bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Seroprevalence and Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Rodents and Cats in Mbeya District, Tanzania.
Authors: Chalo Stela Lucas , Mafie Eliakunda M , Mwega Elisa , Mkupasi Ernatus .M , Katakweba Abdul .S
Published: September 2023

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease that is increasingly becoming an important but neglected disease of global concern. Cats and other feline species are the definitive host while rodents are the reservoirs of Toxoplasma gondii the causative agent of the disease. The study aimed to establish both Toxoplasma infection and exposure status in rodents and cats in Mbeya District, Tanzania. A cross-sectional study was employed where a total of 300 rodents and 52 cats were obtained from purposively selected wards in Mbeya district. To establish the infection statutes the serum and brain tissue in rodents and cats were collected for laboratory analysis. Indirect ELISA (ID.vet Innovative Diagnostics-France) was employed to determine T. gondiiinfection status in sera where seropositive samples and some of cat seronegative sample were subjected to conventional PCR analysis targeting GRA 6 gene for confirmation of the infection. Serological assay detected exposure status in 8.7 % (95% CI=0.057-0.124) of the rodent’s serum samples and none in cats. PCR assay confirmed the infection in five of the rodent seropositive samples and one seronegative cat sample. Most of the seropositive samples belonged to Rattus rattus the most abundant (57%) rodent species captured in households and storage facilities. No significant variations in seroprevalence were found between locations, sex, species, or habitats. It is concluded that the study established the exposure status and actual infection of T.gondii in rodents in the study area and that R. rattus were the most exposed and infected. This highlights the risk of transmission of the infection to humans given the possible interaction with rodents in houses and stores where they were commonly trapped. The community health education on aspects of disease transmission, clinical signs and disease management is recommended. Furthermore, a regular animal and human screening for the disease to reveal its epidemiological patterns is also recommended.
Discreditation of Platarsite: A S-Rich Variety of Sperrylite
Authors: Mcdonald Andrew M. , Cabri Louis J.
Published: September 2023

Platarsite is a relatively uncommon platinum-group mineral, reported from several world-wide localities, that has been defined as both Pt(As,S)2 and PtAsS in the literature. It was first described using material from the Onverwacht mine, eastern Bushveld Complex, Republic of South Africa, where it occurs with genkinite, geversite, and Pt-Fe alloy. Data from chemical analyses indicate (1) Pt is the dominant PGE, but with significant enrichments of both Rh and Ru; (2) ΣAs+S ∼ 2; (3) ΣPGE:ΣAs+S ∼ 1:2; and (4) As:S ratios of ∼1 (but with most data showing As > S), all of which suggest either PtAsS or Pt(As,S)2 as ideal compositions. Results from crystal-structure analyses conducted on both platarsite and sperrylite (Szymański 1979) demonstrate that the two are isostructural, both crystallizing in the cubic space group Pa3, with refined unit-cell edges of 5.788(1) and 5.9681(1) Å, respectively. They possess a pyrite-like crystal structure that includes a single metal site and a single anion site. The latter indicates that As and S, even if present in ratios of ∼1, must be disordered over a single site, rather than occupying two separate crystallographic sites. A re-evaluation of the available chemical data, along with the results from crystal-structure analyses, indicate that platarsite is a S-enriched variety of sperrylite and, as such, it has been discredited as a valid mineral species.
SOME TECHNIQUES IN THE CONDITIONS OF TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ONLINE (INITIAL STAGE)
Authors: Лёвина Г.М.
Published: September 2023

В статье рассмотрены приемы работы в условиях онлайн-обучения с учетом особенностей нового поколения и форм цифрового преподавания языка.

Methods of work in the conditions of online learning are considered, taking into account the features of the new generation and forms of digital language teaching.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES OF THE NEW EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE FORMATION OF LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES OF FOREIGN STUDENTS OF THE PRE-UNIVERSITY STAGE OF EDUCATION: FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Родионова И.П. , Родионов В.В. , Жидкова Ю.Б.
Published: September 2023

Статья представляет собой обобщение опыта Воронежского государственного университета в формировании современной образовательной среды, включающей цифровые технологии предвузовского обучения иностранных учащихся. Авторы отмечают эффективность реализации электронного обучения. Подробно характеризуется процесс формирования языковых компетенций иностранцев в дистанционном формате обучения. Приводится описание контента электронных учебно-методических комплексов по русскому языку. Особое внимание уделяется сценариям онлайн-занятия, их принципиальному значению в учебном процессе.

