bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Анализ динамики эпидемического процесса COVID-19 в мире за неделю с 24.12.2022 г. по 30.12.2022 г.
Authors: Зимирова Анастасия , Поспелов Михаил , Иванова Александра , Дмитриева Людмила , Чумачкова Елена , Карнаухов Игорь , Щербакова Светлана , Кутырев Владимир
Published: December 2022

В обзоре представлен анализ эпидемиологической ситуации в странах мира по COVID-19, за неделю с 24.12.2022 г. по 30.12.2022 г.
Time Series Outlier Removal and Imputing Methods Based on Colombian Weather Stations Data
Authors: Parra-Plazas Jaime , Gaona-Garcia Paulo , Plazas-Nossa Leonardo
Published: December 2022

The time data series of weather stations are a source of information for floods. The study of the previous wintertime series allows knowing the behavior of the variables and the result that will be applied to analysis and simulation models that feed variables such as flow and level of a study area. One of the most common problems is the acquisition and transmission of data from weather stations due to atypical values and lost data, this generates difficulties in the simulation process. Consequently, it is necessary to propose a numerical strategy to solve this problem. The data source for this study is a real database where these problems are presented with different variables of weather. This study is based on comparing three methods of time series analysis to evaluate a multivariable process offline. For the development of the study, we applied a method based on the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and we contrasted it with methods such as the average and linear regression without uncertainty parameters to complete missing data. The proposed methodology entails statistical values, outlier detection and the application of the DFT. The application of DFT allows the time series completion, based on its ability to manage various gap sizes and replace missing values. In sum, DFT led to low error percentages for all the time series (1% average). This percentage reflects what would have likely been the shape or pattern of the time series behavior in the absence of misleading outliers and missing data.
Brain-wide dendrites in a near-optimal performance of dynamic range and information transmission
Authors: Lin Congping , Zhang Yiwei , Xu Fan
Published: December 2022

Dendrites receive and process signals from other neurons, and transfer the information to soma. The range of signal intensities that can be processed is referred as dynamic range. We model dendrites in a neuron as multiple excitable binary trees connected to a common soma and each node in dendrites can be excited by external stimulus or by receiving signals transmitted from adjacent excited nodes. We find that even with equal forward and backward transmission probability through dendrites, double sigmoid behavior can appear for neurons with a large number of somatic branches. We show that the dynamic range of dendrites increases with the interaction probability and the number of somatic branches, and decreases with the asymmetry of dendrites. Moreover, we show that neurons with more somatic branches perform with low energy costs and more efficiency for information transmission. However, further increasing the number of somatic branches (e.g. beyond 10 somatic branches), has limited ability to improve the transmission efficiency; with brain-wide neuron digital reconstructions of the pyramidal cells, 90% of neurons have no more than 10 dendrites. These suggest that actual dendrite morphology is near optimal with an intermediate number of somatic branches, in terms of dynamic range and information transmission.
Effect of kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis on cardiopulmonary function
Authors: yang yunfei , xia qingfu , huang lijun , zhao guofeng , xia jiyuan , tian xinqi , liu chang
Published: December 2022

Purpose: To analyze the characteristics of cardiopulmonary function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and explore the influence of global kyphosis (GK) on cardiopulmonary function.
Method: Clinical data of 46 AS patients with kyphosis admitted to our hospital from October 2021 to October 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the to global kyphosis Angle, they were divided into severe group (GK > 95°), 23 cases in the moderate group (80° ≤ GK ≤ 95°). Cardiac structure, function and lung function parameters were compared between the two groups, and the effects of GK Angle on other parameters were analyzed by Pearson or Spearman correlation analysis.
Result: The cardiac structure and function measurements in both groups were within the normal range, and the atrioventricular size in the severe group was significantly smaller than that in the moderate group (P < 0.05), left ventricular diastolic function parameters E/A, e’/a’ were significantly lower than those in moderate group (P < 0.05), and E/e’ was significantly higher than that in moderate group (P < 0.05). The lung function of the two groups was decreased to varying degrees. The restrictive ventilation function, small airway function and ventilation function parameters of the severe group were significantly lower than those of the moderate group (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that GK Angle was significantly negatively correlated with left atrioventricular size (LAD, LVDD, LVSD) and diastolic function parameters (E/A, e’/a’) in AS patients (P < 0.05); GK Angle was negatively correlated with restrictive ventilation parameters in AS patients (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The GK Angle of AS affects the heart structure and diastolic function. The larger the GK Angle is, the smaller the left and right atventricle diameters are. In addition, GK Angle also affects left ventricular diastolic function. GK Angle is related to the degree of lung function impairment, and the larger the GK Angle, the worse the lung function.
Carbon reduction of plastic’s circular strategies: tracking the effects along supply chains with waste input-output modeling
Authors: Chen Pi-Cheng , Chien Jui-Hao Chang
Published: December 2022

