bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Acceso y permanencia de las mujeres de pueblos y nacionalidades en la educación superior
Authors:   Universidad Politénica Salesiana, Novillo Rameix Nathalia
Published: November 2024

La caracterización del acceso y la permanencia de las mujeres de pueblos y nacionalidades en la educación superior en el Ecuador, como un insumo para delinear recomendaciones de políticas interculturales de género e interseccionales, demanda un abordaje integral de las problemáticas que permean, condicionan, facilitan, limitan o favorecen ese acceso y/o permanencia.
Restricciones, desafíos y alternativas de política fiscal y monetaria
Authors:   Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Villalba Mateo
Published: November 2024

Ecuador es una economía relativamente pequeña y abierta al comercio internacional. Al igual que otros países de América Latina, su sociedad mantiene instituciones —comprendidas como reglas de interacción social— que limitan las posibilidades de progreso y movilidad social de grandes segmentos de la sociedad.
Desarrollo y productividad
Authors:   Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Guevara Rosero Carolina
Published: November 2024

En las economías, existe una gran diversidad de actores con intereses específicos y además contrapuestos. Específicamente, en el mercado laboral, las empresas y los trabajadores buscan maximizar su bienestar con intereses contrapuestos. De un lado, el sector empresarial busca maximizar sus ganancias disminuyendo sus costos, entre ellos los costos laborales.
Pobreza y desigualdad: análisis de brechas
Authors:   Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Mideros Mora Andrés , Sánchez Pilco Carolina ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Published: November 2024

La pobreza y la desigualdad en Ecuador son fenómenos que no pueden entenderse coyunturalmente ni a nivel de individuos, sino desde las manifestaciones que responden a las estructuras económica, social e institucional del país.
Hindi version of the lower extremity functional scale: a study of translation, validation and cross-cultural adaptation
Authors: Sandhu Yashleen Kaur , Sharma Nidhi , Jaiswal Alisha , Kaur Simranjeet
Published: November 2024

BACKGROUND: Lower Extremity Function Scale (LEFS) serves as a patient-reported outcome measure, used to evaluate the functional status of lower extremity in different musculoskeletal conditions. It was originally developed in English language (E-LEFS) and numerous translations in different languages are available to measure its usability among different cultures. OBJECTIVES: To translate the English version of the Lower Extremity Function Scale (E-LEFS) into Hindi language and to evaluate its content validity, cross-cultural adaptation along with the concurrent validity and reliability. METHOD: Process of forward and backward translation was carried out by two bilingual translators and a physiotherapist after obtaining developer’s approval, for which the Beaton guidelines were used. For the content validation, Delphi method of was employed in which 12 field experts of more than 5 years of experience participated. Cultural adaptation procedures were then carried out with 12 patients, who reported in out-patient department of the hospital through convenience sampling who were asked about whether the H-LEFS was well understood by the patients. Their responses were recorded as positive and negative responses. This process was followed by concurrent validation which was conducted by comparing the scores with the SF-36 scale, involving 30 patients with activity limitation in their daily life. Lastly, 50 patients were recruited for intra-rater reliability testing. RESULT: The scale was successfully translated and verified by the bi-lingual language experts. Content validity came out to be significant with each item scoring more than 0.92. Nearly all items, excluding item no. 8, 16, 17, 18, and 19 received universal agreement with a content validity ratio of 1. The average scale-level validity stood at 0.98, indicating excellent level of validity and the scale was found to be well adapted by the native people as out of 12 patients, 10 patients provided 100% positive response. Concurrent validation using Pearson’s correlation coefficient came out excellent with the values of 0.993 for E-LEFS and 0.890 for SF-36. Cronbach's alpha and ICC values were calculated as 1.00 for Intra-rater reliability. CONCLUSION: LEFS was well translated into Hindi language with an excellent content and concurrent validity and is found to be highly reliable. Hence, it is recommended for the usage of native Hindi speaking population.
PAISAJES MEDIEVALES EN LA CAMPIÑA SUR DE CÓRDOBA (SIGLOS XIII-XV)
Authors: Alcázar Hernández Eva María
Published: November 2024

Book review:
MEDIEVAL LANDSCAPES IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTRYSIDE OF CÓRDOBA (13TH-15TH CENTURIES)

Javier Lopez Rider

Monographs of the Spanish Society of Medieval Studies, No. 13

Spanish Society of Medieval Studies and edit.um (Editions of the University of Murcia)

Murcia, 2020. Illustrated, 416 pp. ISBN: 978-84-17865-69-6
Heuristic Approaches for Using an Exact Model to Obtain the Placement of a Set of Rectangles on a Half-Strip
Authors:   Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Andrianova A. A.
Published: November 2024

