bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Gapdh Shows Altered Gene Expression in Alcohol Models
Authors: Taseva T. , Koycheva Y. , Simeonova S. , Nikolova E. , Krasteva M.
Published: July 2022

Background and objectives. Though glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (Gapdh) is one of the most commonly used housekeeping genes for comparison of gene expression data, studies have revealed that Gapdh expression is not constant at different developmental stages, and is modulated by many factors including ethanol. In view of this, in the present study, we investigated the effect of ethanol on Gapdh stability and expression levels in different model systems.

Methods. Evaluation of Gapdh stability was determined by comparison with three commonly used housekeeping genes in alcohol-exposed and control mouse blastocysts, embryos, and placentas (ActB, Hsp90ab1, and Atp5b), and in alcohol-dependent and healthy humans (ACTB, ATP5B, and HSPCB), and was ranked by the software program RefFinder. To detect the Gapdh expression patterns as a target gene, qRT-PCR analysis was applied.

Results. The order of expression stabilities obtained by the RefFinder ranked Gapdh as the most unstable reference gene in studied groups. The study of the expression dynamics of Gapdh showed significant upregulation in ethanol-exposed mouse blastocysts and embryos (FC = 1.56, p = 0.05 and FC = 6.0, p = 0.01) and downregulation in placentas (FC = 0.60, p = 0.01).

Conclusions. Our results revealed that the expression of Gapdh can vary in different model systems under ethanol exposure and imply the need for caution when using it as an internal control. This is the first report for statistically significant change in Gapdh expression after ethanol exposure during preimplantation mouse development.
Examining the influence of brand personality dimension on consumer buying decision: evidence from Ghana
Authors: Attor Cleophas , Jibril Abdul Bashiru , Amoah John , Chovancova Miloslava
Published: July 2022

With the advent of innovative marketing, the increasing use of brand personality concepts for the promotion of a brand or product has received scholarly work across the globe. Yet little is known in the literature about the dimensions of brand personality and its applicability in the telecommunication industry. Considering the known link between brand personality and customer purchase intent, this research sought to examine the impact of the brand personality dimension on customer buying decisions in the telecoms sector. A positivist research paradigm was used to attain the study goal(s) with valid data of 414 subscribers (customers) of telecom giants in Ghana. The result from the PLS-SEM technique identified five main attributes of brand personality (ie. sincerity, excitement, competence, sophistication, and ruggedness) as antecedents of customer buying decisions in the research model. Findings revealed that brand sincerity, brand excitement, and brand competence have a significant relationship with customer buying decisions. Whereas brand sophistication and ruggedness were not. An effective brand increases its brand equity by having a consistent set of traits that a specific consumer segment enjoys. This article not only provides empirical insight into the brand personality literature but also serves as a source of information for managers in the telecom industry to successfully trigger strategic marketing practices that would help to optimize the usefulness of the brand personality concept. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.
When Ideology Matters More – Science and Vaccine Scepticism in Light of Political Ideologies and Partisanship during the Third COVID-19 Wave in Hungary1
Authors: Farkas Eszter , Böcskei Balázs , Szabó Andrea
Published: July 2022

As for the mitigation of the negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the related crisis, governments should inter alia facilitate the willingness to vaccinate. However, related discussions became politicised, especially in countries with an extremely high level of partisan polarisation in opinions and media discourses, like in Hungary, which is the selected case of our study. As previous research about the United States shows, general trust in science is also influenced by the ideological alignment of individuals – people with conservative identification are more likely to question scientific results and recommendations, considering global warming, or the characteristics of the pandemic and the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. In our study we examine two main questions: first, whether the ideological orientation and partisan alignment of Hungarian citizens influence their general trust in science, and second, whether the same factors influence their opinion on scientists’ ability to develop effective vaccines against the coronavirus. Furthermore, we also investigate whether media consumption habits might influence these interrelations. According to the results of the representative online survey, the more conservative someone in Hungary identifies, the more likely they will be sceptical in terms of both questions. However, support of government or opposition parties does not determine whether they believe in the ability of scientists to develop effective vaccines, and it is influenced by their media consumption habits. We showed that (1) opposition supporters are much more different along their preferred media source than government supporters, (2) television watchers are of the same opinion independent of their party preference and (3) social media consumers are generally more likely to reject scientific results. The phenomenon that supporters of the conservative government and of the alliance of opposition parties are different in terms of their media consumption is a surprising finding in the polarised Hungarian context. We provide two main explanations for this. First, it is most probably the consequence of the government’s intensive campaign that encouraged vaccination. Second, the government used the issue of vaccination as a source of legitimacy regarding the effectiveness of their crisis management.
"The First One to Pick up the Phone": Forms of Recruitment for Low-Skilled Jobs
Authors: Nadai Eva , Hübscher Robin
Published: July 2022

