bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Charming and Praying: the Soft Power in the Lithuanian Charms
Authors: Vaitkevičienė Daiva
Published: January 2023

For a long time, folklore researchers from various countries struggled to determine if charms and prayers belonged to the same folklore genre, or two different ones. In Lithuania, this question used to be discussed in somewhat smaller extent, mainly concentrating on the comparison between charms and prayers addressed to the deities of the ancient Lithuanian religion (Žemyna, Gabija, the New Moon, etc.). The goal of this article is clarifying the features that enable establishing affinity between charms and prayers to gods, and what this says regarding the interconnection between these genres. Having discussed the problematic terminology in the 20th century Lithuanian folklore research, the author goes on to analyze the charms that are characterized by direct addressee and peculiar form of communication akin to prayers, namely employing the soft power, i. e. the action strategy based on mutual agreement. Such kind of charms in the article are defined as soft.

According to the author’s research, soft charms display numerous features characteristic to the prayers addressed to gods; in terms of communication, such common components as direct address, exaltation, formulaic invitations and offerings, and requests for help can be discerned. Although some of these features are less pronounced in charms than in prayers, it still seems obvious that the soft charms and prayers constitute the same corpus of texts. Distinction between these genres could perhaps be sought only on the performative level, i. e. by analyzing the way and circumstances of uttering charms and prayers.
Mythical Notion of the Children’s Diseases and Their Liminal Expression in the Traditional Lithuanian Worldview
Authors: Džekčioriūtė-Medeišienė Vita
Published: January 2023

Children’s diseases in the Lithuanian folk medicine have not been coherently investigated so far. This article focuses on the mythical notion of the children’s diseases in the traditional Lithuanian worldview. The study embraces the period from the end of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. The author of the article scrutinizes folklore and ethnographic data that gives evidence of the folk medicine practices reflecting the mythical view of the human body and its ailments.

The main supporting axis of the study rests on the boundaries and their symbolic expression. In folk medicine, when establishing notion of the diseases and various healing practices, boundaries can be drawn in various ways: as the body boundaries, as the boundaries of the surrounding spaces, time boundaries or those introduced by the liminal states and rites of passage. The manifestation of these boundaries in terms of the children’s diseases is exhibited in the article by exemplifying three children’s ailments typical to the folk medicine: bristles, whooping cough, and moonlight. Analysis of their etiology, symptoms and healing methods proves that in case of bristles, the liminal expressions employ the body boundaries (i. e. skin) and those related to the rites of passage (i. e. pregnancy); whereas in case of whooping cough and moonlight, the liminal expressions of time, space and body boundaries are relevant. Bristles tend to be envisaged as a disease without a personified shape, while whooping cough and moonlight are pictured as some mythical beings that can be addressed and mislead.
DISAGGREGATED ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Authors: ASIAGWU, Harriet  , UGHERUGHE, Joseph Ediri  , EZEABASILI, N. Vincent
Published: January 2023

This study empirically investigated public expenditure and economic development of Nigeria. To achieve this objective, relevant data used spanning from 1981-2021 were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin for the period under review. Descriptive statistics, Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) Unit root test, Granger causality and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression were the analytical tools for this study. Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) was used as the dependent variable while capital expenditure on administration, capital expenditure on economic services, capital expenditure on Social and Community Services, capital expenditure on Transfers, recurrent expenditure on administration, recurrent expenditure on economic services, recurrent expenditure on Social and Community Services, and recurrent expenditure on Transfers as the independent variables. Based on the analysis, the F-statistic of the regression output stood at 56.23992, this implies that the regression plane is statistically significant. Also, the Prob.(F-Statistic) 0.000000 is less than the 0.05 level of significance implies that there is a statistical significant relationship between the variables. R2 = 0.933599 implies that about 93.36% of the total variation in the model specified was accounted for by the independent variables. RGDP and RES are platykurtic, CSCS, RA, and RSCS are mesokurtic, and CA, CES, CSCS, CT, and RT are leptokurtic, according to the descriptive analysis, which also showed that all the variables were normally distributed; All of the variables were stationary and significant at their respective values. RGDP granger caused CA, CES, CSCS, CT, RES, RSCS, and RT, so it is unidirectional causality, however RGDP granger cause RA while RA granger cause RGDP, therefore there is bi-directional causality between the two. There is  the existence of a long-run relationship between the variables as the result the Johansen co-integration test indicates six co-integration equation. Therefore, public expenditure has significant impact on economic development of Nigeria. In conclusion, public expenditure (capital and recurrent) is an important determinants of economic growth and development in Nigeria. The study recommended that Government spending if properly managed will raise the nation’s production capacity and employment, which in turn increase economic growth in Nigeria, also government should increase its expenditure on rural development, roads, water and electrification in order to accelerate the level of productivity, increase income and raise the standard of living of poor citizens in Nigeria

