bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research of the Stock Market of the Russian Federation in the Modern Conditions of the Unprecedented Sanction Load
Authors: Zvyagintseva Natalya , Markov Dmitry
Published: December 2023

At the present stage of development, the securities market is a necessary attribute of the market economy of any state. This article discusses the Russian stock market, which is the most important segment of the securities market, the conjuncture of which has a direct impact on the state of the economic system of the Russian Federation and the dynamics of GDP. The high relevance of the chosen problem is also justified by the difficult situation and the deep decline of the Russian stock market in the conditions of current geopolitical situation. The article analyzes in detail the unprecedented barrage of sanctions against the Russian Federation that affected the functioning of the country's financial system in general and stock market in particular. The research analyzed the scale of the decline in Russian stock indices. The authors assessed the measures taken by state regulators to normalize the situation in the share and currency markets (stopping trading and restrictions on stock exchange operations, using the funds of the National Wealth Fund for interventions in the stock market, programs for the buyback of own shares by issuers, etc.). The study analyzed the role of foreign capital in the Russian stock market, in particular, a direct dependence of the share of non-resident investors and the depth of the stock market decline. The study identified potentially possible prospects for the restoration of the national stock market and directions for its future development.
Economic Development of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China as an Inland Territory
Authors: Fartyshev Arseniy
Published: December 2023

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, like Siberia, has a special inland position. The remoteness of this region from year-round navigation seaports is more than 2,000 km, which imposes higher transportation costs for the export of goods to the world market. Xinjiang has the lowest population density in the regional structure of China, occupying 1/6 of the country; its contribution to the Chinese economy does not exceed 1.5 %. In 2001, the Chinese government announced a policy of developing the western regions to even out the territorial disparities in the country, with Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region playing a special role. The analysis of macroeconomic indicators shows that there was no significant economic growth over 2000–2017 in relation to the rest of China, but at the same time there was a significant transformation of the economy through the growth of the tertiary sector while the primary sector of the economy decreased in the number of employees and its share in the GRP of Xinjiang. A detailed geographical structure of Xinjiang’s exports for 2017 is given, showing the significant predominance of the neighboring countries — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, which account for 80 % of the regional exports. The Russian Federation ranks third among China’s largest trading partners. The article proves that Xinjiang has a typical inland region structure focused on the export of goods with low added value, and no significant transformation of the import and export structure has occurred on its territory due to the implementation of a special regional policy for Xinjiang.
Targeting toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and the NLRP3 inflammasome: Novel and emerging therapeutic targets for hyperuricaemia nephropathy
Authors: Zhang Chao , Yang Yanlang
Published: December 2023

The clinical manifestation of hyperuricaemia, known as hyperuricaemia nephropathy, is relatively common. Its pathophysiology is largely based on chronic inflammation in circulatory and renal tissues. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a subclass of innate immune receptors, detects both pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), initiating inflammatory and immune responses that lead to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). These cytokines are pivotal in renal inflammation, especially in conditions like hyperuricaemia, acute renal injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and acute renal failure. The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, an essential component of the innate immune signaling complex, plays a central role in inflammation. It finely regulates the activation of caspase-1 and the production and secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, mediating and amplifying the inflammatory cascade response. Activation of TLR4 indirectly promotes the assembly of the NLRP3 inflammasome by regulating the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway, thereby amplifying the inflammatory process and playing a significant pro-inflammatory role in hyperuricaemia nephropathy. TLR4 and NLRP3 inflammasome are anticipated to be novel markers and therapeutic targets for assessing treatment efficacy and prognosis in hyperuricaemia nephropathy. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the structural composition and biological functions of TLR4 and NLRP3 inflammasome and systematically reviews their relevance in the pathogenesis of hyperuricaemia nephropathy.
The productive skill of requesting in children with Down syndrome: A case study
Authors: Yahya Gordani , Mahnaz Ezhdehakosh
Published: December 2023

The present case study aimed to investigate the nature of making requests by a child with Down Syndrome (DS) who has never received any medical intervention. To this aim, more than 180 hours of observation of a four-year-old male case in the field, together with interviews of parents and a relative, were analyzed qualitatively. Findings demonstrated a strong enthusiasm by the DS child to get involved in social communication. Although the DS child did not clearly understand the context of communication in terms of the rules for manner (mainly politeness and face), and he also lacked a sound understanding of the social functions to negotiate the meaning, he could differentiate among different settings in which there is need for a range of communication degrees. With mental and physiological issues contributing to problems with language production, the case had developed a limited repertoire, including voices, some fixed words or expressions, and mostly gestures to help him make requests. On the other hand, the child demonstrated good receptive skills; he could perceive the illocutionary force behind requests. However, if the sentence got a bit complicated in terms of pragmatics, he would become confused and prefer to stay silent rather than trying to insist on another response. It is hoped that by providing a good education for these children in a place where they are socially welcomed, they can forge useful relationships with their peers and take positive actions to become socially mature and be good community members.
Virtual reality in the treatment of anxiety and chronic neuropathic pain. Preliminary study
Authors: J Muriel-Fernández , C Muriel Villoria , MJ Sánchez Ledesma , JM Gonçalves Estella , JM López Millán
Published: December 2023

