bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Wind Directions on the Aerodynamic Response of Classical Tensile Membrane Structures and General Forms Using Steady-State CFD Simulation
Authors: Kazemian Mahyar , Hosseini Lavassani Seyed hossein
Published: January 2023

The fundamental challenge for the structural design of complicated shapes and lightweight structures such as Tensile Membrane Structures (TMS) is a reliable estimation of lateral loading such as wind load. Wind pressure coefficients can’t be correctly calculated by standards for a large range of intricate forms of structures. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), a strong computational technique for evaluating wind pressure distribution on complicated geometry, can be used to determine wind-related parameters. The average wind related-distributions for the tensile membrane surface are validated with a few contributions from prior studies, which are important to validate with benchmarks in experimental wind tunnel experiments. For the double-curved surface, the results show good agreement between experimental tests and CFD simulations. In this study, CFD simulation was used to calculate the mean surface pressure coefficient (Cp) for generic shapes and tensile membrane forms using the steady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) technique. Wind force coefficients and the effect of wind directions are also explored across a wide range of classical and tensile forms. The purpose of the current research is to look at the effect of wind assault angle on the Cp distribution for tensile membrane structures and general shapes.
The Role of CHI3L1 Plasmatic Levels in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Authors: Bombaci Alessandro , Manera Umberto , De Marco Giovanni , Casale Federico , Salamone Paolina , Fuda Giuseppe , Marchese Giulia , Iazzolino Barbara , Peotta Laura , Moglia Cristina , Calvo Andrea , Chiò Adriano
Published: January 2023

(1) Background: Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are fatal neurodegenerative diseases. Biomarkers could help in defining patients’ prognosis and stratification. Beyond neurofilaments, chitinases are a promising family of possible biomarker, which correlate with neuroinflammatory status. We evaluated plasmatic levels of CHI3L1 in MNDs, MND mimics and healthy controls (HCs); (2) Methods: We used Sandwich ELISA to quantify CHI3L1 in plasma samples from 44 MNDs, 7 HSP, 9 MND mimics and 19 HCs. We collect also ALSFRSr scale, MRC scale, spirometry, mutational status, progression rate (PR), blood sampling, neuropsychological evaluation; (3) Results: Plasma levels of CHI3L1 resulted to be different among groups (p= 0.005). Particularly, MND mimics showed higher CHI3L1 levels compared to MNDs and HCs. CHI3LI levels did not differ among PMA, PLS and ALS and we do not find correlation among CHI3L1 levels and clinical scores, spirometry parameters, PR, and neuropsychological features. Of note, red blood cells count and haemoglobin correlated with CHI3L1 levels (respectively, p<0.001, r=0.63; p= 0.022, r=0.52); (4) Conclusions: CHI3L1 plasma levels resulted to be increased in the MND mimics cohort when compared to MNDs. The increase of CHI3L1 in neuroinflammatory processes could explain our findings. We confirmed that CHI3L1 plasma levels did not differentiate between ALS and HCs and nor correlate with neuropsychological impairment.
Special Issue on Advanced Abrasive Processing Technologies
Authors: Ota Minoru , Suzuki Hirofumi , Ohashi Kazuhito , Yamada Takazo
Published: January 2023

Abrasive processing technologies support both the creation of new products and progressive production processes as finishing processing in various industries, such as the automotive, telecommunications, semiconductor, healthcare, energy, and aerospace industries. In this era of major changes, known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, advanced abrasive processing technologies that produce cutting-edge devices, machinery, and equipment for a smart society are needed. The subjects related to abrasive processing are extremely diverse, including function generation processing and ICT fusion processing, in addition to the continuing basic subjects, including high-efficiency processing, difficult-to-cut material processing, ultra/high-precision processing, etc. The field of abrasive processing has recently been expanding from removal processing to additional types of processing, such as additive manufacturing. As a result, its importance is increasing as a technology indispensable for advanced industries such as healthcare and the production of power semiconductors, cutting-edge semiconductors, etc. On the other hand, new abrasive processing technologies, such as grinding wheel surface property analysis and highly efficient surface finishing methods, have developed along with the advancement of the elemental technologies that support abrasive processing using the latest measurement methods and ultra-precision technology. Furthermore, new research, such as work on energy-assisted or reaction-assisted grinding, has been conducted through the fusion of the materials science and physical chemistry fields. This special issue contains seven papers that cover the following topics.

