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Results of the study of the level of development of the communicative sphere of cadets - future psychologists of the internal affairs agencies
Authors: Fedotov Sergey , Sudarik Alexandr , Zdorova Svetlana
Published: November 2024

The need to improve the development of communication skills and abilities of psychologists in the educational organization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is due to the low level of development of the communicative sphere of the personality of graduates. This is confirmed by the empirical research data presented in the article. At the same time, there are no tools for monitoring the development of this area and taking into account the personality characteristics of students in the implementation of the relevant disciplines of the educational program.
As practice shows, the educational process is traditionally implemented within the framework of several basic disciplines aimed at developing competencies related to the communicative sphere of personality. At the same time, the initial level of development of communicative abilities and personality traits of students are not taken into account. In addition, the assessment of the development of the graduate's communicative sphere based on the results of the implementation of the relevant disciplines is not carried out.
The article proposes an approach to the use of the developed universal scientific and methodological apparatus aimed at the development of psychologists in the process of their professional training by changing their communicative sphere, taking into account the characteristics of their personality.
Factor model of personal choice of participation in extreme volunteerism and its diagnosis
Authors: Petrov Vladislav
Published: November 2024

The article is devoted to improving psychological support for volunteering in extreme conditions. The emphasis is placed on the establishment of predictors of personal choice of participation in volunteerism, the development of an integrative model and diagnostic tools for assessing readiness for participating activities. The subject of the study is a model of personal choice of participation in extreme volunteerism. The aim is to substantiate an integrative model of personal choice of participation in extreme volunteerism, to develop an appropriate diagnostic methodology based on it. The methodological basis is based on axiological, holistic, activity-based and subjective approaches. Semantic analysis of diagnostic constructs, as well as expert assessment and psychological testing were used (questionnaire «Scale of dispositional egoism» (K. Muzdybaev); questionnaire «Motivation for help» (S.K. Nartova-Bochaver); questionnaire of value orientations (adaptation of M. Rokich's methodology); indicative questionnaire «Personality orientation» (V. Smekal, M. Kucera adaptation by N.M. Peisakhov); questionnaire on motivation of volunteer activity (K.V. Gil); methodology for diagnosing achievement motivation (A. Mehrabian); methods of diagnosing personal maturity (V.A. Ruzhenkov); test of resilience (S. Muddy, adaptation by D.A. Leontiev, E.I. Rasskazova); questionnaire «Coping behavior» (R. Lazurus, S. Folkman, adaptation by S. Hobfall); value questionnaire (Sh. Schwartz); original author's methods – a questionnaire for assessing the propensity to extreme volunteering, an assessment of manifestations of professional personality deformation, a questionnaire for evaluating the choice of participation in extreme volunteerism). The sample size is 218 people. Applied: descriptive statistics, factor analysis, meta-analysis of data. According to the results of the study, the 16 factor structure of the choice of complicity is justified, which includes: «Prosocial value orientations», «Ideality», «Integrity of worldview», «Voluntary sense orientation», «Motivation», «Interest in volunteerism», «Propensity to extreme activity», «Dedication», «Critical thinking», «Extreme perceptual congruence», «Emotional stenicity», «Self-control», «Activity in extreme conditions», «Extreme vitality», «Self-organization», «Reliability». The novelty lies in the development of an integrative model and a questionnaire for evaluating the choice of participation in volunteerism. The results can be applied by psychologists of law enforcement agencies and volunteer organizations in conducting psychological selection and training of volunteers.
Police officers' perceptions of interaction with suicidal persons
Authors: Kutyepova Marina , Makeev Dmitriy , Ryskina Ekaterina , Urensky Aleksey
Published: November 2024

Currently, the problem of suicide prevention is not losing its relevance. In many countries of the world, there remains a need to take measures to prevent suicide, provide access to quality psychological help and create a supportive environment for people. The purpose of this article is to analyze the perception of police officers about interaction with suicides and offer practical recommendations for organizing effective communication between police officers and suicides. The subject of the study is the perception of police officers about the peculiarities of behavior when interacting with suicides. The study involved 41 respondents aged 19 to 37 years. It should also be noted that police officers have an idea of the basic rules of behavior with citizens prone to suicide. It was revealed that police officers have a general idea of the behavioral characteristics of individuals showing signs of suicidal behavior, and the awareness of officers of the general rules of behavior with suicides is noted. At the same time, it is necessary to constantly expand knowledge, improve the skills of interaction of police officers with potential suicides.
Creating a plan
Authors: Barclay Meg
Published: November 2024

For anyone who has recently entered the workforce or is in their final year of study, keeping up with professional development once working may seem daunting. Meg Barclay, education consultant and trainer, shares tips for plotting your own development and career goals in the first five years of work.
Time to rhyme!
Authors: Hart Karen
Published: November 2024

Karen Hart, writer, early years practitioner and drama teacher, shares ways other practitioners can use and encorporate nursery rhymes into their practice to foster language and communication skills and support other areas of the EYFS.
Equine glandular gastric disease in adult horses
Authors: Hallowell Gayle D
Published: November 2024