Background: Pain and anxiety caused by prolonged treatment of neuropathic pain can result in discomfort for patients. Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology that is capable of entertaining and distracting the user. Among its many applications, we find the improvement of pain management and the reduction of anxiety in patients undergoing medical treatment. Objective: We aim to publish the protocol of a clinical trial for the reduction of pain and anxiety after a couple of VR sessions in patients with neuropathic pain that is difficult to treat. Methods: An observational, analytical, and prospective study was conducted. Virtual Reality (VR) was employed as a technique aimed at reducing pain and anxiety, twice a week for 30 days, as a complement to pharmacological treatment. Pain was assessed using the ‘Pain Detect’ questionnaire and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), while anxiety was evaluated through the Goldberg Scale. Results: The preliminary results indicate that immersive virtual reality therapy is a promising alternative treatment for challenging-to-treat neuropathic pain. Without side effects, an appealing feature of VR therapy. Conclusion: Virtual reality can be a useful tool for patients who present with neuropathic pain that is resistant to conventional treatments that generate pain and anxiety.
ERGONOMİK RİSKLER İÇEREN DEPO RAF ATAMA PROBLEMİ İÇİN KARIŞIK TAMSAYILI DOĞRUSAL PROGRAMLAMA MODELİ: BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: ÖZALP Besim Türker , HARMAN NAZLI Ayşenur , BARLINTI Al Masu , KIL Ceydanur , SIAMPAN Moustafa , AKANSEL Mehmet
Published: December 2023

Bu çalışmada, ekmek fırınları ve fırın ekipmanları üreten bir firmada depo raf atama problemi ele alınmıştır. Mevcut sistemin analizi sonucunda, malzeme ambarındaki işlemlerin yoğun yük kaldırma/indirme ve taşıma işlerinden dolayı ergonomik riskler içerdiği gözlenmiştir. Problemin çözümü için, öncelikle bileşen sınıflandırması amacıyla Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHS) ve çok kriterli ABC analizi yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Daha sonra depodaki farklı kapasiteli raflara farklı tiplerdeki bileşenleri atayan bir iki amaçlı karışık tamsayılı doğrusal programlama modeli geliştirilmiştir. Öncelikli amaç işçilik maliyetini, ikincil amaç ise çalışanın üzerindeki ergonomik yükü azaltacak şekilde metabolik hızını enküçüklemektedir. Çalışanın sorumlu olduğu temel malzeme talebi karşılama çevrimi dört iş öğesine bölünmüş ve bunların enerji maliyeti literatürdeki mevcut denklemler kullanılarak tanımlanmıştır. Bu denklemler, maliyet enküçüklemesi amacına ek olarak matematiksel modele eklenmiştir. Önerilen modelin çözümlenmesi sonucunda çalışanın metabolik hızı ve dolayısıyla üzerindeki ergonomik riski azaltılabilirken, aynı anda çalışan verimliliğinin de artırılabileceği gösterilmiştir. Ayrıca, geliştirilen matematiksel modeli kullanarak parametre ara yüzleri ile raflara atanacak bileşenlerin belirlenebileceği ve bir depo tasarımının yapılabileceği bir yazılım geliştirilmiş ve çalışma kapsamında sunulmuştur.
Chemicals and treatment paradigms v1
Authors: Srivastava Pranay
Published: December 2023

This protocol is to enhance microglia response and nigral dopaminergic cell death in an acute MPTP model following peripheral inflammation resulting from single i.p. injection of LPS at 2 mg/kg (García-Domínguez et al. 2018).
Pole test v1
Authors: Srivastava Pranay
Published: December 2023

Pole test is a behavior test for assessing motor dysfunction in rodents.
Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain - FOR PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED TISSUE SECTIONS v1
Authors: X. Henderson Michael
Published: December 2023

This protocol details Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain for paraffin-embedded tissue sections.
Human Brain Sequential Extraction (Tau) v1
Authors: X. Henderson Michael
Published: December 2023

This protocol details Human Brain Sequential Extraction (Tau). This protocol is an adaptation of the work of several labs.
Translanguaging as a Communicative Method in Film-Audience Relationship—Case Study of the Film Wu Ming
Authors: Han Lili
Published: December 2023

