bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Community Resistance Citizens Refuse Hotel Development in The Special Region of Yogyakarta
Authors: Sulistyaningsih Sulistyaningsih , Muryanti  , Agus Saputro  , Kanita Khoirun Nisa
Published: May 2023

The construction of hotels in the Special Region of Yogyakarta for the last 10 years has met with resistance among the public. This of course comes with reasons that are felt important by the community. The purpose of this paper is to find out the actors involved in the Resistance, the forms of resistance, and the reasons why people carried out resistance. This research method uses qualitative research methods. As for data collection through secondary data obtained through online mass media. The research findings show that: 1) The actors involved in this resistance are the community consisting of various layers, namely the people who are directly affected, and the people who are not directly affected. Apart from that, there are also NGO affiliations (such as One Name NGO). (2). Forms of resistance were carried out through real protest actions, either through demonstrations, installing banners, or drawing murals. (3) The reason for the community's resistance is due to more environmental aspects (social and environmental in general). There seems to be a social impact, and an environmental impact (environmental pollution, decreased water debit because water is sucked up for the benefit of the hotel).
Lifestylová migrace a specifický vysokoškolský výzkum
Authors: Bittnerová Dana
Published: May 2023

První číslo časopisu Lidé města v roce 2023 publikuje studie, které se zabývají lifestylovou migrací. Vznikly v rámci šířeji koncipovaného projektu specifického vysokoškolského výzkumu na Fakultě humanitních studií UK v letech 2016–18, který se své finalizace a publikování dočkává až nyní.
Migrace za životním stylem surfaře v marocké vesnici Taghazout a změny, které způsobuje v místním prostředí
Authors: Remešová Lucie
Published: May 2023

In this article, I describe my research in the Moroccan village of Taghazout, where I traced the causes and consequences of significant changes stemming from tourism and lifestyle migration over a period of more than a decade. Originally a fishing village with almost no tourism, it became a sought-after center for surfers from all over the world and a location for foreign investors, which completely changed the character of the site. A large number of these surfers are so-called lifestyle migrants who have permanently settled in Taghazout and formed an international community here – they are mainly British, Dutch, German, French, and Spanish. First, I reflect on my own multi-layered position in the field, and then I focus on surfing as the cause of these changes and the main motive of lifestyle migration. I describe it in terms of the subculture and a lifestyle sport. After that, I focus on lifestyle migration and sports tourism, which are very closely related topics. In the actual analysis of data from the field, I deal with the development of Taghazout itself, and I deal with the types of lifestyle migrants settled in the village, who are most often surfers. I focus more closely on their psychology, motivations, and the types of surfers in the context of the surfing mentality. Finally, I describe the very effects of tourism and migration on the local environment, which include the influx of alcohol and drugs into the village, the effect on bodily exposure, and caring for the environment.
Prof. PhDr. Josef Kandert, CSc.
Authors: Bittnerová Dana
Published: May 2023

Profesora Josefa Kanderta lze bezesporu považovat nejen za významnou osobnost české afrikanistiky, religionistiky, české (a slovenské) etnologie, ale především za otce zakladatele novodobé, polistopadové sociální a kulturní antropologie.
Some notes on the meaning of min 民 (and zhong 眾) in the Tsinghua manuscript *Yin gao 尹誥 (The Announcement of Yin)
Authors: Crone Thomas
Published: May 2023

This article addresses the phenomenon that in the *Yin gao尹誥 (The Announcement of Yin), a pre-imperial Chu manuscript of the 4th century BCE published by Tsinghua University, the words min 民 and zhong 眾 appear to refer to two different groups of people. After reviewing the textual evidence and previous hypotheses on this topic, the author draws attention to the fact that while zhong and min are attributed to geographically distinct regions, they nevertheless seem to be related to each other. The author notes that a similar (though not identical) relationship exists between the zhong and min in the “Pan geng” 盤庚 chapter of the Shangshu 尚書 (Book of Documents) and certain passages of the Chunqiu Zuozhuan 春秋左傳 (Zuo commentary of the Spring and Autumn Annals), where the zhong appear to act as delegates of the min, conveying the ruler’s commands to the min and, in turn, communicating the min’s concerns back to the ruler.
Maximum power point tracking techniques using improved incremental conductance and particle swarm optimizer for solar power generation systems
Authors: Amoh Mensah Akwasi , Wei Xie , Otuo-Acheampong Duku , Mbuzi Tumbiko
Published: May 2023

The generation of power from solar energy by using Photovoltaic (PV) systems to convert the irradiation of the sun into electricity has been adopted over the past years. However, the PV system’s P–V and I–V characteristics become unstable when solar irradiation and temperature change. In this paper, the incremental conductance (INC) has been improved using signals to measure the current and voltage from the PV systems directly which quickly changes with the environmental conditions, and the conventional particle swarm optimization (PSO) is modified so that under multiple shaded peak PV array curves with fast-changing solar irradiance and temperature, more power is extracted at a faster rate without any tracking failure at high-speed tracking of both individual maximum power point (IMPP) and global maximum power point (GMPP) under varying solar irradiance and temperature at a longer distance to enhance the power generated. The individual and global coefficients are also improved to change with multiple shaded peak PV array curves with fast-changing solar irradiance and temperature. DC-DC converter converts DC power from one circuit to another and DC-AC inverter converts DC power to AC power. Simulation was carried out in MATLAB Simulink with different solar irradiance and temperature whereby the conventional INC and PSO were compared with the proposed INC and PSO. An experiment was carried out for a whole day from 8 am to 5 pm to test the validity of the proposed algorithm and compared it with the conventional INC and PSO by using the solar irradiance and temperature received. From both the simulation and experimental results, the proposed INC and PSO performed better by attaining high power and tracking speed with stable output results than the conventional INC and PSO.
Attention to multilingual job ads: an eye-tracking study on the use of English in German job ads
Authors: Nederstigt Ulrike , Hilberink-Schulpen Béryl
Published: May 2023

