bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The potential for foodborne disease stemming from the consumption of quail products: A systematic review
Authors: Anggaeni Trianing Tyas Kusuma , Muhana Sulthon Aqil , Balia Roostita Lobo , Utama Gemilang Lara
Published: September 2023

Background and Aim: Investigation of the zoonotic potential of quail-derived food items, including eggs and meat, and their consequential impact on the health of the general population is insufficient. The present study provides a comprehensive overview of the potential hazards associated with consuming quail eggs and meat products with a One Health approach based on the existing body of knowledge derived from multi-disciplinary studies.

Materials and Methods: A total of 37 studies from 2004 to 2021 were procured from four distinct databases following a two-stage screening process involving practical and methodological screening. The utilization of a descriptive qualitative method with a meta-aggregation approach was employed to scrutinize these studies, leading to a definitive conclusion regarding the risks of foodborne diseases associated with the consumption of quail meat products.

Results: A total of 7555 studies were retrieved and 146 were qualified based on the predetermined criteria. Of 146 studies, 90 studies were eliminated based on duplication screening. Of the 90, 37 were determined to be related to the aim of this research.

Conclusion: The consumption of quail eggs and meat products poses a significant risk for foodborne diseases, with potentially greater ramifications than currently recognized, particularly in the areas of food safety, public health, conservation, and the economy.

Keywords: foodborne disease, One Health, quail.
Sucrose Intolerance Tests in the Neonates
Authors: Suryantoro Purnomo , Nelwan Nelwan , Ismangun Ismangun
Published: September 2023

Sucrose maldigestion is difficult to diagnose especially in newborn babies.

Stool chromatography is the most useful tool to detect the type of saccharide maldigestion.

Using the clinical symptoms as parameter, there were 3 out of 28 mabies suffering from sucrose maldigestion, in whom the blood glucose Level did not increase more than 40 mg % after the injection of sucrose.
TÜRKİYE’DE İMALAT SANAYİ, REEL DÖVİZ KURU VE DIŞ TİCARET İLİŞKİSİ
Authors: KAZAZ Adjera Alitoska , UZUNOĞLU Sadi
Published: September 2023

Türkiye dışa açıldıktan sonra benzer ülkeler gibi tarım sektörü benzeri emek yoğun sektörlerden yavaş yavaş uzaklaşarak imalat sanayi sektörlerine kaymıştır. Bununla birlikte ülkenin dış ticaret hacmi artmış ve bu durum özellikle ara malı ithalat düzeyinde hacimsel olarak belirgin bir artışa neden olmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı; Türkiye’de 2013:01-2023:03 döneminde ara malı ithalatı ile ihracat, ithalat, sanayi üretim endeksi ve reel efektif döviz kuru arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Çalışmada ARDL sınır testi ve VAR Granger nedensellik analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular hem kısa hem de uzun dönemde ara malı ithalatı ve ithalat arasında pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı; ara malı ithalatı ile ihracat arasında kısa dönemde negatif, uzun dönemde ise pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı; uzun dönemde reel efektif döviz kuru ara malı ithalatı arasında negatif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve uzun dönemde ara malı ithalatı ile sanayi üretim endeksi arasında negatif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. VAR Granger nedensellik analizi sonucunda elde edilen sonuçlardan; ithalat ve sanayi üretim endeksinden ara malı ithalatına doğru ve reel efektif döviz kurundan sanayi üretim endeksine doğru tek yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilirken, ara malı ithalatı ve ihracat, ithalat ve ihracat, ithalat ve sanayi üretim endeksi, ihracat ve sanayi üretim endeksi arasında çift yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilmiştir.
Scientific review and cultural significance of the Site of National Remembrance in Łambinowice, Poland
Authors: Kobiałka Dawid , Pawleta Michał , Karski Kamil , Kostyrko Mikołaj , Lokś Adam , Rezler-Wasielewska Violetta , Stanek Piotr , Czerner Anna , Góra Elżbieta , Michalski Marek , Tomczak Sonia , Kowalczyk Zuzanna , Ważyński Szymon , Wroniecki Piotr
Published: September 2023

This article illustrates preliminary results of the interdisciplinary research project ‘Science for society, society for science at the Site of National Remembrance in Łambinowice’. It presents the material traces of prisoner-of-war, resettlement and forced labour camps that functioned between 1870 and 1946 in Lamsdorf (now Łambinowice, Poland) and explains their modern social significance.
NfiaIs Critical for AII Amacrine Cell Production: Selective Bipolar Cell Dependencies and Diminished ERG
Authors: Keeley Patrick W. , Trod Stephanie , Gamboa Bruno N. , Coffey Pete J. , Reese Benjamin E.
Published: September 2023

