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Comparative Everyday Aesthetics
Authors: Man Eva Kit Wah , Petts Jeffrey
Published: January 2023

Leading international scholars present analysis and case studies from different cultural settings, East and West, exploring aesthetic interest and experience in our daily lives at home, in workplaces, using everyday things, in our built and natural environments, and in our relationships and communities. A wide range of views and examples of everyday aesthetics are presented from western philosophical paradigms, from Confucian and Daoist aesthetics, and from the Japanese tradition. All indicate universal features of human aesthetic lives together with their cultural variations. Comparative Everyday Aesthetics is a significant contribution to a key trend in international aesthetics for thinking beyond narrow art-centered conceptions of the aesthetic. It generates global discussions about good, aesthetic, everyday living in all its various aspects. It also promotes aesthetic education for personal, social, and environmental development and presents opportunities for global collaborative projects in philosophical aesthetics.
Dao Aesthetics
Authors: Wang Robin R
Published: January 2023

This chapter presents three specific Daoist approaches to aesthetics
tidao 體道 (embodiment of Dao), hedao 合道 (alignment with Dao), and
dedao 得道 (obtaining Dao) to illustrate that beauty is not a judgment
on life but actually life itself, where living is aesthetification for its own
sake. The central concerns and practices for Dao aesthetics are about
generating and designing conditions for making life and livelihood
delightful, meaningful, and significant. Taken as a whole, they manifest
the quality of human existence and the meaning of aesthetic life, and
also offer a conceptual framework through which Dao aesthetics can
be apprehended and appreciated. When human life flows with Dao as
the paramount way to become beautiful and sublime at all levels, a
造化 zaohua (creative transformation) of an aesthetic existence will
take place.
Chopsticks and the Haptic Aesthetics of Eating
Authors: Shusterman Richard
Published: January 2023

This essay explores the topic of chopsticks to illustrate the haptic aesthetics
of eating as a form of everyday aesthetics. After analyzing the art of eating,
conceived in the stricter sense of styles of ingesting food, this chapter
explores this art as a form of aesthetic and social performance in everyday
life. It does so through the prism of chopsticks, noting in particular their
relationship to haptic, proprioceptive, and other somaesthetic pleasures.
Examining factors in the history of chopsticks in East Asian cultures, the
essay highlights differences in the styles of chopsticks and their use in
the food cultures of China, Japan, and Korea.
Skill Stories from the Zhuangzi and
Arts and Crafts
Authors: Petts Jeffrey
Published: January 2023

Skill stories from the Zhuangzi – the cook’s, the woodcarver’s, and the
wheelwright’s, among others – are stories of craftsmanship, describing
displays of skill and awe-inspiring outcomes. Also, the stories are usually
understood to show that the skilled worker acts instinctively and achieves
success without knowing why. This chapter examines descriptions of skill
stories from the Zhuangzi in a western, as well as Chinese, philosophical
aesthetic light. That is, in terms of aesthetic concepts like ‘fit’ and
‘harmony’ that occur in the skill stories. Skill stories from the Zhuangzi
and arts and crafts tend to a global idea of developmental aesthetics: an
everyday philosophical aesthetics that embraces both individual cultivation
and social progress while maintaining different cultural traditions
of beauty and creative making.
La cláusula del propósito principal (Principal Purpose Test). Un análisis crítico de la acción 6 del Proyecto BEPS
Authors: Báez Moreno Andrés
Published: January 2023

Este trabajo ha obtenido un Accésit del Premio Estudios Financieros 2016 en la modalidad de Tributación.
El trabajo analiza críticamente la cláusula del propósito negocial cuya incorporación al Modelo de Convenio de la OCDE se derivará previsiblemente como consecuencia de la acción 6 del Plan BEPS. En el trabajo se analiza críticamente el diseño jurídico positivo de la cláusula y algunas otras cuestiones que la misma plantea en relación particularmente con otros conjuntos normativos (LOB y derecho comunitario europeo).
ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURE REFORESTATION OF CUTTINGS OF THE WEST SIBERIAN SUB-BOREAL FOREST-STEPPE (FOR EXAMPLE, SHATROVSKY FORESTRY OF THE KURGAN REGION)
Authors: Д.Г. Бородина, , А.В. Данчева,
Published: January 2023

Представлены результаты оценки успешности естественного лесовосстановления вырубок в условиях Западно-Сибирского подтаежно-лесостепного района (на примере Шатровского лес- ничества Курганской области). Установлено, что на вырубках площадью до 4 га через 1–2 года после сплошнолесосечной рубки лесовосстановление протекает довольно успешно с формированием дору- бочного состава подроста. Вырубки возобновляются преимущественно двумя древесными породами – сосной и березой. Количество всходов сосны и березы варьирует в пределах 15–17 тыс. шт./га. На выруб- ках преобладает мелкий по высоте подрост – 55–70 % от общего количества подроста. Во всех высотных категориях подроста сосны и березы отмечается преобладание жизнеспособного подроста – до 70–90 % от общего количество подроста каждой древесной породы. По общему значению встречаемости жиз- неспособного подроста всех древесных пород и высотных категорий возобновление происходит равно- мерно по всей территории вырубок. Согласно действующим нормативам, по количеству жизнеспособ- ного подроста главных древесных пород на изучаемых вырубках естественное лесовосстановление на данном этапе развития оценивается как хорошее. В качестве лесохозяйственных мероприятий можно предложить проведение мониторинга за состоянием подроста и уходные мероприятия за подростом. Для более детального анализа и получения достоверных данных лесовосстановления вырубок исследуемого района необходимо продолжить исследования.

