bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Relationship Between the Activity of the Meibomian Gland and Pupil Diameter
Authors: Keleş Hacı , Küçük Erkut , Baysal Zeki , Doğan Levent , Çiçek Fatih , Ceranoğlu Faruk Gazi
Published: December 2024

Aim: The meibomian glands are modified sebaceous glands that line the inner surface of the eyelids. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and meibomian gland activity based on pupil diameter values.
Material and Method: 55 volunteers (27 patients and 28 controls) aged 16-41 years participated in the study. Patients with dry eye and a visual acuity of 10/10 according to the Snellen visual threshold were included in the study. Participants underwent static measurements at different light intensities and dynamic measurements to measure the rate of pupil dilation.
Results: Static measurements (scotopic, mesopic ve photopic) in the patient group averaged 5.93±1.21, 4.70±0.86 and 3.99±0.97 mm, while measurements in the control group averaged 5.82±0.99, 4.87±0.83 and 3.87±0.90 mm. Pupillary velocity was 0.14±0.04 in the patient group and 0.12±0.03 mm/sec in the control group.
Conclusion: This is the first study to investigate the relationship between meibomian gland function and pupillary function. The present study contributed to the literature by showing that there is no relationship between meibomian gland function and pupillary function.
The Relationship Between Recreational Awareness and Life Satisfaction of Young People Participating in Activities in Youth Centers
Authors: Yıldız Metin , Kırtepe Abdurrahman
Published: December 2024

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between recreational awareness and life satisfaction of young people participating in activities in youth centers. The sample of the research consisted of 255 people who regularly participated in activities at youth centers. The conformity of the quantitative variables to normal distribution was tested with the Shapiro-Wilk test. Since the variables do not conform to normal distribution, median (min-max) values are presented. Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparisons between two-categories qualitative variables and quantitative variables. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparisons between qualitative variables with more than two categories and quantitative variables, and in case of a significant difference as a result of the Kruskal-Wallis H test, the categories were compared in pairs with the Mann-Whitney U test. The existence of a relationship between two categorical variables was examined with Pearson correlation. In conclusion, it was determined that there was no effect on life satisfaction according to age, gender, educational status, and class variables. It is seen that individuals with better economic status have higher life satisfaction. It has been found that individuals who cannot spare time for themselves have higher life satisfaction. It has been determined that individuals with high life satisfaction simultaneously increase the levels of pleasure, entertainment, social success, self-development and recreational awareness. Social achievement and recreational awareness levels increased significantly together. The error level was taken as p
The Effect of Traditional and Suspension Strength Training on Motor Skill Development in Regular Exercisers
Authors: Çağlayansudur Orçun , Tutar Murat , (yol) Pehlivan Yeliz , Bal Erdal , Çağlayan Atakan , Sunay Hakan
Published: December 2024

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of conventional and suspension strength training on selected motoric skills in individuals who exercise regularly. A total of 30 men with a mean age of 36.53 years participated in the study voluntarily. The participants were divided into two groups as traditional strength group (TSG, n=15) and suspension strength group (SSG, n=15). Height, body weight, body mass, push-up, sit-up, plank, CMJ, y-balance and 1TM strength tests were performed before and after two different 8-week strength training programmes. The data were analysed using SPSS 26 package programme. After the normality assumption test, since the data showed normal distribution, Paired Samples T Test was used in the comparison of two dependent groups. As a result of the analyses, a statistically significant difference was found in BMI, push-ups, sit-ups, CMJ, bench press and squat 1TM values (p>0.05). A statistically significant difference was found in BMI, push-ups, sit-ups, plank, balance right and left foot, bench press and squat 1RM values (p>0,05). In the posttest comparison between the groups, a significant difference was observed only in the plank test (p>0.05). As a result of the study, it was determined that strength exercises (push-ups, squats, and sit-ups) applied on non-fixed surfaces showed more improvement than traditional strength training, although not statistically significant. In plank performance, there was an improvement in favour of the SKG group.
Analisis Yuridis Putusan Mahkamah Agung Nomor 845 K/PDT/2024 Tentang Sengketa Pembagian Harta Warisan: Perspektif Hukum Waris Perdata di Indonesia
Authors: Klenten Bred , Djaja Benny , Sudirman Maman
Published: December 2024

Putusan Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia Nomor 845 K/Pdt/2024 menyentuh aspek penting dalam hukum waris perdata Indonesia, khususnya dalam pembagian harta warisan. Dalam pertimbangannya, Mahkamah Agung mengacu pada hukum waris perdata yang diatur dalam Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Perdata (KUHPerdata) dan, bila relevan, hukum waris Islam. Pembagian harta warisan tidak hanya melibatkan aspek hukum, tetapi juga mempertimbangkan nilai-nilai etika, sosial, dan agama. Mahkamah Agung memastikan bahwa pembagian warisan dilakukan secara adil dan sesuai dengan hak setiap ahli waris, serta memberikan kepastian hukum bagi para pihak yang terlibat. Sebagai bagian dari upaya mencapai keadilan, Mahkamah Agung menilai bukti-bukti yang diajukan oleh pihak-pihak yang mengklaim hak waris. Dalam hal ini, asas kepastian hukum dipenuhi dengan penerapan ketentuan hukum yang jelas dan konsisten. Asas kemanfaatan juga dijaga dengan memperhatikan dampak sosial dari keputusan tersebut, meskipun terkadang terdapat ketidakpuasan dari pihak yang merasa tidak mendapatkan bagian yang sesuai. Dengan demikian, putusan ini tidak hanya mencerminkan kepatuhan terhadap peraturan perundang-undangan, tetapi juga upaya mencapai keadilan, kepastian hukum, dan kemanfaatan dalam penyelesaian sengketa waris.
Social Media Analysis Of The Brand Image Of Bakso Gajah Bang Ucok Products At Tuasan Tempuling Medan
Authors: Micha Siar Meiriza  , Fikri Alfahmi Siregar  , Okta Viani Kristin  , Nabila Boru Lubis  , Anggita Kinanti
Published: December 2024