Equine glandular gastric disease is a separate entity from equine squamous gastric disease and is, until proven otherwise, a syndrome with different underlying causes. Gastroscopy is the mainstay of diagnosis, with an understanding that what is seen at the pylorus may not reflect the whole picture of squamous or glandular disease. The pathophysiology is still not understood, which limits understanding of how to effectively treat the condition. Clinical signs relate to changes in broad themes including changes in temperament (including cutaneous hypersensitivity), rideability and appetite, which may result in weight loss. Risk factors for glandular gastric disease are different to squamous gastric disease and include exercise for more than 4 days per week, multiple caretakers, being less experienced at the discipline that they compete in and less adaptable to stress. Limitations in progress of understanding of this condition include a better understanding of the pathophysiology and what findings mean regarding clinical signs and response to therapy, consistent definitions of healing and improvement, evaluating adjunctive products as adjunctives and not as medicines and large multi-centre studies using appropriate statistics.
Evaluating the post-foaling mare with colic. Part 2: the genitourinary and reproductive tracts
Authors: Bozorgmanesh Rana
Published: November 2024

Post-foaling colic is a common presenting complaint for equine practitioners that requires careful evaluation. Colic signs can be attributed to conditions of the gastrointestinal, reproductive and genitourinary tracts. Diagnostic workup is similar to that of most other cases of colic, with additional attention paid to the udder, vulva and vaginal vault; transabdominal ultrasound examination is often key in establishing a diagnosis. Conditions of the genitourinary and reproductive tracts include periparturient haemorrhage, which may be intra-abdominal, intrauterine, intramural, vaginal and/or into the broad ligament, uterine tear with or without intestinal evisceration, bladder rupture, septic metritis and/or retained foetal membranes, invagination of a uterine horn, uterine prolapse and bladder prolapse. Prompt diagnosis is vital as aggressive therapy is generally required for the majority of these conditions and prognosis is variable depending on the condition and severity.
Complications in equine transvaginal ultrasound‒guided follicular aspiration
Authors: Catandi Giovana , Spacek Sheila , Beavers Kelli , Kelley Dale , Holyoak G Reed
Published: November 2024

Transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration has revolutionised equine assisted reproduction, particularly in in vitro embryo production. This literature review examines the complications associated with transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration in mares and its potential impact on future fertility. While transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration is generally safe, it has inherent risks, ranging from mild rectal bleeding to severe complications such as peritonitis and acute haemorrhage. Factors influencing complication rates include veterinarian experience, mare anatomy and procedural technique. Despite concerns, studies suggest that repeated transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration does not significantly impair future fertility, with normal pregnancy rates observed in mares undergoing artificial insemination or embryo transfer after transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspiration. However, further research is needed to fully understand the long-term effects on ovarian function and oocyte quality. Veterinary practitioners must prioritise appropriate training and procedural precautions to minimise the risk of complications and safeguard mare welfare and fertility in the expanding field of equine assisted reproduction.
Study on Adsorption and Confinement Factors of Non-polar Amino Acids in Alkaline Sandy Loam Soil in the Presence of Fungicide
Authors: Nagar Ankita , Jabin Shagufta , Chawla Jyoti
Published: November 2024

Amino acids are major sources of nitrogen in plants and soil. Amino acids areone of the most important parameter for growth of plants and health of soil. In the present study, fungicide Zole (tebuconazole 18.3% + Azoxytrobin 11%) has been added in soil and its effect on soil has been studied in presence of selected amino acids. All the selected amino acids are non-polar and different techniques used in current study include soil thin layer chromatography, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It has been found that the mobility of amino acid decrease with the increase in concentration of fungicidezole in the soil. Theresults also confirmed the improvement of soil quality in terms of amino acid adsorption in presence of fungicide Zole.
Antibacterial Effects of Mo(VI) Macrocyclic Compounds
Authors: Katiyar Shikha , S Siddharam , Rao Devendra Pratap , Prasad Shiv Govind
Published: November 2024

Preparing a monomeric [MoO2(SL)] containing a Schiff base was achieved by condensing furil with 3-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl) benzene-1,2-diamine, along with preparing 4 different compounds containing [MoO2(MSL). A study of the interaction between 1,3-diketones and [MoO2(SL)] is presented in this paper. As part of the study, UV-Vis, magnetic, IR, NMR, and thermal characterization were carried out on five MoO2(VI) compounds. The coordination number of Mo will be six. The molybdenum octahedral geometry in these compounds consists of 4 N- and 2 O-atoms. When tested against S. aureus and S. typhi, there was moderate activity in all compounds synthesized. It is based on the chelation hypothesis that antibacterial tasks progress.
In silico Exploration of Quinazolinone-incorporated-chalcones as EGFR inhibitors (T790M mutated) to Combat Lung Cancer
Authors: Arora Praveen Kumar , Kumar Sushil , Bansal Sandeep Kumar , Virmani Tarun
Published: November 2024