Based on a qualitative study on the employability of workers without vocational qualification in five different industries, this article examines hiring practices in the labour market segment of low-skilled jobs from a sociology of conventions perspective. In the absence of educational signals, employers use personal networks and trial workdays to reduce the uncertainty regarding the quality of job applicants. However, professional and technical intermediaries become more important, thus leading to the formalization of recruitment channels and valorisation.
Analysis of the Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility of Hungarian Small and Mediumsized Enterprises in the Era of Coronavirus
Authors: Karácsony Peter
Published: July 2022

Environmental protection is a very important segment of our lives. If we do not pay enough attention to it there will be serious problems in the near future. The goal of this study was to present current practices and approaches to environmental aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the case of some Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises. During the research a questionnaire survey was conducted. Based on the results, the coronavirus crisis had a significant impact on the environmental activity of Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises. Small and medium-sized enterprises have been hit hardest by the 1st and 2nd wave of the coronavirus crisis. According to the surveyed data, there is a strong correlation between the coronavirus crisis and the environmental targets. Due to the financial difficulties, Hungarian enterprises had to reduce their budget for supporting environmental protection.
Política pública y agua. Justicia, derechos humanos y transparencia
Authors:   Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua - IMTA, Salgado López Juana Amalia
Published: July 2022

El manejo de recursos hídricos tiene serias limitantes, tanto en aspectos del derecho humano al agua como en la transparencia de su operación y dotación. Los mecanismos de asignación a través de los cuales se otorga este recurso en función de los sectores primarios, industrial y de servicios, deja mucho que desear; ya principalmente a afectado en la cadena de distribución resulta ser quien debería ser beneficiaria del vital líquido: la propia población. Sin menoscabo de considerar como foco principal del desabasto la explosión demográfica y, con ello, el crecimiento de la mancha urbana, el ser humano no ha entendido lo que representa un elemento tan valioso como lo es el agua.
Acute High Lateral Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Covid-19 Pneumonia with Normal Coronary Arteries
Authors:   10.24966/CSMC-8801/1000132, Kilic Oguz
Published: July 2022

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) may rarely be a clinical presentation of COVID-19.We present a 70-year-old male patient with no known cardiovascular disease and no conventional risk factors, who applied with STEMI and was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection during follow-up.
Venom allergen immunotherapy
Authors: Golden David B. K.
Published: July 2022

Venom immunotherapy (VIT) with Hymenoptera venom extracts is highly effective in preventing large local, systemic allergic, and anaphylactic reactions to insect stings. VIT is not required for patients with cutaneous systemic or large local allergic reactions to stings because it is uncommon for reactions to become more severe. The clinical history, with confirmatory skin or serum tests for venom IgE, can clarify the risk for future anaphylaxis and the need for VIT. For initial treatment, rush regimens are recommended because they have the same or less risk of systemic reactions than slower traditional regimens. VIT is relatively safe with a low incidence of systemic reactions. Injection-site reactions can be bothersome but do not predict systemic reactions to venom injections. Patients who need VIT should be screened for baseline serum tryptase and possible underlying mast cell disorders. VIT can be discontinued after five years in most patients, but those with known high-risk factors should continue VIT indefinitely.
Políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación en México: análisis y perspectivas
Authors: Yurén Camarena Teresa , García Pascacio Luis Enrique
Published: July 2022

Se presenta un análisis de la política en materia de ciencia, tecnología e innovación (CTI) implementada en México a partir de 2019 por el Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) y se revisan sus antecedentes. Se abordan las dimensiones epistémica, ético-política y técnica de la política actual recurriendo a documentos públicos. Se encontró que la política actual tiene consistencia teórica y un buen sustento axiológico; su debilidad principal está en una falla estructural que afecta el diseño de la estrategia y la puesta en marcha de acciones eficaces para cumplir los objetivos planteados. Se concluye que se requiere un haz de políticas articuladas y convergentes que complementen la política del CONACYT, reconociendo las limitaciones estructurales de este organismo y la necesidad de aprovechar la experiencia de las universidades autónomas, al tiempo que se procuran programas y acciones para renovar las plantas de investigadores y la infraestructura para CTI.
Science, Technology and Innovation Policies in Mexico: Analysis and Perspectives
Abstract
An analysis of the science, technology and innovation (STI) policy, implemented in Mexico as of 2019 by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), is presented and its background is reviewed. The epistemic, ethical-political and technical dimensions of the current policy are addressed by resorting to public documents. It was found that the current policy has theoretical consistency and a good axiological support; its main weakness lies in a structural flaw that affects the design of the strategy and the implementation of effective actions to meet the proposed objectives. It is concluded that a set of articulated and convergent policies is required to complement the CONACYT policy, recognizing the structural limitations of this organization and the need to take advantage of the experience of the autonomous universities, while seeking programs and actions to renew the research staff and infrastructure for STI.
Educación remota emergente en primarias urbanas y rurales. Revisión sistemática de 2019-2021
Authors: Uuh Chuc Andrea Guadalupe , Aguilar Riveroll Ángel Martin
Published: July 2022

