bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF UV RADIATION ON WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY UNDER WATER DEFICIT IRRIGATION
Authors:   Field Irrigation and Drainage Eng. Sys. Res. Dept., Agric. Engineering Res., Institute (AEnRI), Agric. Res. Center (ARC), Giza. Egypt., Narmeen Morsy , Abd El-Rahman Heba I. ,   Agric. Bio. Eng. Sys. Res. Dept., Agric. Engineering Res., Institute (AEnRI), Agric. Res. Center (ARC)., Giza. Egypt., EL-Ssawy Wessam S. ,   Agric. Bio. Eng. Sys. Res. Dept., Agric. Engineering Res., Institute (AEnRI), Agric. Res. Center (ARC)., Giza. Egypt., Mahmoud E. ,   Field Irrigation and Drainage Eng. Sys. Res. Dept., Agric. Engineering Res., Institute (AEnRI), Agric. Res. Center (ARC), Giza. Egypt., M.Fouda Sally S. M. ,   Agric. Bio. Eng. Sys. Res. Dept., Agric. Engineering Res., Institute (AEnRI), Agric. Res. Center (ARC)., Giza. Egypt., N.M El-Bialee ,   Agric. Bio. Eng. Sys. Res. Dept., Agric. Engineering Res., Institute (AEnRI), Agric. Res. Center (ARC)., Giza. Egypt.
Published: September 2023

Water Scarcity and increasing ultraviolet radiation, especially UV-B and C bands, are direct affects of both negative climate change phenomenon and environmental pollution. Both functioned individually or synergically resulting stress in plants. Deficit irrigation and biophysical applications can be implemented to optimize the use of available water resources and increase productivity per unit area to achieve self-sufficiency of strategic crops. Pretreatedsoft wheat seeds cv. Gmeza 11 by three UV- bands UV-BS (A, B and C) with approximately dose (2.9Ã—103mJ cm-2 Â± 50), were grown till maturity on pot experiment under the winter spring of 2022/2023 season. Their response was evaluated in terms of biomass components, harvest and seed indexes, and some spike parameters, under three water deficit WD percentage 100, 85, 70% (W1,W2 and W3) of ETC, using split plot design. Moreover, some financial, technical and economic indicators for the efficiency of irrigation water were computed. Results affirmed that, all parameters had a stimulatory significant effect (P â‰¤ 0.05) with current studied treatments. They affected positively following UV-C, B, and A, as well as, 70, 85 and 100%. This effect may be caused individually or as a result of the interaction between them. Meanwhile, the irrigation water productivity IWP has an opposite proportion with WD, and direct proportion with UV- BS. Thehighest values of parameters were recorded with fully irrigation, 100% & UV-A treatment, except for IWP and irrigation water return IWR. In contrast, the lowest values were recorded at 70% &UV-C treatment, except for IWP. The results concluded that, the deficit percentage might not be increased more than 15% and UV wavelength might not be less than315nm. While the profit rate reached 61.04% at UV-A&W1 treatment. The economic indicators, e.g., IWR and crop requirement, have a negative correlation with both UV-BS and WD.
ENCAPSULATINGMECONIUMPERITONITIS : ABOUT A CASE
Authors:   National Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Childrens Hospital of Rabat, Morocco., Sara Benchidmi , Asmae Dibi ,   National Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Childrens Hospital of Rabat, Morocco., El Ouardighi Ilham ,   National Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Childrens Hospital of Rabat, Morocco., Barkat Amina ,   National Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Childrens Hospital of Rabat, Morocco.
Published: September 2023

Encapsulatingmeconiumperitonitisis a very rare digestive pathology. It is a peritonealfibrosisthat can evolveinto a peritonealshell, envelopingsome or all of the intestinal loops and forming the cocoon. This peritonitisiscaused by meconiumleakinginto the peritonealcavityfollowing perforation of the fetal intestine. It can bediagnosedantenatally. Definitivetreatmentisbased on dissection and excision of the abdominal cocoon.We report a case of a newborn patient, admitted to the National Reference Center of Neonatology and Nutrition (NRCN) for an encapsulatingmeconiumperitonitissecondary to perforation of the smallbowel, whobenefitedfrom conservative treatment and whoseevolutionwasmarked by the onset of malabsorption syndrome andexudativeenteropathy, thencomplicated by a severesepsis.
SYNDROME CEREBROFRONTOFACIAL DE BARAITSER-WINTER (MUTATION ACBT) CHEZ UNE FILLE MAROCAINE DE 11 ANS : RAPPORT DE CAS
Authors:   Hopital Psychiatrique Universitaire Ar Razi de Sale., Belhadga Hajar , El Maataoui Zahra ,   Hopital Psychiatrique Universitaire Ar Razi de Sale., Kisra Hassan ,   Service de Psychiatrie de lEnfant et de lAdolescent.
Published: September 2023