Plastic is a material associated with various GHG emissions along the life cycles of different products. Many economies have adopted or planned for strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic goods and materials. The benefits of reductions in waste generation and GHG emissions need to be evaluated for setting the priority to select policy instruments for managing various plastic materials, products, and wastes. Several studies have made evaluations for the circulation of plastic using different models. However, many models for the circular economy focused on the effect on the macroeconomy rather than the detailed supply chain effects of an individual policy proposal. The reason could be the lack of an environmental assessment model with sufficient clear resolutions in the sectors, waste types, and waste treatments. In addition, the structure of the models limits many studies in modeling the scenarios diverting end-of-life products from waste treatments to recycling and reuse as secondary materials. To bridge this gap, this study adopted the waste input-output analysis methodology and compiled the models of baseline and four scenarios using the data of Taiwan with reference to a classification of four kinds of circular intervention from a review paper. We provide the details about the modeling results and settings for diverting plastic to the solid recovered fuel for power generation, closing the loops of plastic bags, extending the life of plastic cabinets and other plastic products, and improving the plastic products supply chain’s resource efficiencies. In the illustration of the results of GHG reductions in the supply chains and waste treatment activities, we present Sankey diagrams, which make the analysis of supply chains more straightforward. The developed method to render the Sankey diagram from the modeling result of an input-output-based model is presented in this article.
Gravitational Effect on Fundamental Physical Observables
Authors: Kurihara Yoshimasa
Published: December 2022

This report studies possible gravitational effects on measurements of fundamental physical observables such as the fine structure constant and the lepton magnetic moment. Although a static gravitational potential does not contribute to physical observables owing to Einstein's equivalent principle, a dynamic degree with finite momentum transfer can contribute to them. In other words, a laboratory frame fixed on the Earth is not an inertial system; thus, Earth's gravity can contribute to local observables. We investigate experimental results measuring the fine structure constant and electron and muon magnetic moments using the quantum field theoretic method under the Schwarzschild background field.
We prepare classical vierbein and spin-connection fields owing to the Schwarzschild metric in the momentum space of the local Lorentz space and estimate possible gravitational effects at the surface of the Earth as O(10-9), which is consistent with the current discrepancy between measured and calculated values of the muon anomalous magnetic moment. On the other hand, the gravitational effect does not contribute to the fine structure constant measurements.
We propose a possible test of gravitational effects in particle physics using precise measurement of muon properties in the J-PARK.
PACS numbers: 04.62.+v,13.40.Em,13.40.Gp
Gait parameter change among infantry soldiers with and without a history of lower leg overuse injury
Authors: Nesterovica Daria , Vaivads Normunds , Stepens Ainars
Published: December 2022

Background
A high incidence of lower leg overuse injury has been observed among military populations. Footwear usage could be promising in reducing the risk of injury from overuse of the lower extremities. The purposeof this study was to identify possible gait-related risk factors for lower leg overuse injurieswhen walking barefoot and in military boots.
Methods
Cases (n=32) were active-duty infantry soldiers from Latvian Land Forces with a history of overuse injury during the last 6 months of service before entering the study. During the study period, the cases recovered completely from the injury, did not report any functional limits, and were able to participate in all kinds of physical activities. Controls (n=32) of the same age and gender were free of injury in the same time period. Study subjects were instructed to walk on a 5-meter walkway in the gait laboratory. Rearfoot eversion, ankle plantar/dorsiflexion and stride time, length and variability were evaluated for barefoot and shod conditions.
Results
Gait-related parameters during shod and barefoot conditions differ in both groups. The barefoot stride time and the stride time variability were statistically different between cases and controls. No significant differences were found for stride length and stride time variability among groups. Conditional regression analysis showed that stride time variability during barefoot gait statistically significantly predicted the risk oflower leg overuse injury. ROC analysis showed an AUC of 0.77 (p<0.001; 95% CI 0.648-0.883), a sensitivity of 56%, and aspecificity of 88%, with an optimal cut-off value for stride time variability of 1.95%.
Conclusions
The risk of injury was independent of thegait-related characteristics during shod gait. Stride time variability has low sensitivity, but if the variability value during the barefoot walk is less than 1.95%, it can be considered a negative risk factor for lower leg overuse injury among infantry soldiers.
Trial registration
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The basis of S-R learning: associations between individual stimulus features and responses
Authors: Verwey Willem B.
Published: December 2022

Three experiments are reported testing the hypothesis that response selection skill involves task-dependent associations between a stimulus feature and a response. In the experiments, participants first practiced responding to either the orientation or the color of a line stimulus after which they responded to the other stimulus feature. The question was whether a consistency effect would occur in that response time would be affected by the consistency of the then irrelevant stimulus feature. RTs and errors supported this prediction for stimulus orientation, which confirms development of associations between that feature and the response. There was only limited evidence for color-response associations which could be attributed to the slow identification of the color feature. It appeared that during practice participants could ignore the irrelevant feature but that after practice identification of that feature was mandatory. These results indicate that the typical improvement with practice in selection tasks is caused in part by an association between the most rapidly identified stimulus feature and the following response without the need to wait to identify other stimulus features.
Selfish node detection algorithm based on fuzzy game theory in mobile social networks
Authors: Ghorbanalizadeh Mojtaba , Derakhshanfard Nahideh , Jafri Nima
Published: December 2022

