bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Landing Error Scoring System and Lower Extremity Kinematic Variables during Drop Vertical Jump on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors in Elite Soccer and Taekwondo Players
Authors: Cho Ji-Hoon , Kim Namwoong , Seo Sang-Won
Published: October 2024

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in elite soccer and taekwondo players by examining landing error scoring system (LESS) scores and limb symmetry index (LSI).METHODS A total of 20 male athletes (10 soccer players and 10 taekwondo players) were evaluated. Participants completed a drop-landing task, and their landing mechanics were evaluated using the LESS. Muscle activation was measured with surface electrodes placed on the rectus femoris and biceps femoris. LSI values were calculated as a percentage based on muscle activation data, using the ratio of the nondominant limb to the dominant limb, to assess asymmetry.RESULTS Significant differences were observed between the two groups in knee valgus angle at initial contact (p=0.005), knee joint displacement (p=0.024), and overall impression (p=0.011). Notably, the soccer players demonstrated a significantly higher LESS score (total score, p=0.024) compared to the taekwondo players. However, no significant differences in LSI were found between the two groups.CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that elite male soccer players may benefit from targeted interventions, such as neuromuscular control training, to enhance joint stability and correct landing mechanics, compared to taekwondo players.
Kernel estimator of extreme value index (EVI) and high quantiles for heavy-tailed distributions under dependence serials using the Box-Cox transformation
Authors: Diouf Mame Birame , Deme El Hadji , Manou-Abi Solym M. Manou-Abi , Slaoui Yousri
Published: October 2024

The Box-Cox transformation is used to render the data more conducive to statistical analysis. Its application to extreme values statistics improves the convergence rate of certain classical tail index estimators and reduces bias in the context of independent and identically distributed (i.i.d) random variables. In this paper, we explore a bias reduction estimator for the extreme value index under $\beta$-mixing serial dependence. Our approach is based on kernel estimation of the extreme value index and the Box-Cox transformation methodology. Under specific regular conditions, we establish the asymptotic normality of the proposed estimator and deduce an asymptotically unbiased estimator for high quantiles. Through a simulation study, we delineate the performance of our proposals, comparing them to alternative estimators recently introduced in the literature. We further illustrate these theoretical results by applying them to real wind speed data.
Comparative Analysis of Exchange Rate Models for Eastern African Countries
Authors: HAGENIMANA Salomon , RUTIKANGA Justin USHIZE , ZELEKE Aklilu
Published: October 2024

This paper presents a comprehensive study comparing three distinct models including Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA), Geometric Brownian Motion (GBM), and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for predicting Rwandan franc exchange rates in Eastern Africa countries. Utilizing historical exchange rate data from the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), predictive models are constructed for each method. The analysis reveals that both the ANN and ARIMA outperform GBM in accurately approximating Rwandan franc exchange rates. These findings highlight the superior forecasting capabilities of ARIMA and ANN for Eastern African exchange rates, while providing insights into the performance of GBM in comparison.
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE SPREAD OF BACTERIAL WETWOOD OF BIRCH
Authors:   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Bogdan Ekaterina A. , Kamalova Rita G. ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Belan Larisa N. ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Tuktarova Iren O. ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
Published: October 2024

An urgent problem for Russia and neighboring countries, which many associate with climate change, isthe spread of infectious diseases of the stand, in particular bacterial wetwood of birch. Woody vegetation is also significantly affected by soil temperature. The effectiveness of using remote methods for constructing temperature maps hasbeen proven by many studies.The article presents an approach to the construction of the surface soil temperature regime maps on the basis ofground-based research data and decryption of thermal channels of Landsat satellite images. Based on the observation dataof 2020-2022, the conversion coefficients of the Earth’s surface temperature into soil temperatures were determined.Landsat 5 and Landsat 8-9 images for the period 2009-2022 were used to construct maps of temperature distribution inthe surface soil layer in the Yangan-Tau UNESCO Global Geopark during the snowless period (from May to October).According to the data of the Duvan weather station, the trend toward climate aridification is characteristic of theterritory of the Yangan-Tau Geopark.40% of forests in the territory of the Yangan-Tau Geopark is occupied by birch, the loss of which will lead to adecrease in the territory’s aesthetics and will reduce the integrity of the forest and forest-steppe ecosystems. Thus, thestudy on bacterial wetwood spread in birch appears to be extremely relevant.In field studies, as well as by visual interpretation, 12 foci of bacterial wetwood of birch were identified on theterritory of the geopark.Comparison of the birch bacterial wetwood foci locations with the surface soil temperature regime distributionmap in the snowless season showed the predominant location of infected trees in an area with an average temperature of9.6 °C, while sound birch forests mainly grow in areas with an average temperature of 7.6 °C.Comparison of the infected birch stand distribution sites with the surface slope and NDWI did not reveal anyspecific features.The exposure assessment showed a frequent location of birch bacterial wetwood foci on the southeastern slopes.
LITERARY HIGHWAYS AS A NEW CULTURAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL PHENOMENON
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Kalutskov Vladimir N.
Published: October 2024

