bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intraoperative analgesic effect of intravertebral lidocaine injection during percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of thoracolumbar compression fractures in elderly patients
Authors: Yin Jianshi , Zhang Yongzhao , Zhao Xiangmei , Yan Han , Liu Jun , Chang Xiaohui , Wang Junsheng
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: In recent years, percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) has been increasingly used in clinical settings. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to determine the analgesic effect of intravertebral lidocaine injections in PKP. METHODS: A total of 60 patients who were treated with PKP were enrolled in this study. Lidocaine hydrochloride was chosen as the medication for the experimental group. Patients were randomly assigned into three groups using a double-blind study design: In group A (20 cases), no drugs were injected into the vertebral body during surgery; group B (20 cases) received intravertebral injection of normal saline; and in group C (20 cases), lidocaine hydrochloride was administered into the vertebral body during surgery. The age of patients, operation time, balloon dilatation pressure, balloon dilatation volume, and amount of bone cement injected were compared across the three groups. A pain visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess pain suffered by the patients before, during, and 24 hours after the surgery. RESULTS: Age, operation time, balloon dilatation pressure, balloon dilatation volume, and amount of bone cement injected did not differ significantly among the three groups (P> 0.05). The differences in VAS scores 24 hours before and after surgery were not statistically significant (P> 0.05). Group C had lower intraoperative VAS scores than groups A and B, and the difference was statistically significant (P< 0.01). There was no statistically significant difference between group A and group B (P> 0.05). CONCLUSION: Intravertebral injections of lidocaine during PKP can successfully reduce intraoperative pain.
Psoas major and lumbar lordosis may correlate with pain episodes during Sorensen test in patients with non-specific low back pain
Authors: Liu Yang , Hao Jingdong , Du Mingkui , Hu Sanbao
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: The reason that participants develop pain episodes during the Sorensen test remains unclear. Lumbar lordosis and trunk muscle are important for dynamic stability of the spine; however, their role in pain episodes during the Sorensen test has not yet been discussed. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of muscular morphology and lumbar curvature on pain development during the Sorensen test in patients with non-specific low back pain (LBP). METHODS: Ninety-one patients diagnosed with chronic non-specific LBP and underwent the Sorensen test were enrolled. Lumbar lordosis, cross-sectional area and fat infiltration rate of trunk muscle and centroid line of psoas major (dividing into three types: anterior arc, linear and posterior arc) were measured using ImageJ software. All recruited patients were grouped into pain episode and exhaustion groups and were matched for the confounders based on propensity scores. The above parameters were compared between groups and further adjusted for confounding bias. RESULTS: After adjustment , the mean differences in lumbar lordosis of 12.1 ± 2.3∘ between the two groups in the complete cohort and of 13.9 ± 2.5∘ in the matching cohort remained significant, the exhaustion group had a 0.22-fold and 0.08-fold risk of presenting as linear and posterior arc types, respectively, compared with the pain episode group in the complete cohort (p= 0.008, p= 0.004), the corresponding values were 0.19-fold and 0.05-fold, respectively, in the matching cohort (p= 0.014, p= 0.010). Logistic regression demonstrated that lumbar lordosis, the linear and posterior arc types were significantly associated with pain episode during the test (OR = 0.78, p< 0.001; OR = 4.50, p= 0.038; OR = 9.93, p= 0.033). CONCLUSIONS: Lower lumbar lordosis and linear and posterior arc types of the psoas major centroid line were possibly relevant to the pain episode during Sorensen test in patients with chronic non-specific LBP.
Effects of modified long stick exercise on hyperkyphosis, muscle imbalance and balance control in elderly community-dwelling women with hyperkyphosis
Authors: Chankavee Nanniphada , Amatachaya Sugalya , Hunsawong Torkamol , Thaweewannakij Thiwabhorn , Mato Lugkana
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: Hyperkyphosis is a condition often seen in older women. This condition causes muscle imbalance in the upper back of the body and impacts balance control. Long stick exercise (LSE) is an exercise programme for the elderly that improves muscle strength and balance control. OBJECTIVE: This research was designed to investigate the effects of a modified LSE on hyperkyphosis, muscle imbalance and balance control in elderly community-dwelling women with hyperkyphosis. METHODS: Twenty-eight elderly women with hyperkyphosis were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was assigned to practice the modified LSE programme 30–40 minutes/day, 3 days/week, for 12 weeks. Hyperkyphosis, pectoralis minor length, muscle strength, functional reach test (FRT) and timed up and go test (TUG) were obtained at baseline, after 6 weeks and after 12 weeks of exercise. RESULTS: The experimental group demonstrated improved hyperkyphosis, pectoralis minor length, muscle strength, FRT, and TUG after 12 weeks of training. Moreover, the experimental group exhibited significantly greater improvements in all outcomes than the control group (p< 0.05). CONCLUSION: The modified LSE programme is an alternative exercise that is easy and low-impact for improving hyperkyphosis, muscle imbalance, and balance control in elderly community-dwelling women with hyperkyphosis.
Optimizing normalization methods of the external oblique: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Devorski Luk , Skibski Andrew , Fukuda David H. , Stout Jeffrey R. , Ingersoll Christopher D. , Mangum L. Colby
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: Adequate normalization methodology to establish maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) is needed to compare %MVIC values for core exercise completed until discontinuation. Clinicians can use %MVIC classifications to guide their preventative and rehabilitative exercise interventions. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare %MVIC of the external oblique (EO) between normalization techniques of side-lying lateral trunk flexion and Roman chair lateral trunk flexion. METHODS: Twenty-two participants completed two MVIC techniques followed by one repetition of the prone bridge plank (PBP), torso elevated side plank (TESP), foot elevated side plank (FESP), dead bug and bird dog. The average %MVIC during the first 5-seconds, last 5-seconds and overall duration of exercise were included for analysis. ANOVA was used to compare normalized %MVIC from each of the 5 exercises between MVIC techniques. Alpha set a priori p= 0.05. RESULTS: The side-lying table technique yielded no %MVIC values above 100%, while the Roman chair technique produced 7 values above 100%. The largest mean difference between techniques was during the last 5-seconds of the torso elevated side plank (57.87 ± 38.51%MVIC, p< 0.001). CONCLUSION: The side-lying table technique likely provides the optimal methodology of %MVIC determination.
Unfoldings and Coverings of Weighted Graphs
Authors: Courcelle Bruno
Published: July 2023