The nuclear factor one (NFI) transcription factor genesNfia,Nfib, andNfixare all enriched in late-stage retinal progenitor cells, and their loss has been shown to retain these progenitors at the expense of later-generated retinal cell types. Whether they play any role in the specification of those later-generated fates is unknown, but the expression of one of these,Nfia, in a specific amacrine cell type may intimate such a role. Here,Nfiaconditional knockout (Nfia-CKO) mice (both sexes) were assessed, finding a massive and largely selective absence of AII amacrine cells. There was, however, a partial reduction in type 2 cone bipolar cells (CBCs), being richly interconnected to AII cells. Counts of dying cells showed a significant increase inNfia-CKO retinas at postnatal day (P)7, after AII cell numbers were already reduced but in advance of the loss of type 2 CBCs detected by P10. Those results suggest a role forNfiain the specification of the AII amacrine cell fate and a dependency of the type 2 CBCs on them. Delaying the conditional loss ofNfiato the first postnatal week did not alter AII cell number nor differentiation, further suggesting that its role in AII cells is solely associated with their production. The physiological consequences of their loss were assessed using the ERG, finding the oscillatory potentials to be profoundly diminished. A slight reduction in the b-wave was also detected, attributed to an altered distribution of the terminals of rod bipolar cells, implicating a role of the AII amacrine cells in constraining their stratification.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe transcription factor NFIA is shown to play a critical role in the specification of a single type of retinal amacrine cell, the AII cell. Using anNfia–conditional knockout mouse to eliminate this population of retinal neurons, we demonstrate two selective bipolar cell dependencies on the AII cells; the terminals of rod bipolar cells become mis-stratified in the inner plexiform layer, and one type of cone bipolar cell undergoes enhanced cell death. The physiological consequence of this loss of the AII cells was also assessed, finding the cells to be a major contributor to the oscillatory potentials in the electroretinogram.
Diagnosis of Heart Disease Using Optimized Naïve Bayes Algorithm with Particle Swarm Optimization and Gain Ratio
Authors: Meidina Anisa , Abidin Zaenal
Published: September 2023

Abstract.
Purpose: This study aims to apply feature selection particle swarm optimization (PSO) and gain ratio to the naïve Bayes algorithm and gauging the level of accuracy before and after applying PSO feature selection and gain ratio to the naïve Bayes algorithm in the diagnosis of heart disease.Methods/Study design/approach: Data collection is done by using taking the Cleveland dataset obtained from the UCI machine learning repository. The data used in this study were 303 samples. The data is processed using the preprocessing stage. The naïve Bayes algorithm is used for a classifier, while PSO and gain ratio for feature selection.Result/Findings: The results of the study revealed that the classification accuracy of the naïve Bayes algorithm without the application of feature selection in the Cleveland dataset is 86.88%, while the results of the classification accuracy of the naïve Bayes algorithm after applying PSO and gain ratio in the Cleveland dataset is 93.44%. Application of PSO and gain ratio as feature selection algorithms can improve classification accuracy by 6.56%.Novelty/Originality/Value: This study combines the PSO feature selection and gain ratio on the naïve Bayes algorithm using the Cleveland dataset. The research model that was carried out was enriched by carrying out the preprocessing stages, namely data cleaning, changing the number of class labels, data normalization, and data discretization. This study shows that using a combination of the PSO feature selection algorithm and the gain ratio gives better accuracy to the naïve Bayes algorithm in diagnosing heart disease.
Artificial weathering resistance and biological durability of surface-charred beech wood combined with linseed oil coating
Authors: Šeda Vít , Baar Jan , Pluháček Viktor , Šernek Milan , Čermák Petr
Published: September 2023

Specimens of European beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) charred at 250 °C (4 min), 300 °C (2 min), and 350 °C (1 min) in combination with linseed oil coating were studied. The influence of the surface charring process and artificial weathering on surface discoloration, water absorption, and decay resistance were analyzed. Discoloration analysis showed a decrease in all parameters L*, a*, and b* due to the charring process. Coating with linseed oil caused a decrease in the L* parameter. An influence on parameters a* and b* was also demonstrated. As a result of the artificial weathering, the L* parameter increased in almost all groups. The group charred at 350 °C showed a decrease in L*. The parameters a* and b* were also affected. The effect of oil coating on discoloration during artificial weathering was negligible. The average water absorption of uncoated charred specimens decreased more than 50%. Damage due to artificial weathering disrupted the effect of the charring process. The effect of oil coating decreased depending on the length of partial immersion. Surface charring and oil impregnation slightly reduced the loss of beech wood mass caused by T. versicolor and P. placenta but could not fully protect the wood.
Dinámicas y experiencias de los trabajadores tipográficos en el establecimiento del capitalismo de imprenta en Cali (1903-1930)
Authors: Beltrán Medina Maira Adriana
Published: September 2023

