bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Formulation and validation on UV spectroscopy of Herbosomes loaded Mahonia aquifolium cream for psoriasis
Authors: Achal S. Satpute  , Monika P. Jadhao
Published: April 2024

Herbosome technology enhances the bioavailability of herbal excerpts. Herbosome act as the ground between the new delivery system and conventional delivery system. It's a complex fashion applied to phytopharmaceuticals for the improvement of bioavailability of herbal excerpt for medicinal operations. This composition overviews about herbosome technology, recent advance, their operation for colorful standardized herbal excerpts and aims to give complete of natural active constituents and phospholipid (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine etc.) which increases immersion of herbal excerpt. Herbosome is the new arising scientific information, characterization about herbosomes as a promising drug delivery system. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by scaling with inflammation (pain, edema, warmth, and redness) that results in regions of thick, red skin covered in silvery scales. These spots can be itchy or painful. Systemic treatment, topical therapy, and phototherapy are all now used to treat psoriasis. These treatments have a variety of negative and perhaps fatal side effects. Patients with psoriasis are more likely to acquire other conditions such as psoriatic arthritis, anxiety and depression, cancer, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and Crohn's disease. The majority of people use herbal medicine because it is readily available, inexpensive, and effective. Many plants have promising features, including significant results in the treatment of psoriasis. The present study plans to emphasize such plants, herbal formulations, and associated therapy, which could add value to the development of a better, safe, and efficacious formulation to treat psoriasis that may help new researchers in this field
Sustainable and ethical supply chain management: The role of HR in current practices and future directions
Authors: Nsisong Louis Eyo-Udo  , Agnes Clare Odimarha  , Emuesiri Ejairu
Published: April 2024

This study systematically reviews the integration of Human Resources (HR), sustainability, and ethics within the framework of supply chain management, illuminating the pivotal role of HR practices in enhancing the sustainability and ethical integrity of supply chains. Employing a systematic literature review coupled with content analysis, this research scrutinizes scholarly articles and case studies across various databases, focusing on the period from 2000 to 2024. The methodology hinges on precise inclusion and exclusion criteria to distill relevant literature, which is then subjected to rigorous content analysis to identify prevailing themes and insights. Key findings reveal that strategic HR practices, including talent management, training and development, and leadership cultivation, are central to embedding sustainability and ethical considerations into supply chain operations. These practices not only foster a culture of sustainability and ethics but also drive organizational change towards more sustainable supply chain models. The review identifies a dual challenge for sustainable supply chain management: the complexity of global supply chains and the increasing demands for transparency and ethical conduct, presenting both significant challenges and opportunities for innovation. Finally, the study underscores the critical role of HR in sustainable and ethical supply chain management, highlighting the necessity of integrating sustainability into HR practices. Strategic recommendations for organizations and HR professionals are provided to navigate the evolving landscape of supply chain sustainability. The study calls for further research into the dynamic interplay between HR practices and supply chain sustainability, particularly in the context of emerging technologies and global supply chain complexities.
Random walk theory and application
Authors: Oluwarotimi Israel Oluwafemi  , Emmanuel Olamigoke Famakinwa  , Ometere Deborah Balogun
Published: April 2024

This project presents an overview of Random Walk Theory and its applications, as discussed in the provided project work. Random Walk Theory posits that changes in elements like stock prices follow a distribution independent of past movements, making future predictions challenging. Originating from the work of French mathematician Louis Bachelier and later popularized by economist Burton Markiel, the theory finds extensive applications beyond finance, spanning fields such as psychology, economics, and physics. The project delves into various types of random walks, including symmetric random walks, and explores their implications in different spaces, from graphs to higher-dimensional vector spaces. It provides definitions, examples, and graphical representations to elucidate random walk concepts, highlighting their relevance in practical scenarios like particle movement and stock price fluctuations. Key concepts such as the reflection principle and the main lemma are discussed to provide a comprehensive understanding of random walks and their properties. Through examples and lemmas, the project elucidates the mathematical foundations of random walks, offering insights into their behavior and applications across diverse disciplines. In summary, this project contributes to a deeper comprehension of Random Walk Theory, serving as a fundamental framework for understanding stochastic processes and their real-world implications.
The influence of mixing technology on the flow properties of bulk materials
Authors: Filip Vanek  , David Zurovec  , Jakub Hlosta  , Jan Divis  , Jiri Rozbroj
Published: April 2024

This work focuses on whether the used mixing technology can affect the flow properties of the created mixture. For these purposes, 3 test mixtures were created from the same materials only with a different mixing technology. Their flow properties were subsequently measured on these mixtures in the laboratory. These properties were compared with each other. The influence of the mixing technology on the flow properties was demonstrated. Differences were mainly shown by the flow function and the values of the angle of external friction. For internal friction, the influence of mixing technology was not significant.
Well-being of the students – What matters?
Authors:   Open University of Mauritius, Mauritius, Gungea Meera
Published: April 2024

Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent globally and it is much more prevalent among adolescents because of their exposure to a variety of stressors. Research shows that emotional and biopsychosocial well-being changes over the course of their schooling, with a general increase in anxiety, highlighting the need to further investigate the risk factors that contribute to worry and anxiety symptoms among college student populations. In Mauritius, there has been a rise in the number of adolescents who are recipients of psychiatric treatments at the local government hospitals as well as an increase in the number of cases reported to the school authorities. The present study aimed to identify the causal factors of anxiety among adolescents, and its effects in the educational context. Further, the role of educational social workers in overcoming anxiety was explored and the aim was achieved using the exploratory approach. A focus group discussion using a semi-structured questionnaire was conducted with ten (10) people including educational social workers and educational psychologists recruited through convenience sampling. A thematic analysis of the data shows academic anxiety as an emerging factor, followed by bullying and lastly, family issues. The findings revealed impacts at the school level such as students’ inability to concentrate in class, non-participative and also showing emotional distress. While educational social workers provide counselling to students and parents, a need for teacher empowerment and peer counselling are proposed as future avenues.
Testing the Way Forward: The Impact of Statewide ACT or SAT Testing on Postsecondary Outcomes
Authors: Swiderski Tom
Published: April 2024

Twenty-nine states require or allow all 11th graders to take the ACT or SAT in school, for free, eliminating access to testing as a barrier to college entry. I examine whether this affects postsecondary outcomes using state-aggregated panel data and time-varying difference-in-differences methods. I find policy adoption led to 2% increases in selective 4-year enrollments by students from treated states. However, adoption had no effect on enrollments within adopting states’ selective institutions, in part because institutions enrolled fewer students from out-of-state after adoption. I also find null but directionally negative effects on the number of graduates from state institutions. Therefore, impacts are small but positive for students from adopting states, but null or negative for adopting states’ institutions.
Part 2: Descriptions of the proposed Crawford Lake GSSP and supporting SABSs. The Anthropocene Epoch and Crawfordian Age: proposals by the Anthropocene Working Group
Authors: Waters Colin , Turner Simon , An Zhisheng , Barnosky Anthony , Cearreta Alejandro , Cundy Andrew , Fairchild Ian , Fiałkiewicz-Kozieł Barbara , Gałuszka Agnieszka , Grinevald Jacques , Hajdas Irka , Han Yongming , Head Martin , Ivar do Sul Juliana , Jeandel Catherine , Leinfelder Reinhold , McCarthy Francine , McNeill John , Odada Eric , Oreskes Naomi , Poirier Clément , Richter Daniel , Rose Neil , Saito Yoshiki , Shotyk William , Summerhayes Colin , Syvitski Jaia , Vidas Davor , Wagreich Michael , Williams Mark , Wing Scott , Zalasiewicz Jan , Zinke Jens
Published: April 2024

This part of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) submission proposes that the base of the Anthropocene should be defined as series/epoch, terminating the Holocene Series/Epoch with a single Crawfordian stage/age using a Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) in an annually varved Crawford Lake core, Ontario, Canada, defined at 17.5 cm in core CRA23-BC-1F-B at the base of the dark lamina in a varve deposited in 1952 CE, at the level where the primary marker shows a rapid increase in 239+240Pu concentrations (coinciding with a globally recognisable, isochronous signal of the first above-ground thermonuclear tests). Secondary markers, determined in precisely correlated core closely adjacent to the proposed GSSP host, include a marked increase in 14C values and in spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCPs), increased heavy metal concentrations, a decline in δ15N values, a marked change in phytoplankton assemblages and declines in elm (Ulmus) pollen and in non-arboreal pollen. The submission also provides descriptions of three proposed Standard Auxiliary Boundary Stratotypes (SABSs), in cores extracted from marine anoxic sediments of Beppu Bay (Japan), in Sihailongwan Maar Lake (China) and in the Śnieżka Peatland (Poland) and eight reference sections located in cores extracted from marine anoxic sediments in the Baltic Sea, from coral bioherms off Australia and in the Gulf of Mexico, from an Antarctic ice core, from San Francisco Estuary and nearby lake (USA), in a speleothem from northern Italy and a section in urban anthropogenic deposits in Austria. This ubiquity of signals verifies that the Anthropocene can be widely delineated as a sharply distinctive chronostratigraphic unit in diverse terrestrial and marine depositional environments, and reflects a major Earth System change that will have geologically lasting consequences.
The Effect of Migrating on Young People's Education: A Cross-National Analysis
Authors: Hoffmann Nathan Isaac
Published: April 2024

