bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimization of Bio-Electrochemical Systems
Authors:   USA Prime Biotech LLC, Biswas Abhijit
Published: January 2023

The ongoing research in the sustainable energy sector has shown tremendous potential of microbes or electro-active biofilms (EABfs). These biofilms act as the important component of bioprocessing technologies that are based on bio-electrochemical systems (BESs). EABfs exhibit unique characteristics including redox reactions and resilience against otherwise harmful products that make BESs promising for important applications in energy recovery in the form of electricity or hydrogen or even production of fuels or chemicals from CO2. A deeper understanding of the mechanisms of EABfs characteristics is considered essential for the optimization of BESs for practical applications. To this end, a wide range of characterization techniques based on electrochemical, visual and chemical methods have been employed for the analyses of EABfs. These techniques can provide very valuable and wide-ranging information about EABfs that include performance, morphology and biofilm composition. Especially, significant attention has been paid to developing non-destructive visual techniques for EABfs characterization. The goal is to obtain in-situ information of EABfs functioning for industrial-scale development of BESs. Visual techniques are considered extremely useful for EABfs monitoring studies that can complement the information obtained with other characterization techniques. In this perspective, we have provided a short overview of various visual characterization techniques that have been proposed to study EABfs for the optimization of BESs.
BALANCED SCORECARD PARA MEJORAR LA CALIDAD DE SERVICIO DE ATENCIÓN AL CLIENTE EN LA OFICINA DE ADMISIÓN DE LAS UNIVERSIDADES DEL PERÚ
Authors: Patricio  Peralta Cesar  Hernán
Published: January 2023

El presente estudio de investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la influencia de la Implementación de un BALANCED SCORECARD PARA MEJORAR LA CALIDAD DE SERVICIO DE ATENCIÓN AL CLIENTE EN LA OFICINA DE ADMISIÓN DE LAS UNIVERSIDADES DEL PERÚ. La investigación fue de tipo aplicada, con un nivel de estudio explicativo y diseño no experimental de corte transversal. La población estuvo conformada por 30 trabajadores de ambos sexos, correspondiendo la muestra a la totalidad de la población de trabajadores de la oficina de admisión. Para la recolección de datos se realizó la observación y la encuesta, aplicando un cuestionario de elaboración propia y los resultados fueron tabulados y procesados respondiendo a los objetivos con tablas y figuras mediante el uso de la estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Los resultados de la investigación demuestran que existe influencia significativa en la Implementación de un Balanced Scorecard para mejorar la calidad de servicio de atención al cliente en la oficina de admisión de las universidades del Perú, lo cual se demostró con el valor del coeficiente hallado (0.645) que corresponde a una correlación positiva media (+0.50).
ATTITUDINAL CHANGE TOWARDS ORGANIC FARMING:
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE RECENT TRENDS IN AGRICULTURE
Authors: Joseph Biju , Unni Gopika
Published: January 2023

In India we have the system of conventional farming practices handed down from generation to generation from ancient period since Indus Ganges civilisation. But the traditional knowledge and practices were not capable enough to yield enough to support the large and growing population. The dependence for food items on other countries created the need for self-sufficiency through modernisation of agriculture. The green revolution changed the food production scenario of the nation. Country now becomes changed to afood exporting nation from depending on import of food for mass population. But this change has created lot of impact on environment, which is detrimentfor the well-being of the people. So the need for an appropriate method suitable to our requirements is being felt for long time. Organic farming is the recent development which is considered as the best alternative to the conventional system, which suffered from the ill effects of chemical usage. But organic agriculture was designed for welfare without any harm on the environment. This paper considers the important factors that support organic agriculture and the major issues faced by this new initiative.
Lungs Ultrasound in SARS-Cov-2 Diagnostics: a Prospective Comparative Study of 30 Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia
Authors: Rachina Svetlana A. , Strelkova Daria A. , Cabello Montoya Flora E. , Zorya Olga T. , Safarova Ayten F. , Aryutina Olga V. , Gruzdev Stanislav K. , Mladov Vladimir V.
Published: January 2023

INTRODUCTION. Lung ultrasound has been widely used to diagnose bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary congestion in heart failure, pneumo- and hydrothorax, and other pathological conditions. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for various methods of lung imaging has dramatically increased.
AIM. To estimate the value of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and severity assessment of COVID-19.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. Patients with a positive PCR test result for SARS-Cov-2 were included and divided into a moderate, severe, or critical severe group. There were 30 patients involved. All the patients underwent clinical assessment, complete blood count, biochemical blood profile, pulse oxymetry, bedside lung ultrasound, and chest CT scan. To evaluate LUS findings thorax into 16 lung regions and each of these areas was quantitatively scored and summed up in total LUS score. A total severity score for chest CT was compared with the total LUS score.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION. All patients had positive LUS findings, as well as positive CT findings. Most common lung ultrasound findings were the following: subpleural consolidations (100.0%, 30/30), large consolidations (73.3%, 22/30) and an irregular pleural line (43.3%, 13/30). A higher total lung ultrasound score was seen in patients with a more severe course of illness and a larger number of lung areas affected; they were older and had a significantly higher incidence of comorbidities and lower SpO2. Spearman correlation coefficient revealed a statistically significant correlation between CT chest scan and lung ultrasound – rs=.52, p= 0.003011.
CONCLUSION. During the COVID-19 pandemic, lung ultrasound is a great tool for assessing lung tissue in patients with varying severity of the disease. The advantages of the method are accessibility, ease of implementation and the absence of radiation exposure.
Academic burnout among Open Distance e-Learning students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Fynn Angelo
Published: January 2023

