bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Selecting iron and zinc nano-fertilizers for rice traits in drought by statistical analysis
Authors: Jafarsalehi M. , Mazloom P. , Daliri M. S. , Mousavi S. A. , Eftekhari A.
Published: May 2024

Abstract Optimum use of fertilizer plays an important role in increasing the performance of traits in rice and other agricultural products. The use of nano-fertilizers can be very important in the optimal use of fertilizer and in increasing the quantity and quality of agricultural products. To investigate the effect of iron and zinc nano-fertilizers on the physiological and morphological characteristics of rice plants (Tarom Hashemi variety) under drought stress conditions, a split plot experiment was carried out in the form of a randomized complete block design in three replications in Mazandaran region. The results of the combined analysis indicated that the effect of iron nano-fertilizer and zinc nano-fertilizer has a significant difference at the level of 0.01 and 0.05 in terms of all the evaluated traits. In the means comparison, it was concluded that normal humidity conditions can have a positive effect on the performance of the traits, but in the S1 stress conditions (drought stress at the rate of 50% of normal irrigation), the traits showed a good performance trend. Furthermore, increasing the amount of iron nano-fertilizer at the F2 level (Iron sulphate 100 kg/ha + 1 foliar spraying of iron chelate 2%) can be very effective in the growth of yield and the desirability of traits. In examining the amount of zinc nano-fertilizer consumption on the traits, showed the most positive performance on the traits at the level of Z2 (Use of 5 mg of zinc nano-fertilizer per kg of experiment soil), but with the increase to the level of Z3 (Use 7.5 mg of zinc nano-fertilizer per kg of experiment soil), this favorability was greatly reduced. The result of the correlation coefficients between the traits and the correlation diagram also showed a positive and significant correlation between the traits. In the graphical analysis, treatments tr33, tr8, tr19, tr24, tr7, tr6, and tr2 were selected as desirable treatments from the polygon graph. Treatments tr19, tr9 and tr6 were recognized as favourable treatments in terms of the treatment ranking diagram in terms of all traits. Based on the treatment selection diagram based on ideal treatment, tr19, tr9 and tr6 treatments were identified as desirable treatments. In general, it is possible to use tr19 (S1×F1×Z2), tr6 (N×F1×Z1) and tr9 (N×F2×Z0) treatments as treatments with high efficiency and power to increase the performance of traits and optimal use of nano-fertilizers in rice cultivation.
Anthelmintic intoxication in small ruminants diagnosed in Northeastern Brazil
Authors: Silva Caroline G. , Oliveira Guilherme A.S. , Soares Laynaslan A. , Soares Yanca G.S. , Soares Karoline L. , Olinda Roberio G. , Silva Tatiane R. , Dantas Antonio F.M. , Galiza Glauco J.N.
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT: The clinical, epidemiological and anatomopathological findings of anthelmintic poisoning in small ruminants diagnosed at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Campina Grande, Patos, Paraíba, from January 2000 to December 2022 are described. A total of 1,928 necropsies were carried out on small ruminants, of which 1,032 were goats and 896 sheep. Four outbreaks of anthelmintic poisoning were identified in these species: one outbreak of ivermectin in sheep, one outbreak of disophenol in goats and sheep and two outbreaks of nitroxinil in goats. These intoxications accounted for 0.78% and 0.23% of goat and sheep diseases diagnosed routinely. In the case of ivermectin poisoning, the animal had neurological clinical signs, and no macroscopic or histopathological alterations were observed. In the outbreaks of disophenol and nitroxinil, the animals showed anorexia, hyperthermia, tachycardia, tremors, dyspnea, incoordination and limb rigidity. Macroscopically, there were liver and kidney lesions associated with circulatory alterations, such as hemorrhages and edema. Microscopically, necrosis and degeneration of hepatocytes and tubular epithelial cells associated with hemorrhage and congestion were observed. The prevalence of these intoxications in small ruminants is considered low in the Semi-arid Northeast, but outbreaks can occur with high lethality in herds. The main risk factor for the occurrence of intoxications was overdose, combined with other factors such as the age of the animals, high environmental temperature, constant exercise and low body score, which increased the toxicity of anthelmintics.
Fish assemblage structure related to habitat heterogeneity in rocky reefs in the Mexican Pacific coast
Authors: Escalera-Vázquez Luis H. , Martínez-Servín Francisco , Arceo-Carranza Daniel
Published: May 2024

