bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Biblical Lexical Items vs Biblical Phraseological Units: Specifying the Notions (Based on English and German Texts)
Authors:   Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev, Bakina Anna D.
Published: January 2022

This article discusses the problem of delimiting the notions of biblical lexical item and biblical phraseological unit within the framework of studying the formation and development of biblical phraseology as a separate branch of general phraseology. The author believes that biblical phraseology should to be considered as an independent research area due to the progressive development of the study of phraseology in general, as well as the growing interest among scholars in phraseology of biblical origin and pertinent research materials that have accumulated over the past two decades. To begin with, the paper specifies the status of the biblical phraseological unit as a phraseological unit. Further, the definitions of the above-mentioned notions are analysed and a typology of biblical lexical items and phraseological units of biblical origin is developed based on a review of scholarly works dealing with various aspects of biblical lexical items and biblical phraseological units. Examples of the use of biblical lexical items and biblical phraseological units in English and German texts are provided as illustrations. The research methods applied here include analysis and synthesis, generalization and hypotheticoinductive method; comparative, contextual, and classification methods, as well as analysis of definitions, phraseological identification, and phraseological analysis. The author concludes that biblical lexical item is a broader notion, which includes biblical phraseological units. Biblical lexical items are numerous and diverse in terms of composition and can be presented in the form of multi-level linguistic units (from a word to a sentence), while biblical phraseological units are structured as fixed expressions, from a phrase to a sentence. Thus, a biblical phraseological unit is defined as a fixed reproducible linguistic unit in the form of a phrase or a sentence, having integrity of nomination and integrity of meaning that is etymologically related to the Bible. It is emphasized that the specificity of phraseological units of biblical origin is manifested at the formal, content and functional levels.
“A Part of Speech” by Joseph Brodsky: Bilingualism as a Creative Method in Poetry
Authors:   Southern Federal University, Nikolaev Sergey G. , Nikolaeva Svetlana V.
Published: January 2022

This article is an attempt of textological conceptualization of an interlingual transfer (doubling) of a literary text. This transfer, in case it has been done by the author him/herself, is traditionally called self-translation, yet it can also by qualified as an adaptation of the “old” text to the perceptive abilities of the “new” recipient, i.e. a collective reader representing a different national and cultural medium and bearing its values as a prevalent aesthetic waymark. Special importance in the above process is attached to such a significant feature of any literary text of high quality as its elasticity. The textological approach to the scientific understanding of the differentlanguage text binary is often complemented by the bilinguological categorization of the subject, i.e. a text of poetry and, at the same time, a poetic cycle. From this standpoint, the mode of primary/secondary character of the two interconnected texts might lose its substantial preciseness. Further on, the article scrutinizes a landmark (for the Russian culture) literary text and its self-translation: the poetic cycle “A Part of Speech” by Joseph Brodsky. Four conceptual dominants of the cycle, with regard to their axiological hierarchy, are distinguished: 1) space/distance – location – oblivion; 2) time (epoch) – history – event – oblivion; 3) love – breakup – oblivion; 4) speech – art – extension – immortality. Further, a comparative analysis of their different-language verbalization is carried out. It is stated that Brodsky’s creation of this bilingual cycle reflects his striving for a cultural adaptation of each version to the background knowledge, historical experience, principles, traditions, aesthetic attitudes and, generally, sentiments of different groups of readers. In some cases this is done by means of the national language only, in other cases by the general complication of the poems’ figurative fabric.
Expressing Value-Loaded Content as the Most Important Function of Paroemias and Idioms
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Fedulenkova Tat’yana N.
Published: January 2022

The monograph under review is highly appreciated as having been long-awaited by specialists in phraseology and cultural linguistics. This is an up-to-date original work full of innovations and creative discoveries. Performed for the first time in philology, the comprehensive analysis of idioms and paroemias as signs of language and culture is highly welcomed. The innovative and effective aspects of the monograph are as follows: the study of the correlation of idioms and paroemias with cultural codes; the comparative linguocultural analysis of idioms and paroemias, on the one hand, and idioms and riddles, on the other hand, which are the units most saturated with culture-specific information. We underline the originality of the author’s conclusions about the influence of cultural connotations of the studied linguistic material on the dynamics of the British linguistic worldview. The linguistic and cultural analysis of the proper name as a component in the composition of proverbs, sayings, riddles and idioms – signs of language and culture – results, for the first time, in representing the anthroponymic code of culture. On the basis of extensive phraseological material, the author describes in detail the processes of semiotization of the value-loaded content of culture.
The Magmatic–Hydrothermal Transition in Lithium Pegmatites: Petrographic and Geochemical Characteristics of Pegmatites from the Kamativi Area, Zimbabwe
Authors: Shaw Richard A. , Goodenough Kathryn M. , Deady Eimear , Nex Paul , Ruzvidzo Brian , Rushton Jeremy C. , Mounteney Ian
Published: January 2022

