bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RESEARCH PROGRESS IN THE SPLICING AND RESTORATION OF ARTIFACT FRAGMENTS BASED ON POINT CLOUD
Authors: Zhao J. , Yin L. , Yang J. , Hua X. , Liu Z. , Wang X.
Published: December 2023

Abstract. Due to environmental reasons, most of the artifacts are fragmented, and the surface information of the artifacts is also blurred. The traditional method of repairing artifacts mainly relies on archaeologists to manually repair them, using fragment features to compare each fragment one by one, this method will cause secondary damage to the fragments. Based on computer technology, virtual restoration of artifacts fragments can obtain the latest unearthed data of artifacts quickly, preserve digital information of artifacts, achieve permanent preservation, and provide prior knowledge for subsequent artifacts restoration. Point cloud data is widely used in artifacts virtual restoration technology due to its good depth of information. This paper takes ceramics, bronzes, Terra-cotta Warriors, and other individual artifacts fragments as the main research object, and the point cloud data obtained by 3D laser scanner as the main research data. It comprehensively classifies and summarizes the work of computer artifacts splicing in recent years.
A thermodynamic potential of seawater in terms of Absolute Salinity, Conservative Temperature, and in situ pressure
Authors: McDougall Trevor J. , Barker Paul M. , Feistel Rainer , Roquet Fabien
Published: December 2023

Abstract. A thermodynamic potential is derived for seawater as a function of Conservative Temperature, Absolute Salinity and pressure. From this thermodynamic potential, all the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of seawater can be found, just as all these thermodynamic properties can be found from the TEOS-10 (the International Thermodynamic Equation of Seawater – 2010; IOC et al., 2010) Gibbs function (which is a function of in situ temperature, Absolute Salinity, and pressure). Present oceanographic practice in the Gibbs SeaWater Oceanographic Toolbox uses a polynomial expression for specific volume (and enthalpy) in terms of Conservative Temperature (as well as of Absolute Salinity and pressure), whereas the relationship between in situ temperature and Conservative Temperature is based on the Gibbs function. This mixed practice introduces (numerically small) inconsistencies and superfluous conversions between variables. The proposed thermodynamic potential of seawater, being expressed as an explicit function of Conservative Temperature, overcomes these small numerical inconsistencies, and in addition, the new approach allows for greater computational efficiency in the evaluation of sea surface temperature from Conservative Temperature. It is also shown that when using Conservative Temperature, the thermodynamic information in enthalpy is independent of that contained in entropy. This contrasts with the cases where either in situ temperature or potential temperature is used. In these cases, a single thermodynamic potential serves the important purpose of avoiding having to impose a separate consistency requirement between the functional forms of enthalpy and entropy.
Study the Effect of Environmental Scanning on the Relationship Between Individual and Organizational Factors and the Use of Information by the Electronic Publishing Managers
Authors: Farhadpoor Mohammad Reza , Saeidi Zahra
Published: December 2023

Objetive. To investigate the effect of environmental scanning on the relationship between individual and organizational factors and the use of information by the electronic publishing managers.
Method. The current research is completely practical. The survey-analytical method was applied on 152 managers which were active in the electronic publishing industry. Data was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire.
Results. As the average results indicate, individual factors (information awareness = 16.21 and information disclosure =7.039), organizational factors (information climate = 7.105 and external attention = 9.96), T value in environmental scanning (50.197) and the use of information (62.92) are above the average level. The analysis and explanation of the findings in this case reveals that after imposing of a mediator, the β value was changes subsequently from (β=0.576) and (β=0.0383) to (β =0.267) and (β=0.341). This means and reinforces the trivial but crucial effect of the mediator.
Conclusions. The positive attitudes toward the informational based activities, intermittent interaction with experts with high and enriched informational backgrounds and resources, the amount of conditional and organizational access to information and finally the reciprocal action with the environment has a great impact on the amount of environmental scanning and information to which the managers use.
Outras Educações em Duque de Caxias: Antirracismo e Dinâmicas Curriculares na Contrahegemonia
Authors: Oliveira Célia Regina Cristo de , Miranda Claudia
Published: December 2023

O presente artigo é resultado de pesquisa sobre outras educações no Município de Duque de Caxias com ênfasenas narrativas de professoras que se autodeclaram antirracistas. Trata-se de um trabalho com resultados queinterseccionam perspectivas inclusivas além de apresentar interfaces com as questões das diversidades que nosdesafiam no cotidiano. O temário da educação para as relações étnico-raciais e das relações de gênero atravessa oproblema de pesquisa explorado já que, ao debatermos aprendizagens outras, com daexploramos aspectos das identidades assumidas por profissionais que atuam a contrapelo em instituições aindamarcadas pelas insuficiências da falta de letramento racial. Adotamos uma perspectiva metodológica incluindoentrevistas semiestruturadas.
“Isso é uma bichona”: a violência homofóbica experienciada por professores gays que trabalham em escolas rurais da Amazônia paraense
Authors: Silva Jardinelio Reis da , Rocha José Damião Trindade
Published: December 2023

Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida durante o curso de doutoramento em educação na Amazônia no PGEDA/UFPA/UFT vinculada ao grupo de pesquisa CNPQ Gepce/minorias. O texto coloca em debate a homofobia experienciada por professores gays que trabalham em escolas rurais da Amazônia paraense. Trata-se de uma pesquisa no âmbito do currículo pós-crítico, cujos dados foram gerados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Para as análises, recorreu-se ao método documentário de Ralf Bonsach. Os resultados evidencia-se que os sujeitos sociais minorizados sofrem homofobia explícita e homofobia velada em suas relações com a comunidade intra/extraescolar e que os professores gays ressignificam a violência homofóbica sofrida ao pautarem uma educação humanizada e solidária.
Proposta de sequência didática com o gênero tirinha no Ensino Fundamental II
Authors: Diniz Frederico Lopes Soares
Published: December 2023

Durante muito tempo, o ensino brasileiro prescindiu de metodologias e práticas efetivas para o alcance dehabilidades e competências de leitura e escrita, fato que se comprova pelo mau posicionamento em rankings deavaliação de desempenho de alunos do mundo inteiro. A inclusão de gêneros no ensino após a implementação dosPCNs e da BNCC representa um avanço nas diretrizes curriculares e nas práticas de ensino que, ainda que deforma tímida, vêm melhorando os índices de leitura e interpretação dos nossos alunos. A enorme variedade degêneros existentes constitui fonte inesgotável de possibilidades de práticas pedagógicas. Pretende-se, com estetrabalho, propor uma sequência didática utilizando o gênero textual tirinhas em quadrinhos, contemplando amultimodalidade, a transversalidade temática e a interdisciplinaridade, objetivando o alcance de melhoreshabilidades de leitura, interpretação e argumentação crítica dos alunos. A pesquisa de gêneros fundamenta-se emBakhtin (2016) e Maingueneau (2004), e as bases teóricas para a construção da proposta constam dos trabalhos deSchneuwly e Dolz (2011).
Preliminary selection of the most significant karst springs in Bulgaria
Authors: Benderev Aleksey , Mihaylova Boyka , Kostov Konstantin , Damyanova Evelina
Published: December 2023

In June 2022, the Karst Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) initiated, under the auspices of UNESCO, the adoption and implementation of the project „Most Important Karst Aquifer Karst Springs (MIKAS)”. The project is completely implemented on a voluntary basis and is based on the knowledge and professional experience of leading karst scientists from almost all countries of the world. The coordinator of MIKAS is Prof. Zoran Stevanović from the University of Belgrade. Bulgaria is also participating in the implementation of the project.
The aim of the present study is a preliminary selection of nationally significant karst springs, based on published information, as well as the experience and knowledge of the Bulgarian karst experts participating in the project. According to the team’s research so far, the karst springs Glava Panega, Andaka near Dryanovo, Iskrets spring, Devnya springs, Toplya spring and the spring from the Musinska Cave have the highest probability of being proposed for inclusion in the Global List.
ANALYSIS OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS OF MONOCITIES IN EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION
Authors:   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Akhmetova Zauresh , Tovma Nataliya ,   Doctor (PhD), Deputy head Department of «Business technologies» for scientific research and MS KazNU, Shurenov Nursultan ,   Senior Lecturer of the Department of «Business technologies» KazNU al-Farabi
Published: December 2023

The development of single-industry towns has been one of the main problems of Kazakhstan for many years. The depressive state of single-industry towns has worsened. This article is devoted to the development of the demographic potential of single-industry towns in the East Kazakhstan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study used methods of comparison, matching, extrapolation, modeling, and benchmarking. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the demographic indicators of single-industry towns in the East Kazakhstan region of Kazakhstan for 10 years. Based on the analysis carried out, a demographic forecast for the development of single-industry towns until 2030 was calculated. The factors influencing the development of the demographic potential of single-industry towns are determined. The authors attempted to calculate the index of demographic development of single-industry towns for 10 years, which shows the assessment of the settlements under consideration in terms of size and growth rate of demographic indicators and considers the balance of migration. An algorithm of actions for the development of single-industry towns is proposed.
Interculturalism in Kazakhstan: a Response to Thinking about Diversity
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nakipbayeva Zhanar , Sadvokassova Aigul ,   Institute of Applied Ethnopolitical Research
Published: December 2023

This article defines the concept of interculturalism, explores its foreign applications, and outlines its primary structural components, all of which are based on data acquired through desk research. In addition, this paper considers answers to such problematic questions as "How important is interculturalism in the management of Kazakhstan's cultural diversity?", "What should be its main mechanisms?".
Reforming the Civil Service System of Japan
Authors:   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Akyn Bakdaulet , Dadabaev Timur ,   University of Tsukuba
Published: December 2023

