bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
معدلات النمو ومتوسطات بعض الصفات التناسلية في الاغنام البربرية الليبية
Authors: بن عامر أحمد رفيق , أحمد محمد خير عبدالله
Published: July 2023

ووصلت أفضل الحملان الى معدلات زيادة في الوزن تبلغ 260 جرام للرأس في اليوم الواحد وأدناها إلى 133 جرام للرأس في اليوم الواحد وهو أداء مقبول تحت ظروف الرعاية في المناطق المدارية. كذلك تم اجراء تحليل لبعض الصفات التناسلية وبلغ عدد المواليد لكل أنثى معدة للتلقيح 96.3% إلا أن نسبة ولادات التوائم كانت منخفضة (5.6%) مقارنة بالسلالات العالمية الأخرى. دلت هذه الدراسة على وجود تباين واسع بالنسبة للصفات المتعلقة بمعدلات الزيادة في الوزن والصفات التناسلية في هذا القطيع المكون من أغنام البربري الليبية؛ مما يعني أن هناك امكانة كبيرة لتحسين هذه الأغنام بتحسين الرعاية وتسجيل الأداء والانتخاب الموضوعي.
PENGARUH MEDIA MASSA TERHADAP PERILAKU PEMILIH PEMULA PADA PEMILU 2024 DI KOTA MATARAM
Authors: Islami Jihadul , Ilham Zitri
Published: July 2023

Di dalam demokrasi media merupakan sesuatu yang tidak bisa dielakan. Media merupakan agen penting dalam komunikasi dan sosialisasi politik, yang dapat mempengaruhi sikap politik seseorang. Media tentunya dapat memberikan pengaruh terhadap sikap memilih pemilih pemula yang baru pertama kali mengikuti pemilihan umum. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh media terhadap perilaku memilih pemilih pemula pada pemilu kota mataram pada tahun 2024. Pendekatan teori yang digunakan adalah teori uses an gratifications dalam teori komunikasi politik dan teori perilaku memilih. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode Kuantitatif dan Metode analisis data dengan menggunakan Uji Validitas, Uji Realibilitas dan Uji Hipotesis. Responden dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 30 orang yaitu pemilih pemula yang merupakan  DPT di Kota Mataram yang tersebar pada 8 kecamatan. Berdasarkan hasil dari analisis dan pembahasan penelitian yang dilakukan bahwa tidak terdapatnya pengaruh dari media terhadap perilaku memlih pada pemilih pemula pemilu di kota mataram dengan variabel  Pengamatan, Penilaian, dan Penggunaan Informasi untuk Referensi.
Segmentation of Brain Tumor using Multiple Threshold Technique
Authors: E Ashalatha M , Holi Mallikarjun S , Patel Shubha V , M Deepashri K
Published: July 2023

Radiology use medical imaging techniques to comprehend the structure and physiological functions of the body in bothhealthy and diseased subjects. A non-invasive method for viewing internal body structures can be performed by using magneticresonance imaging (MRI). MRI characterizes soft tissue more accurately than other imaging methods like CT. In the currentstudy, space-occupying lesions are visualized using MRI imaging. Slices of MRI data are used to analyze lesions. Single sliceanalysis is inappropriate to determine the lesion’s size and volume. Hence, the MRI sequence is used to segment the lesions.Following segmentation, we view the MRI 2D image in 3D to look for lesions, or aberrant tissue, in the brain. The lesion isthen visualized by performing clipping. This research suggests segmenting brain tumors automatically and even provides a3D visualization for a more thorough study. Here, a space-occupying lesion is segmented from a T2 weighted Flair sequenceof MR images in DICOM format, and by employing the segmented volume, 3D rendering and clipping are made possible
Rice Grain Bursitis: Rare Manifestation of TB in Wrist Joint
Authors: Khan Isra , Khalid Saifullah , Alvi Emad , Khanam Sameera , Mohammad Saad , Khalid Mohd
Published: July 2023

This case report highlights about rice grain bursitis- rare manfiestation of TB in wrist joint. Subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis of a shoulder with rice bodies is relatively uncommon. The understanding of the pathogenesis of rice body formation is yet approximate only but some clinical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculous arthritis, seronegative inflammatory arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are related to it. A 30yr Male patient presented with complaints of pain and swelling in the wrist joint , which was insidious in onset. It was associated with evening rise in temperature. Frequenetly erosion of the underlying bone, secondary osteomyelitis and median nerve encasement are present.
Cytomegalovirus colitis unmasking human immunodeficiency virus infection as a cause of IgA vasculitis
Authors: Bartoletti Alice , Delvino Paolo , Minetto Marco , Milanesi Alessandra , Bozzalla Cassione Emanuele , Quadrelli Verdiana Serena , Luinetti Ombretta , Monti Sara , Montecucco Carlomaurizio
Published: July 2023

Background

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has a protean clinical picture, in rare instances manifesting as systemic autoimmune disorders such as vasculitides. HIV-induced autoimmune diseases often do not respond well to systemic immunosuppressive therapy. Opportunistic infections may occur in patients with either acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or heavy immunosuppressive treatment, and can further complicate the clinical presentation.