Abstract One of the major paradigms in ecology is the understanding of processes and patterns related to the structure of biological communities. Reef ecosystems, with their high productivity, habitat heterogeneity, and fish diversity provide a model for studying these processes. We sampled four sites three times during the season associated with the California Current and two times associated with the North Equatorial Current using video-transects on the coast of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico to determine the relationship between the habitat characteristics and the structure of the fish assemblage. We recorded a total of 26 families and 54 species and estimated fish richness and abundance. In addition to measuring local water variables such as temperature (°C), salinity (PPT), pH and dissolved oxygen (O2%), we determined habitat heterogeneity by processing photographs of the substrate and calculated rugosity using the tape chain. Oxygen and temperature were the variables associated to sea water conditions that differentiated the sampled sites. The fish community structure presented high correlations with temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen, followed by the heterogeneity components such as rugosity and substrate diversity. Our results showed that seasonal changes in water conditions and physical components in the coast of Zihuatanejo promotes changes in the fish community.
“Extended childcare”? Reflections on the science of the Zika virus
Authors: Valim Thais , Fleischer Soraya
Published: May 2024

Abstract In 2015, Brazil was the scene of an event that attracted global attention: the Zika virus epidemic. This pathogen arrived in the tropics, bringing with it something new to the Zika medical literature: the birth of children with changes in fetal development resulting from vertical transmission of the virus to fetuses. The phenomenon, which was classified as a health emergency, began to be widely studied and numerous studies were carried out with children born with changes associated with the Zika virus. This article analyzes a set of interviews conducted in 2022 with scientists who were directly involved in the response to this epidemic in the Metropolitan Region of Recife. As the research was mostly carried out with children, we reflect here on how this characteristic permeated the scientific work of the researchers involved. The main objective is to promote broader discussions about the act of carrying out research in terms of urgency, addressing questions about scientific relationships, especially between researchers and participants (Zika researchers and children diagnosed with the syndrome). A second objective is to think about how Child Anthropology can find fertile ground for dialogue with other areas that focus on children and childhood.
Lições de Justiça Reprodutiva para catalisar estratégias de incidência durante a crise do Zika no Brasil
Authors: Brito Luciana , Rondon Gabriela
Published: May 2024

Resumo Revisitaremos uma constelação de respostas para garantir justiça reprodutiva para mulheres e meninas durante a crise do Zika no Brasil. As ações relatadas foram conduzidas pela Anis – Instituto de Bioética, uma ONG feminista. Argumentamos que, durante as emergências sanitárias, é necessário o uso de lentes feministas interseccionais para construir respostas efetivas e sensíveis às questões de gênero, em favor de mulheres e meninas. Apresentamos três táticas de incidência utilizadas na luta por justiça reprodutiva durante a crise do Zika: 1) construir narrativas baseadas em histórias de vida que retratem os efeitos desproporcionais da crise em mulheres e meninas; 2) produzir dados baseados em evidências para catalisar estratégias de incidência para revisão legal e de políticas públicas; 3) promover oportunidades para o fortalecimento de alianças e movimentos, bem como o compartilhamento de poder por meio de atividades de mobilização comunitária. Reconhecemos a importância de responder às necessidades das populações em tempo real, e para isso torna-se fundamental que as evidências sobre os impactos das emergências em saúde pública sejam produzidas e compartilhadas de maneira ágil. Os esforços em incidência não são estratégias fragmentadas, pois garantir a justiça reprodutiva exige uma estrutura abrangente e transformadora, incluindo soluções que envolvam o cotidiano das pessoas comuns e suas experiências de vida.
Maternal strategy for coping with confirmation of Zika virus infection during pregnancy: reflection on the neurodevelopment of their children
Authors: Costa Roozeméria Pereira , Méio Maria Dalva Barbosa Baker , Junqueira-Marinho Maria de Fátima , Moreira Maria Elisabeth Lopes
Published: May 2024

Abstract Zika virus infection in pregnant women results in changes in neuropsychomotor development in affected children, being an important stress factor for these women. This study aimed to evaluate the mothers' coping strategy in this situation and how this was reflected in the neurodevelopment of their children. Cross-sectional study with 46 women and their children. The coping strategy was assessed using the Brief Cope Inventory, applied to mothers, and the children's neuropsychomotor development was assessed at 24 months of age using the Bayley III Scales. The predominant coping strategy most frequently used by mothers was approach (73.9%), with emphasis on the planning component. The use of the avoidant coping was associated with lower scores on the Bayley III scale, with self-blame being the most used component on this scale. Religion was the auxiliary support component most used by mothers. The use of avoidant as the predominant coping strategy by mothers was associated with the worst results in the assessment of child development and reinforces the need to support these women, so that they can deal more directly with the feelings arising from the situations they experience.
Mushrooms and Their Compounds with Potential Anticancer Activity: A Review
Authors: Gerardo Díaz-Godínez , Maura Téllez-Téllez
Published: May 2024

