bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE VALUE OF INITIAL ABSTRACTION AND ESTIMATION OF RUNOFF-FORMING RAINFALL RATE AT A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Authors:   Institute of Geography of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AZ 1143, Baku, Avenue H.Javid-115, E-mail: movlud_teymurov@yahoo.com, A.Teymurov Movlud
Published: February 2023

The changes of precipitation and temperature under different scenarios influence on the humidity condition of the territory (HCT) by various effect types. Therefore, when assessing the rate of runoff formation process, water resources and natural risks, is considered a key factor the HCT. At present, there is the tendention in world hydrology science the HCT is estimated mainly on the basis of 3 parameters ─ maximum retention (S), initial abstraction (Ia ) and antecedent moisture condition (AMC). S─is the potential maximum moisture retention of the territory in a concrete physico-geographical condition, Ia ─is the fraction of the precipitation (P) on the moistening of various surface types and other losses before runoff begins, AMC-reflects the previous humidity condition of territory at the moment rainfall beginning and 3 AMC rates are determined (avarage, dry, saturated). In accordance with the runoff formation conditions, the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus are divided into 11 humidity zones. For each of the zones considering 3 AMCs, it’s possible to estimate water resources, runoff generation level and losses, S, Ia and other water balance components for both the multi-annual term and the specific period. The calculations may be realized easily both by the analysis of multispectral satellite images of the territory using rational method, and by the relationships S=f(P) and Ia=f(S) offered by us. The research results are obtained by processing of complex runoff-forming factors using GIS technology, there are high accuracy and their application is possible in solution the major water-related issues.
Angol telivér versenylovak csüdízületének kórképei : 2. rész: Az ízület és a csontos képletek elváltozásai
Authors: Boros Koppány , Nagy Annamária
Published: February 2023

Az angol telivér versenylovakat érintő jellegzetes csüdízületi kórképek hátterében különböző kórfejlődési folyamatok állnak. A legtöbb elváltozás kialakulásában szerepe van a csontszöveti adaptációnak, és a csüdízület speciális biomechanikájának, amelyet a szerzők a cikksorozat első részében ismertettek. Jelen cikkükben a szerzők, szakirodalmi adatok alapján, képalkotó diagnosztikai felvételekkel illusztrálva mutatják be versenylovak csüdízületének leggyakrabban előforduló csontos elváltozásait.
Perspektívák a csirkeantitestek immunoassay-ben történő használatához a mikotoxinexpozíciós szintek kimutatására : Irodalmi összefoglaló
Authors: Molnár Zsófia , Tóth Arnold , Bodó Kornélia , Török Tímea , Babarczi Bianka , Bodrogi Lilla , Török Alexandra , Nagyéri György , Szőke Zsuzsanna
Published: February 2023

A populációk természetes és antropogén eredetű behatások általi kitettsége egyre jelentősebb. A környezetterhelő anyagok, így a mikotoxinok is, felhalmozódhatnak az élő organizmusokban, fiziológiás és viselkedésre gyakorolt hatást kiváltva. A zearalenon (ZEA) mikotoxin, egy ösztrogén-szerű, endokrin diszruptor, a szennyezett takarmányok fogyasztásával deponálódhat. Hasonlóan az expozíciós források felismeréséhez, a ZEA akkumulációjának mérése közös érdekünk. A tanulmány elsősorban az alkalmazható csirke immunglobulin és immunoassay fejlesztéseket gyűjti össze; külön kiemelve a munkacsoport fókuszában levő ZEA detektáláshoz kapcsolódó lehetőségeket.
New approach for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Authors: Kaliterna Dinko , Barac B
Published: February 2023

Autoimmune diseases are due to a dysregulation of the immune system’s balance, which attacks healthy cells in the body, leading to tissue damage. They can affect different organs/tissues, and the skin represents one of the most affected. Among the skin-related autoimmune diseases, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE) and Morphea are included. Both conditions present various cutaneous manifestations and may also show systemic involvement. It is noted that they can be challenging to treat, often recalcitrant to currently available therapies, thus causing significant distress to affected patients. The approach of personalised medicine, based on regenerative therapies, has been growing in recent years. The use of autologous adult stem cells has successfully treated autoimmune diseases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the treatment based on patient-specific adipose-tissue stem cells (ASCs) in our two distinct cohorts of patients affected by CLE (n=20) and Morphea (n=12). Patients presenting only with skin lesions underwent local ASCs therapy by intradermal injection in the affected areas. At the same time, patients who also had extra-cutaneous involvement (complicated cases) received a combined therapy consisting of both intradermal and intravenous injections of ASCs. Overall, after 1 month of treatment, an improvement has been observed in 78% and 73% of subjects treated with intradermal injections and combined therapy, respectively. Notably, a better response to ASCs-based therapy has been reported in CLE patients, reaching an 86% in complicated cases. Our study promotes the application of autologous ASCs as an effective therapeutic strategy in skin-related autoimmune diseases.
Universul Gretei
Authors: Levitt V.K.
Published: February 2023

