bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Considerations for improving future pandemic responses
Authors: Mikolaj Raszek , David Cowley , Alberto Rubio-Casillas
Published: February 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 shook the world with its unprecedented scale, affecting over 700 million people and causing nearly 7 million deaths globally. In response, rapid and extraordinary measures were taken, including the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines at an unprecedented pace. However, the speed and magnitude of the response have raised questions about the efficacy and ethics of certain measures. To address these concerns, we present a non-comprehensive list of contentious issues that merit discussion and investigation by the scientific and medical communities. These issues encompass public education, ethical considerations, legal implications, policy decisions, regulatory oversight, gaps in scientific knowledge, and concerns related to mass vaccination efforts. By examining these topics, we aim to improve future crisis responses and maintain public trust and participation in vaccination programs. It is essential to learn from the successes and shortcomings of the COVID-19 response to better prepare for future health crises and ensure the safety and well-being of communities worldwide.
Fixed Point Theorems for Non-self Mappings Using Disconnected Graphs
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Meenakshi College for Women, (Affiliated to University of Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Gayathri R Om , Hemavathy R
Published: February 2024

Objectives: To prove the fixed point theorems for non-self mappings using disconnected graphs. Method: Graph theoretical approach is adopted to prove the fixed point theorems for non-self mappings. In all the previous works, connected graphs were used for establishing the results, but it is demonstrated in this work that disconnected graphs are best suited, and this new approach simplifies the proofs to a greater extent. Findings: The fixed point theorems by Banach, Kannan, Chatterjea, and Bianchini are proved using the new methodology. Novelty: An important part of the results concerning fixed point theorems is proving the iterated sequence to be a Cauchy sequence, and this is amalgamated with the edge sequence of the disconnected graph. Subject Classification: 54H25, 47H10 Keywords: Non-self mapping, Iterated sequence, Disconnected graph, Edge sequence, Fixed point
LSTM-based Forecasting of Dengue Cases in Gujarat: A Machine Learning Approach
Authors:   Research Scholar, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Mehta Amiben Maheshbhai , Patel Kajal S
Published: February 2024

Objectives: Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, is particularly prevalent in tropical regions like India. Gujarat State is also one of them. Forecasting outbreaks of diseases such as dengue can prove important for public health management. The purpose of this study is to predict dengue cases in ten districts of Gujarat using the LSTM machine learning model. And if people are aware of this from the beginning, the spread of dengue can be prevented. Methods: This approach uses LSTM models to predict dengue cases using a total of 10 years (2010 to 2019) of data. From this data, data from 2010 to 2016 is used for training and data from 2017 to 2019 is used for testing. To predict dengue cases, population density, average temperature, average humidity, monthly rainfall, dengue cases with lag of one, two and twelve months. Findings: The LSTM model was applied with different parameter configurations, showing the following results: The root mean square error value is 0.04, and the R-squared (R2) score is 0.84. Many machine learning methods, like ANN, linear regression, random forest, etc., have been used to predict dengue cases in different states and countries. LSTM model gives the best results in terms of accuracy. Previously reported dengue cases, population density, and total monthly rainfall proved to be the most effective predictors of dengue in the state of Gujarat. Novelty: Models have been developed to predict dengue outbreaks in many other countries and states. The LSTM model is developed for the first time in this study for the state of Gujarat. 84% accuracy is obtained from the model. This model has been prepared by collecting environmental data and registered dengue cases in Gujarat state. Keywords: Dengue Cases Predictions, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, LSTM Algorithm, Disease Outbreaks, Public Health Management
China and Climate Change: Just Transition and Social Inclusion
Authors: Yang Lichao , Walker Robert
Published: February 2024

China aims to transition from a carbon‐intensive economy to carbon neutrality before 2060. Although climate change policies commenced in 2007, this goal remains extremely challenging. Reporting on China’s progress, the articles in this issue refer to three concepts. Ecological civilization is a political construct framing China’s policy response to climate change and environmental degradation; its “thin” version refers to sustainable development and modernisation, but it also describes a higher form of civilization to replace industrial society. Environmental authoritarianism describes a top‐down system of governance or policy implementation that engages in minimal public participation; several of the articles report China’s green policies to be of this type. Just transition is a multifaceted evaluative concept employed in most of the articles to comment on the process or outcome of China’s climate change policies. The policy context is explained, before reviewing results from authors’ application of these concepts and offering a summary conclusion.
“WITH FIRE AND SWORD” BY HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ IN UKRAINIAN CRITICISM OF LATE XIX – EARLY XX CENTURY
Authors:   Borys Grinchenko University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Vas’kiv Mykola
Published: February 2024

