bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Application of the long fibular tendon in anterior cruciate ligament plastic surgery: biomechanical properties of the graft, correlation relationships
Authors:   First Moscow State Medical University named after I.М. Setchenov of Ministry of Health of Russia, Lychagin Alexey , Aliev Ruslan , Bogatov Viktor , Churbanov Semyon ,   Chemical Faculty of Moscow State University named aftrer M. V. Lomonosov,   Institute of Regenerative Medicine, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.М. Setchenov, Timashev Petr ,   Scientific and Technological Park of Biomedicine, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.М. Setchenov,   Institute of Photonic Technologies of the Federal Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics"' Russian  Academy of Sciences,   Institute of Chemical Physics named after N.N. Semenov, Muzychenkov Alexey ,   First Moscow State Medical University named after I.М. Setchenov of Ministry of Health of Russia, Harkavi Andrey , Petrov Pavel , Lipina Marina
Published: January 2024

Surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament with its injuries is currently one of the most frequent in sports traumatology. There are many methods for its implementation, but one of the most frequent questions is the choice of a transplant to replace it. The graft must withstand loads comparable to an intact ligament. It is necessary to choose the most suitable human tissue for this purpose. This article discusses the biomechanical characteristics of the long tibial tendon as a graft for the anterior cruciate ligament. Our results allowed us to evaluate the mechanical properties of the graft obtained from the tendon of the long fibular muscle to compare the data obtained with the available literature data describing the mechanical properties of the grafts used, and to show that the graft chosen for evaluation in this study is not inferior in its properties to those already used. The presence of a correlation between the graft diameter and the gender of patients suggests that further detailed statistical analysis will determine the possibility of accurate prediction of the graft diameter for high-quality preoperative planning.
Językowo-kulturowy obraz życia familijnego w korespondencji Heleny i Mieczysława Pawlikowskich
Authors: Olma Marceli
Published: January 2024

The aim of the article is a linguistic and cultural description of the private life of Helena and Mieczysław Pawlikowski. Handwritten letters were analysed from the point of view of cultural linguistics, showing family customs of addressing spouses and children, ways of showing feelings, spending free time, preferred reading and forms of physical activity reflected in the family language.
Editorial
Authors: Ząbkowicz Anna , Pietrzak Michał , Jurczuk Anna
Published: January 2024

The editorial a special issue focusing on how economists employ institutionalism. Institutionalism is increasingly recognized as essential for addressing practical and political challenges.
Quality of institutions and international competitiveness of the Visegrad countries in the second decade of the twenty-first century
Authors: Kamińska Katarzyna
Published: January 2024

Background: The Visegrad countries are an interesting example of countries that underwent a systemic transition in the 1990s from a command economy to a market economy, which included institutional changes.

Research objectives: The article aims to determine the quality of institutions and the international competitiveness of the Visegrad countries.

Research design and methods: We conducted the research among the Visegrad countries by analysing changes in the Global Competitiveness Index and based on the currently available data from World Economic Forum reports (2011–2012 and 2019).

Results: The results of the analysis of the V4 group regarding the quality of existing institutions show a significant improvement in their position in the global ranking.

Conclusions: As a direct result of the research, we could identify areas characterised by high-quality institutions and those that still require change and special consideration by the governments of these countries.
Edukacja liberalna we współczesnej myśli politycznej
Authors:   Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Grygieńć Janusz
Published: January 2024

The article is devoted to the problem of the place ascribed to liberal education (and most of all to humanities as constituting its essential part) in contemporary political thought. In times when many rightist as well as leftist thinkers diagnose a crisis of liberal democracy and its educational system, displaying much anxiety about the still-lowering level of citizens’ willingness to participate in a public sphere, some of them propose their diagnosis of such situation and postulates of reform aimed at raising the level of citizens’ engagement in democratic life. One of the means to achieving that goal is implementation of the idea of liberal education, which might work in favor of students’ character development, their acquisition of a holistic view of reality, and their consciousness of the fact of overlapping character of relations binding individual and communal wellbeing. The article aims at presenting theoretical ways of defending humanities in face of contemporary restatement of the role of liberal education in Western societies. The course of argument is following: firstly the transition made in XXth century from “liberal education” to “education to liberalism” (resulting in specialization and vocational character of science) will be traced. Then the opinions of critics to such model of education will be shown, focusing on the representatives of three political doctrines: republicanism, communitarianism and liberalism. In case of each of these group of thinkers their characteristic attitude towards humanities, will be displayed.
Fenomen Grudziądza. Przypadek miasta bez uczelni wyższej
Authors:   Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Uniewska Agnieszka , Nalaskowski Filip ,   Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
Published: January 2024

