bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Open subtalar dislocation of internal variety caused by horseback riding accident: A rare case report
Authors: Said Shaibi  , Omar Fadili  , Abdellah Chrak  , Mohamed Laffani  , Khalid El Khaymy  , Youssef Bouzid  , El Fatmi El Hamzaoui  , Yassir El Andaloussi  , Mustapha Fadili
Published: May 2023

This article describes a rare case of an open subtalar dislocation of the internal variety caused by a horseback riding accident. The patient was a 43-year-old with no previous medical history. An emergency reduction was performed in the operating room under general anesthesia, and external osteosynthesis was used to stabilize the joint. Following ankle rehabilitation, the patient's evolution was satisfactory, and after four months, the patient resumed their sports activities. The functional outcome was good after an 18-month follow-up. This case report emphasizes the importance of timely and appropriate management of rare injuries to achieve positive outcomes.
Watermelon as a potential nutritional horticultural crop: A comprehensive review
Authors: Sagar Vasant Theurkar  , Dhanesh Prakash Gawari  , Dinesh Namdeo Birhade
Published: May 2023

Watermelon possesses anticancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties due the phytochemicals like lycopene, vitamin C and polyphenolic material. Cardiovascular health conscious patients are consuming essential nutrient watermelon. Antioxidant property of watermelon plays an important role in coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, tension as well dehydration of body. The present review provides the information about different varieties that gain more production and keep in regulatory dietary source because of their nutritional values. It also supports to the selection of watermelon variety for more production from this ancient fruit. This information will encourage production and consumption of watermelon in worldwide.
Diagnosis of patients with facial neuropathy by practicing neurologists: online survey
Authors: Zavaliy L. B. , Ramazanov G. R. , Kalantarova M. V. , Rakhmanina A. A. , Sinkin M. V. , Shamalov N. A. , Petrikov S. S.
Published: May 2023

Introduction. Diagnosis of patients with facial neuropathy (FN) is challenging because different sources of medical information off er a wide variety of approaches.

Aim. Analysis of the features of diagnosing patients with FN by practicing neurologists.

Material and methods. Anonymous online survey of neurologists adhering to the principles of evidence-based medicine (n = 172, work experience — 6 [3; 11] years), including 10 questions.

Results. In 56.4% of cases, doctors diagnose patients with FN in accordance with “foreign” guidelines, however, older specialists still prefer Russian sources, and doctors with little work experience prefer the experience of colleagues (p = 0.018). Scales of assessment of facial muscles function are used by 28.5% of specialists, the description method is used by 95.9%. The content of the clinical protocol varies considerably. A highly significant correlation was observed: the lower the muscle is located on the face, the less often its function is assessed (r = –0.938, p < 0.000). Less than 1/3 of doctors use tests to assess the function of the facial muscles of the lower third of the face. Doctors significantly more often focus on the manifestations of the disease (decrease in the strength and tone of facial muscles, lagophthalmos, hyperacusis) than on the complications of FN (increased muscle tone on the healthy or affected side, synkinesis, post-paralytic hemispasm), p < 0.000. Magnetic resonance imaging is prescribed by more than 70% of specialists, computed tomography — by 25%, stimulation electroneuromyography — by 38,4% (in 1/4 of cases only on the affected side of the face). More than 95% of neurologists refer patients for consultations to doctors of other specialties, mainly to an otorhinolaryngologist (58.7%) and an ophthalmologist (56.9%), and only 23.2% to surgical specialists. About 2/3 of doctors refer patients for rehabilitation, however, there is no clinical protocol for the rehabilitation of this pathology.

Conclusion. The study showed a greater adherence of the interviewed Russian specialists to evidence-based medicine, as well as a high degree of inter-expert variability of opinions, which dictates the necessity of the development of Russian guidelines.
A Study on Eye Tracking Techniques using Wearable Devices
Authors:   Korean Institute of Smart Media, Jang Jaehyuck , Jung Jiu , Park Junghoon
Published: May 2023

The eye tracking technology is widespread all around the society, and is demonstrating great performances in both preciseness and convenience. Hereby we can glimpse new possibility of an interface’s conduct without screen-touching. This technology can become a new way of conversation for those including but not limited to the patients suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease, who are paralyzed each part by part of the body and finally cannot help but only moving eyes. Formerly in that case, the patients were given nothing to do but waiting for the death, even being unable to communicate with there families. A new interface that harnesses eyes as a new means of communication, although it conveys great difficulty, can be helpful for them. There surely are some eye tracking systems and equipment for their exclusive uses on the market. Notwithstanding, several obstacles including the complexity of operation and their high prices of over 12 million won($9,300) are hindering universal supply to people and coverage for the patients. Therefore, this paper suggests wearable-type eye tracking device that can support minorities and vulnerable people and be occupied inexpensively and study eye tracking method in order to maximize the possibility of future development across the world, finally proposing the way of designing and developing a brought-down costed eye tracking system based on high-efficient wearable device.
Research on depression and emergency detection model using smartphone sensors
Authors:   Korean Institute of Smart Media, Son Mingeun , Lee Gangpyo , Park Jae Yong , Choi Min
Published: May 2023

