bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Damage analysis and optimal design of micro-structure milling cutter based on peridynamics
Authors: Ren Zhongwei , Deng Jing , Jiang Hongwan , Yuan Sen , Yue Xi , Tian Chuchun
Published: December 2024

H13 die steel has the characteristics of high hardness, strong toughness, and good heat resistance, and is a typical difficult to process materials material. During the cutting process, it is prone to accelerate tool wear and cause thermal deformation. By reasonably designing micro-grooves, the comprehensive performance of the tool can be effectively improved. In this study, by optimizing the structural parameters of the micro-groove, the comprehensive performance of the tool is significantly improved, and the micro-groove optimization control mechanism is deeply analyzed. At the same time, the micro-damage problem is numerically analyzed by using the peridynamics numerical simulation and comparison experiment. Research results indicate that properly increasing the distance between the slot at the outer contour of the cutting tool and the cutting edge and projecting it in a flattened shape onto the surface of the tool, ensures a smooth transition between the groove top and bottom near the cutting edge can effectively enhance the comprehensive performance of the cutting tool. The tool’s major cutting edge near-field and rake face is prone to micro-cracks resulting in crack diffusion. When the milling time is 3.5×10−6 s, the tool’s major cutting edge combined displacement increases most rapidly, the major flank optimization effect is the most obvious, and the resultant displacement is reduced by about 37.06%. By optimizing the structural parameters of micro-grooves on the rake face, this study enhances the comprehensive performance of the tool and unveils the formation, distribution, and variation patterns of near-field cracks on the tool’s cutting edge. The research results have certain valuable insights for the optimization design and manufacturing of high performance milling tools made from H13 die steel.
THUMPD3 regulates alternative splicing of ECM transcripts in human lung cancer cells and promotes proliferation and migration
Authors: Klimontova Marie , Zhang Han , Campos-Laborie Francisco , Webster Natalie , Andrews Byron , Kim Chung Kimberley Chung , Hili Ryan , Kouzarides Tony , Bannister Andrew J.
Published: December 2024

RNA-modifying enzymes have recently garnered considerable attention due to their relevance in cancer biology, identifying them as potential targets for novel therapeutic intervention. THUMPD3 was recently identified as an RNA methyltransferase catalysing N2-methylguanosine (m2G) within certain tRNAs. In this study, we unveil a novel role for THUMPD3 in lung cancer cells. Depletion of the enzyme from lung cancer cells significantly impairs their fitness, negatively impacting key cellular processes such as proliferation and migration. Notably, exogenous expression of THUMPD3 in normal lung fibroblasts stimulates their proliferation rate. Additionally, transcriptome-wide analyses reveal that depletion of THUMPD3 from lung cancer cells induces substantial changes in the expression of cell surface proteins, including those comprising the extracellular matrix (ECM). We further demonstrate that THUMPD3 maintains expression of an extra-domain B (EDB) containing pro-tumour isoform of Fibronectin-1 mRNA, encoding FN1, an important ECM protein. Crucially, depletion of THUMPD3 promotes an alternative splicing event that removes the EDB-encoding exon from Fibronectin-1. This is consistent with THUMPD3 depletion reducing cellular proliferation and migration. Moreover, depletion of THUMPD3 selectively and preferentially affects the alternative splicing of ECM and cell adhesion molecule encoding transcripts, as well as those encoding neurodevelopmental proteins. Overall, these findings highlight THUMPD3 as an important player in regulating cancer-relevant alternative splicing and they provide a rationale for further investigations into THUMPD3 as a candidate target in anti-cancer therapy.
Gambling harms, stigmatisation and discrimination: A qualitative naturalistic forum analysis
Authors: Penfold Katy , Nicklin Laura Louise , Chadwick Darren , Lloyd Joanne
Published: December 2024

People who experience gambling harms commonly experience stigmatisation, which is detrimental to psychological wellbeing, and a significant barrier to help-seeking. While there have been efforts to challenge stigmatisation, there is little empirical evidence available to inform such initiatives. To address this gap in knowledge, we conducted a thematic analysis of naturalistic data in the form of posts made on online support forums by people with experience of gambling-related harm, in order to understand how they are stigmatised, and to identify barriers to help-seeking. Five main themes were identified: (a) beliefs about the nature and origin of gambling addiction, which related to participants’ beliefs about causes of gambling harm and cognitions about the nature of addiction; (b) self-stigma, which encompassed the frequent and substantial incidences of self-stigma; (c) anticipated stigma, which described the stigma and discrimination people expected to face because of their gambling harm; (d) stigmatising other people who experience gambling harm, which describes the ways in which some people who experienced gambling harms stigmatised other people who experienced gambling harms; and (e) experienced stigma and discrimination, which encompassed the experienced stigmatisation people encountered. Experiences discussed/described within the forums were developed into a timeline of gambling harms which was cyclical in nature and involved six stages: onset, concealment of problems, crisis point, disclosure of problems, recurrence of harms (sometimes termed ‘relapse’) and recovery. The study highlights the impact of societal stigma on individuals’ self-perception and interactions, particularly emphasising the challenges experienced during relapse periods, which heighten stigma and distress. The study also identifies potential avenues for stigma reduction, including targeted campaigns addressing societal, anticipated, and self-stigma.
Manual de Boas Práticas para a Gestão e Controlo de Plantas Invasoras Lenhosas em Portugal Continental
Authors: Duarte Liliana Neto , Marchante Elizabete , Marchante Hélia
Published: December 2024