Contexte et Objectifs :Le syndrome cerebrofrontofacial de Baraitser-Winter (BWCFF) est un syndrome de malformations congenitales multiples caracterise par des traits crÃ¢niofaciaux typiques et un handicap intellectuel. De nombreux individus atteints (mais pas tous) presentent une pachygyrie predominante a lavant, une atrophie des muscles de la ceinture scapulaire et des troubles sensoriels dus a un colobome de liris ou de la retine et/ou une surdite sensori-neurale. Le handicap intellectuel, qui est frequent mais variable, est lie a la gravite des malformations cerebrales. Les crises, les malformations cardiaques congenitales, les malformations renales et les dysfonctionnements gastro-intestinaux sont egalement courants. Methodes :Nous rapportons le cas dune fille de 11 ans issue dun mariage non consanguin, suivie depuis sa naissance pour une dysmorphie crÃ¢niofaciale, un retard staturoponderal, un retard dacquisition psychomoteur et des infections recurrentes des voies urinaires. Resultats :LIRM a montre une pachygyrie, une heterotopie nodulaire et une polymicrogyrie. Le sequencage a haut debit en collaboration avec une equipe etrangere a detecte une mutation de novo dans le gene ACTB a letat heterozygote, responsable du syndrome de Baraitser-Winter. Levaluation du profil intellectuel et adaptatif de la fille a laide du WISC IV et du VINELAND II a revele des niveaux graves de deficit intellectuel. Conclusions :Le syndrome cerebrofacial de Baraitser-Winter (BWCFF) est un syndrome de malformations congenitales multiples caracterise par des traits crÃ¢niofaciaux typiques et un handicap intellectuel.La collaboration entre les pediatres et les pedopsychiatres est necessaire pour assurer une prise en charge multidisciplinaire optimale et une meilleure qualite de vie pour les enfants atteints de ce syndrome.
Container Scheme-Image and Its Types: English Phrasal Verbs of Cognitive Activity
Authors: Egorova Victoria G. , Zadobrivscaia Oxana F.
Published: September 2023

The article features the compositional semantics of phrasal verbs that denote a cognitive activity, as well as the interaction between their conceptual structure and the particle. The conceptual structures of these components can be described as mental schemes, e.g., a container with a certain vector of cognitive projection, and a number of subtypes. The compositional semantics of phrasal verbs of cognitive activity revealed that the interaction between the conceptual structure of the verb and the particle is a cognitive mechanism that develops its semantics. The container metaphor is based on the semantic potential of the verbal component and such particles as in, out, and through. These particles are usually combined with verbs of movement, physical activity, and perception. As part of phrasal verbs of mental activity, they realize the following prototypical concepts: the subject / object of the action gets into / penetrates into the container, is out / outside of the container, or crosses the border of the container, respectively. The role of the container belongs not to real objects, but to abstract entities, e.g., memory, consciousness, attention, feelings, thoughts, etc., as well as various physical and mental states or situations in which objects are immersed.
Vernacular Chinese Urbanonyms as a Reflection of Ordinary Urban Culture in the City of Chengdu, China
Authors: Lan Ling
Published: September 2023

The article deals with the Chinese vernacular urbanonyms as part of the modern urban language and culture. The author studied the origins and use of popular urbanonyms with their speech practices and nominative creativity. The research involved some methods of cultural and social linguistics, as well as an online questionnaire of Chengdu citizens. The respondents saw vernacular urbanonyms as a sign of familiarity with the urban environment. Such words were popular with young people and working-age residents, regardless of their education background. In general, vernacular urbanonyms were seen as part of informal interpersonal communication and were evaluated quite positively. According to the respondents, vernacular urbanonyms emerge for the following reasons. They contrast with boring official names because they are "vivid" and "lively", with emotional, evaluative and figurative connotations. They help to distinguish between similar environmental objects with the same functions. They are shorter than official names. They identify nameless urban objects. They preserve old names that are out of official use. The onomasiological analysis established that vernacular urbanonyms verbalize a number of motives, e.g., a landmark, a reinterpretation of official urban names, a reduced official name, a metaphor, phonetic similarity with the official name, etc. As a result of social practices of ordinary city culture, vernacular urbanonyms reflect the values of everyday city life, e.g., wayfinding, linguistic economy, expressiveness, and subjectivity. The pragmatics of urbanonyms reveal crude folk humor and irony. However, some of them demonstrate positive and even lyrical imagery, which is typical of Chinese national linguistic culture.
Phraseological Semantics and Pragmatics in Chinese TV Series 靠近你温暖我 (Close to You, Make Me Warm)
Authors: Sharavieva Sharavieva V. , Nekliudova Mariia S.
Published: September 2023

Idioms express emotional states, e.g., grief, anger, joy, sadness, fear, etc. However, they can also reveal the values, moral qualities, and directive potential of the speaker. This article reviews some existing approaches to phraseological studies and introduces an authentic comprehensive approach that covers syntactic, figurative, historical, axiological, and pragmatic levels. The material was obtained from film dialogues and analyzed from the communicative-pragmatic standpoint. The goal was to reveal the ethnic and cultural aspect of idiomatic expressions in Chinese cinema discourse. In the Chinese series 靠近你温暖我 (Close to You, Make Me Warm), the authors identified a number of idioms that explicated the following concepts: 独守空房 (dúshǒu kōngfáng) –Loneliness; 守身如玉 (shǒu shēn rú yù) –Honesty, 人算不如天算 (rénsuàn bùrú tiānsuàn) –Justice, 相亲相爱 (xiāngqīn xiāng’ài) –Love, 藕断丝连 (ǒu duàn sī lián) –Parting;白头偕老 (báitóu xiélǎo) –Marriage; 百闻不如一见 (bǎiwén bùrú yījiàn) –Trust; 两肋插刀 (liǎng lèi chā dāo) –Friendship. The new approach proved able to identify the value and pragmatics of phraseological units.
Corpus Diagnostics in Linguistic Construction: Vaccination Against COVID-19 in the German-Language Media Discourse
Authors: Lagazhan Yulia A. , Lenets Anna V.
Published: September 2023