Due to the deepening of COVID-19, high-intensity social distancing has been prolonged and many social problems have been cured. In particular, physical and psychological isolation occurred due to the non-face-to-face system and a lot of damage occurred. The various social problems caused by Corona acted as severe stress for all those affected by Corona 19, and eventually acted as a factor threatening mental health such as depression. While the number of people suffering from mental illness is increasing, the actual use of mental health services is low. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a system for people suffering from mental health problems. Therefore, in this study, depression detection and emergency detection models were constructed based on sensor information using smartphones from depressed subjects and general subjects. For the detection of depression and emergencies, VAE, DAGMM, ECOD, COPOD, and LGBM algorithms were used. As a result of the study, the depression detection model had an F1 score of 0.93 and the emergency situation detection model had an F1 score of 0.99. direction.
Preclinical Evaluation of Esomeprazole Safety and Toxicokinetics
Authors: Kosman V. M. , Karlina M. V. , Mazukina E. V. , Globenko A. A. , Jain E. A. , Makarova M. N. , Makarov V. G.
Published: May 2023

Esomeprazole, the S-isomer of omeprazole, is a second-generation proton pump inhibitor widely used for acid-related diseases of the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum (peptic ulcer, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, etc.). Studies on esomeprazole safety and toxicokinetics (TK) are essential for increasing the number of modified-release esomeprazole products manufactured in Russia.

The aim of the studywas to compare the safety and toxicokinetics of a new esomeprazole product, 40 mg modifiedrelease capsules (Valenta Pharm JSC, Russia), and Nexium®40 mg film-coated tablets (AstraZeneca AB, Sweden).

Materials and methods.This toxicity study involved oral administration of esomeprazole 40 mg modified-release capsules (Valenta Pharm JSC, Russia) and Nexium®40 mg film-coated tablets (AstraZeneca AB, Sweden) to 5 groups of rabbits (8 males and 8 females per group) for 28 days at a dose of 1 or 3 capsules, or tablets, corresponding to approximately 4.8 or 14.3 maximum human therapeutic doses (MHTDs), respectively. Comparisons included general toxicity, local tolerance, safety pharmacology, effects on immune system organs, reproductive toxicity, and basic TK parameters (Cmax,Tmax,AUC0-24,MRT, andT1/2).

Results.No toxic effects, including local irritation and immunotoxicity, were observed for the test product. The safety pharmacology testing demonstrated the safety of repeated oral administration of the test product for the cardiovascular, excretory, respiratory systems and the liver. The test product did not affect the reproductive system of male and female rabbits. The No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) was determined to be 14.3 MHTDs. According to the TK parameters evaluated after single and repeated oral administration, the test product and Nexium®demonstrated comparable TK profiles.

Conclusions.The study demonstrated a favourable safety profile for the test product. All the test product parameters studied were comparable with those of Nexium®. Positive clinical experience with Nexium®supports the data obtained for the new esomeprazole product. Thea safety of these medicinal products may be considered similar.
What Need, What Metaphysics?
Authors: Vattimo Gianni
Published: May 2023

In this article, Italian philosopher and politician Gianni Vattimo (born 1936) problematizes the concept of “the end of metaphysics,” which was announced in the 20th century. In Vattimo’s opinion, the early 21st century sees a return of metaphysics. This points to a certain human need. Starting from two classic narratives – Friedrich Nietzsche’s postulation of the death of God, and Martin Heidegger’s critique of metaphysics – Vattimo proposes two alternatives: a «metaphysics of the authorized» and the «metaphysics of the downtrodden». Although the former has discredited itself, the latter hasn’t. It may be this latter metaphysics that answers the profound human need without offering totalitarian forms of control, oppression, or certainty in the existence of a single truth for all.
We Refugees
Authors: Arendt Hannah
Published: May 2023

After the World War I, every more or less considerable political crisis causes a wave of refugees. And 76 years have passed since Arendt’s essay “We refugees” was published for the first time by a small Jewish publisher in New York. By today, this text is among the core texts of contemporary political philosophy and civic journalism. However, the waves of the refugees go on without end, while Arendt’s harsh truth does not lose its importance. She argues that patriotism is probably the only shelter for those who has lost everything. Today, when we witness new experiences of the refugees, and refuge from the destroyed motherland, this text is to remind us why we should care about those who lost everything for no good reason.
Quantum Distributions and Text Studies: Temperature and Literature
Authors:   Department for Theoretical Physics, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Rovenchak Andrij , Buk Solomija ,   Department for General Linguistics, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Published: May 2023

