bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of experimentally induced hyperglycemia by alloxan on some hematological parameters in rabbits
Authors: AbdulKareem Kassem Fawzi , Ulaiwi Hassan Khalaf , Mohammed Hussam Rahaem , Harfsh Ali Hassan
Published: January 2024

The study was designed to investigate the effects of hyperglycemia on some hematological and serum lipid parameters in rabbits during a period of seventy days. This study was achieved in the university of Al-Qadisyiah / college of veterinary medicine college department of pathology from 31/10/2008 till 10/02/2009. The parameters evaluated include serum lipids, red and white blood cell indices. The results show that the hyperglycemia significantly reduced (P<0.05) packed cell volume and red blood cell count when compared with control groups. Also, the hyperglycemia significantly reduced (P<0.05) white blood cell count when compared with control. Moreover, the hyperglycemia significantly elevated (P<0.05) total cholesterol concentration in the serum while it had less significant effect (P<0.05) on serum HDL-cholesterol concentration when compared with controls. Whereas, hyperglycemia significantly increased (P<0.05) serum triglycerol concentration. The results of this study suggest that hyperglycemia may have extrusive effect on serum cholesterol concentration, although it possibly possesses the potential of adversely affecting some hematological indices.
Improvement of sensitivity characters of Tin dioxide thin films uses as detector for toxic and explosive gases sensors
Authors: Jaduaa Muneer Hilial
Published: January 2024

The Tin dioxide films obtained by spray hydrolysis deposition method were improvement to be used as development elements for gases sensors. We were studied sensitivity and selectivity of these films mixture CH4 and CO gases and alone, we found that the degree of sensitivity of films when there is gases higher as compared without gases. Due to their high sensitivity and particular selectivity SnO2 films becomes perspective material for sensitive elements of gases sensors towards toxic and explosive gases like methane and carbon oxide for example to these kinds of gases.
Simulation of Electron Swarm Parameters in CO2, Xe and their mixtures using Boltzmann Equation
Authors: Faraj Gulala Muhammad
Published: January 2024

The Boltzmann transport equation is used to calculate the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) and the transport parameters in pure CO2, Xe and their mixtures. Moreover, the electron swarm parameters are evaluated in the rang( 1 x 10-18 < E < 2 X 10-15 ) V.cm2 . These parameters, namely are drift velocity and ionization coefficient. Reported electron cross-section data have been used in the calculation. The calculated distribution function are found to be remarkably non- Maxwillian that have energy variations which reflect the import electron-molecule energy exchange processes the importance of the results obtained from molecular gas discharge lasers is also discussed.
SYNTHESIS OF QUINOXALINES
Authors: Dzigoeva Marianna
Published: January 2024

Quinoxalines are a group of antibiotics widely used in medicine to fight bacterial infections.These antibiotics have a broad spectrum of action and belong to the class of 4 quinolones. Theirmechanism of action is based on inhibiting the activity of bacterial enzymes responsible for DNAsynthesis, which leads to their death. Due to this, quinoxalines are effective against gram-positive, gramnegativeand atypical microorganisms.Currently, quinoxalines are widely used in the treatment of various infectious diseases, such as urinarytract infections, respiratory tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections, acute bacterial surroundingtissues, and gastrointestinal infections. However, it is important to note that the use of quinoxalinesshould be carried out only as prescribed by a doctor, following the recommendations for dosage andcontraindications.Understanding the basic characteristics and use of quinoxalines in clinical practice is essential tounderstanding their effectiveness, safety, and rational use in the control of infectious diseases.
Implementation Of Green Commerce and Digital Marketing as an Effort to Increase Industry Competitiveness
Authors: Mukhlis Iqbal Ramadhani
Published: January 2024

Green business is an environmentally friendly business concept that balances profit and environmental sustainability. Green business or sustainable business includes sustainable operational activities, using environmentally friendly materials, producing minimal waste products, managing labor sustainably, and responsible delivery methods. The goal of sustainable business is to eliminate negative impacts on the environment, both on a local and global scale. PT. Abaka Supply Chain is a company operating in the supply chain sector in Indonesia which has long been dedicated to providing the best solutions in renewable fuels. This company is known for their commitment to green business with the production of Biomass Wood Pellets. Through the 2023 Industrial Activities Lecturer Program (DBI) which will be implemented between 4 September 2023 and 30 November 2023 (3 months). The 2023 Lecturer with Industrial Activities (DBI) activity is an initiative that aims to strengthen relations between universities and the industrial world. This program is held at PT. Abaka Supply Chain and carries the theme "Implementation of Green Commerce and Digital Marketing as an Effort to Increase Industrial Competitiveness". The main objective of this activity is to discuss, identify and explore various important aspects in implementing the Green Commerce and Digital Marketing concepts in an industrial context. The application of Green Commerce is the main highlight in this activity, with a focus on environmentally friendly practices that can be applied in the industrial supply chain. Apart from that, the Digital Marketing aspect involves applying online marketing strategies, social media optimization, and how to approach the market efficiently through digital platforms. Through this activity, lecturers and industry practitioners can learn from each other and collaborate to develop innovative solutions in order to increase industrial competitiveness. It is hoped that the implementation of Green Commerce and Digital Marketing will be a powerful tool to achieve this goal, with the potential to reduce environmental impact, increase efficiency and expand markets. DBI 2023 Activity Program at PT. Abaka Supply Chain is expected to provide valuable insight and inspiration for all participants, as well as being an important milestone in advancing the industry towards a more sustainable and highly competitive future.
Mineral precipitation and geometry alteration in porous structures: How to upscale variations in permeability-porosity relationship?
Authors: Masoudi Mohammad , Nooraiepour Mohammad , Deng Hang , Hellevang Helge
Published: January 2024