Quem trabalha com vegetação depara-se muitas vezes
com espécies de plantas exóticas invasoras. Independentemente
de o propósito da área ser conservação, gestão de
combustíveis, lazer, produção florestal, ou outro, lidar com
estas espécies é frequentemente desafiante, não só pelos
prejuízos que causam, mas também pela complexidade da
sua gestão. Neste contexto, este Manual é dirigido a todos
aqueles que precisam gerir e/ou implementar ações de controlo
de plantas invasoras lenhosas, incluindo profissionais
de entidades gestoras do território, proprietários privados,
técnicos de Associações não Governamentais de Ambiente
(ONGAs), entre outros. Apesar de incluir informações teóricas
básicas que facilitam a compreensão das opções sugeridas,
é sobretudo um documento prático e de apoio à tomada
de decisão, concebido para ser útil e de fácil utilização.
APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORKS IN SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT DIAGNOSTICS ON MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Authors: Mašková Barbora , Vavroušek Miroslav , Bárta Josef , Rožánek Martin
Published: December 2024

Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed cosmetic procedures worldwide, but it carries certain risks including breast implant rupture. Timely and accurate diagnostics of ruptures are crucial, as undiagnosed ruptures can lead to serious health complications. Imaging methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are recommended for the diagnosis of breast implants due to their high accuracy. However, current diagnostics rely heavily on the subjective interpretation and experience of the physician. This study investigates the potential of neural networks (NN) to address this limitation and improve the accuracy of rupture detection in silicone breast implants. We applied a deep learning-based neural network system trained on MRI images of breast implants to detect ruptures. The dataset included annotated MRI scans of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with confirmed implant integrity or rupture. Several models were trained using ResNet-18, ResNet-50, and Xception networks, with various hyperparameter settings and augmentation techniques applied to enhance model performance and generalizability. The performance of the NN model was evaluated using confusion matrices and standard metrics such as true positive rate (TPR) and true negative rate (TNR). A semi-automated algorithm for the detection of intracapsular ruptures of breast implants on MRI was successfully developed. The algorithm correctly detected ruptures in 95.4% of cases and accurately identified cases without rupture in 86.7% of instances. Our findings highlight the potential of neural networks as a supportive tool in diagnosing breast implant ruptures. By semi-automating rupture detection, NNs can reduce diagnostic errors, expedite image evaluation, and optimize resource use in medical practice. The study underscores the importance of combining artificial intelligence with expert evaluation to enhance patient care and reduce costs in medical diagnostics.
Exploring the Role of Situational Cues in Apparel Consumers' Impulsive Buying Behaviour
Authors: Trivedi Vishal , Joshi Pradeep
Published: December 2024

This study evaluates the role of situational cues (time availability, money availability, salesperson’s behaviour, promotional offers and payment methods) on the impulse purchasing conduct of apparel buyers in brick-and-mortar stores. The study sheds light on the key determinants of impulse purchases in offline apparel shopping by delving into the dynamic interaction between situational cues (factors) and consumer impulse-buying decisions. A survey questionnaire was used, based on previous literature, to collect primary data from 325 respondents from Delhi (NCR), India in the sample. The data were examined using regression analysis, correlation analysis and factor analysis. According to the findings of the study, impulsive apparel shopping behaviour is significantly influenced by situational cues such as time availability, money availability, salesperson behaviour, promotional offers and payment methods. In addition, the findings indicate that salespeople’s behaviour, promotional offers and payment methods are closely linked to apparel consumers' impulse buying behaviour. This study offers some recommendations for retailers to enhance their retail strategies to increase consumers' impulsive purchases of apparel.
The Quality of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) Sperm Following Liquid-storage in Low Temperature
Authors: Fahrudin Mokhamad , Gusdinar Rizal , Arifiantini Raden Iis , Prasetyaningtyas Wahono Esthi , Adnyane I Ketut Mudite , Elmanaviean Muhammad , Nugraha Arifin Budiman , Karja Ni Wayan Kurniani
Published: December 2024

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a marine mammal that lives in relatively small populations. The geographic ranges of this species are susceptible to the effects of human activities, thereby necessitating conservation efforts to prevent extinction. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the daily quality of dolphin sperm after several days of refrigeration. The sperm of two male dolphins were stored at 4oC for 4 days, and the quality was observed daily to determine the motility, viability, membrane integrity, and sperm abnormalities. Sperm samples were divided into four groups, consisting of two centrifuged followed by the removal of seminal plasma, and two groups without centrifugation, containing 100x106 and 200x106 sperm/ml each. After liquid storage, the motility of sperm was 63-75% with no significant reduction in the first 3 days. Sperm viability following storage was 65-75% and the percentage with abnormal morphology ranged from 2-6%. Furthermore, there was no significant increase in abnormal morphology of sperm on any day of storage for 3 days. Sperm membrane integrity was 36-49%, with no significant reduction in the membrane integrity in the first 2 days. There was no significant difference in sperm quality, although centrifugation and removal of seminal plasm had a slight effect. The results of this study showed that Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin sperm could be stored for a short period as liquid storage while maintaining a quality that allows for future use.
Correlation of Bio-physicochemical Factors with the Expansion of Mangrove Forests in Laikang Bay, Indonesia
Authors: Mulyani Sri , Surya Batara , Rasyidi Emil Salim , Muhibuddin Andi , Mahmud Haris
Published: December 2024

