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CREATIVITY OF WRITERS-«ZIEVONCHYKS» IN EVALUATION OF LITERARY CRITIC MIHAL GRABOVSKYJ
Authors:   National academy of Security service of Ukraine, Rudenko Iryna
Published: December 2023

This article dials with the analysis of work of writers that belonged to the group of “Zievonia” through the prism of critic literary views of the Polish critic М. Grabovskyj. Determined, that the most obvious poetic capabilities М. Grabovskyj recognized in J. Borkovskyj and D. Magnushevskyj, but the special writer talent for the adopted artists of criticisms did not educed. М. Grabovskyj distinguished two incomparable translators of ancient and folk works – L. Semenskyj and А. Belyovskyj, their translations, thought the artist, considerably enriched Polish literature. М. Grabovskyj estimated very high ancient labours of K. Vojchitskyj, his collection of proverbs, parables, songs, legends critic considered as a large treasure of Polish literature, that had to influence on evolution of polish literary positively and mightily. But this figure was estimated ambiguously: as a collector of folklore K. Vojchitskyj was enough highly perceived by М. Grabovskyj, however did not saw him as a writer. Also L. Semenskyj was marked by M. Grabovskyj as a “not so good” writer, but as a translator of the greatest level. Thus, to «Zievonchyks» were heard not only dithyrambs but also objective estimations of work. Among all representatives of group «Zievonchyks» separate attention of М. Grabovskyj was dedicated to S. Goshchynskyj as one of its brightest representatives, that partly, to our opinion, was determined by the long-term friendship of both masters. M. Grabovskyj noticed that S. Goshchynskyj had unsurpassed ability to pass the mood of work by descriptions of landscape and he did not have competitors of this ability even among the representatives of Polish literary of that time. Poetic school «Zievonchyks» was distinguished by admiration of slavs, and adopting of paints of the folk Slavic poetry. М. Grabovskyj sympathized with slavs tendencies in works of many representatives of this group, and Grabovskyj estimated positively.
ANTI-MICKIEWICZ: DEMOLITION OF POLISH LITERARY IDOLS IN WITOLD GOMBROWICZ’S PROSE
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Strohanova Kateryna
Published: December 2023

The article considers the functioning of Polish national myths based on the images of iconic representatives of Polish literature, in particular Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Józef Ignatius Kraszewski, Boleslaw Prus, in the prose works of Witold Gombrowicz - the novel “Trans-Atlantic” and the memoir series “Diaries”. Gombrovych’s available means of embodying the goal - debunking the Polish national inferiority complex, as well as elements of linguistic and cultural stylisation in the author’s prose works are analysed. Examples of interpretation of figures from the modern and almost modern Gombrowicz literary world, including representatives of Young Poland and the interwar twentieth century, are given. Currently, there is a widespread view that national identity is a fully constructed phenomenon that lacks, so to speak, existential attachment. In other words, the national allegedly does not exist, although it is considered to exist by those people who are under the spell of the national idea. It is in this sense that national feelings are called myths, that is, myth here means deception of feelings and belief in fairy tales. In fact, the national reality is mythical, but mythical in another sense, in that we give this word after Losev. This can be interpreted as follows: the national living and vital is a synthesis of idea and life, and a synthesis with an element of “alienation”. Witold Gombrowicz considered the national myth as a part of Form, which is the main source and one of the most powerful factors limiting personality. In turn, the national myth is a form that prevents individuals from entering a broad cultural context and leads to their conservation in their own, limited environment.
MORAL VALUES IN CREATIVE CONCEPTION OF ZOFIA KOSSAK-SZCZUCKA
Authors:   Lesia  Ukrainka  Eastern  European  University, Sukhareva Svitlana
Published: December 2023

Historical and national imperatives of choice of moral values in creative conception of Zofia Kossak-Szczucka are analysed in the article. The authoress by means of literary characters and reasons presents a large historical fresco, realizing thus idea of Christian humanism. Except texts from the cycle of stories about the hikes of crusaders (“Krzyżowcy”, “Król Trędowaty”, “Bez oręża”), considerable popularity stories purchased also about XVI-XVII century (“Złota wolność”) and plots, built on historical legends closely casebound with hagiography (“Beatum scelus”, “Błogosławionа winа”, “Z miłości”, “Warna”, “Legnickie pole”, “Suknia Dejaniry”). An addition to Z. Kossak’s epic work is her dramatic sketch “Kielich krwi”, dedicated to the conflict between Bishop St. Stanislav and King Boleslav Bold. For the complete opening of historical problems and comparison of them with theological and public Zofia Kossak gave mind on a figure and creative achievement of Piotr Skarga. On the basis of his labours she entered in a literary environment the phenomenon of “scandal of faith” that was independent of historical pre-conditions, overpeered above psychological and public spheres. In works of Zofia Kossak-Szczucka we can see the connection of national ideas, in the wide understanding of this word, with looks to literature that hatched from romantic traditions the authoress stepped back from understanding of this concept in the categories of thoughtless attachment to the national association and predisposed to the concept of citizenship that is fixed in basis of the modern nationalism, shown in active vital position, public consciousness, practical patriotism but not selfish radical denial of rights for other nations. To the authoress mind, the force that combines the nation is a history, the elements of it are kept in public memory and acquire a mythological value. Thus authoress came to the conclusion about sacral of folk traditions. National conception is proclaimed in works of Zofia Kossak-Szczucka deep in bases of origin and maintenance of the state system. Completer in all pass patriotic position of Zofia Kossak “Ten commandments of Polish” is nationally saturated.
THE IMAGE OF THE COSSACKS IN THE WORK OF FRANCISZEK RAWITA-GAWROŃSKI
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Yakovenko Yanina
Published: December 2023