Universul Gretei este o carte despre singuratate si despre cautarea de sine. Despre toleranta, despre comunicarea in familie, despre relatiile intre generatii si despre timpul dat celui de langa tine. Despre sexualitate. Despre dragoste. Spovedania lui Eric Timofte, mai mult cosmar decat vis, capata astfel valentele unei pledoarii. A insului ce se doreste acceptat de ceilalti asa cum este, cu toate ale lui. Fara a fi inrobit judecatii privirii lor. DELIA MUNTEAN
Juniper Green
Authors: Burlacu Lilia
Published: February 2023

Exista o lume in care un cantec de leagan poate ucide. O lume in care orice forma de arta se pedepseste cu moartea. Maiestria tehnica este telul suprem al Confederatiei si, in cadrul ei, fiecare Cetatean are o Misiune. Cand arhitectul Orion hotaraste sa tina o cronica, scrierile lui declanseaza un sir de evenimente stranii, care pun in pericol Marea Renovare ce ii fusese incredintata. O femeia aparuta de nicaieri ii zdruncina din temelii conceptiile despre lume si viata. Iar ceea ce sperau sa construiasca impreuna, e pe cale sa stearga hotarele timpului si spatiului... Juniper Green este o fictiune filosofica in care fiecare personaj isi urmeaza motivatia, chiar daca e nevoie de alte lumi pentru a o implini. Scopul ei este sa trezeasca intrebari, fara sa ofere raspunsuri, cititorilor ce cauta in literatura o identitate propriei gandiri.
Rationament logic. Modele de exercitii cu raspunsuri si explicatii. Culegere de admitere la Psihologie, Drept, Scolile de Politie si Jandarmerie
Authors: Stănescu Dorina , Korpos Diana
Published: February 2023

Lucrarea vine in sprijinul celor care doresc sa sustina examenul de admitere la Facultatea de Psihologie si Stiinte ale Educatiei (Universitatea Babes-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca), Facultatea de Drept (Universitatea Babes-Bolyai si Universitatea din Bucuresti), Scoala de Politie si Scoala de Jandarmerie (Ministerul Afacerilor Interne) facilitand rezolvarea exercitiilor axate pe rationament logic prin dezvaluirea detaliata a regulilor acestora de constituire. Claritatea, disciplina, spiritul critic, capacitatea de identificare a argumentelor corecte, diferentierea dintre opinie si explicatie argumentata, dezvoltarea abilitatilor de comunicare, reprezinta alte beneficii cognitive oferite de logica formala, pe langa utilitatea acesteia in cazul persoanelor care intentioneaza sa sustina examenele mai sus mentionate.
Authoritarianism in Indian State, Law, and Society
Authors: Bhat M. Mohsin Alam , Suresh Mayur , Acevedo Deepa Das
Published: February 2023

While India possesses features conventionally associated with liberal democracies, it has lately been understood to suffer from “democratic backsliding”. Commentators have used descriptions like “authoritarianism”, “electoral autocracy”, “ethnic democracy” and “totalitarianism” to understand the current moment in Indian history. The framework of “autocratic legalism” illuminates the dynamics of centralization of power but there are also elements in the Indian experience that complicate this framework and reflect potentially unique features of the country’s democratic decline. These features can be attributed to the political rise and entrenchment of the Hindu nationalist ideology, profoundly facilitated by the electoral dominance of the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi since 2014. This article argues that India’s spiral towards authoritarianism is also characterized by a range of disturbing and insidious developments beyond the centralization of state power, which are more concerned with majoritarian power seeping into everyday legality. The article considers three examples of such majoritarianism in everyday legality: the use of “anti-terror” laws against minorities and political opponents, policies driving towards the dispossession of minority citizenship, and the mobilization of the mob in ways that blur the lines separating the state from Hindu nationalist actors. These examples demonstrate how in India, autocratic forces are not merely interested in undermining (meaningful) democracy—all in the name of democracy. Instead, autocracy flourishes as a diverse and relatively disaggregated set of actors undermine democracy in the name of an ostensibly truer, Hindu, Indian nationhood.
A Conic Radon-based Convolutional Neural Network for Image Recognition
Authors:   Laboratoire d’Informatique, Programmation, Algorithmique et Heuristiques (LIPAH), Faculté des sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis EL Manar, 1068, Tunis, Hamdi Dhekra El , Elouedi Ines , Nguyen Mai K , Hamouda Atef
Published: February 2023

This article presents a new approach for image recognition that proposes to combine Conical Radon Transform (CRT) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). In order to evaluate the performance of this approach for pattern recognition task, we have built a Radon descriptor enhancing features extracted by linear, circular and parabolic RT. The main idea consists in exploring the use of Conic Radon transform to define a robust image descriptor. Specifically, the Radon transformation is initially applied on the image. Afterwards, the extracted features are combined with image and then entered as an input into the convolutional layers. Experimental evaluation demonstrates that our descriptor which joins together extraction of features of different shapes and the convolutional neural networks achieves satisfactory results for describing images on public available datasets such as, ETH80, and FLAVIA. Our proposed approach recognizes objects with an accuracy of 96 % when tested on the ETH80 dataset. It also has yielded competitive accuracy than state-of-the-art methods when tested on the FLAVIA dataset with accuracy of 98 %. We also carried out experiments on traffic signs dataset GTSBR. We investigate in this work the use of simple CNN models to focus on the utility of our descriptor. We propose a new lightweight network for traffic signs that does not require a large number of parameters. The objective of this work is to achieve optimal results in terms of accuracy and to reduce network parameters. This approach could be adopted in real time applications. It classified traffic signs with high accuracy of 99%.
Development of a Computational Model for Cassava Food Processing Using Coloured Petri Net
Authors:   Nnamdi Azikiwe University/Department of Computer Science, Awka, Nigeria, Alade Samuel M. , Ninan Olufemi D.
Published: February 2023