The transition to online learning at a time of intensive efforts to ensure that the academic project continued under the trying conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic placed intense pressure on both staff and students, increasing their workload. The increased workload placed students at a risk of burnout. While most burnout research focuses on the workplace, there is growing recognition that study activities can have a similar impact on students. The study drew on the conceptualisation of various authors on burnout which is conceived as three subdomains, namely, emotional exhaustion, cynicism and feelings of low accomplishment or inefficacy. This study made use of a cross-sectional survey design. The sample for the study was drawn from students at an Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) institution in South Africa using a census sampling approach. The findings of this study show relatively low levels of burnout and high levels of study engagement among respondents. This is despite most respondents reporting being employed while studying. Furthermore, the relationship between dropout intention and burnout was weak but significant. Further areas of research in this field could include students from contact institutions, or a focus on postgraduate students who are employed while studying or explore gender differences among students in different fields of study.
Teachers’ Experiences on Stress during COVID-19: A South African Case Study
Authors: Nomtshongwana Thanduxolo , Buka Andrea Mqondiso
Published: January 2023

COVID-19 posed an obstacle to many teachers as they tried to master online teaching. This study sought to investigate teachers stress experiences in primary schools in South Africa during COVID-19. The study adopted the interpretivism paradigm in which thematically analysed data was collected through interviews. Fifteen (15) participants were selected purposely from primary schools of Chris Hani East District in South Africa for the interview. In the study, teachers attributed their stress to the lack of protective resources, lack of proper plans for remote teaching, and lack of skills. Students were not co-operating with the teachers during online lessons. The study recommends that the necessary protective resources be provided by the Department of Education to protect teachers from being infected with Covid-19 and provide teaching assistants so that teachers can find it easier to teach with less burden. Schools must be equipped with digital technology and train teachers on how to use digital technology to ease the burden on them. It is important for teachers and motivational speakers to meet with students to raise students’ interest and curiosity about learning and in the same vein boosting the students’self-confidence.

Keywords: anxiety, burnout, COVID-19, frustration, pressures, stress, and workload
Prospects for the Observation of Continuous Gravitational Waves from Spinning Neutron Stars Lensed by the Galactic Supermassive Black Hole
Authors: Basak Soummyadip , Sharma Aditya Kumar , Kapadia Shasvath J. , Ajith Parameswaran
Published: January 2023

We study the prospects of detecting continuous gravitational waves (CGWs) from spinning neutron stars (NSs), gravitationally lensed by the galactic supermassive black hole. Assuming various astrophysically motivated spatial distributions of galactic NSs, we find that CGW signals from a few (∼0–6) neutron stars should be strongly lensed. Lensing will produce two copies of the signal (with time delays of seconds to minutes) that will interfere with each other. The relative motion of the NS with respect to the lensing optical axis will change the interference pattern, which will help us to identify a lensed signal. Accounting for the magnifications and time delays of the lensed signals, we investigate their detectability by ground-based detectors. Modeling the spin distribution of NSs based on that of known pulsars and assuming an ellipticity of ϵ = 10−7, lensed CGWs are unlikely to be detectable by LIGO and Virgo in realistic searches involving

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templates. However, third-generation detectors have a ∼2%–51% probability of detecting at least one lensed CGW signal. For an ellipticity of ϵ = 10−8, the detection probability reduces to ∼0%–18%. Though rare, such an observation will enable interesting probes of the supermassive black hole and its environment.
Disclisioprocta edmondsii (Butler, 1882) comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)
Authors: Vargas Héctor
Published: January 2023

The generic assignment of the geometrid moth Xanthorhoe edmondsii (Butler, 1882) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), originally described under Hypochroma Guenée, [1858], a junior homonym of Hypochroma Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] (Geometridae, Ennominae), is assessed using genitalia morphology and analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences.