The article analyses the artistic and historical prose of nineteenth-century writer Franciszek Rawita-Gawroński. In particular, the issues of Cossacks and Cossacks in the author’s work are explored. We have drawn a parallel between the Ukrainian and Polish vision of the problem of Cossack interpretation in literature, and clarified the historical prerequisites of its occurrence on the example of his historical novels, in particular “Pan Hetman Mazepa” and “Na kresach”, as well as scientific and historical works on the Cossacks: “Kozaczyzna ukrainna w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej”, “Historia ruchów hajdamackich” etc. An amateur historian, a Polish Ukrainian is known, among other things, for creating a negative Cossack stereotype in Polish writing. In the Polish historical science of the XVI-XVIII centuries the historiographical image of the Ukrainian Cossacks begins to take shape. The ruins and Cossack wars of the late XVI-XVIII centuries inspired Polish chroniclers to create the stereotype of a Ukrainian barbarian, a cruel and immoral robber. The purpose of such actions was to justify the policy of the Commonwealth and the Polish nobility towards Ukrainians. One of the reasons was the current political situation, which deliberately distorted the Ukrainian-Polish past. At the same time, the influence of the Jagiellonian Idea, which consisted in the idealisation of the Union of Lublin in 1569, in particular in the voluntary unification of the Polish Kingdom, Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Ukraine, was significant. Ignoring the Cossacks as the third political people of the Commonwealth ended with bloody and devastating uprisings that weakened the Polish-Lithuanian state and the Cossacks themselves. The campaigns of the Cossacks on the land ruled by the Turkish Sultan, incited the Commonwealth to punitive attacks by the Tatars, and especially to the conflict with Turkey, which the state tried to avoid. Attempts to impose public control on them ended in riots. The situation was also aggravated by the attitude of the nobility, who, despite the merits of the Cossacks before the state, treated them as rebellious peasants. The blame for this should be placed on the elite of the Commonwealth, which failed to solve the problem, and whose actions against the Cossacks had the features of contingency and inconsistency. The problem was also the constant increase in their numbers, interference with the conflict between Orthodoxy and the Union of Brest.
A SINGING WORLD VIEW. BOLESŁAW LEŚMIAN ON THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN POLISH AND UKRAINIAN POETRY
Authors:   Jagiellonian University, Czabanowska-Wróbel Anna
Published: December 2023

The article discusses just one of Bolesław Leśmian’s literary essays, namely, “Attempts at literary creation in Ukraine,” published in Kurier Warszawski in March 1910. In it, the poet discusses the collection of poems published in Kiev entitled Noworocznik literacki autorów polskich i ukraińskich [The Literary Yearbook of Polish and Ukrainian Authors]. Leśmian welcomes this initiative with the hope of deepening the mutual relations between the poets of the two Slavic nations. It is evident that Leśmian was aware of many problems that hindered the mutual contacts of Polish and Ukrainian writers; he was also aware of the cultural delay of the Kiev artists at the beginning of the 20th century, in particular, of their remoteness from the world centres of the emerging great Modernism. He hoped, however, for changes in this field and for deeper mutual contacts. The essay also gave Leśmian an opportunity to spell out his own literary program, in which the musical side of poetry and the relationship between the poetic verse and singing played a significant role. In this context, Leśmian referred to local traditions and to ideas concerning folk culture and the “old Ukrainian land;” however, by calling the Kyiv poets “Ukrainian félibres,” he introduced a reference to the South French poets of the second half of the 19th century and to the movement headed by Frédéric Mistral created to revive the language and culture of Provence. These analogies make it possible to introduce broad comparative contexts to the interpretation of Leśmian’s essay.
BOLESŁAW LEŚMIAN’S STRÓJ: BEYOND INTERPRETATION
Authors:   Wrocław University, Gorczyńska Małgorzata
Published: December 2023

