bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
UPR’s Diplomacy at the Conclusion of the National Liberation Struggle: The 1921 Black Sea Union
Authors: Matviienko Viktor
Published: December 2022

The article offers an insight into the foreign policy of the Ukrainian People’s Republic at the final stage of the national liberation struggle. Author analyses the UPR’s course towards forging stable political and economic alliances with the peripheral states that have emerged on the post-imperial territory of russia. The most ambitious project of 1919–20 was the creation of the Baltic-Black Sea Union consisting of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Finland, and Ukraine; however, the legal aspects of the organisation of the Black Sea Union became of primary importance in late November 1920. The certain aspirations for its formation were based on the intensification of anti-Bolshevik insurgent movements in the regions on the Don, Kuban, and Terek Rivers, in Dagestan and Chechnya, the existence of the Republic of Mountainous Armenia and the Democratic Republic of Georgia, which were independent from the kremlin. During the spring–autumn of 1921, the governments-in-exile of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, the Georgian Democratic Republic, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus completed the treaty and legal formalisation of the Black Sea Union. Yet, the project was not implemented de-facto: the then military and political situation in Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus was not favourable for the successful struggle for independence of the peripheral states of the former empire.
In the late 20th century, Ukraine and the Transcaucasian countries restored their independence, thus creating new political realities in Europe. It became possible to implement effective projects of the Black Sea sub-regional associations, in particular the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation and Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM), aimed at the development of a network of transport connections and broad economic cooperation.
Keywords: Black Sea Union, Ukrainian People’s Republic, Democratic Republic of Georgia, Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of North Caucasus Mountaineers, peripheral states, government-in-exile.
When a Word Is a Formidable Weapon
Authors: Soroka Mykhailo
Published: December 2022

The article explores the operation of journalists amid the russian-Ukrainian war. The author underlines the consolidation of Ukrainian media, highlighting in this regard the all-Ukrainian radio marathons, such as the ‘Together we are strong’ broadcast. Ukrainian mass media, particularly broadcasting media, have mobilised into a robust frontline for powerful resistance against the enemy’s attempts to sow panic, launch fakes and disseminate falsehoods.
The paper argues that such mobilisation of domestic mass media resources in the war for Ukraine is unique not only for state-level but for global journalism as well. In this connection, the Pulitzer Prize Board recognised Ukrainian journalists with a special award ‘for courage, endurance and commitment to truthful reporting’ in April 2022.
The article also states that the challenges of the information sphere, including those of regional outlets, warrant our utmost attention. To understate them, let alone neglect them, means to sabotage our resistance to the enemy, which has been investing colossal capital into its mass media tools.
The author observes the sharp lack of military-specialised media outlets following their liquidation amid hastened denationalisation. Finally, he asserts that policymakers need to review certain legislative norms of denationalisation and urgently implement opportunities for restoration and support of all-Ukrainian printed outlets on the state level.
Keywords: war, journalists, mass media, information, Pulitzer Prize, broadcast channels.
Lojistik 4.0 Üzerine Yapılan Araştırmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi
Authors: TURĞUT Muhammed , GÜRSOY İpek
Published: December 2022

Dördüncü endüstri devriminin en önemli uygulamalarından biri olan Lojistik 4.0, tedarik zincirinde yer alan tüm üyeler için sürdürülebilirlik, verimlilik ve temel iş süreçlerini iyileştirme açısından kritik bir öneme sahiptir. Lojistik 4.0, tedarik zinciri ve lojistik süreçlerde kurumsal kaynak planlama, depo yönetim sistemleri, taşıma yönetim sistemleri ve akıllı ulaşım sistemlerine entegre edilen ileri düzey teknolojik bir uygulamadır. Teknolojilerin entegrasyonu sayesinde kuruluşlar, maliyet, zaman, hız ve rekabet avantajı elde ederek müşterilerine daha iyi hizmet sunmayı ve değer yaratmayı hedeflemektedir. Günümüzde son derece popüler hale gelen Lojistik 4.0 kavramı üzerine yapılan çalışmaların ortaya konulması, bu alanda çalışan ve çalışmayı düşünen teorisyenler ve uygulayıcılar açısından büyük bir önem arz etmektedir. Bu sebeple, Lojistik 4.0 ile ilgili yapılan araştırmaların bibliyotmerik analizinin gerçekleştirilmesi çalışmanın amacını oluşturmaktadır. Bu amaca yönelik olarak, 2015-2022 yılları arasında Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan Lojistik 4.0 konulu toplamda 127 araştırma VOSviewer paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda, en çok ortak çalışma yürüten yazarın ‘Olaverri-Monreali, C’ olduğu; ‘Lojistik 4.0’, ‘Endüstri 4.0’, ‘Nesnelerin İnterneti’, ‘Sürdürülebilirlik’, ‘Büyük Veri ve Dijitalizasyon’un en sık kullanılan ortak kelimeler olduğu; en çok atıf alan çalışmanın Barreto (2017)’a ait olduğu; en etkili derginin ‘Manufacturing Engineering Society’ olduğu ve en çok atıf alan yazarın ‘Amaral, A’ olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte, en az 1 çalışma ve en az 1 atıfa sahip olan ülkelerin en etkili ülkelerin ise ‘Almanya’, ‘Portekiz’, ‘Polonya’, ‘Norveç’ ve ‘İtalya’ olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
BIOMARCADORES HISTOLÓGICOS EM ESPÉCIES NATIVAS DE PEIXES NA AVALIAÇÃO DA SAÚDE DO ECOSSISTEMA LAGO AÇU, MARANHÃO
Authors: Lima Ingrid Caroline Moreira , Couto Natália Jovita Pereira , Sousa Denise da Silva , Oliveira Itallo Cristian da Silva , Do Vale Ruan Luís Farias , Santos Débora Martins Silva
Published: December 2022

Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade ambiental do Lago Açu, utilizando biomarcadores histológicos branquiais e hepáticos em peixes e análises físico-químicas e microbiológicas da água. Método: Coletas foram realizadas em outubro e novembro de 2019, compreendendo o período de estiagem. Nas coletas parâmetros físico-químicos da água foram aferidos e amostras de água foram levadas ao laboratório para análises de concentração de coliformes totais e Escherichia coli. Um total de 50 peixes das espécies (25) Prochilous lacustris e (25) Psectrogaster amazonica foram capturados no Lago para análises histopatológicas de brânquias e fígado. Resultados: A análise microbiológica da água demonstrou alto índice de bactérias do grupo coliformes e E. coli, indicando contaminação do Lago por efluentes domésticos contendo dejetos fecais. As principais alterações encontradas no tecido branquial foram levantamento de epitélio, congestão de vasos, parasitos e aneurisma. No tecido hepático, observou-se a presença de vacuolização citoplasmática, melanomacrófagos e hiperemia. Conclusão: Sugere-se que os espécimes de peixes estão respondendo aos mecanismos de defesa contra a ação de estressores presentes na água do lago, gerados pela pesca intensa e despejos de efluentes. A falta de qualidade da água e o contínuo aumento de lançamentos de esgoto in natura no ecossistema Lago Açu são os principais agentes causadores das alterações morfofisiológicas branquiais e hepáticas encontradas nas espécies.
Pandemi Sürecinde Bireylerin Rekreasyon Farkındalık Düzeyleri ile Yaşam Kalitesi Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: SATILMIŞ Sinan Erdem , EKİNCİ Nurullah Emir , GÜLER Yağmur
Published: December 2022

Araştırmanın amacı, pandemi sürecinde bireylerin rekreasyon farkındalık düzeyleri ile yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi ve çeşitli demografik değişkenler açısından karşılaştırılmasıdır. Araştırma evrenini, Yalova Üniversitesi’nde bulunan öğrenciler oluşturmaktadır. Örneklem grubunu ise öğrenciler arasından olasılıklı tekniklerden tesadüfi örneklem yöntemi ile seçilmiş 237 kadın ve 368 erkek olmak üzere toplamda 605 gönüllü birey oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcılara demografik bilgi formu, Ekinci ve Dilek (2019) tarafından geliştirilen “Rekreasyon Farkındalık Ölçeği” (RFÖ) ve Türkçe uyarlaması Eser vd. (2010) tarafından yapılan Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği Kısa Formu (YKÖ-KF) uygulanmıştır. İstatistiksel analizde SPSS 21.0 paket programı kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normallik dağılımını tespit etmek amacı ile çarpıklık ve basıklık değerleri incelenmiştir. Normal dağılım gösteren verilerin istatistik analiz yöntemlerinde yüzde, frekans, aritmetik ortalama, parametrik test tekniklerinden ise Bağımsız Gruplar T Testi, MANOVA, ANOVA ve Pearson Korelasyon Testi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular sonucunda, YKÖ-KF’nin RFÖ alt boyutlarından Haz Eğlence ve Sosyal Başarı ile arasında pozitif yönde düşük düzeyde bir ilişkisi olduğu görülürken Kendini Geliştirme alt boyutu ile arasında pozitif yönde orta düzeyde bir ilişkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, rekreasyon farkındalık düzeyi yaşam kalitesini anlamlı derecede etkilemektedir. Bireylerin rekreasyon farkındalık düzeyi arttıkça yaşam kalitelerinin de arttığı belirlenmiştir.
The Effect of Perceived Social Support of University Students Taking The Special Talent Exam on The Levels of Mental Toughness
Authors: YILDIZ Yasin , ÖZMADEN Murat , DOKUZOĞLU Gökhan
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to determine the effect of perceived social support on the mental toughness levels of students who took the special talent exam at Aydın Adnan Menderes University. As a data collection tool, the “Mental Toughness Scale (MTS),” developed by Madrigal, Hamill, and Gill (2013) and adapted into Turkish by Erdoğan (2016), was used. For social support, the “Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support,” developed by Zimet et al. (1988) and adapted into Turkish by Eker et al. (2001), was used. A total of 901 participants, 243 women, and 658 men, were recruited for the study. As a result of the reliability analysis of the scales, the Cronbach’s Alpha value of the Mental Toughness Scale was found to be 0.93, and the Cronbach’s Alpha value of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was found to be 0.92. Path analysis was applied in the Structural equation model to determine the effect of the students’ perceived social support who took the special talent exam on their mental toughness levels. Analysis showed that the family dimension had a statistically significant positive effect on mental toughness (β: 0.129, p
Profesyonel Futbolcularda Sürekli Kaygı İle Covid-19 (Korona) Virüsüne Yakalanma Kaygısı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Muhammed Oğuzhan , ÇELENK Çağrı , TURAN Mehmet Behzat
Published: December 2022