Morphological characters revealed closeness to the type species of Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 1861 (Larentiinae). In agreement with morphology, the molecular analysis clustered X. edmondsii with species of Disclisioprocta in a well-supported monophyletic group distantly related to members of Xanthorhoe Hübner, [1825]. Accordingly, Disclisioprocta edmondsii (Butler, 1882) comb. nov. is proposed.
Simulation analysis, properties and applications on a new Burr XII model based on the Bell-X functionalities
Authors: Alanzi Ayed. R. A. , Imran Muhammad , Tahir M. H. , Chesneau Christophe , Jamal Farrukh , Shakoor Saima , Sami Waqas
Published: January 2023

In this article, we make mathematical and practical contributions to the Bell-X family of absolutely continuous distributions. As a main member of this family, a special distribution extending the modeling perspectives of the famous Burr XII (BXII) distribution is discussed in detail. It is called the Bell-Burr XII (BBXII) distribution. It stands apart from the other extended BXII distributions because of its flexibility in terms of functional shapes. On the theoretical side, a linear representation of the probability density function and the ordinary and incomplete moments are among the key properties studied in depth. Some commonly used entropy measures, namely Rényi, Havrda and Charvat, Arimoto, and Tsallis entropy, are derived. On the practical (inferential) side, the associated parameters are estimated using seven different frequentist estimation methods, namely the methods of maximum likelihood estimation, percentile estimation, least squares estimation, weighted least squares estimation, Cramér von-Mises estimation, Anderson-Darling estimation, and right-tail Anderson-Darling estimation. A simulation study utilizing all these methods is offered to highlight their effectiveness. Subsequently, the BBXII model is successfully used in comparisons with other comparable models to analyze data on patients with acute bone cancer and arthritis pain. A group acceptance sampling plan for truncated life tests is also proposed when an item's lifetime follows a BBXII distribution. Convincing results are obtained.
Blow-up and boundedness in quasilinear attraction-repulsion systems with nonlinear signal production
Authors: Cao Ruxi , Li Zhongping
Published: January 2023

In this paper, we consider the quasilinear parabolic-elliptic-elliptic attraction-repulsion system

   \begin{document}$ \begin{equation} \nonumber \left\{ \begin{split} &u_t = \nabla\cdot(D(u)\nabla u)-\chi\nabla\cdot(u\nabla v)+\xi\nabla\cdot(u\nabla w),&\qquad &x\in\Omega,\,t>0, \\ & 0 = \Delta v-\mu_{1}(t)+f_{1}(u),&\qquad &x\in\Omega,\,t>0, \\ &0 = \Delta w-\mu_{2}(t)+f_{2}(u),&\qquad &x\in\Omega,\,t>0 \end{split} \right. \end{equation} $\end{document}

under homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions in a smooth bounded domain $ \Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n, \ n\geq2 $. The nonlinear diffusivity $ D $ and nonlinear signal productions $ f_{1}, f_{2} $ are supposed to extend the prototypes

   \begin{document}$ \begin{equation} \nonumber D(s) = (1+s)^{m-1},\ f_{1}(s) = (1+s)^{\gamma_{1}},\ f_{2}(s) = (1+s)^{\gamma_{2}},\ s\geq0,\gamma_{1},\gamma_{2}>0,m\in\mathbb{R}. \end{equation} $\end{document}

We proved that if $ \gamma_{1} > \gamma_{2} $ and $ 1+\gamma_{1}-m > \frac{2}{n} $, then the solution with initial mass concentrating enough in a small ball centered at origin will blow up in finite time. However, the system admits a global bounded classical solution for suitable smooth initial datum when $ \gamma_{2} < 1+\gamma_{1} < \frac{2}{n}+m $.
Neurokinin-1 receptor is highly expressed in cervical cancer and its antagonist induces cervical cancer cell apoptosis
Authors: Guan Liyun , Yuan Shifa , Ma Jing , Liu Hong , Huang Lizhen , Zhang Fengzhen
Published: January 2023

Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) belongs to tachykinin receptor family. Recent studies have suggested that NK1R was upregulated in cancer tissues including breast cancer, glioma and melanoma. Furthermore, NK1R antagonists have been employed to exert anti-tumor effect and promote cancer cell apoptosis. However, the role of NK1R in cervical cancer remains largely unknown. In this study, we aimed to detect the expression of NK1R in cervical cancer and evaluate the anti-tumor effects of NK1R antagonist on cervical cancer cells. We found that NK1R was highly expressed in cervical cancer tissues than in adjacent normal cervical tissues. Furthermore, by using NK1R antagonist we demonstrated that NK1R antagonist inhibited the viability and induced the apoptosis of cervical cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner, and the mechanism may be related to the inhibition of ERK activation and the regulation of apoptosis proteins Bcl-2 and BAX. In conclusion, these findings suggest that NK1R plays an oncogenic role in cervical cancer and is a promising target for cervical cancer therapy.
A Novel Approach for Prediction of Gestational Diabetes based on Clinical Signs and Risk Factors
Authors: Shiva Shankar Reddy  , Gadiraju Mahesh , Preethi N. Meghana , Rao V.V.R.Maheswara
Published: January 2023

