bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The return of tradition: a preliminary study on the integration of traditional concepts of space with contemporary Chinese urban space
Authors: Liu Xiaol
Published: February 2025

As the speed of urbanisation, which is driven by power and capital, has slowed down on the Chinese mainland, the connection between human emotion and urban space has gradually been gaining attention. Moreover, traditional Chinese culture is attracting more and more interest because of people’s nostalgia for rural life. This study examines how the traditional Chinese understanding of space is integrated into contemporary architecture, and people’s perception of it, to bring meaningful urban space. The methodology in this study collects the characteristics of the Chinese concept of space and investigates how to translate these characteristics into contemporary concrete spatial forms. Furthermore, a felt-phenomenology study of cases located in contemporary urban space is used to examine whether this transformation is feasible. Traditional Chinese thinking is correlative, focusing on the relationships between things rather than rational or logical thinking of things themselves. In traditional Chinese courtyard buildings, for example, this correlative thinking is expressed in the contrast between void and solid. Moreover, the subjective spatial experience arising from the rhythm and ambiguity, which is brought by the interplay between the void and the solid in traditional courtyard architecture, may suggest an absence of connection between the urban space and human emotions. Meanwhile, in contemporary urban space, rhythm and ambiguity can be informed by the research of specific case studies, such as SHUM YIP UpperHills LOFT, the West Village and Raffles City Chengdu.
Entrevista com Orlando Motohiro Tanaka
Authors: Araújo Eustáquio , Vitral Robert , Ribeiro Gerson , Pithon Matheus
Published: February 2025

O entrevistado dessa edição é o Dr. Orlando Motohiro Tanaka. Dr. Tanaka é graduado em Odontologia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, com mestrado e doutorado em Odontologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, e pós-doutorado pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora e pelo Center for Advanced Dental Education at Saint Louis University (CADE, SLU, EUA). Atualmente, exerce a função de professor titular da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), líder do grupo de pesquisa em Ortodontia PUCPR e bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq Nível 2.
Exact solution to the velocity field description for Couette-Poiseulle flows of binary liquids
Authors: Bashurov Vyacheslav Vladimirovich , Burmasheva Natal'ya Vladimirovna , Prosviryakov Eugenii Yurevich
Published: February 2025

Exact solution of the Oberbeck-Boussinesq equations for describing steady flows of binary Poiseuille-type fluids is proposed and studied. The fluid motion is considered in the infinite horizontal layer. Shear flows are described by overdetermined system of equations. Nontrivial exact solution for the Oberbeck-Boussinesq system exists in the class of velocities with two vector components and depends only on the transverse coordinate. This structure of the velocity vector coordinates ensures naturally the fulfillment of the continuity equation as an "extra" equation. The pressure field, the temperature field, and the concentration field of the dissolved substance are described by linear functions of horizontal (longitudinal) coordinates with coefficients that functionally depend on the third coordinate. Fluid layer, as it is shown, can have two points where the velocity becomes zero. In this case, the spiral flow is realized (the hodograph of the velocity vector has a turning point).
Антиплоский осесимметричный упругопластический сдвиг в изотропно упрочняющемся материале
Authors: Sevastyanov Georgiy Mamievich
Published: February 2025

В работе представлено аналитическое решение задачи об осесимметричном антиплоском сдвиге.
Деформируемый материал заключен между двумя цилиндрическими поверхностями, одна из которых неподвижна, а другая испытывает смещение вдоль образующей. Эта задача моделирует схему испытания материалов на срез.
Мы используем геометрически нелинейную постановку упругопластической задачи, принимая мультипликативное разделение тензора градиента деформации на упругую и пластическую составляющие.
Упругие свойства среды описываются законом Муни-Ривлина. Материал образца изотропно упрочняющийся, закон упрочнения есть произвольная монотонная функция накопленной пластической деформации.
Использовано условие пластичности Треска.
Исходная нелинейная связанная система дифференциальных уравнений в частных производных сведена к обыкновенным линейным дифференциальным уравнениям, для решения которых нужно вычислить определенные интегралы.
Полученное решение включает в себя деформирование в упругом диапазоне, зарождение пластического течения, распространение области пластического течения на всю область деформирования и последующее деформирование при развитом пластическом течении.
Решение проиллюстрировано примерами материалов с линейным упрочнением, квадратичным упрочнением и упрочнением с насыщением по типу Восе.
Для этих материалов приведены расчетные данные «сила - перемещение», распределение накопленной пластической деформации по сечению образца и данные об искривлении материальных волокон, которые до деформирования располагались в радиальном направлении.
Некоторые необходимые и некоторые достаточные условия локального экстремума для полиномов и степенных рядов двух переменных
Authors: Nefedov Viktor Nikolaevich
Published: February 2025