Coverings of undirected graphs are used in distributed computing, and unfoldings of directed graphs in semantics of programs. We study these two notions from a graph theoretical point of view so as to highlight their similarities, as they are both defined in terms of surjective graph homomorphisms. In particular, universal coverings and complete unfoldings are infinite trees that are regular if the initial graphs are finite. Regularity means that a tree has finitely many subtrees up to isomorphism. Two important theorems have been established by Leighton and Norris for coverings of finite graphs. We prove similar results for unfoldings of finite directed graphs. Moreover, we generalize coverings and similarly, unfoldings to graphs and digraphs equipped with finite or infinite weights attached to edges of the covered or unfolded graphs. This generalization yields a canonical “factorization” of the universal covering of any finite graph, that (provably) does not exist without using weights. Introducing ω as an infinite weight provides us with finite descriptions of regular trees having nodes of countably infinite degree. Regular trees (trees having finitely many subtrees up to isomorphism) play an important role in the extension of Formal Language Theory to infinite structures described in finitary ways. Our weighted graphs offer effective descriptions of the above mentioned regular trees and yield decidability results. We also generalize to weighted graphs and their coverings a classical factorization theorem of their characteristic polynomials.
On Minimization and Learning of Deterministic ω-Automata in the Presence of Don’t Care Words
Authors: Löding Christof , Stachon Max Philip
Published: July 2023

We study minimization problems for deterministic ω-automata in the presence of don’t care words. We prove that the number of priorities in deterministic parity automata can be efficiently minimized under an arbitrary set of don’t care words. We derive that from a more general result from which one also obtains an efficient minimization algorithm for deterministic parity automata with informative right-congruence (without don’t care words). We then analyze languages of don’t care words with a trivial right-congruence. For such sets of don’t care words it is known that weak deterministic Büchi automata (WDBA) have a unique minimal automaton that can be efficiently computed from a given WDBA (Eisinger, Klaedtke 2006). We give a congruence-based characterization of the corresponding minimal WDBA, and show that the don’t care minimization results for WDBA do not extend to deterministic ω-automata with informative right-congruence: for this class there is no unique minimal automaton for a given don’t care set with trivial right congruence, and the minimization problem is NP-hard. Finally, we extend an active learning algorithm for WDBA (Maler, Pnueli 1995) to the setting with an additional set of don’t care words with trivial right-congruence.
Evaluation of IL-6 and IL-17A gene polymorphisms in Iraqi patients infected with COVID-19 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Khalaf Qusay Abdulwahab , Rasool Khetam Habeeb , Naji Eman Natiq
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: In patients with COVID-19, diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) increases the risk of hospitalization and death. Patients who have IL-6 and IL-17A single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are more likely to have severe COVID-19. This study aims to determine whether SNPs of the IL-6 gene at rs1800795 (G > C) and the IL-17A gene at rs2275913 (G > A) are associated with COVID-19 and T2DM in the Iraqi population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-four people were divided into 4 groups as follows: six patients with severe COVID-19 and T2DM were placed in Group 1 as “G1”, six patients with COVID-19 but no T2DM were placed in Group 2 as “G2”, and six patients with T2DM were placed in Group 3 as “G3”. There were also six healthy controls included in each group. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify the target genes after genomic DNA from the blood samples was extracted. Sanger sequencing was used to find the SNPs in both the forward and reverse directions for each sample. RESULTS: In the case of IL-6 SNP at rs1800795, the GG genotype was more common in “G3”, the CC genotype was less common in all patient groups than in controls, and the GC allele was more common in “G2” than in the control group. In comparison to the controls, the three patient groups showed lower frequencies of the C allele and higher frequencies of the G allele. Regarding IL-17A gene polymorphism, the AA and GA genotypes were more prevalent in “G2” and “G3”, respectively. The GG genotype and G allele frequency dropped in all patient groups compared to the control group, whereas the A allele frequency increased in all patient groups. CONCLUSIONS: The IL-6 gene at rs1800795 (G/C) and the IL-17A gene at rs2275913 (G/A) loci were associated with COVID-19 and T2DM in Iraqi population.
Digital health literacy and health technology in health systems and beyond: The importance of measurement, planned action, and policy for readiness and sustainability
Authors: Levin-Zamir Diane
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp and distinct increase in the development and application of digital resources for public health and healthcare services. The benefits from this trajectory are dependent upon the digital health literacy skills of the public served. In this article, digital health and digital health literacy are explored, as is the importance of measurement to set the stage for policy, practice, and continued research. Intervention on individual and organization levels are necessary, taking into consideration the social gradient as an underlying determinant of digital health literacy. Future areas of research, policy, and action-based intervention are presented.
Health literacy action framework for health emergencies and infodemics
Authors: Okan Orkan , Messer Melanie , Levin-Zamir Diane , Dadaczynski Kevin , Paakkari Leena , Schaeffer Doris , Sorensen Kristine
Published: July 2023

