bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Students’ Perception of Using Mind Maps to Improve Students’ Writing Ability
Authors: Hanggrasawani First Tista , Buana Tetuka Yuma , Swari Dayinta Resty Nindya , Nugrahaeni Dwitiya Ari , Faradisa Farikah
Published: February 2024

This study aims to explore the students’ perception of using mind maps to improve their writing skills, especially in writing an article. The researcher also has a goal to find out the advantages of applying mind maps in learning writing. Qualitative methods are applied in this research. 28 students in the sixth semester of an academic writing course are the participants in this study. The data of this research are collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed with closed and open-ended questions. The average score of each statement in the close-ended question is classified as a good perception according to the interval score interpretation. The result of the open-ended question also showed a good perception from the participants. The study carefully analysed the acquired data using the approach indicated above. The qualitative analysis revealed strong themes about the students' perceptions towards mind maps as a tool for improving their article writing skills. These motifs were subsequently explored through extensive coding and thematic analysis. Furthermore, the study investigated the specific benefits that students perceived from incorporating mind maps into their writing process. Through in-depth interviews and textual analysis of open-ended responses, the researcher highlighted major benefits such as greater organisation, increased idea production, and increased clarity in communicating ideas in their papers. Moreover, the results of this study provided insight into the efficacy of mind maps as an educational tool in academic writing. The excellent reception and constructive feedback from participants highlighted mind maps' ability to encourage a more structured and coherent approach to writing, enabling the development of critical writing abilities required for academic achievement.

Keywords: Advantages; Mind Map; Students’ Perception; and Writing Ability.
Decentralized Supply Chain Network for Emerging Issues Using Mechanism Design and Agent-Based Modeling
Authors: Maru Vatsal , Krishnan Krishna , Nannapaneni Saideep , Arishi Ali
Published: February 2024

Supply chain network is one of the problems businesses come across when they are dealing with finished goods. From making the goods to providing them to the consumer is part of the supply chain. Considering the market size and 21st-century population demands, it is crucial to have the optimal design of the supply chain network. This research aims to optimize the supply chain network design in external dealings and provides insight into the decision-making framework. The experiments are performed in NetLogo for agent-based modeling and mechanism design to portray how the supplier and customer relationship behaves in relation to price and negotiations. The study provides promising insight into more negotiations that will reduce the prices for customers and that customers at least should wait out in the first negotiation round. Lower the auction, supplier benefits. With a lower number of auctions, suppliers can manage to sell more frequently as well. This study provides empirical evidence for decisions that can benefit various parties depending on their expectations and reduce certain roadblocks. The importance of reducing such roadblocks is even greater in the times of COVID-19 affected supply chains which are having continual effects.
Cosmological Aspects of the Theory of Equations of the Vlasov–Einstein Type and Their Consequences
Authors: Vedenyapin Victor V. , Fimin Nikolay N.
Published: February 2024

The authors propose a general scheme of derivation from the general relativistic Einstein-Hilbert action for a system of gravitationally interacting charged particles, Hamilton’s dynamics equations and field equations. In accordance with the proposed methodology, new forms of equations of Vlasov type are obtained in the general relativistic case, nonrelativistic and weakly relativistic limits. Expressions are established for the resulting corrections in the equation Poisson, which can contribute to the action of dark matter and dark energy. An effective approach to synchronizing the proper times of different particles of a many-particle system is proposed based on invariance of the form of action. Authors derived (using hydrodynamic substitution) and solved the Euler-type equations leading to the cosmological Friedmann and Milne-McCrea models.
Implementation Performances of Green Open Space Policy in Makassar City, Indonesia
Authors: Nur Andi Cudai , Nur Andi Irwan , Koliopoulos Tilemachos , Munandar Arismunandar , Gani Hamsu Abdul
Published: February 2024

Makassar as one of Indonesia's largest cities, has seen a variety of environmental repercussions as a result of its rapid urbanization and population increase. The management of green open space is part of the city government's objective for a sustainable city vision. The policy implementation was delayed, according to an earlier study, by issues of facilities, infrastructure, and budgeting. It is necessary to do additional studies using different methods to measure implementation performance more precisely. Within three months, primary and secondary data were collected for a mixed methodology approach that focused on the administrative and technological viability of a policy while employing effectiveness, efficiency, adequacy, and equality as research criteria. The percentage had increased to 3.52% during the last two years as a result of the budget increase, and there were now seven different types of GOS totaling 1,461 hectares located unevenly among 14 districts, where the distribution priority was not primarily based on population density as the main indicator. Performance throughout implementation was efficient and effective. Law, regulation, and guidelines that were thorough and clear, the involvement of the private sector, good coordination of implementer agencies, collaborative deliberation, the use of integrated licensing technology, and corporate social responsibility were noteworthy factors supporting performance. The performance in terms of adequacy and equality required additional improvement, necessitating more focus on low responsiveness, low budgeting, bad facilities, accuracy in prioritizing distribution, land conversion, and land price.
Ayvalık ve Körfez Yazıları
Authors: Sönmez Savaş
Published: February 2024

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Modern Okulların Doğuşu
Authors: Kalafat Oğuz
Published: February 2024