The article is an attempt of characteristic – Grudziądz as a specific educational environment - phenomenon. As it was proved, Grudziądz is the biggest (almost 100 000 citizens, #40 in the biggest Polish cities list) city with no own university. This status might be both a cause and a result of other city’s problems. First of all – Grudziądz has the highest unemployment rate among all Polish cities – over 23%. Secondly Grudziądz has less investments than other cities in that region. Moreover, thirdly, there’s an proved opinion, that Grudziądz is unpopulating and is so called “town for a rent”. Situation on a educational market and a general economic and social condition causes in specific choices of young Grudziądzans. 1. They plan higher education more often. 2. They declare different set of majors than young Poles in general. Dominating faculties are: medicine, law, education, economics, architecture. 3. We’re finding a huge different – again in comparison to a general data – in a category of school type. Domination of universities, and no private universities. 4. Major – over 78% – chose regular full time studies. Specific a above mentioned choices indicates conservative and safe approach to youths future. Moreover it proves a responsibility. What’s even more important those date may be related to an information about leaving family home plans – that is why we may call it the accelerated adulthood and independence.
Tendência temporal e gastos das internações com diagnóstico principal por diabetes mellitus no Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil, 2011 a 2019
Authors: Costa Ludmilla Ferreira da , Sampaio Taisa Lara , Moura Lenildo de , Rosa Roger dos Santos , Iser Betine Pinto Moehlecke
Published: January 2024

RESUMO Objetivo Analisar a tendência temporal e gastos das internações por diabetes mellitus (DM) no Brasil, por região, Unidades da Federação (UFs) e características populacionais, de 2011 a 2019. Métodos Estudo ecológico com dados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares, analisando a tendência anual das taxas de internação (TIs) por DM segundo sexo, idade, raça/cor e região/UF pela regressão linear generalizada de Prais-Winsten. Resultados Foram registradas 1.239.574 internações por DM no país e a TI foi de 6,77/10 mil habitantes, no período. A tendência das TIs por DM foi decrescente nos dois sexos e na maioria das regiões, e crescente na população mais jovem e no tempo de internação (média de 6,17 dias). O gasto total foi de US$ 420.692,23 e apresentou tendência crescente. Conclusão A tendência temporal da TI por DM foi decrescente, com diferenças segundo região/UF e grupo etário. O tempo médio de internação e os gastos apresentaram tendência de aumento.
Detecting Change Intervals with Isolation Distributional Kernel
Authors: Cao Yang , Zhu Ye , Ting Kai Ming , Salim Flora D. , Li Hong Xian , Yang Luxing , Li Gang
Published: January 2024

Detecting abrupt changes in data distribution is one of the most significant tasks in streaming data analysis. Although many unsupervised Change-Point Detection (CPD) methods have been proposed recently to identify those changes, they still suffer from missing subtle changes, poor scalability, or/and sensitivity to outliers. To meet these challenges, we are the first to generalise the CPD problem as a special case of the Change-Interval Detection (CID) problem. Then we propose a CID method, named iCID, based on a recent Isolation Distributional Kernel (IDK). iCID identifies the change interval if there is a high dissimilarity score between two non-homogeneous temporal adjacent intervals. The data-dependent property and finite feature map of IDK enabled iCID to efficiently identify various types of change-points in data streams with the tolerance of outliers. Moreover, the proposed online and offline versions of iCID have the ability to optimise key parameter settings. The effectiveness and efficiency of iCID have been systematically verified on both synthetic and real-world datasets.
FLOW AND HEAT-TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN SMALL-DIAMETER TUBE BUNDLES WITH A STAGGERED LAYOUT: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
Authors: Qi Han , Xu Guoqiang , Liu Weitong , Zhang Lina , Fu Yanchen
Published: January 2024

While past research has primarily focused on heat transfer in larger diameter tubes, the capabilities of small-diameter tubes have often been estimated using correction factors. However, with the evolution of compact heat exchangers, conducting dedicated studies on small-diameter tube bundles has become increasingly crucial to achieve more precise conclusions. An experimental research on flow and heat-transfer characteristics of staggered tube bundles with different tube diameters (2, 3, and 5 mm) is conducted. In the experiment, the number of rows (4-12), the mass rate of the air (0.06-0.18 kg/s), and the transverse tube pitch (S1/d = 2, S1/d = 3) are variables to study the characteristics of the airside flow resistance and heat transfer. The three main conclusions of the experimental results are as follows: (1) Under the same conditions, the smaller tube diameter leads to the larger airside convective heat-transfer coefficient. Besides, the deviation between the Nusselt number of the experiment and the empirical correlation of Žukauskas is in the range between -14 and -10%; (2) The effect of transverse distance on heat transfer is not obvious, but the convective heat-transfer coefficient increases significantly with the increase of row number; (3) The external pressure drop of the tube exhibits an exponential increase with the air-flow rate. Particularly in the experimental samples with smaller diameters, the outflow resistance of the tube is noticeably higher compared to other tubes. Finally, new empirical correlations of the airside convection heat transfer for the small-diameter staggered tube bundles are fitted according to the experimental data, and it is hoped to provide a reference for the more accurate design of tube-bundle heat exchangers.
Diseño metodológico y validación de propuesta virtual para la creación de una escuela de liderazgo y desarrollo del pensamiento creativo en la educación superior
Authors:   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Barrera Caro Zoe Leyda Carolina , Cárdenas Sierra María Érica Marcela
Published: January 2024