In 2020, German media experienced a surge of publications about vaccination against COVID-19, which demonstrated a great diversity of linguistic tools that could shape public opinion on the matter. This article introduces a study of neological processes in the German language in the post-pandemic period. The research relied on the method of corpus diagnostics to develop a linguistic reconstruction of the COVID-19 vaccination as a media event. The research covered 612 news articles published in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The Voyant Tools software generated a corpus of news texts withImpfungfor a subsequent analysis, which made it possible to reveal lexical trends, correlations, and collocations. The corpus analysis provided a linguistic reconstruction of the vaccination against COVID-19 in the German-speaking countries. Austrian and Swiss media discourse emphasized the need for vaccination for all citizens while Germany focused on the social aspects of vaccination. Pfizer / BioNTech and AstraZeneca appeared to be the most discussed vaccines in the German-speaking area.
Impolite Communication Practices as a Community-Building Tool in Sports News Comments
Authors: Shulginov Valery A. , Alyansky Kirill A.
Published: September 2023

Conflict discourse studies provide a valuable insight into linguistic and sociocultural ideologies of online communities. They also may offer effective approaches to linguistic detoxification. This research featured online communication of sport fans. Their discourse is interdiscursive, possesses a certain netiquette, and reflects the social and ideological diversity within the community. The authors explored common speech strategies aimed at threatening the social identity of outsiders or at the acquisition of power. The material involved an array of comments posted on Sports.ru: each example was tested for speech aggression, and the conflict-marked comments were described from the strategy perspective. The sampling relied on the general intention and expressive vocabulary aimed at the addressee. The frequency distribution of impoliteness strategies revealed that users often tended to assert power through personal characterization of their opponents, e.g., agism, sarcasm, hypercorrect speech behavior, identity attacks via derogatory team nominations, etc. The analysis identified various conflict strategies employed to form derogatory nominations, as well as defined the socio-cultural characteristics that marked the addressee as a target of conflictladen speech behavior.
Origin of Lexical Suffixes in the Salish Languages
Authors: Ikonnikova Olga N. , Kalinin Stepan S.
Published: September 2023

Lexical suffixation is an essential feature of the Salish language family. Such suffixes form closed classes of morphemes that express various types of meaning, e.g., somatisms, locatives, natural phenomena, artefacts, phytonyms, etc. Most Salish lexical suffixes are of substantive nature. However, they hardly ever correspond with free forms of substantives, be it synchronically or diachronically. The authors reviewed a number of theories concerning the origin and development of the Salish lexical suffixes. Based on the synchronic and diachronic analysis, they put forward the following hypothesis of the origin of the Salish lexical suffixes. The suffixes stared as a dependent predicative construction, eventually compressed into a morphologically-coherent model according to the following evolution scheme: dependent predication / nominalized predicate → compounding / incorporation → lexical suffix (bound morpheme). Thus, the synchronous Salish substantives are diachronically based on verbal stems with their process semantics. The study adds to the linguistic understanding of the origin of various parts of speech and the borders between substantives and verbs.
Characteristics of the Defendant and the Victim in Forensic Rhetoric
Authors: Olenev Stanislav V. , Lyungrin Veronika A.
Published: September 2023

Defendants’ and victims’ characteristic has always been an important part of forensic rhetoric in a jury trial. This research featured speeches by such famous Russian lawyers and prosecutors of the XIX century as F. N. Plevako, N. V. Muravyov, P. A. Aleksandrov, and A. F. Koni, who described the criminal and the victim in their speeches to offer the jury a general insight into the case and allow them to develop a legal and moral profile of the defendant and the complainant. The study introduces a theoretical and practical understanding of the rhetorical significance of this element of forensic speech as part of persuasion technique in a jury trial. The results obtained can be used as recommendations for practicing lawyers. The following axiological and semantic provisions can optimize the compilation of modern court speeches. 1. Negative description of the victim can make the jury distrust the victim’s statement, which is a positive factor for the defense. 2. If the lawyer manages to evoke compassion and pity for the victim, it may reduce the defendant's chances for an acquittal or mitigation. 3. Stories from the defendant’s childhood that reveal their character development give the speaker the opportunity to change the jury’s attitude. 4. A portrait given by individual qualities also makes it possible to form a necessary attitude to the personality of the defendant.
Otherness as Basis of Artistic Chronotope: Script vs. Film
Authors: Nechaeva Anastasia L.
Published: September 2023

The article describes the existential category of the Other and the Otherness in V. Sorokin's screenplay for the film called 4, which was directed by I. Hrzhanovsky in 2004. The Otherness helped V. Sorokin to realize his artistic idea of post-Soviet Russia. According to Jean Paul Sartre, the Other conveys a feeling of the last days: without a single scene of physical violence, the reader develops a feeling of nausea. The essence of the Other is based on the principles of rejection, fear, and inevitability; the Other is the only verifier of one’s existence. In 4, the frightening atmosphere of the Other World is created by such artistic means as coding, dying, masking, and deconstruction of symmetry. They highlight the artistic intent to portray the chaotic nature of being and the absence of time, where human fate is meaningless, and people are reduced to functions in the game of life. The Otherness of the chronotype gives the script and the film a new code: the loss of the holy number four desacralizes existence, thus condemning the world and people in it to a life of hopeless dismay.
Parody in Literature: A Culture-Determined View
Authors: Serenkov Yuriy S.
Published: September 2023

