bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of BR-282 highway on the mortality of wild felids in the extreme west of Santa Catarina, Brazil: threat to conservation
Authors: Pereira Karen Cristine de Albuquerque Ferreira , França Raqueli Teresinha , Preuss Jackson Fabio
Published: July 2024

Among human impacts, road kills are an important source of mortality for wild animals, as highways and roads result in the fragmentation of natural habitats. Felids are strongly negatively impacted and, although roads are mentioned as potential threats, few studies address how felids interact with these environments. We aimed to describe the richness and composition of wild felids, analyze the spatial and temporal effect, and identify road-kill hotspots of these species on a stretch of the BR-282 highway between the cities of São Miguel do Oeste and Paraíso, in the extreme west of the State of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. From December 2021 to November 2022, we traveled a 28-km stretch weekly to collect data on road-killed wild felids, and at each carcass sighted, the vehicle was parked to collect information, photographs, and geographical coordinates. During this period, 26 specimens of three different species were found, viz. Leopardus guttulus (southern tiger cat), Leopardus wiedii (margay), and Herpailurus yagouaroundi (jaguarundi). In addition to the significant number of wild felids found, a hotspot for road kills of these species was identified.
Planejamento estratégico de comunicação interna na administração pública federal brasileira: a experiência de um Programa de Extensão em Saúde
Authors: Nunes Ana karin , Rodrigues Martins Marina
Published: July 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir o processo de elaboração do planejamento interno de comunicação do Núcleo de Comunicação, da Subsecretaria de Assuntos Administrativos, órgão vinculado à Secretaria Executiva e à Coordenação Geral de Documentação e Informação do Ministério da Saúde do Brasil. O trabalho foi realizado entre os anos de 2022 e de 2023 no escopo do Programa de Extensão denominado CAPAGIIC-Saúde, promovido pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre, a partir da metodologia de service-learning. O processo de elaboração do planejamento interno de comunicação foi desenvolvido na perspectiva participativa e integrada, visando à melhoria do relacionamento entre os públicos de interesse das instâncias envolvidas. De forma geral, conclui-se que o planejamento estratégico de comunicação interna pode oferecer boas condições para a estruturação do trabalho de equipes e para um melhor diálogo com gestores.
The Comparison of Long-term Effect Between Intermittent Fasting and Calorie Restriction on Neurological Parameters of Mice
Authors: Ni'ma Neli Syahida , Anggadiredja Kusnandar
Published: July 2024

Intermittent fasting (IF) and calorie restriction (CR) were purported to have health benefits. This research aimed to determine the long-term effect of IF and CR on selected neurological parameters in mice. Swiss Webster male mice were divided into 3 groups: ad libitum feeding (AL), IF, and CR. Mice in each group received the treatment for 16 weeks. They were then tested for anhedonia, depression, aggressiveness, and social approach. They were also subjected to contextual fear conditioning tests to model PTSD. Compared to AL, sucrose intake in the IF group was lower, while the CR group showed higher intake (p<0.01). This anhedonia characteristic shown in the IF group was confirmed not related to depression, as shown by significantly lower immobility time in the forced swimming test compared to AL (p<0.05). In the resident-intruder test, attack numbers in the IF group were fewer than in the AL group (p<0.05). As demonstrated by the results of the three-chamber test, the reduced aggressiveness in IF mice was unrelated to a deficit in sociability. In the fear extinction test (PTSD model), mice in the IF group showed lower freezing compared to those in AL (p<0.001). Although both IF and CR caused a reduction in total food intake, in the mice model tested, IF was shown to have favorable impacts on neurological parameters.
The biggest brand in the dental market is the dental surgeon
Authors: Vinicius Soares Paulo
Published: July 2024

Many still don't understand this new movement, which is not a "fad" but an established market trend, and belongs to the initial phase of this new era in which we live: the Age of Influence. In the previous editorial, we discussed the changing eras and their respective changes in market models.
Examining the Impact of Chatbot-based Language Learning Support, Adaptive Learning Algorithms, and Virtual Reality Language Immersion on EFL Learners' Language Learning Proficiency and Self-Regulated Learning Skills
Authors: BAHARI Akbar , SMITH Matt , SCOTT Howard
Published: July 2024

The rapid advancement of technology has revolutionized language learning, introducing innovative methods that depart from traditional instructional approaches. This study employs a mixed-methods research design to examine the impact of chatbot-based language learning support, adaptive learning algorithms, and virtual reality language immersion on the language learning proficiency and self-regulated learning skills of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. The research design includes quantitative analysis of language proficiency scores and qualitative exploration of learner experiences with the technological interventions. The theoretical implications of this study are rooted in constructivist and socio-cultural learning theories, which underpin the design and implementation of technological interventions. The triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data revealed that the participants' positive perceptions of the effectiveness of chatbot-based language learning support were supported by the quantitative results, with the variable "chat-bot based support" demonstrating a substantial mean difference compared to other groups. This convergence of findings reinforces the positive influence of chatbot-based support on language learning outcomes and highlights the importance of integrating theoretical perspectives with empirical evidence to gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of technological interventions on language learning outcomes for EFL learners. The study's findings provide insights into the potential of these technological interventions to optimize language learning outcomes for EFL learners and promote autonomous learning behaviors.
Teaching Staff Competencies from the Perspective of Effective Educational Management
Authors: NEGULESCU Mihail-Cristian , BARBU Cristina - Mihaela , MIHALCEA Delia-Iuliana
Published: July 2024

