bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ensuring the controllability of rear bearings used in the driven shaft of the KAMAZ‑5320 gearbox
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, PASTUKHOV ALEKSANDR G
Published: July 2023

Technical diagnostics, and, particularly, automatic diagnostics of mechanical transmission units increases the reliability indicators of transport and processing machines. The technology of monitoring mechanical transmissions based on digital thermal diagnostics ensures the controllability of the diagnosed units. The unit’s adaptability to digital thermal diagnostics depends on its location, the presence of adjacent heat sources, the amount of power and kinematic loads. The controllability of the unit is ensured by determining the theoretical temperature value in the friction zone and the zone suitable for measuring the diagnostic temperature, and stating the relationship between the above temperatures. The control is carried out automatically, using specially developed software and hardware systems. To ensure the controllability of the bearing 50412 GOST 2893‑82 of the KAMAZ‑5320 gearbox, the authors determined the theoretical temperature value in the friction zone of 184.9°C during the gearbox operation in the first gear. The finite element analysis of the bearing assembly model under steady-state heat conduction determined a proportionality coefficient of 0.0812 relating the friction zone temperature to the diagnostic temperature on the bearing cap surface. As a result of theoretical and experimental studies involving thermal imaging, the temperature in the friction zone of 242.6°C was determined, indicating the pre-failure state of the diagnosed bearing. The approximate correspondence of theoretical and experimental temperatures showed the possibility of applying digital thermal diagnostics technology to the studied transmission unit. The comprehensive studies made it possible to justify the use of the digital thermal diagnostics technology and localize an area for installing a temperature sensor, namely, the bearing cover surface.
Upgrading a CVD unit for chrome carbide deposition on the inner surfaces of the fuel injector nozzle body of a diesel engine
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Logachev Konstantin M.
Published: July 2023

Fuel injector nozzle parts tend to wear out due to abrasive particles of quartz and aluminum oxide penetrating into the fuel. The hardness of quartz abrasive particles exceeds the hardness of work surfaces in 1.4 times, and that of aluminum oxide – in 2.7 times. Strengthening one part of the fuel injector nozzle does not increase the service life sufficiently, so it is necessary to harden both parts of the precision pair. The CVD method is the most promising technology of wear-resistant coating deposition on steel machine parts. It produces carbide-chrome coating with microhardness up to 19 GPa (in vacuum conditions of 100 to 0.001 Pa) at temperatures above 200°C. The analysis of available devices and the review of patents of known solutions on the coating deposition from a steam phase have shown the impossibility of using these devices for restoration of the nozzle body. In this respect, the author developed a new reactor design and a scheme of the CVD unit for the coating deposition on the inner hard-to-reach surfaces of the nozzle body. The developed CVD unit takes into account the factors affecting chromium carbide deposition: thermodynamic conditions, reagent feed, deposition duration, unit parameters, adhesion and coating properties. The CVD unit upgrade results in making chromium carbide coating on the inner surfaces of the nozzle sprayer body, achieving thermodynamic equilibrium of chemical reaction of chromium hexacarbonyl decomposition at temperatures below 200°C (below the low tempering level of 18Х2Н4ВА, 12Х2Н4А and 40ХН2МА steel), and ensuring a controlled supply of a reaction medium to hard-to-reach areas, where refractory metal coatings are formed.
МОДУЛЯРНОСТЬ, ПОЛИТИПИЯ, ТОПОЛОГИЯ И СЛОЖНОСТЬ КРИСТАЛЛИЧЕСКИХ СТРУКТУР НЕОРГАНИЧЕСКИХ СОЕДИНЕНИЙ (ОБЗОР)
Authors: Аксенов С.М. , Чаркин Д.О. , Банару А.М. , Банару Д.А. , Волков С.Н. , Дейнеко Д.В. , Кузнецов А.Н. , Расцветаева Р.К. , Чуканов Н.В. , Шкурский Б.Б. , Ямнова Н.А.
Published: July 2023

Модулярный подход в современной неорганической кристаллохимия является мощным инструментом, который позволяет не только более детально анализировать известные структуры и находить между ними структурное родство, но также и предсказывать потенциально новые структуры, которые могут быть востребованы современным материаловедением. Большое число примеров соединений с модулярными структурами позволяет говорить о том, что данное явление широко распространено среди природных и синтетических соединений. Применение формализма OD-теории позволяет анализировать симметрию политипов с различным характером кристаллических структур. В данном обзоре мы собрали новые данные, опубликованные за последние 15 лет, о проявлении феноменов политипии, OD-структур и модулярности в неорганических соединениях, а также топологическом подходе к анализу кристаллических структур.
Metaverse ve Muhasebe: Sanal Ekonomide Yürütülen Faaliyetlerin Muhasebesi
Authors: YÜKSEL Filiz
Published: July 2023