The integration of the author into the cultural context is a two-faceted problem. In the post-information age, literary parody is regarded as a way of socio-cultural communication. The article features the congeniality of two chronologically distant works of science fiction against their contemporary context, namely Edgar Allan Poe’s Ligeia and Loss of Breath vs. Ray Bradbury’s Emissary and There Was an Old Woman. This pioneering research is an attempt to trace how the genre of science-fiction short story changed from the age of European Gothic to the era of mass literature, as well as to define the role of the cultural and social context of the New World in this process. The author reduced the short stories into two conditional pairs to demonstrate the hidden connections between the two sets. The methods of narrative analysis, literary comparison, and the theory of intertextuality revealed a multiple latent presence of other texts. In his Ligeia, E. A. Poe borrowed the genre conventions of the English Gothic novel while parodying the grandiloquent style of the French Romantic literature and the rhetoric of fear typical of the German Gothic style. R. Bradbury, in his turn, imitated the style and subject matter of Poe-esque extravaganzas while parodying the plot composition and artistic language employed by his older contemporary H. P. Lovecraft. Ultimately, the study revealed the evolutionary similarity of the two poetics of parody. In their early career, both Poe and Bradbury mocked the style of popular magazines. Later, both writers came to the parody of the literary classic and focused on high examples of parody art. Poe and Bradbury contributed to the development of the genre of parody in the XIX and XX centuries, respectively. The article marks the ten-year anniversary of Ray Bradbury's death.
Theme of Laughter in Ksenia Buksha's Advent
Authors: Sinegubova Kapitalina V.
Published: September 2023

This article discusses laughter as one of the structure-forming themes in Ksenia Buksha's novel Advent (2021). The novel consists of two parts, the retrospective one being graphically separated from the main narrative. The theme of laughter does not seem to be connected with the event part; however, it brings about several sidelines. Methodologically, the research relied on the theory of motif developed by I. V. Silantiev, where the motif is considered as part of the narrative. The variability of laughter in literature is complemented by its multifaceted character in philosophy and culture. The works by S. S. Averintsev, L. V. Karasev, and M. T. Ryumina made it possible to understand the semantics of laughter as a cultural and social phenomenon. In her novel, K. Buksha hardly ever links laughter with the category of comic: in fact, laughter almost never accompanies mockery. As a rule, laughter in Advent is involuntary and unmotivated. It is associated with the true, imaginary, or impossible liberation of the characters from eternal routine and malign infinity, be it their entire lives or just a depressing episode. The laughter moments belong both to the main and episodic characters, which indicates that laughter is a universal symbol of crisis. This interpretation contributes to a deeper philosophical and ontological understanding of the contemporary Russian literature.
Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and water management practices on pH and nitrogen distributions in the wetted-soil volume using drip irrigation
Authors: Qiu Zhenjie , Luo Rihui , Sun Mengying , Liao Wei , Liu Yunyi
Published: September 2023

In the soil column experiments, the irrigation amount varied from 4.8 to 12 L, and the nitrogen application rate was from 80 to 360 kg ha−1. Three fertigation strategies were tested. The results indicated that an increase in water input led to an increase in the area of pH decrease in the soil at 10 days after the irrigation ended for a given lateral depth of 10 cm. The measurement of nitrogen distribution showed that the nitrogen content in the soil was significantly increased with the nitrogen application rate. Fertigation strategies substantially affect the pH and nitrogen distributions in soil. The strategy of applying water at first for one-fourth of the total irrigation time (1/4W), then applying fertilizer solution for one-half of the total irrigation time (1/2N), followed by applying water for the remaining one-fourth of the total irrigation time (1/4W) made a minimal soil pH decreasing area and a homogeneous nitrate distribution at 0–20 cm depth. Therefore, to reduce NO3-N leaching and avoid deep soil acidification, a dripline depth of 10 cm with an irrigation amount of 4.8 L and a nitrogen application rate of 80 kg ha−1 through the 1/4W–1/2N–1/4W fertigation may be suggested.
Tweedie models for Malaysia rainfall simulations with seasonal variabilities
Authors: Suhaila Jamaludin
Published: September 2023

This study aims to evaluate the suitability of the Tweedie generalised linear model for characterising monthly rainfall patterns across 18 meteorological stations in Peninsular Malaysia. It incorporates harmonic functions consisting of sine and cosine functions as seasonal predictors and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) indices as climatic predictors. Results indicate that three harmonic functions are essential to accurately portray rainfall dynamics in the southwestern and northwestern regions, while two suffice for the inland and western regions. However, incorporating four harmonic functions is the most optimal representation of the eastern region. An additional 1-month lag in ENSO indices is introduced to the optimal seasonal predictor model. Based on the findings, the southern oscillation index notably impacts monthly rainfall significantly in eastern and inland areas, while meteorological stations in the western and northwestern areas fit better with the multivariate ENSO index. Strikingly, no substantial impact of climate predictors is observed on the monthly rainfall within the southwestern region. Thus, the influence of climate indices is very much influenced by the geographical locations of the regions. Importantly, generating simulated data through the Tweedie model contributes to a more accurate representation of the statistical properties inherent in rainfall analysis.
Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba species and Vahlkampfiidae in the harsh environmental conditions in the centre of Iran
Authors: Pourabbasi Ardekan Azam , Niyyati Maryam , Saberi Reza , Zanjirani Farahani Leyli , Fatemi Marziye
Published: September 2023