There is considered the problem of the compact orthogonal placement, which consists in placing of the set of rectangles on the half-strip and its solution by constructing an optimization model that reduces to solving a high-dimensional linear partial Boolean programming problem. The main method of solving the problem is the algorithm of branches and boundaries, providing consistent fiXation of the Boolean variables. The direct use of this algorithm represents significant computational difficulties and is used only for the small size of the initial set of rectangles. In this paper are proposes approaches that reduce the computational complexity of the solution of this optimization model by using heuristic approaches to fix individual Boolean variables. Most of the variables responsible for the relative arrangement of all pairs of rectangles relative to each other are fixed on the basis of generating the permutation of rectangles and special code that determines the direction by which the intersection of the location of the rectangles should be monitored. Thus, the direct computing complexity of the method of branches and the boundaries of solving the problem becomes insignificant. To generate pre-fixation of the Boolean variables, genetic algorithms and local search algorithms are used. Computational experiments showed that the used techniques of fixing the Boolean variables allowed to reduce the volume of calculations and the quality of the resulting approximate solution, in general, it turns out acceptable.
Matrix Model of Deterministic Synchronous Cellular Automata
Authors:   Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation, Matolygina N. A. , Gromov M. L. ,   Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation
Published: November 2024

The paper presents an approach for modeling deterministic synchronous cellular automata by matrices and operations on them. It is proposed to renumber the states of the automaton and write down a matrix, the elements of which are the current states (numbers associated with them) of the cells of the automaton. It is proposed to calculate the matrix of cell states in the next cycle in two stages: find the convolution of the current matrix with a special core, and map the resulting convolution matrix into the matrix of cell states in the next cycle. The convolution core is determined by the cell neighborhood pattern, and the convolution mapping to the matrix of the following states is based on the transition function of the automaton.
The Introduction of Automation in Control of Virtualized Laboratory Complex Components at Higher Educational Institution
Authors:   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Filimonov A. Y. , Aksyonov K. A. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Kodolov S. D. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Gubanov D. D. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Published: November 2024

The intensity of the use of remote work and learning tools has increased significantly during the pandemic and has led to the emergence of new tools and a significant increase in the capabilities of previously developed technology platforms. The introduc­tion of modern technologies based on software control and complex visualization for the creation of virtual laboratory complexes in educational institutions provides virtually unlimited opportunities for organizing individual and distance forms of practical classes. Modern learning management platforms that able to integrate with the database of university students makes it possible to evaluate the quality of students' work with various types of course learning materials in real time. The article shows that the use of virtual communication infrastructures in connection to the Moodle learning management platform will provide end-to-end control of the theoretical and practical components of the educational process and will automate the processes of preparing and conducting practical classes, which will improve the quality of the educational process and the teacher efficiency.
Countermeasures Against the Attacker’s Homing Algorithm in a Game of Three Players
Authors: Potapov A. P. , Galyaev A. A.
Published: November 2024

The paper considers a game of three players on the plane attacker, target and defender (an ADT-game). The attacker’s dynamics is described by simple motions, while target and defender are moving in a strait line. At the same time in the game model the attacker receives information about the environment through an acoustic channel in which the target and the defender broadcasts some signals. The field of view of this channel is limited by a cone. The attacker’s goal is to intercept the target and the goal of the target-defender coalition is to delay the interception as much as possible by jamming the attacker’s observation channel. During the chase the attacker uses the law of proportional navigation and various algorithms for target’s bearing estimation which are considered known to the target-defender coalition. The behavior of the system is investigated when using a well-known and a promising intelligent estimation algorithm. For each case an optimization problem is set to optimize the defender’s release angle in order to increase the interception time. The dynamics of all players and various trajectories of the defender in conditions of noiseless and noisy observation channels are simulation, the obtained results are compared.
On the Optimal Distribution of Traction Forces in Cable Propulsors of Mobile Robots
Authors: Briskin E. S. , Platonov V. N. , Sharonov N. G. , Ustinov S. A.
Published: November 2024