The article deals with the issue of reforming the Japanese civil service. Japan's civil service system was reformed in 2014 by amending the National Civil Service Law. The amended law covers a wide range of areas, but the main issue is the new procedure for appointing leaders. The introduction of this new process has fundamentally changed the relationship between the prime minister and the executive branch. This article first describes aspects of the Japanese government's civil service reform and analyzes the content and process of this reform in two dimensions (i.e., transformational factors and transactional factors). It then explains how the reform changed the relationship between the prime minister and the executive branch.
Đánh giá hình ảnh niệu đạo nữ trên cộng hưởng từ động học sàn chậu ở bệnh nhân có rối loạn tiểu tiện không tự chủ khi gắng sức
Authors: Âu Hoàng Đình , Dung Vũ Thị , Hiền Mã Mai
Published: December 2023

Nghiên cứu so sánh các thông số hình ảnh niệu đạo nữ trên cộng hưởng từ động học sàn chậu giữa nhóm bệnh (22 bệnh nhân) với nhóm không có rối loạn tiểu tiện không tự chủ khi gắng sức (21 bệnh nhân) nhằm tìm các bất thường giải phẫu liên quan. Ở cả thì nghỉ và thì đi tiểu, không có sự khác biệt có ý nghĩa thống kê (p > 0,05) giữa 2 nhóm về chiều dài, đường kính ngang, độ dày lớp ngoài niệu đạo, góc niệu đạo, góc cổ bàng quang-mu- cụt, vị trí cổ bàng quang với đường mu cụt. Ngược lại, có sự khác biệt có ý nghĩa thống kê giữa 2 nhóm về thể tích, đường kính trước sau, độ dày lớp trong niệu đạo (p < 0,05) và góc sau niệu đạo bàng quang (p < 0,001). Đối với chẩn đoán tiểu tiện không tự chủ khi gắng sức, ở thì nghỉ và thì đi tiểu, góc sau niệu đạo-bàng quang có AUC, độ nhạy, độ đặc hiệu lần lượt là 0,9 và 0,98; 0,86 và 0,91; 0,86 và 0,95 (với ngưỡng 133,50 ở thì nghỉ và 153,50 ở thì đi tiểu).
Mikor – Hol – Hogyan? : Külső tényezők hatása az élelmiszeripari vállalatok jövedelmezőségre
Authors: Földi Péter , Bareith Tibor , Parádi-Dolgos Anett
Published: December 2023

Az élelmiszeriparban működő vállalkozások nyereségtermelő képességét számos külső adottság is befolyásolja. A külső faktorok jövedelmezőségre gyakorolt hatását mérhetővé tenni azonban összetett módszertani kérdésekhez vezet. Jelen elemzésünkben az élelmiszergyártó vállalkozások jövedelmezőségét és az azt befolyásoló támogatási, illetve versenytársi környezet hatását lineáris modell alkalmazásával vizsgáljuk. Célunk azonosítani vállalati, iparági és területi (megyei) időtényezők hatását a ROA- és ROE-mutatók követésével 2011 és 2021 időszak között. Eredményeink határozottan alátámasztják a céghatások dominanciáját a magyar élelmiszeriparban, hiszen ezek a hatások a vállalati jövedelmezőség varianciájának 27,95%-át teszik ki. A ROA szórásához a tevékenység, az évek és a megyék hatásai 25,57%-kal, 25,52%-kal, illetve 20,96%-kal járultak hozzá. Az alkalmazott módszertől függetlenül a vállalati hatás dominanciája és az évek, illetve megyék hatásának viszonylag gyengébb jelenléte elemzésünkben megerősíti a korábbi nemzetközi tudományos megállapításokat.
“Such Arbitrary and Rude Action”: István Deák’s Reports on His Expulsion from Hungary in 1973–74
Authors: László Szabolcs , Duller Matthias
Published: December 2023

The primary sources published here were authored by the noted Hungarian-American historian István Deák (1926–2023). They provide a firsthand account of his expulsion from Hungary at the end of 1973 and also of his subsequent harassment by the Hungarian state security during his return trip in the summer of 1974. The documents are prefaced by an introduction to the various trans-Atlantic cultural exchange programs during the Cold War period, with a particular focus on the conflict between the Hungarian authorities and the International Research & Exchanges Board that was caused by Deák’s expulsion.
The Weather Is Dirty: Jane Austen’s Use of Nature as a Social Agent
Authors: Moore Monika
Published: December 2023

Throughout her works, Jane Austen utilized weather as a powerful natural phenomenon to facilitate plot action through enabling or inhibiting social interactions. The inclusion of the natural world gives indications of how Austen perceived humans in relation to the environment: that people, their plans, and their social interactions were very much at the mercy of nature. This ecocritical analysis of her work extends beyond the picturesque into broader conceptions of her interests in people and their interconnections with each other and with nature, raising the heretofore unspoken idea that Austen perceived nature as having the ability to both enable and interrupt social engagement. Austen’s use of weather to facilitate character action and plot development could be interpreted as a convention of Romanticism, or as counter to Romanticism, as these very same natural events create kinks in plans, deviating from so-called ideal conditions. This article examines the role of weather as a plot device across a selection of Austen’s novels, including Northanger Abby, Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion. This article offers further ecocritical analysis of her interests in people and their interconnections with each other and with nature.
Women’s Dilemma of Love: An Ethical Literary Interpretation of Miss Sophie’s Diary by Ding Ling
Authors: Qi Xinxin
Published: December 2023