Mushrooms produce many metabolites that show biological activity, which can be obtained from their fruiting body, mycelium or recovered from the culture broth when mushrooms are grown in submerged fermentation. Mushrooms are a source of natural pharmaceuticals; they have been reported to have potential inhibitory or preventive activity against some diseases, including different types of cancer. Cancer represents one of the main causes of death worldwide. It is worth mentioning that despite advances in pharmacological treatments, they still present side effects in patients. In this sense, the study of the use of mushrooms in complementary treatments against cancer is of great interest. Based on studies carried out in vitro and, in some cases, using animal models, it has been observed that mushrooms present preventive, corrective, and therapeutic properties against different types of cancer, by stimulating the immune system, due to their antioxidant, antimutagenic, and anti-inflammatory activities, as well as the regulation of the expression of some cellular processes, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis, etc. Based on the above, this manuscript shows a review of scientific studies that support the anticancer activity of some mushrooms and/or their bioactive compounds.
Analysis of the Chemical and Medicinal Properties of Armillaria ostoyae (Agaricomycetes) Extracts and the Presence of Heavy Metals in Dry Basidiocarps
Authors: Petrovic Nevena , Tosti Tomislav , Srbljak Ivana , Đurić Ana , Simić Zoran , Kosanić Marijana
Published: May 2024

We investigated the chemical and medicinal properties of methanolic and acetonic extracts of Armillaria ostoyae and the presence of heavy metals in its dry basidiocarps. The chemical content of extracts was analyzed with the HPLC-DAD-MS/MS method. According to our results, the most abundant mineral was potassium; the most abundant organic acid was malic acid; the most abundant carbohydrate was fructose, and the most abundant polyphenol was chlorogenic acid. The antimicrobial potential was evaluated using the microdilution assay, and the results ranged from 0.62 to 20 mg/mL. Antioxidant potential was studied by DPPH [half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of the methanolic extract was 619.67 μg/mL and of the acetonic extract was 533.65 μg/mL] and reducing power assays (the results ranged from 0.025 to 0.078 μg/mL). Total phenolic content was presented as gallic acid equivalent (methanolic extract, 6.12 mg GAE/g; acetonic extract, 3.99 mg GAE/g). The antidiabetic potential was explored by applying the α-amylase (the results ranged from 39.62 to 44.33%) and α-glucosidase assays (the results were in the range of 0.27-2.51%). The neuroprotective activity was asserted by the acetylcholinesterase inhibition assay (the results were in the range of 3.06-6.09%). The cytotoxic potential was investigated using the microtetrazolium assay, and the IC50 values ranged from 221.96 to > 400 μg/mL. Heavy metal content of the dry basidiocarps was evaluated using the AAS method and iron was the most abundant metal. A. ostoyae is a conditionally edible mushroom, which was not studied thoroughly before, thus this research will provide valuable knowledge about this species.
Measuring Covid-19 effect on rail passenger flow with region-based trip generation models
Authors: Ekici Üsame
Published: May 2024

The Covid-19 pandemic affected the lives of all humans in their daily routines, and the transportation sector became one of the most affected services worldwide. Different instruments are used to enable the effect of the pandemic on transportation to be measured. In this study, trip generation modelling is performed first to understand what factors trigger trip making and how they affect rail passenger flow (RPF) in general; the aim is to measure the loss in RPF due to the Covid-19 pandemic using these trip generation models. Daily RPF data from station to station in Türkiye during the years 2011–2019 are used for the trip generation models and 2016 rail passenger survey data are used for understanding the geographical characteristics of the flow. It is seen that instead of one model covering the whole country, it is more suitable to form different models for specific regions. Using region-based trip generation models, the Covid-19 effect on RPF on the mainlines was measured for the year 2020. Modelled values are anticipated numbers for the no-pandemic condition; therefore, by comparing the modelled and observed data, it is possible to understand how Covid-19 affected the traffic.
Defining Active Travel: A Response to Cook et al, 2022
Authors: Larrington-Spencer Harriet
Published: May 2024

Cook et al. (2022) have defined active travel as that in which “physical exertion of the traveller directly contributes to their motion”. This response argues that there is more value and justice in an inclusive definition that incorporates non-normative conceptualisations of physical activity.
Relato de experiência sobre ensino remoto emergencial de programação web
Authors:   Instituto Federal Farroupilha, Miguel Hallmann Lucas , Torezan Viegas Luciane ,   Instituto Federal Farroupilha
Published: May 2024