Different species of free-living amoeba (FLA) have been abundantly isolated in harsh environmental conditions such as hot springs and brackish water. The present study aimed to isolate, genotype, and evaluate the pathogenicity of FLAs in Qom Roud, a large river, in the centre of Iran. About 500 mL of water samples (n = 30) were collected from each sampling site and were investigated for the presence of FLAs using morphological and molecular characters. Genotype identification was performed using DNA sequencing and a phylogenetic tree was constructed with the MEGA X software. The pathogenic potential of all positive isolates was evaluated using the tolerance ability test. Morphological and molecular analysis indicated that 14 (46.66%) and two (6.66%) water samples were positive for Acanthamoeba species and Vahlkampfiidae, respectively. According to sequence analysis, Acanthamoeba isolates related to the T4 genotype and Vahlkampfiidae sequences were similar to Naegleria philippinensis. In the next step, thermo- and osmotolerance tests indicated four Acanthamoeba strains are extremely pathogenic. Our data showed the presence of potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba T4 genotype and N. philippinensis in the super harsh Qom Roud. Contamination of water with virulent T4 genotype of Acanthamoeba may pose risk factors for contact lens users, children, and immunocompromised people.
Identifying key pipe attributes and locations to best determine chlorine decay coefficients within a water distribution system
Authors: Maleki Mahnoush , Pelletier Genevieve , Rodriguez Manuel
Published: September 2023

Water distribution system (WDS) characteristics can impact drinking water quality. Kinetic reaction coefficients of residual disinfectant associated with bulk water (kb) and pipe wall (kw) during water distribution can lead to water quality degradation. Determining these coefficients can be expensive and time-consuming. The main objective of this study is to determine the most relevant pipe characteristics and locations to best determine chlorine decay coefficients in a WDS. This article aims to evaluate various scenarios of kb and kw values and compare them to measured data in a full-scale WDS. The most accurate scenario is also compared with the lowest-cost scenario to identify the most effective information needed to determine these coefficients, in terms of location within the WDS and pipe characteristics (age, diameter, and material). Results showed that the scenario with the highest kw and kb values corresponds best to the field-measured data. Moreover, determining specific kinetic coefficients was shown to be more accurate for gray cast iron pipes, pipes installed in a period before 1960, and vulnerable zones for residual chlorine decay.
ENSINO DO GÊNERO DISCURSIVO FOTORREPORTAGEM
Authors: Pereira Gomes Silva Marcia , Correia dos Santos Eliete
Published: September 2023

No discurso humano, muitos são os elos que desencadeiam reações-respostas valoradas dos sujeitos. Por essa ótica que perpassa a teoria enunciativo-discursiva bakhtiniana, objetiva-se investigar as concepções e orientações sobre o ensino do gênero discursivo fotorreportagem, pelo viés da transposição didática no planejamento de ensino e no Manual do Professor de Português (ORMUNDO; SINISCALCHI, 2018) do 8º ano do Ensino Fundamental, na realidade vinculada à Secretaria de Educação de Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (PE). Em suas principais bases teóricas, estão Bakhtin (2016, 2013, 2011), Volóchinov (2013), Chevallard (2013, 2009), Perrenoud (2001, 1998, 1997). Metodologicamente, a pesquisa caracteriza-se por ser qualitativo-interpretativista (DENZIN; LINCOLN, 2006) do tipo documental (BELL; WATERS, 2014), exploratória (GIL, 2008) e descritiva (SAMPIERI; COLLADO; LUCIO, 2006). A obtenção dos dados foi subsidiada por elementos do currículo formal (BRASIL, 2018; PERNAMBUCO, 2019) e pela Análise Dialógica do Discurso, com foco ao método sociológico (BAKHTIN/VOLÓCHINOV, 2009). Os resultados apontam um incipiente tratamento estabelecido no currículo formal a respeito das orientações didáticas para o ensino de gêneros, principalmente no currículo local e situado. Em síntese, faz-se necessário aprofundar mais as relações enunciativas/interlocutivas com as orientações que interpelam os saberes a ensinar. Logo, é bastante salutar o ensino de língua materna que oportunize o lugar do diálogo, da interação, o debate quanto aos gêneros do discurso pelas lentes enunciativo-discursivas do Círculo de Bakhtin, no seu entrelaçamento com o processo de transposição de saberes.
USO DAS TDICs NO CONTEXTO ESCOLAR
Authors: Pereira de Araújo Jonimar , Cristina Meira Garcia Tânia , Martinho dos Santos Sobrinho Djanni , Fernanda Meira Garcia Túlia
Published: September 2023

