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“About a Symbol”: Genesis and Parallels. Article Two. Dostoevsky as a Symbolist
Authors: Reznichenko Anna I.
Published: November 2021

The article is devoted to the literary and philosophical origins of Sergei Durylin’s report “On a Symbol in Dostoevsky” (the report was read in 1926 at a meeting of the Commission for the Study of Dostoevsky at the Literary Section of GAKhN). The history of the report in the context of the Literary Section is considered. Аbstracts and debates on the report are published for the first time. The relationship of Durylin’s ideas with the complex of Dostoevsky’s interpretations, developed by both the Symbolists (G.I. Chulkov) and Russian religious philosophers (P.A. Florensky, A.F. Losev) is shown. Both the report “On a Symbol in Dostoevsky’s” and the subsequent report “Landscape in Dostoevsky’s” are devoted to an anthropological and Christological story, connected with the symbolism of the setting sun, the symbolism of “oblique rays”, and its embodiment in Dostoevsky’s novels. Both texts are a continuation and a development of the same theme. A landscape is an artist’s mapping of nature, the created world; interiors are the artist’s image of the anthropomorphic world, the human space. The ontological symbol receives its sociocultural projection: a landscape or an interior. The problem of the relationship between the mapping/image and the object of the image, the problem of the ontological status of reality and its embodiment in the artistic/mythopoetic language, reflected in the report, corresponded to the focus of GAKhN on the development of a new “language of things” and a new concept of the humanitarian knowledge. The article is timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of F.M. Dostoevsky, the 135th anniversary of S.N. Durylin, and the 100th anniversary of GAKhN.
The Concept of “Besporyadok” (“Disorder”) in Dostoevsky’s Novel The Adolescent
Authors: Kapustina Svetlana V.
Published: November 2021

The article is dedicated to the reconstruction of the concept of “besporyadok” (“disorder”) in the novel The Adolescent, considering the distinction between the intentions of the actual author and the hero-creator. The complex structure of the author’s concept is reconstructed using Dostoevsky’s workbooks for February 1874 – November 1875, and the key element of it is stated to be the “internal disorder” that occurs when a person’s soul is poisoned with devilry. It is argued that this type of besporyadok (“disorder”), correlated by Dostoevsky with the phenomenon of bezobrazie (“ugliness”), serves as a source and catalyst for “family disorder”, “secular disorder”, and “general disorder”. The adolescent, illustrating all the listed facets of the author’s concept, naturally focuses on comprehending the “internal disorder”, which at the end of his “Notes” acquires the concept-name of “bezobrazie”. The gradual “deployment” of this concept by Arkady Dolgoruky sets the dynamics of the narrative, reflects the ongoing process of samovidelka (“self-creation”), based on the movement of the hero from the feeling of bezobrazie (“ugliness”) to the beginning of his consciousness. It is argued that Dostoevsky’s perception of besporyadok (“disorder”) and besovstvo (“devilry”) as related phenomena provoking general decomposition, an increase of the chaos in the macro and microcosm, and thirst for self-destruction, does not predetermine a constantly negative modality in their artistic embodiment. In the light of the “realism in the highest sense”, the manifestations of besporyadok (“disorder”) are often seen by Dostoevsky as an impulse for renewal, purification, and transformation. Arkady Dolgoruky, due to his age and spiritual weakness, is deprived of the opportunity to perceive bezobrazie (ugliness) in such an expanded focus, therefore in his conceptosphere this unit is not ambivalent in itself, but is a negative element opposed to blagoobrazie (goodness).
A Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma encasing entirely the right kidney: A case report and a review of nephrectomy indications
Authors: Harbi Houssem , Akrout Amira , Fourati Mohamed , Zouari Amine , Toumi Nozha
Published: November 2021

A 68-year-old female was operated for a giant dedifferentiated
retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLS) encasing entirely the right kidney.
She had an en-bloc resection of the tumor with right nephrectomy. The
en-bloc resection should avoid R1 resection margins. Renal conservation
is suggested if the kidney is widely displaced and for elderly patient.
Laryngitis after inhalation of liposomal amikacin
Authors: Morita Atsuho , Namkoong Ho , Hosoya Makoto , Hasegawa Naoki
Published: November 2021

A 56-year-old female with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease
started to inhale of liposomal amikacin. One month later, she developed
hoarseness and was diagnosed with laryngitis. The laryngitis healed
immediately after discontinuing the treatment, and no recurrence
occurred even after resuming intermittent inhalation.
Outcome Comparison of KTP laser and CO2 laser excision for Laryngeal papillomatosis -- A Systematic Review
Authors: Yang Jimin , Xie Zhongcheng
Published: November 2021

