bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The use of biofield energy therapy as complementary and alternative medicine in human health care system: a narrative review and potential mechanisms
Authors: Trivedi Mahendra Kumar , Branton Alice , Trivedi Dahryn , Mondal Sambhu , Jana Snehasis
Published: April 2024

Introduction

There has been accumulating interest in the application of biofield therapy as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat various diseases. The practices include reiki, qigong, blessing, prayer, distant healing, known as biofield therapies. This paper aims to state scientific knowledge on preclinical and clinical studies to validate its potential use as an alternative medicine in the clinic. It also provides a more in-depth context for understanding the potential role of quantum entanglement in the effect of biofield energy therapy.

Content

A comprehensive literature search was performed using the different databases (PubMed, Scopus, Medline, etc.). The published English articles relevant to the scope of this review were considered. The review gathered 45 papers that were considered suitable for the purpose. Based on the results of these papers, it was concluded that biofield energy therapy was effective in treating different disease symptoms in preclinical and clinical studies.

Biofield therapies offer therapeutic benefits for different human health disorders, and can be used as alternative medicine in clinics for the medically pluralistic world due to the growing interest in CAM worldwide.

Outlook

The effects of the biofield energy therapies are observed due to the healer’s quantum thinking, and transmission of the quantum energy to the subject leads to the healing that occurs spiritually through instantaneous communication at the quantum level via quantum entanglement.
A diachronic consequence of intransitivity: structural underspecification and processing biases in Old French
Authors: Troberg Michelle
Published: April 2024

The present study examines the diachronic consequence of a class of words that are superficially intransitive but that often have more than one possible underlying representation. We consider the hypothesis that structural underspecification and structure-based economy constraints on processing may drive a well-studied syntactic change in medieval French: the loss of directional/aspectual verb particles. A corpus-based approach demonstrates that, despite the prominence of Old French verb particles in the expression of motion events, they frequently occur in underspecified contexts for which a prepositional parse involving an implicit object is favored. The net result is very sparse unambiguous evidence for the conservative Old French grammar that underlies the particles.
Crystal structure of (E)-6-(4-ethylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-(3-fluorobenzylidene)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one, C23H25FN2O
Authors: Yu Lu , Wang Ji-Peng , Wang Mei-Dan , Yu Wen-Xiao , Cui Yao-Tian , Gao Hao-Xue , Liu Yong-Jun , Hou Gui-Ge
Published: April 2024

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Affect, credibility, and solidarity: strategic narratives of NGOs’ relief and advocacy efforts for Gaza
Authors: Ziberi Linda , Lengel Lara , Limani Artan , Newsom Victoria A.
Published: April 2024

Purpose

This study explores an under-researched area: NGOs’ efforts to provide humanitarian relief during armed conflict. It examines visuals posted on the Instagram accounts of 14 NGOs whose mission is to support civilians impacted by the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

Design/methodology/approach

This preliminary, pilot study employs critical-cultural and rhetorical methodological approaches of textual analysis and visual rhetoric to analyze Instagram posts (n = 3,014) of 14 NGOs posted during the first 90 days of the crisis.

Findings

NGOs’ strategic communication through their Instagram accounts is situated in three key attributes: appeals to credibility, affect, and solidarity to appeal to stakeholders needed to enact advocative and relief efforts. NGOs frequently used a combination of these attributes, sometimes highlighting all three in a single image. The blending of appeals in this manner can help NGOs dislodge or construct messages that resist restriction by and within existing strategic narratives. The dataset evokes a pattern of intentional deliberative rhetoric tempered by some forensic tendencies within three motivating appeals: appeals to credibility, affect appeals, and appeals to solidarity.

Practical implications

Given this is one of the first studies on the humanitarian crisis, this study provides important understanding of it and how NGOs are responded to it.

Social implications

This study enhances understanding of the potential influence of NGOs’ strategic communication and potential for social media to produce a critically engaged perspective on conflict and humanitarian crises with international audiences.

Originality/value

This study gives a valuable insight into the Instagram posting practices of NGOs’ advocacy and humanitarian relief efforts, and to understand the challenges and, literal and figurative, roadblocks to conduct those efforts. Given the recency of the data set, this originality of the study is clear. It is likely the first study of its kind that analyzes NGOs’ strategic communication during the current humanitarian crisis. The study is of value to researchers in a wide range of interdisciplinary range from media and communication studies to political science to crisis management, and to strategic communication professionals, including NGO administration and volunteers, those conducting online content creation, social media campaign management, particularly for the crisis relief and management.
Under pressure: Exploring the impact of cognitive factors on clitics placement in L2 Slovak
Authors: Ivanová Martina
Published: April 2024