Intellectual education prolonged and continuous self-instruction are the premises for transforming human resources into high-performing, competitive labor with major creative values and capabilities. The main factors highlighting the longevity and vitality of human resources are defined as education, intellectual work, and continuous training of intellectual functions. Today's society demands more than ever human resources capable of coping with the psycho-socio-cultural changes specific to the need to harmonize community realities with the realities of its own system. In this context, the necessity of introducing into the equation of training, the instruction of all categories of labor resources, the requirements of educational management through ensuring managerial competencies at the level of personnel in the education system, becomes apparent.
Paweł Daniel, Dagmara Kafar, Kazimierz Pawlik, Systemowe zmiany w planowaniu przestrzennym, seria Prawo w Praktyce, Wydawnictwo C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2023, ss. 138, ISBN: 978-83-8356-052-6
Authors: Jachimowicz-Jankowska Paulina
Published: July 2024

Przegląd polskich opracowań naukowych: Paweł Daniel, Dagmara Kafar, Kazimierz Pawlik, Systemowe zmiany w planowaniu przestrzennym, seria Prawo w Praktyce, Wydawnictwo C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2023, ss. 138, ISBN: 978-83-8356-052-6.(opr. Paulina Jachimowicz-Jankowska).
Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Reforming the Election Process of Judges of the European Court of Human Rights (Reforma procesu wyboru sędziów Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka), „European Convention on Human Rights Law Review” 2023, no. 4(3), s. 231–239
Authors: Dąbrowska Anna
Published: July 2024

Przegląd wybranych czasopism zagranicznych: Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Reforming the Election Process of Judges of the European Court of Human Rights (Reforma procesu wyboru sędziów Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka), „European Convention on Human Rights Law Review” 2023, no. 4(3), s. 231–239, https://doi.org/10.1163/26663236-bja10069 (opr. Anna Dąbrowska)
Toponymic unity of the Carpathian region
Authors: Oczko Anna
Published: July 2024

The article lists 26 toponyms that are characteristic and common in the entire Carpathian region. They have been selected according to their toponymic classification (mostly oronyms, hydronyms, and oikonyms), and their etymology. These toponyms are commonly observed in the parts of the Carpathian Mountains located in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. As the basis for the toponymic analysis, we accepted a common appellative of Romanian or Slavic origins. Migrations of peoples of Slavic and Romanian (Vlach) origin had a significant influence on the dissemination of these toponyms, mainly due to pastoral transhumance and the so-called Vlach colonization. The toponyms were analyzed in semantic and structural terms. The list presents a variety and richness of regional forms which may be encountered in different Carpathian dialects as a legacy of ancient language contacts.
Potenzialorientierung – Skizzierung eines zukunftsfähigen Ansatzes zur Förderung des schulischen Fremd- und Zweitsprachenlernens
Authors: Aguado Karin , Schiffel Holger , Schlaak Claudia
Published: July 2024

Während das Konzept der Inklusion vielfach Beeinträchtigungen und Defizite fokussiert, betont das Konzept der Potenzialorientierung eher die Ressourcen und die Stärken von Lernenden. Im Anschluss an die Klärung zentraler Begrifflichkeiten und Ansätze, die für die Potenzialorientierung grundlegend sind, wird die Bedeutung dieses Ansatzes für einen zeitgemäßen kompetenzorientierten Fremd- und Zweitsprachenunterricht umrissen sowie seine Rolle bei der Bewältigung aktueller bildungspolitischer und gesamtgesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen skizziert.
Individualisierung bei Schülerinnen und Schülern mit Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ) – Umsetzung von Potenzial-orientierung am Übergang in den Regelunterricht
Authors: Michalak Magdalena , Ulrich Kirstin
Published: July 2024

Der Beitrag untersucht am Beispiel der Daten aus der Studie ForEST (Formative Evaluation von SPRINT) (Michalak/Lotter/Winter 2023), welche Möglichkeiten für individualisiertes Lernen in der Arbeit mit neu zugewanderten Schülerinnen und Schülern der Sekundarstufe I im DaZ-Unterricht und am Übergang in den Regelunterricht aufgegriffen werden. Hierfür werden Gruppendiskussionen (n=139) mit Realschullehrkräften inhaltsanalytisch ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Offenheit eines Förderkonzeptes für die Ausgestaltung der individualisierten Zugänge wesentlich ist.
Potenzial und Inklusion sehbeeinträchtigter Lernender im DaF-Unterricht mit Fokus auf der Förderung der Lesekompetenz
Authors: Polizio Daniele , Szabó Erzsébet
Published: July 2024