This study examines the effect of social media use on the brand image of UMKM products with a case study of Bakso Goreng Gajah Bang Ucok in Medan. In the growing digital era, social media has significantly changed the marketing landscape for UMKM businesses. This research method uses a descriptive qualitative approach through observation data collection, direct interviews with business owners, and documentation of the business. The results showed that social media, especially TikTok as the main marketing media, has a significant positive impact on business development. The use of content strategies that trigger emotional responses, personalized approaches and soft selling, as well as active interaction with customers has proven effective in increasing sales. The effective implementation of the strategy had a positive impact, not only on increasing sales figures in the company's operational areas, but also attracted the attention of mainstream media and influential content creators. Despite facing several obstacles such as poor content assessment and feedback, this study proves that proper and sustainable social media management is the key to achieving business success and growth for UMKMs in today's digital age.
Finite-time anti-synchronization of a 6D Lorenz systems
Authors: Tang Hu , Liu Kaiyu , Zhang Zhengqiu
Published: December 2024

In this article, the finite time anti-synchronization (FTAS) of master-slave 6D Lorenz systems (MS6DLSS) is discussed. Without using previous study methods, by introducing new study methods, namely by adopting the properties of quadratic inequalities of one variable and utilizing the negative definiteness of the quadratic form of the matrix, two criteria on the FTAS are achieved for the discussed MS6DLSS. Up to now, the existing results on FTAS of chaotic systems have been achieved often by adopting the linear matrix inequality (LMI) method and finite time stability theorems (FTST). Adopting the new study methods studies the FTAS of the MS6DLSS, and the novel results on the FTAS are gotten for the MS6DLSS, which is innovative study work.
Vitez Zmajevega reda Sigmund I. Dobrnski
Authors: Hajdinjak Boris
Published: December 2024

Romarska cerkev Marije Zavetnice na Ptujski Gori je upravičeno imenovana visoka pesem slovenske gotike. Med vzroki za to poimenovanje sta tudi nagrobnik Sigmunda I. Dobrnskega (1395 – † pred 13. aprilom 1429) in za njegov beneficij postavljeni oltar sv. Sigismunda. Na njih sta vidna znaka Zmajevega reda, ki ga je leta 1408 ustanovil ogrski kralj Sigismund Luksemburški. Sigmund Dobrnski je bil član rodbine vitezov Dobrnskih, ki so se imenovali po danes opuščenem gradu Dobrna (Neuhaus) pri Celju. Ključni obdobji Sigmundovega življenja sta bili služba glavarja Salzburga v letih 1404–1407 in služenje Barbari Celjski, ženi Sigismunda Luksemburškega, z upravljanjem njenih posesti v Slavoniji v letih 1409–1417. V prvi službi je kot izvrševalec pogroma nad Judi v Salzburgu leta 1404 doživel najbolj neslaven trenutek svojega življenja. Druga služba mu je najverjetneje prinesla članstvo v Zmajevem redu in vlogo v legendi o Barbari Celjski kot Črni kraljici.
»Napis« o ustanovitvi Kopra v koprskem statutu: kratka zabeležka
Authors: Pobežin Gregor
Published: December 2024

Članek na podlagi doslej znanih, a še neobdelanih arhivskih virov dopolnjuje ugotovitve, povezane s problematiko napisa o ustanovitvi Kopra, ki ga moramo po vsej verjetnosti šteti za nepristnega. Medtem ko mu je vrsta humanističnih zgodovinopiscev še pripisovala zgodovinsko težo, je že vsaj v zgodnjem 17. stoletju obveljalo mnenje, da gre za epigrafsko potvorbo. Sumljivo je vsaj to, da večina teh avtorjev napisa ni videla; večinoma ga citirajo v rahlo prilagojenih verzijah, omenjajo pa njegov zapis v koprskem (justinopolitanskem) statutu iz leta 1423. Vse do nedavnega te trditve ni bilo mogoče preveriti, članek pa na podlagi novih pridobitev in ugotovitev dopolnjuje stanje raziskav na temo tega enigmatičnega (psevdo)napisa.
Za Mojstra kranjskega ladijskega oboka
Authors: Remškar Matevž
Published: December 2024

V letih 2021 in 2022 so bili na fasadi zvonika župnijske cerkve sv. Kancijana v Kranju izvedeni konservatorsko-restavratorski posegi. Na nekaterih od slepih trilistov je bilo odkritih skupaj devet novih kamnoseških znakov. Dva pripadata kamnoseku iz t. i. stavbarske delavnice cerkve sv. Brikcija v Naklu pri Divači. Enega od znakov lahko pripišemo mlademu Mojstru kranjskega ladijskega oboka in tako lahko potrdimo dolgo sluteno kontinuiteto med prvo in drugo kranjsko stavbarnico. Za drugega kranjskega mojstra tako lahko sklepamo, da je kamnoseško kariero začel okrog leta 1430, zadnjič pa je sodeloval pri gradnji cerkve sv. Jakoba v Škofji Loki. V njegov opus lahko uvrstimo tudi  cerkev sv. Petra nad Begunjami.
Galerija Valvasoriana
Authors: Golec Boris
Published: December 2024