The analysis of methods of distribution of traction forces in various propellers of mobile robotic complexes and transport vehicles is carried out. The problem of synthesizing a method for controlling the distribution of the total traction load between interconnected electric drives of mobile robot propellers, discretely interacting with the support surface, is considered. An underwater mobile robot is simulated with several "walking-like" anchor-cable propellers, which ensure the movement of the underwater mobile robot by pulling the body to the supports located on the bottom. A mathematical model of the rectilinear motion of a mobile robotic device with walking-type propellers has been compiled. A mathematical description of the electric drive of the propulsion of such a mobile robot is proposed, taking into account its kinetic transfer function. It is shown that the total traction effort realized by a mobile robot is the source of the moment of resistance in the electric drive of each mover. In this regard, coefficients characterizing the distribution of traction force have been introduced into the differential equation of electric drives. A feature of the functions of these coefficients is their dependence on the distance traveled, speed and strength of resistance to movement. To optimize the distribution of the total power load between the thrusters, a target functional has been compiled. It is shown that as such a target functional, a requirement for a minimum of total heat losses in an interconnected electric drive of propellers can be formulated. To find the minimum of the accepted functional, the Euler-Poisson equations are compiled. As an additional limitation, the condition of physical feasibility is introduced. The results of solving such an optimization problem are presented on the simplest calculation scheme of two DC electric drives, between which the load is distributed along the rectilinear movement of a solid. As a result of solving the formulated optimization problem, the dependences of control actions for electric drives (voltage for DC electric drives), graphs of changes in the target function providing optimal distribution of traction forces between them are obtained, and the optimality of such distribution is proven.
Random Forest Algorithm to Measure the Air Pollution Standard Index
Authors: Setiawan Ariyono , Wibowo Untung Lestari , Mubarok Ahmad , Larasati Khoirunnisa , Hammad Jehad A.H
Published: November 2024

This study uses the Random Forest algorithm to measure and predict the Air Pollution Standard Index (APSI) at Blimbing Banyuwangi Airport. Air pollution data, including concentrations of O3, CO, NO2, SO2, PM2.5, and PM10, were collected from air monitoring stations at the airport from April 15-30, 2024. APSI measurement followed established formulas by relevant authorities. Data analysis utilized statistical approaches and computational algorithms. The findings reveal that air quality at the airport is generally "Moderate," with occasional "Good" days. The Random Forest algorithm effectively predicts APSI based on existing pollution data. These results provide insights for improving air pollution management at the airport and surrounding areas, emphasizing the need for continuous air quality monitoring. Days classified as "Moderate" suggest health risks for sensitive groups, indicating the need for targeted mitigation strategies. Recommendations include increasing green spaces, optimizing flight schedules to reduce peak pollution, and raising public awareness about air quality. The effectiveness of the Random Forest algorithm suggests its potential application in other airports for proactive air quality management. Future research could integrate real-time data and advanced machine learning models for more accurate and timelier APSI predictions.
Radykalny konstruktywizm. Krótkie wprowadzenie
Authors: Balicki Bogdan
Published: November 2024

Radical Constructivism. A Brief Introduction
The book „Radical Constructivism. A Brief Introduction” concisely introduces the reader to the history and lines of argumentation of a particular type of constructivism, the founders of which are, among others, Ernst von Glasersfeld and Heinz von Foerster.
The author begins by recalling the scientific figures of its main authors, pointing to the interdisciplinary genesis of this style of thinking. Then he guides the reader through the philosophical tradition, pointing out, following Glasersfeld, that the sources of constructivist thinking can be found in the history of philosophical skepticism. It turns out that the view according to which we do not have access to an independent reality is present in the Western philosophical tradition since the presocratics, and it finds its fullest expression in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. In the following parts of the book, the author presents the components of the concept of autopoiesis by Humberto R. Maturana, which as a theory of the organization of life, is the starting point of constructivist epistemology. The concept of the brain as a self-referential system, which constructs the world known to consciousness solely on the basis of reactions to its own states of excitation, is derived from Maturana’s concept which is the part of the long development of systems theory. For the brain that generates cognition, the external environment is only a source of stimuli, their nature and usefulness is determined by the process of generating cognition solely by its structure. The radical nature of radical constructivism lies precisely in the fact that it does not provide a derogation from this rule.
Later in the book, the author outlines the constructivist concept of communication that emerges from the model of how the brain and mind work. He recalls the views of the classics of constructivism, indicating that communication is based on the parallelization of the structures of the brain’s operation, leading to the creation of a virtual consensual space. Within this space, the intersubjective tools of socialization are created for the joint construction of reality such as natural language and modern media as well as fields of communication. The author devotes a separate chapter to briefly describe the concept of social systems by Niklas Luhmann, a German sociologist who formulated his own social theory based on the concepts of autopoiesis.
The book also includes three excursions that present selected specific scientific issues from the perspective of radical constructivism. These are the following chapters devoted to memory, the concept of Ludwik Fleck’s thought collectives and the project of Empirical Theory of Literature by, among others Siegfried J. Schmidt. The book ends with a short summary – the ten theses of radical constructivism – in which its universal message is indicated.
Team commitment and performance of construction project in Nigerian construction industry
Authors: Olasunkanmi Femi-favour Olabode , Femi-favour Abimbola Abiodun , Okon Udeme Jeremy
Published: November 2024