Bolesław Leśmian is considered to be one of the greatest philosophical poets of the Polish language. In his own view, however, it was not the meaning, but the rhythm that played the fundamental role in poetry. My paper attempts to follow the poet’s intuition and to establish a mode of reading that both takes into account Leśmian’s aesthetic standpoint and is consistent with his literary praxis. In this attempt, I follow the ideas expressed by Hans Urlich Gumbrecht in his book Production of Presence: What Meaning Cannot Convey and in his more recent essay How to Approach „Poetry as a Mode of Attention”?. Gumbrecht emphasises the importance of the dimension other than meaning in the process of reading poetic works. Presence, as he calls it, manifests itself through contact with the material aspect of a poem and its rhythmical organisation. I would like to examine Gumbrecht’s theoretical proposal by analysing one of Leśmian’s ballads from the collection The Meadow (1920).
REFERENCES TO ANTIQUITY IN BOLESŁAW LEŚMIAN’S POETRY AND IN ITS TRANSLATIONS INTO EASTERN SLAVONIC LANGUAGES
Authors:   University of Warsaw, Kaźmierczak Marta
Published: December 2023

The aim of the present paper is to explore selected intertextual elements in the poetic oeuvre of Bolesław Leśmian and the ways in which they have been rendered in translations into Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian. The recent growth of the corpus of Ukrainian versions makes it possible to undertake analyses of multilingual translation series in Eastern Slavonic languages. Translating within the so-called closely related (cognate) languages is usually examined primarily for linguistic problems; however, dealing with intertextual issues, like in the present research, motivates a focus on cultural and interpretative implications. In the case of the Polish modernist poet Bolesław Leśmian, the difficulties of re-creating any intertextual dialogue are amplified by the problems posed by his individual poetics, which notoriously defies translation. The choice to examine the particular intertextual domain has been dictated by the broad resonance and importance of the macrotext of the ancient Mediterranean culture. From a theoretical point of view, references to antiquity are considered – due to the broad dissemination of the archetext(s) – to be relatively easily translatable. Therefore, the postulate to preserve such allusions in translations does not need a spacious justification, and it is possible to assume that the intertextual signals will be legible for all target audiences, regardless of the different dynamics of development of literary cultures in particular Slavonic receiving domains. Such conditions make it possible to focus on factors other than objective obstacles in translating intertextuality. The material presented in the paper is diversified in terms of the level of explicitness of intertextual markers and the degree to which it is obligatory to read them in order to understand the poem. The discussion begins with an open reference and one fundamental for the meaning of the poem, then proceeds to potential, optional ones and to references imposed by translators. In one case the author of the paper surveys not only poetic translations, but also the treatment of a certain intertextual element in the literary-studies discourse in a given receiving culture, in line with a broad understanding of rewriting procedures as described by André Lefevere.
THE NOBILITY OF GREATER POLAND AND LESSER POLAND IN THE FACE OF THE DEMANDS OF THE WARSAW CONFEDERATION IN 1610-1632
Authors:   Research  Department  of  Książnica  Podlaska  im. Łukasza Górnickiego, Suchodolski Patryk
Published: December 2023

In this article author describes attempts to implement the regulations of Warsaw confederacy in times of Sigismund III Vasa, in post Zebrzydowski Rebellion period. Depiction of this issue is based on activities of Greater Poland and Lesser Poland sejmiks and sejm. It included implementing adequate executive regulations, named process of execution of confederacy, but also agreement between secular state and priesthood. It was meant to resolve disputable issues which rose from reception of Protestantism in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Situation of Commonwealth was not conducive to the implementation of the demands of dissidents. State was involved in numerous military conflicts, what meant that szlachta leaned toward issues of defense of the country. Political power of the dissidents, due to generational changes and multiple successes of Counter-Reformation, was much weaker than during the pre-rebellion period. Because of this they couldn’t achieve their goals. Constitution Of keeping common peace from 1631 can’t be considered as their success, because it was royal initiative meant to safeguard realm from internal strife during nearing interregnum.
Preliminary treatments of Browntop and effect on performance indices, physical and geometrical properties of grain
Authors: Tatapudi Paul Pradeepa Roberts, Dr. Lt. S. Sharada
Published: December 2023

In the present study Browntop (BT) millet was subjected to three different treatments viz., mechanical stress, hydrothermal treatment and combined treatment (mechanical and hydrothermal) to enhance the dehulling efficiency and studied for its performance indices and its impact on physical, grain dimensions and therefore geometrical dimensions. Different treatments on grain before dehulling has shown significant improvement in the dehulling index up to 93%, coefficient of dehulling up to 96.88 %, and overall dehulling efficiency up to 96.73% compared to control. Principal axial dimensions, physical properties, and geometrical parameters of the produce were calculated to evaluate the grain vulnerability to the above treatments. Bulk Density and true density resulted in no significant difference between control and treated samples of browntop millet whereas porosity had significant difference. Principal dimensions such as length, width and thickness had not differed significantly in browntop millet. Geometric dimensions of browntop millet such as GMD, AMD, slenderness ratio, aspect ratio, sphericity, surface area and volume were evaluated and had no significant difference for control and treated samples except for volume of the grain(p<0.01). Thus the study revealed that preliminary treatments had shown significant impact on dehulling efficiency without disrupting physical properties, grain dimensions and geometric parameters
Facial Emotion Recognition usign CNN
Authors: Meghana P G  , Mohammad Yusuf Khan  , Mahesh Bharti  , Kalpesh Mohanta  , Kanaiya V K
Published: December 2023