La educación superior plantea nuevos retos y pone en evidencia la necesidad de repensar las estrategias pedagógicas implementadas, donde el educando de hoy busca aprendizajes motivantes y de relevancia en los diferentes entornos que le permitan crear, argumentar, debatir y generar ideas que logren conectar a su realidad. El presente artículo muestra los hallazgos de la prueba piloto del curso virtual: escuela de liderazgo, para el desarrollo de competencias de pensamiento creativo realizada con estudiantes de pregrado del cam-pus Bucaramanga de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. El método se fundamenta en la investigación acción con un enfoque cualitativo bajo una lógica inductiva como proceso de razonamiento, que va desde lo particular a lo general, a través de las percepciones de los estudiantes como línea base para la identificación de necesidades y oportunidades de mejora de la escuela. Los resultados permiten concluir cómo el liderazgo se puede promover de forma multidisciplinar y el aprendizaje basado en juegos como metodología activa para el desarrollo del pensamiento creativo articulada a los currículos de la educación superior; desde una mirada que visualiza al estudiante de forma integral y respeta su singularidad, además de ofrecer la oportunidad de cambio en las concepciones de competencias requeridas para que todo individuo, no solo pueda desarrollarlas en una disciplina específica. Para futuros estudios es importante considerar la estrategia metodológica y el tiempo disponible para la puesta en marcha de proyectos de liderazgo que incidan en los aspectos personales y profesionales de los participantes.
Review: K. J. Donnelly and Louis Bayman (eds.), Folk Horror on Film. Return of the British Repressed
Authors: Lindemann Tim
Published: January 2024

Book review: K. J.Donnelly and Louis Bayman (eds.), Folk Horror on Film. Return of the British Repressed. (Manchester: Manchester UP, 2023), pp. 249, ISBN: 9781526164926, £90.00.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPILATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL COMPLEXES FOR THE COURSE OF ALGEBRA GRADE 9
Authors:   Osh State University, Azhibekova Aizada
Published: January 2024

The article considers the structure of the implementation of the requirements for compiling the OMC for the 9th grade algebra course. The formation of national statehood, a market economy requires reforms of all systems of society, including the education system, with a radical change in social relations. Because education is one of the most important systems of society, as well as a structural part of society, on the work of which not only the present, but also the future depends.The ongoing reforms in the education system of the republic are aimed at achieving a high goal - educating a new generation with deep and solid knowledge, capable of creative thinking, a developed culture of worldview, respect for the environment, by defining and developing a strategy for the development of the national education system, development of concepts of secondary education, formation of a new content of education. The solution of these tasks requires changing the questions set in the pedagogical tasks of the educational process to a certain level. Therefore, in the issue of changing the content of education, one of the main tasks of modernizing the system of school education, including mathematics, is the creation and development of modern teaching materials.
THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION OF FUTURE TEACHERS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE UNIVERSAL VALUES IN THE WORKS OF CH. AITMATOV
Authors:   Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn, Baitokova Ainura
Published: January 2024

The article is devoted to one of the issues of searching the right approach to educating the younger generation in the educational process under the influence of the globalization process. As a result of globalization, the development and instilment of spiritual values is becoming a very acute issue today. The formation of the views of future teachers on universal human values is the core of modern education in the context of such phenomena that threaten the safety of human life, such as the emergence of nuclear and biological weapons, environmental problems, the growth of religious extremism, etc. The article raises the question of the significance of values in the work of Ch. Aitmatov and their place in the formation of young generations. In connection with changes in society in the process of globalization, there are changes in the degree of importance of universal human values. Taking into account the achievements of modern scientific pedagogy, it has also become necessary to look at works of art created by great writers from a pedagogical point of view, in the process of educating the younger generation.
THE RESULTS OF THE PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIMENT IN CULTURAL EDICATION THERE ARE MANY FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
Authors:   Osh State University, Jooshbekova Zinagul
Published: January 2024

The article deals with the issue of multicultural education of primary school teachers. Also, we all know that the process of organizing the education of future teachers of multiculturalism in universities includes the introduction of future teachers to the system of scientific knowledge about national traditions and values associated with humanity as a whole, the development of consciousness, the formation of multicultural education. In the course of the study, the components (cognitive, motivational, activity and evaluative-value), criteria and their high, medium and low levels of multicultural education of future primary school teachers were determined. Pedagogical are defined in the article in accordance with the goal set in the scientific study to test the effectiveness of conditions, theoretical model and methodology was informed about the pedagogical experiment.The results obtained during the pedagogical experiment proved the effectiveness of the theoretical model and pedagogical conditions for educating future primary school teachers to multiculturalism through the traditions of the Kyrgyz and Uzbek peoples.
Köleliğin Osmanlı'daki Yeri
Authors: AKİS Metin
Published: January 2024