Porous materials in natural and engineered environments are subject to morphological changes resulting from interacting chemical and physical processes. The complexity of coupled flow, transport, and chemical processes that occur on different temporal and spatial scales makes it difficult to predict the resulting porosity and permeability alterations. Delineating the controls of mineral precipitation reactions is particularly challenging because it requires the implementation of nucleation criteria and precipitation attributes. By conducting pore-scale simulations, we studied how the amount and stochastic distribution of crystallites, controlled by nucleation, affect the pore geometry and permeability in two-dimensional porous structures. The observed relationships between porosity and permeability show characteristics that differ from ones that are typically applicable in dissolving porous media because of the clogging effect. Additionally, we propose a stochastic framework that upscales the co-evolution of permeability and porosity across length scales. This framework enables precise communication of clogging behavior to continuum-scale simulations based on statistical probability distributions of permeability-porosity variations.
Delineating Between Scientism and Science Enthusiasm: Challenges in Measuring Scientism and the Development of Novel Scale
Authors: Lukic Petar , Zezelj Iris
Published: January 2024

Scientism proposes science to be an all-powerful human enterprise, able to answer not only all practical but also philosophical/moral questions. We are taking a psychological approach to scientism, studying uncritical trust in science and uncritical trust in scientists as a part of a unique attitudinal tendency. Our novel measure assesses both kinds of trust through short Thurstone scales allowing us to establish a clear threshold for endorsing scientism, thus effectively delineating it from science enthusiasm, which previous instruments were unable to do. We built and refined a novel scale through five stages in which we consulted relevant literature, experts, and laypeople. We demonstrated that uncritical trust in science and scientists are interrelated, yet distinct constructs. As expected, these two subscales positively correlated with dogmatism, scientific knowledge, and overclaiming, but not with knowledge overestimation. The results suggest the new instrument is reliable, valid, and suitable for the lay public.
No evidence for throttling of perceptual resolution: comments on “Partial blindness…” by Kim & Chong (2023)
Authors: Haun Andrew
Published: January 2024

In the original experiment, an observer is tasked with detecting gaussian blur of a single face in a single-interval yes/no task, where on some trials the face is blurred and on some trials the face is not blurred. In some conditions there is only a single face on the screen, while in other conditions there are multiple distractor faces on the screen. The authors found that sensitivity to face blur was worse in the multiple-face condition. They interpreted this result as meaning that in the multiple-face condition, the resolution of the face percepts is reduced because of limited perceptual bandwidth. The notion that spatial resolution of perception might be variable depending on bandwidth considerations has been proposed before, but no mechanism for such a phenomenon has been proposed. However, there is no need: there is a simpler explanation for these results that does not require any kind of perceptual resolution throttling. The explanation is that by attending to multiple possible targets, the observer must be pooling extra noise, reducing their signal-noise ratio for the target. A basic SDT simulation shows that the results of the study can be replicated closely without any adjustment of “blur sensitivity” or “perceptual resolution”.
Credences and Trustworthiness: A Calibrationist Account
Authors: Wilcox John
Published: January 2024

All of us make judgments of probability, and we rely on them for our decision-making. This paper argues that such judgments are trustworthy only to the extent that one has good reasons to think that they are produced by maximally inclusive, well calibrated cognitive processes. A cognitive process is maximally inclusive when it takes into account all the evidence which one regards as relevant, and it is well calibrated when anything it would assign, say, an 80% probability to would be true 80% of the time. We further have good reasons to think these judgments are trustworthy when, inter alia, they are produced by processes that have good track records of calibration. Call this inclusive calibrationism—or just “calibrationism” for short. In arguing for calibrationism, I also appeal to various empirical results, including research into probabilistic reasoning funded by the US intelligence community. Together, these ideas and results have implications for some important philosophical problems: the problem of the priors, the problem of unique events and the use of intuition in probabilistic reasoning. These theses and results also imply that our judgments are often less trustworthy than we might hope in potentially many domains, including law, medicine and others—barring good track records, that is.
Attitude, Learning Style, and Commitment on Academic Performance of Students in Research A Structural Equation Model
Authors: Lazaro John Mark
Published: January 2024