Nowadays where most of the works are being carried online the demand for face recognition technique is elevated. Computerized software is assisting in identifying human feelings such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, etc. Over the decades, various research has been carried on the facial expression and emotion recognition. Emotion detection has extended applications. It is not merely related to any specific field nut instead the approach ranges from communication, advertising to hospital requisition and many more. To exist collective mechanisms through which we can accomplish the process of facial emotion recognition. In this paper we are using Convolutional Neural Network for the implementation. Upon exploring numerous datasets for the procedure of experiment we have chosen to go with Kaggle dataset.
Fake News Identification for Web Scrapped Data
Authors: Yashwanth M  , Laxmi B Rananavare
Published: December 2023

Majority of the people get affected with misleading stories spread through different posts on social media and forward them assuming that it is a fact. Nowadays, Social media is used as a weapon to create havoc in the society by spreading fake news. Such havoc can be controlled by using machine-learning algorithms. Various methods of machine learning and deep learning techniques are used to identify false stories. There is a need for identification and controlling of fake news posts that have increased in alarming rate. Here we use Passive-Aggressive Classifier for fake news identification. Two datasets, Kaggle fake news dataset and as well as dynamically web scrapped dataset from politifact.com website. We achieved 88.66% accuracy using Passive Aggressive Classifier.
Prospects for the study of natural GMOs
Authors: Matveeva Tatiana V.
Published: December 2023

Naturally transgenic plants are plants that have been subjected to “Agrobacterium” mediated transformation in natural conditions without any human impact. They contain T-DNA-like sequences, called cellular T-DNA (cT-DNA) in their genomes and transfer them from generation to generation [1].
At the moment, several dozen species of natural GMOs are known, and this list is constantly updated. Based on the available data on the diversity of natural GMOs, it can be concluded that in each case, plants have their own set of functionally active transgenes. Accordingly, each cT-DNA performs its own functions. This set of active transgenes will define promising areas for nGMO research, such as:

description of the structures and functions of opine synthesis genes and the biological activity of their products in the regulation of plant-microbial interactions [2];
description of the effect of oncogenes on plant morphogenesis, their primary and secondary metabolism [1].

In addition, sequences, newly acquired by plants, can be successfully used in phylogenetic studies [3].
These topics will be the subject of a report at the conference.
The work was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation using the equipment of the resource centers of St. Petersburg State University “Biobank” “Chemical Analysis and Materials” and “Development of molecular and cellular technologies”.
Keywords: natural GMO; cellular T-DNA; phylogenetic studies; opines; T-DNA oncogenes.
A set of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains possessing [PSI+] prion formed by Sup35 protein with various deletions in prionogenic domain
Authors: Kulichikhin Konstantin Yu. , Sopova Julia V. , Rubel Aleksandr A.
Published: December 2023

Amyloid aggregation is a key factor for the development of a series of lethal and incurable diseases, commonly named amyloidoses. The development of various pathologies might be caused by the aggregation of the same protein. This can be due to the ability of any particular protein to adopt several amyloid conformations, specific for the exact disease (Pick’s and Alzheimer’s disease-specific forms of tau protein). How the specific amyloid conformation is formed in each case is not fully understood.
In yeast, translation termination factor Sup35 is one of the most extensively studied amyloidogenic proteins. Sup35 aggregation (induction of [PSI+] prion) inactivates the protein and leads to the suppression of nonsense-mutation as the result of read-through.
Prionogenic domain of Sup35 protein (Sup35N) has several specific regions: N-terminal QN-rich region (QN), oligopeptide repeats (NR) and C-terminal region (CTN). Sup35 can form various strains of [PSI+] with predominant involvement of different regions of Sup35N into amyloid core thus mimicking disease-specific strains of amyloids described for human amyloidogenic proteins.
We implemented the deletions of fragments encoding 1-39 a.a. (QN region) or 75-123/98-123 a.a. (CTN region) intoSUP35gene of yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Then, we induced aggregation of Sup35 protein in the strains carrying mutatedSUP35gene and got the strains possessing [PSIΔ39+], [PSIΔ75–123+], or [PSIΔ98–123+] prion. A set of strains possessing [PSI+] formed by Sup35 protein with various deletions in Sup35N may be convenient model to study disease-specific strains of amyloids formed by human proteins.
This research was funded by Russian Science Foundation (grant 20-14-00148-П) and by the St. Petersburg State University (project 94031363).
The transformation and genome editing of Pisum sativum: protocols and their modifications
Authors: Tvorogova Varvara E. , Potsenkovskaia Elina A. , Efremova Elena P. , Kozlov Nikolai V. , Simonova Veronika Y. , Krasnoperova Elizaveta Y. , Konstantinov Zakhar S. , Yakovleva Daria V. , Artemiuk Anastasiya M. , Lutova Ludmila A.
Published: December 2023