Mobile social networks include a self-organizing system consisting of several mobile wireless nodes. Node behavior due to selfishness can significantly reduce performance on mobile social networks. A selfish node intends to use its resources only for itself and is reluctant to share them its neighbors. Therefore, identifying selfish nodes is very important to improve the performance of mobile social networks. In this paper, an improved method based on credit history for optimal detection of selfish nodes using the information distribution method is presented. The proposed method effectively recognizes selfish nodes and increases the cooperate motivation between network nodes. Among the various models, the fuzzy game theory model used to encourage the cooperation of selfish nodes is more efficient and about 98.5% of the packets have reached their destination on time, which in terms of energy consumption, delivery time and best use of the intermediate nodes outperforms other methods. If several intermediate nodes were willing to send packets, the node that had better conditions and provided better parameters and resources in return of the appropriate reward, was used based on the importance of the parameters in timely sending and lowest energy consumption. The remaining 1.5% of the nodes that were not suitable, removed from the network.
Procurement Auctions with Losses
Authors: Heymann Benjamin , Jofré Alejandro
Published: December 2022

To study first-price procurement auctions in the presence of losses, we introduce a new fixed point gradient flow algorithm to compute the Bayesian Nash Equilibrium. We use this efficient algorithm to compare optimal, first-price and VCG auctions. This allows us to numerically estimate the social cost of sub-optimality of the nodal pricing mechanism in wholesale electricity markets. We also derive a closed form expression of the optimal mechanism procurement cost when the types are uniformly distributed. Last we show how the algorithm adapts to more general grids.
Existence of a capacity solution to a nonlinear parabolic-elliptic coupled system in anisotropic Orlicz-Sobolev spaces
Authors: Gallego Francisco Ortegón , Ouyahya Hakima , Rhoudaf Mohamed
Published: December 2022

In this work, we show the existence of a capacity solution for a nonlinear coupled parabolic-elliptic system in inhomogeneous anisotropic Orlicz-Sobolev spaces without assuming the ∆2–condition on the Nfunctions. This system describes the heat surge generated within a semiconductor device by an electrical direct current. This may be seen as a generalization of the so-called thermistor problem.
Mathematics Subject Classification (2010). Primary: 35K61; Secondary: 47H05.
Micro crack evolution and failure modes of limestone under uniaxial multi- level cyclic loading: Insights from numerical simulation
Authors: Yin Yanjun , Hu Jianhua , Wen Guanping , Xu Xiao , Zeng Pingping
Published: December 2022

Deep rock structures are often subjected to complex cyclic disturbances generated by earthquakes and blasting vibrations. The rocks will resist disturbance with multiple stress levels, and the research on mechanical response is still insufficient under such conditions. A series of multi-level cyclic loading experiments were subjected to limestone specimens to obtain the stress-strain relation and fracture behavior. This study explored the effect of amplitude and cycle times on rocks. A Discrete Element Method model of rock specimens was established in Particle Flow Code 2D (PFC2D). The simulation results are coincidental with the experiment results. The results show that loading with low cycles can strengthen the rock, but loading with high cycles will present deteriorated effect on the rock. In the numerical simulation test, the initial crack will appear earlier with the amplitude increase. More micro cracks will be induced as the number of cycles per level increases. Moreover, tensile cracks are mainly distributed around the specimen when shear cracks widely appear in the central area. With the increase of amplitude, failure modes with mixed shear and tensile cracks will become universal.
Dense Connection Graph Contrastive Learning for Recommendation
Authors: Guo Yunlong , Wang ZhenHai , Xu Yuhao , Li Weimin , Wang Zhiru
Published: December 2022

The application of a graph convolutional network (GCN) to collaborative filtering (CF) is a new direction of recommendation system and has achieved good results. However, the problem of data uniformity, that is, the quality of embedded expression of different data after multiple convolutions, still persists. In this paper, we propose a convolution method using dense connection, which can effectively reduce data uniformity and improve the performance of the recommended model. This dense connection embedding calculation method can maximize the influence of low-order embedding on high-order embedding, thereby improving the uniformity of higher-order embedding. At the same time, the noise problem also affects the quality of embedded expression. We introduce contrastive learning into graph CF to alleviate the noise problem. Contrastive learning optimizes contrastive loss by reducing the distance between positive samples and increasing the distance between negative samples. We use a contrastive learning method through graph perturbation. Specifically, we randomly lose the edges of the graph twice to make contrastive learning between two graphs. At the same time, we also compare different nodes of each subgraph. This contrastive learning method improves the performance of the recommendation model. Experiments show that our model has significantly improved on multiple open datasets. Compared with the baseline, our model has 14% and 31% performance improvements on yelp2018 and book-crossing datasets, respectively, proving that our changes are effective and interpretable.
Functionalized MCM-41 based recyclable catalyst for the epoxidation of alkenes using tert-BuOOH
Authors: Malik Arti , Singh Udai P.
Published: December 2022

Herein, we have reported synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of an efficient and reusable silica-based catalyst MCM@CP@PAL@Cu. This catalyst was prepared by the anchoring of Cu(II)-Schiff base complex on mesoporous MCM-41 grafted with -chloro group on the surface. The obtained catalyst was characterized with various analytical methods such as FT-IR, low angle P-XRD, TGA, N2 adsorption-desorption, SEM, TEM and MPAES. The catalyst composition and chemical state of Cu metal identified using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The catalyst MCM@CP@PAL@Cu employed for the conversion of various alkenes to their epoxides using tert-butyl-hydroperoxide (TBHP) oxidant and acetonitrile as a solvent. 99% yield of the epoxide obtained with model reaction and catalyst can be reused minimum six times with same efficiencies.
Pseudo-Carleson measures and generalized Ces`aro-like operators
Authors: Zhou Zhihui
Published: December 2022