Yapılan bu çalışmada profesyonel futbolcularda sürekli kaygı ile covid-19 (korona) virüsüne yakalanma kaygısı arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmaya farklı takımlarda profesyonel düzeyde futbol oynayan 301 futbolcu katılmıştır. Araştırmanın veri toplama sürecinde “Sürekli Kaygı Envanteri” ile “Sporcuların Yeni Tip Koronavirüse Yakalanma Kaygısı Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analiz sürecinde SPSS 22.0 programında One Way ANOVA ve Pearson Korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonunda futbolcuların kaygı düzeylerine ilişkin bulgular değerlendirildiği zaman, sürekli kaygı, bireysel kaygı, sosyal kaygı ve covid-19 kaygı düzeylerinin orta seviyede olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada bağımlı değişkenler arasındaki ilişki incelendiği zaman, futbolcuların sürekli kaygı düzeyleri ile bireysel kaygı, sosyal kaygı ve covid-19 kaygısı arasında pozitif ve düşük düzeyde anlamlı ilişki olduğu, bireysel kaygı düzeyleri ile sosyal kaygı düzeyleri arasında pozitif ve orta düzeyde anlamlı ilişki olduğu, bireysel kaygı düzeyleri ile covid-19 kaygı düzeyleri arasında pozitif ve yüksek düzeyde anlamlı ilişki olduğu bulunmuştur (p
Lord Byron, Thomas Hood, and the Tides of Feeling
Authors: Ward Matthew
Published: December 2022

A special issue celebrating the 50
th
anniversary of the
Byron Journal
seems a fitting place to reconsider Byron’s influence on his near contemporaries. In this essay, I draw together two elements strongly associated with his literary life and vital to his legacy – the sea and poetic feeling – and explore their resonance in the seascapes of Thomas Hood. For both poets the sea was a lifetime obsession, a way of discovering and re-evaluating oneself and others, of reflecting on the ebb and flow of life and literature, of what lasts and what drifts away. In their writing, the motion of the sea is a means of emulating or evaluating intense, overwhelming emotion, but it might also become a way of temporarily washing away feelings through comedy. Inspired by the sea, both poets had a keen sense of how language, too, is mutable and capricious. Seas encourage thoughts of metamorphosis, and literary devices like allusion, echo, and imitation are similarly forms of transformation. In this essay on the intersections between major and minor poets, then, Hood’s poetry runs along the shoreline of Byron’s boundless ocean.
A Panchromatic Study of Massive Stars in the Extremely Metal-poor Local Group Dwarf Galaxy Leo A*
Authors: Gull Maude , Weisz Daniel R. , Senchyna Peter , Sandford Nathan R. , Choi Yumi , McLeod Anna F. , El-Badry Kareem , Götberg Ylva , Gilbert Karoline M. , Boyer Martha , Dalcanton Julianne J. , GuhaThakurta Puragra , Goldman Steven , Marigo Paola , McQuinn Kristen B. W. , Pastorelli Giada , Stark Daniel P. , Skillman Evan , Ting Yuan-sen , Williams Benjamin F.
Published: December 2022

We characterize massive stars (M > 8 M
⊙) in the nearby (D ∼ 0.8 Mpc) extremely metal-poor (Z ∼ 5% Z
⊙) galaxy Leo A using Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet (UV), optical, and near-infrared (NIR) imaging along with Keck/Low-Resolution Imaging Spectrograph and MMT/Binospec optical spectroscopy for 18 main-sequence OB stars. We find that: (a) 12 of our 18 stars show emission lines, despite not being associated with an H ii region, suggestive of stellar activity (e.g., mass loss, accretion, binary star interaction), which is consistent with previous predictions of enhanced activity at low metallicity; (b) six are Be stars, which are the first to be spectroscopically studied at such low metallicity—these Be stars have unusual panchromatic SEDs; (c) for stars well fit by the TLUSTY nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium models, the photometric and spectroscopic values of

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and

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agree to within ∼0.01 dex and ∼0.18 dex, respectively, indicating that near-UV/optical/NIR imaging can be used to reliably characterize massive (M ∼ 8–30 M
⊙) main-sequence star properties relative to optical spectroscopy; (d) the properties of the most-massive stars in H II regions are consistent with constraints from previous nebular emission line studies; and (e) 13 stars with M > 8M
⊙ are >40 pc from a known star cluster or H II region. Our sample comprises ∼50% of all known massive stars at Z ≲ 10% Z
⊙with derived stellar parameters, high-quality optical spectra, and panchromatic photometry.
Racial and Sociodemographic Disparities in Telehealth Access and Utilization during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Alkawaldeh Mohammad , Lee Amanda , Al–Yateem Nabeel , Dias Jacqueline , Refaat Fatma , Rahman Syed , Subu Muhammad Arsyad
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Telehealth is not new, but licensing restrictions, HIPAA compliance issues, and lack of reimbursement were significant barriers that hindered its success in the past. Enabling practices to adopt telehealth so that in-person care could be limited to urgent patients and curbed use of finite clinical resources like personal protective equipment for which there was significant shortages. This expansion allowed services including, but not limited to, home visits, therapy services, emergency consults, and nursing facilities visits to be conducted remotely.
AIMS: The study objectives are to describe telehealth utilization rates among OB/GYN patients during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic by race/ethnicity and insurance coverage and to investigate telehealth access disparities.
METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis design was employed. Data abstraction was performed using the electronic medical records of UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC). A convenience sample of 9370 Women who received their telehealth or in-person care at the UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC).
RESULTS: Between March 15, 2020, and July 30, 2020, in total, 15,362 encounters were completed. Throughout the timeframe included in this study, 81.34% of appointments were conducted in person, and 18.66% were completed using telehealth. The age of telehealth patients ranged from 17 to 97, with a mean age of 45. Most of the patients were white (n=1202, 63.4%) and held private health insurance (n= 975, 52.4%). Hispanic and Asian patients were less likely to attend their telehealth appointment than patients of other races (p <0.001). Patients with private health insurance were more likely to attend their telehealth appointments than patients with public health insurance (p <0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Telehealth services have been providing patients with access to OB/GYN care during this challenging time and have enhanced health care delivery opportunities. This study identifies a clear need to improve telehealth access and utilization rates among racial and ethnic minority groups and persons with public insurance.
Keywords: Telehealth, Health disparity, Telemedicine, Obstetrics
Occult Hepatitis (B) Infection in Hepatitis (C) Virus Infection Patients after the Treatment with Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs
Authors: Bahnacy Abdullah , Ghonaim Mabrouk , El Hosiny Esraa Mamdouh , Gadallah Abdelnaser Abdelaty
Published: December 2022

