bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Achieving a robust mentoring and research capacity program in a LMIC – the BRAINS faculty development model
Authors: Ogunsola Folasade Tolulope , Sekoni Adekemi , Akanmu Alani Sulaimon , Adeyemo Wasiu Lanre , Osuntoki Akinniyi , Manga-Atangana Bibiane , Afolabi Bosede Bukola , Okubadejo Njideka Ulunma , Emmanuel Madonna , Caleb-Adepoju Sikeade Olawumi , Folarin Olalekan , Okonkwo Prosper , Murphy Robert L , Kanki Phyllis
Published: July 2023

Background

A research and training program (RTP) was carried out to build the capacity of faculty and improve the culture of research in the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), Nigeria.

Methods

Realist-guided mixed methods evaluation of the BRAINS project was carried out using secondary data generated during the 5-years (2015 – 2020) of project implementation. Capacity building workshops and mentored research activities targeted at faculty in the CMUL were conducted. Overall, 1,418 participants attended the workshops in batches. Among the participants, forty-five faculty received grants and were mentored by senior professionals (local & international) to conduct research. Data were extracted from all project-related documents including coursework biodata, workshop evaluation forms, quarterly project reports, and end- of-project reports, submitted by the mentees, minutes of meetings, and the proposal submitted for funding. It was in the form of continuous variables and prose (sentences & stories). Quantitative data were analysed with IBM SPSS statistics version 20. Mean knowledge score and mean difference was calculated, paired t-test was carried out using p < 0.05 to determine statistical significance. The prose was thematically analysed to generate themes and narratives. Both were subsequently combined for interpretation and used to refine the initial programme theory into an evidence-informed theory.

Results

Twelve courses were deployed, and 1,418 participants (47.8% males and 52.2% females) from medical, nursing, and allied medical departments were trained. Eighty participants were trained in Responsible Conduct of Research and eighty-one on Manuscript Writing over three years. A comparison of the pre/post-test knowledge scores showed a positive mean difference. Thematic analysis of workshop data produced three thematic domains representing effectiveness and gains namely: cognitive, reward, and behavioural. 45 trainees were awarded grants and mentored, and analysis of mentee’s data generated 4 themes: Achieving a robust mentoring program; Benefits of the mentoring program; Resilience in research; Improving the mentoring program.

Conclusion

By contributing to the body of knowledge available on RTPs, this evaluation identified key components that contributed to the success of the project and developed a model for achieving a robust training and mentoring program which can be replicated in other LMICs.
Immunodeficiency due to a novel variant in PIK3CD: a case report
Authors: Shashaani Niloofar , Chavoshzadeh Zahra , Ghasemi Leila , Ghotbabadi Shabnam Hajiani , Shiari Sara , Sharafian Samin , Shiari Reza
Published: July 2023

Background

Primary immunodeficiencies are immunological disorders caused by gene mutations involved in immune system development and activation. Recently, activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome (APDS) due to mutations in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit delta gene (PIK3CD), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 (PIK3R1) genes have been reported to induce a combined immunodeficiency syndrome leading to senescent T cells, lymphadenopathy, and immunodeficiency. The exact diagnosis of these deficiencies is essential for treatment and prognosis. In recent years, targeted treatment with selective PI3Kd inhibitors has had a significant effect on controlling the symptoms of these patients.

Case presentation

In this case report, we represent a 27-month-old girl with recurrent fever, an increased level of inflammatory markers, and erythema nodosum, who was referred to the rheumatology clinic. In the course of evaluations, because of the lack of clinical improvement with usual treatments, and a history of frequent respiratory infections, combined immunodeficiency was diagnosed in the immunological investigations. Moreover, whole-exome sequencing was performed for her.

Conclusion

The genetic analysis found a novel variant of PIK3CD (c.1429 G > A) in the patient. Following daily antibiotic prophylaxis and monthly IV therapy, the patient’s frequent infections and fevers were controlled.
Detection of Bartonella vinsonii, Anaplasma platys and Bartonella sp. in didelphis marsupialis, Pecari tajacu and Chelonoidis denticulate: Peru
Authors: Rojas-Jaimes Jesús , del Valle-Mendoza Juana
Published: July 2023

Introduction

Evidence suggest that wildlife Infectious diseases related to wildlife are of most importance because of the agents’ capacity to spill over into humans from the wild reservoir. Among them, the bacteria Bartonella spp. and Anaplasma spp. are related to this zoonotic dynamic.

Objective

The primary goal of the present study was to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria in kidney and liver tissues of Didelphis marsupialis; spleen, liver, and skin of Pecari tajacu; spleen, liver, and skin of Chelonoidis denticulata.

Methodology

A PCR using universal and specific primers for 16 S rRNA, of Bartonella spp. with subsequent genetic sequencing were used.

Results

The results in this study indicate that Bartonella vinsonni was detected in the liver tissue of Didelphis marsupialis using both universal primers and those specific for Bartonella sp. Anaplasma platys was detected at the liver and spleen level using universal primers. Additionally, Bartonella spp. was found at the liver, spleen, and skin level in Pecari tajacu using the specific primers. Finally, using the universal and specific primers at the skin level, Bartonella spp. was evident in Chelonoidis denticulata.

