bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Market Orientation and Performance of Brewing Manufacturing Firms in South-South, Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria., Uzoamaka Ndubuisi-Okolo Purity
Published: March 2022

Brewing firms in South-South, Nigeria has limitation in achieving market orientation due to persistent environmental challenges prevalent in today’s contemporary and ever dynamic competitive environment. The incessant environmental challenges have influenced new product development, market share; innovation, caused unbalanced development and increased uncertainty. In view of the above, this work focused attention on market orientation and performance of brewing manufacturing firms in South-South, Nigeria. Specifically, its set to determine the nature of relationship that exists between customer orientation and innovation in brewing manufacturing firms in South-South, Nigeria and nature of relationship that exists between competitor orientation and quality service delivery in brewing manufacturing firms in South-South, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised of 120 staff of brewing manufacturing firms in South-South, Nigeria which was reduced to 92 using Taro Yamane statistical formula for determining the Sample Size. Data generated from the copies of questionnaire administered to the respondent was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient which is an inferential statistical tool. The results of the analyses revealed that there is a statistical significant positive relationship between customer orientation and innovation and there is also a statistical significant positive relationship between competitor orientation and quality service delivery in brewing manufacturing firms in South-South, Nigeria. Based on the findings of this work, the investigator recommended that Brewing manufacturing firms need to embark on intensive customer and competitor orientation exercises since they serve as panaceas for increasing the quality of services that are being rendered to both the prospective and potential customers. This help to ensure that customers’ needs are met and brewing firms stand the better chance of benefitting maximally.
A STUDY ON THE LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Authors: Rashid Mr. Qaid , puri Dr. Shaifali rachna
Published: March 2022

Appropriately answering to linguistic diversity in the class is essential in school factors, not less due to the present migration movements. Outlining on the schooling on multilingual and study on second language, we motivate every children in the intercession community to utilize their linguistic assets, and they also active with two most effective experimental actions targeted at restoring features of learning. We studied the effect of intercession via post, pre and follow up the tests. We computed influence just after each lesson. The intercession community shows the higher multilingual ideal self-desire after the intercession and greater influence in whole intervention. Essentially, the intercession group has made remarkably higher vocab learning gains in comparison to the manage group regardless to spend less time on work.
A Qualitative Research on Genders in Crisis: Young Adults’ Perspective and Experiences towards the COVID-19
Authors: Su Zi Bin , Chia Yee Pang
Published: March 2022

As disaster occurs and impacts humanity negatively, issues like community-related risks for mental health, challenges within families and more will start to rise. People tend to lose jobs, businesses, places to live, or even family members. The government of Malaysia declared a Movement Control Order (MCO) in order to regulate viral replication and smooth the pandemic curve caused by COVID-19. Therefore, qualitative research about what the young adults of Malaysia perceive and experience in the COVID-19 situation has been conducted. Twelve individuals who have undergone MCO participated in the online interview. Results indicated that more than half of the participants experienced negative emotions and reacted badly to the whole situation. Furthermore, it shows that they have lower levels of resilience in coping as they have zero crisis planning beforehand. However, young adults have done activities and hobbies to regulate their emotions during the period. Unfortunately, the extension of MCO has made young adults feel even more helpless and alienated. Consequently, most of them developed covid fatigue. The results suggest that young adults should have a plan for crisis situations in the future to ensure that they are well-equipped to protect themselves and their families.
Haydarpaşa Limanı Proje Alanının Doğrusal Olmayan Sismik Yerel İvme Değişimlerine Bağlı Sıvılaşma Analizi
Authors: AYKAT Fırat , EKMEN Arda Burak
Published: March 2022

Sıvılaşma analizlerinin detaylı olarak gerçekleştirilme gereksinimi ve bu analizlerin realistik çözümlerine hızlı bir şekilde ulaşma ihtiyacı, bilgisayar teknolojilerinin bu kapsamda daha yaygın kullanımını sağlamıştır. Bu çalışmada, bilgisayar programları aracılığıyla deprem senaryolarına bağlı gerçek ivme-zaman değişimleri kullanılarak Haydarpaşa Limanı (İstanbul) proje alanı için sıvılaşma potansiyeli araştırılmıştır. Sismik saha analizleri Deepsoil programı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yapılan analizlerde Mw=5,5, Mw=6,0, Mw=6,6, Mw=7,1 ve Mw=7,6 büyüklüklerindeki deprem kayıtları (sırasıyla Bolu-Düzce-1, Çankırı-Orta, İzmir-Seferihisar, Bolu-Düzce-2 ve İzmit-Gölcük) kullanılmış olup doğrusal olmayan yöntem seçilerek her deprem için maksimum yer ivmesi (PGA) değerleri elde edilmiştir. Sıvılaşma analizlerinde sadeleştirilmiş teorik yöntem ve Novoliq yazılımı kullanılmıştır. İlgili deprem kayıtlarının sıvılaşma analizlerinde dikkate alınmasıyla gerçek duruma yakın bir şekilde analizler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sıvılaşma analizleri Novoliq programında her bir deprem büyüklüğü için 9 farklı metoda göre yürütülmüştür. Sadeleştirilmiş teorik yöntemle birlikte toplamda 10 farklı metoda göre sıvılaşma analizleri tamamlanmış ve ulaşılan sonuçlar birbirleriyle kıyaslanmıştır. İncelenen alanda belirtilen büyüklüklerdeki depremler için tüm derinliklerde sıvılaşma riskinin bulunduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Price Wars and Sales Performance at Century Bottling Company Ltd, Mbarara, Uganda
Authors: Asiimwe Hillary , Nomugisha Mary , Kyabarongo Benon , Nimusima  Pereez , Rwakihembo  John
Published: March 2022

Purpose: Even when price war has seen massive interest among scholars, it is still unclear how it affects sales performance. This study examined the relationship between price war and sales performance among carbonated drink manufacturers in Uganda: a case of Century Bottling Company Limited.