Este artigo apresenta um relato de experiência da realização do estágio de docência do curso de Formação de Professores para os Componentes Curriculares da Educação Profissional, com uma turma de segundo ano do Técnico em Informática Integrado ao Ensino Médio do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul, ocorrido durante a pandemia do Coronavírus. O contexto experienciado questiona a problemática do ensino remoto emergencial de programação e as adaptações necessárias para a execução da práxis. Quais são essas adaptações? Como realizar a prática? Quais ferramentas usar? A experiência permitiu levantar esses e outros questionamentos acerca da docência, metodologias utilizadas nas aulas e impactos na aprendizagem dos alunos. Ele também discute não apenas as ferramentas utilizadas, mas também a forma como foram utilizadas, tendo em vista seu reflexo no desempenho das avaliações dos alunos. Além de uma sugestão de adaptação no formato de aula, esse artigo conclui discutindo os impactos percebidos na utilização da abordagem de ensino remoto.
Protecting More Than Just Books: A Curricula Study of Traditional Cultural Expression in U.S. LIS Programs
Authors: Cheng Siyao , Ocepek Melissa , Benson Sara
Published: May 2024

More and more, librarians’ day-to-day job responsibilities include working with Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs) and their divergent needs. Nevertheless, TCEs—and their specialized care—lack adequate attention and appropriate training in Library and Information Science (LIS) pedagogy. This indicates that LIS students may be less prepared to ethically work on TCE-related inquiries in the future. This study conducts a curricula content analysis of 35 ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Science (MSLIS) programs to preliminarily assess the current state of TCE-related topics represented in LIS programs. Through investigating course descriptions, the research evaluates the depth and breadth to which LIS students’ coursework incorporates topics related to TCEs and their care. The synthesized findings demonstrate that only a small number of LIS programs even offer TCE-centric courses; of these, very few programs explicitly require students to take them. Failure to integrate TCEs into the core curriculum results in students being unprepared for the corresponding challenges in their prospective workplaces, especially as most TCEs are not covered by copyright law. The implication of this study could be a fruitful and rigorous invitation for LIS educators to revise their LIS curriculum to keep pace with the ever-evolving information needs that arise in contemporary library contexts for diverse populations.
Impact of RANGAP1 SUMOylation on Smad4 nuclear export by bioinformatic analysis and cell assays
Authors: Zhang Feng , Yang Jun , Cheng Yifei
Published: May 2024

Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier (SUMOylation) regulates a variety of cellular activities, and its dysregulation has been associated with glioma etiology. The aim of this research was to clarify the function of SUMOylation-related genes in glioma and determine relevant prognostic markers. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Glioma and GSE16011 datasets were analyzed through bioinformatics to identify Ran GTPase activating protein 1 (RANGAP1) as the hub gene for further study. Experimental validation consisted of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), western blotting (WB), and immunoprecipitation (IP) to evaluate RANGAP1 expression, function, and interaction with SUMO1. To assess the role of RANGAP1 knockdown and SUMOylation in glioma cells, various assays were conducted, including cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis. In addition, cell cycle analysis and immunofluorescence were performed. Through bioinformatics, RANGAP1 was identified as a crucial prognostic gene for glioma. Experimental studies confirmed the downregulation of RANGAP1 in glioma cells and verified that RANGAP1 repair impedes tumor growth. When it comes to RANGAP1 silencing, it enhanced cell proliferation, invasion and migration. Additionally, SUMO1 was identified as a specific SUMO molecule coupled to RANGAP1, affecting the location of Sma and Mad related protein 4 (Smad4) in the nucleocytoplasm and the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β/Smad signaling pathway. The functional impact of RANGAP1 SUMOylation on cell proliferation and migration was further confirmed through experiments using a SUMOylation-impairing mutation (K524R). Our findings suggest that RANGAP1 may be a potential prognostic marker in gliomas and could play a role in regulating cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. SUMOylation of RANGAP1 is responsible for regulating the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway, which is crucial for the progression of tumors. Further investigations and experiments are necessary to confirm these results.
Protocol LSBA setup v1
Authors: Quiroz Monnens Thomas
Published: May 2024

This protocol details the large scale bacterial attraction assay.
Public health challenges in households - Food safety
Authors: Maestro Daniel , Pašalić Arzija , Ramić-Čatak Aida , Obradović Zarema
Published: May 2024