Kölelik, Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda ortaya çıkan bir konu değildir. Aksine belki de insanlığın ilk dönemlerinden beri güçlü ile güçsüz arasındaki mücadelenin bir sonucu olarak insanlık tarihinin zaman içerisinde evrimleştirdiği bir olgu olmuştur. Osmanlı ele geçirdiği topraklarda İslam medeniyeti içerisindeki şekillenen kölelik bakış açısını da uygulayarak, dönemine göre oldukça insani çözümler getirmeye çalıştı. Ancak muhataplarının savaş halinde oldukları ülkeler olduklarını da unutmamak gerekiyor. Köleliğin dar anlamda ve genişi anlamda savaş kavramıyla ilintili olması, her halükarda insan tabiatını zorlamış olabilir. Ancak, Osmanlı açısından bakıldığında bu kavramın sömürgeciliğe dönüşmemiş olması nedeniyle, muhataplarına göre daha müstesna tutulmasını gerektirmektedir.
Çin Türkistan Avazı Dergisi ve Dergiye Göre Doğu Türkistan Mücadelesi
Authors: ASLAN Mustafa
Published: January 2024

Doğu Türkistan’ın bağımsızlık mücadelesi, Çin’in yayılmacı politikaya izlemeye başladığı XVIII. Yüzyılın ortalarına kadar gitmektedir. Bu yüzyılın ortalarında Türkler arasındaki iç mücadeleleri kullanan Çinliler kısa süre içerisinde Türkistan coğrafyasına hâkim olmuştur. Çinlilerin, bölgeyi ele geçirmesinin ardından Doğu Türkistan’a Sincan adını vererek, buradaki Türk varlığını elimine etmeye başlamışlardı. Bu asimile politikaları ise günümüze kadar sürecek Doğu Türkistan davası döneminin başlangıcı olmuştur. Bu çalışmada, Doğu Türkistan davasının önde gelen isimlerinden İsa Yusuf Alptekin’in yayınladığı ilk dergilerden biri olan “Çin Türkistan Avazı” adlı dergiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Derginin konusu Doğu Türkistan bağımsızlık mücadelesinin tarihi ve dönemin siyasi, sosyal, ekonomik olaylarını içermektedir. Ayrıca bölge halkının Çin ve Rusya ile yaşadığı problemler, dönemin tanığı olarak dergide yer bulmuştur. Çalışmanın yöntemi, derginin Arap harfli Uygurca metnin transkripsiyonu ve tarihsel-eleştirel bir yaklaşımla analizi şeklindedir. Çalışmanın önemi Doğu Türkistan ile ilgili çalışmalarda Uygurca kaynaklardan yeteri kadar istifade edilmediği düşünüldüğünde, Doğu Türkistan tarihine ve kültürüne ışık tutan bu önemli kaynağı tanıtmak alana katkı sağlayacaktır.
Kilis’te Sosyo-Mekânsal Ayrışma, Sınır ve Kimlik
Authors: GÖRENTAŞ Bilal , YİĞİT Nizamettin
Published: January 2024

Sınırlar özellikle son 200 yıldır modern ulus-devletlerin en önemli varlık göstergeleri olarak ön plana çıkmıştır. Siyasetin coğrafyaya en net tezahür ettiği alanlar olarak sınırlar, çizildiği andan itibaren aynı zamanda iki farklı coğrafyanın inşasını da başlatmıştır. Ortak bir toplumsal kimlik ve vatan algısı, ulus-devletlerin sınırları içinde kurulmuştur. Bu makale, tarih boyunca ortak bir coğrafyayı paylaşan toplumların 100 yıl önce çizilen bir sınırla bölünmesi sonrasında yaşadığı sosyo-mekânsal ayrışmayı konu edinmiştir. 1921 yılında Fransızlarla imzalanan Ankara Antlaşmasıyla çizilen bu sınırlarla birlikte iki ayrı coğrafyanın oluşumu da başlamıştır. Sınırın her iki tarafında farklı strateji, söylem ve anlatılarla farklı ulus-devlet inşa süreci yaşanmıştır. Bu araştırma Kilis’te, sınırın yarattığı sosyo-mekânsal ayrışmanın hangi söylem ve anlatılarla inşa edildiğini analiz etmektedir. Çalışma kapsamında sınır bölgesinde uzun süre ikamet etmiş ve sınırın her iki tarafına dair deneyimleri olan yedi katılımcı ile derinlemesine mülakat yapılmıştır. Yapılan mülakatlarda katılımcıların sınır algıları ve sınırın her iki tarafına dair söylem ve anlatıları analiz edilerek sosyo-mekânsal ayrışmanın izleri aranmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular, bu sosyal ve mekânsal ayrımların kimlik/kültür, din ve tarih/ekonomi başlıklı üç ana tema üzerinden gerçekleştiğini göstermiştir. Kilis’te sınırla kurulan ilişki her zaman çok boyutlu ve çok karmaşık olmuştur. Sınır bir yönüyle ekonomik engel yaratmışken, bir başka yönüyle de Kilis için ekonomik bir fırsata dönüşmüştür. Sınıra hem karşı durulmuş hem de söylem ve pratiklerle sınır yeniden inşa edilmiştir. Sınır her şeyden öte ortak bir coğrafyayı sosyal ve mekânsal olarak bölerek iki farklı coğrafya yaratmıştır.
MODERNIZATION OF BOTTOM SEDIMENT SCOURING PROCESS IN RVSP 20000 TANKS
Authors: Babakin A. D.
Published: January 2024

According to the existing norms a tank should be necessarily taken out of operation once in 8-10 years for diagnostic works. The most labor-intensive part is removal of paraffin deposits from its bottom. In this regard, the main purpose of the study is to study the technology of the process of scouring bottom sediments in steel vertical cylindrical tanks with a pontoon volume of 20000 m3 (RVSP 20000) and modeling the operation of various cleaning devices to determine the most effective of them.