Academic performance is a substantial element in determining students’ achievement. The foremost goal of this research was to generate a model that best fits the academic performance of the students. Three exogenous variables were utilized to generate the best-fit model: attitude, learning style, and academic commitment. Data were gathered from the 145 fourth-year BTVTED students. Descriptive-causal and structural equation models were utilized as the design of this study. This study adjusted its tools and used online platforms to collect data in order to account for the pandemic's challenges. Initially, analysis using descriptive statistical tools namely mean, the standard deviation was utilized followed by the inferential analysis of data such as Pearson r, multiple regression analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results revealed that attitude towards research, learning style and commitment among the BTVTED students is oftentimes observed. While academic performance, students' grades revealed that it is very satisfactory. Moreover, a positive and significant correlation was revealed between the exogenous and endogenous variables. The test of influence result revealed that all the exogenous variables significantly influence academic performance. The best-fit model reveals that attitude and commitment are significantly influencing academic performance. Additionally, research usefulness, research anxiety, positive attitude, and research difficulty are the remaining domains of attitude. Commitment retains the following as its indicators: investment and meaningfulness. While the endogenous variable academic performance maintains its indicators: Technology for Research 1 and Technology for Research 2. Hence, in improving the academic performance among students, it should be accompanied by attitude and commitment.
Quantifying the Prevalence and Determinants of RSV Vaccine Hesitancy in US Adults Aged 60 or Older
Authors: Motta Matt , Callaghan Timothy , Ross Jennifer , Padmanabhan Medini , Gargano Lisa , Bowman Sarah , Yokum David Vincent
Published: January 2024

In May 2023, federal regulators authorized two vaccines designed to prevent infection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for adults aged 60 or older. While some efforts have been made to study the prevalence of vaccine uptake thus far, few have studied this group’s intentions to vaccinate, as well as socio-demographic barriers to vaccination. In a nationally representative survey of N = 1,200 US Adults (N = 362 aged 60+), we find that a majority of seniors (53%) intend to refuse an RSV vaccine. As of late Fall 2023, just 14% of those eligible have already received a RSV vaccine. We also present multivariate evidence that vaccine safety and efficacy attitudes, as well as previous vaccination behaviors, are associated with RSV vaccination intentions.
The effects of output interference on metamemory and cued recall accuracy in young and older adults
Authors: Curley Taylor M
Published: January 2024

Output interference (OI) is a gradual decline in memory accuracy as a function of an item’s position in a testing sequence (M. C. Anderson & Neely, 1996). Despite having been researched for over 50 years (e.g., Tulving & Arbuckle, 1963), this effect has yet to be linked to metacognitive experiences. The current study examines differences in memory accuracy and monitoring for young and older adults who experience OI during cued recall. At study, participants were asked to remember 40 cue-target pairs: For half of the participants, cue words were exemplars that were sampled from the same taxonomic category, while for the other half of the participants, word pairs were completely unrelated. At test, participants first engaged in a cued recall task, where they were asked to predict future recognition memory outcomes (i.e. feelings-of-knowing; FOKs) as well as if they experienced feelings of “Remembering”, “Knowing”, or “No Memory” (i.e. R/K/N judgments) for each trial. Afterwards, participants engaged in a 4-alternative forced-choice recognition task and were asked to provide retrospective confidence judgments (RCJs) after each trial. In the aggregate, memory and metamemory accuracy were similar for young and older adults in both experimental conditions. At the level of the trial, however, recall accuracy, FOKs, and self-reported recollection significantly decreased across successive trials for participants of all ages experiencing OI. Decreases in memory accuracy during OI were mirrored by increases in retrieval failures and states of no memory. Only self-reported familiarity differed between age groups, where “Know” judgments decreased across trials for young adults, but increased for older adults. The results support previous findings of age invariance in FOK accuracy (Hertzog, Sinclair, et al., 2010) and highlight the role of retrieval suppression in mechanistic accounts of OI.
Wprowadzenie do literatury chorwackiej i jej polskiej recepcji. Cz. 1: Wprowadzenie do współczesnej literatury chorwackiej (1970–2010)
Authors: Bagić Krešimir
Published: January 2024