Let $\mathbb{D}$ be the open unit disk in the complex plane and $H(\mathbb{D})$ the space of functions analytic in $\mathbb{D}$. Suppose that $f(z)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_n z^n$ is an analytic function in $\mathbb{D}$ and $s>0$. The generalized Ces\`aro-like operator is defined by$$ \mathcal{C}_{\mu,s}(f)(z)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\big(\int_{\mathbb{D}}w^{n}d\mu(w)\sum_{k=0}^{n}\frac{\Gamma(n-k+s)}{\Gamma(s)(n-k)!}a_{k}\big)z^n,$$ where $\mu$ is a finite positive Borel measure on the unit disk $\mathbb{D}$. We remark here that the operators have been widely studied for the case $s=1$ and the measure $\mu$ is support on the interval $[0,1)$. We also introduce some pseudo-Carleson measures which are needed in studying generalized Ces\`aro-like operators. In this paper, we study some properties of pseudo-Carleson measures and determine the range of the Ces\`aro-like operator acting on the space of all bounded analytic functions.
Diagnosis and treatment challenges of pediatric autism spectrum disorder at a reference hospital in Douala, Cameroon
Authors: Koum Danielle Christiane Kedy , Enyama Dominique , Foko Loick Pradel Kojom , Noukeu Diomede , Nguedia Belviane , Mbono Rhita , Eposse Charlotte , Eboumbou Patricia Epee , Engome Cathy Bebey , Mapoure Yacouba Njankoua
Published: December 2022

Background
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disability associated with deficiency in social interaction, unusual development of social communication, and restricted or repetitive behaviors, interests and activities. This study aimed to describe management of pediatric ASD in Cameroon, a resource-constrained Central Africa country.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2021 and May 2022 at Pediatrics department of a reference hospital in the town of Douala. Data of interest of children with ASD were collected through medical records and telephone discussion with their parents.
Results
A total of 145 children with ASD aged 2–15 years were included, giving a hospital prevalence of 3.7%. Time delay between parental concerns and hospital management was specified in 69 (47.58%) children among them 38 (55.07%) the mean delay ± SD was less than five months. Children were mainly males (76%) and aged 4–5 years (37.93%), with mean age ± SD of 44.4 ± 22.2 years old. The main consultation reason was language delay or absence (100%). Mean time delay between parental concerns and the first medical consultation was 18 months (range 1–60 month). Comorbidities were greatly represented by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (42.45%). Neuropsychology (66.2%) was the most frequently used intervention. Some children were treated using traditional medicine.
Conclusions
Management of pediatric ASD is strongly influenced by socioeconomic and cultural context. It is crucial to implement behavioral change campaigns in community, organize training sessions to medical staff on diagnosis and treatment of ASD, and provide specialized centers with skilled staff and equipped material.
REGIONALIZATION OF RUSSIA’S TERRITORY ACCORDING TO THE PECULIARITIES OF ACHIEVING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Authors:   , V. B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS, Irkutsk, Blanutsa, V.
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the first attempt of regionalization of the Russian Federation territory according to the peculiarities of achieving national development goals. The objectives of the study are to review the literature, create a database, develop a method for measuring the distance between territorial units according to a variety of indicators for achieving national goals and forming a regionalization algorithm, conducting regionalization and interpreting the results obtained. A review of the available experience has shown that there are only separate estimates for federal districts and some groups of Russian regions, and the main feature of achieving the goal for a particular territory is the distance of the current value from the target (future) value of the indicator under consideration. With several indicators with different remoteness, many features are obtained. The initial data are taken from the “Unified Plan for Achieving the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation for the Period up to 2024 and for the Planning Period up to 2030” approved by the Russian government. To process data on 85 subjects and 15 indicators of their development in 2021–2030, the author's regionalization algorithm with a graph-theoretic approach to determining the optimal number of districts was used. The results of the calculations are presented in the form of a dendrogram of the sequence of combining subjects into groups. It is shown that three variants of grouping neighboring subjects are optimal. Two zones, three regions and four sub-regions are identified. According to the identified groups of subjects, the average values of indicators for achieving national development goals are given. It has been established that the capital region (the city of Moscow and the Moscow Region) occupies the most advantageous position in terms of the peculiarities of movement towards national goals, and the most difficult situation has developed in the second zone (the North Caucasus Federal District and the Republic of Kalmykia). Based on the dendrogram, the cores of zones, regions and sub-regions are identified using the author's algorithm. The results obtained can be used to identify problematic groups of subjects in need of additional federal funding, annual monitoring of the implementation of the schedule for achieving goals and adjusting the Unified Plan. It is assumed that further research on this issue can be carried out in seven directions
十月革命前俄国布尔什维克与马克思主义在中国东北地区的传播
Authors:   黑龙江大学，中国哈尔滨。, 白雪涛  , 白雪涛  ,   博士研究生，黑龙江大学俄罗斯语言文学与文化研究中心，中国哈尔滨。研究方向：中俄关系史。
Published: December 2022