The results of features formations of natural reforestation of cuttings of the West Siberian sub- boreal forest-steppe (for example, Shatrovsky forestry of the Kurgan region) are presented. It has found that the cuttings of up to 4 hectares, 1–2 years after clear felling nature reforestation is successfully. According to studies it is observed of reafforestation continuity of cuttings. The cuttings reforestation with two tree species – pine and birch proceed. The presence of young seedling and undergrowth of the high-elevation categories «small», «medium» and «large» is noted. The number of pines and birches young seedling between 15–17 thousand pieces/ha varied. Small undergrowth prevails in the cuttings – 55–70 % of the total amount of undergrowth. Viable undergrowth prevails – up to 70–90 % of the total number of undergrowth of each tree species. According to current speciﬁ cation, the pine natural regeneration is assessed as «normal». It can be proposed to ecological monitoring of the undergrowth vital status and care measures for the undergrowth.
NORMALIZATION AND MONITORING OF VIBRATION OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT OF PULP-AND-PAPER MANUFACTURES
Authors: С.Н. Вихарев,
Published: January 2023

ГОСТ 26493–85 регламентирует параметры вибрации оборудования целлюлозно-бумажных производств. Однако этот стандарт устарел, не учитывает современные конструкции технологического оборудования и требования новых государственных и международных стандартов. В статье сделана попытка нормирования и мониторинга вибрации технологического оборудования с учетом современных требований. Установлено два критерия оценки вибрационного состояния оборудования. Первый критерий нормирует среднее квадратическое значение амплитуды вибрации в октавных полосах частот, второй – тренд амплитуды вибрации по общему уровню. В качестве примера рассмотрены нормирование и мониторинг вибрации мельниц. Выявлена необходимость разделения по конструктивному признаку на две группы. Численно определены границы зон и тренда вибрации мельниц. Вибрационное состояние оценивается по четырем критериям: хорошо; удовлетворительно; необходимо улучшение и недопустимо. После чего принимается решение о возможном ограничении формы функционирования оборудования (предупреждение или останов). Внедрение норм и мониторинга вибрации оборудования ускорит переход к ремонтам по техническому состоянию. Методы нормирования и мониторинга вибрации технологического оборудования могут быть применены в других отраслях промышленности.

GOST 26493–85 regulates parameters of vibration of equipment of pulp-and-paper manufactures. However this standard is obsolete, does not take into account modern designs of the process equipment and requirement of new state and international standards. In article attempt of normalization and monitoring of vibration of the process equipment is made in view of modern requirements. It is established two criteria of an estimation of vibrating condition of equipment. The ﬁ rst criterion normalizes average quadratic value of amplitude of vibration in octave strips of frequencies, on second – trend of amplitude of vibration on the general level. As an example normalization and monitoring of vibration of mills is considered. Necessity of division to constructive attribute on two groups is revealed. Numerical borders of zones and trend of vibration of mills are determined. The vibrating condition is estimated by four criteria: well; satisfactory; improvement is necessary and is inadmissible. Then it is made decision on possible restriction of the form of functioning of the equipment (the prevention or stop). Introduction of norms and monitoring of vibration of the equipment will speed up transition to repairs on a technical condition. Methods of normalization and monitoring of vibration of the process equipment can be applied in other industries.
RATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THINNING WITH A GASOLINE-POWERED SAW AND A MINI TRACTOR
Authors: А.Ф. Уразова, , Э.Ф. Герц,
Published: January 2023

Рассмотрены различные варианты организации рубок ухода при разрубке лент, недосягаемых для манипулятора харвестера с пасечных волоков, при широкопасечной технологии слабой интенсивности с применением бензомоторной пилы и мини-трактора. Предложены три альтернативных варианта организации работ. Первый, при котором один рабочий выполняет все необходимые операции бензомоторной пилой, а второй, управляя мини-трактором, осуществляет подбор лесоматериалов, их погрузку и подтрелевку к пасечному волоку. Второй, предполагающий выполнение одним рабочим всего комплекса работ с использованием бензомоторной пилы и мини-трактора поочередно в необходимой последовательности при работе с каждым вырубаемым деревом. Третий, при котором рабочие выполняют операции совместно, помогая друг другу. В качестве оценочных критериев рассмотрены комплексная выработка, риски повреждения компонентов формируемого древостоя и снижение нагрузки на отдельные группы мышц рабочего за счет исключения однообразных и монотонных движений. Установлено, что снижение комплексной выработки в результате снижения коэффициента использования оборудования при выполнении всего комплекса операций с применением бензомоторной пилы и мини-трактора одним рабочим частично компенсируется за счет сокращения затрат времени на переходы между деревьями. Рекомендованы варианты организации работ для рубок очень слабой и слабой интенсивности, также для вырубки семенных деревьев, выполнивших свои функции.