Metaverse, bilişim teknolojileri temelinde oluşturulan, insanların avatarları vasıtasıyla çeşitli amaçlarla etkileşime girdiği sanal evren olarak tanımlanabilir. Literatürde, Metaverse kavramının 1970’li yıllardan itibaren bilim kurgu eserlerinde betimlendiği, ilk olarak 1992 yılında Neal Stephenson tarafından yazılan “Snow Crash” romanında bir kavram olarak kullanıldığı ifade edilmektedir. Zaman içinde çevrimiçi oyun ve uygulamalar vasıtasıyla gelişen Metaverse, Ekim 2021’de Mark Zuckerberg tarafından yapılan açıklama sonrası dünya çapında popüler hale gelmiştir. Günümüzde oyun uygulamaları dışında farklı sektörlerde faaliyet gösteren işletmeler Metaverse platformlarında faaliyetlerini yürütmek için girişimlerde bulunmuşlardır. Metaverse platformlarında yürütülen faaliyetler sonucunda elde edilen kazancın gerçek dünya para birimine çevrilmesi mümkündür. Bu çalışmada, Metaverse ve sanal ekonomi kavramlarının açıklanması, Meta evrenin muhasebe meslek mensuplarının faaliyetlerine etkisinin incelenmesi, meta evrende gerçekleştirilen işlemlerin muhasebeleştirilmesine ilişkin örnek uygulama oluşturulması amaçlanmıştır. Yapılan incelemeler sonucunda, meta evrenin muhasebe mesleğini etkilemesi muhtemel konuların olduğu, Metaverse işlemlerinin muhasebeleştirilmesinde mevcut muhasebe ve finansal raporlama standartları olan TMS 2 Stoklar standardı ve TMS 38 Maddi Olmayan Duran Varlıklar standardının kullanılabileceği, ancak daha doğru bir sınıflandırma ve değerlendirme yapılabilmesi adına Metaverse işlemlerinin muhasebeleştirilmesine yönelik standartların oluşturulmasının uygun olacağı söylenebilir.
SATISFAÇÃO DO CLIENTE DA REGIÃO AUTÓNOMA DA MADEIRA ALVO DE CUIDADOS DE ENFERMAGEM DE REABILITAÇÃO NOS CENTROS DE SAÚDE
Authors: Freitas Sónia , Gouveia Bruna , Henriques de Jesus Élvio , Merícia Gouveia Rodrigues Bettencourt Jesus Maria
Published: July 2023

Enquadramento: A satisfação com os cuidados de saúde prestados à pessoa, é considerada um importante indicador no domínio da qualidade dos cuidados, baseada na perceção e valorização dos cuidados que lhe são prestados, considerando as suas necessidades e expetativas. Como indicador permite monitorizar a qualidade dos serviços de saúde, com repercussões na sua planificação, avaliação e melhoria contínua. Objetivo: Avaliar o nível de satisfação dos clientes da Região Autónoma da Madeira, alvo de cuidados de enfermagem de reabilitação nos centros de saúde do Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Método: Estudo quantitativo, transversal, exploratório-descritivo. Amostra constituída por 130 clientes adultos da Região Autónoma da Madeira, alvo dos cuidados de enfermagem de reabilitação nos centros de saúde do Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira. Nível de satisfação avaliado através da aplicação do formulário de avaliação da Satisfação dos Utentes com os Cuidados de Enfermagem no Centro de Saúde — SUCECS26. Resultados: Dos clientes participantes, 80% são do sexo feminino, 59,2% idosos, 59,2% são casados ou em união de facto, a sua maioria detém o primeiro ciclo de escolaridade (66,2%) e são reformados ou inválidos (63,1%). Os motivos de recurso aos cuidados foram maioritariamente os problemas ortotraumatológicos (62,3%). O seu nível de satisfação global é de 91,33%. Conclusão: O nível de satisfação dos clientes da Região Autónoma da Madeira, alvo dos cuidados de enfermagem de reabilitação nos centros de saúde do Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira é elevado. Este estudo constitui um indicador da qualidade dos cuidados prestados.
FATORES DE RISCO NA MULHER: TRADICIONAIS E ESPECÍFICOS
Authors:   Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, de Oliveira Izar Maria Cristina , Helfenstein Fonseca Francisco Antonio ,   Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Published: July 2023

A doença cardiovascular permanece como a primeira causa de morte em homens e mulheres. Dados do Global Burden of Disease 2019 destacam como principais fatores de risco para a mulher brasileira a elevação da pressão arterial sistólica, índice de massa corpórea elevado, riscos alimentares, LDL-colesterol elevado, tabagismo e glicemia de jejum elevada. Com relação ao risco de doença aterosclerótica cardiovascular, as mulheres compartilham alguns fatores de risco tradicionais com o sexo masculino, enquanto outros fatores de risco são sub-reconhecidos entre as mulheres e há ainda fatores de risco específicos do sexo/gênero feminino. Esses fatores ativam mecanismos pró-inflamatórios, causam disfunção endotelial, levando à aterosclerose sub-clínica, disfunção autonômica, e do sistema imune, que culminam no desenvolvimento da doença cardiovascular (infarto do miocárdio, acidente vascular cerebral, insuficiência cardíaca, morte súbita cardíaca, fibrilação atrial e demência). O reconhecimento de fatores de risco tradicionais e seu dife-rente impacto nas mulheres, bem como de fatores emergentes e não tradicionais únicos ou mais frequentes nas mulheres, contribui para o novo entendimento dos mecanismos que levam aos piores desfechos nas mulheres. Nesse artigo, destacamos a contribuição de cada um desses fatores de risco e as principais recomendações para seu controle.
Dramatic text in Russian language lessons: teaching teenagers to understand and interpret a radio play
Authors: Maslova M. V.
Published: July 2023