In many non-English-speaking countries, English loanwords in job ads seem to be very common. The question is whether this linguistic choice is advantageous, especially when the job advertised does not involve working in an international environment. Previous research of English loanwords in job ads has revealed that their effect in terms of the evaluation of the company, the job and the ad is limited if effects can be shown at all. Suggestions that English loanwords draw readers’ attention because this language choice deviates from what readers expect and, in addition, take more processing time (because they are foreign) lack empirical evidence. The eye-tracking and behavioural data of our experiment did not provide any empirical evidence for the attention-drawing function of English loanwords nor an influence on their effectiveness in job ads geared to graduate students in Germany. We suggest that loanwords need a certain amount of processing to be identified as foreign. This means they are different from other salient cues that were shown to draw readers’ attention because they are not subject to automatic processes. In addition, our participants were sufficiently proficient in English so that differences in processing time were not reflected in their eye-movement data.
Production of red fruit (Pandanus conoideus) oil powder using spray drying and freeze drying
Authors: Mas Muhammad Abdurrahman , Dewi Desak P. A. P. , Surjawan Iwan , Arista Denis , Amelia Vania , Surjadi Alvin , Kho Katherine
Published: May 2023

Red fruit oil is a potential coloring agent with high carotenoid content. Oil encapsulation could be done to improve its applicability to food products. This study evaluated the effect of different ratios of maltodextrin and whey protein during the encapsulation process of red fruit oil using spray and freeze drying. The powders were analyzed in terms of total carotenoid content, physicochemical properties, and stability. Spray drying resulted in powders with lower moisture content. Freeze drying resulted in powders with high carotenoid content in most samples. All powders showed low hygroscopicity and low crystallinity, but also low flowability. Spray-dried powders were spherical and wrinkled, while freeze-dried powders were irregular and rough. Sample with 1:1 ratio of maltodextrin and whey protein showed generally better properties in both spray and freeze drying. Freeze-dried powder showed better carotenoid stability than spray dried powder throughout the 4 weeks storage period.
Reference clock impact on GNSS clock outliers
Authors: Maciuk Kamil , Nistor Sorin , Brusak Ivan , Lewińska Paulina , Kudrys Jacek
Published: May 2023

With the advent of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), the need for precise and highly accurate orbit and clock products becomes crucial in processing GNSS data. Clocks in GNSS observations form the basis of positioning. Their high quality and stability enable high accuracy and the reliability of the obtained results. The clock modelling algorithms are continuously improved; thus, the accuracy of the clock products is evolving. At present, 8 Analysis Centers (ACs) contribute to the International GNSS Service final clock products. These products are based on GNSS observations on a network of reference stations, where for a given day one of the reference station clocks is the reference clock. In this paper, the authors determined the impact of the reference clock on the quality of clock product, especially outliers, for the first time. For this purpose, the multi-GNSS final clock products provided by the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE) for the period 2014–2021 (1773–2190 GPS week, 2921 days) were analysed. Analysis shows that by applying the Median Absolute Deviation (MAD) algorithm for outlier detection, the Passive Hydrogen Maser (PHM) clock installed on board the GALILEO satellites have the lowest level of noise, whereas the Block IIR GPS satellite launched in 1999 appears to have the highest levels of noise. Furthermore, the GNSS station OHIE3, when used as a reference clock, generates an increase in the level of noise, especially noticeable on the G09 and E03 satellites.
Jesus’ Descent from the Cross in Ancient and Medieval Reception
Authors: Edwards Robert G. T.
Published: May 2023

This article traces out the receptions of the Gospel accounts of the removal of Jesus from the cross (which has been variously titled the “deposition of Christ” or the “descent from the cross”). This scene is narrated only very briefly in the four canonical Gospels and receives very little attention in the commentary tradition. However, it does receive attention in creative retellings of the Gospel narratives in antiquity and the middle ages; whereas receptions of this scene are less frequent in antiquity, they explode in the high middle ages. Focusing on theGospel of Peter, Nonnus of Panopolis’ poeticParaphrase of John, and the Pseudo-Bonaventuran workMeditationes Vitae Christi, this article explores what might have interested these authors in Jesus’ descent from the cross, and then what these receptions teach us anew about the scene as narrated in the canonical Gospels.
Fasting ketone levels vary by age: implications for differentiating physiologic from pathologic ketotic hypoglycemia
Authors: Parmar Komalben , Mosha Maua , Weinstein David A. , Riba-Wolman Rebecca
Published: May 2023

Objectives

Ketone production is a physiological phenomenon that occurs during beta-oxidation of free fatty acids. Distinguishing physiologic ketosis from pathologic over-production/underutilization of ketones is critical as part of the diagnostic evaluation of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, but there is limited literature on normal ketone production with fasting. Our aim is to measure fasting serum beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentrations in healthy children after an overnight fast.