Keywords: Real Gross Domestic Product, Administration, Economic Services, Total Social and Community Services and Total Transfers expenditures.
New “education”: learning to cope without learning the abilities
Authors:   Petroleum Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania, Vasile Cristian
Published: January 2023

Education, as the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits, seems to be understood in a different way increasingly more nowadays. There is a common perception that today's students are not learning the skills that they need to be successful in the real world.
The importance of multimedia elements in learning and the impact of redundancy principle in developing effective multimedia learning materials: a literature review
Authors:   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Cheah Chin-Soon
Published: January 2023

The importance of multimedia learning materials in the education world is undeniable. At the present stage of technological advancement, the rapid growth of technology has changed the way education is conducted. Education no longer constrained in terms of location, size, space, and time. It can be conducted via the internet anywhere, anytime and available 24/7 using multimedia technology. However, the effectiveness of multimedia learning materials are determined by a few core principles according to the cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML) introduced by Mayer (2005a). Hence this article reviews the empirical literature pertaining to the importance of multimedia in learning, and the impact of the redundancy principle in developing effective multimedia learning materials. Articles selected for this review were scrutinize based on the important factors and benefits of multimedia elements. It reviews the crucial aspects of contributing to the education field. A brief explanation of the CTML at the beginning of this article to ensure readers have a strong understanding of the underlying theory in developing effective multimedia learning materials. This is followed by reviews of the importance of multimedia and learning before going into the review on the impact of redundancy principle. The article ends with a discussion regarding the possible research gaps and future research areas in this field of education and other potential sectors.
Online assessment of manufacturing technologies students’
Authors:   Technical University of Košice Prešov, Slovakia, Gluchmanová Marta
Published: January 2023

The purpose of the paper was to point out the online assessment in language teaching at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities. Foreign language teachers emphasised innovative methods for development of language skills within professional study material. The aim of the research was to find out whether the specification of the e-tests has an impact on the success of bachelor students at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies Technical University of Košice within the online assessment. The achieved results of 82 students in different study programmes in winter semester 2021 were compared. The research proved that the experimental group of students achieved the best results in those progressive manufacturing technologies e-tests which were closely to their study programme.
Climate-driven deterioration of future ozone pollution in Asia predicted by machine learning with multi-source data
Authors: Li Huimin , Yang Yang , Jin Jianbing , Wang Hailong , Li Ke , Wang Pinya , Liao Hong
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Ozone (O3) is a secondary pollutant in the atmosphere formed by
photochemical reactions that endangers human health and ecosystems. O3
has aggravated in Asia in recent decades and will vary in the future. In
this study, to quantify the impacts of future climate change on O3
pollution, near-surface O3 concentrations over Asia in 2020–2100 are
projected using a machine learning (ML) method along with multi-source data.
The ML model is trained with combined O3 data from a global
atmospheric chemical transport model and real-time observations. The ML
model is then used to estimate future O3 with meteorological fields
from multi-model simulations under various climate scenarios. The
near-surface O3 concentrations are projected to increase by 5 %–20 %
over South China, Southeast Asia, and South India and less than 10 % over
North China and the Gangetic Plains under the high-forcing scenarios in the last
decade of 21st century, compared to the first decade of 2020–2100. The
O3 increases are primarily owing to the favorable meteorological
conditions for O3 photochemical formation in most Asian regions. We
also find that the summertime O3 pollution over eastern China will
expand from North China to South China and extend into the cold season in a
warmer future. Our results demonstrate the important role of a climate change
penalty on Asian O3 in the future, which provides implications for
environmental and climate strategies of adaptation and mitigation.
Reconstructing volcanic radiative forcing since 1990, using a comprehensive emission inventory and spatially resolved sulfur injections from satellite data in a chemistry-climate model
Authors: Schallock Jennifer , Brühl Christoph , Bingen Christine , Höpfner Michael , Rieger Landon , Lelieveld Jos
Published: January 2023