Conclusions

The presence of the DNA of the Bartonella vinsonii was detected at the liver tissue in Didelphis marsupialis. DNA of the Anaplasma platys and Bartonella spp. were identified at the spleen and liver level. This study also identified that DNA Bartonella spp. was detected in Pecari tajacu skin. Finally DNA of Bartonella spp. was evident in Chelonoidis denticulate skin. The findings of this study suggest that these bacteria are present in these animals and may be responsible for outbreaks.
Extended depth-of-focus wavefront design from pseudo-umbilical space curves.
Authors: Barbero Sergio , Ritore Manuel
Published: July 2023

Designing extended-depth-of-focus wavefronts is required in multiple optical applications. Caustic location and structure analysis offer a powerful tool to design such wavefronts. An intrinsic limitation of designing extended-depth-of-focus wavefronts is that any smooth surface, with a non-constant mean curvature, unavoidably introduces a separation between caustic sheets, which is proportional to the ratio of change of the mean curvature along a curved embedded in the wavefront.
We present a novel method to obtain extended depth-of-focus wavefronts where the mean curvature variation ratio is reduced thanks to using a long circle-involute space curve effectively filling the wavefront surface. Additionally, we present a variant of the method in which the wavefront is modified within a small tubular neighborhood of the circle involute in order to partially meet the umbilical condition along that tubular region. Finally, we provide some numerical results showing the potential of our method in an application example.
Perception and Production of English Liquids /l/ and /r/ before and after Learning by Korean English Leaners
Authors:   The Society Of Modern Grammar, Son Boun , Lim Jina
Published: July 2023

The aim of this study is to analyze errors made in the perception and production of English liquids by Korean college students. For this study, perception and production experiments were conducted with 27 Korean college students(14 males and 13 females). The experiment stimuli tested were /l/ and /r/, occurring in various positions: onset, onset cluster, word-medial, coda, and coda cluster. The results of this study are as follows. First, as a result of the perception experiments, the subjects showed a higher error rate in /r/ than in /l/. Second, in the production experiments, it was found that more errors were made in /l/ than in /r/, contrary to the perception experiment, due to the difficulty of pronouncing the dark [ɫ]. Third, in both the perception and production experiments, the error rate of the coda position was significantly higher and that of the onset cluster was the lowest. In addition, the results of this study proved the general trend seen in second language acquisition. First, in the perception and production of /l/ and /r/ in English, both negative and positive transfer of mother tongue appear. Second, there is a proportional correlation between perception and production in second language acquisition.
Disguised Imperatives in Korean
Authors:   The Society Of Modern Grammar, Yook Cheongmin , Kim Gyumi
Published: July 2023

This paper examines a group of constructions in Korean that have recently emerged in specific registers. These constructions are truly intriguing pragmatically and syntactically, though they have not, to-date, received sufficient attention, nor serious linguistic analysis. Comparing these emergent constructions (e.g., yangchi ha-si-keyss-upni-ta ‘Rinse your mouth’) with their imperative counterparts (e.g., yanchi ha-si-e-yo), we show: (i) that they are declarative sentence addressed to the hearer; (ii) that they utilize a strategy of indirectness for the purpose of politeness (seemingly overriding Gricean maxims); (iii) that they are increasingly expanding into a wide range of registers used in service sectors; and (iv) that this emerging construction is now fully grammaticalized and is viewed as a fixed politeness expression for these registers irreplaceable by other politeness expressions. What this analysis implies is that a general pragmatic principle that round-about indirect expressions are considered more polite than direct ones, in some social situations and that this general principle is explicitly encoded in a linguistically identifiable form in languages like Korean.
On the Relationship between Performance Level of Argumentative Essays and Text Network Characteristics
Authors:   The Society Of Modern Grammar, Park Sunwoo
Published: July 2023

This study endeavors to examine university students’ argumentative essays texts using network analysis techniques, aiming to discern the interplay between the structural and expressive characteristics of the editorial texts, in conjunction with network indexes. To accomplish this objective, an expert evaluation of the argumentative essays was conducted, alongside network analysis, followed by statistical analysis to ascertain the presence of correlations between the evaluation scores and the network analysis indices, namely ‘centrality’ and ‘cohesion’. The outcomes of the analysis validate a significant association between the evaluation scores of argumentative sentences and diverse textual dimensions, encompassing textual quantity, network density, the count of nodes and links forming the network, and the number of communities.
What Happens When Internal but Also External Factors Configurate Urban Growth?
Authors: Orban-Ferauge Françoise , Duyck Xavier
Published: July 2023

Von ihren Ursprüngen her tendierten Städte immer zu einem Wachstum entsprechend ihrem Kommunikationsnetz. Im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, hauptsächlich aber in der Nachkriegszeit, ermöglichten bedeutende Innovationen im Bereich der Kommunikation das Wachstum der Städte über die Stadtmauern hinaus und ließen Vorstädte entstehen. Die Siedlungen dieses Netzwerkes waren internen Zwängen wie Relief und Hydrographie entsprechend ausgerichtet. Deshalb blieben die städtischen Formen auch nahezu konzentrisch.Zum ersten faßt dieser Beitrag die Ergebnisse früherer Forschungen in der Städtedynamik und in der städtischen Raumstruktur zusammen, zum zweiten analysiert er einerseits die Stadtentwicklung von Namur von ihren Anfängen an. Andererseits betrachtet er neuere Entwicklungen, die in bevorzugte Richtungen verlaufen, was einen sehr zerstörerischen Einfluß auf die frühere konzentrische Struktur zu haben scheint. Dieses ungleichmäßige Wachstum wird durch den Einfluß exogener Faktoren auf die Stadtregion hervorgerufen.
Integration of Complementary Medicine in Supportive Cancer Care: Survey of Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives
Authors:   Jordan University of Science and Technology, Omran Suha , Qadri Ziad , Shahrour Ghada
Published: July 2023