This article investigates word order of clitics in L2 Slovak and the possible impact of cognitive factors on it. Based on data from the learner corpus, the article makes a first attempt at a more thorough inquiry of ordering patterns in the interlanguage of non-native speakers of Slovak to assess whether cognitive principles of contiguity, relevance, and verb–object bonding possibly have an effect on preferential clitics placement. As proxies for cognitive effects on word order, linguistic and (psycho)linguistic predictors are used, such as proficiency level to consider the possible developmental patterns of word order competence and L1 language group of speakers. The dataset includes 1,051 sentences with the annotated erroneous placement of clitics from learner corpus errkorp-1.0. The data are further annotated manually with respect to relevant variables (type of clitic component, syntactic environment in which this component occurs, expected and actual distance of clitic component from matrix verb in terms of linear dependency segments and syntactic words, actual and expected position of clitic component on right or left periphery of the matrix verb, and proficiency level according to CEFR and L1 language group of speakers). Correspondence analysis based on corpus data demonstrates the relevance of proficiency levels and the irrelevance of the L1 speaking group for preferential orders in the interlanguage. It is thus concluded that the interference hypothesis has little explanatory power for clitic placement in Slovak as L2. It is shown, however, that preferential ordering patterns in the interlanguage can be explained as being regulated by cognitive principles that operate irrespectively of L1.
Exports and Firm Survival in Times of COVID-19 – Evidence from Eight European Countries
Authors: Wagner Joachim
Published: April 2024

This paper uses firm level data from the World Bank Enterprise surveys conducted in 2019 and from the COVID-19 follow-up surveys conducted in 2020 in eight European countries to investigate the link between exporting before the pandemic and firm survival until 2020. The estimated effect of exports is positive and statistically significant ceteris paribus after controlling for various firm characteristics that are known to be related to firm survival. Furthermore, the size of this estimated effect can be considered to be large on average. Exporting helped firms to survive.
W.E.B. Du Bois und der Aufstand im Warschauer Getto
Authors: Gerber Jan
Published: April 2024

W.E.B. Du Bois’ erstmals 1952 erschienener Text „The Negro and the Warsaw Ghetto“ wird gern in den Debatten über die Besonderheit des Holocaust, sein Verhältnis zu anderen Genoziden des 20. Jahrhunderts und ein angemessenes Erinnern an die Massenverbrechen der Moderne bemüht. Michael Rothberg bezeichnete ihn sogar als zentrale Inspiration seines Konzepts der „multidirektionalen Erinnerung“. Eine solche Indienstnahme geht jedoch in erster Linie auf die Erwartungen, Wünsche und Projektionen der Gegenwart zurück. Du Bois’ Text ist stattdessen vor allem vor dem Hintergrund des Kalten Kriegs, der Strategien der Kommunistischen Partei der Vereinigten Staaten und der Akkulturationsgeschichte der amerikanischen Juden zu verstehen.
German-Ukrainian Efforts Towards Building Climate-Resilient Forests in Western Ukraine – First Results of Alternative Regeneration Systems
Authors: Spathelf Peter , Lavnyy Vasyl , Matysevych Oleksandr , Danchuk Oleg
Published: April 2024

Due to the current changes in the socio-ecological system in Ukraine, forest adaptation is of high importance. Continuous-Cover Forestry (CCF) is seen to be promising for Ukraine to provide the Ukrainian society with various ecosystem services from forests and to increase the adaptive capacity of Ukrainian forests. First, basic features of Ukrainian forests and the forest sector are outlined, and the regeneration systems of the major tree species with economic value are described. Moreover, the need for forest conservation in order to safeguard the biodiversity of Ukrainian forests is highlighted. Based on a joint Ukrainian-German research project called 'Resilpine', the first scientific results on the regeneration of major tree species in Ukraine with alternative silvicultural systems to clearcut are illustrated. The data show that natural regeneration in group (or patch) selection systems is abundant and sufficient compared to clearcut. Especially Scots pine, but also intermediate species, are establishing. Group selection cutting can therefore be recommended as a promising alternative natural regeneration system to clearcutting in order to convert Ukrainian forests.
Evidence of Pleistocene hominin landscapes in Eyvanekey, Iran, and implications for the Northern Dispersal Corridor
Authors: Hashemi Seyyed Milad , Nateqi Asqar , Abdollahi Aliyeh , Zavvar Mousavi Ahmad , Alirezazadeh Mehdi , Oryat Mona
Published: April 2024

Prior to this work, no Palaeolithic field survey had been conducted in the central region of the northern Iranian Central Desert. This article is the first account of the presence of Pleistocene hominins in Eyvanekey, Semnan Province, and reports the recovery of lithics that date to at least the Middle Palaeolithic.
Transient Seizure Clusters and Epileptiform Activity Following Widespread Bilateral Hippocampal Interneuron Ablation
Authors: Dusing Mary R. , LaSarge Candi L. , Drake Austin W. , Westerkamp Grace C. , McCoy Carlie , Hetzer Shelby M. , Kraus Kimberly L. , Pedapati Ernest V. , Danzer Steve C.
Published: April 2024