Lernende mit Sehbeeinträchtigung waren bisher selten Gegenstand der Fremdsprachen- bzw. DaF-Forschung. In der vorliegenden Interviewstudie wird aus der Perspektive von drei blinden DaF-Lernerinnen deren Potenzial im Regelunterricht mit besonderem Bezug auf die Fertigkeit Lesen beleuchtet. Fokussiert werden dabei die Motivation zum Deutschlernen, Lern- und Leseprozesse sowie die Rolle von Lehrpersonen und Mitlernenden in Klassen mit Sehbeeinträchtigten.
Análisis de la precariedad laboral de los jóvenes universitarios según la carrera de egreso
Authors: Santillán Hernández Alma Sofía , Ávila Pozos Roberto , Cruz Castillo Ricardo , Jiménez Munguía Ronald Richard , Temoltzi Ávila Raúl
Published: July 2024

La precariedad laboral refleja la vulnerabilidad en las condiciones laborales e incide en el bienestar de los trabajadores y sus familias. El objetivo fue analizar la precariedad laboral de jóvenes mexicanos asalariados según su carrera universitaria. Se consideraron dos grupos: egresados de Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas (STEM) y egresados de otro tipo de carreras (No-STEM). Se empleó la Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo, y mediante el método de k-medias se clasificó a los jóvenes en precariedad alta o baja. La precariedad en ambos grupos aumentó en los últimos 17 años. Además, aquellos que egresaron de una carrera STEM tienen ligeramente menores probabilidades de estar en empleos más precarios. A pesar de que la educación es motor del crecimiento económico, las condiciones laborales de aquellos con estudios universitarios cada vez se deterioran más. Por ello, es importante generar políticas que mejoren las condiciones de empleo de los jóvenes.
Wondering and Wandering: In Defense of Free Association and the Fundamental Rule
Authors: Reichbart Richard
Published: July 2024

“Free association” and the “fundamental rule” are bedrock for psychoanalytic therapy and apply to what both patient and analyst should experience in the process. The article traces Sigmund Freud's revolutionary recognition of the importance of free association that began with his tribute to the works of Ludwig Börne and Friedrich Schiller. The author invokes other proposals akin to free association made by artists and scientists, including John Keats, Charles Dickens, Robert Frost, Thomas S. Kuhn, Arthur Koestler, and Albert Einstein. While emphasizing the importance and the liberatory potential of free association as it relates to effective treatment and discovery, the author contends that there is a “moral press” for both the patient and the analyst to permit free associative thoughts, particularly to question assumptions about how things are supposed to be.
Un instante indómito
Authors: Ferrari Ludmila
Published: July 2024

The essay follows the trail of the “white column,” an architectural expression of the sovereign will to give a definitive form to the national identity, tracing its trajectory from the construction of Brasília (1956) to the Castello Branco dictatorship (1970). The essay explores the processes of formation (Didi-Huberman) and deformation of such communitarian architectonics and regards Brasília not as the monumental co-substantiation of national identity (as proposed by modernist/populist rhetoric), but as an example of a deferred modernity. The article explores the relationship between architecture and sovereignty using différance as a movement of inquiry and the white column as a body of analysis. This is an attempt, in short, to think through the historical and conceptual relations between architecture, labor and race.

The text is divided into three sections, each comprising a certain phantasmagoria of the white column, understood as the unfinished formation of modernity. In the first part, the theoretical components required to identify the formations that connect the extractive system of the sugar cane engenho with the new monumentality of Brasília are presented. Focusing on the colonnade designed by Niemeyer for the Palácio da Alvorada, the second part analyzes the relationship between suspension tectonics and the 1964 coup d’état. The last part investigates the playful reformulation of the white column in Ernesto Neto’s Leviathan Thot and its deject exploration, together with visual artist Artur Barrio’s trouxas ensangrentadas.
Freddy Mamani’s Cholets for Export
Authors: Daly Tara
Published: July 2024

The Bolivian Aymara architect Freddy Mamani has constructed more than sixty brightly colored cholets in El Alto, a migrant sister city to La Paz, Bolivia. These fantastical constructions are neither pure romantic manifestations of an Aymara cosmovision nor only superficial decorations that symbolize the Aymara Indigenous peoples’ entry into capitalism. Instead, they reflect the complexity and contradictions of dynamic urban Indigenous identity in a globalized world. The article is the first of its kind to consider cholets outside a Bolivian context. The article illustrates how cholets have been constructed out of imported products and, in turn, transformed into exportable objects for global consumption. Via analyzing a range of visual media—photography, documentary, and museum installations—I make the case that in the process of exportation, the cholets are converted into decorative objects that risk obfuscating the long class and racial struggles of the Aymara as they have resisted, and embraced, global capitalism’s imperatives.
Elementy psychoterapii tańcem i ruchem oraz arteterapii jako działania polimodalne w pracy nad poprawą relacji ze swoim ciałem u kobiet w wieku wczesnej dorosłości
Authors: Różycka Wiktoria
Published: July 2024