摘要：部分中国学者认为，十月革命的一声炮响，为中国送来了马克思主义。事实上，十月革命爆发前马克思主义在中国东北地区已经开始传播。在哈尔滨及中东铁路沿线其他地区，宣传马克思主义的书籍和信仰马克思主义的组织均已出现。这一时期，马克思主义在中国东北地区的传播主要是通过旅华俄国布尔什维克进行的。俄国布尔什维克的宣传对中国东北地区工人运动的发展产生了深远影响。
Effects of Flipped Classroom on EFL College Students’ Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation and Self-Efficacy
Authors:   British And American Language And Literature Association Of Korea, Kim Choonmi
Published: December 2022

The present study aims to explore the effects of the flipped classroom on Korean college students’ intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and self-efficacy in comparison to the traditional EFL classroom, using mixed methods research. Ninety-eight participants (control: 45, experimental: 53) attending the English speaking classes in a Korean university for 12 weeks were asked to respond to Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) before and after the intervention of flipped classroom. A paired sample t-test and ANCOVA were employed to determine statistically significant differences in students' responses. In addition, the fifteen students in the experimental group participated in the semi-structured interviews. The results showed that only experimental group showed a statistically significant improvement in both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Both groups improved their self-efficacy for learning and performance, but the experimental group showed greater improvement. The qualitative data confirmed the quantitative results in more detail. Furthermore, it also provided some suggestions for further study.
From Ethnocentrism to Cultural Hybridity: George Eliot’s Middlemarch
Authors:   British And American Language And Literature Association Of Korea, Huh Jeong-ae
Published: December 2022

In George Eliot’s Middlemarch, Englishness and English culture seem to be disparaged by the miscegenation of Dorothea Brook, an English lady, and Will Ladislaw, “a dangerously mixed blood” of Englishman and Pole, and rumored to be of Jew and Gypsy. But Dorothea revolts against English ethnocentrism represented by her first husband Edward Casaubon, a sick, incommunicable, and narrow-minded English scholar and embraces cultural hybridity represented by her second husband Will, a vital, open, and sympathetic cosmopolitan bohemian. Eliot’s Will is different from other Victorian writers’ racial others such as Brontë’s Bertha, a Creole, Dickens’s Fagin, a Jew, and Thackeray’s Rhoda, a mulatto, who are eliminated or excluded in the texts to reestablish superior Englishness and English culture. Nonetheless, Eliot doesn’t negate Englishness. Rather, by embracing cultural hybridity, she proposes her grand vision to widen Englishness in the age of English reform around the early 1830s.
MEKÂNSAL BELLEĞİN ŞİİRE YANSIMASI: ÜSKÜP ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: SINAR UĞURLU Alev
Published: December 2022

Türk milletinin beş yüzyıllık mazisiyle bağlı olduğu, bedel ödeyerek vatan edindiği ve yine ağır bedeller ödeyerek çekilmek zorunda kaldığı Rumeli, tarihî yaşanmışlıkları en değerli malzeme olarak gören edebiyatta yansımasını bulmuştur. Gerek nazımda gerek nesirde Balkanlar’daki Türk varlığını işleyen pek çok eser verilmiştir. Bu eserlerde hem bu topraklardaki Türk hâkimiyeti hem de Balkan Türklerinin yaşadıkları facialar işlenmiştir. Bu geniş coğrafya içinde Balkanlar’daki en önemli serhat şehirlerinden olan ve 520 yıl boyunca Türk hâkimiyeti altında kalan Üsküp adı en fazla anılan, kişisel ve toplumsal belleklere kaydedilmiş şehirlerden biridir. Bu uç şehri romanlara, gezi kitaplarına yansıdığı gibi şiirlerde de işlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada Yeni Türk şiirine Üsküp’ün mekân bellek ilişkisi içinde nasıl yansıdığı üzerinde durulacaktır.
Competencia digital en estudiantes universitarios: conductas en la comunicación y creación de contenido en espacios virtuales
Authors: León Lizárraga Ilse Aglae , René Contreras Cázarez Carlos , León Duarte Gustavo Adolfo
Published: December 2022

La integración de la tecnología en el ámbito educativo reclama de sus participantes competencias digitales que les permitan emplear la tecnología de manera crítica y segura para crear espacios de enseñanza aprendizaje innovadores. De ahí que se necesitan de niveles de competencia digital adecuados para poder recurrir a diversas herramientas educativas para fomentar el aprendizaje. El propósito de esta investigación fue valorar la percepción de 114 estudiantes universitarios sobre su nivel de competencia digital en las áreas de comunicación y creación de contenido al describir las prácticas implicadas en las dimensiones previamente señaladas. Se optó por una metodología de enfoque cuantitativo con características descriptivas y de alcance correlacional. El diseño fue no experimental de corte transversal y la encuesta fue la técnica de recolección de datos a la que se recurrió mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario de escala tipo Likert. Los resultados delimitaron niveles intermedios de competencia digital en los estudiantes universitarios y se encontró una correlación escasa o nula entre las dimensiones abordadas.
Percepción del profesorado sobre la Educación en tiempos de pandemia en Paraguay
Authors: Castillo Vega Jose Maria , Cañete-Estigarribia Delia Lucía
Published: December 2022