Case presentation

A patient presenting with immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis (IgAV) with treatment-refractory purpuric skin rash and suspect intestinal vasculitis was discovered to have AIDS. HIV was the trigger of IgAV, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis mimicked intestinal vasculitis. Antiretroviral treatment improved both CMV colitis and the control of the autoimmune disease.

Conclusions

An autoimmune disease relapsing despite adequate immunosuppressive treatment and/or the presence of recurrent severe opportunistic infections may be clues to an underlying HIV infection.
Yield-related traits and proximate content of winged bean for seed production purpose
Authors: ISHTHIFAIYYAH SAYYIDAH AFRIDATUL , SYUKUR MUHAMAD , TRIKOESOEMANINGTYAS TRIKOESOEMANINGTYAS , MAHARIJAYA AWANG , MARWIYAH SITI
Published: July 2023

Abstract. Ishthifaiyyah SA, Syukur M, Trikoesoemaningtyas, Maharijaya A, Marwiyah S. 2023. Yield-related traits and proximate content of winged bean for seed production purpose. Biodiversitas 24: 3609-3615. The winged bean is an underutilized plant that can produce valuable seeds with great nutrient content. Meanwhile, the lack of improved genotypes limits its large-scale cultivation. This study aimed to evaluate the flowering and maturity time of winged bean lines and elaborate on various traits correlated with the seed yield. We also performed the seeds' proximate analysis to unravel each line's nutrient content. This study was conducted in Bogor, Indonesia, between April and October 2020. Hybridization between two distinct parents had successfully developed early flowering winged bean genotypes in its progeny. The H4P and L3 had the highest seed yield (1.40 t ha-1) with brown and purple seed colors, respectively. The dried pod weight (0.56), young pod weight (0.36), and the number of dried pods (0.39) had a positive direct effect yet were still smaller than their correlation coefficient. Thus, the selection process to obtain high-yielding winged bean genotypes can be conducted simultaneously through those traits. The evaluated winged bean genotypes had various fat and protein content ranging from 11.10% to 16.48% and 28.81% to 33.45%, respectively. This information can be used as future selection criteria for the winged bean breeding program.
Bioassay-guided isolation of the antioxidant constituent from Kaempferia rotunda L.
Authors: ARYANTINI DYAH , ASTUTI PUJI , YUNIARTI NUNUNG , WAHYUONO SUBAGUS
Published: July 2023

Abstract. Aryantini D, Astuti P, Yuniarti N, Wahyuono S. 2023. Bioassay-guided isolation of the antioxidant constituent from Kaempferia rotunda L. Biodiversitas 24: 3641-3648. Kaempferia rotunda L. contains various phytochemical compounds with various biological activities and has been widely utilized in traditional medicine. This research focused on exploring bioactive compounds in the ethanol extract of Kaempferia rotunda using radical scavenging (1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) bioassay-guided isolation. Initially, the powdered material of K. rotunda was macerated with 70% ethanol and filtered, and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to make concentrated ethanol extract. The concentrated ethanol extract was then triturated gradually with increasing polarity of solvents (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol) to give n-hexane (HSF), ethyl acetate (EASF), ethanol (ESF), and residue (ISF) fractions. Each fraction was tested by DPPH bioassay with quercetin as the positive control to determine the active fraction. The active fraction (ESF) was further fractionated by Vacuum Liquid Chromatography (VLC) using a mobile gradient phase starting from ethyl acetate 100%, acetone 100%, and methanol 100% tomake3 sub-fractions (F1, F2, F3),respectively. The DPPH radical scavenging bioassay showed that F1 was the most active, containing bioactive compound detected by TLC visualized by DPPH. Based on spectroscopic and literature data comparison, this compound was isolated, purified, and identified ascrotepoxide. Crotepoxide displayed IC50of 38.91±0.59 (ABTS), 47.45±0.60 (DPPH),and 26.74±1.23 (FRAP) µg/mL.
Generation of Images with Handwritten Text in Russian
Authors: Bogatenkova Anastasiya Olegovna , Belyaeva Oksana Vladimirovna , Perminov Andrey Igorevich
Published: July 2023

Automatic handwriting recognition is an important component in the process of electronic documents analysis, but its solution is still far from ideal. One of the main reasons for the complexity of Russian handwriting recognition is the insufficient amount of data used to train recognition models. Moreover, for the Russian language the problem is more acute and is exacerbated by a large variety of complex handwriting. This paper explores the impact of various methods of generating additional training datasets on the quality of recognition models: the method based on handwritten fonts, the StackMix method of gluing words from symbols, and the use of a generative adversarial network. A font-based method for creating images of handwritten text in Russian has been developed and described in this work. In addition, an algorithm for the formation of a new Cyrillic handwritten font based on the existing images of handwritten characters is proposed. The effectiveness of the developed method was tested using experiments that were carried out on two publicly available Cyrillic datasets using two different recognition models. The results of the experiments showed that the developed method for generating images made it possible to increase the accuracy of handwriting recognition by an average of 6%, which is comparable to the results of other more complex methods. The source code of the experiments, the proposed method, as well as the datasets generated during the experiments are posted in the public domain and are ready for download.
Nanotechnologies in catalytic processes of oil refining and petrochemistry: market analysis, existing experience and prospects
Authors: Tatlyev Radik D. , Belov Dmitry A.
Published: July 2023

Purpose of research: is to consider the features of the use of nanotechnology in the catalytic processes of oil refining and petrochemistry.