Miss Sophie’s Diary, a landmark novel by Chinese feminist writer Ding Ling, radically transformed traditional love stories for women. In this diary-style novel, a lady’s psychological activities are revealed by adopting a modern woman’s unique gender consciousness and the feminist discourse. As a remarkable literary work, it upended all previous love stories and centered on the eternal triangle between Sophie, the protagonist, and two male characters. Sophie’s behavior used to be criticized as immoral. However, these moral standards were gender-biased and did not necessarily apply to all women. In the following article, Sophie’s view of love is analyzed based on Gilligan’s ethics of care. It turns out that her love triangle caused inner conflicts that propelled her through three stages of growth: self-preservation, self-sacrifice, as well as balance and maturity. Her pursuit and rejection of love revealed the inner turmoil and pain of a feminist striving for independence in an oppressive era. Her diaries witnessed her growth in dealing with self–other relationships and ultimately made her stronger. By rising above the moral dilemmas, Sophie made her voice heard and became a role model for Chinese women in the new era.
The “kala–admi” and the “golden-haired, fair-complexioned hero”: Racial Othering and the Question of the Aboriginals in the Fairy Tale Collections of Colonial Bengal
Authors: Roy Sarani
Published: December 2023

This article discusses how the representational politics of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Bengali fairy tales was heavily informed by the racial discourses of the time. The racial discourses of colonial Bengal worked in close association with the discourses of anthropology and nationalism. The discourse of ethnographic nationalism prepared the ground for the historical rise of the Hindu, upper-caste, urban, elite, male subjectivity and enabled it to define and “speak” for the so-called “aboriginal” groups in a way that best suited their convenience. The contemporary idea of the “black,” “ugly,”“backward,” and “uncivilized” aboriginals influenced the representation of the rakshasas or the giants in the fairy tales of colonial Bengal. The article analyzes the ways in which the project of fairy tale collection turned into an upper-caste, Hindu, elite discourse in the hands of the Bengali intellectuals, which operated primarily by marginalizing the category of the aboriginals. The article also historically contextualizes the categories of the elite and the aboriginal in connection with the arya-anarya theory of race, popular in nineteenth-century Bengal.
An “Insolent” Letter
Authors: Maddox Randy L.
Published: December 2023

This article presents a letter previously absent from Wesley Studies publications, written by Mary (Goldhawk/Vazeille) Wesley, the wife of Rev. John Wesley, to her brother-in-law Rev. Charles Wesley in May 1752. The letter provides striking evidence of the tensions current between the writer and the recipient.
Pre/Occupied Longing: Toward a Definition of Postnostalgia in Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated
Authors: Wilson Lucas F. W.
Published: December 2023

This article presents a theoretical formulation that names an experience that is common to many third-generation protagonists in the literature written by the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors: postnostalgia. Postnostalgia is an adopted “nostalgia”—though it not actually nostalgia—for a place and a time that descendants have never lived but long for as if they have. This almost-form of “nostalgia” is powerful because it is an affective and persistent response to the particular places to which they are connected, given how their families once occupied those milieus. This article treats Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated, which serves as a representation of how third-generation protagonists commonly attempt to discover pre-Shoah life by visiting the sites of family life in their family’s native lands. This formulation of postnostalgia offers insight into how survivors’ descendants in third-generation literature have responded to their inherited traumas, elucidating the common phenomenon of what is referred to as “pilgrimages” to sites of pre-Shoah family life.
“Love, Alex”: Queering Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated
Authors: Apap Christopher C.
Published: December 2023

Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated (2002) follows the two protagonists and narrators of the novel, American descendent of Holocaust survivors Jonathan and Alexander Perchov, his Ukrainian translator and collaborator on the story that constitutes the book itself. This article analyzes a heretofore unconsidered element of the novel: the potential to read Alex as queer. The book’s possible queer narrative is tragic, bittersweet at best, and overlooked by critics. This article illustrates how the character of Alex articulates what might be understood as a queer desire for Jonathan and considers new interpretive insights that might obtain within such a reading. In particular, it reconsiders the relationship between the men, as well as a critical stance that construes the novel’s concluding chapters as Jonathan’s rejection of cross-cultural friendship and collaboration. More important is the insight that a queer understanding of Everything Is Illuminated may provide with regard to the recent turn to the intersections between Jewish Studies and gender and LGBTQ+ theory. Understanding the potentially queer modes of Alex’s expression enables us to consider how Foer disrupts binary identity categories while also highlighting the dangers inherent in positing a reductive likeness between Alex and Jonathan—or between queer and Jewish identities.
Búsqueda de reservorios potenciales de infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud por medio de termografía
Authors: Fernandez-Peralta Marcel Otto
Published: December 2023