Objetivo: acercarse al devenir de los trabajadores del sector tipográfico en una ciudad de provincia colombiana durante el primer tercio del siglo xx. Centrando la indagación en el quehacer impresor desde la perspectiva de los trabajadores,presentamos algunas de las principales mutaciones experimentadas en los talleres de imprenta y en los oficios del campo impresor local, ámbitos que se fueron modificando al ritmo de los avances tecnológicos, pero también comoconsecuencia del dinamismo urbano de comienzos de la centuria. Metodología: esta indagación implementa las orientaciones metodológicas resultantes de la interacción entre la historia de la cultura escrita y la historia social, a través de la minuciosa búsqueda en fuentes primarias, prensa, memorias y documentación oficial. Originalidad: la reconstrucción de las prácticas y experiencias de los agentes que participaron en la producción de impresos no ha sido abordada con la suficiencia que requiere un tema central para la comprensión de los fenómenos impresores en particular y de los procesos culturales y sociales en un ámbito más amplio. Conclusiones: reconociendo como agentes esenciales del engranaje impresor a los técnicos, operarios y demás trabajadores y trabajadoras, la investigación logra recabar e interpretar una información esquiva sobre diversas facetas de estos actores, como las prácticas laborales y las sociabilidades dentro y fuera del taller y los inicios de las acciones colectivas como gremio, en la etapa del establecimiento del capitalismo de la imprenta en el país.
Juan Manuel Martínez. Violencia y resistencia. Luchas de los trabajadores en Colombia 1990-2010. Bogotá: Ediciones Aurora, 2022. 260 páginas.
Authors: Sánchez Ángel Ricardo
Published: September 2023

Este libro responde a una investigación doctoral y constituye un aporte significativo a la recuperación de la historia de los trabajadores que resistieron las oleadas de violencia económica y política en Colombia, en sus distintas modalidades, entre 1990 y 2010: los trabajadores bananeros del Urabá, los de la Cervecería Bavaria, en distintos sitios del país, y los trabajadores del Magisterio de Bogotá. Dos décadas largas de ofensiva patronal y oficial combinadas con la pujanza de la acción paramilitar contra el arcoíris de los sectores populares de la ciudad y el campo. A su vez, la presencia guerrillera entre los trabajadores hizo más compleja y dramática la situación. Todo esto ocurre en un contexto de auge del neoliberalismo económico y de retroceso social y laboral cuando se aplicaron las reformas de Thatcher-Reagan y el Consenso de Washington, políticas que han dominado la escena contemporánea en el país, el continente y el mundo desde 1980. En el tratamiento de estos temas, el autor se vale de los trabajos de Consuelo Ahumada y Jairo Estrada.
’Toward a Motivation Model of Pragmatics’ Rong Chen
Authors: Zheng Xiaomei , Xia Dengshan
Published: September 2023

Toward a Motivation Model of PragmaticsRong Chen (2022)De Gruyter
Changes in metabolic parameters in ischemic heart disease against the background of metabolic syndrome
Authors: Akimova Viorika , Demianchuk Nataliia , Shchurko Mariia , Lapovets Lyubov , Valovyi Oleksii
Published: September 2023

For many years, and to this day, cardiovascular disease has been and remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiovascular diseases mainly affect people in countries with middle and low living standards.

The aim of the study was to find out the peculiarities of lipid, carbohydrate, and hormonal changes in patients with coronary heart disease against the background of metabolic syndrome.

Materials and methods: 120 patients with verified coronary heart disease were examined, including 60 patients with coronary heart disease without metabolic syndrome and 60 patients with coronary heart disease with metabolic syndrome. The control group consisted of 30 practically healthy individuals of appropriate age and sex. The content of HbA1c, glucositol C-peptide, triacylglycerols, total cholesterol, leptin, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol in blood serum was determined by modern methods.

Results: The analysis of the results of laboratory tests of patients' blood revealed more pronounced changes in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in patients with coronary artery disease against the background of metabolic syndrome, which indicates the severity of the clinical course in such patients. The results obtained indicate that in coronary heart disease with metabolic syndrome, there are more pronounced dysmetabolic changes: hyperleptinemia, glucosemia, elevated HbA1c, and decreased C-peptide content. Studies have shown that obesity is accompanied by high levels of leptin, which exacerbates insulin resistance and is a trigger for the development of coronary heart disease.

Conclusions: 1. Leptin resistance is a potential cause of insulin resistance and, consequently, obesity, which ultimately leads to metabolic syndrome and the development of coronary heart disease. The data obtained indicate a greater tendency to obesity in women with coronary heart disease complicated by metabolic syndrome.

The data obtained may indicate a latent disorder of carbohydrate metabolism in patients with coronary artery disease without metabolic syndrome.

The detected deviations in lipid metabolism indicate the presence of type II dyslipoproteinemia in patients of group 1 and type IV dyslipoproteinemia in patients of group 2
Comparison of fuzzy search algorithms based on Damerau-Levenshtein automata on large data
Authors: Kleshch Kyrylo , Shablii Volodymyr
Published: September 2023

The object of research is fuzzy search algorithms based on Damerau-Levenshtein automata and Levenshtein automata. The paper examines and compares solutions based on finite state machines for efficient and fast finding of words and lines with a given editing distance in large text data using the concept of fuzzy search.
Fuzzy search algorithms allow finding significantly more relevant results than standard explicit search algorithms. However, such algorithms usually have a higher asymptotic complexity and, accordingly, work much longer.
Fuzzy text search using Damerau-Levenshtein distance allows taking into account common errors that the user may have made in the search term, namely: character substitution, extra character, missing character, and reordering of characters. To use a finite automaton, it is necessary to first construct it for a specific input word and edit distance, and then perform a search on that automaton, discarding words that the automaton will not accept. Therefore, when choosing an algorithm, both phases should be taken into account. This is because building a machine can take a long time. To speed up one of the machines, SIMD instructions were used, which gave a speedup of 1-10% depending on the number of search words, the length of the search word and the editing distance.
The obtained results can be useful for use in various industries where it is necessary to quickly and efficiently perform fuzzy search in large volumes of data, for example, in search engines or in autocorrection of errors.
The improvement of the intelligent decision support system for forecasting non-linear non-stationary processes
Authors: Bidiuk Petro , Prosyankina-Zharova Tetyana , Diakon Valerii , Diakon Dmytro
Published: September 2023