The paper addresses the impact of elements of Dance and Movement Psychotherapy and art therapy on improving the relationship with the body in women between 20 and 30 years of age. The participants in the workshops conducted by the author of the paper met for weekly classes during which they had the opportunity to take part in experiences that allowed them to explore these relationships through movement. The author characterises the problem of body relations in young women and the issues surrounding body work, explains what art therapy is in polymodal terms and Dance and Movement Psychotherapy. The text is complemented by a description of each of the six meetings carried out as part of the project. The author supplemented the description of each workshop with appropriate photographic documentation.
Artyfikacja jako innowacyjna metoda aktywizacji twórczej seniorów
Authors: Jastrząb Jolanta ,   Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach
Published: July 2024

The end of working life results in social isolation for seniors, which can be compensated by using art therapy, understood as a therapeutic practice. Its development, among other things, is provided by medicine, especially neurology and the results of research into brain ageing. Used for geriatric rehabilitation purposes, it is based on equivalent elements: art and therapy, with the overriding function of the idea as the cause of the work. Artification, on the other hand, understood as a situation or process in which objects not commonly regarded as art are transformed into some thing similar to art or into something that alludes to artistic ways of thinking and acting, is a more subtle form of working with emotion and perception in older people. These considerations inspired the development of a working method on the interface between (art)therapy and art education. Tested at institutions supporting seniors and people with disabilities (Hospicjum Cordis in Katowice, Hospicjum Dar Serca in Częstochowa), artification became a method aimed at strengthening the creativity and sense of subjectivity of seniors by means of a creative process and involvement in discovering their lives as art. The method was developed by a team of researchers from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and the University of Silesia in Katowice, and the project developed with grant support of the ‘Good Innovations’ programme. The process is depicted in a video accompanying the handbook, enabling therapists to create their own therapeutic plans, inspiring the exploration of their own creativity and that of their clients, targeted at improving selected areas of functioning. Artification is a way of activation that can be applied to different groups. It is also a service based on stimulating the ability to perceive the world spontaneously and creatively.
Dziecko jako recytator i interpretator tekstu. Na marginesie konkursu recytatorskiego Dziecięce Interpretacje w Tarnobrzeskim Domu Kultury – refleksje instruktorki i jurorki
Authors: Mroczka Agnieszka ,   Tarnobrzeski Dom Kultury
Published: July 2024

The article explores the issue of artistic presentation of literary texts by children. The author bases her work on her own experience as a theatre instructor and a juror in recitation competitions, including the ever-present Children’s Interpretations – a competition organised with the youngest performers in mind – children of primary school age. Her experience as an organiser, her work with young performers and her observation of the effects of the work of teachers preparing children for stage presentation is the starting point for a description of the most important aspects of the recitation process: from statutory issues to the final performance. The author discusses the aims of recitation, repertoire selection and factors conditioning it, analysis and interpretation of a literary work, means of artistic expression in recitation, coping with stress and stage fright, individual predispositions of children, regularity of work, obstacles standing in the way of good preparation of a child for the stage performance of a text. She draws attention to the lack of preparation of Polish language teachers to work on the artistic expression of literary works, and questions the sense of the work of instructors as well as the organisation of performing arts competitions.
Metáfora conceptual y embodiment en la noción «Costa Rica verde» en Esencial Costa Rica
Authors: Mora Calvo María Anette , Ortiz Garita Ruth
Published: July 2024

A semantic analysis is presented of the advertising language used by the brand Essential Costa Rica. A measurable strategy based on the conceptual metaphor “green is gold” is evident in these texts. It is examined using two macrocategories present in the words and expressions that make up the brand’s tourism advertising: “Costa Rica awaits a treasure” and “Costa Rica is a paradise.” They both generate an identity image of the region, apparently idyllic and paradisiacal, where socio-environmental problems typical of the reality that the country faces are distorted and become invisible.
Marxismo, materialismo histórico y teorización crítica: un reto evadido en las relaciones internacionales
Authors: Rodríguez Díaz Jorge Damián
Published: July 2024

El sistema internacional atraviesa desde la crisis financiera del 2008 una crisis orgánica, en el sentido gramsciano del término, que refiere a la conjunción de una crisis hegemónica y una crisis de acumulación de capital que evidencia el agotamiento de una estructura histórica y de un modo de reproducción social. Algunas visiones en la literatura especializada sostienen la idea de la crisis de la globalización y del orden internacional liberal heredero del orden mundial posfordista que emergió luego de la década de los setenta. En esa misma línea, la literatura se adentra en la explicación de que el mundo actual transita un conjunto de transformaciones estructurales en las que se produce una amalgama de crisis que se manifiestan como “síntomas mórbidos” y que caracterizan un escenario de interregno. Otras visiones argumentan que asistimos a un impasse, una desaceleración económica que ha provocado una globalización más lenta, en la que el orden internacional liberal basado en reglas aún persiste ante el espectro de una nueva guerra fría. Si bien estas visiones presentan matices entre sí, poseen una idea común que refiere al cambio y reconfiguración de las relaciones globales de poder y del orden mundial que prevaleció hasta el momento. El interrogante que surge a partir de ello es: ¿qué tipo de orden mundial se está configurando? El presente artículo argumenta la necesidad imperiosa de retomar los postulados teóricos que ofrece la tradición marxista, en especial la vertiente del materialismo histórico de la teoría crítica de las relaciones internacionales y de la perspectiva neogramsciana de la economía política internacional para determinar las distintas manifestaciones de la crisis orgánica actual, los cambios que se están produciendo en el sistema internacional y la reconfiguración del nuevo marco de las relaciones globales de poder. Luego de repasar algunos conceptos y categorías analíticas de la obra de Karl Marx y de la corriente marxista para el estudio de las relaciones internacionales, revisamos los postulados de la teorización crítica heredera de dicha tradición que, a su vez, conceptualiza y adapta las ideas de Antonio Gramsci a lo internacional. A partir de ello, estudiamos la dinámica del blocco storico de la globalización, su crisis y algunas manifestaciones de la etapa actual.
Oral health in lower middle-income African societies - surprising outcomes and strategic consequences
Authors: Saekel Rüdiger
Published: July 2024