Subject of research: the possibility of increasing the efficiency of catalytic processes in production using nanoparticles.

Object of research: nanotechnologies in catalytic processes of oil refining and petrochemistry of the Russian market.

Methods of research: statistical and comparative analysis, an analytical review of research literature, both analytical materials of oil and gas industry research and the latest developments based on the results of conference publications were used; articles from online sources.

Main results of research: the specific properties and effects of the use of nanocatalysts, compared with massive analogues, are described. The features of the organization of nanocatalytic processes are given. Nanotechnologies used at Russian oil refineries as part of the processes of catalytic cracking, catalytic reforming, and hydrotreating are analyzed. A general idea of the market of nanocatalysts, its volume, trends and prospects for further development is given. The problematic issues related to the use of nanotechnology, the supply of equipment from abroad, the peculiarities of the synthesis of nanoparticles are identified. The analysis carried out in the article allows us to draw conclusions about the strategic directions for the development of nanotechnologies in Russia. According to the results of the study, the shortcomings of the technology for the use of nanoparticles were also identified, these include large financial and time costs, the need to import certain types of equipment and technologies, lagging behind the most advanced countries in terms of the depth of oil refining.
Under-18 household help in south-east Nigeria and abusive concerns: Implications for child protection and social work
Authors: Ajibo Henry T , Ene Jacinta
Published: July 2023

The employment of under-18 domestic helpers is common in Nigeria. Our study provides evidence of abuse of these domestic helpers, and identifies policy and practice gaps that have allowed it. A phenomenological and descriptive research design was used. Data was elicited from 13 respondents. The results show that there were no social protective services available for abused under-18 domestic helpers in South-eastern Nigeria. There were reports of psychological, emotional, and physical abuses, causing them to experience suboptimal development into adulthood. Absence of qualified social workers in local authorities, with the mandate to pursue child protection has contributed to the thriving of abuse of under-18 domestic helpers. The study recommends efforts by stakeholders to develop strategies and identify adequate funds for effective child protection services. Social work advocacy for community education and raising the awareness of the dangers of abuse of under-18 domestic helpers is crucial.
Exploring Factors Contributing to Students’ Willingness to Communicate in English Class at The 11th Grade of Ma Nurul Islam Dasan Baru Murbaya Village Pringgarata Sub-District in The Academic Year 2022/2023
Authors: Alfia Rahmawati Alfia Rahmawati , Syarifudin Syarifudin , Tuning Ridha Addhiny Tuning Ridha Addhiny
Published: July 2023

This research is aimed to find out the students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in English class, and unveil the factors that contribute to students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in English class. This research implemented qualitative descriptive method by conducting observation and interview. The informants were the 11th grade students at MA Nurul Islam Dasan Baru. The findings showed that most students have medium willingness to communicate in English class. Meanwhile, less of them have high willingness to communicate in English class. Furthermore, the researcher found some factors contributing to students’ willingness to communicate (WTC), namely psychological factors and situational factors. Psychological factors include self-confidence, perceive communicate competence, learning anxiety, motivation, and personality. Meanwhile, situational factors include effect of task, effect of topics, teacher role, interlocutor, and classroom atmosphere.
Обобщенные модельные представления теории теплового удара
Authors: Карташов Эдуард Михайлович , Kartashov Eduard Mikhailovich
Published: July 2023

Рассмотрена открытая проблема теории теплового удара в терминах обобщенной
модели динамической термоупругости в условиях локально-неравновесного процесса переноса теплоты. Модель использовалась для массивного тела в случаях
трeх систем координат: декартовые координаты для тела, ограниченного плоской
поверхностью; сферические - для тела с внутренней сферической полостью; цилиндрические - для тела с внутренней цилиндрической полостью. Рассматривались три вида интенсивного нагрева и охлаждения: температурный, тепловой, нагрев средой. Поставлена задача - получить аналитическое решение, провести численные эксперименты и дать их физический анализ.
В результате развиты обобщенные модельные представления теплового удара в
терминах динамической термоупругости для локально-неравновесных процессов
переноса теплоты одновременно в трех системах координат: декартовой, сферической и цилиндрической. Наличие кривизны граничной поверхности области теплового удара обосновывает исходную постановку динамической задачи в перемещениях с использованием предложенного соответствующего уравнения «совместности». Последнее позволило предложить обобщенную динамическую модель термической реакции массивных тел с внутренними полостями одновременно в декартовой, сферической и цилиндрической системах координат в условиях интенсивного
температурного нагрева и охлаждения, теплового нагрева и охлаждения, нагрева и
охлаждения средой. Модель рассмотрена в перемещениях на основе локально-неравновесного теплопереноса. Получено аналитическое решение для напряжений,
проведен численный эксперимент; описан волновой характер распространения термоупругой волны. Проведено сравнение с классическим решением без учета локальной неравновесности. На основе операционного решения задачи предложены
важные в практическом отношении расчетные инженерные соотношения для верхней оценки максимума термических напряжений.
Rehabilitation Evaluation System for Lower-Limb Rehabilitation Robot
Authors: Jiang Li , Zhao Juan , Wang Feng , Zhou Yujian , Ge Wangyang , She Jinhua
Published: July 2023

