bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Acharya Technique upon Back Pain among Industrial Workers
Authors: M Anand  , Tamizhkodi
Published: December 2022

Back pain is a universal problem affecting people from all regions of the world. Since relief using modern systems of medicine is hardly forthcoming, the efficacy of indigenously developed Acharya Technique was assessed. Using purposive sampling, data was collected from 30 industrial workers from Erode (TN). It was found that while 36.7 percent participants had complete discomfort in back pain before resorting to Acharya Technique, after its administration, 40 percent had only mild discomfort in back pain, thus showing the effectiveness of this technique. It is suggested to include Acharya Technique in continuing educational programmes on wider scale.
Rice Growth and Yield Responses to Climate Variabilities and Scenarios
Authors: Phuoc Le Huu , Suliansyah Irfan , Arlius Feri , Chaniago Irawati , Xuan Nguyen Thi Thanh , Tanh Nguyen Tran Nhan , Quang Pham Van
Published: December 2022

Rice is the essential food crop of An Giang Province. Vietnam and the whole world are facing several problems hindering climate change, such as increased temperature and CO2 concentration that many manufacturers’ companies and managers need to estimate output to make production plans or adjust policies. In this study, the model known as SIMPLE was applied to simulate the biomass and yield of rice in 2 crop seasons Autumn - Winter 2020 (AW) and Winter - Spring 2020 - 2021 (WS), in Cho Moi district, An Giang province, Vietnam (10° 23' 47"N, 105° 27' 41"E) and analyzed the effects of climate variabilities and scenarios on simulation results. Heat stress showed a relatively negative impact on the growth and development of rice in AW more seriously than WS due to climate variabilities. Climate change scenario RCP8.5 (RCP - Representative Concentration Pathway) has predicted that atmosphere temperature may increase above 4 °C and CO2 concentration to reach 900 ppm by the end of the 21st century. As a result, from the model, for every 100 ppm CO2 concentration increase, the cumulative rice biomass increased by 8 and 10 % in AW and WS, respectively. Moreover, conditions assumed from the model that increased 5 °C caused a decrease in cumulative biomass up to 7.2 % in AW season compared to 3.1 % in WS season. However, with responses of 5 °C increasing in the model, rice yield decreased relatively rapidly from 8.5 % in AW and 7 % WS.
HIGHLIGHTS

The model known as SIMPLE has been used in this study
RMSE of our model differs from the observed yield from 4.2 % (Winter-Spring crop-WS) to 5.5 % (Autumn-Winter crop-AW)
For every 100-ppm CO2 concentration increased, the cumulative rice biomass increased by 8 and 10 % in AW and WS, respectively
Increasing 5 °C, rice yield decreased 8.5 % in AW and 7 % WS
Sensitivity analysis showed that RUE (Radiation Use Efficiency) has the most influencing factor on rice yield

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Thirty-Year Dynamics of the Pine Stand Sanitary Conditions of Boyarka Forestry Research Station
Authors: PUZRINA NATALIIA , KARPUK ANATOLII , VASYLYSHYN ROMAN , MELNYK OLEKSANDR , TOKARIEVA OLHA
Published: December 2022

The drying up of coniferous forests is a problem for both Europe and Ukraine, where drying area of pine stands covered the Polissia region and spread to other natural areas, therefore, the analysis of pathological factors of the reasons for the weakening and deterioration of the sanitary condition is relevant. The purpose of the study provides for generalisation of the reasons for the deterioration of the sanitary condition of pine stands and pathological processes in dynamics over 30 years. The results are based on data from 12 permanent and 10 temporary sample plots established in a separate subdivision of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine “Boyarka Forestry Research Station”. The study used empirical and systematic methods. The predominance of drying of pine stands due to infection with the pathogen Heterobasidion annosum ((F.) Bref.) was revealed, at the same time, with the highest infestation coefficient, the dominant species in the stands under study were ash bark beetles Tomicus piniperda L. (54%), Tomicus minor Hartig (46%) with high and medium infestation rates and Monochamus galloprovincialis Olivier with a tree population ratio of 52% and an average degree of population in trunk areas with transitional and rough bark. In the dynamics of observations since 2011, an increase in the index of sanitary condition of pine stands and deterioration of forests due to changes in weather conditions and climate aridity have been established. After the dry growing seasons of 2015-2017, the drying of pine trees with mass reproduction of stem pests was revealed, the infestation coefficient of which indicates the dominance of the sharp-dentated bark beetle Ips acuminatus Gyll. and a large ash bark beetle Tomicus minor which are aggressive species. Since 2019, there has been a decrease in the number of bark beetles due to exceeding the long-term precipitation rate due to a decrease in the temperature at the beginning of the growing season and unfavourable weather conditions for wintering of these insect species. The results obtained would become an informational component in the development of a strategy for managing damaged forest areas
Influence of the North Kazakhstan Plains Weather on the Productivity of the Spring Soft Wheat
Authors: ZHOLAMAN RUSTEM , FEDORENKO ELENA , SAVIN TIMUR , AITUGANOV KAIRAT , SHVIDCHENKO VLADIMIR
Published: December 2022