This paper addresses the critical role of health literacy during the COVID-19 infodemic and provides recommendations for decision-makers regarding how health literacy can be advanced as an empowering resource to mitigate the harmful effects of future infodemics. Based on a comprehensive literature review, key areas concerning health literacy are identified that help provide a strategic response during an infodemic. A framework for systemic health literacy capacity and policy advice is presented to inform and guide decision-makers on managing an infodemic with health literacy strategies. The way forward includes emphasizing the rights to access information and a broader view of how health literacy can help build back better in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the paper includes a call to action for decision-makers to integrate systemic health literacy responsiveness into public health emergency strategies to counter a future infodemic’s diffusion.
Aviation visibility forecasting by integrating Convolutional Neural Network and long short-term memory network
Authors: Chen Chuen-Jyh , Huang Chieh-Ni , Yang Shih-Ming
Published: July 2023

Weather forecasts are essential to aviation safety. Unreliable forecasts not only cause problems to pilots and air traffic controllers, but also lead to aviation accidents and incidents. To enhance the forecast accuracy, an integrated model comprising a convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-term memory (LSTM) network is developed to achieve improved weather visibility forecasting. In this model, the CNN acts as the precursor of the LSTM network and classifies weather images to increase the visibility forecasting accuracy achieved with the LSTM network. For a dataset with 1500 weather images, the training, validation, and testing accuracy achieved with the integrated model is 100.00%, 97.33%, and 97.67%, respectively. On a numerical dataset of 10 weather features over 10 years, the RMSE and MAPE of an LSTM forecast can be reduced by multiple linear regression from RMSE 12.02 to 11.91 and 44.46% to 39.02%, respectively, and further by the Pearson’s correlation coefficients to 10.12 and 36.77%, respectively. By using CNN result as precursor to LSTM, the visibility forecast by integrating both can decrease the RMSE and MAPE to 2.68 and 13.41%, respectively. The integration by deep learning is shown an effective, accurate aviation weather forecast.
How to improve mortality statistics nationally and internationally?
Authors: Gissler Mika
Published: July 2023