Kranjski deželni muzej Rudolfinum v Ljubljani je v začetku 20. stoletja prejel v dar osem portretov članov plemiške rodbine Valvasor; danes so vključeni v zbirko Narodne galerije. Serijo slik enakega formata, ki jo glede na vsebino lahko imenujemo Galerija Valvasoriana, sestavlja osem portretov, med katerimi sta upodobitvi staršev in babice znamenitega polihistorja Janeza Vajkarda Valvasorja (1641–1693). Posamezni portreti so bili doslej večkrat predstavljeni v različnih umetnostnozgodovinskih kontekstih in v obravnavah Valvasorjev, nikoli pa niso doživeli bolj poglobljene obravnave kot celota ter v luči geneze in nadaljnje poti do prihoda v Ljubljano. Prispevek zato predstavlja nastanek in poznejšo usodo Galerije Valvasoriane ter ugotavlja čas in okoliščine upodobitve posameznih portretirancev. V ospredju so zgodovinske okoliščine kot izhodišče za nadaljnje umetnostnozgodovinske in kulturnozgodovinske raziskave.
Veliki zastor Adolfa Liebscherja za Deželno gledališče v Ljubljani
Authors: Valant Miha
Published: December 2024

Gradnja Deželnega gledališča v Ljubljani (danes stavba SNG Opera in balet) med letoma 1890 in 1892 je bila pomemben projekt, ki je zahteval sodelovanje številnih posameznikov, med drugim tudi slikarjev. Okrasitev notranjščine gledališča, zlasti veliki odrski zastor, je sprožila veliko zanimanja med lokalnimi umetniki, vendar je prestižno naročilo na koncu pripadlo češkemu slikarju Adolfu Liebscherju. V kontekstu poglabljanja vezi med slovenskimi in češkimi deželami v 19. stoletju članek osvetljuje, kdo je Liebscher bil, in raziskuje potencialne posrednike, ki so to naročilo omogočili. Prav tako preučuje ikonografijo in recepcijo dveh Liebscherjevih predlogov za zastor na Kranjskem ter njegovo končno izvedbo poleti 1892.
Correlation Between Core Endurance, Reaction Time, and Functional Capacity in School-Going Children
Authors: Metgud Deepa C. , Thodge Vibhuti , Chivate Shukra
Published: December 2024

Background:

Physical performance is influenced by the integrated ability of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal systems, which form the functional capacity of an individual. Core endurance, functional capacity, and reaction time are crucial for daily activities. Children often face situations that require quick responses to uncomfortable situations, such as avoiding falls. Therefore, it is essential to assess the correlation between core endurance, reaction time, and functional capacity in school-going children to improve their daily living activities.

Objective:

The objective of this study is to determine the correlation between core endurance, reaction time, and functional capacity in school-going children between the ages of 5 and 16 years.

Materials and Methods:

Hundred children from schools in Belagavi between the ages of 5 and 16 years participated in this observational study. The children were recruited using convenient sampling and assessed for core endurance, reaction time, and functional capacity. The results were analyzed for correlation using Spearman’s Correlation Rank test.

Results:

For all participants, the functional capacity has shown a weak negative correlation with reaction time (r = 0.27; P = 0.007). The core endurance showed a very mild positive correlation with functional capacity (r = 0.13; P = 0.39) and a very mild negative correlation with reaction time (r = 0.19; P = 0.20).

Conclusion:

The findings indicate a very weak and modest correlation between core endurance, reaction time, and functional capacity. This finding contributes to the body of material already in existence and may be used to plan training for young athletes.
Role of Ayurveda in the Management of Kitibha Kushtha: A Case Report
Authors: Rabadiya Mital G. , Sharma Tarun , Krishnan Vijay
Published: December 2024

Nowadays, people are more conscious about external beauty compared to internal beauty. Usually, 10%–15% of cases presented before general practitioners are pertaining to skin diseases. Incompatible food, increased stress, and a sedentary lifestyle are the main predisposing factors for skin diseases. All the skin diseases in Ayurveda have been discussed under the broad heading of Kushtha (~various skin diseases). Kitibha Kushtha (~a type of skin disease categorized under Kushṭha with rough dry skin) is one among Kshudra Kushtha. This paper is a case study of Kitibha Kushtha (a 20-year-old female patient). The patient came with chief complaints of brownish-black scaly rough thickened skin lesions on both cheeks, associated with itching for the past 1 month. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Ayurvedic Shamana Chikitsa (~palliative procedure) in Kitibha Kushtha and to introduce a drug or formulation in Kitibha Kushtha which is safe, easily available, and cost-effective. In this case, depending on Nidana (~etiological factors) and Lakshana (~signs and symptoms), it was diagnosed as Kitibha Kushtha. After starting the treatment, the symptoms decreased within 1 month. In the period of 3 months, the patient showed significant improvement with no signs of recurrence. This case study is documented evidence of the successful management of Kitibha Kushtha through Ayurvedic Shamana Chikitsa.
Health System Interventions to Reduce Maternal Mortality in India: A Narrative Review
Authors: Roy Payel , Sahu Dinesh Prasad , Behera Binod Kumar , Pal Debkumar
Published: December 2024

Introduction:

The maternal health domain is one of the topmost priorities in India. Way back in 1997–1998, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in India was 398, which has decreased tremendously to 97 now. Although we are still away from attaining the SDG target, this success story needs to be lime-lighted. The delays in seeking healthcare have also been decreased significantly.