The article analyzes the reception of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel “With Fire and Sword” in Ukrainian scientific and literary-critical publications end XIX – beg. XX century, as well as in the responses to these publications by Ukrainian, Polish and Russian researchers, publicists and journalists, who determined for more than a century the attitude of Ukrainians to the Polish writer and his work. The leading role in shaping the all-Ukrainian perception of the work was played by Volodymyr Antonovych’s article in “Kiyevskaya starina” (1886), which stated that “With Fire and Sword” is a novel negatively prejudiced against Ukrainians and this negation is due to historical, ethnographic, toponymic, etc. inaccuracies. Most Ukrainian reviewers of Antonovych’s article (unknown author in “Dilo”, I. Novytskyi in “Slovo”, unknown author in “Bukovyna”) and well-known Russian scholar A. Pypin supported the main provisions of the article by the Ukrainian historian. On the basis of these publications, a tradition was established to evaluate the novel “With Fire and Sword” through the prism of history, a “true”/“false” reproduction of the events of the past and, as a result, to avoid the novel by silence through the negative portrayal of Ukrainians, Cossacks and its leaders attributed to H. Sienkiewicz. He tried to find a compromise between the Polish chauvinistic-xenophobic interpretation of the novel “With Fire and Sword” and its Ukrainian interpretation in the spirit of V. Antonovych Olgerd Górka (1934), relying on “reliable” historical sources and his equally benevolent attitude towards Poles and Ukrainians, which he attributed to the Polish writer. Kharkiv professor Lev Shepelevych (1904) tried to be neutral in defining the achievements and shortcomings of H. Sienkiewicz’s novel in an article about the writer for the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The collection on the life and work of the Polish novelist (1904), initiated by the well-known Odessa lawyer, literary critic and collector Alexander Femelidi, in which the author was not mentioned and which combined the repetition of the main provisions of the works of V. Antonovych, A. Pypin and, especially, L. Shepelevich, was initiated compilative. Instead, extremely negative were the assessments of the novel “With Fire and Sword” and Sienkiewicz’s work in the article by the Moskvophile Lev Burenin (“Galichanin”, 1904), who chose the devastating criticism of universally recognized authoritative writers as a way of self-affirmation in science and journalism. Most researchers noted the anti-Ukrainian ideological bias of the novel “With Fire and Sword”, which was compensated by the emotionality, plot intrigue of the work and high artistic skill of the author.
WINE, LOVE, HEDONISM, THE CITY AND THE ‘SOUND OF CHARON’S BOAT OARS’. THE WORLD OF CARL MICHAEL BELLMAN’S EPISTLES AND SONGS
Authors:   University of Białystok, Wojciechowski Paweł
Published: February 2024

In the satirical works mentioned above, Carl Michael Bellman shows an unscripted image of the world and man of the Enlightenment in Sweden. In fact, the author showed the difficult condition of mortality. In the collection of works analyzed in this essay, the Swedish poet repeatedly pointed out problems that are permanently embedded in the human condition and provoke various behaviors in order to survive in the space of powerlessness of the human experience of mortality. This entire realistic world of Bellman’s texts turns out to be extremely pessimistic, because it exposes the true condition of reality, which is defined by endless loneliness, sadness and death. The second half of the 18th century revealed the pathological nature of the Swedish city functioning in the era of “moral corruption, political decay, economic ruin and desperate revelries that helped to forget about the unbearable everyday life”. In the collection of his Epistles and Songs, the Swedish poet repeatedly pointed out problems that are permanently embedded in the human condition and provoke various behaviors in order to survive in the space of powerlessness of the human experience of mortality. Bellman’s clear aversion to predetermined social rules, conventions, internal models and patterns that limit personal freedom echoes the assumptions of Cyrenaic philosophy, according to which, apart from antipathy to the rules of social functioning, bodily pleasures are the most important and are a manifestation of pure good. The author does not avoid describing the disease and the disintegration of the body as a result of it (Epistle No. 30), and a meticulous description of the changing parts of the body affected by the disease and disintegration. According to the author, to alleviate this condition, the only consolation is a sip of wine and waiting for death in full reconciliation with the absolutely just laws of nature. The author lists representatives of various social classes, enumerates their merits, titles, wealth, and psychological types, in order to make it clear in the refrain that everyone, without exception, will face the same final act of existence – “one path written for us” – death.
Twelve-Year Dynamics of Leading Pathogens Spectrum Causing Orthopedic Infection: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Kasimova Alina R. , Tufanova Olga S. , Gordina Ekaterina M. , Gvozdetsky Anton N. , Radaeva Kseniia S. , Rukina Anna N. , Bozhkova Svetlana A. , Tikhilov Rashid M.
Published: February 2024