Este estudo concentra-se na exploração do papel das Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação (TDICs) no contexto educacional, mais especificamente, na sua incorporação às práticas de ensino. Neste artigo, no formato de relato de experiência, descrevemos uma atividade realizada cujo objetivo principal foi sensibilizar os professores sobre as potencialidades e desafios das TDICs na sala de aula, proporcionando um espaço para a reflexão crítica e diálogo colaborativo. A oficina intitulada "Tecnologias Digitais da Informação e Comunicação (TDICs) no contexto escolar: Possibilidades e Potencialidades" foi conduzida com a participação de professores, da equipe pedagógica e gestora de uma escola localizada na circunscrição da 10ª DIREC/RN. A metodologia adotada foi a pesquisa-ação qualitativa, com a utilização de um Quiz auxiliado pela plataforma Mentimeter para coleta de informações. A análise das respostas ao quiz revelou que, embora a maioria dos professores utilize TDICs, existe uma lacuna significativa no conhecimento e aplicação de tecnologias mais avançadas, como a Inteligência Artificial. O estudo concluiu que a formação continuada, suporte institucional e infraestrutura adequada são essenciais para a implementação efetiva das TDICs no ensino, ressaltando que a integração bem-sucedida dessas tecnologias requer um esforço conjunto de professores, administradores e políticas públicas.
Industrial Automation Tools and Components
Authors: Afolabi Daniyan Ilesanmi , Daniyan Lanre , Ale Felix , Mpofu Khumbulani
Published: September 2023

Industrial automation tools are of a wide range of tools that are employed for
industrial automation. These tools comprise various control systems that incorporate
diverse sub-systems or devices to enhance industrial processes. Notable examples
include Computer-aided design (CAD software) and Computer-aided manufacturing
(CAM software), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Distributed Control Systems
(DCS), Human-Machine Interface (MHI), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
System (SCADA), instrumentation and robotics, etc. They are beneficiaries in the area
of product development (improved design, analysis, and manufacture of products),
quality control time and cost-effectiveness amongst others. This chapter emphasizes
industrial automation tools and components. Furthermore, the application of industrial
automation in robotics, packaging systems, computer numeric control systems, tool
monitoring systems, advanced inspection systems as well as flexible manufacturing
systems were discussed in this chapter. Industrial automation tools can significantly
influence industrial processes with a reduction in manufacturing lead time,
improvement in product quality, and effective process monitoring.
Practical Examples of System Automation and Control
Authors: Afolabi Daniyan Ilesanmi , Daniyan Lanre , Adeodu Adefemi , Ale Felix
Published: September 2023

This chapter provides a practical demonstration of how a system’s
automation can be achieved. Some specific examples presented include the automation
of irrigation systems, waste segregator, gasifiers, biodiesel plants, biogas plants, lawn
mowers, assembly line automation as well as the automation and control of the
suspension system of a railcar. The details of the design and components required for
the automation of these systems are highlighted. The chapter presents practical guided
approaches by which system automation can be achieved depending on the end-users
requirements. The practical examples highlight the integration of sensors (for
measuring conditions/parameters), controllers (for processing inputs and decision-making) as well as actuators (for effecting changes) with minimal or no human
interference. System automation is connected to the engineering field called
mechatronics which is an interdisciplinary engineering branch comprising a
combination of mechanical, computer, electrical and electronic systems. The
automation of systems will enhance profitability, improved production rate, product
quality, and safety.
Development of a Fire Detection and Extinguishing Robot
Authors: Afolabi Daniyan Ilesanmi , Adeodu Adefemi , Oladapo Bankole , Balogun Vincent , Etudor Ididiong
Published: September 2023

Robotics finds application in firefighting services. This work considers a
robot that is able to detect fire and extinguish it. The robot operates automatically,
avoiding obstacles, and at the same time, it is capable of detecting, tracking, and
extinguishing flames. To achieve the best performance with an effective implementation, a modular design strategy was adopted, where the robot is divided into a
number of logical modules based on functionality. The design consists of five main
modules: the master controller, motor control, proximity control, fire detection and fire
extinguishing module. Each module is associated with appropriate sensors and
actuators. The information from various sensors and key hardware elements is
processed via the PIC18F452 microcontroller. This is then interfaced with the master
controller which coordinates and schedules the task of the entire robotic system. The
performance evaluation indicates the robot’s capability to detect and extinguish flames,
hence, this work will generate interest as well as innovations in the field of robotics
while working towards practical and obtainable solutions to save lives and mitigate the
risk of property damage.
Performance Simulation of a Solar-Powered and Hand Gesture Controlled Lawn Robot using Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMP)
Authors: Adeodu Adefemi , Maladzhi Rendani , Grace Kana-kana Mukondeleli , Afolabi Daniyan Ilesanmi , Aderemi Bello Kazeem
Published: September 2023