- Abrasive jet processing

- Analysis of the surface profile of a grinding wheel

- Drilling of glass with a diamond tool

- Reaction-assisted grinding

- Barrel finishing

- High-speed polishing

We deeply appreciate the authors for their careful work and thank the reviewers for their incisive efforts in producing this special issue. We hope that it will help readers understand the latest research on abrasive processing, encouraging and providing hints for further research on abrasive processing technologies.
Evaluation of Dressing Condition Based on Quantification of Grinding Wheel Surface Conditions
Authors: Uchida Gen , Yamada Takazo , Iwasaki Yuta
Published: January 2023

Different grinding wheel surface conditions affect the ground surface roughness and grinding resistance during the grinding process. In addition, as the grinding wheel surface condition changes depending on the dressing conditions, the difference in the dressing conditions significantly affects the grinding characteristics. However, the dressing condition is affected by factors such as the dressing lead, depth of dressing cut, and tip shape of the dresser. Thus, optimum dressing conditions are difficult to achieve. Furthermore, even if the dressing is applied under the same dressing conditions, the grinding wheel surface condition will differ as the tip wear of the dresser progresses. There is a need for a method to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between the dressing conditions, grinding wheel surface condition, and grinding characteristics while considering the difference in the tip shape of the dresser. Thus, the relationship between the tip shape of the dresser and dressing conditions was evaluated using the dressing overlap ratio. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different dressing overlap ratios on the grinding wheel surface condition and grinding characteristics with different grain sizes. Consequently, even if the tip shape of the dresser changes, the effect of the different dressing conditions on the grinding wheel surface condition and grinding characteristics could be quantitatively determined using the dressing overlap ratio. Furthermore, the relationship between the calculated successive cutting-point spacing, area of active abrasive grains, and grinding characteristics could be quantitatively evaluated for grinding wheels with different grain sizes.
Scheduling Algorithm Using Path Relinking for Production Process with Crane Interference
Authors: Tanizaki Takashi , Yamada Kazuya , Nakagawa Shigemasa , Katagiri Hideki
Published: January 2023

In manufacturing industries, customers demand a wide variety of products, with high quality and fast delivery. Production scheduling systems have become critical for efficient operation. However, scheduling problems in manufacturing are generally large and complex with many constraints. It is difficult to create an optimal production schedule that satisfies all constraints within a reasonable timeframe. This study targets a factory with multiple working machines and two overhead cranes. Our research aims to obtain a solution algorithm to avoid interference of overhead cranes and machine competition and a production plan that minimizes the total makespan for each job. As the problem must be solved within a reasonable timeframe, we have developed the solution algorithm using metaheuristics and scheduling simulation. In general, metaheuristic algorithms must strike a balance between an intensive search for good solutions and a search for diverse solutions. Accordingly, we propose a new algorithm using path relinking in a scatter search. This method was demonstrated to be effective in obtaining good solutions with little variation in numerical experiments. In this paper, we describe previous research, our target process, and new solution algorithm and discuss algorithm design methods based on computer experiments.
The Effectiveness of Using Types of Containers and Consentration AB Mix on the Growth and Production of White Packcoy (Brassica rapa L.) Var. Dakota Uses Wick System Hydroponics
Authors: Hartanti Aprilia , Sulistyowati Retno
Published: January 2023

The research was conducted in Branggah Village, Lumbang District, Probolinggo Regency, from March to June 2020. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of using containers and AB mix nutrient concentrations on the growth and production of white pakcoy plants (Brassica Rapa L) using a hydroponic wick system. . The design used was factorial randomized block design (RBD), which consisted of two factors: 1. The wick system hydroponic container material consists of a plastic tub; Styrofoam, Stainless steel 2. Concentration of AB Mix Nutrients consists of 4 (four) levels, namely 1100 ppm; 1300 ppm; 1500 ppm; 1700 ppm with 3 repetitions. Parameters observed: Plant height, number of leaves, plant diameter, plant wet weight, root length, plant dry weight. The results showed that the single treatment of the wick system hydroponic container and the concentration of AB mix showed a significant effect on the observations of plant height, number of leaves, stem diameter, root length, wet and dry weight of plants of all ages of observation. The interaction between container type and nutrient concentration had no effect on all observed parameters except leaf area.
La tipología lingüística como factor determinante en la traducción poética
Authors: Montaner Montava María Amparo
Published: January 2023

Este artículo se centra en demostrar cómo la traducción poética depende estrechamente de la tipología lingüística. La traducción poética se caracteriza por centrarse en la función estética del lenguaje, por lo que la forma es especialmente relevante. Precisamente por ello, en este artículo se va a trabajar sobre el haiku japonés, una forma poética caracterizada por su brevedad y su conceptismo, de manera que la mínima expresión debe transmitir el máximo contenido.

Concretamente se va a analizar un famoso haiku de Bashō, considerado el paradigma de los haikus de la escuela de este autor, para demostrar cómo la tipología lingüística de la lengua japonesa facilita la expresión del sentido estético que transmite el poema. Es cierto que este famosísimo haiku ha sido analizado en innumerables ocasiones, pero lo que se propone en este trabajo es un análisis desde la tipología lingüística, una demostración de cómo las características tipológicas del japonés se adecuan íntimamente a la estética del haiku de Bashō, y una demostración también de cómo esta adecuación entre lengua origen y sentido del poema constituye un escollo para la traducción, cuyas soluciones se valorarán en dos lenguas tipológicamente distintas, el inglés y el español.