Background. The number of surgeries on the musculoskeletal system is increasing every year. Along with the increasing access to orthopedic care, the number of patients with orthopedic infection, the etiological agents of which can be from various taxonomic groups, is also increasing. Staphylococcus aureus and different types of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), including S. epidermidis and S. lugdunensis, together are the causative agents in 70% of cases.
Aim of the study — to analyze the dynamics of the microbial spectrum isolated from patients of the septic surgery department for the period from 2011 to 2022.
Methods. We performed a retrospective analysis of the microbial spectrum isolated from patients who were treated in the septic surgery department from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2022. The leading pathogens were microorganisms whose share in the spectrum exceeded 3.5%. Of the isolated pathogens, 48.8% were the only etiological agents, and microbial associations were detected in 51.2% of the isolated pathogens.
Results. A total of 10,327 bacteria strains were identified over the 12-year period. The leading microorganisms causing orthopedic infection were Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., Propionibacterium spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Corynebacterium spp., Streptococcus spp., Klebsiella spp. and Acinetobacter spp. In the dynamics of isolated pathogens during the analyzed period, several trends were determined: a decrease in the shares of S. aureus, Enterococcus spp., P. aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp. and an increase in the shares of CoNS and Corynebacterium spp.
Conclusion. During 12 years, in the microbial spectrum of orthopedic infection in patients of the septic surgery department of our Center, Gram-positive bacteria, in the majority representatives of the genus Staphylococcus, prevailed. At the same time, a significant decrease in the share of S. aureus strains and an increase in the frequency of isolation of various species of CoNS were registered. A significant decrease in the number of non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria was also revealed.
Comparative Assessment of Surgical Treatment Results of Patients with Early-Stage Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
Authors: Kotelnikov Gennadiy P. , Kudashev Dmitry S. , Zuev-Ratnikov Sergey D. , Shorin Ivan S. , Asatryan Vardan G. , Knyazev Andrey A.
Published: February 2024

Background. The observed sharp increase in patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) associated with a new COVID-19 infection determines the need to find some new effective strategies for surgical treatment to achieve long-term positive results.
Aim of the study is to make a comparative assessment of surgical treatment results of patients with early-stage avascular necrosis of the femoral head using different techniques of core decompression and autogenous bone grafting of the femoral head.
Methods. We performed a comparative analysis of the treatment results of patients with early stages of ANFH. The patients were divided by the treatment method into two groups: control and main. Surgical treatment in the control group (n = 19) consisted of an open decompression and autogenous bone grafting of the femoral head using the Rosenwasser’s “light bulb” technique. The main group (n = 17) included the patients who had undergone the developed combined impaction autografting of the femoral head. Clinical and functional assessment of the treatment results was performed using the Harris Hip Score (HHS) questionnaire and the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score. Assessment was performed preoperatively and at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.
Results. The performed comparative analysis showed statistically significant difference in clinical and functional results after operative treatment in patients of the control and the main groups at all follow-ups. Change of the HHS values presented as Me (Q1;Q3) in patients of both groups at 3, 6 and 12 months was 77.0 (68.0;84.0) and 82.0 (75.0;91.0), p = 0.001; 79.0 (69.0;85.0) and 88.0 (79.0;95.0), p0.001; 81.0 (71.0;86.0) and 90.0 (85.0;92.0), p0.001, respectively. According to the WOMAC, the following dynamics was revealed for the same values: 30.0 (25.0;35.0) and 25.0 (21.0;32.0), p = 0.002; 27.0 (22.0;33.0) and 20.0 (17.0;27.0), p0.001; 24.0 (17.0;30.0) and 15.0 (13.0;24.0), p0.001.
Conclusion. Comparative assessment of efficacy of the open core decompression with autogenous bone grafting of the femoral head defect using the light bulb technique and closed intralesional resection of necrosis focus with combined impaction grafting of the femoral head showed that the minimal damage to para- and intraarticular tissues when performing the approach to the area of the pathological focus and the main stages of the operation allows to achieve the best clinical and functional results and create optimal conditions for bone remodeling in the grafting area.
The homeodomain of the Raphanus sativus WOX4 binds to the promoter of the LOG3 cytokinin biosynthesis gene
Authors: Kuznetsova Xenia A. , Dodueva Irina E. , Lutova Lyudmila A.
Published: February 2024

BACKGROUND: The WOX4 transcription factor plays a crucial role in maintaining the organisation of cambium meristem during secondary growth, but its direct targets are unknown.
AIM: The aim of our work were to study the effect of WOX4 overexpression on the root development and gene expression in radish (Raphanus sativus L.), a root crop related to Arabidopsis thaliana, and to search for direct targets of the WOX4 in radish.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Radish line 19 of the St. Petersburg State University radish genetic collection was used. Plants were grown on Murashige–Skoog medium and then in soil at 23оС and 16 h of daylight. Total DNA was extracted from radish seedlings using the CTAB method. The PCR-amplified full-length RsWOX4-2 gene, gene fragments or homeobox sequence were cloned into the vectors for overexpression (pB7WG2D), RNA interference (pH7GWIWG2) and yeast one-hybrid assay (pDEST22), respectively, using the Gateway system. The vectors for overexpression and RNA interference of RsWOX4-2 were transformed into Escherichia coli DH10B and then into Agrobacteium rhizogenes Arqua chemically competent cells. Radish seedlings were transformed with A. rhizogenes containing vectors for overexpression and RNA interference of RsWOX4-2, and GUS-overexpressing A. rhizogenes was used as a control. Total RNA from transgenic radish roots was extracted with Trizol reagent. RNA reverse transcription was performed using dT-18 primers and RevertAid reverse transcriptase. qPCR was performed using the Eva Green reagent kit on a CFX96 thermocycler with fluorescence detection system. Results were processed using the 2–ΔΔCT method. Yeast transformation was performed using the competent Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells of Y2H Gold strain. For the yeast one-hybrid assay, the obtained yeast colonies transformed with plasmids containing TF homeodomain sequence and promoter regions of genes were grown on DDO and TDO selective media with different concentrations of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole. Statistical processing based on Student’s t-test and graphing were performed using the ggplot2 package for the R programming language (v.4.0.2).
RESULTS: Overexpression of the RsWOX4-2 gene affects the structure of the radish root stele and alters the number of vessels and cambium cells. Overexpression and RNA interference of the RsWOX4-2 causes changes in the expression levels of putative target genes with the WOX family transcription factor conserved binding sites in their promoters. Using the yeast one-hybrid assay, we have shown that the DNA-binding homeodomain of RsWOX4-2 interacts with the TAATCC site in the promoter of the RsLOG3 gene, which encodes the enzyme for cytokinin biosynthesis.
CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated the effect of RsWOX4-2 overexpression on radish root stele and gene expression and identified the RsLOG3 as the putative direct target of the WOX4 transcription factor in radish.
From Benign to Malignant: The Arrival of Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors (PitNETs)
Authors: Meagher Timothy
Published: February 2024