Spring soft wheat is a primary agricultural crop of North Kazakhstan, the growing process of which is done in harsh weather conditions due to the fact, that early spring drought and the biggest rainfalls at the end of June and beginning of July, are normal in the region. Due to this fact, scientists and producers have mistakenly believed that in the Northern region, spring wheat should be sown later, adjusting the main phase of plant development “tillering – stem elongation” under the maximum summer rainfalls. The research aims to establish the dependence of spring wheat yield on the amount of spring-summer rainfall at different sowing periods. The following methods were used in the research: field method, methods of clustering, variation, correlation and dispersion analysis. Analysis of observations from 2012-2021 showed that years with an early-spring drought and mid-summer maximum rainfalls were less than one-third of ten and about 60% were years with no spring drought, although the maximum rainfall period was shifted to the June month. However, only one year (10%) was characterized by a severe spring drought and a shift of summer rainfalls to August. The highest yield (26.9 c/ha) of the studied wheat species was observed in years with an atmospheric precipitation shift at the beginning of the summer period and early sowing date. During years of early spring drought with the biggest rainfall in mid-summer, relatively high yields (20.5 cwt/ha) are observed in the later sowing dates. The practical value of the research is determined by the fact, that in Northern Kazakhstan the sowing dates of spring wheat are not closely tied to the calendar dates and depend significantly on the climatic conditions of the region and the weather conditions that prevailed in the spring and summer period of a specific year
Comparative Analysis of the Amino Acid Composition of Beverages Based on Plant Raw Materials and Cow's Milk
Authors: MERZLOV SERHIY , TSEBRO ANASTASIYA , ROL NATALIIA , NADTOCHII VALENTINA , KACHAN ANATOLIY
Published: December 2022

Knowledge of the peculiarities of technological processes for the production of cow's milk analogues, optimal parameters for production, the chemical composition of raw materials and the resulting finished product, in particular the amino acid composition, plays an essential role in the development of new types of functional products, improvement of their stability, taste, and nutritional properties, and allows them to be enriched with additional components through various modifications. The purpose of the study is to compare the amino acid composition and balance of amino acids of various types of beverages based on plant raw materials: almond, rice and coconut, oatmeal with respect to the amino acid composition of cow's milk protein. The following methods were used: capillary electrophoresis – to determine the amino acid composition of the protein in analogues of milk and cow's milk, mathematical – to calculate the amino acid score and utility coefficient. The composition, organoleptic quality indicators, main technological stages, and safety of production of plant-based analogues of animal milk are presented. Three types of plant-based beverages were used for the study: almond with a mass fraction of fat of 1.5%; oatmeal with a mass fraction of fat of 2.5%; rice and coconut with a mass fraction of fat of 1.8%; and cow's milk with a mass fraction of fat of 2.5%. A comparative estimate of the mass fraction of amino acids valine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, threonine, and phenylalanine in the protein of beverages based on plant raw materials is presented relative to the mass fraction of amino acids in the milk protein, and the reference protein. The limiting amino acid in the protein composition of the studied analogues of cow's milk is methionine. The highest amino acid protein scores were observed in oatmeal drink; however, they did not exceed those of pasteurised milk. To assess the balance of the amino acid composition, the utility coefficient was determined. The findings are of practical importance, because they can be used in the production of functional products, in particular, analogues of cow's milk, to improve the composition, increase biological value, and enrichment with nutrients and additional components
Energy and Ecological Prerequisites for the Choice of Technologies for Processing Organic Llivestock Waste
Authors: SHEVCHENKO IGOR , GOLUB GENNADII , SKYDAN OLEH , TSYVENKOVA NATALIYA , MARUS OLEH
Published: December 2022

For modern Ukraine and European countries, the issues of soil restoration after intensive cultivation and reducing the cost of agricultural products by including energy from alternative sources in the energy supply of technological processes are relevant. Therefore, considerable attention is paid to the development of biogas technologies and the production of organic waste. The purpose of the study is to improve the efficiency of the manure processing system with subsequent production of biogas and compost by consistently implementing anaerobic and aerobic fermentation technologies. Economically feasible ways of using organic animal waste are presented. It is proved that the introduction of biogas technologies is economically feasible only in the conditions of functioning of closed systems for the production of crop and livestock products. The most effective combination was the consistent implementation of anaerobic digestion technology and accelerated biothermal composting. Anaerobic methane fermentation, in contrast to the process of composting bio-raw materials, allows more than 55% of carbon to be disposed of in the form of high-calorie methane gas, due to which nitrogen losses are reduced from 20-25% to 1.5-3%. Analytical studies show that as a result of processing 1 tonne of cattle manure, 23.22 g3 of biogas with an energy equivalent of 510 MJ can be obtained. It is also shown that by making changes made by accelerated biothermal composting energy costs for the production of an equivalent (according to NPK) amount of mineral fertilisers are reduced by 895 MJ. However, it should be borne in mind that in the conditions of construction and maintenance of a biogas system, the high start-up and operating costs leads to the use of accelerated biothermal composting technology at the first stage of processing bio-raw materials. The results obtained can be used as the basis for a modern methodology for calculating the expediency of application of a particular technology depending on the operating conditions of the agricultural enterprise and the technological task regarding the volume of production of finished products. This would allow determining the rational parameters of the bioenergy system and increase the energy and ecological efficiency of biogas and high-quality compost production processes from organic raw materials
Naš Yunus/Junus: Junus Emre, Ašik Yunus i bosanski derviši na tragu Yunusa
Authors: Šiljak-Jesenković Amina
Published: December 2022