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Mazhar Osman: İstanbul Seririyatı Dergisi (1919-1951) Tıp Eğitimi ve Sağlık Politikalarındaki Dönüşümün Yansımaları
Authors: Topkar Kevser
Published: February 2024

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Multiscale modelling of biomolecular corona formation on metallic surfaces
Authors: Amini Parinaz Mosaddeghi , Rouse Ian , Subbotina Julia , Lobaskin Vladimir
Published: February 2024

In the realm of food industry, the choice of non-consumable materials used plays a crucial role in ensuring consumer safety and product quality. Aluminum is widely used in food packaging and food processing applications, including dairy products. However, the interaction between aluminum and milk content requires further investigation to understand its implications. In this work, we present the results of multiscale modelling of the interaction between various surfaces, that is (100), (110), and (111), of fcc aluminum with the most abundant milk proteins and lactose. Our approach combines atomistic molecular dynamics, a coarse-grained model of protein adsorption, and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations to predict the protein corona composition in the deposited milk layer on aluminum surfaces. We consider a simplified model of milk, which is composed of the six most abundant milk proteins found in natural cow milk and lactose, which is the most abundant sugar found in dairy. Through our study, we ranked selected proteins and lactose adsorption affinities based on their corresponding interaction strength with aluminum surfaces and predicted the content of the naturally forming biomolecular corona. Our comprehensive investigation sheds light on the implications of aluminum in food processing and packaging, particularly concerning its interaction with the most abundant milk proteins and lactose. By employing a multiscale modelling approach, we simulated the interaction between metallic aluminum surfaces and the proteins and lactose, considering different crystallographic orientations. The results of our study provide valuable insights into the mechanisms of lactose and protein deposition on aluminum surfaces, which can aid in the general understanding of protein corona formation.
Unveiling the regioselectivity of rhodium(I)-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions for open-cage C70 production
Authors: Castanyer Cristina , Pla-Quintana Anna , Roglans Anna , Artigas Albert , Solà Miquel
Published: February 2024

The regioselective functionalization of fullerenes holds significant promise for applications in the fields of medicinal chemistry, materials science, and photovoltaics. In this study, we investigate the regioselectivity of the rhodium(I)-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions between diynes and C70 as a novel procedure for generating C70 bis(fulleroid) derivatives. The aim is to shed light on the regioselectivity of the process through both experimental and computational approaches. In addition, the photooxidation of one of the C–C double bonds in the synthesized bis(fulleroids) affords open-cage C70 derivatives having a 12-membered ring opening.
Síndrome de Ramsay Hunt en Paciente Adulta Joven, Revisión de la Literatura y Descripción de un Caso Clínico Atípico en este Grupo Etario
Authors: Wadnipar Gutiérrez Andrea Leonor , Meléndez Pedraza María Paula , Pérez Ardila Laritza Johana , Acuña Polo Francisco Luis , Acuña Cantillo Fabian Andrés , Angulo Medina Ricardo Andrés , Osorio Corzo Maria Josse , Mendoza Cuello María Susana , Choles Solano María José , Arias Pinto Fabian Andrés
Published: February 2024

El síndrome de Ramsay Hunt es un tipo de herpes zoster agudo, que ocurre por la reactivación del virus varicela-zoster en el ganglio geniculado. La presentación clínica del síndrome de Ramsay Hunt incluye una erupción vesicular en el oído )herpes zóster ótico) o en la mucosa oral acompañada de parálisis aguda del nervio facial periférico. Otros nervios craneales como el V, IX, XI y XII a menudo están involucrados. La variabilidad adicional del cuadro clínico del síndrome de Ramsay Hunt se produce por patrones variables de compromiso de la piel explicados por anastomosis individuales entre los nervios craneales y cervicales. Presentamos a continuación el caso de una paciente de genero femenino adulto joven con presencia de los elementos claves del diagnostico cuya exploración semiológica y clínica corresponden con el cuadro siendo atípico en pacientes jóvenes. Se recomienda un tratamiento combinado que contenga agentes antivirales y esteroides para el tratamiento del síndrome de Ramsay Hunt. Además, el diagnóstico temprano del síndrome de Ramsay Hunt es un factor crucial para mejorar los nervios dañados en el síndrome de Ramsay Hunt.
Mastering learned words in the history of the Romance languages: Grammar, enchanting and magical
Authors:   Institute of Linguistics, RAS, Moscow, Russia, Chelysheva Irina
Published: February 2024

The article deals with the history and etymology of words with a learned meaning that were borrowed into the Romance languages from written Latin. While mastering words of this kind, speakers of the Romance languages in many cases exposed them to phonetic transformations, including irregular ones, since difficult words tend to be distorted in speech. In their expansion beyond a limited circle of intellectuals, such words acquired further new meanings related to their role in medieval culture. We focus on the descendants of the Lati nword grammatica , itself originally borrowed from Greek, which little by little obtained a variety of meanings: ‘Latin’, ‘language, idiom’, ‘magic, enchantment’.
On the headdresses of the Zoroastrian women of Iran
Authors:   Institute of Linguistics, RAS, Moscow, Russia, Molchanova Elena
Published: February 2024

