bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Guds aktualitet: Kirkefedrene og den greske logos
Authors:   NLA Høgskolen, Norge, Kristiansen Ståle Johannes
Published: March 2023

This article discusses the relation between early Christian theology and ancient Greek philosophy. It is structured in two parts: First I look closer at the background of the term Logos used in the prologue of The Gospel of John and discuss the way this term was given a new meaning in the Christian context. Secondly, I give a more principal evaluation of the relation between Christian theology and Greek philosophy, with the 6th Century author Dionysius the Areopagite as case study. In this part of the article, I argue that the writings of Dionysius should not be understood as platonic philosophy under a thin veil of Christian terminology. On the contrary it should be interpreted as an original yet genuine Christian contribution to ancient thought.
Implications of Organizational Culture and Recognition of Job Satisfaction of MZ Generation of Korea Coast Guard
Authors:   The K Association of Education Research, Kim Jin-Ho
Published: March 2023

The MZ generation currently accounts for about 36% of the Korean population, and it is obvious that their share as a member of society will continue to increase. Overall, the proportion of MZ generation in Korea Coast Guard is continuously increasing as well, and according to the internal data of the Korea Coast Guard, it was confirmed that about 40% of the entire organization as of 2022 consists of the MZ generation. Therefore, the result of their recognition of their organizational culture will be a fundamental data that can suggest the light direction of healthy development of the Korea Coast Guard in the future, and organizational-level response plans for job satisfaction and organizational commitment of members. Therefore, in this study, based on the results of previous studies on organizational culture and job satisfaction, the recognition level of MZ generation police officers of the Korea Coast Guard was identified, and the relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction perceived by them was identified. and suggestions for policy improvement. The researcher expects that this study will become a source that can promote the growth of various organizational cultures by achieving convergence with the MZ generation with an active attitude in the organizational culture of the Korea Coast Guard in the rapidly changing era.
Results of crushing of industrial hemp seeds depending on seed size and moisture
Authors: Petrachenko Dmytro
Published: March 2023

One of the current areas of processing of industrial hemp seeds is to obtain crushed seeds, which have high nutritional value and are a source of biologically active substances for the human body. The Institute of Bast Crops has developed a centrifugal crusher for crushing industrial hemp seeds, which shows positive results. Since the process of crushing of hemp seeds is little studied, it is logical to study it. It is known that the process of seed crushing is influenced by the properties of the seed (size, degree of ripeness, humidity) and technological parameters of the crusher. Therefore, in the process of research, the variable factors were the fraction of seeds in width (less than 2,5 mm, from 2,5 to 3,0 mm, more than 3,0 mm), seed moisture (8.8 and 21.6%), frequency rotation of the impeller of the crushing mechanism (1500 min.-1, 2000 min.-1, 2500 min.-1). It is established that with the change of each investigated parameter the result of crushing significantly changes, namely the quantitative composition of fractions “core” (crushed seeds), “nedorush” (not completely crushed seeds), “waste” (husk and ground seeds). Among the three fractions, the fine fraction of seeds is less susceptible to crushing, which allows to obtain from 6,82 to 17,61 % of the crushed seeds. The crushing of the middle fraction of seeds allows to obtain from 7,37 to 22,01 % of the crushed seeds. A large fraction of seeds in the process of crushing allows to obtain 10,95 – 23,33 % of the crushed seeds. With increasing humidity, the number of scrushed seeds increases. When processing seeds of higher moisture for each of the three fractions, we obtain an yield of crushed seeds of 1,0 – 3,0 % more compared to the treatment of seeds with lower humidity. The speed of the impeller has an ambiguous effect on the number of crushed seeds. Increasing the speed increases the number of crushed seeds, but until a certain point, after which there is a decrease. The best results for all three seed fractions were obtained at a humidity of 21,6 % and an impeller speed of 2000 min-1.
Serebral Palsi’li Çocuklarda Gövde Kontrolü ile Fonksiyonel Kapasite ve Fonksiyonel Bağımsızlık Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: BAKKALOĞLU Zeynep Tuğçe , UTKU UMUT Gülsena , SAKA Seda
Published: March 2023

Serebral Palsili çocuklarda gövde kasları ve buna bağlı olarak gövde kontrolü etkilenmektedir. Gövde kontrolü, üst ve alt ekstremite hareket becerisiyle ilişkilendirilebileceğinden; fonksiyonel kapasite ve fonksiyonel bağımsızlığı da etkileyebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, serebral palsili çocukların gövde kontrolünün, fonksiyonel kapasite ve fonksiyonel bağımsızlık ile ilişkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gözlemsel tanımlayıcı tipte tasarlanan çalışmaya, yaşları 5-18 arasında değişen, Kaba Motor Fonksiyon Sınıflama Sistemi (KMFSS)’ne göre 1, 2 veya 3. seviyede olan toplam 25 spastik tip hemiparetik serebral palsili çocuk dahil edildi. Çocukların gövde kontrolü Gövde Etkilenim Ölçeği (GEÖ) ile, fonksiyonel kapasiteleri 6 dakika yürüme testi (6DYT) ile, fonksiyonel bağımsızlıkları ise Çocuklar için Fonksiyonel Bağımsızlık Ölçümü (WeeFIM) ile değerlendirildi. Yapılan istatistiksel analiz sonucunda, GEÖ ile 6DYT ve WeeFIM arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkili bulundu (p
Aplicación dinámica de un láser de diodo 810/940 nm para reducir grasa abdominal. Estudio preliminar
Authors: Vela Acuña Mariana , Navarrete Molina Christine , Araya Jarquín Andrea , Vélez González Mariano
Published: March 2023