The bio-physicochemical conditions of seawater are critically important in the rate of expansion of mangrove forests. This study aims to assess the driving factors of mangrove forest expansion with bio-physicochemical water quality analysis using the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) method in Laikang Bay, Indonesia. Water quality analysis included measurements of NO3, PO4, kH, salinity, current speed, brightness (D3), NO2, pH, and chlorophyll-a levels (bio-physicochemical factors). This research adopts quantitative methods, with data collected from 42 specific locations between 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The observation data was gathered using the stratified random sampling method. Spatial distribution mapping of mangroves and observation data were analyzed using Euclidean nearest neighbor distance with ArcGIS software version 8.1. The MaxEnt method was applied to investigate the percentage contribution of water quality on the distribution of mangroves. The results of this study indicate that the most significant factor contributing to the growth and expansion of mangrove forests in Laikang Bay is the PO4 content, with a contribution value of 47.4%. The PO4 concentration ranges from 0.10 to 1.40 mg.100g-1, with a concentration of approximately 0.10 mg.100g-1 having the greatest impact. Meanwhile, the less influential factor is brightness (D3), with a contribution value of 0.3%. These results indicate that to maintain the growth and expansion of mangrove forests in Laikang Bay, it is necessary to maintain the levels of these influential variables.
A Robust Algorithm for Estimating Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Using Sentinel-2: Case Study in Coastal Waters of Teluk Awur, Jepara, Indonesia
Authors: Sabila Anis Yasmin , Maslukah Lilik , Wirasatriya Anindya , Indrayanti Elis , Prasetyawan Indra Budi , Widada Sugeng
Published: December 2024

Total suspended solids (TSS) is an important parameter of water quality, so regular monitoring is necessary to prevent further marine pollution due to TSS. Remote sensing is one of the most effective and efficient methods to monitor TSS with cost-effective operations. The Sentinel-2 satellite is freely available to users with high spectral and spatial resolution (10m, 20m, 60m). Dynamic changes in coastal waters and their characteristics cause TSS retrieval algorithms built from available imagery having less optimal results in other water regions. This research aims to develop an empirical TSS algorithm model that specifically applies to the coastal waters of Teluk Awur, Jepara. The algorithm was developed using an empirical method through correlation between spectral values of Sentinel-2 imagery and in situ TSS values. Water sampling was conducted at 110 stations with a depth of 0.5 m on 22 July 2023 simultaneously collocated with Sentinel-2 image recording. Half of the data was used for algorithm tuning and the other half used for validation. The best regression analysis is found in the red band (B4) and the model is linear. The relatively good performance is shown by the coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.45, RMSE (3.40 mg.L-1), and MAPE (10.76%). The resulting algorithmic model was TSS (mg.L-1) =817.213*(B4)-0.959. This study shows that Sentinel-2 MSI images for TSS retrieval in the coastal waters of Teluk Awur could be applicable and the red band (B4) can be used for mapping TSS concentrations in the surrounding study area.
Is it a Map? The Map / Not Map Question
Authors: Denil Mark
Published: December 2024

This paper is an evaluation of the issues raised in my own “Making Explicit What has Been Implicit: A Call for a Conceptual Theory of Cartography,” and Matthew Edney’s “Making Explicit the Implicit, Idealized Understanding of ‘Map’ and ‘Cartography’: An Anti-Universalist Response to Mark Denil” (both published in Cartographic Perspectives 98, 2022).
In the first of these articles I make some proposals about how to go about investigating how a map reader decides that a given artifact is a map, and what that decision means for the user’s relationship with the artifact. In the second, Edney vigorously rejects my argument as, variously: irrelevant, reactionary, subversive, pernicious, obvious, and trite.
What are Edney and I arguing about? Does the map / not map question I raise even exist and, if so, does it matter? Is Edney correct in dismissing it, and are his reasons for dismissing it valid?
This paper examines some of the salient points raised in the Denil / Edney controversy, with an eye to the pragmatic, real-world ramifications of each writer’s positions.
A systematic selection and decision matrix for energy-efficient intensified distillation technologies
Authors: Li Qing , Somoza-Tornos Ana , Kiss Anton A.
Published: December 2024