La pandemia mundial ocasionada por COVID-19 demandó la educación remota de emergencia. Ante tal acontecimiento surge el interés por realizar esta revisión sistemática, para identificar qué se ha priorizado estudiar sobre dicho tema en educación primaria, valorando los desafíos que las investigaciones reiteran en la enseñanza en contextos urbanizados y rurales. Considerando el método PRISMA se aplicaron criterios de inclusión y exclusión de investigaciones, y finalmente fueron analizados 40 artículos de investigación empírica. Se halló que el principal interés de estas investigaciones ha sido entender la percepción, experiencias y el nivel de competencia del profesorado frente al uso de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TIC), y al afrontar dificultades derivadas de la educación en tiempos de pandemia. Se identificaron escasos estudios que enmarcan particularidades de lo acontecido en contextos socioeducativos urbanos y rurales; más de 50% de las investigaciones generaliza los desafíos de los agentes escolares, independientemente del contexto socioeducativo.
Emergent Remote Education in Urban and Rural Primaries. Systematic Review 2019-202
Abstract
The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 required emergency remote education. Given this event, the interest arises to carry out this systematic review to identify what has been prioritized to study about this topic in primary education, assessing the challenges that research reiterates in teaching in urbanized and rural contexts. Considering the PRISMA method, inclusion and exclusion criteria will be applied to the research, and finally 40 empirical research articles were analyzed. It was found that the main interest of these investigations has been to understand teachers’ perceptions, experiences and level of competence in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and in facing difficulties derived from education in times of pandemic. Few studies were identified that frame particularities of what happened in urban and rural socio-educational contexts; more than 50% of the investigations generalize the challenges of school agents, regardless of the socio-educational context.
apropiación del sistema de escritura en lenguas indígenas por niños y niñas en contextos de plurilingüismo. Estado de la cuestión
Authors: Pérez López María Soledad
Published: July 2022

En esta colaboración nos proponemos dar cuenta de lo que se sabe sobre cómo niños y niñas hablantes de lenguas indígenas se apropian de la lectura y la escritura en estas lenguas, aun sin haber tenido instrucción en ellas. Para esto, hacemos la revisión de la investigación generada en México sobre el tema, entre los años 1993 y 2019. Los resultados muestran que, por un lado, la investigación sobre el tema desde la perspectiva psicolingüística y psicosocial es escasa, exploratoria y pionera, pero que aporta importantes experiencias, sobre todo metodológicas, para abordarlo. Por otro lado, que los niños y las niñas hacen un despliegue importante de recursos cognitivos para resolver la tarea de leer y escribir en las lenguas indígenas que hablan con los medios que se les han proporcionado desde el español, develando con ello los mecanismos de la bialfabetización en contextos marcados por la asimetría de las lenguas.
The Appropriation of the Writing System in Native Languages by Children in Contexts of Multilingualism. Literature Review
Abstract
In this paper we intend to give an account of what is known about how children who speak indigenous languages appropriate reading and writing in these languages, even without having had instruction in them. For this purpose, we review the research generated in Mexico on the subject, published in Spanish, between 1993 and 2019. The results show that, on the one hand, research on the subject from a psycholinguistic and psychosocial perspective is scarce, exploratory and pioneering, but that it provides important experiences, especially methodological ones, to address it. On the other hand, that children make an important deployment of cognitive resources to solve the task of reading and writing in the indigenous languages they speak with the means provided to them from Spanish, thus unveiling the mechanisms of biliteracy in contexts marked by the asymmetry of languages.
Propuesta de intervención urbana sistémica. Rehabilitación de zonas de transición para interconectar el espacio público universitario
Authors: Remess Pérez Miriam , Fernández Martínez Blanca Elena , Montiel Zacarías Marco
Published: July 2022

El presente documento se fundamenta en una visión sistémica y en la observancia de los factores que determinan la complejidad de los problemas metropolitanos que comprenden las ciudades. Así mismo, se considera que la apuesta por una aproximación multidisciplinaria y un enfoque de trabajo a partir de ámbitos transversales permite obtener resultados más realistas y tangibles, pero, sobre todo, aterrizados en una sensible atención integral de la problemática. Lo anterior, con la participación del gobierno, la iniciativa privada, sociedad civil y las instituciones de educación superior, bajo un enfoque sustentable y holístico. La semilla de intervención urbana que se plantea tiene como objetivo generar un modelo de buenas prácticas socioambientales para transitar hacia un buen vivir, en donde el bienestar económico, social y ambiental, genere un entorno equilibrado para todos los seres vivos. En el abordaje puntual del problema, se busca lograr un modelo orgánico de ciudad abierta, incluyente, que pueda fungir como modelo de acupuntura urbana que, mediante el análisis y el diagnóstico, se argumenten y constituyan diversas estrategias en materia de movilidad urbana, espacios accesibles y equitativos que, desde una visión a mediano y largo plazo impulsada por el trabajo colaborativo, genere el desarrollo de procesos más sustentables.
Reseña del libro Ciudad Suave. Construyendo proximidad, diversidad y densidad para la vida cotidiana (2019)
Authors: Mendoza-Kaplan Laura
Published: July 2022