The paper is focused on solving the modern scientific and applied problem related to development and practical use in Decision Support Systems (DSS) of information technologies directed towards forecasting of non-linear non-stationary processes (NNP) that take place in economy and finances as well as in many other areas of activities. Thus, object of study are non-linear non-stationary processes taking place in economy and financial sphere.
The basic problem of the study is development of new mathematical models and methods of analysis and forecasting non-linear non-stationary processes in economy and finances, improvement of information decision support technologies that would help to enhance quality of forecast estimates and respective decisions in conditions of uncertainties and risk. The methods given in the paper are used for automating the process of intellectual data analysis that describe the processes under study and automatizing model constructing procedures.
As a result of the study performed the information technology was developed to be used in DSS based upon system analysis principles, taking into consideration possible data uncertainties, regression and intellectual data analysis. The technology provides for constructing adequate models of the process under study and computing high quality forecast estimates. The particular feature of the approach proposed is that it provides for high quality of experimental results due to taking into consideration special features of non-linear non-stationary processes that take place in various spheres of activities and their evolution is influenced by many specific factors.
The use of the technology proposed in decision support systems of enterprises, state governmental organs, and local self-government will create basis for effective solving the tasks of governing development of non-linear non-stationary processes that take place in many spheres of activities. The approaches proposed in the paper can be used in practice as separately as well as parts of existing information systems at enterprises and organizations.
Moral Upbringing in Families Based on a Mixed Marriage: the Catholic-Lutheran perspective
Authors: Gwoździewicz Tomasz
Published: September 2023

This article presents the issue of moral upbringing in families based on a mixed Catholic-Lutheran marriage in a synthetic way. In the time of the crisis of upbringing as such, it becomes essential to pay attention to moral upbringing, which is the foundation of all education, and should be passed on by parents, as the first educators. They take actions that, despite a difference in religion, guide children to form a moral conscience, proper interpersonal relations, and educate them about love, that should be based on truth. In mixed denominational families, the transmission of moral upbringing takes place in the spirit of ecumenism, which means that, despite the threats that may arise, the testimony of Christian love and unity speaks out even stronger.
Change Readiness and Positive Orientation in Professional Helpers in the Polish Welfare System during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Czechowska‑Bieluga Marta , Zielińska Patrycja , Krawczyk Renata , Sordyl-Lipnicka Barbara
Published: September 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a crisis situation, which means that the lives of persons experiencing it will never be the same as before. Professional helpers are faced with numerous challenges related to the change in their work flow, the need to modify strategies, work methods and tools, or to the switch from on-site to remote work. In this context, professional helpers’ resources are of considerable importance, as they constitute an important part of the welfare system. The analysis of the results of previous studies suggests that social workers’ change readiness and positive orientation not only may increase their professional effectiveness, but may even foster better quality of life. The present study investigated positive orientation and change readiness, as important predictors of professional functioning of persons in the sample group. The questionnaires were distributed among 189 professional helpers working in the Polish welfare system. The response rate was 98% (the final sample consisted of 185 persons) The results show that most subjects are characterized by the below-optimal levels of all the analyzed traits of the change readiness, but high and medium levels of positive orientation. The groups differed from one another in terms of adaptability (difference close to statistically significant). Change readiness and positive orientation may constitute important resources for professional helpers. Long service, being married, and a low level of change-readiness revealed in the presented study, may indicate that change-readiness is a general tendency in specific individuals, and is not dependent on the nature of changes themselves. The results may prompt a search for relations between personality factors and change-readiness.
Neuromyths in the Light of the Theory of Systemic-Dynamic Brain Organization of Mental Functions
Authors: Semenova Olga , Kotik-Friedgut Bella
Published: September 2023

Knowledge about brain functioning is important for many professionals, especially in the fields of medicine and education, but for a wide audience as well. Neuromyths are false (completely or partially) simple and seemingly logical statements about the anatomy or functioning of the human brain. This paper presents typical sources of such errors such as misinterpretation, oversimplification, or overgeneralization. Special attention is given to analysis of some examples of the long-established source of misconceptions—regarding functional asymmetry of brain hemispheres, to the myth of the triune brain, and the so called “Mozart effect” from the point of view of the Lurian systemic-dynamic approach to brain functions.
Strategies of Coping with Crisis in the Professional Development of Teachers
Authors: Symaniuk Elvira , Pecherkina Anna , Symaniuk Nina , Tomberg Olga
Published: September 2023