Various options for organizing thinning cuttings when cutting strips inaccessible to the harvester manipulator from apiary trails with wide apiary technology of low intensity using a gasoline-powered saw and a mini tractor are considered. Three alternative options for the organization of work are proposed. The ﬁ rst, in which one worker performs all the necessary operations with a gasoline-powered saw, and the second, driving a mini-tractor, selects timber, loads them and skids to the apiary portage. The second one involves the execution of the entire complex of works by one worker using a gasoline-powered saw and a mini tractor in turn in the required sequence when working with each cut down tree. The third is in which workers perform operations jointly, helping each other. As evaluation criteria, complex development, risks of damage to the components of the formed forest stand and reduction of the load on individual muscle groups of the worker due to the exclusion of monotonous and monotonous movements are considered. It has been established that the decrease in integrated output, as a result of a decrease in the equipment utilization rate, when performing the entire range of operations using a gasoline-powered saw and a mini tractor by one worker, is partially compensated by reducing the time spent on transitions between trees. Options for organizing work for felling of very low and low intensity, as well as for cutting down seed trees that have fulﬁ lled their functions, are recommended.
USE OF SEA BUCKTHORN (HIPPOPHAL RHAMNOIDES L.) IN THE RECLAMATION OF DISTURBED LANDS
Authors: И.Е. Корчагин, , В.С. Котова, , А.Н. Марковская, , П.А. Мартюшов, , Р.А. Осипенко, , А.И. Петров,
Published: January 2023

В работе проанализирована перспективность использования облепихи крушиновидной (Hippophal rhamnoides L.) при рекультивации нарушенных земель на территории Средне-Уральского таежного лесного района. На основании анализа литературных и ведомственных материалов, а также результатов натурных исследований авторов дана характеристика биологическим особенностям облепи- хи крушиновидной. Отмечается, что данный вид не только позволяет получить значительное количество недревесной продукции леса, но и закрепляет нарушенные земли откосов и отвалов, предотвращая тем самым ветровую и водную эрозию. Облепиха способствует ускоренному формированию почвы на нару- шенных землях. Растения облепихи крушиновидной прекрасно себя чувствуют на большинстве видов нарушенных земель, в частности на золоотвалах, дражных отвалах, карьерах добычи строительных материалов и т. д. В то же время, рекомендуя облепиху крушиновидную для проведения рекультивационных работ, необходимо перед созданием лесных культур изучить химический состав субстратов во избежание накопления в плодах облепихи тяжелых металлов и других вредных для человека и животных веществ.

The article deals with the prospects of sea buckthorn (Hippophal rhamnoides L.) in reclamation of disturbed lands on the territory of the middle Ural Taiga Forest district. Basing on the analysis of literary and departmental materials as well as the results of ﬁ lled studies of the authors, the characteristics of sea buckthorn are given. It is noted that this species not only allows to obtain a signiﬁ cant amount of non-woody forest products, but also ﬁ xes the disturbed slopes and dumps, thereby preventing wind and water erosion. Sea buckthorn contributes to the accelerated formation of soil on disturbed lands. Sea buckthorn plants feel greatly on most types of disturbed lands, in particular ash dumps, dredging dumps, quarries of balding materials mining and so on at the same time, when recommending sea buckthorn for land reclamation it is necessary to study the chemical composition of substrate before creating forest plantations in order to avoid the accumulation of heavy metals and other substances harmful to humans and animals in sea buckthorn fruits.
Analysis of kidney transplant ultrasound data analysis in the post-transplant period
Authors: Ananchenko O. I. , Zharikova A. O. , Zhdanovich V. N.
Published: January 2023

Objective. To analyze the data of ultrasound examination of the kidney transplant in patients with a favorable outcome of transplantation.

Materials and methods. The analysis of 32 images and protocols of ultrasound diagnostics of a kidney transplant (16 men and 16 women), implemented on the 1st day after kidney transplantation, as well as 3 months after the intervention in 2017-2020, was carried out.

Results. It was found that for a satisfactory course of the post-transplant period with renal allotransplant, an increase in the volume of kidney transplant was characteristic in men of the first and second periods of maturity – by 1.12 times, in elderly men – by 1.24 times, in women of the first period of maturity – by 1, 07 times, the second period – 1.17 times, in elderly women - 1.25 times. Analysis of parenchyma perfusion by energy Doppler mapping in all studied groups was interpreted as good or satisfactory, which characterized the favorable course of the post-transplant period.

Conclusion. Monitoring of morphometric and hemorheological parameters of a kidney transplant for 3 months and their comparative analysis on the 1st and 90th day reflects a positive dynamic of the kidney transplant function. The study of the morphometric and hemodynamic parameters of the kidney transplant makes it possible to objectively assess the functional state of the kidney transplant in dynamic in order to timely identify various complications in the post-transplant period.
PENGARUH KOMPENSASI DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN DI BALAI KONSERVASI TUMBUHAN KEBUN RAYA EKA KARYA BALI
Authors: Ni Nyoman Lidyantari  , I Wayan Arta Artana  , IGAB Widiantara
Published: January 2023