The film Wu Ming (Hidden Blade) is characterized by the heterogeneous usage of mixed idioms, namely, Shanghainese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese. The mixture of idioms restores the true historical complexity of Shanghai under the Japanese occupation from 1937 to 1945, which, in return, reflects the film-making aesthetics by inviting the audience to step into the embedded context with embodied experiences. The translanguaging-informed plots divert the audience’s attention from the pure linguistic content to an interpretative and emotional tone of what is seen: the audience’s full repertoire is mobilized for an inferential analysis when they are guided to immerse in the contextual multilingualism, catch up the suspense and symphonize with the sense- and meaning-making of the film. On one hand, the heterogeneous usage of mixed idioms maximizes the contextual effects of the film on its audience, underpinning the orchestration of diverse means of the Audiovisual texts (AVTs); on the other hand, in processing the informative heterogeneous usage of idioms, the audiences are given the lens of translanguaging to perceive the ongoing negotiation of powers, the dichotomies of doubts versus trust, and the ideological and attitudinal positions of protagonists. Thus, with translanguaging as a communicative method, the initially blurred identity of protagonists is revealed gradually by the film’s narration and equally by the audiences through their embodied processing and inferential efforts by mobilizing all their available repertoire. In addition, the film’s metaphorized name – Wu Ming (literal meaning, “nameless”), is aesthetically communicated to and demystified by the audience through their participatory agency.
Analysis of Research on Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration:
Authors: Lamovšek Nejc
Published: December 2023

Purpose: This study aims to investigate how analysing academic research through digital tools can improve our understanding of the applications, functions, and challenges related to the use of advanced artificial technologies (AI) in public administration.Methodology: The applied methodology relies on the use of digital tools, specifically Voyant-Tools and Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT-4), for text analysis in conjunction with a selection of scientific literature on artificial intelligence and public administration.Findings: The results of our study show that researchers equally report advantages and disadvantages of using AI in public administration. Moreover, the research highlights the benefits of using artificial intelligence while emphasising the importance of the ethical and appropriate regulation thereof.Practical implications: Our innovative approach of developing and using a combined methodology involving specialised digital tools to analyse scientific literature introduces a new dimension to the examination of scientific texts and has the potential to shape public policy in the field of public administration.Originality: The existing body of research on public administration and artificial intelligence is limited. Our study expands the scientific field by delving into the use of artificial intelligence in public administration.
Analysis of Workaholism and Burnout Among Employees of Administrative Units and Two Selected Banks in Slovenia
Authors: Kozjek Tatjana , Bandelj Anja
Published: December 2023

Purpose: Workaholism and burnout can have detrimental effects on both employees and organisations in both the private and public sectors, and therefore calls for further research. The objective of this survey was to statistically analyse significant differences in the variables of workaholism and burnout (including emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and personal efficiency) between administrative units and two selected banks, among participants employed in managerial and non-managerial positions, and across genders. Additionally, the survey aimed to analyse the correlations between workaholism, emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and personal efficiency. The research involved 621 employees from 58 administrative units and 404 employees from two selected (private) banks in Slovenia.Design/Methodology/Approach: Various methodological approaches were used, including statistical tests such as multivariate and factor analysis, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests, the Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman’s rank-order correlation coefficient.Findings: Survey results revealed no statistically significant differences in the variables of workaholism and burnout between administrative units and the two selected banks, among participants employed in managerial and non-managerial positions, and across genders. However, the research uncovered a strong positive correlation between workaholism and emotional exhaustion, a weak positive correlation between workaholism and depersonalisation, and a slight negative correlation between workaholism and personal efficiency.Originality/Value: The research contributes to the growing awareness of workaholism and burnout, offering organisations valuable insights to address these issues and enhance employee well-being. Furthermore, it adds to the existing literature on workaholism and burnout within the context of Slovenia.
Absence of an Oral Hearing in Administrative Disputes:
Authors: Rašić Mario
Published: December 2023

Purpose: The right to an oral hearing is an essential element of Article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. This is particularly emphasised in administrative procedures where the parties are in a hierarchical relationship. The absence of an oral hearing can significantly limit a party’s right to a fair trial. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the positive law and state of play in the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia regarding the right to an oral hearing. The purpose of this paper is to analyse relevant legislation and case law with the goal of proposing future legislation that better aligns with effective legal protection.Design/Methodology/Approach: Desk research was conducted to analyse current legal solutions and case law using sociological research methods. These involved analysing domestic and international legal texts and reviewing the rules governing national administrative procedures in the countries included in the research, as well as against decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. In addition, the research used a combination of primary and secondary data sources.Findings: Administrative courts should prioritise procedural justice and equality of arms, even when there is no clear need for oral hearings, especially if one of the parties requests to appear before the court. To minimise damaging discretion, both parties should consent to relinquishing the right to an oral hearing, which should be mandatory by default.Academic contribution to the field: The primary contribution of this paper lies in its de lege ferenda suggestions regarding the right to an oral hearing, which could potentially enhance the protection of human rights in relation to a fair trial in both administrative disputes and administrative procedures.Originality/Value: This research is original as it presents a comparative analysis of administrative procedure and disputes in selected Member States. To the best of the author’s knowledge, no such comparative study has been conducted before. The findings of this research could have significant value as they highlight the need for improving procedural justice and equality of arms in ensuring a fair trial in administrative disputes.
Los Hombres También Sienten: Consecuencias de la Masculinidad Tradicional en la Salud Mental y Relaciones de Hombres Ecuatorianos
Authors: Merlyn-Sacoto Marie-France , Jayo-Suquillo Liliana , Rodríguez Francisco X , Moreta-Herrera Rodrigo
Published: December 2023

