bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Performance and overall evaluation of nano-alumina-modified asphalt mixture
Authors: Cao Yangsen , Liu Zhuangzhuang , Song Wenjia
Published: October 2022

The performance of asphalt mixture affects the service of pavement. Nano-alumina was employed as asphalt mixture modification to improve pavement performances. Properties of asphalt mixtures including high-temperature properties, low-temperature properties, water stability properties, and fatigue properties were investigated through rutting tests, dynamic creep tests, low-temperature bending tests, indirect tensile tests, Marshall stability tests, freeze-thaw splitting tests, and indirect tensile fatigue tests. Considering the various performance of nano-alumina-modified asphalt mixture, the optimization decision was made based on 21 sets of performance data, and the optimal dosage of nano-alumina was further clarified. The results demonstrate that nano-alumina improved all properties of asphalt mixtures, except for low-temperature properties. The decision revealed that the performance of the modified asphalt mixture was the most balanced when the content of nano-alumina is 9%. When the optimal dosage of nano-alumina was 9%, the dynamic stability of the asphalt mixture at 60°C was increased by 34.2%, the cumulative permanent strain was reduced by 36.5–49.5%, the water stability performance was improved by 8.3–19.5%, and the fatigue performance was improved by 3.8–7.2%. However, the low-temperature flexural tensile strain was reduced by 2.1% but still meets the specification requirements. Nano-alumina can be used to modify asphalt pavement materials in high-temperature and rainy areas.
Psoriasis with special reference to Unani medicine – A review
Authors: Khatoon Faiza , Husain Nazim , Jabeen Arzeena , Uddin Qamar , Azahar Mohd , Qureshi Arshad , Khan Asif Ahmad
Published: October 2022

Background. Psoriasis is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory skin disorder that affects about 125 million people worldwide. Patients with psoriasis are more likely to develop inflammatory arthritis, cardiometabolic disease, and mental health issues. Psoriasis remains incurable and recurrent despite the availability of contemporary treatments. Unani (Greco-Arabic) medicine has its unique concept of psoriasis; numerous treatments and formulations are prescribed by renowned Unani scholars.

Objective. This study sought to provide an understanding of psoriasis in conventional medicine, as well as clinically equivalent conditions documented by ancient Unani academics in their writings, such as Rūfas, Jālinūs, Rāzī, Ibn Sīna, Majūsi, Ibn-i Zuhr, Ibn al- Quf, and Ibn-i Hubal Baghdādi.

Methods. The Unani classical literature was researched manually and online for this purpose. PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar were utilized to assemble all the classic and contemporary psoriasis disease-related literature.

Results. Since antiquity, Unani scholars have advocated ‘Ilāj bi’l Ghiḍhā (diet therapy), ‘Ilāj bi’l- Tadbīr (regimenal therapy), ‘Ilāj bi’l Dawā (drug therapy) to treat disorders clinically comparable to psoriasis.

Conclusion. This study provided a comprehensive evaluation of existing psoriasis knowledge, with an emphasis on Unani medicine, which may be valuable for generating integrated hypotheses to treat the psoriasis challenge.
Potential Role of Functional Foods in the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant
Authors: Venugopal V , deenadayalan B , Poonguzhali S , Maheshkumar K
Published: October 2022

Omicron is a more contagious variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), commonly known as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19). Dietary management of COVID-19 with functional foods plays a significant role in reducing cytokine storm and the viral replication and survival. A thorough literature search was performed in electronic databases such as PubMed and EMBASE using the keywords Coronavirus, COVID-19, Omicron, functional foods, and phytonutrient. In total, 77 research articles were identified; of those, 10 papers were included after title, abstract and full text review. Most commonly used phytonutrients for the management of COVID-19 include bromelain, curcumin, quercetin, gingerol and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). These phytonutrients possessed anti-inflammatory properties, and were effective in targeting the spike proteins and docking sites of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, thereby preventing viral replication and survival. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published review indicating the significance of functional foods in reducing the severity of the Omicron variant.
Performance evaluation of common-aperture visible and long-wave infrared imaging system based on a comprehensive resolution
Authors: Wang Qingsong , Gao Ming
Published: October 2022

In this article, a new method based on a comprehensive resolution is proposed to evaluate the performance of a common-aperture visible and long-wave infrared (LWIR) imaging system. The influence of the comprehensive resolution on target recognition range is analyzed. Under the condition of common-aperture and a combination of four comprehensive resolutions, the main factors affecting the ratio of target recognition range between the visible imaging system and the LWIR imaging system are discussed. Combined with the constraints of the optical system and the detector, the impact of the comprehensive resolution on the target recognition range is analyzed. The ratio of the target recognition range of the two imaging systems is modeled using the comprehensive resolution of the visible imaging system. The experimental system is built and the experimental results are acquired. The predictive results and experimental results show that when the comprehensive resolution of the visible light imaging system increases, the target recognition ranges of the visible light imaging system and the LWIR imaging system increase, as well as the ratio of the target recognition ranges of the two systems increases.
Supporting Postsecondary Educators to Develop Assessments for Student Learning Based on Backward Design
Authors: Bopardikar Anushree , Mutch-Jones Karen , Gasca Santiago , Csikari Melissa , Chmiel Marjee
Published: October 2022

