bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O zmienności koncepcji normy demograficznej w wyborach do rad gmin
Authors:   Akademia Łomżyńska, Buczkowski Łukasz
Published: February 2024

The demographic norm is an institution of high importance from the point of view of the final election results and the detailed rules for conducting the electoral procedure. As an instrument separating majority and proportional electoral systems, it affects the procedure for submitting candidates, the structure of constituencies and the methods of mandates distribution. The aim of the study was to present and evaluate legislative projects regarding the demographic norm in 1990–2018 period. The conducted analysis leads to the conclusion that no unified concept of the demographic norm has been developed, and the cyclical changes within discussed institution are a consequence of the current interests of political parties.
Wpływ podstawy podziału mandatów między okręgi na realizację materialnego aspektu zasady równości wyborczej w wyborach Sejmu RP od 2015 r.
Authors:   Uniwersytet Łódzki, Onasz Maciej
Published: February 2024

The aim of the paper is to examine the impact of the choice of the parameter constituting the basis for the distribution of seats between constituencies on the preservation of the material aspect of the principle of equality in the elections of the Sejm. A number of simulations were carried out to indicate whether a change would result in a higher degree of implementation of the aforementioned principle. The study makes it possible to present proposals for changes of the electoral system.
The Concept of Electoral Process in the Light of the Electoral Code of Ukraine and Ukrainian Doctrine
Authors:   WSPiA University of Rzeszów, Eckhardt Krzysztof
Published: February 2024

The aim of this paper is to outline an analysis of the codal formulation and doctrinal interpretation of the concept of electoral process in Ukraine. The author analyzes the concept of electoral process, its temporal, subjective and procedural aspects. He also presents the regulations of the Electoral Code of Ukraine on the principles of electoral process. A properly regulated electoral process is the starting point in any democratic state for holding free and fair elections with effective public scrutiny. In Ukraine, this is extraordinarily important for a number of reasons. The provisions of the Election Code passed in 2019 have never been applied in parliamentary or presidential elections to date, and therefore their evaluation is possible only from a doctrinal point of view, and the views of Ukrainian doctrine are the most significant on this issue for obvious reasons.
Wybrane aspekty ochrony środowiska w orzecznictwie sądów administracyjnych
Authors:   Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Podolak Małgorzata , Strus Dorota ,   Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
Published: February 2024

The subject of the study is the analysis of selected rulings of administrative courts in environmental protection. The analysis of selected rulings of administrative courts justifies the inadequacies in the process of the application of environmental law by authorised public administration bodies due to the lack of the desired specialist knowledge of complex environmental processes. The issue of environmental protection is still important and topical both from the point of view of the state and individual entities. We can observe that the issues of environmental protection are the subject of research of various scientific disciplines, including natural, economic and social sciences. The aim of the conducted considerations is to show selected problems related to environmental protection in the perspective of the judicial activity of administrative courts in Poland.
Relations Between the Third Republic of Poland and the Catholic Church in the Program Documents of Political Parties. An Attempt of Classification and Evaluation of Selected Postulates
Authors:   University of Lodź, Stępień Jakub
Published: February 2024

Relations between the Third Republic of Poland and the Catholic Church remain one of the aspects of contemporary political rivalry. Political parties have specific postulates regarding this aspect of contemporary social reality, which, as a rule, are part of the relevant program documents. The proposals of individual political circles, apart from substantive issues, differ in terms of scope, degree of detail and possibility of implementation due to the non-compliance of possible changes with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of April 2, 1997, the Concordat between the Third Republic of Poland and the Holy See, statutory regulations concerning the matter of mutual relations between the state and the church, or various non-legal circumstances related primarily to specific social moods.
Glosa do postanowienia Trybunału Konstytucyjnego z 2 czerwca 2023 r. sygn. akt Kpt 1/17
Authors:   Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, Dąbrowski Marcin
Published: February 2024

The article refers to the judgment of the Tribunal Court of 2 June 2023, file ref. no. Kpt 1/17. In this jurisdiction, the Tribunal resolves a competence dispute between the Supreme Court and the President of the Republic. In the resolution of 31 May 2017 file ref. no. I KZP 4/17 the Supreme Court climes that The President is not supposed to apply the law of pardon to people, who are not finally sentenced. The Tribunal decides that the Supreme Court doesn’t have a competence, which allows controlling the President’s individual acts. The Author of the article criticizes the Tribunal’s judgment and climes that in this particular case there is no a competence dispute. The Tribunal intends to present formally binding interpretation of the article no 139 of the Constitution. Furthermore, the Supreme Court and common courts are entitled to control President’s applying the right of pardon during fulfilling their function of the administration of justice.
PREPARATION AND THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF p-TYPE Ag(1-x)Cu(1+x)Te SAMPLES BY SPARK PLASMA SINTERING METHOD
Authors: Cheng Shan , Li Fanguo , Wang Dengxin , Liu Luteng , Lu Shihong
Published: February 2024