Este artículo presenta resultados de un estudio cuyo objetivo es analizar la percepción del profesorado sobre la experiencia educativa en tiempos de pandemia en la ciudad de Luque de la República del Paraguay. Para ello, se optó por un diseño descriptivo cuantitativo. Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de una encuesta digital aplicada entre los meses de setiembre y octubre de 2021 a 566 profesores en ejercicio de todos los niveles educativos de la Educación Básica. Se concluye que, a pesar de las condiciones poco favorables brindadas al profesorado para su desempeño profesional en tiempos de pandemia, estos se han adaptado con facilidad a la nueva realidad educativa, fundamentalmente por la actitud positiva que ha demostrado para dar continuidad a los procesos pedagógicos. No obstante, resalta las consecuencias emocionales negativas experimentadas y la necesidad del reconocimiento social percibida por los mismos conforme a la tarea desempeñada.
Theory of Mind and Reactions to Emotional Responses in Children with Visual Impairments: A Comparison with Sighted Children
Authors: ÇOTUK Hale , ÖZDEMİR Selda
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Theory of Mind (ToM) is a social cognitive process that provides the basis for positive social responses in personal interactions. Possessing ToM makes it possible to recognize and understand other people’s thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. Due to the relationship between ToM and understanding emotions, the purpose of this study was to compare the reactions to emotional responses (happy and sad) of children with low vision, children with severe visual impairments, and sighted children with the ToM processes. The research's purpose was to investigate the relationships between the children's ToM scores and their responses to emotional expressionsMethod: The study consisted of 20 children with low vision (x = 58.45, sd = 1.74), 19 children with severe visual impairments (x = 60.36, sd = 1.84), and 20 sighted children (x̄ = 60.35, ss = 1.58) who were between the ages of 48 and 72 months and did not have additional disabilities or developmental delays. Participants were initially assessed with the ToM, First Order False Belief, Unexpected Location, and Unexpected Content tasks. In the second stage, the researcher played with each child for about 20 minutes to assess the participants' reactions to emotional responses. The researchers created emotional social scenarios implemented within a play dyad through which the researcher would display happy and sad feelings. Children’s reactions to emotional responses were coded and analyzed.Findings: The study findings showed that children with severe visual impairments received lower scores on the ToM tasks than children with low vision and sighted children. Additionally, results indicated that children with low vision and severe visual impairments displayed increased ignorance toward the researcher’s emotional expressions compared to sighted children. The current study found that children with severe visual impairments and sighted children’s ToM scores were related to their reactions to emotional responses.Discussion: Findings from the current study suggest that children with severe visual impairments may display emotional reaction difficulties while participating in various emotional and social situations. Based on the study results, suggestions for future research and early intervention practices were provided.
Kötülüğün Doğasından Doğanın Kötülüğüne: Bir Kötülük Sorunu Olarak III. Richard
Authors: Okur İbrahim Alp , Akın Banu Ayten
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışmada, Shakespeare'in III. Richard oyununda kötülük olgusunun işlenişi ve Richard karakterinin kötülüğün temsilcisi olarak kurgulanışı incelenmiş, bu incelemede Richard'ın kötü niyetli hükümdarlığı Makyavelci yönetici tipi üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir. Shakespeare'in tarihi bir karakter olan Richard'ı trajik bir anti-kahramana dönüştüren dramaturjisinde karakterin fiziksel ve düşünsel değişimleri mercek altına alınmıştır. Richard, doğuştan gelen fiziksel deformasyonları içinde yaşadığı toplum tarafından kabul görmediği ve yadsındığı için iyilikle olan ilişkisini kesip kötülüğü tercih eder olmuştur. Richard karakterinin Shakespeare tarafından bir oyun kişisine dönüştürülme sürecindeki değişimlerin politik, etik ve dramatik sebepleri üzerinde durulmuştur. Oyunun seyircisiyle birebir iletişim kuran bir karakter olan Richard’ın kötü bir insan oluşunu oyunun başında ifade etmesi ve seyirciyle bu özelliği üzerinden etkileşime geçmesi incelemede ön plana çıkartılırken, Richard’ın kötülüğüne rağmen seyircinin empati kurabileceği bir karakter oluşunun da altı çizilmiştir. Tüm bunların yanında oyunun imge dünyası da masaya yatırılarak kötülüğü çağrıştıran imgelerin oyunda nasıl yer aldığı incelenmiş, oyunun kötülüğü canlandırış biçimi üzerinde durulmuştur.
Grafik Kullanıcı Arayüzünde Neumorfıc Tasarım
Authors: Demirkale Kukuoğlu Oya Cansu
Published: December 2022

Teknoloji ve bilgisayarların gelişmesiyle beraber çoklu ortamların arayüz tasarımlarında yeni yaklaşımlar ortaya çıkmaya başlamıştır. Son zamanlarda kullanıcı grafik arayüzü tasarımları hakkında çeşitli araştırmalar yapılmasına rağmen neumorphic tasarım ile ilgili çok az sayıda araştırma bulunmaktadır. Bu araştırmaların azlığı göz önünde bulundurularak skemorfik, düz (flat), materyal ve neumorphic tasarıma dikkat çekilmek istenmektedir.
Bu araştırmada, grafik arayüz tasarım yöntemlerinden olan skemorfik, düz (flat), materyal ve neumorphic tasarımlarının gelişim süreçlerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmış, neumorphic tasarım yaklaşımına odaklanılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda skemorfik, düz (flat), materyal tasarım yöntemlerinin özellikleri ve neumorphic tasarımın gelişim süreci çalışmaya aktarılmıştır. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemi ile gerçekleştirilmiş olup, gerekli alan yazın taraması ile elde edilen veri ve içerikler betimsel analiz yöntemi ile yorumlanmıştır. Bu araştırma, arayüz tasarımlarında çok fazla kullanılmayan neumorphic tasarımın gelecekte arayüz tasarımlarına uygulanma olasılığını göstermesi açısından önemlidir. Sonuç olarak, kullanıcı arayüz tasarımlarının kullanımını üst düzeye çıkarmak için ihtiyaç duyulan kısımlarda neumorphic tasarımdan faydalanılması gerektiği düşünülmektedir.
Macro-Concept of Kin in Proverbs about Kin and Tribe: Figurative-Metaphorical Layer
Authors: Vayrakh Yu. V.
Published: December 2022