Project success requires team commitment, which is a product of an encouraging culture of cooperation and teamwork among project team members. The research work aims to ascertain which components of team commitment affect the performance of construction projects in Nigeria. The research adopted a quantitative design where questionnaires were used for data collection. Out of 1233 questionnaires distributed, 975 were received with valid responses and used for data analysis. Data were analysed descriptively using percentage, mean score, and relative agreement index. The study showed the factors of team commitment having an effect on project performance, as rated by the respondents, to be: Normative component: “Project team members owe a great deal to this organisation”; “Members of the project team do not feel it is right to quit the project before completion”; “This organisation has a great deal of personal meaning for project team members”. Affective component: “This organisation deserves the loyalty of project team members”; “The project team considers the team’s problems as their own. Then, “One of the few negative consequences of leaving this organisation will be the scarcity of available alternatives” is for continuance. In conclusion, the emotional attachment of the team members and sense of obligation to the project team and construction organisation are the driving forces behind pushing for the successful outcome of projects within the Nigerian construction industry.
Production processes optimization through machine learning methods based on geophysical monitoring data
Authors:   MIREA – Russian Technological University, Osipov A.V. , Pleshakova E.S. ,   MIREA – Russian Technological University, Gataullin S.T. ,   MIREA – Russian Technological University
Published: November 2024

The purpose of the article is to create an effective method for low-delay monitoring of the operating state of a drill string and a drill bit without interfering with the proper drilling process. For the drilling process to be continuously controlled, an experimental setup that operates by utilizing the phase-metric method of control was developed. Any movement of the bit causes a change in the electrical characteristics of the probing signal. To obtain a stable signal from a bit immersion depth of up to 250 m, a frequency of probing electrical signals of 166 Hz and an amplitude of up to 500 V were used; the sampling rate of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) was 10101 Hz. To identify the state of the drill string and the bit based on graphs of time-dependences of changes in the probing signal electrical characteristics, the present authors investigated a number of deep learning methods. Based on the results of the study, a series of capsular neural network methods ( CapsNet ) was chosen. The authors developed modifications of 2D-CapsNet: windowed Fourier transform (WFT) - 2D-CapsNet and frequency slice wavelet transform (FSWT) - 2D-CapsNet. Both of these methods showed a 99% accuracy in determining the transition between two layers of rocks with different properties, which is 2–3% higher than the currently used measurement-while-drilling (MWD) and logging-while-drilling (LWD) rock surveys. Both of these methods unambiguously reveal self-oscillations in the drill string. When determining a fully serviceable bit in the case of self-oscillations, the (FSWT) - 2D-CapsNet method showed an accuracy of 99%.
On obtaining the coupled-mode theory using a model of coupled plane waves for symmetric resonant diffraction gratings
Authors:   Image Processing Systems Institute, NRC ", Bykov D.A. ,   Kurchatov Institute",   Samara National Research University, Bezus E.A. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute, NRC "Kurchatov Institute",   Samara National Research University, Doskolovich L.L. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute, NRC "Kurchatov Institute",   Samara National Research University
Published: November 2024

We consider two analytical models describing resonant scattering of light by resonant diffraction gratings possessing a horizontal symmetry plane. For the case of oblique incidence, a multiple interference model is formulated, on the basis of which, a new approach for deriving the coupled-mode theory for the considered structures is proposed. Both considered models describe resonances in the reflectance and transmittance spectra of the studied diffraction gratings arising due to the excitation of quasiguided modes and Fabry–Pérot modes. Interaction of these modes leads to the appearance of bound states in the continuum, which are also described by the proposed models.
Applied aspects of modern non-blind image deconvolution methods
Authors:   Institute for Information Transmission Problems, RAS, Chaganova O.B. ,   Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Grigoryev A.S. ,   Institute for Information Transmission Problems, RAS,   Evocargo LLC, Nikolaev D.P. ,   Institute for Information Transmission Problems, RAS,   LLC “Smart Engines Service”, Nikolaev I.P. ,   Institute for Information Transmission Problems, RAS
Published: November 2024

The focus of this paper is the study of modern non-blind image deconvolution methods and their application to practical tasks. The aim of the study is to determine the current state-of-the-art in non-blind image deconvolution and to identify the limitations of current approaches, with a focus on practical application details. The paper proposes approaches to examine the influence of various effects on the quality of restoration, the robustness of models to errors in blur kernel estimation, and the violation of the commonly assumed uniform blur model. We developed a benchmark for validating non-blind deconvolution methods, which includes datasets of ground truth images and blur kernels, as well as a test scheme for assessing restoration quality and error robustness. Our experimental results show that those neural network models lacking any pre-optimization, such as quantization or knowledge distillation, fall short of classical methods in several key properties, such as inference speed or the ability to handle different types of blur. Nevertheless, neural network models have made notable progress in their robustness to noise and distortions. Based on the results of the study, we provided recommendations for more effective use of modern non-blind image deconvolution methods. We also developed suggestions for improving the robustness, versatility and performance quality of the models by incorporating additional practices into the training pipeline.
YOLO-Barcode: towards universal real-time barcode detection on mobile devices
Authors:   Smart Engines Service LLC, Ershova D.M. ,   Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Gayer A.V. ,   Smart Engines Service LLC,   Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of RAS, Bezmaternykh P.V. ,   Smart Engines Service LLC,   Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of RAS, Arlazarov V.V. ,   Smart Engines Service LLC,   Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of RAS
Published: November 2024