The purpose of the article is to present to the geographical community a new cultural and geographicalphenomenon – a literary highway, identified by the author through empirical observations. Hence the tasks of the articleare to describe and define this phenomenon, to establish its typical characteristics, and to trace its functioning on theregional material.The author introduces and substantiates new concepts of literary geography – a literary polyhighway and transportgeographical discourse.A literary highway is understood as a historical road ‘covered’ with texts of literary journeys of different times. Inthose cases where literature develops polyhighways, i.e., historical roads running parallel within the transport corridor,literary polyhighways are distinguished.The interaction of travelogue texts with certain historical roads includes a range of transport issues in a broadcomparative geographical context, or transport-geographical discourse; among them are vehicles used, road features, trialsexperienced on the road by authors or literary heroes, perception of roadside landscapes, and transport vocabulary.In the article, geographical, historical, and literary properties of literary highways and polyhighways are shownthrough the example of the metropolitan polyhighway ‘Moscow – Petersburg’, Siberian, Dvina, and Chui literary highways.In applied t
GEOINFORMATION ANALYSIS OF YOUTH MIGRATION BASED ON BIG DATA (A CASE STUDY OF THE STAVROPOL TERRITORY AND THE REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN)
Authors:   North Caucasus Federal University, Shchitova Natalia A. , Suprunchuk Ilya P. ,   North Caucasus Federal University, Sopnev Nikolay V. ,   North Caucasus Federal University, Tkacheva Tatiana A. ,   North Caucasus Federal University
Published: October 2024

The article analyzes youth migration from the peripheral regions of Southern European Russia. Increasing depopulation trends in the southern Russian territories highlight the problems associated with the migration losses of the most active part of the population. The study is based on official statistics and big data obtained from the VKontakte social network and presented in the form of an interactive atlas Virtual Population of Russia as well as data from Yandex Wordstat search queries. The data are visualized with the use of spatial infographics. The study established the main features of youth migration at the regional and intraregional levels. In general, there prevail processes of outflow of young people to the capital territories (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Moscow region) and more economically developed neighboring regions such as Krasnodar Krai and the Rostov region. In the Stavropol Territory (Stavropol Krai), the declining number of young people is compensated by an influx of foreign students. Most of high school graduates remain to continue their studies in their native regions, no more than 15-20% of applicants choose to study in other cities. Metropolitan universities are predictably most popular, the universities of neighboring large cities are less attractive.Stavropol Krai acts as an attractive territory for young people from certain republics of the North Caucasus, mainly as an educational center. The Republic of Dagestan looks like an unattractive territory for residents of other regions. According to an analysis of search queries, the greatest interest in the republic is shown by residents of those territories where the largest migration communities of immigrants from Dagestan have formed. It confirms the hypothesis of the existence of ‘virtual diasporas’.
THE USE OF SATELLITE IMAGES IN THE STUDY OF ETHNOCULTURAL LANDSCAPES: THE CASE OF AGRO-LANDSCAPES OF THE FOREST ZONE
Authors:   Pacific Geographical Institute, Far-Eastern Branch of the RAS, Nazarov Nikolay N. , Foteeva Polina S. ,   Perm State University
Published: October 2024

The article proposes and tests a method for identifying and analyzing elements of ethnocultural landscapethrough the example of the territory of the Mari people’s localized residence in the Sylvensky district (Perm region). Theresearch was carried out with the use of satellite images (Google Earth Pro). While conducting a multi-level spatial differentiation of agro-landscapes of the forest zone, it is proposed to use a set of indicators characterizing the morphological structure and morphometric characteristics of natural and economic objects. The zoning of the territory involved the allocation of several zones with a settlement in the center: a residential zone, a zone of predominantly agricultural land, and a zone of episodic economic impact (forests, commercial lands, remote hayfields and pastures). The number and location of settlements (cores) in the landscape-and-economic area were chosen as a a characteristic indicating the planning type of such an area (settlement, arable land, hayfields). It is proposed to use the share (%) of single-core settlements, dual-core settlements and three-core settlements as the analyzed indicator. Metric relations between the elements of artifacts and physiofacts captured on topographic maps and satellite images were used as indicators of the ethnocultural differentiation of the studied territory. Among other quantitative indicators characterizing the heterogeneity of the territory, the proportion (%) of settlements located in a certain type of area and the proportion (%) of settlements of a certain planning type were considered. The coefficient of group density was used as an indicator characterizing the position of settlements in the group. As the method of remote study of an ethnic group’s residence territory develops, the list of indicators of ethnocultural differentiation of ethnocultural landscapes may change (increase, decrease).
FORECAST AND ASSESSMENT OF THE AREA OF SOIL POLLUTION RESULTING FROM WIND TRANSPORT OF PARTICLES FROM THE UNDERLYING SURFACE
Authors:   Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy, Kochetova Zhanna Yu. , Bazarskij Oleg V. ,   Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy, Lazarev Ilya S. ,   Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy
Published: October 2024