This article discusses professional crises and strategies of coping with them. The study was conducted in Yekaterinburg (Russia) and involved 291 secondary school teachers. The teachers wrote psychobiographical essays, which were processed through content analysis methods. As a result, two types of coping strategies were identified: reactive and proactive. Reactive strategies imply taking the initiative rather than merely adjusting to the situation while in proactive strategies defence and adaptation mechanisms prevail. We found that in their professional development teachers switch from reactive to proactive strategies. Reactive strategies predominate in professional and educational orientation and profession choice crises while proactive ones, in crises of career choice, professional growth, professional expectations and non-normative crises.
EmoEye: Eye-Tracking and Biometrics Database for Emotion Recognition
Authors: Ivanina Ekaterina O. , Tokmovtseva Anna D. , Akelieva Elizaveta V.
Published: September 2023

Emotion recognition using Machine Learning algorithms is often used both in science and commerce. Responding to the demand for deep learning techniques of automatic emotion detection using biological signals and our own business needs as a neuromarketing laboratory, we created a large dataset of eye tracking and biometrics data suitable for emotion recognition tasks. The EmoEye database sample consisted of 200 people (147 women, 49 men, 4 non-binary individuals; 27.46 ± 11.45 years old). Each respondent was asked to view 316 images from the Open Affective Standardized Image Set (OASIS) and rate them on arousal and valence scales from the Self-Assessment Manikin questionnaire. Eye tracking, galvanic skin response (GSR), and photoplethysmogram were recorded throughout the experiment. Demographic data was also collected for each respondent. The image ratings on the valence scale did not differ statistically from the standard ratings of the corresponding images for the original stimulus base. The overall distribution trends of ratings on both scales for different categories of images were similar for standard ratings and ratings obtained from our respondents. As a result of this study, a corpus of GSR, heart rate variability and eye movement reactions data (fixation coordinates; fixation duration; average pupil size for the right and left eye) was compiled and successfully trained on a multimodal neural network algorithm within our laboratory and is ready for further implementation.
The State Church Policy of the Russian Empire in Alaska
Authors: Egorova Yuliia
Published: September 2023

This article deals with the management of missionary activity in Alaska in the late eighteenth – nineteenth centuries. The main objective is to reconstruct the management strategy of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska with reference to archival documents and published sources. The research methodology relies on analysing the regional approach, where the region is perceived both as an object and a subject of empire-building. In the eighteenth century, the management of Alaska was carried out by the Shelikhov – Golikov Company, a Russian fur trading venture. The Russian merchants fully supplied the Orthodox mission consisting of monks. Later, the Russian authorities entrusted control over the Russian overseas lands to Shelikhov’s heirs, represented by the Russian-American Company. The conflicts between the colonial administration and the missionaries called for a new strategy, i. e. sending secular clergy to Alaska. Meanwhile, the Management of the Russian-American Company returned to the plans of G. Shelikhov, who knew the region well, unlike the metropolitan authorities.
The Kuranty in Context: Dutch Lading Lists and Their Russian Translations. Part 2
Authors: Waugh Daniel C.
Published: September 2023

This essay concludes the study whose first part (published in the previous number of QR) provided background information about the cargo lists of Dutch ships from the East Indies, examined the translations made from lists published in 1628 and 1646, and explored the evidence about a Russian interest in Dutch naval affairs in the mid‑1660s. The focus of this part is the lading lists of 1667 and 1671 and the complex contextualization of those translations which may help to explain why and for whom they may have been of particular interest in Moscow. Evidence supports an argument that their translation may have been of personal interest to Andrei Vinius, given what we know about his involvement with the project to build Russia’s first European-style warship and his writings on maritime affairs and geography. The translations also could have been particularly relevant for Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich, who was actively supporting Russia’s eastern trade, and whose Privy Chancery contained other texts related to events in Asia and the European searches for new routes to the Indies. One such text, based on a Dutch source, probably was produced by Vinius. The article concludes that the circumstances explaining the translations of the several Dutch lading lists during the seventeenth century changed over time. To explain their interest in Moscow requires a broad consideration of their history and the specific contexts in which the translations were done.
Provincial Financing During the First Regional Reform. The Arkhangelsk Version
Authors: Redin Dmitry
Published: September 2023

Provincial institutions created by Peter I in 1710 were designed to ensure fiscal mobilisation, large-scale and maximum possible collection of material resources for the needs of warfare and the simultaneous reform of the armed forces. The first Russian governors had extensive administrative powers but, at the same time, they were under the strict financial control of the highest governing bodies: the Senate, its divisions, and the monarch himself. The governors were deprived of legal opportunities to spend at least some of the money collected through the provincial cash desks to ensure the functioning of their apparatus. It was not only about paying salaries to the ranks of provincial administrations, maintaining administrative buildings in working order, and purchasing consumables for office work. There was no money for more substantial expenditures: payment for the travel of numerous commissioners from the centre to the provinces, for the travel of their officials within the provinces, for the fees for the accommodation of these agents, for the expenses of their maintenance, for the payment of various kinds of state works, for the transportation of recruits and material supplies to the centre, i. e. everything that constituted the very essence of the functioning of local authorities. In this paradoxical situation, the main support could only be obtained from the zemstvo self-government bodies. The long-known practice of state bodies of local power being maintained by the population of the uyezd was replenished in the Petrine era with new elements. Lay fees covered the expenses of crown agents sent from the centre to the region and helped pay for some government work within the province. However, the peculiarities of the legislation of the era put the governors and their employees, who shifted the financial burden on the zemstvo, into a risky position. They could be accused of bribery and “unspecified fees” that undermined the solvency of the taxed population. Never previously published documents on Arkhangelsk province discovered by the author of the article reveal the complete picture of the financial support of the township communities of the Dvina uyezd for the activities of the provincial administration in 1711–1713 and the complex vicissitudes of relations between the central and local crown authorities and secular organisations. The documents were archived during the investigation of the case of the Arkhangelsk vice-governor A. A. Kurbatov and reflect one of the investigative episodes of 1716.
The USSR as a “Great Power”: Imperial Narratives and the State’s Status, 1920–1935
Authors: Ivanova Maria
Published: September 2023