The article is a generalization of the experience of Voronezh State University in the formation of a modern educational environment, including digital technologies of pre-university education of foreign students. The authors note the effectiveness of the implementation of e-learning. The process of formation of language competencies of foreigners in the distance learning format is described in detail. The content of electronic educational and methodical complexes in the Russian language is described. Special attention is paid to the scenarios of online classes, their fundamental importance in the educational process.
The Survey of Contemporary Russian Concepts’ Investigations in Domestic Linguistics
Authors: Матюшина Н.В.
Published: September 2023

Статья представляет собой результат наукометрического обзора диссертационных исследований концептов русского языка, представленных за последнее десятилетие. Диссертации на соискание ученых степеней по филологии были отобраны методом сплошной выборки с официального сайта ВАК Министерства образования и науки РФ. В ходе анализа были изучены труды, выполненные в русле диахронического и сравнительного языкознания, литературоведения, семантики, психолингвистики и др. В работе описана тематика отобранных диссертаций, материал исследования, специальности ВАК, по которым были защищены работы. Кроме того, продемонстрирована география проведенных штудий и распределение написанных диссертаций по годам с 01.01.2012 по 30.04.2022. Также приведен перечень языков, на фоне которых авторы диссертаций проводили сравнение функционирования концептов русского языка и их аналогов в других лингвокультурах. Данные представлены с привлечением современных методов визуальной подачи статистической информации.

The paper represents a scientometric survey of domestic researches on Russian concepts within last ten years. All theses on the issue were found on the official Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation cite. Diachronic, comparative, literary, semantic, psycholinguistic and other theses were studied. In the framework of analysis such points were scrutinized: topics, material, HAC specializations, theses’ origin, defense places and years of the researches in the period from 01.01.2012–30.04.2022. Moreover the list of languages taken to compare Russian concepts with the related ones in other linguocultures is suggested. All the data are supplemented by visual methods of statistics presentation.
CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP MAN – EARTH IN THE RUSSIAN SONG
Authors: Матрусова А.Н.
Published: September 2023

В статье рассматриваются три уровня взаимоотношений человека и пространства, в котором он живет, при этом основной акцент сделан на рассмотрение коммуникации человека и земли. Эта коммуникация существует на микро- (или исконном) уровне, на уровне среднем и на макроуровне (который также можно считать уровнем «космическим»). Эти выводы подтверждаются анализом двух опросов, выполненных автором.

The paper presents three level of connection between a man and a place where he lives. The special point is made about communication of a man and Earth (ground, soil). The author states that this communication exists on micro level (or original level), on medium and macro level (that can be also considered as cosmic level). These ideas are confirmed by analyses of two surveys performed by the author.
TEACHING RUSSIAN ACADEMIC WRITING IN LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE TRAINING OF FOREIGN STUDENTS AT AN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY: MODERN APPROACHES AND CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS
Authors: Скорикова Т.П. , Романова Н.Н. , Орлов Е.А.
Published: September 2023

В статье рассматривается феномен «академическое письмо», определяется его статус и роль в системе лингвокоммуникативной подготовки иностранных специалистов в российской высшей технической школе. Анализируются разнотипные подходы к обучению русскому академическому письму, характеризуется динамика формирования реализующих его языковых навыков и речевых умений на последовательных образовательных этапах. Представляется концепция авторского учебного курса и сопровождающего его пособия, которые обеспечивают освоение иностранными студентами технологии продуцирования разножанровых вторичных и первичных научных текстов как основы эффективной профессиональной коммуникации в академической среде.

The article examines the phenomenon of "academic writing", determines its status and role in the system of linguistic and communicative training of foreign specialists in Russian engineering universities. The authors analyze different types of approaches to teaching Russian academic writing, characterize the dynamics of language and speaking skills development at successive educational stages. The concept of the author's training course and supplementary manual is presented. The course provides a learning technique that enables foreign students to produce secondary and primary scientific texts of various genres. It is a basis of effective professional communication in academic environment.
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE INDEX
Authors: Карасик В.И.
Published: September 2023

В статье представлен обзор «Индекса положения русского языка в мире», опубликованного в 2023 г. Указываются основные данные «Индекса» и читательский круг, для которого предназначено данное издание.

The article presents an overview of the Russian Language Index, published in 2023. The main data of the Index and the readership for which this publication is intended are indicated.
THE FIRST CRIMEAN: ON THE 50-TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN SIMFEROPOL
Authors: Васильев В.В. , Васильева О.А. , Коваленко Б.Н.
Published: September 2023

В статье освещаются важные аспекты истории создания и деятельности Международного семинара русского языка в Симферополе; рассказывается об организаторах и преподавателях семинара, внесших большой личный вклад в его становление и успешную работу. Отражена роль доктора филологии Йоханнеса Баара как инициатора создания первого в Советском Союзе семинара русского языка для граждан Федеративной Республики Германии.