Methods

Children ≤18 years of age were prospectively recruited from elective procedures through our surgery centers. Exclusion criteria included a history of diabetes, hypopituitarism, adrenal, metabolic or inflammatory disorders, dietary restrictions, trauma, or use of medications that might affect blood glucose. Serum glucose, cortisol, and BHB were assessed after an overnight fast.

Results

Data from 94 participants (mean 8.3 ± 5.7 years, 54 % male, 46 % female, were analyzed. Children ≤3 years of age (19) have significantly higher mean (0.40 ± 0.06 mmol/L) and median (0.4, IQR 0.2–0.6 mmol/L) BHB concentrations compared to children >3 years of age (75) with mean (0.21 ± 0.02 mmol/L) and median BHB (0.1, IQR 0.1–0.2 mmol/L) (p<0.0001). Fasting BHB levels of >1.0 mmol/L was rare (2 %, N=2) and 74 % (N=70) of participants had BHB levels <0.3 mmol/L.

Conclusions

BHB concentrations are significantly higher in young children (≤3 years of age) compared to older children. Fasting BHB levels >1.0 mmol/L are rare within our population and therefore may identify a value above which there may a greater concern for pathologic ketotic hypoglycemia. It is imperative to establish the normative range in children to differentiate physiological from pathological ketotic hypoglycemia.
The role of the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1/placental growth factor (sFlt-1/PIGF) – ratio in clinical practice in obstetrics: diagnostic and prognostic value
Authors: Melo Daniela C.S. , Sousa Raquel P. , Pais Maria S.J.D.R. , Felix Luiza M. , Pinto Filipe F. , Moura José P.S.A.
Published: May 2023

Objectives

Analyze the diagnostic and prognostic value of the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in pregnant women with at least one sign/symptom of suspected/diagnosed pre-eclampsia.

Methods

This retrospective observational study included 170 pregnant women with at least one sign/symptom of pre-eclampsia, who had sFlt-1/PlGF ratio values. The following information was evaluated: pregnant women’s demographic data and clinical history; laboratory data (urine protein/creatinine ratio; sFlt-1/PlGF ratio); signs and symptoms presented; clinical outcome; fetal complications; data related to childbirth. Statistical analysis was performed by R Software Version 3.5.2.

Results

Among the 170 patients, 78 presented pre-eclampsia. The median sFlt-1/PlGF ratio was significantly higher [143.1 (2.2–2,927.1)] for women who presented pre-eclampsia than for women without pre-eclampsia [33.5 (0.8–400.2)]. The negative predictive value of sFlt-1/PlGF ratio <38 was 83.9 % (95 % CI, 71.7–92.4 %) and the positive predictive value of sFlt-1/PlGF ratio >85 or 110 (for late onset pre-eclampsia) was 76.4 % (95 % CI, 66.2–84.8 %). sFlt-1/PlGF >85 or 110 was associated with pre-eclampsia clinical development, fetal complications, shorter gestational age at birth, higher number of caesarean deliveries and lower birth weight.

Conclusions

The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio, together with the standard diagnostic criteria, can be used to rule out pre-eclampsia, identify high-risk patients and predict the occurrence of adverse outcomes.
Predictive value of C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio for risk of 28-day mortality in patients with severe pneumonia
Authors: Zhang Chi , Zheng Fengxian , Wu Xiaoyong
Published: May 2023

Objectives

To explore the predictive value of C-reactive protein (CRP)-to-albumin (ALB) ratio (CAR) for the risk of 28-day mortality in patients with severe pneumonia.

Methods

A total of 152 patients with severe pneumonia treated from January 2020 to January 2022 were enrolled and assigned into survival group (n=107) and death group (n=45) according to their survival status after treatment for 28 d. Their clinical data were compared, and the influencing factors for 28-day mortality were explored by multiple logistic regression analysis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to assess the value of CAR for predicting 28-day mortality risk. A risk prediction model was constructed, and its prediction efficiency was evaluated.

Results

The death group had significantly older age, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score, Murray Lung Injury Score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, red cell volume distribution width, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), fibrinogen, procalcitonin, blood lactic acid (Lac), CRP and CAR and significantly lower oxygenation index and ALB than those of the survival group (p<0.05). APACHE II score, NLR, Lac and CAR were independent risk factors for 28-day mortality (p<0.05). AUC of the established prediction model was 0.826, with sensitivity of 88.45 % and specificity of 87.32 %, indicating high discrimination. The nomogram model had clinical value when the risk threshold probability was 11–93 %.