Pituitary adenomas were recently reclassified as “neuroendocrine tumors,” and are now considered to be cancers. The evolution and justification for this change are described.

Critical illness policies, which currently provide coverage of pituitary adenomas under the “Benign Brain Tumor” provision must now be modified to reflect this new taxonomy. This change also prompts questions about the use of the words ‘benign’ and ‘tumor’ in critical illness policies.
Социально-психологические факторы, влияющие на выбор стиля одежды в подростковом возрасте
Authors: Вараксина В.В. , Темникова Е.Ю.
Published: February 2024

В статье описаны особенности стиля одежды и предпочтения в выборе стиля у современных подростков. Авторы раскрывают социально-психологические факторы, которые влияют на выбор стиля одежды у современных подростков: давление со стороны сверстников, изображение тела в средствах массовой информации, знаменитости и дизайнерский бренды. Даны рекомендации для работы психолога с родителями и подростками по устранению негативного воздействия на выбор стиля одежды.
Исследования восприятия критики в межличностном и деловом общении
Authors: Смычков А.С.
Published: February 2024

Статья посвящена анализу восприятия критики в межличностном и деловом общении. В работе представлены результаты проведѐнного психосемантического анализа, выделены психосемантические категории восприятии критики, а также рассмотрены данные этих категорий.
Концепция «идеального государства» в учениях древнегреческих философов
Authors: Галиулина А.Р. , Фахрудинова Э.Р.
Published: February 2024

В статье рассматриваются социально-философские учения древнегреческих мыслителей Сократа, Платона и Аристотеля. На основании этих учений проводится анализ, дается характеристика и исследуются формы государства и вариативность концепции «идеального государства».
Художественные средства раскрытия литературных характеров (на материале произведений башкирских писателей)
Authors: Гареева Г.Н. , Бикметова Н.И.
Published: February 2024

Портретная характеристика в башкирской прозе претерпевала длительную эволюцию. Еще в фольклорных произведениях портрет играл определенную роль в раскрытии характерных черт персонажей. В произведениях М.Гафури, написанных в начале ХХ века, портрет приобретал и социальный характер. В современный период на портрет возлагается большая идейно-эстетическая нагрузка. Генерализация портрета в творчестве Н.Мусина, Х.Гиляжева, Д.Исламова, А.Хакимова, Ш.Янбаева служит емкому выражению комплекса чувств.
Творческие искания в башкирской прозе 1930-х годов
Authors: Гареева Г.Н. , Шарафутдинова Г.А.
Published: February 2024

Башкирская литература тридцатых годов ХХ века, в связи с общественнополитическими и социально-экономическими преобразованиями в стране, с усилением межнациональных литературных взаимосвязей, обогатилась новыми жанрами, новыми темами, новыми образами.В освещающих новейшие общественные явления времени очерках А.Карная «В лунную ночь» и «Гудят тракторы», «Ишимбай», А.Тагирова ―За нефть‖, С.Кудаша «Знатные люди» и «Баймакские письма», в повестях Г.Гумера «Секретарь ячейки», Б.Бикбая «Солнечный день», А.Карная «Огни в степи», Х. Давлетшиной «Айбикэ» и др. психологически убедительно прослеживается эволюция формирования героя как человека нового типа.
Художественное отражение актуальных проблем времени в современной башкирской прозе
Authors: Гареева Г.Н. , Шарафутдинова Г.А.
Published: February 2024

Башкирская литература воспринимает основные элементы общей эстетики отечественной и мировой литературы, тяготеет к новым художественным тенденциям, в ней наблюдаются различного уровня и качества изменения в идейно-тематических, жанровостилевых, композиционно-структурных, художественно-эстетических областях, в освещении концепции героя.
Лингвокультурный анализ корейских ФЕ с компонентом-колоронимом «красный»
Authors: Иванова Т.В. , Лебедева В.В.
Published: February 2024

В данной статье приводятся результаты анализа ФЕ с компонентом-колоронимом «красный», в ходе которого были выявлены специфические особенности значения красного цвета в корейской лингвокультуре.
Образ Петербурга в лирике О.Э.Мандельштама
Authors: Лязгин П.Д.
Published: February 2024