Methodology: Mixed methods design was used in this study. The population comprised of 210 employee managers and outlet managers. With the aid of Krejie and Morgan (1970)’s table, a sample size of 169 respondents was selected. Questionnaire was used to collect primary data in line with the positivism design and obtained a response rate of 55.0%. Pilot testing however preceded the final survey and we were able to check the relevancy of the instruments which was confirmed through the validity and reliability statistics that we achieved. Zero-order Pearson correlation was used to test the hypotheses.

Findings: The study results showed a strong positive and significant relationship between promotional pricing and sales performance (r = .522, p= 0.000).  Also Penetration pricing was found to have a moderate positive and significant association with sales performance(r = .369, p= 0.000). Last but not least, the study confirmed existence of a strong positive and significant relationship between Oligopoly pricing and sales performance at Century Bottling Company Limited (r = .573, p= 0.000).

Recommendations: The study recommends that century bottling company limited consider the actual situations of different manufacturers when implementing its promotional strategies in order not to suffocate them, increase the number of sales outlets to ensure increased trades and selling, since it enables the company to access many customers and also to revisit its pricing strategy where customers like low-priced commodities and offer customer discount features according to different selling contexts.
Time, Migration and Forced Immobility
Authors: Stock Inka
Published: March 2022

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book is concerned with the effects of migration policy making in Europe on migrants in the Global South and links insights on immobility to social theories of time to examine the human consequences of current migration dynamics from the perspectives of migrants themselves. Based on in-depth ethnographic research, this is an invaluable learning resource that aims to challenge current international migration politics and policy-making.
О некоторых вопросах участия понятых в уголовном судопроизводстве
Authors: Тошниёзов Сардор , Суюнова Дильбар
Published: March 2022

Автором рассматривается уголовно-правовое значение института понятых в условиях современного развития информационных технологий. Рассмотрены различные точки зрения по поводу актуальности института понятых и целесообразности его сохранения в уголовно-процессуальном законодательстве. Опираясь на результаты анализа правоприменительной практики и научных подходов, автором предлагается заменить институт понятых на использование средств видеозаписи при проведении процессуальных действий.
Algorithmic Harms as Corporate Misconduct
Authors: Diamantis Mihailis
Published: March 2022

Algorithms offer many social benefits, but when they discriminate in lending, manipulate stock markets, or violate expectations of privacy, they can injure us on a massive scale. The problem is that algorithms fit poorly into existing conceptions of liability. Liability requires injurious acts, but what does it mean for an algorithm to act? This Chapter offers a solution. Corporations currently design and run the algorithms that have the most significant social impacts. Corporate law stipulates that corporations act through their employees because corporations have control over and benefit from employee conduct. This Chapter argues that the same control and benefit rationales could extend to corporate algorithms. If the law were to recognize that algorithmic conduct qua- lifies as corporate action, the existing framework of corporate liability would engage when corporate algorithms cause harm.
The construction of Chineseness in the Chinatowns of the Hague and Amsterdam.
Authors:   Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Mei Yuyao , van Liempt Ilse ,   Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Published: March 2022

Since the late 1990s, the symbolic economy was coined to describe the economy based on cultural production and consumption. Chinatowns are a typical representation of this new consumption-based economy in which symbols play an important role. The existence of a Chinatown has helped metropolises to label themselves as global and diverse cities but Chinatowns do not always meet the gazers’ expectations on its cultural and aesthetic features. Moreover, they rework the concept of Chineseness to achieve the goal of city officials’ ideas of an ‘ideal’ Chinatown. This article deconstructs the intangible and ambiguous aspects around the concept of Chineseness through a geosemiotic lens. By analysing the linguistic landscape and paying additional attention to socio-spatial interactions around signs, this research makes a contribution to the field of Chinatown studies. Moreover, as a comparative empirical study of the Chinatowns of Amsterdam and The Hague, it also contributes to insights into multilingual Chinatowns in a field that is dominated by Chinese and English only. This helps to reveal the functioning and hierarchy of languages and the additional complexity of multiculturalism.
Hydrothermal analysis of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow through a sudden expansion channel with intermediate step
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle- 517325, Andhra Pradesh, India, Saha Sandip , Narayan Das Apurba ,   Department of Mathematics, Alipurduar University, Alipurduar-736121, West Bengal, India
Published: March 2022

This work presents the dynamic behavior of the laminar nanofluid hydrothermal flow through a sudden expansion channel with the variations in the normalized length, height, and pitch to width ratio of the intermediate step. The governing equations have been discretized by means of the finite volume method, and the SIMPLE algorithm has been applied to solve the system of algebraic equations. The effect of variations in the Reynolds number (Re), normalized height (B/C), normalized length (A/C), and step pitch-width ratio (A/B) on the enhancement of heat transfer have been studied. At various values of A/C, A/B and B/C, this work indicates that the average Nusselt number (Nuavg), thermal resistance factor (R), and performance number (PN) increase with the increase in Re. In the case of the hydrothermal flow phenomena, the configuration associated with B/C provides better results than the configurations associated with A/B and A/C. As an important outcome, we see that the presence of intermediate step enhances the average Nusselt number, and thermal resistance factor. This will become very much helpful for various realistic circumstances for triggering additional thermo-mechanical loads on the surface.
Improved energy efficiency using meta-heuristic approach for energy harvesting enabled IoT network
Authors:   Dept. of Computer Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India, Rekha Rekha , Garg Dr. Ritu ,   Dept. of Computer Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India
Published: March 2022