OUR YUNUS/JUNUS: YUNUS EMRE, AŞIK YUNUS AND THE BOSNIAN DERVISHES ON THE PATH OF YUNUS Starting from the narrative on the popularity of both the person and the poetry of Yunus Emre (13th century) among Bosnian dervishes, in order to determine whether and to what extent Yunus Emre was indeed popular in our region, we first examined the different variants of manuscript copies of the nasheeds with the mahlas (pen name) Yunus Emre recited in the tekkes of Sarajevo until the 21stcentury, and then we examined manuscript catalogues as well as majmū‘a and jung copies preserved in manuscript collections. We thus found a negligible number of Emre’s poems and an incomplete copy of Misri’s commentary of Yunu’s shathiye poem “Çıkdum erik dalına”, and that these manuscripts mainly included variants of poems by Yunus Emre’s followers, poets who had used the mahlas Yunus, primarily Aşık Yunus of Bursa. However, it was particularly interesting to note the similarity of ideas and messages present in poems by Yunus Emre and those authored by Bosnian tekke poets such as Hasan Kaimija and Abdulvehab Ilhamija, which led us to consider the “indirect presence” of Emre in the style and verse of local dervish-poets. Keywords: Yunus Emre, Aşık Yunus, Hasan Kaimija, Abdulvehab Ilhamija, nasheed, jung, majmū‘a
Determination of Intermolecular Interactions of Nicotinamide Liganded Complexes of Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) 4-Formilbenzoates by Hirshfeld Surface Analysis and Investigation of Interaction Energies.
Authors: SERTÇELİK Mustafa
Published: December 2022

CrystalExplorer program is a program that has been used frequently in the field of theoretical chemistry in recent years and its popularity has increased. First of all, Hirshfeld surface analysis of molecules can be done in this program. Thanks to Hirshfeld surface analysis, intermolecular interactions and their contributions to the crystal surface can be determined. In this study, Hirshfeld surface analyzes and energy frameworks of nicotinamide complexes of Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) 4-formylbenzoate were investigated. Dnorm index, shape index, curvature index and 2D fingerprint graphs were examined for all complexes. In addition, the intermolecular interaction energies of the complexes were calculated using the CE-B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) and CEHF/3-21G energy models. As a result of all these, it was seen that the most important interaction in the four isostructured complexes was H...H interactions.

According to Hirshfeld surface analysis and energy frameworks, O-H...O and N-H...O hydrogen bonds and π•••π stacking and C−H••π interaction energies are seen as the most important interaction types in the crystal structure.
South African urban youth responses to living in a world with COVID: Lessons from #Slam4urLife
Authors: Mazetti Cara , Schmidt Sophie , Hardie Mignon , Boulle Jacqueline , Parnell Susan
Published: December 2022

Using poetry, visual art, songs, raps and sketches submitted to #Slam4urLife, a social media competition encouraging young people in South Africa to respond creatively to the COVID-19 pandemic, this article outlines young urban people’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa through four narratives: shock, loss, survival and activism. Resting on practices of engaged scholarship, it draws on knowledge bases and collaborations in and beyond the academy to contribute grounded research on arts-based social media competitions as an effective method for encouraging and amplifying the youth voice. It does this by creating digital public spaces in which young people can practise civic engagement in contexts where this cannot be done in physical public spaces. In doing so, the article contributes to the literature on community-based research and youth in African cities from the perspective of South Africa. It also argues the importance of art-based social media competitions in creating digital public spaces in which the youth voice can be encouraged, legitimised and amplified in so far as these kinds of digital spaces allow for a kind of civic engagement not always seen by young people in the physical public spaces of African cities.
Youth activist paradoxes in the urban periphery of Lephalale: The struggle for employment and climate justice in a coal-rich region of South Africa
Authors: Luckett Thembi
Published: December 2022

Southern Africa is understood to be a climate change hotspot, with youth and children most likely to be affected. The region has already suffered climate variability, with increased occurrence of floods and droughts, which are expected to escalate in the future. Despite the fact that young people in the region are central to ecological and social justice debates, they are often depicted as uninterested and excluded from policy and decision- making spaces – especially those living in global and urban peripheries. In this article, I speak to the nexus of youth, social and environmental justice, and climate politics. I do so by unpacking the everyday concerns and negotiations of youth activists in the urban periphery of Lephalale in Limpopo, South Africa – not typically seen as an urban centre or a site of youth politics. Lephalale is viewed as a future hub of power generation in South Africa, the rapid growth of the town being based on the expansion of coal extractivism. The complexities and paradoxes around how youth are navigating their futures in this site of mega coal projects are explored through two case studies: the Lephalale Unemployment Forum and the Waterberg Environmental Justice Forum. With climate and environmental catastrophe producing both shrinking futures and horizons of possibility, I argue that youth contestation and negotiation of their futures hold out possibilities, even with their contradictions, for collective reimagining of urban space and development.