В данной научной публикации рассматривается специфика «Петербургского текста», как монументального явления русской литературы, которая получила свое отражение начала XX века в лирике поэта-акмеиста О. Э. Мандельштама.
Exploring the difference in social etiquette in China and Russia
Authors: Deng K.
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this article is to study China and Russian‘s different social etiquette so as to avoid culture shock when communicating, and to help Chinese who first come to Russia get a landscape of Russian social manners and better integrate their lives into the Russian society. This article provides a comprehensive comparison between the two countries‘ social norms in different aspects including greetings and addressing, personal space, and dining. Drawing upon the difference in core values and national characteristics, a conclusion of the main differences in Russian and China‘s social etiquettes is made. And some strategies for Chinese learners of Russian to reduce communication barriers are offered.
The Significance of Semiotics in English Internet Memes
Authors: Shaykhatarov B.M.
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this article is to research the semiotics of English memes in order to identify their main characteristics, structure, and distribution. Studying the semiotics of memes can help us understand how they spread and influence public opinion. Analyzing English memes can provide insight into the cultural specialness of English countries. The main research methods used in this article include data collection through content analysis, comparative analysis of various social communities, analysis of social networks, and investigation of meme history
Brief strategies for Ancient Chinese Poems from the Cross-Culture Perspective
Authors: Zhao L.J.
Published: February 2024

On the background that the exchanges and convergence between China and Russia have reached an unprecedented level, the cultural communication between them are also become more and more frequent. Meanwhile there are so many Russians want to know more about Chinese culture. Ancient Chinese poems, as the indispensable part of Chinese culture, carrying many basic concepts, are one of the most important chapters for non- native speakers to learn Chinese culture. In that case, this article specially discussed the differences between Russian poems and ancient Chinese poems, and listed the problems that non-native learners will meet. According to these problems, this article also gave some brief strategies and suggestions for non- native learners to understand ancient Chinese pomes more clearly
Линкорная гонка вооружений периода «интербеллума»
Authors: Григорькин В.А. , Мещеряков С.В.
Published: February 2024

В статье рассматривается линкорная гонка вооружений ведущих мировых стран в 1930-е гг. – т.н. период «интербеллума», между мировыми войнами. Рассматриваются особенности линкорного кораблестроения, тактико-технические данные кораблей, специфика кораблестроительных программ разных стран.
Гендерные стереотипы в воспитании
Authors: Гареева З.К. , Никулина М.Н.
Published: February 2024

В данной статье рассмотрена теоретическая информация о гендерном воспитании студенческой молодежи, даются определения понятиям «гендер» и «гендерное воспитание». На основе проведенного исследования среди студентов выявлены гендерные стереотипы студенческой молодѐжи, выяснено понимание гендерного воспитания и его необходимости в современном мире. Сделан вывод о том, что для развития гармоничного общества педагогическая деятельность должна быть направлена на разрушение гендерных стереотипов, создание условий для полной самореализации и раскрытия способностей каждой личности независимо от биологического пола.
Особенности воспитательной работы с верующими осужденными
Authors: Козлова И.В.
Published: February 2024

Российская Федерация - многонациональное государство, и на ее территории существует множество различных религиозных конфессий. Трудно назвать сферу современного общества, в которой религия не являлась бы неотъемлемой частью, и уголовноисполнительная система не является исключением. В данной статье анализируются особенности воспитательной работы с верующими осужденными, выявляются проблемы в этой области и даются рекомендации по повышению эффективности воспитательной работы с данной категорией осужденных.
Transient processes in Henon map: Part 1. Periodical dynamics
Authors:   Saratov State University, Astafyev Gennadiy , Koronovskii Aleksei ,   Saratov State University, Hramov Aleksandr ,   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Hramova Anastasia ,   Saratov State University
Published: February 2024

In this рарег we analyze the transient processes in two-dimensional dynamical system with discrete time (Henon map) demonstrating periodical oscillations. The method оf calculation оf the transient process duration and its dependence оn the accuracy of determination of the process and on the initial conditions is considered. Mechanisms leading to complication of this dependence are revealed. In the second part of the work we plan to consider the dependence of the mean duration of the transient process when controlling parameters change.
Influence оf external factors in а model of neural control of the heart rate
Authors:   Saratov State University, Frolova Natalja , Chetverikov Aleksandr ,   Saratov State University
Published: February 2024

Nonlinear dynamics of a simple mathematical model of neural control of the heart rate variability taking into account the external influences simulating stressful loadings is investigated by methods of computer experiment. Spectral power density of processes and autocorrelation function are calculated and the time of decreasing of autocorrelation function and time of relaxation of the system are estimated to analyze the behavior of the system and to compare the results of simulation with the real data.
Return time dynamics in dependence to choice of the poincare section
Authors:   Saratov State University, Pavlov Aleksej , Dumskij Dmitrij ,   Saratov State University
Published: February 2024