The current research concentrates on the insilico exploration of quinazolinone-incorporated chalcones (42 ligands) as anti-lung-cancer agents by evaluating their ability to inhibit mutated EGFR (T790M mutation) by docking studies employing autodock 4. The observed free binding energies of the ligands were -45.44 KJ/mol to -34.64 KJ/mol and the observed inhibition constants range was 11.04 nM to 853.47 nM. In the docking studies, when compared with the reference EGFR TKIs (erlotinib, afatinib, and naquotinib), all the docked 42 ligands were found to have higher potency and the compound C19 was found as the most potent ligand (binding energy = -45.44 KJ/mol and inhibition constant = 11.04 nM). As per the Osiris property explorer prediction, ligand C6 was with the highest drug score (0.42) followed by ligand C9(0.35).
Studies on Metal Complexes of Pyrazole Bearing Ligand with Their Antimicrobial Screening
Authors: Patel Darshana D. , Panchal Vikram N.
Published: November 2024

In present research article, we reported the synthesise of novel hetertocyclic ligand namely,5-((3-((1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)methyl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl) methyl)-8-hydroxy quinoline (BIPPHQ) from 5-chloro methyl-8-hydroxy quinoline and 1-((5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl) methyl)-1H-benzimidazole (BIPP). The BIPP was synthsised by the reaction between hydrazine hydrate with 1-(1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-4-phenylbut-3-en-2-one (BIPB), which was synthesisd from 1-(1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)propan-2-one (BIP) and benzaldehyde. The transition metal complxes of 5-((3-((1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)methyl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)-8-hydroxy quinoline (BIPPHQ) were sythsised and analysed with the help of elemen conten analysis, spectroscopic data analysis, ratio of metal and ligand and also magneic parameters. The BIPPHQ and etal coplexes also screened for antimicrobial study.
Study of Metabolites of Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var conomonby HR-LCMS Q-TOF/MS
Authors: K Latha
Published: November 2024

Cucurbitaceae includes Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var conomon (Kani Vellari). Study of phytochemical profile of white foamy soapy substance was carried out, using HR-LCMS. The compound structure, peak list, and details of projecting components were examined by QTOF MS-Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer investigation. Prominent constituent analysis (PCA) of the investigative data of 1µl of the loaded sample included 14.96 ppm of tyrosyl glutamate and 14.62 ppm of hydrocortisone cypionate. Accurate mass Q-TOF/MS and IRM calibration identified 50 more compounds. It comprises phenyl butyryl glutamine, sorbose, norethynodrel, and pyrethrin. Methotrimeprazine, D-Pipecolic acid, 2-Octyl-4-propylthiazole, Methyprylon, Tranexamic acid, and Isopentenyladenine. In traditional Indian medicine, it is consumed as a vegetable. It has rich source of bioactive substances.
Green Fabrication of SnO2 Nanoparticles and Uses as a Powerful Sorbent for Malachite Green Detoxification
Authors: Modwi Abueliz , Ben Aissa Mohamed Ali , Bakheit Rafia , Alakhras Abbas Ishak , Idriss Hajo
Published: November 2024

Malachite green (MG) is a poisonous and carcinogenic dye that poses serious health hazards, even at low levels, necessitating its removal from aquatic ecosystems. This study examines the use of SnO₂ nanoparticles as an adsorbent to remove MG from aquatic systems and investigates the effects of contact time, pH, and initial dye concentration on adsorption efficiency. The SnO₂ nanoparticles were synthesized employing an eco-friendly approach and characterized using various techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The results indicate that SnO₂ nanoparticles have a high adsorption capacity for MG, reaching up to 724 mg/g with fast kinetics. The adsorption process followed the Freundlich isotherm model (R² = 0.987), indicating a heterogeneous adsorption mechanism. However, the kinetic data correlated well with the pseudo-second-order model (R² = 0.999), supporting chemisorption as the dominant process. This work shows the efficiency of SnO₂ nanoparticles as a nanosorbent for MG removal, making it a feasible option for environmental cleaning.
A Six Sigma Approach to Pharmaceutical Industry- A Better Insight
Authors: Reddy Aishwarya , Nagpal Dheeraj , Saxena Shikha
Published: November 2024

Six Sigma is a statistical method assists in systemic issue definition, offers tools for monitoring and analysing influencing elements, and suggests changes that are simple to execute. The present study set out to investigate how the pharmaceutical industry's performance changed because of applying six sigma and its methodology demands a strong commitment from top management as well as appropriate training for vital people, also known to as champions and black belts. The article discusses the impact that Six Sigma implementation has on the operations of the pharmaceutical industry and highlights the advantages that organisations as well as consumers might experience because of the findings while also conducting a comparative analysis of the performance of the pharmaceutical industry across various International Organization, before and after the implementation of the methodology. According to the study's outcomes, the performance of the pharmaceutical business is significantly and beneficially impacted by the 6 𝜎 approach.
2D-QSAR Assisted Design, and Molecular Docking of Novel Indole Derivates as Anti-Cancer Agents
Authors: Rana Meenakshi , Ghosh Niladry Sekhar , Kumar Dharmendra , Singh Ranjit , Monga Jyoti
Published: November 2024