Pea (Pisum sativum) is an important agricultural crop and a model object in various fields of plant research. At the same time, the genetic modification of pea is still a difficult task, which, apparently, is associated with its low ability to regenerate. There are a lot of different pea transformation protocols, however, for most of them, the transformation efficiency, i.e. the number of transgenic plants per explant, is extremely low. In addition, none of the protocols known to us has demonstrated itself to be universal, i.e. suitable for all varieties and lines of peas. We searched for studies on the transformation and regeneration of peas and systematized the data obtained. The resulting database made it possible to identify the most effective protocols for the transformation and regeneration ofP. sativum, as well as to analyze statistically the general features of the methods used, such as the source of the explant, the composition of the culture media, the duration of cultivation, and so on. We assume that our system for the analysis of publications devoted toin vitrocell cultures can also be used for similar data on other plant species.
This research was supported by the Sirius University of Science and Technology project: PBB-RND-2243.
Development of the Cas12a-based microdeletion and microinsertion detection system
Authors: Chirinskaite Angelina V. , Zelinsky Andrew A. , Sopova Julia V. , Leonova Elena I.
Published: December 2023

CRISPR/Cas-based systems are widely used as genome editing systems, nucleic acid detection systems and molecular visualization instruments [1]. In our laboratory using CRISPR/Cas9 technology we have obtained several KO mouse lines harboring deletions ranging from 2 to 20 base pairs. While 20 bp deletions are easily PCR-detected, when it comes to 2 bp deletions it is essential to genotype numerous mice using time-consuming Sanger sequencing. We propose a microdeletion/microinsertion detection system based on Cas12a nuclease fromLachnospiraceaebacterium (LbCas12a). Its active complex consists of the Cas12a enzyme and one crisprRNA [2]. A special sequence called protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) is required for target recognition by LbCas12a. In our laboratory we have discovered new PAM TTAA recognized by LbCas12a [3]. Via agarose electrophoresis and fluorescent analysis using FAM-labeled probes we have shown that new PAM allowed detection of 1 bp substitutions in target DNAin vitro. Also we have tested different FAM-labeled probes and have shown that AT-rich probes longer than 10 bp are cleaved most effectively. Finally we have used our system for detecting 2 bp deletions in Pde6b-KO mice and Grin3A-KO mice and successfully distinguished these mice from wild type mice.
In conclusion, new PAM TTAA greatly increases specificity of DNA cleavage allowing to use this system as an instrument for rapid detection if microdeletions in mice.
This work was supported by a Saint Petersburg State University grant for the development of scientific research (ID 94030690) and the Genome Research Centre development program “Kurchatov Genome Centre–PNPI” (agreement No. 075-15-2019-1663)
Identification of genetically modified crops in Tajikistan
Authors: Barotov Samariddin S. , Nasyrova Firuza Yu. , Abdukholiqova Farzona A.
Published: December 2023

The technology of genetically modified crops (also called GM crops, GM products) allows, using genetic engineering methods, to select a specific genetic trait of one organism for inclusion in the genome of the original crop. This has made it possible to develop food crops with beneficial properties and eliminate undesirable properties in others. Despite the great agricultural benefits of transgenic crops, they have not gained acceptance in some countries: a) consumer suspicion due to allergic reactions observed to some transgenic products, b) lack of international regulations regarding these GM crops and c) negative environmental impacts Wednesday. Impacts resulting from mass production of transgenic crops, such as loss of genetic diversity, development of more adaptive weeds, migration of transgenic genes to their wild relatives, and less likely migration of transgenic genes to other unrelated organisms through horizontal transfer [1]. In addition, contamination of food products with transgenic residues has prompted various countries to restrict the import of food products made from transgenic plants or plants labeling products or ingredients as or derived from transgenic crops [2].
The aim of this study is to qualitatively evaluate various GM crops from the perspective of landrace conservation and sustainable development to achieve food security.
Six varieties of agricultural crops were selected as the object of study: 2 varieties of tomatoes imported from abroad (2022 harvest at the experimental site of the IBPPG TNAS), 1st grade potatoes from the Dushanbe market (produced in Pakistan), 2 varieties of local production. “Sharaf” corn and 1 variety of corn (made in China).
Isolation of genomic DNA was carried out according to the method: Easy Pure Food and Fodder Security Genomic DNA Kit (TransGen Biotech., China), or EasyPure Plant Genomic DNA Kit (TransGen Biotech., China). Identification was carried out using primers to the CaMV35S promoter.
The results of PCR identification of GMOs showed that the endogenous CaMV35S promoter was found in potatoes (produced in Pakistan) and corn (produced in China). This endogenous CaMV35S promoter was not detected in the local tomato and potato and maize landraces studied, indicating the absence of a GM source in these samples.
This is consistent with the data that the local varieties of the studied crops are traditional and do not contain GM sources.
Trajectories of therapeutic skills use and their dynamic relations to symptom change during cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa
Authors:   , D'Adamo Laura , Manasse Stephanie M
Published: December 2023