Interneuron loss is a prominent feature of temporal lobe epilepsy in both animals and humans and is hypothesized to be critical for epileptogenesis. As loss occurs concurrently with numerous other potentially proepileptogenic changes, however, the impact of interneuron loss in isolation remains unclear. For the present study, we developed an intersectional genetic approach to induce bilateral diphtheria toxin-mediated deletion of Vgat-expressing interneurons from dorsal and ventral hippocampus. In a separate group of mice, the same population was targeted for transient neuronal silencing with DREADDs. Interneuron ablation produced dramatic seizure clusters and persistent epileptiform activity. Surprisingly, after 1 week seizure activity declined precipitously and persistent epileptiform activity disappeared. Occasional seizures (≈1/day) persisted to the end of the experiment at 4 weeks. In contrast to the dramatic impact of interneuron ablation, transient silencing produced large numbers of interictal spikes, a significant but modest increase in seizure occurrence and changes in EEG frequency band power. Taken together, findings suggest that the hippocampus regains relative homeostasis—with occasional breakthrough seizures—in the face of an extensive and abrupt loss of interneurons.
Kısmi Ark Dijital İmplant Ölçülerinde 2 Farklı Ağız İçi Tarayıcının Doğruluğu: Karşılaştırmalı Bir İn Vitro Çalışma
Authors: Sezer Taygun
Published: April 2024

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2 farklı ağız içi tarayıcı ile elde edilen kısmi ark dijital implant ölçülerinin doğruluğunu değerlendirmekti.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Cerec Omnicam ve Trios 3 ağız içi tarayıcıların doğruluğu gerçeklik sapması ve hassasiyet sapması ile değerlendirildi. İki implant analoğu bulunan bir alçı model ağız içi tarayıcılar ile taranarak test taramaları elde edildi (n=10). Aynı model bir masaüstü tarayıcı ile taranarak referans tarama verisi elde edildi. Test taramalarındaki tarama gövdeleri ile referans tarama gövdeleri bir tersine mühendislik yazılımında çakıştırıldı ve üç boyutlu sapmalar hesaplanarak gerçeklik sapması hesaplandı. Test taramalarının birbiri ile çakıştırılması ile elde edilen sapmalar ise hassasiyet sapması olarak kaydedildi. Verilerin normalliği Shapiro-Wilk testi kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Tarayıcılar arasındaki istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklar Bağımsız örnekler t testi ile incelendi.
Bulgular: Cerec Omnicam, Trios 3’ e göre istatistiksel olarak daha düşük gerçeklik ve hassasiyet sapması gösterdi (p
Educación propia y relaciones de equilibrio y armonía en el territorio
Authors: Osorio Calvo Carlos Alberto
Published: April 2024

El Pueblo Nasa en Colombia busca desde la autonomía educativa aportar a la autonomía territorial, adaptando los procesos de enseñanza a sus cosmovisiones y leyes de origen. En su territorio ancestral, luchan contra la educación impuesta por el sistema oficial, promoviendo una educación propia que rescate sus saberes. Este estudio etnográfico en el Resguardo Indígena de Canoas, en el Cauca, muestra cómo se entrelazan la Educación Propia y la Autonomía Territorial, resaltando la importancia de un diálogo intercultural entre diferentes conocimientos para fortalecer la identidad indígena.
Innovación: Una nueva función sustantiva en la educación superior colombiana
Authors: Lamus Becerra María Carolina , Urdaneta Vanegas Ernesto , Piñeros Ricardo Ana María
Published: April 2024

La presente investigación plantea los argumentos que fundamentan la pertinencia  de proponer una cuarta función sustantiva para las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES): la Innovación. Bajo el método general analítico, el objetivo planteado se desarrolla a partir de una investigación de tipo mixto, que contempla tanto componentes de fuentes secundarias, como trabajo de campo. Igualmente, el estudio se adelantó mediante encuestas aplicadas, por muestreo probabilístico, a seiscientos noventa y cinco (695) estudiantes de pregrado, en total, de las seis IES participantes, obteniendo un nivel de confianza del 95% y un margen de error del 5%. Se aplicaron también entrevistas, tanto estructuradas como desestructuradas, a directivos de IES y a autoridades de la Educación Superior y del Sector Empresarial en Colombia, seleccionados también por muestreo probabilístico. Los resultados de la investigación adelantada llevan a sugerir un camino para que la Innovación tenga un rol determinante, como nueva función sustantiva, en la educación superior colombiana.
Disputa ambiental del territorio: Análisis etno-metodológico en el barrio Ciudadela Colsubsidio-El Cortijo en el año 2021- 2022
Authors: Cruz Pacheco Sara Ximena , Aranzazu Calderón Sofía
Published: April 2024

El siguiente artículo tiene como propósito describir las acciones colectivas por parte de la comunidad del barrio Ciudadela Colsubsidio-El Cortijo en Bogotá, que dan respuesta al conflicto socioambiental entre el Estado y los habitantes por la disputa sobre el uso del territorio, durante el periodo 2021-2022. A través de la etnometodología, se identificaron los factores que producen el conflicto socioambiental, se sistematizaron las acciones que responden al conflicto y se analizaron los alcances de dichas acciones. Por tanto, se afirma que en Ciudadela Colsubsidio- El Cortijo, la comunidad se está repensando cómo habitar el barrio desde una perspectiva del derecho a la ciudad.
Uso de plantas medicinales por afecciones provocadas por el COVID-19 en Cárdenas, Tabasco, México
Authors: Ramírez Meneses Aurora , Calderón Bolaina Vinicio , Hernández Chontal Mario Alejandro , Antonio López Castañeda
Published: April 2024