Despite longstanding scholarly interest in migrant academic achievement, there has been little work to isolate an effect of migrating on student outcomes. This paper develops a causal inference and dissimilation framework for studying migrant outcomes and implements it to evaluate the effect of migration on young people's learning outcomes on a global scale. Using test score data from the 2012, 2015, and 2018 Programme for Student Assessment, it compares 8,726 migrants in 42 destination countries to 603,280 counterparts in 55 countries of origin. After adjustment for individual characteristics using Generalized Random Forests and Augmented Inverse Probability Weighting, multilevel techniques developed for meta-analysis aggregate effect estimates for each country pair and test the effects of country-level mediators. Generally, migrant students obtain slightly lower scores on these exams than similar stay-at-homes in their countries of origin, but results vary by countries. Children who migrate to wealthier and more democratic countries tend to outperform stay-at-homes, and there is partial evidence that between-school tracking is associated with lower scores relative to stay-at-homes. In addition, children who migrate at older ages and who have two rather than one migrant parent tend to score lower. Despite their somewhat weaker performance than stay-at-homes, these migrants' dissimilation results paint a rosier picture than comparisons to local non-migrants, where estimates are much more negative.
Large Language Models, Social Demography, and Hegemony: Comparing Authorship in Human and Synthetic Text
Authors: Alvero AJ , Lee Jinsook , Regla-Vargas Alejandra , Kizilcec René F. , Joachims Thorsten , antonio anthony lising
Published: April 2024

** Final version published open-access in the Journal of Big Data: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40537-024-00986-7?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20240927&utm_content=10.1186/s40537-024-00986-7#article-info** Large language models have become popular over a short period of time because they can generate text that resembles human writing across various domains and tasks. The popularity and breadth of use also put this technology in the position to fundamentally reshape how written language is perceived and evaluated. It is also the case that spoken language has long played a role in maintaining power and hegemony in society, especially through ideas of social identity and ``correct'' forms of language. But as human communication becomes even more reliant on text and writing, it is important to understand how these processes might shift and who is more likely to see their writing styles reflected back at them through modern AI. We therefore ask the following question: \textit{who} does generative AI write like? To answer this, we compare writing style features in over 150,000 college admissions essays submitted to a large public university system and an engineering program at an elite private university with a corpus of over 25,000 essays generated with GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 to the same writing prompts. We find that human-authored essays exhibit more variability across various individual writing style features (e.g., verb usage) than AI-generated essays. Overall, we find that the AI-generated essays are most similar to essays authored by students who are males with higher levels of social privilege. These findings demonstrate critical misalignments between human and AI authorship characteristics, which may affect the evaluation of writing and calls for research on control strategies to improve alignment.
Studi Kelayakan Bisnis
Authors: Trihudiyatmanto M. , Mariana  , Nugroho Mahfud , Paramita R. A. Sista , Syakbani Baehaki , Soenhadji Iman Murtono , Anwar  , Paryanto Edi , Sholihat Walmi , Sushardi  , Agusfianto Nendy Pratama
Published: April 2024

Studi Kelayakan Bisnis dimaksudkan untuk mengetahui apakah ide bisnis tersebut dapat dilaksanakan. Jika ide bisnis ditemukan layak, rencana bisnis dapat disusun untuk mendapatkan laba secara maksimal. Namun sering ditemui banyak para pengusaha pemula yang sebelumnya tidak melakukan analisis saat memulai bisnisnya. Hal ini mengakibatkan bisnis yang dijalankan menemui berbagai kendala hingga akhirnya berujung pada kebangkrutan. Menjawab fenomena di atas, maka buku ini hadir untuk membantu para pembacanya yang ingin memahami konsep dasar studi kelayakan bisnis secara teoritis dan menganalisanya dengan perspektif yang mudah dipahami.Adapun isi pembahasan dalam buku ini terdiri dari 11 bab yang saling terhubung, yaitu: Pengantar Studi Kelayakan Bisnis; Analisis Pasar; Analisis Produk dan Pelayanan; Analisis Keuangan; Analisis Hukum dan Regulasi; Analisis Lingkungan; Analisis Risiko dan Keamanan; Analisis Ekonomi; Analisis SWOT; Penyusunan Rencana Bisnis; dan Etika dalam Studi Kelayakan Bisnis.
Rediseño de la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de la comunidad Chiquicha Centro perteneciente al cantón Pelileo, provincia de Tungurahua, Ecuador
Authors: Morales Sofía , Morales-Fiallos Fabián , Mayacela Margarita , Renteria Leonardo
Published: April 2024