The combination of silver (Ag), copper (Cu), and telluride (Te) yields silver copper telluride (AgCuTe), a new type of ternary liquid-like thermoelectric material. Due to its ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity and highly symmetrical cubic crystal structure, it exhibits excellent thermoelectric properties in the medium-to-high temperature range (400-600 K). However, hexagonal crystal structures with lower symmetry near room temperature can lead to higher thermal conductivity. In addition, the high carrier concentration of the hexagonal crystal structure results in a lower Seebeck coefficient for the material. This seriously affects the application of AgCuTe-based thermoelectric materials in the room temperature range. Therefore, how to improve the thermoelectric performance of AgCuTe-based thermoelectric materials in the room temperature range has received widespread attention from researchers. AgCuTe-based thermoelectric materials were successfully prepared by mechanically alloying Ag, Cu, and Te powders using a planetary ball mill combined with spark plasma sintering. On this basis, the thermoelectric properties of AgCuTe-based materials were optimized by adjusting the Ag/Cu ratio and Ag2Te/CuTe content. The results indicated that at 600 K, the Ag0.93Cu1.07Te sample obtained a high Seebeck coefficient value of approximately 171 μV/K-1. Finally, the ZT peak obtained from the Ag093Cu1.07Te sample was 1.06; compared with AgCuTe (ZT = 0.78), it had increased by about 36%.
Marvell as Miltonist
Authors: Turner James Grantham
Published: February 2024

Marvell’s commendations of Milton prove him a perceptive critic of the Latin prose and the epic verse. Not merely summarizing the content or intoning conventional praise, he invents a structural or architectonic mode of reading, articulates a subjective and emotional reader-response, connects Milton and the sublime for the first time, and evokes ancient models particularly significant for Milton. The 1654 letter comparing Milton’s Defensio Secunda to Trajan’s Column, turning and simultaneously rising to a higher “Scale,” endorses Milton’s own claim that it is a canonical work of epic stature. Marvell’s architectural imagery, expanded from Milton’s own Areopagitica, applies also to Cromwell’s use of dissidents as cross-bracing, “Fastening the Contignation which they thwart.” The commendatory poem to the 1674 edition of Paradise Lost again incorporates what seems at first to “thwart” the whole project. Here the significant intertext is De Rerum Natura by the notorious “atheist” Lucretius – the “strong” but dangerous poet who had already done what Marvell fears Milton might do: “ruin the sacred Truths.” Lucretian allusion expands to define the emotional and aesthetic impact of Paradise Lost, anticipating the “terror without danger” at the core of Burke’s Sublime. (The key-word “sublime” becomes the end-rhyme of Marvell’s penultimate line.) Lucretius, awestruck by his philosophical mentor Epicurus ,is “seized by divina voluptas and horror”; Marvell, yielding to the contradictory “gravity and ease” of Milton’s poetry but also asserting his own aesthetic, exclaims that “at once delight and horror on us seize.”
Aile İşletmelerinde Yönetici Yetkinlikleri: Bir Ölçek Geliştirme Çalışması
Authors: Çetinkaya Ali Şükrü , Yavuz Umut , Hajıyev Khayal
Published: February 2024

Yetkinlikler, işletmelerin en iyi performansa ulaşmalarının temel belirleyicisidir. Aile işletmeleri sahip ve yöneticilerinin bilgi, beceri, deneyim ve yetkinlikleri işletmelerin sürdürülebilirliğini ve rekabet gücü elde etmelerini sağlar. Aile işletmeleri yönetiminde farklı yetkinliklere sahip farklı kuşaklardan aile üyelerinin işlerin yürütülmesinde gerekli yetkinliğe sahip olmamaları işletmelerde sorunlara yol açmaktadır. Bu sorunlara çözüm bulmak amacıyla, bu araştırmada aile üyelerinin yetkinliklerinin doğru belirlenmesi ve yetkinliğe göre işletme içinde doğru alana yönlendirilmesine faydalı olabilecek bir ölçek geliştirilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Karma araştırma desenindeki bu araştırmada literatür taraması yapılarak teorik model belirlenmiştir. Mülakat görüşmeleri ve literatürde geçerliliği ve güvenirliği kanıtlanmış çalışmalardan yararlanılarak anket tekniğiyle aile işletmelerinden 384 geçerli veri elde edilmiştir. Betimsel istatistik, açıklayıcı faktör analizi ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi teknikleri kullanılarak önerilen teorik model test edilmiştir. Bulgular, yönetici yetkinliği ölçeğinin 14 farklı boyutta toplam 59 ifadede değerlendirilebileceğini ortaya koymuştur. Bu ölçek aracılığıyla yapılacak araştırmalarda aile işletmelerinde yönetici konumundaki aile bireylerinin yönetici yetkinliklerinin ölçülebileceği ve böylece bu yöneticilerin yetkinlik bağlamında eksiklerinin tespiti, bu eksiklerin giderilmesi veya yöneticilerin yetkinlikleri bağlamında işletmede doğru alanlara yönlendirilebileceği değerlendirilmiştir.
Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Öğretmeni Mesleki Kimlik Ölçeği Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
Authors: ÇALI Oğuzhan , DOĞAR Yahya
Published: February 2024

Araştırmada beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni mesleki kimlik ölçeği geliştirmek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem olarak sıralı keşfedici desen kullanılmıştır. Araştırma örneklemini, 2020-2021 eğitim-öğretim yılında Malatya, Osmaniye ve Sivas illerinde görev yapan 503 beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Yapı geçerliğine yönelik Açımlayıcı ve Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizleri uygulandı. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonuçlarına göre ölçeğin, mesleki aidiyet ve öz aidiyet olmak üzere iki faktörden ve 9 maddeden oluştuğu, açıklanan toplam varyansın ise %56,75 olduğu görüldü. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçlarına göre ise ölçeğin 9 madde ve iki faktörden oluşan yapısının uyum indekslerine uygun olduğu görülmektedir (χ2/df=1,20; RMSEA=0,035; SRMR=0,04; CFI=0,97; NFI=0,90; RFI=0,85; GFI=0,96; AGFI=0,93). Ölçeğin öz aidiyet boyutunun Cronbach Alfa katsayı değeri 0,74, birleşik güvenirlik değeri 0,81, ortalama açıklanan varyans değeri ise 0,53’tür. Mesleki aidiyet boyutunun Cronbach Alfa katsayı değeri 0,80, birleşik güvenirlik değeri 0,86, ortalama açıklanan varyans değeri ise 0,57’dir. Ölçeğin genel Cronbach Alfa katsayı değeri ise 0,88’dir. Test-tekrar test güvenirliği için yapılan analize göre (n=36) ölçeğin tutarlılığının yüksek düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır (r: 0,88, p
A Research into the Effect of Augmented Reality-Enhanced Storybook Reading on EFL Learners
Authors: PUNAR ÖZÇELİK Nermin , EKŞİ Gonca
Published: February 2024