Introduction: Most foodborne illnesses can be prevented by proper food preparation. The estimated prevalence of these diseases is 300-350 times higher than the data available today, which represents only the “tip of the iceberg.” Although restaurants are cited as the most common sites for food poisoning, these cases are three times more likely to occur in households. Therefore, assessing food consumer knowledge and practices provides a basis for formulating and designing programs to promote food safety in households.
Methods: Representatives of 384 households in six urban and rural municipalities in Sarajevo Canton participated in the survey. A previously designed and validated household food safety questionnaire was used to explore the knowledge and practices of the population regarding household food safety. Respondents’ knowledge and practices were assessed by the score they achieved, with one point awarded for each correct answer. The range of scores for knowledge and practices was divided into quartiles. The Chi-square test was used to examine whether there was a difference between expected and observed scores in one or more categories in contingency tables.
Results: In the assessment of food safety knowledge, 62% of the respondents had good knowledge, 33.1% had average knowledge, and 4.9% had poor knowledge. The results showed that 59.4% of the respondents had average practices and 22.4% had poor practices regarding food safety in their households. It was confirmed that various socioeconomic factors had a significant influence on consumers’ knowledge and practice regarding food safety in their households (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Nowadays, the topic of food safety is rarely discussed in households, and the public is not aware of the risks they face. Urgent action should be taken to raise collective awareness of the importance of household food safety to public health.
The effect of the ergonomic intervention program on work-related musculoskeletal disorders in healthcare professionals
Authors: Pleho Dženan , Mačak Hadžiomerović Amra , Pašalić Arzija , Katana Bakir , Jaganjac Amila
Published: May 2024

Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are the most common work-related disorders and describe a wide range of degenerative and inflammatory states that affect blood vessels, peripheral nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Healthcare as a special sector has almost the highest prevalence of WRMSDs in the world, far ahead of construction, mining, and manufacturing. Studies conducted in the EU and the USA indicate that health-care professionals most often have a problem with the lower back between 50% and 57% of cases, resulting in an average loss of more than 7 working days during 1 year.
Methods: This study included 177 health professionals of both genders who are actively involved in the provision of health-care services. The study was conducted in the Public Health Center of Sarajevo Canton, which provides primary and specialist consultative healthcare services. The study was designed as a prospective, longitudinal, interventional, and descriptive-analytical that included all respondents who met the inclusion criteria. The instruments used in the study are the standardized Dutch Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire, modified according to our study, the standardized work ability index, and the ergonomic intervention program (EIP).
Results: The highest frequency of work-related MKDs in health-care professionals before and after implementation of the EIP was in the neck area (83.1% before, 64.9% after), in the upper back region (71.8% before, 56.5 % after) and in the lower back region (68.4% before, 55.9% after). The average score of the working ability index before the introduction of the EIP was 35.44 ± 8.59, while after the implementation of the EIP it increased statistically significantly and amounted to 38.40 ± 7.30.
Conclusion: The EIP influenced the reduction of the MKDs frequency caused by work, and increased the working capacity of health-care professionals.
THE HIGH COURT ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF ACTIVITY
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Grynchuk Vladyslav
Published: May 2024

The article examines the features of the protection of intellectual property rights, taking into account the formation in Ukraine of a specialized judicial body for the consideration and resolution of disputes in this area – the Supreme Court for Intellectual Property. The publication analyzes the characteristics and difficulties of litigation and dispute resolution in the field of intellectual property, contradictions with the current legislation of Ukraine governing relations of intellectual activity, organizational issues, problems and prospects for the activities of the Supreme Court on intellectual property issues, formulates conclusions on improving the system of legal protection of intellectual property. In the process of studying the features and prospects of the activities of the Supreme Court on intellectual property issues, general scientific and special legal methods were used, in particular, dialectical, formal-logical, historical, normative-comparative, systemic-structural, etc. Based on consideration of the features of protecting intellectual property rights in court, assessing the problem and determining the prospects for the activities of a specialized court for the consideration and resolution of disputes in the field of intellectual property – the Supreme Court on Intellectual Property, it was concluded that at present the necessary legislative framework has been formed in Ukraine, which would ensure the implementation and guarantee of compliance with the rights to the results of intellectual, creative activity. However, the complexity of adjudication of disputes in the field of intellectual property, their duration, the lack of generalized judicial practice – these factors negatively affect the level of legal protection of intellectual property subjects. The solution of these problems should ensure the functioning of the Supreme Court for Intellectual Property, the creation and effective operation of which will significantly increase the level of protection of the rights of intellectual property subjects.
COLLECTING COPIES OF DOCUMENTS BY VICTIM DURING CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: PROBLEMATIC ISSUES
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Shchyhol O.V.
Published: May 2024