La termografía constituye una herramienta de detección de temperaturas en distintas superficies con el fin de tomar medidas en caso de que estas estén alteradas. La misma se ha aplicado en distintas ramas de la ingeniera como medida de prevención de riesgos en el campo laboral como de construcción. En el campo hospitalario estas tomaron gran importancia no solo en aspecto estructural sino en el médico ya que los cambios de temperatura son uno de los indicadores de potencial crecimiento de reservorios de microrganismos que pueden producir infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud (IAAS) sobre todo en las superficies de equipos e insumos médicos de un determinado ambiente hospitalario. Es decir, que esta herramienta que forma parte del sistema de vigilancia activa y mapeo epidemiológico coadyuvaría en gran medida en la búsqueda de estos reservorios, para tomar de acciones preventivas dentro de sus aspectos microbiológicos y de gestión del paciente dentro de las instituciones en salud.
Filosofía de la Salud Pública
Authors: Elio-Calvo Daniel
Published: December 2023

Se presentan aspectos epistemológicos de la salud pública a lo largo de su desarrollo histórico, ubicando su identidad en lo referente a los aspectos de “público” y “salud”. Se analiza la causalidad en salud pública y los diseños de estudio científico en torno a la medicina basada en la evidencia. Se enfatiza la interrelación entre salud pública y epidemiología. Se destaca la proyección de la salud pública en la reflexión filosófica.
BOLIVIA. COMPARACION DE LA DESIGUALDAD DE INGRESOS EN HOGARES RURALES DE BAJOS Y ALTOS INGRESOS
Authors: Delgado Álvarez Raúl León , Pinto Ajhuacho Jaime Tito
Published: December 2023

En base al análisis de la encuesta de ingresos de los hogares del año 2021, además de las consideraciones generales del estudio de la Pobreza en Bolivia como los indicadores de la pobreza, y sobre la desigualdad , se analiza la comparación con la información mostrada en dicha encuesta, principalmente en los indicadores de Gini, Mehran y de Piesch, y también se propone un estudio más completo y de mayor eficacia con la de construcción de indicadores no solamente puntuales, sino por intervalos de confianza. En la comparación de los ingresos del área rural se puede observar que los ingresos medios per cápita son mucho más dispares en la Región Menor (Pando, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Oruro y Potosí), que en la Región Mayor (Santa Cruz, La Paz, Tarija y Beni).
Factores asociados a mortalidad por COVID-19 en el Seguro Social Universitario de la ciudad de La Paz, 2021 – 2022
Authors: Tamayo-Caballero Carlos , Navía-Bueno María del Pilar , Alejo-Pocoma Jimmy Leonardo , Aguirre-Tarquino Vicente Waldo , Navia-Coarite Veronica
Published: December 2023

Objetivo: Determinar los factores asociados a mortalidad por COVID-19 en pacientes del Seguro Social Universitario de la ciudad de La Paz (S.S.U.) durante las gestiones 2021 y 2022. Material y Métodos: Estudio transversal analítico, realizado en el S.S.U. con pacientes mayores a 18 años que acudieron a consulta con resultado positivo de COVID-19 en las gestiones 2021 y 2022 (marzo), llegando a un total de 1381 casos. Los datos fueron recolectados a partir de datos administrativos. Se determinó el número de fallecimientos mediante frecuencias y se procedió a relacionar la ocurrencia de muerte con los factores de estudio, utilizando la prueba Chi-cuadrado (X2) y la medición de riesgo mediante Razón de Posibilidades (RP). Resultados: 53 personas fallecieron entre las gestiones 2021 y 2022 (marzo), lo que representa una mortalidad del 3,8% respecto a los casos confirmados (1 381). Están asociados a la mortalidad por COVID-19 el ser mayor de 60 años, ser hombre, tener un diagnóstico grave, el ingreso a UTI, asimismo es factor protector el hecho de estar vacunado. Conclusiones: La vacuna es un protector efectivo contra la muerte por COVID-19
Eficacia del tratamiento con Bevacizumab intravítreo en pacientes diagnosticados de edema macular diabético en el Hospital Otorrino Oftalmológico de la Caja Nacional de Salud, La Paz – Bolivia
Authors: Chávez-Coarite Ingrid Maribel , Gisbert-López Wilmer
Published: December 2023