Conclusions

CAR is an independent risk factor that shows a high predictive value for the 28-day mortality risk in patients with severe pneumonia.
Knockdown of circ_0005615 enhances the radiosensitivity of colorectal cancer by regulating the miR-665/NOTCH1 axis
Authors: Wang Ximin , Zheng Dongxu , Wang Changting , Chen Wanhua
Published: May 2023

Radiotherapy resistance is a challenge for colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play vital roles in the occurrence and development of CRC. This study aimed to investigate the role of circ_0005615 in regulating the radiosensitivity of CRC. The levels of circ_0005615, microRNA-665 (miR-665), and notch receptor 1 (NOTCH1) were detected by quantitative real-time PCR or western blot. The radiosensitivity of CRC cells was assessed by colony formation assay. Cell viability, apoptosis, and colony formation were assessed by Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, flow cytometry, and colony formation assay. Cell migration and invasion were confirmed by transwell assay and scratch assay. The binding relationship between miR-665 and circ_0005615 or NOTCH1 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay. Xenograft assay was used to test the effect of circ_0005615 on radiosensitivity in vivo. circ_0005615 and NOTCH1 were up-regulated, and miR-665 was down-regulated in CRC tissues and cells. Radiation decreased circ_0005615 and NOTCH1 levels and increased miR-665 level. Knockdown of circ_0005615 enhanced radiosensitivity of CRC cells. Moreover, circ_0005615 sponged miR-665 to regulate the radioresistance of CRC cells. Besides, miR-665 targeted NOTCH1 to mediate the radiosensitivity of CRC cells. Furthermore, circ_0005615 depletion increased CRC radiosensitivity in vivo. circ_0005615 silencing elevated radiosensitivity of CRC by regulating miR-665/NOTCH1 axis.
“Farewell My Sweet Virginia” – “Die, Die Lavinia”: Defiled Roman Maidens in Webster and Heywood’s Appius and Virginia and Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus
Authors: Di Maio Myriam
Published: May 2023

The relentless contribution of women’s studies and feminist theory has shaped current academic and cultural perceptions of such a controversial subject as rape, which up to this day has received a fair share of attention but which will never cease to stimulate research, nor satisfy our enquiries. This paper aims to provide an analysis of literary and legal responses to this issue in two near contemporary tragedies: Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare and Appius and Virginia by John Webster and Thomas Heywood, a work awaiting critical consideration. The plays present diegetic and mimetic similarities and are bound by a strong intertextuality which refers to their common sources. The paper also investigates those issues relating to the visual representation and the verbal transmission of rape, problems which feature in earlier and contemporary legal statutes.
Worlds Falling Apart: Human and Nonhuman in Jeanette Winterson’s The Stone Gods
Authors: Volpone Annalisa
Published: May 2023

This essay discusses Jeanette Winterson’s The Stone Gods (2007) in light of human and nonhuman relationships. The author presents us with quite a paradoxical situation, whereby what is human seems to be less human than what is said to be nonhuman. The ontological instability produced by such a peculiar paradigm generates interesting consequences in terms of fundamental rights, especially when applied to hybrid forms of life such as those represented by “Robo sapiens.” Hence, Winterson’s novel invites a reconfiguration of the notion of rights and “legal personhood” in the context of AI systems. Robots demand that their “humanity” is acknowledged and, as a consequence to that, they also demand that they are granted rights. One could notice that Robot’s existential condition is very similar to that of slaves, precisely like slaves they are submitted to servitude, forced or bonded labour. And yet the fact that they are not “fully human”, only very similar or close to them, puts robots in a juridical position that might be compared to that of animals and the way they are presented in animal law studies.
Electrosprayed low toxicity polycaprolactone microspheres from low concentration solutions
Authors: Syed Jaafar Sharifah Nabihah , Zambari Izzah Farhah , Amini Nur Alia Irdina , Norizan Balqis Az-Zahraa , Daud Muhammad Fauzi
Published: May 2023

This work describes the successful tunable production of polycaprolactone (PCL) microspheres using very low-concentration solutions. The PCL solutions (1, 3, and 5 w/v%) were prepared with different solvents (dichloromethane (DCM) and chloroform (CHL)) and electrosprayed at different distances (5, 10, and 15 cm). The solubility and viscosity of PCL solutions were in accordance with the polymer concentrations, demonstrating PCL-DCM gave a higher solubility of PCL, but PCL-CHL solutions had a higher viscosity. Optical microscopy (OM) and field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) revealed that the PCL-DCM preparations produced a smaller and more uniform microsphere size and pore size compared to PCL-CHL microspheres. The linear regression analysis showed that the solubility and viscosity of PCL concentration influence the size of microspheres more greatly than the pore size. The toxicity results indicated that PCL-CHL and PCL-DCM are well-tolerated by zebrafish embryos that were able to follow a normal growth pathway and can thus be deemed safe.
Insubordination, oder: Gewalt gegen sich selbst als paradoxe Intervention in soziale Systeme
Authors: Simon Fritz B.
Published: May 2023