Existing approaches to barcode detection have a number of disadvantages, including being tied to specific types of barcodes, computational complexity or low detection accuracy. In this paper, we propose YOLO-Barcode – a deep learning model inspired by the You Only Look Once approach that allows to achieve high detection accuracy with real-time performance on mobile devices. The proposed model copes well with a large number of densely spaced barcodes, as well as highly elongated one-dimensional barcodes. YOLO-Barcode not only successfully detects the huge variety of barcode types, but also classifies them. Comparing with the previous universal barcode detector DilatedModel based on semantic segmentation, the YOLO-Barcode is 4 times faster and achieves state-of-the-art accuracy on the ZVZ-real public dataset: 98.6% versus 88.9% by F1-score. The analysis of existing publicly available datasets reveals the absence of many real-life scenarios of mobile barcode reading. To fill this gap, the new “SE-barcode” dataset is presented. The proposed model, used as a baseline, achieves a 92.11% by F1-score on this dataset.
Neural network algorithm for optical-SAR image registration based on a uniform grid of points
Authors:   Institute for Information Transmission Problems (IITP RAS), Volkov V.V. , Shvets E.A. ,   Institute for Information Transmission Problems (IITP RAS)
Published: November 2024

The paper considers the problem of satellite multimodal image registration, in particular, optical and SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar). Such algorithms are used in object detection, change detection, navigation. The paper considers algorithms for optical-to-SAR image registration in conditions of rough image pre-alignment. It is known that optical and SAR images have an inaccuracy in registration with georeference (up to 100 pixels with a spatial resolution of 10 m/pixel). This paper presents a neural network algorithm for optical-to-SAR image registration based on descriptors calculated for a uniform grid of points. First, algorithm find uniform grid of points for both images. Next, the neural network calculates descriptors for each point and finds descriptor distances between all possible pairs of points between optical and SAR images. Using obtained descriptor distances, a matching is made between the points on the optical and SAR images. The found matches between points are used to calculate the geometric transformation between images using the RANSAC algorithm with a limited (to combinations of translation, rotation and uniform scaling) affine transformation model. The accuracy of the proposed algorithm for optical-to-SAR image registration was investigated with different distortions in rotation and scale.
Multigrammatical modelling of neural networks
Authors:   Geophysical Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Sheremet I.A.
Published: November 2024

This paper is dedicated to the proposed techniques of modelling artificial neural networks (NNs) by application of the multigrammatical framework. Multigrammatical representations of feed-forward and recurrent NNs are described. Application of multiset metagrammars to modelling deep learning of NNs of the aforementioned classes is considered. Possible developments of the announced approach are discussed.
Design and optimization of high-contrast gratings for multispectral VCSEL-SOI laser sources
Authors:   Ioffe Institute, Shashkin I.S. , Kondratov M.I. ,   Ioffe Institute, Grishin A.E. ,   Ioffe Institute, Pevchikh K.E. ,   Joint Stock Company “Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center”, Slipchenko S.O. ,   Ioffe Institute, Pikhtin N.A. ,   Ioffe Institute
Published: November 2024

In the scope of a computational experiment, high-contrast gratings (HCG) formed on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform within vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) were studied for multispectral laser sources. A simulation model for spectral characteristics calculation is proposed, which includes two heterogeneously integrated parts of the VCSEL: 1) the lower output mirror based on a HCG grating in the silicon layer of the SOI surrounded by air cavities to enhance the contrast of the HCG; 2) the semiconductor VCSEL structure with an air aperture for current and optical confinement. Comparative analysis results of the spectral characteristics of VCSEL-SOI structures for zeroth, first, and second-order modes, which can be excited in the air aperture of the VCSEL, are presented. It is demonstrated that the HCG, acting as one of the cavity mirrors, effectively discriminates the VCSEL higher-order modes. An algorithm for calculating HCG parameters that ensure the maximum reflectivity at a fixed thickness of the silicon layer of the SOI is developed.
Ince-Gaussian laser beams as superposition of Hermite-Gaussian or Laguerre-Gaussian beams
Authors:   Lebedev Physical Institute, Abramochkin E.G. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute, NRC "Kurchatov Institute", Kotlyar V.V. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute, NRC "Kurchatov Institute",   Samara National Research University, Kovalev A.A. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute, NRC "Kurchatov Institute",   Samara National Research University
Published: November 2024