Objective: To assess the oral health status of the population in selected African countries and compare the outcomes with emerging and highly developed countries worldwide using quantifiable results. Method: By means of a composite indicator - the Dental Health Index (DHI) - the dental status of a country´s entire population is measured to arrive at a ranking of oral health performance. This performance is then compared with countries belonging to other development stages. The present study is descriptive and, whenever possible, uses existing epidemiological data from national representative surveys. Results: With the exception of Rwanda, the Sub-Saharan African countries performed better than the three North African countries of Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, although the Arabic-speaking countries have higher Human Development Indices by comparison. Within Sub-Saharan Africa, the best rankings were achieved by Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. However, the other Sub-Saharan countries studied also exhibited similarly low DHIs. Rwanda, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco ranked last. One striking finding is that the Sub-Saharan countries studied show more favourable DHI outcomes than emerging or high-income countries. As large parts of the African population have been widely untouched for decades by dental services, the relatively favourable outcomes in African societies are difficult to explain and contradict conventional dental theory. The reasons behind this finding are not fully understood. It is only in the area of untreated oral diseases that the African countries perform much worse than the more developed countries. Conclusion: If African countries were to concentrate their scarce resources on a few vital segments of oral health, they would have the opportunity, in light of favourable morbidity structures, to gradually improve the oral health status of large parts of the population. Should they choose this route, priority should be given to the young generation. Three key action fields are decisive: mobilising oral self-care, enlarging the dental workforce by training sufficient mid-level personnel and creating a true primary oral health care system which is community-centred and complemented by strictly preventive, minimally invasive and tooth-retaining treatments under the guidance of a strong public sector.
Regarding the interaction and capture of metal droplets by blast furnace slag
Authors: Stepanenko D. ,   Іron and steel institute of Z.I. Nekrasov of NAS of Ukraine, Dnipro, Ukraine, Togobitska D. ,   Іron and steel institute of Z.I. Nekrasov of NAS of Ukraine, Dnipro, Ukraine
Published: July 2024

The mechanism of capture of metal drops by the slag melt was investigated using blast furnace slag as an example. The role of the viscosity of the blast furnace slag in reducing iron loss at the output from the blast furnace is shown. Reducing the viscosity of slags contributes to the rapid settling of small drops of cast iron in the slag volume. It is noted that the CaO/SiO2 ratio is an important parameter that changes the viscosity of blast furnace slag. To ensure the minimum viscosity of blast furnace slag, it is necessary to establish the optimal chemical composition of the slag, in particular the CaO/SiO2 ratio. A study of the temperature dependence of the viscosity of blast furnace slag melts was carried out using the method of estimating the content of the solid phase in the melt during its cooling. Calculations of the volume fraction of the solid phase for blast furnace slags were performed. An increase in the CaO/SiO2 ratio in slags leads to an increase in their crystallization ability. The microstructure and chemical composition of individual phases of a blast furnace slag sample were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was established that the experimental slag contained at least three phases. The main (matrix) phase was an amorphous phase, which contained mainly SiO2 and Al2O3. The volume of the matrix phase contained interspersions of the crystalline phase of different sizes, which mainly included CaO and SiO2. In the volume of the crystalline phase, a metallic phase was found, which consisted mainly of Fe and Mn and had a regular rounded shape. The mechanism of capture of a metal droplet by slag is described. The metal drop serves as a frame (center) for the nucleation of the crystalline phase in the slag volume, as its surface energy decreases at the "metal drop - slag" interface. An increase in the mass of the crystalline phase around the metal drop leads to an increase in its lifting force and capture of the metal drop. Keywords: blast furnace slag, viscosity, metal loss, crystallization, scanning electron microscopy.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE CONNECTING HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLE TO THE CURRENTS AND VOLTAGES IN DEVICE OF PULSED DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE
Authors: Bereka V.O. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Vasetsky Yu.M. , Kondratenko I.P. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine,   Institute of Electrodynamics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
Published: July 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the connecting cable influence, as an element with distributed parameters between the pulsed generator and discharge chamber in the electrical complex based on pulsed barrier discharge, to the values of currents and voltages in the system. Based on experimental studies and modeling, it has been established that the currents at different ends of the cable differ significantly from each other, which is due to the large value capacitive pulsed charging current of the cable. It has been established that during the barrier discharge, a correctly measured pulse current has significantly shorter duration than pulse of voltage. During the electrical discharge, a feature of the dependence of the current at the input to the cable is the appearance of an additional local maximum, of much smaller amplitude with a time shift equal to the time the electromagnetic wave movement along the cable. It has been shown that the use of the connecting cable of increased length makes it possible to increase the voltage between the electrodes of two times in comparison with the voltage at the cable input, without taking into account the voltage drop across the internal resistance of the generator when the cable length no less than twice the path length that the electromagnetic wave moves during the time from start of the pulse to maximum value generator pulse. References 16, figures 7.
MEDIUM-POWER DRIVE INSTALLATIONS BASED ON TRIPLE VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTERS ADJUSTED BY ALGORITHMS OF SYNCHRONOUS MULTI-ZONE PWM
Authors: Oleschuk V. ,   Institute of Power Engineering of Technical University of Moldova, Academy Str. 5, Kishinau, МD-2028, Moldova
Published: July 2024