Materials and Methods:

We wanted to explore the impact of the various maternal and child health programs and initiatives on the change in the trend of maternal mortality and various delays, such as delay in seeking healthcare, delay in reaching the healthcare facility, and delay in receiving healthcare. A literature review was being conducted to assess the impact of different interventions conducted by NHM and MoHFW.

Results:

A major impact on increasing the rate of institutional delivery and reduction in the catastrophic health expenditure was seen with implementation of JSY and JSSK schemes. These initiatives reduced maternal mortality by decreasing first and second delay in healthcare, that is, delay in decision making and delay in reaching the point-of-care. FRU, ambulance scheme has drastically reduced the delay in reaching the healthcare facility. Now, the major delay is gradually shifting toward the delay in reaching the healthcare facility, that is, third delay. Various new initiatives have been launched to improve the quality of care like—DAKSHATA, SUMAN, LAQSHYA, and Maternal Near Miss and Death review.

Conclusion:

We can still achieve the SDG target with quality of care by strengthening of policy on person-centered care. As the MMR has substantially reduced, our focus should shift toward reducing maternal morbidity and near miss.
Associative Analysis of Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, C-Reactive Protein, and Interleukin-6 Levels with Frailty Status in the Elderly Population
Authors: Helmi Eman D. , Ahmed Sekina I. , Gad Mohamed S. , Saad Marwa A. , Elneily Dalia A. , Attia Ashraf E. , Khedr Wael E.
Published: December 2024

Background:

Chronic inflammation is increasingly recognized as a key factor in many age-related diseases that can lead to acute hospitalizations. Recent research studies have explored the potential of inflammatory biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), as predictors of physical and cognitive decline in older adults. This study investigates the association between these inflammatory markers and frailty status in the elderly population.

Materials and Methods:

This study included 90 patients, aged 65 years and above. This study compared three groups based on their frailty status: frail, pre-frail, and nonfrail. They are compared with an age-matched control group. TNF-α, CRP, and IL-6 were measured in all groups and other routine investigations. Using the regression analysis method, the correlation between each marker and frailty components was calculated.

Results:

While there were no significant differences in age, blood tests, and certain hormones, the frail group had significantly lower testosterone levels and higher levels of inflammatory markers (CRP, TNF-α, and IL-6). Additionally, the frail group exhibited significant impairments in hand grip (HG) strength, physical activity, and weight loss compared with the other groups.

Conclusion:

Significant differences were found between CRP, TNF-α, and IL-6 in the three studied groups and a significant correlation to all the studied frailty components such as HG, slowness, weight loss, and exhaustion.
Comparison of Three Different Techniques of Double Lumen Tube Insertion Required for One Lung Ventilation
Authors: Arora Deepti , Dubey Mamta , Goel Nitesh , Bhagat Sangeeta , Pally Venkatesh
Published: December 2024

Background:

The shape of double-lumen tube (DLT) and its larger diameter make its insertion difficult. We hypothesized that if we change the shape of DLT in accordance with the Magill curve (which again has dimensions corresponding to the human airway), it can be inserted with ease using Macintosh laryngoscope without any untoward complications.

Methodology:

It was a randomized controlled prospective study. Ethical approval for the study was given by the institutional review board. The trial was registered prospectively with the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI/2021/08/035717). The study was conducted on 66 patients requiring DLT insertion at a tertiary care oncology center for 1 year. ASA physical status I and II requiring left DLT insertion were enrolled and randomly assigned to one of the three study groups, using a chit system. The trachea of patients was intubated with left-sided DLT of appropriate size (estimated by tracheal diameter in chest X-ray) as per the group allocated.

Results:

The primary outcome of the study was to compare intubation time between three groups which was defined as the time (seconds) from the insertion of laryngoscope in the oral cavity to its removal. The time to intubate was significantly lesser in Group M (18.75 ± 3.54 s) as compared to Group S (35 ± 3.39 s) and Group C (32.95 ± 2.86 s), P < 0.001. In fact, intubation time in Groups S and C was almost twice that of Group M.

Conclusion:

The use of Magill curve to modify DLT shape leads to successful intubation with a shorter intubation time and thus minimal side effects.
Perioperative Anxiety in Regional Anesthesia: Implications, Evaluation, and Management
Authors: Kumar Amarjeet , Ramesh Athira , Kumar Ajeet , Sinha Chandni , Kumari Poonam
Published: December 2024

Anxiety can manifest throughout various stages of the perioperative phase, affecting anesthetic management from the preoperative visit to the recovery period. It occurs in 60%–80% of patients undergoing surgery. Patient’s anxiety is detrimental during surgical procedures in an awake state under regional anesthesia and hence poses a significant challenge for the anesthesiologist. There are numerous components accountable for the anxiety under regional anesthesia responsible, such as patient’s concerns regarding the anesthetic technique, surgical procedure and its outcome, complications including pain, panic state toward needles or even sight of blood, and restriction of day–to-day activities after surgery. A treating team of doctors and staff should be empathetic regarding the patient’s apprehensive state and uneasiness during every stage of the perioperative period. Commonly used techniques to alleviate perioperative anxiety includes both pharmacological (sedatives) and nonpharmacological methods like educational remodeling, skill-based relaxation, behavioral modification, knowledge sharing, and diversion technique. Skill-based relaxation techniques as well as communication were the most important approaches in managing patients’ anxiety following pharmacological methods.
An exceptional case of carcinoma cervix with distant metastasis to skin
Authors: Meedimale Santhosh , Kaur Harleen , Goswami Gaurang
Published: December 2024