Assessment of student learning is crucial to capture accurately student understanding of core concepts and competencies as well as to provide relevant feedback for informing teaching and learning. Yet, many instructors in two-year and four-year undergraduate institutions rarely have pedagogical training to design fair instruction and assessments. This qualitative study describes changes occurring in the perspectives and practices of two postsecondary educators teaching introductory biology courses after participating in a one-day workshop on assessments and applying their new knowledge during course implementations. The assessment workshop emphasized the use of “backward design” for course planning and alignment. Learnings particularly focused on using Bloom’s taxonomy and best practices in assessment design. Data from educators’ interviews and samples of their course documents revealed encouraging findings. Even after a short intervention, the educators took initiatives to align course objectives, learning activities, and assessments. And notwithstanding the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, they also made some changes in formulating and communicating objectives with students, introduced relevant learning activities, and revised assessment questions to reflect best practices. The article discusses these findings and offers the next steps for research on supporting educators to design fair assessments and courses for undergraduate instruction.
Predicting Patterns & Testing Predictions Using a Biogeography Lesson
Authors: Pike Lisa
Published: October 2022

Generating ideas and then testing predictions are important parts of the scientific process. In this laboratory exercise, I begin by challenging students to think about the reasons that the number of species on an island will increase or decrease. In small groups, students discuss how species richness changes over time and how rates of extinction and colonization will change depending on island size, distance from the mainland, and number of species already on the island. Students will make and test predictions using model islands and bean “species” only after they have come up with their own ideas of how species number changes over time and made predictions in the form of a graph. Last, students go outside and test the effect of area on the number of species found on a nonisland “island” (such as a wooded patch between sidewalks). This quick exercise allows students to differentiate between hypotheses and predictions and introduces such terms as sample size and replication while allowing for discussions about when the data don’t always match predictions.
Development of Rules Concerning Indonesian Marriage Agreements
Authors: Widanarti Herni , Benuf Kornelius
Published: October 2022

This study aims to examine the legal consequences caused by the marriage bond between a man and a woman, namely for the sake of law there is a mixture of assets between the two. This mixing of treasures led to the emergence of common property. However, there are exceptions to this mixture of assets, namely assets obtained before marriage, assets obtained based on gifts and assets obtained based on inheritance. So even though the mixing of assets occurs by law, it does not mean that this situation cannot be avoided. The existence of a marriage agreement that explicitly separates the assets of husband and wife in marriage. By entering into a Marriage Agreement, the two prospective husband and wife are entitled to prepare some deviations from the laws and regulations regarding the association of assets, as long as the agreement does not violate good morals or general rules and as long as all provisions are respected. This article will analyze and discuss the development of regulations regarding Marriage Agreements in Indonesia.
La Digitalización de la Educación en Pandemia. Mirada del Docente Peruano
Authors: Suárez-Guerrero Cristóbal , Lloret-Catalá Carmen
Published: October 2022

La respuesta educativa mundial ante la pandemia se ha basado en la digitalización de los procesos de aprendizaje. Estos procesos han sido disímiles, en su gran mayoría por ensayo y error, y basados en condiciones socioeducativas diversas ¿Qué aprendizaje se puede extraer de este inédito proceso educativo? Parte de esta respuesta está en el profesorado que ha gestionado esta educación de emergencia. En este sentido, este estudio busca explorar y caracterizar las debilidades, amenazas, fortalezas y oportunidades (DAFO) con que el docente peruano de secundaria concibe la digitalización en el marco de la pandemia por Covid-19. El estudio recurre a un enfoque de investigación cualitativo a partir de entrevistas basadas en el análisis DAFO a 1106 docentes en activo. El proceso siguió cuatro fases de trabajo y se codificaron 21725 segmentos de texto que se organizan en 67 subcategorías. El trabajo revela que la percepción del proceso de digitalización de la escuela peruana está marcada por la debilidad que imprime la brecha digital de acceso, por la amenaza de deserción por conectividad, por la oportunidad del desarrollo docente con tecnología y la fortaleza que supone, para docentes y alumnos, el desarrollo de la competencia digital. La visión con que los docentes han hecho efectiva la integración de la tecnología en pandemia es un elemento sustancial para el diseño de políticas educativas y la construcción de una pedagogía de cara a educación post Covid-19.
Justicia Social en Saberes y Haceres de la Evaluación Educativa en Contexto Mapuce
Authors: Del Pino Miguel , Arias-Ortega Katerin , Muñoz Gerardo
Published: October 2022