An organization manage HR with disciplined attitudes and behavior. Employee discipline can have a strong impact on an organization to achieve success. This study aims to determine the effect of compensation and work discipline partially on employee performance at the "Eka Karya" Botanical Garden Plant Conservation Center in Bali, which in one year in 2018 showed that there were employee delays above 47.10%. Therefore, the authors conducted a study by testing the hypothesis about how much influence compensation and work discipline had on employee performance at the Bali Botanic Garden. The approach of this research is quantitative research. So, to answer this hypothesis, it is done by taking a sample of 99 respondents. Data were tested using validity, reliability and classical assumptions and analyzed by multiple linear regression, T test, and F test. Based on the results of the analysis, a conclusion can be drawn as follows: Compensation (X1) has a positive and significant effect on performance (Y) at the Botanical Gardens Conservation Center "Eka Karya" Bali. The amount of regression coefficient b1X1 which is positive is 0.356. This test is supported by a statistical test t (t - test) which states that t count is greater than t table, which means H1 is accepted. Work discipline (X2) has a positive and significant effect on performance (Y) in the Botanical Gardens Conservation Center "Eka Karya" Bali. This can be seen from the regression coefficient b2X2 which is positive at 0.218. This test is supported by a statistical test t (t-test) which states that t count is greater than t table, which means H2 is accepted. Simultaneously compensation (X1) and work discipline (X2) have a positive and significant effect on performance (Y) in the Botanical Gardens Conservation Center "Eka Karya" Bali. This is evidenced through multiple regression analysis Y = 20,556 + 0,356X1 + 0,218X2. In addition, it is confirmed by the F (F-test) test where F count is greater than F table, which means Ho is rejected and H3 is accepted. Compensation is the dominant variable that influences performance in the Botanical Gardens Conservation Center "Eka Karya" Bali with a standarized beta coefficient of 0.553.
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN STRES KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN HOTEL THE HAVEN SUITES BALI BERAWA
Authors: Kadek Dirda Dwiadnyani  , Ni Wayan Mekarini
Published: January 2023

The research aims to see the effect partially and simultaneously between the work environment and work stress on employee performance, as well as to see the effect of independent variables simultaneously on the dependent variable. The respondents of this study were all employees. The results of the analysis questionnaire included descriptive statistical analysis test, validity and reliability test, classical assumption test, multiple regression analysis, t test and f test. As well as analysis of the coefficient of determination The results show that the results of the regression analysis that partially the Work Environment has a positive and significant effect on the Performance of Employees of The Haven Suites Bali Berawa Hotel and Job Stress has a positive and significant effect on Employee Performance of The Haven Suites Bali Berawa Hotels. Simultaneously the Work Environment and Work Stress have a positive and significant effect simultaneously on Employee Performance at The Haven Suites Bali Berawa. The amount of influence contributed by the work environment and stress to employee performance is 31.9% while the rest is determined by other factors which are not discussed and researched. in research
Menachem Begin, the 'Likud' and the Yom Kippur War: Opposition in War and the Sprouts of Peace
Authors: Goldstein Amir
Published: January 2023

This article seeks to outline, for the first time, the role of the Likud Party leadership, its shifting stance, and its response to the events that unfolded during and following the Yom-Kippur War. Headed by Menachem Begin, the party was established just prior to the Eighth Knesset elections and only a few weeks before the outbreak of the war. In such turbulent times, it became necessary for Begin and his leadership partners together with their representatives in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, to consolidate patterns of action based upon national and political considerations. During the first days of shock and containment battles, Begin and his partners enlisted a remarkably patriotic and statesmanship like support of governmental moves. However, in the course of the IDF’s recovery phase and its transition to the offensive, Likud leaders began to raise objections to the conduct of the war, and as negotiations to end the war were stepped up, open controversy developed between opposition leaders and cabinet members over terms for a ceasefire. With the end of the war and the resumption of the election campaign, heated arguments flared up among party members in consequence of their encounter with the longing for peace that swelled among large sectors of the Israeli public. The affair sheds light on the history of Right-Wing Zionism and the modus operandi of parliamentary opposition during a national security crisis. This article elucidates how a hawkish right-wing party was affected by the war in defining its positions and policies.
Menachem Begin in the Years 1942-1944: Between Political Zionism and Military Zionism
Authors: Peleg-Uziyahu Amir
Published: January 2023

This article considers Menachem Begin and the influence of the Holocaust on his decisions and changing political-ideological approach between 1942 to 1944. A growing awareness of the dimensions of the Holocaust led Begin to abandon previous beliefs based on the political teachings of Ze'ev Jabotinsky. A new sense of urgency emerges in Begin's writings of the period with the realization that the political struggle against British rule could not be put off until the end of the war and that political action was urgently required. With the end of World War II and his dramatic ideological shift, Begin made several statements dissociating himself from Jabotinsky's ideology and positioned him as the leader of a new ideological stream of Zionism.
The Histadrut, the Government, and the Arab Minority in Israel under the Military Administration
Authors: Marck Oded
Published: January 2023