Rehabilitation evaluation is an important part of rehabilitation training. It is closely related to the robot-assisted training effect. Different rehabilitation robots need different methods to evaluate patients. Rehabilitation training is a long process, and the patient’s performance scores will continue to change. A lower-limb rehabilitation robot needs a dynamic performance score to evaluate rehabilitation’s effects. This study used an analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation methods to establish a rehabilitation evaluation system for lower-limb rehabilitation robots. A multi-scale personalized rehabilitation plan is conceived, based on the evaluation system and the combination of objective factors. This method dynamically adjusts the plan according to the rehabilitation situation of patients, which is beneficial to the improvement of the efficiency and initiative of training.
Hybrid Explainable SRNN-LSTM Architecture for Irradiance, Temperature and Wind Speed Forecasting
Authors: Rajasekaran Umamaheswari , K Sriram G , A Malini , Sharma Vandana
Published: July 2023

Sustainable Energy alternatives such as Solar Energy, Wind Energy are the best alternatives to the harmful Non-Renewable energy sources like fossil fuels. With the increasing investment made in the Sustainable Energy alternatives, forecasting of Energy production from the farms plays a crucial in the structured design of Energy farms and for integrated smart grid management. In this research, we propose SRNN-LSTM hybrid models for univariate solar irradiance forecasting, multivariate temperature forecasting and univariate forecasting of Wind Speed. The proposed models are evaluated based on RMSE, MAE, r2 score and Index of Agreement error metrics. The SRNN16LSTM16 hybrid models achieves the best performance with r2 score of 0.97 for Solar Irradiance forecasting and SRNN8LSTM8 hybrid model achieves the best performance with the r2 Score of 0.989 and RMSE of 0.122 for Wind Speed forecasting. We have also proposed a simple approach to derive the prediction intervals based on the Median of the residual values. The higher values of PICP error metric indicate that the proposed models are efficient and perform better than the state-of-the-art models used in the forecasting frameworks. We have also performed the Model Analysis using Explainable Artificial Intelligence tools such as LIME and ELI5 to analyze the importance of features in the model development process, generating and analyzing local explanations.
Direct Phosphorylation of Aldehydes and Alkylation of Ketones: A New Approach to Synthesize of γ-Ketophosphine Oxides
Authors: Wei Xiao-Hong , Wang Xiao-Hong , Xue Ya-Wen , Bai Chun-Yuan , Wang Yan-Bin , Su Qiong
Published: July 2023

An effective and economical acid-promoted three-component reaction for
the construction of C-P and C-C bonds for the synthesis of γ-ketone
phosphine oxides was developed. Detailed mechanistic experiments
confirmed that the reaction proceeds by phospha-aldol-elimination, in
which a benzylic carbocation is generated from the phosphorylation of
aldehydes, which then reacts with ketone enolates under acidic
conditions.
Echocardiographic findings and pregnancy outcomes for fetuses with complete closure of the ductus arteriosus
Authors: xia liu , Deng Ying , Luo Yingchun , Lian Yanling , Xie Lulu
Published: July 2023

[Abstract] Objective To analyze the echocardiographic
characteristics and pregnancy outcomes for fetuses with premature
complete closure of the fetal ductus arteriosus. Methods A
retrospective analysis was performed for 8 cases of premature ductus
arteriosus closure diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography in the Hunan
Maternal and Child Health Hospital from July 2019 to August 2022, and
the characteristics of fetal echocardiography and pregnancy outcomes of
the 8 cases were analyzed and summarized. Results All 8 cases
of premature closure of ductus arteriosus were detected in the third
trimester. In all cases, the intima of the ductus arteriosus was
thickened and occluded, the ductus arteriosus could be seen with
slightly hyperecho, and no blood flow signal was found in the ductus
arteriosus by Doppler. The right heart was enlarged in 7 cases, and the
whole heart was enlarged in 1 case. Tricuspid valve regurgitation was
observed to different degrees, of which 7 cases were severe and 1 case
was moderate. The pulmonary arteries of 8 patients had varying degrees
of widening. Three of the 8 fetuses had a small amount of pericardial
effusion. All 8 cases were delivered by cesarean section, and one
newborn died after follow-up. The prognosis of the other newborns was
good. Conclusion The parameters of prenatal echocardiography
are helpful for the prognosis of fetuses with premature closure of the
ductus arteriosus. Early prenatal detection, close observation and
clinical guidance can be used to select the right time of delivery.
Formation of Small Rural Business in the Republic of Belarus
Authors: Boldak Alexander
Published: July 2023