Настоящее исследование развивает предыдущие работы автора, устанавливающие необходимые и достаточные условия локального экстремума в стационарной точке полинома или абсолютно сходящегося в ее окрестности степенного ряда. Известно, что в одномерном случае необходимые и достаточные условия экстремума совпадают, образуя единое критериальное условие.
Следующим этапом анализа становится двумерный случай, составляющий предмет настоящего исследования.
Проверка условий экстремума в этом случае сводится к алгоритмически выполнимым процедурам: вычислению действительных корней одномерных многочленов и решению ряда практически реализуемых вспомогательных задач.
Предложен алгоритм, основанный на указанных процедурах. Для ситуаций, когда его применение ограничено, разработан метод подстановки многочленов с неопределенными коэффициентами. На его основе построен алгоритм однозначной верификации наличия локального минимума в стационарной точке для полиномов, представимых суммой двух $A$-квазиоднородных форм, где $A$ - двумерный вектор с натуральными компонентами.
Who drives urban densification? Linking landownership and spatial dynamics
Authors: Ehrhardt Denise , Sommer Felicitas , Ndim Mouhamadou , Raimbault Juste , Hartmann Thomas , Jehling Mathias
Published: February 2025

Cities worldwide have developed policies to promote and control urban densification. However, a high proportion of densification takes place without the purview of strategic planning. It is driven by individual landowners, who hold a strong position in deciding if land is developed or not. Despite their pivotal role, knowledge on landowner involvement is highly restricted by limited access to landowner data. We address this gap and make use of a unique dataset, available for the city of Dortmund, including landowner data for each parcel in 2011 and 2021. Using a geospatial approach, we identify six forms of densification, ranging from large-scale multi-family housing development to small-scale densification with low-density housing, and provide for the first time a systematic analysis of the involvement of private individuals, private companies and the municipality in these processes. The results show that private individuals play an important role in small-scale densification, which accounts for a third of all densification in Dortmund and takes place mainly in suburban areas. Further, we show that each densification type is associated with a distinct pattern of landownership and change of landownership over time. Our findings highlight the need for customised land policy approaches that can address private landowners’ interests, in order to facilitate and direct densification processes.
Warianty obrazowania seksualności na przykładzie analizy fińskiej odsłony programu „Magia Nagości”. Medialna seksualizacja czy „edukacja seksualna”?
Authors: Konieczna Aleksandra
Published: February 2025

Program „Magia Nagości” to kontrowersyjne show telewizyjne, które zadebiutowało w 2016 roku w Wielkiej Brytanii. W kolejnych latach program doczekał się wielu narodowych wersji, w tym fińskiej, która wybija się na tle innych odsłon wskazanego show. Celem tekstu było scharakteryzowanie fińskiej odsłony programu „Magia Nagości”, której dokonano w oparciu o przeprowadzoną wcześniej ilościową i jakościową analizę treści. W tekście poszukiwano odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy wskazaną odsłonę show należy uznać za przykład medialnej seksualizacji, czy edukacji seksualnej prowadzonej za pośrednictwem mediów.
A comprehensive operative risk assessment driving the application of major and emergency surgery in octogenarians
Authors: Puccetti Francesco , Armienti Alessandro Francesco , Turi Stefano , Cinelli Lorenzo , Rosati Riccardo , Elmore Ugo ,   OSR CCeR Collaborative Group
Published: February 2025

Medical decisions driving the clinical management of octogenarians who require either major or urgent surgery still depend on the patient's age rather than individual functions. This report created the privileged opportunity to illustrate the clinical effectiveness of a comprehensive function‐based assessment. This was the case of an 83‐year‐old gentleman presenting with severe malnutrition and debility due to esophageal cancer. Multidimensional assessments were systematically performed to design the best‐tailored therapeutic strategy, including prehabilitation, elective esophagectomy, and emergency laparotomy with ileocolic resection for postoperative hemorrhagic shock due to an occult colonic tumor. This clinical case highlights the need for a systematic and comprehensive assessment of fragile octogenarians, allowing accurate patient evaluation, identification of areas of functional optimization, and establishment of the most appropriate therapeutic decisions.
Prediction of stator slot size variation in industrial drives using GMR sensor signal and regression technique
Authors: Selvaraj Krishnan , Jeyakumar Anish Kumar , Rajamarthandan Senthil Rama , Nirmalkumar Magadevi , Subramaniam Sengottaian , Murugesan Sasi Kumar
Published: February 2025

Stator Slot Size Variation (SSSV) in the induction motor occurs due to magnetic stress,a force caused by stretching the magnetic flux lines across the surface of a conducting material. This is a serious issue that affects the performance of induction motors. The amount of magnetic stress produced is proportional to the average SSSV measured in the stator. Induction motor faults such as stator winding faults, rotor winding faults, voltage unbalance, phase reversal and overload are the causes of high magnetic stress. Variation in the stator slot causes greater leakage flux, which subsequently decreases the performance, and the harmonic level is increased in the induction motor. In this proposed work, multimodal sensors are used to acquire the flux, vibration, temperature and current from the induction motor. The multimodal sensor signals obtained from the induction motor is analysed using Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) to calculate Energy Band Values (EBV).The Microscopic Camera Images (MCI) values and the calculated EBV are used to predict the SSSV using Decision Tree Regression (DTR) algorithm. According to experimental findings, a stator slot that deviates more than 0.1 % from its typical size causes a large magnetic stress. Early prediction of high magnetic stress and faults in an induction motor may lead to avoid unnecessary motor faults by measuring SSSV. The efficiency of the proposed method for predicting SSSV in induction is about 95.8 %.
The negative concord illusion: an acceptability study with Czech neg-words
Authors: Lacina Radim
Published: February 2025