A food system is composed of a complex network of activities and processes for production, distribution, transportation and consumption, which interact with each other, thus leading to changeable behaviour. Most existing empirical studies on cassava processing have focused on the technical efficiency analysis of the cassava crop processing techniques among processors indicating that the modelling of the events and operations involved in the processing of the cassava crop is highly limited. In this context, different strategies have been used to solve difficult environmental and agro-informatic systems model-based problems such as system dynamics, agent based, rule-based knowledge and mathematical modeling. However, the structural comprehension and behavioral investigation of this modeling are constrained. In this regard, formal computational modeling is a method that enables modeling and simulation of the dynamical characteristics of these food systems to be examined. In this study, the system specification is designed using Unified Modelling language (UML) to show the structural process and system design modelled and simulated using Coloured Petri Net (CPN), a formal method for analyzing the behavioural properties of complex system because of its efficient analysis. For the purpose of observing and analyzing the behaviour of the cassava food process, a series of simulation runs was proposed.
The importance of Arctic driftwood for interdisciplinary global change research (Short Communication / Methodological note)
Authors: Kolář Tomáš , Rybníček Michal , Aspholm Paul Eric , Čermák Petr , Eggertsson Ólafur , Gryc Vladimír , Žid Tomáš , Büntgen Ulf
Published: February 2023

The Arctic is one of the regions most sensitive to global warming, for which climate and environmental proxy archives are largely insufficient. Arctic driftwood provides a unique resource for research into the circumpolar entanglements of terrestrial, coastal and marine factors and processes – past, present, future. Here, first dendrochronological and wood anatomical insights into 639 Arctic driftwood samples are presented. Samples were collected across northern Norway (n =430) and north-western Iceland (n =209) in 2022. The overall potentials and limitations of Arctic driftwood to improve tree-ring chronologies from the boreal forest, and to reconstruct changes in sea ice extent and ocean current dynamics are discussed. Finally, the role driftwood has possibly played for Arctic settlements in the past hundreds of years is examined.
What does critical temperature tell us about the resistance of polar lichens to freezing stress? Applicability of linear cooling method to ecophysiological studies.
Authors: Hájek Josef , Puhovkin Anton , Giordano Davide , Sekerák Jr. Jiří
Published: February 2023

Lichens from polar regions are well adapted to low temperature and considered cryoresistant. However, interspecific differences in their cryoresistance exist according to the degree of their adaptation and severity of the environment. In our study, we applied linear cooling technique in order to evaluate the interspecific differences in several lichen species. Thalli segments of Umbilicaria antarctica, Nephroma antarctica, Placopsis contortuplicata and Lasallia pustulata were exposed to the cooling from 20 to –35°C at a constant rate of 2°C min-1. Simultaneously with the cooling, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters evaluating potential (FV/FM) and effective yield of primary photochemical processes in PSII (FPSII) were measured in 30 s interval. Temperature response curves of FV/FM and FPSII formed typical S-curves that were species specific. Critical temperature (cooling point at which FPSII equals 0), was found in a narrow range of –25 to –28°C, suggesting that all experimental lichen species have a high resistance to sub-zero temperatures. The method of linear cooling used in this study has proven its applicability in ecophysiological studies since it is sensitive enough for the evaluation of species-specific differences in cryoresistance. This study describes different parameters that can be derived from the S-curves and discuss their proper use in ecophysiological and stress physiology studies.
Effect of geotextile cover on snow and ice melt on Triangular Glacier, the north-eastern Antarctic Peninsula
Authors: Engel Zbyněk , Láska Kamil , Matějka Michael , Nedělčev Ondřej
Published: February 2023

A prominent increase in air temperature during the last decade has prompted summer melting and surface lowering of glaciers in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Accelerated mass loss from small land-terminating glaciers on James Ross Island has attracted research attention to local conditions of snow and ice melt that remain poorly known. This study focuses on the potential effects of non-woven geotextile on snow and ice melt on the surface of Triangular Glacier. The measurements of surface elevation changes reveal a total melt-season ablation of 1.3 to 1.6 m during the summer 2021/22. Over half of the melt season the surface lowering ranged from 0.5 m at the shaded glacier head to 0.8 m on the glacier surface unconstrained by topography, implying the importance of local topography on surface melting. The protection of glacier surface with non-woven geotextile covers reduced the snow and ice ablation by 40 to 69%. The lower effect of this protection is attributed to less intense surface melt at the shaded site. The efficiency of the geotextile cover is consistent with the reported values from mid-latitude sites but it is higher compared to the recently reported estimates from a high-elevation region in Asia.
Vitality and growth rate of agar plate-cultivated Antarctic microautotrophs: Analysis of PSII functioning by chlorophyll fluorescence parameters
Authors: Manová Anna , Hýžová Blanka , Darriba Canora Diana , Castrillo Antolin Ana , Dufková Kristýna
Published: February 2023