Collecting evidence, as one of the elements of criminal procedural proving, is the driving force for a complete and comprehensive determination of criminal proceeding circumstances and achievement of its objectives. Based on the obtained evidence, subjects of proof form and defend their legal positions, provide certain arguments, counterarguments and objections. In this way they realise their rights and interests in criminal proceedings, and achieve their intended procedural purposes. In the meantime, the court, as an independent and impartial arbitrator, also takes procedural decisions in accordance with collected and available case evidence. The same applies to investigative judge, who, performing the function of judicial review, evaluates collected and submitted evidence. Therefore, appropriate normative regulation of the right to collect evidence and procedure of its realisation is crucially important. However, regarding the victim, the provisions of the CPC of Ukraine are imperfect since they do not fully guarantee their right to collect copies of documents. Moreover, in certain cases collecting them is illogical according to the need of submitting to the court original documents, not their copies. Nevertheless, the victim has no ability to collect original documents (in accordance with the literal interpretation of criminal procedural law provisions). The above-mentioned and certain other problematic issues constantly concern scientists and practicing lawyers, and therefore require thorough research. The purpose of the article is: 1) to analyse current legislation, relevant conclusions of the Supreme Court, and scientific works regarding collecting copies of documents by victims; 2) to explore the problematic issues in this regard; 3) to provide scientifically-based suggestions for resolving current issues. The article analyses the provisions of the CPC of Ukraine which regulate collecting copies of documents by victims and reviews conclusions of the Supreme Court regarding peculiarities of electronic documents (videotapes) and their copies. It is concluded that the existing legal mechanism of collecting copies of documents by victims, including electronic documents, is unsatisfactory and is not accompanied by sufficient legal guarantees. The presence of collision between part 3 of Article 93 and part 3 of Article 99 of CPC of Ukraine is substantiated. Thus, the author demonstrates his own vision of the above-mentioned issues and suggests certain ways of the possible solution.
Employment Problems in the Far East and the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation
Authors: Blagodir A. L.
Published: May 2024

In recent years, close attention has been paid to the socio-economic development of the Far East and the Arctic zone of Russia, including increasing the efficiency of labor and employment development. Strategies, government programs and other documents are being adopted aimed at reducing unemployment and creating new jobs in the sparsely populated areas of these regions. The author identifies the main tasks that should be addressed as a matter of priority to solve employment problems. It is noted that in regional regulations and social partnership agreements, the problems of employment of citizens living in sparsely populated areas of the Far East and in the Arctic zone have not yet found their legislative support and, as a result, the identified problems remained without an appropriate legal solution.
Dualism of Labor Law: Private Law and Public Law Aspects
Authors: Andreev A. A.
Published: May 2024

The relevance of the topic of this article is due to the fact that the structure of labor law as a regulator of public relations contains the principles of both power and subordination, and equality of the parties. Despite the prevalence of the concept of dualism in labor law, there is no consensus in legal science regarding its content.The purpose of this article is to develop scientific provisions reflecting the features of dualism in labor law. Proceeding from the designated goal, the author set tasks: to determine the private and public legal aspects in the dual nature of labor law. In the process of studying national interests, the dialectical method of cognition was used as a philosophical basis, as well as general scientific research methods: ascent from the abstract to the concrete, the system-structural method. private scientific methods: formal legal, as wellas logical means of cognition — analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction.As a result of the analysis of scientific and regulatory sources, the following conclusions were formulated: 1) The state performs several functions in achieving a balance of private and public legal interests in the field of labor regulation: legislative, control, social, intermediary. 2) By promoting a balance between the interests of workers and the State, civil society contributes to ensuring fairer and more stable working conditions for all.
Material and Tort Liability: Problems of Correlation between the Norms of Civil and Labour
Authors: Letuta T. V.
Published: May 2024

The author notes the inconsistency of the current institution of material liability with the basic provisions of civil legislation on tort liability. Financial liability by its characteristics is a kind of tort liability. The presence in the labor legislation of a mention of bringing participants in labor relations to civil liability creates conditions for full compensation for harm, including lost profits according to the norms of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, after receiving compensation under the rules of limited or full liability. With such legal regulation, taking into account judicial practice, there is either a diminution of the importance of categories of labor law, or a non-uniform application of the norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. Gaps and imperfections in the construction of liability should be eliminated by completely isolating this institution or by observing all the rules and principles of tort liability.
suiETAS: Developing and Testing ETAS-Based Earthquake Forecasting Models for Switzerland
Authors: Mizrahi Leila , Nandan Shyam , Mena Cabrera Banu , Wiemer Stefan
Published: May 2024