The era that we live in now brings along new technologies and augmented reality (AR) is one of these innovative technologies. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the integration of AR into educational areas. To date, in the field of language education, the studies focused on mostly the use of AR to teach vocabulary and the effect of AR on learners in a narrow range. However, the effect of AR-enhanced storybooks on tertiary level learners’ English reading comprehension and possible reasons for the before-founded positive effects of AR have still not been comprehensively investigated. Hence, the present study carried out a qualitative study with focus group interviews to get a deeper understanding of the effect of AR-supported storybooks on the learning process of English language learners with the help of their subjective experiences and to obtain students' suggestions regarding the use of AR technology for English learning and reading comprehension. The findings demonstrated that the AR-enhanced storybook increased reading comprehension and English learning, thanks to its use of visual and didactic language, arousing a feeling of wonder, interacting with the story by making the learners a part of the story, appealing to their interest, and increasing their excitement with the help of multisensory elements, and leading them to emphatic thinking and be more enthusiastic to read and learn.
Karabet Keşişyan'ın Osmanlı dönemi tarih eğitimine katkıları: Karabet Matbaası'nda basılan materyaller hakkında bir değerlendirilme
Authors: Erdoğan Muhammed , Erol Şahin Ayşegül Nihan
Published: February 2024

Bu araştırmada Kitapçı Karabet Efendi adıyla bilinen meşhur matbaacı Karabet Keşişyan’ın (d. 1850 – ö. 1911) matbaasında yayınlanan ve Osmanlı dönemi tarih öğretimine ilişkin materyalleri incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada, Karabet Keşişyan’ın hayatı ve matbaacılık alanındaki çalışmaları hakkında kısa bilgiler verilmiş, Keşişyan’ın kurduğu matbaalarda çıkarılan tarih ders kitapları, tarih öğretimi ile ilgili dergiler ve tarih öğretiminde kullanılabilecek diğer yan kaynaklar tespit edilmiştir. Arşivden bu kaynaklara ulaşılmış, bu kaynaklar arasından bazıları seçilerek, içerik analizi yöntemi aracılığıyla incelenmiş ve tarih eğitimi açısından önemli görülen kısımlar değerlendirilmiştir. Karabet Keşişyan’ın biri kendi adına bir de Kaspar Efendi adında başka bir matbaacı ile beraber “Karabet ve Kaspar Matbaası” adında bir matbaa olmak üzere iki matbaa kurduğu tespit edilmiştir. Keşişyan’ın yaşadığı karmaşık dönem boyunca Osmanlı Devleti’nin gözetiminde kitaplar bastırdığı, II. Abdülhamid ile iyi ilişkilerinin olduğu ve mecidi nişanı ile ödüllendirildiği görülmüştür. Keşişyan’ın aktif olduğu yıllar boyunca matbaalarında, tarih atlası ve haritalar bastırdığı veya bu materyalleri bastırmak için kişisel girişimlerde bulunduğu, bastırdığı atlas ve haritaların kendilerine has özellikler taşıdığı tespit edilmiştir. Keşişyan’ın “Mektep” adında tarih konularını da içerisine alan, rüştiye öğrencileri için hazırlanmış bir dergide imtiyaz sahibi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu bulgulara ek olarak matbaasında 52 adet tarih ders kitabı bastırdığı, bu kitapların içerik ve biçim açılarından karakteristik özelliklere sahip olduğu, tarih ders kitaplarının çoğunun dünya tarihi ile alakalı olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, Kitapçı Karabet Efendi’nin tarih eğitimine katkıları ortaya konarak, matbaalarında bastırdığı eserlerle alakalı yapılabilecek araştırmalara dair öneriler sunulmuştur.
Oryantalist Rus çift Nalivkinlerin gözünden 19. yüzyıl Fergana bölgesi geleneksel eğitimi
Authors: Çelik Muhammed Bilal , Sarıcı Hocayev Hatice
Published: February 2024