The relevance of the article lies in the need to teach teenagers to understand and interpret radio plays. A radio drama is considered as one of the objects of the virtual acoustic environment in which school students’ auditory culture is formed. The paper aims to identify the range of skills a pupil needs to adequately understand and interpret a radio play. Another goal is to offer standard assignments aimed at developing these skills. The study employed analysis, generalisation, extrapolation, and modelling. The teaching materials by A. D. Deikina et al (ed. by A. D. Shmelev) were compared with the teaching materials developed by L. M. Rybchenkova et al according to several parameters. These include the number of exercises based on dramatic texts and the source plays of quotations used in the textbooks, as well as the correlation between the quotations and the literature syllabus. The other three parameters are the relation of the used dramatic material to the lesson topic, the volume of the cited dramatic text, and assignment types oriented towards quotations from plays. The analysis of the dramatic material use in various teaching packages has revealed that the specific features of drama are hardly considered. Work is frequently built on a single sentence. The article lists the conditions for achieving the formation of students’ skills necessary to adequately understand and interpret radio dramas. Using the radio play genre addresses the issue of teaching schoolchildren to understand and interpret sounding dramatic text, forms their value-based attitude to radio theatre. Moreover, it enriches their vocabulary and enhances their ability to communicate with classmates. In the light of this evidence, I conclude that using the radio play genre in Russian language lessons develops auditory culture (and, in particular, the culture of ‘slow’ listening). The research indicates that mastering the skill to understand the logic of dialogues lays the groundwork for completing assignment 27 of the Unified State Examination in the Russian language successfully. It holds true with respect to establishing and analysing the semantic connection between illustrative examples when commenting on an issue.
Diminutives and hypocoristics in adolescents’ pet-directed speech
Authors: Kazakovskaya V. V.
Published: July 2023

This paper investigates diminutives and hypocoristics in asymmetric verbal communication of Russianspeaking children, aged 13 to 16, when communicating with their pets. Observational data was collected by semi-formal oral and written questionnaires concerning these derivatives used when communicating with and talking about pets. The frequency of diminutives and hypocoristics, as well as their semantic and derivational features in the speech of boys and girls, are considered against the background of similar data of adults of corresponding gender. The gender and age differences identified in the use of diminutives and hypocoristics by respondents are statistically significant. Specifically, girls’ pet-directed speech was diminutively richer than the boys’ (both in terms of lemmas and tokens). The semantic preferences documented during diminutivization in adolescents of both genders are comparable, but differ from those of adults, as does the inventory of diminutive suffixes. The pragmatic functions of the use of diminutives and hypocoristics indicate a predominant expression of empathy, the trigger for which is a pet. The article also highlights other features of adolescent speech when addressing pets.
The singer and denouncer of high society: the linguo-poetics of V. A. Sollogub’s novella "Noble Society" (to the 210th anniversary of the birth)
Authors: Romanov D. A.
Published: July 2023

The study aims to analyse the novella "Noble Society" by V. A. Sollogub as the most typical example of the writer’s search for new realistic forms of the linguo-poetic depiction of the aristocratic circle life. Drawing on the Romanticism traditions, the writer develops his own original approach to the artistic exploration of the subject which was already extensively covered in Russian literature of the first quarter of the 19th century. Sollogub offers a kind of alternative to Lermontov’s vision of the beau monde (in content, form, and the author’s position). Without abandoning the experience of a critical and even satirical investigation of the subject, the writer tries to be objective. Using various linguistic and stylistic means, he shows the complexity of the characters, institutions, and customs of the privileged circles of the Russian aristocracy, to which he himself belonged. The article uses linguo-poetic and stylistic analysis of the text in conjunction with observations on its composition and syntax features. The text is examined from the "horizontal" and "vertical" perspectives, i. e. considering its artistic effect, biographical and social connections, as well as the structure-forming linguistic units of different levels. The paper describes composition which is understood (following Yu. M. Lotman and B. A. Uspensky) as a particular point of view and a perspective of reproducing reality. The study classifies the forms of the author’s deviations from the main course of the narrative. The combination of various lexical layers in the text is investigated as a linguo-poetic indicator of the degree of reliability of the characters’ judgments, the "exposure" of the masked truth, the author’s positive and negative evaluation. The research reveals the aphoristic (formula) "code" of high society life and some syntactic devices characteristic of V. A. Sollogub’s style (in particular, the methods of prose rhythmisation). Special attention is given to the specific high society phraseology and vocabulary used for the literary depiction of aristocratic life.
A textocentric case as a linguo-didactic basis of the modern Russian language lesson
Authors: Ponomareva L. D. , Gubchevskaya E. A.
Published: July 2023