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue explorar las posibles consecuencias de la adhesión a los valores de la masculinidad tradicional en el bienestar mental de los hombres ecuatorianos, sus relaciones e interacciones sociales.  Participaron en este estudio descriptivo, exploratorio y comparativo 1044 hombres ecuatorianos de 18 a 35 años de edad (µ= 23.23; D.E.= 3.06), quienes completaron el Cuestionario del Estudio de Masculinidad y Bienestar. Los resultados muestran que los hombres que se identifican con la masculinidad tradicional están más satisfechos con su vida y presentan menor riesgo de depresión; sin embargo, también están más desconectados de sus emociones, presentan conductas de riesgo (accidentes de tránsito, peleas), muestran dificultades para intimar en sus relaciones personales, y tienen problemas en sus interacciones sociales en lo referente a homofobia, bullying y acoso sexual. Se concluye que el aparente bienestar proviene de la conformidad con la norma social, pero que el costo de adherir a la masculinidad tradicional es alto en el plano emocional y relacional.
How Hortilux Used Low-Code to Develop Its IoT Digital Services
Authors:   Erasmus University, The Netherlands, Novales Ainara , Mancha Rubén ,   Babson College, USA
Published: December 2023

By 2021, Hortilux, a Dutch horticultural grow light company, offered multiple digital services in its low-code-based HortiSense IoT platform. HortiSense was developed to fulfill the company’s mission of moving from a product-centric to a service-centric solution provider. Based on interviews with IT and non-IT employees, the case explores an example of a company using low-code development beyond simple task automation and illustrates the company’s journey in bringing its IoT platform to market quickly despite a technical talent deficit. The case introduces low-code development, its opportunities, and challenges, and guides the reader to analyze the potential of low-code innovation in an industry undergoing digital transformation.
THE DETERMINANTS AND PARTICULARITIES OF A PERSON'S ADAPTATION AND THEIR MENTAL RESOURCES DURING THE FULL-SCALE INVASION
Authors:   I. I. Mechnikov National University in Odessa, Kireieva Z. O. , Shvaikin S. A. ,   I. I. Mechnikov National University in Odessa, Balan M. A. ,   I. I. Mechnikov National University in Odessa
Published: December 2023

The determinants and peculiarities of adaptation and mental resources of people of different ages at the beginning and after a year of full-scale invasion were examined. With increasing age, the number of respondents having a subjective view on completed adaptation to an extreme situation decreased. We determined an existing adaptation conflict between the requirements of reality and a persons' capabilities and an existing cognitive dissonance between a persons' worldview and his/her behaviour. The process of adaptation in all age groups was compensatory. We demonstrated that anxiety and resilience were mental states experienced by the respondents of all age categories at the beginning and one year after the invasion. The determinants of resilience at different ages were identified. For 17-25 year olds, the determinants were the support of others and the prediction of personal growth; for 26-40 year olds, it was a subjective sense of adaptation; for 41-55 year olds, it was living in the compensation mode in the present without relying on the past. The study revealed a deformation of time orientation in the respondents of all age categories. The past experience was not in the field of current consciousness in the respondents of different ages. During the war, the present became the leading temporal orientation. The future was more uncertain for respondents aged 41-55 years. The most accessible internal human resources were: optimism, resilience, faith, goal setting, and external resources - information. During the year, the importance of informational resources has increased in 41-55 year olds. A year after the start of the full-scale invasion, the determinants of the resources used by the 17-25-year-olds were anticipation of growth; for the 26-40-year-olds, the determinants were adaptation through compensation and changes in their hierarchy of values; for the 41-55-year-olds, the determinants were existence in the mode of compensation in the negative present and changes in their hierarchy of values. The leading values in all age categories at the beginning of the war were the values of Life and Peace. The determinants of the subjective sense of adaptation at the beginning of the war and a year later in the respondents of different ages were determined. A year after the start of the full-scale invasion, the determinant of the subjective sense of adaptation for the 17-25-year-olds were personal growth in a full-fledged future; for the 26-40-year-olds, it was the internal conflict in the present and growth in the future; and for the 41-55-year-olds, it was the value of Life.
A Renewable Biofuel-Bioethanol: A Review
Authors: Tapas Kumar Dandasena  , Sanyogita Shahi
Published: December 2023

Bioethanol, a renewable and sustainable biofuel, has emerged as a promising solution to address environmental and energy challenges. This comprehensive review explores the historical development, various biomass feedstocks, production processes, and the environmental and economic benefits of bioethanol. It also delves into the challenges associated with bioethanol production and the distinct categories of bioethanol, including first-generation, second-generation, and advanced types. Additionally, the review assesses the role of bioethanol as a transportation fuel and examines the policy and regulatory framework that influences its production and consumption. It highlights emerging technologies and potential breakthroughs, emphasizing the significance of consolidated bioprocessing (CBP), synthetic biology, and algae-based bioethanol. The discussion of government incentives, mandates, and subsidies adds a crucial dimension to the assessment of bioethanol's future prospects. This review sheds light on the multidimensional aspects of bioethanol and its role in promoting sustainable energy solutions.
Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis of Cinnamomum Tamala Leaf Extract
Authors: Shireen Farhana. S  , Usharani Boopathy  , Shobana Chandrasekar  , Rohini Durairaj
Published: December 2023