Background: The prevalence of occult hepatitis B ranges widely in patients with hepatitis C. This may have an impact on treatment of hepatitis C.
Aims: The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of occult hepatitis B infection in chronic hepatitis C patients who finished the course of treatment with direct acting antiviral drugs and it’s correlation with treatment failure.
Setting: Outpatient Clinic of Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt.
Patients and methods: This study was conducted on 900 Egyptian patients chronically infected with HCV. All patients tested positive for serum real time polymerase chain reaction for HCV- RNA and received DAAs therapy for 12 weeks. Patients were categorized to:  Group I: 450 patients with chronic hepatitis C after direct antiviral treatment who responded to treatment. Group II: 450 patients with chronic hepatitis C after direct antiviral treatment who didn’t respond to treatment. All patients were submitted to clinical examination, laboratory investigations and abdominal ultrasonography. Detection of HBV- DNA and HCV- RNA was performed by PCR.
Results: The prevalence of OBI detected in sera of HCV patients was 10.6 % (96/900). The present study showed no significant correlation between prevalence of OBI and virologic failure (p-value: 0.084).  There was no statistically significant difference (p-value > 0.05) between the studied groups as regard prevalence of OBI.
Conclusion: The prevalence of OBI was 10.6% in patients chronically infected with HCV. OBI doesn't affect the anti-HCV DAAs outcomes.
The Early Effect of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion on Adjacent Segment Degeneration in Cases of Cervical Degenerative Disease: A Clinical and Retrospective Study
Authors: Medhat Heba , Sorour Omar , Ayoub Basim , El-Fiki Ahmed Abdullah Soliman , Salah Ahmed M. , Marei Ahmed Ahmed Abdelaziz Elsenousy
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: The cervical spine is the most mobile part of the spine in the sagittal plane. It is important for surgeons to have reliable, simple, and reproducible parameters to analyze the cervical spine pre-operative and post-operative. Despite anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common procedure, adjacent segment failure after surgery is an ongoing clinical concern; adjacent segment disease (ASD) occurs in approximately 3% of patients per year, with an expected incidence of 25% within the first 10 years following fusion. It has been suggested that the increased stress placed on adjacent segments after successful ACDF may increase the rate of symptomatic disc disease at those segments, so our study focuses on how to evaluate ASD using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray.

METHODS: The retrospective study conducted on 72 patients in the department of neurosurgery at Kasr Al-Ainy hospitals to evaluate ASD after ACDF for degenerative cervical spondylosis using pre-operative and post-operative cervical spine X-ray lateral view as well as MRI for cervical spine after 2 years from the date of surgery.

RESULTS: Among the 72 patients in our study, the follow-up MRI after 2 years showed new pathology in 14 patients (19.4%) while 58 patients (80.6%) showed no new pathology; also 20 patients (27.8%) presented with new complaints while 52 patients (72.2%) had no new complaints and only 3 patients (4.16%) were scheduled for surgery.

CONCLUSION: ASD is an ongoing process of degeneration that could be accelerated by ACDF procedures, but not every adjacent segment degeneration or symptomatic disease requires additional surgery. Cervical mal-alignment greatly affects the neck pain rather than development of other new neurological manifestations and plays a role in adjacent segment failure which should be considered during cervical fusion surgeries. ASD must be differentiated from adjacent segment degeneration using clinical examination and imaging to help in patients’ follow-up and decision-making of further intervention.
L’Europe face au poison du révisionnisme
Authors: Drevet Jean-François
Published: December 2022