Wind erosion of soils is the second factor in the spread of pollutants after water filtration. The existing mathematicalmodels for estimating the spatial transport of polluted particles by atmospheric air are complex and are not used in practice due to theneed to consider a large number of factors. This work adapts well-known mathematical and empirical models to describe the full cycleof wind erosion, including separation of particles from the soil column under the influence of wind at critical speeds; the rise of particlesinto the atmosphere to the height of their horizontal transport; sedimentation of particles from the air stream at different distances fromthe source; the likelihood of soil contamination with lead when particles of different radii fall out. The calculations carried out wereexperimentally confirmed when assessing pollution of the territories adjacent to the reconstructed state aviation airfield in Voronezh.During the reconstruction of the fuel and lubricants warehouse, with the extraction of underground 60-ton kerosene storage tanks, therewas moved a huge amount of soil, which had been filtering dangerous pollutants for decades. According to calculations, the distanceof contaminated particles transfer by ordinary wind (at a speed of up to 20 m/s) from an unorganized dust source can reach 6.5 km. The maximum contamination of soils with lead is possible at a distance of up to 500 m from the dust source in the direction of theprevailing wind. The model allows, in the first approximation, without complex mathematical calculations, to estimate the area of soilpollution due to the transfer of contaminated particles from an unorganized dust source of environmentally hazardous objects underthe worst combination of climatic and geographical conditions.
CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES IN TOURISM: THE METHODOLOGY FOR CREATING UNIVERSAL LITERARY MAPS
Authors:   Kuban State University, Volkova Tatiana A. , Sidorenko Viktor V. ,   Kuban State University, Boyko Evgeniy S. ,   Kuban State University, Minenkova Vera V. ,   Kuban State University
Published: October 2024

This article examines the topical but little-studied issue of creation of a literary map. In particular, thehistory of current literary mapping is analyzed, which includes the study of foreign and domestic methodological base, foreign and domestic methodology and practice. As a result, two key definitions have been clarified and justified: ‘literaryheritage’ and ‘literary heritage of the territory’. Literary heritage is parts of material and spiritual culture related to literature that were created by previous generations, have withstood the test of time, and are passed on to subsequent generations as something valuable and revered; at the same time, this phenomenon must necessarily take into account the degreeof importance of literature in the development of the territory, which should be reflected in certain parameters proposedby the authors in this article. The parameters of literary heritage, as established in this study, are as follows: objects of aspecific locus mentioned in literary works within its administrative-territorial boundaries; places of birth, life, creativework or travel of writers, toponymy associated with literature, cultural objects associated with literature according to thelist provided in the Federal Law ‘On Cultural Heritage Objects (Historical and Cultural Monuments) of the Peoples ofthe Russian Federation’; the setting of literary works in a specific region. The paper presents a step-by-step methodologyfor creating a universal literary map. Following the recommendations given in this study with regard to the creation ofliterary maps, specialists will gain new tools for the development of literary tourism in the regions. The results of futureresearch may be of practical significance for the development and tourist exploration of space, on the one hand, and thepreservation of cultural identity, on the other. Prospects for further development of the topic depend on solving a numberof problems. Thus, the applied aspect of research – creating a literary map according to the presented list of steps – playsa decisive role.
NATURAL HODONYMS OF KAZAN
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Panasyuk Mikhail V. , Pudovik Elena M. ,   Kazan Federal University, Khamzina Diana A. ,   Kazan Federal University
Published: October 2024

The article deals with the system of historically established natural hodonyms of the city of Kazan and the featuresof their localization. The dynamics of hodonyms transformation in Kazan in the period 1917 – 2023 shows relatively stable proportionsof the main types of hodonyms, including a stable share of natural ones, which make up about a quarter of the total number of the city’shodonyms. This necessitates their study by geographers, including research on the influence of natural factors on the cultural andhistorical image of the city.The paper solves the problems of the hodonyms typology, the grouping of naming units, and analysis of the structure of Kazan’smodern hodonyms. Some of the natural hodonyms are based on the lexicon of Russian and the others – on the lexicon of the Tatarlanguage.The study distinguished five groups of natural hodonyms and identified the main features of their localization. Kazan hodonymsbelonging to the natural type are localized mainly in residential areas on the periphery of districts and on the outskirts of the city.The results of the study of natural hodonyms of Kazan, their structure and localization are of interest to specialists in the fieldof geography, local studies, and departments of state and municipal administration bodies.
NATURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF A TERRITORY IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM
Authors:   Tomsk State University, Tsibulnikova Margarita R. ,   Tomsk Polytechnic University
Published: October 2024