Abstract: We obtain explicit analytic expressions for the Ince-Gaussian (IG) beams for several first indices p = 3, 4, 5, 6. Earlier, explicit expressions have been derived for amplitudes of the IG beams with p = 0, 1, 2 and without regard for the ellipticity parameter. Here, we give expressions for the amplitudes of 24 IG beams written as superpositions of the Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) or Hermite-Gaussian (HG) beams, with the superposition coefficients explicitly depending on the ellipticity parameter. Simultaneously expressing the IG modes both via the LG and HG modes allows easily obtaining the IG modes in the extreme cases when the ellipticity parameter is zero or infinite. Explicit dependence of the obtained expressions for the IG modes on the ellipticity allows the intensity pattern at the beam cross-section to be varied by continuously varying the parameter value. For the first time, intensity distributions are obtained for the IG beams with negative ellipticity parameter.
Moçambique no dilema da transição para energias renováveis
Authors: Alfeu Adérito Tomé , Nhaueleque Laura António
Published: November 2024

Este estudo investiga os desafios enfrentados por Moçambique ao navegar entre suas ricas reservas de combustíveis fósseis e a crescente pressão global por fontes de energia mais limpas, com destaque para a cúpula COP26 como um ponto de viragem nesse debate. Exploramos o conflito entre o desenvolvimento impulsionado por recursos fósseis e a demanda por práticas sustentáveis, examinando os esforços do país em equilibrar desenvolvimento económico e preservação ambiental, como os projectos de reflorestamento e programas de conservação apoiados pelo Grupo Banco Mundial. No entanto, percebemos que o dilema moçambicano reflecte preocupações ambientais globais, compromissos internacionais e expectativas locais. A transição para energias renováveis exige não apenas mudanças estruturais, mas também transformações na percepção pública e nas políticas. Nosso objectivo é analisar como Moçambique pode conciliar suas necessidades de desenvolvimento com a pressão global por práticas mais sustentáveis, identificando opções teóricas e políticas que possam orientar decisões futuras. Este estudo adoptou uma abordagem qualitativa, utilizando pesquisa bibliográfica e documental como principais técnicas de recolha de dados e envolveu. Destacamos a complexidade do dilema enfrentado pelo país e a necessidade de uma abordagem multifacetada que leve em consideração os interesses económicos, ambientais e sociais em jogo.
Innovations in Activities of Customs Authorities of the United Arab Emirates
Authors:   Senior Lecturer of the Department of State Law and Customs Management of the Vladimir State University, Pylaeva Aleksandra S.
Published: November 2024

The article deals with the system of customs authorities of the United Arab Emirates, in particular the customs of Dubai. The level of innovative development of customs authorities is described. Reviewed by Dubai Customs Strategic Plan 2021–2026. The innovations and advanced technologies used in customs activities are characterized.
Duloxetine-Induced Sleep Bruxism and Tooth Fracture in Fibromyalgia
Authors: Tunçekin İsmail , Toprak Murat
Published: November 2024

Duloxetine is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that is approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Duloxetine has many side effects such as nausea, somnolence, insomnia, decreased appetite, dry mouth, and constipation. Sleep bruxism is also a very rare side effect of duloxetine. In this case report, a case of a 35-year-old male patient who developed sleep bruxism in the 4th week after duloxetine use, and fracture of the 1st upper molar tooth which had previously undergone root canal treatment after severe bruxism in the 6th week was presented. Duloxetine treatment was stopped and treatment was continued with amitriptyline. The patient had a significant reduction in both bruxism and fibromyalgia symptoms after the amitriptyline treatment. Bruxism symptoms were not observed after one year of follow-up.
Efficacy and Tolerability of Topical Dapsone vs Benzoyl Peroxide in Mild to Moderate Acne Vulgaris Treatment: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Hasanbeyzade Sabir , Şenel Engin
Published: November 2024

Aim: Acne vulgaris is a disease of the pilosebaceous unit and a chronic inflammatory process. This study aimed to compare topical 5% dapsone and 10% benzoyl peroxide in terms of efficacy, side effects, and patient satisfaction in mild to moderate acne.
Material and Methods: The patients who applied to the dermatology outpatient clinic with the complaint of acne between June 20, 2022, and September 20, 2022, and were diagnosed with mild and moderate acne vulgaris, were retrospectively evaluated. Forty-eight patients in the dapsone group and 53 in the benzoyl peroxide group were included in this study.
Results: At the end of the treatment, a statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of ISGA values and improvement percentage in ISGA, improvement was higher in the dapsone group (both p=0.001). A statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the percentage decrease in lesion counts of closed comedones, papules and pustules, inflammatory and total lesions (decreasement was higher in the dapsone group, p=0.038 for closed comedones, p=0.006 for total lesions and p<0.001 for others). There was no dissatisfied patient in the group using dapsone (p<0.001). Among the side effects, erythema was more common during the whole treatment, and dryness and burning-stinging sensation were higher at the end of the first month in the benzoyl peroxide group.
Conclusion: Topical 5% dapsone is effective in the treatment of mild to moderate acne and is safe in terms of side effects compared to topical 10% benzoyl peroxide.
An Intervention Model for School Bullying Based on the UNESCO s Report and Its Application*
Authors: Tan Shaofeng , Wei Jingjing
Published: November 2024