El trabajo se divide en las siguientes partes: En primer lugar, se exponen las características tipológicas del japonés frente a las de lenguas de otros tipos lingüísticos. Seguidamente se explicita cuál es el sentido abstracto que transmiten los poemas de la escuela de Bashō, lo que permitirá establecer las características de su estética. Seguidamente se mostrará la adecuación entre la tipología lingüística del japonés y la esencia de contenido que pretende transmitir el poema. Finalmente se analizarán varias traducciones del poema a dos lenguas de grupos tipológicos diferentes, inglés y español, y se juzgará hasta qué punto resulta posible lograr la traducción en cada caso.

Palabras clave: Traducción, Tipología lingüística, Haiku, Bashō
La traducción de obras de divulgación científica sobre astronomía del siglo XIX
Authors: Vicente-Yagüe Jara Antonio José de , Tomás Pérez Víctor
Published: January 2023

El presente estudio consiste en el análisis textual y comentario del proceso traductor de tres textos franceses de divulgación científica sobre astronomía del siglo xix: Exposition du système du monde de Pierre-Simon Laplace, Sur la planète Neptune de Urbain Le Verrier y Astronomie populaire de Camille Flammarion. Nuestro objetivo es analizar y resolver las dificultades que plantean los textos científico-técnicos e históricos, para aportar una traducción correcta desde el punto de vista terminológico, lingüístico y pragmático. Debido a la extensión de los originales, hemos realizado una selección de fragmentos de distinta temática, aunque la astronomía es el tema central de todo el conjunto. Nuestra metodología de trabajo parte con un planteamiento teórico en el que se exponen las características y dificultades de las tipologías textuales, además de un breve recorrido por la divulgación científica sobre astronomía en la Francia del siglo xix. La segunda parte del estudio es el análisis textual y la justificación razonada de algunas de las decisiones traductológicas de nuestra propuesta.

Palabras clave: Traducción Científico-técnica, Traducción histórica, Divulgación científica, Astronomía, Siglo xix
La traducción del texto digital usado como recurso narrativo en las series
Authors: Mateos del Rosario Alessandra , Bolaños Medina Alicia Karina
Published: January 2023

En los últimos años, la traducción audiovisual ha experimentado un auge considerable, al tiempo que la globalización y las nuevas necesidades de comunicación del siglo xxi han disparado la presencia de diferentes géneros digitales en series y películas. Así, se ha subrayado la necesidad de analizar el lenguaje de las nuevas tecnologías y también su traducción. El objetivo de este trabajo es contribuir a colmar la laguna bibliográfica existente sobre la traducción del texto digital que, en formatos tan variados como mensajes de correo electrónico, redes sociales o chats, se utiliza cada vez más como un recurso narrativo en las películas y series. Hemos recopilado un corpus bilingüe formado por el original en inglés y la versión oficial doblada al español de los diez capítulos de la primera temporada de la serie You (Berlanti y Gamble, 2018-2021). Tras analizar tanto la variedad de géneros digitales presentes como los procedimientos de traducción utilizados, hemos detectado que a menudo dichos procedimientos aparecen combinados de forma innovadora y no descrita anteriormente. Este trabajo podrá servir de referencia a los traductores profesionales ante esta nueva situación comunicativa que se está produciendo, del mismo modo que podrá ser utilizado en la clase de traducción a nivel universitario.

Palabras clave: Traducción audiovisual, Doblaje, Insertos, Texto digital, Géneros digitales
KÖLBL, Julia; ORLOVA, Iryna; WOLF, Michaela (Eds.). ¿Pasarán? Kommunikation im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg. Interacting in the Spanish Civil War. Viena y Hamburgo, New academic press, 2020, 224 pp., ISBN 978-3-7003-2179-8
Authors: Hatem Faris Mohamed
Published: January 2023

Durante el conflicto civil que asoló España entre 1936 y 1939, la traducción ocupó un lugar relevante tanto en el campo de batalla como en la retaguardia. Un capítulo muy destacado de la guerra de España fue el de las Brigadas Internacionales que lucharon con el gobierno republicano y cuyos miles de voluntarios fueron distribuidos en batallones de diferentes procedencias, nacionalidades y lenguas, circunstancia que produjo toda suerte de conflictos y contratiempos entre soldados y oficiales.
A corpus-based investigation of VSO-SVO usage in English>Arabic simultaneous interpreting
Authors: Al Zahran Aladdin , Jamoussi Rafik
Published: January 2023

One of the major challenges in English>Arabic simultaneous interpreting (SI) is the handling of structural asymmetry between subject-verb-object (SVO) English and the verb-subject-object (VSO) structure in Modern Standard Arabic (henceforth Arabic). In Arabic, a VSO word order is dominant although a nominal clause with several variations is also available, including a marked SVO structure with a preverbal subject followed by a verbal predicate (VPr.) functioning as its khabar (rheme/comment). This paper reports on an empirical study of the handling of structural asymmetry between English SVO and Arabic VSO structures in English>Arabic SI. The study uses a parallel corpus consisting of the transcription of 10 multiple Arabic SI versions of three political English speeches. We hypothesize that the Arabic simultaneous interpreters are more likely to use the English-mimicking SVO structure since it is easier to process and requires less cognitive load on their memory. The results of our corpus-based analysis indicate that the marked SVO structure was used more frequently than the unmarked VSO structure. These results lead to the conclusion that the use of the SVO clause is a feature of English>Arabic SI. We also conclude that the Arabic simultaneous interpreters were effectively engaged in «form-based processing» by opting for the structure that has the closest match to English SVO structures as a tactic to cope with syntactic asymmetry. Our conclusions lend support to the «language-pair specificity» hypothesis since the lack of need for restructuring is only available in SI between language pairs with similar or flexible structures.