Objective: The purpose of the study is to assess the properties and bioactive components of Cinnamomum tamala leaves. Methods: The leaves of Cinnamomum tamala were extracted. Different experimental methods have been used to study the phytochemicals (qualitative and quantitative). The phytochemical screening was evaluated in different extractions such as aqueous, hexane, ethanol, petroleum ether and hydroethanolic to compare the solubility of various bioactive components. Further, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were also performed to study the presence of flavonoids and secondary metabolites respectively. Results: The Qualitative analysis showed the presence of phytochemical compounds in higher concentration in hydroethanolic extract of the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala. In comparison with other extracts, hydroethanolic extract had larger yields of flavonoids (186.42 ± 13.04 mg/g QE), phenols (226.34 ± 15.84 mg/g GAE), saponins (112.10 ± 7.84 mg/g) and steroids (161.30 ± 11.29 mg/g CL). HPLC analysis revealed the presence of flavonoids in hydroethanolic extracts of the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala. GC-MS analysis proved the presence of various bioactive compounds in the hydroethanolic extract of the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated the significance of the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala. We concluded that Cinnamomum tamala leaves have various biological activities which can treat diseases..
Stress Levels and Sleep Pattern of Industrial Workers
Authors: Akshaya V  , Suganthi V  , Shobana Chandrasekar  , Usharani Boopathy  , Rohini Durairaj
Published: December 2023

Industrialization has brought several changes in the society and lifestyle. Stress and sleep plays an inevitable role in maintaining the health status of an individual. Stress has caused negative impact on physical health. Both physical and mental illness have impact on job satisfaction and it reduces work performance. Work stress has become a widespread and expensive health problem.  Sleep and mental health are intrinsically connected. Less hours of sleep and poor sleep quality have influence in the lifestyle pattern.  An Exploratory research design of 500 industrial workers in various industrial sectors in Tamil Nadu were chosen as the study participants. The stress levels and sleep quality was assessed using standard tools such as Perceived Stress Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.  Majority 65% of the participants were male and 35% were female; 60.4 % of the participants had poor sleep quality and 57.4 % had higher stress levels. Stress and sleep have a reciprocal relationship. There was a significant association between stress levels and sleep quality. Higher the stress scores, poorer the sleep quality. Work hours and sleep hours also have an impact on the levels of stress. Higher stress levels was observed among majority of the participants. Healthy coping strategies must be adopted in stress management, improving sleep quality and in maintaining a healthy lifestyle
Climate systems of urban electric buses
Authors: Lavrov Nikolai A. , Savinov Mikhail A.
Published: December 2023

This article considers the climate systems of urban electric buses from different manufacturers, as well as presents and compares their characteristics and diagrams. Climate systems with two vapor compression refrigeration machines, a dependent evaporator of the driver’s cabin, and a chiller-fan coil circuit are analyzed, the existing domestic microclimate system for an electric bus is considered, and the advantages and disadvantages of these systems are presented. The influence of the features of electric buses, such as the limited battery capacity and absence of an internal combustion engine as a heat source, on the concept and design features of their microclimate systems is shown. The features of climate systems for electric buses intended for operation in the territory of the Russian Federation are considered, including the following technical requirements of organizations operating city electric buses: dual-zone climate control, i.e., separately for the passenger salon and driver’s cabin, and the possibility of using an auxiliary heater operating by burning diesel fuel only at ambient temperatures below 0 ℃ and at relatively low ambient temperatures during the cold season. The review conducted in this article aims to identify ways to further improve the climate systems of urban electric buses and demonstrate the various criteria when comparing them and assessing their efficiency.
3D Dynamic Rupture Modeling of the 6 February 2023, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Mw 7.8 and 7.7 Earthquake Doublet Using Early Observations
Authors: Gabriel Alice-Agnes , Ulrich Thomas , Marchandon Mathilde , Biemiller James , Rekoske John
Published: December 2023