This paper presents short overview of the development and dissemination of specialized schemes and algorithms of space-vector-based synchronous multi-zone pulsewidth modulation (MZ PWM) for control of triple inverters of the medium-power variable speed drives characterized by relatively low switching frequency of inverters. It insures providing synchronization and symmetry of the basic voltage waveforms in triple-inverter-based configurations of drive installations on the base of standard voltage source inverters (VSIs). It assures also minimization of magnitudes of even-order harmonics and undesirable subharmonics in spectra of the basic voltages of drive installations, leading to reducing of losses in the corresponding apparatuses and to increasing of its efficiency. Examples of application of the basic techniques of multi-zone PWM for regulation of three typical structures of triple-VSI-based medium-power motor drives are presented. Modeling and simulations give a behavior of drive installations based on triple inverters adjusted by algorithms of synchronous MZ PWM. References 12, figures 11, table 1.
Religion and Post-Secular SDGs
Authors: Possamai Adam
Published: July 2024

Abstract. This article discusses theories of post-secularism, which is emerging in affinity with neoliberalism, and the participation of religions in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study used qualitative research methods with textual analysis approaches. The article argues that the current involvement of religion in achieving the SDGs is a result of religion's return as a recognised actor in the public sphere, as reflected in theories of post-secularism. Religion alone is not capable of achieving all the SDGs, but these SDGs will not be fully achieved without religion either. Indeed, religion is relevant to the SDGs (Schliesser 2023). While there are clear links between different theologies, such as Catholic (Cichos et al 2021) and Muslim (Khan and Haneef 2022), with the SDGs, there are also some points of contention.Keywords: post-secularism, neo-liberalism, SDGs, religious actors.Abstrak. Artikel ini membahas teori-teori post-sekularisme, yang muncul bersamaan dengan neoliberalisme, dan partisipasi agama-agama dalam mencapai Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (SDGs) PBB. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan analisis tekstual. Artikel ini berargumen bahwa keterlibatan agama dalam pencapaian SDGs saat ini merupakan hasil dari kembalinya agama sebagai aktor yang diakui di ruang publik, seperti yang tercermin dalam teori-teori post-sekularisme. Agama saja tidak mampu mencapai semua SDGs, tetapi SDGs juga tidak akan sepenuhnya tercapai tanpa agama. Memang, agama relevan dengan SDGs (Schliesser 2023). Meskipun ada hubungan yang jelas antara teologi yang berbeda, seperti Katolik (Cichos et al. 2021) dan Muslim (Khan dan Haneef 2022), dengan SDG, ada juga beberapa poin yang diperdebatkan.Kata Kunci: post-sekularisme, neoliberalisme, SDGs, aktor agama.
Lambda-like ST-elevation in Acute MI: A Risk Predictor of Fatal Ventricular Arrhythmia
Authors: Kim Heng Shee , Lu Hou Tee
Published: July 2024

Despite the increasing use of reperfusion strategies and guideline-directed medical therapy, acute MI remains a leading cause of mortality. Certain ECG abnormalities are associated with lethal ventricular arrhythmia and significant in-hospital mortality during acute MI. This report presents a case of fatal ventricular arrhythmia in a patient with acute MI, highlighting a specific ECG finding – lambda-like ST-elevation. Lambda-like ST-elevation on the ECG in acute MI may serve as a critical indicator for clinicians, predicting the risk of fatal ventricular arrhythmias, cardiogenic shock and sudden cardiac death. Early recognition and aggressive intervention strategies could significantly reduce morbidity and mortality.
Ideologías Lingüísticas sobre el Mapuzugun de Estudiantes de Enseñanza Secundaria de Temuco (Chile). Una Aproximación desde las Representaciones Sociales
Authors: Cisternas Irarrázaval César , Olate Vinet Aldo
Published: July 2024