Distillation is widely used for fluid separation in chemical industries, but accounts for a half of the operational cost and 40–50 % of the energy usage due to its low energy efficiency. Process intensification could effectively enhance the energy efficiency as well as improve the economic performance of distillation processes by integrating unit operations or functions. However, matching suitable intensified distillation techniques systematically with given separation tasks remains a challenge. This study is the first to generate a conceptual multi-step selection and decision approach by first going through several high level questions with corresponding suggested solutions for a separation task, then identifying the process bottlenecks and intensification targets via a list of evaluation criteria. Each of the technologies goes through a pre-filled process intensification (PI) matrix, and the most promising intensified technologies are recommended, and potential solutions are compared against the task specifications. The PI matrix proposed in this work yields a short list of appropriate solutions to be designed and economically assessed, proposing a screening framework for fluid separations in order to make a rapid selection at an early stage. Several binary, ternary, and multicomponent zeotropic and azeotropic mixture separations are carried out as case studies to illustrate the application of the proposed methodology, being validated using literature data. The proposed methodology can also help reduce the search space before carrying out rigorous optimization for the synthesis and design of the distillation.
Ethics within chemistry education: options, challenges and perspectives
Authors: Mammino Liliana
Published: December 2024

Ethics considerations are necessary in all human activities. They are particularly important for activities that impact on human wellbeing and society. Chemistry has paramount impacts because of the extensive presence of chemistry-based items in everyday life and their eventual impacts on the environment, which, in turn, affect human beings because humans live in the environment and depend on it. Therefore, it is important to include ethics considerations in chemistry education at all levels and – to a larger extent – in the preparation of chemistry specialists. The present work analyses the main challenges associated with the incorporation of ethics into chemistry courses, and outlines possible promising approaches. When considering chemicals, the major ethical-type terms could be the benefits from their use and the possible harms to human beings or the environment: therefore, the “doing good” ethical concept can be associated with maximising the former and minimising the latter. The ways in which benefits or harms occur can be analysed in terms of the nature of selected chemicals, their usage modes, the routes through which they may enter the environment, and the undesirable effects they may cause through inappropriate usage or through their presence in the environment.
Safe Places of Integration: Female Migrants from Eurasia in Lisbon, Portugal
Authors: Koncz Linda
Published: December 2024

The article works with (Re)Searching Needs and Hope through Visual Storytelling which is the author’s audiovisual research project containing interviews with migrants of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The same set of questions was asked of people with different nationalities to identify the similarities and differences within their integration process; the questions focused on the socio-cultural aspects of integration. The article compares the participants’ answers regarding what helped or hindered their integration experience. The article relates these outcomes to what contributes to a migrant’s feeling of safety in a new home country. The main concepts used are “integration,” applying differentiating levels of integration experience, and “safe place,” which originated from Yi-Fu Tan, but have been interpreted through a wide socio-cultural lens in the conclusion.
TREMSUCS-TCGA – an integrated workflow for the identification of biomarkers for treatment success
Authors: Balogh Gabor , Jorge Natasha , Dupain Célia , Kamal Maud , Servant Nicolas , Le Tourneau Christophe , Stadler Peter F. , Bernhart Stephan H.
Published: December 2024

Many publicly available databases provide disease related data, that makes it possible to link genomic data to medical and meta-data. The cancer genome atlas (TCGA), for example, compiles tens of thousand of datasets covering a wide array of cancer types. Here we introduce an interactive and highly automatized TCGA-based workflow that links and analyses epigenomic and transcriptomic data with treatment and survival data in order to identify possible biomarkers that indicate treatment success. TREMSUCS-TCGA is flexible with respect to type of cancer and treatment and provides standard methods for differential expression analysis or DMR detection. Furthermore, it makes it possible to examine several cancer types together in a pan-cancer type approach. Parallelisation and reproducibility of all steps is ensured with the workflowmanagement system Snakemake. TREMSUCS-TCGA produces a comprehensive single report file which holds all relevant results in descriptive and tabular form that can be explored in an interactive manner. As a showcase application we describe a comprehensive analysis of the available data for the combination of patients with squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck, cervix and lung treated with cisplatin, carboplatin and the combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel. The best ranked biomarker candidates are discussed in the light of the existing literature, indicating plausible causal relationships to the relevant cancer entities.
Comparison of etchants for corrosion-resistant stainless steels in medical engineering
Authors: Schultheiß U. , Hornberger H.
Published: December 2024

Corrosion-resistant stainless steels are widely used in medical engineering. Today, additive manufacturing techniques are also used for this purpose, in particular for implant steels. Additively processed materials sometimes react differently to etching than conventionally processed ones. The use of etchants for contrasting the microstructure must therefore be adapted. Chemical etching using V2A etchant, Murakami, and anhydrous Kalling solutions, as well as electrochemical etching using nitric acid, sodium hydroxide, and oxalic acid were performed. Etched samples made of conventionally processed X2CrNi-Mo17-12-2 were compared to samples manufactured using selective laser melting and sintering, and the optimal contrast was developed in each case. It can be shown that the different etchants reveal different microstructural constituents and that etchants must therefore be selected as a function of the application.
Ionic surfactants critical micelle concentration modelling in water/organic solvent mixtures using random forest and support vector machine algorithms
Authors: Soria-López Anton , García-Martí María , Mejuto Juan C.
Published: December 2024