Wenn die Möglichkeit zur Anwendung von Gewalt Grundlage von Machtbeziehungen ist, so stellt sich die Frage, welche Folgen es für Machtbeziehungen hat, wenn ein Individuum Gewalt gegen den eigenen Körper ausübt (von der Selbstverletzung bis zum Suizid). Die exemplarische Untersuchung verschiedener Typen sozialer Systeme (Staaten, Organisationen, Religionsgemeinschaften, Familien …) zeigt, dass autoaggressive Handlungen unterschiedliche soziale Wirkungen entfalten, je nachdem, ob sie öffentlich oder heimlich ausgeführt werden und wie sie erklärt werden (individuelle Pathologie vs. politische Demonstration). Diese Art der Gewaltanwendung wirkt in den jeweiligen sozialen Systemen als paradoxe Intervention. Die Drohung mit Gewalt als Grundlage von Macht verpufft, wenn die Gewalt von dem Bedrohten autonom an sich selbst vollzogen wird. Dies kann etablierte Machtstrukturen in Frage stellen, wenn es öffentlich erfolgt und als Akt des politischen Widerstands interpretiert wird.
Violence from the perspective of social immunology: a contribution to social systems theory
Authors: Tosini Domenico
Published: May 2023

This paper analyzes violence from the peculiar perspective of a “social immunology”, defined as the area of social systems theory concerned primarily, even though not exclusively, with those processes by which social systems as communication systems deal with tensions, termed ecological tensions, that involve the intersection between social systems and their human environment and that endanger the maintenance of social autopoiesis. Individuals’ violent behaviors are manifestations of such tensions. However empirically ubiquitous it may be, violence constitutes a crucial problem for social systems, due to risks detrimental to the human substrate of communicative processes. We theorize about conflicts, social movements and the legal system as the main components of an immune apparatus of social systems by focusing on individuals’ reactions to social costs and related social conflicts. Modern law, in particular, tends to promote individuals’ inclusion and to restrain their resorting to violence by relying on a system of rights, procedures, and judicial institutions conducive to attracting and regulating such conflicts. Legal immunization remains nonetheless exposed to several limitations, including abnormal forms that concur to the arbitrary use of violence.
Diante das cisões: cinema e luta por moradia
Authors: Lima Érico Araújo
Published: May 2023

O artigo discute a relação entre cinema e práticas moradoras. Primeiro, situa uma questão larga, a íntima relação entre cinema e morada. Em seguida, enfatiza a luta por moradia e o engajamento face a cisões na nossa experiência social. Propomos um cotejo entre os filmes: A cidade é uma só? (2011), de Adirley Queirós, e Na Missão, com Kadu (2016), de Pedro Maia de Brito, Aiano Bemfica e Kadu Freitas. Sublinhamos as articulações entre o cinema e a ação política diante das violências perpetradas pelo Estado às condições de moradia de populações.Palavras-chave: Morada; Moradia; Cisões; Cinema. Before Splitting: Cinema and the Struggle for Housing Abstract: The article discusses the relationship between cinema and dwelling practices. First, it poses a broad question, the intimate relationship between cinema and dwelling. It then emphasizes the struggle for housing and the engagement in the face of splits in our social experience. We propose a comparison between the f ilms: A cidade é uma só? (2011), de Adirley Queirós, and Na missão, com Kadu (2016), de Pedro Maia de Brito, Aiano Bemf ica, Kadu Freitas. We emphasize the articulations between cinema and political action in the face of violence perpetrated by the State on the housing conditions of populations. Keywords: Dwelling; Housing; Splits; Cinema.
Numerical Investigation on Flow-Field Characteristics towards Removal of Free-Water by A Separator with Coalescing Plates
Authors: Qi Xiangdong , Zhang Hongqi , Sun Xitong , Wang Zhihua
Published: May 2023

The produced water-containing polymer brings new challenges to oil-water separation in oilfield production, yet separators with coalescing plates to remove free water have been playing an active role. In this paper, the flow-field characteristics of polymer-laden produced water in a separator with coalescing plates are analyzed using computerized mathematical methods to investigate the effects with a water content of 55%, 70%, and 85%, flow rate of 3500 m3/d, 4800 m3/d, and 6000 m3/d, and duration time of 20 min, 40 min, and 60 min on flow-field properties and separating efficiency are studied. The results show that the separating efficiency is positively correlated with water content and duration time, and duration time has the greatest improvement to the separating efficiency, but the enhancement of flow rate may reduce the separating efficiency. It is also observed that the separation efficiency of free-water reached 70.9% and the water content at the oil outlet of the separator reached 20.4% at a duration time of 60 min, when the contained polymer concentration and water content in the oil-water mixture are 500 mg/L and 70%, respectively.
Study on the Influence Law of Temperature Profile of Water Injection Well
Authors: Hanbin Zhu , Wenqiang Liu , Hongwen Luo , Haitao Li , Hansong Ma , Ying Li , Beibei Jiang , Yuxing Xiang , Qin Zhang
Published: May 2023

Due to the lack of knowledge on the influence law of the temperature profile of layered water injection wells, it is still highly challenging to quantitatively diagnose the water injection profile of layered water injection wells using distributed optical fiber temperature sensing (DTS). In this paper, a temperature profile prediction model for layered water injection wells has been developed by considering the micro-thermal effect and non-isothermal reservoir seepage. The influence of various single-factor changes on the temperature profile of layered water injection wells is simulated and analyzed. Orthogonal experiment analysis results demonstrate that the sensitivity of different factors on wellbore temperature from strong to weak is the injection temperature of the water, injection time, water injection rate, wellbore diameter, formation thermal conductivity, wellbore trajectory, and the permeability of injection formations (Tinj＞t＞Qinj＞D＞Kt＞θ＞k). The injection temperature of water, injection time, and water injection rate are the dominant factors affecting the temperature profile of water injection wells. The results of this paper provide a theoretical foundation for the accurate evaluation of the water injection profile and water injection scheme optimization for the layered water injection wells.
The Politeoxygen splitter system (PSS) – a frugal LMIC oxygen delivery technology that expands the utility by up to 700%
Authors: HO Amadi
Published: May 2023