Through the methodology I employed to explore these negotiations and contestations, I aimed to be cognisant of how research is embedded in context-specific power-laden social relations. While it was not explicitly collaborative research, what emerged from the process was the importance of slow, informal relationship-building before, during and after the research, which would be the basis for a collaborative research project years later. This way of conducting slow research is particularly necessary for engagement across racial, cultural and class divisions, as well as for research that traverses the boundary between academia and social movements in this time of crisis.
Eternal Urban Youth? Waithood and Agency in Ethiopian and South African settlements
Authors: Rubin Margot , Meth Paula , Tshuwa Lesego , Charlton Sarah , Kinfu Eshetayehu
Published: December 2022

It is often reported that young people in Africa, the Middle East and North African regions are stuck in situations of ‘waithood’, unable to progress to full adulthood. Utilising a series of innovative research methodologies that included life history interviews, surveys, media training and qualitative interviews, the research project’s aim was the co-production of data, in order to delve into the housing and work nexus in two non-central locations in Ethiopia and South Africa. The variety of mixed methods that were used yielded a depth of engagement and allowed the researchers to deepen and nuance ideas of waithood and stuckness. The rich and varied data showed how young people move through moments of stuckness and moments of movement, and that some movement is possible even when faced with difficult and sometimes overwhelming structural challenges. It also demonstrated how co-produced research can assist young people in moving forward and countering the experience of stuckness and waithood.
Guest Editorial : Urban Youth - Engaging young people and their futures in African cities
Authors: Nkula-Wenz Laura , Sitas Rike , Brown-Luthango Mercy
Published: December 2022

The twin reality of Africa as the world’s demographically youngest and most rapidly urbanising continent should, by default, make it a hotspot for youth-centred urban research. And yet, the voices of young Africans remain grossly absent in public discourse, policy debates and mainstream research on issues that directly affect them. This lacuna propelled the conceptualisation of this themed volume, entitled Urban Youth – Engaging young people and their futures in African cities. Showcasing submissions that not only push the envelope in terms of conceptual debates but also reflect in unconventional ways on experimental methods of co-production, this volume contributes to contemporary youth scholarship in three ways: firstly, by bringing together empirically rich, theoretically profound and collaborative scholarship from Africa; secondly, by showcasing cities in general and African cities in particular as productive, epistemological and relevant socio- political settings; and thirdly, by highlighting the importance of collaborative, multimodal research with youth that takes seriously their agency, aspirations and lived experiences, as much as the everyday structural challenges they face. To situate the volume, we first look briefly at common representations of young people, and particularly young Africans, within global media and policy discourses. To outline the broader knowledge project this volume connects to, we then discuss a few basic epistemological overlaps between the emerging fields of Global South Youth Studies and Southern urbanism. Introducing the rich array of creative, rigorous, experimental and propositional practices and research- based contributions that make up this themed volume constitutes the heart of this editorial. In conclusion, we argue that to secure our common urban future, it is pivotal to centre the voices of Africa’s youth. For this, creative multimedia approaches to knowledge co- production and representation will be needed, as will robust, multimodal Afro-centric partnerships.
educación sexual integral para las vejeces
Authors: Zanelli Milena
Published: December 2022

El aumento de la población envejecida constituye uno de los datos biopolíticos más importantes del siglo XXI. Pero el aumento de la esperanza de vida no supuso mejoras en las condiciones de existencia de las vejeces. En este trabajo se indaga en el lugar marginal que tienen dentro del sistema educativo y en la deslegitimación que sufren sobre sus vidas sexuales. A su vez, se analiza las posibilidades que brinda la ESI para revertir esta situación. Este análisis se realiza atendiendo a las continuidades y desplazamientos que existen entre los distintos modelos de educación sexual en Argentina. De esta forma, se reflexiona sobre la educación sexual de las vejeces a partir de la idea de tensión entre la ESI, el modelo médico-biologicista y el modelo tradicional-moralista.
Contar u ordenar, las opciones del periodismo riocuartense en las redes sociales
Authors: Hurtado Agustín , Evaristi Franco Miguel
Published: December 2022

Las redes sociales generaron cambios profundos en la manera en la que los periodistas se vinculan con su entorno. Este trabajo se centra en describir la mirada que tienen los periodistas sobre su tarea frente a este nuevo contexto. El primer apartado se centra en el análisis que estos hacen de su rol ante los desafíos que les presentan estas nuevas herramientas entendidas como fuentes de información. Algunos se ven a sí mismos como narradores de las historias que allí se presentan y otros se posicionan como organizadores de la información de cara a la audiencia. El segundo apartado estudia la forma en la que se relacionan con sus pares a través de las redes sociales. Se trata de un proceso que conjuga el adiós a las redacciones pobladas y la aparición de nuevos grupos en espacios virtuales.
modos de presentación del yo de jóvenes comodorenses a través de fotografías en Instagram
Authors: Rodriguez Eva Camila
Published: December 2022

La popularización en el uso cotidiano de las redes sociales conllevó nuevas formas de construir la identidad, proyectando una narración continua de nuestras vidas y nuestra socialidad, representando el contexto histórico a partir de las fotografías que tomamos.Estos nuevos espacios públicos –es decir, las redes sociales-, se volvieron fundamentales para la realización de las presentaciones del yo de los jóvenes contemporáneos. Instagram, una de las herramientas digitales preponderantes de la cultura visual, se tornó de suma importancia en la construcción identitaria, a partir de fotografías publicadas, que responden a la necesidad de hacer visibles las experiencias, conseguir interacción social y con ella, validación y sentido de pertenencia.En el presente trabajo de investigación, se analizó los modos de presentación del yo a partir de fotografías publicadas en Instagram, de acuerdo a la información compartida por los usuarios, constituyéndose como un lugar donde consiguen ejercer control sobre aquello que comunican.
Karayolu Projelerinde Güzergah Haritalarının İnsansız Hava Aracı (İHA) ile Üretilmesi
Authors: TÜKENMEZ Fatih
Published: December 2022