The physicochemical property of surfactants that is widely used to study their behavior is the critical micellar concentration (CMC). The value of this property is specific to each surfactant as it depends on a number of external factors and the chemical composition of the surfactant. This research focused on using two new machine learning approaches, Random Forest (RF) and Support Vector Machine (SVM), to predict the logarithmic CMC value of 10 ionic surfactants. The same database from the previous study (a total of 258 experimental cases) was used with the same input variables – those defining the mixture of the organic solvent-water: T, molecular weight, molar fraction and log P; and the chemical composition of the surfactant: number of atoms of each element of the surfactant – to develop the predictive models. The best RF and SVM models were then compared with the best ANN model developed in the previous study. According to the results, the normalized models were those that presented the lowest RMSE values in the validation phase. Finally, the two approaches proposed in this research are suitable tools, together with the ANN, for the prediction of CMC and as possible alternative methods to replace expensive experimental laboratory measurements.
Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation versus surgery for low-risk solitary papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a propensity-matched cohort study
Authors: Ren Yujie , Li Yujiang , Chu Xiaoqiu , Chen Guofang , Han Xue , Zhao Yueting , Liu Chao , Wang Jianhua , Xu Shuhang
Published: December 2024

Objective

To evaluate the therapeutic effects of microwave ablation (MWA) versus surgery in treating low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) and to assess recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with and without the BRAFV600E mutation.

Methods

Between August 2016 and September 2022, 158 patients diagnosed with low-risk PTMC treated with MWA and 288 patients who underwent surgical treatment were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were followed-up for over a year. Local tumor progression (LTP), RFS and adverse events associated with both treatments were monitored. Following propensity score matching (PSM), comparisons were made regarding LTP, RFS, complications and treatment variables.

Results

Prior to matching, MWA patients were younger than those in the surgery group (38 (30.75, 47) vs 43 (34, 50.75), P = 0.000). Tumors treated with MWA had smaller maximum diameters (5.7 (4.6, 7.0) vs 6.9 (5.8, 8.6), P = 0.000) and volumes (70.7 (35.2, 120.9) vs 122.0 (63.9, 228.8), P = 0.000). After 1:1 PSM, each group contained 141 patients with comparable baseline characteristics. During the follow-up, LTP developed in nine patients: six in the MWA group and three in the surgery group. There were no cases of distant metastasis or cancer-related deaths. Adjusting for age, sex, tumor location and largest diameter, there was no significant association between treatment modality and recurrence (HR = 3.75, 95% CI: 0.94–14.98, P = 0.062). There were no significant differences in RFS between patients with and without the BRAFV600E mutation in both groups (P = 0.45 and 0.74, respectively). Furthermore, the incidence of complications was comparable between treatments.

Conclusion

Both MWA and surgical treatment offer similar efficacy and safety profiles for managing low-risk PTMC. MWA may represent a viable alternative to conventional surgical approaches, especially for patients harboring the BRAFV600E mutation.
Life imprisonment under the criminal legislation of Ukraine: features of imposition and exemption from serving
Authors: Yevdokimova Olena
Published: December 2024

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Political Songs from the Collection of Borys Hrinchenko and Modern Historical Neologisms.
Authors: Kozar Lidiia
Published: December 2024

The songs of political life about the destruction of the Zaporizhzhian Sich from the collection of Borys Hrinchenko “Ethnographic Materials Collected in Chernihiv and Neighbouring Provinces” (vol. 3, Chernihiv, 1899) and modern songs about the war of 2022 are considered in the article for the first time. Their scientific weight is increased by the fact that they have come from a reliable source. Records are mainly made by Fedir Volk in Dobruja from the eye-witnesses of these events. These are the cossacks, creating the Danubian Sich in the Turkish possessions (1775–1828) after the Zaporizhzhian Sich has been abolished.
The article authoress is aimed at the analysis of historical songs revealing the attempts of Moscow rulers to turn Ukraine into a province of Russia. The attempts to destroy the Zaporizhzhian Sich are caused by its great social force in Ukraine. It has been considered as the center of freedom and independence. The modern songs’ parallels about the war of 2022 are given as well. Modern songs convey the mockery of Russians against Ukrainians during the occupation. Today Russia continues to destroy Ukrainians and Ukraine as two hundred years ago.
The source base of the research is formed with the new historical neologisms about the war of 2022, found on Internet sites – “Poems from the Trenches”, “Remember”, “Executed Spring (Bucha)”, “Native Bucha”, “Unborn”, “Somewhere in Bucha, under the Fence, right next to the House”, “In the Forest, Dark Forest”, “The Enemy”, “Our Father”. The founded and submitted songs about the war have presented the sufficient, detailed and emotional evidence about the tragedy of the occupation of Bucha and other settlements of Kyivshchyna. They have taken the main blows on themselves, and they have opposed the enemy’s attacks on Kyiv.
Verbal Markers of the Language of Enmity of the Slavic Peoples in a State of Military Confrontation
Authors: Ajdačić Dejan
Published: December 2024