Background: In recent years, it has been discovered that complementary and traditional medicine (CTM) use among cancer patients has increased. In order to successfully integrate these treatments into cancer care, it is critical to assess the viewpoints, foreseen obstacles and recommendations for CTM use in cancer patients from the perspective of healthcare practitioners (HCPs). Purpose: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of HCPs on CTM integration in cancer care, as well as perceived barriers and suggested recommendations to CTM use in oncology settings. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to collect data from a sample of 240 healthcare providers (HCPs) using the Complementary and Traditional Medicine in Supportive Cancer Care Questionnaire. Results: Findings revealed that 49.6% of the participating HCPs reported that 50% of cancer patients had used CTM in the past year. Approximately 75% of HCPs perceived that the greatest motives for cancer patients to use CTM are to improve their well-being and QoL, in addition to have lower chemotherapy side effects. According to HCPs, patients resorted to diet/nutrition therapy and herbs the most during chemotherapy or advanced cancer and they would first consult a folk healer (48.8%), then an oncologist (31.7%) about CTM used modalities. The findings also revealed that HCPs perceived inadequate communication between CTM and conventional practitioners and oncologist skepticism and rejection of CTM as barriers to CTM integration. Conclusion: HCPs saw a need to improve communication between integrative physicians and cancer patients by focusing on the patients’ lifestyle and outlook, their well-being and their ability to function. Implications for Nursing: The findings showed that the majority of HCPs considered oncology nurses to have a crucial role in “participating in building CTM treatment plan”. Therefore, nurses need to take a leading role towards reducing the barriers of CTM integration in cancer care settings and involve in planning educational training programs focusing on the benefits and risks of using CTM and the best methods towards integrating CTM modalities for cancer patients.
Commutability assessment of candidate reference materials for plasma renin activity measurement: current challenges
Authors: Liu Zhenni , Jin Lizi , Ma Zijia , Nizhamuding Xiaerbanu , Zeng Jie , Zhang Tianjiao , Zhang Jiangtao , Zhou Weiyan , Zhang Chuanbao
Published: July 2023

Objectives

This study aims to evaluate the commutability of external quality assessment (EQA) materials and candidate reference materials (RMs) for plasma renin activity (PRA) assay.

Methods

Commutabilities of 16 candidate RMs were measured along with 40 clinical samples by the four different routine PRA assays, including three LC‒MS/MS assays and one chemiluminescence immunoassay. Sixteen candidate RMs included native/spiked human plasma pools (small-scale pools with <50 individuals) and current EQA materials (large-scale pools with >1,000 individuals). Difference in bias approach and linear regression with prediction interval approach were adopted to determine the commutability. Two-way variance analysis was used to estimate the effects of spiked and pool size on the commutability. Stability and homogeneity studies were performed.

Results

Precision and correlation performance of all assays was acceptable. In the difference in bias approach, the commutability results were not satisfactory (noncommutability: 14/16) and significant sample-specific effects were detected in assay pairs using different incubation buffers. For the prediction interval approach, no commutability was observed in the spiked small-scale pools; EQA materials (4/9) had more satisfactory commutability among all assays than the small-scale pools (2/7); RMs of large-scale pools tend to have better commutability no matter spiked or not.

Conclusions

Commutable RMs were obtainable but challenging. Current EQA materials with relatively good commutability, stability, and homogeneity were appropriate RMs. Large-scale pools are tending to be commutable. Spiking in small-scale pools was not suggested to prepare RMs. MPs adopting a uniform incubation buffer would be preferable for further commutability research.
Testing a model of EFL teachers’ work engagement: the roles of teachers’ professional identity, L2 grit, and foreign language teaching enjoyment
Authors: Fathi Jalil , Zhang Lawrence Jun , Arefian Mohammad Hossein
Published: July 2023

Since teacher work engagement is argued to substantially affect education quality and learners’ performance, unveiling the factors affecting teacher engagement is of high significance. As an attempt to explore the antecedents of this construct in English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers, we tested a structural model of work engagement based on teachers’ professional identity, grit, and foreign language teaching enjoyment. A sample of 476 EFL teachers in Iran was requested to complete an online survey constituting the valid scales of the four constructs. Structural equation modeling (SEM) results indicated that the model fitted the data sufficiently. The model revealed that teachers’ grit, professional identity, and foreign language teaching enjoyment were the direct correlates of work engagement. Additionally, professional identity affected work engagement indirectly via foreign language teaching enjoyment and grit. Also, foreign language teaching enjoyment influenced work engagement through the mediation of grit. We conclude our study with a discussion on the implications of the findings.
Stylistic Study of the Late Mesolithic Industries in Western France: Combined Principal Coordinate Analysis and Use-Wear Analysis
Authors: Hauguel-Bleuven Lola , Calvo-Gómez Jorge , Marchand Gregor
Published: July 2023

The notion of style has been the subject of much research and theoretical development in prehistoric archaeology. This vast concept touches several fields, including the morphology of artefacts, technical gestures and their function. The lithic typology of arrowhead armatures was widely developed in the twentieth century for the study of the French Mesolithic and includes some of these aspects. The functional, technical, or aesthetic nature of the morphological characteristics of these artefacts has received little attention, while the mapping of types has been overvalued This article presents a new approach combining statistical analysis with the use-wear analysis of arrowhead from several Breton sites, dated to the Late Mesolithic.
Czy Hodierna z Trypolisu i Jaufré Rudel mogli się spotkać? Pieśni trubadura jako źródło do badań nad historią kobiet
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Kossakowski Krzysztof
Published: July 2023