Rank-frequency distributions of words in texts have a number of similarities to particle distributions in statistical physics. This makes it possible to propose a new set of parameters by which texts that are examples of complex systems can be attributed. In particular, it is possible to show the relation of these parameters to the typological classification of languages by their level of analyticity and to illustrate the evolution within several language “lineages”. The proposed parameters are calculated from the frequency data of words rarely occurring in texts. It turns out that this part of а rank-frequency distribution is characterized by more stable behaviour, in contrast to the high- frequency lexicon certain other authors used in similar studies. One of the parameters used in classification is an analogue of temperature in physics. Its smaller values correspond to languages with a higher level of analyticity (less developed word inflection, replaced by a greater number of auxiliary words and a fixed word order in sentences). The proportion of rarely used vocabulary in such languages is different from languages in which inflection is well developed. Our approach is demonstrated using the example of translations of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella The Little Prince into nearly forty languages and various translations of the Gospel of John. The latter are used to study the historical development of language given that this religious text was translated in several different centuries. The results indicate new dimensions of previously known concepts. They are considered in the broader context of the linguo- statistical and linguo-philosophical achievements of Wilhelm von Humboldt, Morris Swadesh, Joseph Greenberg, Gabriel Altmann, Reinhard Köhler, and other linguists.
Vector Representations of Ukrainian Words
Authors:   Applied Sciences Faculty, Ukrainian Catholic University, Romanyuk Andriy
Published: May 2023

I n this paper, Ukrainian word embeddings and their properties are examined. Provided are a theoretical description, a brief account of the most common technologies used to produce an embedding, and lists of implemented algorithms. Word2wec, the first technology for calculating word embeddings, is used to demonstrate modern approaches of calculating using neural networks. Word2wec and FastText, which evolved from word2vec, are compared, and FastText’s benefits are described. Word embeddings have been applied to solving majority of the practical tasks of natural language processing. One of the latest such applications have been in the automatic construction of translation dictionaries. A previous analysis indicates that most of the words found in English-Ukrainian dictionaries are absent in the Great Electronic Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language (VESUM) project. For embeddings in Ukrainian based on word2vec, Glove, lex2vec, and FastText, the Gensim open-source library was used to demonstrate the potential of calculated models, and the results of repeating known calculation experiments are provided. They indicate that the hypothesis about the existence of biases and stereotypes in such models does not pertain to the Ukrainian language. The quality of the word embeddings is assessed on the basis of testing analogies, and adapting lexical data from a Ukrainian associative dictionary in order to construct a selection of data for assessing the quality of word embeddings is proposed. Listed are necessary tasks of future research in the field of creating and utilizing Ukrainian word embeddings.
A Quantitative Analysis of Writing Systems: The N’ko Alphabet
Authors:   Department for Theoretical Physics, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Rovenchak Andrij
Published: May 2023

The region of West Africa is of interest for the study of the origin and development of writing because a number of scripts were created there for several local languages during the 19th and 20th centuries, especially for the Mande family (the Vai, Mende, Kpelle, Looma, and Bamana syllabaries). In 1949 the Guinean enlightener Soulemayne Kanté developed the N’Ko alphabet for the Manding (Manden) languages, which belong to the Mande family and include, in particular, Bamana (Bambara), Jula (Dyula, Dioula), and Maninka. The name “N’Ko” originates from the phrase N ko ‘I say’ in Manding languages. This script is predominantly used in Guinea for Maninka (Maninka-Mori), which is native to more than 3.5 million people in Guinea, Mali and Sierra Leone. The N’Ko alphabet is also widely used in Liberia, the Côte d’Ivoire, and the African diaspora (mainly in Nigeria and Egypt) by a hundred thousand to a million persons. This article provides information about studies of various aspects of the N’Ko alphabet. First of all, the complexity of the graphic forms of each of the 27 letters is calculated according to certain principles. For example, the point corresponds to 1, the straight line segment is 2, and the arc is 3; also certain weight is given to various types of connections and crossed lines. A frequency analysis of the distribution of letters is undertaken in the corpus of Maninka texts written in N’Ko, with more than 3.1 million words. This made it possible, in particular, to trace the extent to which the complexity of the graphic form of the signs correlates with their frequency. It appears that such a correlation is not very significant: the correlation coefficient is –0.38, whereas, for example, for the Morse code in English texts it reaches –0.82. The full inverse correlation, when simpler characters are always used to represent more frequent letters, corresponds to –1. It has also been shown that frequency analysis can serve as a further justification for certain orthographic principles in N’Ko, particularly of tone notation. The next task was to calculate orthographic uncertainty: in an ideal alphabet, where there is a one-to-one correspondence between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (signs), this uncertainty is equal to zero. In the N’Ko alphabet, its values are quite small: 0.37 without taking into account the tone notation, and 0.22 with tone notation. For comparison, the values corresponding to some “old” writing systems are as follows: in the Ukrainian alphabet, it equals 1.12, while a slightly simpler Italian orthography provides uncertainty at the level of 0.56. The results obtained in this study can be useful for studying phonotactics, prosodic elements, and the history of writing and lexicography, as well as in comparative and contrastive studies.
Pengaruh Metode Brainstorming Terhadap Keterampilan Berpikir Kreatif
Authors: Rulistiani Via Utami , Asyura Ira , Kamali Asep Saefullah , Linda Linda
Published: May 2023

