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IMPROVING PUBLIC FINANCES AS A KEY FACTOR IN ENSURING THE FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY SECURITY OF THE REPUBLIC NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA
Authors:   Gorsky State Agrarian University, Vladikavkaz, Russia, Melikyan Leyla A. , Bulatseva Fatima A. ,   Gorsky State Agrarian University, Vladikavkaz, Russia, Gurdzibeeva Albina A. ,   Gorsky State Agrarian University, Vladikavkaz, Russia
Published: February 2024

The article defines the essence and importance of the financial and budgetary security of the region. The analysis of the parameters of the consolidated budget and public debt of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania was carried out, on the basis of which the main threats and the level of financial and budgetary security of the republic were identified. The main measures of the Program for the improvement of public finances of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania for the period up to 2024, as well as the planned results of their implementation, are considered. Budget risks are analyzed and ways to minimize them and increase the level of ensuring the financial and budgetary security of the republic are outlined.
THE DEVELOPMENT BUDGET IS THE BASIS FOR THE GROWTH OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRAFSKY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA
Authors:   FGBOU HE “North Ossetian State University named after K. L. Khetagurov”, Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation, Rodionov Gennady L. , Tsarikaev Marat R. ,   FGBOU HE “North Ossetian State University named after K. L. Khetagurov”, Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the effectiveness of local budgets as one of the main components of the formation of a development budget using the example of the local budget of a municipal entity (hereinafter referred to as MO) of the Irafsky district of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (hereinafter referred to as RNO-Alania). The development budget is a state financial system that is based on attracting external and internal resources to finance investment programs, as well as a permanent economic system based on the systematic replenishment of credit resources. The object of the study is the local budgets of North Ossetia-Alania. The subject of the study is the revenue and expenditure parts of the local budget of the Iraf district. The purpose of this article is all possible ways to find the main ways and methods of increasing the revenue base of local budgets, in order to form a development budget at the local level on this basis. Achieving this goal was carried out through the use of general scientific methods: qualitative, quantitative, comparative and statistical methods, as well as abstract logical and systems analysis. The result of the study was the formation of a development budget, both at the local and municipal levels. After all, it is this budget that determines the size and pace of development of the production capacities of organizations and enterprises, the scale and efficiency of research and development work. The theoretical and practical significance of the obtained result of the scientific article is that the development budget allows us to identify all problem areas of the economy and determine the necessary reforms in it, also helps to attract investments into the budget and create the necessary favorable environment for investors, which improves the socio-economic situation local authorities as a whole. The research materials were federal and legislative acts that are directly related to the subject of the study. The problem of the development budget is a very important aspect of productive work, which is increasingly attracting the attention of the professional community and, of course, public authorities of the Russian Federation at all its levels.
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AS A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Zvyagin Leonid S.
Published: February 2024

Advances in information technology in recent years have led to the emergence of a wide range of systems that managers currently use to make and implement decisions. Managers are responsible for making decisions on all issues and such decisions have to be made every day. Decision support systems (DSS) play an important role in decision-making, which combines the use of models and analytical methods with traditional data access and extraction functions. The main purpose of the DSS is to improve the work of an individual decision maker - to improve its quality or decision-making by increasing their efficiency and effectiveness. The same managers are constantly making decisions both in the short term and in the long term, regardless of this, the decisions made in any case will have significant impact and consequences for both the organization and its stakeholders.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CLIENTCENTRICITY IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia, Borovikova Tamara V. , Kulikov Aleksandr N. ,   Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation, Moscow Russia
Published: February 2024

The article discusses various elements of marketing and marketing communications in the process of implementing a client-centered approach in the provision of public services and the implementation of public functions in the federal government.
The symbolic meaning of the sculpture "Faceless Buddha" in the work of Tsiu Tsitsing
Authors: Zhou Xiao
Published: February 2024

History of development of Chinese jade carving art is dating back some 8000 years into Neolithic period The development of the ideas of Chinese jade carving, the change of their external forms, reflects the close relationships between reality (the objective world) and the inner world of man. The difference between contemporary and traditional jade carvings lies in the artist’s conscious desire to convey and disseminate his own worldview in society. The purpose of contemporary jade carving does not stop at the description of the traditional image and form by the artist, but also, through embodiment in form, tries to reveal an individual aesthetic perception. Jade carved works, possessing symbolic meaning, have a significant impact on the complex interaction between material and spiritual world of the artist; having a deep, symbolic meaning, these works affect the feelings and spirit of people as well.
Tsiu Tsitsing (born in 1979) is the most famous and influential jade sculptor in contemporary China from the end of the 20th century and at the start of the 21st century, his jade articles have a distinct personal style, are original and modern. His works not only contain the thoughts and concepts of Buddhism (Zen-Buddhism), Taoism (Lao-Zhuang philosophy), and Confucianism (literary view) in traditional Chinese culture, but also integrate the concepts and formal language of Western modern art. As the most representative type of his (Tsiu Tsitsing) extensive oeuvre of sculptures, the series of jade carvings of " faceless Buddha" contain profound cultural information. The creative subject by inventing new system of symbolic language creates a new world of jade carving. At the same time, the creative subject re-examines the possibility of the current integration of Chinese traditional culture and Western modern art with the help of this symbol system.
Fermented Beverage Based on Lupines (Lupinus Luteus) Using Water Kefir
Authors: Catharina Weis Claudia Moreira Santa , Techi Diniz Luan Gabriel , Andrade Gessica Suiany , Monteiro Luciane Mendes , Manfron Jane , Camargo Aline Frumi , Kubeneck Simone , Klein Gabriel Henrique , Romani Larissa Capeletti , Longo Vitoria Dassoler , Nerling Julia Pieper , Tormen Luciano , Passos Francisco Catia Tavares Dos , Treichel Helen , Bertan Larissa Canhadas
Published: February 2024