Background: CO2 laser and the 532-nm potassium titanyl phosphate laser
(KTP) were developed to treat Laryngeal papillomatosis (LP); however,
the difference in their outcomes remains unclear. Methods: A systematic
review was conducted through a comprehensive search of three databases.
Results: Overall, the cure rates were 87.25% in the KTP group and
75.98% in the CO2 group (p＜0.05). The complications rates were
significantly different between the two groups (p<0.0001). In
addition, there was no significant difference between the recurrence
rates of the CO2 group and the KTP group (10% vs 9.8%). The risks of
bias were 13.1±1.45 and 13.6±1.52 for CO2 group and KTP group
respectively, which indicated the fair quality of evidence. Conclusions:
The available fair-quality evidence suggested that KTP laser excision
may be a better choice for LP. Following evaluations on the benefits of
the two surgical techniques with more high-quality randomized controlled
studies are needed.
Laparoscopic surgery for a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck with an ovarian tumor: an extremely rare clinical finding
Authors: Tominaga Marie , Morikawa Kyoko , Ogawa Yutaro , Kamimura Naomi , Tsuneki Ikunosuke , Tamura Masaki , Yanase Toru , Kobayashi Kazuaki , Sato Daisuke , Kameyama Hitoshi , Iwaya Akira , Yokoyama Naoyuki , Kuwabara Shirou , Yamazaki Toshiyuki , Otani Tetsuya , Kurabayashi Takumi
Published: November 2021

This clinical image presents an unusual report of simultaneous
laparoscopic resection of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck and an
ovarian tumor. Laparoscopic treatment with a proper approach is a useful
technique in some cases.
Teaching Human Anatomy: A Comparison of In-Person and Online Learning Programs
Authors: McKivigan James , Guison Noel , Qureshi Rakhshindah
Published: November 2021

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic created challenges in providing anatomy instruction to allied health professions. Human anatomy laboratory classes often rely on human cadavers as instructional material. At some institutions, the anatomical instructional method shifted to online resources. It was essential to compare online methods to those used in the traditional cadaver-based curriculum to determine efficacy. A technique was devised to compare these two approaches. The working hypothesis was that virtual human anatomy models are equally effective to traditional methods in providing anatomy instruction to allied health students.

Methods: Students enrolled in this study participated in a human anatomy course delivered either in-person or virtually via Aclan’s Anatomy, NetAnatomy, and Anatomy TV. The instructional design was the same except that the in-person learning group participated in a real-time cadaver anatomy lab, while the virtual learning group utilized online models and simulations. Students were assessed using the same three written tests and three laboratory examinations.

Results: Student demographics and evaluation outcomes were presented, and no significant differences concerning sex or educational program between the two student cohorts were identified. Post hoc testing revealed no statistically significant differences between student cohort and test-type. The three-way interaction between test type, test number, and cohort was not significant.

Conclusions: The findings confirmed the hypothesis. There were no statistically significant differences between the test performance of human anatomy students who received online training versus those who participated in in-person classroom instruction. These results suggest that human anatomy can be taught effectively using an online format.
The Diagnosis of Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Using M-mode: A Case Report from Palestine
Authors: Khatib Mohammed , Salman Muayad , Smerat Sami , Muhsen Marah Abu
Published: November 2021

Background: Diaphragmatic paralysis is one the causes of dyspnoea and difficulty in breathing. There are many causes of diaphragmatic paralysis, especially trauma and iatrogenic injury of phrenic nerve. Usually, diaphragmatic paralysis diagnosis depends on fluoroscopic examination of diaphragmatic displacement during sharp sniffs. However, due to disadvantages of fluoroscopic examination, the trend for less radiation examination by using ultrasound is increasing especially using M-mode for detection of diaphragmatic motion during respiration.
Case: A new-born baby boy with uneventful pregnancy and normal delivery with good general condition, developed severe respiratory distress at 3rd day of life and was diagnosed to have bilateral pneumothorax. Bilateral chest tubes were inserted with improvement of his condition. The baby then started to develop desaturation with serial chest x-rays done and showed elevated left hemi-diaphragm. Suspicion toward left hemi-diaphragm paralysis increased and due to his general condition, fluoroscopic examination was difficult. So that, Ultrasound with M-mode was used with diagnosis of the patient with left hemi-diaphragmatic paralysis.
Conclusion: Ultrasound and the using of M-mode in detection of diaphragmatic motion is one of the most important and applicable diagnostic procedure for diagnosis of diaphragmatic weakness and paralysis.
COVID-19 Infection in 8 Big Cities of India: The Dynamics of the Spread and Seropositivity
Authors: Shervani Zameer , Bhardwaj Deepali , Sherwani Abdullah , Khan Intazam , Qazi Umair Yaqub
Published: November 2021

The seroprevalence in the population of 8 big cities (Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bangalore, Pune, Coimbatore, Surat, Visakhapatnam, and Nagpur) of India and the dynamics of the COVID-19 spread have been compared. The seropositivity data are of the self-referred residents only. The research is useful to know if the seroprevalence that occurred in the population has decreased the surge in infection in the second wave of the pandemic. The seroprevalence data are for the period July-December 2020 while the monthly new infections have been studied for July 2020-June 2021. For the cities: Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, Surat, Pune, and Coimbatore, the seropositivity of the population reached a plateau and then decreased. A decrease in seroprevalence did not result in higher infection rates. The seropositivity of Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore showed a monotonous increase. A relationship between the plateau values of seroprevalence and infection rates could be established. More seroprevalence resulted in lower infection rates in cities (Bangalore, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur) and (Surat, Coimbatore, Pune) in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation of seroprevalence in the population will help in ramping up vaccination to eradicate the pandemic.
The Correlation Between Ethical Leadership Behaviors of School Principals and Teacher Motivation
Authors: ARISOY Erdener , CÖMERT Melike
Published: November 2021