Günümüzde modern ölçme sistemleri arasında yer alan İnsansız Hava Araçları (İHA)’ lar, son zamanlarda birçok kulanım alanları olduğu gibi karayolu projelerinde de kullanılmaktadır. Karayolu projelerinde, proje güzergahı yatay (aliyman-kurb) ve düşey (profil-boykesit) hatlarının geometrik elemanlarının hesaplanması ve sonrasında toprak hareketi olarak da ifade edilen kazı dolgu miktarlarının (kübaj) belirlenmesi, proje altlığı olan sayısal hâlihazır haritaların doğruluğu ve hassasiyeti ile doğrudan ilişkilidir. Bu çalışmada İnsansız Hava Aracı ile elde edilen verilerden karayolu projelerine altlık olan güzergah haritalarının (şeritvari) yapımına yönelik bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Çalışma alanı olarak Karayolları 5.Bölge Müdürlüğü yol ağında bulunan Mersin-Fındıkpınarı İl Yolu proje güzergahının yaklaşık 2 km lik bir kesimi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma alanında belirlenen güzergahın yaklaşık 100 m sağ ve 100 m solunda 200 m genişliğinde bir koridorda önceden belirlenen uçuş planı doğrultusunda İHA ile 195 m yükseklikte %70 enine, %85 boyuna bindirmeli görüntüler alınmıştır. Bu görüntülerin fotogrametri teknikleriyle değerlendirilmesi sonucu belirlenen koridorun Sayısal Arazi Modeli ve Güzergah Haritası üretilmiştir. Çalışma alanın önceden yersel yöntemle elde edilen yüksek doğruluklu 1/1000 ölçekli halihazır haritası ile İHA fotogrametri yöntemi ile üretilen halihazır haritası arasında belirlenen ortak bir alanda örnek karayolu projesi uygulaması ile hacim hesabı yapılmış olup çalıma alanı içerisinde farklı iki alanda kesit kontrolü yapılarak her iki yöntemle üretilen SAM (Sayısal Arazi Modeli) karşılaştırılmıştır. Ayrıca referans olarak kullanılan YKN‘na ilave olarak sahada detay noktaları koordinatları RTK GPS tekniği ile ölçülerek üretilen ortofoto haritanın konum doğruluğu ve iki yöntem arasında yaklaşık maliyet karşılaştırması yapılmıştır.
SYNTHESIS AND LUMINESCENCE OF CERIUM DOPED KSrY(BO3)2
Authors:   Center of Physical Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis,Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Zholdas Y.A. , Bolatov A.K. ,   Center of Physical Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis,Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kuznetsov A.B. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Kokh K.A. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy; Novosibirsk State University, Uralbekov B.M. ,   Center of Physical Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis,Al-Farabi Kazakh National University;  EcoRadSM LLP, Kokh A.E. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy
Published: December 2022

The rare-earth borate compounds are widely used in various fields of science and technology as solid-state lasers, LEDs, and plasma panels. Development of blue emitting phosphors typically involves doping with cerium ions various matrices, exhibiting high photoluminescence quantum yields for LEDs. However, the main problem of such compounds, in addition to the concentration quenching, is the presence in the matrix of both the trivalent Ce3+ and tetravalent Ce4+ states of cerium ions. The goal. Study of the luminescent properties of the new KSrY0.95(BO3)2:0.05Ce3+ compound. Experimental. New phosphors based on complex borate KSrY(BO3)2 doped with cerium ions have been obtained by the solid-phase synthesis. The mixture of the starting materials after grinding in an agate mortar has been calcined at 700°C in a platinum crucible for 12 hours. The calcination temperature has been increased in steps of 50°C with re-ground of the mixture at each stage. The KSrY0.95(BO3)2:0.05Ce3+sample has been annealed in hydrogen at 900°C for 8 hours. Results and discussion. The X-ray phase analysis has shown that the new compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/m. The calculated unit cell parameters for KSrY0.95(BO3)2:0.05Ce3+are: a = 9.2861(23) Å, b = 5.3654(6) Å, c = 6.5854(14) Å, V = 289.7(1) Å3. In the crystal structure of KSrY(BO3)2, each B atom is connected to three O atoms, forming a BO3 triangle. The planar groups (BO3)3 are distributed layer by layer in the plane. The Y atoms are surrounded by six oxygen atoms, forming an octahedral structure and occupying interlayer positions.Ce3+ ions in the crystal lattice mainly replace the Y+3positions based on the similarity of the ionic radius and valency of Y+3 (r = 0.90 Å, CN = VI), Ce3+ (r = 1.01 Å, CN = VI). Conclusion. At a wavelength of 440 nm, the excitation spectrum exhibits one absorption band with the 2F7/2 → 5D1 energy transition, which corresponds to the excitation of the cerium ion from the ground state to the excited state. A decrease in the luminescence intensity of the KSrY0.95(BO3)2:0.05Ce3+ sample has been found for 3 hours after its annealing.
Treatment of a Traumatic Oral Laceration Case in a Kitten
Authors: GÜRSEL Ahmet , ÇAKAR Ceyda , GÜMRÜKÇÜ Pelin , KİBAR KURT Büşra , ŞEN İlker
Published: December 2022