Cause-of-death statistics is an essential part of health information system. Finland has collected statistics on causes of death for more than 250 years. Since 1936 medical experts at Statistics Finland has been in charge of the coding. Changes in ICD-classification and coding praxis as well as the use of different standard populations and short-lists hampers time trend analyses and international benchmarking. The five Nordic countries and three Baltic countries has made cause-of-death coding comparisons since 2001. A random sample of death certificates are regularly reviewed. This exercise has demonstrated that national coding systems have not always agreed on the main causes of death. However, there has been a clear trend towards greater agreement, even for specific diagnostic groups, such as cancers, external causes and respiratory conditions. Most of the international data collection is voluntary, but the European Union has adopted a mandatory Regulation to ensure that cause-of-death statistics provide adequate information for all EU Member States to monitor Community actions in the field of public health. Since 2011 the data on causes-of-death have to be provided within 24 months after the end of the reference year. Therefore, causes-of-death statistics at Eurostat is more up-to-date than in other international databases.
Analysis of cardiovascular function in diabetic patients using EEMD-ICA fusion multi-scale percussion entropy
Authors: Li Miao-Miao , Pan Jian-Xia , Wang Jin-Hang , Hu Zi-Lei , Zhao Jing , Wei Hai-Cheng
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a chronic disease that can lead to a variety of complications and even cause death. The signal characteristics of the photoplethysmography signals (PPG) and electrocardiogram signals (ECG) can reflect the autonomic and vascular aspects of the effects of diabetes on the body. OBJECTIVE: Based on the complex mechanism of interaction between PPG and ECG, a set of ensemble empirical mode decomposition-independent component analysis (EEMD-ICA) fusion multi-scale percussion entropy index (MSPEI) method was proposed to analyze cardiovascular function in diabetic patients. METHODS: Firstly, the original signal was decomposed into multiple Intrinsic Mode Function (IMFs) by ensemble empirical mode decomposition EEMD, principal components of IMF were extracted by independent component analysis (ICA), then the extracted principal components were reconstructed to eliminate the complex high and low frequency noise of physiological signals. In addition, the MSPEI was calculated for the ECG R-R interval and PPG amplitude sequence.(RRI and Amp) The results showed that, compared with EEMD method, the SNR of EEMD-ICA method increases from 2.1551 to 11.3642, and the root mean square error (RMSE) decreases from 0.0556 to 0.0067. This algorithm can improve the performance of denoising and retain more feature information. The large and small scale entropy of MSPEI (RRI,Amp) was significantly different between healthy and diabetic patients (p< 0.01). RESULTS: Compared with arteriosclerosis index (AI) and multi-scale cross-approximate entropy (MCAE): MSPEISS (RRI,Amp) indicated that diabetes can affect the activity of human autonomic nervous system, while MSPEILS (RRI,Amp) indicated that diabetes can cause or worsen arteriosclerosis. CONCLUSION: Multi-scale Percussion Entropy algorithm has more advantages in analyzing the influence of diabetes on human cardiovascular and autonomic nervous function.
Design and application of the intraoperative protective device for patients undergoing interventional therapy via the femoral artery approach
Authors: Ju Jieqin , Mao Liqing , Wang Yuejing , Xie Haofen , Zhou Shengjun
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: Femoral artery puncture is still the most used surgical approach. Because the operation requires local anaesthesia, the patient may not be able to exert full self-control, and their upper and lower limbs and trunk need to be constrained by a protection device. OBJECTIVE: To explore the safe application effect of a new type of anti-movement protection device for upper and lower extremities, shoulders and chest in patients undergoing interventional therapy via the femoral artery approach. METHODS: This is a prospective randomised controlled study. A total of 230 patients were randomly divided into two groups: the study group (n= 115) and the control group (n= 115). The time needed to implement the restraint operation and the loosening of the restraint device in the two groups was recorded, and the satisfaction of surgeons and nurses was investigated. RESULTS: The time needed to perform restraint operation in the study group was significantly less than that in the control group (4.06 ± 0.61 min vs. 7.01 ± 0.76 min, P< 0.05). The satisfaction of surgeons and nurses with the use of the new protective device was significantly better than that of the conventional restraint band (P< 0.05). CONCLUSION: The new anti-movement protection device for upper and lower limbs, shoulders and chest can conveniently and quickly achieve effective protection and braking of patients, ensure the safety of surgery and improve satisfaction.
The Metaverse in Tourism and the Airline Industry
Authors: Canada Paula
Published: July 2023

This paper aims to analyze the potential of using the Metaverse in the Tourism Industry, and in particular the Airline industry, by providing some examples of what the industry is already doing, specifically in the Marketing, Customer Service, and Sales areas.
Locating nondeterministic events and their causes in spacetime for a wave function that represents both objective and subjective uncertainty
Authors: Gentile David
Published: July 2023

Two of the most important challenges to an objective interpretation of the wave function have solid proposed partial solutions. We summarize two recently published ideas and focus on where and when nondeterministic events occur in spacetime. Specifically, we look at (Hobson, 2022), which describes an objective wave function with no additional collapse hypothesis. We try to elucidate this proposed solution to the measurement problem and focus on where it positions nondeterministic events in spacetime. We then turn to (Price H, 2015), which builds on (Costa de Beauregard, 1953). The “zigzag” causality presented there seems to be generally misunderstood as retrocausality. However, no signals are sent into the past light cone. We discuss how this idea can overcome the problems that objective wave function interpretations have with special relativity, and again, we focus on the loci of nondeterministic events. Taken together, they provide an answer to the most serious objections to an objective interpretation of the wave function and answer the question of when and where objective uncertainty associated with the wave function becomes subjective uncertainty.
On Quantum Superposition
Authors: Li Guang-Liang
Published: July 2023

Lying in the core of the conceptual scheme of current quantum theory, the notion of quantum superposition is a consequence of the quantum-mechanical superposition principle. However, relying on precise but not attainable space or time coordinates, quantum superposition makes little sense physically if we use it to describe or explain experimental results obtained by measurement. Space or time is usually modeled by a metric space endowed with the usual distance function. Irrelevant to instrument precision and measurement accuracy, unattainability of precise coordinates is a well-established mathematical fact following from properties of the corresponding metric topology, and hence rules out completely, in principle, the possibility for us to obtain precise coordinates by measurement in actually performed experiments. In classical mechanics, unattainability of precise coordinates is hardly noticeable, and measurement results obtained in classical physics can still be reasonably explained even though precise coordinates are unattainable. However, when we explain measurement results obtained in quantum physics, unattainability of precise coordinates should not be omitted. In the conceptual scheme of current quantum theory, omission of unattainability of precise coordinates is an unfortunate flaw, which is largely responsible not only for the invalidity of quantum superposition in description of the physical world but also for various ineligible applications of quantum mechanics. Nevertheless, in no sense does the flaw imply quantum mechanics as a successful theory failing to be correct. As shown in this article, the flaw is repairable. By taking into account unattainability of precise coordinates, we can reinterpret the meaning of quantum superposition to repair the flaw without affecting eligible applications of quantum mechanics while avoiding all the ineligible applications.
Development of an applied intelligent system based on neurophysiological data to support decision-making on the organization of the educational process
Authors: Nosova L. S. , Belousova N. A. , Korchemkina Yu. V.
Published: July 2023