Languages such as Czech exhibit negative concord, a requirement for any neg-word (e.g., nobody) in a clause to be accompanied by sentential negation. Theoretical treatments see this phenomenon as either a case of syntactic agreement or subsume it under negative polarity item (NPI) licensing. Interestingly, in the processing of both agreement and NPIs, the inclusion of a distractor element can induce comprehenders to accept otherwise ungrammatical sentences. We tested whether such grammaticality illusions also arise with negative concord. We ran an acceptability judgement study with native speakers of Czech to see whether the inclusion of an irrelevant negated verb in a relative clause caused them to accept an ungrammatical sentence with an unlicensed neg-word. This tendency was clearly seen in the speeded acceptability judgement task (Experiment 1), but not when participants had enough time for their answers (Experiment 2), a pattern typical for linguistic illusions. Our results thus show that there is indeed an effect – the negative concord illusion.
Verletzbarkeit und Verletzung erfahren
Authors: Peter Claudia , Strotmann Marc
Published: February 2025

In diesem Beitrag schlagen wir für die Debatte um Vulnerabilität mehrere begriffliche Unterscheidungen vor: die Perspektive der Zuschreibung und die der Erfahrung; der Unterschied zwischen Verletzung und Verletzbarkeit und – bezüglich der Zuschreibung – die Selbst- und Fremdzuschreibung. Im Folgenden konzentrieren wir uns auf die Erfahrungsperspektive. Ausgehend von unserer empirischen Forschung argumentieren wir dafür, dass die Beschreibung von Verletzungserfahrungen bei den betroffenen Subjekten anzusetzen hat. Wie artikulieren die Betroffenen, was ihnen widerfahren ist? Was ist die Spezifik dieser Artikulationen gegenüber anderen Erfahrungsartikulationen? Diese konzeptuellen Überlegungen schließen an alteritätstheoretische Ansätze und an die responsive Phänomenologie an. Mit der Erkenntnis, dass Verletzungsphänomene sich latent, also vermittels anderem, vermitteln, dass es relationale Geschehen sind und sie oft pathisch-affektiv und präkommunikativ ausgedrückt werden, wird es nötig, neue innovative method(olog)ische Herangehensweisen zu entwickeln.
Verletzbarkeit und Gewalt in der Pflege von Menschen mit Demenz: Wie die Fähigkeit zur Gewalt und die Wahrscheinlichkeit, sie zu erleiden, sozial verteilt wird
Authors: Barth Jonas
Published: February 2025

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht im Anschluss an die Demenz- und Gewaltsoziologie die Sozialität von Pflegebeziehungen zwischen Pflegekräften und an Demenz erkrankten Pflegebedürftigen mit Blick auf diskursiv gerahmte und interaktionell ausgehandelte Festlegungen ihrer Möglichkeiten, Gewalt auszuüben bzw. zu erleiden. Hierzu wird sich auf die interdisziplinäre pflegewissenschaftliche Debatte, einen Teil des pflegebezogenen Professionsdiskurses sowie auf ethnografisch erzeugte Daten über Pflegebeziehungen bezogen. Der Analyse wurde ein reflexives Gewaltverständnis zugrunde gelegt und die Daten wurden im Stile der Grounded Theory Methodology ausgewertet. Es kann gezeigt werden, dass sich Möglichkeiten, Gewalt auszuüben bzw. zu erleiden auf Menschen mit Demenz und Pflegepersonal unterschiedlich verteilen: Die Gewaltfähigkeit von Menschen mit Demenz wird negiert, jene der Pflegekräfte aufgrund der übermäßigen Vulnerabilität von Menschen mit Demenz hingegen gesteigert.
Early weight systems, markets and trade
Authors: Roberts Benjamin W.
Published: February 2025

The dominance of economics in shaping the modern world has encouraged scholars from diverse intellectual backgrounds to explore and interpret the evidence for exchange, merchants and markets in the distant past. Urban, state and pan-continental trade systems and networks were developed and in use for thousands of years before the emergence of coins in the early first millennium BC in Anatolia, India and China. In the absence of coins, there is at least some reassuring evidence—especially for historians and economists—when written records detailing goods and transactions are discovered and translated. However, while these sources are invaluable, the majority of the early trade and exchange between individuals and groups across the world is visible only in the archaeological record. The sheer scale, complexity and distances revealed, even for some small village-based agricultural groups, highlights that there was widespread co-operation, but also raises the question of how such exchanges could have occurred. It is in this space that the frequently neglected—and sometimes maligned—study of early metrological systems and weight use can be best appreciated.
Functional Characterization of a Lassa Virus Fusion Inhibitor Adaptive Mutant
Authors: Guo Jiao , Du Yalan , Zhang Guangshun , Liu Yang , Cao Junyuan , Zhang Mengmeng , Lan Xiaohao , Zhang Yueli , Liu Chenchen , Xiao Gengfu , Wang Wei
Published: February 2025

Objective:

Lassa virus (LASV) glycoprotein complex (GPC) contains retained stable-signal peptide (SSP), glycoprotein 1 (GP1), and glycoprotein 2 (GP2). Through serial passaging of LASV with inhibitors, adaptive mutants were obtained, most of which had mutations in the transmembrane (TM) domain of GP2. Characterizing the fusion inhibitor target within the TM domain of GP2 provided insights for the development of drugs and vaccines.