The first part of a new publishing series titled Introduction to Croatian Literature and its Polish Reception presents the recent history of contemporary Croatian literature. It discusses the most significant phenomena in Croatian literature and culture, in particular the following decades: the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. The publication is the only one on the market that shows the most important trends in literature taking into account a broad socio-political and cultural background (references to music, comics, photography, film, political events in Croatia and the world, scientific achievements, technological innovations, major events that affected reality not only in this part of Europe, etc.). The contextual approach ensures that literature is not seen and presented as a field of human activity suspended in a vacuum. This gives the reader a more complete understanding of the processes taking place in culture. This book is also a story about the modern world and literature and culture being a product of the surrounding reality on the one hand and on the other hand constructing it. In the analyzed texts of Croatian culture one can easily recognize problems, themes, literary forms present in other cultures and literatures, not only Slavic or European ones.
Aktywność zawodowa pokolenia 55+. Polska na tle Czech i Węgier. Analiza porównawcza
Authors: Swadźba Urszula , Swadźba Stanisław
Published: January 2024

The book is an interdisciplinary study in economics and sociology, based on existing materials and own research. The analysis is based on research under the international project: "Social and Cultural Mechanisms of In- and Exclusion: a Comparative Perspective" Life and Work Strategies of the Generation 55 to 65: Their Position on the Labor Market, Obstacles and Wishes”, organized by the University of Ostrava, in which the co-author was a participant. On the basis of the existing materials, the 55+ generation of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, as well as the factors influencing its professional activity, are characterized. In own research, the status of the respondents on the labor market is discussed. The needs met by the current professional work are analysed. The problems of the respondents' activities outside of work are also discussed.
Consolidated Benchmark for Efficacy and Effectiveness Frameworks in EdTech
Authors: Kucirkova Natalia Ingebretsen , Cermakova Anna Lindroos
Published: January 2024

Post-COVID19 evaluation reports of Educational Technologies (EdTech) pointed to the imperative to scientifically evaluate EdTech’s impact on learners. The absence of a shared definition for such evaluations, coupled with the availability of diverse frameworks and criteria in the field, poses a challenge. This paper is concerned with two critical dimensions of impact on learning outcomes — efficacy and effectiveness — with a focus on teaching and learning EdTech for the K12 age range. A systematic literature search identified 65 frameworks that target the efficacy or effectiveness of K12 EdTech products. The frameworks were analysed in relation to their rigour, using the science of learning principles embedded in the EdTech Evidence Evaluation Routine (Kucirkova, Brod & Gaab, 2023). The results were synthesised into a consolidated benchmark that categorises the available frameworks at three levels based on the rigour applied to their assessments. The consolidated Effectiveness/Efficacy benchmark serves as a valuable tool for evaluating any EdTech type with available frameworks, facilitating informed decision-making in the dynamic landscape of educational technology.
Refusing the Fictions of Unmarked Whiteness: Challenging Human Rank, Race, and History
Authors: Martins Marcos Patrícia
Published: January 2024

The 2017 inauguration of a statue in Lisbon, Portugal, to the seventeenth-century Jesuit missionary in colonial Brazil, Father António Vieira, offers an opportunity to discuss history writing as a narrative genre. The statue epitomizes the naturalization of Portugal’s imperial narrative genres of history writing, instantiating their recapitulation into the future. Vieira’s statue exposes how colonial mythologies constitute a narrative of power premised on the erasure of colonial resistance. These dynamics, I argue, are intrinsic to the history of history writing. They arch back to a panegyric tradition of narrating the past that emerged in the eighteenth century in the Portuguese Royal Academy of History. Confronting eighteenth-century fictions demands exposing the epistemic whiteness undergirding Western exercises of recovery of the past and narrating history. Focusing on History as a genre, and its attending exercises of curatorial knowledge-production, exposes the deliberate erasure of Black, Indigenous, and other historically marginalized agents of anti-colonial resistance.
“Endeavouring” and Other Eighteenth-Century Fictions
Authors: Hessell Nikki
Published: January 2024

The terminology we use in eighteenth-century studies needs to encompass both the period’s and the field’s global reach. James Cook’s ship HMS Endeavour provides a starting point for considering the terms that were used to imagine the eighteenth-century Pacific from Great Britain, the importance of refusing eighteenth-century fictions in and from the Pacific, and the need to expand our critical vocabulary in the field beyond the frameworks of the transatlantic world. This essay proposes “Endeavouring” as a Pacific-focused corollary to the term “Columbusing” in order to advance anti-colonial scholarship in eighteenth-century studies and broaden its scope and vision.
Little Lamb’s Roast Pig: A Minor Intervention
Authors: Moy Olivia Loksing
Published: January 2024