 Keywords: Language-pair specificity, Syntactic asymmetry, VSO-SVO ratio, Simultaneous interpreting, Corpus analysis
NG, Eva N. S. & CREZEE, Ineke H. M. Interpreting in Legal and Healthcare Settings: Perspectives on research and training. Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John Benjamins, 2020, 351 pp., ISBN 978-90-272-0504-9
Authors: De Boe Esther
Published: January 2023

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Vers un Enseignement par compétences de l’interprétation consécutive dans les universités au Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Thi Cuc Phuong , Vu Van Dai , Kieu Thi Thuy Quynh , Nghiem Thi Thu Huong
Published: January 2023

L’enseignement par compétences devient un impératif au Vietnam, notamment au niveau de licence afin de répondre aux besoins du marché du travail et de faciliter l’employabilité des diplômés. La mise en œuvre de cette politique éducative nécessite une série d’activités dont la première concerne l’élaboration d’un référentiel de métier-compétences. Un référentiel de compétences de l’interprète est un sujet peu exploité par les recherches sur l’interprétation en général et sur l’interprétation consécutive en particulier. Au Vietnam, un tel référentiel n’existe pas encore; les curricula de formation universitaire à l’interprétation consécutive ont été conçus plutôt grâce aux expériences des enseignants, sans se référer aux besoins du marché du travail.  Pour ces raisons, une équipe de recherche de l’Université de Hanoi a mené, de 2018 à 2021, une étude ayant pour objectif d’élaborer un référentiel de compétences professionnelles de l’interprétation consécutive adressé aux universités de langues étrangères vietnamiennes. Un entretien collectif auprès de 16 interprètes chevronnés, un questionnaire renseigné par 93 employeurs ont été réalisés dans le but de comprendre les activités professionnelles et les compétences sous-jacentes dans un contexte vietnamien. Les analyses qualitatives et les statistiques descriptives du corpus ont été triangulées, comparées avec les résultats de recherche des auteurs connus dans le domaine. Le référentiel proposé comprend 6 compétences professionnelles, réparties en 28 sous-compétences, accompagnées des suggestions de critères d’évaluation. Ce produit pourrait servir de base ultérieurement pour la conception des référentiels de formation et d’évaluation par les universités intéressées, en fonction de leurs objectifs et conditions d’assurance de la qualité des programmes de formation.

Mots-clés : Apprentissage basé sur les compétences, LifeComp, Conception de programmes d'études, Enseignement supérieur, Employabilité.
Factores de riesgo para complicaciones de la inserción de catéter venoso central en el servicio de emergencia. Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, 2020-2021
Authors:   , Chavez Loli Sandra Paola
Published: January 2023

Objetivos del estudio: determinar los factores de riesgo para complicaciones de la inserción de catéter venoso central en el servicio de emergencia del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, 2020-2021. Metodología: Investigación observacional, analítico de casos y controles, retrospectivo, que incluirá a pacientes en quienes se realizó inserción de catéter venoso central (CVC) en el servicio de la instrucción y periodo mencionado. Se estudiarán como variable independiente, factores de riesgo y variable dependiente, presencia de complicaciones. El análisis se realizará con la prueba Chi Cuadrado, además de calcular el Odds Ratio (OR), con significancia del 5%.
The Influence of Halal Knowledge and Labeling on Food Product Purchase Decisions
Authors: Febrilyantri Candra
Published: January 2023

The food and beverage industry is currently more concerned about the manufacture and procurement of halal food products because the level of public knowledge is increasing with social media and is supported by data on the development of Muslims worldwide. For Muslims, the essential thing to do when buying products is halalness. This study examines the level of knowledge and halal labeling on purchase decisions of food products for IAIN Ponorogo students. The number of samples in this study was 100 people, with multiple linear regression analysis methods and using the SPSS for Windows v25. Based on the result of the SPSS test, the result was: (i) Based on the simulation test, knowledge variables and halal labeling affected food purchasing decisions. (ii) Based on a partial test, the knowledge variable does not affect food purchasing decisions, but the halal labeling variable affects food purchasing decisions.
Maqāshid Sharia-Based Zakat Distribution Model: Zakat Distribution Program in National Zakat Agency DKI Jakarta
Authors: Mahmudah Siti Nur , Aziz Alwa Moh Abdul
Published: January 2023