Methods:

We conducted membrane fusion, IIH6 inhibition, thermostability, and viral growth kinetics assays to characterize the effects of the F446L mutation on GPC-mediated membrane fusion, receptor binding, thermostability, growth kinetics, and fitness.

Results:

F446L conferred cross-resistance to structurally distinct inhibitors. Additionally, F446L increased the fusion activity of LASV and Mopeia virus (MOPV) GPC, thus elevating the pH threshold for LASV fusion and promoting MOPV fusion at neutral pH. However, F446L exerted little effect on the pseudotype viral growth profile or thermostability. Introduction of other residues at the conserved F446 locus indicated that this site showed low compatibility with similar retained aromatic cyclic tyrosine residues and did not tolerate charged residues.

Conclusions:

We characterized the effects of the F446L mutation on LASV, thus providing useful information for the development of vaccines and drugs.
Моделювання товщинних залежностей електричних параметрів та формування наноструктури у парофазних конденсатах сполук LAST за допомогою машинного навчання
Authors: Маковишин Володимир , Стисло Тарас , Іванов Олександр , Стисло Оксана
Published: February 2025

У статті розглядається моделювання товщинних залежностей електричних параметрів тонких плівок на основі сполук LAST (Pb-Ag-Sb-Te) із використанням методів машинного навчання. Метою роботи є оптимізація процесу осадження парофазних конденсатів для покращення термоелектричних властивостей матеріалів. Основну увагу приділено вивченню впливу товщини плівок та розмірів нанокристалітів на електропровідність та рухливість носіїв заряду. У статті вперше застосовано методи машинного навчання для прогнозування електричних параметрів на основі експериментальних даних. Для цього використовувалася  модель XGBoost що дозволяє передбачати поведінку електропровідності та інших параметрів залежно від зміни товщини плівок, що сприяє підвищенню ефективності процесу їх формування. Результати дослідження показують, що правильна оптимізація параметрів осадження може значно покращити термоелектричні характеристики матеріалів, що важливо для застосування в енергетичних і електронних пристроях. Таким чином, стаття демонструє потенціал машинного навчання як інструмента для поліпшення технологічних процесів у виробництві наноструктурованих плівок сполук LAST.
Квантово-хімічне дослідження просторової будови і електронної структури активних центрів поверхні бездефектного нанодисперсного анатазу та допованого його кластером Ag2 похідного
Authors: Філоненко Оксана , Лобанов Віктор Васильович , Яворовський Олександр , Рябовол Василь , Загорний Максим
Published: February 2025

Методом функціоналу густини з гібридним обмінно-кореляційним функціоналом B3LYP та валентним базисним набором sbkjc з ефективним остовним потенціалом проведено квантово-хімічне моделювання центрів адсорбції димерів Ag на поверхні анатазу. Проаналізовано зміни геометричної та електронної структури кластера Ag2 при адсорбції, визначені найбільш стабільні його положення на поверхні ТiО2.
Analysis Verification of Capanda Dam Using Diana Finite Element Model
Authors: André Arlon , Peliganga Mariano
Published: February 2025

Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the horizontal displacements of Capanda DAM by using 3D DIANA Finite Element Analysis, which suits its complex shell structure. The model was also used to analyze the behavior of the DAM by considering both the hydrostatic pressure and geotechnical characterization, afterwards, it was noted that the loads changed and the code was more restricted in its design formulae. In addition, loads are defined in the database according to software closed codes. In this research, Capanda DAM is fully described by gravity type in reinforced concrete, with a length of 1200 meters, with a maximum height of 110.2 meters, crown height at 953.2 meters altitude, with 4 Francis type turbines of 130 MW each, totaling an installed power of 520 MW. The DIANA model is commonly used to perform nonlinear analysis but, in this research, the model was first used to perform a linear design calculation, then a reading of the data and the setting of the Finite Element Model is done by the application. Based on the input of static and movable loads, a loading generator makes all the load (combinations); Run-throughs of the linear analyses, the creation of envelopes, the constant spreading and shifting of moments, and the consideration of shear forces are all done. The proper loads on the model and controlling output components for the various envelope tests. A second comparison of the 3D calculations outcomes revealed that refined mesh provides more accurate results of displacements. For bending moments and shear forces, this is distinct. The cross-section capacities are then compared to all moments and shear pressures.
Solar Drying of Domestic Solid Waste and Capture Water as an Alternative to Reduce Landfill Leachate Production
Authors: Maldonado Santiago Morales , Alavi Viviana Huanca
Published: February 2025