Abstract. This paper presents model simulations of stratospheric aerosols with a focus on explosive volcanic eruptions.
Using various (occultation and limb-based) satellite instruments, providing vertical profiles of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and aerosol extinction, we characterized the chemical and radiative inﬂuence of volcanic aerosols for the period between 1990 and 2019. We established an improved and extended volcanic SO2 emission inventory that includes more than 500 explosive volcanic eruptions reaching the upper troposphere and the stratosphere.
Each perturbation identified was derived from the satellite data and incorporated as a three-dimensional SO2 plume into a chemistry-climate model without the need for additional assumptions about altitude distribution and eruption duration as needed for a “point source” approach. The simultaneous measurements of SO2 and aerosol extinction by up to four satellite instruments enabled a reliable conversion of extinction measurements into injected SO2.
In the chemistry-climate model, the SO2 from each individual plume was converted into aerosol particles and their optical properties were determined.
Furthermore, the aerosol optical depth (AOD) and the instantaneous radiative forcing on climate were calculated online. Combined with model improvements, the results of the simulations are consistent with the observations of the various satellites. Slight deviations between the observations and model simulations were found for the large volcanic eruption of Pinatubo in 1991 and cases where simultaneous satellite observations were not unique or too sparse.
Weak- and medium-strength volcanic eruptions captured in satellite data and the Smithsonian database typically inject about 10 to 50 kt SO2 directly into the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UTLS) region or the sulfur species are transported via convection and advection. Our results confirm that these relatively minor eruptions, which occur quite frequently, can nevertheless contribute to the stratospheric aerosol layer and are relevant for the Earth's radiation budget.
These minor eruptions cause a total global instantaneous radiative forcing of the order of −0.1 W m−2 at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) compared to a background stratospheric aerosol forcing of about −0.04 W m−2.
Medium-strength eruptions injecting about 400 kt SO2 into the stratosphere or accumulation of consecutive smaller eruptions can lead to a total instantaneous forcing of about −0.3 W m−2. We show that it is critical to include the contribution of the extratropical lowermost stratospheric aerosol in the forcing calculations.
« Je cherche un éditeur qui ne soit pas un censeur. » Entretien avec Maxime Blanchard
Authors: Ngamaleu Armel Jovensel
Published: January 2023

Maxime Blanchard est professeur de littérature et de langue françaises à la City University of New York. Il a écrit Le Québec n’existe en 2017 (Montréal, Varia, coll. Proses de combat, 246 pages). L’auteur évoque entre autres Roland Barthes (Mythologies, La Chambre claire) et Theodor Adorno (Minima Moralia) comme sources d’inspiration. Cette entrevue est à l’initiative d’Armel Jovensel Ngamaleu.
An Overview of the Criminal Justice System as a Dominant Mechanism for Social Rehabilitation
Authors: Rizvi Syed Ghulam Asghar , Bhatti Shaukat Hussain
Published: January 2023

In every epoch, there has been a compelling need to establish a harmonious and well-organized natural cohesion. The rapid growth of crime is a global problem, affecting both emerging and developed nations. Several initiatives have addressed the challenges of community rehabilitation, but achieving the intended results has proven to be challenging. Society still has problems, unfortunately. A thorough examination of the criminal justice system's role in social rehabilitation reveals several problematic areas for the rule of law to be effectively disseminated. Digital technology has been heavily involved, but state officials still need to win the battle and maintain order. This research aims to provide a descriptive review of the criminal justice system's role in achieving sustainable development goals by addressing how far a robust criminal justice system can overcome and control the issue of establishing a well-balanced society. While previous research has focused on determining whether or not the criminal justice system bears primary responsibility for community reintegration, this investigation will also look into the potential reformative outcomes that could result from filling in the gaps in the current CJS to accomplish these same ends. Hence, the concluding remarks of this study will be productive for social rehabilitation.
Vindija Cave (Croatia) – site of fossil man (proposal for inclusion in the World Geological Heritage List)
Authors: Paunović Maja
Published: January 2023

Several sites of Upper Pleistocene fossil hominids have been found on the territory of Croatia. The cave Vindija contains most significant fossil remains (more than 100 specimens of hominids have been found together with other mammals). Four layers have been dated by the carbon method. The palaeontological, palaeo anthropological and archaeological importance of the findings and the measures for protection already taken are the arguments for its inclusion in the World Geological Heritage List.
Geological Heritage of the Balkan Peninsula: Geological setting (an overview)
Authors: Zagorchev Ivan
Published: January 2023

The Balkan Peninsula represents a region of particulary complex geological composition and structure that is situated within the boundary between the Eurasian and African plates where the Tethyan Ocean has been consumed in Alpine times. The geological sytucture represents the setting of many geosites of national, regional or world-wide importance.
Tectonic Sites of Special Scientific Importance (TSSSI) in the Mid-Cretaceous Strouma Superunit, Southwest Bulgaria
Authors: Zagorchev Ivan
Published: January 2023

The Mid-Cretaceos tectonic structure of Southwest Bulgaria consists of the paraautochthonous Strouma Superunit and the allochthonous Morava Superunit. Five sections represent excellent exposures of unique tectonic features. They should be protected by the State, and conserved in a manner suitable for preservation as well as for educational and scientific purposes.
Recently Made progress in the Shear Thickening Fluid - A Review
Authors: Kumar Prajapat Naveen , Singh Bhagwan , Saini Manish , Mahawar Jatin , Jain Sourabh
Published: January 2023

This review paper explained in detail about shear thickening fluid and its application in various fields ballistic protection, body armour,shock absorber and damping devices and strengthened the impact energy absorption of aramid fabrics and polymers over the last 4 years. In this paper we explained the different application as per based on different materials. Shear thickening fluid is vital application in ballistic protection where we can save our life. Various types of materials is used as per different characteristics and bullet not enter directly when we wear aramid fabrics and polymer based cloth. This way we can avoid getting more injury.
AI Based Motor/Water Pump Switching System
Authors: Singh Rajput Krishnapal , Singh Sikarwar Dharmendra , Jain Sheetal , Mukharya Ayan , Sabre Krati , Batham Deepak
Published: January 2023