CADD is an important aspect of the any currently employed drug discovery process for a medicinal chemist. In the current study, research was initiated with a two dimensional Quantitative Structural Activity Relationship (QSAR) model generation through previously synthesized compounds. The 2-D QSAR model generated is then engaged for the predicting of the activity of our proposed compounds to be synthesized. This ligand-based approach of computer aided drug designing (CADD) is complimented further with the molecular docking simulations. Molecular docking of our proposed compounds was done to study the interaction of these compounds with the target protein i.e. tyrosine kinase receptor. Almost all the compounds showed significant results. Among them the most potent compound is SSIV which has -11.8 K/Cal/Mole.
Synthesis, Physical, Spectral Characterization and Biological Studies of the complexes of Ni2+, Cu2+, Co2+ and Cd2+ions with Schiff Base Derived from p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and o-Phenyl-diamine
Authors: Alim Mohammad Abdul , Bashar Md. Abul , Roy Partha Sarathi , Khan Md. Nuruzzaman , Roy Pijush Kanti , Ali Md. Siddik , Ansary Md. Rezaul Haque , Hossain Md. Motahar
Published: November 2024

Together, ortho (o)-phenyldiamine and para (p)-hydroxy benzaldehyde generate a Schiff base (SB). In order to make transition metal complexes of Ni2+, Cu2+, Co2+ and Cd2+ ions, this Schiff base (SB) was employed as a ligand of choice. The generated transition metal complexes' chemical structure is examined using a variety of physical methods, such as fundamental analysis, conductivity (molar), susceptibility (magnetic), spectroscopy (IR), and electronic spin spectroscopy. According to the elemental data analysis, a 1:2 [M:2L] complex of the formula, is produced ( M2+ = Ni2+, Cu2+, Co2+ and Cd2+ ions and L= Schiff base). All of the complexes were shown to be electrolytic in nature, as demonstrated by the molar conductance (conductivity) experiment. The 1H NMR and infrared (IR) spectral studies were utilized to fix the Schiff base binding sites that the transition metal ions are attached to. The anticipated coordination geometry and magnetic characteristics, such as the magnet with paramagnetic or diamagentic of the complexes were validated by the magnetic susceptibility tests and electronic spectral data. While the Cd2+ ion creates tetrahedral structure with low spin, the Ni2+and Cu2+, Co2+ ions yield high spin tetrahedra geometry. Comparing the obtained results with common antibiotics as kanamycin and ampicillin, the Cu2+ and Ni2+complexes showed high activity, while the Co2+ and Cd2+ complexes showed week and occasionally moderate antimicrobial activity. The complex compounds of Schiff base showed more activity towards gram position and gram negative bacteria as compared to its Schiff base. This idea can be improved upon with more adjustments and used in the pharmaceutical or medical industries.
In-silico Designing and Synthesis of Small Molecule Potential Inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum Plasmepsin I based on HEA and Piperazine Moieties
Authors: Gautam Amit Kumar , Boyina Rupini , Verma Ashish , Prasad Shiv Govind , Gautam Yashveer , Rao Devendra Pratap
Published: November 2024

Aspartic protease enzymes have been critical in the survival of Plasmodium falciparum. Catabolic degradation of hemoglobin plays a quintessential involvement in parasite life cycles and a digestive food vacuole plasmepsin I (PfPlm I) was accessed as a possible drug target as a part of antimalarial drug discovery. Computational methods were utilized to navigate through a pool of HEA and Piperazine analogs to figure out the best hit out of the screened compounds. For further exploration, MD simulations were used on PfPlmI-hit complexes to demonstrate their stability.
Improved Hydrogen De/absorption Kinetics of Magnesium (Mg) via Addition of Catalyst Y2O3
Authors: Yadav Madhu , Yadav Deepak Kumar , Dolia Satya Narayan , Lal Chhagan
Published: November 2024

MgH2 is attracting significant attention in the field of materials for storing hydrogen due to its mass-related hydrogen retention capacity, excellent reversibility, and cost-effectiveness making it a feasible option for fulfilling energy-sustaining needs. Despite its slow desorption and absorption limitation, the kinetics of MgH2 can be improved by the ball milling technique. In this work to synthesis nanocomposite, various wt% concentrations of Y2O3 (X = 5, 10) are introduced to MgH2. Thermodynamics of all prepared samples were measured by DSC, TGA, and PCT/PCI setups. The PCT investigation reveals that the Mg/MgH2-5 wt% Y2O3 nanocomposites store 4.7 wt% H2, where 100 h milled Mg/MgH2 store 5.2 wt% hydrogen. Adding Y2O3 with MgH2 reduces the dehydriding activation energy and onset temperature of Mg/MgH2.
Influence of Oxidation on the Rheological Parameters of Vegetable Oils
Authors: Stanciu* Ioana
Published: November 2024