Abstract: The management of leachate from landfills and its treatments it is still a serious problem. To avoid the production of leachate, solar drying of domestic solid waste is studied, followed by the capture of water and dry matter. The area of the solar collector was 0.9 m2 with a 43° inclination and the dryer area was 0.79 m2. Two drying tests were carried out, with 3135 g and 5640 g of domestic solid waste. The temperature inside the dryer and the luminosity of the outside environment. A glass bottle was installed underneath the dryer to capture the evaporated water. In the first test 2250 cm3 of water was obtained in five days, the second test was divided into two periods, in the first one 2870 cm3 was obtained in five days, in the following days only 1000 cm3 of water was obtained. In the first test, the luminosity was recorded between 160 and 100 Klux and the temperature inside the dryer between 80 to 85°C, while in the second between 60 to 40 Klux and 60 to 50°C. The final dry matter was 440 g for the first test and 875 g for the second test. Based on the results obtained, the use of solar energy for the drying of domestic solid waste can be an alternative for a new paradigm shift in the management of domestic solid waste to avoid the production of leachate with two positive externalities, water production and dry matter.
The Effect of Geomorphology and Subsoil on the Quality Characteristics of Produced Wines: A Review
Authors: Anastasios Drosiadis
Published: February 2025

Abstract: Wine production is a complex process that depends on various natural and anthropogenic factors. One of the most important natural factors is geomorphology, which includes the form and structure of the soil and landscape. The geomorphology significantly influences the growth of the vines and, consequently, the quality characteristics of the wines produced. Understanding the geomorphology of an area and its effect on the vines is critical to successful cultivation and production of high-quality wines.
Fabrication and Investigation of Novel Cu2O-doped CaCO3 Composites-based Thermochemical Energy Storage System for Concentrating Solar Power Application
Authors: Khosa Azhar Abbas , Han Xinyue , Ashraf Ghulam Abbas
Published: February 2025

The limited solar energy absorption capacity of CaCO3 hinders its efficacy in thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems for concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities. This study aims to tackle this problem by introducing Cu2O as a dopant in CaCO3. Cu2O possesses a bandgap that is more conducive to solar absorption. This study examines the structural, optical, and thermal characteristics of CaCO3 doped with Cu2O to improve its effectiveness in TCES applications. Therefore, the current study investigates the sunlight absorption of CaCO3 material after doping Cu2O. Cu2O in CaCO3 is doped and its UV, FTIR, and XRD characteristics are analyzed. Furthermore, non-isothermal and isothermal calcination was conducted to determine the kinetics and lower the calcination temperature limit. The results reveal that Cu2O introduced no new phase in CaCO3, and XRD data confirmed it. UV data reveals that the Cu2O-doped CaCO3 has a bandgap of 5.01 eV, while pure CaCO3 has a bandgap of 5.30 eV. According to the kinetic analysis, Cu2O-doped CaCO3 follows the three-dimensional diffusion (D3) model. Its activation energy is 644.3 kJ/mol, while pure CaCO3 follows the D1 model, and its activation energy is calculated as 234.8 kJ/mol. The lowest calcination temperature limit for pure and Cu2O-doped CaCO3 samples is 750°C. Hence, the proposed material is recommended for use in thermal energy storage applications.
Unilateral Leg Swelling and Liver Enzyme Elevation in an Adolescent
Authors: Horner Gabrielle , Luger Grace , McGrath Mary , Sharma Anita , Bloom David A. , Shakhin Victoria
Published: February 2025

A previously healthy 15-year-old female developed sudden onset right lower extremity swelling, pain, and erythematous linear streaking from the ankle to mid-thigh. Duplex venous ultrasound revealed multiple superficial and deep venous thrombi in the right lower extremity. Incidentally, the patient was also noted to have elevated transaminases and a microcytic anemia with significant iron deficiency. Additional evaluation ultimately led to the diagnosis of 2 distinct but interconnected chronic conditions, one of which progressed to requiring liver transplantation.
Язик до Києва доведе: метаморфози семантики
Authors: Arkhanhelska Alla
Published: February 2025

The paper is focused on the causes and results of the transformational activity of the proverb „Your tongue will get you all the way to Kiev“ in the modern Ukrainian-language discourse. The systematically (vs. linguistically) predictable and socially determined tendencies and vectors of semantics renewal of the proverb as well as the proportion of its substantive, toponymic and verbal components are considered. Ukrainian phraseographic sources and media texts of the last decade, which demonstrate the transformations of the content of the proverb, are the material of the study.
The Place of Remembrance and Its National Character at a Franciscan Shrine – The Example of Csíksomlyó
Authors: Mohay Tamás
Published: February 2025

Csíksomlyó (Șumuleu Ciuc), Romania, has been the home of a Franciscan monastic community for some six hundred years, and the community has been a noted pilgrimage destination since at least the mid-17th century, centered around the miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary. The most important festive day is the Saturday before Whit Sunday. The present paper examines the way in which it is transforming into a place of remembrance in the sense in which the concept was introduced by Pierre Nora. In the first section I describe the location (locus) itself – at once a monastic community, an administrative unit, a cultural center, a traditional votive procession venue and a modern-day pilgrimage destination, as well as a source of inspiration for a whole series of texts.