This article revisits the racial imaginaries and cultural fictions perpetuated in two of Charles Lamb’s so-called “China essays”: “A Dissertation upon Roast Pig” (1822) and “Old China” (1823). Using theorizations of the minor and minorness borrowed from Asian Americanist critique, it calls for a recalibration of distorted global scales and false histories. It demonstrates how themes of nostalgia and childhood promote the innocence of minor forms, such as the familiar essay, the fable, and the children’s tale, which provide cover for “harmless” texts and authors as mild and gentle as “little Lamb.” Positioning Lamb as a minor Romantic author, this article highlights his mastery of these minor forms that serve as a shelter for his imperial and racial innocence.
Body Mass Index and Its Association with Daytime Sleepiness and Risk of Sleep Apnea Among Adults in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) KuantanBody Mass Index and Its Association with Daytime Sleepiness and Risk of Sleep Apnea Among Adults in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan
Authors: Shahadan Siti Zuhaidah , Mustapah Nursyafiqah Nabilah , Mohamad Ismail Mohamad Firdaus
Published: January 2024

Introduction: The prevalence of obesity keeps rising by the year, and Malaysia was revealed as the top country in Southeast Asia that has a high prevalence of obesity. Due to the rising obesity globally is feared that it may be associated with the increasing chance of having sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness. Consequently, it may lead to poor work performance, unfortunate accidents, and premature death if not treated earlier. This research sought to identify the BMI values and their association with the risk of sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness among adults in IIUM Kuantan.
Methods: By applying convenience sampling, 143 respondents were recruited in this cross-sectional study. The Berlin questionnaire and Epworth Sleepiness Scale were used as the research instruments to determine the risk of sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness among the respondents, respectively. Ordinal Logistic Regression and Pearson correlation were used to analyse the associations.
Result: The mean (SD) BMI was 22.3 kg/m2 (4.33)- normal, and the mean score of daytime sleepiness was 9.92 (4.80)- higher than normal. Most respondents had a low risk of sleep apnea (87.4%), 5.6% showed a slightly increased risk, and 7.0% had a high risk of sleep apnea. There is a significant association between BMI and risk of sleep apnea (p<0.05), as an increase in BMI (expressed in kg/m2) is associated with an increase in the odds of having a risk of sleep apnea. There is no significant association between BMI and daytime sleepiness (p>0.05), as these variables are weakly and inversely correlated.

Conclusion: This study found a significant association between BMI and risk of sleep apnea. However, we failed to confirm the association between BMI and daytime sleepiness. Due to the lack of BMI varieties, the researcher recommends focusing on overweight and obese to get a wide variation of BMI.
MODELING OF THE OPTIMAL INSTALLATION OF HORIZONTAL WELLS IN WEAKLY PERMEABLE ANISOTROPIC GAS-BEARING RESERVOIRS
Authors: Lubkov M. V. , Mosiichuk K. O.
Published: January 2024

In order to increase gas production in anisotropic weakly permeable hard reaching reservoirs on the base of combined finite-element-difference method for the non-stationary anisotropic Leibenzon problem of piezoconductivity we have carried out a numerical simulation of the distribution of pressure drop around a horizontal production well in an anisotropic weakly permeable gas-bearing reservoir. We have established that the efficiency of gas recovery around a horizontal production well and, accordingly, its productivity significantly depends on the location of the well in a weakly permeable anisotropic gas-bearing reservoir.

Based on the obtained results, for effective exploitation of the anisotropic weakly permeable gas reservoirs, it is necessary to place horizontal production wells in areas with relatively low shear anisotropy of the reservoir’s permeability. If it possible, artificially to increase the parameters of permeability around the production well and gas infiltration on the boundaries of the considered reservoir’s area, it will contribute to increasing of the gas yield and prolonging the productivity of the well during reservoir’s exploitation. At the placing of horizontal wells in anisotropic gas reservoirs, the most effective installation is that would ensure all around supply of the gas phase. This is, on the one hand, there was no blocking of gas from the side of reduced permeability, and on another hand, there was no rapid depletion of the reservoir from the side of increased permeability, and it was ensured a free access of gas to the well from all possible directions. We have shown that the location of the horizontal well in the diagonal direction to the main axes of anisotropy is universal relatively different directions of gas flow, therefore, such location is productive and effective as one.
RATIONAL MODES OF GAS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN THE CONDITIONS OF UNSTATIONARY GAS TRANSPORT
Authors: Grudz V. Ya. , Grudz Y. V. , Stasyuk R. B. , Bavolyak V. I. , Kapushchak Y. S. , Turovskyi O. A.
Published: January 2024

The problem of rational regulation of the operation modes of the gas transportation system, which is operated in conditions of non-stationary gas transportation, is considered. An assessment of the mathematical modeling of non-stationary processes in complex gas transport systems with uneven gas consumption and diversification of sources of energy supply is given. Based on analytical studies, recommendations are made on the influence of various parameters on the efficiency of compressor station operation. Dependencies are obtained that express the nature of gas transport process control, which can be applied in each specific case to determine the response of the system to a change in the control factor. Modeling of non-stationary objects of gas transport systems should be carried out using an adaptive linearized system, which implements the principle of energy-efficient regulation, i.e. it allows to specify the parameters of the technological object and control its operation at the same time. As the analysis showed, the given technological constraints on pressure are presented in terms of changes in productivity and can be combined with constraints on the productivity of the compressor station. The obtained limits of technological admissibility for the average daily gas consumption are not constants, but some functions of time, the behavior of which is determined by the nature of gas consumption. The use of the specifics of the interrelationship of restrictions caused by the technology of gas transport, in order to build simpler algorithms for its solution, made it possible to create a methodology for forecasting the system's operating modes in conditions of non-stationary gas consumption.
Short-term effect of the Internet use on memory of adults
Authors: Medvedskaya Elena Ivanovna
Published: January 2024