The article highlights important aspects of the history of the creation and activities of the International Seminar of the Russian Language in Simferopol; tells about the organizers and teachers of the seminar who contributed to its formation and successful work. The role of Johannes Baar, Doctor of Philology, as the initiator of the creation of the first Seminar of the Russian Language for citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Soviet Union is shown.
The International scientific and practical conference «Linguistics and Methods of Teaching the Russian language to the foreign students» (Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities, March 24, 2023)
Authors: Албей Е.О. , Якунина Д.В.
Published: September 2023

В статье рассматриваются итоги проведения Международной научно-практической конференции «Лингвистика и методика преподавания русского языка иностранным студентам». В конференции приняли участие исследователи русистики и преподаватели РКИ из РГГУ, МГУ имени М. В. Ломоносова, Гос. ИРЯ им. А. С. Пушкина, Ка'Фоскари (Венеция), Софийского университета им. Св. Климента Охридского (София). Доклады лингвистической секции затрагивали общетеоретические вопросы преподавания РКИ, сообщения методической секции рассматривали различные аспекты преподавания языка в иностранной аудитории, в том числе использование цифровых медиа и новейших компьютерных технологий в учебном процессе.

The article discusses the results of the International Scientific and Practical Conference «Linguistics and Methods of Teaching the Russian language to the foreign students». The conference was attended by researchers of Russian studies and teachers of Russian as a foreign language from the Russian State University for the Humanities, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, Ca' Foscari (Venice), Sofia University «St. Kliment Ohridski» (Sofia). The reports of the linguistic section touched upon general theoretical issues of teaching Russian as a foreign language. The reports of the methodological section considered various aspects of language teaching in a foreign audience, including the use of digital media and the latest computer technologies in the educational process.
Pengaruh Mobile Banking Dan Automatic Teller Machine Terhadap Kepuasan Nasabah
Authors: Hasanah Lulu , Listari Sinta
Published: September 2023

Mobile banking and Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) services are facilities that the banking industry in Indonesia continues to improve to make it easier for customers to transact so that customer satisfaction can be achieved. In the current era of digital banking, all banks in Indonesia continue to compete to provide the best digital services. This study aims to determine the effect of mobile banking and ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) at Bank Central Asia and to find out Bank Central Asia has a significant role in customer satisfaction of Bank Central Asia. The research methodology used is a quantitative approach. The sample used is the customers of Bank Central Asia Bogor City as many as 100 respondents.

The results of the research conducted indicate that mobile banking and ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) have an effect on customer satisfaction. The significant level of mobile banking is obtained by the Sig value of 0.001. The Sig value is smaller than 0.001 (0.001 < 0.05) with a percentage of 0.330 or 33%. And compare the value of t count > t table (3,061 > 1,984). The significant level of ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) is 0.015. The Sig value is smaller than 0.015 (0.000 < 0.05) with a percentage of 0.524 or 52.4%. And with t count of 5.712. So that t count > t table (5.712 > 1.984). Mobile banking and ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) services together have a significant effect on customer satisfaction, namely, Ftable at the 5% confidence level (a = 0.05) with a significant value of 0.000 (0.000 <0.05), and the F value table of 3.09 Fcount of 87.765. So that Fcount > Ftable (87.765 > 3.09).

Keywords: Mobile Banking, Automatic Teller Machine (ATM), Customer Satisfaction.
Pengaruh Kualitas Produk, Persepsi Harga Dan Iklan Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Produk Komunikasi
Authors: Alfariza Muhammad , Pratomo Anton Widio
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Product Quality, Price Perseption and Advertising on Purchase Decisions Case study on Xiaomi Mobile Phones in the City of Bogor. The number of samples used in this study amounted to 100 respondents taken from users Xiaomi Mobile Phones. The tool used to collect data is a questionnaire and the data in this study were processed using statistical package For Social Science (SPSS) version 25.

The results of the analysis show that (1) Product quality has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions with a t-count of 4,252, which is greater than t-table 1.66 and a significant value of 0.000 <0.05. (2) Price Perseption has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions with a t-count of 4,832, which is greater than t-table 1.66 and a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. (3) Advertising has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions with a t-count of 3,362, which is greater than t-table 1.66 and a significance value of 0.001 <0.05. (4) Product Quality, Price Perseption and Advertising together have a positive and significant relationship to Purchase Decisions with an f-count of 37,108, which is greater than f-table 2.70 and a significance value of 0.000 <0.05.

 

 

Keywords : Product Quality, Price Perseption and Advertising on Purchase Decisions.
Pengaruh Persepsi Kemudahan Penggunaan, Persepsi Risiko, Persepsi Kepercayaan Pada Generasi Millenials Dalam Menggunakan Mobile Banking
Authors: Subowo Hery , Noviantika Tria Adella , Sumantri Samuel
Published: September 2023

This study aims to determine whether Perception of Ease of Use, Perception of Risk, and Perception of Trust have an effect on Mobile Banking Users. The population used in this study is Bank BCA customers throughout Indonesia who use mobile banking. The sample in this study was 160 respondents and the technique used was probability sampling. The data obtained were then processed with SPSS version 26.0. The data analysis method used is quantitative analysis. This analysis includes validity test, reliability test, normality test, multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, multiple linear regression analysis, coefficient of determination analysis, t test and f test. Based on the results of the t test, the variable Perception of Ease of Use (X1), the variable Perception of Risk (X2), and the variable Perception of Trust (X3) have a significant influence on Mobile Banking Users (Y). Based on the f test, it is known that the variables of Perception of Ease of Use (X1), Perception of Risk (X2), and Perception of Trust simultaneously have a significant effect on Mobile Banking Users (Y).