In modern science, one of the urgent problems is the search for ways to improve the effectiveness of learning. The study of neurophysiological patterns in the formation of individual variations of cognitive activity of students at different stages of ontogenesis is an important condition for developing innovative technologies to improve the quality of the educational process. The article presents the development of an applied intelligent system that allows considering individual differences in cognitive activity of students and schoolchildren using neuroscience technologies.

The use of teaching methods and techniques is largely due to individual typological features, which can be analyzed using neurobiological indicators. Express analysis of the individual neurophysiological profile characterizes behavioral aspects of cognitive activity. With the help of an intelligent system, a set of neuro-physiological indicators of groups of students was processed to identify the influence of learning conditions on these indicators. Based on the test data sets, the system assigns learners to pairs, groups, or project teams and recommends learning tasks based on the learners’ neurophysiological profiles.

When developing the system, the basic principles of the development and use of artificial intelligence are taken into account, such as transparency of the program’s choice of the process of forming pairs and groups of learners and the criteria for selecting tasks, so the so-called weak artificial intelligence — machine learning with a teacher is used.
Methods for collecting data on participants of online programs of additional professional education in universities
Authors: Bezyzvestnykh Е. А. , Skryabin M. A.
Published: July 2023

The article discusses in detail the main methods for collecting data on the participants of online programs of additional professional education (AEP) in universities, which were developed by the authors. The authors used personality-oriented, environmental, product, and data-driven approaches as the basic ones in developing these methods. The authors also took into account the main statements of evidence-based education, learning analytics, and the types of learning data (the LOTS model).

The new methodological approaches presented in this article have practical value at various stages of designing and implementing training programs based on the obtained data with the help of feedback, evaluation and learning metrics. The results were tested in small groups of students (12–20 participants) as part of the implementation of programs and courses such as “Assessment and Feedback”, “Fundamentals of Pedagogical Design for Distance and Blended Learning”, and the Summer School for teachers and trainers “Data-Driven Learning Design”. A total of 146 participants were trained using the methods outlined in this article.

The results of this study may be of interest to educational organization administrators that provide AEP. They can focus on developing an educational system based on data, designing programs based on current educational needs, improving training effectiveness with valid metrics, and competing with Russian and foreign EdTech companies. Additionally, the findings could be useful for professors implementing educational programs of higher education, instructional designers, and educational product developers.
The role of youth in shaping the information society of well-being in Uzbekistan
Authors:   Institute for the Study of Youth Problems and the Training of Promising Personnel under the Agency for Youth Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Akhmedova R.A.
Published: July 2023

The transition of the world into the new information age is described in the article. The theory of the information society of well-being is presented, and the trends of changes in modern society are studied. Secondary processing of data from published studies of various scientists and organizations has been made. A statistical analysis of the dynamics of Internet consumption in Uzbekistan is made, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the usual way of life, the development of information and communication technologies and the well-being of people is analyzed. Conclusions on the consequences of the pandemic are made, and the influence of young people on the formation of an information society of well-being is substantiated. This article explores the significant role of youth in shaping the information society in Uzbekistan at a time of rapid technological progress. The article begins by highlighting the global transition into the new information age and presents the theory of the information society of the welfare state. It delves into the study of social changes and trends associated with the emergence of information and communication technologies. Drawing on a wide range of published studies by various scholars and organizations, the article provides a comprehensive secondary analysis of existing data. It examines statistical trends in Internet consumption in Uzbekistan, with a particular focus on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people’s daily lives, the development of information and communication technologies, and the general well-being of individuals
The problem of administrative-territorial zoning of Karakalpakstan in the 20-30s of the twentieth century
Authors:   Karakalpak State University named after Berdakh, Dzhumashev A.M.
Published: July 2023

Administrative-territorial zoning is characteristic of all states at all times, the difference is shown only in the degree of complexity and elaboration. This article reflects the fundamental and strategic role of zoning in the formation and development of modern Karakalpakstan. The historical process of formation of Karakalpakstan, the formation and further improvement of separate institutions which make up the bearing constructions of the administrative system is analyzed. Administrative-territorial planning is a fundamental aspect of governance in all states, although with varying degrees of complexity and elaboration. This article emphasizes the crucial and strategic role of zoning in the formation and development of modern Karakalpakstan. It examines the historical process of formation of the region and looks at the creation and subsequent strengthening of key institutions that form the fundamental basis of its administrative structure.
Investment issues in relations between the PRC and EU
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Zhumagaliyeva Zh.A. , Birimkulova G.U. ,   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Published: July 2023