Konflikt hrabiego Trypolisu Rajmunda II z żoną Hodierną był jednym z najgłośniejszych, ale też najbardziej tajemniczych skandali obyczajowych w państwach krzyżowych w XII w. Kronika Wilhelma z Tyru informuje ogólnie o jego przebiegu, ale nie podaje przyczyn, wokół których już wówczas narosło wiele plotek. Jedynymi źródłami mogącymi rzucić więcej światła na tę sprawę są pieśni trubadura Jaufré Rudela. Zgodnie z romantyczną wersją wydarzeń zakochał się on w hrabinie Trypolisu, mimo że nigdy jej nie spotkał, i to na jej cześć tworzył swoje poematy. Specjalnie, aby ją poznać, wziął udział w drugiej wyprawie krzyżowej. Zachorował jednak w drodze i zmarł tuż po przybyciu do Ziemi Świętej w ramionach swojej pani. Zazwyczaj badacze jednoznacznie odrzucali tę relację. Większość logicznie zakładała, że trubadur po prostu zmarł podczas podróży morskiej i nigdy Hodierny nie spotkał. Pieśni autorstwa Rudela zdają się potwierdzać ten wniosek. Jednak warto zauważyć, że istotna może tutaj być kolejność chronologiczna owych poematów, które mimo ogólnej wymowy zawierają pewne zaskakujące sformułowania. Zazwyczaj przyjmuje się, że najwcześniej powstały pieśni, które zachowały się w najstarszych rękopisach, co jednak nie musi być kolejnością właściwą. Ułożenie ich w zależności od częstotliwości występowania w manuskryptach może prowadzić do bardzo interesujących, choć równie ryzykownych wniosków.
Kobiety związane z Biurem Odbudowy Stolicy po II wojnie światowej (wybrane sylwetki)
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Straczyński Karol
Published: July 2023

Miasto Warszawa przed II wojną światową reprezentowało różne style architektoniczne. Dawna siedziba królów polskich posiadała wiele znakomitych budowli, tj. pałace, kościoły, klasztory, kamienice itd. Na przestrzeni wieków zakładano kolejne place i aleje. Budowane przez stulecia warszawskie założenie urbanistyczne wraz ze specyficzną architekturą zostało zniszczone w wyniku działań podczas II wojny światowej. Skala zniszczeń Warszawy po 1945 r. wyniosła ponad 80% (niemalże podobnie jak Białegostoku). W celu uporządkowania gruzów miejskich i odbudowy Warszawy powołano po wojnie Biuro Odbudowy Stolicy. Przy odbudowie miasta działało wielu wybitnych specjalistów, w tym kobiety – prof. Helena Kurkiewicz-Morsztynkiewicz – architekt i urbanista oraz prof. Helena Syrkus – architekt. Przedwojenne doświadczenie pań w projektowaniu przestrzeni miejskiej znacznie pomogło w odbudowie Warszawy. Ich realizacje projektowe posłużyły nie tylko w odbudowie miasta, ale przyczyniły się do wzrostu tkanki miejskiej o kolejne osiedla mieszkaniowe. Po wojnie na terenie Warszawy działała również fotogra9a Maria Chrząszczowa, która z ogromną starannością udokumentowała powojenne zniszczenia stolicy.
Historia czy herstoria w prasie dla kobiet w Polsce międzywojennej
Authors:   Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Maj Ewa
Published: July 2023

Celem artykułu było pokazanie zjawiska kształtowania oglądu przeszłości w perspektywie płci. Gra słów zawarta w pojęciu „herstoria”, czyli „jej historia”, służyła zwróceniu uwagi na publicystyczne próby odchodzenia od opisu dziejów w optyce męskiej i upowszechniania historiografii z udziałem czynnika żeńskiego. W tym wymiarze herstoria miała polegać na: 1) postrzeganiu przeszłości przez pryzmat obecności kobiet w wydarzeniach historycznych, szczególnie w walkach o niepodległość Polski, 2) opisywaniu losów kobiet, zwłaszcza zapomnianych czy przemilczanych przez historiografię, ich indywidualności i jednostkowych zasług, 3) prezentowaniu dziejów ruchów kobiecych usytuowanych w różnych nurtach ideowych i światopoglądowych, 4) traktowaniu kobiet jako wiarygodnych świadków historii, w tym koncentrowaniu uwagi na kobiecej egodokumentalistyce.
„Przyjaciółka” jako źródło do badań nad tematyką kobiet w Polsce (1945–1989)
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Zajko-Czochańska Justyna
Published: July 2023