Soon after the establishment of the State of Israel, the Histadrut became the primary, and in most cases the only institution of a non-military kind operating within the Palestinian population. During this period, Israel's industrial relations had clear corporatist features. Power relations in this model are based on the balance in which no side can force its will on any other and a dynamic of compromise that recognizes conflicting interests. Most of the research dealing with the relationship between the Palestinian population and the Histadrut during the first two decades of the State views the Histadrut as part of a monolithic Zionist establishment, acting in light of unified goals of oppression and dispossession of the Palestinian population. In this research I propose a more nuanced and multi-faceted analysis of historical relations between the Histadrut and the Government in the establishment of policies vis-à-vis the Palestinians in Israel. The article maintains that these relations were shaped in accordance with the Israeli version of the corporatist model of industrial relations, which comprises both cooperation and conflict. While the goals of Jewish Histadrut officials working among the Palestinian population reinforced Zionist hegemony and the rule of the Mapai Party, in practice they were attentive to Palestinian voices and endeavored to meet their needs and to integrate them in the Histadrut.
The Importation of the American Supermarket Model to Israel, 1957-1967
Authors: Sheinblat Hemi
Published: January 2023

This article traces the story of the importation of the American supermarket to Israel between the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The public debates over the adoption of this retail model went beyond economic and commercial aspects to include political, social, and class struggles among different groups in Israeli society, illustrative of their heterogeneous complexity at the time. The appearance of the supermarket in Israel was both symbolic and real. For many, it symbolized progress and modernization, values originating in ‘American Consumerism’ in the framework of the Cold War to demonstrate the advantages of the American way of life. The supermarket model was established through two main entities: initially by the foreign-owned private company Shufersal and through the Histadrut Corporation and its government-supported chain of food stores. The establishment of the supermarket marked a significant change in the Israeli retail food trade and consumption and management patterns. These included self-service, frozen food products, weekly specials, background music, consumer benefits, attractive packaging, advertising which offered a ‘shopping experience’ that was new to Israel at the time.
David Yellin: 'Ashkenazi' and Middle Eastern Jew
Authors: Chenya Tal
Published: January 2023