The article features the macro-concept of kin and its symbolic signs. The idea of kin is embedded in many concepts of Russian culture, directly or indirectly indicating the mental schemes they have in common. However, the macro-concept of kin has received no comprehensive analysis of its associative-figurative layer. The author described the signs behind the motivation of the macro-concept kin using the proverbs from V. I. Dahl’s dictionary that contain the national-cultural layer of its figurative transformation. The methodology involved an analysis of dictionary definitions, as well as descriptive and interpretive methods. The proverbs described the idea of kin by highlighting such signs as origin, heredity, and kinship as belonging to a community of people with some permanent and distinctive features. The analysis revealed a group of proverbs about kin and tribe with three motivating features: heredity, human nature, and social characteristics. The macro-concept of kin was described through a figurative comparison of images: a person (father, mother, children), religious symbols (god), animals, symbols of nature, fairy-tale characters (fool), parts of body (palm, fist). In the national collective consciousness, the macro-concept obtained various motivating signs that actualize the following schemes: native place, native environment, kinship, family, tribe, people, generation; intra-family or intra-tribal relationships; rules, customs, traditions of the kin; attitude to the motherland; attitude to faith, God, the power of kin; military community.
Macro-Concepts of Rod and Makosh: A Comparative Analysis of Motivating Signs
Authors: Vayrakh Yu. V. , Ibraimova G. O.
Published: December 2022

The article describes the macro-concepts Rod (a Slavic female deity) and Makosh (a Slavic female deity) in the Russian linguistic culture. It is the first attempt to analyze these macro-concepts in terms of conceptual signs. The authors studied the lexemes of Rod and Makosh / Mokosh as the main representatives of the macro-concepts in the National Corpus of the Russian Language, as well as compared their cognitive signs. The methods included descriptive, interpretive, and conceptual linguistic analyses. The macro-concept of Makosh revealed 33 cognitive signs, which were divided into 11 groups: 1. (Divine) motherhood (four signs): goddess, Mother of God / Virgin Mary, poppy head, crown. 2. Natural objects and phenomena (four signs): rain, star, earth, horns / cornucopia. 3. Fertility (two signs): abundance, harvest. 4. Spirits of nature (one sign): mermaids / pitchforks. 5. Kinship (six signs): wife, mother, grandparent, relationship, family, elder sister. 6. Functions (four signs): thunderbearer, spinner, creator, mistress. 7. Relationships (one sign): care. 8. Evaluation (one sign): good. 9. Person (two signs): girl, woman. 10. Fate (four signs): share, lot, fate, luck. 11. Cult (four signs): idol, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa (Saint Paraskevi of Iconium), Rozhanitsa (a Slavic female deity), treba (prayer) / sacrifice. The structure of the macro-concept Rod had 35 cognitive features, which were divided into 13 groups: 1. (Divine) fatherhood (two features): god, God-father. 2. Natural objects and phenomena (three features): star, lightning, sky. 3. Fertility (one sign): harvest. 4. Kinship (four signs): father, grandparent, kinship, family. 5. Functions (five signs): agriculture, ruler, justice, creation, creator. 6. Relationships (two signs): care, protection. 7. Evaluation (three signs): good, deceit, adultery. 8. Fate (two signs): share, fate. 9. Cult (five signs): idol, feast, Stribog (a Slavic male deity), treba (prayer) / sacrifice, Yarilo (a Slavic male deity). 10. Success (four signs): crown, profit, prosperity, success. 11. Place of birth (one feature): Motherland. 12. Property (one sign): strength. 13. People (two signs): civilization, humanity. These signs reflected the peculiarities of the Russian linguistic mentality, which preserved the memory of the cult of Rod (literally, kin) and Makosh (Mother Goddess). This cult was consistently reproduced in veneration of the Mother Earth and family deities Rod and Makosh, the divine parents of people. Christian aspects manifested themselves as the image of Virgin Mary and God the Father. The macro-concepts of Rod and Makosh appeared to have a number of overlapping cognitive features: good, deity (god, goddess), destiny, care, star, idol, progenitor, kinship, family, fate, creator, prayer / sacrifice, harvest.
Internet Addiction as a Mode of Disembodied Existence
Authors: Kopteva N. V.
Published: December 2022