The study consists of a 3.5-month-old female kitten brought to our clinic with the complaint of wide damaged tissue in the mouth area. After the clinical examination of the patient, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment was decided and applied to the large wound identified on the lip, gingiva and hard palate. In this study, the clinical results of PRP application on wound healing in this patient for whom surgical treatment was not suitable are presented.
Brown Gold?
Authors: Segers Yves
Published: December 2022

This article analyses the discourse and opinion of agronomists on the manure problem in Belgium during the years 1970-1991. Based on a careful reading of the Belgian Landbouwtijdschrift (Agricultural Magazine), supplemented with secondary sources, four conclusions can be drawn. Firstly, already in the 1970s these agricultural experts warned for an injudicious use of pig manure, which caused nuisance to the environment and local residents. Without referring to the concept of ‘sustainability’, the agronomists did in fact incorporate economic and ecological aspects into their analysis. Secondly, Belgian agricultural experts, inspired by studies and colleagues in other countries, opted for technical solutions. Only seldom did they plea for strong state intervention. Thirdly, the Belgian government intervened only in the course of the 1980s, when the consequences of over-fertilisation threatened to have concrete and recognisable consequences for citizens, and with regard to the quality of drinking water in particular. These legislative initiatives occurred in parallel with a growing environmental awareness within society at large, a deeper understanding of the long-term environmental effects and the introduction of more stringent European environmental legislation. Fourthly, the Manure Decree of 1991 did not bring about a radical revolution in Belgian agriculture. Its primary focus was the supervision and management of the existing manure circuit, rather than on a structural reduction of the surpluses.
Dit artikel analyseert het discours van landbouwkundigen over de mestproblematiek in België in de jaren 1970-1991. Op basis van een zorgvuldige lezing van het Landbouwtijdschrift, aangevuld met secundaire bronnen, kunnen vier conclusies worden getrokken. Ten eerste waarschuwden de landbouwdeskundigen reeds in de jaren 1970 voor een onoordeelkundig gebruik van varkensmest, met overlast voor milieu en omwonenden tot gevolg. Zonder te verwijzen naar het begrip ‘duurzaamheid’, namen de agronomen wel degelijk economische en ecologische aspecten mee in hun analyse. Ten tweede kozen Belgische landbouwexperts, geïnspireerd door studies en collega’s in andere landen, vooral voor technische oplossingen. Slechts zelden pleitten zij voor overheidsingrijpen. Ten derde reageerde de Belgische overheid pas in de loop van de jaren 1980, toen de gevolgen van de overbemesting concrete gevolgen dreigden te hebben voor de burger, namelijk een daling van de drinkwaterkwaliteit. De eerste wetgevende initiatieven liepen parallel met een groeiend maatschappelijk milieubewustzijn, een beter begrip van de milieueffecten op lange termijn en de invoering van een strengere Europese milieuwetgeving. Tenslotte zorgde het Mestdecreet in 1991 niet voor een radicale omwenteling in de Belgische landbouw. De primaire focus lag immers op het toezicht en beheer van het bestaande mestcircuit, en niet op een structurele vermindering van de overschotten.
Pelimusiikin tutkimus Japanissa ja muualla
Authors: Lehtonen Lasse
Published: December 2022

Game music scholarship in Japan and elsewhere: Differences and similarities, gaps and bridges

Japan is a notable producer of video games and game music on an international scale. Considering the global prominence of Japanese game music, however, remarkably little academic research on the topic has taken place within Japan itself – especially when compared with recent, abundantly growing Anglophone academic interest in game music. For example, there are no Japanese conferences or scholarly journals devoted to the research field, and the number of Japanese scholarly articles addressing game music remains just under 30 at time of writing. What explains this difference from Anglophone scholarship, and what are the leading paradigms of game music research in Japan today?

This article seeks to answer these questions by observing the research field in Japan. After introducing and classifying the main paradigms of existing scholarly research, the essay goes on to argue that, due to certain conventions of Japanese academia, addressing only scholarly publications is insufficient to cover all relevant expert discussions on game music in the country. By next addressing non-academic discourse on the topic, the essay shows that non-scholarly literature occupies a significant role in determining the paradigms of game music research in Japan. As a concrete example, the article addresses the possibilities and limitations of a dominant paradigm that focuses on the history of game music from a technology-centric viewpoint. Finally, the essay discusses how academic and non-academic – as well as Japanese and Western – discourses could benefit each other.
Haastattelu: Säveltäjä Jonne Valtonen
Authors: Sala Janne
Published: December 2022

Abstract

This article concerns the career of Finnish game music composer Jonne Valtonen and his thoughts on the music of video games, working in the video game industry, and the wider culture around video games during the last 30 years. Valtonen has worked on music within and outside of games for decades both on a domestic and international level. Valtonen discusses his career path, unique features of game music, composition, and the development of the culture of the music of games throughout recent decades. The text of the article is based on a semi-structured interview that was conducted in person with Valtonen.
Controle social sobre os recursos públicos, accountability e desenvolvimento: o papel dos conselhos locais
Authors: Feu Rosane
Published: December 2022