This article presents the study of the influence of the oxidation of vegetable oils on the rheological parameters. The viscosity of oxidized vegetable oils in relation to non-oxidized ones increases for soybean oil and then corn oil. For oxidized and non-oxidized olive and rapeseed oils, there are no increases as in the previous case
Thermo-Acoustic Analysis of Molecular Interaction in L-Histidine and K2SO4 Solution at 283 and 293K Temperature Using Ultrasonic Studies
Authors: Sonune Pooja R. , Manik Urvashi P. , Mishra Paritosh L.
Published: November 2024

Predicting various types of intermolecular interactions and the strength of the bond between the solute and solvent using thermos-acoustical and volumetric data is highly useful. Salts and amino acids are two types of nutrients that are plentiful in the human body. Several properties of histidine+H2O and histidine+H2O+K2SO4 systems, both volumetric and thermos-acoustical, have been investigated in this work. Thermodynamic L-histidine (C6H9N3O2) studies have been conducted in an ionic salt (K2SO4) solution at two different temperatures. C6H9N3O2 has been examined at several mass fraction ranges in water and aqueous potassium salt solution (K2SO4), with ultrasonic velocities and densities of 0.1 mol/kg (i.e., 0.02 – 0.2 mol/kg). Utilizing ultrasonic velocity and density data, various thermos-acoustical features have been identified, including surface tension, adiabatic compressibility, non-linearity parameter, specific heat ratio, relaxation strength, and acoustic impedance. A study has been carried out to investigate the physicochemical behavior and nature of the interaction of L-Histidine in potassium salt (K2SO4) water-based solutions at two different temperatures (283 and 293 K). Numerous intermolecular interactions between various component mixes at various mass fractions have been interpreted in the current investigation of the binary system (potassium sulphate + histidine). Based on the whole scenario, we can also infer that higher mass fractions at higher temperatures are associated with greater interactions between the solute and solvent. Consequently, figuring out the medium's physical and chemical properties (as depicted in Fig. a) can be accomplished by measuring the ultrasonic velocity in the designated media.
Revolutionizing Surgical Instrument Reuse: Microbial Action for Nickel Toxicity Removal from Titanium Implements
Authors: Prakash Divya , Singh Kishlay Kant , Saini Mansi
Published: November 2024

This work investigates the use of microbial activities to reduce nickel toxicity from old titanium surgical instruments as a means of mitigating metal toxicity. Through efficient purification, these instruments can be reused in a sustainable manner, supporting both economical healthcare practices and environmental preservation. Surgical instruments made of titanium are widely used in the medical profession; however, these devices can become contaminated or hazardous due to the accumulation of nickel over time. The main goal of this study is to employ microbiological action to remove nickel from titanium surgical equipment, encouraging reuse and lowering medical waste. The idea also seeks to offer a practical and cost-effective means of guaranteeing the security of titanium devices intended for human use. This idea suggests using microbiological action to remove nickel from used titanium surgical equipment, allowing for easier reuse. Titanium instruments are safe for reuse since the contamination is removed through the use of microbial uptake of nickel. This helps to limit spending and promotes socioeconomic development. Sulfuric acid treatment of discarded titanium equipment yields a nickel sulphate solution, which is added to culture broths containing microbiological cultures after autoclaving. Spectroscopic measurement after incubation verifies that the nickel has been removed. The microbiological uptake of nickel in the process guarantees the safety and usability of titanium devices. This study describes a novel approach that uses microbial action to remove nickel toxicity from titanium surgical equipment, allowing for their reuse and providing advantages for the environment and economy. This approach may be modified and adjusted further, highlighting its wide applicability and potential influence on medical procedures.
Development of Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode Sensors by Using Polyaniline and Polypyrrole Based Poly(Acrylamide-Co-Amps) Hydrogels for the Detection of Methylene Blue
Authors: Selvaraj* Ramesh , Ganesan Selvanathan , Balachandravinayagam Elanchezhian
Published: November 2024