In our study, we focused on the growth of three different microautotrophs isolated from Antarctic lichens (Placopsis contortuplicata, Solorina spongiosa) and cryptoendolithic algal vegetation. The isolates were purified and inoculated on agar plates, Bold´s Basal Medium (BBM). The growth of the cultures and the markers of physiological (photosynthetic) activity were monitored by chlorophyll fluorescence in 1 week intervals for 3 months after inoculation. For the assessment of photosynthetic activity, the method of slow Kautsky kinetics supplemented with saturation pulses was applied. Four chlorophyll fluorescence parameters calculated: (1) maximum quantum yield of PSII  (FV/FM), (2) effective quantum yield of photosynthetic processes in PSII (ΦPSII), (3) non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence, and (4) background chlorophyll fluorescence ratio (F0/F0´). Troughout the cultivation period, the maximum quantum yield of PSII (FV/FM) showed high values in all three autotrophs with only slight increase in the first part of the cultivation period, followed by slight decrease in the second part. The ΦPSII values showed a rapid decline within the first 4 weeks of cultivation followed by more or less constant values in the isolates from P. contortuplicata and cryptoendolithic alga. Contrastingly, time course of ΦPSII rather showed an increase followed by a decrease in S. spongiosa isolate. NPQ (related to the activation of protective mechanisms) increased in the second part of cultivation period, the rate of increase and maximum values were species-specific. The species-specific differences in chlorophyll fluorescence parameters are discussed as well as their potential for evaluation of photosynthetic performance of in vitro cultivated algal/cyanobacterial cultures on agar plates.
Student perceptions on a collaborative engineering design course
Authors: Van Helden Gitte , Zandbergen Barry , Specht Marcus , Gill Eberhard
Published: February 2023

To adequately prepare engineering students for their professional career, educational institutions offer projects in which students collaboratively solve engineering design problems. It is known from research these projects can lead to a variety of learning outcomes and student experiences. However, studies that provide insights in the influence of different features of an educational design are rare. In the current study we use Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) as analytical framework to understand how different elements of an educational design affect students’ experience. Additionally, we use the notion of contradictions to identify opportunities for structural course improvement. Focus groups were conducted with 12 Master students in Aerospace Engineering, that participated in a collaborative engineering design course. During the course, students applied Systems Engineering (SE) and Concurrent Engineering (CE) and worked in the Collaborative Design Laboratory (CDL), which is a state-of-the-art facility that holds a variety of industry relevant tools. It was found that students valued the guidance of their coach and experts, co-located collaboration and the freedom to structure their own process. However, they perceived challenges with regard to adoption of tools in the CDL, sharing their progress with their supervisor, coordination of collaborative efforts and scheduling issues. An analysis using CHAT revealed what contradictions caused these challenges. Finally, recommendations are given on how course structure can be structurally improved.
Lifelong learning as an explicit part of engineering programmes: what can we do as educators?
Authors: Van den Broeck Lynn , Craps Sofie , Beagon Una , Naukkarinen Johanna , Langie Greet
Published: February 2023

Whilst engineering education has primarily focused on providing students with the required technical competencies, new visions emphasise the importance of lifelong learning (LLL). They point towards the need to acquire the necessary competencies for LLL during the study programme. This requires a shift in mindset for both lecturers and students. Other studies have provided some key recommendations on how HEIs should integrate the development of LLL competencies in study programmes such as using authentic discipline-specific learning contexts and explicit teaching of the LLL competencies. This scoping review will provide an overview of which LLL interventions have already been implemented in higher education and aims to answer the question: How can HEIs support the development of students’ LLL competencies? The included LLL interventions are categorised based on the type and content of the intervention, the duration, the target audience, the effectiveness, and the efficiency. The outcomes of this review serve a dual purpose: (1) to define research gaps and (2) to provide educators with some general advice regarding the integration of LLL in engineering study programmes.
KOMUNIKACJA CZY „ZŁUDZENIE KOMUNIKACJI"
Authors: Kawecki Witold
Published: February 2023

Ze swej istoty komunikacja polega na tworzeniu wspólnoty albo inaczej – u podstawkażdej wspólnoty leży komunikacja gwarantująca jej wewnętrzną spójność. Nie ma kultury bezkomunikacji, ale nie ma też komunikacji bez kultury. Jeśli między wartościami a kulturą istniejedialektyczna zależność, to również taka zależność istnieje między wartościami a komunikacją.Treścią komunikatu winna być prawda. Fake news jest zaprzeczeniem komunikacji, daje złudzeniekomunikacji.
ZEPSUCIE JĘZYKA JAKO ŹRÓDŁO DESTRUKCJI KULTURY
Authors: Zwoliński Andrzej
Published: February 2023