 

Keywords: Perception of Ease of Use, Perception of Risk, Perception of Trust, Mobile Banking Users.
Analisis Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Penjualan dan Pengeluaran Kas dalam meningkatkan Pengendalian Internal
Authors: Marselly Marselly , Rachman Rachmawaty , Jasmadeti Jasmadeti
Published: September 2023

Penerapan sistem informasi pada suatu bisnis secara umum dapat meningkatkan keunggulan bersaing (competitive advantage) dengan cara memberikan nilai tambah pada produk dan jasa yang dihasilkannya. Penerapan sistem informasi memerlukan input berupa data dan yang kemudian akan diproses menjadi informasi. Informasi ini nantinya diperlukan perusahaan untuk membantu operasionalnya dan juga dalam pengambilan keputusan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh gambaran secara menyeluruh mengenai pengaruh Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Penjualan Dan Pengeluaran Kas dalam meningkatkan Pengendalian Internal. Penulis dalam melakukan penelitian dengan menggunakan penelitian deskriptif, dengan menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Peneliti menggunakan penelitian deskriptif karena pertanyaan dalam penelitian ini bersifat menanyakan hubungan antara dua variabel dengan prosedur pengumpulan data penelitian kuisioner (angket) yang bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran yang jelas mengenai penelitian. Dimana pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui kepustakaan, lapangan dan kuisioner. Melalui penelitian yang dilakukan penulis, maka didapat hasil antara lain: hasil perhitungan antara variabel independent yaitu Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Penjualan dan Pengeluaran Kas serta variabel dependent yaitu Pengendalian Intenal. Hasil dari pengujian hipotesis didalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sistem informasi akuntansi penjualan dan pengeluaran kas berpengaruh signifikan dan positif terhadap pengendalian internal.

 

Kata kunci : Sistem Informasi Akuntansi, Pengeluaran Kas, Pengendalian Internal
GRAMMATICAL AND ORTHOGRAPHICAL PROBLEMS OF COMPLEX WORDS WITH NUMERAL COMPONENT
Authors: Horodenska Kateryna
Published: September 2023

The article examines the differentiation of the form of the numeral component. It depends on the word-formative function and phonetic position of the numeral component ending letter in the compound word structure. The usage of norms fixed in the Ukrainian orthography of the 20th and 21st centuries and was used in the spelling dictionary of the components дво-, три-, чотири- and двох-, трьох, чотирьох- were analyzed. Also, inconsistencies in compliance with these norms were identified and systematized.
Changes in the usage of numeral forms as the first part of the complex word were stated and registered in “Ukrainian orthography” (Kyiv: Naukova dumka, 2019). According to these changes, we should write дво-, три-, чотири- in compound adjectives and nouns before any letter. Forms двох-, трьох-, чотирьох- are obvious to use in ordinal numerals (relative ordinal adjectives) which are formed from compound numerals such as двісті, триста, чотириста and complex words such as дві тисячі, три тисячі, чотири тисячі; два мільйони, три мільйони, чотири мільйони; два мільярди, три мільярди, чотири мільярди and in nouns that contain -річчя, -ліття.
Concurrence between forms of nominative and genitive cases in the names of hundreds п’ятсот–дев’ятсот as the first components of the compound words was estimated. Predominant usage of the nominative case of names of these hundreds in compound nouns (п’ятсотріччя–дев’ятсотріччя) and the genitive case in ordinal numerals (п’ятисотий–дев’ятисотий) and adjectives (п’ятисоткілограмаовий–дев’ятисоткілограмовий) was noted in modern language practice. It was observed that in the structure of the complex nouns (п’ятсотсорокап’ятиріччя), adjectives (п’ятсотсорокап’ятирічний), and ordinal numerals (п’ятсотсорокап’ятитисячний) traditionally used the names of hundreds п’ятсот–дев’ятсот in the nominative case and the names of tens and ones in the genitive case are used.
The article emphasizes on the new norm of orthography пів that means ‘half’ with nouns in a singular form of the genitive case. The words, in which пів- is a single notion with a noun, were outlined.
It was found out the specific nature of fractional unconjugated numerals (пів, півтора, півтори, півтораста) usage, and conjugated indefinite quantifier numerals such as багато, кілька, which are used for complex noun formation.
LINGUISTIC TERMINOLOGY IN THE FOCUS OF THE MENTIOLOGY THEORY
Authors: Kosmeda Tetіana , Kalinichenko Vira
Published: September 2023