The RVSP 20000 tank includes a device for bottom sediment scouring «DIOGEN-700». In the process of its operation under the action of the rotating blade of the propeller a jet of liquid is created, which mixes oil in the tank due to circular movement of streams. The greatest ac- cumulation of paraffin trace is observed in the-near-wall zone of the tank, therefore there is a need to find a new method of hydromechanical prevention of sludge accumulation on the bottoms of oil tanks.

As the main device for bottom cleaning it is proposed to use a stirring jet device («UPS-EVNAT»). It divides one main stream into several equal parts. As a result, the area of sediment scouring is higher than when using standard equipment.

In this work, the turbulent string flow with the use of screw agitator «DIOGEN-700» and with the use of «UPS-EVNAT» was modeled. The revealed results allow to assert that the application of agitating jet device allows to realize better quality erosion of paraffin deposits and cover a larger area in comparison with «DIOGEN-700».
TURBOCALIBRATOR FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INCLINED AND HORIZONTAL WELLS IN CONDITIONS OF UNSTABLE ROCK FORMATIONS
Authors: Zalyatdinov A. A. , Sabanov S. L.
Published: January 2024

Horizontal and directional wells drilling allows to cover  larger surface areas of the field with a less dense well grid. However, such wells constructing has its own specific challenges, one of which is the proper development of the drilled intervals to prevent cave-in.

It is proposes a design of a turbocalibrator, characterized by the rotation of the calibrating component through the hydraulic drive system without rotating the column itself.

This proposed technical solution will significantly reduce time of well construction, as it enables simultaneous drilling and calibrating of the wellbore, reduces the number of development operations and tripping operations, especially in cases where rotating the bottomhole assembly is prohibited.
South African actinobacteria: A treasure trove of novel bioactive metabolites for drug discovery
Authors: Acquah Kojo S. , Gammon David W. , Beukes Denzil R.
Published: January 2024

Although South Africa is known as one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, based on its unique plants and animals, microorganisms have received much less attention. Microorganisms in general and actinobacteria in particular are an underexplored source of new medicines. Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of diverse cultivable actinobacteria from various biomes. However, investigations of the natural product diversity associated with these microorganisms are lacking. We hereby present a review of natural products isolated from South African actinobacteria together with their biological activities. Many of these natural products are structurally novel and include compounds belonging to the following classes: anthraquinones, isoflavonoids, ketolides, macrolides, macrolactams, tripeptides and depsipeptides. They show a wide range of biological activities including antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic and antitumour activities.
Significance:

This review highlights the importance of actinobacteria in the discovery of new medicines and summarises the state-of-the-art on their research in South Africa.
We reveal a gap in the exploitation of this resource and emphasise the opportunities for multidisciplinary research.
South African research contributions to Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1973–2022
Authors: Naudé Filistéa , Kroeze Jan H.
Published: January 2024

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) is a globally recognised publication outlet for the field of Computer Science, including in South Africa. In this study, spanning from 1973 to 2022, we investigated the research participation of South African based authors in LNCS. The publication output and citation impact of these authors were compared to the global Computer Science and LNCS output. The authorship patterns and collaborative behaviour of South African LNCS papers were explored, and a keyword or topic analysis also conducted. Of the total of 518 662 LNCS papers published globally between 1973 and 2022, South African based researchers contributed 1150 papers (0.22%). The LNCS papers from South Africa exhibit a strong collaborative publication culture, with 1043 (91%) co-authored and 107 (9%) single-authored works. Local LNCS researchers prefer institutional collaboration (43%), followed by international (37%) and national collaboration (11%). Europe emerged as the most significant collaboration partner for LNCS researchers in South Africa. Of the 1150 papers, 836 (73%) had received citations, while 314 (27%) had not. On average, papers published by South African based authors received 6.05 citations, compared to the global LNCS average of 9.49 citations per paper. A keyword analysis revealed that the majority of papers by South African authors focus on artificial intelligence. The results indicate that, although LNCS serves as a reputable dissemination platform for Computer Science research output both globally and locally, South African authors should consider publishing more journal articles to build and improve their researcher profiles.
Significance:

The study shows that LNCS is the most frequent publication outlet for Computer Science researchers, globally and in South Africa.
The study offers insight into the publication output, authorship patterns, collaborative behaviour and citation impact of South African based Computer Science researchers.