Gestational diabetes mellitus occurs due to high glucose levels in the blood. Pregnant women are affected by this type of diabetes. A blood test is to be performed to identify diabetes. The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) is a blood test performed between the 24th and 28th week of pregnancy that is necessary to identify and overcome the side effects of GDM. The main objective of this work is to train a model by utilizing the training data, evaluate the trained model using the test data, and compare existing machine learning algorithms with a Gradient boosting machine (GBM) to achieve a better model for the effective prediction of gestational diabetes. In this work, the analysis was done with a few existing algorithms and the Extreme learning machine and Gradient boosting techniques. The k-fold cross-validation technique is applied with values of k as 3, 5, and 10 to obtain better performance. The existing algorithms implemented are the Naive Bayes classifier, Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbour, ID3, CART and J48. The proposed algorithms are Gradient boosting and ELM. These algorithms are implemented in R programming. The metrics like accuracy, kappa statistic, sensitivity/Recall, specificity, precision, f-measure and AUC are used to compare all the algorithms. GBM has obtained better performance than existing algorithms. Then finally, GBM is compared with the other proposed robust Machine Learning algorithm, namely the Extreme learning machine, and the GBM performed better. So, It is recommended to use a gradient-boosting algorithm to predict gestational diabetes effectively.
Secure Data Processing Technology of Distribution Network OPGW Line with Edge Computing
Authors: Zeng Ying , Kang Zhongmiao , Shi Zhan
Published: January 2023

Promoted by information technology and scalable information systems, the network design and communication method of optical fiber composite overhead ground wire (OPGW) have been in great progress recently. As the overhead transmission line has strict requirements on the outer diameter and weight of OPGW, it is of vital importance to perform the physical-layer secure data processing for the distribution network OPGW line with edge computing. To this end, we examine a physical-layer secure distribution network OPGW with edge computing in this article, where there exists one transmitter S, one receiver D, one authorized legitimate monitor LM, and an interfering node I. To better analyze the system performance, we firstly give the definition of the system outage probability, based on the secure data rate. Then, we evaluate the system performance for the distribution network OPGW, by deriving analytical outage probability of secure data processing, to facilitate the system performance evaluation of secure data processing in the entire SNR regime. Finally, we demonstrate some simulation results to validate the analytical results on the physical-layer secure distribution network OPGW line with edge computing.
On a Theorem of J. Shallit Concerning Fibonacci Partitions
Authors: Weinstein Felix
Published: January 2023

In this note I prove a~claim on determinants of some special tridiagonal
matrices. Together with my result about Fibonacci partitions
(arXiv:math/0307150), this claim allows one to prove one (slightly
strengthened) Shallit's result about such partitions.
Le projet OPTIMICE : une optimisation de la qualité des traductions de métadonnées par la collaboration entre acteurs du monde scientifique et traduction automatique
Authors: Morin Katell Hernandez , Barbin Franck
Published: January 2023

The OPTIMICE project, which stands for optimising machine translation of metadata and its integration into the editorial chain, aims at devising a method – transferrable to other journals and disciplinary fields – that combines neural machine translation (DeepL) and human post-editing to improve the quality of article metadata (abstracts, keywords, etc.) from French to English in the editorial process of journals. A team of translation researchers who are also translators worked on four journals edited by the Presses universitaires de Rennes (PUR), in collaboration with the editorial comittees and the MSHB (Maison des sciences de l’Homme en Bretagne). The translation of the paper metadata by their authors and by machine translation was comparatively assessed. A survey on translation practices among researchers in HSS was led, and recommendations for writing and translating metadata were formulated for the organized integration of the methodology within the editorial process.

Le projet OPTIMICE, pour optimisation de la traduction automatique des métadonnées et de son insertion dans la chaîne éditoriale, vise à concevoir une méthode, transférable à d'autres revues et domaines disciplinaires, en combinant la traduction automatique neuronale (DeepL) et la post-édition humaine pour améliorer la qualité des métadonnées des articles (résumés, mots-clés, etc.) du français vers l'anglais dans le processus éditorial des revues. Une équipe de traducteurs-traductologues a travaillé sur quatre revues éditées par les Presses universitaires de Rennes (PUR), en collaboration avec les comités éditoriaux et la MSHB (Maison des sciences de l'Homme en Bretagne). La traduction des métadonnées d'articles par leurs auteurs et par la traduction automatique a été évaluée comparativement. Une enquête sur les pratiques de traduction des chercheurs en SHS a été menée, et des recommandations de rédaction et de traduction des métadonnées ont été formulées pour l'insertion concertée de la méthodologie au sein du processus éditorial. Mots-clés TAN (traduction automatique neuronale); post-édition; SHS; métadonnées; revues
Survey on Surface Disinfection Robot Using UV Light and Liquid Sanitizer
Authors: M Venkat Sai Kiran , Kulkarni Tripti R , Abrol Karan , K Karthik , Reddy K Lukesh
Published: January 2023

An Ultraviolet (UV) based sterilization technique acts as a useful aid in pruning the growth of microorganisms that usually persists on the surfaces after the usual procedure of cleaning and sanitizing. A UV robot is being developed for sterilization and sanitization in the operating rooms of hospitals. Surface decontamination is a crucial procedure to prevent the spread of infections in hospitals. The usual procedures of manual cleaning and disinfection are inadequate to eliminate pathogens from the infected and contaminated surfaces. Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation deploying autonomous disinfection control system is being developed to complement the conventional decontamination procedures with a significant reduction of time and concurrent reduction of workload. The UV Robot lowers the transmission of hazardous virus as it can cleanse the areas that are out of human reach. In the view of technology, the development of robots is a part of preventive strategy to overcome the challenges faced by hospitals in a pandemic like situations. It also helps us to increase the effectiveness in battling the pandemic. This robot is also power efficient as it can function for a longer period of time than a human. It can also reduce human interference, also decreasing the risk of contamination of virus.
Predictors of COVID-19 Related Fatalities during the First Three Months of the Pandemic: An Ecological Study of 114 Countries
Authors: Katsimpris Andreas
Published: January 2023

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has costed the lives of more than 2 million people during the first wave of the pandemic with the number of fatalities varying among different countries. Thus, we aimed to assess the associations of specific demographic, clinical and political variables with COVID-19 related fatalities in various countries, during the first three months of the pandemic.