The objective of the paper under consideration is to display the formation and development specifics of the linguistic terminology associated with the linguistic mentiology formation issue. Since language reflects reality as it is, or as individuals want to imagine it, which they want to project, then it is quite logical that the language makes untruth verbalized, fake (untrue) concepts get fixed, and corresponding terms emerge in the academic and general discourse. One can definitely observe the modeling of the terms system for describing language (speech) facts, processes and phenomena, which when being nominated have a basic semantic component representing the untruth (false/lies) concept. This semantic constituent, in particular, is formally (explicitly) covered by means of quasi-, pseudo- elements and expressed implicitly by means of the corresponding semes in the term semantic structure, which represent the untruth (false/lies) concept. These include: false, unreliable, untrue, distorted, unreal, disinformation, disguising, fictitious, fantasy, imaginative, paradoxical, exaggerated, understated, belittled, concealed, one that reflects part of the truth, one that substitutes one for another, one that does not correspond to reality, one that contradicts the original meaning, one which can only be assumed, one which conceals the true meaning. Most of the above mentioned terms that outline the mentiology term field belong to monosemantic and one-word structure terms, a smaller part of them can be regarded as polysemantic and multicomponent by their structure. Within the terms system under consideration homonyms emerge, some terms expand their meaning, which is not yet registered in current dictionaries of linguistic terms. The terms analyzed primarily belong to the metalanguage of lexicology (quasi-synonyms, quasi-synonymy), onomastics (names distortion, pseudonym), orphemics (quasi-inflection, pseudo-motivation), morphology (quasi-grammeme), syntax (evidentiality and its counterpart category, quasi-sentence, pseudo-question), communicative linguistics (truth criterion, sincerity riterion, truthfulness maxim / postulate, pseudo-communication), text linguistics and discourse linguistics (quasi-discourse, quasi-text), linguistic stylistics (catachresis, quasicontrast), etymology (pseudo-etymology), sociolinguistics (quasi-ethnonym, pseudoethnonym). The issue discussed has broad prospects for further research: the mentiology terms will need systematic fixation and being processed by lexicographers.
VARIATION OF TERMS: DETERMINOLOGIZATION OR DETERMINIZATION
Authors: Kunch Zoriana
Published: September 2023

The article draws attention to the various terms available in the scientific literature: two related lexemes – determinologization and determinization – nominate the same linguistic concept. Since modern terminology interprets the variant of terms as a negative phenomenon, the tasks of the research are to reveal the reasons for the coexistence of variant terms, to analyze the objective and subjective factors of the functioning of each term, and to find out which of them should be preferred and approved in professional use. It was established that the variation of the terms was caused by the use of different suffix models for naming the same scientific concept. We believe that the term determinologization appeared in the Ukrainian linguistic terminological system as a result of the interfering
influence of the Russian language, has become widespread in scientific discourse, coexists with several term units subject to a similar word-forming architecture (determinologism, determinologized), and generally corresponds to the systemic features of the terminology of linguistics. However, the modern tendency to the most active involvement of specific morphemes in term formation is appropriate. Therefore, we state that the term opposition “termination – determination” has an indisputable advantage since it is based on a native word-formation model. Another critical advantage of using the term determination is its relative brevity, which is one of the basic requirements for the term. The shorter the lexeme, the easier it is to form derivatives and the more convenient it is to use. We consider the third advantage to be the motivation of the term determination: the structural motivator in
it is the suffix -нн(я) [-nn(ya)], since its meaning of objectified action, process accurately reflects the essence of the signified concept, in contrast to the suffix morpheme -ацій- [-atsii-], which, in combination with the root morpheme, can also acquire and the value of the result of the action. We emphasize that the parallel use of variant terms has grounds for long-term existence. However, in the lexeme perspective, determinologization can be limited to nominating the concept “result of the determination process.”
Design For All
Authors: Dantas Carina , Louceiro Juliana , Dias Luís , Moreira Alice , Kotradyová Veronika , Čerešňová Zuzana , Kacej Michal , Filová Natália , Šimková Mária , Sánchez María , Voľanská Ľubica , Lutherová Soňa G. , Lipovac Dean , Sašek Matic , Šarabon Nejc , Podrekar Nastja
Published: September 2023

The average age of the European population has been increasing and this fact leads to the need of adapting the physical spaces, so that older adults may stay independent for as long as possible. To that aim, building constructors, furnishing designers but also social care and health sectors need to be aware of the difficulties that older adults face in their homes and in public spaces. Design for All, Universal Design and Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments are approaches that build and promote more inclusive spaces to everyone, regardless of their gender, age, ethnicity or functional limitations. The present study aims to identify the needs and gaps in different educational levels, concerning D4All and Universal Design, in four European countries (Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Spain), as well as survey the needs of stakeholders. With that purpose, desk research, interviews and workshop sessions were conducted, allowing to build a Matrix of Gaps, comparing the approach to these topics in four educational fields: Architecture, Design, Health, and Social care. Results show differences among the countries, but also that these topics are not sufficiently addressed in formal curricula, highlighting the need for this to be changed in the near future.
Exponential Networks, WKB and Topological String
Authors:   Universite de Geneve, Switzerland, Grassi Alba , Hao Qianyu ,   University of Texas at Austin, USA, Neitzke Andrew ,   Yale University, USA
Published: September 2023