Automation has eased the life of many people. Installation of electric motor for water pump/bore well on the agricultural land for irrigation purpose has fulfilled the basic need of water supply, resulting in an increase in the production of crops. To switch the motor on/off, take too much time to travel, especially when the field and pump/motor switch are far away or placed at some distance. Along with that frequent power cut/off is one the major issue in the ruler areas. The bore well motor runs on a three phase power supply, however, failure in any of the phase line causes to damage the electric motor. Most of the farmers are unaware about the phase line failure and the power supply fluctuations. To solve the above mentioned issues, an artificial intelligence (AI) based water-pump switching system hardware device/prototype/product/kit is design and demonstrated in the present manuscript. The farmer got a message from the proposed device regarding power cut, coming of power supply, and any phase failure on their non-android mobile phones wherever and whenever happened. The production cost of the proposed device is around one thousand Indian rupees only which is very less as compared to the present smart switches available in the market because it does not require any smart/android phone for controlling them. Also, the traditional switches will not have to use the auto switching characteristic, which just only provide fault detection as they are using it currently. Along with that in the proposed device we use Arduino and GSM module, so it makes to install camera in the kit very easily. This helps farmers to detect theft at the field. Hence, it provides security too. The proposed device makes farmer stress free so that they focus more on their crops rather wasting their time to switching on/off the motor and the repairing time when it fails due to the uneven power fluctuations or power cut, ultimately increases the production of crops. The paper presented the component description, working principle, block/circuit diagram of the proposed prototype/device, and show the real images of the prototype.
Effect of Seven Antiretroviral Combinations on Biochemical Parameters in HIV Positive Patients at the National Blood Transfusion Center of Abidjan
Authors: W.M. Tovi , Y. Abo , K.A. Minga , K. Kouakou
Published: January 2023

In order to contribute to the knowledge of the effects of antiretroviral drugs, a descriptive study was conducted on HIV patients who started antiretroviral therapy (ART). The 321 patients who were the subject of this study were selected from the cohort of HIV-infected patients followed at the Centre Médical de Suivi des Donateurs de Sang (CMSDS) in Abidjan (RCI), in the period from 2005 to 2012. These patients received regularly, according to their condition, seven (7) ARV therapeutic combinations which are AZT-3TC-EFV, AZT-3TC-NVP, AZT-3TC-NFV, AZT-3TC-LOP/RIT, DT4-3TC-EFV, DT4-3TC-NVP, and FTC-TDF-EFV. Biological check-ups performed every six (6) months allowed to follow these patients during 36 months of treatment and biological parameters were measured. The results on transaminases (GOT, GPT) and creatinine do not show toxicity of these different treatments on the hepatic and renal functions.
Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Nigeria
Authors: Umeji George , O.A. Anthony , E.E. Eberechukwu , M.C. Ezeh , O.N. Okenyeka , T.O. Mbadiwe
Published: January 2023

The impact of renewable energy consumption on economic growth in Nigeria is aimed at establishing the relationship between renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria. The oil price volatility in the international oil market in the last decade has led to a substantial rise in the demand for renewable energy sources. Nevertheless, the provision of energy needed for growth and at the same time mitigating against its hazardous effects on the environment is a major world problem. The paper used secondary data from the World Bank data bank from 1990 to 2020 for its analysis. It used Toda-Yamamoto augmented granger causality test to test for the nature of the relationship between the two variables and Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds test to examine the impact of renewable energy consumption on economic growth. The study found a bi-directional relationship between the variables. The regression results also showed a significant positive impact of renewable energy consumption on economic growth. The work concluded that renewable energy consumption enhances economic growth in Nigeria. It therefore recommends that the government should encourage investments in the renewable energy sector by providing a conducive business environment and also create awareness on the importance of the use of renewable energy in the country.
O Európskej bezpečnostnej a obrannej integrácii v kontexte prístupu malých členských štátov Európskej únie k nej
Authors:   Akadémia Policajného zboru, Ivančík Radoslav
Published: January 2023

The European Union is a community of currently twenty-seven member states. Most of them are classified as smaller or small states in terms of geographical area and economic strength as well as military power. Therefore, one of the most researched topics within the European Union's foreign, security and defence policy concerns its small member states and their approaches to security and defence integration. Their interests in this area may differ significantly from those of the larger member states of the Union, as well as their strategies. Considering the already achieved progress in European integration in the field of security and defence, the author therefore deals in the study with the challenges and opportunities that the small member states of the European Union had to deal with. In the above context, within the framework of interdisciplinary theoretical scientific research, it assesses the previous research of small member states within the European security and defence policy, examines developments in the field of security and defence integration, and at the same time analyses the main discussions taking place in the professional literature about small member states of the European Union and their approach to security and defence integration.
New generalized inequalities using arbitrary operator means and their duals
Authors:   Lorestan   University,   Khorramabad, I.R. Iran, Nasiri Leila , Bakherad Mojtaba ,   University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, I.R. Iran
Published: January 2023