En Chile la evaluación es un tema controversial y complejo, que a la fecha suma diversas críticas producto de su lógica de homogeneización educativa. Una de las críticas surge de los pueblos indígenas, quienes luchan por una evaluación con mayor justicia social. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivos: 1. Identificar los ámbitos de justicia/injusticia de la evaluación educativa en contexto indígena mapuce y 2. Reconocer los saberes y haceres que las personas incorporan en el trabajo de aula para la evaluación en contexto indígena mapuce. Se desarrolló una investigación participativa con el enfoque dialógico-kishu kimkelay ta che, con la conformación de dos comunidades de investigación ubicadas en la Región de La Araucanía, una bafkehce y la otra pewenche, donde se trabajó con procedimientos como el diálogo colectivo y la conversación dialógica. La validación de los conocimientos producidos se realizó mediante az kintun. Los resultados dan cuenta de ámbitos de justicia/injusticia relacionados a los enfoques de reconocimiento y paridad de participación, como saberes y haceres mapuce que las personas logran incorporar y desarrollar en la evaluación escolar. Las principales conclusiones apuntan al desafío de establecer como núcleo normativo una evaluación para el desarrollo de la justicia social en contextos indígenas.
¿CÓMO PREVENIR EL DOLOR DE HOMBRO EN BALONCESTO EN SILLA DE RUEDAS?
Authors: García-Gómez S. , Pérez-Tejero J. , González-Aguado A. , Barakat R.
Published: October 2022

Las lesiones del hombro suponen un problema en el baloncesto en silla de ruedas (BSR). El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la eficacia de un programa de ejercicio para el dolor del hombro en jugadoras de máximo nivel de BSR para tras 12 semanas de intervención a lo largo del proceso preparatorio de una competición internacional. Participaron 13 jugadoras de BSR de la Pre-Selección Española Femenina (edad 26.6 ±6.1 años), respondiendo a un cuestionario de DH antes y después del programa de ejercicio, evaluando también el rango de movimiento (RM) y aplicando pruebas funcionales. El DH se redujo significativamente después de la intervención (Z=-2.93, p?0.05, d=0.67), pero sin cambios significativos ni en las pruebas funcionales (p?0.05) ni en el RM (p?0.05). El programa de ejercicio resultó efectivo para la reducción del DH durante el proceso de preparación, lo que influyó de manera positiva en rendimiento deportivo de las jugadoras.
Analytical review of technologies of the industrial development of aquatic methanohydrates
Authors: ZEZEKALO I.H. , KOBOLEV V.P. , LUKIN O.Yu. , SAFRONOV A.M.
Published: October 2022

Methane hydrates are one of the most powerful reserves of unconventional sources of hydrocarbons. This is clearly evidenced by the forecast estimates of world volumes of methane in the form of gas hydrates, which many times exceed the total resources of traditional natural gas. In the foreseeable future, natural methane hydrates should significantly increase the current energy balance of natural hydrocarbon fuel resources. Progress in their study can be ensured by the dialectical unity of theoretical and experimental research, focused mainly on thermodynamics, kinetics and their physical properties, as well as on the development and testing of technologies for methane production from gas hydrate deposits. Existing methods of developing gas hydrates involve their preliminary dissociation into gas and water. At the same time, the deposit depressurization method is considered the most promising. However, there is still no commercially attractive technology for the development of gas hydrates. The article presents an overview of gas hydrate research in the world, provides an analysis of prospective methods of their development, summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of current research and industrial attempts to extract methane from aqua deposits of gas hydrates, and evaluates the prospects of various technologies. Currently known examples of research and industrial development of gas hydrate deposits have demonstrated a number of problems. However, encouraging results were obtained. The analysis of processes in the oil and gas production industry shows that profitable industrial production of natural gas from gas hydrate deposits will be possible after an effective breakthrough technology appears on the market.
The geology we need
Authors: YANKO V.V. , KADURIN V.M. , KRAVCHUK S.D. , KAKARANZA A.O. , KADURIN S.V. , DIKOL O.S.
Published: October 2022

Military events and the post-war period will require a rethinking of the concept and strategy of development of the mineral and industrial complex in Ukraine. Considered issues and problems of work of geologists in the state sector of the economy, peculiarities of their work in large vertically integrated companies. A special place is given to consideration of the peculiarities of the work of Ukrainian geologists in foreign companies. Proposed methods of using young specialists during the reform of the mineral and raw material complex of Ukraine. The authors propose a discussion on these issues in order to develop the most acceptable and effective algorithms for the development of the geological field.
Cuarenta años de Cuadernos de Antropología, herencia del Laboratorio de Etnología “María Eugenia Bozzoli Vargas”
Authors: Araya María Del C.
Published: October 2022