Purpose: The present study aimed to determine the correlation between the ethical leadership attitudes of school principals and teacher motivation.Design/Methodology/Approach: The study was conducted with the relational screening approach. The ethical leadership attitudes of school principals were determined with the School Administrators’ Ethical Leadership Scale developed by Uğurlu and Sincar (2012). Teacher motivation was measured with the Teacher Motivation Scale developed by Kılıc and Yılmaz (2019). The study sample included 298 teachers assigned with the stratified sampling method. Kruskall Wallis, Mann Whitney U and Pearson’s Rho tests were employed in data analysis.Findings: The analysis revealed a positive and medium correlation between the perceptions of the teachers about ethical leadership behavior of school principals and teacher motivation. Furthermore, a moderate positive correlation was determined between ethical leadership and teacher motivation scale internal, external and administrative factors sub-dimensions.Highlights: The present and similar study findings could be presented in meetings, training activities, official circulars, and the data on the ethical leadership attitudes adopted by school administration would help motivate the teachers could be presented in these activities. Thus, this could lead to higher levels of ethical leadership among school principals, leading to higher teacher motivation.
Experimental Study of Zinc Powder Preparation by Electrochemical Method
Authors: Muwafaq Mahdi Abd Al Shammari
Published: November 2021

This research has been done to study and diagnose operational factors and conditions affecting the zinc powder specification and efficient performance of the electrochemical process .The selection of the optimal conditions for the powder preparation at an average particle size up to 100 μm will be investigated with high productivity and efficiency.The results indicated that the adoption of electrochemical technique was suitable for obtaining zinc powder at average particle size less than of 100μm directly by 77.8% of the total amount prepared, purity of 99.2% and current efficiency (64.9%). The optimal conditions were through using an electrode cathode of stainless steel, zinc as an anode in alkaline medium of sodium hydroxide (200 g/l), zinc ions concentration up to (6 g/l), current density 0.19 amp/cm2 on the cathode electrode, and electrochemical deposition time of (2 hrs.). Also empirical relations obtained by correlating the effective parameters using non-linear regression with correlation coefficients (0.97 and 0.92) and the relation s are:Current efficiency (Y1) = - 884.65 - 2.5 X1 -1351.2 X1X2 + 55.62 X1X3 -0.04 X12 +12945.18 X2 -1715.78 X2X3 + .2.888 X22 - 0.96X3 -0.39X32, R= 0. 97Productivity (Y2) = 6225.1 + 174.3 X1 + 3442.8 X1X2 - 196.6 X1 X3 - 58189.7 X2 + 12689.7 X2 X3 - 1704.0 X2 2 - 1224.7 X3 -2.4 X3 2 , R= 0. 92
Effect Of Specimen Size and Shape on Compressive Strength of Self-Compacting Concrete
Authors: Karem Abd Mohammed , Zuhair Dhaher Habeeb
Published: November 2021

This study aims to show the effect of specimen size and shape on compressive strength of self-compacting concrete (SCC). The work is divided into two parts, the first was to designed Normal Concrete (NC), High Strength Concrete (HSC) and Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) of strength between (25-70) MPa. from locally available materials. The values percent of cylinder to cube strength were between (0.86-0.9), (0.94-0.96), (0.96-0.99) of NC, HSC and SCC respectively.The second is to investigate the effect of specimen size on compressive strength, the values of correction factor of cube specimens (150*150*150)mm and (100*100*100)mm is (0.89-1.29), (0.98-1.26) and (0.98-1.22) of NC,HSC and SCC respectively. The values of correction factor of cylinder specimens of (150*300) mm and (100*200) mm is (0.88-1.08), (0.93-1.07) and (0.95-1.04) of NC, HSC and SCC respectively.
Behaviour Of Calcarious Soil Subjected to Oil Derivatives
Authors: Safa Hussain Abid Awn  , Abdulsattar Zakaria Waad
Published: November 2021

Calcareous or salty soils are the soils which are containing highly dissolved sodium or calcium salts in natural conditions. The dissolution of salts increases with temperature, atmospheric pressure, in addition to the acidity of the dissolves solution. Calcareous soil is stiff and very hard if it is in a dry phase; it becomes collapsible and very week when wetted with water. It is very dangerous for structures when constructing on such soil especially when high stresses are applied on it. Oil tanks or pipes may damage from any reason, and the oil products may leak from these structures to the soil and infiltrate through soil skeleton and may cause leaching to CaCO3 salt particles in some regions in Iraq, as example the Baiji Oil Station or Al-Mosel Dam, CaCO3 percent reaches more than 40%.This study shines the lights about the behavior of Calcareous soil subjected to three oil derivatives (kerosene oil, crude oil, gas oil and a sample wetted with water to make good comparison ,and study effect of addition of this products on the collapsibility.A laboratory model included soil with 70% and 50% CaCO3 compacted to 11 kN/m3. Fix stress system was used which applies 50 kN/m2, the loading frame was manufactured in a way that keeping the weights over footing stable without tilting. Three oil derivatives (Kerosene, Gasoil and crude oil) were used for laboratory model tests; by wetting Calcareous soil with it. One sample was wetted with water for comparison; the settlement was recorded with soaking time at a constant stress level.The results of laboratory model tests shows that the settlements results from specimens soaked with lubricating oil, Gasoil and Kerosene, are much less than the settlements that belong to soaking with water (reduce settlement to about one third) and considered high improvement of such problematic soil by wetting with oil derivatives.
Experimental Study on The Effect of Capillary Tube Geometry on The Performance of Vapour Compression Refrigeration System
Authors: Abdul- Kareem R. Abed  , Jawdat Fadhiel Hassan , Mahsun Gaydaa , C. Yassen Thabet
Published: November 2021