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo el rediseño de la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de la comunidad de Chiquicha Centro del cantón Pelileo en la provincia de Tungurahua, la cual se ha mantenido en funcionamiento desde el año 2012 y presentaba un deficiente desempeño en la depuración de agua residual, evidenciado por la turbidez del efluente, deterioro estructural de cada unidad descontaminante y presencia de vegetación. La metodología integró investigación documental, observación directa y entrevista para levantar información respecto a la zona de estudio. De igual manera, mediante el trabajo de campo se midió el caudal de ingreso y salida de la planta, y con el método experimental se realizó un muestreo del líquido residual que fue sometido a un análisis físico – químico, determinando que la mayor parte de parámetros contaminantes sobrepasaban el límite permisible para descarga estipulado en la normativa ambiental vigente del país. Con el método descriptivo se diagnosticó el funcionamiento de la estación depuradora según guías de diseño de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, Comisión Nacional del Agua y Secretaría del Agua, demostrando que esta planta no operaba eficientemente. Por esta razón, se propuso un nuevo esquema de depuración con diseño de pretratamiento incluyendo cribado, desarenador y tanque de grasas; se continúa hacia un tanque séptico, dos filtros anaerobios de flujo ascendente y lecho de secado de lodos rediseñado. Los resultados aseguraron la realización total de la propuesta, óptimo proceso de remoción de contaminantes y mejora en las condiciones de vida de la comunidad
Factors Determining Employee Retention of Development Banks in Nepal
Authors: Chand Prakash Bahadur , Ghimire Sunita Bhandari
Published: April 2024

This study focuses on employee retention in development banks of Nepal, addressing the challenge posed by increased talent mobility due to globalization. It aims to identify factors influencing retention and understand employees' perceptions of retention practices. The study explores the relationship between leadership approach, salary, learning opportunities, employee satisfaction, and retention. Retaining key employees is crucial for organizational stability and growth, especially in development banks, which play a vital role in Nepal's economic development.

The research includes 388 permanent employees, primarily aged 20-29, with a higher male representation. Data is collected through questionnaires and interviews. The analysis involves descriptive and inferential statistical tools, revealing that leadership, salary, learning opportunities, and employee satisfaction positively impact retention. However, the study's limited scope and Nepal-specific context might limit the findings' applicability globally. Moreover, the sample size and data collection methods could influence generalizability.

Thus, this research sheds light on employee retention factors in Nepalese development banks, guiding the formulation of effective retention policies.
From Personal Transformation to Sustainable Development
Authors: Todorova Irina
Published: April 2024

The transition to sustainable development requires a fundamen­tal shift in thinking that for years has been outlining a destructive line of con­sumption with devastating consequences. Nature’s inability to accept the re­sults of human actions, and man’s ability to absorb the devastating results on his health, have made it clear that unless man changes his attitude, he will soon become a victim of his actions. This paper analyses the theories of fun­damental transformation towards sustainable production and consumption discussed in the social science field.
Evidence-Based Policy Making Towards Social Sustainability
Authors: Papadakis Nikos Papadakis , Tzagkarakis Stylianos Ioannis
Published: April 2024

Social sustainability is one of the key pillars of sustainable develop­ment. In our analysis, this concept refers to the need for the creation of a so­ciety that contains all the conditions for sustainable development in terms of equal opportunities for employment and social well-being. Currently, significant problems and dysfunctions exist as long as several Eu­ropean labor markets are fragmented with a strong insiders-outsiders diver­gence, job polarization, high labor market slack, and high in-work poverty rates, especially in precarious forms of employment. In Europe as well as glob­ally, addressing these issues is of major importance to ensure social sustain­ability. This paper depicts the state of play of social sustainability in Europe and aims to identify specific policy responses that could offer viable solutions to old and emerging challenges in terms of social inclusion, within the frame­work of evidence-based policy making mainly related to social policy.
Sustainable Development Goals and FDI – Case of Albania
Authors: Cakrani Edmira , Karras Dimitrios A. , Shqau Gjergji
Published: April 2024

Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by countries in 2016, as a way to fight poverty, protect the planet and ensure sustainable de­velopment, while Foreign Direct Investments are inflows of investments that are very important for host countries, especially those in development. They enable the transfer of technology, create new jobs, provide inflows of foreign currency, etc. Their impact on the economic development of the host coun­tries is very large and can also affect the realization of the SDGs. The purpose of this article is to analyze the impact of FDI on some SDGs in Al­bania. For this purpose, the ARDL model with data for the period 1999-2021 will be used. There are relatively few studies that have analyzed this relation­ship, and this article completes the existing literature on this topic. The results of the study can help in the design of policies regarding FDI that enhance rather than compromise the fulfillment of the SDGs.
Value Creation Processes in the European Biotech Industry: The Role of Collaboration Strategies
Authors: Achard Paola Olimpia , Bellini Chiara
Published: April 2024

Global-scale competition is based on the ability to generate inno­vation, particularly in knowledge-intensive sectors such as healthcare, bio­tech, and pharmaceuticals. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the collab­orative strategies pursued by European biotech firms, as preferential ways to promote the innovation processes necessary for value creation. The method­ology followed consists of the strategic analysis of European biotech firms to highlight value creation pathways. The main result of the study is the obser­vation that the pursuit of a position of sustainable competitive advantage de­rives from the ability of European biotech firms to establish different and ar­ticulated strategic relationships of a collaborative nature.
European Directives and Principal International Frameworks for Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change Reporting: Responding to the Challenges Facing Our Planet
Authors: Oreshkova Hristina
Published: April 2024