Este documento presenta un recuento histórico de la revista Cuadernos de Antropología, de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 1982-2021, conjuntamente con un análisis de su producción académica, según personas autoras y artículos publicados. El estudio se basa en datos cualitativos y cuantitativos, cuyos alcances evidencian un proceso de transformación paulatino que convirtió a este medio de difusión en una publicación electrónica. Desde el 2007, los artículos están disponibles digitalmente y, a partir del 2014, se pueden consultar de forma gratuita e inmediata en la página de la revista. Con ello, se ha aumentado el acceso y la visibilización de la información, la cual se refiere a trabajos realizados en distintas partes del mundo, principalmente, en Costa Rica. Aun cuando existen investigaciones llevadas a cabo por las especialidades de la Antropología, domina la Antropología Social y la Arqueología. Se concluye que es necesario proponer estrategias que incrementen la producción de todas las especialidades de la Antropología en la geografía de interés de la revista: Centroamérica, sur de México, Caribe insular y noroeste de Colombia. Más aún, Cuadernos de Antropología tiene el desafío de llegar a ser una plataforma para el desarrollo de comunidades académicas que impacten la disciplina y la realidad social.
MODELING OF DYNAMIC AIR SITUATION IN THE ZONE OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
Authors: Kartashov V. M. , Sergiyenko O. Yu. , Pososhenko V. O. , Kolendovska M. M. , Kapusta Anastasiia I. , Kolesnik V. I. , Rybnikov N. V.
Published: October 2022

One of the urgent tasks of our time is the protection of various technical structures and facilities, including the prevention of the unauthorized actions of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used by organized criminal groups and individual offenders. A serious threat to modern society is posed by potentially possible attacks by UAVs on critically important infrastructure facilities (CIIFs), which include airports, nuclear power plants, key information infrastructure facilities, treatment facilities, laboratories that house dangerous pathogenic microorganisms, etc. This paper deals with the problem of modeling a dynamic air situation in the zone of infrastructure facilities of critical importance. The environment model includes a model of a random flow of aircraft crossing the outer boundary of a zone related to a critically important object, and an algorithm for modeling various types and forms of unmanned aerial vehicles, the range of which is constantly expanding and updating. The developed mathematical models make it possible to study complex information systems designed to detect and prevent unauthorized actions of UAVs in the CIIF zones by the method of statistical modeling using computers or by the method of mixed modeling by converting the mathematical models, obtained during modeling, into a physical form.
Natural ventilation in Caribbean homes: a numerical investigation
Authors: Villarroel-Lamb Deborah , Lamb Anthony Raphael
Published: October 2022

Traditionally, residential buildings in the Caribbean relied on natural ventilation to regulate air quality and temperature. As urban areas developed, there was greater dependence on mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning. In a bid to reduce the carbon footprint, there is an impetus to promote methods of natural ventilation. This research study completes computational fluid dynamics analyses, using a typical contemporary model home as a case study, to investigate the natural ventilation performance of two types of ventilation blocks, Arcadian and Innovent, available for use in residences in Trinidad and Tobago. Differences in terms of internal air velocity due to varying wind directions are compared for each type of ventilation block used which are primarily positioned in the upper portions of the walls. The Arcadian has been used since the 1960s, with the Innovent being a more recent addition to the Caribbean construction landscape. The air velocities varied across the elevation, and the wind direction was a critical factor in achieving maximum air speeds at indoor locations. The elevation-averaged internal air flow velocities were similar for both ventilation blocks investigated, and the changes in wind direction showed no significant difference in the overall ventilation performance characteristics when comparing the two blocks.
Spectroscopic Characterization and DFT Calculations on 1H-benzimidazole-2-carboxylic acid monohydrate Molecule
Authors: BABUR ŞAŞ Emine , ÇİFÇİ Songül , KURT Mustafa
Published: October 2022

After first determining the optimized geometry of the 1H-benzimidazole-2-carboxylic acid monohydrate (1HBCM) molecule using the B3LYP/6-311+ + G (d, p) basis set, we investigated the spectroscopic properties, electronic properties and optical band gap of the molecule. We presented the fitted values of the vibrational frequencies of the molecule both as a table and as a spectrum and compared them with the experimental data. While the band gap energy (E) values of the molecule were calculated using HOMO and LUMO energies, the optical band gap (Eg) values of the molecule were obtained from the Tauc equation. We have given the Eg values of the molecule calculated for direct and indirect transmission by comparing them with the experimental data. In the article, we have also calculated and presented the data of the 1HBCM molecule such as MEP, Mulliken, and DOS.
‘Do we know if we need to reduce head impact exposure?’: A mixedmethods study highlighting the varied understanding of the longterm risk and consequence of head impact exposure across all stakeholders at the highest level of rugby union
Authors: Starling Lindsay , McKay Carly , Cross Matt , Kemp Simon , Stokes Keith
Published: October 2022

Background: One strategy to prevent and manage concussion is to reduce head impacts, both those resulting in concussion and those that do not. Because objective data on the frequency and intensity of head impacts in rugby union (rugby) are sparse, stakeholders resort to individual perceptions to guide contact training. It is unknown whether there is a level of contact training that is protective in preparing elite players for contact during matches. 
Objectives: This study aimed to describe how contact training is managed in elite male rugby, and how staff and players perceive contact training load and head impact load.
Methods: This was a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. Forty-four directors of rugby, defence coaches, medical and strength/conditioning staff and 23 players across all 13 English Premiership Rugby Union clubs and the National senior team participated in semi-structured focus groups and completed two bespoke questionnaires.
Results: The study identified the varied understanding of what constitutes head impact exposure across all stakeholder groups, resulting in different interpretations and a range of management strategies. The findings suggest that elite clubsconduct low levels of contact training; however, participants believe that some exposure is required to prepare players andthat efforts to reduce head impact exposure must allow for individualised contact training prescription.
Conclusion: There is a need for objective data, possibly from instrumented mouthguards to identify activities with a high risk for head impact and possible unintended consequences of reduced exposure to these activities. As data on head impact exposure develop, this must be accompanied with knowledge exchange within the rugby community.
Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Ability to Perform the Mathematizing Process: The Cylinder Packing Problem
Authors: ÇALIŞKAN DEDEOĞLU Nuray
Published: October 2022