Methods: We analyzed publicly available data from 192 regions (114 countries) and built a log-linear regression model with random intercepts in order to identify predictors of COVID-19 fatalities during the first three months of the pandemic. We used country-level data including total population, the percentage of people aged 65 and above, number of ICU beds per 100,000 people, geographical latitude and number of days from the first confirmed COVD-19 case to establishment of specific preventive control measures as explanatory variables of our statistical model.

Results: In our multivariate statistical model, one unit increases in the total population (in 10,000,000 units), percentage of population aged 65 and above and the number of days from the first confirmed COVID-19 case to the imposition of preventive measures, were related to 3.8% (95% CI: 0.8% to 6.9%), 7.1% (95% CI: 0.9% to 13.6%) and 1.8% (95% CI: 0.3% to 3.6%), respectively, higher number of COVID-19 related deaths.

Conclusion: Our findings imply positives associations of total population, percentage of population aged 65 and above and number of days from the first confirmed COVID-19 case to the imposition of preventive measures with COVID-19 fatal cases, during the first three months of the pandemic. Future non-ecological studies are warranted to confirm our results.
Patients’ Awareness and Knowledge of Their Ophthalmic Condition at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)
Authors: Theodora Ilo Olubanke
Published: January 2023

Purpose: To assess patient’s awareness of their ophthalmic conditions following their clinic visits with the aim of improving communication between patients and health practitioners and enhancing care.

Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional quantitative survey carried out in subjects over 18 years of age, attending the Guinness Eye Centre Clinic (Lagos University Teaching Hospital) over a four week period in 2019.

Results: A total of 250 subjects were surveyed. Male:Female 1:1.7 Age range 41-80 years. 42.4% had at least tertiary education. Although the majority of subjects (>70%) had enough time to ask questions from their doctors/nurses, 76.8% did not know the diagnosis of their ophthalmic conditions, 43.8% didn’t know their treatment options, and 62% did not know the names of their eye drops. 95.2% of subjects, however agreed that a simple information leaflet explaining their ophthalmic condition and treatment will increase their understanding. Patients with tertiary education or higher are three times more likely to have knowledge of the condition and treatment compared with patients with lesser education. Odds ratio 3.07 CI:1.82 to 5.19 P < 0.0001.

Conclusion: Clinics should have counsellors who can spend more time to discuss with patients about their ophthalmic conditions. Information leaflets (in different languages) on different common medical conditions which include; Cataract, Glaucoma, Pterygium, should be printed in the simplest of language for patients to not only hear but also read to assimilate and enhance awareness in patients.
“Founded on Fact”: Paratextual Politics in Penny Fiction
Authors: Raine Sophie
Published: January 2023

In the preface of James Malcolm Rymer’s The Night Adventurer (1846), the writer claims that, contrary to popular opinion, the “masses” were attracted to stories on “account of their truthfulness” rather than “wild, romantic literature” (1846: Preface). Indeed, the ‘factual’ basis for penny serials was so marketable that numerous prefaces, author notes and newspaper advertisements emphasised how these serials were “founded on fact.” While there were sensationalist purposes for using factual biographies of criminals, the use of non-fictional sources has, I argue, a far more philanthropic social purpose which outlines the radical politics of the authors. For penny fiction, which was often deemed as harmless and derivative content, the authority the paratext proffered was vital in demonstrating its active engagement with social and political issues. Penny fiction authors used paratextual space to create authority, establishing affinity between author and reader in order to disseminate and support the moral of the fictional narrative in a more effective way. Writers exploited the unique, composite style of penny fiction, pioneered by George W. M Reynolds in The Mysteries of London (1844–6), to disseminate their political agendas, educate their readership and assert themselves as writers of serious literature.
“The Magician of Civilised Life”: The Literary Detective in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s Early Penny Fiction
Authors: Hackenberg Sara
Published: January 2023

Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s responses in her earliest novels to the mid-century city mysteries genre – an internationally popular form of penny fiction – allowed her to develop the detective genre in important ways. While attention to Braddon’s early work usually considers how it helped to establish the “sensation” fiction of the 1860s, this article examines how Braddon’s embrace of the earlier urban mysteries narrative both advanced the evolution of the Mysteries genre in the second half of the century and brought its maverick, socially marginal detective characters to new audiences. I argue that because of their roots in the penny Mysteries, Braddon’s detective characters act as agents of social equity rather than figures of surveillance, and they work to challenge many of the social hierarchies, stereotypes, and prejudices that form and undermine “civilised life,” often by magically dismantling or overcoming them.
Juana Manso’s Mistérios del Plata (1852) and a Global “Mysteries” Tradition
Authors: Basdeo Stephen , Guerra Luiz F. A.
Published: January 2023