This article analyzes the dual identity of David Yellin as a member of the Ashkenazi community with a Middle Eastern Jewish identity (Benei Ha'aretz) exemplified through his educational and public activities from the late 19th century through the 1930s. The article begins by detailing the multiple sources that molded Yellin’s character, family life, education, social milieu, and Middle Eastern identity with its connections to the Arab population. This is followed by an exposition of Yellin's views and activity with respect to the key issues of his time. The educational policies and decisions he implemented are illustrative of Old Yishuv influences, mainly those of the Ashkenazi community. This is particularly noticeable in the controversies between the intelligentsia of Jaffa and Jerusalem at the close of the Ottoman era, while his views of relations between the New Yishuv and the Arabs clearly reflect Middle Eastern Jewish norms. As the article goes on to show, Yellin’s views on public policy were not necessarily an attempt at compromise but rather an authentic synthesis of early influences on his character, Ashkenazi and Middle Eastern.
Examination of the accuracy of SHRIMP U–Pb geochronology based on samples dated by both SHRIMP and CA-TIMS
Authors: Magee Jr. Charles W. , Bodorkos Simon , Lewis Christopher J. , Crowley James L. , Wall Corey J. , Friedman Richard M.
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Estimations of the reproducibility of U–Pb ages from SHRIMP (Sensitive High-Resolution Ion MicroProbe)
instruments are based on data from studies that are nearly 2 decades old. Since
that time, refinement of analytical procedures and operational improvements
have reduced the historically identified uncertainties of SHRIMP U–Pb
analysis. This paper investigates 36 SHRIMP thermal
ionisation mass spectrometry (TIMS) double-dated “real-world”
geologic samples from a variety of igneous rock types to better understand
both geological and analytical sources of disagreement between the two
dating methods. Geoscience Australia's (GA) use of high-precision chemical abrasion thermal
ionisation mass spectrometry (CA-TIMS) for chronostratigraphy in Australian
sedimentary basins has produced a substantial selection of precisely dated
zircons, which we can use to cross-correlate the SHRIMP and CA-TIMS ages
throughout the Phanerozoic. A total of 33 of the 36 ages were reported with
external SHRIMP uncertainties less than 1 % (95 % confidence). Six of
eight cases where the CA-TIMS age was outside the SHRIMP uncertainty
envelope were in samples where the 95 % confidence interval of the
reported SHRIMP age was below 0.66 % uncertainty, suggesting that SHRIMP
analyses of untreated zircon with smaller uncertainties are probably
overoptimistic. The mean age offset between SHRIMP and TIMS ages is 0.095 %, but the
distribution appears bimodal. Geological explanations for age discrepancies
between SHRIMP and CA-TIMS are suggested by considering intrusive and
extrusive age results separately. All but one sample where the SHRIMP age is
more than 0.25 % older are volcanic. This offset could be explained by the
better single-grain age resolution of TIMS, allowing identification and
exclusion of antecrysts from the eruptive population, while SHRIMP does not
have a sufficient single-grain precision to deconvolve these populations –
leading to an apparent older SHRIMP age. In contrast, SHRIMP ages from
plutonic rocks – particularly plutonic rocks from the early Paleozoic – are
typically younger than the CA-TIMS ages from the same samples, most likely
reflecting Pb loss from non-chemically abraded SHRIMP zircons, while
chemical abrasion of zircons prior to TIMS analysis destroyed or corrected
these areas of Pb loss.
Key factors for quantitative precipitation nowcasting using ground weather radar data based on deep learning
Authors: Han Daehyeon , Shin Yeji , Im Jungho , Lee Juhyun
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Quantitative precipitation nowcasting (QPN) may assist to mitigate the tremendous socioeconomic harm caused by severe weather. Because of the rapid atmospheric variability, the QPN has been a challenging problem to solve. Recent QPN research has presented data-driven models that make use of deep learning (DL) and ground weather radar. Previous research has mostly concentrated on constructing DL models, while other elements for DL-QPN have received less attention. This research looks at four crucial aspects in the DL-QPN and their impact on predicting performance. The prediction strategy (single, recursive, and multiple predictions), deep learning model (U-Net and convolutional long short term memory; ConvLSTM), input past sequence length (60 and 120 min), and output future sequence length were the four key factors (60 and 120 min). Using weather radar data from South Korea, twelve schemes have been developed to assess the influence of each factor. A long-term operational study for 2018–2020 was conducted, and a summer high rainfall event was examined to investigate the extreme case. In both situations, U-Net outperformed the critical score index (CSI) using a multiple prediction design. While ConvLSTM did not show a definite CSI difference across input sequence length, U-Net performed better with shorter input sequences (i.e., 60 min) than with longer input sequences (i.e., 120 min). The length of future sequences has little influence on model performance. As the lead time increased, all of the DL-QPN schemes showed underestimation and blurry outcomes. U-Net was shown to be significantly reliant on the most recent input time (i.e., 0 previous minutes) in sensitivity analysis, while ConvLSTM was more responsive to multiple time steps. This work may give a modeling technique and contingency plan for future DL-QPN employing weather radar data by explicitly comparing critical elements.
Shapley values reveal the drivers of soil organic carbon stock prediction
Authors: Wadoux Alexandre M. J.-C. , Saby Nicolas P. A. , Martin Manuel P.
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Insights into the controlling factors of soil organic carbon (SOC) stock variation are necessary both for our scientific understanding of the terrestrial carbon balance and to support policies that intend to promote carbon storage in soils to mitigate climate change. In recent years, complex statistical and algorithmic tools from the field of machine learning have become popular for modelling and mapping SOC stocks over large areas. In this paper, we report on the development of a statistical method for interpreting complex models, which we implemented for the study of SOC stock variation. We fitted a random forest machine learning model with 2206 measurements of SOC stocks for the 0–50 cm depth interval from mainland France and used a set of environmental covariates as explanatory variables. We introduce Shapley values, a method from coalitional game theory, and use them to understand how environmental factors influence SOC stock prediction: what is the functional form of the association in the model between SOC stocks and environmental covariates, and how does the covariate importance vary locally from one location to another and between carbon-landscape zones? Results were validated both in light of the existing and well-described soil processes mediating soil carbon storage and with regards to previous studies in the same area. We found that vegetation and topography were overall the most important drivers of SOC stock variation in mainland France but that the set of most important covariates varied greatly among locations and carbon-landscape zones. In two spatial locations with equivalent SOC stocks, there was nearly an opposite pattern in the individual covariate contribution that yielded the prediction – in one case climate variables contributed positively, whereas in the second case climate variables contributed negatively – and this effect was mitigated by land use. We demonstrate that Shapley values are a methodological development that yield useful insights into the importance of factors controlling SOC stock variation in space. This may provide valuable information to understand whether complex empirical models are predicting a property of interest for the right reasons and to formulate hypotheses on the mechanisms driving the carbon sequestration potential of a soil.
Antarctic contribution to future sea level from ice shelf basal melt as constrained by ice discharge observations
Authors: van der Linden Eveline C. , Le Bars Dewi , Lambert Erwin , Drijfhout Sybren
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Antarctic mass loss is the largest contributor to uncertainties in sea level projections on centennial time scales.
In this study we aim to constrain future projections of the contribution of Antarctic dynamics by using ice discharge observations.
The contribution of Antarctica's ice discharge is computed with ocean thermal forcing from 14 Earth system models (ESMs) and linear response functions (RFs) from 16 ice sheet models for 3 shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP) scenarios.
New compared to previous studies, basal melt sensitivities to ocean temperature changes were calibrated on four decades of observed ice discharge changes rather than using observation-based basal melt sensitivities.
Calibration improved historical performance but did not reduce the uncertainty in the projections.
The results show that even with calibration the acceleration during the observational period is underestimated for the Amundsen Region, indicating that ice and/or ocean processes are not well represented.
Also the relative contribution of the Amundsen Region is underestimated.
The Amundsen Region contribution and sea level acceleration are improved by choosing an Amundsen Region-specific calibration (rather than Antarctic-wide), quadratic basal melt parameterisation (rather than linear) and thermal forcing near the ice shelf base (rather than the deepest layer above the continental shelf).
With these methodological choices we arrive at a median dynamic sea level contribution of 0.12 m for SSP1-2.6, 0.14 m for SSP2-4.5 and 0.17 m for SSP5-8.5 in 2100 relative to 1995–2014, sitting in between projections of previous multimodel studies (ISMIP6 emulator and LARMIP-2).
Our results show that constraining the basal melt parameterisation on Amundsen Region ice discharge rather than applying the median basal melt sensitivities used in LARMIP-2 and the mean Antarctic distribution of ISMIP6 leads to higher sea level contributions.
However, differences in basal melt sensitivities alone cannot explain the differences in our projections compared to the emulated ISMIP6 and LARMIP-2.
We conclude that uncertainties associated with ESMs and ice sheet models affect the projected sea level contribution more than our methodological choices in the calibration and basal melt computation.
Microfloral biostratigraphy and vegetation change in the late Westphalian of the Dobrudzha Basin, NE Bulgaria
Authors: Dimitrova Tatyana
Published: January 2023