Introducción. En la actualidad se están desarrollado múltiples sistemas para mejorar el contorno corporal de forma no invasiva mediante equipos que ofrecen menos riesgos, costos financieros más bajos y tiempo de inactividad mínima para los pacientes. El empleo de láseres de diodo, con diferentes longitudes de onda, abre nuevas posibilidades para el tratamiento de la grasa localizada. El estudio que se presenta valora una nueva modalidad de tratamiento del contorno corporal, combinando dos longitudes de onda de un láser de dual de diodo, en emisiones de 810 y 940 nm, con aplicación dinámica y efecto hipotérmico. Este tratamiento causa de forma eficiente una lesión controlada de los adipocitos, con la consecuente reducción del panículo adiposo de forma no invasiva, aplicando unos parámetros eficaces, seguros y tolerables. Además, se evalúa la respuesta al tratamiento aplicado a lo largo de 24 semanas. Materiales y método. Estudio prospectivo de 28 pacientes con afectación del contorno corporal por depósitos grasos. El primer grupo incluyó 20 pacientes y el segundo grupo, 8. Ambos grupos se trataron con un sistema de láseres de diodo que emitían simultáneamente a 810 y 940 nm. Se trabajó en modalidad dinámica, en movimiento sobre el área abdominal, dividiendo su aplicación en áreas de 20 x 15 cm. El tiempo de aplicación fue de 10 minutos por área, depositándose una dosis de energía total de 75,6 kJ. El primer grupo fue evaluado mediante fotografías por 3 médicos independientes ciegos al estudio, que calificaron el grado de eficacia observado. Las fotografías iniciales se compararon con las obtenidas al término de 2 sesiones, realizadas con un intervalo de 8 a 12 semanas. Posteriormente, se siguió la valoración de su eficacia hasta las 24 semanas desde que se inició el tratamiento. El segundo grupo se evaluó tomando medidas previas al tratamiento, para compararlas con las tomadas de 8 a12 semanas después del segundo tratamiento. Resultados. Los resultados obtenidos en el primer grupo fueron calificados por los médicos independientes como excelentes (43,3%), buenos (52%), regulares (3%) y solo el 2% fue calificado como nulo. No se observaron efectos adversos, salvo una ligera sensación de calor y eritema leve que desaparecieron en pocos minutos. En el segundo grupo hubo una disminución de 4,75 cm de media entre las medidas de antes y después del segundo tratamiento. Conclusión. El tratamiento con láser de diodo, de 810 y 940 nm en aplicación dinámica, es una posible opción de tratamiento para reducir el panículo adiposo, al tiempo que se mejora el tensado de la piel de manera no invasiva, con parámetros dosimétricos seguros y tolerables. Al ser un estudio preliminar, se precisan nuevos estudios clínicos e histológicos para conocer su mecanismo de acción y ratificar su eficacia.
The forms and functions of modal verbs in sections of the English tourism research articles
Authors:   Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Domínguez Morales María Elena
Published: March 2023

The tourism research article (RA) has not been the focus of many studies. This volume offers a description of the genre in terms of section, besides an analysis of the most used language features in each section of the RA. Among these are the presence of modal verbs. Precisely, the goal of this work is to describe their use, meaning and functions in a corpus of the “introduction” and “conclusion” sections of the RA in tourist studies. The compilations included texts from leading journals in the area. The method of inquiry includes corpus linguistics tools to analyze texts as well as specific examples to show how these forms behave in the RAs. The analysis of context is also essential in order to identify the exact meanings of modal verbs, and for that reason visual inspection of each sample is mandatory. The discussion of the evidence obtained is accounted for by studies in the domain of functional linguistics. The conclusions show that formal variation exists in the introduction and the conclusion sections. This also applies to their meanings. Dynamic modality is attested to be more recurrent in the introductions and epistemic modality is preferred in the concluding sections. The functions performed by these modals are varied to feature interpersonal and textual cues in the elaboration of meaning in the RA.
Challenging machine translation engines: some Spanish-English linguistic problems put to the test
Authors: Peña Aguilar Argelia
Published: March 2023

This work is an evaluation of machine translation engines completed in 2018 and 2021, inspired by Isabelle, Cherry & Foster (2017), and Isabelle & Kuhn (2018). The challenge consisted of testing MTs Google Translate and Bing and DeepL in the translation of certain linguistic problems normally found when translating from Spanish into English. The divergences representing a “challenge” to the engines were of morphological and lexical-syntactical types. The absolute winner of the challenge was DeepL, in second place was Bing from Microsoft, and Google was the engine that was the poorest in the management of the linguistic problems. In terms of time, when comparing the engines three years apart, it was found that DeepL was the only one that enhanced its performance by correcting a problem it had before in a test sentence. This was not the case for the other two, on the contrary, their translations were of lower quality. These machines do not seem to be consistent in the manner in which they are improved. These findings may be valuable for translators who may work with these systems as pre or post-editors so that their efforts may be better directed.
The relationship between fear of COVID-19 infection, fear of COVID-19 vaccination
and Big Five personality traits: a mediation model
Authors: Oniszczenko Włodzimierz , Turek Anna
Published: March 2023

Background

The primary objective of our correlational, cross-sectional study was to determine the relationship between fear of COVID-19 infection and fear of COVID-19 vaccination and the role of the Big Five personality traits in this relation-ship.