Lithium is a critical metal, vital for electrification of transport. Currently, around half the world's lithium is extracted from rare-metal pegmatites and understanding the genesis and evolution of these igneous rocks is therefore essential. This paper focuses on the pegmatites in the Kamativi region of Zimbabwe. A group of early pegmatites is distinguished from a late pegmatite suite which includes the ca. 1030 Ma Main Kamativi Pegmatite. Previously mined for tin, the mine tailings are now being investigated for lithium. Mineral-scale investigation of samples from the Main Kamativi Pegmatite has allowed recognition of a four-stage paragenesis: (1) an early magmatic assemblage dominated by quartz, alkali feldspar, spodumene (LiAlSi2O6) and montebrasite [LiAl(PO4)(OH, F)]; (2) partial alteration by widespread albitization, associated with growth of cassiterite and columbite group minerals; (3) irregular development of a quartz, muscovite, columbite group mineral assemblage; and (4) widespread low-temperature fluid-induced alteration of earlier phases to cookeite, sericite, analcime, and apatite. Whole-rock geochemistry indicates that the late pegmatites are enriched in Li, Cs, Ta, Sn, and Rb but depleted in Nb, Zr, Ba, Sr, and the rare earth elements relative to early pegmatites and country rock granitoids. A combination of field relationships and published dating indicates that the granitoids, and probably the early pegmatites, were emplaced toward the end of the ca. 2000 Ma Magondi Orogeny, whereas the late pegmatites are almost 1000 million years younger. The late pegmatites thus cannot be genetically related to the granitoids and are instead likely to have formed by partial melting of metasedimentary source rocks. The drivers for this melting may be related to crustal thickening along the northern margin of the Kalahari Craton during the assembly of Rodinia.
Synopsis of the genus Drosera (Droseraceae) in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Authors: Rjosk A. , Neinhuis C. , Monizi M. , Lautenschläger T.
Published: January 2022

While some African Floras were continuously revised and several are now almost completed, the Flora of Angola's 'Conspectus Florae Angolensis' still remains incomplete. This applies also for Droseraceae and the genus Drosera. Our study aims to provide an identification
key for Drosera of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including all morphological characters of the different Angolan and Congolese taxa. Loans from different herbaria were studied. A list of important morphological characters was combined with data obtained by observations
and measurements. Beside the identification key, nine species descriptions with drawings of the main characteristics, distribution maps and SEM-pictures of pollen and seed morphology are provided. The possibility of hybridisation is discussed. Despite difficulties such as varying morphology
or hybridisation in some species, the identification key enables researchers to identify specimens by morphological characters.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Budaya Organisasi dan Motivasi Terhadap Kualitas Pelayanan Kepada Pelanggan PT. Hadeka Primantara
Authors: Kusuma Aditya Putra
Published: January 2022

This study aims to determine (1) The influence of leadership on motivation. (2) The influence of organizational culture on motivation. (3) The influence of motivation on service quality. (4) The influence of leadership on service quality (5) The influence of organizational culture on service quality. This research uses a saturated sampling technique. The population of this research is all employees of PT. Hadeka Primantara which amounted to 91 people. The research method in this research is the quantitative research method by using the computer program Partial Least Square (PLS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This thesis uses quantitative research through survey methods, interviews, and questionnaires. The results showed significant influence on Leadership on Motivation at PT. Hadeka Primantara with the value of T Statistics 4,818 ≥ 1.96. There is a significant influence of Organizational Culture on Motivation at PT. Hadeka Primantara with the value of T Statistics 10,435 ≥ 1.96. There is no significant influence on Motivation on Service Quality at PT. Hadeka Primantara with the value of T Statistics 0.095 ≤ 1.96. There is no significant effect of Leadership on Service Quality at PT. Hadeka Primantara with the value of T Statistics 0.677 ≤ 1.96. There is a significant influence of Organization Culture on Quality of Service with the value of T Statistics 2,402 ≤ 1.96.

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) Pengaruh kepemimpinan terhadap motivasi. (2) Pengaruh budaya organisasi terhadap motivasi. (3) Pengaruh motivasi terhadap kualitas pelayanan. (4)Pengaruh kepemimpinan terhadap kualitas pelayanan.(5) Pengaruh budaya organisasi terhadap kualitas pelayanan. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan PT. Hadeka Primantara yang berjumlah 91 orang. Metode penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan program komputer Partial Least Square (PLS) dan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Tesis ini menggunakan penelitian kuantitatif melalui metode survey, wawancara dan kuesioner.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengaruh yang signifikan Kepemimpinan terhadap Motivasi pada PT. Hadeka Primantara dengan nilai T Statistics 4,818 ≥ 1.96. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan Budaya Organisasi terhadap Motivasi pada PT. Hadeka Primantara dengan nilai T Statistics 10,435 ≥ 1.96. Tidak terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan Motivasi terhadap Kualitas Pelayanan pada PT. Hadeka Primantara dengan nilai T Statistics 0,095 ≤ 1.96. Tidak terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan Kepemimpinan terhadap Kualitas Pelayanan pada PT. Hadeka Primantara dengan nilai T Statistics 0,677 ≤ 1.96. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan Budaya Organisasi terhadap Kualitas Pelayanan dengan nilai T Statistics 2,402 ≤ 1.96.
Consumer Legal Protection Principles of Billing Mechanism by Digital Financial Service Provider: a Prescriptive Fintech Law Study in Indonesia
Authors:   Civil Law Department, Law Faculty, Airlangga University, Indonesia, Teddy Prima Teddy Prima , Kagramanto Lucianus Budi ,   Civil Law Department, Law Faculty, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Published: January 2022