Three palynological zones and five subzones are recognised in the Makedonka, Krupen and Gurkovo Formations. They are defined by the first appearance of stratigraphically important (but sometimes rare) taxa, and on the high relative frequency of some genera and species: Torispora securis Zone (upper Makedonka Fonnation); Vestispora laevigata Zone (Krupen Fonnation); Thymospora spp. Zone (Gurkovo and Polyantsi Formations). The Thymospora spp. Zone includes two subzones separated by the appearance of the genera Candidispora, and of the species Spinosporites spinosus and S. exiguus. The initial analysis of the palynological data was based on the recognition of changes in distribution of four general morphological groups of palynomorph (Triletes spores, Monoletes spores and Monosaccates and Bisaccates pollen). Although none of these is in any way a natural group, they can largely be taken to represent at least in part the broad habitat-types within the coal swamps. The present study was limited to Bolsovian to early Westphalian D coals of the upper Makedonka and Krupen Fonnations, Dobrudzha Coalfield; and late Westphalian D and early Cantabrian coals of the Polyantsi and Gurkovo Formations, Dobrudzha Coalfield.
An introduction to the South Wales Pennant Formation: its origin, outcrop and conservation
Authors: Evans Benjamin
Published: January 2023

In the South Wales coalfield the Pennant Formation is widely distributed and is responsible for controlling much of the landscape seen today. The typical scarp and slack features of the northern margin are complimented by central, relatively high plateau areas that are typically incised by substantial rivers and streams to form a complex network of valleys. The Pennant Formation of South Wales has been generally accepted as being composed of relatively monotonous sequences of coarse sandstone, with several thin uneconomic coal seams. This Pennant lithology is very different to that of the underlying Productive Coal Measures (Langsettian to middle Bolsovian) where the sequences are dominated by mudstones and thick coals deposited in extensive marginal swamp forests. The change was primarily due the northerly advancing Variscan causing uplift and erosion of the landmass to the south of the South Wales Coalfield Basin. Exposures of these strata are extensive and provide the ideal setting for the establishment of a UNESCO Geopark.
Rakovski Formation (Carboniferous, NE Bulgaria) – stratigraphy, sedimentary conditions and interpretation
Authors: Tenchov Yanaki
Published: January 2023

The Dobrudzha Coalfield (Carboniferous, northeast Bulgaria) is formed near the northern margin of the Variscan mobile zone after a post-Tournaisian erosive phase. Shallow marine and subaerial sediments were deposited over a large flat area. The Dobrudzha Coalfield appeared as a fault-delimited depression during the late Late Visean and Namurian A, in which subaerial coal-bearing sediments were deposited. To the north-east, shallow marine (epiplatform) sediments were still being deposited. In the depression, large swamp-lacustrine milieu is filled to some extent by clastic sediments eroded from rising side of the faults, which were consedimentary-active. From these positive areas, coal pebbles as well as plant-fragments were transported and deposited. In the northern part of the depression, near the end of the Namurian A, swamp and maybe lacustrine conditions existed near the shore-line, as indicated by quartz sandstones with some quartz pebbles, interpreted as a bar.
Occurrence and distribution of the siderophile elements in some Bulgarian coals
Authors: Kortenski Jordan , Sotirov Anton
Published: January 2023

Coals from fourteen Bulgarian basins and deposits were sampled. The siderophile elements Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, Cr, V, Ti and their distribution were studied in these samples. The coals have different rank and age. The studied lignite was taken from the Neogene Maritsa-West, Stanyantsi, Belibreg, Chukurovo, Sofia, Karlovo, Samokov, Kyustendil, Oranovo, Gabrovitsa, and Katrishte basins. Subbituminous coal was taken from the Paleogene Pernik Basin, bituminous coal was from the Eocene Suhostrel and Cenomanian Balkan Basins, and the Svoge Pensilvanian anthracite was also investigated. Most of the studied coals were rich in siderophile elements. Iron, Ni and Co have negative correlation with the coal ash in all coals with exception of Belibreg and Suhostrel coal. Titanium often has positive correlation with the coal ash, and Mn, Cr and V show mainly negative correlation with the ash. The following tendencies of the concentration and distribution of the siderophile elements in the studied coal were established: The concentrations of Ni and Co have similar distribution in the coal from all studied basins. The Fe has organic affinity in all studied coals and Ni and Co have organic affinity in all coals with an exception of Belibreg and Suhostrel coal. The Mn has organic affinity with an exception in the Belibreg, Chukurovo, Karlovo, Samokov, and Kyustendil coal. Cr has organic affinity with an exception of Belibreg, Chukurovo, Gabrovitsa, Kyustendil, Oranovo, and Katrishte coal. Vanadium has organic affinity in the Maritsa-West, Chukurovo, Karlovo, Sofia, Samokov, Gabrovitsa, Oranovo, and Pernik coal. Titanium has organic affinity in the Belibreg, Sofia, Karlovo, Kyustendil, and Svoge coal. The main factors for the accumulation of the siderophile elements in coals were: 1) location of the basins closely to metallogenic provinces or rocks around the basin with high concentrations of the elements; 2) good conditions for forming of organic and inorganic complexes in the ancient peat bog; 3) fracture and cleat of the coal seams in combination with the presence of infiltration solutions, which contained siderophile elements.
Tragoportax Pilgrim, 1937 and Miotragocerus (Pikermicerus) Kretzoi, 1941 (Mammalia, Bovidae) from the Turolian of Bulgaria
Authors: Spassov Nikolai , Geraads Denis , Kovachev Dimitar
Published: January 2023