This article examines Juana Manso’s Mistérios del Plata, published in Rio de Janeiro in 1852, in the context of what the authors argue was a global mystery novel tradition. Where previous scholars have argued that mid-nineteenth century mysteries novels are a mere subset of the crime literature genre, the authors take a different approach: they point out that these novels were a transnational corpus of texts which incorporated many genres. Outside of Europe, in the Empire of Brazil, Manso adapted the form of the mysteries tradition but extended its parameters. Manso’s novel was different to the European mysteries novel because, unlike her male counterparts Eugene Sue and George W.M. Reynolds, she told a tale of political refugees who fled from Juan Rosas’s Argentina into Uruguay and then Brazil. The authors contend that a consideration of Latin American mysteries novel, with a case study on Manso’s text, is one means through which scholars of Victorian popular fiction can begin conversations with researchers from outside the Anglosphere and become truly “global.”
Confronting the ‘Real’ Sweeney Todd: a Personal Journey of Discovery
Authors: Mack Robert L.
Published: January 2023

Robert L. Mack’s coda, a memoir in miniature, demonstrates why penny fiction should matter to global popular audiences today. Mack recovers an important moment in the history of the metafictional transmedia traditions that penny fiction generated: the 1979 appearance of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s revolutionary Broadway operetta Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a Musical Thriller. With Sweeney Todd’s premiere, the murderous barber got his chance to go global and succeeded terrifically. Drawing upon journalism, archival evidence, and personal experience, Mack reconstructs that moment and considers how myths about Sweeney Todd’s origins have impacted our understanding of the historical past. Namely, since 1979, the greater number of spectators on both sides of the Atlantic appeared to remain convinced that the barber’s murderous history was nothing less than a matter of verified and verifiable historical record. Mack explains how that misapprehension arose and reflects upon his quest for the sources of the legend.
Gebelik Döneminde Kanıta Dayalı Yaklaşımların Güncel Rehberler Doğrultusunda İncelenmesi
Authors: SEZGİN Duygu , AYDIN KARTAL Yasemin
Published: January 2023

Maternal, fetal mortalite ve morbiditeyi azaltmaya yönelik küresel stratejiler, gebelik döneminde kanıta dayalı yaklaşımlar ile sağlık hizmetlerinin standartlaşmasına, tanı, tedavi ve bakım sürecinde karar verirken en iyi kanıtların dikkatli, özenli ve akıllıca kullanılmasına ağırlık vermektedir. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, perinatal mortalitenin azaltılmasında, güvenli gebelik ve doğum için prekonsepsiyonel dönemden başlayarak antenatal dönemde kullanılan kanıt temelli uygulamaların yaygınlaştırılması gerektiğini vurgulamış ve bu süreçte kadını bir bütün olarak ele alıp, onu devamlı takip etmeyi sağlayan ebe liderliğinde sürekli bakım modelini önermiştir. Bu çalışmada; gebelikte yapılan uygulamaların güncel literatür ve klinik uygulama rehberleri doğrultusunda kanıta dayalı olarak incelenmesi ve gebelere antenatal bakım hizmeti veren ebe ve diğer sağlık profesyonellerine yol göstermesi amaçlanmıştır.
DIRECT SOWING IMPROVES CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT OF SILAGE MAIZE FULLY IRRIGATED WITH RECYCLED WASTE WATER BY INCREASING WATER RETENTION IN THE SOIL
Authors: Yerli Caner , Sahin Ustun
Published: January 2023

Increasing fresh water shortage has revealed the use of waste water in agricultural irrigation, deficit irrigation approaches and integrated management of soil moisture with tillage-sowing practices. The crop productivity in the irrigated conditions is directly controlled by photosynthetic activities. Therefore, the effects of the irrigation with recycled domestic waste water at different irrigation water levels (100%, 67% and 33%), compared to full irrigated fresh water, on the chlorophyll content of silage maize and surface soil moisture in conventional tillage and direct sowing conditions were examined in the irrigation periods of two experimental years (2020 and 2021). The soil moisture was determined by 1.5% higher in direct sowing than in conventional tillage, and the chlorophyll content in full irrigation with waste water and the direct sowing was found by 4.9% and 1.9% higher than in full irrigation with fresh water and conventional tillage, respectively. However, chlorophyll content decreased by 20.7% and 34.0% at 33% and 67% deficit irrigation with waste water compared to full irrigation with waste water. The significant (p<0.01) linear correlation between the soil moisture and chlorophyll content showed that chlorophyll content can be managed with the soil moisture. It can have concluded that full irrigation with waste water in the direct sowing can be recommended with positive effects on the conservation of fresh water resources, effective managing soil moisture, thus saving irrigation water, increasing chlorophyll content and crop productivity.
EFFECTS OF HEAT STRESS ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL TRAITS OF SMALL REDDISH BEAN
Authors: Aydogan Cigdem , Turhan Ece
Published: January 2023