Based on Law Number 23 of 2011 concerning Zakat Management, which strengthens BAZNAS as an institution authorized to manage Zakat responsible for supervising zakat management based on Islamic law, mandate, benefit, justice, legal certainty, integration, and accountability, the purpose of this article is to explain how BAZNAS distributes Zakat in DKI Jakarta. The research method involves literature, including websites, books from the National Amil Zakat Agency, and articles on the studied topics. The National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS) distributes economic empowerment, economic programs, and educational programs from the point of view of dharuriyat (faith, soul, descent, reason, and wealth), hajiyyat, and tahsiniyat (BAZNAS). Regarding Maqāshid Sharia, this paper concludes that the "Jak B Be Taqwa" program, the "Jak B Cerdas" program, the "Jak B Sehat" program, the "Jak B Hijau" program, and the "Jak B Berdaya" program implemented from 2019 to 2022 are a form of implementation of the Maqāshid Sharia -based zakat distribution model by BAZNAS in DKI Jakarta.
Legal Framework To Support Islamic Banking and Finance In The United Arab Emirates
Authors: Mohamed Mashal Mahmoud Ismaeil
Published: January 2023

The duality of the banking system in the United Arab Emirates and its impact on economic development today represents the reality of banking systems in countries that license Islamic banking, especially with the state's first taking into account the traditional banking system. In contrast, banks, institutions, ministries, and organizations that manage work in this field practice these systems have been enabled in Muslim countries under the pressure of economic globalization. At the same time, the country is striving to develop the field of Islamic economy, support Islamic banking while enabling modern technologies and intelligent applications in the digital age, and encourage innovation in Islamic banking and finance. This trend calls for further research and deep consideration to clarify the role of the United Arab Emirates in supporting the Islamic economy and its banking and Islamic finance, as the idea of the duality of the banking system may seem contradictory in its application. As a result of this research, the Government of Dubai has started a strategic plan to develop the Islamic economy sector. The goal is to make Dubai the leading center for Islamic finance, e-commerce, the digital content industry, design and innovation, knowledge, education, and research, as well as the global reference for Islamic economy standards. The  UAE government has adopted blockchain technology to implement government transactions and to achieve the desired results; the country launched the UAE Blockchain Strategy 2021m. The characteristics of the Islamic banking system reflect the reality of Sharia rulings without living and manipulation. However, the current situation has many observations, so coexistence has become at the expense of differentiation.
An Empirical Estimations of Aggregate Import demand under Foreign exchange Constraint (Evidence from Ethiopia)
Authors: Ali Mohammed Yimam , Yimer Ahmed Mohammed , Dessie Tsadiku Setegne
Published: January 2023

This study utilizes the estimation of aggregate import demand under foreign exchange constraints in Ethiopia using annual time series data from 1985 to 2020. Regression analysis was carried out using the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) approach to examine the impact of the accumulation of foreign exchange reserves on aggregate import demand in Ethiopia. The estimation results indicate that, in the long run, all the variables i.e., foreign exchange reserve, the relative price of import, real income, volatility of exchange rate, money supply, and policy dummy significantly determined the behavior of aggregate imports over the reference period. Findings also show that in the long-run foreign exchange reserve, real income, and exchange rate affect positively the demand for imports in Ethiopia. While a positive shock in relative import price and money supply negatively affect import demand in Ethiopia. Thus, the price and income elasticity estimates have correct signs and are statistically significant. The variables included in the model strongly affect import demand in both the short and long run. Accordingly, policy makers aiming significantly influence import demand through effective management of those variables as it strongly affects import volume.
Keywords : NARDL, Import demand, and foreign exchange reserve
The inflationary effect of the budget deficit: Does financial sector development matters?
Authors: Aragaw Abebe
Published: January 2023

This study aims to examine the budget deficit-inflation relationship, considering financial sector development and broad money supply as moderating and mediating variables. For this purpose, polled mean group, mean group, and dynamic fixed effect estimation techniques are employed. However, following the Hausman (1968) slope homogeneity test statistic, the pooled mean group estimator results are accepted as the main results. Hence, the pooled mean group estimation result reveals that the budget deficit is inflationary. In addition, GDP per capita, the effective exchange rate, financial sector development, regulatory quality, and the interaction term of the budget deficit and financial sector development are significant determinants of inflation. The study further examines the role of the broad money supply as a mediating variable in the budget deficit-inflation relationship. To this end, the structural equation model is estimated and post-estimation mediation effect tests are performed. Finally, both the structural equation model results and the mediation effect tests confirmed a partial mediation effect of the broad money supply on the budget deficit-inflation relationship.
Effects of Dl-3-n-butylphthalide on Cognitive Functions and Blood-brain Barrier in Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion Rats
Authors: Ma Yang , Chen Shiling , Li Yuanwei , Wang Jiahui , Yang Jingfei , Jing Jie , Liu Xia , Li Yunjie , Wang Jingyi , Zhang Ping , Tang Zhouping
Published: January 2023