Tygodnik „Przyjaciółka” będący najbardziej poczytnym czasopismem kobiecym w okresie Polskiej Rzeczpospolitej Ludowej był obiektem zainteresowania socjologów, historyków, politologów, prasoznawców oraz medioznawców. Badacze podejmowali się próby analizy periodyku zarówno w różnych cezurach czasowych, jak i pod względem prezentowanych zagadnień. Prowadzone badania obejmowały szeroki wachlarz tematyczny. Prezentowano materię dotyczącą m.in. kreowanego przez tygodnik modelu rodziny i małżeństwa, zmieniający się obraz i pozycję kobiety, problemy życia codziennego opisane w listach czytelników czy podejmowanie przez pismo zagadnień politycznych i udziału kobiet w życiu publicznym. „Przyjaciółka” była również eksplorowana pod względem jej wpływu na kształtowanie się gustów, stylów życia i obyczajów, a także stanowiła źródło do badań nad literacką zawartością działu beletrystycznego periodyku. Poza omówieniem aktualnego stanu badań nad "Przyjaciółką” zostanie zasygnalizowany niezbadany dotąd obszar ukazujący wpływ tygodnika na życie kobiet wiejskich, do których kierowane było odmienne wydanie „Przyjaciółki”.
Bariery rozwoju Ligi Kobiet w okresie stalinowskim (przyczynek do badań na przykładzie dolnośląskich struktur organizacji)
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Miodowski Adam , Dajnowicz Małgorzata ,   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku
Published: July 2023

W grudniu 1948 r. powołano Polską Zjednoczoną Partię Robotniczą. Tym samym polska odmiana stalinizmu weszła w fazę niczym nieskrępowanego rozwoju. Kończył się okres polityczno-organizacyjnego „sterowanego pluralizmu”. Dotyczyło to nie tylko działalności struktur partyjnych, ale też stowarzyszeń. Jednym z nich była działająca od lipca 1945 r. Społeczno-Obywatelska Liga Kobiet. Już we wrześniu 1949 r. władze partyjno-rządowe doprowadziły do jej całkowitego podporządkowania. Zmieniono nie tylko nazwę, struktury Ligi Kobiet znalazły się bowiem pod nadzorem Wydziału Kobiecego Komitetu Centralnego PZPR i jego odpowiedników na szczeblu komitetów wojewódzkich i powiatowych. Okres stalinizmu odcisnął swoje piętno w równej mierze na działalności Zarządu Głównego Ligi Kobiet, jak też strukturach terenowych. Na funkcjonowanie tych ostatnich wpływ wywierały nie tylko czynniki ideologiczne, ale także regionalne uwarunkowania społeczno-gospodarcze, a nawet historyczne. Wszystkim tym specyficznym barierom rozwoju lokalnych struktur Ligi Kobiet w realiach dolnośląskich warto się przyjrzeć, by uzupełnić jeszcze jedną ważną lukę badawczą w naszej wiedzy na temat historii Polek i uwarunkowań działalności ich stowarzyszeń w XX w.
Poradnictwo Ligi Kobiet na łamach „Naszej Pracy”
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Zaniewska Agnieszka
Published: July 2023

Liga Kobiet działająca w okresie Polski Ludowej wśród celów działalności wskazywała pomoc kobietom w rozwiązywaniu ich problemów życia codziennego. W sposób charakterystyczny uwidaczniało się to w okresie działalności organizacji pod nazwą Społeczno-Obywatelska Liga Kobiet. Od lat 50. Liga Kobiet coraz większą uwagę poświęcała umacnianiu pozycji partii komunistycznej, nadal jednak organizowano poradnictwo dla kobiet. To właśnie po zakończeniu sześcioletniego planu gospodarczego nastąpił rozkwit poradnictwa prowadzonego pod szyldem Ligi Kobiet. Działalność organizacji kobiecej w późniejszym okresie, tj. pod nazwą Liga Kobiet Polskich również uwzględniała niesienie pomocy kobietom i ich rodzinom. W każdym z tych okresów poradnictwo przybierało charakterystyczne formy odzwierciedlające ówczesne problemy i potrzeby kobiet w Polsce Ludowej. W niniejszym artykule przedstawiono specyfikę poradnictwa prowadzonego przez organizację kobiecą w poszczególnych etapach jej rozwoju.
Muzyczność (w) poezji. W kręgu Mickiewiczowskim i Moniuszkowskim
Authors:   Instytut Filologii Polskiej, Wydział Filologiczny, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Tryksza Anna
Published: July 2023

Andrzej Hejmej, in one of his books devoted to the relationship between literature and music, poses important questions, namely “How does literature seduce music? And at the same time, how does music use literature? Why music pieces adapt works of literature? How do they coexist?”. The author also adds that “these questions only seem to be easy, but there is no universal answer.” The abovementioned issues are the subject of the present article. The research is conducted from the perspective of literary studies, including genological and, most importantly, versificational issues. The notions of musicality and vocality, which stem from linguistic order and are present in the work of the poets from the circle of Mickiewicz, which were adopted by Stanisław Moniuszko in his music, also seem to be important in this context. The article focuses on texts by poets who are not frequently analysed from this perspective, such as Jan Czeczot, Aleksander Chodźko, Antoni Kolankowski, Teofil Lenartowicz, Józef Massalski, Wincenty Pol, Jan Prusinowski, Władysław Syrokomla, Stefan Witwicki, Jan Zachariasiewicz, Józef Bohdan Zaleski.
Z zagadnień opisu leksykograficznego polskiej terminologii prawosławnej – wariantywność wyrazów hasłowych
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Wydział Filologiczny, Kolegium Językoznawstwa, Citko Lilia
Published: July 2023

The article is devoted to the problems of variationality in the lexicographic description of the terms of Polish Orthodoxy. On the basis of existing definitions of linguistic variants and keyword variants, the variants of words forming entries in the Dictionary of Polish Orthodox Terminology are discussed. The dictionary was compiled by a team of theologians and linguists at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Bialystok. The analysis of the source material shows that the variant nature of the terms is revealed at the phonetic, inflectional and word-formation levels. These phenomena are a manifestation of the richness of the Orthodox lexicon, genetically diverse and documenting the multiplicity of ways of borrowing the terms that make it up (Greek, Old Church Slavonic, East Slavic languages, Polish).
Полiвекторнiсть життєтворчостi Станiслава Монюшка: украïнський сегмент
Authors:   Międzynarodowa Szkoła Ukrainistyki, Narodowa Akademia Nauk Ukrainy, Romaszczenko Ludmyła
Published: July 2023