This research aimed to elaborate and characterize a fermented lupine vegan drink from water kefir grains. Firstly, the standard protocols were carried out to extract and identify alkaloids in lupine. The second stage consisted of elaborating the water-soluble lupine vegetable extract (WLVE), and the effect of sucrose, inulin, and xanthan gum concentration on the extract was evaluated. The formulations were characterized for cell growth of kefir grains, beverage yield, soluble solids, and lactic acid. In the third step, the optimized drink (fermented and non-fermented) was characterized for moisture content, ash, total lipids, crude protein, and determination of total carbohydrates. The elaboration and characterization of a fermented vegan drink from water kefir grains using lupine was conducted. The optimized fermented drink was the formulation given by the central point. The lupine seed characterization revealed a high protein content, and the optimized beverage characterization showed a considerable carbohydrate content. The optimized drink has enzymatic activity with an emphasis on lipases. The drink's development as a new product using water-soluble lupine plant extract brought an exciting application for this legume and an additional food option for vegan consumers or consumers with dietary restrictions related to dairy products.
SOSIALISASI DAN PRAKTEK PEMBUATAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN SEDERHANA UNTUK UMKM DI KELURAHAN TIDUNG, KEPULAUAN SERIBU
Authors: Yulianto Kampono Imam , Damayanty Prisila , Nurdiana Diah , Rahmadi Zara Tania , Istiqomah Rulyannas Tasya
Published: February 2024

This research aims to analyze the socialization process and practice of making simple financial reports for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Tidung Village, Seribu Islands. The method used is a case study with a qualitative approach. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with MSME owners and financial managers as well as direct observation of the practice of preparing financial reports. The research results show that intensive socialization and the practice of making simple financial reports provide significant benefits for MSMEs in improving their financial understanding and skills.
PENGARUH INOVASI TEKNOLOGI, LITERASI KEUANGAN TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN DENGAN INKLUSI KEUANGAN SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING KASUS UMKM DI JABODETABEK
Authors: Aini Fitriana Nur , Astuti Christina Dwi
Published: February 2024

Purpose this study aims to examine the effect of technological innovation, financial literacy on financial performance with financial inclusion as an intervening variable. This type of research is quantitative research. The data used in this study is primary data. The population in this study is all MSME actors and the sample of this study is food and beverage MSMEs in Jabodetabek. The sampling technique uses the hair formula by multiplying 29 indicators by five. From this data, 145 respondents were obtained. The analysis used is a multip1e 1inear regression ana1ysis method. The resu1ts of the ana1ysis show that technological innovation and financia11iteracy have a positive effect on the financial inclusion of food and beverage MSMEs in Jabodetabek and vice versa technological innovation does not directly affect the financial performance of food and beverage MSMEs in Jabodetabek, but is mediated by financial inclusion. Financial literacy has a direct effect on the financia1 performance of food and beverage MSMEs in Jabodetabek and is not mediated by financial inclusion.
تقييم ترب منطقة السواوة باستخدام برنامج الميكروليز (Micro LEIS)
Authors: عبدالمولي د. عطيه إبراهيم عطيه , عبدالله د. يوسف حمد , خليفة أ. احمد يوسف
Published: February 2024