A domestic refrigerator of 5 ft3 capacity is used to study the effect of coiled diameter and pitch distance of a capillary tube. Five capillary tubes of 2 mm in diameter and 1500 mm length each are used, as same as original capillary tube of the refrigerator. The capillary tubes is formed in five shapes, each one has different coil diameter (D) namely 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 mm in diameter, in addition three distances between each coil (pitch (P)) is tested, namely 6, 8 and 10 mm. The pressure at inlet and outlet of capillary are measured to calculate the cycle COP, as well as the power consumed by the cycle compressor is measured to calculate the mass flow rate of refrigerant. The work show that the coiled diameter of capillary tube affect the cycle COP strongly, as the capillary coiled diameter (D) increases from 25 to 100 mm the cycle COP increases from 2.8 to 3.7 when the cabinet temperature equals to 8oC. The increases of coiled diameter more than 100 mm shows insignificant effect on the cycle COP. While the pitch space of capillary tube coiled shows minor effect on the cycle COP. Moreover, to the mass flow rate of refrigerant increases with approximately ranges from 1.2−2.7
Preventive Conservation as A Procedure for Safeguarding Mosul Built Heritage
Authors: Emad Hani Al-Allaf
Published: November 2021

After the success of various international experiments of adopting preventive conservation approaches for safeguarding the cultural heritage such as Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen in Belgium, and Netherlands, and La consrvazione programmata in Italy, many countries attempt to put such strategies for protecting their heritage. During the last three decades or less, many monuments and heritage buildings in Mosul old city have been deteriorated progressively due to many factors the most important of which is the lack of monitoring and controlling procedures for preserving these irreplaceable outstanding constructions. Preventive conservation describes research and interventions aiming at reducing deterioration rates and minimizing risks to the constructions. It aims to identify and reduce potential hazards to cultural artifacts with thoughtful control of their surroundings, and it attempts to mitigate the occurrence of damage and deterioration through research and the implementation of procedures which enhance the safety of cultural objects and buildings. The absence of a comprehensible and efficient preservation protective policy for the responsible institutions of conservation of Mosul built heritage is a critical issue. The research aims to compare the current conservation policy of these institutions with international counterparts, and to put guidelines and recommendations for preparing a preventive conservation plan for the cultural heritage of Mosul Old City, which are represented by controlling its vital aspects such as managing of environment, risk, documentation, schedule investigation, information, regulation, human resources, and communication. The paper methodology adopts a comparative analytical study between several successful international experiments in preventive conservation field and the current existing procedures of the conservation of the Mosul built heritage
Furnace Brazing of Oxygen Free High Conductivity Copper to Silicon Steel
Authors: Omar Saad Salih
Published: November 2021

Furnace brazing was carried out to produce joints between two different materials, Oxygen Free High Conductivity Copper [OFHC] type ISO C10300 and silicon steel (electric steel) type ASTM 36F145 by using two groups of filler metals were selected in this research, silver group type DIN L-Ag20Cd and copper group type AWS BCuP-1 with using flux type AWS FB3-A to remove oxide and protect the welding joint.The brazing temperature for both filler was 790°C and 940°C respectively above liquidus temperature of them, then soaking at different time (10, 20,30,40,50, and 60min.) for each filler metal. The microstructures of cross section area of joints were revealed in optical microscope shows presence of different reaction in the brazed area.The maximum double shear strength of dissimilar brazed joints was 47MPa by using filler metal AWS BCuP-1 at 30min. soaking time, while using filler metal DIN L-Ag20Cd give rice in double shear strength to 98MPa at 30min. soaking time due to better coalescence of the mating surfaces .The occurrence of solid solution and different types of intermetallic compounds such as Cu5Si, Fe3Zn10, FeZn10, Cu5Zn6, CuZn, CdCu2, Cd3Cd4, Cd3Cu, Cu3P,and α-Fe that is responsible for joint strength has been detected by X-ray diffraction inspection.
The Study of Temperature Distribution on A Cylinder of Suzuki 250gsx Engine Fueled with Gasoline Blends Using Finite Element Analysis
Authors: Lutfi Y. Zeidan  , KH. Abbass Mohammed , Z. Asker Ali
Published: November 2021

The alcohol–gasoline blend fuels nowadays are increasingly used instead  of gasoline in automobiles. In the present study, the temperature distribution within the cylinder of Suzuki 250Gsx motor was studied, taking in account the use of gasoline, E10-gasoline and E20-gasoline blends as a fuel, separately. The temperature fields are calculated  using ANSYS 11 software. The geometric model and dimensions of the cylinder was established using Solid work 2003 program then imported by ANSYS11. After applying the boundary conditions and taking the assumptions in account, the results illustrated that the  interchange of gasoline by E10-gasoline and or E20-gasoline blends has a variety of thermal  load on the cylinder. Where the temperature distributed decreasingly towards the axial and radial directions. In addition, the engine becomes colder as the ethanol percentage in the fuel been 20%. This may provide supporting information for new designs for using E10-gasoline  and or E20-gasoline blends on SI engines so that not to effect the engine operation and  lubricating oil performance
Behaviour of Retaining Wall Founded on Collapsible Soil – A Prototype Laboratory Study
Authors: Hussain Abid Awn Safa , Waad Abdulsattar Zakaria
Published: November 2021