According to the author, the differences within personal and group conflicts are considered as the starting point of the analysis of the specific signs of hate speech: on the one hand, these are the speech features of the aggressor who aims to hide his violence or justify it through threats or motivations based on the principles of justice, on the other hand, – the speech of a victim whose hostile attitude is the result of genuine suffering.
Analysis of sources. Our examples of hate speech have been drawn from the internet sources. Academic literature used in this text includes Victor Klemperer’s seminal book The Language of the Third Reich. Notes of a Philologist (1947), as well as culturally and ethnolinguistically oriented linguistic studies.
The purpose and task of the article is to analyze the language of hostility in the names and expressions that refer to the connection with Nazism, using the examples of the armed conflicts of the Slavs. In particular, the principles of condemning Nazism and Nazis after the Second World War are outlined, but the differences in the attitude to totalitarian ideology, respectively in the Eastern and Western blocs, according to which the communist parties of the times of the existence of socialism deliberately excluded communism from their ideologies, leading to mass crimes, are indicated. We have analyzed vocabulary related to Nazism that was used and is used in relation to the enemies in the military conflicts of the Slavs: Croats and Serbs in the mid-1990s, Ukrainians and Russians – from 2022. Examples of such vocabulary from Russian and Ukrainian, Serbian and Croatian languages are given in the study: Banderites, denazification, ruscism, Putler, Chetniks, Ustaše. Hatred caused by ideological postulates becomes part of political and military actions, manifests itself in various forms of hate speech. Linguistic methods are mentioned in the article, which, according to the author, can be useful in the application of interdisciplinary approaches to the consideration of this topic.
A cosmovisão Kaingang frente as mudanças climáticas
Authors: Voitechen André
Published: December 2024

A seguinte pesquisa teve por objetivo duas principais discussões: compreender o papel humano frente às mudanças climáticas e seus eventos, exemplificando com a recente enchente do Rio Grande do Sul; e tratar da demarcação das Terras Indígenas e de como a manutenção sociorreligiosa Kaingang é uma importante ferramenta frente ao Antropoceno, uma possível nova era geológica. Como fonte, utilizam-se principalmente textos noticiários via internet, desenvolvendo um debate apoiado nas Ciências Humanas sobre a atualidade e as políticas indígenas e ambientais. O estudo conclui que a cosmovisão ameríndia e seu perspectivismo objetivam um modo de vida em equilíbrio com a natureza, respeitando sua biodiversidade e projetando um futuro melhor para as próximas gerações. Portanto, entende-se que “demarcação” significa uma melhor responsabilidade governamental com o meio ambiente e a mitigação dos efeitos das alterações climáticas.
Mapping Roman sounds
Authors: Leitmeir Florian , Guenther Jutta
Published: December 2024

The great relevance of music and sounds in antiquity is contrasted by the fact that sounds have faded away and cannot be reproduced; only the echoes in archaeological, iconographic and literary sources have been preserved. The sources on ancient music are thus the result of a remarkable medial transformation process from sound to images and texts. This medial transformation has to be revealed through a critical examination of contexts and genres to open up new perspectives on the meaning of sounds in Roman antiquity. Through our concept of “Klang-Raum” (Soundspace), the corresponding analysis of the sources enables the reconstruction of manifold urban sound­spaces. Taking the funeral procession, the pompa funebris, as an example, we demonstrate how the synopsis of different source genres reveals a complex picture of the significance of sound and mu­sic in the Roman funerary ritual.
Az egyetemi közösségi szerepvállalás támogató tényezői egy hazai empirikus kutatás tapasztalatai alapján
Authors: Málovics György , Wahyuni Andi Sri
Published: December 2024

Az egyetemi közösségi szerepvállalás (EKSZ) megközelítésének gyakorlati
megvalósítása az egyetemek számára lehetőség arra, hogy megfeleljenek napjaink
egyik társadalmi és politikai elvárásának, nevezetesen, hogy bizonyítsák
társadalmi hasznosságukat. És bár az EKSZ akadémiai szférabeli elterjedtségnek
foka alacsony, mégis azonosíthatók olyan tényezők, amelyek e megközelítésmód
terjedését támogatják. Tanulmányunkban kvalitatív empirikus kutatásunk alapján
azt vizsgáljuk, hogy hazánkban mely tényezők azok, amelyek hozzájárulhatnak az
EKSZ szélesebb körű elterjedéséhez. Következtetésünk, hogy hazánkban az EKSZ-i
jellegű tevékenységek terjedése elsősorban az ez iránt elkötelezett és a
gyakorlati megvalósulás érdekében hosszú távon is elkötelezetten dolgozó
akadémiai szereplőknek köszönhető, azaz alulról jövő jelleggel történik.
Application the Mike 3 model to simulate the turtibity dispersion due to sediment dumping activities in Nghi Son Port, Thanh Hoa Province
Authors: Nguyen Hong Lan , Vu Van Lan
Published: December 2024

The study applied the Mike 3 hydrodynamic model to simulate the turbidity propagation from sediment mud deposition activities at sea in the Nghi Son port area, Thanh Hoa province. The research results show that during the northeast monsoon period, the sediment mud concentration field is distributed southward from the deposition area, with sediment mud concentrations ranging from 0.01 kg/m³ to 0.4 kg/m³ within an influence radius of approximately 2.5 km. During the southwest monsoon period, the turbidity concentration distribution expands northward from the deposition area due to the influence of wind and currents during this season. The northern area of Nghi Son port is affected by the dispersion of turbidity concentrations below 0.04 kg/m³. The area surrounding Hon Me island has sediment mud concentrations ranging from 0.015 kg/m³ to 0.025 kg/m³. The turbidity concentration distribution with depth ranges from 0.01 kg/m³ to 0.4 kg/m³ and is primarily located at the seafloor depths ranging from -14 m to -18 m. The turbidity concentration gradually decreases towards the water surface. The turbidity concentration in the upper water layer is relatively low, ranging from 0.01 kg/m³ to 0.08 kg/m³, with depths from 0 to -5 m.
MODELO DE REFERÊNCIA PARA AVALIAÇÃO DA EFETIVIDADE DAS POLÍTICAS DE EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA
Authors: Souza Melo Ítala Raquel , Telles do Carmo Breno Barros , Do Amaral Demoly Karla Rosane
Published: December 2024