Se buscó conocer la resonancia en torno al uso de plantas medicinales por afecciones del COVID-19 en la Ranchería Paso y Playa, Cárdenas, Tabasco, México, suponiendo que, “la resonancia a nivel familiar se relaciona más con el sistema económico, salud y político”. Se empleó la teoría de los sistemas sociales como estrategia analítica, apoyada de la observación de segundo orden. Las unidades de estudio fueron: decisiones y tematizaciones. Se optó por un enfoque mixto. El muestreo fue intencional, dirigido a diez familias, aplicando entrevistas semiestructuradas durante mayo a julio del 2022. Se observó contracción del sistema familiar debido al COVID-19, cambios de roles familiares según las posibilidades laborales; interpenetración del entorno, resonando más las provenientes de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, siendo: “inicia como un resfriado común, muy contagiosa que afecta el estilo de vida, que se torna difícil de curar y por ende puede causar la muerte”. Y sobre el uso de plantas medicinales con mayor resonancia fueron: té de limón, guayaba y momo, usados como remedios caseros y preventivos. Un 90% de las familias reciben apoyo gubernamental, cuyos programas no han reducido las resonancias negativas, como el COVID-19, ya que los saberes comunitarios, son invisibilizados.
Mecanismos sostenibles para la previsión social empresarial española del siglo XXI
Authors: Holguín Galarón Luis Gregorio
Published: April 2024

El artículo "Mecanismos sostenibles para la previsión social empresarial española del siglo XXI" ofrece un análisis integral de la previsión social en España, abordando diversas perspectivas históricas y contemporáneas. Comienza explorando las rentas de complemento en la Iglesia Española del siglo XX, examinando su relevancia y funcionamiento. Luego, se adentra en el concepto del complemento a la jubilación para religiosos como una alternativa viable en materia de previsión social. A continuación, se discuten los sistemas retributivos sostenibles en la empresa del siglo XXI, destacando su importancia en el contexto actual. Finalmente, se presentan estrategias para desarrollar planes de empleo que promuevan la sostenibilidad del sistema, considerando las necesidades cambiantes de los trabajadores y las empresas en el panorama económico actual.
Cryptococcus neoformans and cryptococcosis: a contribution made by Prof. Dr. Mahendra Pal
Authors: Pal  Mahendra
Published: April 2024

Mycotic infections are reported to occur in both sexes, all age groups, in all seasons, and in urban and rural areas of the world. The people with weakened immune systems are more likely to get an infection due to fungi, which are widely prevalent in our environment. Cryptococcosis primarily caused by Cryptococcus neoformans is a life-threatening enigmatic mycosis of global importance. It is estimated that 1000000 cases of cryptococcal meningitis complicating HIV/AIDS are reported every year worldwide. Disease has been encountered in humans as well as in a variety of animals including cats and dogs. The source of infection is exogenous, as the fungus occurs as a saprophyte in nature. Currently, the pigeon excreta serve as the chief saprobic reservoir of C. neoformans. Human as well as animals may acquire the infection from the environment where the fungus grows luxuriantly. The respiratory tract is recognized as the principal mode of entry of the organism. The pathogen can also enter through the fungal contaminated objects via traumatized skin. Clinical spectrum of disease is varied, as manifested with several forms, such as pulmonary, meningeal, visceral, osseous, and cutaneous. The laboratory help is imperative to confirm an unequivocal diagnosis of cryptococcosis. The pathogen can be easily isolated from the clinical specimens of the patients on Pal sunflower seed medium. Modified Pal sunflower seed can be employed to undertake the sexual compatibility studies of Cr. neoformans. Several drugs including amphotericin B, fluconazole, and itraconazole have been recommended for the treatment of disease. The immediate attention to the skin injury and use of face mask when dealing with avian droppings can help in the prevention of infection.
RESEARCH OF SUPERSONIC FLOW IN SHORTENED NOZZLES OF ROCKET ENGINES WITH A BELL-SHAPED TIP
Authors:   Institute of Technical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine, Dnipro, Ukraine, Pryadko N. S. , Strelnikov H. O. ,   Institute of Technical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine, Dnipro, Ukraine, Ternova K. V. ,   Institute of Technical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine, Dnipro, Ukraine
Published: April 2024