Istotnym współczesnym atakiem na język jest przekreślenie znanych pojęć, znaczeńi treści – odejście od znaczenia słów, które dotąd były zrozumiałe i dla wszystkich jednoznaczne.Odebranie języka, narzucenie nowego znaczenia słów, manipulacja językiem – to pierwszy krokdo uśmiercenia bliskości ludzi, którzy stają się niemi i bezradni wobec przetaczającej się obok nichdebaty. Słowo ludzkie jest i powinno być narzędziem prawdy. Wolność poza prawdą jest pozorem,a nawet zniewolenie. Jan Paweł II podkreślał, że „wolność mowy” to także wolność od destrukcyjnegojęzyka pogardy i nienawiści, od manipulacji i destrukcji znaczenia słów, których celem jestniszczenie drugiego człowieka. Jak w każdym systemie totalitarnym, język w komunizmie był zdeterminowany,służył propagandzie i wychowaniu mas w duchu konkretnej ideologii. Był dowolniewykorzystywanym narzędziem. Obszarem psucia języka stał się język liberalizmu gospodarczego,filozoficznego i moralnego. Myślenie odrębne, samodzielne, niezależne od zbiorowych sądówi opinii należy do rzadkości. Ta prawda jest wykorzystywana w propagowaniu idei wolności: dladobra ludzi, w imię ich godności i praw steruje się ich myśleniem na temat podstawowych zagadnieńspołecznych. Tworzy się system jednoaspektowego spojrzenia na człowieka. Każda polemikaz tak pojmowaną „wolnością” jest traktowana jako atak na nią. U korzeni chorych społeczeństwleżą pozbawione prawdy idee. Ich wyrazem są „chore” słowa, odarte ze znaczeń i możliwości budowaniadobra.
Cellulitis With Ulcer on Diabetes Mellitus : A Case Report
Authors: Yeppy Arief Nurzaman  , Patrico Rillah Setiawan  , Maxzillion Sky Kasnadi  , Stefanie Sumartono  , Apriani Lam  , Syifa Navisah  , Nadya Ariella
Published: February 2023

Cellulitis is deep dermal and subcutaneous tissue infections. Cellulitis typically manifests as a warm, erythematous area that is poorly defined, edematous, and tender to palpation. Cellulitis may act as a trigger for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, and occult diabetes may be a significant actor in the development of cellulitis.
Umbilical Hernia In Adult: A Case Report
Authors: Yeppy Arief Nurzaman  , Patrico Rillah Setiawan  , Muhamad Rafdhi  , Ririn Angelin Limbong  , Fransiska Ayu Septiani Pratama Putri  , Daniel Riskiandi
Published: February 2023

Umbilical hernia is a disease process that still common in adults after inguinal hernia. An increased of intra-abdominal pressure causes hernia content to protrude through the weakness abdominal part. Umbilical hernia can be symptomatic and must be treated immediately to prevent complicati
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Review
Authors: Chandni P. Daryanani  , Theresia Monica Rahardjo  , Harris Utama  , Angga Trie Buana  , Eaufira Mereditha Pasaribu  , Euodia Eunike
Published: February 2023

Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome, temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a condition identified recently. Children who were previously healthy may experience cardiac, neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and dermatological dysfunction. Majority of patients (73%) require intensive care treatment, and more than half (56%) of patients arrive in shock. Different management are used for MIS-C patients, but they all primarily focus on immunomodulatory drugs such as IVIG and glucocorticoids as initial therapy. Biologic agents like anakinra, tocilizumab, and infliximab should be intensified when the patients are resistant to IVIG and glucocorticoids.
Alopecia Areata: A Case Report
Authors: Peter Nugraha Soekmadji  , Tamara Damayanti  , Aurellia Tirza Amelinda  , Della Hestia Suyanto  , Khusnul Hotimah Amimatori  , Nindia Aru Khairana
Published: February 2023

The frequent asymptomatic condition alopecia areata (AA) is characterized by the sudden start oftotal hair loss in a sharply defined, typically spherical area. Complicated autoimmune diseasesboth hereditary and environmental factors affected the susceptibility to and severity of the dis-ease. About 34-50% of patients experience a spontaneous recovery within a year, while patientsmay go through many alopecia bouts. The purpose of this case report is to go over the identifica-tion and management of alopecia areata.
Técnicas detonantes de creatividad en el proceso de diseño y desarrollo de proyectos
Authors: Lozano De Poo Juan Manuel , Alonso Rivera Ricardo
Published: February 2023

El ejercicio de la creatividad como atributo colectivo del estudiante de arquitectura constituye de inicio, retomar la naturaleza esencial del acto mismo, el abandono alternado de la individualidad con el propósito de estar más capacitados para la comprensión y generación de soluciones más complejas aún, originadas desde el sentido de la responsabilidad social, exigiendo así la apertura inevitable del ser individual a que preste más atención y escuche fuera de sí mismo liberándose del condicionamiento sociocultural. El uso de la creatividad colectiva como recurso ilimitado facilitaría el desarrollo de profesionistas que deseen y puedan dialogar con el conflicto y la incertidumbre, discutir constructivamente, establecer objetivos y estructurar cuestionamientos con mayor pertinencia. Abordar problemas con mayor capacidad para comprender su complejidad desdoblándose multidimensionalmente según vaya transitando por experiencias significativas, construyendo su propio conocimiento para su transmisión y aplicación autónoma.
Vivienda modular-temporal: tradición y reciclaje
Authors: Cataño Barrera Alma María , Guerrero Santana Alejandro
Published: February 2023