David Sim fue socio y director creativo de Gehl hasta 2021 y fue responsable de impulsar gran parte de los planes y estrategias urbanas de la oficina. Su experiencia es visible en todo el mundo, liderando muchos de los proyectos emblemáticos de Gehl, incluido el Plan de recuperación del terremoto de Christchurch, el metro de Melbourne, las estrategias urbanas para Buenos Aires, el centro de Tokio y Sao Paulo, y los planes maestros en Lille, Colonia, Santiago de Chile y An Camas. Mòr en su Escocia natal, entre muchos más. David Sim es un comunicador natural, deseoso de compartir sus conocimientos con los demás, y ha impartido innumerables conferencias y Master classes. Con sede en Suecia, David Sim ahora trabaja de forma independiente con su propia empresa de consultoría, haciendo que las ciudades, pueblos y aldeas sean más suaves. Siempre fusionando la práctica con la investigación del diseño, David escribe Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life en 2019, mismo que para fines de 2022, habrá sido traducido a 20 idiomas; este mes de mayo Ediciones Equilibrista, gracias a la gestión de la Asociación CoRe, Ciudades vivibles y amables, presenta a Latinoamérica y España, Ciudad Suave, la versión en nuestro idioma, abriéndole con ello, la puertas en más de 21 países del mundo.
Narrativas de profesionales en torno a las intervenciones con madres de niños(as) abusados sexualmente en Araucanía, Chile
Authors: Sanhueza-Díaz Lilian Olimpia
Published: July 2022

El artículo analiza las narrativas de profesionales que trabajan en programas de protección de infancia en la región de la Araucanía, Chile, en torno a los procesos de intervención psicosocial con mujeres madres de niños(as) víctimas de abuso sexual. El objetivo de este estudio cualitativo fue comprender las expectativas de profesionales del Trabajo Social y la Psicología respecto del papel de las madres y las prácticas de intervención. La información fue recogida a través de una entrevista narrativa que se desarrolló en dos momentos, considerando tres tópicos: el papel de las madres, la maternidad y las prácticas de intervención. La información recogida fue categorizada e interpretada a través de la técnica de análisis de contenido cualitativo, siguiendo las directrices de la teoría fundamentada. Se constata en las narrativas de tales profesionales aspectos relevantes que inciden en la intervención: falta de reconocimiento de la relevancia que la cultura patriarcal adquiere en el abuso sexual infantil; una concepción estereotipada de los roles de género; sacralización de la maternidad y legitimación de la división sexual del trabajo; así como una alta carga de responsabilidad atribuida a las madres que invisibiliza su dolor y sufrimiento, centrando la intervención en una perspectiva individual de ‘competencias o habilidades parentales”.
Educación superior y tecnologías: trazados interculturales desde los relatos de la comunidad Emberá en Antioquia, Colombia
Authors: Arroyo-Ortega Adriana , Robayo-Noreña Sandra Milena
Published: July 2022

En este artículo se presentan los hallazgos relacionados con las barreras que los y las jóvenes, así como otros miembros de la comunidad indígena Emberá del suroeste de Antioquia, identifican en relación con la educación superior y los usos de las tecnologías, los desafíos y posibilidades que esto les representa. Bajo una metodología de Investigación-Acción- Participación, IAP, se generó un proceso de investigación intercultural que explicita la necesidad de que la educación actual pueda reconocer la valía de las prácticas de los pueblos indígenas a la vez que los vincula a los nuevos escenarios en el uso de las tecnologías sin que esto implique pérdida de sus escenarios culturales.
Trabajo Social territorial: interacciones familiares y comunitarias para la producción frutícola de durazno en Tuta, Boyacá
Authors: Álvarez-Plazas Anderson Yamid , López-López Wilson Iván
Published: July 2022

Esta investigación explora las interacciones familiares y comunitarias para la producción agrícola de durazno en el contexto rural Altoandino de Tuta, Boyacá. Desde el lente disciplinar de Trabajo Social, se analizan las conexiones que diseñan los pobladores con su entorno en aspectos como las dinámicas organizativas de la cotidianidad en el hogar y las redes de capital social establecidas para la producción campesina de caducifolios. A nivel conceptual se exploran las nociones de trabajo social territorial y sus cruces analíticos con las nociones de campesinado. La metodología del estudio es cualitativa, los participantes, diez familias agricultoras de durazno y a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas y observación participante fue recolectada la información. Como resultados se observa que la organización del trabajo rural se encuentra moldeada por relaciones de género y edad que determinan diferentes formas de vinculación con el territorio. A nivel comunitario, se evidencia que la modernización agraria y las barreras históricas de institucionalidad rural establecen dificultades para la configuración de vínculos colectivos desde la producción de durazno. Como conclusión, se denota la necesidad de concebir el territorio como una categoría analítica útil para la construcción de un trabajo social anclado a las vivencias endógenas de los pobladores rurales.
Las cuestiones raciales y el Trabajo Social: ausencia radical y presencias selectivas en la trayectoria de la disciplina en Brasil
Authors: León-Díaz Ruby Esther
Published: July 2022