In the context of the transformation of organizational-and-economic relations in the field of nature management inthe post-Soviet period and given the integration of Russia into the global economic space, studies on the approaches to measuring thecontribution of natural resources to the development of the country and its regions come to the fore. Given the turbulence in the worldeconomy, the rational use of natural resources is the foundation for the stability of regions. Economic assessment of natural resourcesis becoming one of the main tools for environmental management. The concept of sustainable development adopted in Russia is basedon maintaining the sustainable use of natural capital (NC). At the same time, the principles of rational environmental managementenshrined in Russian legislation imply assessment of the natural resource potential (NRP) of territories. The seeming similarity allowsthese terms to be viewed as synonyms. An analysis of various understandings and approaches to economic assessment of natural resources as well as significant experience in solving practical problems made it possible to establish differences between NRP and NC, which are spatiotemporal innature. Moreover, the concept of NC organically complements the theoretical foundations of geographical research on NRP since itallows assessment of the results of its use at the current moment of time.The research hypothesis suggests that the concept of NC should be considered as a logical continuation of NRP research interms of the rational environmental management theory development in the conditions of market competition.The study aims to clarify and develop the conceptual and methodological apparatus for assessing the socio-economic resultsof environmental management of a territory in modern conditions and to identify differences and connections in theoretical and methodological approaches to the assessment of NRP and NC.In the study, logical and comparative analysis methods were used. Economic methods for assessing natural resources wereapplied to substantiate the findings.Considering the concept of NC as an evolutionary development of the theory of rational nature management allows harmonizing the theoretical foundations of environmental management formed in Russia with the concept of sustainable development.
TERRITORIAL FEATURES OF THE INTRA-ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF RIVER FLOW ON THE VOTKINSK RESERVOIR CATCHMENT
Authors:   Perm State University, Kalinin Vitaliy G. , Mekhanoshina Ekaterina V. ,   Perm State University
Published: October 2024

The article is devoted to the study of spatial regularities of the intra-annual distribution of flow on the rivers of theVotkinsk Reservoir catchment in years differing in water content. An analysis of existing hydrological zoning schemes of the studyarea showed that they differ significantly from each other, both in the number of the identified taxonomic units and in the location oftheir boundaries. We revealed a discrepancy in the time of the onset of the water regime phases within the boundaries of taxa in thehydrological zoning scheme given in [15, 1973] due to their strong generalization. When using the scheme of A.S. Shklyaev [11, 1966], an analysis of the intra-annual distribution of flow is impossible due to the smallnumber (1-5) of centers of gravity of river catchment areas falling into the districts. Therefore, we clarified the boundaries of the hydrologicalzoning of the study area. As the homogeneity criterion we used groups of hydrographs on rivers with the same dates of the beginning, maximum, and end of the spring flood and summer-autumn rain floods as well as the values of their monthly flow share in the annual flow.A total of six regions have been identified: the northern mountainous region (the rivers Vishera, Berezovaya, Yazva, Yayva,Kosva, and the Upper Kolva); southern mountainous region (the Upper and Middle Chusovaya River with the tributaries Usva, Vilva,Vizhay, Koiva, Serebryannaya); northern lowland region (the rivers Chernaya, Veslyana, Lupya, the upper parts of the Kama, Lolog,Kosa, Urolka, Pilva, Visherka, the Middle and Lower Kolva); central lowland region (upper parts of the Kama River, basins of theKondas, Inva, Obva rivers); south-eastern region (the basin of the Sylva River and the Lower Chusovaya River); southwestern region(watersheds of the small rivers Ocher, Tulva, Gaiva, Mulyanka). Within the selected areas, there is noted a correspondence in the timeof the onset of the main phases of the water regime on the rivers.We investigated the influence of ongoing climate changes on the intra-annual distribution of river flow in the VotkinskoeReservoir catchment area for two observation periods (1956–1977 and 1978–2021), before and after the onset of pronounced changesin long-term fluctuations in annual runoff. For the period 1978–2021, on all rivers of the study area was revealed a decrease by 7.3%in the share of spring flow on average by region, and an increase in summer-autumn flow for the central and southern regions of thecatchment area (from 13.6% to 26.4%) and winter flow (up to 22. 9%).
Neuromuscular blockade monitoring in pediatric patients
Authors: Ozgen Zehra Serpil Ustalar
Published: October 2024

The administration of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), the cornerstone of pediatric anesthesia, facilitates intubation and muscle relaxation during surgery. However, NMBAs can also lead to serious complications including respiratory depression, residual paralysis, and prolonged recovery. Neuromuscular monitoring (NMM) in pediatric patients is therefore essential, as it is in adults, to ensure adequate paralysis during surgery and prompt recovery from NMBA-induced paralysis. This article aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of NMM in pediatric anesthesia including the various available methods, their advantages and disadvantages, and the importance of a standardized NMM approach.
An Analysis of the Network Structure in the Festival Industry Ecosystem: Focusing on Honorary Cultural Tourism Festivals
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Son Shin-Wook , Park Chang-Hwan
Published: October 2024