This article analyses the adaptation and re-semantisation of the “great power” concept in Soviet public discourse between 1920 and 1935. The actualisation of the “great power” concept in the public discourse of this period was associated with the need to comprehend the USSR in the system of international relations, the one of “great powers”. After the First World War and the revolutionary events of the early twentieth century, Russia was excluded from the European system of international relations, and the USSR had to fight for the recognition of the new state formation. Simultaneously, the new authorities had to defend their positions within the country. In addition, the new state was in a complex relationship with the legacy of the Russian Empire. Denying numerous imperial attitudes at the ideological level, the USSR had to deal with old institutions, including the diplomatic and authoritative language of Imperial Russia. At the same time, new goals required revision of inconvenient intellectual constructs. The author aims to establish how the “great power” concept was rethought and appropriated by the Bolsheviks and the Soviet authorities after the 1917 Revolution and the Civil War (1917–1922). The author identifies several main stages of rethinking the concept in public discourse and, based on an analysis of the press, proves that the “great power” concept was only partially resemanticised. It acquired new semantic connotations (primarily ideological) while retaining a significant part of the previous pre-revolutionary attitudes. The author reveals that from the early 1920s, there were attempts to assign the “great power” status to Soviet Russia. During this period, the great-power narrative was re-actualised and stabilised. The main factor confirming the “great power” status is the country’s internal successes.
Gene mining and functional analysis related to maize (Zea mays L.) seed size
Authors: GILLANI Syed F.A. , RASHEED Adnan , MAJEED Yasir , BUKHARI Shamshad S. , TARIQ Huma , Shafiq-Ur-REHMAN  , GAO Zhan-Wu
Published: September 2023

Maize has widely been studied as a model of plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Here, the genome sequences of 9P. The strains, together with 26 other sequenced Maize were comparatively studied. Phylogenetic analysis of the concatenated 244 single-copy core genes suggests that the 9P. The strains and 5 other Paenibacillus spp., isolated from diverse geographic regions and ecological niches, formed a closely related clade (here it is called Poly-clade). Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) reveals local diversification of the 14 Poly-clade genomes. SNPs were not evenly distributed throughout the 14 genomes and the regions with high SNP density contain the genes related to secondary metabolism, including genes coding for polyketide. Recombination played an important role in the genetic diversity of this clade, although the rate of recombination was clearly lower than mutation. The distinction among people and different creatures can be gotten by relative examinations. This study reveals that both maize and its closely related species have plant growth promoting traits and they have great potential uses in agriculture and horticulture as PGPR.
Processing waste: bioactive components and antioxidant capacity of cold-pressed oils from some fruit seeds
Authors: ĆIRKOVIĆ Aleksandra , DEMIN Mirjana , FOTIRIĆ AKŠIĆ Milica , RABRENOVIĆ Biljana
Published: September 2023

In this study, the possible use of seeds after fruit processing to obtain unconventional cold-pressed edible oil was investigated. For this purpose, seeds of quince, sour cherries and plum were used. Fatty acid composition, antioxidant activity, peroxide and acid value, oxidative stability, and tocopherols and phytosterols content were determined in the studied oils. Plum seed oil was dominated by oleic acid, while quince and sour cherry seed oils contained abundant linoleic acid. The total polyphenol content in the studied oils ranged from 2.28 to 9.03 mg GAE 100 mL-1. Antioxidant properties (ABTS, DPPH, FRP) were associated with tocopherol content. All three studied oils were rich in β-sitosterol. The oxidative stability of the studied oil samples varied and ranged from 1.92 h-31.17 h. Quince seed oil had the highest content of α-tocopherol (44.30 mg 100 g-1) and plum seed oil had the lowest (3 mg 100 g-1), while sour cherry seed oil had the highest content of β+γ-tocopherol (17.19 mg 100 g-1). The results show that oil from quince, sour cherry, and plum seeds is suitable for the production of a high quality cold-pressed oil. The use of this type of waste from fruit processing contributes to waste reduction and promotes the circular economy.
New insights into tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) infections in Türkiye: Molecular detection, phylogenetic analysis, and in silico docking study
Authors: USTA Mustafa , GÜLLER Abdullah , DEMİREL Serap , KORKMAZ Gülüstan , KURT Zeynelabidin
Published: September 2023