The second section is a concise summary of the depositories of these memories (memoriae) such as the votive church, Mary's statue, cultic objects and emblems, as well as the history of the origin of the shrine and its powerful symbolic force. Section three goes somewhat further and explores the way in which Csíksomlyó had become a place of national remembrance (locus memoriae nationalis). The concept of the national shrine also has a clerical legal meaning, but in this case we are talking about something else: religious traditions receive a national tint due to the versatile use of their symbols and expressions of national identity become sacralized. The rich and complex phenomenon of a festivity attracting several hundred thousand visitors may be interpreted within the conceptual framework of the ritual community. This concept captures a pre-modern social and mental condition in which the foundations of a community are outlined not by national or kinship dividing lines, nor by power spheres (states), but rituals which are interpreted as going even beyond creeds and denominations and which have the power to shape the lifestyle, social mores and everyday customs and habits of communities and individuals. During Whitsun, participants arriving from every point of the Hungarian-speaking territories come with the wish not merely to profit from an experience community in the social-psychological sense – they also attach themselves, as it were, to the pre-existing traditional ritual community of the Catholic Székely population. National sentiment, now subject to “marketisation processes”, becomes a commodity.
Spirit in a Carafe.
Authors: Smid Bernadett
Published: February 2025

In the early modern period, accusations of treasure hunting became increasingly common in Inquisition trials in the Principality of Catalonia. The reason for this shift was the Church's attitude towards judicial astrology, most notably after the bull of Pope Sixtus V, Coeli et terrae creator, was issued. This paper presents the facts and contexts of a treasure hunting trial that took place between 1641 and 1644 at the Tribunal of the Inquisition at Barcelona, with a special focus on various European practices of catoptromancy. Through contemporary parallels, we can see side by side the diversity of divination methods, witness the circulation and reproduction of manuscripts, and the popularization and practical use of an earlier, written body of knowledge.
Assessment of the quality of the ecological environment of an area with tourist potential using the remote sensing ecological index: Case of El Kala National Park (Algeria)
Authors: Karima Chabbi , Zennir Rabah , Khallef Boubaker
Published: February 2025

The assessment of the ecological quality of the environment in El Kala National Park plays an important role in the protection and management of its tourist potential in the face of ecological constraints that have arisen. The present study is based on the use of remote sensing data; its main objective is to analyze the ecological quality in a protected area using the remote sensing ecological index which is based on the calculation of vegetation indices based on Landsat images taken in 2013 and 2023. This observation period shows that the values of drought, temperature, and humidity in the study area increased while the greenness values decreased. The RSEI index was calculated using principal component analysis of the fourth indicators (NDVI, WET, NDBSI, and LST) which made it possible to quantitatively analyze, monitor, and dynamically evaluate changes in the ecological quality of the environment in this park over the past 10 years. The results obtained show that the spatio-temporal distribution of the ecological quality of the environment of the park experienced a downward trend from 2013 to 2023 with a regression rate of -10.16% for the classes of good and excellent quality ecological. This study is considered a reference for the formulation of measures aimed at protecting the quality of the environment in El Kala National Park, and also a database to determine monitoring indicators for sites characterized by significant tourism potential.
National Public Data Breach
Authors:   Unisoft Technology Inc, Aubrey, Texas, USA, Kolla Sudheer
Published: February 2025

The 2024 National Public Data breach is one of the largest cyber-attacks ever; it affected over 2.9 billion
individuals in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The attack involved private information such as
names, social security numbers, addresses, and telephone numbers, which put millions of people at risk of identity theft
and financial fraud. The "USDoD" hacker successfully intruded on the weak encryption system, which went undetected
for over four months. This article will concentrate on the time of the hack, the motives behind it, and its extensive
implications for persons, institutions, and regulatory systems. It mainly deals with the security lapse regarding National
Public Data and loopholes in the regulatory mechanism, which is why such a mega hack became possible. The article
further recommends how such incidences could be avoided in the future, including advanced algorithms for encryption,
two-factor authentication, and international measures against cybersecurity. By discussing what could be learned from
this breach, this study underlines the importance of proactive cybersecurity and international cooperation in countering
the new threat constituted by data breaches.
The unit-Cauchy quantile regression model with variates observed on (0, 1): percentages, proportions, and fractions
Authors: Arslan Talha , Yu Keming
Published: February 2025

In this study, a new parametric quantile regression model is introduced as an alternative to the beta regression and Kumaraswamy quantile regression model. The proposed quantile regression model is obtained by reparametrization of the unit-Cauchy distribution in terms of its quantiles. The model parameters are estimated using the maximum likelihood method. A Monte-Carlo simulation study is conducted to show the efficiency of the maximum likelihood estimation of the model parameters. The implementation of the proposed quantile regression model is shown by using real datasets. Quantile regression models based on unit-Weibull, unit generalized half normal, and unit Burr XII are also considered in the applications. The application results show that the proposed quantile regression model is preferable over its rivals when several comparison criteria are taken into account. In addition, the fitting plots indicate that the proposed quantile regression model fits extreme observations on the right tail better than its strong rivals, which is important in quantile regression modeling.
Common Access to Higher Education in Poland and Its Social Consequences
Authors:   UMK, Borowicz Ryszard
Published: February 2025