Energy scarcity is a major problem for resource constrained Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Nowadays, Energy Harvesting (EH) has emerged as a promising solution to prolong the network lifetime using radio signals in wireless relay networks. In this article, we propose an optimization algorithm, based on metaheuristic, to enhance the energy efficiency of amplify and forward relay IoT networks. Energy constraint relay exploits power-splitting based relay protocol to acquire energy from the source and transfer information to destination. We derive an expression for energy efficiency of the system using the throughput at destination and outage probability for performance evaluation. This investigation studies energy efficiency of the network against the various system parameters which are relay location, power-splitting factor, power transmitted, data rate, energy conversion efficiency and noise power and it enables us to find out which parameters need to be optimized. Further, an objective function is formulated to achieve the optimal solution for power transmitted by the source and an adaptive particle swarm optimization (OPA-APSO) algorithm is proposed to attain maximized energy efficiency. OPA-APSO differs from most existing approaches as it provides the best amount of energy harvested while optimizing the energy efficiency. Finally, simulation results demonstrate that OPA-APSO improves energy efficiency and throughput of the network significantly as compared to other existing techniques.
Epitomizing mercury concentrations in incenses as a potential marker to respiratory ailments
Authors:   Dept. of Chemistry, Kuwait University, Safat-13060, State of Kuwait, Kuwait, Bu-Olayan Abdul Hadi E.
Published: March 2022

Recent years witnessed the use of incense in aromatherapy, religious festivals, warding negative vibes, and indoor air refreshers at home. Their consequences to respiratory ailments over a long period in relation to pollution from trace metals were least studied. The present study aimed to analyze the elemental mercury (Hg) concentrations directly and indirectly in different marketed incenses and validated their effect on respiratory ailments in residents. Sixteen common brands of incense of pollution interests from the local markets were analyzed using a direct mercury analyzer that measured samples from 0.0015ng/g onwards with precise and reproducible results. Subsequently, residents apportioned in six Governorate areas of environmental interest were provided with questionnaires and sought responses to the use of incenses and their health issues. Analysis revealed high Hg concentrations in the perfume-soaked incenses compared to the non-perfume-soaked incenses besides their significant site-wise variations. The questionnaire from 60 respondents who used ‘Bokhour’ often and were exposed to smoke for >8h showed mild to severe respiratory ailments in line with the indoor-outdoor air quality. Despite the beneficial effect of incenses described in the past, Hg concentration was observed high in the incense that caused varying respiratory ailments which were attributed to the native’s selectivity, regional specificity, and recurrent uses of incenses. This study labeled Hg in incense as an additive bio-indicator to indoor pollution. Furthermore, restricting the burning of unmonitored locally available incense is recommended to prevent health issues and subsequent indoor pollution.
Salivary Chromogranin A: A Novel Diagnostic Bio-Marker for Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: S. Alagendran  , S. Velayutha Prabhu  , N. Pushpa  , Mohanadoss Ponraj  , M. Rajasekaran  , G. Fernandez-Saavedra  , G. Archunan
Published: March 2022

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease will be helpful as no clinical method is available to determine the role of mild cognitive impairment. Chromogranins are soluble glycophosphoproteins which activate microglial cells leading to neurotoxic phenotype. There is need for biomarkers through non-invasive approach to identify incipient Alzheimer’s disease patients with mild cognitive impairment. Chromogranin A present in saliva samples was determined using ELISA. The immunoreactive patterns of Salivary CgA were assayed in dementia and compared to those observed in Alzheimer's disease. Salivary CgA level in Alzheimer’s disease patients was 6.54 pmol/ml and 0.23 pmol/ml in control group. Plasma CgA in dementia patients was 85.76 ng/ml and 60.34 ng/ml in control. Statistical analysis showed significant difference level of P ≤ 0.05. This study showed that salivary CgA levels were reduced at early stages of AD. Chromogranin A (CgA) in saliva exhibited significant reduction in immunoreactivity and to be selectively associated with prion protein deposits, CgA was only found in Amyloid beta plaques. This shows influence of constitutive amyloid protein on chromogranin secretion and role of CgA in AD neurodegenerative process. This study shows that biochemical and psychosocial stress can play major role in CgA and acts as potential biomarker for the diagnosis of AD type dementia.
A Review Paper on Visual Vocabularies for Image Flower Classification
Authors: Rachana C  , Vasudev Shahapur
Published: March 2022

Detecting the existence of objects in photos is a difficult challenge for a machine, but it has improved dramatically in recent years.In particular, a text analytics representation known as bag-of-words has gained a lot of traction and has been successfully applied to a variety of problems in the flowers domain. Local floral features are computed in the first step of this approach, then clustered into K visual words, and ultimately each flower is represented as a K-dimensional histogram over the visual words.A classifier uses this fixed-size vector representation of flowers as input. The major purpose of this project is to look into ways to improve the visual vocabulary (the collection of all visual words) in the bag-of-words method. As a result of the aggregation and fast parallel processing of tiny class-specific vocabularies, this approach allows for the construction of huge vocabularies relatively quickly.
A AVIFAUNA DA PRAÇA DA MATRIZ, OSÓRIO, LITORAL NORTE DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Authors: Ramos Lisiane Acosta
Published: March 2022