The present article is devoted to the formation of small rural enterprises in the Republic of Belarus. An overview of the current state of small business is discussed, as well as its dynamic growth in the country is put forward. Next, this paper singles out the possibilities of state budget aid to the development of small-scale business in agriculture. In addition, the role of infrastructure as reliable support of small businesses in rural areas is highlighted. Finally, some prospective directions for the development of small business sector in agriculture at the national, provincial and local level are proposed.
Compost Turn. Neue Bestattungsprodukte im Spannungsfeld von Ökologie und Atmosphäre
Authors: Felber Silke
Published: July 2023

Seit 2021 ermöglicht ein deutsches Unternehmen die Kompostierung menschlicher Leichname und bietet Hinterbliebenen ein dazugehöriges Ritual an. Der Beitrag widmet sich diesem Phänomen aus theatertheoretischer sowie diskursanalytischer Perspektive. Er fragt nach den konkreten Verfahren der Affizierung, die im Bewerben des Bestattungsprodukts namens Reerdigung implementiert werden, und fokussiert auf die spezifischen Begehrnisse (Böhme), die dabei adressiert bzw. evoziert werden. Das verkaufte Versprechen, als Kompost (wieder) in den Erdkreislauf einzugehen, reagiert, so die Prämisse, auf ein gegenwärtig im globalen Norden verstärkt zutage tretendes soziales Bedürfnis, dem Drang nach Luxus und Verschwendung etwas Bleibendes, Einzigartiges und ökologisch Vertretbares entgegenzusetzen. Paradoxerweise aber ist es ausgerechnet das den anthropozentrischen Raubbau vorantreibende Prinzip der Akzeleration, das das ökologisch bewahrende, ästhetisierte Produkt Reerdigung erst hervorbringt.
To investigate the anti-bacterial activity of crude extracts of Mintha pipertia and Allium sativum against throat infection causing bacteria streptococci collected from various diagnostic laboratories and hospitals of Mingora swat
Authors: Shah Hassan  , Sarfraz Ali Tunio  , Ghulam Asghar Maka  , Nighat Sultana  , Syed Jalal  , Asadllah  , Zulfiqar Ali Mirani  , Tehmina Sohail
Published: July 2023

Streptococcus (S) pyogenes one of the major Gram-positive pathogens responsible for upper respiratory tract and nosocomial infections. This is a Gram Positive, aerobic, no motile, and non-spore-forming ubiquitous bacteria. The present study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of ethanol and aqueous extract of peppermint and garlic against 29 isolates of S. pyogenes recovered from the throat sample of patientsin Swat KPK-Pakistan. These isolates were purified to identify the target bacterial isolates by gram staining and biochemical tests. The Agar dilution and well method was applied for the antibacterial activity of garlic and peppermint extracts. All of the subject isolates were exposed to different concentrations of peppermint. MIC of aqua extract of peppermint was 250µL/mL and ethanol extract was 100µL/mL. The zone size was 29mm and 36mm respectively. So the ethanol extract of peppermint was found to be more effective as compared to the aqueous extract. On the other hand, Garlic has shown equal effectiveness of water and ethanol extraction with MIC value of all is 50µL/mL and zone of inhibition was 38mm. Ciprofloxacin antibiotic disk was used as reference standard.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and its Impact on Railways
Authors: Sotnikov E. A. , Shenfeld K. P.
Published: July 2023

The analysis of the stages of development of industrial production by human society based on the well-known concept of four industrial revolutions has resulted in retrospection of technical and technological development of railways during the periods between the industrial revolutions in terms of core rail engineering systems (infrastructure, rolling stock, control and management system), as well as contributed to outline prospects for foreseeable period. It has allowed to identify main directions of technical and technological development of productive forces characteristic of the fourth industrial revolution.

The objective of the research was to identify those directions that are appropriate to be applied in relation to rail transport as well as to choose a few specific technical and technological solutions.

In the field of digitalisation, it is proposed to focus on development and implementation of intelligent management systems for each workplace or of intelligent workplaces (IWP), which ensure development of optimal solutions for numerous operational tasks fulfilled by the dispatchers on duty at railway facilities. It has been determined that for a case of a large rail company like JSC Russian Railways creation of managers’ IWPs should be based on the scale and generality of the tasks solved at numerous similar managed objects since, for example, the number of dispatching sections reaches more than 400, the number of stations and simultaneously moving trains is of several thousand, and of train sheds and infrastructure sections is of several hundred, etc. This allows creating standard systems that are further replicated for specific workplaces while considering local specifics.

Intelligent systems integrate as important elements fast-growing production of increasingly miniaturised, and to be underlined, constantly cheaper sensors, capable today of being built into almost any objects that in terms of railways comprise, for example, a wheel of a wagons or of a locomotive, engines, rails, any wagons or containers. This allows continuously monitoring the current state of any objects, as well as their nodes resulting in fundamentally new opportunities for reducing the cost of maintenance of rolling stock and infrastructure, as well as ensuring transport safety. Thus, for the first time ever, the task of achieving «absolute» rail traffic safety can be set.