Background: Oxygen therapy is indispensable in neonatal care requiring prompt commencement when prescribed. This is often hampered by limited availability of oxygen cylinders or concentrators at busy SCBUs in Nigeria. Where available, these two items of oxygen sources overcrowd the SCBU creating movement barriers leading to injuries, neonatal infections from high traffic of dirty cylinders and noise pollution from many concentrators. This presents the urgent need for a low-cost technique that could help to make oxygen easily administered to as many neonates as the need arises simultaneously. Aim: To describe an oxygen splitter system and compare outcomes of oxygen prescription in neonates pre and post-system installation. Methods: Politeoxygen® Splitter System (PSS), a novel oxygen distribution system was designed to eliminate oxygen concentrator and cylinder adverse effects whilst enabling only one oxygen source to support up to eight neonates, simultaneously. Following ethical clearance from Research Ethics Committee of Niger State Ministry of Health, Nigeria, five sets of the device were installed and applied. Records of newborns who received oxygen therapy, pre-PSS installation and post-PSS were retrieved. Time delays to oxygen commencement following prescription were assessed in both groups. Incidences of cylinder falls and obstructions were noted. Results: PSS supported multiple numbers of neonates using one oxygen-source with patient independent humidification and variable flowrates, sharing total flow up to 15 LPM amongst needy neonates as individually required. Six of 105 (6%) newborns received oxygen within 10 minutes of prescription pre-PSS installation, whereas 96% (72/75) post-PSS. The median (range) time delay to commencing oxygen therapy post-PSS was 0(0–90) minutes whereas pre- PSS was 74(0–1110). Conclusion: Unlike pre-PSS group, 100% of post-PSS neonates received oxygen as soon as this was prescribed, leading to prompt therapy initiation and many of them survived. It is author’s opinion that the PSS is recommended to enhance prompt far-reaching oxygen to neonates in poor settings.
MMT, monetary sovereignty and fiscal policy space in Brazil (1999-2019)
Authors: Montani Martins Norberto , Bonitz Silva Gomes Isadora
Published: May 2023

There are controversies regarding the applicability of Modern Money Theory (MMT) to emerging countries. In this paper, we shed light on this debate by analyzing the monetary sovereignty and fiscal policy regime in Brazil from 1999 to 2019. An empirical assessment shows the government has a considerable ‘degree’ of monetary sovereignty. However, fiscal rules imposed many restrictions on the State’s capacity to spend, subordinating fiscal policy to austerity. As there are no major macroeconomic constraints to Brazilian monetary sovereignty, it is necessary to change fiscal rules to reorient fiscal policy towards full employment in line with MMT prescriptions.
PCI Design Handbook 8th edition Student Edition
Authors:   Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Published: May 2023

The PCI Design Handbook is the authoritative guide for the design, manufacture, and use of structural precast, prestressed concrete and architectural precast concrete. The PCI Design Handbook Student Edition includes chapters 1 through 5, 9, and 15 from the 8th edition of the PCI Design Handbook. It offers comprehensive and efficient procedures for the safe design of both architectural and structural precast and prestressed concrete products
Rice flour coating supplemented with rosemary essential oil to preserve the internal, microbiological, and sensory quality of quail eggs
Authors: Oliveira G.d.S. , McManus C. , Salgado C.B. , Pires P.G.d.S. , dos Santos V.M.
Published: May 2023