Participants and procedure

The study sample consisted of 462 participants, including 286 women and 176 men, aged 18 to 75, recruited from the general population. The Big Five personality traits were diagnosed using the Polish version of the Ten-Item Per-sonality Inventory. We used an 11-point numerical rating scale to measure the intensity of fear of COVID-19 infection as well as fear of COVID-19 vaccination.

Results

The results indicate that fear of infection has a weak positive correlation with fear of vaccination. Both types of fear have a weak negative correlation with emotional stability and openness to experience. People diagnosed with COVID-19 have significantly higher levels of fear of vaccination and lower levels of emotional stability compared to those without a COVID-19 diagnosis. Fear of infection proves a good predictor of fear of vaccination and a likely me-diator between emotional stability and fear of vaccination against COVID-19.

Conclusions

The results may increase our understanding of the role of personality traits, such as emotional stability, in the fear of infection and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy.
Personality predicting military morale and the role of positive and negative affectivity
Authors: Kasemaa Antek , Säälik Ülle
Published: March 2023

Background

Military morale is defined as the enthusiasm and persistence with which a member of the group engages in the pre-scribed activities of that group and is considered to be closely related to performance. The current study uses the conceptualization of military morale through the elements of work engagement and burnout. Nevertheless, our per-sonality traits, and how we interpret or react to our environment, including group atmosphere, may also be related to perception of morale alongside positive and negative affectivity. The article investigates the relations between per-ceptions of morale, personality traits (the Big Five) and positive or negative affectivity in a military context.

Participants and procedure

A sample of Estonian military conscripts (N = 354) from the soldiers’ basic military training course responded to the questionnaire. Three measures were used for data collection: a short personality questionnaire (40 items) for Big Five personality traits; the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS; 20 items) for state affectivity (both positive and negative); and a 16-item instrument for military morale (8 items for both work engagement and burnout). Struc-tural equation modelling was used to evaluate relationships between study variables.

Results

The results indicated that openness to experience and agreeableness did not have a significant effect on military morale (as work engagement and burnout) either directly or indirectly (through affectivity). However, conscien-tiousness was found to have a significant effect on military morale and extraversion indirectly through positive affec-tivity. Positive and negative affectivity as the mediators strengthened the relations between personality traits and military morale.

Conclusions

The results emphasize the reinforcing power of positive emotions to enhance high morale.
When perfectionists adopt health behaviors: perfectionism and self-efficacy as determinants of health behavior, anxiety and depression
Authors: Kozlowska Monika , Kuty-Pachecka Marta
Published: March 2023

Background

The study aims to show interrelations between self-efficacy, perfectionism (adaptive and maladaptive), health behavior, and mental health outcomes such as anxiety and depression as an exponent in maintaining optimal health. In the analyses, we focused on one category of health behaviors – preventive practices.

Participants and procedure

Of the gathered data, 295 complete datasets were analyzed (age: M = 28.16, SD = 9.41; 72.8% participants female). We pro-posed two path models with personality traits (as exogenous variables) and health behaviors (as endogenous variables) in predicting depression and anxiety.

Results

Multiple regression analysis revealed that maladaptive perfectionism and generalized self-efficacy significantly predicted health behaviors in general and mental health outcomes whereas adaptive perfectionism and generalized self-efficacy were significant predictors of preventive practices. The path analyses showed that generalized self-efficacy and perfectionism are related directly to mental health outcomes as well as indirectly, through health behaviors. Interestingly, we found a negative indirect effect of an interaction between generalized self-efficacy and preventive practices as well as of an interac-tion between adaptive perfectionism and preventive practices on mental health outcomes. The model fitted well with the data.

Conclusions

The findings show that a balanced and more holistic approach to maintaining health is beneficial for people high in self-efficacy in comparison with high focus on disease prevention. Additionally, the results demonstrate that adaptive perfec-tionists and people high in self-efficacy may also be prone to anxiety and depression (not just maladaptive perfectionists) when their health focus is too narrow.
Oculomotor nerve palsy, an unusual onset of polyarteritis nodosa
Authors: Martins Ana , Oliveira Pinheiro Filipe , Vedor Sofia , Oliveira Daniela , Rato Maria , Fonseca Diogo , Madureira Pedro , Braz Luís , Pimenta Sofia , Costa Lúcia
Published: March 2023

Introduction

Cranial nerve involvement in polyarteritis nodosa(PAN) is underrecognized and rarely reported. The aim of this article is to review the available literature and present an example of oculomotor nerve palsy in the course of PAN.