In this paper we study how different measures of chaotic dynamics estimated from return time sequences are sensitive to choice оf the Poincare section. We show that dynamical characteristics оf chaotic oscillations аrе less sensitive to displacements оf the secant plane than metrical and scaling characteristics of evolution dynamics.
Enormous Enlargement of Right Atrium Occurred Late After Surgical Dilation of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis: Case Report.
Authors: ZOUZOU Hanane
Published: February 2024

Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis is a relatively common congenital defect, often related to abnormal development and fusion of pulmonary valves.
Critical pulmonary valve stenosis should be treated, early in life, before dilation of right chambers, and occurrence of arrhythmias.
We report one case of enormous enlargement of right atrium revealed by typical atrial flutter which occurred very late, in 48-year-old man, who underwent surgical dilation of pulmonary valve stenosis at eleven years old, but without repairing dilated tricuspid annulus.
Despite successfully ablation of atrial flutter in our cathlab, the patient developed atrial fibrillation, because of an enormous enlargement of right atrium and massive tricuspid regurgitation.
The Developmental Value of Independent Student Expeditions in Outdoor Adventure Education for Emerging Adult-Aged Participants
Authors: Riley Michael , Sibthorp Jim , Rochelle Shannon
Published: February 2024

Research has articulated the benefits of autonomy in outdoor programming (e.g., Chang, 2017), and the independent student expedition (ISE) is one type of autonomous experience that has received attention across the literature. Research suggests that ISEs have the potential to foster personal growth and promote group development (e.g., Daniel et al., 2014). However, the majority of research conducted on these experiences focuses on the outcomes of participation, and much of it has been conducted with adolescents under 18 years of age. As such, less is known about the developmental affordances ISEs offer emerging adults. The purpose of this study is to re-examine unaccompanied ISE experiences utilized during outdoor adventure education programming to identify the meaningful learning occurring during this course component for emerging adult-aged participants and investigate the pedagogical mechanisms present during ISE that foster growth and development for these individuals and help them realize important developmental milestones.
„Niedaleka Ukraina…” Choronimy związane z Ukrainą w polskiej frazeologii
Authors: Piela Agnieszka
Published: February 2024

Przedmiotem opisu w artykule są związki wyrazowe (frazeologizmy, przysłowia) mieszczące w swoim składzie leksykalny komponent choronimiczny dotyczący Ukrainy, np.: niedaleka Ukraina, Na Ukrainie niejeden ginie, jak na Pobereżu, Na Podolu pszenica bez kąkolu. Celem rozważań jest ogląd zapomnianych i występujących we współczesnej polszczyźnie jednostek frazeologicznych, w których zapisane zostały informacje o wielowiekowych polsko-ukraińskich kontaktach językowych. Prezentowany w tekście materiał stanowi dowód, że frazeologia onomastyczna stanowi cenne źródło wiedzy o kulturze i dziejach naszego narodu.
„Smogarnia”, „ciepletnicy”, „klimagedon” – derywaty słowotwórcze w warszawskim dyskursie o zmianach klimatycznych
Authors: Pilińska Anna
Published: February 2024

Artykuł przedstawia charakterystykę i analizę wybranych jednostek leksykalnych używanych w dyskursie dotyczącym zmian klimatu i zanieczyszczenia środowiska. Głównie są to wyrazy ekspresywne motywowane przez wyrażenia: klimat, ocieplanie klimatu, smog, zanieczyszczenia, transport w mieście. Tekst ma na celu pokazanie bogactwa wykładników formalnych służących wyrażaniu emocji w derywatach odnoszących się do ochrony środowiska i zmian klimatycznych.
Rola mediacji w nauczaniu języka polskiego jako obcego w edukacji akademickiej
Authors: Jasińska Agnieszka
Published: February 2024

Z roku na rok rośnie liczba studentów cudzoziemskich na polskich uczelniach. Wymusza to konieczność stworzenia programu nauczania języka polskiego do celów akademickich. W programie tym nie powinno zabraknąć zadań umożliwiających realizowanie działań mediacyjnych – opisanych w nowej wersji Europejskiego Systemu Opisu Kształcenia Językowego. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia wytyczne dotyczące działań mediacyjnych w Europejskim Systemie Opisu Kształcenia Językowego oraz ich rolę w nauczaniu języka polskiego jako obcego w edukacji akademickiej.
Coup Government of Afghanistan From the Perspective of Islamic Constitutional Law
Authors: Sadzali Ahmad , Madjidah Durriyatul Afiqoh Uzma
Published: February 2024

The Taliban are currently in control of the government in Afghanistan after taking over the authority from President Ashraf Ghani. The takeover is classified as a government coup because it was not conducted under the Afghan Constitution. Departing from this issue, this normative research examines the background of the Afghan government coup d’etat and analyzes it from the Islamic Constitutional Law perspective. The result concludes that (1) the coup of the Afghan government by the Taliban was triggered by the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan as a follow-up to the Doha agreement made between the United States and the Taliban. After the Taliban succeeded in occupying several areas, including the capital city of Kabul, Ashraf Ghani fled from Afghanistan to the United Arab Emirates, causing the collapse of the government; and (2) from the perspective of Islamic Constitutional Law, the Afghan government coup can be viewed from (a) the obligation to comply with the constitution, and (b) post-coup benefit considerations.