The article reveals the combination of factors (Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Russian, and most deeply – Ukrainian) that played a crucial role in the life and creative work of Stanisław Moniuszko. He was the father of Polish national opera. Emphasis was put on the place of Ukraine in the biography of Polish creative figures – Adam Mickiewicz and Karol Szymanowski, whose lives were closely connected with the region of Cherkasy. The activity of the creative tandem: Moniuszko – Mickiewicz is also analysed, as well as relations of the Polish composer with the Russian ones of Ukrainian or Polish origin. The variety of genres in Moniuszko’s musical heritage and the forms of its presentation in Ukraine were also discussed.
Tg as an index of conversion in PMDI-impregnated wood
Authors: Riedlinger Darren A. , Sun Nanjian , Frazier Charles E.
Published: July 2023

It is well established that the glass transition temperature (Tg) is a sensitive measure of cure in neat thermosets. As cure advances, network mobility declines and the Tg rises in a systematic fashion. This study sought to determine if such a relationship exists for polymeric isocyanate adhesives (pMDI) cured in the presence of wood. Yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) specimens were impregnated with neat pMDI and then isothermally cured for various periods in two different differential scanning calorimeters (DSCs). After this isothermal cure period, the Tg and residual heat of cure were determined. These thermal scans were performed using either constant (conventional) or modulated (MDSC) heating rates. For both methods, the degree of resin cure varied significantly under identical isothermal curing conditions; nevertheless a strong relationship was found between the degree of resin cure and the associated Tg. While the conventional DSC method yielded slightly improved sensitivity and reproducibility, results from both methods compared favorably.
ACCLIMATIZATING TECHNIQUES OF TOMATO ANEMONEFISH (AMPHIPRION FRENATUS BREVOORT, 1856) BROOD STOCKS
Authors: Loc Ha Le Thi , Van Phan Thi Hong
Published: July 2023

Tomato  Anemonefish  (Amphiprion  frenatus)  brood  stocks  from  the  wild were able to adapt and breed in capture condition. The results from experiments showed that temperature,  salinity  and  presence  of  Magnificent  Sea  Anemone  (Heteractis  magnifica) closely related to ability of spawning, re-spawning of the brood stocks as well as egg adhesion to collectors. In stable condition of 26 0 C with the presence of the Magnificent Sea Anemone, at salinity of 33 - 35‰, the brood stocks started spawning after 51 days of acclimatization. The  brood  stocks  spawned  twice  monthly  in  average  and  re-spawned  after  3  to  5  days. Embryonic development on the collectors lasted 5 to 9 days. At salinity of 27 to 29‰, the re-spawning  time  lasted  5  to  9 days,  the  embryos  were  completely  de-adhesive  from  the collectors  after  9  days  of  spawning.  At  salinity  of  40  to  42‰,  the brood  stocks  stopped spawning.
Müdahale görmemiş genç Macar meşesi (Quercus frainetto Ten.) meşcerelerinde artım ve büyüme
Authors: AYLAK ÖZDEMİR Gafura , ŞAHİN Abbas , ÖZDEMİR Emrah , BİRİCİK Yağmur , KORKMAZ Ümit , SARAÇOĞLU Ömer
Published: July 2023

Meşeler (Quercus sp.) hem kapladığı alan hem de tür zenginliği bakımından Türkiye ormancılığı için oldukça önemli bir ağaç cinsi olup 2020 envanterine göre ülke orman alanının 6.747.440 hektarı, yani %29,42’si meşe ormanlarıdır. Bu çalışmada doğal yayılış gösteren, sürgünden yetişmiş, müdahale görmemiş, saf ve aynı yaşlı genç Macar meşesi meşcereleri için 20 yaşına kadar 5 bonitet sınıfı ve 7 sıklık derecesine göre ve sıklığa bağlı hasılat tabloları düzenlenmiştir. Müdahale görmemiş meşcereler için düzenlenmiş olan hasılat tablosu değerleri, müdahale görmüş meşcerelerin amaç kuruluşunun gerçekleştirilmesinde, ormanların kökeni ve meşcerelerin geçmişteki yapısını ortaya koyması bakımından önemlidir. Bu amaçla Bursa, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, İstanbul ve Sakarya Orman Bölge Müdürlüklerinden büyüklükleri 100 m2 ve 200 m2 olan 22 adet örnek alan alınmıştır. Macar meşesinin meşcere hacim ve hacim elemanları yaş, bonitet ve sıklık derecesinin fonksiyonu olarak incelenmiştir. 0-20 yaş aralığında örnek alanların I-V bonitet sınıflarına dağılımı sırasıyla 6, 9, 6, 0 ve 1 olarak gerçekleşmiştir. Düzenlenen Macar meşesi hasılat tablolarında, I. bonitet ve 1.0 sıklık derecesine sahip (normal) müdahale görmemiş meşcerelerin 20. yaştaki hektardaki göğüs yüzeyi 24,44 m²/ha, hacim miktarı 72,605 m³/ha, yıllık cari hacim artımı 8,53 m³/ha, asli meşcerenin yıllık ortalama artımı 3,63 m³/ha ve genel verimi ise 4,94 m³/ha olarak belirlenmiştir. Müdahale görmemiş I. yaş sınıfındaki Macar meşesi meşcereleri için düzenlenmiş olan hasılat tablosu, meşe baltalık ormanları koruya dönüştürme çalışmalarının başarısına katkı yapması ve geleceğe yön vermesi bakımından önemli bulunmaktadır.
Playful Mediations About the Body of Women and Western Neoliberal Visual Culture
Authors: Balzi Leticia
Published: July 2023