Coatings of rice flour (RF), reinforced or not with rosemary essential oil (ROS), were used to evaluate changes in the internal quality of quail eggs stored at room temperature. Quality parameters [egg weight loss (EWL, %), Haugh unit (HU), yolk index (YI), albumen and yolk pH], microbiological (counts of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and Enterobacteriaceae) and sensory (colour, aroma, odour, texture, taste, and general acceptability) parameters were evaluated during the experiment. Compared to the number of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria on the shell of uncoated eggs (2.02 ± 0.49; 1.78 ± 0.20 log10 CFU mL−1), RF/ROS exhibited significant inhibition effects for these bacteria on 0. (1.16 ± 0.25 log10 CFU mL−1) and 21. (0.84 ± 0.11 log10 CFU mL−1) days of storage at room temperature. On days 7, 14, and 21, RF had no effect on HU (P > 0.05), but eggs coated with RF/ROS had significantly higher HU (P < 0.05) than uncoated eggs from day 14, maintaining grade AA (73.88 ± 2.67) on day 21, while uncoated eggs had grade A (68.90 ± 1.55) at that time. The RF coating reinforced with ROS was a bioactive, efficient, and safe formulation for application based on internal quality, microbiological and sensorial aspects of quail eggs.
PENGARUH AKUNTANSI KEUANGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH TERHADAP KUALITAS PENYAJIAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN
Authors: Rahman Fatahul
Published: May 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of local government financial accounting on the quality of financial reports. The method used in this research is a quantitative method. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the variables of company management commitment (CMC), human resource competence (HRC), standard operating procedures (SOP), internal control systems, information technology (IT), activity monitoring (AC), and evaluation of activities (EA) both simultaneously and partially affect the quality of presentation of financial statements (QPFS).
THE EFFECT OF INFLATION AND EXCHANGE RATE ON THE SHARE PRICES OF TRANSPORTATION SUB-SECTOR COMPANIES LISTED ON THE INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE
Authors: Hasmirati Hasmirati , Akuba Alfin
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine and analyze to what extent the effect of Inflation and Exchange Rates on share prices of transportation sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study is a quantitative type of research method. The method of analysis employs multiple linear regression. The results of the study indicate that inflation and exchange rates simultaneously have no significant effect on the share prices in transportation sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The inflation value and exchange rate are projected with the Middle Exchange Rate to affect the share price of the transportation sub-sector. Partially, inflation has no significant effect on share prices. In general, inflation is a tendency to increase the price of goods continuously, it is caused by the amount of money circulating higher than the available goods and services. Partially, the exchange rate has no significant effect on share prices. There is no effect of the Exchange Rate on share prices in transportation sub-sector companies because the movement of the Rupiah exchange rate against foreign currencies (dollars) is not too significant.
INFOGRAFIS SEBAGAI MEDIA KEBIJAKAN PERUSAHAAN DALAM PENCEGAHAN PENYEBARAN COVID-19 DI LINGKUNGAN MEDIA GROUP NETWORK
Authors: Wibowo Bayu Adji , Toni Ahmad
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine the extent to which the role of infographics as a media to convey the message of Media Group Network policy in inhibiting the spread of Covid-19. As well as exploring the types of infographic posters used, such as How-to Infographic, Explanatory Infographic, Comparison Infographic, to List Infographic. In this qualitative research approach, the method used is ethnography where the author participates in the research problem, the approach used is semiotics approach. This approach was chosen so that researchers are more-free to explore the symbols in the infographic poster produced by the Media Group Network secretarial entity. The Media Group Network strategy of using infographics as a medium to convey corporate policy messages turned out to be quite effective in conveying information within the coverage of the Media Group Network, but in the case of a pandemic, this strategy does not function as the main internal media in the Media Group Network, but as a supporting media and reminder because the pandemic is a global event that must have been anticipated by the highest state authorities nationally. in addition, this study also concluded that a proper and simple design system is needed in order to attract the public's desire to read and understand the message.
EVALUASI KINERJA KARYAWAN DENGAN PENDEKATAN BALANCED SCORECARD: STUDI PADA PERUSAHAAN TELEKOMUNIKASI
Authors: Zaky Muhammad
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini merupakan studi literatur yang bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi efektivitas penerapan pendekatan Balanced Scorecard (BSC) dalam evaluasi kinerja karyawan pada perusahaan telekomunikasi. BSC digunakan sebagai kerangka kerja yang mencakup empat perspektif kinerja karyawan, yaitu perspektif keuangan, perspektif pelanggan, perspektif proses internal, dan perspektif pembelajaran dan pertumbuhan. Penelitian ini menganalisis studi literatur sebelumnya yang telah dilakukan mengenai penerapan BSC pada evaluasi kinerja karyawan di perusahaan telekomunikasi. Hasil studi literatur menunjukkan bahwa penerapan pendekatan BSC efektif dalam mengevaluasi kinerja karyawan di perusahaan telekomunikasi dari berbagai perspektif, dan juga dapat membantu perusahaan dalam meningkatkan kinerja karyawan secara keseluruhan. Implikasi praktis dari penelitian ini adalah pentingnya penerapan pendekatan BSC pada evaluasi kinerja karyawan di perusahaan telekomunikasi.
Arguing controversies through civic discourse
Authors: Smagorinsky Peter
Published: May 2023

This article draws on Toulmin’s model of argumentation to propose a way of engaging with controversial topics in ways that require not only the assertion of a point of view, but attentive listening to contrasting beliefs. Given the paucity of models of respectful listening in public discourse, school becomes a place where teachers can provide opportunities for contentious discussions to be conducted through civic discourse. The article begins with an outline of Toulmin’s model, with an emphasis on warranting examples so that they serve as evidence for a claim, and engages with opposing viewpoints for a reasoned rebuttal and synthesis. The article then suggests that the topic of school dress codes would be a fruitful topic of student inquiry and argumentation, given the ideological basis of a dress code and the many differences of opinion surrounding them. Such instruction is illustrated through a method that relies on inductive reasoning and discussion as the basis for generating ideas in argumentative writing. The article concludes with a view of writing pedagogy that promotes responsible argumentation in light of critical responses that lead to a synthesis and extension of learning.
Evgeny V. Karpukhin (To the 80th Anniversary of his Birth)
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: May 2023

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Transparent Reporting of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): Explanation and Elaboration. Translation into Russian
Authors: Moons Karel G.M. , Altman Douglas G. , Reitsma Johannes B. , Loannidis John P.A. , Macaskill Petra , Steyerberg Ewout W. , Vickers Andrew J. , Ransohoff David F. , Collins Gary S.
Published: May 2023