En esta investigación, por un lado, se caracterizan las ideologías lingüísticas sobre el mapuzugun que tienen los estudiantes del último grado de un establecimiento de enseñanza secundaria de Temuco (Chile) y, por otro, se evalúa la influencia en la formación de dichas ideologías del taller de mapuzugun impartido en la unidad educativa. El trabajo se desarrolló desde una perspectiva teórica interdisciplinaria y con una estrategia metodológica mixta. Se observa el predominio de una ideología probilingüismo, mientras que en dos grupos minoritarios se identificaron ideologías de la lengua dominante moderada y radical, respectivamente. No se observó una influencia significativa del taller de mapuzugun en la conformación de las ideologías.
La cerámica simbólica de El Real Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales (Madrid). Un conjunto de azulejos de cargado significado para la comunidad descalza
Authors: Calvo Eva
Published: July 2024

Objetivo: resaltar la relevancia del patrimonio cerámico conservado del Real Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales mediante el análisis de un conjunto de azulejos único en la arquitectura de la Casa de Austria. Metodología: para llevar a cabo este análisis, se aplicará el método iconográfico-iconológico. Este enfoque implica analizar los elementos y símbolos representados en el Monasterio, considerando el contexto cultural en el que se realizaron para comprender su significado en ese momento. Originalidad: este conjunto de azulejos es, en gran medida, desconocido y la interpretación de su significado tanto para la comunidad descalza como para quien, según nuestras investigaciones, podría haber encargado estas piezas, aporta una perspectiva única. Conclusiones: el Real Monasterio es, en la actualidad, el espacio que alberga el patrimonio cerámico áulico más simbólico de los Austrias. En su interior se conserva un conjunto de representaciones sobre soporte cerámico con una carga simbólica profunda, vinculada al papel que debían desempeñar las mujeres del linaje de los Austrias, siempre asociado a las funciones de madre, esposa y consejera. Respecto a la demanda de estos conjuntos, las piezas que incluyen las letras M y A coronadas proporcionan indicios que sugieren que la emperatriz María de Austria pudo haber encargado este conjunto para representar aspectos de su vida personal.
Ricardo Sánchez Ángel. Un principio esperanza. La Revolución Rusa. Bogotá: Tirant lo Blanch / Universidad Libre, 2022. 256 páginas.
Authors: López Cortés Oscar Andrés
Published: July 2024

Este libro analiza un periodo determinante en la historia de las luchas contra el capitalismo y de la consolidación de las revoluciones populares a escala internacional. Su hilo conductor es la revolución rusa de 1917, hito alrededor del cual gravita el relato con el ánimo de explicar tanto los orígenes como las lecciones que aún se pueden extraer de aquel levantamiento obrero.
El libro está compuesto por nueve capítulos que bien podrían dividirse en tres partes. En la primera (capítulos 1 al 3) se ofrece un contexto de los años previos a la revolución; las interrelaciones entre la revolución rusa y la Gran Guerra, así como la manera en que la habilidad diplomática y organizativa de los revolucionarios impidieron que los intereses de las potencias en guerra arrastraran al pueblo ruso al conflicto internacional; finalmente aborda las contradicciones internas de la revolución. En la segunda parte (capítulos 4 al 6) el libro desarrolla una de las tesis centrales: el efecto de internacionalización de la revolución rusa y su relación con la norteamericana del siglo XIX y la mexicana del XX. Para ello expone la manera como su ideario se extiende a diferentes partes del mundo, prestando especial atención a su influencia en América Latina. Los capítulos 7 al 9 analizan con detalle las causas del fracaso de la revolución, para lo cual el autor retoma las críticas de Rosa Luxemburgo y Walter Benjamin, así como de autores de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Sin embargo, superando el pesimismo, rescata la vigencia de la revolución como gestora del principio esperanza, que se reanima en la actual confluencia de movimientos sociales heterodoxos y profundamente diversos, que luchan por la transformación política en una convergencia entre teoría y praxis.
Identidad, jerarquía y amargura tipográfica. Los trabajadores de la Imprenta del Estado de Antioquia, 1868-1887
Authors: Llano Parra Daniel
Published: July 2024

Objetivo: analizar las dinámicas internas de la Imprenta del Estado de Antioquia entre 1868 y 1887, con el fin de reconstruir las experiencias de los trabajadores tipográficos y ampliar la representación de los impresores en su calidad de letrados populares. Metodología: para tal propósito, se abordan diversas fuentes documentales, desde informes oficiales sobre la administración del taller de imprenta hasta procesos judiciales que involucraron a los operarios del establecimiento, las cuales permiten acercarse a aquellos agentes que estuvieron comprometidos en el proceso de producción de lo impreso en el epicentro editorial de la región. Originalidad: por su perspectiva sociocultural, se trata de un ejercicio que atiende a cuestionamientos clásicos de la historia del trabajo, como el taller, y, a su vez, propone diversas estrategias para estudiar el artesanado tipográfico, sin descuidar la identidad que confería el oficio ni la relevancia de la formación intelectual. Conclusiones: se demuestra que el acceso a las letras por parte de los artesanos era algo más complejo y tenía mayores repercusiones que la simple intermediación cultural o el compromiso político, tal como se ha señalado para los propietarios de los talleres. Ahí radica la importancia de acercarse a las dinámicas laborales y comprender las relaciones jerárquicas entre los trabajadores tipográficos, pues para un letrado popular, como lo podía ser un cajista experimentado, la formación técnica e intelectual no garantizaba un ascenso social ni mucho menos una mejora en su vida cotidiana.
Gabriela Ardila Biela. A las patadas. Historias del fútbol practicado por mujeres en Colombia desde 1949. Bogotá: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2023. 468 páginas.
Authors: Ruiz Patiño Jorge Humberto
Published: July 2024