O artigo discute a inclusão escolar e a construção de um modelo para avaliação da efetividade das políticas de educação inclusiva. Devido uma lacuna na existência de modelos que avaliem, de forma sistemática, a efetividade das práticas inclusivas em escolas de nível fundamental. O estudo tem como objetivo propor um modelo de referência para avaliar o nível de efetividade das práticas de inclusão escolar nas escolas de nível fundamental, sendo demonstrada a sua aplicação em escolas do município de Apodi-RN. Os intercessores teóricos principais são: Mantoan (2015), Freitas (2015) e Baptista (2019), com seus estudos sobre a inclusão escolar que deram suporte, juntamente com a reflexão sobre políticas e legislações, para a integração de uma ferramenta de benchmarking na construção do modelo para a avaliação desta política pública em educação. A pesquisa se constroi a partir da necessidade da elaboração de indicadores relacionados à inclusão escolar. A metodologia adotada foi quali quantitativa, um estudo de caso que contou com aplicação de questionário e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Após definição de indicadores por especialistas, procedeu-se à: (I) concepção do modelo; (II) coleta de dados e (III) classificação de um conjunto de escolas de nível fundamental na cidade de Apodi-RN. Pelos resultados obtidos, a maioria das escolas finalizaram classificadas como parcialmente inclusivas, tanto pela visão branda como pela visão restritiva. O modelo de benchmarking desenvolvido se mostrou viável e permite identificar as melhores práticas efetivas de inclusão nas escolas avaliadas.
Carbon dioxide capture potential of industrial by-products for post-carbon society
Authors: Komine Hideo , Saitou Yasuhisa , Suzuki Kiyohiko
Published: December 2024

To contribute to the realisation of carbon neutrality by 2050, the authors have focused on the fact that some of the by-products of social activities have the ability to fix carbon dioxide and have envisioned the creation of a carbon dioxide capture urban environment using these materials. Also, the authors have emphasised carbon dioxide capture capabilities of industrial waste disposal facilities named as ‘Disposal Facility CCS’, since these are where substances containing large amounts of free calcium accumulate. As described herein, the authors have emphasised several kinds of by-product as carbon dioxide capture materials and proposed datasets of these carbon dioxide capture capabilities by measurement using constant flow aeration type carbon dioxide fixation testing, which we developed. Furthermore, using these datasets, the authors estimate the potential carbon dioxide capture capability of a specific industrial waste disposal facility as an example of ‘Disposal Facility CCS’ and demonstrate its relative effectiveness compared with that of forests. Furthermore, the authors estimate the carbon dioxide capture potentials of industrial by-products generated in Japan as some examples. Consequently, this study proposed carbon dioxide capture future society concept using carbon dioxide fixation materials on the basis of the estimation results conducted in this study.
Research on selective leaching of calcium from steelmaking slag with NH4Cl as leaching solution
Authors: Xie Yuantao , Feng Xiaoxin , Hu Chenguang , Bai Ruiying , Liu Gang , Li Qiuming , Sun Xiufang
Published: December 2024

Utilizing calcium containing steelmaking slag (SS) to mineralize and solidify CO2 is expected to achieve dual benefits of carbon reduction and solid waste utilization. The key factor affecting the carbon sequestration efficiency of indirect mineralization method is to achieve the efficient selective leaching of Ca from SS. In this paper, the effects of various factors on the Ca leaching process and the leaching mechanism were investigated. The orthogonal experiment results show that the concentration of NH4Cl solution and the solid–liquid ratio are the main controlling factors affecting the Ca leaching behavior. Under the optimized conditions of NH4Cl concentration of 2 mol/l, reaction time of 90 min, reaction temperature of 70°C, solid–liquid ratio of 1:35 and SS particle size less than 80 μm, the leaching rate of Ca reaches 55.9%. The phase changes during the leaching process of SS indicate that the main phases involved in the leaching reaction are tricalcium silicate (C3S) and dicalcium silicate (C2S). Besides, it is found that a small amount of monticellite (CaMgSiO4) and calcium magnesium rhodonite (Ca3Mg(SiO4)2) are dissolved, while dicalcium ferrite (C2F) and RO phase are difficult to dissolve. It is proved that the NH4Cl solution exhibited better selective leaching ability for Ca in SS.
The weights of drivers’ on-route concerns in car-following behaviours
Authors: Salehikalam Arsalan , Kordani Ali Abdi
Published: December 2024