The present paper is focused on the occurrence and taxonomy of the Boselaphini (Bovidae) in Bulgaria. The very rich material from the Upper Miocene localities at the town of Hadjidimovo is described as well as the finding at Kocherinovo. Up to now, the genus Tragoportax s. lato has been known from the occurrences near the village of Kalimantsi. New finds from the latter localities allow for a revision also on the remains in this fossil-bearing area. It seems that near Kalimantsi the upper levels of the section contain T. amalthea that differs from T. rugosifrons in its more massive horns and small intercornual frontal surface. One of the skulls has features more similar to the second species mentioned that could be due to provenance from a different locality in the area. The material from Hadjidimovo contains Tragoportax rugoslfrons (Schlosser) and Miotragocerus (Pikermicerus) gaudryi (Kretzoi). These taxa are here described for the first time from Bulgaria. The very good state of the fossil material from Hadjidimovo and its richness make possible a revision of the diagnostic features of the genera Tragoportax and Miotragocerus. The two genera are well discernible after the post-hornual morphology (the presence of a fronto-parietal postcornual depression in Tragoportax) and the relief of the basioccipital surface (presence of a longitudinal groove in Tragoportax). These features allow to confirm the generic rank of Miotragocerus and to specify the taxa of the species group within Tragoportax. A skull of M. (P.) gaudryi determined as a female individuum supplies new evidence for the presence of a strong sexual dimorphism in the representatives of the genus Miotragocerus. Based on the morphofunctional features of Tragoportax rugosifrons and Miotragocerus gaudryi a conclusion is made that these two species have occupied different ecological niches in the palaeozoocoenosis.
A Metodologia Histórico-Evangelizadora
Authors: Rodighero Ivanir Antonio , Rampon Ivanir Antonio
Published: January 2023

A metodologia constitui-se uma preocupação constante no processo formativo da Itepa Faculdades. A Instituição busca no diálogo permanente entre a teoria teológico-pastoral e prática pastoral evangelizadora possibilitar a formação acadêmica que contemple as características desta região com suas comunidades eclesiais. Há uma tensão permanente devido às provações dos contextos, perspectivas da comunidade, do/a agente e da graça de Deus, em vista de novas respostas. A Metodologia Histórico Evangelizadora se remete a esta dinâmica na medida em que provoca para a observação, o registro, a partilha e aprofundamento na sala aula durante o estudo da disciplina de Metodologia e Prática Pastoral e o reencaminhamento. Este, por sua vez, passa a ser o recomeço do processo de observação, registro e de aprofundamento teórico. É uma metodologia que requer a mística do seguimento a Jesus Cristo.
A New Study on the Geographical Location of Goguryeo Anshi City
Authors:   The Paek-San Society, WANG Tianzi
Published: January 2023

In the region of Liaodong peninsula, there are many historic sites of Goguryeo city, and Anshi city is one of them. Anshi city has a very important position in the history of Goguryeo, in where the famous Battle of Anseong took place. Over the years there have been many opinions about the specific positioning of Anshi city. On the basis of synthesizing the views of previous scholars, collating literature and field investigation, this paper intends to make a further examination of the geographic position of Anshi city.
A Study on the Components of the Military Official Uniform in Silla
Authors:   The Paek-San Society, Jung Dukgi
Published: January 2023

Silla military officials had an official uniform different from those of other groups and their own prestige goods. This study examines a meaning and use of geum(衿), hwa(花), and ryeong(鈴) along with the components of Silla’s military official uniform.
Officials had equipment for self-defense and ceremonial weaponry to participate in a specific occasion. Their uniform was composed of chaek(幘, square-shaped headgear) tied with a gwan string, colored gwan(色冠), four colored ui (色衣) for each group, colored ui according to the tasks, po(袍, type of overcoat), go(袴, narrow-legged trousers), belt that differs from jobok(朝服) and official uniform, hwa(靴, footgear), hwadae(靴帶, shoes laces).
Ryeong is a bell hanging from a packhorse. It was used to make a sound so that transported goods could pass quickly or to prevent the horses from leaving. Hwa is a flag with a leopard print or large tiger tail on the spear shaft and flagpole. It indicated the presence of an army unit and whether a specific military officer within the unit was present.
Geum is a decoration attached to the military flag or doryeon, the hemline of military uniform top. The former has a half-moon design on a white background, and the title and name are written on it. In addition, the edge of the flag is decorated with geum color. As for the latter case, the background color and title are omitted and doryeon is represented by color. The color was functioned to verify military official's identity when he died. The guem attached to the doryeon is similar to the modern army badges and identification tags.