Poland of the last two decades has faced a rapid increase in the number of higher schools and their graduates. As a result, five-fold rise of the schooling rate was noticed. The main reasons for this phenomenon were: abolition of the state’s education monopoly and growing aspirations of society. The state educational organizations were not able to meet this vast demand, thus a new educational offer emerged: paid university extra-mural studies in (primarily) economics and social sciences and numerous private higher schools whose offer included, among others, vocational training. Although the new schools, had to follow accepted standards of schooling, the teaching process was subject to diversification as for its quality. In spite of such broad access to higher education, the social structure of student population has not dramatically changed.
Teaching for Multicultural Sensitivity: Who Does It Best?
Authors:   University of Maribor, Slovenia, Konečnik Kotnik Eva , Javornik Krečič Marija ,   University of Maribor, Slovenia
Published: February 2025

In this article, we establish connections between teacher education and teachers’ encouragement of positive attitudes towards multiculturalism. We present some theoretical views on incorporating dimensions of multiculturalism into teacher education, and afterwards we briefly present some models of teacher education. Then, the results of the empirical research which was conducted among teachers in Slovenian border areas are presented. The objective of the research was to determine how teachers encourage students to have positive attitudes towards multiculturalism, and whether there are any differences between teachers who were educated in different programs of teacher education.
Application of Information Technology by Students of Technical Sciences in the Context of Their Studying Styles
Authors:   Poznań University of Technology, Poland, Kozielska Maria , Kern Thomas ,   Fachhochschule Brandenburg
Published: February 2025

With regard to the studying styles preferred by the students, analysis has been made to find if students can be assisted in their learning process by the application of advanced information technologies. Students who prefer various studying styles expressed their positive, though diversified, opinions about the merits of using information technologies. Realizing the value of the students’ positive assessment regarding the utilization of information technologies in the learning process, conditions should be created for them to have the opportunity to broadly use them in modern technical education.
Learning Achievement of Knowledge Management Adaptivity in Web-based Interactive Learning Systems for a Junior High School in Taiwan
Authors:   National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan, Chen Hong-Ren , Huang Hui-Ling ,   A-lam Junior High School, Kaohsiung 822, Taiwan
Published: February 2025

The purpose of this research was to examine the learning achievement of junior high school students in computer courses that utilize knowledge management approaches integrated into web-based interactive learning systems. We developed a web-based interactive learning system that integrated knowledge management processes and allowed students to capture, store, share, apply, and create knowledge. This was implemented in an actual teaching environment. The results of using this system were then compared with those of traditional lectures to explore its impact on learning achievement for junior high school computer courses in Taiwan. Based on the results of the computer hardware achievement posttest, the use of knowledge management approaches integrated into a web-based interactive learning system helped to enhance learners’ individual learning achievement for computer hardware contents. Given that knowledge application and creation are relatively more advanced components of knowledge management, significant improvements can be made in high prior knowledge group.
Impacts of the Implementation of the Problem-based Learning in Teaching Physics in Primary Schools
Authors:   Primary School “Miroslav Antić”, Futog, Serbia, Hajduković Jandrić Gordana , Obadović Dušanka Ž. ,   Univ. Novi Sad, Serbia, Stojanović Maja ,   Univ. Novi Sad, Serbia, Rančić Ivana ,   Univ. Novi Sad, Serbia
Published: February 2025

Most teachers ask if there is a “best” – known way to teach. The most effective teaching method depends on the specific course objectives and the pupils’ needs. The paper presents research that was carried out to analyze a relation between the problem solving and the traditional teaching method. The research was done as a pedagogical experiment of parallel groups with a randomly chosen sample of sixth and eighth grade pupils. The obtained results were treated statistically. The comparison showed a significant difference in respect of the speed of acquiring knowledge, proving that problem-solving teaching is more advantageous than the traditional method.
Structure of Study Supports for Adaptable Instruction
Authors:   University of Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Kostolányová Kateřina , Šarmanová Jana ,   University of Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Takács Ondřej ,   VŠB TU Ostrava (Technical University of Ostrava), Czech Republic
Published: February 2025

E-learning instruction adapted according to student study characteristics stands on three basic pillars: a definition and recognition of the student’s learning style, adaptable study supports and a correct assignment of an instructional style to a specific student and his/her learning style. This paper is a continuance of the paper [1] about student learning style analysis and adds the “second pillar”, the study support analysis and the design of their structure in a way which would enable a compilation of study supports optimized and tailored to all the student types with their different learning styles.
The Role of a Higher Education Institution in Enhancing Students’ Auto-educational Activity
Authors:   University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Rodek Violetta
Published: February 2025

The main objective of this article is to present the role of a higher education institution in enhancing auto-educational activities from the perspective of students of pedagogy at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. The main research tool that was applied in the research included the method of document analysis. By means of both classic and modern methods of document analysis, the author analysed and interpreted documents created intentionally – essays, i.e. respondents’ written opinions on issues of importance from the scientific point of view. The research results revealed that students’ auto-educational activity regarding the development of the intellectual (cognitive) sphere connected with acquiring social competences, self-discovery, biological sphere (e.g. caring for one’s health, physical condition, appearance) and spiritual sphere is only to a small degree determined by a higher education institution.
Mechanisms, Sources and Motives of Creative Activity in the Perception and Experience of Young Poets Part II: The Role of Young Poets’ Needs and Personality Traits as Determinants of Their Creative Activity
Authors:   University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Wysocka Ewa
Published: February 2025