من خلال تطبيق برنامج تقييم ارضي البحر الأبيض المتوسط Micro LEIS, أظهرت نتائج التقييم باستخدام برنامج Micro LEIS, إن القدرة الإنتاجية العامة للأرض, وقعت في صنفين ملائمة وهما رتبة ترب متوسطة الملائمة (S3) لمساحة 4839 هكتار, بنسبة (96.66%), وكان العامل المحدد الرئيسي لزراعة هو عامل التعرية (r), ورتبة ترب عالية الملائمة (S2) لمساحة 167 هكتار, بنسبة (3.33%), وكانت العوامل المحددة لزراعة هي عامل التربة (i), عامل التعرية (r), عامل المناخ الحيوي (b), وصنفت ملائمة المحاصيل الموجودة في قاعدة بيانات البرنامج من حيث الأفضلية لزراعة في المنطقة هو محصول الزيتون حيت وقع في صنف ترب عالية ملائمة (S2) لكل منطقة الدراسة, وكانت العوامل المحددة لزراعته هي قوام التربة (t) لمساحة 3636.6 هكتار, وتشكل نسبة (72.73%) من منطقة الدراسة, وكان القوام (t), كربونات الكالسيوم (c) عوامل محددة لمساحة 1368.5 هكتار, بنسبة (27.33%) من منطقة الدراسة, ومن ثم صنفت محاصيل الخوخ والموالح في رتبة ترب عالية الملائمة وكانت العوامل المحددة هي قوام التربة (t), كربونات الكالسيوم (c) لمساحة4281.6 هكتار, بنسبة (85.52%) من المساحة الكلية, وكان القوام (t) المحدد الرئيسي لمساحة 724.7 هكتار, بنسبة (14.48%) من منطقة الدراسة, وصنفت محاصيل القمح وفول الصويا والصفصفة وعباد الشمس في رتبة ترب عالية الملائمة (S2), وكانت العوامل المحددة هي القوام (t), كربونات الكالسيوم (c) لمساحة 3115.6 هكتار, بنسبة (63.23%) من منطقة الدراسة, وكان القوام (t) المحدد الرئيسي لمساحة 1890.5هكتار, بنسبة (37.75%) من منطقة الدراسة, وصنفت محاصيل الذرة والبطيخ والطماطم في رتبة ترب متوسطة الملائمة (S3) وكانت العوامل المحددة هي قوام التربة (t), كربونات الكالسيوم (c) لمساحة 3260.6 هكتار, بنسبة (65.14%) من منطقة الدراسة, وكان القوام (t) هو المحدد الرئيسي لمساحة 1744.8 هكتار, بنسبة (34.85%) من منطقة الدراسة, وجاء محصول بنجر السكر في صنف رتبة ترب متوسطة الملائمة (S3) وكانت المحددات الرئيسية لزراعة هي قوام التربة (t), التشبع بالصوديوم (a) لمساحة 3421.4 هكتار, بنسبة (68.34%) من منطقة الدراسة, وكان القوام (t), كربونات الكالسيوم (c), التشبع بالصوديوم (a) لمساحة1584.1 هكتار, بنسبة (31.64%) من منطقة الدراسة, وجاء محصول القطن في رتبة ترب متوسطة الملائمة (S3) وكانت العوامل المحددة هي قوام التربة (t), كربونات الكالسيوم (c), التشبع بالصوديوم (a) لمساحة 3943.7 هكتار, بنسبة (78.77%) من منطقة الدراسة, وكان القوام (t), التشبع بالصوديوم (a) هما المحددين الرئيسين لزراعة لمساحة 1062.1هكتار,بنسبة (21.23%) من منطقة الدراسة, واعتبرت ترب منطقة الدراسة ترب ذات ملائمة جيدة وصالحة لزراعة كافة المحاصيل المدروسة.
Renewable Energy in the European Union: The State of the Art and Directions of Development
Authors: Relich Marcin
Published: February 2024

The transition of the energy system in the European Union (EU) from non-renewable to renewable energy aims to guarantee the energy supply, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy costs, and lead to industrial development, growth, and occupation. The revised renewable energy directive EU/2023/2413 raises the binding renewable target for the EU in 2030 to a minimum of 42.5%. This means almost doubling the existing share of energy from renewable sources in the EU. This study is concerned with presenting state-of-the-art regarding renewable energy sources in EU countries, predicting the share of renewable energy in 2030, and investigating the relationships between this share and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The results of the research indicate a significant relationship between increasing renewable energy sources and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.
Nachrechnungen von Spannbetonbrücken mit Verfahren der Nachrechnungsstufe 4/Recalculations of prestressed concrete bridges with procedures of recalculation stage 4
Authors: Hegger Josef , Fischer Oliver , Maurer Reinhard , Zilch Konrad † , Dommes Christian , Adam Viviane , Lamatsch Sebastian , Thoma Sebastian , Lavrentyev Vladimir , Stakalies Eva , Teworte Frederik , Sharei Ehsan , Kerkeni Naceur , Tecusan Remus , Stettner Christian , Müller Matthias
Published: February 2024

Trotz entscheidender Weiterentwicklungen in den Nachweisformaten in Stufe 2 der Nachrechnungsrichtlinie lassen sich einige Bestandsbauwerke wegen der höheren Verkehrsbelastungen und den veränderten Bemessungsgrundsätzen weiterhin nur mit wissenschaftlichen Verfahren in Stufe 4 nachweisen. Dies stellt sowohl für Anwender als auch Entscheider in den Straßenbaubehörden bei der Auswahl der Nachweisverfahren und der Bewertung von Berechnungsergebnissen in Stufe 4 eine Herausforderung dar. Daher wurden für die Auswahl geeigneter analytischer Nachweisverfahren (Erweitertes Druckbogenmodell – (E)DBM, Flexural Shear Crack Model – FSCM, Modified Compression Field Theory nach der kanadischen Norm – CSA/MCFT) und numerischer Verfahren nach der FE-Methode Handlungsempfehlungen zur Nachrechnung von Betonbrücken erarbeitet, um eine sichere und zielführende Nachrechnung zu ermöglichen. Es werden Mindestanforderungen und Anwendungsgrenzen für die verschiedenen Verfahren identifiziert sowie bei der Anwendung und Berechnung auftretende Fragestellungen diskutiert.
Hakîmzâde Muhammet el-Bağdâdî ve Risâle-i Tecvîd İsimli Eseri -İnceleme ve Transkripsiyon-
Authors: Çakar Abdullah
Published: February 2024

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Copper-catalyzed multicomponent reaction of β-trifluoromethyl β-diazo esters enabling the synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl N,N-diacyl-β-amino esters
Authors: Du Youlong , Mei Haibo , Makarem Ata , Javahershenas Ramin , Soloshonok Vadim A , Han Jianlin
Published: February 2024