The article discusses the role of direct investment in cooperation between China and EU member states. China’s role as a global investor and financier has grown rapidly in recent decades. The bilateral investment agreement opens up great opportunities for both parties. Currently, cooperation in this area is regulated by bilateral agreements between states. In addition, today China is stepping up the promotion of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, one of the ultimate goals of which is Europe. However, China’s somewhat increased investment in the European Union has generated much controversy. This highlights China’s desire to take over the European economy. The purpose of the work is to analyze the investment policy of China and the countries of the European Union and determine its features. When writing the article, qualitative, quantitative and comparative analyzes of scientific research were used. In the course of the study, the history of the development of investment relations between the two parties was studied and its current state was analyzed. In recent years, writers have focused on the “Global Gate” initiative to slow down China’s influence in the European Union. This article aims to carefully examine the relationship between Chinese investment in Europe and Chinese influence in the region.
Kondisi Fisik Atlet Bolavoli Pantai Putri Kabupaten Sumenep Pada Persiapan Pekan Olahraga Provinsi (PORPROV VII) Jawa Timur Tahun 2022
Authors: Sofiyana Uliya Ira , Rahman Taufik , Suparto Achamd
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei dengan teknik tes dan pengukuran.Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh atlet bolavoli pantai putri Kabupaten Sumenep yang berjumlah 7 atlet.Instrumen untuk mengukur kecepatan menggunakan lari 30 meter, daya ledak menggunakan vertical jump, kekuatan menggunakan push-up, kelincahan menggunakan shuttle run, dan daya tahan menggunakan bleep test.Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif kuantitatif yang disajikan dalam bentuk persentase. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kondisi fisik atlet bolavoli pantai putri Kabupaten Sumenep pada persiapan Pekan Olahraga Provinsi (PORPROV VII) Jawa Timur tahun 2022 adalah terdapat 0 atlet (0,00%) dalam kategori baik sekali, 3 atlet (42,86%) dalam kategori baik, 1 atlet (14,28%) dalam kategori cukup, 3 atlet (42,86%) dalam kategori kurang, dan 0 atlet (0,00%) dalam kategori kurang sekali.
Peningkatan Akurasi Shooting Pemain Ma Al-Amien Jambu Dengan Latihan Target Game Dalam Permainan Futsal
Authors: Supriyanto Nugroho Agung , Fadlani Roni , Fepriyanto Andi
Published: July 2023

Shooting merupakan teknik dasar yang penting dalam permaian futsal yakni untuk mencetak goal. Akurasi shooting yang baik akan membuat peluang untuk menang menjadi lebih besar. Peningkatan akurasi shooting bisa menggunakan latihan target game yang membuat pemain menjadi fokus dalam membidik sassarannya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan shooting pemain futsal MA Al Amien Jambu dengan latihan target game. Subjek penelitian ini berjumlah 10 pemain. Latihan target game terdiri dari bagian yakni free kick, dribbling shooting, wall shoot, speed shoot dan spin shoot. Latihan target game dilakukan selama 10 minggu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan akurasi yang signifikan (p0.05). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa latihan target game mampu untuk meningkatkan akurasi shooting pemain.
Real-Time AI driven Interpretation of Ultrasonic Data from Resistance Spot Weld Process Monitoring For Adaptive Welding
Authors: Scott Ryan , Stocco Danilo , Chertov Andriy , Gr. Maev Roman
Published: July 2023

Adaptive resistance spot welding systems typically rely on real-time analysis of dynamic resistance curves and other indirect measurements to estimate weld progress and guide adaptive weld control algorithms. Though efficient, these approaches are not always reliable, and consequently there is a need for improved feedback systems to drive adaptive welding algorithms. As an alternative, an advanced in-line integrated ultrasonic monitoring system is proposed, with real-time weld process characterization driven by artificial intelligence (AI) to create actionable feedback for the weld controller. Such a system would require real-time ultrasonic data interpretation, and for this a solution using deep learning was investigated. The proposed solution monitors the ultrasonic data for key process events and estimates the vertical size of the weld nugget proportional to the stack size throughout the welding process. This study shows that adaptive welding using ultrasonic process monitoring backed by AI-based data interpretation has immense potential. This research highlights the importance of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) in the zero-defect manufacturing paradigm.
Tips for Effective Machine Learning in NDT/E
Authors: Harley Joel B. , Zafar Suhaib , Tran Charlie
Published: July 2023

The proliferation of machine learning (ML) advances will have long-lasting effects on the nondestructive testing/evaluation (NDT/E) community. As these advances impact the field and as new datasets are created to support these methods, it is important for researchers and practitioners to understand the associated challenges. This article provides basic definitions from the ML literature and tips for nondestructive researchers and practitioners to choose an ML architecture and to understand its relationships with the associated data. By the conclusion of this article, the reader will be able to identify the type of ML architecture needed for a given problem, be aware of how characteristics of the data affect the architecture’s training, and understand how to evaluate the ML performance based on properties of the dataset.
A katonai repülőtereket érintő biztonsági kihívások változása a történelem során – 2. rész
Authors: Táborszky József
Published: July 2023