The article presents some observations on a poorly studied topic — headdress vocabulary among Zoroastrian women. The study is based on written sources, dictionaries and the author’s recorded field work in the city of Yazd, the center of the Iranian Zoroastrians.
Psychological interventions for decreasing anxiety in people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A systematic review
Authors:   Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), Linköping University, Sweden, Afsharzada Mohammad Sajjad , Keshavarz Azam ,   Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Iran, Keshavarz Azar ,   Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Iran, Saadat Sajjad ,   Neuroscience Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Published: February 2024

Objective. Multiple sclerosis (MS) has unpleasant psychological consequences including anxiety and it has been accompanied with physical harms. According to this, the current study was conducted with the purpose of reviewing psychological interventions for decreasing anxiety in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Materials and methods. This study was conducted by using a systematic review in researches published from January 2012 to November 2022. Indexing databases as PubMed and Scopus, Google Scholar were examined. For searching articles, the words as multiple sclerosis, psychological interventions, psychotherapy, anxiety, psychology, clinical trials and randomized clinical trial were examined. Eventually, 16 articles were analyzed. Results. The results demonstrated that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) have considered as the most practical therapeutic methods in treating anxiety in patients affected by MS. Moreover, the results showed that dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy, Logotherapy and internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) and self-management have had an influential role in decreasing the anxiety of these patients. Conclusion. According to this, it can be concluded that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) have been placed in the first line of treatment for the treating anxiety in patients affected by MS. Therefore, it is suggested to implement these interventions owning to improve the psychological health of these patients.
Achieving Privacy Preservation Constraints based on K-Anonymity in conjunction with Adjacency Matrix and Weighted Graphs
Authors: Riyana Surapon , Sasujit Kittikorn , Homdoung Nigran
Published: February 2024

A well-known privacy preservation model is k-anonymity. It is simple and widely applied in several real-life systems. To achieve k-anonymity constraints in datasets, all explicit identifiers of users are removed. Furthermore, the unique quasi-identifiers of users are distorted by their less specific values to be at least k indistinguishable tuples. For this reason, after datasets are satisfied by k-anonymity constraints, they can guarantee that all possible query conditions to them always have at least k tuples that are satisfied. Aside from achieving privacy preservation constraints, the data utility and the complexity of data transformation are serious issues that must also be considered when datasets are released. Therefore, both privacy preservation models are proposed in this work. They are based on k-anonymity constraints in conjunction with the weighted graph of correlated distortion tuples and the adjacency matrix of tuple distances. The proposed models aim to preserve data privacy in datasets. Moreover, the data utility and data transform complexities are also considered in the privacy preservation constraint of the proposed models. Furthermore, we show that the proposed data transformation technique is more efficient and effective by using extensive experiments.
Development of an Autonomous Component Testing System with Reliability Improvement Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning
Authors: Phan Hoang Anh , Duong Van Tan , Thi Mai Nguyen , Thi Anh Nguyen , Thu Hang Khuat Thi , Duc Thang Luu , Dang Van Hieu , Tran Huu Quoc Dong , Nguyen Thi Thanh Van , Bui Thanh Tung
Published: February 2024

This study evaluated computer vision-based models, including Histogram Analysis, Logistic Regression, Sift-SVM, and Deep learning models, in an autonomous testing system developed for smartphone camera modules. System performance was assessed in a practical factory setting with workers operating the system, and metrics such as processing time, sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and defect rate were evaluated. Based on the results, the Sift-SVM model demonstrated the greatest potential for enhancing the reliability of the system with a processing time of 0.01578 seconds, a sensitivity of 99.811%, and a reduction in the failure rate to 1888 PPM. The study findings suggest that Sift-SVM has the potential to be practically applied in the industry, thus improving the speed and accuracy of automatic defect detection in manufacturing and reducing the defect rate.
Testing Magnetospheric Accretion as an Hα Emission Mechanism of Embedded Giant Planets: The Case Study for the Disk Exhibiting Meridional Flow Around HD 163296
Authors: Hasegawa Yasuhiro , Uyama Taichi , Hashimoto Jun , Aoyama Yuhiko , Deo Vincent , Guyon Olivier , Lozi Julien , Norris Barnaby , Tamura Motohide , Vievard Sebastien
Published: February 2024

Recent high-sensitivity observations reveal that accreting giant planets embedded in their parental circumstellar disks can emit Hα at their final formation stages. While the origin of this emission is not yet determined, magnetospheric accretion is currently the most plausible hypothesis. In order to test this hypothesis further, we develop a simplified but physics-based model and apply it to our observations taken toward HD 163296 with Subaru/SCExAO+VAMPIRES. We specify under which conditions embedded giant planets can undergo magnetospheric accretion and emit hydrogen lines. We find that when the stellar accretion rates are high, magnetospheric accretion becomes energetic enough to self-regulate the resulting emission. On the other hand, when massive planets are embedded in disks with low accretion rates, earlier formation histories determine whether magnetospheric accretion occurs. We explore two different origins for the hydrogen emission lines (magnetospheric accretion flow heated by accretion-related processes versus planetary surfaces via accretion shock). The corresponding relationships between the accretion and line luminosities dictate that the emission from accretion flow achieves higher line flux than that from accretion shock, and the flux decreases with increasing wavelengths (i.e., from Hα to Paβ and up to Brγ). Our observations do not detect any point-like source emitting Hα, and they are used to derive the 5σ detection limit. The observations are therefore not sensitive enough, and a reliable examination of our model becomes possible when the observational sensitivity is improved by a factor of 10 or more. Multi-band observations increase the possibility of efficiently detecting embedded giant planets and carefully determining the origin of the hydrogen emission lines.
Nine New Cataclysmic Variable Stars with Negative Superhumps
Authors: Sun Qi-Bin , Qian Sheng-Bang , Zhu Li-Ying , Liao Wen-Ping , Zhao Er-Gang , Li Fu-Xing , Shi Xiang-Dong , Li Min-Yu
Published: February 2024