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, including the enhanced version (CBT-E), is the leading treatment for bulimia nervosa (BN). Yet, a significant proportion of patients have suboptimal outcomes, prompting a need to investigate factors that drive symptom change during treatment. CBT-E teaches skills to address key mechanisms of change (i.e., reducing dietary restraint and increasing adaptive responses to cues for binge eating) and promotes skills use between sessions. It has been hypothesized that poor acquisition and use of CBT-E skills contribute to suboptimal treatment outcome, and limited research supports that therapeutic skills use is associated with improved treatment outcomes. However, the trajectories of patients' use of each CBT-E skill and the temporal relations between skills use and symptom change during treatment have not been explored. Examining patterns of skills use and their prospective associations with symptoms could inform interventions focused on targeting the most potent skills for symptom improvement and elucidate the optimal timing and frequency of skills practice. In this study, fifty-five adults (M age: 39.0 ± 14.1; 83.9% female; 64.3% White, 93.6% non-Hispanic/Latino) receiving CBT-E for BN-spectrum EDs self-monitored their eating and use of five therapeutic skills (i.e., regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger and eating a range of macronutrients, breaking dietary rules, urge management strategies, and mood management strategies) several times per day during treatment. Patients also self-reported their symptoms (i.e., frequency of binge eating, compensatory behaviors, and dietary restraint) weekly prior to each therapy session. This study examined trajectories in use of each CBT-E skill and weekly relations between use of each skill and behavioral BN symptoms throughout treatment. Participants showed significant increases in eating enough to prevent excessive hunger and eating a range of macronutrients from week to week during treatment, as well as significant increases in regular eating and urge management strategy use in the first half of treatment and a significant increase in breaking food rules in the second half of treatment. Regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger, and eating a range of macronutrients one week predicted lower ED symptoms the same week and the following week. Results provide preliminary evidence for temporal relationships between therapeutic skills use and symptom change on a weekly level and support that specific CBT-E skills are associated with differential patterns of BN symptom change during treatment. Findings highlight the promise of future work in this area to elucidate the most potent CBT-E skills for symptom improvement and inform more targeted interventions for BN-spectrum EDs.
Control variate Monte Carlo estimators based on sparse polynomial chaos expansions
Authors: Duan Hui , Okten Giray
Published: December 2023

We introduce two control variate Monte Carlo estimators where the control is based on the truncated sparse polynomial chaos expansion of the function in hand. We use the control variate estimators to estimate the lower and upper Sobol' indices in some applications, and compare them numerically with some of the best Monte Carlo estimators in the literature. The results suggest that in computationally expensive problems where a low-order polynomial chaos expansion is not an accurate approximation of the model but highly correlated with it, the control variate estimators are either the best or among the best in terms of efficiency.
An Intra- and Inter-Modality Fusion Model with Invariant- and Specific-Constraints Using MR Images for Prediction of Glioma Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutation Status
Authors: Shi Xiaoyu , Li Yinhao , Chen Yen-Wei , Cheng Jingliang , Bai Jie , Zhao Guohua
Published: December 2023

In the 2021 World Health Organization classification of gliomas, it is proposed that Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) plays a key role. The prognosis of glioma is largely affected by IDH mutation status. Therefore, IDH mutation status needs to be predicted in advance before surgery. In the past decade, with the development of machine learning, more and more machine learning methods, especially deep learning methods, have been applied to the development of computer-aided diagnosis systems. At present, in this field, many deep learning and radiomics based methods have been proposed for IDH prediction using multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In this study, we proposed an intra- and inter-modality fusion model with invariant- and specific- constraints to improve the performance of IDH status prediction. First, MRI-based radiomics features were fused with deep learning features in each modality (intra-modality fusion) and then the features extracted from each modality of brain MRI were fused by using an inter-modality fusion model with invariant and specific constraints. We experimented our proposed method on the dataset provided by the Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, China and demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed method. In our study, we propose two inter-modality fusion models, and our experimental results show that our best proposed method outperformed state-of-the-art methods with an accuracy of 0.79, precision of 0.80, recall of 0.75, and F1 score of 0.78. Thus, we predicted the IDH mutation status for glioma treatment with a 2% increase in accuracy and 4% increase in precision to predict the IDH mutation status for glioma treatment.
Perceptions and Support Needs on Inclusive Education of Special Education Teachers and Inclusive Classroom Teachers in Gangwon Province
Authors:   The Korea Association of Yeolin Education, Lee Suk-Hyang , Pyo Yun Hui , Yi Yeong-Soo
Published: December 2023