The effects of heat stress on malondialdehid (MDA) content, ascorbic acid (AsA), isoperoxidases, total soluble protein (TSP) and SDS-PAGE protein profiles of small reddish bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Keklik) leaves were investigated. For this purpose, the collected leaf samples (preferably the third from the apex) were placed into pyrex tubes with caps closed and incubated in a water bath: after a 30-minutes habituation at 30ºC, to apply heat stress the leaves were subjected to 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60°C with gradual increments every 30-minutes. According to the results, the MDA content increased with escalating temperatures, starting with 40°C. Although there was fluctuation, the AsA content generally decreased with high temperatures. Besides, TSP content decreased after 50°C. Moreover, three asidic and four basic isoperoxidase bands were identified. There was a marked difference at acidic isoperoxidase band intensities under 40 and 45°C heat treatment. Protein bands with molecu1ar weight of approximately 14.5-195 kDa were determined. In conclusion, especially 40°C is critical for small reddish bean plants, besides 40°C and above temperatures causes oxidative stress in small reddish bean plant. Additionally, isoperoxidases and proteins may be an effective mean on heat stress tolerance.
THE JOURNEY OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Bangal Ancuta , Vitalia Ileana Loredana
Published: January 2023

This study aims to explore the effects of a personal development program based on the technique of therapeutic metaphor on adolescent anxiety. The unique experiences that fill the adolescent period produce sudden changes in emotions and give rise to emotional patterns that can deeply affect the personality that begins to take shape, mainly due to anxiety. The applicative objective of this paper is to implement a personal development program, based on the technique of therapeutic metaphor, to help the adolescent to access emotions in an empathic way, to know his own self, to discover resources, in order to reduce anxiety. The personal development program includes techniques such as creative meditation, role play, art therapy, drama therapy, Dixit cards and storytelling, applied to an experiential group of 12 teenagers and the psychological effects of this program will be evaluated both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Students’ Knowledge in Citing Sources at St. Paul University
Authors:   St. Paul University Surigao, Mejorada Eduardo , Doong Joshaina D. ,   St. Paul University Surigao, Retorta Mary Ann P. ,   Head, Library Services, St. Paul University Surigao, Curayag Claudette Mae P. ,   School Librarian, St. Paul University Surigao, Lonzon Woolsey A. ,   School Librarian, St. Paul University Surigao, Ederio Nikko T. ,   Quality Management Director, St. Paul University Surigao ORCID: 0000-0001-7651-9739, Calaca Ninia I. ,   Research & Institutional Development Consultant, St. Paul University Surigao ORCID: 0000-0003-1536-8097
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to assess the knowledge level of college students on citing sources at St. Paul University. Citing sources can solidify claims and make a research paper credible. Failing to credit the ideas of others is a form of plagiarism, which was a common problem among students in the past until today. A descriptive quantitative survey method was used in this study wherein one hundred sixty (160) college students at St. Paul University participated in a test comprising a researcher-made questionnaire based on the 7th edition of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Manual. The findings revealed that the students were proficient in both in-text citations and referencing assessments. Thus, the students have gained learning and knowledge in the activities conducted by the University’s Library and Research departments pertaining on how to correctly cite sources following the APA 7th edition style. It is recommended to library and information science practitioners to sustain initiatives that enhance the students’ knowledge in crediting sources by providing them with series of orientations and training workshops on APA 7th edition. Moreover, collaboration between the library and research offices of educational institutions is encouraged to improve students’ citation and referencing skills. It is anticipated that the outcome of this collaboration will reduce errors on proper citations and rather promote respect to others’ intellectual properties and contribution. Practitioners should also integrate the fundamental concept of crediting sources into classes to ensure that students understand the significance of acknowledging works as they support their own ideas.
Digitalization and inclusion in the system of modern educational policy
Authors:   Ufa College of Computer Science Statistics, Kunsbaev Saifutdin Z.
Published: January 2023

The article examines the phenomena of digitalization and inclusive education in Russian society as the latest trends in the development of the country's modern educational policy. The main ways of digitalization of educational activities are shown from the point of view of creating an inclusive educational space, the directions of digitalization of specific educational activities are highlighted in order to have an optimal impact on inclusive pedagogy.
Analysis of the creation of a regional reserve of financial and material resources for emergency response
Authors:   Academy of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, Molchanova Elena S. , Godlevskiy Peter P. ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: January 2023

The creation and replenishment of the reserve of financial and material resources for emergency response includes a wide range of processes and operations. In the region under consideration (Bryansk region) a mechanism for forecasting the need, creation, storage and replenishment of resources for the elimination of natural and man-made emergencies, their receipt and delivery to the affected territories has been formed and is functioning. The funds allocated by the regional budget are not enough to purchase the planned amounts of material resources for the formation of emergency response reserves, therefore, the regional state authorities are looking for additional sources of cash receipts to solve these problems. Currently, projects related to attracting private business resources are relevant. However, the current regulatory framework significantly limits the possibilities of using the resources of the private sector of the economy. The solution is to implement projects based on the principles of public-private partnership. The public-private partnership market in Russia is constantly growing, but the possibilities of using private sector resources to create reserves for responding to emergencies in the region are not being used. In order to ensure mutually beneficial cooperation between the state and business in solving this issue, it seems appropriate to build relations between the state and business on the basis of concession agreements.
Key trends in elderly people mortality from the toxic effects of ethanol
Authors: Botova Mariya A.
Published: January 2023