This paper deals with the role of needs and specific personality dimensions as determinants of creative (poetic) activity among youth. The study is based on Henry A. Murray and Morris I. Stein’s theory, according to which needs represent forces for action and are classified by the psychologists into primary (viscerogenic) and secondary (psychogenic) ones, or explicit and implicit (hidden) needs. An instrument called Stein’s Self-Portrait (also known as “The Needs and aspirations”) was used to investigate Murray’s system of needs. The structure of personality was measured using the Five Factor Model of Personality (also known as the “Big Five Model”) devised by Paul Costa and Robert McCrae. The model describes five fundamental dimensions (factors) of personality such as: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness. Analysis of the study results reveals a specific hierarchy of needs ( the prevailing ones include creative needs, social needs, the need to seek and enjoy sensuous impressions, the need for achievement and the need for compensation), as well as points to the dominating personality dimensions which correlate with creative activity (openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness).
The Relation between Big Five Personality Traits and the Personal Values of Youth
Authors:   Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic, Poliach Vladimír , Salbot Vladimír ,   Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
Published: February 2025

The authors consider the issue of the relation between personal values and personality traits. They define the term “personal value” and submit their own model of personal values functioning. The authors explain their understanding of the relation between personal values and personality traits. They also state the ideas of previous authors in this sphere. The authors present two original empirical studies focused on the relation of values and traits. The studies were carried out with Slovak secondary school students (N=366) and university students (N=462). The results show that traits and values correlate, but not so distinctly so that this fact would indicate their inter-changeability. Several correlations repeat in various research.
La motivación y su influencia en la calidad de vida de los colaboradores de la Cooperativa Jardín Azuayo
Authors: Rodríguez Diana , Jaramillo Edison
Published: February 2025

Este artículo explora el impacto de la motivación en la calidad de vida de los empleados de la Cooperativa Jardín Azuayo. Aborda factores como el estilo de liderazgo, los valores y las creencias que modelan la motivación, y cómo estos influyen en el compromiso y el desempeño. La motivación, entendida como un proceso psicológico que impulsa el comportamiento hacia objetivos, es crucial para lograr un equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal. El texto resalta la importancia de adoptar medidas como horarios flexibles y trabajo remoto para mejorar dicho equilibrio. Además, subraya la relación entre motivación y retención de empleados, sugiriendo que la motivación juega un papel fundamental en la retención a largo plazo, por encima de la compensación económica. El estudio, que incluyó la participación de 300 personas, revela correlaciones moderadas entre la motivación intrínseca y diversas dimensiones de la calidad de vida. La estrategia de mejora propuesta incluye la creación de comités democráticos, la realización de encuestas de satisfacción y el fortalecimiento de los planes de carrera para fomentar la motivación. Las conclusiones enfatizan la importancia de reconocer las condiciones individuales y la influencia de los colaboradores en la motivación dentro de un entorno cooperativo que valora la libertad de expresión y la importancia del trabajo.
Kibertérbeli műveletek 2016-ot követően – A kiberhadviselés mintázatai, trendjei, szereplői és kapcsolódásaik
Authors: Balogh Péter
Published: February 2025

A kibertérbeli műveletek egyre meghatározóbb elemeivé válnak az új évezred különféle konfliktusainak, egyben sokrétűbbé, komplexebbé téve azokat. A tanulmányban arra vállalkozunk. hogy releváns koncepcionális értelmezési keretek segítségével áttekintsük a kibertérbeli műveletek és a biztonsági szektorok kölcsönkapcsolatát, s esettanulmányok alapján feltárjuk és illusztráljuk a kibertérbeli műveletek jellemzőit. Utóbbiakhoz lényeges vonatkoztatási pontot szolgáltat a NATO 2016. évi, Varsóban tartott csúcstalálkozója, amelyet követően a kibertér bekerül a műveleti területek közé, valamint a 2022 februárjában eszkalálódó orosz–ukrán konfliktus.
A kőbányai önkormányzat veszélyhelyzeti intézkedéseinek vizsgálata a koronavírus első évében
Authors: Dániel Zoltán , Muhoray Árpád
Published: February 2025

A koronavírus megjelenése, világjárvánnyá terjedése teljesen új körülményeket teremtett a világban, hazánkban és a közigazgatáson belül a helyi államigazgatási szerveknél, az önkormányzatoknál is. Ezért az önkormányzatoknak hol kormányzati utasítás alapján, hol kormányzat által önállóságra buzdítva kellett meghozniuk saját védelmi intézkedéseiket a járvány elleni eredményes védekezés érdekében. A cikk szerzői kísérletet tesznek arra, hogy a világjárvány első évéből a Budapest Főváros X. kerület Kőbányai Önkormányzat védelmi intézkedéseit összegyűjtsék, azokat csoportosítva megvizsgálják, hogy a járvány fenyegető irányának változásával hogyan módosult az önkormányzati intézkedések iránya és tárgya is.