The meta-disciplinary status of the academic subject "Russian Language" determines the specific features of its teaching strategy. The speech development of a student’s personality should be the main objective of Russian language teaching. It is legitimate to consider the communicative-activity approach as the framework for language education. This choice is conditioned by the need to form students’ ideas of language as a communication tool. Thus, the topical issue in the modern educational environment is to search for and implement while teaching Russian such organisational forms that would contribute to students’ speech development. The case method seems to be a productive way of organising the educational process. The approach balances the communicative aspect with the development of students’ cognitive and regulatory skills. Moreover, it promotes their autonomous work. Besides, cases enable teachers to shape the educational process based on the textocentric principle of Russian language learning. It is through working with text that students comprehend language as a means of fulfilling communicative objectives. The paper aims to provide a rationale for the principles of constructing a textocentric case as the linguo-didactic basis for modern lessons of Russian. We propose a concept of the structural organisation of a textocentric case. It consists of a text, additional materials, and a set of questions and assignments whose purpose is to interpret the text, enhance cognitive activity as well as facilitate students’ speech creation development. The logic of compiling a list of questions and assignments teachers select is based on their division into blocks. These enquires and tasks are preparatory, perceptual, intratextual, contextual, and project-speech-creative. They are combined into blocks depending on their common specific goal. Achieving this objective becomes a stage in comprehending the text and the role of linguistic phenomena functioning in it. We also provide a case example consistent with the defined concept.
Spelling of verbs with suffixes -ova-(-eva-)/-iva-(-yva-) in terms of grammatical aspect
Authors: Petrova N. E.
Published: July 2023

The article aims to reveal the relationship between the orthogram in the verbal suffixes -ova-(-eva-)/-iva- (-yva-) and aspectual varieties and inter-aspectual correlation of Russian verbs. Another objective is to provide additional recommendations for choosing the correct suffix spelling. The relevance of the topic is due to the challenge of fostering a culture of conscious literacy which the modern school faces. To examine the factual material, the research employed observation, morphemic and word-formation analysis, as well as comparative-contrastive analysis. The existing recommendations for selecting the correct spelling of the suffixes -ova-(-eva-)/-iva-(-yva-) are based on the formal relationship between verb stems. However, taking account of the fact that the suffixes under consideration can result in perfectivation and imperfectivation of verbs might help to resolve this spelling issue. The study does not include verbs with the stressed suffix -ova-(-eva), verbs with the morphs -irova-, -izirova- and the suffix -stvova- in the controversial cases as the variants *-iryva-, *-iziryva-, *-stvyva- are unacceptable. Perfective verbs, including bi-aspectual verbs, are also excluded since their structure cannot contain the suffix -iva-(-yva-). The article notes the following regularity: imperfective verbs with the suffix -ova-(-eva-) acquire the perfective aspectual meaning while performing the function of a derivational base. Verbs with the suffix -iva-(-yva-) acquire the imperfective aspectual meaning performing the function of a derived unit. The specific morphemic structure of derivational bases determined the absence of prefixes in imperfective verbs with the suffix -ova-(-eva-) and the regular presence of prefixes, including etymological ones, in verbs with the suffix -iva-(-yva-). Based on these patterns, the paper formulates additional recommendations for choosing the correct vowel in the suffixes -ova-(-eva-)/-iva-(-yva-). These guidelines could be useful in the practice of teaching the Russian language at school.
O olhar sociológico sobre a sociedade civil, economias alternativas e o voluntariado
Authors:   Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra e Centro de Estudos Sociais. Av. Dias da Silva, 165, 3004-512 Coimbra, Portugal, Ferreira Sílvia , Parente Cristina ,   Departamento de Sociologia, Instituto de Sociologia, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto. Av. Panorâmica, s/n, 4150-574 Porto, Portugal, Rego Raquel ,   Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa. Av. Prof. Aníbal de Bettencourt, 9, 1600-189 Lisboa, Portugal
Published: July 2023

Através de uma revisão da literatura, este artigo procura sistematizar as especificidades da análise sociológica que trata da “sociedade civil, economias alternativas e o voluntariado”. Não se pretendeu ser exaustivo na abordagem proposta, mas ilustrar a diversidade dos contributos sociológicos dentro de um campo de investigação recente e em crescimento de há 3 décadas a esta parte. Importa assumir que se trata de um objeto multidisciplinar pelo que a especificidade da análise sociológica pode surgir dissolvida. É na fronteira com a economia, a gestão e a ciência política, passando por diversas outras disciplinas, que os sociólogos, académicos e profissionais, têm dado vários contributos para a afirmação do campo. Em Portugal, a investigação sociológica, apesar de escassa, tem contribuído para o desenvolvimento e a institucionalização, tardia, do próprio campo. Em remate conclusivo, salientamos que existe um legado sociológico específico para o conhecimento e intervenção neste campo e que, tal como sucede noutros domínios, ele denota a variabilidade teórica e empírica de diferentes tradições e contextos geográficos.
Decrescimento e cuidado nas práticas das iniciativas locais
Authors:   Universidade da Beira Interior, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas e CooLabora — Intervenção Social, CRL. Rua Combatentes da Grande Guerra, 62, 6200-020 Covilhã, Portugal, Rojão Graça
Published: July 2023