La historiadora Gabriela Ardila Biela presenta su libro A las patadas. Historias del fútbol practicado por mujeres en Colombia desde 1949, una investigación sobre el carácter excluyente del fútbol en Colombia en cuanto a la participación de las mujeres y sobre las acciones de resistencia e incidencia mediante las cuales estas han ganado espacios en medio de contextos de discriminación y violencia. Contra la intuición comúnmente aceptada de que el fútbol llamado “femenino” tiene una corta historia, Ardila Biela plantea que la incursión de las mujeres en este deporte se puede rastrear desde la década de 1970 de manera sostenida, y de forma intermitente desde 1949, año en el que ella encuentra el registro más antiguo de esta práctica en las mujeres colombianas.
Project Spotlight: Precast concrete panels meet structural, design goals in Cincinnati Hospital
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: July 2024

The Mercy Health–West Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, used insulated sandwich panels to provide energy efficiency and span from column to column. High Concrete Group LLC of Denver, Pa., was selected as the precast producer.
Project Spotlight: Resort opts for total precast concrete for 1.16 million sq.ft. parking structure
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: July 2024

The 3400-vehicle parking structure for the MGM Springfield casino in downtown Springfield, Mass., uses a total–precast concrete structural system. Blakeslee Prestress of Branford, Conn., was selected to be the precaster for the project.
Project Spotlight: World’s longest floating bridge buoyed by precast concrete in Washington
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: July 2024

The Washington State Route (SR) 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, which connects Seattle with a number of growing technology communities across Lake Washington, is 120 ft (36.6 m) wide (for six lanes of traffic, plus a bicycle/pedestrian path) and 7708 ft (2349 m) long (almost 1.5 mi [2.4 km]), making it the world’s longest floating bridge. The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge uses 77 precast concrete pon¬toons to support Washington State Route 520 across Lake Washington.
Characterizing Learners’ Construction of Geometry Diagrams in Dynamic Geometry Environments
Authors: Yao Xiangquan
Published: July 2024

As a distinct mode of mathematical representation and communication, geometry diagrams are both signs that represent abstract geometric concepts and visual images that offer graphical-spatial properties. Dynamic geometry environment offers a wide range of tools for its users to create
and interact with geometry diagrams. In this paper, I propose a framework to characterize geometry diagrams that learners create in DGEs. The framework considers a learner’s approach to creating a geometry diagram (i.e., perceptualbased, measurement-based, construction-based, and transformation-based),
the driving force that guides the learner’s specific actions in a DGE (i.e., tool-driven, and property-driven), and the constraints in the resulting diagram (i.e., drawing, underconstrained, overconstrained, and appropriately constrained). Examples of student work on two geometry construction
problems are used to illustrate the use of the framework. These examples show that the proposed framework provides a useful tool to characterize geometry diagrams in DGEs.
Geoinformation Modeling of Terrain to Identify Promising Areas for Archaeological Research Using the Example of Monuments in Saratov Region
Authors: Danilov Vladimir ,   Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Lopatin Vladimir , Morozova Valeriya , Fedorov Alexey ,   Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky,   Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky,   Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky
Published: July 2024

This article provides an overview of modern remote sensing techniques in archaeology and their practical applications. The widespread use of GIS technologies and remote sensing methods such as photogrammetry and laser scanning is a distinguishing characteristic of contemporary archaeology. Remote sensing data is employed not only for the analysis of 3D archaeological objects and territories but also in the digital terrain models (DTMs) analysis to search for and identify potential archaeological excavation sites. The introduction of remote sensing methods in archaeology has brought about a change in the approach to conducting archaeological studies. In the field of international research, a distinct stage known as predictive archaeology, which involves preliminary reconnaissance of an area before excavation, has emerged. The study is focused on the archaeological sites of Stantsiya Krasavka and Akhmatskoe Gorodishche, located in the Atkarsky and Krasnoarmeysky municipal districts of the Saratov region. The selected study areas applied the DTM analysis, specifically using the “Hillshade” technique (analytical shading relief), which allows for the detection of previously overlooked terrain features. Based on the results, the potential of this technology for identifying individual archaeological objects using contemporary open DTMs and field geodetic survey data was analyzed. Experimental determination of the optimal DTM resolution for the identification and analysis of objects was conducted in areas previously subject to archaeological research. The experiments and comparative analysis of various laser scanning technologies led to the identification of optimal methods and filtering parameters to “exclude” vegetation and generate DTMs.