Over the last few decades, significant progress has been made in the development of a global baseline for corporate sustainability reporting and disclosure, including a focus on climate change issues. However, the au­thor’s main concern, and the argument at the heart of the paper, is that the observed proliferation of frameworks focused on sustainability and sustain­able development may compromise the comparability of disclosed informa­tion, thereby reducing its usefulness and even confusing stakeholders. The author argues that humanity urgently needs to do much more. Based on the author’s research, observations and reflections from discussions with lead­ing practitioners and experts, it is suggested that the transparency, consisten­cy and relevance of corporate policies and activities and information on sus­tainability and climate-related issues, whether provided through voluntary or mandatory reporting and disclosure, are not of sufficient quality to ade­quately address and respond to the unique challenges facing humanity due to climate change. Sustainability disclosure has become an important part of the corporate re­porting process, with climate-related information being a key component. The author’s thesis is that the trustworthiness, transparency and relevance of climate-related disclosures have proven to be of great importance in achiev­ing disclosure effectiveness and usefulness for interested parties – potential and current investors, creditors, lenders, employees and all members of so­ciety and the European Union community. The author aims to highlight, dis­cuss and justify the need for a global framework and coherent standards to support meaningful and consistent disclosure of climate-related matters, risks and opportunities. It will be a prerequisite for improving the transparen­cy and quality of climate-related information and data and will support ap­propriate decision-making in the management of climate-related risks. The author considers it to be an essential part of the governance, process and sys­tem of corporate governance reporting. The author’s paper aims to highlight and discuss the considerations, crit­icisms and concerns of researchers, professionals and experts on the issues discussed, to outline perspectives for future research and to emphasize that benefits for all members of society, sustainability and sustainable develop­ment and the future are highly probable and can therefore be expected. The development of international standards for climate-related disclosure should be seen as the most important part of establishing a global regulatory frame­work for corporate sustainability reporting at the international level. The re­search methods used by the author are analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, descriptive approach, comparison, analogy and observation, as well as a thorough study of many recent academic research and normative sources on the subject.
RESILIENCE OF EU HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Authors: LEBEDEVA Larysa , SHKUROPADSKA Diana
Published: April 2024

The article highlights the critical role of health­care system resilience in responding effectively to public health crises, with a particular emphasis on financing, effectiveness, and preparedness. It delves into a comparative analysis of healthcare costs and system effectiveness in several EU countries, revealing that higher expenditure doesnʼt always equate to greater resilience. The article also highlights the lack of investment in preventing measures, even in econo­mically developed countries, resulting in minimal improvements in healthcare system resilience. It has been noted that there is no correlation between strict government measures during the COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare system effectiveness. The importance of synergy between government epidemic control actions and healthcare system resilience is emphasized. The key factors that influenced healthcare system resilience during the pandemic, including proactive prepa­redness, resource allocation, data analytics capabi­lities, communication, public trust, and adaptive policies have been identified in the research. To enhance healthcare system resilience, it is recom­mended to focus on financial resilience, healthcare personnel resilience, and health infrastructure resilience. Strategies to achieve this include effective governance, flexible financing, resource availability, and adaptable service delivery. The multifaceted nature of healthcare system resilience and the need for a comprehensive approach to its provision in the conditions of emergency situations in the field of healthcare are emphasized. The authorsʼ analysis reveals a complex interplay of factors that contribute to healthcare system resilience, which can be used by government officials as a roadmap for strengthening the healthcare systems in the context of future challenges.
Some Specific Biological Risks of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Syrian Hamsters at Animal Biosafety Level - Lab 3
Authors: Vilkova Anna , Rinat Islamov , Turebekov Nurkeldi , Sarsengaliyev Gabdulrafik , Salavatov Alisher , Kovalyova Galina
Published: April 2024

The emergence of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has prompted extensive research to identify its pathogenesis, transmission, and reservoir entry in animals. Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) are being identified as an ideal animal model for the study of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to their susceptibility and respiratory symptoms similar to that observed in humans. This study focused on the specific biological risks associated with the use of infected Syrian hamsters in animal biosafety level 3 (ABSL-3) laboratories.
The professional and psychological training of professionals working with laboratory animals should be a priority. Biological safety requires the involvement of all parties from technical staff to top management. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a limitation in experimental studies when obtaining the right strain of mice proved difficult. A rare experimental model of Syrian hamsters started to be used in the work, which Syrian hamsters have several distinctive characteristics associated with increased aggressiveness of females, leading to a requirement to keep them isolated and some technical difficulties during manipulations in the biological safety cabinet. Therefore, a risk-based approach must be introduced to reduce the additional risks to workers to an acceptable level. This includes enhanced accuracy in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), rigorously following biosecurity protocols, and monitoring staff health to detect potential risk of zoonotic transmission. The implementation of international standards and regulations on biological safety and biosecurity is of paramount importance.
Feminist Conversations with Buber
Authors: Christou Anastasia
Published: April 2024