Penelitian dilakukan untuk melihat pengaruh metode pembelajaran brainstorming terhadap keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa dalam menyelesaikan masalah relasi dan fungsi. Sampel diambil secara purposive sampling dengan sampel adalah siswa SMPN 2 Cikulur kelas 8B dan 8C. Metode yang digunakan quasi eksperimen desain non randomized pretest-posttest nonequivalen control group design. Data yang diambil adalah pretest dan posttest. Pada hasil posttest, keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa kelas eksperimen dengan metode pembelajaran brainstorming dengan rata-rata sebesar 80,5. Sedangkan kelas kontrol yang diajar dengan metode pembelajaran konvensional memperoleh hasil rata-rata sebesar 71,5. Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney dengan Uhitung = 94,5 dan Utabel = 112 (n1 = 20 dan n2 = 18) dengan taraf signifikan = 0,05, maka Uhitung ≤ Utabel (94,5 ≤ 112). Dari pengujian tersebut, dapat diinterpretasikan bahwa keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa menggunakan metode pembelajaran brainstorming lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan menggunakan metode pembelajaran konvensional. Sehingga, terdapat pengaruh metode pembelajaran brainstorming terhadap keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa pada materi relasi dan fungsi.
Pengaruh Model Blended Learning terhadap Kemandirian Belajar Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Karya Utama Dolok Masihul
Authors: Fadillah Rizky , Saragih Risna Mira Bella , Simamora Yumira
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this research is to determine whether or not blended learning models increase students' capacity to learn independently. For this study, we used a convenience sample of eighth graders from SMP Karya Utama Dolok Masihul for the 2022-2023 school year as both the population and the sample. Questions and questionnaires were used to collect information for this study. The average score on the pretest was 38.4, the average score on the posttest was 61.1, and the average score on the questionnaire was 70.4. Based on the study's findings, it is known that students at SMP Karya Utama Dolok Masihul using a blended learning model on student learning independence obtained a mean score of 61.11. This means that students' learning outcomes are still classified as relatively low. Reasons for this include students' own lack of motivation to learn and the inability to participate in hands-on learning activities due to a lack of access to mobile devices. The study's author concluded that schools could do better to incorporate technological advances into their teaching and learning of mathematics. As a means of ensuring that both educators and students remain abreast of evolving technological capabilities, and to pique students' curiosity and motivate them to learn more on their own accord.
The Influence of Work Environment and Workload on Cyberloafing Behavior of Employees at Department of Education and Culture
Authors: Siswanto Agus , Setiawan Zunan , Setiawan Roy , Rahayu Betty , Munizu Musran
Published: May 2023

This study's goal is to determine how the workplace environment, multiple roles, and workload affect their cyberloafing habits. In order to collect quantitative data for this study, questionnaires were distributed and library data were utilised. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression with SPSS 25. The data analysis methods used are coefficient of determination (R2), traditional assumption testing, hypothesis testing, and data quality testing. As shown by the significance level F < α (0.000 < 0 .05) and adjusted R square of 0.375, the findings of this study show that workload, multiple roles, and the work environment have an immediate and significant impact on cyberloafing behavior. Research indicates that 37.5% of cyberloafing behavior is caused by workload, multiple roles, and work environment.
Meta-Analysis Study for the Use of Project Based Learning Models in Teaching and Learning Activities
Authors: Widarbowo Dodik , Nofirman Nofirman , Jasiah Jasiah , Surur Miftahus , Astuti Enny Diah
Published: May 2023

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of using the project-based learning (PjBL) learning model on students' biology learning outcomes. The method used is meta-analysis, a method for synthesizing research results from various studies using statistics commonly used in primary studies. The research instrument is in the form of a coding sheet that contains the necessary data and journal information. The research findings show that overall, the PjBL learning model is effective for biology learning, with a large effect size of 1.050 and a very high effect category. The PjBL model also provides influence and is effective in terms of area, educational level, and its application in biology learning to improve learning outcomes, creative thinking skills, critical thinking skills, and in larger groups, namely 21st century skills and knowledge or cognitive learners.
Pemanfaatan Kebudayaan Powele dalam Pembelajaran IPS
Authors: Ismail Ismail , Rosidi Moh. Imron
Published: May 2023

Muna is one of the regencies in Southeast Sulawesi Province which has a diversity of arts, culture and tribes. One of the traditional art forms that has now become the identity of Muna Regency is the Powele Traditional Silat. Powele Traditional Silat is a traditional martial art inherited from the ancestors of Muna People. Powele Traditional Silat is very interesting and functions as a medium of education without losing its cultural values. This research method uses literature study. The results showed that the Powele Traditional Silat is a cultural embodiment with noble values that must be upheld and preserved. In carrying out the Powele Traditional Silat tradition, there are character values such as solidarity, leadership, patience and peace that need to be instilled in students. Utilization of Traditional Powele Silat in social studies learning because it is considered relevant to the material on the nation’s cultural diversity in elementary school social studies.
SIDHARTA (Sistem Aplikasi Dharmayatra Nusantara) Sistem Informasi Berbasis Aplikasi Android, Digitalisasi Pelayanan Dharmayatra di Indonesia
Authors: Turipno Turipno , Ristiani Trina , Prastianingrum Putri Anggraini , Nyanasuryanadi Partono
Published: May 2023