Negative superhumps (NSHs) are signals a few percent shorter than the orbital period of a binary star and are considered to originate from the reverse precession of the tilted disk. Based on TESS photometry, we find nine new cataclysmic variable stars with NSHs. Three (ASAS J1420, TZ Per, and V392 Hya) of these stars similar to AH Her still have NSHs during dwarf nova outbursts, and the NSH amplitude varies with the outburst. The variation in the radius of the accretion disk partially explains this phenomenon. However, it does not explain the rebound of the NSH amplitude after the peak of the outburst and the fact that the NSH amplitude of the quiescence is sometimes not the largest, and it is necessary to include the disk instability model (DIM) and add other ingredients. Therefore, we suggest that the variation of NSH amplitude with outburst can be an important basis for studying the origin of NSHs and improving the DIM. The six (ASASSN-V J1137, ASASSN-V J0611, 2MASS J0715, LAMOST J0925, ASASSN-17qj, and ZTF 18acakuxo) remaining stars have been poorly studied, and for the first time we determine their orbital periods, NSHs, and superorbital signal (SOR) periods. The NSH periods and amplitudes of ASASSN-V J1137 and ASASSN-17qj vary with the SOR, and based on the comparison of the observations with the theory, we suggest that a single change in tilted disk angle does not explain the observations of the SOR and that other ingredients need to be considered as well.
The Physical Properties of Changing-look Blazars
Authors: Kang Shi-Ju , Lyu Bing , Wu Qingwen , Zheng Yong-Gang , Fan Junhui
Published: February 2024

Changing-look active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are a special class of AGNs that change their spectral type from type 1 to type 2 or vice versa. In recent years, a number of changing-look blazars (CLBs) were also reported, which transition between flat-spectrum radio quasars and BL Lacs. The physical properties of CLBs are still unclear. Using the mclust R package for Gaussian mixture modeling, we performed a clustering analysis for a sample of 105 CLBs selected from the literature. Three kinds of analysis found that CLBs lie in between the parameter distributions of FSRQs and BL Lacs: (i) univariate analysis; (ii) bivariate analysis; and (iii) multivariate analysis, carried out with a dimension reduction approach of the physical properties of the three types of blazars. Our results suggest that CLBs belong to a transition type between FSRQs and BL Lacs, which may be regulated by the change of accretion process and may be similar to other changing-look AGNs.
A Galactic Eclipse: The Small Magellanic Cloud Is Forming Stars in Two Superimposed Systems
Authors: Murray Claire E. , Hasselquist Sten , Peek Joshua E. G. , Lindberg Christina Willecke , Almeida Andres , Choi Yumi , Craig Jessica E. M. , Dénes Helga , Dickey John M. , Di Teodoro Enrico M. , Federrath Christoph , Gerrard Isabella. A. , Gibson Steven J. , Leahy Denis , Lee Min-Young , Lynn Callum , Ma Yik Ki , Marchal Antoine , McClure-Griffiths N. M. , Nidever David , Nguyen Hiep , Pingel Nickolas M. , Tarantino Elizabeth , Uscanga Lucero , van Loon Jacco Th.
Published: February 2024

The structure and dynamics of the star-forming disk of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) have long confounded us. The SMC is widely used as a prototype for galactic physics at low metallicity, and yet we fundamentally lack an understanding of the structure of its interstellar medium (ISM). In this work, we present a new model for the SMC by comparing the kinematics of young, massive stars with the structure of the ISM traced by high-resolution observations of neutral atomic hydrogen (H i) from the Galactic Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder survey. Specifically, we identify thousands of young, massive stars with precise radial velocity constraints from the Gaia and APOGEE surveys and match these stars to the ISM structures in which they likely formed. By comparing the average dust extinction toward these stars, we find evidence that the SMC is composed of two structures with distinct stellar and gaseous chemical compositions. We construct a simple model that successfully reproduces the observations and shows that the ISM of the SMC is arranged into two superimposed, star-forming systems with similar gas mass separated by ∼5 kpc along the line of sight.
Jet Structure and Burst Environment of GRB 221009A
Authors: Ren Jia , Wang Yun , Dai Zi-Gao
Published: February 2024