Retaining walls may be required in a location where gypsum may present in soil in large percentages .The behavior of retaining walls on ordinary soils is well known but the behavior of retaining walls resting on gypseons soils may be not well understood as the case of ordinary soils.In this study it is intended to reflect the behavior of gravity retaining wall resting on collapsible soil. And to do so a small prototype model (600mm*500mm*200mm) is used with soil mixed in presumed percentages with different gypsum percentages (5%, 20%, 30%, 50%). In addition to a model with 30% gypsum and treated with 2.7% Cement dust mixed with soil founded retaining wall structure. After preparing the foundation gypseous soil, a small glass made retaining wall filled with sand, which represent gravity wall, is put over such bed and backfilled with ordinary sandy soil. Dial gauges are placed to side and top of wall to measure the rotation settlement behavior and collapse of system. 4kPa stress are applied to backfill soil as to accelerate collapse with leaching process commenced. Data are recorded and analyzed completely, which shows the behavior of such structures embedded with different gypsum content.The improvement in rotation settlement and collapse for the retaining wall model reaches more than 89%, was gained after treating the embedded gypseous soil layer, with 2.7% cement dust.
Characteristics and Properties of Epoxy/Polysulfide Composite Materials Reinforced by Carbon Nanotubes
Authors: Adnan Nemaa  , Ibtihal Abed Al-Razaq  , Ekhlas Edan Kader
Published: November 2021

In this research, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used to enforce the blend of epoxy /polysulfide and then tensile and wear behavior of this reinforcement were evaluated. For achieving this goal, different weight percentages of MWCNT (0.2–0.6 wt %) were dispersed in the epoxy resin then polysulfide resin is added and mixed with two curing agents. Experimental results have shown significant difference between epoxy/polysulfide and CNT /epoxy /polysulfide in mechanical properties. With 0.2–0.6% MWCNTs we observed an increase in Young’s modulus from 245 to273 MPa, tensile strength from 30.5 to 38.9 MPa and fracture strain from 12.4% to 14.2%. For understanding the structure and morphology of nanocomposite, the dispersion states were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and field emission electron microscopy (FESEM).
Plotting the coloniality of conservation
Authors: Collins Yolanda Ariadne , Maguire-Rajpaul Victoria , Krauss Judith E. , Asiyanbi Adeniyi , Jiminez Andrea , Mabele Matthew Bukhi , Alexander-Owen Mya
Published: November 2021

Contemporary and market-based conservation policies, constructed as rational, neutral and apolitical, are being pursued around the world in the aim of staving off multiple, unfolding and overlapping environmental crises. However, the substantial body of research that examines the dominance of neoliberal environmental policies has paid relatively little attention to how colonial legacies interact with these contemporary and market-based conservation policies enacted in the Global South. It is only recently that critical scholars have begun to demonstrate how colonial legacies interact with market-based conservation policies in ways that increase their risk of failure, deepen on-the-ground inequalities and cement global injustices. In this article, we take further this emerging body of work by showing how contemporary,market-based conservation initiatives extend the temporalities and geographies of colonialism, undergird long-standing hegemonies and perpetuate exploitative power relations in the governing of nature-society relations, particularly in the Global South. Reflecting on ethnographic insights from six different field sites across countries of the Global South, we argue that decolonization is an important and necessary step in confronting some of the major weaknesses of contemporary conservation and the wider socio-ecological crisis itself. We conclude by briefly outlining what decolonizing conservation might entail.
Application of RBF model in the relationship between organisational innovation and organisational performance of HEM enterprises
Authors: Li Xiaoran , Shi Chunsheng , Alterazi Hassan A. , Abo Keir Mohammed Yousuf
Published: November 2021

With the increasing dynamics of the environment, the organisational innovation of high-end equipment manufacturing (HEM) enterprises has attracted more attention. This paper introduces a radial basis function (RBF) neural network to establish a model of the effect of organisational innovation on organisational performance (OP). Organisational innovation includes five dimensions: strategic innovation, structural innovation, cultural innovation, institutional innovation and process innovation. Through the modelling results, we know that all dimensions of organisational innovation have an effect on performance. According to the degree of impact, they are strategic innovation, structural innovation, process innovation, cultural innovation and institutional innovation.
Seven Important Theories in Information Management and Information System Empirical Research: A Systematic Review and Future Directions
Authors: Wu Chuanhui , Huang Shijing , Yuan Qinjian
Published: November 2021

The fragmentation of fundamental theory has increasingly affected the development of information management (IM) and information system (IS) empirical research, while limited attempts have been made to systematically review the theories which are fundamental to the extant IM and IS literature. Therefore, based on the analysis of the empirical studies in the IM and IS field in the past 20 years, we identify seven relatively important but less summarized theories in the IM and IS field: transactive memory system (TMS), impression management, flow, structural holes, resource dependence theory (RDT), social presence theory (SPT), and the illusion of control (IC). Hence, we try to offer a systematic review of these theories by synthesizing the extant findings while identifying the possible directions for future studies. Our review made several significant contributions to both proposing theoretical and methodological trends in the respective theories.
Two new species of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), Barracudia notabilis n. sp. and Philometra consimilis n. sp., from the ovary of the hound needlefish Tylosurus crocodilus (Belonidae) off Florida, USA
Authors: Moravec F. , Bakenhaster M. D.
Published: November 2021