Carcinoma cervical uteri is one of the most common malignant neoplasms among women, especially in developing nations. Carcinoma cervix is mainly confined locally or manifests locoregional spread. Distant metastasis in cervical carcinoma is a rare entity, with the cutaneous spread being more so infrequent. We are hereby reporting an unusual case of 59-year-old female who was treated case of carcinoma cervix The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IIIB with total remission of disease and presented 12 years later as a recurrence case with distant spread in the form of cutaneous lesions. The purpose of reporting this case is to lay emphasis on the need to include a thorough investigation of any suspicious skin lesions in new as well as follow-up cases of cervical carcinoma to rule out distant metastasis and thus prolong survival time.
Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis with Addisonian crisis: A case report from Southern Rajasthan
Authors: Meena Baldev , Karimji Sameera , Meghwal Hemlata , Kumar Rajneesh , Doda Ashish
Published: December 2024

Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by dimorphic fungi known as Histoplasma capsulatum. The disease is endemic in many countries such as America and Africa, but it is uncommonly found in India. Here, we present a case of 66-year-old man who presented with Addisonian crisis and was later diagnosed with disseminated histoplasmosis. This case report highlights the presence of this disease in a nonendemic country like India and also the various manifestations of histoplasmosis including the Addisonian crisis which is a rare manifestation of the disease.
Ego Dominus Tuus: Castiglione, Dante, and Yeats
Authors: Fitzsimons Andrew
Published: December 2024

This paper explores the centrality of the poem “Ego Dominus Tuus” (1915) to Yeats’s thinking about the role of crisis and biographical self-fashioning in the creation of great art, and the significance of Italy and Italian examples in Yeats’s work. The vision of art that emerges in Yeats’s mature poetry, the doctrine of the mask and the anti-self, and the full articulation of his personal myth in A Vision (1925), are generated to a significant degree out of Yeats’s encounter with the courtly ideals of Baldassare Castiglione, which in turn informed his idiosyncratic, but for the development of his mature vision of art crucial, reading of Dante Alighieri. “Ego Dominus Tuus” is the poem in which the twin influences of Castiglione and Dante merge, and the poem which signals an imaginative fresh start for Yeats.
“More at Home Here than in Her Native Land”: F.D. Sheridan’s Image of Spain
Authors: Membrive Verónica
Published: December 2024

This paper seeks to (re)introduce the largely overlooked Irish writer Florence Daphne Sheridan and critically examine her portrayal of 1950s and 1960s Spain in her short stories written in the 1980s. While other Irish authors such as Kate O’Brien and Pearse Hutchinson have received moderate attention in relation to their depictions of Spain, Sheridan’s literary representation of the country under Franco’s dictatorship remains largely ignored. This study explores Sheridan’s images of Spain using the framework of Imagology Studies, which focuses on the cultural construction of national identity through literary representations. Sheridan’s works offer a distinctive perspective on the intersections of Irish and Spanish cultural relations, moving beyond the romanticized or stereotypical images of Spain often found in British literature. Her fiction captures the complex realities of Spain during its developmental stage under Francoism and focuses on the effects of economic hardship, political oppression, and the influx of tourism.
Introduction: Rethinking Irish Literature and Non-Anglophone Europe
Authors: O'Malley Aidan
Published: December 2024

The introduction presents the special issue of ELOPE (Vol. 21, No. 2, 2024; guest eds. Aidan O'Malley and Anamarija Šporčič), which focuses on Irish literature and non-anglophone Europe.
Multi-Structural Games and Beyond
Authors: Carmosino Marco , Fagin Ronald , Immerman Neil , Kolaitis Phokion , Lenchner Jonathan , Sengupta Rik
Published: December 2024

Multi-structural (MS) games are combinatorial games that capture the number of quantifiers of first-order sentences. On the face of their definition, MS games differ from Ehrenfeucht-Fraisse (EF) games in two ways: first, MS games are played on two sets of structures, while EF games are played on a pair of structures; second, in MS games, Duplicator can make any number of copies of structures. In the first part of this paper, we perform a finer analysis of MS games and develop a closer comparison of MS games with EF games. In particular, we point out that the use of sets of structures is of the essence and that when MS games are played on pairs of structures, they capture Boolean combinations of first-order sentences with a fixed number of quantifiers. After this, we focus on another important difference between MS games and EF games, namely, the necessity for Spoiler to play on top of a previous move in order to win some MS games. Via an analysis of the types realized during MS games, we delineate the expressive power of the variant of MS games in which Spoiler never plays on top of a previous move. In the second part we focus on simultaneously capturing number of quantifiers and number of variables in first-order logic. We show that natural variants of the MS game do *not* achieve this. We then introduce a new game, the quantifier-variable tree game, and show that it simultaneously captures the number of quantifiers and number of variables. We conclude by generalizing this game to a family of games, the *syntactic games*, that simultaneously capture reasonable syntactic measures and the number of variables.
Erratum: Addition of Acknowledgements. Evaluate the influence of steel fiber on the propagation time of ultrasonic waves in high-strength concrete
Authors: Pham Nhan Thi , Nguyen Nghia Viet ,   Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Published: December 2024

In the published article “Pham, N.Thi and Nguyen, N.Viet 2024. Evaluate the influence of steel fiber on the propagation time of ultrasonic waves in high-strength concrete. Journal of Mining and Earth Sciences. 65, 6 (Dec, 2024), 11-21. DOI:https://doi.org/10.46326/JMES.2024.65(6).02.”, the Acknowledgements were missed. The authors apologize for any inconvenience that it may have caused.