This article conceptualises feminist conversations with Buberian dialogic philosophy while theorising intersubjectively intersectional dialogues with Carole Bell Ford's book, The Girls, drawing on stories of Jewish women in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The narrative extracts analysed grapple with some of the women's challenges of coming of age within migrant enclaves in the post-war period and these are deconstructed through a feminist and intersectional dialogic lens. In gendering Buber, the article also embraces the temporal and spatial configurations of dialogic migrancy in how it offers transversal, diachronic and synchronic contributions through the women's experiences of everyday life. The article also reflects on methodological innovations in how the combined approaches can offer deeper, more reflexive and nuanced understandings of intersubjective experiences concerning complex emotions, sensitive themes and challenging topics.
Naturalistic technologies development for the cultivation of agricultural plants for the innovative development of rural areas as an element of organic farming
Authors: Startsev V. I , Novikov V. G , Egorov K. A , Suslenkov A. P
Published: April 2024

The Laboratory of Genomic Research and Breeding and Seed Technologies of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Professional Education "Russian Academy of Personnel Support for the Agro-Industrial Complex" presented an action plan for the development of biologized technologies for the agricultural plants cultivation in the conditions of technogenically polluted soils of domestic agrobiocenoses. The object of research is vegetable crops of domestic selection that are strategically important for the food security of the Russian Federation. The study results confirmed the hypothesis that the fungal microbiota is able to interact synergistically with probiotic bacteria, improving their survival, stimulating growth and increasing biodiversity and recovery of the saprotrophic soil microbiota. An original complex scheme has been proposed, which interconnects variety-specific features and primary seed production of new varieties for usage in biologized and organic farming technologies.
Climate change and selection features of winter soft wheat on productivity and adaptability to it
Authors: Grabovets A. I , Fomenko M. A
Published: April 2024

The climate is changing towards aridity. “Drought resistance” has become the most important factor. By using genetic coadaptation phenomena, it has been possible to increase the potential grain yield under these conditions up to 10,7 t/ha. This is due to significant growth of the crop yield index (from 36 to 40%). It continued increase in the case of droughts is limited by the biological yield. Using the phenomenon of transgression this problem can be solved with simultaneous obtaining the genotypes with increased top weight by reducing the coefficient of water consumption in the synthesis of metabolites. Along with this value, the photosynthesis intensity is of vital importance. It is determined by such factor as the yield to leaf area ratio. When assessing the heat and drought resistance of genotype, the following marker is used: weight of grain per plant or area. The freezing resistance issue is solved by using the transgressive selection with the sources of this specification. It usually dominates in the case of gene interaction. Despite the warming phenomena, the freezing resistance is also considered. The temperature at the tillering zone depth (-18℃) is used as the core indicator. Two methods are implemented namely: transgressions when attracting the high-yielding medium winter-hardy forms in hybridization and generation of genotypes equal to the high winter-hardy parent plant, with the use of the local frost-resistance material as one of the parent plants.
Achievements of the federal scientific center "all-Russian institute of forages V.R. Williams" in the study of fodder plants
Authors: Kosolapov V. M , Chernyavskikh V. I
Published: April 2024

Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production & Agroecology for more than 100 years has been the largest scientific, methodological, research, intellectual center, which concentrates scientific knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the cultivation of fodder plants. Strategic areas of research for the period of activity of the Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production & Agroecology, is the selection and seed production of fodder plants; meadow fodder production; field fodder production; development of technologies for procurement, storage and use of feed. The State Register of Breeding Achievements Approved for Use in the Russian Federation includes 227 varieties of forage crops (24 % of the total number of forage crops in Russia) bred by the Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production & Agroecology, 57 varieties are released to all regions. Profound fundamental research is being carried out on meadow ecosystems, on the ontogeny of meadow grasses, and grassland technologies are being developed. Effective technologies for the restoration of degraded arid pastures and saline lands based on ecologically specialized plant species with extremely high salinity and drought resistance have been developed and put into practice. The total gene pool of halophytes and arid plants includes more than 1200 samples of 25 species. The result of bioresource and breeding work was the creation of 20 new varieties of drought-resistant fodder halophytes for arid territories from the families Chenopodiaceae, Tamaricaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Poaceae. Scientists of the Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production & Agroecology developed the scientific foundations of field fodder production. It is shown that fodder crop rotations are the most important means of increasing the productivity of arable land, combating drought, erosion and soil dehumification. Perennial grasses on arable land are the most important means of protection against droughts, the basis for restoring and maintaining soil fertility. Experimental data on the preservative efficacy of compositions of experimental enzyme multisystems in combination with bacterial preparations have been obtained.
Apple tree selection methods for fruit biochemical composition improving
Authors: Makarkina M. A , Sedov E. N
Published: April 2024