Open data set: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21397158.v32
Pedagógusok tapasztalatai a fogyatékosságok iránti szemléletformálás témájában
Authors: Tóth-Szerecz Ágnes
Published: January 2024

A hatályos hazai, közneveléshez kapcsolódó dokumentumok tartalmaznak olyan elemeket, amelyek elősegíthetik a fogyatékosságok iránti érzékenyítést. A Nemzeti alaptanterv értelmében kiemelendő alapelv a tanulók közti különbségek, eltérések természetes elfogadása. A kerettantervek áttekintésekor pedig a tananyaghoz kapcsolódóan látszik, hogy folyamatosan jelen van a szociális kompetenciák fejlesztése. A társadalmi érzékenyítés témakörében nagy szerepet kapnak a köznevelési intézmények, valamint az abban oktató-nevelő munkát végző pedagógusok is. A köznevelés fontos szereplőiként jelentősége van annak, hogy a gyakorló pedagógusok hogyan vélekednek a fogyatékosság iráni érzékenyítés megvalósíthatóságáról, s milyen lehetőségek elérhetőek számukra.
Jelen empirikus jellegű kutatásban az alsó tagozaton, többségi általános iskolákban dolgozó pedagógusok (n = 243) körében online és papíralapú kérdőív segítségével került felmérésre, hogy a fogyatékosságok elfogadása iránti szemléletformálás módszerét alkalmazzák-e valamilyen formában az általuk tanított osztályokban.  Az eredmények tükrében a felmért populáció nyitottnak bizonyult az érzékenyítő foglalkozások, programok iránt, de külső szakmai segítség nélkül elenyésző arányban jellemző annak alkalmazása. Az érzékenyítő programok közül keveset ismernek, csak egy szűk réteg vesz részt osztályával külső helyszínen megvalósuló rendezvényeken. A nevelési intézményen belüli lehetőségekkel többen élnek, érzékenyítő programokhoz csatlakozva, vagy osztályfőnöki órán tárgyalva erről.
A tantárgyak közül leginkább az etika és a magyar irodalom vonatkozásában találkoztak a fogyatékosság témájával, vagy ahhoz köthető illusztrációval. Amennyiben a tananyagban találkoztak a fogyatékossággal, szinte minden pedagógus elmélyedt a fogyatékosságok iránti érzékenyítésben, a kapcsolódó ismeretek átadásával. A válaszadó pedagógusok közel fele a közneveléshez köthető dokumentumokban (Nemzeti alaptanterv, kerettantervek, tankönyvek) nem ismeri azokat az irányelveket, amelyek lehetőséget teremtenek a szemléletformálásra.
Students’ Reflections on Pedagogical Translation in Spanish as a Foreign Language / Reflexiones sobre la traducción pedagógica de estudiantes de español como lengua extranjera
Authors: Canga-Alonso Andrés , Rubio-Goitia Andrea
Published: January 2024

The use of the L1 and translation in foreign language teaching (FLT) has been widely analysed in recent decades. However, little attention has been paid to student’s beliefs on the use of translation in FLT. Thus, the present study aims at showing secondary school Spanish FL learners’ reflections on the use of translation activities in the teaching and learning of Spanish as a second language in a secondary school in the United Kingdom. Our findings reveal that students not only consider translation a natural activity in their learning process, but also a beneficial tool in the acquisition of a foreign language.
Salmonella Quick Electroporation Protocol v1
Authors: M. Ferreira Christina , Zheng Jie , not provided Rebeccabell
Published: January 2024

Protocol for generating electrocompetent Salmonella cells and transforming them in less than 1-day, with a high transformation efficiency.
Opentrons Dual-Index Primer Plate Workflow v1
Authors: Douglas Russell Stephen
Published: January 2024

This protocol is designed to utilize the Opentrons robotic automation platform to generate dual-index primer - master mix plates for PCR reactions for NGS, particularly for DNA barcoding large specimen pools with Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION devices. It is designed for the indexing strategy where you start with a plate of 96 different forward or reverse primers, and then use a single forward/reverse index for each PRC plate you are running for the pool. I typically use eight plates (768 reactions) of specimens for a given Flongle run. So each plate of reactions has a single unique forward tag corresponding with that plate number and a standard plate of 96 reverse tags. The protocol is broken down into three primary areas. 1. OT-2 "Working" Primer Plates - 100uM->10uM These steps and automated protocol turns a single 100uM primer plate into four 10uM "working" primer plates. 2. OT-2 Dual-Index PCR Stock Plates This portion of the protocol will generate four "stock" dual-index primer / master mix plates. Each of these stock plates will generate 16 PCR ready plates for a single ONT single index (Ex - ONT01). This protocol will need to be repeated twice to create stock plates for each of the eight unique indexes for a run. 3. OT-2 Dual-Index PCR Ready Plates This protocol will create eight PCR ready plates from one PCR stock plate. Each cell has half-reactions (12.5uL). At the end of this step, you are left with dual indexed PCR plates that are ready for DNA template to be added and to be put in the thermocycler.
High-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection of monoamine neurotransmitters and metabolites v1
Authors: F Lopes Emanuel , J Cragg Stephanie
Published: January 2024

This protocol describes a method to identify and quantify the content of the monoamine neurotransmitters dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE), along with several related metabolites (3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid – DOPAC; homovanillic acid – HVA; 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid – 5-HIAA) from brain tissue samples using HPLC with electrochemical detection.
Criteria for Evaluating the Processes of Designing Onboard Radio-Electronic Equipment of Space Vehicles
Authors:   Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation, Tsapko S. G. , Tsapko I. V. ,   Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation
Published: January 2024