UNESCO s School Violence and Bullying: Global Status Report provides a comprehensive worldwide overview of violence and bullying and recommends priority action. These suggestions can serve as a reference and guidance for campus bullying. It discusses establishing the corresponding intervention model of School bullying based on the report s content. Especially for the psychological mechanism construction of teachers and students in the model system, it reviews the basis and ways of improving and exerting the eff ectiveness of the intervention model from the perspective of a case study of school bullying. Bullying incidents within the model ecosystem and the infl uential groups involved are realized, and psychological analysis is emphasized as part of the model construction and operation mechanism. Thus, a new intervention Model of whole-school participation is constructed.
Systematic Design of Undergraduate Vocational Education for Analysis and Testing Technology Majors
Authors: Yong Daming , Xie Chengjia , Qian Chen
Published: November 2024

The systematic design of undergraduate vocational education in the field of analysis and testing technology is beneficial for improving students employment level, strengthening the school s ability to run schools, and responding to national education policies. However, there are currently problems in the systematic design of undergraduate vocational education for technical majors, such as the lack of rationality in curriculum design, the low quality of student recruitment, which hinder the further development of undergraduate vocational education for technical majors. Based on this, it is proposed to construct a curriculum system that combines theory and practice, implement a hierarchical approach to introducing high-quality students, and work together to create an integrated industry education training base, in order to empower vocational education at the undergraduate level of technical majors.
Implementation of STEM Education in Kindergarten and Cultivation of Children s Interest in Science
Authors: Wang Jingbo
Published: November 2024

This paper discusses the eff ect of STEM education in kindergarten on the development of children s scienc e interest.Through a comprehensive analysis,the study found that STEM education significantly increased young children s interest in science by stimulating curiosity,developing problem-solving skills,and emphasizing practical applications of science.The design of STEM curriculum and the selection of teaching materials play a key role,and the active participation of teachers is also a key element of the successful implementation of STEM education.Therefore,the implementation of STEM education in kindergartens not only contributes to children s learning,but also lays a solid foundation for their future scientific learning and career development.
The Integration of Cross Cultural Education and Ideological and Political Education: Experience in the Practice of Foreign Nursing English Curriculum
Authors: Bai Qiangwei , Jin Cuiping , Li Huan , Xie Qingqing , Wu Shujuan
Published: November 2024

This study delves into merging cross-cultural and ideological-political education in foreign nursing English courses and its influence on nursing students. Findings reveal that this integration boosts cultural sensitivity, enhances cross-cultural communication skills, and improves ethical decision-making.
Innovation and Practice of Food Processing Technical Personnel Training Mode under the Background of Rural Revitalization
Authors: Xie Shanci
Published: November 2024

With the implementation of China s rural revitalization strategy,food processing industry,as an important part of rural economy,plays a key role in promoting the integration of three industries,increasing farmers income and rural development.However,under the background of rural revitalization,the training mode of food processing technical talents is facing many challenges and problems,which need to be innovated and practiced urgently.This paper aims to study the innovation and practice of food processing technical personnel training mode under the background of rural revitalization,explore how to adapt to the needs of rural revitalization,train more high-quality food processing technical personnel,provide talent support and impetus for rural revitalization,and promote the development of rural economy.
Innovative Application of Highway Traffic Safety Hazard Investigation and Accident Prevention Technology
Authors: Zhang Liwen
Published: November 2024

With the continuous improvement of China s economic level, China has increased its efforts in the construction of transportation infrastructure. The number and mileage of highways in China are constantly increasing, which requires us to strengthen the investigation of road safety hazards on highways. Once road safety hazards are found, they must be dealt with in a timely manner to effectively ensure the road safety of highways and provide guarantees for the driving safety of the people.
Innovation Research on the Party Building Model of Private Enterprise in New Era
Authors: Lei Xiaomei
Published: November 2024