Os Conselhos Escola Comunidade são espaços políticos institucionalizados no contexto da descentralização de recursos do governo federal para as escolas, visando a ampliação de processos decisórios horizontalizados e da accountability pública. Buscando perceber como se dão os processos políticos de controle social e accountability por meio desses conselhos, realizamos: uma discussão teórica acerca da descentralização; a análise dos dados produzidos a partir de entrevistas e questionários dirigidos aos conselheiros, bem como atas e processos de prestação de contas de onze conselhos de escolas municipais em Niterói (RJ). Apesar de formação semelhante, o funcionamento dos conselhos apresenta diferenças em relação ao controle social, à gestão democrática da escola e à accountability. Essas diferenças justificam-se pelo papel diferenciador das instituições que se relacionam intimamente com fatores locacionais. Percebemos exemplos de conselhos que, como espaços políticos, têm cumprido seu papel de intermediação entre o Estado e a sociedade e propiciado a aprendizagem política.
Desenvolvimento e desigualdades regionais: uma análise a partir da população brasileira adulta com educação superior completa
Authors: Holanda Padilha Vieiria André , Zuccarelli Carolina , Honorato Gabriela
Published: December 2022

Neste artigo, considerando as recentes políticas de expansão e interiorização da educação superior no país, analisamos a desigualdade regional no acesso ao diploma de graduação na população adulta (25 anos ou mais) no Brasil na década de 2010. Buscamos responder em que medida a expansão das oportunidades na educação superior foi capaz de estreitar as disparidades inter e intrarregionais no acesso a um diploma. Com base nos dados da PNAD Contínua, descrevemos as desigualdades de sexo, raça/cor, renda domiciliar per capita e área do domicílio (capital e interior) entre as grandes regiões de 2012 a 2019. Os resultados indicam um processo de intensificação das disparidades no acesso a um diploma de graduação, sobretudo por renda domiciliar e área do domicílio, o que representa não apenas um desafio para políticas de expansão deste nível de ensino, como para políticas de desenvolvimento regional.
Desenvolvimentismo no Nordeste. Efeitos socioeconômicos das políticas públicas dos governos progressistas (2003-2016). Os casos do PAC e do PBF
Authors: de Andrade Silva Danielly Caroliny , Policarpo Rodrigues Silva João , Monteiro Costa Ana
Published: December 2022

O artigo analisa os resultados econômicos e sociais do PAC e do PBF no Nordeste, bem como a relação entre o debate acadêmico acerca do desenvolvimentismo e a construção de políticas públicas dos governos progressistas no Brasil. Para tal, recupera a literatura sobre o desenvolvimentismo, bem como resgata a trajetória da economia do Nordeste nas décadas recentes. Busca apresentar a ação do Estado enquanto promotor do desenvolvimento nas dimensões social e econômica, através da análise da evolução de algumas variáveis selecionadas. Conclui-se que a melhoria nos indicadores econômicos e sociais no Nordeste tornou-se mais visível a partir dos governos progressistas, já que essa experiência desenvolvimentista mais recente incluiu políticas redistributivas, ao contrário daquela adotada no Brasil durante a substituição de importações. Entretanto, ressalta-se que a informalidade no mercado de trabalho, os baixos rendimentos mensais, e a desigualdade persistiram como problemas enfrentados na região.
A Meta 11 de Aichi da Convenção sobre Diversidade Biológica (CDB): avanços e retrocessos em políticas públicas de proteção da natureza no Brasil, à luz da cobertura jornalística
Authors: de Oliveira Maria Elizabeth , de Azevedo Irving Marta , Faico Ferreira Graciella
Published: December 2022

No âmbito da Convenção sobre Diversidade Biológica, em 2010 foi pactuado o Plano Estratégico para a Biodiversidade 2011-2020, no qual se inserem as 20 Metas de Aichi, que estabelecem diretrizes com esse objetivo. Partindo desses antecedentes, o objetivo do artigo foi mapear e descrever, criticamente, avanços e retrocessos em políticas públicas no Brasil, com relação à Meta 11, dirigida às áreas protegidas, por meio da cobertura jornalística, entre 2017 e 2018, período paradigmático, em termos de transição política e inflexão da pauta socioambiental. Para tal, a pesquisa de cunho qualitativo partiu de levantamento bibliográfico e documental, além do mapeamento em 42 mídias digitais brasileiras. Alguns avanços foram alcançados, mas foram mais significativos os retrocessos dessa agenda no período, sendo evidentes os inúmeros riscos e incertezas com relação a essa pauta estratégica, no contexto de um país de megadiversidade biológica como o Brasil.
Improving continuous-flow analysis of triple oxygen isotopes in ice cores: insights from replicate measurements
Authors: Davidge Lindsey , Steig Eric J. , Schauer Andrew J.
Published: December 2022