The present study aims to examine the preservice middle school mathematics teachers’ ability to perform the process of mathematizing and to identify their competencies within this context. For this purpose, the study was conducted with 43 preservice teachers attending a state university. The research method used is descriptive research. As the data collection tool, a real-life problem called "cylinder packing problem" was presented to preservice teachers, with a view to finding the optimal and lowest-cost packing scheme for a hazelnut grower. The solutions presented by the preservice teachers were subjected to content analysis as well as descriptive analysis. The preservice teachers’ competencies were examined to see their level of effectiveness in the use of notations that are indicators of mathematizing, in achieving mathematical results in the process of problem-solving. The research findings indicate that the preservice teachers generally lacked sufficient comprehension of the problem in the real-life contexts and could not perform the requirements of important skills such as using notations, mathematical models and generalization method which are important in making abstract inferences in the mathematizing process. In light of these findings, further studies to contribute to preservice teachers’ mathematical sophistication levels are recommended in order to improve their competencies in mathematizing.
Science Mapping Research on Digital Citizenship Research in Education
Authors: PALAZ Tevfik , KILCAN Bahadır , ÇEPNİ Osman
Published: October 2022

This study aimed to unearth the status of the educational research dimension of the digital citizenship literature through the studies scanned in the education research category in the WoS database and whose author keywords include digital citizenship. For this purpose, 96 studies were examined. The data set was extracted from WoS database. A bibliometric analysis was conducted for a holistic review of the subject area. The data was analyzed using VOSviewer software. First, the distribution of studies on digital citizenship by years and publication types is reported. Within the scope of bibliometric analysis, first, citation analysis was performed. To reveal the most cited articles, authors, journals, institutions, and countries on digital citizenship. Also, by using the citation analysis, the authors, journals, institutions, and countries that have published the most studies on digital citizenship are reported. In the current study, a co-author analysis was also performed and the most collaborating institutions on digital citizenship and the most co-cited authors on digital citizenship were studied. In addition, the most used author keywords in studies on digital citizenship were revealed by using a common word analysis. The results of the current study might constitute a guide for further research on digital citizenship.
Gadolinium Brain Deposition in the globus pallidus and dentate nucleus after serial administrations of a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent in oncologic pediatric patients
Authors: Jonathan Carabin , Amine Bouhamama , Ana Maria Mandache , Alexandre Basle , Edouard Marie , Cécile Faure-Conter , Pierre Leblond , Didier Frappaz , Audrey Lardy-Cleaud , Frank Pilleul
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Gadolinium deposition in the human brain, especially in the Globus Pallidus (GP) and the Dentate Nucleus (DN) has been reported after the administration of linear Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents (GBCAs). This study aims to determine whether repeated injections of macrocyclic GBCA are associated with an increased Signal Intensity (SI) on T1-weighted sequences in the Globus Pallidus (GP) and Dentate Nucleus (DN) in oncologic pediatric patients. Materials and methods: This retrospective monocentric cohort study included consecutive children with at least two MRIs performed after administration of macrocyclic GBCAs. The SI measurements were determined on unenhanced T1-weighted images by drawing a circular region of interest (ROI) within GP and Thalamus (TH) and DN, Pons (P), at baseline, and at last MRI. SI ratios and the differences in ratios (GP/TH) and (DN/P) between the first and last MRI calculated. Results: Out of 413 consecutive children attending Leon Berard cancer center, 50 patients were included, and data analysis showed significantly increased GP/TH SI ratios between the first and the last MRI (p =0.0305). The DN/P SI ratios did not significantly differ between the first and the last MRI (p=0.2668). Conclusion: This study showed an increased SI in GP after several intravenous administrations of macrocyclic GBCAs but no increased SI was identified in the DN. Although no clinical adverse effects have been reported so far, the gadolinium deposits in the brain should be carefully monitored, especially in children who still undergo neurodevelopment.
Simple way to calculate neutrino masses
Authors: Lev I Buravov
Published: October 2022

The formula of neutrino masses was received on the basis of simple physical assumptions, and neutrino masses of 3 types were calculated for the moment of their birth.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF SPORTS ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES AND THE LEVELS OF CONFLICT AT THE WORKPLACE
Authors: GÖNEN Mevlüt , YORULMAZ Alper
Published: October 2022