Financial Technology or Fintech currently grows rapidly in Indonesia. The total of loan disbursement reached 155,902.55 Million IDR in the end of 2020. Alongside with it‟s development this digital tool like two blades which has negative and positive aspects. This research tries to explore the philosophy of consumer protection in online lending practices and investigate the consumer protection in the online loan collection mechanism by digital financial service providers in Indonesia. Through using some theory and literatures such as the justice theory, consumer protection, economic and law morality, digital document and supported by several primary and secondary legal materials to explain and answer the research question. The research method is the prescriptive by combining the types of doctrinal, reform-oriented, and theoretical research. The results obtained by the author found similarities between dispute resolution from the perspective of the consumer protection act with the arbitration protection law and alternative dispute resolution which both provide legal certainty to the parties
The impact of economic conditions on innovative activity of domestic enterprises
Authors:   Baltic State Technical University “Voenmekh” D. F. Ustinova, Shamina Liubov K.
Published: January 2022

A retrospective analysis of the factors that influenced the innovative development of the economy of the 90s and 2000s is carried out. The factors that influenced the low innovative activity of domestic enterprises in the early 2000s are highlighted. It is indicated that the choice of one or another type of the company’s innovative strategy depends not only on the specifics of its activities, the level of innovative potential, the type of innovations implemented by the company, the choice is determined by the high dependence on the previous results of its activities within the framework of the chosen strategy and the accumulated positive / negative experience. It is noted that innovations have a significant impact on certain characteristics of a business, and the issues of managing innovative processes are extremely relevant for a modern industrial enterprise. The growth of the indicator “the proportion of organizations carrying out technological innovations” and the indicator “the level of innovative activity of organizations” observed since 2017 are analyzed. The article provides arguments in favor of the fact that such growth is explained by a change in the methodology for calculating indicators, it is proved that such changes in the methods for calculating indicators create an objective picture of the innovative development of sectors of the national economy.
Strategic analysis of industrial tourism development in the regions of Russia: opportunities and threats
Authors:   Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Chkhotua Ilona Z. , Vlasyuk Lyudmila I. ,   Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Zadorozhnaya Galina V. ,   Leading Researcher at the Center for Strategic Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University’ Institute of Mathematical Research of Complex Systems
Published: January 2022

Industrial tourism is a strategically important area of tourism development in the context of the rich industrial heritage of our country, the need to diversify the economy of single-industry towns and attract the younger generation to work specialties. Tourism has a significant multiplier effect and gives impulses to the whole economy of the region, what confirms a number of hypotheses based on the relationship between tourism and economic growth in the region (for example, Tourism-led Economic Growth Hypothesis). The strategic potential of industrial tourism is obvious in the era of Behavioral economics, when emotional experience, customization and seamless travel are on the top when choosing a tourism product. A number of regions realized the possibility of developing the regional economy through the support of the tourism sector and are already implementing comprehensive tourism programs together with the leading enterprises of the region under the methodological guidance of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives. The article analyzes the level of industrial tourism development by the method of clustering regions according to a number of essential parameters of an economic, infrastructural, and social nature. Based on the results of the study, general recommendations are proposed for the strategic development of industrial tourism in the regional context.
Pandemic and the future of capitalism: political economy of our society (International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy annual conference review)
Authors:   S.Y. Witte Institute for New Industrial Development, Maslov Gleb A.
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the review of the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) annual conference «The Pandemic and the Future of Capitalism: On the Political Economy of our Societies and Economies», which took place in online format on September 12–19 2021. The sections of the conference, which were organised with the participation of the S.Y. Witte Institute for New Industrial Development are specially described. The topics of discussion concerned the crisis of the neoliberal model of capitalism and the search for new directions of socio-economic development. A general description of IIPPE activities, its goals and results is presented. The importance of the further cooperation with IIPPE is underlined.
Intelligent cyber-social ecosystem of Industry 5.0: definition, essence, model
Authors:   St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Babkin Aleksandr V. , Shkarupeta Elena V. ,   Voronezh State Technical University, Plotnikov Vladimir A. ,   St. Petersburg State University of Economics
Published: January 2022