Material and Methods

Evaluation of texts describing the analyzed problem using the terms “polyarteritis nodosa”, “nerve”, “oculomotor”, “cranial nerve” and “cranial neuropathy” for searching the PubMed database was done. Only full-text articles in English language with titles and abstracts were included in the analysis. As a guideline for the analysis of articles, the methodology described in the Principles of Individual Patient Data systematic reviews (PRISMA-IPD) was used.

Results

After screening articles only 16 reported cases of PAN with cranial neuropathy were included in the analysis. In 10 the cranial neuropathy was reported as the initial manifestation of PAN with optic nerve involvement as the most frequent (62.5%); among these cases the oculomotor nerve was in-volved in 3 cases. Treatment with glucocorticosteroids and cyclophosphamide was the most com-mon.

Conclusions

Although cranial neuropathy, especially oculomotor nerve palsy is a rare first neurological manifesta-tion of PAN, this clinical problem should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Especially patients with peripheral neuropathy, general symptoms, skin lesions and hepatitis B virus infection should be evaluated for cranial nerve involvement in the course of vasculitis. In the case of unclear involvement of the cranial nerves, PAN should also be considered in the differential diagnosis as the cause of symptoms and the first manifestation of the disease.
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of methotrexate alone or in combination with leflunomide in the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial
Authors: Rezaieyazdi Zahra , Ravanshad Sahar , Khodashahi Mandana , Bokaeian Maliheh , Mehrad Majd Hassan , Salari Masoumeh
Published: March 2023

Objectives

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disorder in children. Alt-hough methotrexate (MTX) is the first line disease-modifying antirheumatic drug for JIA, many pa-tients do not respond well or cannot tolerate MTX. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of combination therapy of MTX and leflunomide (LFN) with MTX in patients who do not respond to MTX.

Material and methods

Eighteen patients (2–20 years old) with polyarticular, oligoarticular or extended oligoarticular sub-types of JIA who did not respond to conventional JIA therapy participated in this double-blind, pla-cebo-controlled, randomized trial. The intervention group received LFN and MTX for 3 months while the control group received oral placebo and MTX at a similar dose to the intervention group. Re-sponse to treatment was assessed every 4 weeks using the American College of Rheumatology Pe-diatric criteria (ACRPed) scale.

Results

Clinical criteria, including number of active joints and restricted joints, physician and patient global assessment, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ38) score, and serum erythrocyte sedimentation ratelevel, did not differ significantly between groups at baseline and at the end of the 4th and 8th weeks of treatment. Only the CHAQ38 score was significantly higher in the intervention group at the end of the 12th week of treatment. Analysis of the effect of treatment on study parameters revealed that only the global patient assessment score differed significantly between groups (p = 0.003).

Conclusions

The results of this study showed that combining LFN with MTX does not improve clinical outcomes of JIA and may increase side effects in patients who do not respond to MTX.
Gregory IX and the Greek East *1
Authors: Chrissis Nikolaos G.
Published: March 2023

This chapter examines Pope Gregory IX’s involvement in the Greek East,
which revolved around three interconnected issues: crusade, Church
Union, and heresy. Gregory used both force and negotiations in pursuit
of the dual objectives of protecting Latin possessions in the area and
effecting papal control over the Eastern Churches. He actively deployed
the crusade to buttress the Latin conquest of Byzantium, while he was
also involved in Greek-Latin ecclesiastical contacts in Greece, Cyprus,
Syria, and southern Italy. In a striking – if short-lived – departure from
precedent, Gregory explicitly accused the Greek Church of heresy. At the
same time, his envoys’ (eventually unsuccessful) negotiations with the
authorities of Nicaea were an implicit recognition of the government and
hierarchy established there as continuators of Byzantium.
Penitet eum satis?: Gregory IX,
Inquisitors, and Heresy as Seen in
Contemporary Historiography
Authors: Sommerlechner Andrea
Published: March 2023

This chapter examines various thirteenth-century chronicles to assess
their reactions to Pope Gregory IX’s efforts in the field of the persecution
of clandestine heretics. The central focus is Gregory’s creation of the
new role model of the plenipotentiary inquisitor, an innovation tested
in the persecution campaigns of the Dominican Friar Robert le Bougre
in northern France and Champagne and of the priest Conrad of Marburg
in Germany. Among those analyzed which concern Conrad are the
chronicle of Alberic of Troisfontaines, that of the Dominicans of Erfurt,
the Annals of Worms, and the Deeds of the archbishops of Trier, while
the works of Philippe Mousket, Matthew Paris and Richer of Sénones
concern Robert. They are examined not just as sources of information but
with regard to their contexts and discussed in terms of their treatment
of the inquisition.
Are Online Sources Credible? Perspectives from Pre-Service Teachers
Authors: Morgan Patrice
Published: March 2023

Media literacy empowers students with the ability to think critically about the online tools they use on a daily basis. It supports informed decisions about how they access and evaluate information located online. Media literacy aims to achieve the challenge of stimulating the desire to explore, to equalize learning, and develop critical thinking skills. In other words, it is possible to demonstrate how media literacy can be a fundamental strategic instrument in classrooms, now more than ever.
Bilinguisme
Authors: Clivaz Clara
Published: March 2023