Introdução: As aves constituem um importante grupo sinantrópico, compartilhando do ambiente urbano com seres humanos e animais domésticos. Nas cidades elas costumam concentrarem em áreas arborizadas, tais como praças e parques. A principal praça do município de Osório, litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul, é a Praça da Matriz (29º53’19.51”S /50º16’09.65”O). Esta praça localiza-se na área central da cidade, por onde circula um grande número de pessoas diariamente, em função da presença de agências bancárias, casas comerciais diversas e por localizar-se junto à Catedral Diocesana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Os bancos, dispostos em toda a área da praça, costumam ser bastante usados pelos transeuntes, que neles se sentam para conversar e lanchar. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi inventariar a avifauna que frequenta e/ou vive na Praça da Matriz. Material e métodos: As aves foram observadas tanto no turno da manhã quanto no turno da tarde com o uso de binóculo e identificadas com uso de guias específicos. Ao final de 24 meses (março de 2018 a fevereiro de 2020) foram catalogadas 26 espécies, pertencentes a sete ordens e 15 famílias. Resultados: A ordem melhor representada foi a Passeriformes com oito famílias. Entre as famílias, três destacaram-se: Columbidae, Tyrannidae e Thraupidae, cada uma com quatro espécies. Quanto a frequência de ocorrência, nove espécies foram muito frequentes (mais de 70% das observações), duas foram frequentes (50 e 69%), uma foi pouco frequente (30 a 49%) e 14 espécies foram consideradas como raras (menos de 30%). O predomínio de espécies de ocorrência rara, parece indicar que esta é uma área de trânsito entre os diversos ecossistemas circundantes (mata, lagoas, banhados), onde os espécimes podem encontrar local para repouso e quiçá alimentação. Conclusão: A avifauna residente (muito frequentes) constitui-se predominantemente de Passeriformes e Columbiformes de pequeno porte (corruíras, cambacicas, fim-fins, pardais, andorinhas, canários e rolinhas), que neste local encontram abrigo em árvores de grande porte, tais como figueiras, alimento (insetos e resíduos do consumo humano), além de contarem com uma fonte importante de água (chafariz).
DAMPAK POLA ASUH LONG DISTANCE MARRIAGE TERHADAP PSIKOLOGIS ANAK
Authors: Suryadi  , Salsabila Tania
Published: March 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dampak pola asuh orang tua dengan kondisi long distance marriage terhadap psikologis anak. Dimana penelitian tersebut dilakukan terhadap dua keluarga di Desa Larangan Tokol, Kecamatan Tlanakan, Kabupaten Pamekasan melalui pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian studi kasus. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan wawancara dan observasi langsung. Analisis data melalui tahap reduksi data, display data, verifikasi data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) pola asuh yang di terapkan oleh orang tua menjadi salah satu faktor penentu dalam pembentukan karakter bagi seorang anak. (2) pola asuh demokratis (Authoritative), menjadikan anak tidak akan merasa takut atau ragu untuk membagikan keluh kesahnya, sehingga dapat mempererat hubungan anatara anak dan orang tua, maka dari itu dampak yang diperoleh lebih terkesan positif. (3) dampak negatif pola asuh otoriter (Authoritarian), mengakibatkan anak cenderung menutup diri dan cenderung mengalami depresi tinggi akibat segala perasaan, keinginan, dan kebutuhan anak tidak sepenuhnya terpenuhi. Hal inilah yang menjadi dampak psikologis anak mengarah pada negatif
Eficácia clínica do Concentrado- Plasma Rico em Fibrina (C-PRF) associado à vitamina C como bioestimulador
Authors: Nobrega Rafaella Maria Vasconcelos da , Castro Ingrid , Bastos Bruno
Published: March 2022

RESUMO

Objetivo: Autólogos contêm fatores de crescimento e citocinas que têm sido empregados clinicamente para estimular a regeneração tecidual. O objetivo deste estudo é estabelecer uma perspectiva adequada de um quadro clínico, viável e barato, através da associação do ácido ascórbico e de uma técnica autóloga recentemente desenvolvida, o Concentrado-Plasma Rico em Fibrina (C-PRF), que, por meio de uma centrifugação mais rápida (700 G) e maior tempo (12 min), apresentou uma concentração mais alta de plaquetas e leucócitos localizados especificamente no buffy coat. Métodos: A tecnologia do sistema SPINPLUS-3 foi usada para preparar o C-PRP. Foi realizado uma única sessão no terço médio da face. A eficácia do procedimento foi avaliada por análise objetiva da pele (QUANTIFICARE) no início e após 1 mês. Resultados: uma mudança significativa foi observada na superfície da pele, com melhora numérica para a maioria dos parâmetros (rugas, poros, uniforme, área vermelha, área marrom). Nenhum efeito adverso foi relatado. Conclusão: Este estudo demonstrou que um material biológico obtido a partir do plasma do próprio paciente associado à vitamina C resultou no rejuvenescimento da pele. Esta nova associação ajudará como guia em estudos futuros, que pode ser obtido com baixos custos para os clínicos.
Técnica "Yonsei Point” para o tratamento do sorriso gengival com Toxina botulínica A: relato de caso
Authors: Barbosa Netto Saint Clair , Morimoto Susana , I. Figueiredo Marília , B. T. C. Domingos Vanda , M. Ramalho Karen , A. Pereira Priscilla
Published: March 2022

RESUMO

Objetivo: Descrição do passo a passo de um caso clínico no qual foi empregado a técnica "Yonsei Point" para tratamento do sorriso gengival. Utilizou-se esta técnica por tratar-se de uma metodologia indicada para para redução da diferentes tipos de sorriso gengival, que utiliza apenas um ponto de cada lado da face, minimizando o risco de intercorrências de assimetrias, com custo reduzido e de fácil reprodução.