Ten years after the first introduction of Industry 4.0 at Hannover trade fair as a concept of German industry efficiency improvement, the European Commission announced a new industrial evolution – Industry 5.0 and revealed an updated representation of Industry 5.0 as a result of attaining of triad forming stability, human-centricity and industry viability. At the nexus of the fourth and fifth phases of industry evolutions, new objects arise – intelligent cyber-social ecosystems that use the strengths of cyber-physical ecosystems, changing under the influence of digital end-to-end technologies, combined with human and artificial intelligence. The purpose of this research is to present a conceptual model of an intelligent (“smart”) cyber-social ecosystem based on multimodal hyperspace within the conditions of Industry 5.0. The research methodology includes systems science, metasystemic, ecosystemic, value-based, cyber-socio-techno-cognitive approaches; concepts of platforms, creator economy, Open innovations 2.0 based on an innovative model of a quadruple helix. As a result of this research, the evolution of the establishment and development of an ecosystemic paradigm in economic science is shown. The study describes a cognitive transition from cyber-physical systems of Industry 4.0 to intelligent cyber-social ecosystems as objects of Industry 5.0. A conceptual model has been originated, in which a cyber-social ecosystem is introduced as an ecosystem of new metalevel (“metasystem”), evolving under the conditions of the transition from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 based on cyber-social values of human-centricity, stability and viability. The model is notable for its high level of cybernetic hyperconvergence, socioecosystemic, technological and cognitive modality to achieve ethical social goals, sustainable welfare for all humanity and each individual person, taking into account the scope of planetary capacity.
How knowledge becomes a factor of production
Authors:   S.Y. Witte Institute for New Industrial Development, Bodrunov Sergey D. ,   Free Economic Society of Russia
Published: January 2022

Currently, in the process of transition of civilization in its development to the next technological order and a New industrial society of the second generation (NIS.2), the role of knowledge is growing in production; they are gradually becoming its prevailing and main factor. At the same time, knowledge cannot play the role of an independent factor of production. For their implementation in technologies and the manufactured product, the labor activity of a person with knowledge is necessary. In modern production, which is characterized by high knowledge intensity and continuous flow of innovations, such a person with the creative potential to apply knowledge becomes a key factor in production. The increasing role of knowledge and qualifications of production participants is interpreted in the mainstream of economic theory as the formation of human capital, investments in which provide returns in the form of increased income. However, there are serious reasons to doubt the scientific correctness of this approach. The return on creative work in the modern economy rather takes the form of intellectual rent. This rent is distributed between the employee and the hiring company on unequal grounds, determined by the specifics of the relations of wage labor and capital. Capital, to the extent that it is interested in retaining creative workers, can share with them a part of the intellectual rent received. But persons of creative work have not only economic interests, but also interests of a different nature – in self-realization, professional growth, social recognition, which also begins to be taken into account when stimulating their work. Ultimately, the modern evolution of creative work leads to development in the direction determined by the theory of noonomy.
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL FILMS: AN OVERVIEW
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, WB, 733134, Pal Tapas , Debnath Debabrata ,   Professor, Dept. of Education, University of Gour Banga
Published: January 2022

Environmental Films can be used to develop people’s sustainable thinking. There have been many environmental films from 1964 to 2019 focusing on environmental issues. Although these films seem to be the logistics of the environment and the digital world, they are a suitable way to educate mass people about the environment in an informal way. These environmental films are the path to environmental gates. The environmental film is actually a real-world reel experience on environmental issues. Through environmental film, people are learning sustainable environmental thinking and growing their environmental knowledge too. At present, many scientific methods are being considered to save nature, but if these environmental films are included with the course curriculum, they will be beneficial to sustainable development. Environmental issues-oriented Films are helpful for making awareness, consciousness, and decision-making process to cope the contemporary environmental issues. The Reel of environmental films can present real environmental facts on contemporary issues of the environment that are important for academicians to politicians for environmental education. This article highlights the importance of environmental films to make environmental awareness of mass people.
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF RF PLASMA AT LOW PRESSURES FOR CYLINDRIC VACUUM CHAMBER WITH CHARGED SPECIMAN
Authors: Шемахин Александр Юрьевич , Желтухин Виктор Семенович , Шемахин Евгений Юрьевич
Published: January 2022

Для моделирования процессов в ВЧ-плазме пониженного давления с продувом газа разработана гибридная математическая модель при числах Кнудсена - для несущего газа. Модель включает начально-краевую задачу для кинетического уравнения Больцмана, описывающего функцию распределения несущего нейтрального газа, краевые задачи для уравнения неразрывности электронной, ионной и метастабильной компонент, уравнения сохранения энергии электронов, для ВЧ-уравнений Максвелла в форме телеграфных уравнений и уравнения Пуассона для потенциальной составляющей поля. Приводятся результаты расчета электрической напряженности, концентрации электронов, ионов и метастабилей, потенциальной составляющей электромагнитного поля в цилиндрической вакуумной камере.