The relevance of the research is due to the increasing use of the Internet and the lack of reliable information about the Internet exposure on higher mental functions of the users of different age. The aim of the study is to detect the short-term effect of the Internet use on indirect memorization in adults. The study has been conducted in terms of intraindividual quasi-experiment, that assessed the accuracy of memorization in two conditions: traditional reading (a book), web-search (a mobile phone). The pictogram test in the author’s variant was the main tool to assess the memory of adults. The research was held among teachers during classes of training courses (n=50; 12 males, 38 females; average age 44,56±4,11). To implement a scheme of a positionally equalized sequence of sampling, the sample was divided into 2 groups. In the results, one third of the sample showed the same level of accuracy in memorizing words in different conditions. Most of the participants demonstrated positive trends while reading (р≤0,01). While the number of mistakes was three times more for the web-search.
Chuvash Proverbs and Sayings as an Ethnopedagogical Means of Introducing Traditional Family Values
Authors: Pushkina Klara Vladimirovna
Published: January 2024

In modern society, the family is an important component of universal culture that preserves traditional national values. In the conditions of ongoing social changes leading to the growth of national self-consciousness, return to the roots, destruction of stereotypes, change of attitude to family values, it is necessary to preserve the understanding of the family as a traditional social institution. In this regard, the study of proverbs and sayings reflecting universal and national family values is of great importance. The aim of the study is to identify and substantiate family values in the upbringing of the younger generation in modern Chuvash families. The article considers traditional family values as the foundation of a strong and friendly family. The analysis of Chuvash proverbs and sayings about family life and family relations in the article shows that the Chuvash people place family values highly, brought up on national cultures and traditions. Our practical research shows that children's attachment to their parents is increasingly weakening. The lack of understanding of their children's behavior is explained by the following reasons: 1) parents' lack of fundamental pedagogical knowledge and skills; 2) parents' neglecting the basics of Chuvash family upbringing based on spiritual and moral values in the upbringing of their children. The author argues that the study of the basics of ethnic pedagogy will give positive results in the upbringing of children. The article used both general theoretical methods, including both the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature on the topic under consideration, including encyclopedic and reference literature, folklore works, and empirical methods, including pedagogical observation, the use of questionnaires and surveys, and generalisation of ethnopedagogical experience. The experimental work was carried out to determine the moral potential of traditional family values in the Chuvash family. The author comes to the conclusion that Chuvash families have preserved national customs and traditions that they inherited from their ancestors in order to pass on to the next generations as a common reference point in their family life.
University Students’ Views about the Application of Collaborative Learning in Communicative English Language Skills Classes
Authors: Befikadu Lemma
Published: January 2024

The main purpose of the study is to investigate students’ views about the implementation of collaborative learning in English classes. Collaborative learning helps students to improve their English language performance. To achieve this objective, observation and questionnaires were employed. The quantitative data were analyzed using percentage and frequency. Theme analysis technique was used to analyze the qualitative data. The result of the study indicated that most students’ applied collaborative learning, but the type of collaborative learning they are applying is not collaborative learning. Most of the teachers simply make their students to sit side by side to talk with each other as they do their individual assignments, and some teachers assign a task to groups. Then, one or two of the group members do the work and the other group members get equal credit. Although each of these is important in collaborative learning, they do not qualify collaborative learning rather traditional group learning. In addition to this, some students were not playing their roles as they are expected. Teachers and other concerned bodies ought to deliver sorts of orientations to the students about the importance of collaborative learning to maximize students’ views before implementing collaborative learning.
Saving energy with timers
Authors: GÜNTÜRKÜN Rüştü , GÜNGÖR Erhan
Published: January 2024

In this study, it is aimed to save energy by placing timers in public offices and private workplaces for heating residential units with geothermal energy outside working hours and on holidays. For this, proportional valve control system design and application has been carried out. Proportional valve is connected to the heat exchanger return. The control form of the floating type proportional valve is on-off, the control of the proportional valve with analog input is applied in the form of PI control. It is realized by programming smart relays in both controls. PT100 was used to measure the heat exchanger inlet, return and temperature values entering the building.