A repülőterek, repülőbázisok kialakulása szinte egybeesik a repülés kezdeteivel, még ha eleinte csak rögtönzött felszállópályák álltak is rendelkezésre. A repülőgépek kiterjesztik a hadviselést a harmadik dimenzióra a légtér uralásával, azonban nélkülözhetetlenül függnek a földi szentélyek működésétől. A légi bázisok biztonsága így megkérdőjelezhetetlen, ugyanakkor fontos kérdés, hogy jelentőségük hogyan változott az idők folyamán, és hogy a technika, a képességek és az elvek fejlődésével hogy változott ezen létesítmények biztonsága.
A pilóta nélküli légi jármű-rendszerek integrálása a repülőtér forgalmába
Authors: Vas Tímea , Halászné Tóth Alexandra , Bali Tamás , Dudás Zoltán , Bottyán Zsolt , Gajdos Máté , Fekete Csaba
Published: July 2023

Az UAS-ek polgári és egyéb légterekbe való integrálása már elkezdődött. Beillesztésük a légi forgalomban és a műveleti környezetben beazonosítható kockázatok csökkentésével történik. A repülőterek környezetében általában veszélyforrásként tekintenek rájuk, azonban az egyre szélesebb körű alkalmazási lehetőségeik miatt, számos feladatra költséghatékonyabb és olcsóbb megoldást jelenthetnek. Az, hogy milyen feltételek mentén integrálhatók a repülőtéri forgalomba, számos tényezőtől függ. Kutatási tervünkben olyan döntéstámogató megoldások fejlesztésén dolgozunk, amelyek VR2- AR3-eszközökkel, kockázatértékelő és -csökkentő megoldásokkal, illetve speciális ATC-eljárások4 alkalmazásával modellezik a munkadrónok és hagyományos légi járművek közös légtérben és repülőtereken való alkalmazását. Mintarepülőterünk az állami repülések célját szolgáló modellt használja kiindulási alapul.
Adventist Church Leadership and Religious Liberty in India: Impact on Mission and Ministry
Authors:   Spicer Adventist University, Kumar Santosh
Published: July 2023

India, consisting of several diverse communities, operates on various religious sentiments, norms, expectations, cultures, and worldviews. Each culture and worldview developed, nurtured, and was organized in a community that recognized the importance of religious tolerance—tolerances that keep India united and yet diverse. Religious tolerance in India respects and allows the various religions to exist and practice within the same community.1 However, if this norm is broken, the resulting actions can result in unexpected consequences. There are several cases where tolerance was breached due to religious standards, views, or beliefs, causing chaos in a community. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has become a center of influence for many communities around the country. The Church’s outreach includes education, healthcare, and training schools, among other services. Such services respect religious sentiments and provide room for people from every religious background to be nurtured and feel accepted. However, the Seventh-day Adventist Church remains careful not to compromise its values and fundamental beliefs. In this manner, it provides education in a Christian context in hundreds of schools in India. Through its schools and medical institutions, the Church reaches out to people of other religions, offering acceptance, compassion, and love (personal communication, September 7, 2020). This study looks at religious liberty in the outreach of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in India. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s restriction and limitation, this study is limited to using a descriptive methodology exploring selected literature to discuss the norms to follow, adhering to the government’s laws, and being true to the functional beliefs operative in the outreach and services of the Adventist Church.
АГРЕСИВНА ПОВЕДІНКА В СУЧАСНОМУ ТРАНЗИТИВНОМУ СУСПІЛЬСТВІ: ФІЛОСОФСЬКО-ПРАВОВІ ТА ТЕОРЕТИКО-ПРАВОВІ АСПЕКТИ
Authors: Жаровська І. М.
Published: July 2023

Автором статті проведено аналіз філософсько-правових та теоретико-правових аспектів агресивної поведінки суб’єктів права в транзитивному суспільстві сучасної правової реальності. В дослідженні загалом доводиться, що загрози глобалізаційного, пандемічного, трансформаційно-транзитивного характеру зумовлюють нові додаткові засоби суб’єктам з агресивною поведінкою для реалізації неправомірної поведінки. Постмодерністський соціум та інформаційні чинники також є додатковими факторами для трансформації філософсько-правового розуміння природи агресивної поведінки. Вказується, що формування природи агресії в індивідуальному прояві зводиться до сфери дитинства. Поведінкові та емоційні проблеми є поширеними в дитинстві, мають тенденцію бути стабільними і пов’язані з широким спектром негативних результатів протягом життя, включаючи злочинну поведінку. Виокремлено два фактори впливу сучасних суспільних відносин на агресивну поведінку: вплив засобів масової інформації та соціальних мереж (в час невизначеності та невідомості саме вони несуть суттєву відповідальність за суспільні настрої, оскільки ці інституції наділені потенціалом посилення стресу, але також до певного рівня плутанини через неоднозначність інформації щодо оцінки ризику та запобіжних заходів); правова політика щодо контролю за поширенням пандемії супроводжувалася обмеженням прав та свобод людини, їх законних інтересів, особливо ізоляційного характеру, що призвело до поширення проявів агресії щодо рідних та близьких осіб, спровокувало різке зростання домашнього насильства. Акцентовано, що правовий статус соціальних мереж в епоху інформаційно-комунікаційних трансформацій та оновленої суспільної реальності знаходяться поза межами чіткого правового впливу та унормування, отож інформація яка надходить цими каналами може містити, суттєві агресивні прояви, прояви нетерпимості та формує нетолерантне суспільство загалом.
МЕХАНІЗМИ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ ПРОГРАМНИХ АКТІВ З РЕІНТЕГРАЦІЇ КРИМУ
Authors: Линник Тетяна Василівна
Published: July 2023