Objetivo: Determinar los cambios en el espesor macular establecido por Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica (OCT) posterior al tratamiento con Bevacizumab intravítreo en pacientes con Edema Macular Diabético, diagnosticados en el Hospital Otorrino Oftalmológico. Material y Métodos: Es un estudio de serie de casos. Se realizo un muestreo por conveniencia de pacientes con edema macular diabético, la muestra obtenida fue de 106 casos de un universo de 146 pacientes con una confiabilidad del 95%, pero según criterios de inclusión y exclusión, la muestra se redujo a 24 pacientes. Resultados: Disminución del espesor macular inicial de 493,8 µm a 287,6 µm. La agudeza visual mejora después del tratamiento con Bevacizumab en 79,2% de los pacientes, de los cuales el 62,5% mejoro hasta la 3era dosis de inyección intravítrea y en relación con la HbA1c (Hemoglobina Glicosilada) valores < a 7% da una frecuencia relativa de 66,7% y > a 7% un 33,3%. Existió mayor representatividad de edad entre un rango de 51 a 60 años en 9 pacientes 37,5%. Conclusiones: El tratamiento del edema macular diabético con Bevacizumab intravítreo produce mejorías significativas tanto anatómicas como funcionales. Los valores de HbA1Ac es influyente tanto para la mejora anatómica como funcional.
PRODUCTION OF ESTERS BY ETERIFICATION OF FATTY ACIDS OF SUNFLOWER, OLIVE AND SOYBEAN OILS WITH MANNITOL, SORBITOL AND XYLITOL
Authors: Grigoryan G.S. , Malkhassyan A.Ts.
Published: December 2023

Polyol esters are widely used in various fields of science and technology, food industry, sanitation, medicine, cosmetics, etc. In engineering, polyol esters are mainly used as high-temperature lubricating oils․Esters of polyols with a degree of substitution from 1:1 to 3:1 are used as emulsifiers, stabilizers, defoamers, dispersants and detergents. Esters of saturated carboxylic acids С12 – С18 – with a degree of substitution from 4:1 to 6:1 are thick or hard oils and are used in medicine, pharmacy and cosmetology.
In our early studies, with the esterification of mannitol and other C4 – C6 polyols with some higher aliphatic acids in molar ratios of 1: 3÷6, various esters were obtained. The synthesized oil-like products were similar in their physicochemical and rheological properties to natural fats and oils and had melting points in the range of –10...64 °C. However, differing from artificial oils, natural fats and oils contains variety of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids C6 – C12. Therefore, in order to obtain more natural oil and fat substitutes, it seems appropriate to obtain esters of higher polyols with a complex of natural fatty acids. This paper presents data on obtaining a complex of fatty acids of sunflower, olive and soybean oils and further synthesis of esters with mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol in molar ratios of 1: 3...6.
The studies were carried out according to the following scheme: A) hydrolysis of sunflower, olive and soybean oils with an alkali solution, with the formation of a mixture of carboxylic acids, consisting mainly of oleic, linoleic, stearic and palmitic acids; B) neutralization of alkali salts, isolation and drying of fatty acids mixtures; C) esterification of mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol with fatty acid complexes; D) purification and drying of non-glyceride oils; E) determination of the main physicochemical properties of the obtained artificial oils. The reaction progress is monitored by HPLC method on an Agilent Infinity II HPLC 1260 System instrument and by IR spectra method on an IKS 29 instrument. The completion of polyol esterification reactions with fatty acid complexes is determined by the disappearance of absorption bands in the IR spectra in the region of 1740 and 2500...2700 cm˗1. Outputs of artificial oils in optimal conditions reach 95-97%. Non-glyceride oils are intended for testing as substitutes for natural oils and fats.
Conceptualization of the idea of unity in independent Ukraine: genesis of meaning
Authors:   Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Zorych Oksana
Published: December 2023

In the article, the author analyzes the development of the idea of the unity of Ukraine, contradictions and heterogeneity in interpretive and normative approaches, which were explicitly or latently aimed at forming the value orientations of the Ukrainian nation, starting from 1991 until 2014, when the Revolution of Dignity took place. It was revealed that the specified period was characterized by the relentless search and production of new meanings, which had a contradictory nature, on the one hand, they were aimed at the rehabilitation of national history, and on the other hand, they served as a manipulative tool for the formation of public opinion and had a disintegrating effect on Ukrainian society. Special attention was paid to the issue of highlighting the idea of unity in normative and legal acts, in particular those that regulated the rehabilitation of national history and the restoration in the public field of the country of the discourse on the Day of Unity of Ukraine as an event that directly symbolized the aspirations of the Ukrainian people for the establishment of a sovereign and independent state. The article also reveals modifications of the concept of unity in the context of the ideological foundations of the work of a number of public organizations at the national and local levels. It was revealed that the period 1991–2014 was fundamental for the production of new meanings and orientations in nation-building, which ideologically prepared the ground for the events of 2014, the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity, as well as the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of part of Donbas, which marked a new stage a test of the stability of the Ukrainian nation, in particular its unity not only in the symbolic dimension, but also in the practical plane of a direct military conflict, when the context of previous worldview contradictions was removed for the sake of preserving the political unity of the Ukrainian nation, which was subjected to a direct external attack from кussian federation. It was stressed that speculative discussions, discriminatory rhetoric surrounding the concept of the unity of the Ukrainian political nation over time transformed into a political technology of undermining the unity of Ukraine, in particular at the level of popularizing the idea of „incompatibility” and „mutual exclusivity” of the West and East of Ukraine, their economic, cultural, and foreign policy orientations. Political manipulations, multiplied by significant financial and organizational resources, led to the emergence and strengthening of regional political regimes, the actualization of disintegrating separatist political projects.
The concept of political trust and the reality of posttotalitarianism (methodological aspect)
Authors:   National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Chabanna Marharyta
Published: December 2023