Se presenta una alternativa de construcción modular-temporal que surge cómo una solución para ayudar a las personas que no cuentan con una vivienda que los proteja del clima. Generalmente estas personas carecen de vivienda debido a una eventualidad originada por un desastre natural, o bien, por una situación económica de pobreza; esto hace más difícil y más necesaria la ayuda para estas personas. La propuesta de construcción temporal es modular, de fácil instalación y no necesita mano de obra especializada para construirla, a excepción de los elementos que forman la estructura ya que estos son metálicos y tienen que ser elaborados por un herrero. Surge como resultado del análisis de la vivienda tradicional Huasteca, la inspiración de estructuras temporales de mercados ambulantes y la utilización de sistemas mixtos para la construcción de muros utilizando materiales producto del reciclaje.
Diseño gráfico estratégico en dirección de proyectos. Una posibilidad para el diseñador
Authors: Fucikovshy De Grunhof Peñaloza Jarushka Pomienka , Gómez Ordoñez Flor de María
Published: February 2023

El desarrollar y exponer el potencial del perfil del diseñador gráfico como director de proyectos desde una prospectiva global, brinda la posibilidad de exponer las capacidades de este profesional al momento de combinar estas dos disciplinas de manera estratégica. Es una fusión interesante que permite observar los proyectos de manera innovadora, creativa y flexible. Aunque representa un papel relevante dentro de las diferentes áreas de una sociedad, el diseño suele ser poco valorado o se desconoce la posibilidad de sus funciones y alcance por diferentes razones. Como profesión y de manera general, “A pesar de ser una actividad que juega un papel tan importante en nuestras vidas, el diseño gráfico es frecuentemente mal entendido, a veces incluso por los mismos diseñadores.” (Peter Kneebone en Frascara, 2000:13).
L’s and S’s in the Land of Israel: ʾEreṣ Yiśrāʾēl, Jeremiah 10:11, Isaiah 1:5, and Lateral and Breathy Snake Killing
Authors: Wikander Ola
Published: February 2023

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Paul, σκύβαλα, and the Boscoreale Cups
Authors: Granger Cook John
Published: February 2023

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Vad spelar det för roll att Paulus är förundrad? Galaterbrevet 1:6 i ett klassiskt epistolärt perspektiv
Authors: Landgren Martin
Published: February 2023

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Biblical Scholarship and Political Propaganda in First World War Britain
Authors: Mein Andrew
Published: February 2023

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French Protestant Attitudes to the First World War: Pieces to Add to the Puzzle, A Response to Andrew Mein
Authors: Nicolet Valérie
Published: February 2023

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There is an Urgent Need for Studies of the Bible in Swedish Politics: A Response to Karin Neutel
Authors: Stenström Hanna
Published: February 2023

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Att undervisa om "Bibeln i politiken": Fallgropar och möjligheter
Authors: Larsson Mikael , Liljefors Hanna
Published: February 2023

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Spatial Possibilities for Reading Ezekiel 40–48: A Visionary and Textual Temple for a Priest in Exile
Authors: Compton Ralph Andrew
Published: February 2023

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Is ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων in the Gospels a Funerary Formula?
Authors: Farrar Thomas
Published: February 2023

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Populism and Biblical Studies, Part 2: Political Action, Democratic Principles, and Academic Pluralism
Authors: Kelhoffer James A.
Published: February 2023

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Corporate Governance Practices and Non-performing Loans in Banking Sector of Bangladesh: A comparative Study
Authors:   Pabna University of Science and Technology, Kamruzzaman Md. , Ullah A.K.M Mahfuj ,   Rajshahi Science and Technology University (RSTU)
Published: February 2023

Purpose: This study attempts to identify & significantly examine how corporate governance practices interact with non-performing loans in the banking sector of Bangladesh. Corporate governance (CG) is one of the significant factors that has gained considerable attention due to several rising scams in the banking sector. Recent global financial crisis as well as collapse of few local and global splendens entities like Bismillah Group, Hallmark, MCI Inc., and WorldCom etc. have strongly affected the banking sector globally that forced to rethink the overall banking structure. Methodology: The present study was descriptive in nature for which convenient sampling method was used to select the sample banks. Required data were collected from diversified data sources and tested with Microsoft Office (MS Excel). Findings: The study found that different persons and sectors like debased and dishonest bank officials of BB, top management and powerful political figures commonly affect the lending decisions. CG practices ought to be fortified as well as careful and tactful lending decisions must be ensured to stop credits turn bad. Practical Implications: Sometime, banks don't adhere to the principles and guidelines formulated by BB appropriately which are the constraints to operate business soundly. Each of the identified factors here ought to be analyzed cautiously so as to improve CG practices among the banks for fortifying the banking sector. Originality: Researchers tried to track down the relationship between CG practices and their effect on NPLs in BD perspective considering the financial data of respective entities. The present paper simply added some new nfluencing factors to the several prior works in this field which made it unique. Research Limitations: Researchers considered a limited part of the entire banking sector (only 12 of 61banks) which has shown a partial status of this sector. It would be possible to take private, specialized, Islamic and state-owned banks‘ data and make a comparison to show the desired real picture of CG practices and non-performing loans of the whole banking sector.
Quaternary and Archaeological Geology of the Mescalero Plain, Southeastern New Mexico
Authors: Hall Stephen A. , Goble Ronald J.
Published: February 2023