The Party building work of private enterprises has formed a set of ways and methods in the new era under the leadership of Party committees and governments at all levels,with the help and support of Party committees and relevant government departments at all levels,and with the active participation of Party organizations and Party members in various enterprises.Some private enterprises still have problems such as insufficient understanding of Party building work,weak Party organization strength,lack of Party building system,non-standard work,and not obvious leading role of Party organizations.It is an important issue placed in front of Party organizations at all levels that how to further innovate the working mode of Party building in private enterprises,give full play to the role of the Party organization as a fighting fortress and the vanguard role of Party members to provide a strong organizational guarantee for private enterprises.
Research on Chinese Translation of the Beach Man s Words from the Perspective of Eco-translatology Theory
Authors: Wang Dan
Published: November 2024

Patrick Modiano, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, is a famous contemporary French writer, whose works often take the beach man as the protagonist, and express the writer s thinking on the fate and existence of human beings, as well as the confusion about the identity of modern people. In the Caf of Lost Youth is the twenty-fi fth work written by Nobel Prize winner Modiano, and the protagonist Louki is one of the author s many beach men .
From the perspective of the three-dimensional transf ormation of eco-translatology theory, this paper comprehensively interprets the translation strategy of Jinlongge s Chinese translation through Louki s words, trying to show the characteristics of the ecological existence of the translation, points out that the translator s role is very important, and the application of the three-dimension transformation benefi ts the improvement of the quality of translation, so as to achieve good communication effects.
Sprawność językowa dzieci z uszkodzonym narządem słuchu
Authors: Bieńkowska Katarzyna
Published: November 2024

The following paper presents the results of a language test for hearing impaired children. Author’s original research tools were used and 159 children from all over Poland of age ranging from 6 and half to 8 years were examined. Speech understanding and speaking abilities were diagnosed. Alternative methods of communication have also been considered. The Author determined what internal and external factors affect the language skills of hearing impaired children.
Diagnozowanie i usprawnianie funkcji oddechowej w postępowaniu logopedycznym. Ujęcie teoretyczne i praktyczne
Authors: Gacka Ewa
Published: November 2024

The article is devoted to diagnosing and streamlining the respiratory function in speech-therapy proceedings. A respiration is one of primal activities with regard to the speech, and its evaluation constitutes the integral part of the speech-therapy examination. The correct way of the respiration is an essential condition of the appropriate vocal emission, of saying. In the article the ways of the diagnosis and therapy of the respiratory function (of its different aspects) applied by the speech therapists were presented both at children as well as at adult patients.
Rola gestów fonicznych w wychowaniu komunikacyjnym dzieci przedszkolnych
Authors: Kaźmierczak Monika
Published: November 2024

Phonic gestures are a communication tool and a regulator of social relationships, and their meaning depends on the intention of the sender, which is understood in a particular consituation. In speech therapy every subject performs them: a speech therapist, a parent/carer, a patient. The performed research proved that phonic gestures of various kinds are employed very effectively by kindergarten children. Owing to sonic mimic movements, they build their dialogues, shape and perfect communication skills, very effectively communicate with their environment, express themselves in the course of various communication processes based on a word and/or non-standard verbal elements. Learning to consciously apply signs that act audibly is an important part of (self)reflection of a speech therapist who prepares a little patient for the full and active participation in linguistic interaction.
Jak logopeda może pomóc dziecku z mutyzmem wybiórczym?
Authors: Marciniak-Firadza Renata
Published: November 2024

The need to communicate with others is one of the most important mental needs of people. Children with selective mutism want to communicate with others but they are unable to do it. Selective mutism is the condition that does not disappear spontaneously, therefore it is necessary to provide children and their families with the therapeutic treatment as early as possible. The most important thing to do is to increase self-confidence of children, among others by trying to help them overcome their fear of verbal contact or any other anxiety that makes that contact difficult. There is no single therapeutic strategy or procedure in the treatment of children with selective mutism because of the specificity of this condition and its complex etiology.
Przesiewowe badanie mowy jako działanie służące identyfikacji dzieci z grupy ryzyka zaburzeń mowy
Authors: Szurek Mateusz
Published: November 2024

Screening diagnosis of speech helps single out children from the risk group of the appearance of the speech impediments and taking the speech-therapy early intervention towards them. The current speech-therapy care at the pre-schools is embracing only children with statements about the need of the special education, however recent research data is showing high level of speech defects in pre-school children and the majority from them isn’t provided with specialist therapy at the pre-school. The screening is contributing to the reduction in the number of children with the speech impediments thanks to more accurate further diagnostics and therapeutic action. Detecting the defect at a young age is precipitating therapy and is helping in building the correct speech system. The screening prevention of speech defects allows additionally to notice other developmental abnormalities which can become apparent in the course of conducted examinations. The aim of the article is to show the scale of the problem of undiagnosed speech defects and to emphasize the importance of early diagnose of said defects. The research results allowed to show the current scale of speech defects appearance in one of the pre-schools in Lodz Voivodeship.