L’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie et les tentatives d’annexions territoriales qui l’accompagnent confirment, comme l’avait indiqué l’annexion de la Crimée par Moscou en 2014, le retour d’un nationalisme offensif en Europe, contestant des frontières établies au fil de l’Histoire. Cette situation place l’Europe dans une position particulièrement compliquée car si la construction européenne et l’élargissement progressif de l’Union ont permis de garantir une relative stabilité géopolitique sur le Vieux Continent, certains différends territoriaux larvés persistent et pourraient trouver matière à resurgir dans le contexte actuel. La façon dont la communauté internationale et l’Union européenne, en particulier, vont réagir pourrait se révéler déterminante quant à l’évolution de certaines revendications contestant les frontières établies. Jean-François Drevet propose, dans sa chronique, un tour d’horizon des risques inhérents au « poison du révisionnisme ». Il souligne combien certains arrangements de l’Union avec les circonstances (par exemple à Chypre, dans les Balkans ou dans le Caucase), pas toujours cohérents avec les valeurs démocratiques qu’elle prône, pourraient finir par poser problème et nécessiter des clarifications. Car de l’attitude qui sera adoptée par l’Union sur ces sujets sensibles et — on le constate — potentiellement explosifs, dépendra la progression — ou non — des velléités révisionnistes. S.D.
Pour un droit à l’histoire des citoyens dans les États africains
Authors: Yayi Lipem Joseph Emmanuel
Published: December 2022

Souvent réduite à une connaissance des faits passés, l’histoire n’a été rapprochée du droit que dans le cadre des cours magistraux d’histoire du droit et dans le droit de connaître ses origines. Pour certains Africains, l’histoire commence à la période coloniale. Depuis les indépendances, les gouvernements africains diffusent de manière isolée la connaissance des faits historiques, alors que l’installation des peuples sur les territoires africains s’est faite par vagues migratoires à l’échelle continentale, de sorte que les cultures et les civilisations antérieures à l’État ne peuvent être pleinement appréhendées qu’à travers une démarche supra étatique. Pour y parvenir, il convient de démocratiser la consultation de ces données à travers la reconnaissance d’un droit à l’histoire des citoyens.
Rhizoctonia solani AG-3PT is the major pathogen associated with potato stem canker and black scurf in Jordan
Authors: Jaradat Ziad , Aldakil Hussen , Tadros Maher , Alboom Mohammad , Khataybeh Batool
Published: December 2022

Rhizoctonia solani (teleomorph: Thanatephorus cucumeris) is a global soil-borne pathogen that severely harms potato crops, leading to significant product losses. Black scurf and stem canker are two manifestations caused by this pathogen, with variable intensity based on the distinctive anastomosis group endemic to the region. During the growing season of 2017 (March and April), 57 different fungus isolates were collected from potato crops farmed in the Jordan Valley. The identity of all the isolates was confirmed by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of the ribosomal DNA gene, and the hyphal interactions were also performed with R. solani isolates. The sequences were deposited in GenBank, where accession numbers were obtained. 21 of the isolates were AG-3PT R. solani, with 98–99% identity to reference strains. Somatic compatibility was determined by hyphal interactions, which showed pairing compatibility among the isolates. Around 86.7% of the pairings were somatically incompatible, indicating a high level of genetic diversity among the isolates, while only 13.3% of the pairings were somatically compatible. Testing for pathogenicity revealed that AG-3PT affected the stems of solanaceous plants, including potatoes, and the roots of other plant species. Based on the findings of this study, R. solani AG-3PT was the primary pathogen associated with potato stem canker and black scurf diseases in Jordan. To our knowledge, this is the first report on this pathogen's isolation and identification in Jordan.
Developing a framework for stakeholders collaboration in the management and mitigation of oil pipeline disasters in Nigeria
Authors: Johnson Francis I. , Laing Richard , Bjeirmi Bassam , Leon Marianthi
Published: December 2022

Multi Stakeholders collaboration becomes imperative when a single agency such as the NNPC or the Oil Companies alone cannot adequately address a recurring menace such as oil pipeline disasters. Thus, agencies such as National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), NOSDRA, FMHDSD, Fire Service, Oil Companies, Health and Security agencies, the Media and Academia, as well the Community must seek to promote cooperation in order to achieve successful oil pipeline disaster policy implementation. To achieve this goal efficiently and effectively, a framework for stakeholders* collaboration in the management and mitigation of oil pipeline disasters in Nigeria was developed in this study, following a logical path and adopting the use of interviews conducted among the main stakeholders and with industry experts. In a bid to achieve an un-biased opinion, questionnaires and document analysis of data obtained from secondary sources was carried out.

A framework for the mitigation of oil pipeline disasters before, during and after disaster occurrence was developed. The framework captures the relevant stakeholders as well as their roles in disaster mitigation.
Logarithmic cubic aggregation operators and their application in online study effect during Covid-19
Authors: Qiyas Muhammad , Naeem Muhammad , Muneeza  , Arzoo
Published: December 2022

The aims of this study is to define a cubic fuzzy set based logarithmic decision-making strategy for dealing with uncertainty. Firstly, we illustrate some logarithmic operations for cubic numbers (CNs). The cubic set implements a more pragmatic technique to communicate the uncertainties in the data to cope with decision-making difficulties as the observation of the set. In fuzzy decision making situations, cubic aggregation operators are extremely important. Many aggregation operations based on the algebraic t-norm and t-conorm have been developed to cope with aggregate uncertainty expressed in the form of cubic sets. Logarithmic operational guidelines are factors that help to aggregate unclear and inaccurate data. We define a series of logarithmic averaging and geometric aggregation operators. Finally, applying cubic fuzzy information, a creative algorithm technique for analyzing multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems was proposed. We compare the suggested aggregation operators to existing methods to prove their superiority and validity, and we find that our proposed method is more effective and reliable as a result of the comparison and sensitivity analysis.
$ N_b $-fuzzy metric spaces with topological properties and applications
Authors: Fernandez Jerolina , Işık Hüseyin , Malviya Neeraj , Jarad Fahd
Published: December 2022