This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of inclusive education, practices related to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), the current status of inclusive education implementation, and support needs among special education teachers and inclusive classroom teachers in Gangwon Province. Surveys were conducted using questionnaires designed for special education teachers and inclusive classroom teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools in Gangwon Province. A total of 126 inclusive classroom teachers and 164 special education teachers participated in the online survey. The results of the analysis of the survey were as follows: Firstly, both inclusive classroom teachers and special education teachers expressed strong support for inclusive education. The highest proportion of respondents believed that when inclusive education is successfully implemented, it will create a sense of community that cares for and supports a diverse range of students. Secondly, most respondents reported that special education teachers primarily wrote individualized education plans (IEPs) after communication with general education teachers. Inclusive and special education teachers identified the most significant difficulty in creating and implementing IEPs as 'linking IEP goals with instruction at inclusive classroom instruction.' Thirdly, a high percentage of inclusive classroom teachers and special education teachers reported no experience participating in inclusive education training. Notably, both groups of teachers indicated that they rarely implemented co-teaching in inclusive education. The most frequently mentioned support needed when teaching students with special needs in inclusive classrooms was 'support for behavioral problems. Based on the research findings, implications were suggested regarding several supports to enhance the quality of inclusive education in Gangwon Province.
Research Trends on Suicide Crisis Intervention at Campus Counseling Centers
Authors:   The Korea Association of Yeolin Education, Yoon SeoYeon , Kim Gyuri
Published: December 2023

In this study, a total of 88 studies in domestic academic journals related to suicide crisis response by university student counseling organizations were explored. The results were intended to discuss ways to improve the university counseling center's services. In order to organize a discussion on suicide crisis intervention at university student counseling organizations, studies were classified and trends were identified by distinguishing approaches by research method, research topic, and crisis intervention period. The results of the study confirmed that many studies were conducted to identify factors affecting suicidal behavior and relate them to prevention education, but it was confirmed that more research related to crisis intervention and follow-up management is needed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The discussion derived from the results is as follows. First, although this study confirmed the quantitative expansion of suicide prevention education, efforts to improve quality are needed. Second, it is necessary to cooperate between departments within the university to establish a university suicide crisis response system. Third, there is a need for qualitative changes in counselor education to professionalize suicide crisis response within universities - systematic expert training, diversification of training content, and establishment of a suicide crisis response model. Lastly, administrative and institutional changes are needed to support suicide response crisis counseling at university student counseling organizations.
A Study on the Development of Preliminary Questions for Student Agency Testing of Elementary School Students in 3rd to 6th grades
Authors:   The Korea Association of Yeolin Education, Choi Hanol , Han Jinho
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study is to develop a preliminary question that measures the student agency of elementary school students in the 3rd and 6th grades. To achieve the research purpose, an extensive review of relevant literature was conducted, resulting in the identification of six key components of student agency. These components are 'mindset', 'self-perception', 'intentionality', 'choice-making', 'persistence', and 'interactiveness', which have been further categorized into 37 questions across the six identified areas. Second, based on these draft questions, a Delphi survey was conducted targeting 10 researchers related to elementary education and student agency. Through the first Delphi, the names and questions of each area were revised, and based on this, the second Delphi was conducted. As a result of the second Delphi, 32 preliminary questions in 6 factors were derived: 'growth-mindset', 'self-perception', 'intentionality', 'choice-making', 'persistence', and 'interactiveness'. Third, a preliminary test was conducted on 173 3rd to 6th grade elementary school students to confirm the reliability of the preliminary questions, and it was determined that the questions agreed upon through Delphi were stated in terms that elementary school students could sufficiently understand. Through this process, the preliminary questions were revised into 6 components and 31 sub-questions. Next, to verify the validity of the preliminary questions, a test was conducted on 407 3rd to 6th grade elementary school students based on the revised questions, and then an exploratory factor analysis was performed. As a result of the analysis, the preliminary questions for the student agency test for students in grades 3 to 6 of elementary school are 'growth-mindset (4 questions), self-perception (5 questions), intentionality (4 questions), choice-making (3 questions), and persistence (5 questions), interactiveness (7 questions) and 28 sub-questions were finally derived. Finally, the conclusion revealed the implications and limitations of this study, and suggested ways to utilize the preliminary questions developed in this study as well as for future research.
Students’Perception of Non-Curriculum in University: Focusing on the case of a private university located in a metropolitan area
Authors:   The Korea Association of Yeolin Education, Woo Kyung Jin , Jeon Young Mee
Published: December 2023

This study analyzes how students who participate in non-curriculum perceive the non-curriculum, which is very important for students to develop competencies required in today’s rapidly changing social environment. Students at a university located in the metropolitan area participated in the survey questionnaire utilized in this study. Results indicate the following. First, only 16.39% of the students had participated in non-curriculum, which was not particularly high. Second, as a result of analyzing students’ perception of the need and their participation in non-curriculum, perceived need was much higher than participation in all stages and types of programs. The stages and types of non-curriculum that needed to be improved immediately were learning research projects, competitive exhibitions, and contests belonging to the experience-oriented flourishing stage. Third, compared with the students who had not participated in non-curriculum, the students who had participated in non-curriculum perceived the need of the non-curriculum much more. In addition, as a result of analyzing the actual participation of students who participated in non-curriculum compared to the future participation intent of students who did not participate, the intention to participate was lower than the actual participation. Based on the above research results, the following suggestions were made in this study. To increase students’ participation rate in non-curriculum, it is necessary to link their experience of participation in non-curriculum with scholarships or major curriculum certification systems and continue to provide education about non-curriculum to the professors. Through performance analysis and student demand survey of current non-curriculum, it is suggested to operate various programs that the students want and need, to support non-curriculum tailored to gender, grade, and college characteristics, and to expand community-linked non-curriculum.
Follow-up study of implant-tooth supported fixed dental prosthesis versus free-standing implant supported fixed dental prosthesis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Parasrampuria Nikita , Banerjee Saurav , Dasgupta Dolanchanpa , Pal Dipankar
Published: December 2023