Analizar la producción de un área de conocimiento es posible observando los estilos de pensamiento y los colectivos; ese ejercicio consiste en reconocer que además de la influencia del contexto en el que se sitúa la producción de ciencia existen dinámicas internas que influyen en el estudio de ciertos asuntos al interior de las disciplinas científicas. El objetivo del artículo es presentar cómo la lucha entre estilos de pensamiento del Trabajo Social brasileño influye en la inserción de los estudios sobre las cuestiones raciales o de la “raza” en la disciplina. El fundamento del análisis es una investigación bibliográfica intensiva de material histórico y contemporáneo producido en el ámbito académico del Trabajo Social en el periodo 1936-2013. La investigación mostró que el lento dinamismo del estudio de las cuestiones raciales en el Trabajo Social brasileño tiene que ver, por un lado, con la actual preponderancia de un estilo de pensamiento que prioriza el estudio eurocéntrico de la realidad con base en una categoría de opresión. Por otro lado, en el desarrollo y hegemonía de dicho estilo se ha creado un discurso de ausencia radical que acaba borrando todos los estudios previos sobre las cuestiones raciales de la historia académica del Trabajo Social brasileño por hacer parte de un estilo de pensamiento diferente. No obstante, existe un movimiento desde abajo que, si bien se declara seguidor del discurso de la hegemonía, es responsable de la autoría sobre las cuestiones raciales en el Trabajo Social brasileño contemporáneo.
Trayectorias de la interculturalidad en la intervención social de Trabajo Social
Authors: Gómez-Hernández Rubby Esperanza
Published: July 2022

A partir del siglo XXI se han generado importantes debates académicos en torno a la relación entre Trabajo Social e Interculturalidad. Es pertinente preguntarse ¿cuáles son las contribuciones epistemológicas, teóricas y metodológicas que la interculturalidad hace al pensamiento crítico en la intervención social? El objetivo es reflexionar sobre las trayectorias de lo intercultural en la intervención social del Trabajo Social, a partir de las mutaciones que lo social va teniendo en la sociedad moderna monocultural, multicultural y proyectivamente intercultural. Aportan en este sentido la experiencia docente, investigativa, profesional y la literatura procedente de Trabajadores Sociales y pensadores-pensadoras críticas afines. Aportan en este sentido la experiencia docente, investigativa, profesional y la literatura procedente de Trabajadores Sociales y pensadores-pensadoras críticas afines con el tema. El resultado asienta la idea de que nos encontramos con vínculos cada vez más estrechos entre Trabajo Social y lo intercultural en la intervención social de forma naturalizada, ampliada e intencionada. Merecen una reflexión crítica para decantar sus aportes a los debates disciplinares, formativos y profesionales y por su pertinencia en el fortalecimiento de procesos sociales encaminados hacia la transformación liberadora.
A Modified Correlation to Evaluate Liquid Mass Transfer Coefficient in an Impinging-Jet Tall Bubble Column
Authors: Abid Mohammed F.
Published: July 2022

An impinging-jet bubble column has been installed in Al- Mansoor Co.-Baghdad for measurements of the ozone mass transfer applications in water treatment Two injectors were used to produce turbulent gas-liquid jets in the working fluid by placing them at an intersecting angle of 1200 . The impact of the two jets increased the gas-liquid mass transfer rates. Experiments are conducted at different ranges of Reynolds number for gas and liquid such that 12.8<ReG< 78 and 804.24<ReL<2928. A correlation to predict volumetric liquid mass transfer coefficient is developed based on CSTRM applied on each section of the tall bubble column. Using the minimization technique, the following correlation was obtained: kLa=21.09uG1.14uL0.078.
Stepped Spillway Hydraulic Model Investigation
Authors: Maatooq Jaafar Sadeq
Published: July 2022

An experimental hydraulic model investigation was conducted to evaluate the performance of a stepped overflow spillway . The spillway tested has a standard ogee profile with continuous steps cut into a straight portion of downstream face from tangential point (P.T) to the toe . Five constant dimensions (h/l=1.4) steps were used . The objectives of the study are to evaluate the effectiveness of steps on the amount of energy loss under nappe , transision and skimming flow regime . A preliminary comparison with a standard spillway (WES) , that the average increase in energy dissipation at toe is approximately 37% , that would imply a significant reduction of the size of downstream stilling basins . The experimental results indicate that dissipation is highest for the small values of yc/Nh tested (i.e at nappe to transition flow) , also the dissipation ratio increase with increasing N . However , the results are compared to the earlier investigation , for commonly used ranges of the steps and flow condition a general relation is established between the energy loss and the parameter yc/Nh , which may be useful as a predictive formula in a practical applications .
Study The Effect of Glass Layers on Thermal Performance of Trombe Wall
Authors: Abbas Ihsan Fadel
Published: July 2022