Hand-gesture interpretation and control in robotics describe the
interconnection between human and machine elements in the computer vision world.
Pruning a structured environment is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Therefore, it
requires management by a self-propelled machine. The path planning mode allows the
robot to move along a specified path. Various studies on lawn mower robots focus
more on obstacle avoidance with hand gesture interpretation and control implemented
to take care of path definition. This study targets the development of a solar-powered
lawn mower robot using hand gesture control as a path-planning technique. The robotic
system continuously operates using charged batteries via solar energy stored in
photovoltaic cells. The robot control mechanism was implemented via the use of
infrared sensors to avoid obstruction on its path, and hand gesture interpretation via a
DSP processor for path planning. The performance evaluation of the robot was based
on field experiments and simulations using SolidWorks, defined in terms of area
covered, lawn availability, energy utility, and optimum turning velocity. The evaluation
revealed that the machine’s efficiency is almost 100% based on the area covered, the
percentage availability of the robot is 95%, and the average energy utility of 7.7 KWh
was also obtained. The optimum turning velocity of 0.096 m/s at work with a
completion time of 20 minutes was obtained by simulation. This robot is useful for any
environment, both structured and semi-structured.
Machine Learning-based Intrusion Detection for Position Falsification Attack in the Internet of Vehicles
Authors: Masmoudi Olfa , Idoudi Hanen , Mosbah Mohamed
Published: September 2023

Intelligent transportation system (ITS) is a promising technology to enhance
driving safety and efficiency within smart cities. It involves public transportation
management, infrastructure control and road safety. Its main purpose is to avoid risks
and accidents, reduce traffic congestion and ensure safety for road users. Vehicular ad
hoc networks (VANET) are core components of ITS where wireless communications
between vehicles, as well as between vehicles and infrastructure, are possible to allow
exchanging road, traffic or infotainment information. VANET is vulnerable to several
security attacks that may compromise the driver’s safety.
Using misbehavior detection approaches and information analysis demonstrated
promising results in securing VANET. In this context, Machine Learning techniques
proved their efficiency in detecting attacks and misbehavior, especially zero-day
attacks.
The goal of this chapter is twofold. First, we intend to analyze the security issue in
VANET by reviewing the most important vulnerabilities and proposed
countermeasures. In the second part, we introduce a comprehensive Machine Learning
framework to design a VANET IDS. We used the framework to evaluate the
performances of several Machine Learning techniques to detect position attacks using
the VeReMi security dataset. Experimental results prove that KNN, Decision Tree and
Random Forest outperform Logistic Regression, SVM and Gaussian Naïve Bayes in
terms of Accuracy, F-measure, Precision and Recall.
BİTKİSEL BOYALAR İLE DOĞAL KUMAŞLARA BASKI UYGULAMASI
Authors: ÖNCÜ Güler , ERGÜL Füsun
Published: September 2023

Tekstil endüstrisi, kimyasal işlemler nedeniyle, çok fazla kirliliğin oluştuğu sektörlerden biridir. Tekstil sektöründe ekolojik ve sürdürülebilir yaklaşımların gerekliliği sadece sağlığa zararlı kimyasal ürünlerden uzaklaşmak ve doğal malzemelerin proseslere dahil edilmesi değil, aynı zamanda yaşadığımız ortamın gelecek nesillere temiz bırakılmasını da gerektirir. Tarihsel süreçte başlayan doğal boyamacılık, tüketici talepleri nedeniyle, tekrar gündeme gelmiştir. Bazı doğal boyarmaddelerin insan sağlığı açısından olumlu sonuçlar verdiği bilinmektedir. Sağlıklı ürünlere olan talep artışı düşünüldüğünde hem endüstriyel alanda hem de tüketiciler için daha zararsız ve güvenli olan doğal boyalar pek çok sorunun çözümü olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Tekstil ürün çeşitliliğini, ekolojik malzeme ve doğal boya ile artırmak mümkündür. Bu amaçla, tekstilde yoğun olarak kullanılan sentetik boyaların oluşturduğu zararları azaltabilmek için, ekolojik kumaşlar üzerine doğal boya kullanılarak serigrafi baskı ile sürdürülebilir yaklaşımın geliştirilmesi hedeflenmiştir. Bu çalışmada, eko-tekstillerin önemi ve pazarda artan talebi de dikkate alarak, doğal iplikle üretilen kumaşlara, bitkilerden elde edilen doğal boyarmaddelerle baskı yapılmıştır. Bu kumaşların sürtünme haslığı, yıkama ve su haslığı, standart yöntemlerle test edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, her üç bitkisel doğal boyarmaddenin (nar (Punica granatum) kabuğu, soğan (Allium cepa) kabuğu ve palamut meşesinden (Quercus ithaburensis)) selülozik yapıdaki ekolojik kumaşlara uygulanabilirliği ortaya konulmuştur. Haslık bakımından en iyi sonuç, pamuklu kumaş üzerine soğan kabuğundan yapılan baskı ile elde edilmiştir.
Effects of Natural Substances on Lowering Uric Acid
Authors: Zhang Hehe , Xu Ruihan , Zheng Shasha
Published: September 2023

Uric acid (UA) metabolism, which includes uric acid production controlled by purine metabolism and uric acid excretion controlled by the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, is the primary way to maintain the concentration of uric acid in the body. Abnormal functionalizing of the metabolism may cause hyperuricemia, gout, kidney injury, and other diseases. Over the last decade, numerous studies have been conducted on the effect of natural products, including active ingredients of medicinal plants, natural compounds, plant and fungal extracts, traditional herbal formulations, microbial products, alkaloids, etc., on the downward regulation of uric acid for treating uric acid related diseases. Based on the potential sources from 2018 to 2022, 16 studies were reviewed and considered relevant to the topic. This paper is a preliminary summary of the effects of active ingredients of plants, the extracts of plants, and traditional herbal formulations on regulating uric acid levels.
Toxicology Test Results for Public Health Surveillance of the Opioid Epidemic: Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Schleyer Titus , Robinson Bill , Parmar Samir , Janowiak Diane , Gibson P Joseph , Spangler Val
Published: September 2023

Background

Addressing the opioid epidemic requires timely insights into population-level factors, such as trends in prevalence of legal and illegal substances, overdoses, and deaths.