Advances in science and technology accompanied by the rapid flow of globalization have had their own impact on human life, one of which is the development of technology in the field of communication. In the field of religion, it can be seen from significant changes, namely that Buddhism has begun to keep up with the times by using technology in carrying out religious activities such as dhamma lectures and online devotional service but there are still activities in Buddhism that have not been well coordinated, namely the dharmayatra ritual, therefore the researchers took the initiative to create a Dharmayatra Digitalization Service media in Indonesia called SIDHARTA (Dharmayatra Nusantara Application System). Dharmayatra activities from temple entrance tickets, travel routes, Dharmaytra packages, Dharmayatra guides, In developing this application researchers use the Development Life Circle Waterfall which has six steps The "SIDHARTA" application is an application that can be used by Buddhists in Indonesia. Through this application, it can facilitate the implementation of Dharmayatra ritual activities in Indonesia through the facilities available in the application.
Pengaruh Gaya Mengajar dan Motivasi Belajar terhadap Hasil Belajar Menggiring Bola pada Permainan Sepakbola (Studi Eksperimen di SMPN 2 Manado)
Authors: Kurniawan Irvan
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine the influence of teaching style and motivation on learning the results of dribbling in a soccer game. In addition, this study also aims to determine the effect of motivation on both teaching styles. The teaching style in this study is the opposite of the teaching style in practice, and learning motivation is high and low. Research conducted at SMPN 2 Manado Education Development, Manado City, North Sulawesi, class VIII, 2021–2022. The research method is an experiment with a treatment-level 2x2 design and a sample size of 52 people. The results of this study are as follows: (1) Overall, there is a difference between teaching style and practice teaching style as opposed to dribbling learning outcomes; (2) for students who have high learning motivation, provide an inclusive teaching style to give a better effect than the practice of teaching style on dribbling learning outcomes; (3) for students who have low learning motivation, the provision of practice teaching style gives a better effect than the opposite of inclusive teaching style for dribbling learning outcomes; and (4) there is an interaction between styles of teaching and motivation towards the learning outcomes of dribbling.
Genetic Algorithm Optimization Model for Central Marches Restoration Flows with Different Water Quality Scenarios
Authors: Al-Suhil Rafa H. Al-Suhil , Ghafour Zeren Jamal
Published: May 2023

A Genetic Algorithm optimization model is used in this study to find the optimum flow values of the Tigris river branches near Ammara city, which their water is to be used for central marshes restoration after mixing in Maissan River. These tributaries are Al-Areed, AlBittera and Al-Majar Al-Kabeer Rivers. The aim of this model is to enhance the water quality in Maissan River, hence provide acceptable water quality for marsh restoration. The model is applied for different water quality change scenarios ,i.e. , 10%,20% increase in EC,TDS and BOD. The model output are the optimum flow values for the three rivers while, the input data are monthly flows(1994-2011),monthly water requirements and water quality parameters (EC, TDS, BOD, DO and pH).The objective function adopted in the optimization model is in a form the sum of difference in each of the 5 water quality parameters, resulting from themixing equation of the waters of the rivers, from the accepted limits of these parameters , weighted by a penalty factor assigned for each water quality parameter according to its importance. The adopted acceptable limits are 1500,1000, 6,4 and 7, while the penalty factors are 1,0.8,0.8,0.8,and 0.2 for EC,TDS,BOD,DO,and pH respectively. The constraints adopted on the decision variables which the monthly flows of the three rivers are those that provide the monthly demands downstream each river, and not exceed a maximum monthly flowlimits. The maximum flow limits adopted are for three flow cases, wet, average and dry years. For each flow case three scenarios for the monthly water quality parameters were adopted , the average values(scenario 1),the 10% increase in EC,TDS, and BOD (Scenario2),and the 20% increase in these three water quality parameters (Scenario 3). Hence nine cases are adopted and for each an optimum monthly flows are found for each river. The genetic optimization model adopt a variable number of population of 100 to 1000 in a step of100,0.8 and 0.2 cross over and mutation rates, and three iterations to reach the stable optimum solutions. The results indicates that the flow analysis shows a significant decrease in the flow values of the three rives after year 2000,hence, the flow values for the period of (1994-1999), are excluded and the only used values are those for (2000-2011). The estimated monthly demands exhibits low variation. The observed optimum monthly flow values decrease in general as the case flow changed from wet to normal and dry cases. The change in Scenarios from S1 to S2 and S3 , do not necessarily increase all the required optimum monthly flow values. The obtained minimum objective functions do not exhibits a certain trend with the change in the flow cases and/or the change in the scenarios.
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Piled Raft Foundation with Different Length of Piles Under Static Loads
Authors: Al-mosawe Mosa Jawad , Al-Saidi A’amal Abdul Ghani , Jawad Faris Waleed
Published: May 2023