Two new species of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), Barracudia notabilis n. sp. and Philometra consimilis n. sp., are described from males found in the ovary of the hound needlefish Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron et Lesueur) (Belonidae) from off the Atlantic coast of Florida, USA. Both species are described and illustrated based on light and scanning electron microscopical examinations. Barracudia notabilis n. sp., the first representative of this genus from fishes in the Atlantic Ocean, can be differentiated from other congeners by the body length of the male (2.69 mm), the length of the gubernaculum (57 μm) and spicules (81 μm), and by the shape of the gubernaculum. Philometra consimilis n. sp. differs from all congeners mainly in the unique structure of the distal tip of the gubernaculum (bearing two smooth dorsal barbs) and the species is also characterized by the length of spicules (111 μm) and the length of the gubernaculum (84 μm). Further studies are needed to discover and describe so far unknown gravid females of Barracudia spp.
Gastrointestinal helminths in Amietia sp. (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa
Authors: Goldberg S. R. , Bursey C. R. , Mali F. M. , Kusamba C. , Robbins A. J. , Greenbaum E.
Published: November 2021

Fourteen Amietia sp. (Pyxicephalidae), from the Albertine Rift of Democratic Republic of the Congo were examined for helminths. Five species of Nematoda were found: Amphibiophilus chabaudi, Aplectana praeputialis, Falcaustra congoensis, Foleyellides duboisi and Orneoascaris chrysanthemoides. Amphibiophilus chabaudi was the most numerous nematode (n = 40) with the highest prevalence (57 %). Five new host records are reported.
Comparative comprehensive analysis on natural infections of Hymenolepis diminuta and Hymenolepis nana in commensal rodents
Authors: Brar S. K. , Singla N. , Singla L. D.
Published: November 2021

This first comprehensive report from Punjab province of India relates to patho-physiological alterations alongwith morpho-molecular characterisation and risk assessment of natural infections of Hymenolepis diminuta and Hymenolepis nana in 291commensal rodents including house rat, Rattus rattus (n=201) and lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bangalensis (n=90). Small intestine of 53.61 and 64.95 % rats was found infected with H. diminuta and H. nana, respectively with a concurrent infection rate of 50.86 %. There was no association between male and female rats and H. diminuta and H. nana infections (ᵡ2 = 0.016 and 0.08, respectively, d.f.= 1, P>0.05), while the host age had significant effect on prevalence of H. diminuta and H. nana (ᵡ2 = 28.12 and 7.18, respectively, d.f.= 1, P≤0.05) infection. Examination of faecal samples and intestinal contents revealed globular shaped eggs of H. diminuta without polar filaments (76.50 ± 3.01μm x 67.62 ± 2.42 μm), while smaller sized oval eggs of H. nana were with 4 – 8 polar filaments (47.87 ± 1.95 μm x 36.12 ± 3.05 μm). Cestode infection caused enteritis, sloughing of intestinal mucosa, necrosis of villi and inflammatory reaction with infiltration of mononuclear cells in the mucosa and submucosa. Morphometric identification of the adult cestodes recovered from the intestinal lumen was confirmed by molecular characterisation based on nuclear ITS-2 loci which showed a single band of 269 bp and 242 bp for H. diminuta and H. nana, respectively. Pairwise alignment of the ITS-2 regions showed 99.46 % similarity with sequences of H. diminuta from USA and 100 % similarity with sequences of H. nana from Slovakia, Kosice.
Endohelminth fauna of teleost fishes from coasts of Şile region of the Black sea
Authors: Aslan Çelık B. , Oğuz M. C.
Published: November 2021

A total of 508 fish specimens belonging to 19 species collected in the coast of Şile region of the Black sea were examined to detect the presence of endohelminths. Of this, 357 (70.27%) were found to be infected with parasites. 15 distinct helminths species were recovered including four species of nematodes, seven digenean species, one species of cestodes and three species of acanthocephalans. It was also determined that the species of nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum was the most common parasite and the most diverse endohelminth fauna was found in Gobius niger and Solea vulgaris, with five species. Furthermore, it should be noted that Capillaria gracilis is reported for the first time from the Turkish coasts. The infection rates, hosts, and parasites are listed in this paper.
Trichinella spp. infection in European polecats (Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758) from Romania
Authors: Boros Z. , Ionică A. M. , Deak G. , Mihalca A. D. , Chișamera G. , Constantinescu I. C. , Adam C. , Gherman C. M. , Cozma V.
Published: November 2021

The European polecat (Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758) is in decline in Romania, often living near human settlements, from mountains to lowlands. They feed on a wide variety of small animals, including rodents, such as mice or rats. The occurrence of this parasite in polecats from Romania was mentioned only once in 1991, but the parasite species was not confirmed by molecular biology. The study aimed to investigate the occurrence of Trichinella spp. in European polecats from Romania and to identify the parasite species by molecular tools. A total of 75 wild European polecats were examined by trichinoscopy and artificial digestion. A large number of animals were examined because of their wide distribution in Romanian territory and their presence near human settlements. For species determination, the positive muscle samples and the larvae recovered from artificial digestion were collected for DNA isolation and further processed by means of Multiplex PCR.