This bulletin synthesizes 177 optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and 54 radiocarbon dates, as well as detailed sediment size and chemical signature data, to document the history of eolian sand deposition during the late Pleistocene and Holocene in southeastern New Mexico. The authors use this history, which is based on 20 years of field observations, to assess the preservation potential of archeological sites in this area. The bulletin is richly illustrated with photographs and figures that clearly tell the story of unearthing discoveries that were previously hidden beneath the shifting sands of southeastern New Mexico.
El nuevo patronazgo de san José: reflejo artístico y espiritual de la enfermedad y la muerte en la Edad Moderna
Authors: Madroñal López Irene
Published: February 2023

Objetivo principal: Identificar la evolución devocional de san José entre los siglos XVI y XVIII en relación con la proliferación de su imagen artística en los espacios hospitalarios y asistenciales, tomando incluso su nombre en algunos casos. Metodología: Realización de un estudio bibliográfico y documental revisando fuentes (literatura, hagiográficas, tratados y literatura crítica) seguido de un trabajo de campo y rastreo de ejemplos de imágenes y advocaciones vinculadas al santo en los ambientes hospitalarios. Resultados principales: San José fue sustituyendo progresivamente a los tradicionales patrones de enfermos y moribundos, llegando a protagonizar una gran cantidad de escenas e imágenes presenten en capillas hospitalarias y vinculadas a casas de beneficencia congregacionales y gremiales. Conclusión principal: Identificación de un paralelismo entre el desarrollo del arte y la actividad hospitalaria. En el ámbito artístico, se vincularon tipos iconográficos concretos a asociaciones asistenciales, en particular la muerte de san José, como ejemplo de serenidad para agonizantes y modelo caritativo para asistentes.
Socio-geographic determinants of destroyed Serbian churches and monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija from 1999 to 2022
Authors: Medojević Jovo , Pavlović Mila , Milosavljević Saša
Published: February 2023

Throughout its spiritual, historical, and cultural life in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, the Serbian Orthodox Church has shared fate with the Serbian people. In the past two decades, from 1999 to 2022, in addition to persecutions of the Serbian Orthodox population in Kosovo and Metohija by the local Albanians, we have also witnessed extensive destruction of Serbian cultural heritage, which is the research subject of this paper. With the application of the social and geographic research methodology, the aim of this paper is to gain scientific insight for the purpose of direct confirmation, substantiated by relevant documents, and presentation of all known cases of aggravated and substantial destruction, desecration, and vandalism of Serbian sacral heritage committed by members of the Albanian community in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija between 1999 and 2022.
Meeting the challenges of biological threats and bioweapons in the 21st century
Authors: Ristanović Elizabeta , Buršaid Al-Daheri
Published: February 2023

Biological warfare has attracted people since the earliest times. During the Cold War, bio-weapons were part of the arsenal of both world superpowers. The Convention prohibiting the production, storage, transfer and use of potential biological weapons (BWC) was signed 50 years ago. The question arises how sincere the signatory states were in its implementation. The rapid development of molecular biology has raised awareness about its potential misuse in terms of creating new and more dangerous bio-weapons, as well as the question of ethics in biomedical research. The anthrax campaign in the USA represents a turning point after which the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including biological ones, has become part of the narrative that accompanies each war conflict. Epidemics and pandemics of avian and swine flu, Zika virus, SARS, MERS and COVID-19, as well as their implications, have proved the significance of a multidisciplinary approach to the study of microorganisms, their epidemiological, microbiological, genetic and antigenic characteristics, methods of their diagnosis, prevention and treatment, not only from the biomedical, but also from the security aspect. Perhaps the 50th anniversary is the right time to ask why the International Expert Body for controlling the implementation of the BTWC provisions has not been constituted yet.
Transnational capitalist class
Authors: Vuletić Vladimir
Published: February 2023

The text analyses the question why theories with the concept of a trans-national class in its centre are insufficiently recognized in sociological textbooks. It is an opportunity to present the works of two most important theoreticians with this concept in the centre of their respective theories.
Education of national minorities in primary schools in the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Jovanović Marko , Joković-Pantelić Milica
Published: February 2023