We present the development and testing of multiple epidemic-type aftershock sequence (ETAS)-based earthquake forecasting models for Switzerland, aiming to identify suitable candidate models for operational earthquake forecasting (OEF) at the Swiss Seismological Service. We consider seven model variants: four variants use parameters obtained through fitting the ETAS model to the Swiss earthquake catalog, and three use generic parameters that were fit to Californian seismicity or global seismicity from regions tectonically similar to Switzerland. The model variants use different pieces of information from the current state-of-the-art time-independent earthquake rate forecast underlying the Swiss seismic hazard model (SUIhaz2015), and one is calibrated on a larger local data set that includes smaller earthquakes by allowing a time-dependent estimate of the completeness magnitude. We test all variants using pseudoprospective short-term (7-day) forecasting experiments and retrospective long-term (30-year) consistency tests. Our results suggest that all ETAS-based models outperform the time-independent SUIhaz2015 forecast in the short term, but two of the model variants overestimate event numbers in the long term. ETAS parameters are found not to be universally transferrable across tectonic regimes, and region-specific calibration is found to add value over generic parameters. Finally, we rank all model variants based on six criteria, including the results of the pseudoprospective and retrospective tests, as well as other criteria such as model run time or consistency with the existing long-term model, using a multicriteria decision analysis approach. Based on this ranking, we propose the ETAS model calibrated on the Swiss catalog, and with the spatial background seismicity distribution of SUIhaz2015 as the ideal candidate for the first Swiss OEF system. All procedures and choices involved in the development and testing of the Swiss ETAS model follow recently established expert recommendations and can act as a reference in the establishment of time-variant earthquake forecasting models for other regions.
A Transformerless Photovoltaic System Employing a Cubic Cell Boost Converter for Low Voltage Application
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur, India, Sharma Santanu
Published: May 2024

A photovoltaic (PV) system is commonly used to satisfy the power demand of the utility. This paper investigates the utilization of a high voltage gain Cubic Cell Boost Converter (CCBC) in a transformerless photovoltaic (PV) system for low voltage applications. The proposed system is a combination of a CCBC and a three-phase inverter creating a two-stage three-phase PV system. The CCBC is linked with the low-scale PV sources to step up its input DC voltage and maintain a constant DC bus voltage by employing the Perturb and Observe (P&O) Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) control algorithm. The DC bus is further connected to an LCL filter based three-phase inverter using a synchronous reference frame (dq) control scheme to power the three-phase utility. The proposed combination is validated by simulating in MATLAB/ SIMULINK environment for a 5.5 kW PV source and achieved an efficiency of 91% with 1.91% of inverter Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) at unity power factor. In the proposed system, CCBC with P&O MPPT control provides a high step-up DC bus voltage with less input current ripple and output voltage ripple and maintains a constant DC bus under variable solar irradiance. This work does not account for the common leakage current that is often produced in a transformerless PV system.
Inexpensive Fabrication of Sn-Ag- Cu/Cu:ZnO/Al/PET Memristive Devices through Unconventional Synthesis Techniques
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Nalla Narasimha Reddy Educational Society’s Group of Institutions, Ghatkesar, India, Vittapu Sravan K.
Published: May 2024

In the last few decades there has been rapidly growing research interest in resistive switching devices which led to tremendous technological advancements. In this work, copper (Cu) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film was deposited on Aluminum coated PET conductive sheets having a sheet resistance of 20 Ω. Soldering balls of 2 mm diameter consisting of 96.5% Sn, 3% Ag and 0.5% Cu alloy were dropped into this thin film to form the Sn-Ag- Cu/Cu:ZnO/Al/PET memristive devices. No additional annealing temperature was required as the heat transfer from 350 C hot soldering ball onto the Cu:ZnO thin film was sufficient to anneal the thin film. The electronic characteristics of the device were obtained by employing a function generator and an oscilloscope instead of an expensive source meter. The elimination of redundant hot furnace (for annealing) and source meter (for I-V characterization) resulted in the improvement of total equipment expenses by ~96%.
An Approach to Inline Monitoring of the Electrode State in Resistance Spot Welding
Authors:   Graduate School of Excellence Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, Durnagöz Samiha
Published: May 2024

Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) is a key technology for joining car body parts. During the process, the upper and lower electrodes of the welding gun are subject to wear, which affects the electric current flow and thus, the quality of the spot weld. To counteract this effect, the electrode tip is dressed after a predefined number of spot welds. The frequency for tip dressing is based on experience and does currently not directly reflect the actual state of the electrode. This work provides an approach to inline electrode state monitoring to determine the ideal and demand-based point in time for electrode tip dressing based on process data. We avoid costly and time-intensive experimental labeling of electrode states and utilize changes in the dynamic electrical resistance between dressing cycles to represent the electrode wear state. To describe the changes in the dynamic electrical resistance curve, new features such as the peak time delay are calculated and visualized. We evaluate our approach with a real-world data set that stems from a dynamic and complex environment out of a series production line, which, in contrast to laboratory data, ensures a successful application of the proposed methods in an industrial setting.
The Effect of Augmented Reality (AR) Supported Teaching Activities on Academic Success and Motivation to Learn Nuclear Physics among High School Pupils
Authors:   Faculty of Physics and Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan, Arymbekov Beken
Published: May 2024