We propose a connection between 3d-5d exponential networks and exact WKB for difference equations associated to five dimensional Seiberg-Witten curves, or equivalently, to quantum mirror curves to toric Calabi-Yau threefolds $X$: the singularities in the Borel planes of local solutions to such difference equations correspond to central charges of 3d-5d BPS KK-modes. It follows that there should be distinguished local solutions of the difference equation in each domain of the complement of the exponential network, and these solutions jump at the walls of the network. We verify and explore this picture in two simple examples of 3d-5d systems, corresponding to taking the toric Calabi-Yau $X$ to be either $\mathbb{C}^3$ or the resolved conifold. We provide the full list of local solutions in each sector of the Borel plane and in each domain of the complement of the exponential network, and find that local solutions in disconnected domains correspond to non-perturbative open topological string amplitudes on $X$ with insertions of branes at different positions of the toric diagram. We also study the Borel summation of the closed refined topological string free energy on $X$ and the corresponding non-perturbative effects, finding that central charges of 5d BPS KK-modes are related to the singularities in the Borel plane.
A Coronal Mass Ejection Source Region Catalog and Their Associated Properties
Authors: Majumdar Satabdwa , Patel Ritesh , Pant Vaibhav , Banerjee Dipankar , Rawat Aarushi , Pradhan Abhas , Singh Paritosh
Published: September 2023

The primary objective of this study is to connect coronal mass ejections (CMEs) to their source regions, primarily to create a CME source region catalog, and secondarily to probe the influence that the source regions have on the different statistical properties of CMEs. We create a source region catalog for 3327 CMEs from 1998 to 2017, thus capturing the different phases of cycles 23 and 24. The identified source regions are segregated into three classes—active regions, prominence eruptions, and active prominences—while the CMEs are segregated into slow and fast groups, based on their average projected speeds. We find the contributions of these three source region types to the occurrences of slow and fast CMEs to be different in the above period. A study of the distribution of the average speeds reveals different power laws for CMEs originating from different sources, and the power laws are different during the different phases of cycles 23 and 24. A study of the statistical latitudinal deflections shows equatorward deflections, while the magnitudes of the deflections again bear imprints of the source regions. An east–west asymmetry is also noted, particularly in the rising phase of cycle 23, with the presence of active longitudes for the CMEs, with a preference toward the western part of the Sun. Our results show that different aspects of CME kinematics bear strong imprints of the source regions they originate from, thus indicating the existence of different ejection and/or propagation mechanisms of these CMEs.
Amplifying the Power of eDNA by Making it FAIR
Authors: Takahashi Miwa , Berry Oliver
Published: September 2023

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a fast-growing biomonitoring approach to detect species and map their distributions, with the number of eDNA publications exponentially increasing in the past decade. While millions of DNA sequences are often generated and assigned to taxa in each publication, these records are stored in numerous locations (e.g., supplementary materials at journals’ servers, open data publishing platforms such as Dryad) and in various formats, which makes it difficult to find, access, re-use and integrate datasets. Making eDNA data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, re-usable) has vast potential to improve how the biological environment is measured and how change is detected and understood. For instance, it would allow biomonitoring and species distribution modelling studies across extended space and time scales, which is logistically difficult or impossible for individual projects. It would also shed light on “dark” (unassigned) DNA sequences by facilitating their storage and re-analyses with updated ever-growing DNA reference databases. Several challenges are associated with making eDNA FAIR, including how to standardise data formats and bioinformatics workflows, and simplifying the process of post-publication data archiving so that it is acceptable for eDNA practitioners to adopt. Over the next three years, we plan to work closely with biodiversity data platforms such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and Atlas of Living Austrlia (ALA), eDNA science journals, and eDNA practitioners, to solve these challenges and enable eDNA to achieve its revolutionary potential as a unified source of information that supports environmental management.
Examination of Personality Traits in Predicting COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Community-Based Survey Study
Authors: Bakay Hasan , Gica Sakir , Tanriverdi Esra Cinar , Sahingoz Mine
Published: September 2023

Vaccination has played an important role in combating the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of personality traits that may be associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The study included 468 participants. A sociodemographic data form and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised – Abbreviated Form (EPQR-A) were filled out via an online survey. The mean score of the EPQR-A psychoticism and lie subscales were significantly higher in unvaccinated participants. Further analyses revealed that having psychoticism personality and lying explicitly predicted the probability of being unvaccinated. These results suggest that there is a relationship between personality characteristics and attitude towards vaccination. Our findings may guide health care professionals and policy makers in achieving herd immunity.