Métodos: Uma paciente do sexo feminino com 6,0 mm de exposição gengival durante o sorriso foi tratada com a utilização da toxina botulínica do tipo A (TBA) aplicada no "Yonsei Point". O "Yonsei Point"  é definido com base nos três músculos (levantador do lábio superior (LLS), levantador do lábio superior e asa do nariz (LLSAN) e o zigomático menor (ZMi)) que convergem na área lateral à asa do nariz. Os três vetores destes músculos passam perto de uma região triangular formada por três pontos de referência na superfície. O centro deste triângulo, foi denominado ‘‘Yonsei Point’’. E, foi sugerido como um ponto apropriado de injeção de toxina botulínica do tipo A para correção de sorriso gengival. Para acompanhamento do caso, realizou-se um protocolo de fotos do caso antes da aplicação da TBA e após 15 dias, e a mensuração da distância entre a borda inferior do lábio superior e a margem gengival cervical dos dentes incisivos centrais superiores foi realizada nestes tempos operatórios. Após 15 dias da aplicação da TBA houve redução do sorriso gengival de 6mm para 3 mm na região do incisivo central.

Conclusão: A técnica para TBA aplicada no “Yonsei Point” no presente caso clinico mostrou-se segura, pouco invasiva, indolor, eficiente, e de fácil replicação, e reversível para o tratamento do sorriso gengival.
Garaudy ve Bucaille’nin İslâm’a Giriş Öykülerinin Teolojik Tahlili
Authors: Soğukoğlu Fehmi
Published: March 2022

derinlikli araştırmalar neticesinde müslüman olmuş iki bilim insanıdır. Garaudy, tarihselci bir İslâm algısına sahipken, Bucaille Kur’ân’ın bilimsel tefsirini kendisine yöntem olarak benimsemiştir. Garaudy’nin müslüman oluşunda İslâm düşüncesinin sosyal yönünün etkili olduğu görülmektedir. İslâm güzel sanatlarının ruh dünyasında derin izler bıraktığı anlaşılan Garaudy, 1982 yılında şehadet getirerek Müslümanlığını ilan etmiştir. İslâm’a bir elinde Das Kapital diğer elinde Kitab-ı mukaddesle geldiğini söyleyerek, sosyalist bakış açısını muhafaza ettiğini açıklamıştır. Bir tıp doktoru olan Maurice Bucaille ise gençlik dönemini samimi bir Hıristiyan olarak geçirmiş, ancak İncil’de bulunan bazı ifadelerle modern bilim arasındaki çelişki sebebiyle bu ifadelerin Allah katından olamayacağı kanaatine varmıştır. Bir arayış içerisine giren Bucaille, bilim-Kur’ân araştırmasına yönelmiş ve Kur’ân’da çok sayıda modern bilimin söz söyleyebileceği olay zikredilmesine rağmen hiçbir yanlış bilginin bulunmamasından etkilemiştir. Hayatını din-bilim ilişkisine adayan Bucaille, yaptığı araştırmaların neticesinde Kur’ân-ı Kerîm’in Allah katından indirildiği hususunda hiçbir şüphesinin bulunmadığını belirtmiştir.
Şeyh Muhammed Diyâuddîn Norşînî’nin Mektûbât’ında Bulunan Fetvaların Fıkhî Açıdan Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Aslan Mahsum
Published: March 2022

Norşîn dergâhının temsilcilerinden Muhammed Diyâuddîn Norşînî (ö.1342/1924), Bitlis ve çevresinin manevî mimarlarından biri olarak kabul edilir. “Şeyh Hazret” olarak şöhret bulan Muhammed Diyâuddîn tedrîs, tebliğ ve İslam adına yaptığı cihat faaliyetleriyle birlikte, yörenin ictimaî alanında faal rol oynamıştır. Tasavvuf literatüründe mektûbât geleneğinin bir parçası sayılabilecek mektupları; tasavvuf, fıkıh ve kelam alanında değerlendirmelere konu olabilecek içeriğe sahiptir. Mektûbât’ta ele aldığı meselelere bakıldığında fıkhî konuların ciddi bir yekûn tuttuğu görülmektedir. Mektuplarının derlendiği bu eserinde “sünnete ittibâ, namaz, keffâret, taziye, nikâh, talâk ve iddet” gibi fıkıh meseleleri ele alınmıştır. Bu durum Muhammed Diyâuddîn’in tasavvufî kişiliğinin yanında fıkhî yönünün de olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu çalışmada, Muhammed Diyâuddîn’in Mektûbât’ı incelenerek fıkıhla ilgili ele aldığı meseleler ve verdiği fetvalar değerlendirilmeye çalışılmıştır. Ayrıca, serdettikleri görüşleri hangi mezhep çerçevesinde ele aldığı, ruhsat veya azimeti tercih ettiği ve istifade ettiği fıkhî kaynakları ele almaya çalışarak eserin fıkıh açısından önemi ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır.
Arap Dilinin Kelam İlmi Problemleriyle Olan İlişkisi
Authors: Arslan Kıyasettin
Published: March 2022