As a result of this study, the heat exchanger return temperature was adjusted to the temperature at which the buildings would not cool completely on holidays and after working hours, allowing more buildings to be heated with the energy saved.
Color filter effects on the performance of monocrystalline and polycrystalline photovoltaic solar panels
Authors: GÖKÇEN Sündüz , KAYA Necati
Published: January 2024

We evaluated effect of different color filters on the electric production performance of monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar photovoltaic panels in real outdoor environment. In the experiment, we used four different color filters from blue to red on photovoltaic panels to observe energy and efficiency performance of the mono and polycrystalline solar photovoltaic panels as well as temperature of the panels measured with and without filters. We observed the wavelength dependence of monocrystalline photovoltaic panel is more effective than the polycrystalline photovoltaic panel one. For both panels we see that yellow color filtered produced the highest power value and have the lowest temperature value. This can be explained with that the spectrum of yellow color filter covers most of the radiation of solar but blocking infrared and ultraviolet side of the sun spectrum. This also causes the lower panel temperature. On the other hand, we observed that photovoltaic panels with blue color filter have the highest temperature value and the lowest power value. By the study we suggest that by optimizing the semiconductor band gaps in photovoltaic panels respect to solar wavelength, one can produce photovoltaic panels with higher efficiency by using filters, especially in hot climate regions. We expected that the results will also contribute to a better analysis of the points that need to be developed during the photovoltaic panel production stages.
Installation of solar power plant in Adıyaman region and analysis of solar energy potential
Authors: TURAN Veysel , KARAKUŞ Cuma , ÜSTÜN İsmail
Published: January 2024

Energy is one of the most necessary and fundamental needs for human beings to continue their lives. Solar energy, which is one of the most important renewable energy sources, has great energy potential in our country with its long radiation duration and radiation amount.

The primary thing to do in solar power plant (SPP) installation is to analyze the climatic characteristics of the region. Therefore, having and analyzing the meteorological data of the region has important advantages for the solar power plant to be established. The importance of solar radiation data in the installation of a solar power plant in a region is directly proportional to the payback period of the plant under normal conditions. In this study, a 1 MW SPP feasibility study was conducted in Besni district of Adıyaman province. Depending on the energy potential of the regions, it is calculated that the payback period is between 2-5.7 years for Adıyaman province. Considering the state's electricity pricing, it is seen that the payback period in the industry is about 2 years, while it has a period of 5.7 years for house installation.

SPP is analyzed in the light of solar radiation data in the Adıyaman region which will be a pioneer for future studies thanks to the depreciation period as well as analyses performed. In addition to these, the parameters to be considered during the SPP installation stages will be specified in detail.
Investigation of the economic aspects of air source heat pump usage for Izmir province
Authors: COSKUN Can , OKTAY COŞKUN Zuhal , BİRECİKLİ Bahadır
Published: January 2024

The economic analyses of air source heat pump usage in İzmir was conducted. Effect of heating

water temperatures and electricity tariffs on the energy economy were investigated by using

hourly outdoor temperature data of İzmir. Single- and multi-rate electricity tariffs for a residence

in İzmir province were compared. Preferring the multi-rate electricity tariffs in air source heat

pump results in decrease of heating costs. If the energy consumption is priced using a multi-rate

tariff, the energy cost will be reduced by 20%. There is a lower temperature requirement for

underfloor heating compared to conventional heating. Energy costs in underfloor heating can be

lowered compared to natural gas. The hybrid system (Heat pump + natural gas), which allows

to use the most economical energy source on an hourly basis, can save 24% compared to the use

of only natural gas.
Comparison of fuel properties of biodiesels produced from different waste cooking oils
Authors: DEMİR Enver , ÖRS İlker
Published: January 2024

In this study, it was investigated that the fuel properties of waste cooking oils by converting them to biodiesel and their suitability as diesel fuel according to these properties were investigated. However, differences in the separation or mixing of waste edible oils during collection are also presented. Waste cooking oils were obtained from cafeterias and dining hall kitchens in different regions of universities and serving different food product groups. Transesterification method was applied as a method of converting waste oils to biodiesel. Density, kinematic viscosity, flash point, cetane index, water content, calorific value and cold filter plugging point fuel properties of produced biodiesels were investigated. According to the results obtained, it has been revealed that the produced biodiesels comply with the standards, and because the fuel properties of the biodiesel produced from blended oils are within the standards, the waste cooking oils can be mixed during collection. Although the flow and cold flow properties and lower heating value of biodiesel produced with waste oil mixtures are disadvantageous compared to diesel fuel, the cetane index affecting combustion and the flash point value that emphasizes its safety are its important advantages. In addition, the fact that the water content of the produced fuels complies with the standards shows that the biodiesel production is successful and the results obtained can be used safely.
Numerical methods in fluid mechanics – an overview
Authors: Sobieski Wojciech , Šarler Božidar
Published: January 2024