This research was financial support from the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training through project code B2023-MDA-06. The Acknowledgement should be included as follows:

The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training through project code B2023-MDA-06.
2001-2020 DÖNEMİNDE TÜRKİYE’DE İŞLENEN ORMAN SUÇ VE KABAHATLERİNE COĞRAFİ BİR BAKIŞ
Authors: Şahbaz Hüseyin
Published: December 2024

Bu araştırmada 2001-2020 döneminde Türkiye’de işlenen orman suç ve kabahatlerinin coğrafi bir bakış açısıyla incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma, nicel araştırma ve sentez yönteminin yanı sıra coğrafya ilkeleri ile ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular şunlardır: Belirtilen dönemde Türkiye’de 317.922 kişi orman suç ve kabahati işlemiştir. Bunlar içinde %34,11’lik oranla kaçak ağaç kesme suçu ilk sırada yer almaktadır. Yıllara göre söz konusu suç ve kabahatlere bakıldığında, 2015 yılına kadar azaldığı bu yıldan sonraysa arttığı görülmektedir. 2015 yılından sonra orman suç ve kabahatlerinin artışa geçmesini, küresel iklim değişikliğinin etkilerinin gün geçtikçe daha da belirgin olarak hissedildiği bir dönemde, kaygı verici bir durum olarak değerlendirmek mümkündür. Ayrıca belirtilen süreçte 15.470 kişi de orman suçu işlediği için hapse girmiştir. Türkiye’de orman suçlarından hapse girenlerin sayı ve oranca en fazla olduğu iller; Sakarya, Samsun, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye ve Tokat’tır. Buna karşın belirtilen suçlardan hapse girenlerin sayı ve oranca en az olduğu illerse; Ağrı, Bayburt, Van, Iğdır, Nevşehir ve Şanlıurfa’dır. Söz konusu suçların çok az olması da bu grupta yer alan iller açısından kaygı verici bir durumdur. Zira söz konusu suç ve kabahatlerin hiç işlenmediği ya da çok az işlendiği illerde orman varlığı ya hiç yoktur ya da çok azdır. Bu da belirtilen grupta yer alan illerin afet ya da çevre sorunlarıyla karşıya kalma risklerinin yüksek olduğu anlamına gelmektedir.
Kısa Mesafeli Kablosuz Haberleşmelerde Li-Fi Teknolojisi Kullanımı
Authors: Yılmaz Hamdi , Gültekin Ayhan
Published: December 2024

Li-Fi (Light Fidelity), görünür ışık spektrumunu kullanarak veri iletimini Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) teknolojisine göre daha hızlı gerçekleştiren kablosuz haberleşme teknolojisidir. Li-Fi, Wi-Fi teknolojisindeki yetersiz bant genişliği ve frekans kapasitesi gibi sorunlara önemli oranda çözüm getirmektedir. Li-Fi, radyo dalgaları yerine ışık dalgalarını kullanır. Li-Fi teknolojisinde, LED (Light Emitting Diode)’lerin çok hızlı bir biçimde kapanıp açılması ve üzerine düşen sinyalleri ışığa çevirmesi ile veri iletimi gerçekleştirilir. Li-Fi’nin daha geniş bant genişliği sunmasındaki önemli etkenlerden birisi de Li-Fi içerisinde görünür ışık kaynağı ile ultraviyole ve kızılötesi ışık dalgalarınında kullanılabilmesidir. Bu çalışmada, her iki tarafta Li-Fi devreleri kullanılan bilgisayarlar arasında ışık dalgaları ile kablosuz veri iletişimi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri aktarımı için hem XMODEM hem de ZMODEM dosya transfer protokolleri uygulanmıştır. Farklı baud hızlarda ve farklı büyüklüklerde dosya transferleri için XMODEM ve ZMODEM protokolleri kullanılarak performans analizleri yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda alınan sonuçlara göre, Li-Fi uygulaması içerisinde kullanılan ZMODEM protokolünün XMODEM protokolüne göre daha verimli olduğu görülmüştür.
A REGIONAL LANGUAGE AND THE HODONYMS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – SOCIAL (ONOMASTIC) APPROACH
Authors:   Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Tuzli, ŠABIĆ Indira , NIKOLIĆ Marijana
Published: December 2024

In this paper, the names of city streets, squares and avenues in Bosnia and Herzegovina are analysed through their structural typology, motivational-semantic characteristics, along with their functional features and the way they have been named/renamed. The paper discusses linguistic and analytic factors that created today’s names of the streets. In the first part of the paper, the structure and motivation of hodonyms are analysed. The next part of the paper explores some of the most important 20th century political and social changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the way in which these changes influenced the system of Bosnian street names. The corpus for research included only official names of streets that are confirmed in administrative texts, city plans, scientific or professional publications and street signs.
USE OF NJEGOŠ AND HIS WORKS BY OCCUPATORS AND QUISLINGS IN MONTENEGRO IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Authors:   Fakultet za crnogorski jezik i književnost – Cetinje, BATRIĆEVIĆ Boban
Published: December 2024