Alors qu’il est courant et «normal» d’échanger avec des personnes provenant du monde entier ou de suivre l’actualité internationale, nous avons tenté de savoir ce que représente le fait de parler plusieurs langues. Par le biais de différents spectres d’étude, nous avons donc observé ce phénomène qu’est le bilinguisme (français-allemand) à l’œuvre, notamment dans les cantons de Berne et du Valais, mais également sous la loupe d’un corpus écrit beaucoup plus ample, aussi bien au niveau géographique que temporel. Notre but premier est ainsi de dresser la topologie des images mentales associées au «bilinguisme», de relever la richesse des métaphores, aussi bien collectives qu’individuelles, issues de spécialistes ou du grand public, de dessiner les contours des divers panoramas cognitifs. Nos questions multiples et variées sont : Existe-t-il des représentations «premières», communes à toute une population, à plusieurs cultures ? Des écarts substantiels d’angles de vue sont-ils perceptibles entre différents groupes (germanophones-francophones, enfants-adultes, garçons-filles, etc.) ? Quelles sont les lignes de force concernant l’évolution historique représentationnelle du bilinguisme ? Quels rapports la langue entretient-elle avec notre construction de la réalité ? L’usage d’une - ou de deux - langue-s modifie-t-il cette perception reliant le mot à la chose et si oui, dans quelles mesures ? Quels sont les désavantages et bénéfices, avérés ou ressentis, du bilinguisme ? Faut-il d’ailleurs l’encourager à l’heure où des robots traducteurs semblent pouvoir nous débarrasser de cet effort d’apprentissage ? Les classes pilotes enfantines bilingues de la ville de Berne doivent-elles être poursuivies ? Et surtout, le changement de paradigme proclamé à grand bruit est-il effectif, ou n’est-il qu’un simple effet d’annonce ? De plus, ce travail qualitatif de grande envergure ne se veut point seulement académique. Il doit servir, dans un deuxième temps, de base pour des orientations pragmatiques et ciblées d’apprentissage des langues, de socle pour un enseignement 2.0 qui se doit urgemment d’être réinventé, entre transmédialité, personnalisation, interdisciplinarité et sens à donner à la vie.
Justification of the design and parameters of the paste maker
Authors:   Amur State University, Dotsenko Sergey , Kuzmin Igor
Published: March 2023

Based on the analysis of the existing designs of pasteurizers, a rational design of this type of device is proposed. The dependences characterizing the productivity as well as the drive power of the paste maker are obtained. Formulas are obtained for determining the angular velocity of the screw and rotor, as well as the number of holes in the paste discharge zone Keywords: PASTE MAKER, CIRCUIT, DESIGN, DEPENDENCE, PRODUCTIVITY, ENERGY COSTS
Evaluation of the Nutritional Status of Inpatients by Using Different Malnutrition Screening Methods in a Palliative Care Center: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Gökgöz Durmaz Funda , Kızılarslanoğlu Muhammet Cemal
Published: March 2023

Objective: Patients receiving treatment and care in a palliative care center are at high risk of malnutrition. This study aimed to determine the malnutrition status of patients hospitalized in a palliative care center using different scales and to compare them with the results of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria.
Methods: The geriatric nutritional risk index, prognostic nutritional index, Mini-nutritional Assessment—Short Form, Nutritional Risk Screening-2002, and Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria were used for the evaluations of nutritional status. A questionnaire to recognize the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and the modified Charlson comorbidity index was administered to the patients.
Results: A total of 120 patients were included in the study. The mean age of the participants was 69.9 ± 15.9 years; 47.5% were women and 60.8% were married. According to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria, 83.3% of the participants had malnutrition. There was no statistically significant relationship between malnutrition and gender, marital status, and having a caregiver (formal or informal) (P = .462, P = .358, and P = .098, respectively). Patients with malnutrition were older and had higher modified Charlson comorbidity index scores (P = .010 and P = .001, respectively). Geriatric nutritional risk index, prognostic nutritional index, Mini-nutritional Assessment—Short Form, and Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 tests showed malnutrition risk in 72.5%, 95%, 98.3%, and 84.2% of the participants, respectively. In the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis performed using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria, the area under the curve values for geriatric nutritional risk index, prognostic nutritional index, Mini-nutritional Assessment—Short Form, and Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 were 0.797, 0.749, 0.927, and 0.781, respectively. The cutoff value of Mini-nutritional Assessment—Short Form tool to indicate malnutrition risk was ≤5 points, with 85% sensitivity, 90% specificity, and 54.5% negative predictive and 97.7 positive predictive values.
Conclusion: Although each screening test showed a high agreement with the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria, a Mini-nutritional Assessment—Short Form score of ≤5 points had the highest sensitivity and specificity to diagnose malnutrition risk in palliative care ward.
Nutritional Characteristics of the Patients Followed by the Nutrition Support Team and the Relationship Between the Nutritional Therapy Applied and the Results
Authors: Hasırcı İsmail , Yılmaz Demet , Türkoğlu Meltem , Elmas Dursun , Gündüz Zahide Betül , Gönülalan Gülsüm , Kızılarslanoğlu Muhammet Cemal
Published: March 2023