The flow in a shortened nozzle with a bell-shaped tip is considered. A comparison of the wave structures of the supersonic gas flow in shortened nozzles with short and long tips formed by compression and stretching of the original bell-shaped nozzle for connection, respectively, with the long and short conical part of the base nozzle at the same nozzle length was carried out. Under operation conditions at sea level and low pressure at the nozzle inlet (P0<50·105 Ра), a large-scale vortex structure, starting from the corner point of the nozzle inlet, is observed in both nozzles. In addition, in the long tip, a small-scale vortex is observed on the wall near its cut. A barrel-shaped wave structure of hanging jumps with a closing Mach disc is formed in the flow in both nozzles, inside which a "saddle-shaped" wave structure of low intensity is noticed. In the separation flow in the tip (when Р0<50·105 Ра and Рн = 1·105 Ра), the pressure on the wall in the separation zone is slightly lower (by ≈ 5-10%) than the external pressure Рн. When the engine is operating in the upper layers of the atmosphere, the static pressure on the section of both tips is proportional to the pressure at the entrance of the nozzle. In the cross-section, starting from the axis of the nozzle to ~0.89 R/Ra (the ratio of the current value of the radius R to the radius of the nozzle wall at the outlet Ra), the pressure decreases to a value proportional to the pressure at the nozzle inlet. Then, it increases linearly to the value of the pressure on the tip wall, which is proportional to the pressure at the nozzle inlet. This is due to the wave structure of the flow inside the nozzle. It was established that with a decrease in the length of the nozzle conical part, the impulse coefficient of the nozzle decreases significantly for operating at sea level and slightly decreases for operating in the upper layers of the atmosphere. The results of calculations correlate satisfactorily with the experimental study results of the flows in shortened nozzles with a bell-shaped tip
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL OF THE TERRITORIES OF UKRAINE FOR THE LOCATION OF SOLAR POWER PLANTS BASED ON SATELLITE DATA
Authors:   Space Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine, Kussul N. М. ,   2 National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Drozd S. Yu. ,   Space Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine,   2 National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
Published: April 2024

Climate change necessitates the relevance of renewable energy utilization worldwide. The Green Deal defines the energy development policy in Europe until 2030. This challenge holds particular significance for Ukraine in the context of post-war energy infrastructure recovery. Therefore, an important issue is the analysis of the suitability of Ukrainian territories for the installation of large-scale solar power plants (solar farms) and the optimization of their placement. This research aims to determine the suitability of Ukrainian territories for solar power plant placement using satellite data on climate and terrain characteristics. Among the factors determining the suitability of the territory for solar farms, the greatest impact lies in climatic indicators, including data on the total global horizontal solar irradiation (GHI), accumulated temperature above 25 °C at a height of 2 meters, average annual wind speed, and map of accumulated annual precipitation from the ERA5-Land dataset. In this study, terrain maps containing information on elevations, slopes, and terrain shading from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) project were also used to determine the suitability of the territories. The suitability of the territories is determined through geospatial analysis using weighted sums. Based on the research results, a suitability map was constructed, depicting the distribution of zones with different suitability coefficients (ranging from 0 to 1). It was found that a significant portion of Ukraine’s territory is favorable for the placement of solar power plants. Over 48 % of the country has moderate suitability values (0.3…0.4). The obtained suitability map was used to analyze the optimal placement of already constructed major solar power plants in Ukraine. Data from Wikimapia was utilized to determine the locations of these energy facilities. Overall, all the analyzed large-scale solar power plants in Ukraine were situated in optimal territories. The research also revealed that certain regions, such as Odesa, Poltava, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Donetsk, and Luhansk, have good suitability values (0.3…0.4) but are not fully utilized. These areas have significant potential for the future construction of powerful and productive solar power plants
A STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE EXPLOSIVE WAVES LAUNCHED BY THE TONGA SUPER-VOLCANO ON JANUARY 15, 2022
Authors:   V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Chernogor L. F. , Shevelev M. B. ,   V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Published: April 2024

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano (briefly known as the Tonga volcano), which was the largest explosion recorded by modern instrumentation, attained a maximum on January 15, 2022. Only the Krakatoa eruption of August 26-27, 1883, could have rivaled the atmospheric disturbance produced. The initial volcanic plume rose to 58 kilometers, the greatest height ever reported. The Tonga volcano created a chain of effects in all subsystems of the Earth — atmosphere — ionosphere — magnetosphere system, which requires a more detailed analysis. The purpose of this paper is the statistical study of the main parameters of the wave generated in the air by the explosion of the Tonga super-volcano on January 15, 2022. The statistical study of the parameters of the explosive wave launched by the Tonga super-volcano has established the following. The time delay of the arrival of the wave increases with increasing distance between the volcano and the observatory taking measurements. The speed of propagation for the explosive wave remains virtually unalterable in the range of up to 136.5 Mm. Different techniques for estimating the speed yield the values of 313…315 m/s. At a particular distance between the volcano and the observatory taking measurements, the amplitude of the explosive wave is observed to fluctuate wildly (by a factor of 2 or greater), which is dependent on the orientation of the propagation path and on the state of tropospheric weather along the propagation path. The radiated wave front has been established to be well approximated by a cylindrical wave. This fact, together with the speed of propagation, suggests that the explosive wave made 4-fold travel around the Earth as a Lamb wave of the Earth’s atmosphere.
‚Wir werden wissen!‘ [...] ‚Ja, aber nicht ganz‘. Zur Vernunftkritik bei Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Authors: Mizerová Nikola
Published: April 2024