The energy of solar intensity is very important in our life, not only for industrial and human needs, but also for living beings on earth. One of the advantages of solar intensity is using it in heating and cooling field in a number of activities among them the passive use. Thus can be done by using storage wall called (Trombe Wall). The effective of glass layers have been studies they are used to cover trombe wall from outside to measure its performance, selecting four conditions(i.e) (non-covering, single, double, and treble layers of glasses). The study shows that trombe wall in second condition with dimension (4x3x.29) m3 gives the best result in heating a room with dimension (4x4x3) m3. Under an environment condition of Baghdad city in Jan., 1994 in comparison with the other conditions. The average room temperature was approximately 26.75oC, it is among within included in average temperature allowable range (23- 27) oC. But the systems of heating in the third and fourth conditions have heat capacity higher than the demand; they can be adjusted to be suitable for their room if reducing the thickness of the wall until gives an among within included an average temperature allowable range .
A Theoretical Study on Mixed Convection in a Horizontal Annulus
Authors: Khalaf Maki H. , Mahdi Manar S.
Published: July 2022

A theoretical study has been conducted on mixed convection heat transfer of the flow through a horizontal annulus the outer surface heated with an axial uniform heat flux while the inner surface cooled at constant surface temperature. Theoretically the governing equations for a flow were reduced to four equations, which are continuity equation, radial and tangential momentum equation, axial momentum equation and vorticity equation in which the variables were the temperature, vorticity, stream function and axial velocity. These equations were reduced to dimensionless equations in which Reynolds, Prandtl and Rayleigh numbers were presented. These equations were solved numerically by using the marching process explicit finite difference method and Gauss elimination technique after changing the elliptic type energy and momentum equations to parabolic form by adding the change with time for each variable to the left hand side of these equations. Numerical results for the annuli heated by a uniform heat flux in the fully developed region were obtained and represented by stream function contours and isotherms for different values of Rayleigh and circumferential distribution of local Nussult number. The results were based on the fact that the secondary flow created by natural convection has significant effects on the heat transfer process, and reveal an increase in the Nussult number values as the heat flux increases in the horizontal position.
Finite Element Analysis of Thick Circular Plates on Elastic Foundations
Authors: Aziz Riyadh J. , Al-Azzawi Adel A. , Al-Allaf Mustafa H.
Published: July 2022

This paper deals with the linear elastic behavior of thick circular plates on Winkler type elastic foundations with both compressional and tangential resistances. The finite element method with different isoparametric thick plate and brick finite elements are used to solve problems, which were previously solved by the finite difference method. Good agreement was noticed between the different methods
Elastic-Plastic Non-Linear Behavior of Suddenly Loaded Plane Steel Frames by ASI Technique
Authors: Al-Hachamee Eyad K. S. , Hussein Assal T.
Published: July 2022

A non-linear finite element method for elastic – plastic analysis of steel plane frames under sudden loading is investigated. Geometric nonlinearity is considered using the Adaptively Shifted Integration (ASI) technique for the linear Timoshenko beam element.In (ASI) technique, the numerical integration point in an elastically deformed element is placed at the optimal point for linear analysis (midpoint in the linear Timoshenko beam), while the integration point is shifted immediately after the occurrence of a fully-plastic section in the element, using the previously established relation between the location of numerical integration point and that of plastic hinge, to form a plastic hinge exactly at the position of that section. Thus the technique produces higher computational accuracy with fewer elements than the conventional finite element code. As a result, the ASI technique gives a more precise solution with fewer elements than the conventional finite element method. The computer program used in this search employs the one –dimensional element with two nodes for steel structures. The major task of the present work is the development of a computer program which incorporates the above method of analysis, and the accuracy of the analytical results is assessed with respect to the available experimental and analytical data.
Intensity – Duration – Frequency Analysis for Rainfall in Baiji Station
Authors: Hussain Rukaia A.
Published: July 2022

In the present study, modified relations were obtained to relate rainfall intensity with frequency using Weibull method for 15, 30 and 60 minutes duration. This was done to estimate the designed value for rainfall intensity for any mentioned duration at any observation interval. The obtained results show that the rainfall intensity increases with the increasing of return period. Also, for every duration rainfall, the intensity decreases with the increasing of duration. Two types of probability distribution tests were applied for any duration, they are Gumble and Person (III) tests, also, statistical tests were applied to determine the optimum and suitable distribution for the studied data. The obtained relations can be usefull as a design equation for small weirs, culverts and rain downsrtream systems in the case of construction of them in the studied area.
Optimum thermal Design of Segmental Baffles Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger by Using Computer Program
Authors: Mukhlif Nassir D.
Published: July 2022

It is planned for this research to build a simulation computer program aimed to optimum design of shell and tube heat exchanger according to thermal operation conditions. The optimum thermal design requires entering a preliminary dimensions for heat exchanger configuration, and it is controlled by the program to fit the design condition for hydraulic flow. The program includes testing different types of shell and tube heat exchanger to enable the designer from choosing suitable replacement for thermal operation conditions, It also show the effects of the operational conditions such as velocity and pressure drop on the heat transfer process and hydraulic flow for these types of heat exchangers to forfeit the design range of these conditions. The concluded results of the program for the heat exchangers dimensions with the standard specifications of the tubular exchanger manufacturers association (TEMA) showed a good agreement with percentage error not exceeding (4%).
Comparison of Nitrogen and Phosphate Compounds Removal Efficiency Between Batch and Sequencing Batch System
Authors: Al-Hashimi Zena Fakhri Ismaeel
Published: July 2022