The article considers the interrelation between the mechanisms of total control implementation and political trust formation in a totalitarian state with an emphasis on the goals and methods of shaping social awareness, which determines the features of the further transformation of the political regime. In particular, the expediency of interpreting the features of posttotalitarian consciousness as a factor in the formation of institutional trust in the process of democratization is argued. The relevance of the research question is determined by the fact that political trust is traditionally analyzed to explain public support for politicians or political institutions in a democratic or transitional regime. However, sometimes scholars ignore or even deny its role in supporting certain types of undemocratic authority. In this context, considering the general interpretation of totalitarianism as mass terror, as well as its broader understanding with the recognition of the monistic essence, the article proposes to shift the focus of attention to the controlling function of the state, realized through mass repressions, mass propaganda activities and the process of resocialization. Arguing that a totalitarian state requires a specific subjectivity from citizens in establishing such political control, the author proposes to consider the combination of violent coercion (external control) with political self-censorship (internal control) as a condition for its totality. Therefore, from a methodological point of view, the expediency of determing external control as a factor of the formation of political trust, and political self-censorship as a consequence of trust in totalitarian authority is argued. The article also substantiates that the government-supported inversion relationship between political and interpersonal trust is important for explaining the specifics of trust after the change of political regime in the state. Consequently, author proves that the so-called artificial formation of trust within the dictatorship plays a significant role in explaining post-totalitarian transformations. In particular, it determines the support of formal and informal political institutions in the context of democratization.
Internal Political Threats During the War and in the Post-War Period: Search for Ways of Minimization
Authors:   National Institute for Strategic Studies, Potapenko Viacheslav , Pavlenko Iryna ,   National Institute for Strategic Studies, Nahirnyi Volodymyr ,   National Institute for Strategic Studies
Published: December 2023

The article considers the key internal political threats for Ukraine, which are relevant during the war, as well as have the potential to remain in the reconstruction period. The article is based on the materials of the project, made by National Institute for Strategic Studies (NISS) „Analysis of threats to national security in the sphere of internal policy” [1]. A two-stage expert survey was conducted within the framework of this project. The experts of the project were the employees of the NISS and about 50 specialists (scientists, nongovernmental activists, public administratorі, journalists), who represent national and regional institutions. At the first stage, experts were asked to identify three internal political threats that, in their opinion, pose the greatest danger to the country. Based on the received data, a list of the most relevant threats was formed. At the second stage, the same experts determined the destabilizing potential and probability of realization of each of the threats on a five-point scale. According to the project participants, the biggest risks for internal political stability are caused primarily by: corruption; problems of government efficiency and stability of state institutions; the potential for horizontal disintegration of society; the presence of instruments of Russian influence – the UOC (MP), pro-Russian politicians and information resources; demographic losses, depopulation, loss of human capital. Both the destabilizing potential and the probability of threats will increase during the period of reconstruction, compared to the period of martial law. The article concludes that the effective counteraction of the state and society to internal political threats is an important factor in Ukraine's resilience to Russian aggression, as well as successful reconstruction and modernization after the end of the war.
Evolution of the institutional capacity of the Parliament of Ukraine: historical and political analysis
Authors:   Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Pereveziy Vitaliy
Published: December 2023

The article analyses the evolution of the institutions of the organization of the power system in Ukraine in general and the institution of parliamentary system in particular. The problems that, in the opinion of the author, determine the vulnerability of the institutional capacity of the political system are singled out. The attention is focused on the instability of the regulatory and legal framework - the repeated introduction of constitutional changes regarding the models of the organization of power, the transformation of certain norms of the Constitution of Ukraine, which determined the place and role of the parliament in the political field of the country. It has been proven that such variability of the "rules of the political game" has acquired signs of a threat to the institutional capacity of the Ukrainian parliament. It is emphasized that, despite the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, a number of legal conflicts remain. Among them is the unsettled nature of the institution of the imperative mandate, which gives rise to disagreements in the interpretation of the rules for depriving a people's deputy of his powers; inconsistency of the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine with relevant laws, etc. The author draws attention to the fact that many provisions of the Basic Law are adopted "advance" and regulation of certain norms is foreseen by special laws. At the same time, the adoption of these laws is either delayed, or they are not adopted at all. The author draws special attention to the problem of non-compliance with legally defined procedures in the process of adopting constitutional amendments. The thesis about the presence in Ukraine of the practice of instrumentalizing the Constitution by some political agents, whose activities are not aimed at optimizing the state administration system in the interests of the main source of power - the people, but in order to satisfy their own political and economic interests, is substantiated. The conclusions of the study are the identification of possible directions for strengthening the institutional capacity of the Ukrainian parliament, harmonization of constitutional norms and overcoming challenges along the way.
Diaspora Hasidic communities as actors of influence on ethno-political processes in modern Ukraine
Authors:   Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Turov Igor
Published: December 2023