A hybrid mathematical model for the Knudsen numbers - for the carrier gas has been developed to simulate processes in a low pressure RF plasma with gas flow. The model includes an initial boundary value problem for the kinetic Boltzmann equation describing the distribution function of the carrier neutral gas, boundary value problems for the continuity equation of the electronic, ionic and metastable components, the electron energy conservation equations, for Maxwell’s RF equations in the form of telegraphic equations and the Poisson equation for the potential part of field. The results of the calculation of the electric intensity, the concentration of electrons, iones and metastables, the potential component of the electromagnetic field in a cylindrical vacuum chamber are presented.
Optimization of dextran production from Leuconostoc strains isolated from different dairy products from Ouargla region Algeria
Authors: Bouricha M'hamed , Roukia Hammoudi  , Soumia Djelloul Daouadji  , Samia Bissati Bouafia  , Mahfoud Hadj Mahammed  , Abdellah Henni
Published: January 2022

Leuconostoc (Ln) sp. belongs to a group of lactic acid bacteria, which has the capacity to produce dextran (an exopolysaccharides) in the presence of su-crose. dextran is industrially important, it was the first microbial exopolysac-charide affirmed for commercial use. This study aimed to optimize the pro-duction of the synthesized dextran by Ln strains species isolated from differ-ent dairy products. Morphological, cultural, physiological and biochemical characteristics were employed to identify 23 isolated strains. We have identi-fied the species: Ln. gelidum, Ln. carnosum, Ln. citreum, Ln. fallax, Ln. mesen-teroides subsp mesenteroides, Ln. mesenteroides subsp dextranicum, Ln. mesenteroides subsp cremoris. 20 strains had the capacity to produce dex-tran from sucrose. The precipitation and quantification of EPS on MRSs (Mark rogosa et sharpe sucrose) medium revealed a difference between the strains, by the total sugars assay method, the amount of EPS varied between 0.63 ± 0.19 and 2.41 ± 0.17 g / L of strains LnF70 and LnC1 (isolated from goat's milk), respectively. The dextran production from MRSs medium was better than from liquid MSE. The optimization of production on MRSs medi-um with different concentration of glucose, yeast extract and sucrose showed that the strains had good production with a concentration of 2% glucose, 0.3% yeast extract and 10% sucrose.
The GC-MS analysis of methanolic extract of Chlorophytum borivilianum and compounds’ activities validation at standard databases
Authors: Pankaj Kushwaha  , Shashi Alok  , Dwivedi Lavkush
Published: January 2022

Chlorophytum borivilianum (Safed Musli), a member of the Liliaceae family is a well-known plant in India for its aphrodisiac and adaptogenic activities. The present study was carried out to identify the novel compounds based new medicinal properties of the plant. The preliminary phytochemical screening and GC-MS based chromatographic analysis of a methanolic extract of C. borivilianum (MECB) tubors resulted the detection of Phenol, Tannins, Flavo-noids, Alkaloids, Saponins, and Glycosides in the plant. In GC-MS analysis of the MECB, more than 200 compounds were identified in different peak are-as. All of them were crosschecked at various online compound databses like PubChem, Drugbank, etc. for the identification of their known biological ac-tivities, if any. Out of them, mainly 21 compounds (falling in 70.74% peak area) like 4-mercaptophenol, 1,4-Benzenediol, 2-methoxy-, Octadecanal, Pentadecanal, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, Betulin, Levomenthol, etc. were characterized in this study. As per their reported medicinal activities at standard databases the plant tubor is hereby reported to have anti-microbial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-neoplastic, anti-pruritic, anti-tussive and anti-spasmodic activites. Moreover, the compounds like Cyclo-hexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl), Palmitoyl Chloride, Triarachine, Phytol, 4-mercaptophenol with their mentholating, food additives and other valua-ble effects have underlined the industrial value of the plant.
Playing Second Fiddle- Harmony Or Timidity?!
Authors: Owusu-Daaku Frances
Published: January 2022

In Playing Second Fiddle, Frances vividly narrates how as a female, one can still play a significant and fulfilling role as the sacrificial lamb or ‘second fiddle’ that can eventually open doors for other females to excel or succeed! Using many biblical examples, Frances shows how significant accomplishments occurred through many people who played second fiddle (cannon fodder) roles such as John the Baptist for Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world; Andrew for Peter who later became the ‘rock’ among the disciples of Jesus; or Barnabas for John Mark who became the author of the first gospel in the bible. In her life experience, she was the first visibly Christian Fellowship female to serve as a Hall President in Africa Hall, the only female and only student to complete a pioneering M.Sc. programme in Pharmaceutical Chemistry as well as the first established Ghanaian female lecturer in the then Faculty of Pharmacy (now Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences). Focusing on female leadership in KNUST and in the Pharmacy Profession, the author cites the instance of at least four females including her, (and myself) who were nominated for the post of Pro-Vice-Chancellor in KNUST, but none got elected for the position. Eventually, the next female nominated for the position after her turn was successfully elected and moved on to be elected as the Vice-Chancellor! Apparently, some people must act as sacrificial lambs or forerunners (cannon fodders) for the ultimate to be realized! Her experiences in the pharmacy profession also tell the same story: although the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has been in existence for about 85 years, no female has been elected President. The closest is the Vice-President position of which she was the first among the three that have so far been elected; with the hope that eventually a female president will one day emerge! The book concludes with some useful advice to all females who may aspire for leadership positions in the Ghanaian society: such as being assertive, but with decorum; working hard, encouraging and mentoring others, etc. in order to succeed.
Species diversity, molecular phylogeny and ecological habits of Cyanosporus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with an emphasis on Chinese collections
Authors: Liu Shun , Xu Tai-Min , Song Chang-Ge , Zhao Chang-Lin , Wu Dong-Mei , Cui Bao-Kai
Published: January 2022