Neste artigo refletimos sobre a presença do decrescimento e da perspetiva feminista sobre o cuidado nas Iniciativas Locais Alternativas desenvolvidas em Portugal continental. Estas duas perspetivas partem de matrizes emancipatórias e partilham preocupações com a manutenção da sustentabilidade da vida no Planeta, em condições de justiça social. Analisamos os dados coligidos através do trabalho de campo realizado junto de 52 iniciativas locais e, por fim, discutimos a pertinência do decrescimento e do cuidado no reforço do potencial emancipatório destas experiências locais.
Myotubular X-linked myopathy
Authors: Novikova L. B. , Akopian A. P. , Sharapova K. M. , Latypova R. F. , Faizullina N. M.
Published: July 2023

Myotubular (centronuclear) myopathy is a rare hereditary disease with primary muscle damage and clinical manifestations of congenital myopathy. The article describes a clinical case of myotubular myopathy in a boy who was observed by us from the age of 2 months to 2 years 5 months. The disease was manifested by muscle weakness, hypotension, respiratory failure, peripheral tetraparesis, bulbar disorders, the need for artificial lung ventilation and probe nutrition.
Neurological manifestations of Degos disease
Authors: Abzalova D. I. , Sinkin M. V. , Kisyel O. V. , Grin A. A.
Published: July 2023

Degos disease is a rare disease that manifests itself as multifocal vasculopathy, the consequence of which is the defeat of many systems, including the nervous system. This disease is difficult to diagnose, today it does not have a standardized approach to treatment, and it is deadly.

In the presented clinical case, the course of BD is described in a 66-year-old patient, whose debut of the disease was a lesion of the skin. The cause of hospitalization of the patient was the defeat of the central nervous system. During the additional examination, the patient was diagnosed with ischemic stroke in the basin of the left middle cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery, right middle cerebral artery of another established etiology according to TOAST, aseptic leptomeningitis, pachymeningitis. The course of the disease was complicated by damage to the gastrointestinal tract, the cardiovascular system, as well as the addition of a coronavirus infection, which led to death.
Design and Development of Different Applications of PATB (Porous Aerostatic Thrust Bearing): A Review
Authors: CHAKRABORTY MR. BIVASH , CHAKRABORTI DR. PRASUN
Published: July 2023

In several applications demanding precise and ultra-precision movements, porous aerostatic thrust bearings had been employed as a crucial precision engineering component and enabling technology. By acting as a lubricant between the moving part and the stationary part in aerostatic bearings, pressurized air almost completely eliminates friction. Since air acts as the lubricant, oil-based lubricants leave no debris behind. The air prolongs the life of the substances by preventing them from slipping and wearing. The aerostatic type uses graphite as a porous film to disrupt the air uniformly over the surface, or a tiny hole is drilled through the centre of the bearing to let the air circulate and produce a thin layer between the components. With an increased reliance on computational and mathematical methodologies for design and bearing performance optimization, this review paper aims to present the state-of-the-art in aerostatic bearings advancement and research. It also conducts a critical analysis of their future research directions and development trends in the next ten years and beyond. Air bearings are utilized in the production of tools like lathes, CMM, and grinders because they are highly precise in their operation and decrease mistakes and production time. Air bearings are available in a variety of forms and sizes. The assessment of future trends and obstacles in aerostatic bearings investigation, as well as their prospective applications in the precision engineering sectors, concludes the study.
SOSYAL MEDYADA MİLLİYETÇİLİK VE MÜLTECİ KARŞITLIĞININ YEMEK KÜLTÜRÜNE YANSIMASI
Authors: UZUN Bünyamin , ŞEKER Halil
Published: July 2023

Yemek ve yemek kültürü kültürün kökeninden etkilenerek oluşur. Yemek kültürü, kültürel bir aidiyet ve kimlik yaratır. Böylece, yemek ve yemeğin oluşturduğu kültür, toplumlar arasında farklılık gösterir. Bu farklılıklar toplumların karakterine yansır ve bu karakter toplumun milliyetçi ideolojilerini belirler. Günümüzde mülteci karşıtlığı, milliyetçi ideolojilerin başat problem haline getirdiği konulardandır. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın temel amacı, Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren haber ajanslarının YouTube kanallarında yer alan mülteci yemekleriyle ilgili haberlere yapılan yorumları milliyetçi ideoloji bağlamında incelemektir. Çalışmada, niteliksel içerik analizi yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Çalışmanın bulgularında, yoğun olarak mülteci karşıtı söylemin yeniden üretildiği ve yaygınlaştırıldığı bir mecra haline geldiği görülmüştür. Bunun yanında, mülteci karşıtlığının yemek kültürü üzerinden değil, doğrudan milliyetçilik temelli olduğu saptanmıştır.
Probabilistic linguistic q-rung orthopair fuzzy Archimedean aggregation operators for group decision-making
Authors:   Department of English, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Kanuru, Vijayawada, AP, India, Ranjan Medikonda Jaya , Kumar Bonda Pavan ,   Department of Engineering Mathematics and Humanities, Sagi Rama Krishnam Raju Engineering College, Bhimavaram, AP, India, Bhavani Tanuri Durga ,   Department of English, RGUKT, IIIT, Nuzvid, India, Padmavathi Annam Venkata ,   Department of Engineering English, College of Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram-500302, Andhra Pradesh, India, Bakka Vinod ,   Department of Engineering English, College of Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram-500302, Andhra Pradesh, India
Published: July 2023