The article examines the influence of the mass pilgrimage of representatives of the foreign Hasidic communities on the dynamics of the development of Ukrainian-Jewish relations in particular, and, on the ethnopolitical processes of modern Ukraine in general. The relevance of the research determined, firstly, by insufficient study of the specified phenomenon in domestic science; secondly, the fact that the number of pilgrims who visit our country every year significantly exceeds the number of parishioners of local Jewish communities. The specificity of the Hasidic creed requires that believers have to regularly visit the burial places of their leaders. Therefore, since the mentioned religious movement originated in Ukraine, the connection with it of many foreign Jewish religious communities is maintained at a high level, regardless of the circumstances. Neither the pandemic nor the war significantly reduced the number of visitors to the places of burial of the teachers of Hasidism. The facts provided by the author reveal two contradictory trends in the reaction of local residents to the arrival of numerous followers of the Jewish religious-mystical movement: 1. The spread of hostile attitudes and actions directed against foreigners; 2. Growing interest in the development of pilgrimage and increasing of the tolerance. The first trend is caused by significant differences in worldview, culture, and everyday habits. It is also a result of corruption problems, since the municipal authorities enter only a small part of the funds obtained from the pilgrims into the local budgets. The second trend is determined by the interest of local residents in earning money related to the service of pilgrims and tolerance, which is spreading more and more in society. The conclusions note that the development of friendly relations between the local population and Hasidic pilgrims contributes to the positive dynamics of the image of Ukrainian society not only in the Jewish environment, but also in numerous communities of the modern Western world that are not directly involved in Judaism. This, in turn, will help Ukrainian post-war reconstruction. For solving problems related to pilgrimage the author recommends a number of educational activities for the local population, regional officials and the pilgrims themselves.
Quality of Life of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Mohammed Harith Ahmed Mohammed
Published: December 2023

Objective: The aim of the study is to assess he quality of life of diabetics. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. 200 adults with diabetes, including 110 females and 90 males, were randomly selected from patients receiving treatment in Sharqat General Hospital in Salah al-Din Governorate.Data collection took place between January 1th, 2022 and February 5th, 2022 through the use of an interview. The data was analyzed by applying descriptive statistical analysis that included number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, p-value and anova. Results: When it comes to age groups, the participants were mostly from the age group of 57 years and older (40,5%). The results showed that diabetes was more prevalent in females than in males (55%). The sample comprised almost all married patients (97,5%). As for the education level, a great majority of the participants were primary school graduates (43,5%). Conclusions: This study supported the effect of diabetes on the quality of life of patients in our country. It was also observed that the information obtained about the disease was acceptable, but the safety precautions against the disease were weak. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Patients, Quality of life.
Frequency of Fetomaternal Complications Due to Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Authors: Rehman Sheeba , Gulbaz Sara , Zafar Shahnilah , Asif Sanum , Aslam Iram , Aslam Javaria
Published: December 2023

Objective: To study frequency of complications in fetus and mothers developed due to intrahepatic cholestasis during pregnancy. Materials and methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted in the department of gynecology and obstetrics Rai medical College Sargodha. Study was commenced in July 2022 and completed in December 2022. Study sample was calculated using WHO sample size calculator. Pregnant ladies presenting with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy having age 16-40 years were included in this study. Patients with multiple pregnancies, or having carcinoma of liver, presence of chronic liver disease or history of alcohol addiction were excluded from the study. Proper follow ups were done in all pregnant women till the delivery having gestational age ≤ 41 weeks. All necessary data regarding feto-maternal outcomes was documented on a proforma like mode of delivery, APGAR Score, postpartum hemorrhage, low birth weight, meconium stained liquor, premature birth or intrauterine fetal death. Results: This study was conducted on 130 cases with intrahepatic cholestasis, cesarean section was done in 55(42.3%) cases, post-partum hemorrhage reported in 09(6.9%), APGAR score was <7 at five minutes in 11(8.5%), preterm birth happened in 29(22.3%), low birth weight reported in 12(9.2%), intrauterine death of the fetus reported in 08(6.1%) and meconium stained liquor was noted in 41(31.5%) cases. Mean age of the mothers was 24±3.7 years. Practical Implication: In our community we have to consider this health issue seriously if we want to reduce mortality due to ICP and its associated complications in our community. Conclusion: This study concluded that intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is related to poor fetomaternal outcomes that can be prevented by some serious recommendations for such high risk pregnancies. It will reduce fetomaternal morbidity and mortality rate in our setups. Keywords: Intrahepatic cholestasis, Intrauterine death, Pregnancy, Fetomaternal complications, Postpartum hemorrhage,