The authors of the article conducted an analysis of approaches, methods, and criteria for evaluating the design processes of onboard radio-electronic equipment. In particular, the key criteria influencing the enhancement of efficiency in designing onboard radio-electronic equipment processes were examined, along with ways to improve them when addressing business process reengineering tasks in design organizations. Based on the analysis conducted and the authors experience in the field of engineering business processes for designing onboard radio-electronic equipment for spacecraft, fourteen groups of quality assessment criteria for business processes were developed. The developed criteria were tested in evaluating the performance of reengineering business processes in the instrumentation department of the Information Satellite Systems named after M. F. Reshetnev Joint-Stock Company. However, due to the vast amount of material obtained during the research and design work conducted, the authors of the article have provided only examples of the development and coordination of the technical specification for the design of onboard radio-electronic equipment for spacecraft as indicative results. The results of the testing showed the effectiveness of the developed criteria for evaluating the design processes of onboard radio-electronic equipment for spacecraft, substantiating the potential for innovation implementation.
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF BREAST CANCER IN ELDERLY KURDISH WOMEN
Authors: Saeed Kamal , Salih Shewaz
Published: January 2024

BackgroundBreast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women, with incidence and mortality increasing markedly with age.

ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the clinicopathological features and biological behaviors of breast cancer patients in elderly Kurdish women.Materials and MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated the clinicopathological and biological features of breast cancer in elderly Kurdish women (≥65 years; n = 143) between 2015 and 2021. This cross-sectional study was carried out at the Hiwa haematology-oncology hospital in the Iraqi Kurdistan province of Sulaymaniyah. According to age, patients were divided into groups 1 (65–74 years, N=112) and 2 (75 years or older, N=31). Clinicopathological characteristics including tumor histology, histological grade, estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) status, molecular subtypes, tumor sizes (T), lymph node status (N), lymphovascular invasion (LVI), distant metastasis (M), clinical stage, and tumor focality with laterality were all assessed.

ResultsThe mean age of the study population was 71.4. The most common histopathological type of breast cancer was invasive ductal carcinoma, followed by invasive lobular carcinoma and papillary carcinoma. Hormone receptor positivity rates were high, and the HER2 status was mostly negative. Luminal A and B (79.7%) were the most frequent types; triple negative (15.2%) was high. The mean age was 72.3 for group 1 (range 65-74) and 84.9 for group 2 (range 75 and older). Excluding symptomatic presentation, progesterone receptor status, and metastasis category, no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups. At the time of presentation, every patient in group 2 had symptoms (p=0.047).

ConclusionOur study results showed that breast cancer in the elderly (≥65 years) patients in Kurdish seemed to have more aggressive clinical, pathological, and biological characteristics than older women worldwide.
ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SULAIMANI CITY
Authors: Mahmood Avin , Khalil Rozhan
Published: January 2024

BackgroundGestational diabetes has risen in recent years. This condition may lead to extremely negative outcomes for both mother and baby. Knowledge is one of the important aspects of enhancing women’s level of education regarding this condition.

ObjectivesThe main aim of this study was to assess pregnant women’s knowledge regarding gestational diabetes mellitus.

Materials and MethodsQuantitative descriptive design (non-probability sample). The method was used to rectitude 140 pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus and attending the Center of Diabetes at Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani.

ResultsIn this study, 140 pregnant women were enrolled with an age range between 21 and 40 years old, with a mean of 32.2 ± 5.7 years, and less than half were between ages 35-40 years. Overall, more than half of the pregnant women (59.3%) had fair knowledge regarding gestational diabetes mellitus, whereas only 4.3 % had good knowledge.

ConclusionsThe findings revealed a lack of knowledge in pregnant women regarding gestational diabetes mellitus. Nurses must play an important role in health education about gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women and minimise the risk of complications.
Uyarlanabilir Gezinme Yapılarının E-Sağlık Uygulamalarına Uyumu
Authors: Çetinkaya Levent , Keser Hafize
Published: January 2024

Çevrimiçi uyarlanabilir gezinme ortamlarına yönelik ilkelerin e-sağlık uygulamalarına uyumu ve düzenlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilen çalışmada, nitel ve nicel araştırma yaklaşımlarının işe koşulduğu yapılandırılmış çevrimiçi Delphi Tekniğinden faydalanılmıştır. Uzmanların çalışmaya katılımı ile ilgili onayları sonrasında başlatılan Delphi sürecinde tek bir soru kağıdında nitel ve nicel veriler eşzamanlı olarak toplanarak veri çeşitlemesi yapılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler ve bu verilerin değerlendirilmesi ile elde edilen sonuçların uzmanlara sunumu şeklinde tekrarlanan süreç uzmanların uzlaşıya ulaşmalarıyla son bulmuştur. Çalışmanın ilk turu sonucunda uzmanların gezinmenin uyarlanmasına yönelik ilkeleri yapısal olarak uygun bulduğu belirlenmiştir. Ancak, çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarına yönelik ilkelerin e-sağlık uygulamaları çerçevesinde yeniden yorumlanması gerekliliği uzmanlar tarafından bildirilmiştir. Uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda her turda yeniden şekillenen ilkeler üzerinde artık yeni fikirlerin üretilmediği, maddelere ilişkin tüm güçlü-zayıf yanların belirlendiği ve uzmanlardan herhangi bir görüş ya da önerinin gelmediği görülen üçüncü Delphi turunda çalışma sonlandırılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda e-sağlık uygulamaları tasarımında gezinmenin uyarlanmasına yönelik tüm ilkeler üzerinde uzmanların uzlaşı sağladıkları ve edilen gözlemciler arası uyumun (ICC=.930) mükemmel düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Genetik Algoritma ve Coğrafi Sistemlerle İstanbul'daki Elektrikli Araç Şarj İstasyonlarının Optimal Konumunun Belirlenmesi
Authors: YENİGÜN Onur , BOYAR Tülin , YILDIZ Kazım
Published: January 2024