This interdisciplinary study closes a research gap by demonstrating the influence of Adorno’s critique of logical positivism on Hans Magnus Enzensberger. The main focus is on Enzensberger’s collection ‘The Elixirs of Science’, where Enzensberger circles around the theme of science, which he always combines dialectically with the theme of the limits of knowledge. This article shows that his approach can be assigned to the paradigm of the critique of reason and that he can even be described as a pioneer of this paradigm in German literature.
Rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria directly from blood culture bottles for a reliable guided empiric therapy
Authors: Rezk Shahinda , Ashraf Nourhan , Heshmat Hassan , Elsawaf Gamal , Elsheredy Amel
Published: April 2024

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are a critical life-threatening challenge which necessitates the urgency to trigger life-saving treatment in a timely manner. This study aimed to evaluate the time required for rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) directly from blood culture bottles to optimize empirical treatment of BSI, especially in pediatric and infant patients, using a cost-effective method. This study included 419 Gram-negative bacteria, of which Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli were the most common CPE causing BSI in pediatric and neonatal patients. Phenotypic and genotypic resistance of the selected isolates (45 K. pneumoniae and 9 E. coli) were determined by VITEK-2 Compact system and PCR, respectively. BACT/ALERT bottles were spiked with isolates. Finally, colorimetric RESIST-BC assay and Vitek-2 compact system were evaluated for the rapid detection of carbapenem-resistant bacteria directly from positive blood culture bottles. All selected isolates were phenotypically resistant to carbapenems. PCR showed that blaNDM and blaOXA-48 were present in all isolates, blaVIM was present in 44.4%, while blaKPC and blaIMP were entirely absent. The RESIST-BC kit showed good agreement with PCR for blaNDM and blaOXA-48, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity, but not with blaVIM. These findings point out that RESIST-BC assay demonstrated an exceptionally short detection time for CPE, completing all cases within the first hour after the blood culture bottles flagged positive. It is also superior in providing a clue for clinicians on antibiotic combinations that can be administered, depending on the type of β-lactamases detected, promptly and efficiently, with low expenses.
Wendy Wall: Recipes for Thought: Knowledge and Taste in the Early Modern English Kitchen
Authors: Lehmann Gilly
Published: April 2024

Wendy Wall: Recipes for Thought: Knowledge and Taste in the Early Modern English Kitchen, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016: xii–312pp., hardback, £60.00.
The Pig Swill Ban
Authors: Danby Gerry
Published: April 2024

Supplies a chronology of the 2001 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the United Kingdom finding fault with the management on the part of regulators. This article argues that the ban against the use of pig swill imposed following the outbreak needs to be re-examined.
Removing Bias and Incentivizing Precision in Peer-grading
Authors: Chakraborty Anujit , Jindal Jatin , Nath Swaprava
Published: April 2024

Most peer-evaluation practices rely on the evaluator’s goodwill and model them as potentially noisy evaluators. But what if graders are competitive, i.e., enjoy higher utility when their peers get lower scores? We model the setting as a multi-agent incentive design problem and propose a new mechanism, PEQA, that incentivizes these agents (peer-graders) through a score-assignment rule and a grading performance score. PEQA is designed in such a way that it makes grader-bias irrelevant and ensures grader-utility to be monotonically increasing with the grading-precision, despite competitiveness. When grading is costly and costs are private information of the individual graders, a modified version of PEQA implements the socially optimal grading-choices in equilibrium. Data from our classroom experiments is consistent with our theoretical assumptions and show that PEQA outperforms the popular median mechanism, which is used in several massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Performance enhancement of Sb2Se3 solar cell with IGZO and n-ZnO as electron transport layers
Authors: Chaudhary Pooja , Chauhan Rajeev Kumar , Mishra Rajan
Published: April 2024

A prototype of an antimony (III) selenide (Sb2Se3) solar cell with different electron transport layers (ETLs) was simulated using the Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS) software. The impact of two individual ETLs – namely, indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) and n-type zinc oxide (n-ZnO) – was analyzed, and it was found out that n-ZnO was best for the ETL. The n-ZnO, antimony (III) selenide and Indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) layers in the newly proposed structure have respective thicknesses of 50, 300 and 20 nm. To achieve the optimum performance of this prototype, the acceptor concentration of copper (II) oxide is taken as 1018 cm−2 and the donor concentration of n-ZnO is taken as 1020 cm−2. The defect densities at antimony (III) selenide and antimony (III) selenide/n-ZnO are taken as 1013 and 1010 cm−2, respectively. They play a crucial part in device performance. With the optimized structure, a maximum power conversion efficiency of up to 31.72% (V OC = 1.148 V, J SC = 48.30 mA/cm2 and fill factor = 88.50%) is obtained with n-ZnO as the ETL. For effective results, the defect densities at both interfaces are taken as 109 cm−2, and maximum efficiency is achieved. Numerical analysis of the proposed structure and study of various parameters such as thickness variation at the absorber layer, series resistance and temperature variation, defect density, metal function and interface density variation were done.
Coronectomy of mandibular third molars with computer-assisted navigated system: A case report
Authors: Pellegrino Gerardo , Angelino Claudia , Elisabetta Vignudelli , Ferri Agnese , Felice Pietro
Published: April 2024