The TRIPOD (Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis Or Diagnosis) Statement includes a 22-item checklist, which aims to improve the reporting of studies developing, validating, or updating a prediction model, whether for diagnostic or prognostic purposes. The TRIPOD Statement aims to improve the transparency of the reporting of a prediction model study regardless of the study methods used. This explanation and elaboration document describes the rationale; clarifies the meaning of each item; and discusses why transparent reporting is important, with a view to assessing risk of bias and clinical usefulness of the prediction model. Each checklist item of the TRIPOD Statement is explained in detail and accompanied by published examples of good reporting. The document also provides a valuable reference of issues to consider when designing, conducting, and analyzing prediction model studies. To aid the editorial process and help peer reviewers and, ultimately, readers and systematic reviewers of prediction model studies, it is recommended that authors include a completed checklist in their submission. The TRIPOD checklist can also be downloaded from www.tripod-statement.org. This article is the translation in to Russian by Dr. Ruslan Saygitov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-6153) from the original published in [Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:W1-W73. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/M14-0698].
Leonid M. Roshal is 90 Years old
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: May 2023

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Современное международно-правовое регулирование внешних миграционных потоков (на примере Кыргызской Республики И Российской Федерации)
Authors:   Parlament Republiki Kirgiskiej, Шаболотов Тажимамат Т.
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the issues of regulating contemporary migration processes in accordance with the international law protection of migrant workers, identifying socio-economic and geopolitical factors that affect migration processes and defining the public policies that regulate foreign migration in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation. The issues of migration law, state regulation of migration processes and priorities for the implementation of state migration policy were considered on the example of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation. Also, the issue of making positive changes in the way migration policy is conducted, both at the level of individual states and in the CIS as a whole, was considered. Taking into account the changing nature of the relations between the CIS member states and the lack of institutional and operational regulations within the CIS in the sphere of migration, recommendations for changes and additions to the mechanisms of international legal regulation of migration were given, exploring the question of establishing a regional international organization for migration and development of new strategies, approaches and mechanisms to be implemented in the regulation of the migration process. To conclude, the analysis proves that the current migration situation in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation is negatively affecting national security and the economic, social, and demographic development of these countries, thus confirming the need to develop an objective framework for regulating migration processes.
Межкультурная коммуникация в модернизации повседневной жизни кыргызского народа в ХIХ веке
Authors:   Kirgisko-Rosyjski Uniwersytet w Biszkeku, Джеенбекова Светлана
Published: May 2023

This article is devoted to the daily life of the Kyrgyz in the second half of the 19th century and to the processes of modernization, which started when the natives came into contact with the Russian displaced persons. Cross-cultural contacts were strengthened by economic ties, which grew when Kyrgyzstan was incorporated into the Russian Empire. Coexistence of the Kyrgyz and the Russian directly influenced all aspects of the daily life in that country (including agriculture and farming, transport, architecture, commercial dealings, music, etc.).
Delving Into Pragmatic Horizons: Critical Ethnographic Research on the Assessment Culture in School
Authors: Raudienė Irena , Mažeikienė Natalija
Published: May 2023

In this article, we introduce Carspecken‘s (1996) pragmatic horizon analysis and validity reconstruction (PHAVR), an approach for examining taken for granted claims articulated by research participants as part of the critical ethnographic research. Validity claims are the assumptions that express implicit intentions of participants of communicative act. The application of the approach is illustrated by two examples from our fieldwork established to explore the assessment culture in one school.
Teachers’ Professional Knowledge to Develop STEM Integrated Tasks
Authors: Costa Maria Cristina , Domingos António
Published: May 2023

This study presents developments on the professional knowledge needed to implement STEM hands-on tasks by teachers. Research was developed in the framework of a teachers’ professional development programme designed to provide knowledge for them to be capable of implementing this kind of tasks. With a qualitative methodology, we verified that teachers need to attain a specialized theoretical and technical knowledge to develop STEM integrated hands-on tasks and effectively implement them in class.
Self-Assessment by Self-Questioning in the Instructional and Practical Phases of Mathematics Learning
Authors: Mastnak Adrijana , Valenčič Zuljan Milena , Magajna Zlatan
Published: May 2023

In this paper, we present a study in which we developed a self-assessment model based on students’ self-questioning, and investigated its impact on improving the accuracy of students’ self-assessment. The impact of the model was determined on a sample of 164 Grade 7 students in the instructional and practical phases of mathematics learning. It was found that the use of the model resulted in improved accuracy in students’ self-assessment in both phases and, for low- and high- achievers.
The Analysis of the Kindergarten Teachers’ and Teaching Assistants’ Attitudes to Their own Experiences in the Process of Inclusive Education
Authors: Rochovská Ivana , Kušnírová Veronika , Čarnická Marcela , Šilonová Viera
Published: May 2023

The aim of the research was to analyse the attitudes of teaching staff in light of their own experiences in the process of inclusive education. A self-designed questionnaire was used and completed by a total of 284 kindergarten teaching staff. It was confirmed that there was no statistically significant difference in attitudes between kindergarten teaching staff who participated in a project to support inclusion and those who did not participate in a project to support inclusion in their attitudes.