The Gendered Planet is an artistic research project, which analyzes and deconstructs the commodification of women’s bodies in Western neoliberal visual culture in which oppressive identities of women have been historically engineered. This interdisciplinary project uses pedagogies of activism and artistic research methodologies to reflect upon how a repeated action in the contexts of museums and galleries can bring different conversations on the intersections between capitalism, patriarchy, and possible effects on Anthropocene ecologies. This research aims to reveal the strategies, and social as well as environmental consequences through the pedagogical game Not my King which consists of cards that can be used for games and tarot reading.
Die Stem o el “llamado de Sudáfrica” de Jane Alexander: denuncia y crítica estético-artística no solo de la segregación racial.
Authors: Aparicio González María Jesús
Published: July 2023

La tradición del arte animalista, generada en el continente africano desde épocas ancestrales, sigue vigente en algunas creadoras y activistas-políticas sudafricanas actuales. En concreto, esta herencia plástica, se percibe en la obra escultórica de la artista multidisciplinar: Jane Alexander. Sus iconografías de simbólicos híbridos configurados por la unión entre el animal y el hombre, refieren a su experiencia vivida durante el período de segregación racial impuesto en Sudáfrica durante mediados del siglo XX. Con ellos, transmite el vacío existencial del ser humano tanto en el continente negro como en el resto de un mundo globalizado. Además de los efectos de alienación de la sociedad durante el poscolonialismo y, en especial, a la más vulnerable: los niños.El objetivo de esta investigación, es analizar desde las perspectivas de la estética y el arte: la animalidad del ser humano. En este mismo contexto trataremos la concepción del “hombre-animal” de Nietzsche. A pesar de los saltos geográfico-cultural y cronológico, consideramos que, el pensamiento del filósofo alemán le ha servido a Alexander de estrategia inspiradora para las instalaciones: Butcher Boys y Bom Boy: una analogía metafísica sin explorar hasta ahora y que trataremos de demostrar.
"INTERNET BALKANIZATION" AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INFORMATION SECURITY OF AUTHORITARIAN STATES
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Lytvynenko Volodymyr , Kantur Oleksandr ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: July 2023

The article examines the peculiarities and problems of fragmentation of the global network "Internet" by the states dominated by authoritarian regimes. An attempt was made to generalize the interpretation of the definition of the "Balkanization of the Internet", the principles of the Chinese development of the "Golden Shield" as a state system of censorship in cyberspace were studied, the peculiarities of the implementation of the "National Information Network" in Iran and the sovereign Internet in Russia were analyzed, and the North Korean experience of the "Kwangmyong" project was considered. Based on the results of the analysis of legal acts, open data sources and publications in the media, it was found that most often governments justify such decisions by protecting national security. At the same time, in practice, the Balkanization of the Internet levels out the already limited freedom of speech in countries where other sources of information are somehow under state control, and leads to greater information, cultural, scientific, economic autarky of societies.
Virtual Reality Simulation of Earthquake Response of Buildings Using AI
Authors: Negi Ankit
Published: July 2023

Virtual Reality Simulation of Earthquake Response of Buildings using AI is an innovative approach to designing and evaluating the structural performance of buildings during earthquakes. The simulation is based on AI technology, which provides a realistic and immersive experience of earthquake scenarios in a virtual environment. The goal is to understand the behaviour of buildings during an earthquake and identify potential weaknesses in the structure to improve the building's resilience. The VR simulation is designed to identify the physical behaviour of buildings during earthquakes, including their response to ground shaking, vibration, and deformation. The AI algorithms enable the simulation to react in real-time to the user's input and the dynamic response of the building. The simulation generates a visual and audio output that accurately represents the scenario, providing an immersive experience to the user.

The simulation can be used to assess the performance of existing buildings and provide feedback on their resilience to earthquakes. It can also be used in the design and construction of new buildings to identify and mitigate potential risks. The AI algorithms can analyse the data generated by the simulation to provide insights into the building's structural behaviour and suggest improvements. Virtual Reality Simulation of Earthquake Response of Buildings Using AI is a cutting-edge technology that has the potential to revolutionise the way we design and evaluate buildings for earthquake resilience. It provides a safe and cost-effective way to study the behaviour of buildings during earthquakes, which can save lives and prevent property damage in earthquake-prone areas.
Analysis the Structural Propagations under Stochastic Variables with Arbitrary Probability Distributions Using Machine Learning
Authors: Pandey Rohit
Published: July 2023

Analysing the structural propagations under stochastic variables with arbitrary probability distributions is a complex task due to the inherent uncertainties associated with such variables. Traditional analytical methods often rely on simplifying assumptions, limiting their applicability to scenarios with specific probability distributions. In this study, we propose a novel approach that leverages machine learning techniques to analyze and predict the structural propagations under stochastic variables with arbitrary probability distributions. The main objective of this research is to develop a machine learning-based framework capable of capturing the complex relationships between the stochastic variables and the resulting structural responses. To achieve this, a comprehensive dataset comprising input stochastic variables and corresponding structural responses is collected and pre-processed. Various machine learning algorithms, such as neural networks, random forests, and support vector machines, are trained on the dataset to learn the underlying patterns and correlations.