An efficient multicomponent reaction of newly designed β-trifluoromethyl β-diazo esters, acetonitrile, and carboxylic acids via an interrupted esterification process under copper-catalyzed conditions has been developed, which affords various unsymmetrical β-trifluoromethyl N,N-diacyl-β-amino esters in good to excellent yields. The reaction features mild conditions, a wide scope of β-amino esters and carboxylic acids, and also applicability to large-scale synthesis, thus providing an efficient way for the synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl β-diacylamino esters. Furthermore, this reaction represents the first example of a Mumm rearrangement of β-trifluoromethyl β-diazo esters.
Noción, Categorización, Caracterización y Diferenciación de las Competencias Socioemocionales. Una Aproximación desde la Cartografía Conceptual
Authors: Román Fuentes Juan Carlos , Román Julián Rebeca , Franco Gurría Rafael Timoteo , Aguilar Domínguez Dora del Carmen
Published: February 2024

En ambientes como el actual, caracterizados por la rápida transformación de los procesos de gestión del conocimiento influenciados por el avance vertiginoso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación y en donde las acciones de aprendizaje demandan flexibilidad y enfoques transversales, la propuesta educativa basada en competencias adquiere relevancia y dentro de ésta el desarrollo de las competencias socioemocionales que resultan importantes, pues numerosos estudios destacan su influencia en la formación integral de los estudiantes que se traduce en mejores desempeños personales, académicos y profesionales . En este contexto, como resultado de una investigación documental utilizando como técnica de análisis los pasos sugeridos para construir una cartografía conceptual, en esta contribución se desarrollan las categorías relacionadas con: noción, categorización, caracterización y diferenciación de este tipo de competencias; dentro de los resultados generados destaca la variedad de interpretaciones que sobre el concepto de competencias puede identificarse en la literatura a partir de la existencia de múltiples significados semánticos del constructo, no estando exenta de esta problemática la caracterización y categorización de las competencias socioemocionales que trascienden la propia multiplicidad de términos que pueden encontrarse para referirse a ellas; a pesar de ello, en lo que parece existir consenso es en el sentido de que estas competencias complementan a las disciplinares y contribuyen de manera significativa a la formación integral, considerando que con su incorporación se incluyen los aspectos afectivos, sociales y emocionales de las personas que participan en los procesos educativos, destacando que este tipo de competencias pueden desarrollarse y mejorarse en función del contexto en el que se requieran.
Recomendaciones para el cultivo Febrero
Authors:   Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café
Published: February 2024

Para febrero de 2024 se estiman precipitaciones por debajo de la climatología de referencia 1991-2020 en gran parte de la región cafetera. La temperatura media del aire presentará aumentos entre 0,5°C y 3,0°C. Las variables oceánicas y atmosféricas son consistentes con un evento fuerte de El Niño. Las condiciones El Niño continuarán hasta mayo de 2024.
Petrified
Authors: Chang Julia Haeyoon
Published: February 2024

Set in a rural mining town in nineteenth-century Spain, Benito Pérez Galdós’s novel
Marianela
enfolds a complex mediation on the relationship between humans (
bios
) and stones (
geos
) in the wake of industrial modernization. At the heart of this natural world are Marianela, an unsightly lumpen-proletariat, her blind bourgeois companion Pablo, and Celipín, a child miner, all raised in proximity to a zinc sulfate mine and all compared to the geological matter of the earth. Working at the intersection of disability studies, ecocriticism, and theories of biopolitics, the article examines the relationship between disability and rurality. The novel’s unconventional treatment of disabled and socially marginalized characters as human stone sheds light on a process the article terms petrification: the mutual debilitation of the bodies of nature and human bodies, exploited by capitalism and ableism alike.
A Neurodiverse Perspective of the Eighteenth Century
Authors: Fezzey Hilary N.
Published: February 2024

From a disability studies perspective, the article seeks to contextualize the attainment of cultural and social capital within the Enlightenment. This work situates itself as part of the disability studies scholarship on cognitive impairment and neurological differences in the eighteenth century that has emerged in the last two decades as well as within the growing field of academic studies of autism and the humanities. Building on this recent work, the article analyzes Charlotte Lennox’s representation of Arabella’s atypical sociability inThe Female Quixote(1752) alongside the court case of Hugh Blair of Borgue (1708–1760s), who was deemed an “idiot” within the discourse of the eighteenth century. In doing so, the article examines the emerging rhetoric of what we now term neurotypical privilege and its intersection with gender and social position. The conclusion is that while Hugh’s and Arabella’s perceived shortage of cultural capital affects their “value” on the market, their unconventional social skills can be interpreted as subversive.
Disability Justice and Animal Advocacy in Audrey Schulman’s
Theory of Bastards
Authors: Graham-Bertolini Alison
Published: February 2024