Cyanosporus is a genus widely distributed in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. It grows on different angiosperm and gymnosperm trees and can cause brown rot of wood. Blue-tinted basidiomata of Cyanosporus makes it easy to distinguish from other genera, but the similar morphological characters make it difficult to identify species within the genus. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Cyanosporus were carried out based on worldwide samples with an emphasis on Chinese collections, and the species diversity of the genus is updated. Four new species, C. flavus, C. rigidus, C. subungulatus and C. tenuicontextus, are described based on the evidence of morphological characters, distribution areas, host trees and molecular phylogenetic analyses inferred from the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, the large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nLSU), the small subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nSSU), the small subunit of mitochondrial rRNA gene (mtSSU), the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1), the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2), and the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF). Our study expanded the number of Cyanosporus species to 35 around the world including 23 species from China. Detailed descriptions of the four new species and the geographical locations of the Cyanosporus species in China are provided.
Impact of acacia arabica topical gel on skin wound healing: An experimental study
Authors: Abdullah Eman , Taha Sara , Sulaiman Noor , Ahmed Muna
Published: January 2022

Aim of the study: To estimate the influence of Acacia Arabica gel abstract on skin wound healing. Material and method: 28male adult rabbits were included, 2 incisions of 1cm length were made on the skin of the rabbit’s back, one is treated by acacia gel while another left for normal healing, histopathological examination was done at 24h, 3, 7 and 14 days intervals. Results: The inflammatory reactions showed no significant results for both the control group and the study group during the study intervals. Granulation tissue in the control group was absent after 24h but increased to become profound after 7 days then become moderate, while the study group showed scanty granulation tissue from the first day and increased through study intervals. Re-epithelialization mean scores in the study group were higher than control one. Conclusions: Acacia arabica has the efficacy of hastening the wound healing process.
Regional typology of spring vegetation in Parc Ela (Grisons, Switzerland)
Authors: Seiler Hallie , Küry Daniel , Billeter Regula , Dengler Jürgen
Published: January 2022

Aims: The spring habitats of Central Europe are insular biotopes of high ecological value. Although subject to severe exploitation pressures, they do not yet have a comprehensive protection status in Switzerland. Contributing to this challenge is the controversy involved with their syntaxonomic classification. In the context of the development of a regional conservation strategy and the establishment of a national inventory of Swiss springs, we carried out a regional survey of spring vegetation and aimed to translate this into a classification system.Study area: Montane and subalpine zones of Parc Ela (Grisons, Switzerland).Methods: We selected 20 springs to cover different regions, elevations and bedrock types within the park. In each of them we recorded complete vascular plant and bryophyte composition as well as a range of environmental variables in three 1-m² plots that were placed to reflect the heterogeneity within the spring. After running an unsupervised classification with modified TWINSPAN, the distinguished vegetation units were characterized in terms of diagnostic species, species richness and environmental variables and placed within the syntaxonomic system.Results: Species richness was high (total species 264, mean 21.7 species in 1 m2). The two most important environmental gradients of the ordination were elevation/water conductivity and insolation/water pH/soil reaction EIV. We distinguished seven communities within two main groups.Conclusions: All unshaded springs, including those over siliceous bedrock, could be assigned to a broadly definedCratoneurion. The petrifying springs were not strongly distinguishable floristically from other base-rich springs. The forest springs, although often not clearly differentiated from their unshaded counterparts, could be provisionally divided into the alliancesCaricion remotaeandLycopodo europaei-Cratoneurion commutati. As there is a certain threat to these habitats in the park due to anthropogenic influence, protection measures are recommended, most importantly the appropriate management of alpine pastures.

Taxonomic reference: Juillerat et al. (2017) for vascular plants, Meier et al. (2013) for bryophytes.

Abbreviations: ANOVA = analysis of variance; DCA = detrended correspondence analysis; EIV = ecological indicator value; FOEN = Federal Office of the Environment (Switzerland); NCHO = Ordinance on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage; SD = standard deviation; TWINSPAN = Two Way Indicator Species Analysis; WPA = Federal Act on the Protection of Waters.
Entre Ferrare, Modène et Rome. Musique, sociabilité et politique dans le patronage du cardinal Alessandro d’Este
Authors: Morales Jorge
Published: January 2022

Cet article analyse le rôle méconnu de protecteur de musiciens joué par le prince-cardinal Alessandro d’Este (1568-1624), continuateur de la tradition culturelle des cardinaux de sa famille. Il dresse un premier bilan de ses rapports avec la musique lors de son séjour romain entre 1620 et la fin de sa vie. Le cardinal d’Este fut en effet l’artisan du transfert musical entre Ferrare, Modène et Rome. Cette étude dévoile l’enchevêtrement des réseaux et des cercles cardinalices qui favorisent le déplacement et le recrutement des musiciens. Les choix musicaux du prélat révèlent aussi la manière dont les pratiques musicales se renouvellent à travers la sociabilité, l’activité politique et l’expérience musicale.
L’admiration, antichambre des passions dans La Princesse de Clèves
Authors: Barrier Thibault
Published: January 2022