Phosphate and nitrogen compounds considered as an important pollutions that due to feed lakes and slow motion river with algae . hospital effluents considered as a sample for study because it have high rate of nutrients, the paper used two reactor ,the first working under batch system ,the second working under sequencing batch system during circle time of 24 hr for the both reactor.The study made comparison between two reactor on the removal efficiency of phosphate and nitrogen compounds. The results have shown that phosphate removal in sequencing batch reactor(SBR) more than its removal in batch reactor .The heights value of removal achieved after 12hr of reaction in sequencing batch reactor (SBR) .The removal efficiency was between (40-82)% and its between (20- 62)% in batch reactor .Ammonia removal increased as organic load decreased and the removal efficiency increased in sequencing batch system . The heights value of removal achieved after 16 hr of reaction and its approximately substantiate. The removal efficiency of ammonia in (SBR) was between (96-98)%and its between (90- 95)% in batch reactor. The nitrate removal happened only at sedimentation time at the end of reaction in batch reactor but in (SBR) Anoxic condition assisted on the removal of nitrate and its due to rise the pH value of effluents.
O Eros de Apuleio
Authors: Sarti Giovanna Agulha , Duarte Adriane Da Silva
Published: July 2022

O conto de Cupido e Psiquê jaz no coração de O Asno de Ouro. Sua centralidade não se deve apenas ao posicionamento dentro da estrutura do romance, mas também à correspondência temática e simbólica entre as jornadas de seus protagonistas: enquanto cada narrativa opera em nível próprio, o espelhamento entre Psiquê e o homem-asno Lúcio importa em diversas chaves interpretativas para o labirinto confeccionado por Apuleio (séc. II). No entrecruzamento deste jogo de projeções, Cupido se estabelece como eixo central: reunindo uma miríade de Erotes diversos, reflete a tradição literária, iconográfica, mítico-folclórica e, principalmente, filosófica em uma figura profusa e paradoxal. Por um lado, sua construção pode ser entendida como índice de um traço canhestro que falha em congregar as diversas matrizes artísticas em prol da narrativa; por outro, tal multiplicidade pode efetivamente traduzir no estilo ambivalente de Apuleio as possibilidades diversas deste deus já tão reconhecido na tradição, ao mesmo tempo que evoca as instâncias de significação platônica que norteiam a jornada simbólica das almas em busca de elevação.
ORTHOPTERA AND DERMAPTERA OF ASKOLD ISLAND, PRIMORSKY KRAI
Authors:   Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia, Sergeev M.E. , Storozhenko S.Yu. ,   Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
Published: July 2022

A list of 19 species of Orthoptera and three species of Dermaptera of Askold Island in Primorsky krai is given. All species (except Forficula rubusta) are recorded from Askold Island for the first time. Seven species, Ruspolia dubia, Teleogryllus infernalis, Tetrix bipunctata, Prumna tristis, Chorthippus haemmorhoidalis, Podismopsis genicularibus, and Mecostethus parapleurus, are new for the islands of the Peter the Great Gulf. The fauna of Askold Island is compared with the faunas of islands of the Peter the Great Gulf and adjacent continental parts of Primorsky krai.
REPORT ON THE NUPTIAL FLIGHT OF THE ANT LASIUS NEGLECTUS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) IN DONETSK CITY
Authors:   Donetsk National University, Donetsk, DPR, Ogol I.N.
Published: July 2022

For the first time in the invasive population of the ant Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma et Andrasfalvy, 1990, true nuptial flight was recorded. It has been established that in the conditions of Donetsk it does not occur annually. The ability of the queen to independently establish a colony after the flight has been experimentally proven.
TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY OF THE COPROPHILIC SCARAB BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, SCARABAOIDEA) IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF AMUR PROVINCE OF PALAEARCTIC
Authors:   Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia, Shabalin S.A.
Published: July 2022

onging to 2 families and 53 genera and recorded from the southern part of the Amur Province of the Stenopean nemoral Region of Palaearctic is given. The largest number of species was found in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains (75 species), the smallest – in Jilin Province of China (52 species). There is a trend towards an increase in the number of species of dwellers (beetles living in the dung) from the subfamily Aphodiinae in the northern part of Amur Province, while the number of species of rollers and tunnelers (beetles that store provisions for larvae) from the subfamily Scarabaeinae and the family Geotrupidae increase in the southern regions.
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FAUNA OF ANDRENA BEES (HYMENOPTERA, ANDRENIDAE) OF BURYATIA
Authors:   Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo, Russia, Sidorov D.A. , Proshchalykin M.Yu. ,   Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
Published: July 2022

A critical review of publications on bees of the genus Andrena of Buryatia was conducted, previously unpublished material on 36 species from a several collections was studied. A complete list of 57 species recorded for Buryatia by various authors is given, six species are recorded in the republic for the first time, and two of them are newly recorded for Eastern Siberia. Records of two species are questionable; the data of seven species is not properly documented and require confirmation.
Introduction
Authors: Prikhodkine Alexei , Xanthos Aris
Published: July 2022