Purpose
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been one of the major types of cognitive impairment. Blood-brain barrier damage plays an essential part in the pathogenesis of VCI. At present, the treatment to VCI mainly focused on prevention, with no drug clinically approved for the treatment of VCI. This study aimed to investigate the effects of DL-3-n-butylphthalide (NBP) on VCI rats.
Methods
A modified bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (mBCCAO) model was applied to mimic VCI. The feasibility of the mBCCAO model was verified by laser Doppler, 13N-Ammonia-Positron Emission Computed Tomography (PET) and Morris Water Maze. Subsequently, Morris water maze experiment, Evans blue staining and western blot of tight junction protein were performed to evaluate the effect of different doses of NBP (40mg/kg, 80mg/kg) on the improvement of cognitive impairment and BBB disruption induced by mBCCAO. Immunofluorescence was employed to examine the changes of pericyte coverage in mBCCAO model and the effect of NBP on pericyte coverage were preliminarily explored.
Results
mBCCAO surgery led to obvious cognitive impairment and the decrease of whole cerebral blood flow, among which the blood flow in cortex, hippocampus and thalamus brain regions decreased more significantly. High-dose NBP (80 mg/kg) improved long-term cognitive function in mBCCAO rats, alleviated Evans blue leakage and reduced the loss of tight junction proteins (ZO-1, Claudin-5) in the early course of the disease, thereby exerting a protective effect on the blood-brain barrier. No significant changes in pericyte coverage were observed after mBCCAO.
Conclusions
High-dose NBP improved cognitive function in mBCCAO rats. High-dose NBP protected the integrity of BBB by upregulating TJ protein expression, rather than regulating pericyte coverage ratio. NBP could be a potential drug for the treatment of VCI.
Desulfurization of Tyre Pyrolysis Oil (TPO) for fuel production using different acids and H2O2 Mixtures.
Authors: Tabinda Amtul Bari , Bawar Nida , Yasir Abdullah , Nadeem Mahnoor , Rasheed Rizwan
Published: January 2023

The need of sustainable energy source arises with the time due to the reduction of the other energy sources like diesel, petroleum etc. Application of tyre oil in place of diesel hinders due to the high level of impurities, emissions and bad odor. This study comprises of removal of these impurities and reduction in emissions by oxidative desulfurization of TPO at laboratory scale. Different treatments are prepared of different concentrations (15, 20 and 25%) of acid and H2O2 mixtures such as acetic acid/H2O2, formic acid/H2O2), 8% H2SO4 and 20% HNO3 at varying temperature conditions. Emissions of crude TPO, desulfurized TPO and diesel measured by burning it into enclosed cylindrical iron container at small scale without mixing any other fuel. In Acetic acid treatment maximum reduction of the SOx emission occur at 45ºC. This treatment removes 99.42%, 98.71% and 91.9% of SOx, NOx and CO respectively for 1:2 with 20% conc. In formic acid treatment, removes the significant amount of SOx, NOx and CO (99.71%, 71.69% and 83.2% respectively) for 2:1 ratio with 25% conc. Viscosity of the treated samples varied significantly from 1.96cSt for nitric acid to 87.65cSt for formic acid/H2O2. Calorific values of samples are lower at the lowest emissions of SOx. The oxidative desulfurization of crude TPO is effective for the reduction of the sulfur content, hazardous gaseous and improve fuel and air quality. Cost analysis of crude TPO shows that the use of TPO in power generation is 85% more economical than the diesel and furnace oil.
Sugarcane vinasse provokes acute and chronic responses and bioaccumulation of metals in benthic macroinvertebrates
Authors: Fraga Priscille Dreux , Gabriel Gabriele Verônica de Mello , Carmo Janaina Braga do , Espindola Evaldo Luiz Gaeta , Pinto Thandy Junio da Silva
Published: January 2023

Due to increases in demand and global interest in bioenergy production, Brazil has stood out in the world production of sugarcane bioethanol. The intensification in the use of this alternative energy draws attention to the environmental impacts of sugarcane cultivation and industrial processes on ethanol production, highlighting the generation of a by-product with a high pollution potential called vinasse. When vinasse reaches watercourses, it may affect the biological communities such as the aquatic macroinvertebrates, which include species sensitive to environmental contamination. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the ecotoxicological effects of sugarcane vinasse on tropical benthic macroinvertebrates (Allonais inaequalis, Chironomus sancticaroli, Strandesia trispinosa, and Hyalella meinerti). For this, the study was separated into three phases. In the first one, acute toxicity tests were carried out with the four species. The species A. inaequalis (average LC50 = 0.460% confidence interval - CI 0.380-0.540%) was more sensitive to vinasse than C. sancticaroli (LC50 0.721%, CI 0.565-0.878%), H. meinerti (EC50 0.781%, CI 0.637-0.925%), and S. trispinosa (EC50 1.283%, CI 1.045-1.522%). In the second phase, the consequences of chronic exposure to vinasse were assessed in the two more sensitive species. Effects in reproduction and population growth rates for A. inaequalis and on development, metamorphosis, and growth of C. sancticaroli larvae occurred. Finally, the metal residuals in the body residue after chronic exposure to the two species were determined in the third phase. Vinasse provoked decreases in body residue of the essential metals Zn and Mn and the accumulation of Cd, Pb, and Cr with risks of biomagnification throughout the food webs. Low doses of vinasse provoked lethal and sublethal effects on benthic organisms, with several cascade effects on aquatic environments, given the ecological importance of this group in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
The influence of community engagement on stakeholder perspectives in cross-sector integrated care: an integrative review
Authors: Wright Vanessa L. , Metcalf Kelly , Berta Whitney
Published: January 2023