We conducted a comprehensive investigation of the brightest-of-all-time GRB 221009A, using new insights from very high-energy (VHE)  observations from LHAASO and a complete multiwavelength afterglow data set. Through data fitting, we imposed constraints on the jet structure, radiation mechanisms, and burst environment of GRB 221009A. Our findings reveal a structured jet morphology characterized by a core+wing configuration. A smooth transition of energy within the jet takes place between the core and wing, but with a discontinuity in the bulk Lorentz factor. The jet structure differs from both the case of the short GRB 170817A and the results of numerical simulations for long-duration bursts. The VHE emission can be explained by the forward shock synchrotron self-Compton radiation of the core component, but requiring a distinctive transition of the burst environment from uniform to wind-like, suggesting the presence of complex pre-burst mass ejection processes. The low-energy multiwavelength afterglow is mainly governed by the synchrotron radiation from the forward and reverse shocks of the wing component. Our analysis indicates a magnetization factor of 5 for the wing component. Additionally, by comparing the forward shock parameters of the core and wing components, we find a potential correlation between the electron acceleration efficiency and both the Lorentz factor of the shock and the magnetic field equipartition factor. We discuss the significance of our findings, potential interpretations, and remaining issues.
A Community Data Set for Comparing Automated Coronal Hole Detection Schemes
Authors: Reiss Martin A. , Muglach Karin , Mason Emily , Davies Emma E. , Chakraborty Shibaji , Delouille Veronique , Downs Cooper , Garton Tadhg M. , Grajeda Jeremy A. , Hamada Amr , Heinemann Stephan G. , Hofmeister Stefan , Illarionov Egor , Jarolim Robert , Krista Larisza , Lowder Chris , Verwichte Erwin , Arge Charles N. , Boucheron Laura E. , Foullon Claire , Kirk Michael S. , Kosovichev Alexander , Leisner Andrew , Möstl Christian , Turtle James , Veronig Astrid
Published: February 2024

Automated detection schemes are nowadays the standard approach for locating coronal holes in extreme-UV images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). However, factors such as the noisy nature of solar imagery, instrumental effects, and others make it challenging to identify coronal holes using these automated schemes. While discrepancies between detection schemes have been noted in the literature, a comprehensive assessment of these discrepancies is still lacking. The contribution of the Coronal Hole Boundary Working Team in the COSPAR ISWAT initiative to close this gap is threefold. First, we present the first community data set for comparing automated coronal hole detection schemes. This data set consists of 29 SDO images, all of which were selected by experienced observers to challenge automated schemes. Second, we use this community data set as input to 14 widely applied automated schemes to study coronal holes and collect their detection results. Third, we study three SDO images from the data set that exemplify the most important lessons learned from this effort. Our findings show that the choice of the automated detection scheme can have a significant effect on the physical properties of coronal holes, and we discuss the implications of these findings for open questions in solar and heliospheric physics. We envision that this community data set will serve the scientific community as a benchmark data set for future developments in the field.
Did a Kilonova Set Off in Our Galactic Backyard 3.5 Myr ago?
Authors: Chiesa Leonardo , Perego Albino , Guercilena Federico Maria
Published: February 2024

The recent detection of the live isotopes 60Fe and 244Pu in deep ocean sediments dating back to the past 3–4 Myr poses a serious challenge to the identification of their production site(s). While 60Fe is usually attributed to standard core-collapse supernovae, actinides are r-process nucleosynthesis yields, which are believed to be synthesized in rare events, such as special classes of supernovae or binary mergers involving at least one neutron star. Previous works concluded that a single binary neutron star merger cannot explain the observed isotopic ratio. In this work, we consider a set of numerical simulations of binary neutron star mergers producing long-lived massive remnants expelling both dynamical and spiral-wave wind ejecta. The latter, due to a stronger neutrino irradiation, also produce iron-group elements. Assuming that large-scale mixing is inefficient before the fading of the kilonova remnant and that the spiral-wave wind is sustained over a 100–200 ms timescale, the ejecta emitted at mid-high latitudes provide a 244Pu over 60Fe ratio compatible with observations. The merger could have happened 80–150 pc away from the Earth and between 3.5 and 4.5 Myr ago. We also compute expected isotopic ratios for eight other live radioactive nuclides showing that the proposed binary neutron star merger scenario is distinguishable from other scenarios proposed in the literature.
Ukrainian Plant Trait Database: UkrTrait v. 1.0
Authors: Vynokurov Denys , Borovyk Dariia , Chusova Olha , Davydova Anastasia , Davydov Denys , Danihelka Jiří , Dembicz Iwona , Iemelianova Svitlana , Kolomiiets Ganna , Moysiyenko Ivan , Shapoval Viktor , Shynder Oleksandr , Skobel Nadiia , Buzhdygan Oksana , Kuzemko Anna
Published: February 2024

Considering the growing demand for plant trait data and taking into account the lack of trait data from Eastern Europe, especially from its steppic region, we launched a new Ukrainian Plant Trait Database (UkrTrait v. 1.0) aiming at collecting all the available plant trait data from Ukraine.

To facilitate further use of this database, we linked the trait terminology to the TRY Plant Trait Database, Thesaurus of Plant Characteristics (TOP) and Plant Trait Ontology (TO). For taxa names, we provide the crosswalks between the Ukrainian checklist and international sources, i.e. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (World Checklist of Vascular Plants (World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), World Flora Online (WFO) and Euro+Med PlantBase. We aim to integrate our data into the relevant global (TRY Plant Trait Database) and pan-European (FloraVeg.EU) databases. The current version of the database is freely available at the Zenodo repository and will be updated in the future.