The article includes a forecast of the approximate time of the advent of the fifth industrial revolution and the trajectories of development of technical systems of railways for the period before its start. The use of the results of the study is supposed to facilitate to concretise directions of the promising technical and technological development of rail transport.
Obtaining Arctic Diesel Fuel for Reliable Operation of Vehicles in the Areas of the Far North and the Arctic
Authors: Iovleva E. L. , Lebedev M. P. , Filippova N. A.
Published: July 2023

In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) there are many winter roads for transportation of food and essential goods. As a rule, vehicles are running on a diesel fuel on such roads. Despite the difficulties in operating diesel vehicles under extremely low temperatures, diesel vehicles are much more powerful and economical than gasoline ones. Problems with start and operation of a diesel engine are associated with low-temperature properties of diesel fuel. The process involved in refining oil to create a winter class diesel fuel is expensive and complex because paraffinic hydrocarbons must be removed.

Therefore, today it is important to produce winter classes of diesel fuel by compounding a pour point depressant and a summer class of fuel. When using additives, problems arise with the choice of their concentration. Those limits that the manufacturer recommends in real life show a negative result.

There is no wide range of those additives in Yakutia so the authors chose for experiments Dewaxol additives that diminish sedimentation during fuel transportation. So, during the study of the impact of Dewaxol additive, that contained amides and imides of mono- and dicarboxylic acids on the diesel fuel, it was considered how, at various concentrations of the additive and the heating temperature of fuel, the cloud point decreases, and sedimentation stability improves. The least squares method has allowed describing optimal concentration of pour point depressant. The study resulted in the conclusion that the fuel with a high content of depressant-dispersant additive has the best sedimentation stability.
Transport Week 2022
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: July 2023

The journal publishes a selection of materials based on the news reports of the press centre of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and dedicated to the events held during 16th Transport of Russia International Forum and Exhibition.

The Forum, which opened on November 15, 2022, during its first day hosted the Session of the Committee of the State Council of the Russian Federation, the panel discussion «Container Flow during the Era of Global Shocks. Current Trajectories for Market Development», the roundtable discussion «Life-Cycle-Long Maintenance of Motor Transport» and the industrial conference «Efficiency of State Support for Air Transport During Unprecedented Sanctions Pressure».

On the second day of the Forum, the participants discussed the role of science in providing technological stability of transport, water transport and assessment of compliance in the new conditions, the formula for cooperation in transport engineering, new digital tools, information services and technologies, transport safety and security and digital management ecosystems. Besides, were held the Session of the Council of Heads of Transport Authorities of the Eurasian Economic Union Member Countries and the presentation of the RZD Transport Accelerator.

The final day was devoted to international cooperation. It was opened by the plenary discussion «International Transport Cooperation in 2022. New Directions, Trends, Results», which focused on the actions of countries on the issues of building transport communications under sanctions, the law enforcement, and the coordination of work aimed at creating more competitive transport products within the EAEU. Then, the session «Sunrise on the East: Significance of Trade with Asian Countries for the Russian Economics and the Ability of Transport to Support the Trade» demonstrated the achieved results in rerouting of external trade communications to the East.

The business program was concluded with the plenary discussion. In the opinion of a Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Valentin Ivanov, «activity of the Forum was organised in a very productive manner. Many issues were discussed and many meeting points and solutions were found».

Winners of the «Formula of Movement» premium were awarded. The premium is designed to promote development of transport infrastructure, improve the quality of transport services, as well as stimulate government and commercial structures to solve significant problems in the transport sector. Only implemented projects or services that have received practical application in the field of transport were eligible to participate.

The topic of «Transport Week» is also highlighted on the second cover and on the pages of the central insert of the issue.
News of Transport Industry in November–December 2022
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: July 2023

Our Journal publishes a selection of materials prepared based on news reports of the press centre of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and dedicated to several significant events of the past two months and some results of the entire 2022. The information refers to implementation of the national project «Safe High-Quality Roads», supply of new rolling stock for urban public passenger transport systems, modernisation, and safety of roads in general and on tourist routes, the impact of implementation of the national project on assessment of quality and accessibility of roads by public opinions. The information also covers issues of introducing new intelligent transport systems in cities, new legislative regulation of taxi services, the work of the CIS Transport Coordination Meeting, and reconstruction of the border crossing between Russia and Azerbaijan. In terms of the activities of the transport education system, attention is drawn to the past competitions of transport universities.
Interleukin-1b is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: July 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer and lung cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray and multiplexed gene expression data (4, 5), comparing primary and brain metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the CNS. We found that interleukin-1 beta, encoded by IL1B, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Multiplexed gene expression data (5) revealed conserved differential expression of IL1B in CNS metastasis in patients with lung cancer. IL1B mRNA was present at increased quantities in metastasis to the brain in humans with breast cancer. Primary tumor expression of IL1B was correlated with recurrence-free survival. Modulation of IL1B expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with cancer of the lung and breast.
Constructing Visibility: Esther Born’s Photography beyond the Archives
Authors: Cartwright Derrick R.
Published: July 2023