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the general characteristics, management strategies for malnutrition, and clinical outcomes in hospitals according to age groups and examine the relationships between mortality and nutritional way of the patients followed by our nutrition support team.
Methods: Totally, 411 patients were enrolled in this retrospective study. Demographic characteristics, reasons for hospitalization, comorbidities, wards the patients were staying, first day Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 scores, length of hospital stay, and clinical outcomes of the patients were recorded. Clinical parameters were compared between young patients and elders.
Results: The median age was 75 years (18-96) [54.3% male, median length of hospital stay 23 days (0-261), in-hospital mortality rate 43.6%]. The median survival was lower in elders compared to young patients (42 vs. 76 days, P = .002). The median survival was higher in patients with oral feeding compared to those without oral feeding (63 vs. 41 days, P < .001). The median survival was lower in patients with parenteral than oral and/or enteral feeding (14 vs. 48 days, P < .001). Age (hazard ratio: 1.028, 95% CI: 1.010-1.046), sepsis (hazard ratio 4.365, 95% CI: 1.810-10.528), malnutrition in the first day of admission (hazard ratio: 2.223, 95% CI: 1.198-4.126), parenteral nutrition (hazard ratio: 2.458, 95% CI: 1.432-4.220), oral nutrition (hazard ratio: 0.090, 95% CI: 0.045-0.182), tube feeding (hazard ratio: 1.915, 95% CI: 1.015-3.614), and feeding by gastr ostom y/jej unost omy (hazard ratio: 0.113, 95% CI: 0.057-0.224) were found to be independently associated factors for hospital mortality (all parameters had P < .05).
Conclusion: It was shown that the study population had high hospital mortality rate, and age, malnutrition, severe infection, and nutritional ways were independently correlated factors for hospital mortality.
WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY AS A PART OF THE DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Authors: Nguyen Tien Minh , Ščepka Miroslav
Published: March 2023

Construction site equipment is still part of the construction of all civil structures. The trend in the reduction intensity of buildings. This principle of reducing intensity is also applicable in the actual construction of the construction site equipment. During the construction is the possibility of using alternative sources in the design of construction equipment, which may contribute to the overall efficiency of construction. While the construction site is an integral part of construction and an important role in overall efficiency in terms of realization time, cost, performance of workers and use of deployment mechanisms. Alternative sources are a cost- efficient means of contributing to sustainable development value. And provides added value for the possibility of successful allocation BREEAM.
ANALYSIS OF MULTI USER-BASED MULTI USER COOPERATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS WITH RND METHOD
Authors: Sri Handoko  , Didik Sofian Haryadi  , Henny Kumalasari Widodo
Published: March 2023

In conducting research, using descriptive methods, where the sources and types of data used are quantitative data and qualitative data. The research design used by the author is a primary data research design and a secondary data research design. The data collection technique used is a field research technique which includes interviews and observations, while a library research technique includes data collection techniques by studying, reviewing and understanding existing data sources. in several books related to the research.

In the presentation of the raw material inventory report still using manual recording using inventory cards and Microsoft Office Excel 2003 software, then the new information system will be used to create a system that includes making DFD, ERD, Normalization, context diagrams and physical design, namely output design and databases.

From the results of the study, it can be concluded that the existing system in CV. Adi Sejahtera Bandung there are several weaknesses, the system for recording transactions in and out of raw materials that is run manually is still not efficient, the occurrence of errors and the slow sales process is due to the slowness in receiving information on goods at this company. The author suggests using a computerized raw material inventory information system to help management control inventory transactions by improving the information structure in reports and making standardized reports to make work efficient and effective.
New convective guidance at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Authors: Warren Rob , Richter Harald , Blockley Ivor , Sgarbossa Dean
Published: March 2023