The demand for the industrialization of festivals has become increasingly prominent both academically and in policy discussions. Approaching festivals from an industrial perspective is regarded as a key strategy for improving supply chain efficiency and expanding the festival business ecosystem. The demand for the industrialization of festivals is increasingly strong, both academically and in policy discussions. This study aims to analyze the structural characteristics (connectivity and cohesion) and positional characteristics (influence) of South Korea's festival industry through social network analysis, grounded in industry ecosystem theory. The research utilizes 595 expenditure data points from four major cultural tourism festivals in Korea. The data were preprocessed in Excel, using pivot tables to identify relationships between attributes. After data cleaning, the dataset was divided into node and edge files, which were analyzed using Gephi 0.10, an open-source Java-based software optimized for large-scale network analysis. This multidimensional approach was critical in visualizing and optimizing the network data. The findings reveal that Korea’s festival business ecosystem displays characteristics of early-stage industrialization, characterized by low network density and limited two-way interactions between actors. While cohesive clusters within the network show diversity, the influence of major networks remains low, highlighting the need for focused efforts to strengthen them. In terms of positional characteristics, festival organizations, venue construction industries, and content development companies were identified as influential actors. Academically, this study contributes to the empirical identification of the network structure within the festival business ecosystem, providing foundational data for understanding its dynamic changes. Practically, it offers policy recommendations, including fostering key actors to enhance cohesion and expanding opportunities for inter-company collaboration to further develop the ecosystem.
Observar, tejer y pintar: una etnografía a partir de la imagen para pensar la ciudad
Authors: Cruz-Castillo Alba Lucía , Pérez-Pérez Alex Leandro , Cifuentes-Ruíz Paula Andrea
Published: October 2024

El artículo de investigación expone dos experiencias urbanas desde territorios de borde de la ciudad de Bogotá, específicamente en el barrio El Recuerdo Sur (Ciudad Bolívar) y el barrio Las Cruces (Santa Fe). Estas investigaciones/intervenciones fueron pensadas desde procesos participativos y etnográficos mediados por la fotografía y la pintura, como puente en el diálogo con las comunidades, en un ejercicio pedagógico de fortalecimiento de procesos de identidad territorial y apropiación de espacios públicos. El artículo ilustra, de forma detallada, las metodologías utilizadas y la forma en que estas, mediante la imagen y los objetos creativos, logran la comprensión de la ciudad como campo, objeto y construcción social que emerge desde las representaciones de esta. Los ejercicios propuestos y su desarrollo posibilitaron consolidar estructuras políticas, sociales y culturales que, posteriormente, permitieron la recuperación y resignificación de contextos urbanos que se han convertido en hitos y nodos para el intercambio de experiencias que impulsan la continuidad de las luchas de diversos colectivos por el derecho a la ciudad de minorías y comunidades vulnerables.
Estrategias metacognitivas en relación con la metacomprensión lectoescritora y la motivación del estudiante universitario
Authors: Jiménez-Rodríguez Virginia , Delgado-García Cynthia María , Ondé-Pérez Daniel , Alvarado-Izquierdo Jesús María
Published: October 2024

La evaluación de estrategias metacognitivas y la motivación son de gran interés para los procesos de enseñanza universitaria. No obstante, la mayor parte de la investigación se ha centrado en niños, niñas y adolescentes. El objetivo de este artículo es explorar las relaciones que hay en estudiantes universitarios/as entre estrategias cognitivas, estrategias metacognitivas aplicadas a la lectura y a la escritura y varios aspectos de la motivación, a través de una muestra de estudiantes universitarios españoles (N = 415). Se utilizaron dos escalas adaptadas para estos estudiantes sobre metacomprensión lectora y escritora (Escola y Evapromes, respectivamente), junto a una escala de motivación y una de estrategias metacognitivas de carácter general. Se contrastaron medidas repetidas (Anova-A-mr) para diferenciar entre subescalas, se valoraron las correlaciones producto-momento de Pearson entre escalas, y se aplicó un modelo de regresión lineal múltiple para valorar el poder predictivo de la metacomprensión lectora y escritora sobre la motivación y las estrategias metacognitivas generales. Los resultados indican la existencia de correlaciones significativas entre todas las escalas, siendo mayores en Evapromes que en Escola. Además, cuando ambas escalas se analizan conjuntamente, los coeficientes de regresión indican un alto potencial predictivo de Evapromes, mientras que Escola tiene una capacidad sensiblemente menor, especialmente respecto a la motivación. Este trabajo ha permitido avanzar en aspectos teóricos relacionados con la importancia de la motivación en el proceso de aprendizaje mediante la aplicación de estrategias metacognitivas en población universitaria, y supone un avance en cuanto al uso de instrumentos de medida con adecuadas propiedades psicométricas.
Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Etiği Üzerine Genel Bir Değerlendirme
Authors: Öztürk Yıldız , Çakmak Zafer
Published: October 2024

Etik, pek çok disiplin tarafından ele alınan çok yönlü bir konudur. Sosyal ve beşeri bilimlerin doğası gereği, etik konusunun bu alanda uzun bir tarihsel geçmişi vardır. Felsefi düzeydeki tartışmaların yanı sıra, araştırma sürecindeki her adımda etik gündeme gelmektedir. Araştırmacının konuyla ilgilenmesi ile başlayan araştırma etiği tüm araştırma sürecini çerçeveleyen kapsamlı bir olgudur. Bu süreçte evrensel ve yerel etik ilkeler araştırmacının yol göstericisidir. Aynı zamanda bilimsel topluluklar tarafından kabul görmüş etik değerlerin dikkate alınması potansiyel sorunların önüne geçebilir ve araştırma kalitesini artırabilir. Tüm bunlara rağmen konuya, zamana veya mekana özgü etik çelişkilerin yaşanması da muhtemeldir. Bu makalede araştırma etiği kavramı sosyal bilim araştırmaları kapsamında ele alınmıştır. Evrensel etik ilkeleri ve araştırmalarda dikkat edilmesi gereken etik değerler paylaşılmıştır. İnternet tabanlı araştırmalarda etik olgusu incelenmiş ve etik ile bağlantılı kavramlara yer verilerek, etik ikilem konusu derinlemesine tartışılmıştır. Bu çalışma, araştırma etiğini sosyal bilimler kapsamında incelemeyi ve araştırmacılara yol gösterecek etik değerleri paylaşmayı amaçlamaktadır.
Örgütsel Çift Yönlülük Üzerine Uluslararası Literatürde Yapılan Çalışmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi
Authors: Mutlu Ceyhan
Published: October 2024