Only two polecats from southern Romania tested positive for Trichinella spp. infection. During trichinoscopy examination, 48 (in a polecat from Giurgiu County) and 78 (in a polecat from Ialomița County) cysts were found in the tested (56 samples/animal) tissue samples. Artificial digestion revealed infection with 2466 larvae/100 g of muscle in the polecat from Ialomița and 254/100 g in the polecat from Giurgiu. The Multiplex PCR indicated the occurrence of Trichinella spiralis in the polecat from Giurgiu and a co-infection with T. spiralis and T. britovi in the polecat from Ialomița.

The current study confirms through molecular biology, the occurrence of T. spiralis and T. britovi, as well as the occurrence of co-infection with these two Trichinella species in European polecats from Romania.
Le tropisme philosophique de Milan Kundera : Le roman à la recherche de la définition perdue
Authors: Wan Jin
Published: November 2021

The Philosophical Tropism of Milan Kundera: The Novel in Search of the lost Definition
The philosophical tropism of Milan Kundera is manifested in particular by his novels in search of lost definition. The creation and the redefinition of concepts in his novels aiming at elucidating the essence show his ambition to " make philosophy in the way of a novelist". We examine his processes in the invention of concepts and the definition of words, as well as the similarity between his works and phenomenology, particularly Merleau-Ponty's approach. Through the metaphoricity of language and the inseparability between definitions and characters in his novels, Kundera revives a missed rendezvous between philosophy and novel. The definition of concept is no longer the privilege of philosopher. By the tireless pursuit of defining "the indefinable", Kundera transforms the novel into a place of phenomenological description and a field of thought experimentation, despite his ambiguity about this rapprochement.
Dante's Self-Angelizing: A Prophecy of Egalitarian Transhumanism
Authors: Hall Joshua
Published: November 2021

In this article, I argue that Dante's philosophical goal is what I term "self-angelizing," an ennobling philosophical education granting one the knowledge and power of an angel, which the medieval scholastics conceived as celestial intelligences. Dante's own path to self-angelizing begins in his early New Life, which approaches a living Beatrice as exemplar of terrestrial angels. Next, Dante's middle-period Banquet discusses following Beatrice into self-angelizing through an education in philosophical virtue. Finally, in his climactic Paradise, Dante performs his own self-angelizing. The upshot of this journey is Dante's prophecy of an egalitarian transhumanism.
"Nothing, Nothing, Nothing": Dostoevsky and Existentialism
Authors: Kujundžić Dragan
Published: November 2021

The paper attempts to situate the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky in the tradition of Russian existentialism, and to indicate his influence on the subsequent development of existentialism in its ontological or ethical guise. In fact, Dostoevsky may be seen as the originator of a tradition which will later on influence and be taken up, via Nietzsche and Shestov, by the figures like Emanuel Levinas, Albert Camus or Maurice Blanchot, all explicitly concerned with existentialist questions of debt, guilt or suicide (Kirilov). Dostoevsky's writings are also interpreted in relation to Russian nationalism, and the sense of Russian Messianic election, which at the end of Crime and Punishment coalesce in another destination for Raskolnikov, launching him towards a Messianic future prior to the Abrahamic time and monotheistic sacrificiality. The end of Crime and Punishment imagines another existence for Raskolnikov, before the religious history, or the history tout court, has taken place or time. That time space is akin to something that Jacques Derrida formulated as an advent of an event to-come, a-venir. Dostoevsky is thus, in our interpretation, both a progenitor of the important strains of existentialism, but also a writer returning his hero's existence to an advent of a completely other, time before time, yet to come.
The Compatibility between the Religious and the Nihilistic Currents in Dostoevsky’s World
Authors: Sun Haozhan
Published: November 2021

The goal of this essay is to show the compatibility between two currents in Dostoevsky's world, namely, the religious and the nihilistic. Based on Nietzsche's theory of nihilism and Deleuze's interpretation of Nietzsche, I introduce a dynamic model – reactive nihilism – a destructive force that annihilates fading values to clear the way for the advent of a new value. Through the textual analysis, primarily focusing on the religious dimension presented by saintly characters and biblical intertextuality in The Brothers Karamazov, this essay argues that Dostoevsky's two trends do not conflict at all, but express in a common dynamic model, that is reactive nihilism.
Dostoevsky's Poetics of Modern Freedom: Against Bakhtin's "Polyphonic" Moral Truth
Authors: Wright Ava
Published: November 2021

In an influential treatise, Mikhail Bakhtin (1984) asserts that the aim of Dostoevsky's distinctive poetics is to advance a revolutionary, "polyphonic" model of moral truth. In this paper, I argue that while Bakhtin correctly identifies essential features of Dostoevsky's poetics, these features are better understood as oriented toward meeting the free modern individual's need to test ultimate moral ends and concomitant virtues in order to determine their truth. An Aristotelian poetics intended to educate audiences only in how to be virtuous to achieve moral ends that are given by tradition will have different essential features than will a modern poetics whose purpose is to help individuals determine what the virtues are. It is this latter purpose, I argue, that drives Dostoevsky to create the new stylistic devices that Bakhtin observes in Dostoevsky's work, rather than the purpose of realizing a philosophically problematic "polyphonic" model of moral truth.
Repression in the Existential Lives of Dostoevsky’s Poor People
Authors: Ramirez Jesús
Published: November 2021