Audrey Schulman’s speculative fiction
Theory of Bastards
(2018) juxtaposes the lifestyle of a peaceful, matriarchal community of bonobo apes with a human culture engaged in technological warfare, violence, and environmental destruction, thereby demonstrating the fallacy of assuming the superiority of human social structures. Schulman’s protagonist has experienced since the age of twelve severe and debilitating endometriosis (endo), raising questions about pain, disability, and ableism, suggesting that the human tendency to privilege human social structures and abilities has skewed our perspective regarding our evolutionary advantage. Drawing from Sunaura Taylor’s
Beasts of Burden
(2017), the article argues that the novel presents the interdependency of humans and nonhumans as key to the long-term survival of humankind by demonstrating the necessity of diverse mental and physical abilities across species.
Multiple Shells Driven by Disk Winds: ALMA Observations in the HH 30 Outflow
Authors: López-Vázquez J. A. , Lee Chin-Fei , Fernández-López M. , Louvet Fabien , Guerra-Alvarado O. , Zapata Luis A.
Published: February 2024

We present archival Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array band 6 observations of the 13CO (J = 2–1) and 12CO (J = 2–1) molecular line emission of the protostellar system associated with HH 30. The 13CO molecular line shows the accretion disk while the molecular outflow is traced by the emission of the 12CO molecular line. We estimated a dynamical mass for the central object of 0.45 ± 0.14 M
⊙, and a mass for the molecular outflow of (1.83 ± 0.19) × 10−4
M
⊙. The molecular outflow presents an internal cavity as well as multiple outflowing shell structures. We distinguish three different shells with constant expansion (∼4–6 km s−1) and possible rotation signatures (≤0.5 km s−1). We find that the shells can be explained by magnetocentrifugal disk winds with launching radii R
launch ≲ 4 au and a small magnetic lever arm λ ∼ 1.6–1.9. The multiple shell structure may be the result of episodic ejections of the material from the accretion disk associated with three different epochs with dynamical ages of 497 ± 15 yr, 310 ± 9 yr, and 262 ± 11 yr for the first, second, and third shells, respectively. The outermost shell was ejected 187 ± 17 yr before the middle shell, while the middle shell was launched 48 ± 14 yr before the innermost shell. Our estimations of the linear and angular momentum rates of the outflow as well as the accretion luminosity are consistent with the values expected if the outflow of HH 30 is produced by a wide-angle disk wind.
Probing the History of the Galaxy Assembly of the Counterrotating Disk Galaxy PGC 66551
Authors: Katkov Ivan Yu. , Gasymov Damir , Kniazev Alexei Yu. , Gelfand Joseph D. , Rubtsov Evgenii V. , Chilingarian Igor V. , Sil’chenko Olga K.
Published: February 2024

Stellar counterrotation in disk galaxies directly relates to the complex phenomenon of the disk mass assembly believed to be driven by external processes, such as accretion and mergers. The study of such systems makes it possible to reveal the source of external accretion and establish the details of this process. In this paper, we investigate the galaxy PGC 66551 (MaNGA ID 1-179561), which hosts two large-scale counterrotating (CR) stellar disks identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey MaNGA data and then confirmed using deep follow-up spectroscopy with the 10 m Southern African Large Telescope. We measured the properties of ionized gas and stellar populations of both CR disks in PGC 66551. We found that the CR disk is compact, contains young stars with subsolar metallicity, and has a stellar mass of 5 × 109
M
⊙, which amounts to ≈20% of the galaxy’s total. Surprisingly, the main 8 Gyr old disk has a significantly lower metallicity of −0.8 dex than other CR galaxies. We developed a simple analytic model of the history of the metal enrichment, which we applied to PGC 66551 and constrained the parameters of the galactic outflow wind, and estimated the metallicity of the infalling gas that formed the CR disk to be −0.9... −0.5 dex. Our interpretation prefers a merger with a gas-rich satellite over cold accretion from a cosmic filament as a source of gas, which then formed the CR disk in PGC 66551.
Toroidal Magnetic Flux Budget in Mean-field Dynamo Model of Solar Cycles 23 and 24
Authors: Pipin Valery V. , Kosovichev Alexander G.
Published: February 2024

We study the toroidal magnetic flux budget of the axisymmetric part of a data-driven 3D mean-field dynamo model of Solar Cycles 23 and 24. The model simulates the global solar dynamo that includes the effects of the formation and evolution of bipolar magnetic regions (BMRs) emerging on the solar surface. By applying Stokes’s theorem to the dynamo induction equation, we show that the hemispheric magnitude of the net axisymmetric toroidal magnetic field generation rate in the bulk of the convection zone can only partially be estimated from the surface parameters of the differential rotation and the axisymmetric radial magnetic field. The contribution of the radial integral along the equator, which is mostly due to the rotational radial shear at the bottom of the convection zone, has the same magnitude and is nearly in phase with the effect of the surface latitudinal differential rotation. Also, the toroidal field generation rate estimate strongly depends on the latitudinal profile of the surface radial magnetic field near the poles. This profile in our dynamo models significantly deviates from the polar magnetic field distribution observed during the minima of Solar Cycles 22, 23, and 24. The cause of this discrepancy requires further observational and theoretical studies. Comparing the 2D axisymmetric and the 3D nonaxisymmetric dynamo models, we find an increase in the toroidal field generation rate in the 3D model due to the surface effects of BMRs, resulting in an increase in the axisymmetric poloidal magnetic field magnitude.
Effectiveness of combination therapy of magnesium, vitamin B2 and Co-enzyme 10 supplementation on vestibular migraine: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Abu-Zaid Ala , Abu-Zaid Sawsan , Barakat Muna , Al-Huniti Rashed , Khair Hamzeh
Published: February 2024