Objective

This study aimed to examine whether toxicology test results of living individuals from a variety of sources could be useful in surveilling the opioid epidemic.

Methods

A retrospective analysis standardized, merged, and linked toxicology results from 24 laboratories in Marion County, Indiana, United States, from September 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019. The data set consisted of 33,787 Marion County residents and their 746,681 results. We related the data to general Marion County demographics and compared alerts generated by toxicology results to opioid overdose–related emergency department visits. Nineteen domain experts helped prototype analytical visualizations. Main outcome measures included test positivity in the county and by ZIP code; selected demographics of individuals with toxicology results; and correlation of toxicology results with opioid overdose–related emergency department visits.

Results

Four percent of Marion County residents had at least 1 toxicology result. Test positivity rates ranged from 3% to 19% across ZIP codes. Males were underrepresented in the data set. Age distribution resembled that of Marion County. Alerts for opioid toxicology results were not correlated with opioid overdose–related emergency department visits.

Conclusions

Analyzing toxicology results at scale was impeded by varying data formats, completeness, and representativeness; changes in data feeds; and patient matching difficulties. In this study, toxicology results did not predict spikes in opioid overdoses. Larger, more rigorous and well-controlled studies are needed to assess the utility of toxicology tests in predicting opioid overdose spikes.
Strategies of Opening Up English Second Class in University
Authors: Wang Dong , Cao Guangtao
Published: September 2023

As an international language, English is playing a more and more important role. To be able to use English proficiently is of great importance. Through surveys, it is found that there are still some problems in students’ English learning, which have seriously hindered students’ mastery of English. Based on the analysis and relevant research of the surveyed students’ examination results, and based on the learning theory of constructivism, Krashen’s language input theory and second language acquisition theory, and the Principle of Visualizability proposed by Czech educator J. A. Comenius, this paper proposes some corresponding strategies in opening up the second class of English and improving students’ English level.
OBSERVATION OF OPHIOPHAGY SUSPECT AND POSSIBLE ARBORAL BEHAVIOR IN Micrurus distans (SQUAMATA: ELAPIDAE) ON Leptodeira septentrionalis (SQUAMATA: DIPSADIDAE) AND COMMENTS ON ITS DISTRIBUTION IN SINALOA, MEXICO
Authors: Aguirre Zazueta Mauro , Jacobo González José David , Castro Bastidas Héctor Alexis , Loc Barragán Jesús Alberto
Published: September 2023

The coral snake Micrurus distans is a species endemic to Mexico. It inhabits mainly terrestrial habitats, and little is known about its specific diet. Herein, we report an observation of ophiophagy in M. distans on a Leptodeira septentrionalis and possible arboreal behavior of the species. We also comment on the distribution of L. septentrionalis and argue for its inclusion in the herpetofaunal lists of Sinaloa, despite having been recorded in previous years and excluded in a recent listing. In addition, we verify the presence of the species in the municipality of Cosalá based on citizen science records. Finally, we conclude that these observations support the idea that M. distans is an opportunistic predator of other snakes and adaptable to environmental circumstances.
American Sign Language Recognition and its Conversion from Text to Speech
Authors: Bailur Aditi , Limbachia Yesha , Shah Moksha , Shah Harshil , Kachare Prof. Atul
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Speech impairment is a complicated condition that impairs a person's capacity for verbal and audible communication. Those who are impacted frequently use sign language and other alternate forms of communication. While sign language has gained popularity, bridging the communication gap between those who sign and those who don't remains a challenge. Our project endeavors to address this issue by developing an innovative application that offers real-time sign language-to-text translation. This technology aims to facilitate seamless communication between those who use sign language and those who do not. To achieve this, we have constructed a cutting-edge sign language recognition system as part of our project. Our system primarily utilizes American Sign Language (ASL) as its foundation. To accurately detect gestures, we employ a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) with Inception V3 as the underlying model. This project's core objective is to harness Machine Learning Techniques for converting ASL hand gestures into text and vice versa. We go beyond mere translation by enabling real-time American Sign Language interpretation through single-hand gestures. Furthermore, our system can recognize ASL words, converting them into text before rendering them into audible speech.
Forensic Graphology: A Critical Appraisal of Handwriting Analysis in Criminal Profiling
Authors: Pandya Nidhi , Bose Mohan , Pandya Prof. Dr. Himanshu
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Graphology, the practice of assessing personality traits through the analysis of handwriting, remains a topic of interest and debate within the field of psychology. This abstract provides a scientific perspective on the utility of graphology in identifying personality characteristics. While graphology has been a subject of study for decades, it is essential to acknowledge that it lacks robust empirical validation and widespread acceptance within the scientific community. Despite its limitations, some proponents argue that handwriting analysis may offer insights into certain personality traits. This abstract explores the key aspects of graphology, including its historical development, principles, methodology, and the challenges it faces in achieving scientific credibility. The discussion highlights the need for continued research to establish the validity and reliability of handwriting analysis as a tool for assessing personality, emphasizing the importance of empirical validation in scientific endeavors.