Bu çalışmada, bibliyometrik analiz yönteminden yararlanarak, son yıllarda uluslararası literatürde artan bir öneme sahip olan örgütsel çift yönlülük kavramı kapsamlı bir şekilde ele alınmaktadır. Bu kavramın uluslararası literatürdeki oluşumundan gelişimine kadar olan tüm süreçler ve aktörler ele alınarak, yeni yeni gelişmeye başladığı ulusal literatürde de önemine dikkat çekmek amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmanın verilerini, Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan, örgütsel çift yönlülük üzerine uluslararası literatürde yapılmış 1390 çalışma oluşturmaktadır. Elde edilen bu çalışmaları incelemek için, bibliyometrik analiz yönteminin yapılmasına olanak sağlayan, VosViewer 1.6.19. programından faydalanılmıştır. Bu programın yardımıyla, elde edilen çalışmalar arasındaki ortak yazarlar, atıflar, anahtar kelimeler gibi faktörlerin birbirileriyle olan ilişkisel bağlantıları incelenmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarını incelediğimizde, örgütsel çift yönlülük kavramının uluslararası literatürdeki gelişiminde aktörlerin rolleri net bir şekilde ortaya çıkmaktadır. Elde edilen tüm bulgular ışığında, örgütsel çift yönlülük kavramının ulusal literatürde de öneminin artması hedeflenmektedir.
Örgütlerde Kaynağın İnsanın Önüne Geçmesi: Örgütsel İnsandışılaştırma Üzerine Sistematik Bir Derleme
Authors: Oktay Semanur , Söyük Selma
Published: October 2024

Örgütsel insandışılaştırma, çalışanların çalıştığı örgüt tarafından bir insandan ziyade, örgütün kaynağı veya mülkü olarak muamele gördüğüne ilişkin algılarını ifade etmektedir. Bu çalışma sistematik derleme yoluyla, örgütsel insandışılaştırmanın örgüt ve çalışanlara etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada, Web of Science, Pubmed, Ulakbim, Science Direct, Springer Link veri tabanlarında Türkçe ve İngilizce dilinde belirlenen anahtar sözcükler taranarak veri toplanmıştır. Araştırma kapsamına 23 çalışma dâhil edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda örgütsel insandışılaştırmanın çalışanları ve dolayısı ile örgütleri olumsuz etkilediği sonucuna varılmıştır. Bununla birlikte çalışmada, ulusal literatürde örgütsel insandışılaştırma konusuna yönelik çalışmaların yok denecek kadar az olduğu görülmüş ve konuya özgü farklı örneklem gruplarıyla çalışmaların yapılması önerilmiştir.
Az alapszerződések szerepe a magyarságpolitikában
Authors: Tabajdi Csaba
Published: October 2024

Vizi Balázs (szerk.): Magyarország és szomszédai. A kisebbségvédelem kérdései a kétoldalú szerződésekben. Budapest: L’Harmattan Kiadó, 2021. 294 oldal
Amit már tudunk a közép-európai kisebbségi magyar fiatalokról
Authors: Sütő Zsuzsanna
Published: October 2024

Vita Emese – Veres Valér (szerk.): Változó ifjúság a Kárpát-medence országaiban: szociológiai tanulmányok a magyar fiatalok két évtizedéről. Kolozsvár: Editura ISPMN, 2023. 320 oldal
Optical Studies of Silver Oxide Deposited Thin Films Using the RF Sputtering Technique
Authors:   Department of Physics, Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta, Shimogga, 577 451, Karnataka, India, Siddanna Shivakumar , Devidas G B , Nischit B S , Naveenkumar K , Hanagodimath S M
Published: October 2024