Until now, plant traits for the Ukrainian flora were scattered across literature, often focusing on single species and written mainly in Ukrainian. Additionally, many traits were in grey literature or remained non-digitised, which rendered them inaccessible to the global scientific community. Addressing this gap, our Ukrainian Plant Trait Database (UkrTrait v. 1.0) represents a significant step forward. We compiled and digitised plant traits from local Ukrainian literature sources. Furthermore, we performed our own field and laboratory measurements of various plant traits that were not previously available in literature. In the current version of the UkrTrait, we focus on vascular plant species that are absent from the other European trait databases, with emphasis on species that are representative for the steppe vegetation. Traits assembled from literature include life span (annuals, biennials, perennials), plant height, flowering period (flowering months), life form (by Raunkiaer), plant growth form and others. Our own measured traits include seed mass, seed shape, leaf area, leaf nitrogen concentration and leaf phosphorus concentration. The current version, i.e. UkrTrait v. 1.0, comprises digitised literature data of 287,948 records of 75 traits for 6,198 taxa and our own trait measurements of 2,390 records of 12 traits for 388 taxa.
What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves
Authors: Karakasi Danae , Paragamian Kaloust , Mylonas Moissis , Vardinoyannis Katerina
Published: February 2024

Greece is covered by a high percentage of carbonate rocks, resulting in a significant number of over 10,000 caves within its territory. Their fauna is not well known. Concerning gastropods, 68 terrestrial species have been reported from 70 caves. In this study, we contribute to the knowledge of the snails inhabiting Greek caves. We analyzed the literature and studied all the material deposited in the Natural History Museum of Crete, to create a first comprehensive list of gastropods of Greek caves. The number of caves from which gastropod species were reported increased to 182, while the number of known terrestrial species increased to 113. Fourteen of these species live only in caves, twelve of which are endemic of Greece. However, the fauna of Greek caves is still understudied. With the increasing exploration of Greek caves, the number of the known cave-dwelling gastropod species will increase and new species will be discovered.
La consolidación de la frontera oriental de la diócesis burgalesa, 1150-1250
Authors: Peterson David
Published: February 2024

En las décadas que siguieron a la creación de la diócesis de Burgos hacia 1068, el flanco centro-oriental de la circunscripción, con una compleja historia geopolítica a caballo entre Castilla y Navarra, apenas figuraba en la documentación conservada en el archivo catedralicio. Todo apunta a que la actividad episcopal se circunscribía al entorno de la ciudad de Burgos. No obstante, a partir de 1160, se aprecia un renovado interés en el espacio periférico, primero en la reactivación de la antigua sede aukense y después, entre aproximadamente 1215-1235, en el espacio limítrofe con la vecina diócesis de Calahorra. La abadía de Froncea sería clave en el proceso, su cartulario el mejor testimonio de ello, y sus abades figuras claves en la imposición de la autoridad episcopal en estas tierras antaño olvidadas.
De epigrafía medieval. La epigrafía cisterciense vista desde las inscripciones del monasterio de Santa María la Real de Gradefes
Authors: García Morilla Alejandro
Published: February 2024

Publicidad y Císter son dos conceptos que, a priori, pueden parecer enfrentados. En efecto, las inscripciones medievales —la escritura publicitaria— presenta una serie de particularidades en este monacato que merece ser atendida con particularidad y minuciosidad en cada uno de sus templos. Por suerte, contamos ya con algunas monografías que han tratado el tema en otros monasterios de la Orden y que nos abren el camino para adentrarnos en el estudio de Santa María de Gradefes. La limitación numérica y tipológica de los epígrafes, su emplazamiento y difusión, su limitada profusión textual o la ausencia de decoración o alarde en la escritura, son rasgos en común también presentes en este cenobio. Sin embargo, hay otra serie de singularidades que nos han llevado a detenernos en su análisis y a redactar estas líneas.
Montevideo: entre la capital laica y la ciudad de Dios. Imágenes y celebraciones del III Congreso Eucarístico Nacional del Uruguay (1938)
Authors: Greising Díaz Carolina
Published: February 2024

Entre el 1º y el 6 de noviembre de 1938 se celebró en Montevideo el III Congreso Eucarístico Nacional, uno de los eventos multitudinarios más significativos que el catolicismo uruguayo organizó en la primera mitad del siglo XX. A contramano de lo que podría suponerse en un país en donde la visión laicista ha sido la preponderante, más de trescientas mil personas salieron a las calles a expresar su devoción por el «Jesús Sacramentado». El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las características de dicho congreso y en especial la participación popular, a través de las imágenes que contiene El Gran Álbum Gráfico Cronológico del III Congreso Eucarístico Nacional del Uruguay. El mismo fue confeccionado a pedido de Acción Católica para conmemorar dicho evento. El material gráfico expresa al menos dos intencionalidades: dimensionar para la posteridad la magnificencia del congreso y dar cuenta que la Iglesia Católica, en un país que afianzaba cada vez más su identidad laica, aún se mantenía en vigencia y, su capital, Montevideo, podía aún ser presentada como la «ciudad de Dios»
Tavelli, Federico: El patrimonio librario de Diego de Anaya. Su valor en la formación del humanismo español, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, 2020, 465 págs. ISBN 978-84-1311- 444-6.
Authors: Jiménez López Jorge
Published: February 2024