Apple is the most widespread crop in the world, the fruits of which contain nutrients (sugars) and biologically active substances (ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds) that have a beneficial effect on the human body. One of the priorities in the creation of new apple cultivars is to improve the chemical composition of fruits. Such work is carried out in the Russian Research Institute of Fruit Crop Breeding (VNIISPK). The method of repeated and geographically distant crosses is used. Over the years of breeding work at the Institute, a number of cultivars have been created that surpass previously widely known apple cultivars in terms of the content of nutrients and biologically active substances in fruits. A comparative assessment of new VNIISPK cultivars with old cultivars widely distributed in the middle zone of the Russian Federation is presented in terms of the content of sugars, ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds. The best cultivars have been selected for each studied indicator - by the sugar content (%): Ivanovskoye (11,8), Maslovskoye (10,8), Olimpiyskoye (10,9), Orlik (10,8), Osipovskoye (12,2), Pepin Orlovsky (10,8), Start (10,9), Turgenevskoye (11,4), Yablochny Spas (10,6); by the ascorbic acid content (mg/100 g): Ivanovskoye (19,5), Kulikovskoye (15,3), Maslovskoye (14,6), Nizkorosloye (18,0), Olimpiyskoye (15,4), Svezhest (12,5), Sinap Orlovskoye (13,4), Start (11,0), Yubilar (11,3); by phenolic compounds (mg/100 g): Avgusta (451), Bolotovskoye(477), Zhelannoye (384), Candil Orlovsky (553), Pamyati Khitrovo (480), Pamyat Semakinu (474), Radost Nadezhdy (474), Yubilyar (362), Yablochny Spas (369). It has been established that the new VNIISPK apple cultivars are not inferior, and in some indicators (sugars, phenolic substances) surpass previously widespread cultivars.
Adaptation of the ISO 22000:2007 (HASSP) system in the production of innovative curd product production
Authors: Kryuchkova V. V , Gorlov I. F , Slozhenkina M. I , Mosolova N. I , Alefirenko E. A , Belik S. N
Published: April 2024

The authors have theoretically proved and practically confirmed the possibility of using pumpkin puree, inulin, gelatin and vanilla powder in the production of cottage cheese; the composition and properties of vegetable ingredients have been studied, their high nutritional and biological value has been established and increased functional activity has been shown; the method of obtaining pumpkin puree and cottage cheese, preliminary preparation of vegetable ingredients, the amount and stage of their application have been determined on the basis of which the technology for the production of an innovative product using the HACCP system has been developed. The analysis of existing risks and control of selected links in the production through which food products pass, identified potentially dangerous factors at the enterprise and measures for their management, identified three critical control points of KKT: pasteurization of milk and cooling; introduction of fermentation and fermentation; preparation of the batch, using the Decision Tree method, as a result of which the ISO 22000:2007 standard was developed and implemented, which guarantees high quality and safety of the finished product, preventing the occurrence of risks and increasing the level of product safety at all stages of the technological cycle - from acceptance of raw materials to sale to the consumer.
Ecological varieties research of spring wheat in northern forest steppe in Chelyabinsk region
Authors: Pyrsikov D. A , Glaz N. V , Pualakkainan L. A , Ufimtseva L. V
Published: April 2024

The studies were carried out in 2017-2022 in the field experiment on the fields of the primary seed production department of the crop production complex of LLC «Chebarkulskaya Ptitsa». The aim of the research was a comparative ecological study of varieties of spring soft wheat of different maturity groups in order to select an assortment that provides the maximum stable yield in the bioclimatic conditions of the northern forest-steppe of the Chelyabinsk region. The studied varieties of spring soft wheat belong to three groups of maturity - medium-early, medium-ripening and medium-late. In each of these groups, we have identified the most productive varieties in comparison with the standard variety. By origin, the standards are in all groups of the Chelyabinsk selection, the Ekaterina variety was obtained by scientists from Yekaterinburg, Ulyanovskaya 105 is a variety of the Ulyanovsk selection, and Uralosibirskaya - of the Omsk selection. The varieties Ekaterina, Ulyanovskaya 105 and Chelyaba 75 turned out to be the most stress-resistant. The varieties Ulyanovskaya 105, Erythrospermum 59 and Yekaterina have a genotype that best corresponds to changing environmental factors. When calculating the sum of ranks in each group of the studied varieties, the most productive and adaptive varieties to growing conditions were identified: Ekaterina, Ulyanovskaya 105 and Uralosibirskaya. According to the results of the research, the varieties Ekaterina, Ulyanovskaya 105 and Uralosibirskaya were selected for cultivation in the fields of the crop production complex of the agricultural holding. Elite seeds of varieties are sold to agricultural producers of the Chelyabinsk region.
Amaranth oil cake usage for increasing of productivity and quality of chickens of breeding egg poultry chickens
Authors: Gorlov I. F , Slozhenkina M. I , Khoroshevskaya L. V , Струк E. A , Дробязко O. Yu , Mosolova D. A , Slozhenkina A. A
Published: April 2024