This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to identify studies which compared tooth implant supported fixed dental prosthesis and exclusively implant supported fixed dental prosthesis for assessments of implant failure, prosthesis failure, abutment tooth failure and other biological and mechanical failures

A cumulative electronic and manual search were performed, and one hundred and forty-three articles published before May/June 2021 were identified. Out of these ninety-six were excluded and finally seven articles that met the inclusion criteria was included in the review.

A database was established into which information extracted from each paper was tabulated. For the parameter of prosthetic stability. Overall relative risk calculated was 1.0328 with confidence interval of 0.9747 to 1.0987. p-value was 0.2623 and it was not significant. ANOVA test was run on the results which yielded f-ratio value of 0.49412 and accordingly the p-value is 0.49. Although marginal bone loss was less in tooth implant group, but the results were not significant at p < .05. Many authors were not clear about the implant failure in treatment groups. Overall, 20 implants failed in the study. 7 patients had some sort of sensory disturbance in mental region in Gunne’s and Olssun’s study.

Within the limitations of the current meta-analysis and systematic review, it is suggested that implant tooth supported fixed dental prosthesis can be an alternative and viable treatment option for the replacement of partially edentulous patient since no significant difference was observed in two designs of the prostheses.
Comparative evaluation of wear resistance between lithium disilicates and polymer infiltrated ceramics manufactured by computer aided design (CAD) computer aided manufacturing (CAM) against natural tooth enamel
Authors: Reddy Dendi Archita , Reddy K. Mahendranadh
Published: December 2023

Advances in CAD/CAM technology led to development of monolithic all ceramic restorations with superior esthetics like Lithium disilicate. But the major concern of ceramic materials was its wear towards the opposing enamel. Polymer infiltrated ceramics were developed by incorporating resin polymer in ceramics to produce esthetic stability of ceramics and low abrasive nature of composites and very few studies were done on this material.

A total of 30 disc specimens were fabricated by CAD/CAM .15 discs of CAD/CAM lithium disilicate (IPS E.max CAD) and 15 discs of Polymer infiltrated ceramics of dimensions 10mmx3mm. They were named as group 1 (CAD/CAM Lithium disilicate) and group 2(Polymer infiltrated ceramics). 30 tooth specimens were mounted on auto polymerising acrylic resin blocks. Tooth specimens were placed on the upper member of the two body wear testing machine (Pin on disc wear and friction test rig, Magnum) and Lithium disilicate and polymer infiltrated ceramic disc specimens were positioned on disc of wear testing apparatus under constant load of 5kg (49N). The specimens were made to rub against one another in a rotating cycle to simulate oral wear cycle. The test was run for total of 10,000 wear cycles at 30rpm on wear machine for each sample. Wear of group 1 and group 2 and enamel wear of group 1 and group 2 was measured before and after wear test by profile projector.

Wilcoxon test was done to compare the groups. Results showed that wear was greater in group 1 (Polymer infiltrated ceramics) compared to group 2 (CAD/CAM Lithium disilicate) and enamel wear of group 1 was greater than enamel wear of group 2.

Advances in CAD/CAM technology led to development of aesthetic all ceramic restorations with superior mechanical properties such as CAD/CAM Lithium disilicate. But the major concern of ceramic materials is wear towards the opposing enamel. To meet the above requirements polymer infiltrated ceramics are developed by incorporating resin polymer in ceramics to produce esthetic stability of ceramics and low abrasive nature of composites. The restorative materials should not cause wear to opposing enamel and also should possess wear resistance similar to enamel for its success and longevity. This study was performed to evaluate the wear resistance of CAD/CAM lithium disilicate and Polymer infiltrated ceramics against natural teeth enamel.
Research Insights: How Countercyclical Should a Fiscal Rule Be in Commodity-Dependent Economies?
Authors: Heresi Rodrigo
Published: December 2023

A fiscal rule that reacts strongly countercyclically to the domestic business cycle and mildly procyclically in response to exogenous and volatile commodity price cycles can effectively stabilize the economy, while generating significant welfare gains, especially for liquidity-constrained households. The most favorable countercyclical rule lets liquidity-constrained families accrue welfare gains of 0.6% of lifetime consumption compared to an acyclical benchmark rule. The most appropriate instrument to implement a fiscal rule is total spending: Government consumption and especially public investment help stabilize real output in bad times, while countercyclical social transfers are essential to smooth the consumption paths of financially constrained households.