Our aim is to introduce the notion of $ N_{b} $-fuzzy metric space (FMS). We also define quasi $ N $-FMS, and pseudo $ N_{b} $-FMS with examples and counterexamples and prove a decomposition theorem for pseudo $ N_{b} $-FMS. We prove various theorems related to the convergence of sequences and analyze topology of symmetric $ N_{b} $-FMS. At last, we provide an application of $ q $-contraction mapping as a Banach contraction principle (BCP) in the structure of symmetric $ N_{b} $-FMS and applied it in the solution of integral equations and linear equations.
Regularization effect of the mixed-type damping in a higher-dimensional logarithmic Keller-Segel system related to crime modeling
Authors: Li Bin , Wang Zhi , Xie Li
Published: December 2022

We study a logarithmic Keller-Segel system proposed by Rodríguez for crime modeling as follows:

   \begin{document}$ \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{split} &u_t = \Delta u-\chi\nabla\cdot\left(u\nabla\ln v\right)- \kappa uv+ h_1,\\ &v_t = \Delta v- v+ u+h_2, \end{split} \right. \end{equation*} $\end{document}

in a bounded and smooth spatial domain $ \Omega\subset \mathbb R^n $ with $ n\geq3 $, with the parameters $ \chi > 0 $ and $ \kappa > 0 $, and with the nonnegative functions $ h_1 $ and $ h_2 $. For the case that $ \kappa = 0 $, $ h_1\equiv0 $ and $ h_2\equiv0 $, recent results showed that the corresponding initial-boundary value problem admits a global generalized solution provided that $ \chi < \chi_0 $ with some $ \chi_0 > 0 $.

In the present work, our first result shows that for the case of $ \kappa > 0 $ such problem possesses global generalized solutions provided that $ \chi < \chi_1 $ with some $ \chi_1 > \chi_0 $, which seems to confirm that the mixed-type damping $ -\kappa uv $ has a regularization effect on solutions. Besides the existence result for generalized solutions, a statement on the large-time behavior of such solutions is derived as well.
Study on 4D taxiing path planning of aircraft based on spatio-temporal network
Authors: Zhao Ningning , Cui Shihao
Published: December 2022

In recent years, China vigorously develops energy conservation and emission reduction, in order to actively respond to the national call to make the aircraft operation process reduce unnecessary costs and strengthen the safety of the aircraft taxiing process. This paper studies the spatio-temporal network model and dynamic planning algorithm to plan the aircraft taxiing path. First, the relationship between the force, thrust and engine fuel consumption rate during aircraft taxiing is analyzed to determine the fuel consumption rate during aircraft taxiing. Then, a two-dimensional directed graph of airport network nodes is constructed. The state of the aircraft is recorded when considering the dynamic characteristics of the node sections, the taxiing path is determined for the aircraft using dijkstra's algorithm, and the overall taxiing path is discretized from node to node using dynamic planning to design a mathematical model with the shortest taxiing distance as the goal. At the same time, the optimal taxiing path is planned for the aircraft in the process of avoiding aircraft conflicts. Thus, a state-attribute-space-time field taxiing path network is established. Through example simulations, simulation data are finally obtained to plan conflict-free paths for six aircraft, the total fuel consumption for the six aircraft planning is 564.29 kg, and the total taxiing time is 1765s. This completed the validation of the dynamic planning algorithm of the spatio-temporal network model.
Estrategias antisísmicas de las iglesias del Altiplano andino chileno, cinco siglos resistiendo terremotos
Authors: Salcedo José-Carlos , Jiménez Barrado Víctor
Published: December 2022

En el Altiplano Andino existen en la actualidad centenares de pequeños edificios de estructura de fábrica, inicialmente construidos por la colonización española, que llevan hasta cinco siglos resistiendo terremotos en una de las zonas de mayor peligrosidad sísmica del planeta. La investigación se centra en el estudio de las iglesias de la región de Arica y Parinacota, actualmente perteneciente a Chile. Se trata de pequeñas iglesias de construcción típicamente española (funcional, formal y constructivamente) en las que se han venido introduciendo una serie de modificaciones estructurales clave. La sola constatación de su permanencia, pone de manifiesto que ha sido posible mejorar la vulnerabilidad sísmica de sus estructuras de fábrica. El propósito de este artículo es identificar cuáles han sido las estrategias sísmicas introducidas en América, a partir de un estudio pormenorizado de la geometría, materiales y sistemas estructurales de 30 de estas iglesias, contrastado con la tipología original en España.
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and images of Paris
Authors: Gignon Alexia , Delaplace Marie , Pimenta De Souza Felipe
Published: December 2022

In 2024, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in Paris and more broadly in the Île-de-France region. Preparing for this event is a major challenge for the regions involved. According to two questionnaire surveys, one of which was carried out among the population of Île-de-France in 2020 and the other among tourists in 2019, the images of the Olympic Games and the images that these two types of population have of Paris are identified. The different images of Paris for the tourists and the Parisians are analysed, respectively four and three years prior to the Olympic Games. The potential arrival of tourists during the event in 2024 will also be questioned. The results show that the tourists have a better image of the capital than the residents of the Île-de-France region. Nearly 60% of the residents questioned think that it is a good thing or a very good thing that Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024, while 56% of the tourists know that the Olympic Games will take place in Paris in 2024.
Event tourism, public policy and socio-cultural development in Dublin
Authors: Quinn Bernadette , Vieira Fernandes Ana Maria , Ryan Theresa
Published: December 2022