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between communication skill levels and workplace conflict levels of sport organization employees. The population of the study consists of the employees of public sports organizations, while the sample consists of a total of 145 personnel, 93 male and 52 female, who serve in the General Directorate of Sports Services and voluntarily participated in the survey. The Communication Skills Scale developed by Korkut (1996) and the Interpersonal Conflict Scales at Work adapted into Turkish by Aytaç and Başol (2018) were used to collect the data of the study. The analyzes of the obtained data were made using the SPSS 26 package program. Since it was determined that the data showed normal distribution, parametric analyzes were performed. Independent Samples T Test was used to determine whether the communication skills of the participants and the levels of interpersonal conflict in the workplace differ according to gender, Anova analysis to determine whether they differ according to age and working time, and LSD analysis to determine the source of the difference between the groups. Pearson Correlation analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between the communication skill level of the participants and the level of interpersonal conflict at work. Conclusion: As a result, a moderately significant negative correlation was found between the communication skill level mean scores of the participants and the interpersonal conflict level mean scores at the workplace.
A SPORTSWOMAN IN THE OLYMPIC JOURNEY: ‘ANA MARIA APACHITEI OĞULTURK’
Authors: ÇAKIRLAR Ayşe , ÇAKIRLAR Hasan
Published: October 2022

Aim: The aim of this research was to explore, conceptualize and explain the success story of a woman athlete who won the bronze medal with the team in rowing branch at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Material and Method:It was prepared through an in-depth interview which is one method of qualitative research.Data were analyzed using Thematic Analysis. Results:In the analyses, the motivating factors for sport participation (Physical Education and Sports Teacher, The Difficulties of Participating in the Olympics (Financial, Emotional and Familial)-Challenge and National Emotions Themes were detected in the story of the athlete. The difficulties related to family problems were the most effective motivating factors in the story. Challenges were determined as the themes that are effective in both sports participation and being successful in the story. Conclusion: As a result,there are different reasons to start sports and motivating factors for all athletes. This is the inspiring story of a strong woman olympian. According to the findings of the literature review, it is discovered that there are very few similiar studies. This study can be a useful resource for the researchers in social sciences.
Online Survey Among Medical Professionals on Second Opinions in the Indication for Elective Caesarean Sections in Germany: Study Protocol v1
Authors: Kaulbert Anke
Published: October 2022

Background: Caesarean section (CS) rates have been continuously rising worldwide over the last decade without being accompanied by significant health benefits. Various approaches are discussed internationally to limit the proportion of caesarean deliveries to the necessary cases. The proposed study aims to assess the medical professionals’ perspective, if second opinions should be used as a tool to reduce unnecessary CS. The goal is to examine criteria for or against obtaining a second medical opinion when an elective CS is indicated. Methods: The study population will comprise established (prospective) gynecologists and midwives. The anonymous survey will be conducted online and the data will be evaluated using quantitative descriptive analysis. Discussion: The survey is an opportunity to get a comprehensive picture from the professional perspective and paves the way for following research in this area.The results might be limited by a possible selection bias of the study population. Ethics: Ethical approval for the study was obtained by the Medical Ethics Committee of the University of Witten/Herdecke. Results will be published in a relevant scientific journal and communicated to interested participants (when demanded). Ethical approval date: 15.07.2022 (S-127/2022) Estimated start of the survey: September 2022. Detailed information on our protocol can be found in the attached PDF file.
Orman ağaçlarında görülen büyüme anormalileri ve faydalanma imkânları: (Bursa Orman Bölge Müdürlüğü örneği)
Authors: PARLAK Salih , ERDÖNMEZ Gizem
Published: October 2022

Odun üretimi ve ormanların bakımı, sürdürülebilirlik ve silvikültürel ihtiyaçlar dikkate alınarak, yapılmaktadır. Kaliteli tomruk üretimi için ise idare süresi sonuna kadar bu amaca yönelik müdahaleler yapılmaktadır. Bu amaç dışında kalan anormal oluşumlar ve büyüme şekilleri bakımlar esnasında elimine edilmekte ve doğal şekilleriyle sanayiye ulaşamamaktadır. Oysa mobilya sanayisinde ekonomik değeri oldukça yüksek birçok mobilya ve dekoratif eşya, anormal büyümeler gösteren ağaçlardan elde edilebilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ormanlarımızdaki bazı ağaç türlerinde meydana gelen anormal oluşumları belirlemek, bu tür ağaç malzeme işleyen sektörü inceleyerek ekonomiye sağlayacağı katkıyı ortaya koymak ve farkındalık oluşturmaktır. Bu amaçla Bursa ve İnegöl Orman İşletme Müdürlükleri ve Uludağ Milli Parkında yapılan çalışmada büyüme anormalileri gösteren ağaçlar türler bazında örneklenmiştir. Bursa ve İnegöl Orman İşletme Müdürlüklerinde (OİM) satışa sunulan emval türleri incelenmiştir. Ayrıca bu tür masif ağaç işleyen işletmelerle yapılan anket çalışmaları ile sektörün durumu değerlendirilmiştir. Masif ağacın işlenmesi sonucu meydana gelen tasarım ürünler araştırılarak maliyet ve satış ortalamaları mukayese edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda büyüme anormalilerinin ağaç türlerine göre farklılaştığı ve en fazla anormalliğin çınarda, en az karaçamda olduğu görülmüştür. Bu oluşumların sektörce değerlendirildiğinde katma değeri çok yüksek ürünlere dönüştürülebileceği belirlenmiştir.
On Gender and Illiberalism: Lessons From Slovak Parliamentary Debates
Authors: Zvada Ľubomír
Published: October 2022