Seventy-eight tomato and pepper plants showing symptoms were tested for tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) using specific primers targeting the full coat protein gene (CP) through RT-PCR. Plant samples were collected in Denizli region, Türkiye during September 2021. The PCR screening results revealed that 23 samples were infected with TSWV, indicating an infection rate of 29.48%. PCR products were subsequently sequenced bidirectionally, and the obtained sequences were deposited in GenBank under the accession numbers ON323583-84 for pepper, and OQ597214 for tomato. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated a close relationship between the Turkish-Denizli TSWV isolates and previously reported isolates from tomato and pepper plants in Türkiye (KM407603), Hungary (KJ649612), and Serbia (GU369723). Moreover, in this study, three commercial chemicals and five selected phytochemicals were docked against the TSWV CP to assess their binding energies. The docking results indicate that the tested phytochemicals exhibit promising performance compared to other commercial chemicals. This study represents the first molecular and phylogenetic report on TSWV isolates in pepper and tomato plants in Denizli province, Türkiye. Furthermore, the interaction between TSWV and the selected compounds through in silico docking has been reported for the first time.
Modulating the antioxidant defense systems and nutrients content by proline for higher yielding of wheat under water deficit
Authors: HADID Maha L. , RAMADAN Khaled M.A. , EL-BELTAGI Hossam S. , RAMADAN Amany A. , EL-METWALLY Ibrahim M. , SHALABY Tarek A. , BENDARY Eslam S.A. , MUBARAK ALWUTAYD Khairiah , SAUDY Hani S.
Published: September 2023

Numerous plant metabolites, especially amino acids, are accumulated as a result of stress. These amino acids are crucial for plant metabolism and development and have historically been viewed as the building blocks of proteins. Several studies suggested that there is a link between proline buildup and exposure plants to stress. Proline performs important functions under stress in addition to be a great osmolyte, antioxidant enzyme, acts as an antioxidant defense and signaling molecules. Two field trials were during two successive winter seasons (2020/2021 and 2021/2022). The effects of proline foliar application (0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 mg L−1) and irrigation water levels (irrigation by 100, 80 and 60% of crop water requirements, CWR, CWR100, CWR80 and CWR60, respectively) on plant pigments, antioxidants activity, yield traits and nutrient contents of wheat were assessed. The experiment was designed in a split-plot involving 4 replicates. Drought stress (CWR80 and CWR60) led to reductions in photosynthetic pigments, and yield components. Under severe water stress (CWR60), proline 200 and 300 mg L−1 recorded the highest values of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and total pigments. Application of proline 300 mg L−1 was the potent practice for enhancing the antioxidant activity% (DPPH radical scavenging) and phenols content under CWR100 and CWR80. Indole acetic acid (IAA) possessed the maximum values with proline 200 mg L−1 under all irrigation patterns. Under severe deficit water (CWR60), without proline spraying (for super oxide dismutase), 200, 300 or 400 mg L−1 proline (for peroxidase) and 200 or 400 mg L−1 proline (for polyphenol oxidase) recorded the highest values. Spraying proline 300 mg L−1 achieved the highest values of grain number spike−1, weight of 1000 grains and grain yield ha−1 under different irrigation regimes. In conclusion, proline is considered a good mitigator for drought stress, due to it increased wheat plant tolerance to water deficiency throughout improving plant physiology and consequently yields quantity and quality. The most efficient concentrations of proline for coping the adverse impact of drought were 200 and 300 mg L−1.
Application of Rhizopus microsporus and Aspergillus oryzae to enhance the defense capacity of eggplant seedlings against Meloidogyne incognita
Authors: ATTIA Mohamed S. , SHARAF Mohamed H. , HASHEM Amr H. , MAHFOUZ Amira Y. , DAIGHAM Ghadir E. , AL-ASKAR Abdulaziz A. , ABDELGAWAD Hamada , OMAR Mahmoud S. , THABET Ali E. , ABDALMOHSEN Mahmoud M. , ELADLY Yousef R. , ABDELAZIZ Amer M.
Published: September 2023

Several phytopathogens attack eggplant, causing crop damage. One of the most destructive plant diseases, Root-Knot Nematode (RKN), causes significant damage to eggplant seedlings. Finding safe and effective biological alternatives to prevent eggplant root nematode disease, which significantly limits plant productivity, is the innovative aspect of this study. Six isolates of plant growth-promoting fungus (PGPF) were tested in the current work for improving biochemical defense and physio-biochemical performance in eggplant seedlings under the Meloidogyne incognita challenge. PGPF isolates were tested in vitro for some biochemical traits such as Siderophores and HCN production. Besides, the antagonistic efficacy of PGPF filtrates against M. incognita was tested in vitro. The best isolates capable of producing HCN were F5 and F3 respectively. Also, F5 followed by F3 exhibited the maximum mortality proportions of 74.20% and 60.35% mortality in nematode juveniles after 96 hours respectively. Moreover, F5 has the highest level of antioxidant activity, with IC50 145 µg/mL followed by F3 with IC50 350 µg/mL. thus, we identified F5 and F3 completely as Rhizopus microsporus (OQ291571.1 and Aspergillus oryzae OQ291572.1. Implementing R. microsporus and A. oryzae collectively in vivo study was the most successful therapy, limiting nematode recordings as 95.23%, 86.98%, 80.35%, 80%, and 68.78% reduction in females, galls, developmental stage, egg masses, second juveniles, respectively, in diseased seedlings. It could be suggested that the use of ethyl acetate extracts (EAE) of A. oryzae and R. microsporus might be commercially applied as a stimulator of eggplant and or anti-nematodes against M. incognita.
Eco-friendly preparation of thyme essential oil nano emulsion: Characterization, antifungal activity and resistance of Fusarium wilt disease of Foeniculum vulgare
Authors: ATTIA Mohamed S. , ABDELAZIZ Amer M. , HASSANIN Mahmoud M.H. , AL-ASKAR Abdulaziz A. , MAREY Samy A. , ABDELGAWAD Hamada , HASHEM Amr H.
Published: September 2023