In this article, we present some operator inequalities via arbitrary operator means and unital positive linear maps. For instance, we show that if $A,B \in {\mathbb B}({\mathscr H}) $ are two positive invertible operators such that $ 0 < m \leq A,B \leq M $ and $\sigma$ is an arbitrary operator mean, then \begin{align*} \Phi^{p}(A\sigma B) \leq K^{p}(h) \Phi^{p}(B\sigma^{\perp} A), \end{align*} where $\sigma^{\perp}$ is dual $\sigma$, $p\geq0$ and $K(h)=\frac{(M+m)^{2}}{4 Mm}$ is the classical Kantorovich constant. We also generalize the above inequality for two arbitrary means $\sigma_{1},\sigma_{2}$ which lie between $\sigma$ and $\sigma^{\perp}$.
Approximation for multi-quadratic mappings in non-Archimedean spaces
Authors:   Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Iran, Bodaghi Abasalt Bodaghi , Salimi Somaye ,   Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Iran, Abbasi Ghasem ,   Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Iran
Published: January 2023

In this article, we unify the multi-quadratic mappings as a single functional equation. We also apply a fixed point theorem to provide the Hyers-Ulam stability for this new multi-quadratic functional equation in non-Archimedean normed spaces.
Exchange variations of generalized dual parallel curves and surfaces
Authors:   Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey, Bulut Vahide
Published: January 2023

Parallel curves (or offset curves) and parallel surfaces (or offset surfaces) have a big importance for CAD/CAM, robotics, cam design and many industrial applications, especially for mathematical modelling of cutting paths milling machines. Any vector space has a corresponding dual vector space that consists of all linear functions on vector space. Dual spaces are used in mathematics such as describing measures, distributions, and Hilbert spaces. Consequently, the dual space is an important concept in functional analysis. This paper proposes a novel definition of generalized and standard dual parallel curves and surfaces. Additionally, we give some properties of generalized dual parallel curves and surfaces using this novel definition. We also express the variation of the generalized dual parallel curves, the first and second variation of area change of the standard dual parallel surfaces and the first variation of area change of the generalized dual parallel surfaces.
New Hermite-Hadamard inequalities in the framework of generalized fractional integrals
Authors:   Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia, Galeano Delgado Juan Gabriel , Nápoles Valdés Juan Eduardo ,   UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE, Corrientes, Argentina, Pérez Reyes Edgardo ,   Universidad del Sinú, Montería, Columbia
Published: January 2023

In this work, we obtain new inequalities of the Hermite-Hadamard type, using generalized fractional integrals. The results obtained contain, as particular cases, several of those reported in the literature.
New approaches to processing GIS Data using Artificial Neural Networks models
Authors:   University of Craiova, Romania, Mihai Dana
Published: January 2023

Spatial data mining is a special type of data mining. The main difference between data mining and spatial data mining is that in spatial data mining tasks we use not only non-spatial attributes but also spatial attributes. Spatial data mining techniques have strong relationship with GIS (Geographical Information System) and are widely used in GIS for inferring association among spatial attributes, clustering and classifying information with respect to spatial attributes. In this paper we use the statistical package Weka on two models, which consist of two parcels plans from the Olt area of Romania. In our experimentation, we compare the results of the vector models depending on the values of the training datasets. Using these models with GIS data from the domain of Cadaster we analyze the performance of the Artificial Neural Networks in context of spatial data mining.
New Data Mining approach for clustering Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) based on performance criteria: a bibliometric citation analysis for the period 2005 to 2020
Authors:   Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran, Shahraeini Seyed Arash , Tabrizi Seyfollah ,   "Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran ", Spulbar Cristi ,   University of Craiova, Romania, Birau Ramona ,   University of Craiova, Romania, Yazdi Amir Karbassi ,   Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Published: January 2023

Nowadays, ECAs have a crucial role in the export of production, creating job opportunities for countries and growth of economic indicators.This research aims first to estimate the performance of ECAs based on covering all countries of the world and ranking the countries based on the issue of export credit according to their performance and clustering techniques. For evaluation performance of these ECAs, clustering techniques are used to put them in the categories according to their performance between 2005 to 2020 in the fourth quarter. The context of clustering shows the rank of each cluster, and then exporters can choose a better choice from them. Moreover, for reinsurance,other ECAs can find out which ECAs have high performance. The result indicates that ranking the ECAs and show the performance of each cluster.
EFFECT OF ADDING THYMUS VULGARIS POWDER TO RATION ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL
Authors: Al-Sofee Khalid H. , Yonis Durayd Th.
Published: January 2023