Operational guidance for thunderstorms and severe convective hazards at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has undergone a major uplift in recent years, with the introduction of new NWP models, post-processing systems, and convection diagnostics. The latest guidance is based on the third generation of the Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator (ACCESS) suite, which includes global and convection-allowing models run in both deterministic and ensemble configurations. In this presentation, we will introduce the ACCESS suite and discuss three sources of convective guidance based on its outputs. The first is the new ConvParams post-processing suite, which ingests model-level data from the ACCESS Global and Global Ensemble models and computes a wide array of convective parameters for use in ingredients-based forecasting of thunderstorms and associated hazards. The second is the Bureau’s lightning prediction system, Calibrated Thunder, which combines ACCESS Global Ensemble forecasts and recent lightning observations to produce calibrated probabilistic forecasts of lightning within a 10-km radius across Australia and surrounding coastal waters. The third comprises storm attributes from the ACCESS City and City Ensemble models, including simulated reflectivities, updraft helicity, and parameterised lightning flash rates. For the ensemble, these diagnostics are post-processed to obtain the ensemble maximum and neighbourhood-maximum ensemble probabilities (NMEPs), and interrogated using a variety of novel visualisation strategies. Our presentation will provide an overview of each of these guidance streams, describe how they are used in operations, and assess their strengths and limitations. We will also highlight promising avenues for future developments.
Modelling the impacts of emission changes on O3 sensitivity, atmospheric oxidation capacity and pollution transport over the Catalonia region
Authors: Badia Alba , Vidal Veronica , Ventura Sergi , Curcoll Roger , Segura Ricard , Villalba Gara
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Tropospheric ozone (O3) is an important surface pollutant in urban areas, and it has complex formation mechanisms that depend on the atmospheric chemistry and meteorological factors. The severe reductions observed in anthropogenic emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic can further our understanding of the photochemical mechanisms leading to O3 formation and provide guidance for policies aimed at reducing air pollution. In this study, we use the air quality model WRF-Chem coupled with the urban canopy model BEP-BEM to investigate changes in the ozone chemistry over the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) and its atmospheric plume moving northwards, which is responsible for the highest number of hourly O3 exceedances in Spain. The trajectories of the air masses from the AMB to the Pyrenees are studied with the Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART-WRF. The aim is to investigate the response of ozone chemistry to changes in the precursor emissions. The results show that with the reduction in emissions: 1) the ozone chemistry tends to enter the nitrogen oxide (NOx)-limited or transition regimes; however, highly polluted urban areas are still in the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)-limited regime, 2) the reduced O3 production is overwhelmed by reduced nitric oxide (NO) titration, resulting in a net increase in the O3 concentration (up to 20 %) in the evening, 3) the increase in the maximum O3 level (up to 6 %) during the lockdown could be attributable to an enhancement in the atmospheric oxidation capacity (AOC), 4) the daily maximum levels of ozone and odd oxygen species (Ox) generally decreased (4 %) in May with the reduced AOC, indicating an improvement in the air quality, and, 5) ozone precursor concentration changes in the AMB contribute to the pollution plume moving along the S–N valley to the Pyrenees. Our results indicate that O3 abatement strategies cannot rely only on NOx emission control but must include a significant reduction in anthropogenic sources of VOCs (e.g., for power plants and heavy industry). In addition, our results show that mitigation strategies intended to reduce O3 should be designed according to the local meteorology, air transport, particular ozone regimes and AOC of the urban area.
Warming drove the Expansion of Marine Anoxia in the Equatorial Atlantic during the Cenomanian Leading up to Oceanic Anoxic Event 2
Authors: Abraham Mohd Al Farid , Naafs Bernhard David A. , Lauretano Vittoria , Sgouridis Fotis , Pancost Richard D.
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE) 2 (~93.5 millions of years ago) is characterized by widespread marine anoxia and elevated burial rates of organic matter. However, the factors that led to this widespread marine deoxygenation and the possible link with climatic change remain debated. Here, we report long-term biomarker records of water column anoxia, water column and photic zone euxinia (PZE), and sea surface temperature (SST) from Demerara Rise in the equatorial Atlantic that span 3.8 million years of the late Cenomanian to Turonian, including OAE 2. We find that total organic carbon (TOC) contents are high but variable (0.41–17 wt. %) across the Cenomanian and increase with time. This long-term TOC increase coincides with a TEX86-derived SST increase from ~ 35 to 40 °C as well as the episodic occurrence of 28,30-dinorhopane (DNH) and lycopane, indicating warming and expansion of the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) predating OAE 2. Water column euxinia persisted through much of the late Cenomanian, as indicated by the presence of C35 hopanoid thiophene, but only reached the photic zone during OAE 2, as indicated by the presence of isorenieratane. Using these biomarker records, we suggest that water column anoxia and euxinia in the equatorial Atlantic preceded OAE 2 and this deoxygenation was driven by global warming.
ESD Ideas: A 6-year oscillation in the whole Earth system?
Authors: Cazenave Anny , Pfeffer Julia , Mandea Mioara , Dehant Véronique
Published: March 2023

Abstract. An oscillation of about 6 years has been reported in Earth’s fluid core motions, magnetic field, rotation, and crustal deformations. Recently, a 6-year cycle has also been detected in several climatic parameters (e.g., sea level, surface temperature, precipitation, land ice, land hydrology, and atmospheric angular momentum). Here we suggest that the 6-year oscillations detected in the Earth’s deep interior, mantle rotation, and atmosphere are linked together, and that the core processes previously proposed as drivers of the 6-year cycle in the Earth’s rotation, cause in addition the atmosphere to oscillate together with the mantle, inducing fluctuations in the climate system with similar periodicities.
Modelling snowpack dynamics and surface energy budget in boreal and subarctic peatlands and forests
Authors: Nousu Jari-Pekka , Lafaysse Matthieu , Mazzotti Giulia , Ala-aho Pertti , Marttila Hannu , Cluzet Bertrand , Aurela Mika , Lohila Annalea , Kolari Pasi , Boone Aaron , Fructus Mathieu , Launiainen Samuli
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The snowpack has a major influence on the land surface energy budget. Accurate simulation of the snowpack energy budget is challenging due to e.g. vegetation and topography that complicate the radiation budget, and limitations in theoretical understanding of turbulent transfer in the stable boundary layer. Studies that evaluate snow, hydrology and land surface models (LSMs) against detailed observations of all surface energy components at high latitudes are scarce. In this study, we compared different configurations of SURFEX LSM model against surface energy flux, snow depth and soil temperature observations from four eddy covariance stations in Finland. The sites cover two different climate and snow conditions, representing the southern and northern subarctic zones, and the contrasting forest and peatland ecosystems typical for the boreal landscape. We tested the sensitivity of surface energy fluxes to different process parameterizations implemented in the Crocus snowpack model. In addition, we examined common alternative approaches to conceptualize soil and vegetation, and assess their performance in simulating surface energy fluxes, snow conditions and soil thermal regime. Our results show that using a stability correction function that increases the turbulent exchange under stable atmospheric conditions is imperative to simulate sensible and latent heat fluxes over snow. For accurate simulations of surface heat fluxes and snow/soil conditions in forests, an explicit vegetation representation is necessary. Moreover, we found the peat soil temperature profile simulations to be greatly improved with realistic soil texture (soil organic carbon) parameterization. Although we focused on models within the SURFEX LSM platform, the results have broader implications for choosing suitable turbulent flux parameterization and model structures depending on the potential use cases.
Study of the effect of local forcing on the fractal behavior of shallow groundwater levels in a riparian aquifer
Authors: Habib Abrar , Paschalis Athanasios , Butler Adrian P. , Onof Christian , Bloomfield John P. , Sorensen James P. R.
Published: March 2023