Nalivkinler olarak adlandırılan oryantalist Rus çift Vladimir Petroviç Nalivkin ve Maria Nalivkina Türkistan’ın Fergana bölgesinde 1876-1918 yılları arasında yaşamışlardır. Bölgede yaşadıkları uzun yıllar boyunca konuşulan dil ile kültürü öğrendikleri gibi halk ile yakın ilişki kuran Nalivkin çifti edindikleri bilgiler ile “Oçerk Bıta Jenşinı Osdlago Tuzemnago Naseleniya Ferganı” adlı eseri yazmışlardır. Nalivkinler Türkistan bölgesi hakkında daha önce hiçbir oryantalistin sahip olmadığı bilgiler edinerek 1886 yılında bu eseri kaleme almış ve bu bilgileri okuyucuları ile paylaşmışlardır. Özellikle Maria Nalivkina’nın yabancı bir erkeğin giremeyeceği kadınlara ait mekânlara girmesi ve yerli kadınlardan öğrendiği bilgileri paylaşması kitaba büyük katkı sağlamıştır. Çalışma kapsamında ayrıca Vladimir Petroviç’in yazdığı “Tuzemtsı Ranşe i Teper” adlı eseri de incelenmiştir. Her iki kitabın incelenmesi sonucunda 19. yüzyılda Fergana bölgesi geleneksel eğitimi hakkında bilgiler verilmiştir. Özellikle Fergana bölgesi geleneksel eğitim mekânları ve eğitim programı, öğretmenleri ve öğrencileri üzerine yoğunlaşılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda bölgenin sahip olduğu geleneksel eğitim mekânları, ders içerikleri ve öğretmenlerin yeterliliği bakımından çağın gerisinde kaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte erkek ve kız çocuklarının farklı mekânlarda eğitim aldıkları, çocukların aldıkları eğitimin yetersiz olduğu ve öğrencilerin eğitim hayatları bittikten sonra kendilerini geliştirmedikleri görülmüştür.
FAST.R Installation and Launch with RStudio v1
Authors: Neri Francesco
Published: February 2024

Step -by-step protocol to setup the R shiny application FAST.R for data analysis and visualization of FAST-generated data. This protocol is meant to be used within the FAST workflow
Bundling Digital Journalism: Exploring the Potential of Subscription-Based Product Bundles
Authors: Erbrich Lukas , Wellbrock Christian-Mathias , Lobigs Frank , Buschow Christopher
Published: February 2024

This study explores the potential of cross-publisher bundled offers as a strategy for increasing subscription sales in digital journalism. While innovative forms of bundling are an integral part of media distribution in music (e.g., Spotify) and film (e.g., Netflix), their adoption in digital journalism has been limited, despite research showing that bundled access to products can increase consumers’ willingness to pay, especially in younger target groups. Against this background, we conduct a choice-based conjoint analysis using data from a representative survey of the German online population (n = 1,542). Results show that bundling digital journalism has the potential to raise publisher revenues and subscription sales in digital markets. In particular, they highlight that a comprehensive, cross-publisher bundled offer, available at a fixed monthly rate, has the potential to stimulate digital journalism sales among different consumer groups in a relatively balanced way, including those who are typically more reluctant towards journalism. These findings align with the principles of information goods economics, which posit that maximising the size of digital content bundles often tends to be the most profitable distribution strategy. However, it is crucial to examine these findings in the context of the potential negative effects associated with this emerging business model in digital journalism, such as the cannibalisation of print subscriptions, diminished brand identification, and a possible imbalanced distribution of revenues.
Diversity in Spanish Politics? Dynamics of Descriptive Representation of Immigrant‐Origin Minorities in Local Elections
Authors: Vintila Daniela , Pérez-Nievas Santiago , Paradés Marta , Pamies Carles
Published: February 2024

Research has identified an alarming gap in migrants’ descriptive representation across Western European countries with long-standing immigration while showing that not all migrant groups are equally (un)successful in gaining elected office. However, little is known about migrants’ political presence in Southern European countries, which have experienced increased immigration in recent decades. We address this research gap for Spain by focusing on the municipal level where minorities’ inclusion remains of utmost importance. Conceptually, the article tackles the question of how the interplay between migrants’ demographic concentration and specific party features shapes the outcomes of minority descriptive representation. Empirically, we bring novel evidence from an original survey with local party organizations across municipalities returning high shares of Romanian, Moroccan, Latin American, and EU14 migrants. We first demonstrate that, despite being particularly sizeable, all groups remain under-represented in Spanish local politics, although with important differences. At comparable levels of demographic concentration, EU14 and Latin American migrants are almost three times more likely than Romanian migrants and up to seven times more likely than Moroccan migrants to be fielded as candidates. EU14 candidates are also more successful in securing office. Second, our findings confirm that party features shape the contours of minority inclusion: Spanish left-wing and new parties present more diverse local candidacies and place minority office-seekers in safer electoral list positions than right-wing and established parties.
Why Do Non‐Resident Citizens Get Elected? Candidates' Electoral Success in Ecuadorian Extraterritorial Districts
Authors: Umpierrez de Reguero Sebastián , Navia Patricio
Published: February 2024

To the growing literature on non-resident citizens’ special representation, we contribute with a systematic examination of the role of descriptive representation of citizens living abroad in elections for extraterritorial districts. Using data for the 308 candidacy observations in three two-seat extraterritorial districts in five legislative elections held between 2007 and 2021 in Ecuador, for a total of 30 seats, we test four hypotheses related to the electoral rules, party-level, and socio-demographic factors of non-resident candidates. Ecuadorian non-resident candidates benefit from their incumbency position and party affiliation, along with left-wing ideological ascription and belonging to party organizations that pushed for voting rights abroad and that manifest an interest in emigrant issues. This article contributes to showing what gets emigrants elected in extraterritorial seats and offers a within-country comparison connecting elections with legislative politics across national borders.
Investigating Party Abroad: Party Origins and Degrees of Formalization
Authors: Soare Sorina
Published: February 2024

This article contends that contemporary transnational dynamics have given rise to novel political subjects and territories for political engagement. By looking at how parties as organizational actors operate abroad, this study reworks extant classificatory attempts and proposes an amended typology in which the salient elements of variation are the origin of the party abroad and the degree of formalization. These two dimensions produce a matrix delineating four distinct types of party organization: branch-abroad, organization-abroad in franchising, committee-abroad, and semi-political structures. Conceptually, the typology elucidates the multifaceted nature of the structural approaches employed by home parties in their endeavors to establish connections with communities abroad. Empirically, this contribution enhances the comparability between organizational configurations abroad and extant research on party structures at the national level.
Ideología: ¿Uniendo las piezas?
Authors: Freeden Michael
Published: February 2024