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Histoire récente de la forêt littorale du sud du Cameroun
Authors: Biwolé Achille B. , Hardy Olivier J. , Doucet Jean-Louis
Published: February 2024

Avant la période précoloniale en Afrique centrale, les populations humaines étaient dispersées dans les forêts, où elles pratiquaient l’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis. Dès le xixe siècle, elles se seraient progressivement sédentarisées dans des villages, laissant de vastes étendues de forêts à l’abandon. Aujourd’hui, au sud du Cameroun, la canopée de ces forêts est dominée par des grands arbres émergents, dont la présence est attribuée aux activités humaines passées. L’objectif de cette étude est de quantifier l’importance du rôle de ces activités humaines passées sur la composition floristique actuelle. Des fragments de poteries, de noix de palme calcinées et de charbon de bois ont été trouvés dans toute la zone d’étude, indiquant une occupation humaine et des feux généralisés. Cette occupation humaine s’étend entre 2200 et 1500 BP, et, plus récemment, il y a trois siècles. La fréquence élevée des feux et la présence du palmier à huile, toutes deux de dates récentes, indiqueraient des pratiques d’agriculture sur brûlis, qui coïncideraient avec l’âge des grands arbres émergents et les phases de climat sec enregistrées au début du xviie siècle. Ces résultats soutiennent ainsi l’idée que ces activités ont façonné la composition floristique actuelle de la forêt d’Afrique centrale.
Teaming up with termites—Appraising termites’ contributions to earth technologies in West Africa
Authors: Jansen Jan , Fairhead James R.
Published: February 2024

This essay explores the role and impact of termites in the social and cultural history of West Africa. It proposes an integrated understanding of a wide range of hitherto symbolically or metaphorically understood practices related to the mining of iron and gold, iron production, agriculture, health, wood carving and pottery, as well as to creation myths and the Sunjata epic.
Contribution des données paléométallurgiques à l’histoire des sociétés ouest-africaines durant les royaumes de Ghâna, Mâli, Gao et Mossi
Authors: Robion-Brunner Caroline
Published: February 2024

En Afrique subsahélienne, la sidérurgie est la plus vieille, la plus répandue et la plus importante des métallurgies qui y ait été pratiquée. Sa trajectoire, qui s’inscrit donc dans le temps long – au moins trois millénaires –, décline avec l’importation du fer européen à partir du xve siècle et s’achève à partir du début du xxe siècle. À la période médiévale, celle de la mise en place de l’urbanisation, du commerce transsaharien, de l’arrivée de l’islam, et de la fondation et succession des royaumes, la production et l’usage du fer sont généralisés. Ce métal n’est plus rare, il a remplacé depuis plusieurs siècles la pierre pour les outils agricoles et artisanaux. Il s’échange sous forme brute ou déjà transformé en objet. Mais quelle est la véritable place de cette activité humaine dans le développement des sociétés ? Est-elle centrale ou périphérique ? Est-elle un enjeu économique, politique ou sociétal pour les pouvoirs en place ? Est-ce que la place de la production du fer est différente selon le type de régime politique ?Au-delà de l’analyse des questions strictement techniques liées à la production du fer, la paléométallurgie permet d’aborder d’une façon originale des questions plus générales. Les fluctuations dans la production et la consommation des métaux et des objets métalliques offrent l’opportunité de questionner les besoins d’une population et ainsi en creux d’approcher la démographie et les dynamiques de peuplement. La localisation des lieux de production des matières premières, des produits bruts ou manufacturés traduit le système de réseaux et de contrôle dans lequel s’effectuent les activités techniques et les échanges. Les circuits, la nature des produits et l’identité des acteurs de cette activité peuvent alors être restitués.Dans cet article sera présenté un projet de recherche ayant pour objectif de recueillir toutes les occurrences archéologiques sur la production et l’usage du fer afin de réinterroger, siècle après siècle, la relation entre la production du fer et les différentes hégémonies politiques qui ont traversé le temps et l’espace. À partir de cartes rétrospectives, nous suivrons l’impact de la sidérurgie sur la vie et les activités des populations médiévales. Cette réexploitation des données archéologiques permettra également de visualiser les vides géographiques, chronologiques et méthodologiques à combler afin d’atteindre pleinement la restitution de l’histoire du fer. Afin de tester la validité et la pertinence de la démarche, nous avons délimité une zone d’étude. Celle-ci couvre 1,5 million de km2 et comprend une partie du Mali, le Burkina Faso, le Ghana, le Togo et le Bénin. Dans cet espace et cet article, nous nous attacherons à comprendre plus spécifiquement les enjeux successifs des rapports entre l’industrie du fer et les royaumes ouest-africains du Ghâna, Mâli, Songhay, Gao et Mossi.
Recasting forest forager and food-producer population interaction as a pivotal prehistoric process of change
Authors: D. Lupo Karen , N. Schmitt Dave
Published: February 2024