This paper explores Sigmund Freud's concept of repression in the existential strife exhibited by two main characters, Makar Alexyevitch and Varvara Alexyevna, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Poor People. To demonstrate this, I psychoanalyze of how they handle their repressed desires, emphasizing the necessity of Freud's main rule for this method: Openness. Dostoevsky's Poor People presents an existential crisis handled through openness and mishandled when an individual represses one's desires. In delving into Dostoevsky's first novel, I demonstrate a link between the existential and psychological, wherein individuals strive to overcome themselves. Surprisingly, this link has a come a common influence between Dostoevsky and Freud: Immanuel Kant. I briefly discuss this shared similarity to show the basic idea of an "existential middle" derived from a Freudian psychoanalysis of Dostoevsky's Poor People.
Holy Saturday Between the Sublime and Beautiful: Fantastic Realism in Kristeva and Desmond's Dostoevskian Ideal
Authors: Deckard Michael
Published: November 2021

This article examines Dostoevsky's "fantastic realism," which challenges the explanation of rationalism or empiricism in the need for determinate categories fixed in nature. His use of paintings by Hans Holbein, Claude Lorrain, and Raphael in terms of the sublime and beautiful exemplify an understanding of Holy Saturday and its status between death and resurrection. Julia Kristeva's reading of Dostoevsky's melancholy as exemplifying a religious ideal and William Desmond's metaxological philosophy allows us to propose a terminology that rhymes with Dostoevskian between-ness, a conclusion that does not resolve the space between the beautiful and the sublime but remains open to the confessional enigmatic liminality that is Holy Saturday.
Revisiting Gadamer's Conception of Works of Art
Authors: Szeto Man Chun
Published: November 2021

In contrast to Kant's aesthetic, Gadamer proposes a fundamentally different way of understanding our experiences of art. One that is not restricted by the dichotomy between subjectivity and objectivity: A work of art is not simply an object created by an artist, but a "world" in which all the "players" participate. This conception of art is inspired by the performing arts; but how much is it relevant to other forms of art? Gadamer never explored this question fully. It is of interest, therefore, to expand the analysis of Gadamer on two fronts: first, new forms of art such as installations and video games; second, artistic practices in East Asia, notably, the Japanese art of kintsugi and Chinese art of seals (zhāng). The analysis of these forms of art not only helps broaden the scope of Gadamer's theory, but shows also that the insights found in his works are more relevant than ever.
Industrial Modernism and the Hegelian Dialectic in Winslow Homer
Authors: Griffith Trevor
Published: November 2021

This paper looks at the themes of nature, humanity, and military and industrial development in the nineteenth century American painter Winslow Homer through the lens of the Hegelian theory of art. Robert Pippin's After the Beautiful (2015) has recently put the Hegelian framework to very fruitful use in understanding pictorial modernism. This study of Homer follows a similar approach but argues that Homer's canvases represent a development in the modern spirt which, in many ways, goes beyond the canvases of Manet – a very tight modernist contemporary of Homer's. Homer communicates a presentment of the immense and, in certain profound respects, horrifying power of humanity's growing industrialization. I trace the development of this idea over the course of his career, from this early Civil War canvases to his final seascapes and argue that an understanding of Homer's work is important for understanding the modern spirit of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Türkiye Masa Tenisi Liglerinde Oynayan Sporcuların Liderlik Yönelimleri ve Kişilik Özellikleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Authors: DAYICAN Yusuf , DEMİRAY Erdinç
Published: November 2021

Masa tenisi sporcularının kişilik özellikleri ve liderlik yönelimleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi araştırmamızın amacını oluşturmaktadır. Türkiye Masa Tenisi Ligi’nde performans gösteren 273 lisanslı sporcu araştırmamıza katılmıştır. Sporcuların liderlik yönelimlerini ve kişilik özellikleri sırasıyla Bolman ve Deal (1991) ve Goldberg (1992) tarafından geliştirilen Büyük Beş-50 Kişilik Testi uygulanarak belirlenmiştir. Sporcuların liderlik yönelimlerini ve kişilik özelliklerini belirleyen Büyük Beş-50 Kişilik Testi Türkçeye sırasıyla Dereli (2003) ve Tatar (2017) tarafından uygulanmıştır. Demografik değişkenlere göre farklılıkları belirleyebilmek için “bağımsız örneklem T testi” ve “tek-yönlü varyans analizi” teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmamızın temel amacını oluşturan sporcuların kişilik özellikleri ile liderlik yönelimleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirleyebilmek için “pearson korelasyon analizi” kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların, cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim ve oynadıkları yıl değişkenleri ile kişilik özellikleri ve liderlik yönelimleri arasında anlamlı farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Ancak oynadıkları liglere göre anlamlı farklılık olmadığı saptanmıştır. Sporcuların kişilik özelikleri ve liderlik yönelimleri arasında pozitif yönlü ilişkiler olduğu görülmektedir. Masa tenisi sporcularının kişilik özellikleri liderlik yönelimleri üzerinde etkili olduğunu söylemek mümkündür.