Bütün dillerin kendine has bazı kullanım ve gramer özellikleri olduğu gibi Arapçanın da kendine has kullanım ve gramer özellikleri vardır. Arapçanın sahip olduğu bu özellikler, bugün İslami ilimler diye bilinen birçok ilim dalının doğmasın kaynaklık etmiş veya bu ilim dallarının konularının tartışılmasının sebebi bazen de çözümü olmuştur. Makalede, kelam ilmi problemleri tartışmaları esnasında yer alan, Arap dilinin kullanım ve gramer özelliklerine dair analizleri tespit edip, kelam ilmi kaynakları içerisinde unutulmak üzere olan bu çok zengin ve değerli Arap dilbilimi malzemeleri gün yüzüne çıkarılacaktır. Bazı kelam ilmi konularının içerisinde Arap dilbilimi malzemesi bulunmasına rağmen makalenin hacmini aşmamak için yer verilememiştir. Kelam ilmi içerisindeki felsefi tartışmalara ve mezhep çatışmalarına değinilmemiştir. Kelam ilmi konuları üzerinden yapılan bu dilbilim analizleri ışığında, bir bilim dalının ortaya çıkışında ve konularının anlaşılmasında dilin ne denli önemli olduğu görülmüştür.
Esophageal carcinoma as a portal of entry for brainstem abscess formation
Authors: Corens P , Lamquet S , Vanderstraeten E , De Vlieger J , De Cocker L , Monsaert E , Bouderez V , Vandekerckhove T , van Steenkiste C
Published: March 2022

Cerebral abscess formation is a serious and life-threatening clinical entity, secondary to contiguous spread, hematogenous dissemination or direct inoculation. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of a locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus who was diagnosed with a brainstem abscess. In literature we only found three cases reporting cerebral abscess formation in patients with esophageal carcinoma. Our case report is considered exceptional given the abscess localization in the pons. The abscess was successfully treated with stereotactic drainage and antibiotics. This report emphasizes the importance of gastrointestinal tract evaluation in patients with diagnosis of cerebral abscess when no other cause is found. Brain abscesses must be recognized as a potentially fatal complication of esophageal carcinoma.
Isolated amyloidosis of the gastro-intestinal tract
Authors: Smeets S , Dedeurwaerdere F , Thomaere E , Houthoofd B , D’Hulst L , Wilmes P , Offner F , De Coninck S
Published: March 2022

Amyloidosis is a very rare condition, which, due to its rarity, is often missed or diagnosed in an advanced stage of the disease, causing significant morbidity and mortality. In this review we describe the existing types of amyloidosis focusing on the gastro-intestinal tract. Amyloidosis occurs when abnormal protein fibrils (amyloid) deposit in the muscularis mucosae. This can cause an array of symptoms ranging from (in order of occurrence): gastro-intestinal bleeding, heartburn, unintentional weight loss, early satiety, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and fecal incontinence (1). Treatment is focused on the underlying condition (if any) causing the production and deposition of the abnormal fibrils, in combination of symptomatic treatment.
Risk factors and clinical outcomes of acute esophageal necrosis: retrospective case series of a rare disease with “black” prognosis
Authors: Dias E , Santos-Antunes J , Rodrigues-Pinto E , Marques M , Liberal R , Coelho R , Ramalho R , Gaspar R , Macedo G
Published: March 2022

Acute esophageal necrosis is a rare syndrome classically characterized by black distal esophagus with a complex pathophysiology that usually involves a combination of esophageal ischemia, gastroesophageal reflux and impaired mucosal reparative mechanisms. We retrospectively analyzed the main risk factors, clinical characteristics and outcome in all patients diagnosed with acute esophageal necrosis between January 2015 and December 2020 at our center. Ten patients were identified in a total of 26854 upper digestive endoscopies (0.04%). Most patients were male (8/10) and the mean age of presentation was 71.1 years. The most common presenting symptoms were melena and hematemesis and half the patients required red blood cell transfusion. The most common risk factors were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, heart failure and malignancy. Compromised hemodynamic state was the most common precipitating event in four patients. Other recognized precipitating events included surgical interventions, decompensated heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding from gastric malignancy and methotrexate. Endoscopic findings revealed diffuse and circumferential black distal esophagus with abrupt transition at gastroesophageal junction and variable proximal extension at presentation. The 1-month mortality rate was 30%, mostly from severe underlying illness. In conclusion, acute esophageal necrosis is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding that should be suspected in older patients with multiple comorbidities. Although associated with a high mortality rate, appropriate treatment may result in favorable outcome in most patients.
Calibration of the Period and Time Difference of Synchronized Flashing Lights
Authors:   Standards and Calibration Laboratory, Lai H.W. ,   The Government of the Hong Kong Special  Administrative Region, Ma C.K. , Yang S.L. , Tsui C.M.
Published: March 2022

Videos recorded by CCTVs or car cameras are often tendered as evidences in legal proceedings and traffic accident investigations. Important information such as vehicle speed may be estimated from the video data to support the case. In such applications, to satisfy the standard of proof in a court of law, the timing parameters of the cameras must be calibrated. A specially designed frame interval timer called the Lightboard is being used in some jurisdictions to determine the frame interval of video recorded by a camera. The accuracy of the time base in this frame interval timer in turn need to be calibrated. This paper proposed methods to calibrate the flashing period and the time difference between two synchronized LED panels of a Lightboard system.
Training with Various Tools to Facilitate Measurement Instrument Selection
Authors:   Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Fuehne Joseph P.
Published: March 2022