Due the domestic industrial poultry farming at the current stage development requires the improvement of the feed base and the introduction of advanced technologies that contribute to the full realization of the high genetic potential inherent in modern meat and egg crosses as well as the production of the planned volume of high-quality incubation eggs and full-fledged, high-quality breeding day-old chicken, this study is relevant and significant. The article presents data of the level of egg production of the herd when young chickens are included in the diet at the beginning of the spreading of cake from amaranth seeds of the new variety "Voronezh" and the subsequent changes in the quality indicators of incubation eggs and daily young under the influence of the tested diet. As a result of the study of morphological and biochemical parameters of the incubation egg, a day-old chicken, a positive effect of chicken diets, with the introduction of amaranth cake into their composition, on the qualitative indicators of egg composition, growth and development of embryos, which leads to a higher-quality breeding chicken, in large volumes, with a stronger immune system capable of resist external and internal negative factors.
The effectiveness of cobalt succinate in propylene glycol and glycerin composition to replenishment of energy demands for caws
Authors: Evglevskiy Al. A
Published: April 2024

As activators of digestive processes and energy metabolism, the possibility of using succinates, in particular cobalt succinate, is justified. This is a well-known drug in veterinary medicine and dairy farming.. The indication for its use is most often due to the perversion of appetite and not only. The fact is that cobalt chloride is part of the cobalamines-that is, vitamin B-12. Just with a deficiency of vitamin B-12, the synthesis of propionic acid, the main precursor of glucose formation, that is, energy, significantly worsens. In our experiments, cobalt succinate (succinic acid salt) was used in combination with feed energetics propylene glycol and glycerin. In the course of biochemical studies, it was found that this combination provides a well-pronounced clinical effect, qualitatively improves the metabolic function of the liver. This is indicated by the positive results of normalization of triglycerides, ketone bodies, transamination enzymes- AsAt and AlAt. Normalization of the reserve alkalinity index indicated that the energy exchange goes on without accumulation of problematic lactate and ketoacids substrates. It is quite obvious that this effect is achieved by activating the aerobic pathway of energy synthesis. Activation of the aerobic pathway of energy synthesis is the most effective approach to filling the energy deficit in the body. The aerobic energy synthesis pathway is 19 times more powerful than anaerobic glycolysis. As for the application of the development in production? Then here, everything is technologically simple, economically affordable, environmentally safe and absolutely harmless to the body of animals.
Development of combine harvester adaptive devices for obtaining high-quality seeds when soybeans harvesting
Authors: Prisyazhnaya I. M , Prisyazhnaya S. P , Lipkan A. V
Published: April 2024

In increasing soybean production, an important role is given to reducing indirect losses from grain crushing, which adversely affect the quality of seeds, especially when harvesting and processing crops. The impossibility of achieving the optimal mode of operation of the combine at soybean harvesting is due to the peculiarity of the physical and mechanical properties of soybeans. The purpose of the research is to increase the efficiency of the soybean grain harvesting technology based on the development of adapting devices to the combine to obtain the maximum yield of the first fraction of high-quality seeds, followed by their use in sowing without part-time processing (except for pre-sowing etching). The studies were carried out using the modernized Yenisei-1200 combine during the harvesting period 2021-2022 on the experimental field of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of the Federal Research Center of the All-Russian Research Institute of Soybeans. Modernization of the combine makes it possible to collect 60% of high-quality soybean seeds with a low content of weed impurity in a separate section of its bunker. Ripened soybean seeds are soaked in soft modes of operation of the first threshing drum, a separate collection of which increases field germination and biological yield of the first seed fraction. Application of sieves of upper sieve mill of combine harvester cleaning with increased length of blinds petals up to 70 mm together with increased air flow ensures purity of seeds of the first fraction at the level of the first class of sowing standard. Mechanical damage to soybean seeds of the first fraction, which is 4.2%, does not exceed the established standard for crushing and microdepositing combines (5%). The use of seeds of the first fraction in sowing without additional processing reduces the indirect losses of soybeans and, accordingly, the costs of seed production.Ripened soybean seeds are soaked in soft modes of operation of the first threshing drum, a separate collection of which increases field germination and biological yield of the first seed fraction. Application of sieves of upper sieve mill of combine harvester cleaning with increased length of louver petals up to 70 mm together with increased air flow ensures purity of seeds of the first fraction at the level of the first class of sowing standard. Mechanical damage to soybean seeds of the first fraction, which make 4.2%, does not exceed the established standard for crushing and micro damage combines (5%). Using the seeds of the first fraction in sowing without working, reduces indirect losses of soybeans and, accordingly, the costs of seed production.