The present study is to synthesize hydrogels based on acrylamide, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propane sulfonic acid and copolymers of acrylamide/2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid with aniline and pyrrole to detect methylene blue dye. The copolymers samples composed of acrylamide with different amounts of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid , aniline and pyrrole were synthesized using the cross linker N, N’-methylene bis acrylamide and the initiator potassium per sulfate by a free radical polymerization method. The cheap and disposable Pencil Graphite Electrodes using pencil leads, were developed by surface modification with polymeric hydrogels coating and were considered as working electrodes and sensors. Cyclic Voltammetry, Differential pulse Voltammettry and Square Wave Voltammetty was used to study the sensing property of the electrodes. The molecular structure of the hydrogel polymers was characterized by means of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The morphology of the resulting hydrogels polymers was studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction. The sensing properties of the polymeric hydrogels coated electrodes were tested in different concentration of Methylene Blue solution with variable dipping time of the electrodes. The Cyclic Voltammetry characterization proved that the copolymerization of aniline and pyrrole with the hydrogels and the hydrogels coated Pencil Graphite Electrodes as a sensor led to a considerable improvement in sensing behavior towards the methylene blue dye by producing significant current response.
Encyclopedias, Information Overload, and the Intellectual Division of Labor in Early America
Authors: Pethers Matthew
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This article examines the history of encyclopedias in North America and Britain during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to foreground wider shifts in knowledge formation and organization caused by a growing perception of information overload. Tracing the Enlightenment manifestations of this concept, which is more typically seen as characteristic of twenty-first century digital culture, the article considers how attempts by Adam Ferguson and Adam Smith to establish an intellectual model of the division of labor in Scotland migrated to and were reworked in the early United States. This transition is explored through analysis of the Philadelphian publisher Thomas Dobson's Encyclopaedia; or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature (1788–98), which reprinted and added to the third edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1787–97). Dobson's Encyclopaedia is situated in the context of: older traditions of synoptic writing practiced by figures like Cotton Mather, which retained a belief in the possibility of all-encompassing knowledge collection; emerging experiments by eighteenth-century encyclopedia makers with presentation and structure, designed to better order complex bodies of information and accommodate new data; and current debates around information democracy and management centered on Wikipedia, which indicate key points of change and continuity in the extended history of the encyclopedia form's struggle to be both comprehensive and up-to-date.
Writing and Sensory Knowledge in a Rural Clinical Practice
Authors: Blakley Chris
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This article is a case study of the Connecticut surgeon, Albigence Waldo, which examines the roles that writing, sensory knowledge, and emotions played in his medical practice as a rural clinician in New England before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. It demonstrates how surgeons of the time used various forms of writing, as well as knowledge gained from experience, sensory impressions, and emotions to inform their approach to patients and practices of healing.
"Frequent Self-Examination Is the Duty of All": Practical Religion, Moral Improvement, and Transatlantic Protestantism
Authors: Lindman Janet Moore
Published: November 2024

Abstract: Practicing Protestants sought moral perfection through innovative means of self-development during the eighteen and early nineteenth centuries. The philosophical, cultural and religious changes that emerged from the Protestant Reformation and Enlightenment influenced transatlantic Protestantism. Evangelical religion and new sectarian groups appeared simultaneously and dialectically to the emergence of liberal thought, democratic politics and scientific advancement. The high-level musings of prominent philosophers of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe trickled down to common practitioners, who engaged in new patterns of religiosity. Through spiritual performances, habitual methods, and regimented schedules, Protestants customized their individual programs for moral progress and spiritual enlightenment. Pictorial and published works served as devices to evoke, maintain and advance their faith through reading, prayer, meditation, and diet. Recording their activities and assessing their successes and failures, the individual plans detailed here were part of a continuum of spirituality and rationality to perform piety on one's own terms and for the benefit of others. These Protestants combined Christian concepts with Enlightenment ideals to pursue autonomous, aspirational, and tailored approaches to self-discipline and spiritual insight.
Calcio Danubiano in the Mediterranean: Austrian Footballers in Malta, 1935–1938
Authors: Marschik Matthias
Published: November 2024

Abstract: In the 1930s, Great Britain's undisputed hegemony in the world of football was increasingly under challenge by Central European football, particularly that of Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. This was despite the fact that apart from a few international matches, the two centers were strictly separated from each other by the British sports policy of ‘splendid isolation’. However, as Central European football in the mid-1930s was barely viable economically, many players sought their fortune abroad, looking for engagements everywhere in Europe where professional football was played. Not all, though, went to continental Europe: between 1935 and 1938, twenty players from Vienna were engaged in Malta where football was gradually becoming professional. Because Malta was then a crown colony of Britain, an indirect link was forged between the two football strongholds. To illustrate how this connection stimulated the emergence of a Europeanised popular football culture, this article will examine the complex relations between British football and its important protagonists with a focus on the role of both the underlying structural and personal aspects.
Navigating Currents: Rethinking The Mediterranean ‘Culture Area’ Through Contemporary Migrations
Authors: Şanli Ayşe
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This article reconsiders the Mediterranean ‘culture area’ through the lens of contemporary migrations, drawing from historical and anthropological perspectives. It examines the Mediterranean as not solely a geographic unit but a dynamic locus of power, deeply entangled with the recent politics of migration. Drawing from interdisciplinary perspectives, the paper first traces the evolution of Mediterranean studies. While early scholarship emphasised unity and connectivity, recent debates highlight the need for a nuanced understanding that acknowledges ruptures, modernity, and colonial legacies. Through a synthesis of historical maritime studies and anthropological analyses, the paper elucidates the Mediterranean’s shifting identities and spatial boundaries. It advocates for reconceptualising the Mediterranean as a political seascape amidst contemporary migrations, transcending traditional area studies frameworks. This approach aims to challenge Eurocentric narratives and unveil the diverse and intertwined histories shaping the region. By centring the Mediterranean as a site of power dynamics and transnational movements, the article seeks to unsettle notions of regional homogeneity and emphasise the complex interconnectedness of the Mediterranean and its surrounding continents.
Revealing the Maltese Tripolini, Victims of Italian Internment Policies During the Second World War (1940–1945)
Authors: Xuereb Mario
Published: November 2024