In order to understand the effect of (length of pile / diameter of pile) ratio on the load carrying capacity and settlement reduction behavior of piled raft resting on loose sand, laboratory model tests were conducted on small-scale models. The parameters studied were the effect of pile length and the number of piles. The load settlement behavior obtained from the tests has been validated by using 3-D finite element in ABAQUS program, was adopted to understand the load carrying response of piled raft and settlement reduction. The results of experimental work show that the increase in (Lp/dp) ratio led to increase in load carrying capacity by piled raft from (19.75 to 29.35%), (14.18 to 28.87%) and (0 to 16.49%) , the maximum load carried by piles decrease from(9.1 to 22.72%), (15.79 to 47.37%) and (44 to 81.05%) and the response of settlement piled raftdecrease from (16.67 to 23.33%), (9.09 to 39.39%) and (30%) with increase the number of piles from 4 to (6 and 9) and (length of pile / diameter of pile) ratio increase to (14.14 and 21.2), respectively. The numerical and model test results are found to be in a good agreement.
Design and Analysis of Electro-Hydraulic Servo System for Speed Control of Hydraulic Motor
Authors: AL-Assady Ali Abdul Mohsin Hassan , AL-Khafaji Mohammad Talib. Jassim
Published: May 2023

In this study, the electro-hydraulic servo system for speed control of fixed displacement hydraulic motor using proportional valve and (PID) controller is investigated theoretically ,experimentally and simulation . The theoretical part includes the derivation of the nonlinear mathematical model equation of (valve – motor ) combination system and the derivation of the transfer function for the complete hydraulic system , the stability test of the system during the operation through the transfer function using MATLAB packageV7.1 have been done. An experimental part includes design and built hydraulic test rig and simple PID controller .The best PID gains have been calculated experimentally and simulation, speed control performance tests for the system at different thermal conditions for hydraulic oil have been done , Simulation analysis for (EHSS) using Automation Studio package V5.2 have been done . Comparison was made between experimental work and simulation work .The experimental results show good performance for (EHSS) using simple (PID) controller at hydraulic oil temperature around (60 – 70 ) and good speed response and performance for hydraulic motor with constant rotation speed (700) rpm with different load disturbance applied on the hydraulic motor .
Study of changes in catalase activity in blood and liver of rats with experimentally induced dyslipoproteinemia against the background of mechanical damage to skeletal muscle
Authors: Pavlova O. , Tulaeva O. , Gulenko O. , Bukareva O.
Published: May 2023

Purpose: to study the dynamics of catalase activity in the blood and liver liver tissues with oxidative stress caused by the modeling of dyslipoproteinemia with the subsequent mechanical trauma of the skeletal muscle.

Materials and methods. The study was conducted on white, unconventional sexual healthy rags of six months of age, weighing 200-230 grams, in the amount of 120 pieces contained in standard conditions of vivarium. All animals were divided into four groups, 30 animals in each group. Animals of the first group are intact rats to which no effects were applied. Animals of the second group (regeneration control) had a mechanical dissection in the area of the middle third of the calf muscle of the posterior limb. Animals of 1 and 2 groups were on the standard diet of Vivaria and had free access to water and food. The animals of the third and fourth groups were first modeled by dyslipoprotein for 63 days. All this time, animals received a high -carb and high -fat diet with a weight of dry substances increased up to 30 % and replacement of drinking water with a 20 % fructose solution. After the specified time, the animals of the fourth group were injured by the middle third of the calf muscle of the posterior limb. The activity of catalase was investigated in animals before the start of the experiment, as well as on 1, 3, 5, 14, 21 days of experience according to the standard methodology of Queen M. A. The capture of the material and the removal of rats from the experiment was carried out with accurate observance of all ethical norms applicable to laboratory animals . Under etheric anesthesia, a blood fence was made, and then the liver fence, which was washed with physiological solution and frozen. Then, by mechanical grinding of fabrics weighing 1 g and mixing with 9 ml of Tris Bufer (pH 7.4), homogenates were prepared in an automatic homogen at a speed of 5,000 rpm in a vessel with double walls, constantly cooled by running water.