The article presents in a review way the most important numerical methods used in modern fluid mechanics. The individual chapters discuss Finite Difference Method, Finite Volume Method, Lattice Boltzmann Method, Discrete Element Method and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. The aim of the article is to familiarize the reader with the most important concepts, features and mathematical equations used in particular methods. The article is intended mainly for people who want to get acquainted with the current possibilities of numerical modelling in the field of broadly understood fluid mechanics. The material is intended to facilitate the decision on how to implement the planned play research.
Improving the credibility of the extracted position from a vast collection of job offers with machine learning ensemble methods
Authors: Drozda Paweł , Ropiak Krzysztof , Nowak Bartosz , Talun Arkadiusz , Osowski Maciej
Published: January 2024

The main aim of this paper is to evaluate crawlers collecting the job offers from websites. In particular the research is focused on checking the effectiveness of ensemble machine learning methods for the validity of extracted position from the job ads. Moreover, in order to significantly reduce the training time of the algorithms (Random Forests and XGBoost), granularity methods were also tested to significantly reduce the input training dataset. Both methods achieved satisfactory results in accuracy and F1 measures, which exceeded 96%. In addition, granulation reduced the input dataset by more than 99%, and the results obtained were only slightly worse (accuracy between 1% and 5%, F1 between 3% and 8%). Thus, it can be concluded that the considered methods can be used in the evaluation of job web crawlers.
A hybrid system for identifying the presence of clouds on the horizon line
Authors: Rychlik Arkadiusz , Olejnik Arkadiusz
Published: January 2024

Common passive surveys for the presence of clouds in the sky are carried out using the digital processing of photographs taken using fish-eye type lenses. Another type of survey is carried out using active measuring systems, e.g. thermal imaging, active laser distance sensors, etc. A common feature of these sensors is the high cost of the measuring apparatus, which is hardly acceptable for small local short-term weather forecasting stations. The main task of these weather stations is to forecast local dynamic weather phenomena that have (or may have) an impact on the use or operation of technical facilities (e.g. photovoltaic farms, cranes, etc.) or agricultural plant protection measures. This paper proposes a hybrid method for detecting clouds and predicting changes in cloud cover on the horizon line. The proposed method is based on an analysis of colour photographs of the cross-section of the sky using chrominance distribution by the RGB method. In the next step, the CCT colour temperature and the ALS-based ambient light intensity resulting from spectral analysis are determined for the cross-section of the sky being identified. The survey results indicate the dependence of the variability of CCT and ALS parameters for classifying objects on the horizon line. The above analysis makes it possible to distinguish the sky on the horizon, a cloud, or agglomeration elements. The data obtained from the surveys show that the proposed structure of the hybrid system for analysing the presence and movement of clouds on the horizon line can provide the basis for further development of data processing algorithms for a passive sensor of the apparatus for detecting clouds and other objects on the horizon line.
Critical Discourse Analysis of ESL Teachers' Oral Feedback Practices
Authors: Qureshi Huda Hameed , Khalil Sobia Mohani , Nisa Zaib un
Published: January 2024

This study conducts a critical discourse analysis of verbal feedback patterns used by teachers in English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms. The research focuses on four types of feedback: explicit corrective feedback, implicit corrective feedback, clarification-based feedback, and interactive feedback. The study finds that explicit corrective feedback, where teachers directly point out errors, is critical for students who may struggle with error recognition. Implicit corrective feedback and clarification-based feedback, on the other hand, guide students towards self-correction, fostering learner autonomy and deepening their understanding of English language rules and conventions. Lastly, interactive feedback, which promotes a dialogue between the teacher and the student about the student's performance, encourages active participation and self-reflection in students. These different feedback patterns, when employed judiciously and in balance, can greatly enhance language proficiency, confidence, and self-directed learning in ESL students. The study underscores the importance of effective verbal feedback strategies in shaping language learning experiences and outcomes in ESL classrooms.
A Comparative Study of EFL Learners' Preferred Learning Styles for the English Language at the Secondary Level
Authors: Waris Sadia , Ahmad Shahzad , Bagum Munwar
Published: January 2024

The study examined secondary Urdu EFL students' favourite learning styles. This study compares public and private Urdu EFL learners' preferred English learning approaches. Descriptive quantitative research was used. All Pakpattan District public and private secondary school students were studied. The study used a learning styles questionnaire. EFL research employed a questionnaire, which was reliable. The study sample took the questionnaire. The most common statistical methods—mean score and standard deviation—were employed to assess the data. According to the survey, private secondary school students believe they can recall everything they hear. The study found that public and private school children learn languages similarly. Both prefer auditory and visual learning over tactile. Private secondary school kids learn English via lecturing and remember through listening. The study suggests that teachers recognize students' English learning styles and teach them accordingly.