Background
Community engagement represents a highly relevant way to integrate care across sectors and address social and structural determinants of health with populations. Yet, advancement of integrated care remains a challenge, particularly across health and social service organizations. Situating social cognition as a key element of integrated care, this paper explores the act community engagement within cross-sector integrated care.
Methods
An integrative review was conducted to determine what is known about the influence of community engagement on stakeholder perspectives in cross-sector integrated care, and to contribute to a more comprehensive evidence base for building and operationalizing equitable integrated care. In March 2022, four data bases were systematically searched, applying no date limits, for English language articles that described community engagement in relation to integrated care and resulting stakeholder perspectives. Using matrices, numerous variables were extracted and synthesized using thematic analysis derived from the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care and a continuum of community engagement.
Results
In total, 13 studies were included in this analysis. Two studies included the hospital as a partner, and the rest were a mix of public, private health and social service sectors. Positive stakeholder perspectives (N = 6) were found in studies that were consultative or collaborative, and led with social capital, shared reciprocity, and trust. Moderate and negative perspectives (N = 7) were found in studies that led with a utilitarian stance and lacked collective leadership, governance, longitudinal planning, and joint evaluations.
Conclusions
This review makes a singular contribution to cross-sector integrated care literature, utilizing perspectives from health and social service organizations to map what is known about the influence of community engagement on cross-sector integrative care. Perspectives from this review support calls for additional integrative care research exploring community-hospital relationships, and how power dynamics influence proximal and distal relationships, capabilities, motivations, and opportunities for collaboration.
An optimal takeout supply system of intelligent self-pickup cabinets: Evidence from campus safety during COVID-19 in China
Authors: Wan Zhong , Wang Weitong
Published: January 2023

In order to guarantee safety of campus service during epidemic of COVID-19, it is valuable to design a campus takeout system of intelligent self-pickup cabinets (ISPCs). This research aims to design such a system by optimizing the sites of cabinets, their capacity types, and the location-allocation scheme. In view of maximizing profits of the system, we formulate this design problem as a mixed integer nonlinear programming model, where the demand of takeout is distance-dependent and congestion-dependent, rather than a fixed constant. On the basis of model property analysis, the original model is transformed into an integer linear programming problem such that it is solved by off-the-shelf solvers. By case study and sensitivity analyses, it is found that: (1) The proposed method is valuable for providing an optimal strategy for a takeout system of ISPCs by choosing optimal sites of the cabinets and optimal capacity type and optimal location-allocation scheme; (2) The developed a system is more applicable in areas of intensively-distributed users or the areas closer to canteens so as to create significant effects of scale economy by optimizing the capacity types of ISPCs and the sites to install them in line with greater demands. (3) For the groups of consumers with different distance-dependent or congestion-dependent sensitivities, it is suggested to implement distinct optimal strategies of building the takeout system even for those in the same service area. (4) The takeout demand grows up with an increasing unit selling price in the developed system, rather than reduction as in an ordinary relation between the demand of products and the price. Thus, the designed self-pickup takeout system seems more applicable to be adopted for the high-quality takeout.
Assessment Of Bromochloroacetonitrile Formed As A Disinfection Byproduct in an HaCaT Cells
Authors: Fayadoglu Elif , Fayadoglu Mustafa , Koparal A Tansu , Koparal Ali Savas
Published: January 2023

Water chlorination produces bromochloroacetonitrile as a disinfectant byproduct. The cytotoxic effects of bromochloroacetonitrile on human keratinocyte cells were examined. For 24 and 48 hours, cells were treated to 5–80 M bromochloroacetonitrile. The cytotoxic effects were assessed using the 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and Lactate Dehydrogenase Leakage tests. Changes in cellular Reactive Oxygen Species were studied. The scratch test was also used to study the influence of bromochloroacetonitrile on wound healing in cell culture. Cytotoxicity was shown to be concentration and time dependant. In human keratinocyte cells, increasing doses of bromochloroacetonitrile were shown to promote reactive oxygen species assay generation. It was discovered that bromochloroacetonitrile concentrations of 5, 10, and 20 M had no detrimental effect on wound healing, but that hazardous concentrations of 40, 60, and 80 M slowed wound healing. For the first time in the literature, the effects of bromochloroacetonitrile on human keratinocyte cells were investigated in this work.
Grassroots autonomous organizations embedding, non-agricultural employment and farmer homestead withdrawal behavior: Based on the research data of Qionglai City, Sichuan Province, China
Authors: yi Liu xin , xin Xu ying , Yuan Gao , kai zhao
Published: January 2023