Los estudios sobre ideología han sufrido una transformación considerable en los últimos treinta años. Nuevas metodologías y aproximaciones han moldeado las percepciones e interpretaciones que puede formular y que la han situado como una categoría principal del pensamiento político. Más recientemente, sin embargo, la producción y la difusión de ideologías han adoptado formas novedosas que suponen un desafío incluso a las últimas manifestaciones del pensamiento político entre grupos y sociedades. Demandan un replanteamiento de las formas efectivas de comprensión de las ideologías, especialmente bajo condiciones de articulación y circulación amplias, pero fragmentadas. Las ideologías están ahora hechas pedazos, desmanteladas, fracturadas; son esporádicas, discontinuas, incluso arruinadas. El artículo discute seis tendencias en la mutación de sus contenidos y patrones: desintelectualización, la brevedad de los mensajes transmitidos, la superatomización de voces en la esfera pública que desafían la democracia, la creciente velocidad de cambio, la fácil transferencia de ideas a través de las fronteras tradicionales y una sutil opacidad, a menudo ocultada inintencionadamente para productores y consumidores. Su estudio puede beneficiarse de la combinación de la investigación de los rasgos duraderos de la morfología conceptual con una mirada afilada hacia las corrientes culturales fluidas y cambiantes en las cuales se filtra dicha morfología.
Aneurysmás csontcysta gyermek-idegsebészeti megoldása a háti gerinc magasságában
Authors: Berényi György , Markia Balázs , Banczerowski Péter
Published: February 2024

Az aneurysmás csontcysták benignus, azonban lokálisan agresszíven viselkedő csontdaganatok. Leggyakrabban gyermekeket és fiatal felnőtteket érint. Esetleírásunkban bemutatjuk egy 15 éves fiú progresszív, krónikus háti fájdalmának hátterében igazolódó kórképét. Kivizsgálása során MRI-vizsgálat igazolt a Th II csigolyatest jobb felében is ábrázolódó, mindkét processus transversust és a processus spinosust is involváló cysticus térfoglalást. A műtét során a Th II csigolya cysticus térfoglalása in toto eltávolításra került, Th I–III shortsegment rögzítést végeztünk. Az aneurysmás csontcysták vascularis átalakulással járó, gyakran rapidan expandáló laesiók. Az irreverzibilis károsodás elkerülése érdekében a mielőbbi diagnózis mellett szükséges a terápiás lehetőségek gondos mérlegelése, szükség szerint sebészi eltávolítás és stabilizáció végzése. A bemutatott páciens esetében kiterjedt sebészi eltávolítást, short-segment rögzítést végeztünk. 18 hónapos utánkövetést tekintve, a beteg panaszmentesen jelent meg az előírt kontrollokon, képalkotó vizsgálatok residualis elváltozást nem mutattak.
Design of Magnetorheological Fluid Damper with Optimal Damping Force
Authors: Chauhan Vinod , Kumar Ashwani , Sham Radhey
Published: February 2024

This article focuses on designing and analyzing of an optimal Magnetorheological Fluid Damper (MRFD) having varying piston shape channeled into the piston of the MRFD. A finite element approach has been employed to investigate the impact of piston material, piston shape, MR fluid gap and pole length on the generated magnetic field density, yield stress along with damping force. Taguchi L18 orthogonal array has been exercised to obtain the optimal damping force. The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) results investigate the contribution of the selected parameters and depict that the MR fluid gap is the most predominant factor which affects the damping force, making a contribution of 77.56%, followed by piston material which contributes 12.40%, pole length with a contribution of 8.23% and piston shape has negligible contribution of 0.07%. Taguchi predicts the optimized model for the selected parameters as A2B2C1D3 which has been validated by carrying out the analysis using ANSYS Maxwell software v. 16. The damping force of 1053 N has been obtained for the optimal MR damper model which is based on the prediction of the Taguchi results.
Influences of Compression Ratio on Performance of Single Cylinder Otto Engine Using E50 Fuel
Authors: Juwana Wibawa Endra , Rachmanto Rendy Adhi , Arifin Zainal , Yaningsih Indri , Tjahjana Dominicus Danardono Dwi Prija , Suyitno Suyitno , Prasetyo Singgih Dwi , Nurmansyah Afri Yusuf
Published: February 2024

Ethanol mixed with a primary fuel is a promising alternative fuel. To increase performance, an optimal compression ratio must be set. The compression ratio is the ratio of the maximum volume divided by the minimum volume. Ethanol-gasoline mixtures have high octane and can be used in high-compression engines. This research aims to identify how changes in compression ratio can affect various aspects of engine performance, including torque, power, fuel efficiency, and thermal efficiency. This study is expected to reveal new insights that can aid in optimizing engine performance and developing a more comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of the E50 fuel within the context of Otto engine usage. A single-cylinder Otto engine was used for testing. Compression ratios of 9.3:1, 10.3:1, and 11.3:1 were tested. The results showed that the compression ratio of 9.3:1 produces a peak torque of 7.17 N∙m, peak power of 3.36 kW, lowest BSFC of 0.275 kg/kWh, and highest BTE of 37.49%. A compression ratio of 10.3:1 produces a peak torque of 7.21 N∙m, peak power of 3.57 N∙m, lowest BSFC of 0.281 kg/kWh, and highest BTE of 39.46%. A compression ratio of 11.3:1 produces a peak torque of 7.73 N∙m, peak power of 3.81 kW, lowest BSFC of 0.275 kg/kWh, and highest BTE of 40.36%. Compared with pertalite, E50 reduces torque by 9.25%, power by 9.93%, BSFC by 3.66%, and BTE by 8.76% at all compression ratios.
Kinematic Analysis of Six-Legged Robot
Authors: Quyen Tran Tuyet , Trieu Nguyen Minh , Thinh Nguyen Truong
Published: February 2024