The paper analyses the level of use of Petar II Petrović and his works in propaganda and discourse of power in Montenegro from 1941 to 1945. Njegoš, as one of the most important figures for the Montenegrin and South Slavic area, who left a great mark in the cultural memory of the community with his works, found wide application in the promotion of power.
CONTRIBUTION OF ASIM PECOTO THE MONTENEGRIN DIALECTOLOGY (1927–2011)
Authors:   Fakultet za crnogorski jezik i književnost – Cetinje, ČIRGIĆ Adnan
Published: December 2024

The author of this paper makes a brief overview of the contribution of Asim Peco to Montenegrin dialectology, especially with regard to the classification of Montenegrin speech patterns. The paper was prepared on the occasion of 90 years since the birth of Asim Peco, and is relying on the results of previous linguistic analyses by Novica Vujović and Sanja Orlandić.
IMPOSING PERSONALITY OF NIKO S. MARTINOVIĆ
Authors:   Fakultet za crnogorski jezik i književnost – Cetinje, KILIBARDA Novak
Published: December 2024

The present paper makes a brief review of the life and work of Niko S. Martinović, a historian and legal theorist, a scientist who defended a PhD thesis on Valtazar Bogišić, and the director of the National Library in Cetinje. The author of the paper points out Martinović’s contribution to the study of oral literature, especially Montenegrin proverbs. In addition, periods of cooperation with Niko S. Martinović in the Parliament of Montenegro are described in more detail.
BORISLAV JOVANOVIĆ – ZAMAK MIŠELA DE MONTENJA(Borislav Jovanović – Zamak Mišela de Montenja (aesthetic aspects of the literary work), Ratković’s poetry evenings, Bijelo Polje 2017)
Authors:   Fakultet za crnogorski jezik i književnost – Cetinje, KALEZIĆ-ĐURIČKOVIĆ Sofija
Published: December 2024

Borislav Jovanović (1941, Danilovgrad) is an author characterised by diversity, whose creation consists in novels and poetry collections, literary criticism, as well as books for children. In the 1990s, working as a columnist in Pobjeda daily and Crnogorski književni list, he promoted a number of younger Montenegrin authors. He is considered the most important interpreter of modern Montenegrin literature flows, and his collection of essays Crnogorski književni urbanitet presents the most cited critical overview of the Montenegrin modern literature. However, in terms of the subject matter and structure, the most comprehensive Jovanović’s work so far is Zamak Mišela de Montenja (Estetsko biće književnog djela) (Michele de Montaigne’s Castle, aesthetic aspects of the literary work).
BETWEEN VUK’S POETICS AND NIKOLA’S SALOON – LJUBIŠA’S LITERARY SCHOOL
Authors:   Fakultet za crnogorski jezik i književnost ‒ Cetinje, POPOVIĆ Nikola
Published: December 2024

Motivated by inadequate literary periodisation (pre-Njegoš era) and the fact that Montenegrin realistic authors have not received sufficient attention in domestic literary historiography, the author of this paper utilises the scientific results of literary historian Milorad Nikčević to classify a group of talented authors under the term Ljubiša’s literary school. However, the prerequisite for that classification is a reflection on the work of Marko Miljanov Popović as well. It was Ljubiša’s and Marko’s prose that founded the Montenegrin novel and short stories. The authors included in Ljubiša’s literary school are the following ones: Luka Jovović, Savo Vuletić, Jovan F. Ivanišević, Simo Šobajić and Radovan Perović.
DUŠAN ĐURIŠIĆ’S WORKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Authors:   Fakultet za crnogorski jezik i književnost ‒ Cetinje, KALEZIĆ Sofija
Published: December 2024

In this paper, the author introduces the readers to the work of one of the most important authors of children’s literature. Dušan Đurišić (Gradinje, Dmitrovgrad, 1932) graduated from secondary school in Danilovgrad and Titograd, completing university studies in Yugoslav literature in Skopje. He worked as a professor in Derventa and Titograd, edited the Titograd Tribune journal, worked as the director of the National Library Radosav Ljumović, director of the publishing company „Trag“. He was also the head of the Department for Culture at the Secretariat for Education, Culture and Science of Montenegro, and the editor-in-chief of the literary journal for children Osmijeh, showing, from his very first collection of poems titled The Grand Captain, the poetic development from traditional and romanticist scenes to modern tones and humorous notes. The overall literary work of this creator radiates warmth to mankind and sincere love for children, whom he addresses with a wide spectrum of topics and motifs – about themselves, about the world, life, nature, homeland, the good, the beautiful and the educational.
LITERARY FEATURES OF DRAGOMIR ĆULAFIĆ’S NOVEL QUINTOLOGY
Authors:   Filološki fakultet – Nikšić, KALEZIĆ-RADONJIĆ Svetlana
Published: December 2024