Results. The mechanical trauma of the calf muscle and dyslipoprotemia contributed to the intensification of oxidative processes at the local and systemic levels of the body, but the combination of these facts was characterized by extremely intense oxidative stress and led to a decrease in the activity of catalase in the blood and liver tissues.
ANALISIS PERMINTAAN DAN PENAWARAN AGREGATIF
Authors: Irwan Arfin Muh.
Published: May 2023

ANALISIS PERMINTAAN DAN PENAWARAN AGREGATIF
TEORI PLATO TENTANG JIWA DAN RELEVANSINYA DENGAN KEBANGKITAN DALAM TEOLOGI KRISTEN
Authors: Ega
Published: May 2023

Dalam tulisan ini, akan dibahas bagaimana teori Plato tentang jiwa dapat memberikan wawasan baru tentang konsep kebangkitan dalam teologi Kristen
Doing Engineering Calculations
Authors: Haas Charles Nathan
Published: May 2023

Engineering calculations have evolved from only having a limited number of tools.(pencil/pen and paper, slide rule) to have many tools available - from the historicalto the spreadsheet, to computer codes and complex special purpose software. Often,especially at the undergraduate level, though even in practice, engineeringstudents and engineers rush to use seductive simple software such asspreadsheets for calculations. This book emphasizes that the properexecution of an engineering calculation requires thoughtful and intentional selectionof the right tool for the job. This may not necessarily be the one used on the lastproject, the one first at hand, or the one with which the engineer or engineeringstudent is most familiar. The advantages and disadvantages of the choice of the toolused must be recognized.This is written from the perspective of an environmental engineering professorwho has been a department head in a civil, architectural, and environmental engineeringdepartment, so many of the examples are taken from those domains. It is myhope, though, that this concept will be more broadly applicable to broad domainsof engineering.There is danger in writing such a work as this, given the continued evolutionof computer tools available. No doubt, with the greater availability of “artificial intelligence.”platforms, there will be additional platforms for engineers to use.
A control theoretic approach to evaluate and inform ecological momentary interventions
Authors: Fechtelpeter Janik , Rauschenberg Christian , Jamalabadi Hamidreza , Boecking Benjamin , van Amelsvoort Therese , Reininghaus Ulrich , Durstewitz Daniel , Koppe Georgia
Published: May 2023

Objectives. Ecological momentary interventions (EMI) are digital mobile health interventions administered in an individual's daily life to improve mental health by tailoring intervention components to person and context. Experience sampling via ecological momentary assessments (EMA) furthermore provides dynamic contextual information on an individual’s mental health state. We propose a personalized data-driven generic framework to select and evaluate EMI based on EMA. Methods. We analyze EMA/EMI time-series from 10 individuals, published in a previous study. The EMA consist of multivariate psychological Likert scales. The EMI are mental health trainings presented on a smartphone. We model EMA as linear dynamical systems (DS) and EMI as perturbations. Using concepts from network control theory, we propose and evaluate three personalized data-driven intervention delivery strategies. Moreover, we study putative change mechanisms in response to interventions.Results. We identify promising intervention delivery strategies that outperform empirical strategies in simulation. We pinpoint interventions with a high positive impact on the network, at low energetic costs. Although mechanisms differ between individuals - demanding personalized solutions - the proposed strategies are generic and applicable to various real-world settings.Conclusions. Combined with knowledge from mental health experts, DS and control algorithms may provide powerful data-driven and personalized intervention delivery and evaluation strategies.Keywords: ecological momentary assessment, ecological momentary intervention, mobile health, control theory, computational psychiatry
Emotional Labor as Emotion Regulation investigated with Ecological Momentary Assessment – A Scoping Review
Authors: Pinkawa Corinna , Dörfel Denise
Published: May 2023

Background This scoping review’s aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of ecological momentary assessment (EMA)- based research on emotional labor (EL) as emotion regulation (ER). This includes an examination of the theoreticalfoundation this research builds on, how the hypothesized relationships are investigated using EMA methods as well as the studies’ findings themselves. We built on the work of Grandey and Melloy (J Occup Health Psychol 22:407–22, 2004), who broadly distinguished between the two regulatory strategies of deep acting (DA) and surface acting (SA), embedded in a hierarchical model of emotional labor, as a guiding theory for structuring this review.Methods To be included, studies had to use EMA to measure SA or DA, with no restrictions regarding population and date of publication. The electronic databases CINAHL, PsycArticles, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched. Studies were included if they met the above criteria and were written in English or German. Out of 237 publications, 12 were chosen for this review.Results All studies were based on emotional labor theories, with Arlie Hochschild’s theory being the most popular, followed by Alicia Grandey’s emotional labor theory and its modifications (Grandey AA. Emotion Regulation in the Workplace: A New Way to Conceptualize Emotional Labor; Grandey AA. When “the show must go on”: Surface acting and deep acting as determinants of emotional exhaustion and peer-rated service delivery. 2003). The methodological quality of the studies varied greatly. The results of the studies indicate that SA is influenced by negative events, trait SA, service innovation and certain emotions, while DA is influenced by positive events and emotional intelligence. Emotional labor benefits the organization, e.g., by improving customer conflict handling, but also causes harm by increasing employee withdrawal behavior. For the employee, emotional labor results in more harm than benefits.Conclusions The research area is still in its early stages and the findings are mostly consistent, but the small number of studies needs to be replicated to increase the reliability of the results. The lack of evidence for ertain hypotheses highlights the presence of unresolved relationships that require further exploration. We are only at the beginning of investigating emotional labor using ecological momentary assessment, and conducting more high-quality studies will significantly enhance our comprehension of emotional labor.
Modelling Rumination as a State-Inference Process
Authors: Bedder Rachel L , Pisupati Sashank , Niv Yael
Published: May 2023