Background/Objectives: Silver Oxide is an efficient material because it is used in batteries. Apart from this, it is a moderate oxidizing agent in a variety of processes including the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids. The objective of the study is to synthesize silver oxide films by RF sputtering technique so that synthesized films can be inserted in the spectrophotometer for optical study. Methods: Silver Oxide films were deposited on Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide (FTO) glass using Radio Frequency (RF) sputtering method and annealed at 200 °C, for two hours, and then it was used in DK2 Ratio recording Spectrophotometer to analyze absorption and transmission data. Findings: The thickness of the films was measured using a non-contact optical Profilometer, in the range of (42– 660) nm. The films were subsequently exposed to optical characterization, revealing exceptionally low transmittance and high absorbance. The band gap is estimated to be 2.2 eV. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies reveal that the material is crystalline and Miller indices have also been determined. The morphology and topography of the thin films were analyzed using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) and the chemical composition was estimated using EDS. Novelty: The present work reveals that the optical properties are highly dependent on the thickness and the material distribution. The direct band gap energy is evaluated from the absorption spectrum which comes out to be 2.2 eV. The XRD spectra synthesized Silver Oxide films are crystalline in nature. Keywords: Silver Oxide, Band gap, XRD, FESEM
Exponential Type Ratio and Product Estimator of Finite Population Mean in Stratified Sampling
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Mathematics, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana, India, Sharma Rubal , Malik Sangeeta
Published: October 2024

Objective: This article presents an exponential-type ratio and product estimator of the finite population mean within the stratification framework. A common technique in survey sampling is stratification, which divides the population into similar subsets to improve the estimator's accuracy. Methods: This paper tackles the problem of determining the expression for bias and Mean Square Error (MSE) for the population up to the 1st degree of the approximation when stratification is present. Findings: Here it is obtained the optimum value of the modified estimator. The modified estimator is more effective than the unbiased, ratio and product type estimators. We have used one data set through the stratified random sampling technique, and the relative efficiency of the estimators obtained from the population set is higher. Novelty: New proposed stratification estimators that improve the existing mixed ratio and product exponential types. The primary goal of this study is to investigate how well the suggested estimators perform compared to current estimators. Thorough simulation research to test the estimator's accuracy and efficiency. Both theoretical and practical research have shown that the proposed estimators outperform competing estimators. Keywords: Finite population mean, Stratification, Bias, Mean square error, Percent relative efficiency
Parkinson’s Disease Interstage Prognostic Biomarkers for Early Detection through Hybrid Machine Learning Model
Authors:   PhD Scholar, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Magare Archana Chandrashekhar , Patel Maulika
Published: October 2024

Background: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition that takes 15 to 20 years to exhibit the symptoms. However, during the initial stages of the disease, there are microlevel changes in the body that are typically undetected. The pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease requires understanding of these microlevel changes. Objectives: The objective of the present study is to develop a hybrid ensembled machine learning pipeline model for identifying inter-stage Parkinson’s Disease (PD) biomarkers for understanding disease progression as well as etiology. Methods: The proposed work was carried out on the dataset GSE202667 from Gene Expression Omnibus, containing time-resolved RNA signatures of CD4+ T cells at various stages. Differentiating genes were identified in different interstage groups. Two types of unsupervised learning methods- distance-based (K-means, Agglomerative, Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Application with Noise) and probability-based (Hidden Markov Model, Gaussian Mixture Model Latent Dirichlet Allocation) were applied. The best algorithms were selected and applied to optimize clusters. Enrichment analysis was conducted on the top 10 PD biomarkers in each category. Findings: The top 10 PD biomarkers in each category are identified and gene set enrichment analysis resulted into their enrichment in three KEGG Pathways and depletion in two GO molecular functions. These biomarkers’ depletion is observed in 215 Reactome pathways and enrichment in 18 Reactome pathways. Twelve GO-Cellular components had an enrichment whereas 111 GO-Cellular components had a depletion in the gene set. A total of 25 GO-Biological process components were enriched, while 339 GO-Biological process components were depleted. Novelty: The proposed hybrid ensembled machine learning pipeline model works as a tool to identify Parkinson’s Disease biomarkers from omics data. The model contributes to identify implicit patterns in omics data in order to unveil Parkinson’s disease progress mechanism through biomarkers discovery. Keywords: Gaussian Mixture Model clustering, Early Detection, k-means clustering, Machine learning, Parkinson’s Disease Interstage Biomarkers
Anti-inflammatory Activity of Crude Extract and Zinc- Oxide Nanoparticles from the Ink of Squid (Uroteuthis duvaucelii )
Authors:   Ph. D. Research Scholar (Reg. No. 19112212192007), PG & Research Department of Zoology, St. Mary’s College (Autonomous) Affiliated to Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Thoothukudi, Abhishekapatti, Tirunelveli, 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India, Monica G , Diaz Jemma Hermelin Jesy
Published: October 2024