Türkiye'de elektrikli araç kullanımı her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, İstanbul'da kurulacak elektrikli araç şarj istasyonu konumlandırması için en verimli lokasyonların belirlenmesine odaklanılmıştır. Çalışmada Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi kullanılmış; İstanbul trafik yoğunluk haritası ve mevcut elektrikli araç şarj istasyonları için lokasyon haritası oluşturulmuştur. Genetik algoritma kullanılarak, şehirde şarj talebinin en yüksek olduğu noktalar belirlenerek mevcut şarj istasyonlarının şarj talebini karşılama durumu hesaplanmıştır. Şarj talep noktalarında tahmini şarj ihtiyacının belirli bir oranda karşılanmaması ve lokasyonların şarj talep noktalarına maksimum 500 metre uzaklıkta olması koşulları aranmıştır. Genetik algoritmaya göre oluşturulan çözüm setleri ile şarj istasyonu kurulması planlanan lokasyonları temsil eden 223 İstanbul Otopark İşletmeciliği veri setinden en verimli 10 lokasyon belirlenmiştir. Belirlenen lokasyonlar İstanbul trafiğinin yoğun olduğu bölgelerdir. Bu çalışmada elektrikli araç kullanıcılarının uzun kuyruklar oluşturmadan şarj taleplerini mümkün olan en kısa sürede karşılayabilmeleri için konum planlamasına yönelik bir yaklaşım önerilmektedir.
“THIS IS A SYNTHESIS IN THE SUPREME UNDERSTANDING OF THIS WORD”: IVAN FRANKO ON THE WAY TO MODERNISM
Authors:   Ivan Franko Institute of the National Academy of Science, Lviv, Lehkyi M. І.
Published: January 2024

The article considers the prose of Ivan Franko of the late XIX – early XX centuries. in the context of the processes of renewal of Ukrainian literature. In the prose works of the writer are clearly visible features of such stylistic varieties of modernism as decadence, symbolism, impressionism, expressionism, surrealism. In many ways, modernism seems to return (at another level of development) to the “old” romanticism, including the independence of the individual from the social conditions of its existence, the abstraction of the individual from the general, the unusualness and singularity of this individual, the departure from imitation and copying. In the art of the fin de sciècle era, there are demands to make a radical break with the previous tradition, confrontations and disputes between the old and the new – often provocative and unexpected, self-conscious in opposition to the past. In addition, a deep immersion in the psychology of the character, studying the motives of his behavior, which required Franko’s “scientific realism”, logically provoked the writer to seek new means of glorifying mental processes. The old Franko program of “scientific realism” also became the basis for the creation of completely modern works. However, according to the writer, the main task of the artist now is not analysis, but synthesis, ie the ability to create a whole of disparate phenomena, imbued with one spirit, revived by a new idea. Visible signs of synthesis in Franko’s prose were a powerful philosophical current, a tendency to operate with global abstract categories (good – evil), to parabolize the artistic structure, to boldly use the means of artistic conventionality, fiction, unreal, lyricism and dramatization of epic text. These features are characteristic of such works as “Khmelnytskyi and the Fortune Teller”, “Terrain at the Foot”, “Under the Guard”, “Fatherland”, “How Yura Shikmanyuk Brow through Cheremosh”, “Jay’s wing”, “Big Noise”, “Son of Ostap”, “Like a dream”, “Dryad”, “Hutsul king” and others. Ivan Franko’s prose at the turn of the century fit into the canon of Ukrainian modernism.
Landscape Planning and Public Space Optimization of Grand Canal Cultural Park based on Computer-aided Design
Authors: Sun Ru , Gu Fang
Published: January 2024

Collaborative As the rate of urbanisation is increasing at a very fast pace, there is a huge demand for Landscape planning with proper public space optimisation. China, a country which has witnessed rapid growth in population and economics, has become a target of urbanisation. The country is known for its aesthetic appeal in the Grand Canal cultural park, which has been a primary factor in the country's development since ancient times. However, landscape planning with efficient utilization of available public space in the region using contemporary computing technologies is the need of the hour. This work focuses on deploying Computer-Aided Design in landscape planning using the Artisan plugin, specifically meant for environment planning. The special tools available in this plugin help landscape planning architects to accurately study the characteristics of the landscape, like terrain, water bodies, planar regions, etc. Also, this work proposed a four-phased model that aids the development process of landscape planning activity by including micro-level factors that directly interact with the environment. In future, this model could be extended to include AR, VR, AI and ML technologies.