The present case report describes a successful surgical case of coronectomy of a fully impacted lower third molar in close relationship with the Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) that was trapped in the furcation roots of the lower third molar. It was associated with a dentigerous cyst. Dynamic Navigation (DN) was used to minimize iatrogenic injuries to the IAN. Coronectomy and cyst removal were successfully performed. High surgical accuracy was provided thanks to the dynamic navigation system that allows the surgeon to perform the procedures without direct vision during the surgery. No neurological damage or other intraoperative complications occurred. One month later, the patient reported a dental abscess to the left mandibular second molar without wound dehiscence which required antibiotic and endodontic therapy. After 2 years, no long-term postoperative complications were reported and follow-up radiographs showed complete bone mineralization. In conclusion, technological support of DN in Coronectomy seems to avoid IAN injury and reduce postoperative complications.
Wire Hang Test v1
Authors: Marciano Sabina , Kam Tae-In , Marongiu Roberta , Dawson Ted
Published: April 2024

This behavioral test is used to assess motor deficits in mouse models of Parkinson's disease.
Multiplex Labeling with Tyramide Fluorophores (Free-Floating Tissues)-Killinger Lab 2024 v1
Authors: Killinger Bryan , not provided Solji_G_Choi , not provided Tyler_Tittle
Published: April 2024

This protocol details the multiplex labeling of free-floating tissues using tyramide fluorophores in the killinger lab (2024).
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Veselovsky. An introduction to Dante’s Divine Comedy. Lectures on General Literature: the Training Course 1887–1888. Part five. Lectures eleven, twelve and thirteen
Authors:   University of Macerata, Mazzanti S. , Rychkov A.L. ,   Union of Philosophers “Free Philosophical Association” (“VOLFILA”)
Published: April 2024

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V.S. Solovyov Interregional Scientific and Educational Center for Heritage Research (Solovyov seminar). Chronicle of activity. Part 1: 1999–2005
Authors:   Ivanovo State Power Engineering University, Maksimov M.V.
Published: April 2024

The chronicle of scientific, educational, cultural and educational activities of the Interregional Scientific and Educational Center for Heritage Research of V.S. Solovyov (Solovyov Seminar) from the time of its foundation in 1999 to 2005 inclusive is presented. The scientific program revealing the main directions of research and organizational activities is published. A list of the main events is given, including scientific conferences and meetings, presentations of domestic and foreign scientific publications, lecture courses given to students, graduate students and teachers of ISPU by the largest Russian and foreign researchers participating in the Solovyov seminar. Information about the publications of the center, including the issues of the journal “Solovyov Studies”, cultural and educational events, and publications in the media devoted to the activities of the Solovyov seminar is provided. Information about the Center's donations of scientific publications to the ISPU Library is published.
USE OF SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF ILLICIT ENRICHMENT
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Svanadze L.P.
Published: April 2024

Illegal enrichment, as a manifestation of corruption, is a direct threat to Ukraine’s national security. As a result of illegal enrichment, damage is done not only to the rights and freedoms of citizens and legal entities, but also to the authority of authorities and business entities on whose behalf authorized persons act. The fight against such a dangerous criminally illegal manifestation cannot remain outside the attention of scientists and is implemented through the development of a high-quality scientific toolkit for law enforcement activities in the form of methods of investigating illegal enrichment. An important element of the methodology of the investigation of illegal enrichment is the using of special knowledge, which significantly expands the capabilities of the subject of the investigation to establish factual data relevant to the proceedings. The purpose of the article is to offer forensic recommendations on the using of special knowledge in the investigation of illegal enrichment. The main results of the study are the formation of forensic recommendations on the using of special knowledge for gathering evidence during the investigation of illegal enrichment, the results of which are reflected in the procedural sources of evidence. Analysis of the nature, purpose and tasks of the procedural actions of the initial stage of the investigation of illegal enrichment – inspection, temporary access to things and documents, criminal search – allows us to conclude that it is necessary to involve a specialist in their implementation. A specialist who is involved in the implementation of such procedural actions not only has particular tasks, but must also have certain qualifications that will act as a guarantee of the performance of these tasks. The results of the involvement of a specialist in procedural actions should be reflected in the form of a written explanation of the specialist, which takes its place in the system of procedural sources of evidence. Conducting various types of forensic examinations during the investigation of illegal enrichment allows establishing factual data that are important for the proceedings. Examinations should be carried out taking into account the peculiarities of the organization of forensic expert activity in Ukraine and the related capabilities of the subject of the investigation to conduct certain types of forensic examinations. At the same time, it is important to form a methodical approach to conducting examinations and evaluating the expert’s conclusions, the basis of which is the normative and legal regulation of forensic expert activity in Ukraine. The proposed forensic recommendations are a guarantee of collecting proper and admissible evidence and increasing the effectiveness of the investigation of illegal enrichment.
TECHNOLOGIES OF BLENDED LEARNING IN THE PERIOD OF FUNDAMENTAL SOCIAL CHANGES IN UKRAINE
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, POLIAK Olga , VOITSIKH Іnnа ,   Khmelnytskyi Institute of Social Technologies Universitas "Ukrainе", Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainе
Published: April 2024