To express uncertain and imprecise information systematically, the concept of probabilistic linguistic q-rung ortho-pair fuzzy set (PLqROFS), which is an advanced version of linguistic intuitionistic fuzzy set and linguistic Pythagorean fuzzy set, considering the instantaneous occurrence of stochastic and non-stochastic-uncertainty. There isn't yet any literature on PLqROFSs that addresses the issue of the relative importance of experts and criteria. The evaluation's findings consequently become irrational. Additionally, the aggregation operators that are currently available on PLqROFSs are too rigid. The primary goal is to resolve these problems by creating a new methodology that makes use of a new flexible aggregation operator. In this paper, a novel integrated framework is suggested to address concerns with group decision-making in PLqROFSs settings by combining the strengths of the power average operator (PAO), the Archimedean operator, and the full consistency method (FUCOM). With the extended variance approach on PLqROFSs, the weight of decision experts is methodically determined in this line. Additionally, the FUCOM on PLqROFSs is used to determine the weight of the criterion. Some probabilistic linguistic q-rung ortho-pair fuzzy Archimedean weighted and power weighted aggregation operators are suggested to aggregate decision experts' preferences. To discuss the viability of the suggested technique, the challenge of choosing a CO2 storage location is given. As alternatives, we have taken into account oilfields, gas fields, basalt formations, and coal resources. Basalt is the best choice, according to the outcome. The stability of our method is demonstrated by the sensitivity analysis of the criteria weights. The comparative analysis demonstrates that, in comparison to the ones already in use, our model is more significant and realistic.
Effect of Long Extended Working Hours on the Occupational Health and Safety of Oil and Gas Workers in the Sultanate of Oman
Authors: Palathoti Suvarnaraju , Al Aghbari Abdullah Hamed Muhanna , Otitolaiye Victor O.
Published: July 2023

Introduction:  Oil and Gas workers are exposed to numerous hazards which impede their productivity; one such hazard these workers are exposed to is long or extended working hours. Hence, this paper examined the impacts of extended working hours on workers' occupational health and safety at a selected oil and gas company in Oman. Consequently, the workers’ opinions on the impacts of extended working hours at the company were critically analyzed to draw potential inferences and proffer solutions to the problem in Oman. The study aimed to critically identify, assess, and highlight the occupational safety problems associated with extended working hours among workers at a selected oil and gas company in Oman.
Methods: A total of 128 respondents were randomly selected from the 140 employees and company managers through administered questionnaires. Data collection was done between January 25 and February 30, 2022. The questionnaire consisted of five items statements based on the four-agreement or Likert scale of measurement.
Results: A response rate of 91% was derived from the questionnaire administered for the study. Results from data analysis indicated that 73% of the respondents were male while 27% were female. Furthermore, the results indicated that extended working hours have substantial impacts on family life (s=54%), performance (s=68%), productivity, and health of the workers. Extended working hours potentially expose workers to various dangers which bring about numerous adverse effects (stress, fatigue, depression, and loss of concentration) on their occupational health and safety.
Conclusion: It is recommended that oil and gas companies establish occupational health and safety guidelines to limit the work times and duration (i.e., time spent at work) through shorter shifts, longer breaks, or extended leaves. Long working hours should be prohibited except on special occasions or unavoidable circumstances to safeguard the health and well-being of staff, which could ultimately enhance the productivity and output of the company.
La place de l’art et de la culture au sein du féminisme québécois ou Jovette Marchessault d’hier et d’aujourd’hui
Authors: Michaud Jacinthe
Published: July 2023

Cet article se penche sur la place des arts et de la culture au sein du féminisme de la fin des années 1960 jusqu’au milieu des années 1980 au Québec. Il met en lumière le fait que les arts et la culture occupent des espaces à l’intérieur des mouvements politiques qui ne sont pas statiques. Au cours de la première partie de cette période, les mouvements féministes/mouvements des femmes avaient créé un nombre incalculable d’instruments culturels qu’ils ont mis au service des luttes politiques contre l’oppression et l’exploitation des femmes. À l’époque, les militantes féministes avaient la conscience que les arts et la culture constituaient des aires d’expression radicale et rebelle ; des lieux où il était possible de contester la contrainte à l’hétérosexualité, la morale des institutions religieuses ; des espaces où se discutaient les idées marxistes, anticapitalistes ou anticoloniales. Le présent article réserve une attention spéciale à la production littéraire et dramatique de Jovette Marchessault.
Treatment of tuberculosis in the 17th century based on the original work De Phthisi (On tuberculosis) from 1679
Authors: Malinovská Nora , Bujalková Mária , Péčová Renata
Published: July 2023