Стаття містить системний аналіз форм та механізмів реалізації програмних актів, схвалених в Україні з питань деокупації та реінтеграції АР Крим та Севастополя. У роботі охарактеризовано особливості процесів контролю з питань реалізації відповідних програмних документів, зокрема у судовому вимірі, досліджено відповідну практику та наявну правову доктрину, визначено перспективи впливу цих процесів на деокупацію та реінтеграцію Криму як форми протидії масштабної агресії проти України, яка триває. В статті проведене аналіз Плану невідкладних заходів з протидії російської агресії з тимчасово окупованої території України в Криму, захисту інтересів держави, громадян України та українських юридичних осіб в Криму на 2018–2019 роки, Плану заходів, спрямованих на реалізацію деяких засад державної внутрішньої політики щодо тимчасово окупованої території АР Крим та Севастополя 2018 року, Стратегії інформаційної реінтеграції АР Крим та Севастополя 2018 року, Стратегії розвитку кримськотатарської мови на 2022–2032 роки, Стратегії деокупації та реінтеграції тимчасово окупованої території АР Крим та Севастополя 2021 року, планів її реалізації. Автор приходить до загального висновку, що наразі в Україні вживаються системні заходи з програмного регулювання процесів деокупації та реінтеграції Криму. Ключовими структурами, залученими у відповідні процеси, як на рівні розробки відповідних програмних актів, так й у формі їх реалізації, слід вважати Міністерство з питань реінтеграції тимчасово окупованих територій та Представництво Президента України в АР Крим. У статті вказане, що наразі ключовим питанням відповідної діяльності залишається внесення змін до Стратегії деокупації та реінтеграції Криму, корегування нової редакції Стратегії із планом дій з її реалізації та функціонування Консультативної ради з питань деокупації та реінтеграції тимчасово окупованої території Криму. Водночас, додає автор, виконання чинних наразі оприлюднених програмних документів із деокупації Криму може бути предметом не лише суспільного контролю, але й відповідно судового розгляду в рамках адміністративного судочинства.
Dialogo sulla clinica attuale
Authors: Cabré Luis Jorge Martin
Published: July 2023

Attraverso queste riflessioni l'autore sottolinea l'importanza dell'interazione paziente-analista, il ruolo dell'analista nel transfert del paziente e il rifiuto del modello dell'analista come osservatore distante che interpreta senza avere nulla a che fare con ciò che sta accadendo. Partendo dagli approcci tecnici di Ferenczi, e soprattutto dalla sua riflessione metapsicologica sui processi mentali dell'analista nel suo lavoro con i pazienti e dalle opere di Freud del 1937-1938, in partico-lare Analisi terminabile e analisi interminabile e Costruzioni nell'analisi, sviluppa una linea di pensiero che mette in evidenza l'importanza dell'analisi e del processo mentale che sottolinea l'importanza dello scambio emotivo tra il paziente e l'analista, e in cui il transfert e le resistenze non sono esclusivamente una questione del paziente, ma qualcosa in cui entrambi sono coinvolti. Queste riflessioni l'autore le mette poi in relazione alla complessità di come queste dina-miche si possono ripresentare nella stessa formazione psicoanalitica e nella trasmissione della psicoanalisi nelle diverse generazioni.
Scenari e metafore della formazione
Authors: Laurora Vincenza
Published: July 2023

Il lavoro racconta l'esperienza di un intero anno formativo, il 2022, con lo scopo di cogliere la linea di sviluppo psichico che gli allievi se-guono per maturare capacità di ascolto psicoanalitico, contenimento e trasformazione dell'esperienza emozionale con l'Altro. Parte dalla de-scrizione dell'evento scientifico inaugurale in cui la SIPP accoglie i nuovi allievi per poi spostarsi sugli scenari delle giornate conclusive in ciascuna delle tre sedi. In questo secondo momento collegiale, sono gli allievi, per gruppo-classe, a raccontare la loro esperienza di apprendi-mento attraverso un loro scritto. Al centro del lavoro vi è la riflessione sulle metafore che gli allievi anno dopo anno producono per rappresentare sia il cammino che han-no compiuto che le condizioni didattiche che ne favoriscono lo sviluppo. Emerge una linea di sviluppo processuale nella formazione che parte dal radicamento nel gruppo-classe, guadagna spazi gruppali transizionali per il libero gioco tra le loro individualità, per approdare alla fine del quadriennio alla conquista di uno stile di lavoro personale e ad una capacità di relazione dialogante. L'esperienza della conclusione lascia intravedere la maturazione dei processi identificatori profondi alle figure formative che alimentano sotterraneamente e con discrezione il processo di crescita.