This article including an analysis of trends in mortality of the elderly population (from 60 to 75 years, according to the classification of the World Health Organization) to various criteria from ethyl alcohol poisoning. We studied the dynamics of mortality the elderly people from the toxic effects of ethanol, as well as correlations and causal relationships were found between the frequency of death from the indicated cause and gender, age, and the place where the body was found (urban or rural). The features of filling in a medical certificate of death with the initial (presumed) and final cause of death "toxic effects of ethanol" were revealed. The place of direct alcoholic mortality of the elderly population in the total mortality from all causes and ethanol poisoning in the region of the Chelyabinsk region for the period from 2010 to 2021 was determined.
For citation: Botova, MA. Key trends in mortality of the elderly people from the toxic effects of ethanol. City Healthсare. 2022;3(4): 92–99 doi:10.47619/2713-2617.zm.2022.v.3i4;92–99
История возникновения конституционного права на свободу научного творчества
Authors: Аслонова Лайло
Published: January 2023

В данной статье анализируется история возникновения права на свободу научного творчества. В работе описываются детали возникновения нормы во Всеобщей декларации прав человека на право ползования научными достижениями. Также сопоставлены другие международные акты, указывающие на право пользования или участия в плодах научного прогресса.
Освобождение несовершеннолетних от уголовной ответственности или наказания с применением принудительных мер в Узбекистане
Authors: Турабаева Зиёда
Published: January 2023

В данной статье анализируется понятие освобождения от уголовной ответственности несовершеннолетних, применения принудительных мер воспитательного воздействия, порядок и виды принудительных мер, особенности ответственности несовершеннолетних. Определены основания, условия и порядок освобождения лица от уголовной ответственности и наказания. На основе зарубежного опыта были сформированы предложения для совершенствования национального законодательства Республики Узбекистан, обсужден вопрос о необходимости более широкого применения мер принудительного характера.
Orientalism and the Eastern European Periphery
Authors: Mudure Mihaela
Published: January 2023

This paper starts by discussing the specific use of Orientalism in the Romanian culture. Focus is laid upon the Romanian scholar Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), the first Christian historian who was allowed to use the Ottoman archives for his work. Then Ienăchiţă Văcărescu or Kelemen Mikes offer alternative Orientalist discourses. Unfortunately, Said’s seminal essay neglects everything that is East of Vienna in terms of Orientalism. Criticizing the binary opposition West-Orient, in fact Said reiterates it in his work by neglecting the Eastern European periphery. The conclusion is that Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) offers interesting examples of Orientalisms where the power relationships are constructed differently.
One Year Clinical Evaluation Of Translucent Zirconia Crowns In Dental Esthetic Zone With Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique Versus Conventional Preparation (RCT)
Authors: Kareem Talaat, Amina Zaki, Samaa Kotb,  Rasha Sami
Published: January 2023

Statement of the problem: Tooth preparation with horizontal finish line requires removal of reasonable amount of tooth structure at the cervical area which affects the remaining tooth structure at this area. Therefore, more conservative preparation design such as biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT) might be needed to save tooth structure at the cervical area.
The Purpose: To Evaluate the effect of Conventional preparation design (horizontal), and Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique (BOPT), on Marginal adaptation, fracture and gingival inflammation score of the translucent zirconia crown in dental esthetic zone.
Methodology:, 44 monolithic translucent zirconia single crowns were fabricated inn dental esthetic zone . The patients were separated randomly into two groups. Group1: (horizontal preparation design) Group2: BOPT. After final cementation. The Modified United States Public Health Service (MUSPH) criteria for restoration clinical evaluations were used to assess marginal adaption. Gingival inflammation was assessed using gingival inflammation index. Evaluation of the restoration was at intervals of three, six, nine, and twelve months.
Results: Comparison between two groups at different intervals regarding marginal adaptation, fracture and gingival inflammation score revealed statistically insignificant difference.
Conclusions: Within limitations of the present one year follow up randomized clinical trial, the following conclusions could be drawn:
1.The conventional and BOPT preparation designs both clinically accepted to provide successful dental restoration

The lower gingival inflammation score of the restored teeth with the conventional preparation design compared to that of the BOPT, may not be conclusive as regard the study time frame, indicating that increasing the follow-up period might alter the present finding.

Clinical implications: Beyond of all the prosthodontic preparation techniques, knowledge of B.O.P.T. (Biological Oriented Preparation Technique) allows us to achieve predictable and consistent results in terms of periodontal health and gingiva architecture surrounding ceramic restoration. Nevertheless, long term studies are necessary to ensure the benefits of this techniques.