This study was conducted in the Poultry farm of Animal production Dept. College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University in order to investigate the effect of adding Thymus vulgaris Powder to the diets on productive performance and Reproductive for laying quail. One hundred forty four unsexed quail Coturnix coturnix 90 day old were randomly distributed into four treatments with four replicate in each replicate nine birds 6 female and 3 male, The treatments were as follows: first basal diet without addition as (control). Second, third and fourth treatments basal diet and addition of Thymus vulgaris Powder in 0.5, 1, 1.5 % respectively. Feed and water was ad libitum. Statistical analysis of data showed significant improvement (p≤0.05) in total egg number, average egg weight, hen day production, feed conversion ratio(g feed: g eggs) for treatments third and forth as compared with control. Also significant increase in daily and total egg mass in treatments second, third and forth as compared with control. No significant difference in live body weight, average body weight gain, feed consumption , feed conversion ratio (g feed: egg), mortality rate, fertility percentage, hatchability percentage from total and fertile eggs and embryo mortality
The Morpho-Syntactic Properties of Anaphors in Kisukuma
Authors: Musa Thereza , Kahigi Kulikoyela , Mpobela Lea
Published: January 2023

This paper focuses on the morphological and syntactic properties of anaphors in Kisukuma, a Bantu language spoken mainly in Shinyanga, Mwanza, Simiyu and Geita regions in the south eastern part of Lake Victoria by the people who call themselves βasukuma. The study was guided by three modules of Government and Binding Theory namely: Binding Theory, Government Theory and Case Theory. Qualitative research approach was employed. Data were collected through sentence questionnaires and grammaticality judgments. Four respondents who are native speakers of Kimunakiiya dialect were selected from Isoso and Ndoleleji villages by using snowball sampling basing on their age and language proficiency. The study found that anaphors in Kisukuma exist in two forms: Verbal anaphors and Nominal anaphors. Anaphors in verbal form are expressed by a single form (morph-i-) that plays one role at a time. Intrinsically the form seems to be polysemic in nature, because in addition to encoding reflexive and reciprocal events, the form is also used to encode other interpretations such as anticausative, decomitative, derogatory, chained action, asymmetric reciprocal, pretense and lack of reason. Hence the form evokes some sort of ambiguities which are solved by the number of participants, the intrinsic characteristics of a verb used and the social context which help to determine the intended meaning. Anaphors in nominal form are expressed by distinct linguistic expressions such as iyene/ng’wenekele/bhenekele ‘myself/themselves’ for reflexive and bhoyigubhoyi/iseguise ‘each other/one another’ for reciprocal interpretation. Morphologically the morph-i- is realized as a prefix attached between the TAM and verb root by the affixation process. Overtly the morph does not show agreement with its antecedent in terms of person, gender and number though covertly it acquires all the features from the overt NP via SM. Syntactically the RFM/RCM is an internal argument of the verb to which it attaches. Also, the form is a valence-reducing element that derives a transitive verb into an intransitive one, (unaccusative verb). Moreover; anaphors in Kisukuma co-refers with the whole NP via the SM to establish binding relation.
Weed Seed Bank Density in Seven-Year-Old Conservation in No-Till System
Authors: Haidar Mustapha , Siblani Walaa
Published: January 2023

Weed management remains a challenge when introducing new cropping systems. In Lebanon, farmers are increasingly adopting conservation agriculture (No-till) because it saves energy and reduces water and nutrient erosion. However, introducing a new system will cause a significant shift in production and management practices and is expected to produce novel weed management challenges. Thus, knowledge of soil seed banks of weeds in such systems is vital in designing effective weed management strategies. The objective of this research was to assess the size of the weed seed bank in seven-year-old conservation no-till fields. Soil samples were collected from established till and no-till fields at a depth of 0-5 cm. Transient and persistent weed seeds banks were evaluated. Results provide tangible evidence that the weed seed bank at a depth between 0-5cm in no-till system is greater than in till system. The no-till fields contained almost seven times the density of monocot and dicot weed seeds than in the conventional tilled fields. Ongoing work that builds on present results will help gain knowledge pertaining to weed seed bank dynamics in no-till system compared with conventionally tilled system.
Determination of critical vesicular concentration (cvc) of nano-sized oleanolic acid by using hydrophobic pyerene as a fluorescence probe
Authors: Panja Saikat Kumar , Wijesekera Kanchana Dilrukshi , Napagoda Mayuri Tharanga , Bag Braja Gopal
Published: January 2023

Terpenoids are a versatile group of chemical constituents containg multiple of C5 widely found in the plant metabolites. Rapidly increasing demand for natural products coupled with their various properties and tremendous biological activity has led to the
emergence of terpenoids as commercially important compounds with exploring applications in diversified areas in daily life such as medicine, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical sectors etc. The realization of their full commercialization requires innovation of new strategies to address the challenges posesed by their structural complexity and diversity in nature. In this short review, we have focused on the various properties and applications of glycyrrzic acid, a triterpene based Saponin in diversified areas of science and technology.
In vitro Thrombolytic Activity of Flowers of Nerium oleander
Authors: Herath Sanushi , Napagoda Mayuri
Published: January 2023