Keywords: goverment; coup de etat; Islamic constitutional law.
Capítulo 2. Construcción de paz territorial: enfoque para el posacuerdo
Authors: Unigarro Caguasango Daniel Esteban
Published: February 2024

El enfoque territorial se instaló como principio desde las negociaciones del acuerdo de paz para reconocer que cualquier temática o solución debía tener alcance e impacto en las regiones marcadas por el conflicto armado en Colombia. Emergió entonces la noción de paz territorial, pero no se definió la concepción de territorio detrás del enfoque. Por esto, se propone entenderlo como el soporte material de las condiciones, dimensiones y estructuras de la vida social y, como tal, escenario de guerras y todo tipo de violencias, por lo cual se puede considerar también víctima del conflicto. Así, la construcción de paz territorial se concibe a modo de un enfoque conceptual, pragmático y restaurativo que reconoce y valora la diferencia consustancial a las múltiples formas de existencia y del habitar de las comunidades y poblaciones del país, con el fin de contribuir a la transformación social e impactar de manera positiva en las regiones con la participación de todos los actores presentes.
Cultural Translation and Validation of the Bariatric Quality of Life Index to European Portuguese
Authors: Rego de Figueiredo Inês , Vasques de Carvalho Miguel , Cunha Nelson , Martins Diana , Silva-Nunes José
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Obesity is a chronic noncommunicable disease, defined by a body mass index over 30 kg/m2. Its impact is not restricted to its association with higher risks of mortality and morbidity from other noncommunicable diseases, but also with a decrease in quality of life (QoL). There are several tools to assess QoL, from generic health-related tools to obesity-related specific ones. However, to assess QoL in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, only the Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System was available, which presented some significant problems. Therefore, the Bariatric Quality of Life (BQL) Index was developed. The aim of this study was the validation and cultural adaptation of the BQL Index for European Portuguese.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, with the presentation of two questionnaires to the participants: BQL Index and EQ-5D-3L (European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions and 3 Level) Index. Direct translation followed reviewing, back-translation, comparison, and pilot testing were performed. Retest was done six months after the baseline. The following psychometric properties were assessed: convergent validity using the Spearman r correlation coefficient between BQL Index and EQ-5D-3L Index; internal consistency based on Cronbach alpha coefficient; and reproducibility between test and retest through Spearman r correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).Results: A total of 260 participants were included, the mean age was 45 ± 10 years old, the mean body mass index was 44 ± 6.5 kg/m2 and 78% were females. The most frequent obesity-related comorbidities were osteoarticular disease (69%), anxiety/depression (60%), and hypertension (54%). The most common eating patterns were volume eater (67%) and sweet eater (62%). Quality of Life scores were 41.3 ± 9.3 for the BQL Index, 0.35 ± 0.19 for the EQ-5D-3L Index and 55.7 ± 19.8 for the EQ-5D-3L VAS. The translation yielded good convergent validity (r = 0.62), good internal consistency (alpha = 0.94), and good reproducibility (r = 0.62 and ICC = 0.79).Conclusion: Our translation exhibited good parametric properties, with validity within the original BQL values, higher internal consistency, and good reproducibility.
Implicações (científicas) dos programas PIBID e PRP à formação docente em educação física
Authors: Carneiro Kleber Tuxen , Reis Fábio Pinto Gonçalves dos , Bruzi Alessandro Teodoro , Vieira Rubens Antonio Gurgel , Silva Bruno Adriano Rodrigues da
Published: February 2024

Trata-se do texto de abertura referente ao dossiê temático A (segundo a organização editorial da revista), cujo objetivo consistiu em colocar em perspectiva os Programas: PIBID e PRP, de modo a prospectar os impactos formativos de tais políticas de formação ao campo da docência em Educação Física. Com efeito, os resultados das comunicações científicas compreendidas na referida seção temática patenteiam contextos; experiências; desafios; adversidades; e caminhos formativos (alvissareiros ou não) para o intricado tecido da constituição professoral em Educação Física.
Investor response to the implementation of IFRS 9 in Indonesian banking companies
Authors: Firmansyah Amrie , Kurniawati Lestari , Miftah Desrir , Winarto Tjahjo
Published: February 2024