Vestibular migraine (VM) has conventionally been treated through acute migraine-aborting therapeutic interventions and prevention to reduce migraines’ occurrence, length and intensity. There is growing attention to the development of non-pharmaceutical prophylactic interventions for migraines in the search for effective treatments, such as through mineral, vitamin and other supplementation. This research aims to examine the effectiveness of magnesium, vitamin B2 and Co-enzyme 10 supplementation to decrease vestibular migraines’ frequency, duration and severity. Method: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in a Jordanian context over 57- VM patients, each patient attending the outpatient dizziness clinic between August 2022 and February 2023. Patients were treated for six months with a combined supplementation of magnesium, vitamin B2, and Co-enzyme Q10. Assessments were made of three measures of VM attack, namely frequency, duration and severity, both before and after intervention. Result: Supplements administration demonstrated a significant reduction (by 81.1%) in VM-symptoms frequency (p < 0.001). Moreover, reductions in symptom duration in minutes occurred progressively as the treatment period continued and showed statistical significance, with impacts upon over 80% of the sample and a reduction from 763.9 minutes to 122.5 minutes (p < 0.001). The mean of pre-intervention severity was 7.2/10, with a significant decrease shown following treatment, at 2.1/10, and very positive results for over 71% of the sample (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The preliminary findings of this study showed a promising potential for such supplements in the treatment and prevention of VM; however, more research and a prospective trial are recommended.
The ChatGPT Effect: Nursing Education and Generative Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Topaz Maxim , Peltonen Laura-Maria , Michalowski Martin , Stiglic Gregor , Ronquillo Charlene , Pruinelli Lisiane , Song Jiyoun , O'Connor Siobhan , Miyagawa Shoko , Fukahori Hiroki
Published: February 2024

This article examines the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer), in nursing education and the associated challenges and recommendations for their use. Generative AI offers potential benefits such as aiding students with assignments, providing realistic patient scenarios for practice, and enabling personalized, interactive learning experiences. However, integrating generative AI in nursing education also presents challenges, including academic integrity issues, the potential for plagiarism and copyright infringements, ethical implications, and the risk of producing misinformation. Clear institutional guidelines, comprehensive student education on generative AI, and tools to detect AI-generated content are recommended to navigate these challenges. The article concludes by urging nurse educators to harness generative AI's potential responsibly, highlighting the rewards of enhanced learning and increased efficiency. The careful navigation of these challenges and strategic implementation of AI is key to realizing the promise of AI in nursing education.

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J Nurs Educ
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Iatrogenic Pseudo-Duane Retraction Syndrome Following Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy
Authors: Zhang Isis , Wagner Rudolph S. , Liu James K. , Turbin Matthew , Turbin Roger E.
Published: February 2024

Restrictive strabismus is a known complication of orbitozygomatic craniotomy. However, a pseudo-Duane syndrome has not been described following this procedure. The authors describe a 58-year-old woman who after craniotomy developed incomitant left exotropia with an adduction deficit; the globe retracted and palpebral fissure narrowed with attempted ocular adduction.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2024;61(1):e7–e10.]
Late Recurrence of Anisometropic Amblyopia
Authors: Andaluz-Scher Laura E. , Farhat Omar J. , Ness Peter J. , Simon John W.
Published: February 2024

A 15-year-old boy whose anisometropic amblyopia was effectively treated with glasses was examined. Despite years of stability, his visual acuity decreased from 20/20 to 20/60 with poor glasses compliance. Although amblyopia recurrence is well recognized, this case emphasizes potential late recurrence after prolonged success. Fortunately, he improved to 20/20 after improved compliance.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
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Multidisciplinary Treatment in Patients with Craniofacial, Neurocognitive, and Neuromuscular Disorders with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Authors: Beltran Julian F. , Ramirez Oscar E. , Carrillo Angela , López Eneida , Suárez Angela , Guimarães-Abreu Lucas , Restrepo-Gualteros Sonia M. , Rodriguez-Martinez Carlos E. , Otero Liliana
Published: February 2024

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a respiratory disorder that has a high prevalence in patients with craniofacial, neurocognitive, and neuromuscular disorders. Currently, the treatments for this population are diverse and depend on the individual conditions of the patient and the severity of the case. However, there are no multidisciplinary dental treatment guidelines. The aim of the present study was to determine the multidisciplinary dental treatment alternatives in patients with craniofacial, neurocognitive, and neuromuscular disorders with a diagnosis of OSA through evidence-based medicine. A systematic review of the literature has been performed by searching scientific articles in the PubMed, Cochrane, Ovid, ScienceDirect and Scopus databases, through controlled and uncontrolled language. Articles were classified according to the level of evidence and grades of recommendation through the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. A total of 19,439 references were identified, of which 15 articles met the predetermined requirements to be included in the investigation. The articles included for this systematic review showed that mandibular distraction osteogenesis and adenotonsilectomy are the first-choice therapies for craniofacial and neurocognitive disorders. However, for neuromuscular disorders, the findings reported were not enough to provide information about surgical or nonsurgical alternatives. Despite the reported high frequency of OSA in those children with craniofacial, neurocognitive, and neuromuscular disorders, the evidence on the surgical and nonsurgical therapeutic success for OSA in these patients is scarce. It is necessary to perform future studies to investigate successful therapies for OSA in children.