The study was carried out to investigate the in vitro thrombolytic potential of crude methanolic extract of flowers of Nerium oleander, a plant widely employed in traditional medicine to treat cardiovascular diseases. Using the blood of selected sixteen individuals, the thrombolytic activity was assessed in four different concentrations of the crude plant extract where streptokinase and normal saline were used as the positive and negative control respectively. The clot lysis percentage was calculated using weight reduction of the blood clot in comparison to the initial clot weight. The highest thrombolytic potential was observed at 10 mg/mL concentration of the extract and there was no significant difference between mean clot lysis percentages of streptokinase and this extract. Therefore, 10.0 mg/mL concentration of methanolic extract of flowers of N. oleander has a good thrombolytic ability, however, further investigations on its chemical profile and toxic properties are required before developing it as a therapeutic agent.
Critical vesicular concentration of maslinic acid in aqueous binary liquid mixture by using hydrophobic pyrene as a fluorescent probe
Authors: Hasan Sk Nurul , Bag Braja Gopal
Published: January 2023

Maslinic acid, a naturally occurring 6-6-6-6-6 dihydroxy triterpenic acid is extractable from the fruits of olive (Olea europaea) as a white crystalline solid. This molecule can undergo spontaneous self-assembly in different aqueous-organic binary liquid mixures to yielding vesicles of nano to micrometer dimensions (B.G. Bag, S.N. Hasan, S. Ghorai, S.K. Panja, ACS Omega, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03667). Herein, we report our detailed investigation of the critical vesicular concentration (CVC) of self-assembled vesicles obtained from maslinic acid in different aqueous-organic binary liquid mixtures by using pyrene as a fluorescent probe. We choose two binary liquids mixture such as DMF-water, DMSO-water and also varying the solvent ratio of DMSO-water. The CVC value of DMF-water is 90 Âµm and for DMSO-water at 2:1 v/v, 1:1 v/v, 1:1.5 v/v and 1:4 v/v are 70 Âµm, 58 Âµm, 60 Âµm and 50 Âµm respectively.
Green Synthesis of Roscoea purpurea Sm. (Kakoli) Leaf Extract Conjugated Gold and Silver nanoparticles
Authors: Patra Soumen , Bag Braja Gopal
Published: January 2023

The antioxidant activity of the leaf extract of Roscoea purpurea Sm. (commonly known as Kakoli) has been studied against a long lived 2,2-diphenyl-1picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical at room temperature. Green syntheses of Kakoli Leaf extract conjugated gold and silver nanoparticles at room temperature have been reported.
Synthesis of Tunable Fluorescent Carbon Dots: A Mini Review
Authors: UshaVipinachandran Varsha , Rajendran Sathish , Ashokan Indhumathi , Haroon Kabir Hussain Badagoppam , Bhunia Susanta Kumar
Published: January 2023

Among carbon nanomaterials family, small sized carbon dots (CDs) have received considerable research interest because of their interesting properties including tunable fluorescence, strong emission, easy surface modification, wider availability of carbon precursors, chemical stability, low photobleaching, etc. Moreover these dots are potential competitor compared to conventionally used semiconductor quantum dots. These remarkable properties allow the CDs to use in sensing, bioimaging, drug delivery, catalytic, and light emitting diode applications. Therefore the synthesis of tunable fluorescent CDs remains a crucial factor and challenging issue. In this minireview, we have explained two synthetic methods namely top-down and bottom-up approaches for synthesis of CDs. Different techniques under these two approaches have been well explained.
Targeting COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA dependent RNA polymerase through active phytochemicals of ayurvedic medicinal plants Limonia acidissima Linn. And Ocimum sanctum: A molecular docking study
Authors: Ghosh Avishek , Karan Putul
Published: January 2023

Virtual screening of phytochemicals was performed through molecular docking to identify the potential hits that can inhibit the effects of SARS-CoV-2. Considering the published literature on medicinal importance, the phytochemicals from tulsi and wooden apple were selected to search potential inhibitors for RdRp (RNA dependent RNA polymerase) of SARS-CoV-2. The in silico computational results revealed that the phytochemicals such as Limonin, Obacunone, Rutaevin,(-)-(2S)-5,3’-Dihydroxy-4’-methoxy-6’’,6’’-dimethylchromeno-(7,8,2’’,3’’)-flavanone, Lupeol, 5-Hydroxy-2-(-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)chroman-4-one, Vitexin, Orientin, and Urosolic acid were found to be effective against the target RdRp(RNA dependent RNA polymerase) of SARS-CoV-2. The protein-ligand interaction study revealed that these phytochemicals bind with the amino acid residues at the active site of the target proteins with a higher binding affinity than remdesivir. Therefore, the core structure of these potential hits can be used for further lead optimization to design drugs for SARS-CoV-2. Also, the medicinal plants containing these phytochemicals like tulsi and wooden apple can be used to formulate suitable therapeutic approaches in traditional medicines.
Social Exclusion: A Subaltern Perspective in Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Authors: Dr Bidyut Bose  , Mohd InamUl Haq
Published: January 2023