This study examines the effect of allowance for impairment losses on firm value. Allowance for impairment losses on the company's financial assets in the context of implementing IFRS 9 in the form of PSAK 71 in Indonesia on a forward-looking basis is different from the implementation of previous accounting standards, which was on a backward-looking basis. Quantitative methods are employed in this study using secondary data from banking financial reports sourced from www.idx.co.id during the 2019-2021 period. In addition, this study also employs stock price data sourced from www.finance.yahoo.co.id. The main data in this study is data for 2020, which is the first year of application of PSAK 71. While data for 2019 is used to compare the year before the application of PSAK 71, and 2021 is used to compare the application of PSAK 71 in the second year. Data testing was performed using multiple linear regression analysis for cross-section data. This study concludes that the allowance for impairment losses positively affects firm value in the first year. The results of this test are relevant in the second year of the implementation of PSAK 71. Meanwhile, it shows that the allowance for impairment losses has no effect on firm value in the year before the implementation of PSAK 71. This research contributes to the literature on implementing new financial accounting standards in Indonesia related to investor response in the capital market.
Analysis of the factors affecting taxpayer compliance
Authors: Meidawati Neni , Nanindyas Dewi Waluristyaningtyas
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this research is to analyze the factors that influence the compliance of individual taxpayers in Sleman Regency encompassing tax sanctions, taxpayer awareness, service quality, application of e-filing system, and tax amnesty. Of the population of individual taxpayers who lived in Sleman Regency, 80 respondents were selected as a sample. The method used in this research is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the study prove that tax sanctions, service quality, taxpayer awareness, and application of e-filing system have positive and significant effects, while tax amnesty has no effect on the compliance of the individual taxpayers in Sleman Regency. Thus, the government must continue to disseminate the importance of tax amnesty for the benefit of both taxpayers and government, considering that tax provides as a source of state revenue. However, it is still indicated that tax amnesty has not yet showed an effect to the taxpayers.
Examining the impact of zakah and Islamic finance on national economic growth
Authors: Pebruary Silviana , Isnaini Hani'ah
Published: February 2024

Purpose – This study aims to analyze the effect of Islamic financial instruments, including social funds zakah, infak, and sadaqah (ZIS), Islamic financing, Sharia stocks, and corporate sukuk, on economic growth.Methodology – This study uses monthly data from 2013 to 2022 to examine the relationship between ZIS distribution, Islamic bank financing, Islamic stock capitalization, corporate sukuk issuance, and economic growth proxied by the production industry index (IPI). The Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) was utilized.Findings – According to the short-term estimation results, sukuk significantly hinders economic growth, whereas only the ZIS variable has a positive and significant impact. Long-term economic growth is positively impacted by the ZIS and Islamic financing variables, negatively impacted by sukuk, and not significantly impacted by Sharia stock. The Impulse Response Function and Variance Decomposition analysis results also demonstrate that the variables of the Islamic financial sector have a shock effect on Indonesia's economic growth, with ZIS funds making up the majority of the contribution and Sharia stocks the least.Implications – This study will help policymakers, industry, and academia accelerate the Islamic finance sector in Indonesia and strengthen its role in supporting and advancing Indonesia's economic recovery.Originality – Islamic finance, commonly known as Islamic banking–extends beyond Indonesian banks. Non-bank Islamic institutions, including capital markets and social finance, play a vital role in optimizing Islamic financial instruments for national economic growth.
General equilibrium model of Islamic macroeconomic framework tracing through zakat, profit share, and producers’ maslahah
Authors: Misanam Munrokhim
Published: February 2024

Purpose – This paper is trying to build an analysis framework that can work like IS-LM in Western economics. Regarding the methodology, the discussion is developed from the role of profit share rate and zakat of unemployed (uninvested) wealth. Methodology – The research method is the first step to build an equilibrium Islamic financial market. In the Islamic financial market, Islam has prohibited interest rates due to usury (riba) and, as a bride, uses the concept of profit and loss sharing. The second step is to establish a goods market equilibrium. The last step is to build an equilibrium financial and goods market in Islamic macroeconomics.Findings – The result of the vestige finds two curves: first, the one representing the equilibrium in the commodity market (IP). At the same time, the other shows the equilibrium in the financing (counterpart of credit) market (FF). Those curves can then do the traditional task of IS and LM. So, the found framework can comprehensively analyze an economy of the Islamic type.Implication – This research uses the basic intuition of Islamic teachings, such as the role of the zakat of uninvested funds. In this arrangement, the zakat of uninvested funds is a “penalty” for not investing in the fund.Originality – The study is original in build models general equilibrium model of Islamic macroeconomic framework tracing through zakat, profit share, and producers’ maslahah.
Trend analysis and forecast of annual precipitation and temperature series in the Eastern Mediterranean region
Authors:   Mechanical Engineer PhD, Northern Kynouria Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company, Astros Arcadia, GREECE, Sakalis Vasileios D.
Published: February 2024

The present study aims to examine the current trend of annual precipitation and temperature series referred to the Eastern Mediterranean basin on a national basis, including the annual variability of sea surface temperature anomalies and the connection effect with the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Mediterranean Oscillation indices (NAOI and MOI, respectively). The period under consideration is mainly the last 32 years, from 1990 to 2021. Additionally, the prediction of monthly and yearly temperature and precipitation series, based on the autoregressive integrated moving average model on a national base, for the next four or eight years, is another interesting feature of the present study. Results indicate rising trends in the annual precipitation during 1990-2021, mostly non-significant and significant warming trends in the annual temperature, including sea surface temperature. The NAOI is highly correlated mostly with annual temperature, whereas the MOI does not affect the variation of annual precipitation and temperature. The results of the present study are in general agreement with the results of available studies in the literature, and they could be of high interest to national authorities and environmental unions/organizations, to help decision-makers face climate change.