Nowadays, robots are applied in many fields which means flexibility in robot movement is always in high demand. A walking robot is a form of a mobile robot that is gentle to the environment, and it is possible to move through various settings while selecting landing points. In this study, a systematic approach for dealing with a controlling algorithm is proposed for the six-legged walking robot. A mathematical model is applied for studying the kinematics and gaits of the six-legged robots based on parallel and serial kinematic mechanism theory. The kinematic analysis is based on classical kinematic theory, which uses a formulation that is helpful in computer algorithms. The experiment results show that the effectiveness of robot design and control algorithms are responsive to different movements.
Dinámicas de cambio de las coberturas del suelo y su impacto en el sector suroriental de Pasto, Colombia
Authors: Yela-Lara Samia-del-Mar , Baca-Gamboa Aida-Elena
Published: February 2024

La cuenca alta del río Pasto exhibe coberturas de bosque altoandino y páramo de gran relevancia para la provisión y regulación de servicios ecosistémicos. No obstante, la extracción de recursos forestales y la tala para actividades agropecuarias han alterado el paisaje, generando una matriz de vegetación discontinua. Este estudio evaluó el estado de las coberturas de la tierra y sus dinámicas de cambio en un periodo de 23 años. Se caracterizaron las coberturas de la tierra en 1995 y 2018, y se cuantificaron los cambios en el uso del suelo mediante un análisis multitemporal. Además, se calculó el grado de fragmentación (F) y el índice de continuidad de Vogelmann (FCI). Los resultados señalaron que el 58,26 % presentaba áreas cultivadas, el 40,19 % bosques y áreas seminaturales, y el 1,55 % territorios artificializados, con predominio de áreas dedicadas a la agricultura y la ganadería. A pesar del aumento en la cobertura boscosa, el análisis multitemporal reveló cambios en la cobertura del paisaje, destacando un notorio incremento en las áreas destinadas a la agricultura, configurando así un entorno fragmentado y discontinuo.
CONTRIBUCIONES A LA BIOTA LIQUÉNICA FOLIÍCOLA DE COLOMBIA. I. NUEVOS REGISTROS DEL GÉNERO COENOGONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA- OSTROPALES: COENOGONIACEAE)
Authors: Mateus Nancy , Lücking Robert , Aguirre-C. Jaime
Published: February 2024

Seis especies pertenecientes al género Coenogonium son registradas por primera vez para Colombia; Coenogonium barbatum, C. geralense, C. lisowskii, C. minimum, C. moniliforme y C. siquirrense, todos provienen de la Estación Ambiental de Tutunendó en el departamento del Chocó (Colombia).
Tradition of St. Cyrill and St. Methody in States Conception by Karl IV Luxemburg's
Authors:   Saratov State University, Galyamichev A. N.
Published: February 2024

The author of this article examine the problem: how Bohemian king and imperator Karl IV Luxemburg (1346–1378) attempted tradition of St. Cyrill and St. Methody for strengthening his rule.
«The Greatest Dandy of his Times» G.B. Brummell in Victorian Periodicals
Authors:   Saratov State University, Karpuhina M. A.
Published: February 2024

The author in the article explores the reflection of the course of life of famous English dandy in the beginning of the XIX century G. Brummell in Victorian periodicals. The article is based on the reviews in various periodicals, which were published after the full biography of G. Brummell had been printed in 1844.
Opinion Poll of U.S. Citizens as Source Studying of Pearl Harbor Attack
Authors:   Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Buranok S. O.
Published: February 2024

In article of an estimation of citizens of the USA of an attack Pearl Harbor are analyzed. Specificity this opinions is revealed. Sources of formation of opinions and estimations are considered.
Aristotle and History of Sparta: Some Problems of Chronology
Authors:   Samara National Research University, Eremin A. Y.
Published: February 2024

The article deals with the Aristotle’s forms of presentation and chronological correlation techniques of some historical facts and processes related to Spartan history in his «Politics». Thorough analyzing of certain passages of the «Politics» does demonstrates that Aristotle was quite knowledgeable of Spartan history and this competence enabled him to work out the original and logically elaborated conception of the Spartan historical evolution beginning from the early times up to his own days.
Wolf, Raven and Serpent Images in the Old Norse Weapon Symbolism
Authors:   Saratov State University, Filosofov I. Y.
Published: February 2024

In the current article the author makes an attempt of interpretation of three most significant animal symbols of Viking Age – the Wolf, the Raven and the Serpent – in their mythological, ritual and social sence. The author’s aim was to demonstrate and analyze the indissoluble connection between bestial symbolics and the cult of weapons, the inherent part of the Old Norse mythologic and poetic traditions, in the different aspects. The weapon appears as an essencial element of youth warrior initiations, associated with acceptance of “Wolf Destiny” through the act of weapon-finding, as well as an instrument of sacrifices and, finally, as another embodiment of symbolized beast itself. The necessary conclusions are done in the end of the article.
Budyonny Versus Babel: Political Aspects of Controversy
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Parsamov Y. V.
Published: February 2024