Esther Baum Born was an American photographer who worked in both the United States and Mexico. Beginning in the 1920s, she exhibited her work regularly in New York galleries and saw her photographs published in a broad spectrum of architectural journals. Born’s book, The New Architecture in Mexico (1937), stands as an undisputed monument to her creative insights and a respected source for cutting-edge ideas about modern building. Less well known to the scholarly community are the sensitive portraits that Born took of her own artistic milieu: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Frank Lloyd Wright, to name only a few, appeared before her camera. The author argues that these images represent an area for future research. In any event, Born’s creative flourishing was largely eclipsed once she joined the highly successful architectural practice of her husband, Ernest Born. She gave up photography entirely in the 1940s to support his work.
The legacy of both Borns remains fairly well-known to students of Bay Area architecture, who have admired their contributions to public transportation (designing train stations), urban renewal (developing master planning documents), and book design (such as the Plan of St. Gall, co-authored with art historian, Walter Horn). Much of the couple’s joint career is documented in established archives throughout the United States and Canada, although it needs to be said that Ernest Born is typically given top billing for the work. Esther Born’s early efforts as a photographer sit in these archives, too. A full assessment of her legacy as a photographer waits to be written. This paper attempts to give greater visibility to her ambitions as well as to the lasting consequence of her work’s placement within the many archival situations where it can be found today.
Al idgham phenomenon in some Al Anbar clans
Authors: أحمد أنس طيب
Published: July 2023

Assimilation (cominative contraction) is a linguistic phenomenon that occurs by the insertion of a sound into another sound, due to the effect of one on the other, so that a consonant sound enters another vowel sound similar, homonym, or close to it. They may share both the adjectives and the vowel, so they are pronounced as one stressed sound, or between the two sounds by proximity.
Assimilation is an important phenomenon by which dialects, environments and
cultures are known. It studies the interaction between the people of the communities linguistically. Language is the title of society and the guide to its culture
The Natuna Regent's Leadership Style in 2021-2024 Period: A Leadership Characterized by Archipelagic Region
Authors: Djafar Taslim
Published: July 2023

This research analyzed and described the leadership style of the Natuna Regent during the 2021-2024 period, which is characterized by the archipelagic regions. To achieve this, the Thoha theory comprising four types of leadership styles, namely directive, consultative, participative, and delegation, was employed. Furthermore, a qualitative approach with a descriptive design was employed, with data collected through interviews, observations, and documentation. The collected data were subsequently analyzed through data reduction and by drawing conclusions.The results showed that the Natuna Regent exhibits a collaborative leadership style that encompasses all four styles tailored to the specific needs of the organization. Supporting factors include the Regent's in-depth understanding of governance issues, non-authoritarian approach, welcoming attitude, strong communication skills, and encouragement of innovative ideas from all individuals. However, inhibiting factors include certain Regional Apparatus Organizations (RAO) that have not fully fulfilled their responsibilities, subordinates or RAO displaying unresponsiveness towards directives, and program implementation lacking sufficient support from the regional budget. Efforts to overcome these inhibiting factors in the leadership style of the Natuna Regent include encompassing consolidating relationships with all regional apparatus, establishing a shared mission and vision, fostering innovation among the regional apparatus and RAO heads, promoting collaboration through the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda), and ensuring seamless task execution without obstacles.
The forgotten language skill: finding a prominent place for listening in meaningful programming for multilingual learners with learning disabilities
Authors: Spies Tracy Griffin
Published: July 2023

Listening is the primary vehicle through which children learn, is fundamental to all other communication competencies, is a core component of multimodal instruction, and is key to learning language. At the same time, listening comprehension is the least understood language skill and is challenging for teachers in the provision of high quality instruction. For multilingual learners with learning disabilities it also presents certain challenges at the intersection of students’ disability and developing language proficiency. This article presents a conceptual analysis of listening comprehension across the perspectives of learning disability and second language acquisition in an effort to link disconnected understandings from the fields to address the intersectional needs of multilingual learners with disabilities. These findings are integrated into a framework of listening comprehension for multilingual learners with learning disabilities highlighting the cognitive and linguistic processes necessary for effective listening. Various examples of how to use the framework to plan multilingual learners with learning disabilities’ meaningful access to the general education curriculum are presented including its use in planning students’ individualized education plans.
The Instrumented Indentation Test: An Aiding Tool for Material Science and Industry
Authors: Maizza Giovanni , Kwon Dongil
Published: July 2023

Engineering materials encompass a wide spectrum of structural–functional products that are commonly used in the transportation (automotive, aerospace, naval), construction, machinery, and tooling industries [...]
KARAKTERISTIK PERISTIWA PETIR TERKAIT CURAH HUJAN DI WILAYAH MAUMERE NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR
Authors: Basrin Riski , Sutaji Hadi Imam , Geru Apolinaris S. , Tanesib Jehunias L.
Published: July 2023