According to the prevailing clinical model of Internet addiction disorder, the symptoms of Internet addiction are not substantially different from the ones of other previously known behavioral and chemical addictions. In the present article we argue that this model significantly depsycholizes the phenomenon which stems from the mass use of information technologies providing access to cyberspace. We compare psychological characteristics of the Internet addiction to disembodiment, that is, lack of the physical body of an information technology user, first described by the media theorist M. McLuhan. Alongside anonymity, technological disembodiment is the inevitable consequence of the use of the Internet, and it is just as important in the formation of the addiction and accompanying disorders. But the phenomenon of virtual unsubstantial self which represents the manifestation of the Spirit Archetype in the realities of the digital society obviously exceeds anonymity in terms of importance and scope. Our theoretical model of the disembodiment on the Internet is based on the conceptions of ‘schizoid disembodiment’ and ‘unembodied self ’ by the British existential psychologist R. D. Laing. In particular, there is evidence to suggest likeness between the withdrawal from reality of a schizoid by way of ‘exit’ from their own physical body and the form of escapism specific to the Internet addiction in contrast to other addictions. Respective empirical constructs were measured and compared. We used the adapted version of the Chinese Scale by S.-H. Chen, which implements the clinical model of Internet addiction most consistently, and Disembodiment on the Internet Diagnostic Technique by N. V. Kopteva, A. Yu. Kalugin and L. Ya. Dorfman. The results indicate that with Internet addiction traditional symptoms of addictions correlate to the weakness of the divided self. This causes a range of problems aggravated by the ones caused by disembodiment, namely virtualization, de-realization of the self of a user and experience of illusiveness of existence. The data shows that dependence and disembodiment on the Internet may refer to a specific technological modus of a person’s existence within the information society.
Resistance to Adversities in Teenagers, High School Students, and University Students
Authors: Sorokoumova S. N. , Dunaeva N. I.
Published: December 2022

This research featured theoretical and practical approaches to resistance. Resistance to adversities is an important personality trait because it determines the strategy of behavior in various situations. Personal resilience requires a multidimensional assessment of personality traits, age profile, and solution strategies. The research objective was to identify and compare the trends in resistance in three age groups: teenagers, high school students, and university students. The authors developed a diagnostic complex to determine its component structure. The article describes behavioral patterns, socio-psychological adaptation, personal value orientations, life-meaning attitudes, and manifestations of subjectivity. The authors plan to design a program for the development of resistance in academic environment.
Экологический транспорт: перспективы и возможности применения в туризме
Authors: Omelchenko Anastasiia Dmitrievna , Makarova Tatiana Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2022

The article considers the possibility of using ecological transport in tourism, provides examples of ecotransport that do not harm the environment.
Palladium-Catalyzed C-N Coupling in the Synthesis of 1,4-Benzodiazepines Fused
with 5-Membered Carbo- and Heterocycles
Authors: Bhardwaj Pranshu , Kaur Navjeet
Published: December 2022

In this review, we have focused our attention on Pd-catalyzed amination and arylation
reactions for the construction of various benzodiazepine scaffolds. It includes numerous
types of synthetic strategies like C-H arylation, Pd-catalyzed carbonylation, and Buchwald
Hartwig coupling. To synthesize different functionalized benzodiazepines, the domino processes
as intra- or intermolecular reactions are developed as an eco-friendly and effective tool.
Benzodiazepines exhibit several biological activities and play a valuable role in medicinal and
pharmaceutical chemistry. This review article mainly focuses on synthesizing a 1,4-
benzodiazepine nucleus fused with 5-membered carbo- and heterocycles in the presence of
palladium catalysts.
Trends of Maternal Deaths in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern India
in the Pre-COVID-19 Era: A 10-Year Retrospective Study
Authors: Paladugu Sanghamitra , Srinivas Sujatha Bagepalli , Mundkur Anjali Suneel
Published: December 2022

Background:

The current United Nations sustainable development goal 3 sets to reduce
maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100 000 live births by 2030. To monitor whether India is on
track to attaining sustainable development goals, it is essential to routinely assess trends of health
indicators.

Objectives:

This study was conducted to assess trends of maternal mortality and cause-specific
maternal death in tertiary care hospitals in Southern India.

Methods:

This is a retrospective study of hospital records and death summaries of all maternal deaths
between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2018, at the tertiary care hospital in Southern India. The
demographic, clinical, and delivery details of all the maternal deaths were collected. Causes of maternal
deaths were classified as direct, indirect, and nonspecific. To observe trends of maternal death, the
maternal mortality ratio was calculated for each year, and Pearson’s chi-square test was used.

Results:

Maternal mortality ratio was 555/100000 and had a decreasing trend from its highest in 2010
of 1230/100000 to its lowest of 229/100000 in 2017 (t = 7.71 p = 0.02). The majority of women who
died were aged 21-35 years, resided in rural, were primigravidae, and had operative delivery. Most of
the maternal deaths had been referred to our facility (90.8%) from other healthcare units. Obstetric
hemorrhage (27.8%) and puerperal sepsis (37.7%) among direct causes; H1N1 pneumonia (34.8%)
among indirect causes were the major causes of maternal death. The number of maternal deaths due to
sepsis increased from the beginning until the end of the study from 10% to 50% (t = 5.9, p = 0.01). On
the contrary, there was a decline in maternal deaths due to obstetric hemorrhage from 50% to 25% (t =
4.2, p = 0.03).

Conclusion:

Although the maternal mortality ratio has reduced over the years, sepsis was an
important cause of maternal deaths.