Abstract. Stable water isotope measurements from polar ice cores
provide high-resolution information about past hydrologic conditions and are therefore important for understanding earth's climate system. Routine
high-resolution measurements of δ18O, δD, and deuterium
excess are made by continuous-flow analysis (CFA) methods that include laser spectrometers. Cavity ring-down laser spectroscopy (CRDS) allows for
simultaneous measurements of all stable water isotopes, including δ17O and 17O excess (Δ17O); however, the limitations
of CFA methodologies for Δ17O are not well understood. Here, we
describe a measurement methodology for all stable water isotopes that uses a CFA system coupled with a CRDS instrument. We make repeated measurements of an ice-core section using this method to explore the reproducibility of CFA–CRDS measurements for Δ17O. Our data demonstrate that the CFA–CRDS method can make high-precision measurements of Δ17O (< 5 per meg at averaging times > 3000 s). We show that the
variations within our CFA ice-core measurements are well matched in
magnitude and timing by the variations within the discrete CRDS
measurements; we find that calibration offsets generate most of the
variability among the replicate datasets. When these offsets are accounted
for, the precision of CFA–CRDS ice-core data for Δ17O is as
good as the precision of Δ17O for continuous reference water
measurements. We demonstrate that this method can detect seasonal
variability in Δ17O in Greenland ice, and our work suggests
that the measurement resolution of CFA–CRDS is largely defined by the melt
and measurement rate. We suggest that CFA–CRDS has the potential to increase measurement resolution of δ17O and Δ17O in ice
cores, but also highlight the importance of developing calibration
strategies with attention to Δ17O.
High-resolution water level and storage variation datasets for 338 reservoirs in China during 2010–2021
Authors: Shen Youjiang , Liu Dedi , Jiang Liguang , Nielsen Karina , Yin Jiabo , Liu Jun , Bauer-Gottwein Peter
Published: December 2022

Abstract. Reservoirs and dams are essential infrastructure in water management; thus, information of their surface water area (SWA), water surface elevation (WSE), and reservoir water storage change (RWSC) is crucial for understanding their properties and interactions in hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. However, knowledge of these reservoir characteristics is scarce or inconsistent at the national scale. Here, we introduce comprehensive reservoir datasets of 338 reservoirs in China, with a total of 470.6 km3 storage capacity (50 % Chinese reservoir storage capacity). Given the scarcity of publicly available gauged observations and operational applications of satellites for hydrological cycles, we utilize multiple satellite altimetry missions (SARAL/AltiKa, Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, CroySat-2, Jason-3, and ICESat-2) and imagery data from Landsat and Sentinel-2 to produce a comprehensive reservoir dataset on the WSE, SWA, and RWSC during 2010–2021. Validation against gauged measurements of 93 reservoirs demonstrates the relatively high accuracy and reliability of our remotely sensed datasets. (1) Across gauge comparisons of RWSC, the median statistics of the Pearson correlation coefficient (CC), normalized root mean square error (NRMSE), and root mean square error (RMSE) are 0.89,
11 %, and 0.021 km3, with a total of 91 % validated reservoirs (83 of 91) having good RMSE from 0.002 to 0.31 km3 and NRMSE values smaller than 20 %. (2) Comparisons of WSE retracked by six satellite altimeters and gauges show good agreement. Specifically, the percentages of reservoirs having good and moderate RMSE values smaller than 1.0 m for CryoSat-2 (validated in 30 reservoirs), SARAL/AltiKa (9), Sentinel-3A (34), Sentinel-3B (25), Jason-3 (11), and ICESat-2 (26) are 77 %, 75 %, 79 %, 87 %, 81 %, and 82 %, respectively. By taking advantages of six satellite altimeters, we are able to densify WSE observations across spatiotemporal scales. Statistically, around 96 % of validated reservoirs (71 of 74) have RMSE values below 1.0 m, while 57 % of reservoirs (42 of 74) have good data quality with RMSE values below 0.6 m. Overall, our study fills such a data gap with regard to comprehensive reservoir information in China and provides strong support for many aspects such as hydrological processes, water resources, and other studies. The dataset is publicly available on Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7251283 (Shen et al.,
2021).
Antarctic ice sheet paleo-constraint database
Authors: Lecavalier Benoit S. , Tarasov Lev , Balco Greg , Spector Perry , Hillenbrand Claus-Dieter , Buizert Christo , Ritz Catherine , Leduc-Leballeur Marion , Mulvaney Robert , Whitehouse Pippa L. , Bentley Michael J. , Bamber Jonathan
Published: December 2022

Abstract. We present a database of observational constraints on past Antarctic ice sheet changes during the last glacial cycle intended to consolidate the observations that represent our understanding of past Antarctic changes, for state-space estimation, and paleo-model calibrations. The database is a major expansion of the initial work of Briggs and Tarasov (2013). It includes new data types and multi-tier data quality assessment. The updated constraint database “AntICE2” consists of observations of past grounded and floating ice sheet extent, past ice thickness, past relative sea level, borehole temperature profiles, and present-day bedrock displacement rates. In addition to paleo-observations, the present-day ice sheet geometry and surface ice velocities are incorporated to constrain the present-day ice sheet configuration. The method by which the data is curated using explicitly defined criteria is detailed. Moreover, the observational uncertainties are specified. The methodology by which the constraint database can be applied to evaluate a given ice sheet reconstruction is discussed. The implementation of the “AntICE2” database for Antarctic ice sheet model calibrations will improve Antarctic ice sheet predictions during past warm and cold periods and yield more robust paleo model spin ups for forecasting future ice sheet changes.