In the context of the rapid rise of the village revitalization in China,the paper examines the impact of the embedding level of grassroots autonomous organizations and farmer non-agriculture employment on the farmer homestead exit behavior. Based on the Embeddedness theory and 421 household survey in Qionglai, this study suggests that, (1) the embedding of grassroots autonomous organizations is beneficial for the farmer homestead exit behavior, but different embedding methods have different effects on farmers' homestead exit behavior. (2) The farmer non-agriculture employment can promote their homestead exit behavior, and the "U" -shaped influence relationship between the non-agricultural employment distance and the farmer homestead exit behavior appears. (3) this study confirms that the level of non-agricultural employment plays an inhibitory role in the positive influence of grassroots organizations to mobilize farmers to exit homestead. (4) Further mechanism analysis show that the moderating effect of farmer non-agriculture employment and the farmer homestead exit behavior. Therefore, it is suggested that when mobilizing farmers to voluntarily withdraw from the homestead, grass-roots organizations should actively improve their own embedding level, improve the construction of farmers 'social network and accelerate the accumulation of farmers' material capital.
Splitting Photon into Pair Photons to Design a High-Performance Printable Solar Cell
Authors: Hossain Md. Faruque
Published: January 2023

The fine silicon printable solar cell is being layered up by a very thin complex photopolymer (chloro-trifluoro-ethylene vinyl ether fluoropolymer binder and dimethacrylic perfluoropolyether oligomer) to pave forming high temperature inside the solar cell to release gamma-ray to split single photon into pair-photons. Since the conservation of photon momentum are the principal constraints for this process of breakdown of photon particle, thus, all released conserved quantum numbers (photon to electron and positron, basic kinematics, and energy transfer) are being monitored during this pair-photon production by using PerkinElmer® Lambda 25 UV/Vis Spectrometer. Subsequently, the measurement of the required photon frequency (f), and wavelength (λ) to form these pair-photons by the induction of gamma-ray has also been determined to design high-performance solar cells. The results suggested that solar cells profoundly release the gamma-ray due to the presence of photopolymer which initiates high temperature inside the solar cell and pave the photon-photon collision to produce pair-photons from a single one. Subsequently, photon to electron and positron, its basic kinematics have also been monitored during this photon-photon interaction to determine the energy transfer to design high-performance solar cells.
The Effect of Asset Diversification on Profitability of Commercial Banks in Ethiopia
Authors: Engida Bantyergu
Published: January 2023

This study's goal is to determine how asset diversification has affected the financial performance of commercial banks in Ethiopia. Eight chosen commercial banks were taken into account, and there were 80 observations made between 2011 and 2020. The financial statements' secondary data was gathered, and a random effect panel regression model was used to examine it. The regression model significantly predicts the outcome variable with a p-value of (0.000). The empirical findings of this study suggest that loans and advances had positive statistically significant effect on profitability. Financial asset and cash and cash equivalent had negative statistically significant effect on the profitability of banks. On the other hand fixed asset don‘t have statistically significant effect on profitability. It is recommendable for the banks to diversify their assets to loan and advances for better profitability.
One-dimensional nonlinear model of generalized thermo-electroelasticity
Authors: Ghaleb Ahmed F , Ahmed Ethar A. A. , Mosharafa Adel A
Published: January 2023

We investigate a one-dimensional restriction of a nonlinear model of thermo-electroelasticity in extended thermodynamics and in the quasi-electrostatic regime (see [25]). An additional dependence of the thermal conductivity and the thermal relaxation time on temperature and heat flux is introduced. The aim of the present work is to assess the effect of some quadratic nonlinear couplings between the mechanical, thermal and electric fields. Such couplings are known to have a crucial effect on the stability of the solutions. It is confirmed that there are two speeds of wave propagation of disturbances, the coupled thermoelastic wave and the heat wave. Formulae are provided for both speeds, showing their explicit dependence on temperature, heat flux and electric field. The purely thermal case is briefly considered. The present results may be useful for the description of a broad range of interactions in polarizable materials and for the design of such materials.
Digital and Innovative entrepreneurship in the Handicraft sector during economic Calamities: Challenges and Opportunities of New Craft Entrepreneurs
Authors: yadav Uma shankar , tripathi Ravindra , tripathi mano ashish , yadav nikhil
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine factors that encourage and inhibit digital innovation and entrepreneurship in the Handicraft sector as a part of Small enterprises during an economic slowdown. From the viewpoint of Indian young craft entrepreneurs, it is fact that digital technology will be essential for navigating the recovery and eventually will support the growth of the handicraft industry and artisanal transformation as entrepreneurship by surviving in the crisis and even thriving in the long run. 50 online Handicraft business owners having their own craft skills were interviewed in-depth using a qualitative methodology by researcher, who then used inductive(Qualitative) content analysis to identify themes from the transcripts. Results showed that entrepreneurial and digital innovations of moving handicraft businesses to digital platforms are reinforced by the pandemic's negative effects, which were classified into intrinsic and extrinsic. It has been found that the responded mentioned that the unavailability of high-quality digital infrastructures, pandemic restrictions, market concerns with digital platforms, and knowledge and IT skills needed for operating an online business were some of the challenges. The results of the article add to the body of digital knowledge on innovative ideas about entrepreneurship and point to potential topics to do quantitative research in order to develop programs that assist handicraft business owners during downturns in the economy. This would act as a benchmark when government policies and strategies for economic recovery and for the development of the handicraft sector through digital and Innovative entrepreneurship were being developed.