The Purdue Polytechnic Institute in Columbus utilizes metrology tools with specially designed 3-D printed and machined measurement artifacts to facilitate learning and provide opportunities to demonstrate competency in basic measurement tools. Analog and digital calipers, analog and digital micrometers, Pi tapes, bore micrometers, and dial indicators are all employed during special training sessions designed to educate about various measurement tools, allowing trainees to develop knowledge on how to choose a proper measurement tool. Trainees and students use different tools to measure identical features on a part, highlighting the different scales, resolutions, potential errors and uncertainties, as well as the obvious ease or challenge to utilize each tool. There is an obvious advantage of digital dimensional measurement tools due to the ease of reading the value, but they may not always represent the best tool for the specific task. Little prior experience in measurement may lead to the belief that the value displayed on the tool is correct without considering appropriate procedures, units, and mechanics of actually using the tool – pressure applied to the measurement surface, proper zero-setting of the tool etc. In the case of measuring diameters, is there consideration and evaluation of using a two-point instrument versus a three-point instrument? These issues are highlighted only if different tools are used to measure the same feature. Another issue addressed is using a dial indicator for several geometric dimensioning and tolerancing measurements, such as flatness, parallelism, and perpendicularity. These procedures are demonstrated and participants will perform several of these measurements, discussing afterwards the value and utility of coordinate measuring machines.
Contract Reviews – Does Anybody Really Them?
Authors:   Retired (Lockheed Martin Space), Miller William B.
Published: March 2022

This paper revisits the impacts of using or not using contract reviews and discusses terminology for the reviews. Are they just for ISO 17025i calibration accreditations or does everybody need them? What are the costs of just asking for a calibration from a calibration agency? Is it possible your calibration agency has provided you with an accredited calibration that is not traceable to the SI leaving you with a contractual violation? Questions that date back to around the 5th century BC will be discussed to see if we can break the pattern.
Determining the sensitive parameters of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for the simulation of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal using global sensitivity analysis and machine learning
Authors: Baki Harish , Chinta Sandeep ,   C Balaji, Srinivasan Balaji
Published: March 2022

Abstract. The present study focuses on identifying the parameters from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model that strongly influence the simulation of tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) region. Three global sensitivity analysis (SA) methods, namely, the Morris One-at-A-Time (MOAT), multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), and surrogate-based Sobol', are employed to identify the most sensitive parameters out of 24 tunable parameters corresponding to seven parameterization schemes of the WRF model. Ten tropical cyclones across different categories, such as cyclonic storms, severe cyclonic storms, and very severe cyclonic storms over BoB between 2011 and 2018, are selected in this study. The sensitivity scores of 24 parameters are evaluated for eight meteorological variables. The parameter sensitivity results are consistent across three SA methods for all the variables, and 8 out of the 24 parameters contribute 80 %–90 % to the overall sensitivity scores. It is found that the Sobol' method with Gaussian progress regression as a surrogate model can produce reliable sensitivity results when the available samples exceed 200. The parameters with which the model simulations have the least RMSE values when compared with the observations are considered the optimal parameters. Comparing observations and model simulations with the default and optimal parameters shows that simulations with the optimal set of parameters yield a 16.74 % improvement in the 10 m wind speed, 3.13 % in surface air temperature, 0.73 % in surface air pressure, and 9.18 % in precipitation simulations compared to the default set of parameters.
The topographic signature of temperature-controlled rheological transitions in an accretionary prism
Authors: Pajang Sepideh , Le Pourhiet Laetitia , Cubas Nadaya
Published: March 2022

Abstract. The local topographic slope of the accretionary prism is often used together with the critical taper theory to determine the effective friction on subduction megathrust. In this context, extremely small topographic slopes associated with extremely low effective basal friction (μ≤0.05) can be interpreted either as seismically locked portions of megathrust, which deforms episodically at dynamic slip rates or as a viscously creeping décollement. Existing mechanical models of the long-term evolution of accretionary prism, sandbox models, and numerical simulations alike, generally do not account for heat conservation nor for temperature-dependent rheological transitions. Here, we solve for advection–diffusion of heat with imposed constant heat flow at the base of the model domain. This allows the temperature to increase with burial and therefore to capture how the brittle–ductile transition and dehydration reactions within the décollement affect the dynamic of the accretionary prism and its topography. We investigate the effect of basal heat flow, shear heating, thermal blanketing by sediments, and the thickness of the incoming sediments. We find that while reduction of the friction during dewatering reactions results as expected in a flat segment often in the forearc, the brittle–ductile transition results unexpectedly in a local increase of topographic slope by decreasing internal friction. We show that this counterintuitive backproduct of the numerical simulation can be explained by the onset of internal ductile deformation in between the active thrusts. Our models, therefore, imply significant viscous deformation of sediments above a brittle décollement, at geological rates, and we discuss its consequences in terms of interpretation of coupling ratios at subduction megathrust. We also find that, with increasing burial and ductile deformation, the internal brittle deformation tends to be accommodated by backthrusts until the basal temperature becomes sufficient to form a viscous channel, parallel to the décollement, which serves as the root to a major splay fault and its backthrust and delimits a region with a small topographic slope. Morphologic resemblances of the brittle–ductile and ductile segments with forearc high and forearc basins of accretionary active margins, respectively, allow us to propose an alternative metamorphic origin of the forearc crust in this context.
Ice Ingestion Maintains Cognitive Performance during a Repeated Sprint Performance in The Heat
Authors: Mazalan Nur Shakila , Landers Grant Justin , Wallman Karen Elizabeth , Ecker Ullrich
Published: March 2022