The position taken in this paper is that the development of a society depends on the status, role and importance of the educational system, and that education has a significant impact on personality formation. The aim of this paper is to establish the condition of primary school education for members of national minorities and, based on this, to enable getting a better insight into steps to be taken in order to remove regulatory and practical shortcomings. Three models of primary school education in the languages of national minorities have been analysed: entire education in one of eight languages of national minorities, with Serbian as a non-mother tongue as a compulsory subject; entire education in the Serbian language with an option to take an elective subject/programme with elements of national culture (in the mother tongue); and bilingual education in Serbian and in the language of a national minority. Furthermore, empirical argumentation is presented for the period covering the academic years 2013/14 through to 2020/21. In the conclusion of this paper, it is noted that capacities of the educational system should be strengthened by introducing professional training for teachers of the languages of national minorities, which would ensure the availability of competent teaching staff. Additionally, appropriate curricula, textbooks and other teaching aids required for the learning of minority languages should be improved, in accordance with the latest teaching methods.
Socio-Economic Challenges of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability: A Community-Based Study in Lagos, Nigeria
Authors: Manuel Nkechi Mojisola , Thomas Ifueko Omowunmi , James Vera Emiokpa , Eke Vitalis Ugochukwu
Published: February 2023

This study investigated the challenges facing parents of children with Intellectual disabilities (ID) in Lagos, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design with a purposive sampling technique to select available thirty (30) parents of children with ID drawn from the Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of Nigeria as the study sample. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. A validated self-designed questionnaire titled 'Questionnaire on Challenges Facing Parents of Children with ID (QCFPCID r=067)' was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using mean, frequency count, and simple percentages. Results revealed that family members with ID negatively affect the family economy, family living standard, and all children's education. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that government should make provisions for social welfare that will help reduce the challenges facing parents of children with ID.
Generalized Bernstein functions
Authors: Koumandos Stamatis , Pedersen Henrik L.
Published: February 2023

A class of functions called generalized Bernstein functions is studied. The fundamental properties of this class are given and its relation to generalized Stieltjes functions via the Laplace transform is investigated. The subclass of generalized Thorin-Bernstein functions is characterized in different ways. Examples of generalized Bernstein functions include incomplete gamma functions, Lerch's transcendent and some hypergeometric functions.
Conductivity reconstruction from power density data in limited view
Authors: Jensen Bjørn , Knudsen Kim , Schlüter Hjørdis
Published: February 2023

In acousto-electric tomography, the objective is to extract information about the interior electrical conductivity in a physical body from knowledge of the interior power density data generated from prescribed boundary conditions for the governing elliptic partial differential equation. In this note, we consider the problem when the controlled boundary conditions are applied only on a small subset of the full boundary. We demonstrate using the unique continuation principle that the Runge approximation property is valid also for this special case of limited view data. As a consequence, we guarantee the existence of finitely many boundary conditions such that the corresponding solutions locally satisfy a non-vanishing gradient condition. This condition is essential for conductivity reconstruction from power density data. In addition, we adapt an existing reconstruction method intended for the full data situation to our setting. We implement the method numerically and investigate the opportunities and shortcomings when reconstructing from two fixed boundary conditions.
Nocturnal Imaginaries
Authors: Dunn Nick
Published: February 2023

How do the multi-sensory experiences and aesthetics of nocturnal places enable us to reimagine how those environments might be? In addition, how do those who inhabit the urban night through their labour engage with its aesthetics and develop knowledge of specific geographies? This paper draws upon ongoing autoethnographic fieldwork including encounters and exchanges with a range of night workers and creative practitioners based in the city of Manchester, UK, to explore the entanglements between light and dark, work and respite, creativity and place. This paper proposes that understanding how nightscapes are used differently by various people is valuable to shaping how they may evolve. This is of critical importance if we are to develop wider and deeper knowledges of the situated, relational, and practised nature of the city after dark, and be able to rethink and reclaim it as a time and place that considers accessibility and equity.
Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neuron tracing reveals structural and functional connectivity for locomotion in the mouse spinal cord
Authors: Nakamura Yuka , Kurabe Miyuki , Matsumoto Mami , Sato Tokiharu , Miyashita Satoshi , Hoshina Kana , Kamiya Yoshinori , Tainaka Kazuki , Matsuzawa Hitoshi , Ohno Nobuhiko , Ueno Masaki
Published: February 2023

Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CSF-cNs) are enigmatic mechano- or chemosensory cells lying along the central canal of the spinal cord. Recent studies in zebrafish larvae and lampreys have shown that CSF-cNs control postures and movements via spinal connections. However, the structures, connectivity, and functions in mammals remain largely unknown. Here we developed a method to genetically target mouse CSF-cNs that highlighted structural connections and functions. We first found that intracerebroventricular injection of adeno-associated virus with a neuron-specific promoter and Pkd2l1-Cre mice specifically labeled CSF-cNs. Single-cell labeling of 71 CSF-cNs revealed rostral axon extensions of over 1800 μm in unmyelinated bundles in the ventral funiculus and terminated on CSF-cNs to form a recurrent circuitry, which was further determined by serial electron microscopy and electrophysiology. CSF-cNs were also found to connect with axial motor neurons and premotor interneurons around the central canal and within the axon bundles. Chemogenetic CSF-cNs inactivation reduced speed and step frequency during treadmill locomotion. Our data revealed the basic structures and connections of mouse CSF-cNs to control spinal motor circuits for proper locomotion. The versatile methods developed in this study will contribute to further understanding of CSF-cN functions in mammals.