This study offers a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of Slovak illiberal anti-gender parliamentary discourse based on a unique dataset consisting of 85 parliamentary speeches. It presents who the main actors are in terms of the illiberal anti-gender discourse in Slovakia and which narratives they postulate. It also considers if there is any variation in the identified narratives. The qualitative content analysis covered several critical anti-gender narratives in the rhetoric of illiberal parties. I argue that the occurrence and range of anti-gender narratives within the Slovak parliamentary illiberal discourse are diverse, and this diversity varies in the ideological background of the analysed parties. While some of the more traditional Christian conservative parties, such as the KDH, and new populist parties such as OĽaNO or Sme Rodina, have articulated gender primarily as a threat to Slovak Catholics, Christianity, traditional marriage, and families, others like the nationally conservative-oriented SNS or the Smer-SD have stressed the loss of national sovereignty and legal aspects around the Istanbul Convention, and utilized this topic to strengthen their Eurosceptic rhetoric. Finally, the far-right K-ĽSNS has used an eclectic approach combining all found anti-gender narratives while using the most abusive language towards transgender persons and other sexual minorities.
Variants of Neuropsychological Syndrome and Stages of Genesis of A.R. Luria’s Concept of the Brain Organization of Mental Functions
Authors: Korsakova N.K. , Vologdina Y.O.
Published: October 2022

The article is dedicated to one of the basic concepts of Russian neuropsychology — the concept of the “neuropsychological syndrome”, uniquely associated with the name of Alexander Romanovich Luria. Earlier, A.R. Luria became world famous by virtue of his works devoted to the study of deep, unconscious, and even taboo phenomena of the psyche. This area of Luria’s work, which is close to the psychoanalytic paradigm, was interrupted in the late 1930s in the USSR for ideological reasons. A.R. Luria redirecting the field of research into the connections between the psyche and the brain to such sections of medicine as neurology and neurosurgery. The syndromic approach to the analysis of disorders of mental functions in local lesions of the brain becomes the method of studying this problem. To date, the ideas about the reasons for its variability within the textbook typology remain insufficiently covered and systematized. Recently, the problem of properly understanding and describing syndromes of mental disorders in the Lurian approach became especially relevant due to the expansion of neuropsychological diagnostic applications. This article analyzes the main stages in the development of the concept of the neuropsychological syndrome in the works of A.R. Luria. It also describes the main factors that determine the variability of the syndromes of disorders of brain function.
A Review on Features’ Robustness in High Diversity Mobile Traffic Classifications
Authors: Yichiet Aun , Manickam Selvakumar , Karuppayah Shankar
Published: October 2022

Mobile traffics are becoming more dominant due to growing usage of mobile devices and proliferation of IoT. The influx of mobile traffics introduce some new challenges in traffic classifications; namely the diversity complexity and behavioral dynamism complexity. Existing traffic classifications methods are designed for classifying standard protocols and user applications with more deterministic behaviors in small diversity. Currently, flow statistics, payload signature and heuristic traffic attributes are some of the most effective features used to discriminate traffic classes. In this paper, we investigate the correlations of these features to the less-deterministic user application traffic classes based on corresponding classification accuracy. Then, we evaluate the impact of large-scale classification on feature's robustness based on sign of diminishing accuracy. Our experimental results consolidate the needs for unsupervised feature learning to address the dynamism of mobile application behavioral traits for accurate classification on rapidly growing mobile traffics.
Influence of source radiation patterns on globally observed short-period magnitude estimates (mb)
Authors: Schweitzer Johannes , Kværna Tormod
Published: October 2022

We investigated the effect of the radiation pattern on station and network magnitude estimates (mb) by using centroid-moment-tensor (CMT) solutions published by the seismological group at Harvard University. The magnitude data used in this study were P amplitudes provided by the Prototype International Data Center (PIDC). When relating the station magnitude residuals to the calculated relative radiation factors, we found a small but clearly observable dependency. By compensating for this effect after inverting for station corrections and new event magnitudes, we found that the variance of the station magnitude residuals was reduced by about 2.6%. In parallel, we estimated a set of mean station corrections with and without corrections for the radiation pattern. Similarly, we recomputed the average network magnitudes (mb), which in some cases differed by up to 0.15 magnitude units from the uncorrected average network mb values. In conclusion, we found that the effect of the source radiation pattern on the amplitudes used for mb estimation on a global scale is relatively small compared to effects from other factors. Only about 24% of the predicted radiation pattern signal can be found in the observed data. However, when best possible mb values are needed (e.g., to investigate magnitude relations or station corrections for specific ray paths), compensating for the radiation pattern will help to reduce the scatter.
Source parameters of the 1992 Melilla (Spain,MW= 4.8), 1994 Alhoceima (Morocco,MW= 5.8), and 1994 Mascara (Algeria,MW= 5.7) earthquakes and seismotectonic implications
Authors: Bezzeghoud M. , Buforn E.
Published: October 2022