Objectives: Marine natural materials can be utilized to construct a variety of medications and have produced significant leads for therapeutic development. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of crude extract and zinc-oxide nanoparticles from the ink of squid. Methods : The anti-inflammatory activity of the synthesized zinc-oxide nanoparticles and crude extract of Uroteuthis duvaucelii was determined by using albumin denaturation assay and anti-proteinase activity. Findings : The albumin denaturation assay of the crude ink extract shows a maximum anti-inflammatory activity of 29% at a concentration of 100µl/ml and a minimum activity of 7% at a concentration of 20µl/ml. The zinc-oxide nanoparticles of U. duvaucelii exhibit anti-inflammatory activity of 8% at 20µl/ml, and 37% at a concentration of 100µl/ml. Anti-proteinase activity of the crude extract exhibits 25% of inhibition at a concentration of 100µl/ml and lowest activity of 2% at a concentration of 20µl/ml. Zinc-oxide nanoparticles of Uroteuthis duvaucelii exhibit maximum inhibition of 28% at 100µl/ml and minimum activity of 5% at a concentration of 20µl/ml. Comparing the two extracts the zinc-oxide of U. duvaucelii shows better albumin denaturation and anti-proteinase action than the crude ink extract. So, this can be used as a source of anti-inflammatory agents for drug development. Novelty : Research suggests that natural products may be a source of anti-inflammatory medications with higher activity and fewer side effects. Therefore, the synthesized nanoparticles from the ink of Uroteuthis duvaucelii can be used as an anti-inflammatory drug. Keywords: Anti-inflammatory activity; Zinc-oxide nanoparticles; Uroteuthis duvaucelii; Anti proteinase; Crude ink
NPC1 inhibitor treatments and immunoblotting of whole-cell lysates from cell culture systems v1
Authors: Kraus Felix , JW Harper
Published: October 2024

This is a protocol for assessing abundance of autophagy proteins after inhibition of the lysosomal cholesterol transprorter NPC1 via the U18666A inhibitor by Western blotting from whole-cell lysates derived from HeLa cell culture systems.
HiCAR for mouse HL-1 cells following enhancer perturbations v1
Authors: Anglen Taylor , M. Kaplow Irene , Choi Baekgyu , Hagy Kevin , Tran Duc , E. Ramaker Magan , Shah Svati , Jung Inkyung , Karra Ravi , Diao Yarui , A. Gersbach Charles
Published: October 2024

This protocol describes ATAC-seq methods in human iPSC-CM following growth with or without GSK3 inhibition using CHIR99021.
UKRAINE AGAINST MOSCOW: THE CONSTANTNESS OF HISTORY (The review of Oleksandr Shulgyn`s book "Ukraine against Moscow. 1917". Kyiv, 2023)
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, GRABOVSKA Iryna
Published: October 2024

The book examines the situation of Ukraine during the national liberation struggles of the beginning of the 20th century, especially the struggle of Ukrainians against Moscow in 1917-1918. The events of 1917-1918 in Kyiv and Petrograd are described by O. Shulgyn with the scrupulousness of a historian and the emotionality of a true patriot of Ukraine. The book was published in 1935 in Paris. It published in French. The authentic title is "Ukraine contre Moscou (1917)". O. Shulgyn`s work was translated into Ukrainian for the first time already in our time by Olena Leontovych and published in 2023 in Kyiv. Oleksandr Shulgyn (1889–1960) was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs in the history of the Ukrainian People`s Republic (UNR), one of the dignitaries of Ukraine as a talented publicist, politician, historian, public and statesman. Oleksandr Shulgyn`s work ―Ukraine against Moscow. 1917‖ is relevant for the warring Ukrainian community. And not only because it presents the unique experience of an active and thinking event participant. Today, this book "works" as an example of Ukraine`s advocacy in the world, such an urgent problem now, as well as in those distant years of the first quarter of the 20th century, in the thirties, forties, and ultimately all the years of the 20th century. The need to be heard by the world for Ukraine and Ukrainians, unfortunately, remains extremely acute even today.
Assessment of the Quality of the Kindergarten Educational Environment for Children with ASD: ECERS-R
Authors: Sadretdinova E.A. , Bashinova S.N. , Nigmatullina I.A. , Vasina V.V.
Published: October 2024

Objectives. When providing comprehensive support for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), it is necessary to create a special educational environment. A study was conducted on the quality of the educational environment of a preschool educational organization for children with ASD using the Early Childhood Environmental Assessment Scale (ECERS-R) tool, which was originally designed to assess the environment in preschools for typically developing children.

Methods. The ECERS-R diagnostic methodology evaluates the main components of the educational environment in a preschool organization across seven areas: Space and Furnishings; Personal Care Routines; Language — Reasoning; Activitie; Interaction; Program Structure; Parents and Staff. In 10 groups of children aged 2 to 8 years of special kindergarten for children with ASD “WE ARE TOGETHER”, quality monitoring of the preschool’s work was carried out by both external and internal (staff) experts.

Results. The strongest aspects of the kindergarten’s educational environment for children with ASD were identified as “Staff-Child Interaction” and “Program Structure”. Lower scores were obtained in the areas of “Language — Reasoning” and “Activities”. The “Space and Furnishings” was rated similarly by both external and internal experts (4.5 points), which indirectly indicates the objectivity of the expert assessment. Internal experts rated their own performance in caring for children with ASD lower, at 3.4 points, while external experts rated the difficulty of caring for children with ASD slightly higher, at 3.6 points.

Conclusions. In general, kindergarten staff, who work with children in this educational environment on a daily basis, rated its quality significantly higher than external experts. This discrepancy is likely due to the specific nature of the educational environment for children with ASD, as well as the individual characteristics of the children themselves. For a qualitative assessment of the educational environment using ECERS-R in a kindergarten with a special focus, the tool needs to be adapted to better meet the special educational needs of the children. Adding subscales for different conditions seems feasible.