The 2023 Turkey earthquake sequence involved unexpected ruptures across numerous fault segments. We present 3D dynamic rupture simulations to illuminate the complex dynamics of the earthquake doublet. Our models are constrained by observations available within days of the sequence and deliver timely, mechanically consistent explanations of the unforeseen rupture paths, diverse rupture speeds, multiple slip episodes, heterogeneous fault offsets, locally strong shaking, and fault system interactions. Our simulations link both earthquakes, matching geodetic and seismic observations and reconciling regional seismotectonics, rupture dynamics, and ground motions of a fault system represented by 10 curved dipping segments and embedded in a heterogeneous stress field. The Mw 7.8 earthquake features delayed backward branching from a steeply branching splay fault, not requiring supershear speeds. The asymmetrical dynamics of the distinct, bilateral Mw 7.7 earthquake are explained by heterogeneous fault strength, prestress orientation, fracture energy, and static stress changes from the previous earthquake. Our models explain the northward deviation of its eastern rupture and the minimal slip observed on the Sürgü fault. 3D dynamic rupture scenarios can elucidate unexpected observations shortly after major earthquakes, providing timely insights for data-driven analysis and hazard assessment toward a comprehensive, physically consistent understanding of the mechanics of multifault systems.
The Keller Plantation and the Racial Plot of Disability History in the U.S.
Authors: Owens Camille
Published: December 2023

Between the popularization of Helen Keller’s autobiography, The Story of My Life (1903), and the cinematic dramatization of The Miracle Worker (1962), scenes of Keller’s early life and education have served as touchstones through which nondisabled Americans have imagined disability’s history and narrowed its political possibilities: toward the conditional dispersal of access based on individual acts of overcoming. Yet, if Keller’s story has played an outsize role in consolidating disability’s history and politics, it is also a site of profound racial occlusion. The context of Keller’s early life on the Keller plantation in Tuscumbia, Alabama is largely absent from her popular legacy. With the disappearance of this context, the black people who facilitated Keller’s disabled coming of age have also fallen away, as well as the history of slavery and Indigenous removal that made her life story possible. This void—at the locus of perhaps the most hegemonic origin story of American disability history—is cause for critical race inquiry. This essay traces the relationship between the material background of Keller’s autobiography and its imaginative foreground; from her family’s role in settler conquest and slavery in the Alabama Muscle Shoals, to Keller’s status as a transcendent icon of disability. Reading between the plantation and the plot of Keller’s Story while locating both beside the Tennessee River’s shoals, this essay turns to theories of cartography and narrative authored by Sylvia Wynter and Tiffany Lethabo King for insight into a critical paradox: the antiblack and anti-Indigenous structure of ableism, and the whiteness of disabled representation. By resituating Keller’s iconicity in relation to conquest, slavery, and their afterlives, this essay locates the problems and possibilities of narrating black and Indigenous disability history from the Keller plantation’s surround. Yet, while invested in unsettling the landscape, I neither recover these stories nor entomb them as untellable. Instead, I write toward further investment in black and Indigenous counter-archives that have complicated who has been—and who remains—the imaginable and politically traction-able subject of disability.
Origins, Objects, Orientations: New Histories and Theories of Race and Disability
Authors: Henry Kelsey , Hinton Anna , Bolton Sony Coráñez
Published: December 2023

No abstract available.
A LUZ REFLETIDA NOS SEM RELIGIÃO: ENTREVISTA COM O PROF. MARIÀ CORBÍ
Authors: Corbí Marià , Costa Milene
Published: December 2023

Corbí, através dos princípios da epistemologia axiológica, descreve a religião como um programa axiológico coletivo das sociedades pré-industriais. Esta definição alude a ideia de que a religião era um lugar de expressão do pacote cultural que as sociedades pré-industriais criaram para manter o cotidiano coletivo e a representação da experiência da dimensão absoluta da realidade. Ao refletir sobre o fenômeno das pessoas sem religião, encontramos uma crescente transformação na forma como os coletivos humanos gestam a espiritualidade e, ao mesmo tempo, relacionam esta administração com as mudanças, impactos e deslocamentos provocados pelas chamadas sociedades dinâmicas, também conhecidas como sociedades do conhecimento ou sociedades de inovação contínua. Acreditamos que Corbí pode elucidar melhor este cenário e, ao mesmo tempo, apontar caminhos possíveis e viáveis para o cultivo da qualidade humana profunda, a conhecida espiritualidade, para o crescente fenômeno dos sem religião. Por meio dessa entrevista busca-se aclarar melhor esse cenário de privatização da espiritualidade por meio dos sem religião, das transformações provocadas pelas sociedades do conhecimento e os novos caminhos viáveis para o cultivo da qualidade humana profunda.
A ESPIRITUALIDADE BASEADA NOS UFOS E O MUNDUS IMAGINALIS DE HENRY CORBIN
Authors: Mendia Fabio
Published: December 2023

A ideia de que a presente espiritualidade baseada nos fenômenos relacionados aos UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects, ou OVNIs Objetos Voadores Não Identificados) seja apenas uma nova forma de narrar interações entre seres humanos e seres divinos, que ocorreram ao longo da história em diferentes ambientes e culturas, não é nova. Atualmente, diversos pesquisadores, vem estudando a espiritualidade baseada nos UFOs e ressaltam diversos pontos em comum entre as experiências dos que relatam encontros com alienígenas e as visões e experiências dos místicos, profetas e videntes de todas as épocas e culturas. O presente artigo, baseado em pesquisa bibliográfica, visa chamar a atenção para a possibilidade de integrar os estudos sobre as diversas experiências espirituais relacionadas aos UFOs no âmbito daquilo que Henry Corbin descreveu como o “Mundus Imaginalis”, onde a realidade das experiências místicas encontraria seu campo de manifestação.
SINODALIDADE: CONCRETIZAÇÃO ATUALIZADA DO VATICANO II
Authors: Passos João Décio
Published: December 2023