Among the available studies run on reproducing, learning and classifying driving styles, only few have quantified the weights of drivers’ on-route concerns. A new method is proposed to quantify the issue at hand in car-following behaviours, in which a multi-objective optimisation model with crash risk, comfort and travel time objectives as the driver’s decision-making process is trained. This model is trained based on different car-following trajectory real data, distinguished from each other by the driving phase and behaviour of the following vehicle, where the best-matched weights for the model’s objectives are identified. The results indicate that the weights obtained for the crash risk and comfort objectives are of more concern compared to travel time. The weights of the crash risk, comfort and travel time objectives are 0.4, 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. In deceleration driving phases, timid and aggressive drivers weigh the model’s objectives differently.
Research progress on pathogenesis of skin pigmentation in chronic liver disease
Authors: Liu Tianqi , Xi Tianyu , Dong Xiaoqin , Xu Dong
Published: December 2024

Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a significant global health concern that leads to increased morbidity and mortality, and is associated with skin pigmentation changes. Excessive facial pigmentation is a common characteristic of patients with CLD, although the exact mechanism underlying this phenomenon remains unclear. Melanin, which consists of eumelanin and pheomelanin, is synthesized in melanocytes. Its production is influenced by cysteine levels and is regulated by key enzymes, such as tyrosinase (TYR), tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1), and tyrosinase-related protein 2 (TYRP2). The transport of melanosomes within melanocytes relies primarily on the coordinated action of F-actin and microtubules. However, the mechanism of melanin transfer from melanocytes to surrounding dendritic cells requires further investigation. Several factors contribute to liver fibrosis, including oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines. This article discusses the factors that are elevated in the serum of patients with chronic liver disease, which may increase melanin deposition. It also introduces the signaling pathways related to melanin synthesis, providing indirect evidence for the pathological mechanisms underlying increased melanin synthesis in CLD. Additionally, the article points out that pigmentation may serve as an important indicator of liver disease deterioration and suggests the formation of a scoring system that combines related factors to enhance the predictive accuracy. In terms of treatment, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory drugs, such as silymarin and vitamin E, may improve CLD and reduce skin pigmentation, but their specific effects still require further investigation. Future research should focus on validating the mechanisms linking pigmentation changes with CLD progression, and exploring therapeutic methods that can simultaneously improve liver function and skin pigmentation, ultimately aiming for better patient outcomes.
IMPACT OF BOX-COX TRANSFORMATION TECHNIQUE ON THE BAYESIAN MAXIMUM ENTROPY (BME) PREDICTION ACCURACY
Authors: Gongnet Emmanuel Ehnon , Vihotogbé Romaric , Agbangba Codjo Emile , Affossogbé Tranquillin , Djondang Koye , Kakaï Romain Glèlè
Published: December 2024

This study investigated whether increasing the normality of an attribute using Box-Cox transformation improves Bayesian Maximum Entropy (BME) prediction accuracy. Furthermore, we examined if BME accuracy is affected by sample size or spatial dependence. For hard data, the unconditional sequential approach was used to simulate symmetric data (skewness = 0) and data positively skewed (skewness: 1, 3, 6, and 9) with sample size ranging from 100 to 500 at the interval length of 50. Soft data was randomly distributed throughout a square of unit size and a width of 1.5. Data was then transformed using Box-Cox transformation. The prediction accuracy was assessed using the Mean Square Error (MSE) and bias, and transformation methods were compared using the Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). The results showed BME accuracy is affected by transformation methods but not the sample size and the spatial dependency. However, in comparing the transformed data with the untransformed data, the MSE and bias of the untransformed data (lambda = 1) were closer to zero than the transformed data lambda 1. As a result, we concluded that BME is robust to skewness, sample size, and spatial dependency.
Atributos de qualidade de leite cru refrigerado e Queijo Artesanal Colonial (QAC) do Rio Grande do Sul: um estudo de caso
Authors: Ströher Jeferson Aloísio , Benincá Thaís , Padilha Rosiele Lappe , Nunes Isaac dos Santos , Santos Jr. Luís Carlos Oliveira dos
Published: December 2024

O queijo colonial é amplamente produzido na região sul do Brasil, porém, é um produto bastante manipulável e consequentemente, passível de contaminação. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar amostras de leite cru refrigerado e queijo artesanal colonial de uma agroindústria, do estado do Rio Grande do Sul (RS). No leite cru refrigerado, foram executadas as análises de contagem de células somáticas (CCS), contagem padrão em placas (CPP), lactose, gordura, sólidos totais (ST), sólidos não gordurosos (SNG) e presença de antibióticos. Os queijos foram analisados microbiologicamente por testes de coliformes termotolerantes (45°C), coliformes totais, Staphylococcus coagulase positiva (SCP), E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Enterotoxina Estafilocócica e em seguida, foi feita a sua avaliação físico-química quanto à umidade e o seu teor de gordura no extrato seco (GES). Os ensaios do leite mostraram desacordo quanto a CPP e a CCS (308.000 UFC/mL e 503.000 CS/mL, respectivamente), entretanto, os demais ensaios do leite e do queijo colonial estão em conformidade. Portanto, pode-se concluir que as Boas Práticas de Fabricação (BPF) da agroindústria estão sendo eficientes e as boas práticas agropecuárias (BPA) da propriedade não, assim, faz-se necessário ações corretivas para o completo enquadramento físico-químico e microbiológico dos produtos produzidos no estabelecimento.