Abstrak

 Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang karakteristik peristiwa petir, khususnya jenis Cloud to Gground (CG) terkait curah hujan (CH) di wilayah Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa total sambaran petir CG yang terjadi di wilayah Maumere pada periode bulan Desember 2014 sampai November 2019 sebesar 18.194 sambaran dengan sambaran maksimum terjadi pada bulan Nopember sampai April dan sambaran minimum terjadi di bulan Juli sampai Oktober. Untuk curah hujan yang terjadi pada daerah Maumere dan periode tersebut sebesar 4.201 mm dengan pola hujan bertipe monsunal, dimana curah hujan maksimum terjadi di bulan Desember sampai Februari, sedangkan curah hujan minimum terjadi pada bulan Juli sampai Oktober. Peristiwa sambaran petir CG dan curah hujan di wilayah tersebut, umumnya memiliki hubungan yang tidak searah atau tidak kuat namun tergolong pada korelasi sedang. Selain itu, jumlah peristiwa sambaran petir untuk jumlah curah hujan pada setiap tahunnya berbeda yang ditunjukkan dengan nilai perhitungan Rain-Yield per Flash (RPF). Hal ini diduga karena adanya beberapa faktor, seperti perubahan cuaca yang begitu cepat, pergerakan angin yang kencang serta adanya faktor lama penyinaran matahari yang terjadi di wilayah tersebut.

 

Abstract

 Research on the characteristics of lightning events has been carried out, especially the type of cloud to ground (CG) related to rainfall (CH) in the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) region. The result showed that the total CG lightning strikes that occurred in the Maumere area in the period December 2014 to November 2019 were 18.194 strikes with the maximum strikes occurring from November to April and the minimum incidents occurring from July to October. The rainfall that occurs in these Maumere regions and periods is 4.201 mm with a monsoon-type rain pattern, where the maximum rainfall occurs in December to February, while the minimum rainfall occurs from July to October. The CG lightning strikes events and rainfall in the area, generally have a unidirectional or not strong relationship but are classified as moderate correlation. Also In addition, the number of lightning strikes events for the amount of rainfall in each year is different as indicated by the Rain-Yield per Flash (RPF) calculation value. This is presumably due to several factors, such as rapid weather changes, strong wind movements, and the long time factor of sun exposure in the area.
MICROBIAL PROFILE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF BLOOD ISOLATES OF CLINICALLY SUSPECTED CASES OF SEPTICAEMIA IN ICU
Authors: Bhagora Akanksha , Bachhiwal Rekha , Sharma Rajni , Parihar Narendra
Published: July 2023

Context: Blood stream infections (BSI) is one of the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients admitted in intensive care unit (ICU). Infection with resistant microorganism are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Monitoring of the spectrum of pathogenic microorganism and their susceptibility pattern is important to helps in appropriate empirical treatment. Objective: The present study was undertaken to know the microbiological prole and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolated microorganism from blood of ICU patients to formulate effective empirical treatment. Methodology: Atotal of 140 blood cultures isolates were studied from various ICUs. The isolates were identied by standard microbiological procedures, and antibiogram was determined as per Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. Results: Of total 140 bacterial isolates, Gram-Negative Bacilli, Gram-Positive Cocci and Candida spp. contributed to (57.14%), (38.57%), and (4.28%) respectively. The predominant microorganisms were Klebsiella pneumoniae followed by Acinetobacter spp. and Staphylococcus aureus. Maximum number isolates were obtained from Adult ICU (57.14%) followed by NICU and PICU (21.42%) each. All GNB isolated were susceptible to Colistin (100%), tigecycline, minocycline. GPC isolated were completely susceptible to Vancomycin, Teicoplanin and Linezolid and 73.2% were MRSA. 73.75% GNB were MDR and 32% were ESBL producer. Conclusion: The knowledge of microbial prole and antibiogram of blood culture isolates is important to help the clinician to choose appropriate antimicrobials for early management of patients.
THE EVALUATION OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS STATUS IN OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA USING P16 IMMUNOEXPRESSION: A DESCRIPTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN)
Authors: Meghwal Deepshikha , Harsh Somila , Kumar Meghwal Rajneesh , Kumar Prakash , Harsh Anita
Published: July 2023

Background and Objectives: Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC) patients with human papilloma virus (HPV) infected tumours have more favorable prognosis, however data is very sparse in Indian literature. Our study aims to assess the HPV status in patients with OPSCC in our institution, to evaluate the diagnostic utility and prognostic signicance, so that it can be utilized to guide the patient management. Methods: One hundred OPSCC cases were included in this study and analyzed for age, gender, habits, site, symptoms, histologic type, treatment, survival at the end of study. All tissue samples were subjected to p16 Immunohistochemistry. Out of 100 cases 3 were found p16 positive. Signicant Results: difference was noted between the study variables among p16 positive and negative cases. Neck mass (58%) was the most common presenting symptom of OPSCC. All P16 positive cases were male patients and had median age of 48 years, presented with neck mass. History of smoking was present in one out of three HPV positive cases. P16 positivity is commonly seen with basaloid type of squamous cell carcinoma at tonsil followed by tongue. Results of this study provided evidence supporting p16 positive cases in younger age Interpretation and Conclusion: with less tobacco, alcohol, smoking habits. Neck mass was the initial presenting symptom. p16- negative cases had median age of 60 years with more frequent history of tobacco, alcohol and smoke use.
Saluto istituzionale
Authors: Giani Eugenio
Published: July 2023

Institutional greeting from the president of the Tuscan Region.