O Vaticano II abriu uma era de renovação na Igreja católica e deixou o legado da eclesiologia da comunhão dos iguais. As consequências políticas e institucionais ficaram em débito com essa teologia e sofreram os desgastes advindos das eclesiologias conservadoras. O Papa Francisco retoma as intuições e posturas conciliares em seu pontificado e convoca a Igreja a repensar-se em seus mecanismos de participação com a pauta da sinodalidade. Essa temática tira as consequências do aggiornamento conciliar e contará com resistências da tradição e das normas que regem o organismo eclesiástico, assim como dos sujeitos ali hegemônicos. O fator Francisco constitui uma possibilidade inédita de renovação eclesial.
PESSOAS SEM RELIGIÃO COM CRENÇAS: CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE O FENÔMENO RELIGIOSO DOS SEM RELIGIÃO
Authors: Ritz Claudia Danielle Andrade , Senra Flávio
Published: December 2023

Neste artigo abordamos o fenômeno dos sem-religião a partir de abordagem empírica e sistemática. Para tanto, situamos metodologicamente o descritor religião, privilegiando as contribuições das pessoas sem-religião. Posteriormente, trazemos alguns dados dos sem-religião como um fenômeno crescente no Brasil e no mundo. Por fim, apresentamos aspectos identificados nas pessoas sem-religião a partir das pesquisas de campo. A metodologia é mista, composta por bibliografia, considerando Danièle Hervieu-Léger como principal referencial teórico para fundamentar a teorização a respeito do campo e dados das pesquisas de campo. Concluímos que para as pessoas sem-religião das pesquisas de campo, religião é compreendida como instituição. Outrossim, notamos um processo de desafeição religiosa que resulta em desinstitucionalização e individualização das crenças, especialmente no grupo de sem-religião sem religião, os quais afirmam a presença de crenças religiosas.
NOMINATA DE AVALIADORES - 2022
Authors: Martins Filho José Reinaldo Felipe
Published: December 2023

Ao publicar o seu último número de 2022, a Caminhos, revista vinculada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Religião da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, manifesta seu agradecimento público às pesquisadoras e aos pesquisadores que, ao longo desse ciclo, contribuíram como pareceristas ad hoc, conforme a demanda dos artigos recebidos. Trata-se de um trabalho sem o qual não se poderia dar continuidade ao processo editorial, com foco para a publicação de materiais consistentes e de alto nível acadêmico e científico. Seus nomes, em ordem alfabética, seguem abaixo:
Actioning the capacity of aroha through evaluative leadership
Authors: Were Louise
Published: December 2023

ANZEA Conference, 10–12 October 2022
Synthesis, Structure, and Energetic Characteristics of Perovskite Photocatalyst SrTiO3: an Experimental and DFT Study
Authors: Kudaibergen A.D. , Kuspanov Zh.B. , Issadykov A.N. , Beisenov R.E. , Mansurov Z.A. , Yeleuov M.A. , Daulbayev Ch.B.
Published: December 2023

SrTiO3-based photocatalysts have become widely used due to their excellent properties such as high thermal stability, photocorrosion resistance, and stable structure that can be modified by doping and making composites. In this work, SrTiO3 powder was prepared from Sr(NO3)2 and TiO2 precursors by a simple chemical precipitation method followed by calcination. It was determined that calcination at 900 °C followed by treatment in nitric acid solution produced cubic SrTiO3 particles without the presence of any impurities. In addition, structural, morphology, and energetic characterization using experimental and theoretical aspects are presented. Within the framework of density functional theory, the electronic properties of SrTiO3 have been investigated in the Quantum ESPRESSO software package using the PBE functional under the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The band structure and density of states were obtained, and the width of the bandgap was determined.
Desert Water Saving and Transportation for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Bridging the Gap for Sustainable Oil Recovery
Authors: Toktarbaiuly O. , Kurbanova A. , Imekova G. , Abutalip M. , Toktarbay Zh.
Published: December 2023

With concerns about water scarcity in arid regions, innovative solutions are imperative to meet the increasing water demand for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes. This article presents a study on the preparation of superhydrophobic sand for water-saving and storage, with a focus on potential applications in EOR. The results of the research indicate that the maximum water contact angle after sand hydrophobization was 158°. The water storage capacity of the sand was assessed by growing plants in soil layered with superhydrophobic sand. When superhydrophobic sand was used both above and below the soil, the soil remained moist for more than 10 days. In contrast, without the use of superhydrophobic sand, soil moisture lasted for only 3 days. This research demonstrates the potential of superhydrophobic sand in prolonging soil moisture, making it a valuable asset for water-saving applications in EOR and arid regions.
Speech genre of consumer reviews and its transformation in the digital age (based on reviews of doctors)
Authors:   Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Issers Oxana S.
Published: December 2023