In a highly globalised, competitive world, urban strategies often highlight festivals and events as activities which can attract tourists and investors, extend the tourism season and boost the economy. Event tourism as a term is now well established in the tourism lexicon, however, it is usually employed in quite a limited way that offers only partial insights into a complex phenomenon. To redress this deficit, this paper examines the case of Dublin, where for the last twenty-five years, policy-makers have been using festivals and events to boost the city’s international standing. The aim is to investigate whether policy-makers can strategically use events to further tourism goals while simultaneously fostering socio-cultural development more broadly. Methodologically, the study reported undertakes a detailed, critical analysis of public policy documents that relate festivals and events to tourism. It finds a range of policy perspectives at play but overall, there is a clear tendency for festivals and events to be framed through an urban entrepreneurial lens that under-appreciates social and cultural issues. In contrast, a second set of findings reported from primary research undertaken at one of the main tourism–oriented festivals in the city show how festival experiences can generate enjoyment, sociability, pride, inclusion and belonging for both tourists and other city users alike, while simultaneously producing economic returns. Together, the findings of the policy analysis and the empirical case point to the need to re-think how events and tourism intersect to achieve optimal outcomes, especially in these post pandemic times when cities the world over are searching for more sustainable tourism futures. The study recommends that event tourism policy-making adopt broader, more holistic terms of reference and suggests that lessons from practice could be employed to inform better policies.
Dark tourism, “Netflix tourism”: stakes and conflicts of actors in Medellin
Authors: Beauvais Camille
Published: December 2022

In Medellin, private actors have seized one of the bloodiest periods in the history of Colombia and a very particular tourism is unfolding around the figure of Pablo Escobar. This tourism development boosted by narco-fictions causes tensions and highlights the challenges of a society’s relationship to its past.
Ανακατασκευάζοντας το Ελληνικό Καλοκαίρι: ο ρόλος του Τύπου στην επανεκκίνηση του Τουρισμού στην εποχή της Πανδημίας Covid-19
Authors: Kosmas Petros , Giannoulis Petros , Panagopoulou Maria , Vatikiotis Leonidas , Andreev Hristo , Theocharous Antonis
Published: December 2022

Στη παρούσα έρευνα διερευνήθηκε ο ρόλος που διαδραματίζει ο Τύπος στη διαδικασία ανάκαμψης του τουριστικού τομέα σε περιόδους πανδημικής κρίσης. Για την επίτευξη αυτού του σκοπού αναλύθηκαν σε βάθος επιλεγμένες πηγές του ελληνικού Τύπου προκειμένου να αξιολογηθεί η διαχείριση της ελληνικής κυβέρνησης για την επανέναρξη του ελληνικού τουρισμού μετά το πρώτο κύμα της πανδημίας COVID-19 το καλοκαίρι του 2020. Μέσω της ανάλυσης περιεχομένου στις στήλες σύνταξης τεσσάρων ελληνικών ημερήσιων εφημερίδων εξετάστηκε εάν και σε ποιο βαθμό η πολιτική τους τοποθέτηση επηρέασε την στάση τους απέναντι στη διαδικασία λήψης αποφάσεων και τη διαχείριση σχετικά με την επανέναρξη του τουρισμού από την ελληνική Κυβέρνηση. Παράλληλα, η έρευνα διερευνά περαιτέρω και τους τρόπους με τους οποίους οι εφημερίδες προσπαθούν να αναδιαμορφώσουν το κυβερνητικό αφήγημα ως προς την επανεκκίνηση του ελληνικού τουρισμού.
The Economics of Resilient Global Supply Chains in the Post-COVID-19 Era
Authors: Enderwick Peter
Published: December 2022

The global expansion of supply chains between 1990 and 2010 was characterized by efficiency-seeking through extreme specialization, task fragmentation, and geographical dispersion. Such chains, while offering cost benefits, are vulnerable to damaging disruption when operational conditions shift. The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated a reconsideration of supply chains with calls for enhanced resilience. These calls coincide with a growing fragmentation of global production and supply chains with China's increasing influence in global standards, supply of intermediate inputs, and domestic economic upgrading. This chapter examines the growth and vulnerabilities of lean global supply chains, arguments for greater resilience, and the cost implications of supply chain restructuring at a time of growing uncertainty and possible geographic fracture.
The Future of Mobility
Authors: Vegh Judit , Jenkins Joyce , Claes Marie-Therese
Published: December 2022

The globally mobile workforce of international professionals has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Closed borders and entry restrictions for foreign residents have left many expatriates separated from partners and family members. Previously held assumptions about the ability to travel whenever needed have been severely challenged, thus leaving some questioning the attractiveness of living and working abroad. The expectations of mobility that individuals as well as organizations used to have are changed. The research aimed to assess the impact of factors like travel and other restrictions on the priorities of expatriates and on their willingness to consider future mobility, as well as how the disruption affected expatriates' concept of family. The research shows that organizations will have to examine if expatriation is a sustainable strategy. Both expatriates and organizations are more than ever subjected to local government regulations concerning the acceptance and conditions of life and travel for expatriates.
Instructional Framework for Integrating Cross-Cultural Content Using Culturally Responsive and Linguistically Affirming Pedagogies
Authors: Esquierdo J. Joy , De La Trinidad Maritza
Published: December 2022