The article analyses the peculiarities of blended learning in the period of cardinal social changes in Ukraine. The concept, place and role of blended learning in the modern educational process are revealed, where blended learning (translated from English "blend" – "to mix") combines traditional learning with distance and online methods, through offline and online formats. The article highlights the advantages of this technology of the modern educational process, in which the student, communicating directly with teachers and other students, and independently online, learns part of the educational material using modern gadgets in a convenient place, at a convenient time and at his own pace, as one of the factors of a higher level of motivation for learning. This is not distance learning – when a student receives little help from a teacher and appears at an educational institution only for exams; but it is also not learning exclusively with a computer, because he or she is part of a study group and should develop simultaneously with other students The article analyses models of blended learning technologies with their characteristics. The article pays special attention to such a model of blended learning as "flipped learning", in which the traditional idea of classroom learning is inverted in such a way that students get acquainted with the educational material before class, and the time in the classroom is then used to deepen understanding through discussions with classmates and problem-solving activities conducted by teachers. The article emphasises the importance and necessity of using blended learning technologies in the educational process as one of the most effective technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic and the military period in Ukraine. The conditions of use for learning, motivation, and improvement of digital competencies of both students and teachers, which are necessary for blended learning, are outlined.
Effect of tempering conditions on the structure and strength properties of structural steels
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Makhneva K. V. , Kinzin I. B. ,   Ural Federal University, Shabanov M. A. ,   Ural Federal University, Selivanova O. V. ,   Ural Federal University, Khotinov V. A. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: April 2024

The structure and mechanical properties of low- and medium-carbon steels quenched and tempered with different isothermal holding times at temperatures ranging from 250 to 650 °C are studied. It is shown that, for the steels under study, three stages can be distinguished on the curves of hardness as a function of isothermal holding at different temperatures. Hardness testing is used to determine tempering conditions leading to a comparable level of hardness. To calculate the tempering parameter, the constant C in the Hollomon–Jaffe equation is determined for the steels in question.
Tolerability of statokinetic load by female servicemen in different phases of the ovarian–menstrual cycle
Authors: Blaginin Andrey A. , Lapshina Tatiana A. , Emelyanov Yury A. , Bakovetc Dmitry V. , Dudina Elizabeth A.
Published: April 2024

Currently, women in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are trained in higher flight educational institutions, including the Faculty of Fighter Aviation. In 2022, the first issue of female pilots was conducted. However, the existing selection system, including assessment and training of statokinetic stability, is based on male physiological characteristics and does not consider cyclic hormonal changes occurring in a woman’s body during the ovarian–menstrual cycle. Although the practice of allowing women to fly has been practiced for approximately 100 years, studies in the field of tolerability of statokinetic effects by women, including in different phases of the ovarian–menstrual cycle, have shown contradictory results. The tolerability of the statokinetic load by female servicemen in different phases of the ovarian–menstrual cycle was investigated, considering the nature of its course. Sixty-three female servicemen participated in the study. Taking into account the course of the ovarian–menstrual cycle, the patients were divided into three groups. Group 1 (n = 28) had a regular ovarian–menstrual cycle without premenstrual syndrome, group 2 (n = 26) had a regular ovarian–menstrual cycle with premenstrual syndrome, and group 3 (n = 9) were taking combined oral contraceptives. Physiological parameters (blood pressure and heart rate) were recorded before, during, and after the test. The statokinetic load was modeled by performing a rotational test of V.I. Voyachek “otolith reaction-10” in the follicular and luteal phases of the ovarian–menstrual cycle. The tolerability of statokinetic load in groups 1 and 3 in different phases of the ovarian–menstrual cycle were not different. In group 2, the luteal phase of the ovarian–menstrual cycle was characterized by a significant deterioration in the tolerability of the statokinetic load compared with the follicular phase of the ovarian–menstrual cycle and with the luteal phase in groups 1 and 3. In addition, in group 2, in the luteal phase of the ovarian–menstrual cycle, a change in the reactivity of the circulatory system to the presentation of a statokinetic load was noted, manifested by higher heart rates. Thus, the phases of the ovarian–menstrual cycle did not affect the tolerability of the statokinetic load in female servicemen with a regular ovarian–menstrual cycle without premenstrual syndrome and in women taking combined oral contraceptives. In female servicemen with a regular ovarian–menstrual cycle and premenstrual syndrome, the tolerance of statokinetic load was dependent on the phases of the ovarian–menstrual cycle and worsened in the luteal phase.