In the ethnographic and recent past, forested areas of West and Central Africa were populated by forest foragers and food producers who maintained multidimensional interrelationships. While the timing of the emergence of these interrelationships is unknown, forest forager-farmer interactions are rarely considered as a process of cultural or ecological change in the archeological record of Central Africa. Here we argue that Central African prehistoric forager-farmer interactions likely had far-reaching demographic, social, political, and ecological consequences that may have profound implications for the material record. Archaeological research focused on the spread of Bantu-speaking populations should consider the influence of indigenous forager populations on the spread and lifeways of migrating food and iron producers into forested regions. We advocate for the development and use of ethno-archaeological frameworks in identifying some of these interactions in the prehistoric record.
Glimpses into cooking practices—observations on past and present Sudanese griddle baking
Authors: Nowotnick Ulrike
Published: February 2024

Flat griddle plates used for baking flatbreads are found in various regions across northern Africa. Morphologically similar cooking implements have been recovered in early Iron Age settlements of Sudan and Ethiopia. The paper discusses the archaeological evidence from Sudan which attests to a widespread use of ceramic griddles for the past 2500 years, about a thousand years earlier than previously thought. As the baking of bread occupies a special place in African food preparation techniques, the early use of griddles in Sudan has sparked debate on the emergence of this cooking technique in Africa: whether it was an indigenous innovation or an adoption from abroad.An ethno-archaeological case study on current griddle cooking in Sudan examines the operational sequence, the tools and social circumstances involved in the baking of flatbreads on griddle plates, locally called doka. Revealing close parallels to the finds from the early Iron Age, traditional griddle cooking provides a chance to better contextualise the use of similar kitchen utensils in the past.
L’évolution et les mobilités spatiales de la ville de Musumb, capitale de l’empire lunda de 1852 à 1885
Authors: Mpalang’a-Maruv Liévain Mwangal
Published: February 2024

Cette étude entend montrer l’importance et le rôle de la ville de Musumb dans l’histoire de l’État lunda en Afrique centrale. Ce rôle est examiné à travers l’analyse des règnes de différents empereurs qui se succèdent au trône pendant la période précoloniale et les dynamiques politiques et sociales qui ont poussé les déplacements de cette capitale dans l’État lunda. Un détour par une analyse étymologique du terme musumb permet également de saisir des pans non explorés de cette histoire. Les causes de ces mobilités pendant le milieu et l’avant dernière décennie du xixe siècle sont à la fois endogènes et exogènes. Les causes endogènes sont expliquées par le processus électoral qui est lié aux règles de succession et aux tractations successorales. Les facteurs sociologiques, politiques et économiques, expliquent les causes externes proches et lointaines. Leurs conséquences sont les assassinats très fréquents des empereurs lunda et les multiples déplacements spatiaux de la capitale Musumb.
Contemporary oasis hydraulics: An open window on the sociology of the population of medieval Saharan cities
Authors: Capel Chloé
Published: February 2024

This paper compares two fields of analysis: on the one hand, hydrosociology, theorized by geographers and anthropologists, which conceptualizes the uses and landscapes of water as a reflection of the social organization of the group; on the other hand, hydraulic archaeology, developed by archaeologists and historians, which has demonstrated the permanence of ancient hydraulic structures in contemporary landscapes. The aim of this cross-disciplinary approach is to produce a social interpretation of the ancient irrigation systems fossilized in current agricultural plots, in order to produce a diachronic analysis of social organizations that have disappeared. The case study of this contribution deals with the medieval city of Sijilmasa (Morocco) and the Saharan oasis of Tafilalt that still surrounds the archaeological site today. This study of sub-contemporary oasis hydraulics has made it possible to historicize its development over the long term and to highlight a clear correlation between the successive implementations of different irrigation practices and the evolution of the socio-political organization of the Tafilalt population over the centuries. Corroborated by textual sources, this model could be applied in the future to other medieval Saharan oases for which no written or archaeological record remains and whose social organization is otherwise unknown.
Paths in the eastern Congo rainforest: Vernacular histories, colonial interpretations and linguistic data on the settlement of the lower Lualaba
Authors: Ricquier Birgit , Nieblas Ramirez Laurent , Livingstone Smith Alexandre , Takamura Shingo , Kopa Wa Kopa David , Joiris Daou Véronique
Published: February 2024

The early history of the lower Lualaba, the region between Kisangani and Lowa, is mostly known from Moeller’s Les grandes lignes des migrations des Bantous de la Province Orientale du Congo belge (1936). This work is largely based on vernacular histories collected and reinterpreted by various colonial administrators. Here, we present recently recorded vernacular histories and a reanalysis of relevant documents from the AIMO colonial archives. The combination of these sources allows for sketching a cultural chronostratigraphy of the region. Moreover, the proposed paths and cultural exchanges display striking similarities to the history of the concerned languages. We conclude that the current inhabitants of the region arrived in the late precolonial period, after which cultural admixture took place, especially between Lengola, Mbole and Wagenya-Mokpa-Metoko. Vernacular histories and linguistic evidence seem to suggest that the region was sparsely populated before, except for the Falls area, which was already buzzing with activity before the Wagenya occupation in the early 19th century. The two types of evidence do not offer access to earlier periods, which can be revealed only by future archaeological research.