Abstract: In June 1940 Italy set in motion a series of provisions for the internment of enemy aliens on the mainland and its colonies. Over the next few years, the entire community of Maltese Tripolini – all British subjects by birth or ancestry who for decades had been settled in Tripoli and Benghazi – faced detention, exile, expulsion, and deportation. The Italian Governor of Libya cited the need ‘to repress the espionage inherent in treacherous elements’ among the ‘political and military reasons’ for the deportations. Despite the nature of the circumstances, historiography has ignored the whole episode. Using untapped primary sources held in Maltese, British and Italian archives, this paper delves into the deportation of whole families from the Italian colony of Libya and explains the spatial, temporal, and legal contexts. These same sources have made possible the naming of all the anglo-maltesi , known to have been placed in concentration camps or subjected to internamento in comune libero . It concludes that 1,672 Maltese Tripolini were deported from Tripoli to Italy, equivalent to nine-tenths of the community. Sources also reveal the names of those born in concentration camps and the circumstances of those who lost their lives during internment.
Turkey’s New-Old Recipe for Cyprus: The Cyprus Confederation as a Strategy to Secure the Turkish Sphere of Influence
Authors: Stelgias Nikolaos
Published: November 2024

Abstract: The study integrates the Turkish proposal for the confederal solution of the Cyprus Issue into the broader framework of the common attempts made by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership to safeguard their interests in Cyprus. It presents the common Turkish-Turkish Cypriot strategy, perpetuated since the mid-twentieth century until today, as an attempt to safeguard post-colonial Cyprus as a sphere of influence. Based on this, Cyprus would be simultaneously a common sphere of influence for the West and a separate one for Turkey and Greece. After evaluating the federal strategy employed by Turkish diplomacy to establish Cyprus as a Turkish sphere of influence and the recent failure at the negotiations table, the study discusses the confederation formula as an attempt by the Turkish side to address the various challenges concerning the future cooperation of the parties involved in the Cyprus Issue.
Stories of Domestic Violence and Coercion From a Maltese Village During the Sixteenth Century: Implications for the Present
Authors: Cassar Joanne , Cassar Mario
Published: November 2024

Abstract: The paper traces two historical narratives that took place within the space of two years in the village of Ħal Luqa in sixteenth-century Malta. The first presents an account of thirteen-year-old Imperia Mallia, who sought refuge in a nunnery in 1533 because of a man who chased her incessantly, in order to marry her. The second story is about Agata Briffa, who in 1535 took legal action against her husband because of domestic violence. Both stories, based on court proceedings, are documented by Micallef (1975). The study of the two narratives reveals the association of gender with the legal procedure of court trials. It examines women’s representations that demonstrate acts of defiance towards the social limits imposed on womanhood. The study discusses the relevance of the two stories in the context of a wider dialogue on gender-based coercion and domestic violence by providing insights into gender relations that resonate with contemporary situations.
Messianic Expectations in the Seventeenth-Century 1 Mediterranean World: Jakob Wassermann’s Portrayal of Sabbatai Zewi
Authors: Tekin Habib
Published: November 2024

Abstract: Jakob Wassermann was a significant German-Jewish author of the 20th century, whose works captivated audiences with their psychological depth and literary brilliance. In the Prologue: Sabbatai Zewi to the novel The Dark Pilgrimage (1897) by Jakob Wassermann, the narrative delves into the enigmatic life and spiritual journey of the titular 17th-century Jewish mystic and false Messiah. This article aims to analyse the forms and functions of Sabbatianism and Sabbatai Zewi motif in Wassermann’s work. This should demonstrate Wassermann’s use of Jewish history, mysticism, and culture. Grounded in historical context, this study aims to examine the representation of historical realities, emphasising the conditions for messianism, depicting the birth of the Messiah within the novel, and elucidating Wassermann’s portrayal of Zewi and Messianism in his work. As a secondary objective, if needed, the fictional character in the prologue will be utilised and analysed with the support of historical facts. This is undertaken since the intention is to draw parallels with the historical figure of Sabbatai Zewi.
Women Thinking in Public: An Introduction
Authors: Cohen Debra Rae , Keyser Catherine
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This introduction teases out the productive tension between female characters in modern fiction and the implied author as modeled by Mary Mc-Carthy's The Group . Fiction writers dramatize both women's intellection and self-expression and the barriers to that public role. Modern and contemporary women writers blur the lines between essay writing and fiction, professional and intellectual personae, and novelistic narration. Feminist theory also adapts fictional modes to speculate about living otherwise. Our special issue contributions feature collaboration, archives, praxis, the corporeal, and the posthuman. We highlight contemporary fictional modes of women thinking in public, particularly the weird and the everyday.
Thinking with the Girls with Burning Hinder Parts: Process, Revision, and Uncertainty in Djuna Barnes's Ladies Almanack
Authors: Schnur Kate
Published: November 2024