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Pediatr Ann
. 2024;53(2):e62–e69.]
Killing the Black Body
Authors: Gray Kishonna L.
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this essay is to explore the patterns of antiblackness within contemporary gaming. Video games are sites of necropolitical logics that use Black death to propel narratives. But even more concerning, is that these games might make sense of larger desires of white colonial supremacy, attempting to remove and destroy its troubled racialized past. Ethnographic observations also engage gaming as a carceral logic that seeks to surveil, police, and criminal Blackness. Under these conditions, it is imperative to explore how the continuation of the institution of slavery within policing is actively embedded into technical and digital practices, leading to carceral conditions for those subject to its power and gaming provides a pathway to engage this trend.
Migrant and Marginalized Body in Connection with Digital Technologies as a Prosthesis of the Monstrous
Authors: Tazreiter Claudia
Published: February 2024

This article situates the (human) body as a signifier for society at large, arguing that developments in many societies of structural and systematic violence that targets minorities such as refugees and first nation peoples, points to a failure of democratic values. Using two examples, we elaborate technology and digital devices as prosthesis of the body, that are also acting as proxy for state violence. The first example is from the carceral archipelago of Manus Island as a site of remote detention of refugees carried out by the Australian government. Refugees held on Manus Island describe the treatment they experience as torture. The second example is drawn from the Australian mainland, telling the stories of First Nations children subjected to abuse and violence in juvenile detention centers. A judicial inquiry (Royal Commission) found that a systematic approach aimed at punishing children constituted torture. The concepts developed in this article are those of bordering and racialization, while the intertwining of human and “more than human life” helps to understand and challenge the necropolitical power evident in (liberal) capitalism.
Dancing with Social Death
Authors: Rudder Adam
Published: February 2024

Slovenes of African descent find themselves in a calculus of biopower. This points to the precariousness of life (or flesh), which is deemed as less “worthy.” We are at a historical moment in which Afro-pessimism offers a “realistic” glimpse into the past and future of Blackness in the White supremacist contexts of the West, due almost solely to the enormity of systemic violence that Black flesh has endured. In light of this very real political urgency, there is a very real need for security, which in the short term might best be accomplished through concepts such as identity and authenticity. However, Afro-Slovene acts of living reject in passing the priorities that “progress” evokes through the standardization of Euro-normalizing biopolitical orders and slip the categories used to confine them to a limited form of existence. This analysis focuses on the Afro-Slovene insistence on living otherwise as a form of resistance to the tyranny of linear progressive subjectivities, without shedding responsibility for the need to confront race and racism head on.
Drones, Bodies, Necropolitics
Authors: Amir Fahim
Published: February 2024

The article reflects the discourses surrounding the military use of drones in the context of their employment in Afghanistan and Waziristan in the last two decades with a special emphasis on its necropolitical dimensions. It does so by first summarizing different critical accounts of a single well documented case in Afghanistan, underscoring historical continuities between drone warfare, state terror and air power. Second, the article puts a special emphasis on relations on the ground such as ambiguous legal constructions enabling the use of lethal force, and the weaponization of Pashtun culture for the purposes of different governments.
Habituated to Denial
Authors: Troha Tadej
Published: February 2024

The article discusses the mechanisms of climate change denial. It starts from the observation that habituation to denial is based on a process that is exactly the opposite on the content level: the process of repeated aha-experiences, i.e., sudden insights into reality of the climate crisis. In the first part, the author summarises the developments of recent years, which came to a symbolic end at COP 28 in Dubai, when the President introduced the contradictory idea that the transition to a sustainable paradigm is only possible by simultaneously maintaing the fossil fuel paradigm. In the second part, the article summarises some of the main points of what was probably the first interdisciplinary symposium on climate change, organised in 1975 by Margaret Mead. Referring to the conference’s position paper, the author first develops the basic framework for productive interaction between the social and natural sciences as Mead envisioned it and then presents the social consequences of the fact that the relationship remained institutionally disorganised—and eventually had to organise itself.
Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cloud Security
Authors: Eugene Berna I. , Vijay K. , Gnanavel S. , Jeyalakshmi J.
Published: February 2024

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies has had a significant impact on cloud security, as it has in many other sectors. This abstract examines how AI and ML are affecting cloud security, highlighting their major contributions, difficulties, and potential. Traditional approaches to cloud security provide improved threat detection, real-time monitoring, and adaptive defense mechanisms. These technologies are adept at processing enormous volumes of data, allowing them to spot trends, anomalies, and potential dangers that more traditional security measures would miss. In order to quickly identify and take appropriate action in response to unauthorised access, data breaches, and other malicious activities, AI-driven systems can quickly analyse user behaviour, network behaviour, and system logs. It introduces complexity in the form of adversarial assaults, model interpretability, and data privacy issues. For users to trust AI-driven security systems and to comprehend their decision-making processes, openness of these systems is essential.
Role-Based access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
Authors: Khan Javed Akhtar
Published: February 2024

This chapter explores the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) on the realm of cloud security. As organizations increasingly migrate their operations and data to cloud environments, ensuring robust security measures becomes paramount. The integration of AI and ML technologies introduces novel ways to enhance threat detection, prevention, and response in the cloud. This chapter delves into various aspects of this synergy, discussing the benefits, challenges, and future prospects of utilizing AI and ML for safeguarding cloud infrastructures. This chapter also presents the benefits, challenges, and future directions. This abstract underscores the transformative potential of AI and ML in fortifying cloud infrastructures and safeguarding sensitive information in the digital age.
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity
Authors: Munjal Geetika , Paul Biswarup , Kumar Manoj
Published: February 2024