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Measurement-Based Care for Depression: Personalized Management Approaches for Optimized Treatment Outcomes
Authors: Ibrahim Hisham M. , Jha Manish Kumar
Published: September 2023

Use of measurement-based care (MBC) in depression includes the systematic administration of validated clinical measurement tools to guide the screening, assessment, treatment, and monitoring of clinical outcomes in patients with depression. In clinical practice, MBC can be used to screen for and assess severity of depressive symptoms, and guide treatment selection and change in type of treatment when clinical improvement is insufficient. In addition to identifying depressive symptoms, MBC can also help detect co-existing psychiatric conditions to inform more precise treatment selection. Furthermore, the MBC approach entails regular assessments of symptom severity, adherence, and side effects, which facilitates timely and vigorous dose adjustments of antidepressants to improve clinical outcomes. MBC can also be used to monitor specific symptoms that are associated with poor depression outcomes to allow acute-phase prognostication of treatment outcomes. The authors conclude that the MBC approach has many evidence-based benefits compared to the usual care and should be incorporated into the clinical care of patients with depression.

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Randers metrics on two-spheres of revolution with simple cut locus
Authors: Hama Rattanasak , Sabau Sorin V.
Published: September 2023

In the present paper, we study the Randers metric on two-spheres of revolution in order to obtain new families of Finsler of Randers type metrics with simple cut locus. We determine the geodesics behavior, conjugate and cut loci of some families of Finsler metrics of Randers type whose navigation data is not a Killing field and without sectional or flag curvature restrictions. Several examples of Randers metrics whose cut locus is simple are shown.
Python Libraries Implementation for Brain Tumor Detection Using MR Images Using Machine Learning Models
Authors: Younis Eman , Mahmoud Mahmoud N. , Ibrahim Ibrahim A.
Published: September 2023

Cancer is the major cause of death after cardiovascular infections. In comparison to other sorts of cancer, brain cancer has the lowest survival rate. Brain tumors have many types depending on their shape and location. Diagnosis of the tumor class empowers the specialist to decide the optimal treatment and can help save lives. Over the past years, researchers started investigating deep learning for medical disease diagnosis. A few of them are concentrated on optimizing deep neural networks for enhancing the performance of conventional neural networks. This involves incorporating different network architectures which are obtained by arranging their hyperparameters. The proposed idea of this chapter is concerned in providing implementation details of solutions for the problem of classifying brain tumors using classical and hybrid approaches combining convolutional neural networks CNN with classical machine learning. The authors assessed the proposed models using MRI brain tumor data set of three types of brain tumors (meningiomas, gliomas, and pituitary tumors).
Predicting the Severity of Future Earthquakes by Employing the Random Forest Algorithm
Authors: Marchenko Mariana , Samaha Sandro
Published: September 2023

Random forest regression is an ensemble, supervised learning algorithm capable of executing both classification and regression. Within this report, the use of the following algorithm will be implemented on an earthquake dataset which consists of all recorded occurrences of earthquakes from 1930 to 2018. Certain columns from the database will be used as target variables such as magnitude and depth to predict the following outcome based on trained data. Hyper parameter tuning will be performed to maximize the model's performance by increasing its accuracy, decreasing errors, and ensuring efficiency. The parameter in this model that contributed to the efficiency while performing hyper parameter tuning was number of estimators. Findings from the research report concluded that the model's accuracy levels were approximately 75%. Despite increasing the number of trees used, the model's accuracy did not significantly change and improve but rather significantly slowed down the run-time.
Integrated Resource Planning for Efficient Power Supply in Nigeria by 2050
Authors: Ogunleye Olutosin A.
Published: September 2023

Power supply in Nigeria has been epileptic due to low capacity for electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. The country's peak dispatch power stands at 5,552.8 MW against estimated demand of about 98,000MW thus stifling socio-economic activities with attendant adverse effect on economic growth. The absence of effective integrated resource planning was identified as a major cause of the low level of power supply in Nigeria as available energy resources have not been optimally harnessed. Using a future scenario approach, this chapter developed plausible scenarios for Nigeria's power supply by the Year 2050 based on a predictive model of seven per cent (moderate growth), ten per cent (high growth) and 13 per cent (optimistic growth) used in analyzing the impact of energy growth on Nigeria's economy. This led to the generation of scenario-based strategies including the optimal diversification of electricity generation mix and restructuring of the power grid system in Nigeria.
Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Using Blockchain in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Andriarisoa Mirana Njakatiana , Tambo Erick G. , Tsuanyo David , Nguedoung Axel Nguedia
Published: September 2023

Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading using blockchain is presented as a great innovative potential to promote rural electrification. Opportunities and challenges assessment for the implementation of this technology in Sub-Saharan Africa shows that it is only at its embryonic stage in the region. The decreasing cost of stand-alone solar technology and the expansion of investment in mini-grid sector are among the opportunities. However, the considerable restriction of private participation in the mini-grid sector, the difficulty of the regulatory process and licensing requirements, the issues with tariff framework, and the uncertainty of the regulation about the future grid integration are among the main challenges. This chapter proposes a policy and regulation framework for the promotion of P2P energy trading using blockchain in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A case of cutaneous variant of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma in which dermoscopy revealed telangiectasias associated with erythematous induration
Authors: Koizumi Shigeru , Togawa Yaei , Saeki Yuka , Shimizu Ryo , Nakano Michiyo
Published: September 2023