The research aimed to investigate the impact of Augmented Reality (AR) supported teaching activities on pupils’ academic success and motivation to learn physics, and their attitudes towards AR applications. The study focused on the “Nuclear Physics” unit in high school physics courses and employed the “Solomon Four Group Model” to control both internal and external validity. The study involved 120 pupils from two different schools, with two experimental and two control groups randomly assigned. First experimental group and first control groups completed pre-test and post-test assessments, while the second experimental group and second control groups only completed the post-test. Over a nine-week period, the experimental groups were taught using mobile AR applications, while the control groups followed the curriculum’s planned activities. The data collection tools included the “Nuclear Physics Success Test” and the “Pupils’ Motivation to Physics Learning” scale. Novelty of the research is about comparing and contrasting virtual laboratory learning environments with augmented reality learning environments. The research findings indicated that teaching with AR applications had a significant impact on pupils’ academic success to learning physics. This suggests that teaching with AR applications is an effective educational approach to enhancing physics education among 11th-grade pupils. Despite the fact that virtual laboratories and augmented reality are both innovative technologies with the potential to enhance learning experiences, experimental research suggests augmented reality is more effective in developing pupils’ critical thinking skills in high school physics lessons than virtual laboratories.
An fMRI Study of How Deaf Children Process the Two Tones (Second Tone and Third Tone) in Mandarin Chinese
Authors: Shi Mengrui , Li Qiang
Published: May 2024

The objective of this study is to investigate the brain activity patterns of deaf children and hearing children during the processing of two different tones (second tone and third tone) using resting-state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Furthermore, the study aims to identify the differences in brain activation regions between deaf children and hearing children during the tone processing task. Five deaf children and two hearing children were selected as participants. Resting-state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans were conducted on the subjects using an fMRI scanner. The acquired fMRI data were then preprocessed and analyzed to examine the patterns of brain activity. Deaf children and hearing children exhibit differences in brain activation regions during the execution of tone recognition tasks. These differences can be observed in various areas such as the pre-central gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, middle occipital gyrus, supplementary motor area, superior parietal lobe, and interior frontal gyrus, among others. Through comparisons, the brains of deaf and mute children, although they exhibit relatively reduced activation in certain areas of the auditory cortex, may show enhanced activation in additional regions such as the middle occipital gyrus. This suggests that the brain of deaf children may undergo a reorganization of its functional networks, allowing for improved spatial perception, visual abilities, and other skills. This adaptation enables them to better process tonal information despite the absence of auditory input. These findings contribute to the understanding of the neural basis of tone processing and may help in refining intervention strategies.
An Analysis of Whether Henry in Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms is a Hero or Not
Authors: Wang Yixing Wang , Guo Jiayao
Published: May 2024

Hemingway, one of the greatest American novelists in the 20th Century, is known for the depiction of tough guys. But in his A Farewell to Arms (1929), he portrays the main character, Frederic Henry as a deserter. Henry dreams of being a hero, but he doesn’t become one. In this essay, we will analyze the question that whether Henry is a hero or not from three perspectives. First, as a commander, he is not a traditional American hero, as he has failed in his mission and lost the lives of his soldier due to his arbitrary command. Second, he refuses to think and does not use his conscience to make moral decisions, so he cannot be called a philosophical hero. Last, his inability to confront the trauma of war, his avoidance of the past and reality, and his apparent calmness to preserve his dignity as a man, make him not a Hemingwayan code hero.
Assessing the diagnostic impact of P63, PSA and BCL-2 proteins in premalignant and malignant prostate tissues
Authors: Ogunlayi Aderonke C. , Ekundina Victor O. , Kehinde Adedapo O. , Enye Linus A. , Aremu Adegoke O.
Published: May 2024

Background: Prostate cancer (CaP) is increasingly becoming a major health issue affecting men as cancer-related fatalities are attributable to the condition. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) diagnostic criteria can help in gene-targeted therapy and help reduce its prevalence. This study is to assess the diagnostic impact of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), P63 and BCL-2 antibodies in CaP.
Method: A case-controlled retrospective study was carried out on eighty (80) prostrate tissue blocks retrieved from the pathology archive of Ekiti State university teaching hospital Ado Ekiti. IHC analysis of the selected antibodies was carried out and also stained with haematoxylin and eosin (H and E) for second opinion and confirmation.
Results: The study showed that all the CaP samples had 100% positivity with varying reactivity to the IHC biomarkers; PSA had 100% positivity and MPR of 94% due to its multiple weaknesses as a biomarker p63 is a basal cells marker.
Conclusions: The expressions of these antibodies were observed in the progression of CaP. Although these markers are useful in predicting the progression from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to CaP, none of them can be utilised in isolation to a conclusion. Hence, they should be used in conjunction with one another to make up for their limitations. The immunohistochemical markers are beneficial in CaP diagnosis.