This chapter describes an instructional framework for culturally relevant and affirming teaching and curricula that addresses effective ways to interconnect cross-cultural content to expand cultural and content literacy in K-12. The Culturally and Linguistically Affirming Pedagogies for Local Context (CLAP-LC) Framework was developed to create culturally and linguistically affirming content, promote equitable education, and nurture student engagement. The framework centers on the intersection of cultural knowledge and lived experiences of students, families, and communities in content and curriculum to promote student achievement, especially students from minoritized and marginalized groups.
Teaching Diverse Young Adult Literature in Challenging Times
Authors: Young Carl A. , Jacobs Laura E. , Miller Janell , Smith Katherine M. , Moehrke Hannah , Nelson Sabrina
Published: December 2022

With classrooms growing increasingly diverse, the need for literature that reflects a variety of experiences is imperative. Educators play a significant role in placing diverse literature into the hands of young readers; however, in order to achieve the goal of increased access, teacher preparation programs must provide candidates with quality instruction that addresses this need. Framed in action research, this study centers on the experiences of a teacher educator and four graduate students connected by and through the teaching of diverse young adult literature (YAL). Reflecting upon their experiences implementing literature circles (LCs) online in the pandemic, the authors offer critical insights and strategies for teaching and facilitating effective discussions surrounding diverse YAL addressing challenging topics in both K-12 and university classrooms.
The Toll of the Racial Status Quo
Authors: Katz Heidi Turner
Published: December 2022

Majority-White schools in the United States have been found to produce better academic outcomes than schools with high concentrations of students of color. This paints the false image that majority-White schools are the optimal learning space when in fact Black students face many complex and subtle challenges within these school settings. Guided by critical race theory and system justification theory, this embedded case study aims to first capture the racial status quo of a majority-White high school, and subsequently explore the diverse ways Black students within that school experience the racial status quo. The results point to a cycle of racial inequity stemming from White normativity and racial unknowing. Although some students were highly critical of this, others found ways to rationalize injustices. Based on the results, suggestions are made for transforming the racial status quo of majority-White schools to ensure all students have equitable opportunities to succeed.
Analysis of the Education of the Waorani Population and Its Global Threats in Nuevo Amanecer, Shell (Ecuador)
Authors: González Arturo Luque , Choto Franklin Roberto Quishpi , Cambra Aitor Garagarza
Published: December 2022

The Waorani population of 4,000 individuals covers a large area of the Ecuadorian Amazon. The wide dispersion of their communities, the orography, and the variety of globalized environmental and legal issues that they face make historical cohesion and social relationships difficult. Education is a key area of dispute and disaffection in the Waorani lands furthest from Quito, in which stark asymmetries are evident. In this study, a recently constituted community was analyzed, together with a diversity of associated elements. Data from this study suggested that students schooled in cities do not necessarily have better educational outcomes than those from schools in remote areas. Also evident was the lack of educational resources and their arbitrary deployment by the Ecuadorian government. The marginalization of ancestral characteristics and ways of life contradict the undertakings set out in the Ecuadorian constitution and in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Combating Choice Overload via a Growth Mindset in the Age of Social Media
Authors: Rahman Kazi Turin , Bansal Rohit
Published: December 2022

The antecedents and consequences of choice overload, or overchoice, have been largely investigated. However, the aspect of comprehensively evaluating a large assortment of options and mitigating subsequent choice overload is absent. By adopting a growth mindset and comprehensively evaluating alternatives, it is possible to combat the menace known as overchoice. This chapter conceptualises a unique model that examines choice overload mitigation from a deeper psychological lens. Moreover, it also adds a new dimension to the concept by integrating the aspect of rigorous choice evaluation. Overall, future research propositions have been made that will enable researchers to validate the novel model. Implications of validating said model include strengthening the field of choice overload by offering comprehensive mitigation strategies.
COVID-19
Authors: Singh Vinay Pal , Singh Ram
Published: December 2022

The backbone of any economy can be found in its small and medium-sized businesses (MSME). Over the past decade, they have made a major impact on GDP growth. They play a crucial part in bringing progress to underdeveloped regions. Every economy relies heavily on its small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) bear the brunt of COVID-19. The goal of this study was to find out how SMEs respond to changes in their operating environment caused by COVID-19 by changing their business models with the help of digital technology.
The Impact of Social Marketing on SMEs in India
Authors: Singh Amandeep , Singh Amrinder
Published: December 2022

The impact of social media can be seen everywhere. Now the success of a business depends upon how successfully it is able to handle its social media marketing. It is a new phenomenon that has changed how the business environment operates. Companies are able to gain access to resources that were otherwise not available to them. It has also helped businesses to increase their worthiness, cultivate strategic partnerships, and increase their contact with customers and suppliers. It has become important for business owners and marketers to understand how social media work as a communication and marketing tool and how they can significantly grow their businesses. The study focused on establishing the effect of social media on the growth of SMEs in India. The present study is theoretical research, based on the various literature available. Additionally, social media allows businesses to communicate speedily and cheaply with customers as well as allow them to construct a database that can be used to generate business leads that may translate to increased sales and thus grow the SMEs.