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare type of extranodal, diffuse, large B-cell lymphoma characterized by the selective growth of lymphoma cells within the lumen of small blood vessels, with no lymphadenopathy or masses. Herein, we report a cutaneous variant of IVLBCL that is rare in Asia. A healthy 73-year-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital with painful erythematous indurations and telangiectasia of the lower extremities, which was confirmed on dermoscopy. Physical examination revealed no systemic involvement, and laboratory parameters were within normal ranges. No abnormal FDG uptake was detected on 18FDG-PET/CT. Histopathological examination revealed proliferation and dilatation of blood vessels in the subcutis layer, occluded by CD20-positive atypical lymphoid cells. Thus, the patient was diagnosed with a cutaneous variant of IVLBCL without systemic symptoms. In conclusion, it is important to confirm telangiectasia using dermoscopy and perform skin biopsies in patients presenting with sudden-onset erythematous induration.
Serum osteopontin as a blood biomarker in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis Egyptian patients
Authors: Mohamed Dina L. , Amer Hanaa A. , Aboshady Rania A. , Abdel Hafeez Mohamed A. , Lotfy Neama M.
Published: September 2023

Background

Osteopontin (OPN) is a widely expressed acidic glycoprotein, and is considered as an interesting biomarker because of its role in the pathophysiology of several inflammatory, degenerative, autoimmune, and oncologic diseases. This study aimed to evaluate serum OPN as a blood biomarker in relapsing–remitting multiple-sclerosis (RRMS) Egyptian patients and correlate it with disease activity.

Patients and methods

This case–control study recruited consecutively 90 patients divided into two groups: group I includes 30 age-matched and sex-matched healthy individuals as control group, and group II includes 60 RRMS patients, which in turn was subdivided into two subgroups: group IIa including 30 patients in remission and group IIb including 30 patients in relapse before receiving methyl prednisolone. All patients were subjected to full history taking, neurological examination using Expanded Disability Status Scale assessment, and laboratory investigations, including complete blood count, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and OPN-level measurement.

Results

A highly significant difference between group I and group II as regards OPN level (P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve for OPN level between group I and group II showed that the cutoff level of more than 8 can discriminate between both groups with 88.33% sensitivity and 100% specificity. There was a significant correlation between OPN level and AST (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

OPN can be used as an inflammatory biomarker to differentiate between RRMS patients and healthy individuals but cannot discriminate between remission and relapse in MS patients.
Pyloric Gland Adenoma – A Precancerous Lesion Not to Be Missed
Authors: Bhayani Priyansh , Natarajan Kartik , Kumar Aishwarya Mahesh , Palaniswamy K. R.
Published: September 2023

Adenoma of the pyloric gland is a rare premalignant lesion primarily affecting the stomach. Once diagnosed, the surgical removal of pyloric gland adenoma is important due to its well-known propensity to develop into invasive adenocarcinoma. A high degree of clinical suspicion is required for diagnosis because these lesions usually present with systemic gastrointestinal symptoms.
Primary Neuroendocrine Tumor in Type-1C Choledochal Cyst
Authors: Vadicherla Uday , Kini P. Ratnakar , Selvi K. Caroline , Aravind A. , Kumaran K. Muthu , Ramamoorthy Murali , Annasamy Chezhian , Shubha I.
Published: September 2023

Cholangiocarcinoma is the most common biliary tumor and a dreaded complication of choledochal cyst. However, the development of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) in choledochal cyst is very rare due to the paucity of Kulchitsky cells. Here, we are presenting a case report on primary NET in choledochal cyst. To date, only four case reports have been published globally and all of them were diagnosed postsurgically; this is the first case diagnosed prior. A 45-year-old female presented with abdominal pain. Imaging showed dilated common hepatic duct and proximal common bile duct with soft-tissue mass lesion in the lateral wall, infiltrating the liver with liver metastasis (suspected as cholangiocarcinoma). As the patient was inoperable, palliative care was planned. To have tissue diagnosis, we proceeded with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and brush cytology, but no malignant cells were detected. Image-guided biopsy was done, and surprisingly, the report came to be NET. To rule out occult metastasis elsewhere, positron emission tomography–computed tomography (DOTANOC) scan was done, which was suggestive of a primary bile duct growth with multiple liver metastases. Because of slow growth, nonfunctional nature, and clinical and radiological resemblance with cholangiocarcinoma, biliary tract NETs are very difficult to diagnose preoperatively.
Isogeny classes and endomorphism algebras of abelian varieties over finite fields
Authors: Zarhin Yuri Gennad'evich
Published: September 2023

We construct nonisogenous simple ordinary abelian varieties over an algebraic closure of a finite field with isomorphic endomorphism algebras.