The trained models are then used to predict the structural propagations for new sets of stochastic variables, allowing for efficient and accurate analysis without the need for exhaustive analytical calculations. The use of machine learning enables the consideration of a wide range of probability distributions, ensuring a more realistic and comprehensive understanding of the structural behaviour under uncertainties. The proposed methodology offers several advantages over traditional analytical approaches. Firstly, it eliminates the need for restrictive assumptions about the probability distributions, enabling a more flexible analysis that can accommodate real-world scenarios. Additionally, the machine learning-based framework allows for efficient analysis by leveraging the computational power of modern algorithms, reducing the time and effort required for complex calculations.

The practical implications of this research are significant in fields such as civil engineering, aerospace, and materials science, where understanding and predicting structural behaviours under uncertainties are crucial. The ability to analyze structural propagations under stochastic variables with arbitrary probability distributions using machine learning opens up new possibilities for design optimization, risk assessment, and decision-making processes.

This study presents a novel approach that utilizes machine learning to analyze and predict the structural propagations under stochastic variables with arbitrary probability distributions. The developed framework offers a flexible and efficient solution for understanding the complex relationships between stochastic variables and structural responses. The findings of this research have significant implications for various industries and pave the way for further advancements in analyzing and managing uncertainties in structural engineering.
Improved QoS in Fog Computing by Efficient Resource Allocation in an Internet of Things Environment
Authors: Panwar Avnish
Published: July 2023

Large-scale application migration to fog computing is now being seen in the IT industry. The IoT is a prototype for connecting everyday objects to the web, such as sensors, gadgets (including those used in healthcare), and smart cameras. By analysing the data produced by the device, the IoT proposes a paradigm that simplifies infrastructure management and disaster recovery, hence improving the quality of life for humans.Fog Computing is a new computing paradigm that has emerged in recent years to meet the needs of latency-sensitive, geographically dispersed applications with high computational requirements. Fog computing is popular because it may be deployed near to the IoT nodes. Fog computing expands the computational, storage, and network capabilities of the cloud and serves as an intermediary layer between IoT devices and sensors. The nature of fog nodes makes resource management more difficult in fog. With fog computing, services and resources may be made available outside the cloud, close to the end devices. The inclusion of several heterogeneous devices, some of which may be mobile, makes ensuring adequate quality of service (QoS) in a fog system very difficult. Several quality-of-service considerations are accounted for, and QoS-aware techniques are provided in various portions of the fog system. So, in this article, we take a look at what's been done so far to ensure quality of service in fog computing. FogQSYM (Fog Queuing System) is an analytical model for Fog applications that helps to partition the application into many tiers and efficiently distribute resources based on factors such as memory, network speed, and processing power. When the infrastructure is built with lightweight computing devices, effectively allocating resources in the fog environment becomes a challenge. In a unified fog computing setting, we discuss how to assign tasks and locate virtual machines.
Cyber Security Aspects of System for Time Synchronisation across National Communication Networks Using Cyber Physical Framework
Authors: Chamoli Sushant
Published: July 2023

A unique approach based on developments in machine learning techniques has been developed to rapidly and accurately identify frequency anomalies in atomic clocks. The results of the tests show that compared to the innovation technique and the extrapolation approach, the innovative method has a higher detection potential for micro frequency flaws and a faster discovery time. The problems with Indian UTC have also been discussed. The continual addition of a leap second to UTC is a significant negative. A Cyber-Physical System (CPS) has been proposed for the national timing system to identify a difference in atomic clocks. There have also been extensive expressions of worry on the safety of CPS. We have also discussed time allocation and the CPS model. During the study, eight different atomic clocks were considered and compared to one another. High levels of accuracy and precision were found in the developed model, and it was suggested that the 7 th and 8 th clocks have values of 0.9310 and 0.9643, while the recall and f1-scores are higher with values of 0.9643 and 0.9643, respectively. This indicates that results will vary in the LSTM based ML models of anomaly detection as epochs and noise levels vary.
Effective Methods for MAC Protocol Routeing in Cyber-Physical-System-Enabled Networks
Authors: Chauhan Rahul
Published: July 2023

A Cyber Physical System (CPS) is a networking environment that uses wireless communication to keep tabs on the flow of physical events and take corrective measures as needed to keep the entire thing running smoothly. Cyber-physical systems, or CP-systems, are often referred to as "smart systems" because of the value they provide by providing intelligent services during emergency circumstances. Since Medium Access Control (MAC) plays a significant role in CPS applications, any modifications to MAC will have an effect on CPS performance. This thesis proposes a number of strategies for improving MAC in order to boost wireless network performance. Despite the fact that CPS is a hybrid network, efforts have been made to include some wiggle room into the more conventional "back off" process. Energy Hashed Virtual Back off Algorithm (EHVBA) is used, which is a back off approach that conserves power. This algorithm incorporates energy as a new method parameter to boost CPS performance. However, because MAC is crucial in CPS networks, the standard back off procedure needs some flexibility. To prevent interference in the unspotted mode of the 802.15.4 protocol, we give each device a priority and counter. Even though IEEE 802.15.4 may be breached by competing wireless technologies, problems only arise after a certain phase of medium access has been resolved.