Postcolonial Indian society appears to have achieved political freedom but has yet to get social freedom. The modern, democratic Indian society is not yet free as for as the caste system, the unequal distribution of wealth, the safety and security of women, minorities and children, and so on are concerned. The term social exclusion or social marginalisation means ostracization or alienation of an individual or a community as a whole on the base of wealth, social status, caste, class, religion, gender etc. This paper offers a critique of Arundhati Roy’s second published novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness in 2017 to understand the integration of the theme of social exclusion and subalternation in the novel. The novel is fundamentally a painful story of everyone and everything oppressed and suppressed and drifting to the margins of society by the powerful class. The narrative is dedicated to ‘The Unconsoled’ such as the Hijras, the outcasts, women, the Kashmiris, the disappeared, the displaced so on and so forth.  The novel transports us on a journey that spans many years, from the claustrophobic Old Delhi neighbourhoods to the escalating new metropolis and beyond, to the Kashmir Valley and the forests of central India, where war is concord and concord is war, and where, occasionally, normality is avowed.
The Oriental Annual[s]: Colonial Representations of Indian life and Culture
Authors: Chakraborty Ayusman
Published: January 2023

This paper highlights how two early nineteenth-century British colonial writers Rev. Hobart Caunter and Thomas Bacon represented Indian life and culture in The Oriental Annual[s]. The Oriental Annual was the common title given to a series of seven volumes, which were published every year between 1834 and 1840. Combining anecdotes, short sketches and accounts of first-hand travel experiences of the writers, these volumes sought to present India and its people to readers back home in Britain. This paper shows how British colonial ideology shaped the representations of India and its people in these books. It specifically foregrounds how, in depicting India, both writers highlighted those aspects of Indian cultural and religious life that foreigners usually found disagreeable. It is argued that they did this to construct a vision of India which seemed to call for urgent reforms. This in turn helped them vindicate British colonialism in India, which both authors presented as being benign and reformative in nature. The paper thus demonstrates that these volumes were not mere innocuous travelogues, but works complicit in the colonial project of dominance and control.
Human Dominance or Human Vulnerability?: Reviewing Amitav Ghosh’s The Living Mountain: a Fable for Our Times
Authors: Sarkar Somasree
Published: January 2023

The term ‘Anthropocene’ – the human-dominated epoch has emphasised the evolution of human beings as the dominating species causing the environmental changes and affecting the current climate crisis. The proposal of the Anthropocene as the new geological epoch integrally entangles the human world with the geophysical world, insisting that human history can hardly be separated from environmental history. Realising that both worlds are entangled, it underpins an environmental consciousness among environmental thinkers. Their consciousness rests on their understanding of human beings’ vulnerability to being intertwined with the fragile ecosystem. In this review, I attempt to place Amitav Ghosh’s The Living Mountain: a Fable for Our Times (2022) within Anthropocene discourses which consider human beings as the dominating species in the current epoch, while remaining vulnerable to their destructive activities.
Materiais de cimento — amianto: impactos no uso e geração de resíduos no Brasil
Authors: Lombardi Filho Pedro , Günther Wanda Maria Risso , Viana Ednilson
Published: January 2023

Este artigo atualiza dados de consumo de crisotila (amianto branco) nos contextos global e nacional e apresenta estimativa da quantidade de materiais de cimento-amianto (MCA) em uso no país; discute situações de risco à saúde e ao ambiente, pela liberação das fibras de crisotila, propondo alerta sobre seu uso; e questiona rotas de destinação dos resíduos no fim de vida. Para a atualização global foi pesquisada a evolução de mercado e banimento, foram levantados dados de consumo interno de crisotila de 1998 (período de permissão de uso) até 2017 (ano do banimento), a geração de resíduos de cimento-amianto (RCA) (2012 a 2017), assim como o percentual de fibras por compósito e o fator durabilidade. Constatou-se significativa diferença entre a média anual de produção de MCA (1,38 milhões t) e a geração de RCA (17 mil t), revelando grande quantidade em uso e mostrando que a capacidade instalada dos aterros classe I no país está aquém da demanda projetada de RCA. Considerando-se aspectos de reúso, manutenção, poluição e ações climáticas, além de situações associadas às características construtivas de moradias de baixa renda com telhas de cimento-amianto, perigos foram identificados aos moradores pela possibilidade de inalação de fibras de amianto. Essas situações requerem gestão adequada dos MCA e RCA, com rotas para tratamento e recuperação, mapeamento das áreas de uso, monitoramento e medidas preventivas como medição das concentrações de fibras/cm³ no ambiente, bem como criação de instruções técnicas para a capacitação de mão de obra para a remoção e destinação seguras, visando à redução de risco à saúde da população exposta.