in MPA (p 0.001). PR3-ANCA (OR: 3.25; 95% CI: 1.40–7.49) and general symptoms (fever, weight loss) (OR: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.28–4.54) were associated with pulmonary damage according to the logistic regression model.
Conclusions. Pulmonary involvement in AAV is frequent. Among 243 patients with MPA and GPA who underwent a CT scan of the chest, 72% had lung abnormalities. These findings may have important implications for the diagnosis and management of AAV lung manifestations.
To the 85th Anniversary of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeny I. Gusev
Authors: Reshetov Igor V. , Usoltseva Natalia I.
Published: October 2024

On May 23, 2024, the 85th anniversary of the birth of the largest Russian scientist, doctor, outstanding neurologist of world renown, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, holder of the Orders “Badge of Honor”, “Red Banner of Labor”, “For Services to the Fatherland” IV, III and II degrees, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeny I. Gusev.
To the 60th Anniversary of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Igor V. Reshetov
Authors: Usoltseva Natalia I. , Sergeeva Natalia V.
Published: October 2024

On May 29, 2024, the 60th anniversary of the birth of the largest specialist and outstanding scientist, one of the leading Russian specialists in the field of microsurgery and oncology, a talented healthcare organizer, innovator and teacher, director of the Levshin Institute of Cluster Oncology, head of the Department of Oncology, Radiotherapy and Reconstructive Surgery of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine was celebrated Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University) Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology, twice laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Igor V. Reshetov.
To the 60th Anniversary of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ivan S. Stilidi
Authors: Reshetov Igor V. , Usoltseva Natalia I. , Sergeeva Natalia V.
Published: October 2024

April 1, 2024 marked the 60th anniversary of the birth of a prominent scientist, an outstanding specialist in the field of oncology, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology, Knight of the Order of Friendship, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ivan S. Stilidi.
ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT HYPERVAPOTRON FIN PROFILES FOR THE MULTIPHASE COOLING OF POWER VACUUM TUBES
Authors: Anand Rohit , Lakhera Vikas
Published: October 2024

In high-power electronic applications, hypervapotrons are commonly used for efficient heat dissipation.
The present study relates to the hypervapotron application in vacuum tubes of the ion cyclotron radio frequency source used in fusion reactors. The vacuum tube's outer jacket utilizes hypervapotron (HV) fins for cooling purpose. The initial phase of indigenous vacuum tube development involves the design and development of this jacket. This research examines different types of hypervapotron fin profiles
and investigates the wall temperatures of the cooling jacket using a multiphase cooling approach. The objective of the study is to safeguard the expensive vacuum tube against potential failure caused by inadequate cooling. The analysis includes five types of fin profiles: rectangular, concave, trapezoidal, U-shaped, and inverted trapezoidal. The study employs Ansys CFX software to illustrate the variation
in temperature across the fins. The results indicate that the wall temperatures vary across all the distinct types of fin profiles, with the flow and heat flux values. Comparing the results with the wall temperature of the U-type profile indivcates importance of fins' shape in heat transfer. In addition, a simulation has been conducted to model the fundamental impact of wall surface roughness. The increase in surface roughness value enabled the cooling jacket to maintain the lower wall temperature at the given heat flux values.