Source mechanisms of the Melilla, Alhoceima, and Mascara earthquakes, including fault-plane solutions, waveform modeling, and spectral analysis, are presented. Strike-slip solutions have been obtained for the Melilla and Alhoceima earthquakes and reverse faulting for Mascara. Teleseismic P-wave inversion, using broadband data, show a complex mechanism for the Alhoceima earthquake formed by two subevents at very shallow depth (7 and 8 km) and scalar seismic moments of 1.1 × 10e + 17 N-m and 4.8 × 10e + 17 N-m. The Mascara earthquake was a single event, with a shallow depth (4.5 km) and a scalar seismic moment of 3.3 × 10e + 17 N-m. Results of the Alhoceima, Melilla, and Mascara earthquakes, together with 53 focal mechanisms in the region, show a regional stress regime that corresponds to horizontal compression in a NW-SE direction, associated with the convergence between Eurasia and Africa. A change of the stress regime in the plate boundary of the Ibero-Maghrebian region has been found.
A stochastic method for investigating site effects by means of a borehole array—SHand Love waves
Authors: Kinoshita Shigeo
Published: October 2022

A stochastic method for investigating site effects by means of borehole array observation is proposed. This method is based on a stochastic time-series model that is derived from Haskell's matrix procedure for a layered medium and is applicable to transverse-component recordings simultaneously obtained on the ground surface and at a depth. The time-series model not only accounts for the amplitude but also for the phase characteristics of the recordings. By applying this method to actual downhole array recordings, the following aspects of site effects can be investigated: (1) An estimation of the wave transfer function for SH waves, (2) the separation of upcoming and downgoing waves on a borehole seismogram at a depth, that is, an estimation of purely incident waves, and (3) the enhancement of fundamental mode Love waves on a surface seismogram are examined by applying this method to two borehole array recordings obtained at the Fuchu observatory in Japan. A noteworthy point is that these aspects of site effects are examined using this method without any knowledge of the velocity structure beneath the site.
TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF A TEACHER IN THE ACADEMIC SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors: Матвиенко Т.И. , Беляева Ю.А. , Уланова К.Л. , Еремина Н.В.
Published: October 2022

Анализируются возможные тенденции развития профессиональных компетенций преподавателя в академической системе высшей школы, основные направления развития образовательных технологий во второй половине 2020-х годов с учетом последствий пандемии COVID-19. Приводятся примеры и  аргументация в  пользу необходимости использования технологий в  соответствии с современными условиями в рамках четырех областей компетенций преподавателя: общих технологических компетенций, компетенций в  области использования педагогических и образовательных технологий, убеждений в отношении преподавания и обучения и компетенций в области профессионального обучения.

The feasible trends in the development of professional competencies of teachers in the academic system of higher education are analyzed, the main directions of educational technology development in the second half of the 2020s considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some practical cases and arguments for the need to use technology according to current conditions are given within four areas of teacher competences: general technological competences, competences in the field of pedagogical and educational technology application, beliefs concerning teaching and learning, and competences in the area of professional learning.
THE TYPOLOGY OF LINGUISTIC DEVIATION AS A RESULT OF MIXING LANGUAGES (AT THE INITIAL STAGE OF STUDYING RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE). SPAIN MODEL
Authors: Габдреева Н.В. , Калашникова М.А. , Калинина Г.С. , Эскудеро Р.Л.
Published: October 2022

Рассматриваются процесс обучения русскому языку как иностранному и особенности его усвоения студентами с генеалогически разными родными языками. Отмечается, что все студенты на начальном этапе допускают ошибки универсальные (общие, не зависящие от родного языка) и специфические, которые являются маркерами, позволяющими провести идентификацию студента как носителя какого-либо языка. Представлена типология ошибок, которые регулярно возникают при обучении иностранных студентов с родным испанским языком русскому как иностранному на начальном этапе. Используется понятие лингвистической девиации, под которой мы понимаем совокупность отклонений фонетического, лексического, грамматического свойств от норм изучаемого языка в результате дивергенции языковых систем на разных уровнях в сознании формирующегося билингва. Анализируются виды таких ошибок и способы их преодоления.

This article is a part of a large work that focuses on processing of teaching Russian as a foreign language and the peculiarities of its assimilation by students with genealogically different mother tongues. The  works are  united by a  common title indicating a  specific language, which is  considered in each article. We proceed from the assumption that at the initial stage all students make mistakes that are universal and specific. This work is devoted to the study of the typology of errors that are regular for foreign students with a  native Spanish language at the  initial stage of  studying Russian language. The phenomenon of interference becomes very important and high frequency in the study of Russian as a foreign language, it is a cause of a number of failures occurring when the codes of one language switches to another language codes. The types of such errors and ways to overcome them are analyzed in The article. Knowledge of the typology of consecutive and regular deviations will help to avoid such a negative phenomenon as interference.