Abstract. With the help of a physically based recharge-groundwater flow model and robust detrended fluctuation analysis (r-DFAn), the effect of local (catchment-scale) forcing on groundwater levels’ scaling behavior in a riparian aquifer in Wallingford, UK, is investigated. The local forcings investigated in this study include the rainfall’s temporal scaling behavior (which is simulated by changing rainfall’s intermittency parameter in a β-lognormal multiplicative random cascade model), the aquifer’s physical parameters (saturated hydraulic conductivity, specific yield, the empirical coefficients of the water retention curve, and the river stage’s scaling behavior). Groundwater level’s scaling behaviour was found to be most sensitive to rainfall’s fractal behaviour. Additionally, there is preliminary evidence suggesting that changes to the rainfall’s local scaling behaviour (i.e., change to the series’ scaling that induces crossovers) affects the groundwater’s and the recharge’s local scaling behaviour.
مجالات التدافع بين الحق والباطل في العهد المدني
Authors: سمية بنت حمدان الحويطي
Published: March 2023

لقد تعرض الإسلام للعديد من الأعداء منذ بداية ظهوره في مكة المكرمة، واستمر العداء حتى بعد الهجرة إلى المدينة المنورة، فقد عانى المسلمين المكائد من داخل المجتمع المدني وخارجه، فقط تسلط عليه من الدخل كيد اليهود، وخباثة المنافقين، ومن الخارج لم يكف المشركين شرهم عن المسلمين، حتى بعد الهجرة فكانوا يدبروا المكايد ويسعوا للحرب وأذية المسلمين، فكان لابد من وقفة شجاعة أمام هؤلاء العداء، فكان التدافع بين الحق والباطل شعار الإسلام في تلك الفترة الزمنية ويبقى شعار يتخذه المسلمين في كل زمان.
الزواج في رواية "جين آير" لتشارلوت برونتي
Authors: حسن صالح حمد
Published: March 2023

تدرس هذه الدراسة أهمية الزواج للمؤلفة الإنجليزية الفيكتورية شارلوت برونتي، وتتكون من ثلاثة أقسام: القسم الأول هو سيرة ذاتية قصيرة للمؤلفة، بينما يهدف القسم الثاني يهدف إلى عرض مفهوم الزواج. ويحلل القسم الثالث الموضوع في كتابها جين اير (1847).تهدف الدراسة إلى دراسة أهمية الزواج للمؤلفة الإنجليزية الفيكتورية شارلوت برونتي. تزود الدراسة القراء بمزيد من المعلومات حول الرواية التي تناقشها. اخيراً تختتم الدراسة ببعض النتائج.
A Comparison of Academic Achievement and Well-Being of Students Studying in Mid and Full-Day Private Schools
Authors: Ulhassan Uzair , Iram Parveen  , Farhan Malik
Published: March 2023

This study aims to compare the academic achievement and socio- emotional well-being of students studying in mid and full-day schools located in the district Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Initially, the schools are carefully selected from the population. Then 163 students from mid-day schools and 219 students from full-day schools are randomly selected which made a sample of 382 students in total. To collect the data, we adapted the questionnaire comprising five factors based on the work of Schonert-Reichl, et al. (2012) concerning promoting children’s prosocial behaviors in schools. The results of our study show that though the academic achievement of full-day students is better, it is at the cost of their social and emotional well-being. The students of full-day schools exhibit problems of having less peer interaction, short-temperedness and emotional imbalance as compared to students at mid-day schools, though mid-day school students are also not completely free of such issues. However, the students from full-day schools show some positive attributes of developing more social skills related to volunteerism, kindness, and helping peers and other people in schools. The study thus suggests that students need to be engaged in schools for longer hours, so that they may develop autonomy and responsibility along with making their academic achievements better. However, schools may provide continuous counseling sessions to students for their better social and emotional well-being.