The paper deals with the political background of S.M. Budenny’s essay The Babism of Babel. Based on archival documents it establishes the fact of major political campaign against A.K. Voronsky, the Chief Editor of the magazine Krasnaya Nov being prepared in the autumn 1924. That campaign was only a part of the wider campaign aimed against L.D. Trotsky, the member of Political Bureau. K. Ye. Voroshilov, the closest Stalin’s supporter in his struggle for power, initiated Budenny’s essay as well as the number of yet unpublished works against Babel’s Red Cavalry. S.N. Orlovsky, a military prosecutor and A.I. Tarasov-Rodionov, a writer were Voroshilov’s assistants and actual authors of the article.
Contemporary Polish Historiography about Jozef Pilsudski and the Sanacja Camp
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Kim I. K.
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the presentation in contemporary Polish historiography Jozef Pilsudski, as the organizer of the May 1926 coup d'etat in Poland, the leader of the sanacja camp and creator of the sanacja regime, as well as the characteristics of the sanacja camp. In this article are presented the opinions of the Polish authors in the latest studies on those problems and the main trends of contemporary Polish history science.
Avaliação da eficiência energética nos processos de queima do bagaço da cana-de-açúcar em usinas sucroalcooleiras
Authors: Casado Lucas Devetak , Barbosa Andréa Teresa Riccio
Published: February 2024

Este trabalho aborda a necessidade global de desenvolver novas fontes de energia, além de buscar aprimorar as fontes existentes devido à crescente demanda energética mudial, proveniente de fatores como o aumento populacional, consumismo e competitividade econômica. No Brasil, um terço da energia consumida é proveniente do petróleo e seus derivados, apesar da matriz energética ser heterogênea, com destaque para a energia proveniente da biomassa, principalmente do bagaço da cana-de-açúcar, que representa 77% da produção nacional. O etanol, atualmente um dos principais combustíveis no país, é também um dos grandes responsáveis por essa variedade na matriz energética. Surgiu como uma alternativa aos combustíveis fósseis durante as crises do petróleo, além de trazer consigo a cogeração do bagaço da cana-de-açúcar, que tornou-se uma solução sustentável para o excesso desse resíduo nas usinas sucroalcooleiras. Portanto, é importante buscar maneiras de aumentar a eficiência energética nesse setor a fim de aumentar a lucratividade e diminuir o impacto ambiental dos processos.
Development of a decision-making system based on the mandala of water and agricultural sustainability
Authors: Pádua Everaldo Júnior Borges Garcia de , Gonçalves Fabrício Barros , Mendonça Layanne Andrade
Published: February 2024

This article aimed to develop an innovative decision support tool for sustainable water and agricultural management in river basins, using the Mandala of Water and Agricultural Sustainability. The system was built with technologies such as Django and Plotly, allowing a facilitating interface for water resources management with inclusive and participatory decision-making. A free web application was created, paving the way for user testing, updates based on results and final launch of the tool. It is believed that this will promote greater accessibility to information and involvement of social actors in water and agricultural management, resulting in more integrated and sustainable decisions.
Role grupowe a płeć psychologiczna i kompetencje społeczne
Authors: Strzelczyk-Muszyńska Dorota
Published: February 2024

The object of the study was to explore a potential relationship between group roles (the dependent variable) and psychological gender and social competence (the independent variables). The research was made more specific by asking three cognitive questions (Does the prevalence of the researched with IPP and KKS qualities differentiate the questioned women in their group role preferences (t-student)? Are specific group roles dependent on psychological gender (ANOVA)? Is there the joint impact of individual personality variables on displaying group roles (analysis of regression). The research was carried out on year three psychology students of the University of Łódź. The study has resulted in discovering statistically significant differences between representatives of different types of psychological gender and their group role preferences. We have also discovered a different prevalence of variables defined as social competence depending on the adopted group role.
Assessing the impact of pesticides on natural capital and biodiversity
Authors:   University of Sheffield, UK, Lieberman Mira
Published: February 2024

Pesticides used prophylactically in intensive farming negatively affect non-target organisms, contributing to the acceleration of species extinction. This chapter considers key issues of pesticide toxicity that harm biodiversity and the natural world, including the adjuvant problem and the cocktail effect. The chapter examines these issues and the pesticide authorisation process, and asks whether these mechanisms provide the protection necessary for wildlife, the soil and the wider natural environment. The case study explores the effect of pesticide use on endangered hedgehog.
Biodiversity considerations in the marine aquaculture and fisheries industries
Authors:   University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Ecim Dusan , Maroun Warren ,   University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Published: February 2024

The marine aquaculture and fisheries industries play an important role in global food security and nutrition. However, the natural (aquatic) resources are subjected to over-exploitation. The marine ecosystem also faces significant biodiversity threats that impact the long-term viability and sustainability of the industry. Given their ecological importance, it is necessary to understand the specific biodiversity challenges and the related solutions that can be used to promote the sustainable development of the sectors. This chapter provides an overview of the academic literature dealing with the biodiversity implications of the aquaculture and fisheries industries. How some of the industry’s leaders report on their efforts to manage biodiversity-related challenges is considered. Findings reveal that organisations play an important role in the conservation of biodiversity by assessing their direct and indirect impacts on the ecosystems, implementing solutions to manage these concerns, integrating biodiversity management into the business model and evaluating sustainability performance.
Evaluasi Ketahanan Varietas Cabai Rawit Terhadap Penyakit Antraknosa (Colletotrichum Gloesporioides) Asal Isolat Dari Cabe Hiyung
Authors: Fauziah Amalia , . Mariana , Budi Ismed Setya
Published: February 2024