Cet article souhaite montrer que loin d’être d’emblée polarisée par les jeux complexes de la passion amoureuse, La Princesse de Clèves de Madame de Lafayette, met au jour l’existence d’une passion constitutive de la vie affective elle-même : l’admiration. Les moments de « rencontre » qui déterminent le cours de l’intrigue voient ainsi l’effet de surprise précéder le déclenchement de l’amour. Or cette préséance de l’admiration est à la fois ce qui rend possible l’amour et en même temps interdit son accomplissement. La conception des passions qui se dégage ainsi du roman peut se lire comme une mise en scène et un prolongement de la théorie de Descartes qui, dans Les Passions de l’âme, faisait de l’admiration « la première de toutes les passions ».
Duel littéraire autour d’un ministre de Louis XIV
Authors: Guerre Stéphane
Published: January 2022

L’article étudie une controverse littéraire suscitée par l’image de Nicolas Desmaretz, dernier Contrôleur général de Louis XIV, avec d’un côté, une ode à sa gloire composée par Jean-Roland Malet, commis des Finances, et publiée fin 1713 et, de l’autre, une parodie de celle-ci par l’abbé Servien. L’intérêt de ce double portrait est de révéler non seulement comment se déploie dans une partie de l’espace public la renommée du ministre, mais aussi de comprendre quels enjeux recouvre la prétention du commis à revêtir une nouvelle identité sociale, celle d’auteur. Enfin, la critique de Servien invite à envisager l’existence d’une opposition esthétique assumée à certaines formes d’autocélébration du régime.
Les chapellenies du chanoine Coste. Reconstruction catholique et système bénéficial à Montpellier à la fin du règne de Louis XIV
Authors: Pieyre Clément
Published: January 2022

L’itinéraire de Philippe Coste, chanoine du chapitre collégial de Saint-Sauveur à Montpellier, constitue un révélateur de l’évolution politique et religieuse du Bas-Languedoc au lendemain de la révocation de l’édit de Nantes. Bien inséré dans les réseaux locaux de pouvoir, il tente par la voie judiciaire de raviver les chapellenies tombées en désuétude pendant les guerres de Religion, auxquelles sont associées des pensions obituaires. La restauration de l’ancien système bénéficial se heurte non seulement à l’opposition de propriétaires fonciers, mais aussi à la discipline ecclésiastique tridentine, avec laquelle le chanoine a de nombreux démêlés. Elle se solde par un demi-échec.
Une éthique de la fabrication des armes ? Le piège contemporain de l’efficience morale
Authors: Boyer Pierre-Louis
Published: January 2022

Si l’Église a toujours soutenu la légitime défense et l’intégration de fidèles au sein des armées, elle n’a jamais justifié la fabrique d’armes, et encore moins la course au perfectionnement de l’armement, spécialement au sein d’un monde en proie au technicisme. Cet article sur l’éthique de la fabrication des armes met en perspective la doctrine de l’Église face à un risque d’immoralisme contemporain pour le chrétien du xxi e  siècle. Il fait écho à la récente encyclique où le pape pape François invite les hommes de bonne volonté à ne pas être « perturbés d’être traités de naïfs pour avoir fait le choix de la paix » ( Fratelli tutti 261).
Peut-on parler d’« inversion trinitaire » ? Une question disputée entre Balthasar et Rahner (1)
Authors: Servais Jacques
Published: January 2022

Pour Karl Rahner comme pour Hans Urs von Balthasar, la « Trinité immanente » ne peut être connue que par la « Trinité économique ». Mais les deux théologiens s’opposent sur la taxis trinitaire. Pour Rahner, il importe de garantir la transcendance de Dieu vis-à-vis du monde. Pour Balthasar, Trinité immanente et Trinité économique ne se laissent pas purement et simplement reconduire à une logique abstraite unidimensionnelle. L’expression dans le monde du Dieu d’amour kénotique conduit à reconnaître une « inversion trinitaire » dans l’ordre économique des personnes divines.
Les mots de la raison selon Jean-Marc Ferry, un point de vue théologique
Authors: Dijon Xavier
Published: January 2022

Sur l’initiative éditoriale de Benoît Heilbrunn, Jean-Marc Ferry livre en ces Écrits philosophiques une synthèse de ses travaux menés en plus de trente ans de carrière, essentiellement comme professeur de philosophie politique à l’Université libre de Bruxelles, puis comme titulaire de la chaire de « Philosophie de l’Europe » à l’Université de Nantes.
Mejoradores de suelo en su calidad química, estado fenológico nutricional y rendimiento del cultivo de apio (Apium graveolens L.)
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Núñez-Ramírez Fidel , Soto-González Juan Antonio ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Samaniego-Gámez Samuel ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Valle Gough Raul Enrique ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Vázquez-Angulo Juan Carlos ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Samaniego-Gámez Blancka Yesenia ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mendoza-Gómez Aurelia ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Torres-Bojórquez Ariana Isabel ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Escobosa-García Isabel ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Bazante-González Isidro ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Suarez Hernández Ángel Manuel ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Published: January 2022