Rumination is a kind of repetitive negative thinking that involves prolonged sampling of negative episodes from one's past, typically prompted by a present negative experience. We model rumination as an attempt at hidden-state inference, formalized as a partially-observable Markov decision process (POMDP). Using this allegorical model, we demonstrate conditions under which continuous, prolonged collection of samples from memory is the optimal policy. Consistent with phenomenological observations from clinical and experimental work, we show that prolonged sampling (i.e., chronic rumination), formalized as needing to sample more evidence before selecting an action, is required when possible negative outcomes increase in magnitude, when states of the world with negative outcomes are a priori more likely, and when samples are more variable than expected. By demonstrating that prolonged sampling may allow for optimal action selection under certain environmental conditions, we show how rumination may be adaptive for solving particular problems.
The (European) Derisking State
Authors: Gabor Daniela
Published: May 2023

The emerging green capitalist state in the Global North is a derisking state. The derisking state enlists private capital into achieving public policy priorities by tinkering with risk/returns on private investments in sovereign bonds, currency, social infrastructure (schools, roads, hospitals and houses, care homes and prisons, water plants and natural parks) and most recently, green industries. The concern with the production of investibility forges a state-capital relationship where capital dominates. Yet the specific architecture of regulatory, fiscal and monetary derisking interventions varies across polities, is activated at different speeds and with different degrees of coordination, contingent on specific macrofinancial constraints and vulnerable to political strains. Both in the EU and the US, derisking has emerged as the method to organise green industrial upgrading in the Green Deal Industrial Plan and the US Inflation Reduction Act, successfully generating elite support for taboo-breaking autonomous strategic visions, in contrast with the state-directed approach in the CHIPS Act that disciplines private capital into national security priorities for semiconductor manufacturing. In the EU, 'whatever it takes' derisking does not easily translate from monetary to fiscal and industrial policy, because it requires Member States to agree on relaxing the distinctly European macrofinancial constraints around the provision of state-aid. The institutional response to these constraints, the European Sovereignty Fund, reinforces the derisking imperative. Furthermore, the limited scope for disciplining (carbon) capital raises serious doubts about the overall suitability of derisking for governing decarbonisation.
Pushing the Boundaries of Scientific Research with the use of Artificial Intelligence tools: Navigating Risks and Unleashing Possibilities
Authors: Khan Naushad Ahmad , Osmonaliev Kudaibergen , Sarwar Mohammad Zahed
Published: May 2023

The language of science is communicated through various modes, such as lectures, informal discussions, conferences, and peer-reviewed publications. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based writing tools, like ChatGPT, have recently become increasingly popular due to natural language processing technology advancements. ChatGPT is an AI language model that can generate text close to human writing, making it suitable for tasks such as summarizing literature, composing essays, and producing statistical studies. This technology has the potential to transform scientific communication, but concerns have been raised about its impact on the integrity of research and the role of human researchers. While this technology has advantages such as accelerating the innovation process and enhancing diversity in scientific viewpoints, it is important for the scientific community to debate and envision the consequences of its use. Publishers are working to develop guidelines for its application, which may be capable of future activities such as experiment design and peer review. As we enter the early stages of the AI revolution, it is imperative that the scientific community engages in discourse and contemplate the potential outcomes of this potentially transformative technology. With this in mind, we have outlined relevant topics as a starting point for discussion.
Characterization of Streptomyces diastatochromogenes VNUA27 used for controlling fungal pathogens causing banana plant diseases
Authors:   Center for Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress, Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai , Nguyen Thi Thu ,   Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Tran Van Tuan ,   Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Pham Hong Hien ,   Department of Science and International Cooperation, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nguyen Xuan Canh ,   Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Published: May 2023

In this study, the biological characteristics and anti-fungal pathogen activities of the Streptomyces VNUA27 were studied to produce the bioproduct used for preventing fungal pathogens in bananas. The fungal pathogens used in this study were isolated from banana-affected wilts, and the antifungal activities of the actinomycetes were assessed using the co-culture and agar well diffusion methods. The results showed that Streptomyces VNUA27 exhibited a broad-spectrum antifungal activity with an inhibition rate of 71.89±3.86%, 60.00±1.24, and 55.38±3.39% against C. musa, C. gloeosporioides,andA. alternata, respectively. Additionally, this research demonstrated that VNUA27 could produce siderophore, extracellular enzymes (cellulase, chitinase, xylanase, pectinase and protease), phosphate solubilisation, and IAA production. Streptomyces VNUA27 could grow optimally within relatively wide tolerance ranges, including temperature of 25-37oC, pH values of 6-11, and NaCl concentration of 0-2%, and they could assimilate many various carbon and nitrogen sources.