Cybersecurity is the knowledge and practice of defending computers, mobile devices, servers, electronic devices, networks, and precious data from malicious attacks. Traditional security methods have advantages in various ways, but they may sometimes seem to be ineffective due to lack of intelligence and vitality to meet the current diverse needs of the network industry thus latest techniques need to be developed to handle these threats. The developments in Artificial intelligent (AI) techniques have simplified life by providing efficient solutions in different domains including cyber security. This chapter has reviewed existing tools of cyber security, highlighting different ways artificial intelligence can be applied in providing Cybersecurity solutions. AI-based security systems make decisions for helping people, it is particularly worrying that these systems do not currently have any moral code thus current chapter also highlights the need to ethical code in providing AI solution for cyber security.
Profiling of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and multi drug resistance (MDR) of Escherichia coli isolates from livestock, wild animals and an ornamental fish farm in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka
Authors: Basnayake Yasodha I. , Wijewickrama Isuru B. , Nisansala Thilini , Dhanapala Pavithra , Gunasekara Yasodhara D. , Bamunusinghage Nihal P. D. , Jayasekera Niromi K. , Kalupahana Anil W. , Kalupahana Ruwani S. , Silva- Fletcher Ayona , Kottawatta Sanda A.
Published: February 2024

The pattern of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the prevalence of multi drug resistance (MDR) of Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates from livestock, wild animals and an ornamental fish farm were investigated in a selected area in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka. Sampling area of one square Km containing an ornamental fish farm, a broiler farm, cattle, goat, and backyard poultry which are located separately within the sampling area but not in an integrated farming system with its associated wildlife was mapped using GPS. Faecal samples were examined from 89 wild animals (terrestrial and avian species), 28 livestock animals (including poultry) as well as 40 samples from an ornamental fish farm (fish faecal material, pond water and pond sediment). E. coli was isolated using standard methods and AMR profiles were investigated for 12 antimicrobials using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Sixty nine percent (62/89) of wild animals and 86% (24/28) of livestock samples were positive for E. coli whereas the isolation rate was 17.5% (7/40) in the samples from the ornamental fish farm. A maximum of two randomly selected E. coli isolates from each sample, making a total of 164 isolates were tested for AMR of which 114, 43 and 7 were from wild animals, livestock and the ornamental fish farm, respectively. The E. coli isolates tested against 12 antimicrobials reflected that the proportions of E. coli isolates resistant to at least one antimicrobial were 30%, 63% and 71% in wild animals, livestock and the ornamental fish farm, respectively. Multidrug-resistant E. coli isolates were detected in wild animals, livestock and the samples from ornamental fish farm. Overall, according to the statistical analysis, E. coli isolated from livestock and the ornamental fish farm reflected a significantly higher chance of carrying AMR compared with E. coli from wild animals.
Gemcitabine, a rare cause of chemotherapy-related reticulate hyperpigmentation
Authors: Savoia Francesco , Medri Matelda , Passardi Alessandro , Melandri Davide , Stanganelli Ignazio
Published: February 2024

Reticulate pigmentary disorders can be classified into inherited or acquired and cutaneous drug- induced reticulate hyperpigmentation belongs to this last group. The list of the drugs involved is constantly increasing and chemotherapy agents are frequently implicated. We report a new case of chemotherapy-related reticulate hyperpigmentation to gemcitabine, even though a previous chemotherapy with nanoparticle, albumin-bound (Nab®) paclitaxel and gemcitabine may have promoted the onset of the disease. Reassurance of the patients is important in these cases, in order to continue the chemotherapy, and gradual fading of the hyperpigmentation is usually observed, as in our case.
Corneal and epithelial thickness mapping in diabetic patients using optical coherence tomography
Authors: Abdel Twaab Menna A.M. , el Gendy Heba , El-Sayed Mohamed M. , Arfeen Shaimaa A.
Published: February 2024

Purpose

To evaluate corneal and epithelial thickness using the anterior segment optical coherence tomography and to correlate these changes with major disease parameters, that is duration of the disease, status of control (glycated hemoglobin level), and stage of diabetic retinopathy.

Patients and methods

Corneal and epithelial thickness profile of 25 patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and 25 healthy individuals were measured by anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Full ophthalmological examination of all patients was done. The disease duration and the glycated hemoglobin levels were recorded.

Results

In diabetic patients, there was nonsignificant thinning in mean central epithelial thickness (P=0.14). The mean central corneal thickness is slightly thicker, however, it did not reach significance (P=0.051). There was statistically significant thickening in central stromal thickness (P=0.015). There was a significant negative correlation between the severity of retinopathy and superior epithelial thickness (P=0.037). The duration of the disease showed significant correlation with most of epithelial thickness values, however, HA1c level was not found to have any statistically significant effect on corneal and epithelial parameters.

Conclusion

Chronic metabolic stress of diabetes has an impact on corneal epithelium and stroma. Severity of diabetic retinopathy should be considered as a risk factor during corneal surgeries to avoid epithelial and stromal-associated complications.