Abstract: Whereas Djuna Barnes's use of early modern discourses in Ladies Almanack has generally been read as a critique of sexology and psychoanalysis, I argue that her use of this cross-temporal knowledge is a part of a cacophonous, contradictory, plastic, and process-oriented understanding of embodied gender, reproduction, and queer desire. She "thinks out loud" about how women can have sex in the wake of centuries of (male) authors trying to make sense of women's sexual desires. In so doing, Barnes defies twentieth-century assumptions of how knowledge happens and what knowledge should do, and instead privileges thinking over knowing.
"I Saw and Felt the Class Lines": Class Divides, Forced Sterilization, and Literary Form in Meridel Le Sueur's The Girl
Authors: Hubbs Jolene
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This essay examines how Meridel Le Sueur's novel, The Girl , censures Depression-era eugenic sterilizations via both the story it tells and the forms it employs. Arguing that the text works to expose the imbrication of capitalist production and sexual reproduction, the essay explores how the narrative attends to labor on two fronts: labor as work and labor as childbirth. It also considers how and why Le Sueur eschewed influential leftist writer and editor Mike Gold's precepts for proletarian realism and instead pioneered what I term a running style.
"What was failure? What was success?": The Impostor Syndrome's Literary Transformations
Authors: Pinder Kait
Published: November 2024

Abstract: Marian Engel's Sarah Bastard's Notebook and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind bookend an emerging literary history of the impostor syndrome and establish fiction as an important source for theorizing it as a cultural phenomenon. This essay argues that the impostor syndrome should be understood as a structure of feeling that articulates the contradictory experiences of women thinking in public. A comparative analysis of narrative irresolution in each book also tracks a shift in conceptualizing impostor syndrome from feminist optimism to neoliberal stuckness.
Olga Ravn and the Logic of the Lyric Essay
Authors: Vincent Bridget
Published: November 2024

Abstract: The lyric essay is becoming one of the most significant female-coded literary and intellectual modes of the early twenty-first century. While instances of the lyric essay have recently proliferated, debate continues to surround its defining characteristics, structural antecedents, and evolution. This essay proposes that the defining contours of lyric essays emerge particularly clearly through attention to pieces that do not belong to the lyric essay tradition but share many of its qualities. Looking to the lyric essay's adjacent forms helps to elucidate the relationship between the lyric essay's formal dimensions and its characteristic thematic associations with care.
Mistakes Were Made: Overthinking and the Contemporary Woman Writer
Authors: Micir Melanie
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This essay gives a literary account of "overthinking" women in the autofictional forms of the Brexlit era. In Patricia Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This and Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk , the protagonists, both avatars for the authors, frequently find themselves having imperfect or even failed political conversations with strangers and then ruminating on their sense of their own mistakes. But rather than dismissing their sometimes cringe-inducing self-indictments, this essay suggests that overthinking, as a literary mode, is a reparative experiment in counterfactual thought.
Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka Reconsidered: Neopragmatist Reflections on Language
Authors: Ilieva Alexandra S.
Published: November 2024

This paper provides a novel interpretation of Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka. I highlight what I take to be an unexamined presupposition shared by contemporary Madhyamaka scholars, i.e., representationalism, in order to show how this assumption underpins ongoing debates over whether Nāgārjuna’s thought is primarily “reason-driven” or principally “soteriologically-animated”. Using a neopragmatist account of language, I trace scholarly debates over the metalinguistic function of Nāgārjuna’s assertions and demonstrate representationalism’s role in contemporary constructions of a Madhyamaka-friendly semantic theory. I argue that by explicitly rejecting representationalism, we can sidestep scholarly debates about truth and utility, as well as lay to rest concerns with the order of value between zetetic and protreptic techniques. Finally, through a comparison with Richard Rorty, I show that an anti-representationalist framework is implicit in Nāgārjuna’s arguments. This, in turn, allows the problem of hypostatization to take center stage in the Madhyamaka message.
Homeless Republicans: Haley Voters and the 2024 Presidential Primary in Coastal South Carolina
Authors: Davis Kyle S.
Published: November 2024

While former president Donald Trump cruised to victory in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, he faced considerable opposition in the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. In these initial contests, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley attempted to rally traditional conservatives in de
Does the Future Look Irrigated? Evaluating the Likelihood of Irrigation Adoption Within Alabama
Authors: Pathak Ruchie , Magliocca Nicholas R. , Kumar Mukesh , Rathore Lokendra , Moradkhani Hamid
Published: November 2024

Farmers have time and again adopted new methods or technologies. However, recent increases in global temperatures and occurrences of extreme weather events, call for an urgency to address and reduce the risks associated with climate change. Irrigation is a key adaptation that reduces crop heat stress and enhances agricultural production. Alabama is considered water-rich but lately has experienced increased rainfall variability and temperature extremes. Various state-wide initiatives to increase irrigation have been implemented, but adoption remains limited. Existing studies have explored factors in