Galen was the first who defined phthisis as lung ulceration, accompanied by coughing, persistent low-grade fevers, and body wasting. Attempts to define tuberculosis and find the cause of the disease belong to significant errors in the period of medical theories about tuberculosis (TB). Even in the 17th century, the most common causes of this disease were pulmonary ulcers, incorrect shape and position of the lungs, or menstruation. This article endeavors to elucidate the history of TB and its therapy in the 17th century on the basis of the Latin inaugural academic disputation De phthisi (On Tuberculosis) from 1679, which was first translated into Slovak in 2021. It was written by Matthaeus Palumbini, a Hungarian physician of Slovak origin born in Turiec County (Comitatus Thurociensis) in the Kingdom of Hungary. Although this dissertation is due to the anatomical, physiological, and clinical views of the Early Modern period, the ideas about the disease inhalation route as well as the fact that the disease transmission happens indirectly through the air, are close to existing knowledge. Similarly, the TB classification, the description of indications, climatic treatment, or principles of healthy lifestyle surprisingly correlate with the current medical practice. The article is supplemented by examples of the period of drug prescriptions that constituted a part of the therapy. The archival source of the original text comes from the Digitale Sammlungen der Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Medical issues and people in view of the seventeenth-century Latin works published in Kraków
Authors: Czerenkiewicz Michał
Published: July 2023

This paper investigates the Latin works dealing with medicine and physicians, published in seventeenth-century Kraków. The main purpose of the research is to present the leading persons of academic medicine working in those times in this city and to follow through the selected works, which constitute a part of Neo-Latin literature in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The scholastic way of the discourse did not always mean overuse of the authorities, however both ancient and modern were being evoked. By presenting the segment of the medical milieu of seventeenth-century Kraków, namely those academics who published their works there, the author claims that sometimes the neglected Latin editorial production of the Cracovian printing shops is an important part not only for the history of the development of medicine in this region of Europe but also for the cultural heritage of the state’s community. Although the Latin language might enable the broader extent of these medical works, most of them were addressed to a particular scientific public. The essay shows that many medical doctors were known for their activities in various fields, such as poetry and city management, and that the panegyrical works may serve as one of the sources of recognition of their biographies and medical output as well.
The health system of the First Czechoslovak Republic and its role in combating contagious diseases immediately after the First World War (the 1920s)
Authors: Tóth Andrej , Kratochvílová Inka , Novotný Lukáš , Drábek Jakub , Hellerová Věra , Červený Martin , Tóthová Valérie
Published: July 2023

A complex epidemiological situation marked the health system at the time of the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic. Reducing the number of infectious diseases was an essential task of the State Administration of Health. It required new legislation and various steps directed at reducing infectious diseases. Serious infectious diseases, such as scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhoid, dysentery, smallpox, and malaria, were among the most significant health problems in Czechoslovakia. In 1920, Act No. 412 Coll. regarding compulsory smallpox vaccination was issued, as well as government Regulation No. 298, which describes vaccination obligations and stipulated proper isolation of patients with infectious diseases. Other steps that led to improvements included establishing the National Institute of Health and mobile disinfectant units. Conclusion: The systematic development of new legislation contributed to the new Republic’s proficiency at the task and the gradual reduction in the number of infectious diseases.
Language Contact, Contamination, Containment, and Shift: Lessons From Multilingual Gwanda South, Zimbabwe
Authors: Charamba Erasmos , Marupi Omphile
Published: July 2023

This article seeks to evaluate the level and type of changes in Sesotho as a result of language contact in multilingual Gwanda South, Zimbabwe. It will indicate choices that speech communities have and reasons for specific language preferences. It looks at the multilingual situation in Gwanda South and the language choices that the community is free or forced to make. It seeks to indicate how language contact could result in language shifts in supposed multilingual communities that could be affected by other languages appearing and being used for essential social, political, religious, and administrative purposes. Survey data reveals that Gwanda South has the following languages: Sesotho, Ndebele, Chi-Jahunda, Venda, and English. Sesotho is the home language while Ndebele has come through administrators and its being the original national language for Matabeleland South. Chi-Jahunda is a primary/ indigenous variety for Gwanda South. Attention is centered on the apparent move from the home language to other varieties that have moved into the district over time. The main worry is the apparent demise of the home language due to both internal and external forces. While there might be a high level of retention of the language in the home domain, the use of languages that are spoken by the few combined with English as the official language tends to interfere with the retention and continued use of Sesotho. This suggests that language contact leads to a shift influenced by a speaker’s inability to preserve their mother language by switching to dominant languages as mediums at home and school once such languages have been learned and mastered.
Students’ Perceptions Towards the Use of Podcasts in EFL Classroom: A Case Study at a University of Uzbekistan
Authors: Sotlikova Rimajon , Haerazi Haerazi
Published: July 2023

Integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has emerged as a significant factor in the realm of language education, yielding notable impacts. To shed light on this phenomenon, a case study was conducted to delve into the perceptions of students and attitudes of teachers regarding the utilization of podcasts in the teaching-learning process. The research problem addressed in this study aimed to explore students' perceptions toward the incorporation of podcasts in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom, as well as their understanding of the limitations and impact of podcasts on their language skill development. The study recruited 40 students and 2 teachers from the National University of Uzbekistan as participants. Data collection involved the distribution of questionnaires to students and conducting interviews with teachers. The questionnaires comprised 17 statements to gauge the participants' viewpoints. The findings revealed that a majority of respondents expressed their fondness for podcasts (80.2%), strongly agreeing that the use of podcasts is enjoyable (69.9%). Moreover, the researcher observed positive attitudes from both students and teachers toward the integration of podcasts in the EFL classroom. Students believed that podcasts had the potential to enhance their listening and speaking skills. Teachers, on the other hand, perceived podcasts as an effective tool for fostering students' collaborative and cooperative work skills, as well as their creative thinking strategies. However, challenges associated with the effective utilization of podcasts in the classroom also surfaced, prompting further exploration into optimal implementation strategies.
Tissue-specific DNA methylation variability and its potential clinical value
Authors: Miller Ryan H. , Pollard Chad A. , Brogaard Kristin R. , Olson Andrew C. , Barney Ryan C. , Lipshultz Larry I. , Johnstone Erica B. , Ibrahim Yetunde O. , Hotaling James M. , Schisterman Enrique F. , Mumford Sunni L. , Aston Kenneth I. , Jenkins Tim G.
Published: July 2023

Complex diseases have multifactorial etiologies making actionable diagnostic biomarkers difficult to identify. Diagnostic research must expand beyond single or a handful of genetic or epigenetic targets for complex disease and explore a broader system of biological pathways. With the objective to develop a diagnostic tool designed to analyze a comprehensive network of epigenetic profiles in complex diseases, we used publicly available DNA methylation data from over 2,400 samples representing 20 cell types and various diseases. This tool, rather than detecting differentially methylated regions at specific genes, measures the intra-individual methylation variability within gene promoters to identify global shifts away from healthy regulatory states. To assess this new approach, we explored three distinct questions: 1) Are profiles of epigenetic variability tissue-specific? 2) Do diseased tissues exhibit altered epigenetic variability compared to normal tissue? 3) Can epigenetic variability be detected in complex disease? Unsupervised clustering established that global epigenetic variability in promoter regions is tissue-specific and promoter regions that are the most epigenetically stable in a specific tissue are associated with genes known to be essential for its function. Furthermore, analysis of epigenetic variability in these most stable regions distinguishes between diseased and normal tissue in multiple complex diseases. Finally, we demonstrate the clinical utility of this new tool in the assessment of a multifactorial condition, male infertility. We show that epigenetic variability in purified sperm is correlated with live birth outcomes in couples undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI), a common fertility procedure. Men with the least epigenetically variable promoters were almost twice as likely to father a child than men with the greatest number of epigenetically variable promoters. Interestingly, no such difference was identified in men undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), another common fertility procedure, suggesting this as a treatment to overcome higher levels of epigenetic variability when trying to conceive.
Plasmodium curtails autoimmune nephritis via lasting bone marrow alterations, independent of hemozoin accumulation
Authors: Amo Laura , Kole Hemanta K. , Scott Bethany , Qi Chen-Feng , Krymskaya Ludmila , Wang Hongsheng , Miller Louis H. , Janse Chris J. , Bolland Silvia
Published: July 2023

The host response against infection with Plasmodium commonly raises self-reactivity as a side effect, and antibody deposition in kidney has been cited as a possible cause of kidney injury during severe malaria. In contrast, animal models show that infection with the parasite confers long-term protection from lethal lupus nephritis initiated by autoantibody deposition in kidney. We have limited knowledge of the factors that make parasite infection more likely to induce kidney damage in humans, or the mechanisms underlying protection from autoimmune nephritis in animal models. Our experiments with the autoimmune-prone FcγR2B[KO] mice have shown that a prior infection with P. yoelii 17XNL protects from end-stage nephritis for a year, even when overall autoreactivity and systemic inflammation are maintained at high levels. In this report we evaluate post-infection alterations, such as hemozoin accumulation and compensatory changes in immune cells, and their potential role in the kidney-specific protective effect by Plasmodium. We ruled out the role of pigment accumulation with the use of a hemozoin-restricted P. berghei ANKA parasite, which induced a self-resolved infection that protected from autoimmune nephritis with the same mechanism as parasitic infections that accumulated normal levels of hemozoin. In contrast, adoptive transfer experiments revealed that bone marrow cells were altered by the infection and could transmit the kidney protective effect to a new host. While changes in the frequency of bone marrow cell populations after infection were variable and unique to a particular parasite strain, we detected a sustained bias in cytokine/chemokine expression that suggested lower fibrotic potential and higher Th1 bias likely affecting multiple cell populations. Sustained changes in bone marrow cell activation profile could have repercussions in immune responses long after the infection was cleared.