Essential oil nanoemulsions have received much attention in the last period for controlling of fungal plant pathogens. In this study, thyme oil nanoemulsion (TONE) was successfully prepared from thyme oil which extracted from Thymus vulgaris (T. vulgaris). The prepared TONE was characterized using DLS, Zeta potential, and TEM analyses. Results revealed that, TONE has spherical shape with size 32.7 nm. Moreover, results illustrated that TONE exhibited promising antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum (F. oxysporum) with minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) 5 mg/ml. Additionally, TONE concentrations 1, 2, 3 and 4 mg/ml reduced the growth of F. oxysporum with percentages 7.78, 31.1, 52.2 and 67.8 % respectively. Disease index (DI) of Fusarium wilt reached the maximum rate by (85 %) in the Foeniculum vulgare (F. vulgare) plant infected with F. oxysporum. Application of TONE treatment on infected plants led to a decrease in DI to (17.5%) and an increase in the percentage of protection to (79.4%). Furthermore, DI was decrease to 42.5% with protection percentage 50% in the case of infected plant with TOE.  Moreover, TOE, TONE played an important role in improving plant immunity by increasing phenol, proline, and antioxidant enzymes (POD&PPO) activities, as well as reducing oxidative stress by reducing (MDA & H2O2). Results revealed that TONE led to significant increase in free proline in compared to TOE. We can conclude that TOE, TONE are considered eco-friendly safe strong inducers of F. vulgare plant immunity alternatives to difenoconazole against fusarial wilt disease to preserve plant, soil, and human health.
A DETAILED NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF TWO-PHASE FLOWS INSIDE A PLANAR FLOW-BLURRING ATOMIZER
Authors: Ling Yue , Jiang Lulin
Published: September 2023

Flow-blurring atomization is an innovative twin-fluid atomization approach that has demonstrated superior effectiveness in producing fine sprays compared to traditional airblast atomization methods. In flow-blurring atomizers, the high-speed gas flow is directed perpendicular to the liquid jet. Under specific geometric and physical conditions, the gas penetrates back into the liquid nozzle, resulting in a highly unsteady bubbly two-phase mixing zone. Despite the remarkable atomization performance of flow-blurring atomizers, the underlying dynamics of the two-phase flows and breakup mechanisms within the liquid nozzle remain poorly understood, primarily due to the challenges in experimental measurements of flow details. In this study, detailed interface-resolved numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the two-phase flows generated by a planar flow-blurring atomizer. By varying key dimensionless parameters, including the dynamic-pressure ratio, density ratio, and Weber number, over wide ranges, we aim to comprehensively characterize their effects on the two-phase
flow regimes and breakup dynamics.
The Potential Mechanisms of Qufeng Zhitong Capsule against Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Network Pharmacology and In Vitro Experiments
Authors: Lin Haili , Du Xiaokang , Wang Yilu , Cai Chengsong , Gao Jin , Xiang Haiyan , Pan Feng
Published: September 2023

Qufeng Zhitong capsule (QFZTC) is a traditional Chinese herbal formula with potential therapeutic efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study seeks to clarify the potential effects and mechanisms of QFZTC against RA. Active compounds and targets of QFZTC were retrieved from the Herbal Ingredients' Targets (HIT), Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform (TCMSP), and Traditional Chinese Medicine Integrated Database (TCMID) databases. RA-related targets were searched on GeneCards and DisGeNET databases. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was established using the STRING database. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genome (KEGG) enrichment analyses were performed on hub targets. Molecular docking was conducted on hub targets and active compounds. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was applied to characterize the active compounds in QFZTC. RA-fibroblast like synoviocytes (RA-FLSs) were cultured and treated by QFZTC-containing serum, in which proinflammatory cytokines and hub targets were detected. Cell viability was determined by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. A total of 360 active compounds and 445 potential targets are identified for QFZTC against RA. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network determined five hub targets, interleukin 6 (IL6), IL1B, VEGFA, JUN, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF). GO and KEGG analyses revealed that the MAPK pathway may be a critical signaling in QFZTC treating RA. Molecular docking showed that luteolin, kaempferol, and myricetin has good affinity with TNF, and they were identified by HPLC. In vitro experiments confirmed that QFZTC restrained the cell viability and inflammation in RA. This study revealed the active compounds and molecular targets for QFZTC treating RA. QFZTC is a promising drug and ameliorates RA by inhibiting inflammatory response.