We analyze the influence of new technologies of communicative interaction on the transformation of the speech genre of consumer reviews on the Internet. The research is based on reviews of doctors and medical services taken from the websites of specialized online publications and forums. The author compares modern Internet-reviews of the consumer with the genre-prototype – reviews in the Book of Complaints and Suggestions. The research determines the main direction of the genre transformation, connected with the communication channel and the change in the position of the addressee: the Internet review acquires all the properties of a public media genre, since its addressee becomes a mass one. The changes also affect the image of the author: access to an unlimited audience determines the transformation of the text towards the mass media and advertising discourses with their basic functions of influencing and regulating the behavior and way of thinking of the mass addressee. The communicative-pragmatic study of the review is based on one of the essential genre-forming features – the intention of the addressee, which is expressed, first of all, in a positive or negative assessment of the medical service. The study reveals structural-semantic models of two types of reviews and analyses evaluation tactics in the texts of reviews. It is indicated that there exist communicative and legal risks due to the public nature of the negative feedback distributed on the network. The author notes pragmatic characteristics of a positive consumer feedback, which bring it closer to the advertising text.
Is language a system of signs? (Lenin, Saussure and the theory of hieroglyphics)
Authors:   University of Lausanne, Sériot Patrick
Published: December 2023

This paper strives to pursue two goals at the same time: – how can one get to know in depth the intellectual life of the Soviet Union in the 1930s–50s? – what can the virulent anti-Saussurean criticism in Russia at that time tell us about the specificity of the Marxist-Leninist theory of sign? We will propose here an apparently narrow angle of attack: the recurring theme of this criticism, namely that Saussure’s Cours presents a ”theory of hieroglyphics” (or symbols), therefore a type of bourgeois idealist theory that Lenin assailed in his 1909 book Materialism and Empiriocriticism about E. Mach, and which was upheld for a time by Plekhanov. But thinking about hieroglyphics is based on much older controversies, dating back to the 17th century about the deciphering of Egyptian writing. The issue which arises here is semiotic in nature: it is the scalar opposition between transparency and opacity of the sign that is at stake. Does the sign hide or reveal? The Soviet discourse on language and signs in the 1930s–50s seems entirely to be based on an interrogation of the sign/referent, language/thought, form/content relationship. A part of the history of semiotics can thus be discovered from the critique of the “hieroglyphic theory”, a little-known episode in a debate on the interpretation of Saussurism.
Reviving trace: photographic image within the treatment of pain experiences
Authors: Tsyba Viacheslav
Published: December 2023

Recognition the importance of other people’s experiences is one of the urgent philosophical problems. If by the middle of the 19th century people encountered painful experiences of others directly or through witnesses, since then after the advent of media technologies, the role of the witness was replaced by the anonymous visual. Visual images are formations whose structure avoids ambiguity and creates a field for multiple interpretations. This duality is well reflected by the nature of the photographic image. It is characterized by a dialectical tension: on the one hand, capturing someone’s painful experience the photograph represents the mental state of a person, but on the other hand, it raises the question of an unambiguous attitude towards it. The ambiguity of the photographic image yields a dilemma: either to accept what we see on faith and base our moral discussion of events on it alone, or to analyze the action of the forces hidden in the work of the photographic image. To talk about photographing suffering means to declare a certain ethical and political position. The case of the photograph problematizes the requirement of ethical involvement, because the photograph can simply be ignored. The article shows how the photographic image communicates the criteria, using which a perceiver is able to fit what he sees into the context of his own political and social world. Having performed the act of recognition, a perceiver is able to politicize human life as an irreplaceable value. In such acts, he actualizes his own subjectivity through the recognition of the photographic image as a part of common shared reality. He perceives the signs of someone else’s pain in the photo as a reason to reflect on human vulnerability. For this, the perceiver must carry out a complex procedure of image interpretation, stripping it off anonymous universal features.
Querelas de um multiartista. Manifestações da resistência em Milton Hatoum
Authors: Sousa Rayniere Felipe Alvarenga de
Published: December 2023

A assimilação dos chamados eventos limite tem ocupado o centro de discussões intelectuais frente às sombras de um século marcado por conflitos e situações caóticas. A partir disso, a arte funciona como um meio propício para reflexões, portanto, o estudo objetiva a realização de uma análise político-cultural do romance Cinzas do Norte (2005), a partir da resistência. As marcas representativas nas pinturas, caricaturas e instalações do protagonista Mundo evidenciam problematizações que confluem com episódios históricos, dos quais cito o Ciclo da Borracha (1879 – 1945) e a Ditadura Civil-Militar (1964 – 1985). Os personagens, locais e situações narradas demarcam o que pode funcionar como justificativa para o alcance da arte e para a oportunidade de uma reflexão mais acurada sobre as eventualidades humanas.