The present paper aims to provide a reflection on the series of novels by Dragomir Ćulafić (published between 2003 and 2013), using universal literary characteristics of novels written for young adults. The analysis shows that narratives of maturation and growing up interweave with a love-erotic narrative in these works, ultimately turning into a narrative of identity. Treating the topics that are of psychological importance to young people, especially the aspects of physical and sexuality, Ćulafić steps into tabooed, traditionally forbidden areas of Montenegrin literature for children and youth. Despite certain structural defects, especially in the last two works of the aforementioned quintology, this series of novels represents an important step towards the qualities of new and contemporary, particularly in a national literature that is accustomed to retaining its young readers in naive ideas about childhood.
INTERTEXTUALITY AND INFLUENCE (CONTRIBUTION TO COMPARATIVE RESEARCH)
Authors:   Fakultet za crnogorski jezik i književnost ‒ Cetinje, MANDIĆ Ethem
Published: December 2024

The author of this paper describes the notions of intertextuality and influence by elaborating his earlier research on this subject and presenting new comparative readings of the two notions. Furthermore, the author describes the history of the notion of intertextuality and discusses its significance from the perspective of various researchers. Finally, the author exposes the interplay of the two notions, presenting the thesis that the notion of influence exceeds and encompasses the notion of intertextuality.
SPATIAL HUMANITIES: MAPPING INVISIBLE SLEEPER-SPACES
Authors:   Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku, MESIĆ Hrvoje ,   Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku
Published: December 2024

Proper research into invisible sleeper-spaces and their mapping requires an understanding of the mutual connections between urban space and our collective urban experience. Lefebvre views spatial discourse as a triad linking mental, physical and social standpoints of space that may represent power. Space, according to Foucault, underlies the enforcement of power and social life, while space-shaping should be construed as a mechanism of power through which influence is exerted on society. This necessitates the use of an interdisciplinary approach to explore spatial humanities. Hence, the author takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore spatial humanities, i.e. document the beginnings of research into spatial cognition, ‘turn to space’, spatial transformation, etc. Documenting memories in an urban space allows it to become a place of symbolism, and different symbolic systems of invisible sleeper-spaces transform it into a spatial-temporal communicator.
DALMATIA TRAVELOGUES IN GERMAN AND FRENCH
Authors:   Odjel za francuske i frankofonske studije Sveučilište u Zadru, LEVAČIĆ Patrick , KRPAN Tomislav ,   Odjel za turizam i komunikacijske znanosti Sveučilište u Zadru
Published: December 2024

In this work similarities and differences between the Dalmatia travelogues written in German and French language are described. Based on a comparative analysis, the authors strive to identify the motifs that confirm the national and cultural identity of authors of those travelogues in Dalmatia. However, all the different motifs cannot be taken as representative ones at the same time, which is why the question is opened of travel motifs that can be elements of a specific cultural discourse and identity. The main emphasis of analysis is on the 19th century, as a golden era for journeys and the period of reflections on the nation and national identity. In this regard, travelogues are an ideal genre, because their subject discovers the mentality and culture of origin, as well as the author’s expectations in terms of different ideas about Dalmatia. Finally, the paper aims to reflect on the manner in which German, Austrian and French authors perceived Dalmatia, i.e. the manner in which two different cultures perceive one another. At the same time, the authors point to the issues faced in selecting the most representative motifs in the creation of German identity.
DEVELOPMENT OF ORTHOGRAPHIC NORMS OF SLAV ONOMASTICS (THE END OF THE 20TH AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURIES)
Authors:   Sveučilište Ivana Franka u Lavovu, Ukrajina, VASILJEVA Ljudmila
Published: December 2024

The onyms from the ancient times gave the possibility to investigate the elements of the living people’s speech most completely. The proper names of separate peoples can also indicate the cultural, religious, language, and national belonging of their bearers. In the opinion of some linguists the proper names do not belong to the language and are not the object of their activity, but they are separate extralinguistic factors. Taking this into account the very language status of the onyms, particularly this concerns the proper names and surnames, is rather contradictory: they are and are not the language factors at the same time. They are influenced by different criteria that are used during compiling or changing the orthographic rules of the particular language or its grammar normalizing. The problem of the onyms is among those that need to be defined taking into consideration certain changes of the language situation in the Slav region. It is determined by the extraliguistic factors, i.e, it is connected with the disappearance of the multinational states on the geographic map and the tendency to forming the mononational states to a great extent, which has become the cause of certain changes of the general approaches to standardizing the Slav languages, the onyms standardizing as well. Standardizing onyms it is worth taking into account the inner reserves of each language in the historical context and its systematic and structural peculiarities.
BRITISH HUMOUR IN CROATIAN: TRANSLATION STRATEGIES IN THE SUBTITLING OF ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES
Authors:   Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, ROGOŠIĆ Andrea
Published: December 2024

The object of the present paper are translation strategies used in the subtitling of culture-bound and language-bound verbal humor in the British sitcom Only fools and horses. Given the fact that British humor is largely based on culture-specific elements and wordplay, our preliminary presupposition is that the subtitler was compelled to adapt the source text to the target audience by means of domesticating interventional strategies for the sake of humour preservation. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that formal equivalence often needs to be relinquished in favour of the source text skoposwhich, in this instance, is to amuse the audience. The corpus consists of 227 examples collected through the transcription of source text dialogues and their respective Croatian subtitles. The corpus analysis reveals that culture-bound humorous elements are predominantly rendered through the use of substitution and generalisation. On the other hand, linguistically bound humor usually entails either verbatim translation of the source puns or their adaptation to the local setting. The results of the analysis suggest that the adaptation of the source text to the encyclopedic knowledge and expectations of the target audience has played an important role in the success of Only fools and horsesin Croatia.