Celles et ceux qui l'ont côtoyé en tant que linguiste – collègues, étudiants – le savent bien: si Remi Jolivet n'est pas un touche-à-tout, il est assurément un touche-à-beaucoup-dechoses. Difficile, à cet égard, de déterminer si l'intitulé de sa chaire à l'Université de Lausanne, "linguistique théorique et expérimentale", masque ou révèle la diversité de ses intérêts: phonologie, morphologie, syntaxe et sémantique, sociolinguistique, géolinguistique, multilinguisme, linguistique quantitative, sur corpus et informatique, nouvelles technologies pour l'enseignement de la linguistique, documentation des langues, ressources linguistiques – pour ne citer qu'une partie des sujets qui ont fait l'objet de sa recherche et son enseignement depuis 1971, année de début de ses activités à l'Unil.
La linguistique fonctionnelle, et après? (La pertinence et l'enquête)
Authors: Erard Yves
Published: July 2022

Cet article aimerait donner suite au fonctionnalisme en linguistique, non pas en tant que théorie, mais plutôt en tant que méthode. Dans ce but, il aimerait montrer la possibilité d'un virage pragmatique en faisant voir que certaines recherches en linguistique fonctionnelle ont été animées par un autre principe de pertinence que celui qui était explicitement revendiqué.
La prononciation "correcte" des langues anciennes
Authors: Wachter Rudolf
Published: July 2022

A notre collègue Remi Jolivet, sagace explorateur des langues vivantes, nous adressons un cordial salut de la part des langues anciennes! Les deux chapitres que nous proposons ici représentent la somme – présentée d'une manière plutôt personnelle – d'au moins 200 ans de recherches sur l'histoire étendue de deux langues "classiques" – le latin et le grec –, de leur développement, en partie commun, et de leurs variations dans l'espace et dans le temps. Or, pour établir une prononciation qui puisse être recommandée et considérée comme cohérente et correcte, il a fallu opérer un choix chronologique et géographique. Nous avons ainsi choisi de recommander le grec pratiqué par les Athéniens autour de 400 av. J.-C. et le latin pratiqué par les Romains au Ier siècle av. J.-C. Nous sommes certes conscients qu'Homère ou Saint Jérôme, par exemple, y eussent trouvé à redire, l'un parce qu'il eût perçu ce grec comme phonétiquement trop moderne, voire vulgaire, l'autre, parce qu'il eût trouvé ce grec presque incompréhensible et ce latin maniéré et bizarre. De plus, nous devons avouer d'emblée que, dans la reconstruction de la prononciation d'une langue "morte" nous ne pouvons que nous approcher des phonèmes réellement utilisés et de la mélodie de la phrase. Mais en dépit de cette restriction d'ordre pratique et méthodologique, nous espérons convaincre nos lecteurs que ces deux riches langues jadis vivantes et florissantes retrouvent une belle jouvence lorsqu'on les fait sonner d'une manière convaincante!
WELCOME BY THE SECRETARY OF THE EMBASSY OF IRELAND TO SWITZERLAND
Authors: Dolan Justin
Published: July 2022

Bhí áthas mór orm a bheith ann i Lausanne, in éineacht libhse, chun an Siompóisiam faoin Staidéir na hÉireann a oscailt.
LA SUISSE ET LE MONDE CELTIQUE : HÉRITAGES IGNORÉS…
Authors: Luginbühl Thierry
Published: July 2022

La notion de « celtique » est aujourd’hui principalement associée par le grand public aux îles Britanniques et tout particulièrement à l’Irlande, à sa musique, ses pubs et sa langue « étrange ». Les Français et les Suisses d’aujourd’hui ont tous appris que « leurs ancêtres », respectivement « gaulois » et « helvètes », étaient des Celtes mais, sauf exceptions, ne se sentent pas celtes eux-mêmes et ignorent largement ce que ce passé celtique a apporté à leur culture, leur histoire ou leur géographie. Ce petit article n’a pas la prétention de faire le point sur les apports de la civilisation celtique dans les cultureseuropéennes continentales, qui demeurent trop peu étudiés, mais se propose d’évoquer quelques domaines où cette influence est bien tangible, en se concentrant sur la Suisse, dont le bipartisme culturel latin et germanique a, plus qu’ailleurs peut-être, gommé les héritages plus anciens, en l’occurrence celtiques.
THE « CELTS »: QUESTIONS OF NOMENCLATURE AND IDENTITY
Authors: McCone Kim
Published: July 2022

This paper counters doubts raised recently about the validity of the term « Celtic » as a linguistically oriented ethnonym with evidence that the ancient continental peoples so designated in classical sources did indeed call themselves Keltoi and with an etymology of their hitherto problematical name as a formation most unlikely to have been created after the Proto-Celtic period itself. Various attested designations of speakers of closely related « Celtic » languages in Ireland and Britain are then considered. Finally, a brief look at the modern revival of the term after centuries in abeyance leads to the conclusion that it remains valid, linguistically at least, despite various questionable uses to which it has been put since its reintroduction into academic and popular discourse.