Este libro es el resultado de un estudio de evaluación de tres mejoradores de suelo sobre la salinidad del suelo, el crecimiento, el estado nutricional, el índice SPAD y el rendimiento en el cultivo de apio (Apium graveolens L. var. Dulce (Mill.) Pers). Se estudiaron cuatro tratamientos distintos y se compararon antes del trasplante y al final del ciclo del cultivo. Se determinó la salinidad, la reacción del suelo y las concentraciones de aniones y cationes. Durante el experimento se midió el ancho de cuello, ancho de tallo, número de hojas y altura de planta. Se determinaron las concentraciones nutrimentales de nitratos, potasio, calcio y sodio. Además, se determinó el índice SPAD. Finalmente, se analizaron los resultados obtenidos por efecto de los distintos mejoradores así como sus variables. Los resultados encontrados permitieron aportar las conclusiones del estudio.
Superconvergent interpolants for Gaussian collocation solutions of mixed order BVODE systems
Authors: Adams M. ,   Mathematics and Computing Science, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3, Canada, Finden J. , Phoncharon P. , Muir P. H.
Published: January 2022

The high quality COLSYS/COLNEW collocation software package is widely used for the numerical solution of boundary value ODEs (BVODEs), often through interfaces to computing environments such as Scilab, R, and Python. The continuous collocation solution returned by the code is much more accurate at a set of mesh points that partition the problem domain than it is elsewhere; the mesh point values are said to be superconvergent. In order to improve the accuracy of the continuous solution approximation at non-mesh points, when the BVODE is expressed in first order system form, an approach based on continuous Runge-Kutta (CRK) methods has been used to obtain a superconvergent interpolant (SCI) across the problem domain. Based on this approach, recent work has seen the development of a new, more efficient version of COLSYS/COLNEW that returns an error controlled SCI.

However, most systems of BVODEs include higher derivatives and a feature of COLSYS/COLNEW is that it can directly treat such mixed order BVODE systems, resulting in improved efficiency, continuity of the approximate solution, and user convenience. In this paper we generalize the approach mentioned above for first order systems to obtain SCIs for collocation solutions of mixed order BVODE systems. The main contribution of this paper is the derivation of generalizations of continuous Runge-Kutta-Nyström methods that form the basis for SCIs for this more general problem class. We provide numerical results that (ⅰ) show that the SCIs are much more accurate than the collocation solutions at non-mesh points, (ⅱ) verify the order of accuracy of these SCIs, and (ⅲ) show that the cost of utilizing the SCIs is a small fraction of the cost of computing the collocation solution upon which they are based.
John Senior and Éva Gyarmathy: AI and Developing Human Intelligence, Future Learning and Educational Innovation
Authors: Kuleto Valentin , Ilić Milena
Published: January 2022

AI is a branch of computer science that emphasises the development of intelligent machines that think and work like humans. Examples of AI applications are speech recognition, natural language processing, image recognition etc. The term ML represents the application of AI to enable systems’ ability to learn and improve based on experience, without the explicit need for programming, using various problem-solving algorithms. For example, in machine learning, computers learn based on the data they process, not program instructions
Anke Hassel, Bruno Palier (ur.): Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies − How Have Growth Regimes Evolved?
Authors: Bežovan Gojko
Published: January 2022

This extensive book is the result of longer ones research that began in 2014 and considers the main economic challenges facing advanced industrial democracies faced since the early 1990s and government responses on them. There are three clearly defined goals of the book: First, expand our understanding of how political economy has changed since the 1970s; second, to analyze the contribution of governments to these changes, looking at their growth strategies and third, to shed light on and analyze the role of reforms social policy systems in these transformations. In short, this book also shows gives a general understanding of the evolution of the regime growth in the advanced capitalist OECD countries.
Interculturalidade e educação para a cidadania: uma entrevista com Abdeljalil Akkari
Authors: Dias da Silva Rodrigo Manoel , Akkari Abdeljalil , Obino Corrêa Werle Flávia
Published: January 2022

A publicação consiste em uma entrevista realizada com o professor Abdeljalil Akkari, da Universidade de Genebra, acerca de problemáticas contemporâneas presentes no campo da Educação, destacando-se a interculturalidade e a educação para a cidadania. Inicialmente, discorre sobre o início da trajetória formativa deste destacado intelectual, sua associação a projetos internacionais e seu conhecimento da realidade brasileira. Posteriormente, discorre sobre discussões teóricas atuais acerca da cidadania e suas implicações à educação comparada e às abordagens internacionais. Conclui com ponderações acerca da desigualdade e de outros desafios sociopolíticos que se impuseram ao campo educacional pela pandemia de Covid-19.