This study investigated the effects of precooling via crushed ice ingestion on cognitive performance during repeated-sprint cycling in the heat. Nine males, non-heat acclimatised to heat (mean age: 28.2 ± 2.7 y; height: 175.7 ± 9.7 cm; body-mass: 76.9 ± 10.6 kg) completed a 30 min bout of repeated-sprint (36 × 4 s sprints, interspersed with 56 s rest-breaks) on a cycle ergometer in a climate chamber (35°C, 70% relative humidity). Crushed ice ingestion (7g·kg-1, -0.4°C, ICE) or no cooling (CON) interventions were completed at rest, in the climate chamber, 30 min prior to exercise. Working memory was assessed via the serial seven test (S7) and the automated operation span task (OSPAN) at various time points before, during, and post-exercise. Core body temperature (Tc), forehead temperature (Th), and thermal sensation (TS) were assessed throughout the protocol. Working memory significantly declined during exercise in CON as measured by S7 (p = 0.01) and OSPAN (p = 0.03); however, it was preserved in ICE with no change at the end of exercise in either S7 or OSPAN scores compared to baseline (p = 0.50, p = 0.09, respectively). Following precooling, Th (-0.59°C, p < 0.001) and Tc (-0.67°C, p = 0.005) were significantly decreased in ICE compared to CON. At the end of the exercise, ICE significantly reduced Tc compared to CON (p = 0.03), but no significant differences were recorded for Th. Further, TS was lower following precooling in ICE (p = 0.008) but not during exercise. In conclusion, ice ingestion significantly reduced Th and Tc and facilitated maintenance of cognitive performance during repeated-sprint exercise in the heat, which may lead to better decision making.
Enciclopedística y escepticismo en el Advis pour dresser une bibliothèque de Gabriel Naudé
Authors: Napoli Santiago Juan
Published: March 2022

En 1627, el funcionario estatal francés Gabriel Naudé escribió un texto titulado Advis pour dresser une bibliothèque. El tratado, considerado con frecuencia obra fundacional de la biblioteconomía, pone a la vista ideas muy propias de dos concepciones del conocimiento erudito: la enciclopedística y el escepticismo. El presente trabajo examina las posibles afinidades filosóficas que los dos fenómenos epistemológicos mencionados presentarían en el texto de Naudé, todo ello en el marco del absolutismo francés del siglo XVII.
Acerca de la frase de Heidegger “La ciencia no piensa”
Authors: Giribet Gaston
Published: March 2022

En una de sus lecciones en Friburgo, hacia fines de 1951, Martin Heidegger pronunció una frase llamada a ser fuente de controversias y de exégesis inacabables: «La ciencia no piensa». La lección en la que aparece su frase provocadora se publicaría luego en su libro ¿Qué significa pensar?, en 1954. En este trabajo analizamos las interpretaciones de esta frase, discutimos su dimensión política, y repensamos su significado en relación a su circularidad, i.e. a su carácter de dispositivo definitorio.
El impacto del duelo anticipado en las actitudes reactivas de sanción
Authors: Cázares Blanco Rocío
Published: March 2022

El duelo anticipado es un tema al que la filosofía ha prestado muy poca atención, a diferencia de lo que ocurre con el duelo que sigue a la muerte. Una peculiaridad obvia del primero es que sucede mientras todavía existe una relación interpersonal entre el doliente y aquel por quien se duele. En este artículo examino el impacto que el duelo anticipado puede tener en dicha relación, particularmente con respecto a las actitudes reactivas de sanción, propias del conflicto interpersonal.
Reconocimiento e Historia del ser. Heidegger y el poema lírico de Hölderlin
Authors: Moreno Tirado Guillermo
Published: March 2022

Este trabajo pretende preguntarse si, a pesar del “silencio” de Heidegger ante la teoría de los géneros poéticos de Hölderlin, no es esta misma teoría, y especialmente el poema lírico que caracteriza a la modernidad, la cuestión en la cual se apoya Heidegger para fundamentar su “historia del ser”, de modo que la noción fuerte de historia que se maneja en su obra y finalmente el término marcado das Ereignis estaría en sintonía con los “trayectos poéticos” que Hölderlin teoriza.
HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND CONCENTRATION OF AMINO ACIDS IN BLOOD OF SIRE BULLS WITH INCLUSION INTO THE DIET OF PEPTIDE-AMINO ACID CHELATED ADDITIVE
Authors: Karpenya М.М. , Krytsyna А.V. , Karpenya S.L. , Soboleva Yu.G.
Published: March 2022

As a result of research, the effect of the peptide-amino acid chelated additive on hematological indicators and the concentration of amino acids in the blood of sire bulls was found. Application of the additive under investigation in, the amount of 2 and 3% of the weight of mixed feed, contributes to a reliable increase of total protein in blood serum of bulls by 9.5–12.3%, albumins – by 8.8-9.8, the content of trace elements – by 10.2-25.8%, and concentration of essential amino acids – by 0.08-1.26 p.p.