The category of resistance level of several cayenne pepper varieties planted in swamps to anthracnose disease (Colletotrichum gloesporioides) originating from isolates from hiyung chilies is important to know as basic information for determining control strategies. This research aims to determine the level of resistance of several varieties of cayenne pepper planted in swamp land to anthracnose isolates from Hiyung chilies. This research used RAL (Completely Randomized Design) with 10 treatments and 3 replications and 2 plants were used in each replication so that the total number of plants was 60 plants. The varieties used are the Bara, Hiyung, Dewata 43 F1, Tiung Tanjung, Tiung Ulin, Genie, Sekar, Alip, Sret and CR-9 varieties. Inoculation of the fungus Colletotrichum gloesporioides was carried out at the time of fruiting, with variables observed, namely the incubation period and disease incidence. The results of the research show the resistance of chili plants to anthracnose disease in the susceptible category, namely the Hiyung variety with a disease incidence percentage of 42.08%. The moderate category is the Bara, Dewata 43 F1, Tiung Tanjung, Genie, Sekar, and CR-9 varieties with disease incidence percentages of 30.11%, 28.94%, 35.93%, 20.87%, 21, respectively. 52% and 28.20%. The resistant category is the Tiung Ulin, Alip and Sret varieties with disease incidence percentages of 18.37%, 19.36% and 17.11% respectively. The incubation period for several cayenne pepper varieties that have been tested varies with an average of between 3.5-5.3 days.
Ketertarikan Serangga Terhadap Berbagai Jenis Warna dan Ketinggian Perangkap Pada Tanaman Cabai Besar
Authors: Saupi Muhammad , Rosa Helda Orbani , Marsuni Yusriadi
Published: February 2024

Color traps are one way to control insects around plants. This research aims to determine the type of color and height of the trap on insect attraction to chili plants in 2 generative phases and vegetative phase. This research took place in Bentok Darat Village, Bati-Bati District, Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan Province from May to July 2022. The method used was (RAL) with 2 factors and 3 repetitions. The first color factor is W1: Yellow, W2: Green, W3: Red and the second factor is the height of T1: 30 cm, T2: 60 cm and T3: 90 cm. The results of this research were that yellow traps had the highest number of insect catches, namely 1,634, and at a height of 30 cm, yellow traps had the highest number of catches, 362. From this research, the total number of insect catches obtained was 3,676 individuals. In the vegetative phase there were 1,629 insects and in the generative phase there were 2,047 insects.
Higher education, and the future of distance teaching and perceptions of academics; An investigation in Turkey
Authors: ÇETİN İbrahim , İÇÖZ Onur , İÇÖZ Orhan
Published: February 2024

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to analyze distance education and explore the implications for tourism education from the perspective of academics in the higher education system. Design - This study was designed as exploratory research in order to measure its effects on the university academics. Methodology - A questionnaire-based survey was used to collect data. A total of 408 questionnaires from participants were found to be a satisfactory sample. Simple random sampling technique was used by selecting a sample of academics who were teaching distance education in universities in Turkey, of which 228 were from tourism and the rest were from other social science departments. Findings - The system entails an excessive workload for faculty to provide satisfactory preparation, while some technical problems such as interruptions and disconnections occurred frequently. It was also found that the system is less interactive, does not provide control over students’ examination, and it is difficult to keep students interested in active participation. This system was found to be less effective and impractical than traditional on-site instruction in subject areas, especially where hands-on practice is required. Originality of the research - This study reveals the views of instructors during and immediately after the Covid 19 pandemic, and it is also one of the first studies to examine instructors’ opinions on distance education, including suggestions for professionals as their scholarly and applicable contributions.
AMBIENT QUALITY OF PIYUNGAN LANDFILL AND ITS HEALTH RISK INDEX POTENSI
Authors: Haniya S A , Ulhaq N W , Prastiwi N , Asmara A A , Maziya F B , Abidin A U
Published: February 2024

The rate of population growth that continues to increase in the Special Region of Yogyakarta impacted the volume of waste that needs to be processed in Piyungan Landfill. However, landfill operation contributes pollutants in the air that can cause health problems. This study attempts to quantify the composition of the TSP, PM10, and PM2.5 and their metals content (Pb, Cd, and Fe) in the ambient air around Piyungan Landfill, comparing the results with the air quality threshold in Indonesia, and assess the risk of Pb and Cd exposures. The sampling method was undertaken according to the National Standard of Indonesia, SNI 7119-3:2017 (ambient air quality sampling), SNI 7119-3:2017 (TSP analysis), SNI 7119.15:2016 (PM10 analysis), SNI 7119.14:2016 (PM2.5 analysis), and SNI 19-7119-4:2005 (metal analysis). Furthermore, the health risk analysis refers to the Environmental Health Risk Analysis Guideline of the Ministry of Health of Republic Indonesia. Based on this research, the concentrations of TSP, PM10, and PM2.5 still meet the permissible limit of the national quality standard (PP 22/2021). This study also presents that Pb and Cd of health exposures in various particulates still meet the acceptable limit of non-carcinogenic effects (H.Q. <1).
Addendum and Non-invasive Multiregion, Multisample Tumor Sequencing
Authors: Renteln Michael
Published: February 2024

Recently, I described a novel approach for cancer therapy in an article entitled “Promoting Oncolytic Vector Replication with Switches that Detect Ubiquitous Mutations”. However, there are a few more design details that should potentially be taken into consideration. Also, multiregion, multisample tumor sequencing may be simplified by analyzing cell-free DNA in the blood of patients.